Therefore, Lu Ning was also very interested in this person, and he asked Li Dahai with a smile.

"Master Li, let you tell me, I also want to meet this person, I wonder if he is in Yingtianfu now?"

Li Dahai also sold a pass, and then replied to Lu Ning.

"Your Highness, how can a talent like this be allowed to stay in the position of a nine-rank official like the main book forever? As soon as this person came to report on his work, I brought it to you, and he is outside the door at the moment. ”

Lu Ning smiled, and then said to Li Dahai.

"Recommend meritocracy, how can you let people suffer such grievances, hurry up and call in, let's have a good chat with him."

Li Dahai went out and called the master book in.

This is a young man about thirty years old, and when he saw Lu Ning, he bowed deeply without humility or arrogance, and then said.

"Dongyang County, which is subordinate to Fengyang Mansion, the chief bookkeeper Yang Xiu has seen His Royal Highness the King of Changning, a thousand years old."

Lu Ning nodded, then raised his hand weakly, and then said to this Yang Xiu.

"Don't be too polite, there are not so many false courtesies in front of this king, but I want to ask you, how can a person so talented as you stand in such a young age, and you are still the master of the nine grades!"

Yang Xiu was also a little speechless, of course he didn't want to keep working in the position of the main bookkeeper, but this was also something he didn't choose.

After all, he was just a person at the beginning, and before he had time to be admitted to the Jinshi, he let his cousin be involved.

So he got up again and bowed to Lu Ning, and then said respectfully.

"If you go back to Your Highness, Xiaguan is from a noble background and has never taken the Jinshi exam, but Xiaguan's patriotic heart will definitely not change in any way, I just ask Your Highness to give me a chance to take the Jinshi exam."

Lu Ning was a little stunned, he was famous, isn't it normal to go to the Jinshi exam, why do you have to go to great lengths to find a relationship?

So, he asked with a smile.

"Lord Yang laughed at you, since you have already made a name for yourself, it is natural for you to be admitted to the Jinshi, and no one has stopped you from continuing to take the test, why do you have to come to ask for this king!"

When Yang Xiu heard Lu Ning ask like this, he was naturally speechless, so he had to say.

"It's just because my brother has done things that disobey the will of the gods, so even my family can't participate in the imperial examination, it's just that His Majesty is kind and gives me an official position as the chief bookkeeper, but I just want to serve the country with all my enthusiasm, and I hope that the prince can let me participate in the imperial examination."

Hearing this, Lu Ning was a little puzzled, this didn't seem like a normal conversation.

"And who is your brother? Why can you dare to even get involved after angering the emperor, it is not the crime of bullying the king! ”

Yang Xiu was very helpless, he knew that if he wanted to ask for help, he would not have to hide it in front of His Royal Highness the King of Changning.

"Your Highness, I don't want to hide it from you, my brother is Zuo Cheng Yang Xian of Zhongshu Province back then, and it is because of the incident of rice ears that he was divided by His Majesty's five cows, Your Majesty is merciful, and he did not even sit on his family, nor did he deprive us of our official status, but he also let us no longer participate in the Jinshi exam."

Lu Ning thought carefully about Yang Xian, and then formed an impression.

It turned out that Yang Xian was originally a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, but he was just a seven-grade official, and he followed his teacher Liu Bowen to accompany the emperor to inspect Yangzhou.

When they got there, Yangzhou was still just a wild place, and after years of war, there were only 18 families and 21 living trees left.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang asked people to elect the prefect of Yangzhou, and Yang Xian was recommended by Liu Bowen to govern Yangzhou.

However, he told a big lie, falsely claiming that he would resume cultivation within three years and that an ear of rice would grow in his field.

This ear of rice actually has hundreds of grains, which is a sign of great auspiciousness.

In the end, he was promoted by Zhu Yuanzhang to serve as Zuo Cheng, whose power is second only to Zuo Prime Minister Li Shanchang, and there is a great possibility of replacing him.

But at this time, he provoked Hu Weiyong, who participated in the politics of Zhongshu Province, and was exposed to all the circumstances, which finally led to the separation of the five cows.

This is a talented and scheming character, but unscrupulous means.

But in all fairness, Yang Xian's death is related to his own death, and no one is to blame.

Therefore, Lu Ning did not have any regrets, he said.

"Your brother is talking nonsense and bullying the king, such a sin is a capital crime for anyone, but it is a pity that it has affected you."

At this time, Li Dahai said to Lu Ning.

"Since His Royal Highness knows that this person is a pity, why don't you plead with the saint, give him a grace, and then let him participate in the Jinshi exam.

Lu Ning shook his head, and then he said very solemnly to the two people in front of him.

"You don't know, my father is a stubborn person, he will never let anyone deceive him, Yang Xiu, as Yang Xian's younger brother, is not easy to maintain his status as an official now, if he admonishes His Majesty again at this time, let him remember what happened to Yang Xian back then, I am afraid that the disaster will not be far away."

Seeing the puzzled expressions of the two, he didn't want to explain too much, so he said to Yang Xiu.

"Whether you can figure it out or not, but this is indeed a fact, listen to the advice of this king, you should be your master bookkeeper, this will at least allow you to save the family."

At this time, when Yang Xiu wanted to say something more, Lu Ning didn't want to listen anymore, and he instructed Fu Bo beside him.

"Give everyone a copy of my newly researched iced black tea, so that everyone can taste whether it tastes good or not."

These two people wanted to ask His Royal Highness King Changning for help, not to drink iced black tea, even if it was delicious, it was like chewing wax.

After a few more gossips, the two took their leave and walked out here.