Han Changwan rubbed his eyebrows, as if he was extremely distressed, and he didn't want to get involved in these tricky things.

He was very embarrassed: "Elder Ge, it's not that the lower officials are prevaricating, it's really that there is a shortage of manpower." As he spoke, he snapped his fingers and calculated the accounts with Jiang Shen seriously: "Xia Guan is here, and he only brought two hundred internal guards, and the printing workshop at the back used one hundred, and there are a total of forty internal guards in the four guard towers, plus fifty internal guards in the east and west buildings, and there are only ten internal guards left in Xia Guan's hands, this is a person who is responsible for the vigilance and inspection of Mingyuan Building, and there is really no one to inquire about the rumors." ”

Jiang Shen also knew that this matter was tricky, there was no internal guard, and he couldn't let Han Changdu, the envoy, go into battle shirtless in person, he thought for a while, and suddenly looked at Ruan Ping'an and said: "Wen Ran is a waiter in the Criminal Department, and he has always been good at prison, so I worked hard for Lord Ruan to assist Lord Han in inquiring about rumors, and we must stifle this unhealthy trend." ”

This roll call came unexpectedly, Ruan Ping'an was not mentally prepared, raised his head and opened his mouth slightly for a long time, but there was a person next to him who picked up people's teeth and wisdom, clapped his hands and applauded: "What the elder said is very true, with the help of Lord Ruan, this matter will definitely be brought to light, and the lower officials thank the elder pavilion." ”

Ruan Ping'an twitched the corners of his mouth when he heard Han Changdu's words.

He doesn't seem to have dealt with Han Changwan a few times, let alone offended this person, how can he fall into the well like this.

Although he is not the lowest official among the four chief examiners, he is the most faceless in front of the saint, after entering the Tribute Academy, he only has the share of obeying orders, and there is no part of refutation, so he has to lower his eyebrows and make a obedient appearance, grinding his teeth: "Yes, the lower official will take the order, and he will live up to the high expectations of the elder and Lord Han." ”

Jiang Shen was also satisfied, nodded and forced Ruan Ping'an to say a few words: "Wen Ran has always been diligent and promising, and he is the best among the young courtiers, and there will definitely be no mistakes in handling this matter, and this pavilion can trust you." ”

Ruan Ping'an replied with a bitter face.

Wang Jingzong glanced at Ruan Ping'an worriedly, he couldn't say anything, and he couldn't help him, a strong sense of powerlessness grabbed his mind, and he only felt that he was very useless.

The matter is considered to be settled for the time being, Han Changwei is willing to bear it, and Mu Rongshu breathes a sigh of relief.

Several people in the room had their own thoughts, and the atmosphere was slightly solemn and weird.

Han Changdui got up and said: "Pavilion Elder, if there is nothing else, the lower official will retire first, Lord Ruan is still on an errand in the Pavilion Elder, rumors, after the lower official has a clue, he will come to ask Lord Ruan to help." ”

Jiang Shen responded without hesitation, with an unusual politeness in his mouth: "Then, this matter depends on Lord Han." ”

Whether Han Changdui needs Ruan Ping'an or not, in Jiang Shen's opinion, it doesn't matter, the important thing is that Han Changdui is willing to take on this matter, so no matter what mistakes go wrong in the future, he can stay out of the matter and leave it all gone.

Han Changdui saw the ease that Jiang Shen's eyebrows couldn't hide, and he couldn't help but sneer secretly.

This old slippery head who doesn't do anything has been calculated on his head, hmph, he wants to see who is calculating whom.

The examination papers of the concurrent scriptures have been printed day and night, and Han Changwan looked at the invalid concurrent examination papers today, which are not the same as the questions that Bao Cheng got, but just in case, he still asked Yao Qi to memorize the examination papers.

As for the examination paper of the third Shi Shi Strategy, according to the news from the internal guard installed in the printing workshop, Jiang Shen has not yet let the printing begin, that is to say, the final topic has not yet been determined.

Han Changwan was puzzled, then, is the title of the current policy that Bao Cheng got true or false.

Seeing that there was nothing else to do, Han Changwan got up to say goodbye, and when he walked out and closed the door, he heard Mu Rongxi's voice in the room: "Elder Ge, the examination papers of Shi Wuce must be decided quickly, otherwise it will be too late to print." ”

Then Wang Jingzong's buzzing voice came: "What Master Mu said is that there are many topics for current affairs, and they still need to be printed in advance." ”

Han Changwan had an idea in his heart, and he had no intention of listening to it anymore, so he walked upstairs.

Meng Sui was anxious waiting in the room, walking back and forth in a circle, turning his head to see Yao Qi drinking tea calmly, without the slightest melancholy, and suddenly became anxious: "Yao joins the army, you can still drink tea, and I don't know what the adults said to them, whether they will suffer." ”

"Suffer?" Yao Qi put down the cup and looked at Meng Suijian like a ghost: "Are you serious?" The dignified internal security secretary can suffer under the hands of a group of weak literati who can't take care of themselves? Don't be funny. ”

Meng Sui sat next to Yao Qi every other buttocks, and said seriously: "Do you really not know or pretend not to know, those people's mouths are like knives, and our family is naturally not cowardly, but when it comes to speech," he chuckled twice: "It is estimated that when touching is biting, our family can have the upper hand." ”

Yao Qi burst out laughing: "Let your son hear it, you are good-looking." ”

When the words fell, Han Changwan pushed the door in with a calm face, and snorted: "When did I bite someone?" ”

Meng Sui's face suddenly turned red, and he suddenly bounced up from the Hu bed, and stood beside him with his hands tied, silent.

Yao Qi didn't have the slightest fear, sat with his legs crossed, took a sip of tea, and asked calmly: "Elder Ge agreed?" ”

Han Changwan took the hot tea brewed by Meng Sui, blew it slowly, and nodded: "The elder of the pavilion ordered Ruan Shilang to come over and inquire about the rumors together. ”

Only then did Yao Qi feel at ease and said with a smile: "

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Ruan Shilang is a walking resume, and there is nothing in the six departments and the Hanlin Academy that he doesn't remember. ”

When Meng Sui heard this, he took a sentence: "Is this Lord Ruan really such a god?" If you take out any person from the six parts, can he tell the life of this person? ”

Han Changwan gently put down the teacup and nodded: "Ruan Shilang has always had a reputation for never forgetting, and he is as careful as a hair, he used to be a langzhong in the Ministry of Officials, and he is indeed very familiar with the officials of the Six Ministries and the Hanlin Academy. ”

Yao Qi said with a smile: "If it weren't for that, how could the adults put so much effort into digging a pit for the elder to jump in." ”

"Don't talk nonsense." Han Changdui said lightly: "Now that we are in the Tribute Courtyard, we can't let go of many things to do, and it is not so convenient to check on individuals, and there are many people in the Tribute Courtyard, so you have to be careful when you speak." ”

Yao Qi sighed and nodded.

Meng Suiqi saw that Yao Qi was deflated, and he smiled: "After He Zongqi interrogated the internal guards who cooked, the news came that after the examiner entered the curtain, there were eighteen people who bribed them with silver to cook some good meals because of the bad food, this is the list." ”

As he spoke, he handed over a sheet of tissue paper.

Han Changdui glanced at it and sighed lightly: "And him?" ”

Yao Qi hurriedly looked over, saw the biggest official in this list, and sneered: "People eat grains, how can there be anything that doesn't want to eat good, besides, he looks like a layman who is indulging in enjoyment, and it is not uncommon to spend money to buy some good meals and dishes." ”

Han Changwan pursed his lips, pointed to the string of words after the name, and said, "Every time he buys a double dish." ”

Yao Qi raised his eyebrows: "He is the best at drilling camps to please the officials of the six departments, and he will definitely not eat alone, and he always thinks about the elder of the Filial Piety Pavilion everywhere, which is also expected." ”

Han Changwan glanced at Yao Qi thoughtfully: "You know him very well." ”

Yao Qi sighed: "He and Huo Shangshu are famous, one drills the camp and the other is afraid of the inside, no matter how lonely the subordinate is, he has also heard of it." ”

Meng Suiqi was not surprised to appear on the list, and added: "He bought it with silver three times a day, and he bought double copies every time, but he spent a lot of silver, and after a rough calculation, he has spent more than five hundred taels in the past few days." ”

Yao Qi sighed enviously: "It's really generous." ”

Five hundred taels of silver doesn't sound like much, it's just three months' worth of money, but he can buy more than 20 acres of fertile land in the suburbs of Beijing, and he can buy a second-entry house in a remote workshop in the city, which is enough to sustain a family of five for ten years.

Although the officials of the six departments have some side income except for Yulu, they really don't feel sorry for the five hundred taels of silver, and they won't take the five hundred taels in their eyes, but it has only been five days since he entered the curtain, and he has already spent five hundred taels to buy good food and vegetables.

Is this person too lazy, or is Xiang Zhuang's sword dance intended for Pei Gong?

This man is a wealthy boy, no wonder he is praised everywhere he goes.

Han Changwei also stared at the string of words and couldn't take his eyes off, of course he wouldn't put the five hundred taels of silver in his eyes, but the internal guard who only had thirty taels of money may not be.

Wealth touches people's hearts, five hundred taels of silver, how many people's hearts can be moved?

He asked in a cold voice: "These five hundred taels, is it divided by the internal guards of the stove room, or is it only given to the same person?" ”

Meng Sui said: "It's the internal guards who are divided, there are six internal guards who cook in the stove room, a lieutenant is divided into one hundred taels, and the remaining five internal guards each get eighty taels." ”

Yao Qi frowned and said: "Now I see that everyone has not much money, but if it is calculated in twenty days, it is a lot of money, and the monthly salaries of the internal guards are not much, so it is difficult to guarantee that there will be one or two tempting." ”

Meng Suijie didn't know what to do: "A few internal guards who cook, neither can touch the exam papers, nor can they touch the scholars, even if they are tempted, they just cook more good dishes and good meals, what else can they do on the side?" ”

Yao Qi raised his eyebrows: "The cook is looking at the stove, how convenient it is to cook something, and there will be meat and vegetable trucks every two days, which is the only connection between Gongyuan and the outside world." ”

Meng Sui's face changed suddenly, and he pursed his lips and was silent.

"Now you know where the gap is, right?" Han Changwan patted Meng Sui's shoulder, smiled, put the list down, and put the matter on hold first.

This matter can only be regarded as an introduction, and it cannot be used to attract or inquire about anyone.

Yao Qi pondered for a moment, and said very vaguely and with difficulty: "My lord, although the candles of Pingkangfang have some unusual effects," she paused, and said bluntly: "But the second floor of Mingyuan Building is a room for two people, or a room for four people, so it's not so convenient to use." ”

She didn't say a word, the first floor of Mingyuan Building was a room for one person, which was very convenient, but she didn't dare to say it easily, and it was an uproar when she said it.

Of the few people who lived on the first floor, she couldn't afford to mess with any of them.

Meng Suijie twitched the corners of his mouth, he didn't dare to say anything about it.

Han Changdui bent his fingers and tapped lightly on the case, and said in a deep voice: "The officials of the prison, promotion, and surveillance are all selected from the six departments, and the resumes of each person were checked during the selection, avoiding the same townspeople in the same year, serving in the same department, and living in the same place, and trying to select those who are not familiar with each other, which greatly avoids the collusion between these people, but there is also a drawback, that is, the people are also messy, and it takes a lot of effort to investigate." ”

Yao Qi nodded: "And when the Ministry of Rites arranged the room, it was deliberate

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Arrange the acquaintances separately, and the people living in the four-person room are all people who don't know each other, only the eighteen fellow examiners are all from the Hanlin Academy, and there are many Hanlin in the Hanlin Academy, and these people inevitably know each other. ”

Meng Sui said contemplatingly: "In other words, the person who uses that kind of candle is among the eighteen fellow examiners." ”

Han Changdui glanced at Meng Sui, and said lightly: "Don't talk nonsense. ”

Yao Qi looked at Meng Sui and shrunk his neck, and couldn't help but laugh twice.

Han Changwan coughed lightly: "Okay, let's go and do the rest of the things separately." He looked at Meng Suiji: "Call He Zhenfu over, I have something to tell him." ”

Yao Qi and Meng Sui looked stunned, and they should claim to be.

The rooms on the second floor of Mingyuan Building are large and small, eighteen examiners are two people in a room, and the other officials are four people in a room, this year's provincial examination is huge, and the number of officials required is also large, so I have to live in this crowd, so I can barely settle down the officials of nearly 100 sizes.

The two-person room with the examiner was better, not so crowded, but the four-person room where the others lived, with four narrow beds placed in the room, and then put the food table and the bed, there was almost no place to put your feet.

After lunch, there is half an hour of rest, most of the people take a break in the room, and a small number of people walk around the Mingyuan Building to eat.

In fact, the period of time when the scholars entered the examination was the most idle time for the officials in the Gongyuan, and after the first provincial examination was completed tomorrow, the scholars handed in the examination papers, and after leaving the Gongyuan, they were going to be busy.

Therefore, everyone cherishes this rare leisure time very much.

In a four-person room at the end of the corridor, it is said to be a four-person room, but in fact a screen is used to divide a room into two, and two beds are placed opposite each other in each compartment, and at the end of the bed are placed a bookcase and a narrow small bed.

After lunch, all four of them lay down, and after a while, the sound of breathing in the room gradually stabilized, mixed with the sound of snoring high and low.

In the compartment on the left, on the bed on the inside, the thin brocade moved, as if the person on the bed had turned over, making a rustling sound.

On the outer bed, the man lay motionless, but when he heard this voice, he suddenly opened his eyes, turned his head slightly, and glanced at the bed next to him.

Opposite this quadruple room is a double room, which looks much more spacious and elaborately furnished than a quadruple room.

Because it was the time to take a nap after lunch, the room next to it was quiet, but there were some faint voices in this room, which were very low and unknown, even if this sound was not listened carefully, it would not be noticeable.

I don't know how long later, the door between the two of them creaked and opened, and before the people inside could come out, a figure flashed in the hallway.

At the same time, the door of the four-person room opposite also creaked open, and the mermaids inside rushed out, and when they saw the people opposite, they all saluted and walked to the first floor together.

On the first floor, in addition to the single room of the four Jiang Shen and the official room for the four of them, there is also a huge hall, which occupies most of the first floor of the Mingyuan Building, as the official hall used for transcribing and reading the papers.

This place is also one of the most important places in the provincial examination besides the number house.

After the examiner enters the curtain, at the beginning of each day, the officials will go to the official office to answer the errand, obey the instructions, disperse at noon, go to the dining hall next to the official hall to eat, and before the beginning, they will go to the official office to run errands, until the beginning of the unitary duty.

During this period, there are three meals, and there is also a snack in the evening.

When they were busy, the officials were busy until midnight, and there was another supper at night.

Although the meals are all big pot dishes, I can't say how good the taste is, but if I am full, putting aside the painstaking provincial tests, many officials stay in the tribute courtyard for 20 days, and they will gain several pounds when they come out.

The errands in the past few days are leisurely, and the atmosphere in the public hall is also very good, not busy, and a few bold ones brought snacks such as melon seeds and peanuts to the hall, snorting melon seeds and gossiping, and had a very comfortable time.

The melon seeds are cheerful, the gossip is lively, and the whole office is buzzing and noisy, like a big gathering in the countryside during the New Year's Festival.

When Jiang Shen and his entourage walked to the door of the public hall, they heard such a voice.

At the entrance of the public hall, a black lacquered screen was erected, with the words "Returning to Food" written on it.

The dazzling and bright sunlight moved to these four words, and the golden light was shining.

These four words were mentioned by Emperor Taizuwu himself at the beginning of the founding of the Great Jing Dynasty, when the first time the field was opened, and they were erected in this official hall for more than 200 years to alert officials.

But now it seems that this wake-up call is not satisfactory.

Jiang Shen's face was cloudy, but he didn't speak, he only raised his hand to make a silent movement, slowed his steps, bypassed the black screen, and walked into the official hall.

The footsteps were silent, but the shadows behind the group melted together, forming a huge shadow, which had just been projected behind the screen, and the atmosphere in the public hall was suddenly calm.

The melon seeds in my hand are no longer fragrant, and the lively gossip is not good.

The officials in the hall, who had broken their mouths like women in the market, suddenly stood up in a hurry as if they had been caught and raped, and their heads were lowered.

Especially the officials who were snorting melon seeds and patting their thighs, their faces were purple and red, and if there was a crack in the ground, they would have to get into it.

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