It's the voice of Xiao Yuzi.

Zhao Wujiang opened the door and found Xiao Yuzi holding an invitation card in his hand.

"Lord Zhao, this is an invitation from the servant of the ministry, and the officials who participated in this imperial examination will all share a dinner in the mansion of the servant of the ministry tonight."

Zhao Wujiang took the invitation, and the word "Zhu" was written on it.

I think it's the surname of the servant who has never met before.

......

As night fell, Zhao Wujiang came to the "Zhu Mansion", that is, the residence of the servant of the ministry.

The official squire is the official position on the fourth grade, and he is also the chief examiner of this imperial examination, with a high position, and in the arrangement of matters related to the imperial examination, in addition to the invigilator, he has the greatest power.

The chamberlain of the officials was decorated with lights, the graceful and lovely-looking maids shuttled through the banquet in the hall, and the officials pushed cups and changed lamps.

Zhao Wujiang's expression was indifferent, his hands were folded, and he slowly walked through the noisy hall and walked towards the inner hall.

"This person doesn't understand the rules, a six-grade petty official, actually went to the inner hall, isn't he where the examiners and invigilators feast?"

The one who spoke was a Dr. Guozi, and the official residence was on the fifth grade.

He was full of alcohol, shook his wine glass, and said: "Even the official can only drink in the hall, how dare he be a six-grade little secretary?" ”

Another person stood up and echoed: "What Brother Zhang said is very true, this young man doesn't understand the rules and doesn't speak of literary virtue.

Is this what their secretaries are all like this?

Fang Cai Wang Yifang is too, he doesn't even look at us, he looks high.

He didn't even have an official, if it weren't for the shadow of Duke Wei, I would have been... I'm early..."

Walking into the inner hall, an old man walked up to him.

The old man stood with his hands in his hands, looking arrogant, wearing the official uniform unique to four-rank officials, and two tokens hanging from his waist.

A piece of pitch black as ink, engraved with the word "Ministry of Officials", is the exclusive token of the Ministry of Officials.

The other is a big red token, one side is depicted with a sea of books, and the other side is engraved with the big character "Tang", which is the chief examiner's token.

The person who came was the chief examiner of the imperial examination, Zhu Youci, the servant of the Ministry of Officials.

He stopped Zhao Wujiang and said with an indifferent expression:

"Junior, stop! Don't you know the rules of the dinner party when you come? You are a six-rank petty official, and you can only feast and drink in the hall. ”

Why do they only recognize clothes and not people?

Oh, he doesn't know me, and it looks like I'm going to have to hang the belt tag around my waist in the future...... Zhao Wujiang looked indifferent, groping in his inner sleeve.

Looking at Zhao Wujiang's movements, the servant of the Ministry shook his head and said impatiently:

"What are you touching? It's useless for you to touch anything today, the inner hall is full of high-ranking officials, disturbing our deliberations, can you take responsibility? ”

"Look, you see, that stupid secretary Lang was stopped by Master Zhu, haha."

"I just said, why did he go inside? It's just no rules! ”

The hall burst into laughter.

Zhao Wujiang took out the cyan token, hung it on his waist indifferently, and said in a joking voice: "Lord Squire, now, can this official go in?" ”

The servant of the ministry looked at Zhao Wujiang's cyan waist card, his expression was stunned, and his cheeks were hot.

He feasted on the people today, and the rest of the examiners and proctors had already arrived in the inner sanctuary, and only one proctor had not arrived.

He wasn't sure of the other party's identity, but after all, he was an invigilator, and his authority was above himself, so he had been waiting outside the inner hall, who knows......

The last invigilator was so young.

The servant of the ministry was flushed, bowed down to Zhao Wujiang, and said, "Please... Please don't blame adults, come, please inside. ”

The people in the hall who were waiting to see Zhao Wujiang make a fool of themselves looked at each other like wild ducks that had been choked by the throat.

"Zhu... How did Lord Zhu salute this secretary Lang? ”

In their direction, they couldn't see Zhao Wujiang's waist card clearly.

The inner sanctum at the moment.

The six eyes looked at each other.

Sitting on the top seat was a middle-aged man with a proud look, and an old man with a cold face on the side.

The old man's subordinate position is Wang Yifang.

Wang Yifang saw Zhao Wujiang coming, and smiled and gestured.

The rest of the subordinates were three officials with smiling faces.

Zhao Wujiang walked straight to Wang Yifang and sat down, while Zhu Youci, the servant of the ministry, sat next to the middle-aged man with a proud expression.

The middle-aged man looked at Zhao Wujiang and took the lead in speaking: "Presumably you are Lord Zhao." ”

Wang Yifang introduced on the side, Zhao Wujiang knew that the middle-aged man was a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Rites, and the old man with a cold face under him was a doctor from the third grade.

"I've seen Lord Shangshu."

"You have a big face, everyone is here, and someone has to invite you..."

The Ministry of Rites sneered and mocked.

Doctor Yu Shi snorted coldly and said: "A little secretary Lang can become an invigilator, can he not have a big face?" ”

The other three examiners at the table watched their noses and noses, and ate the dishes silently, without making a sound.

After all, the invigilators are-for-tat, and they still don't get involved.

Zhao Wujiang frowned, Wang Yifang saw the puzzlement in Zhao Wujiang's heart, and spoke softly on the side, saying in a voice that only two people could hear:

"The Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Doctor, including this chief examiner, are all people from the Eldest Sun Wuji and Zhu Suiliang's faction."

So that's the case, I said, it turned out to be the two old dogs who fought against Li Zhi every day, no wonder they didn't like me, the person who was directly promoted by Li Zhi......

At this moment, only to hear a "squeak", the door was pushed open, Zhao Wujiang looked, there was no figure, his eyes downturned, and his expression became surprised.

A dirt dog with gray and black hair enters the room.

Zhao Wujiang frowned, feeling that something was wrong, what was the trouble?

Zhu Youci, the servant of the ministry, smiled, "Lord Zhao, don't blame, this dog belongs to the official."

Hehe, in fact, the dog doesn't have any status, it's all my fault, I spoil it on weekdays, let it be pampered and proud, and today somehow, relying on the human power, into this inner sanctum house.

But even if it could get into the inner sanctum, it would not be able to get to this table......"

Hearing this, Zhao Wujiang's eyes flickered coldly, he shook his head, his eyes were like knives, and the corners of his mouth looked at everyone with a shallow smile.

The secretary of the Ministry of Rites smiled arrogantly, pointed to the servant of the Ministry of Rites and scolded with a smile:

"Master Zhu, tell me about you, why are you so careless? How can you put this kind of dog thing with low status, but relying on human power? It's fine..."

"Ouch, what Lord Shangshu taught is that this official should be punished, and he should be punished."

The servant of the ministry took the wine glass and drank it down, looking at Zhao Wujiang with a defiant look in his eyes.

The purpose of today's dinner is to suppress Zhao Wujiang and Wang Yifang in advance, and to announce the dominance of his side, so as to facilitate better behavior during the imperial examination.

Zhao Wujiang watched the two of them sing double reeds, sneered in his heart, and glanced at Wang Yifang, both of them saw the intention in each other's eyes.

Zhao Wujiang took a sip, and then asked with a sincere face:

"Brother Wang, you are very knowledgeable, the squire said it was a dog, why do I look like a wolf, you see, is this a wolf or a dog?"

"Is it a wolf or a dog?"