The maidservant stepped forward, handed over a piece of paper, and then departed respectfully.

Master Liu's eyes swept away, a little smile appeared on his face, and he handed the paper in his hand to Su Qi'an.

"Hehe, it is worthy of being a talented man, this calmness is rare among the many talents in Lingbei County."

"After all, the corpse of the big insect is a big deal, and the dissection has delayed the time, so don't blame it."

Su Qi'an nodded, and also glanced at the text on the paper, which detailed the available parts such as the degree of decay of the big worm and the time of death.

"That's it, in order to apologize, this big worm is still trading at the original price of one hundred taels, so that Mr. Su can be satisfied."

Su Qi'an's face changed slightly, his eyes showed a little surprise, his eyes looked at Master Liu deeply, he was silent for a while, and said softly.

"Thank you Master Liu for your kindness, although Qi An is a talented person, but he is by no means a greedy person, in terms of the integrity of the big insect, at most 70 taels, Master Liu is so loving, Qi An'an is uneasy."

"Qi An is a straight gut, Ming people don't say secret words, what does Master Liu want from here? Or do you want to pray for something? ”

"Haha, Mr. Su is really not ordinary, fast talking, interesting."

Master Liu obviously didn't expect Su Qi'an to speak like this, so he was stunned for a moment, and then laughed.

The laughter was restrained, and he said very naturally, "Mr. Su doesn't have to worry so much, Mr. Liu is not Mr. Tu, in January, it will be the county exam of this county, as a gentleman, I will definitely participate." ”

"If Mr. is in high school, this is the icing on the cake."

"What if Su falls off the list?" Su Qi'an raised his eyebrows and interjected.

"If Mr. falls off the list, he should send charcoal in the snow."

"Master Liu is really atmospheric, judging from Master Liu's connections, he should know something about Su, I'm afraid he will disappoint Master Liu this time." Su Qi'an calmly took a sip of tea and said with a smile.

"It doesn't matter, there are few young talents in our county, if Mr. falls off the list this year, the days will be long, I believe that Mr. will not be willing to be a showman, here, Liu congratulated Mr. Su in high school in advance."

Master Liu was very calm, also took a sip of tea, and said calmly.

"Since Master Liu said so, Su is disrespectful, borrowing the master's auspicious words, Su has thanked the master for his help here."

Su Qi'an didn't procrastinate, nodded and accepted, it's not that Su Qi'an is greedy for money, it's good to be able to add more wealth to the widows in the village.

Su Qi'an and Master Liu chatted, the two of them came and went, very polite, and at the same time, Master Liu did not delay, and quickly handed over one hundred taels to Su Qi'an.

Su Qi'an stayed in the side room for half an hour, and finally left Lingbei County accompanied by Master Liu.

This scene made the eyes of many officials at the door widen, especially the Hengrou officials who had a conflict with Su Qi'an just now, stayed in place for a long time.

It wasn't until Su Qi'an and the five disappeared that they came back to their senses, and compared with other officials, the relationship between this Hengrou official and Master Liu was obviously not ordinary.

After transferring the other officials away, the Hengrou officials stepped forward, hesitated, and asked tentatively.

"Master, my subordinates are dull, even if this Mr. Su is famous, he won't let the master be so polite, isn't there anything unusual about this gentleman?"

Master Liu stood at the gate of the county ya, watched Su Qi'an and the five people leave, then withdrew his gaze, walked towards the county ya, and said softly after passing by the Hengrou yasman.

"Xiao Wang, some people can't see with their eyes, today is your luck, let you open your eyes, so as not to provoke some people who can't be provoked in the future, and you don't even know how to die."

When the words fell, Wang Ya's face was full of shock, and he quickly followed.

Master Liu walked through the main entrance of the yamen, passed through the middle hall, and came to a main room.

This room is larger than the side room where Su Qi'an was entertained, and the tables, chairs, and desk materials in the room are all of the highest quality.

At this time, in the main room, there were several figures, wearing robes, in the middle was Lingbei County Ling Fang Jingzhi, and next to them were two young people.

Although the clothes are not gorgeous, there is a kind of noble temperament on the body.

Especially the former youth, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, a pair of deep eyes, and a sharp aura.

The three of them gathered around a large half-rotted insect, and although the large insect emitted a foul smell, it did not affect the interest of the three of them in observing.

Master Liu walked in, arched his hand at the young man with sword eyebrows, came to Fang Jingzhi's side, and said softly.

"Report to the county commander, everything was according to the instructions of the Hou Ye, and the Mr. Su was sent away smoothly."

"Is that Mr. Su suspicious?" The young man asked.

"Yes, but they were all passed by his subordinates, and that Mr. Su didn't guess the Hou Ye."

"Well, that's good." The youth nodded.

"Master Hou rest assured, Master Liu is out of this matter, and there is nothing that cannot be done."

Fang Jingzhi laughed, and then asked, "Master Hou, the lower official has something to understand, this Su Xiucai, even if he shoots the big insect, but let the Hou Ye value it so much, presumably this person is not as simple as it seems." ”

Su Qi'an is not simple, Fang Jingzhi is not very curious, but he respects the young man in front of him very much.

This young man, named Xie Cang, is not very old, about twenty-seven or eighteen, but he is a genuine marquis, whose fief is in Lingdong County next door, and he is called the Marquis of Lingdong.

In the 300 years since the founding of the Daliang Dynasty, in order to show the major merits, the six titles were specially divided, from high to low, king, duke, marquis, uncle, son, and male.

Except for the highest prince, who was awarded by the relatives of the founding emperor, the other nobles were the highest dukes.

Of course, 300 years have passed, and now only the marquis and above really hold the real power, and the one below the earl has become a reward for the vain.

This Xie Cang, but after the famous family, his ancestors have produced three dukes, several marquises, and his background is prominent, and he himself did not live up to his ancestors, relying on several major wars, step by step, from a baron, to a marquis.

was named the Marquis of Lingdong, with the power in his hands, and the court also had the support of the Guogong, among the young generation of generals in Daliang, he ranked in the front position, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a hot new star in the army.

Being able to make the dignified Lingdong Hou come to Lingbei County in person made Fang Jingzhi's heart jump, and he couldn't help but treat it solemnly.

If he is fortunate enough to catch up with this rising star in the army, Fang Jingzhi's career will be able to go further in the future.

In order to be able to serve this lord well, Fang Jingzhi worked hard.

Originally, everything was going well, but halfway through, he suddenly bumped into Su Qi'an with the corpse of a big insect and came to ask for a reward.

This made Fang Jingzhi very annoyed, after all, the rotten big insect and the honorable Hou Ye collided together, so no one could say bad luck.

Just when Fang Jingzhi wanted to send his subordinates and drive Su Qi'an away, if it weren't for Master Liu's foresight, who found that Master Xie seemed to be interested in the big insect and stopped him, I am afraid that he would really offend Xie Cang silently.

And the next thing became, after this Marquis Xie looked around the big worm a few times, he ordered Master Liu to go and meet that Su Xiucai.

Fortunately, Master Liu did a good job, which made Fang Jingzhi dare to come forward and ask.

Xie Cang didn't answer, but sat down and said to the young man beside him who seemed to be a guard.

"Tong Zhan, you've been observing for so long, go and explain to Fang County Order."

"Yes!" Tong Zhan nodded and said in a deep voice.

"This big worm is not a sick tiger, but a fierce beast that has almost become a sperm, if you really want to capture it, even if you are a veteran in the army, you may not be able to take it without injuring two or three people, and this is still in the case of heavy equipment."

"But this big insect, according to my observation, the fatal wound should be hunted by a salvo of three arrows from the forehead, eyes, and chest, depending on the extent of the wound, no more than ten meters."

"Ten meters, such a close shot, to be honest, even me, I don't necessarily have such a calm psychological quality, this person is probably a very experienced genius marksman!"

Although Fang Jingzhi doesn't know what close-range shooting or superb archery skills are, how can he not have two brushes if he has been in officialdom for more than 30 years.

If everything is really according to the analysis of Tong Zhan, this Su Xiucai is afraid that he is a real all-round talent in civil and military affairs.

What does it mean to be a civil and military all-rounder, he knows better than anyone that Daliang has been a country for 300 years, although it seems to be very stable, but there are bandits rampant inside, not to mention anything else, just seven counties in Chuandu County, not a county, and they will not be robbed by bandits.

Bandits or something, this is not bad, in the four frontiers, the war of foreign races has no intention of stopping.

If it weren't for the seriousness of the situation, Xie Cang would not have grown from the most vain baron to the current Marquis of Lingdong in just ten years.

Some of this, in addition to relying on the ancestors to sprout yin, but most of them relied on Xie Cang's military exploits little by little, and slowly fought up.

He also got along with Xie Cang for a while, and Fang Jingzhi could probably guess Xie Cang's intentions.

As the Marquis of Lingdong, in addition to having his own fiefdom, he also has the responsibility of finding various military talents for the imperial court, preferably the kind of all-round talent in civil and military affairs.

And by watching the tiger, Fang Jingzhi was even more sure that the little-known Su Qi'an was the talent that Lingdong Hou wanted to search for.

Fang Jingzhi's gaze turned, and then he hugged his fist at Xie Cang and said, "Xiaguan is here to say hello to Lord Hou, it is really a blessing for Lingbei County to be able to search for available talents in the territory." ”

"Xiaguan immediately sent someone to Dongshan Village to find that Mr. Su and let him meet Hou Ye as soon as possible, what do you think?"

Xie Cang, who was sitting on the seat, waved his hand at this time and said softly.

"Hehe, this matter is not in a hurry, after all, Su Qi'an is a talent and fame, and it will be the county test of Chuandu County in a month, whether it is a talent that Benhou needs, when the time comes, you can try it, don't be in a hurry."

"It's still the Hou Ye who is doing things safely, it's the lower officials who are in a hurry, and the lower officials have been taught, so let's do it according to the Hou Ye's instructions."

After the words fell, together with Master Liu and several other officials, they left quickly, watching Fang Jingzhi leave, Xie Cang shook his head and sneered, beckoned, and Tong Zhan listened attentively.

"My subordinates understand."

After a while, Tong Zhan got up and quickly left the room.