"Eh, Chen Qing, why did you come?"

Mingyue Building is particularly lively today, just because this year's famous Jinshi are all gathered here in groups of three or five, this is also the tradition after the scientific examination every three years, regardless of whether the Jinshi is from all over the world, as long as they are on the list, there will be a friendship with classmates, since they have to be close and close, and there may be many ways in the officialdom in the future.

At this time, a young jinshi who was stunned at the door was pulled into the private room by a group of classmates.

"What's going on? In a trance? ”

Looking at a few classmates who had a good relationship before the exam, Chen Qing smiled reluctantly, but his extremely poor face couldn't hide it.

"Ouch, what's going on? But did it fall to the top three? ”

Several people asked curiously, everyone was nervous about their rankings at that time when they passed on the roll call, where would they care about others at that moment? As long as it is not sung three times, few people will remember the ranking of others.

"No ....." Chen Qing shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The second rank is one hundred and thirty-one, and the younger brother is lucky, he just happened to be stuck in the last place." ”

Everyone laughed when they heard this, the last place in the second class is not good, but in the future, the career promotion, and do not refer to the specific ranking, as long as the second class is all from the jinshi, and has not fallen to the top three, then your last place is good or the first few places, there is not much difference....

"It's a good thing, why bother with a face?"

"Isn't that scared, little brother?" Chen Qingqiang replied with a smile.

A man about thirty years old at the table spoke: "If Chen Qing studies in Guozijian, the master will definitely press for a term, and wait for the article to calm down before going down, this time is really thrilling." ”

"Brother Liu is right....." After Chen Qing sat down, he hurriedly toasted and replied.

The others pouted slightly when they heard this, the surname Liu was born in the country, of course, they can survive until they are sure, they are farmers and farmers, and their parents have almost sold out their fields for their own education, where can they be so leisurely? Of course, you have to get out early.

However, this is also the reason why it is difficult to make a move from a poor family, the more anxious you are, the easier it is to fall short!

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little cold, a middle-aged man who looked relatively fat and sleek on the table raised his glass and said, "As long as the result is good, by the way, have you heard?" Cui Tanhua....died violently yesterday! ”

This immediately caused everyone's gossip, and they all started to talk about it.

"It's a pity, Cui Tanhua is only nineteen this year, right? It's really talented, I heard that it was also taken by the princess, it's a promising future, but it's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity, it's .....a pity."

"yes, that's a pity....." Everyone else followed suit, but behind the scenes, there was more or less schadenfreude.

The horses of this dynasty are not allowed to participate in politics like the previous dynasty, and the princess is a good thing for the future, Cui Yan is handsome and a teenager on the list, which is valued by the princess, can you not be jealous?

Everyone discussed it, but only Chen Qing's face became even paler when he heard this topic, and he was obviously not very interested in this topic, so he opened his mouth to change the topic and said: "I heard that this time our Jinshi has canceled the six departments of politics?" ”

"Well, there's such a thing." The middle-aged man who was born in the country before opened his mouth and said: "The reason why Enke is this year is because the north has won a big victory and recovered Youzhou, and it is estimated that most of the new science and technology jinshi of this year will be sent over there to serve as local county officials. ”

As soon as these words came out, a group of people's interest suddenly decreased a lot, all of them were born in the second class, and the Great Jin Dynasty has only been established for 20 years, and there are many good positions for them to be given these new science and technology scholars, even if they are not born well, they can't stay in Beijing, and they also have the opportunity to get to those rich places in the south of the Yangtze River.

I was depressed for a while, and I turned the topic to the violent death of Tanhua, after all, no matter how unlucky he was, he was not as unlucky as the guy who died violently just after Tanhua, right?

Everyone was talking about it, and Chen Qing smiled bitterly, it seems that today's topic can't be passed.....

"By the way, Chen Qing, then Cui Tanhua and you are fellow villagers, right?"

"Ah, it's ....." Seeing that he couldn't hide, Chen Qing also nodded honestly and said: "Cui Yan is a great talent in our Liuzhou Lianzhong Sanyuan, and many local squires wanted to marry their daughters to him at that time." ”

"Cui Yan's choice is no problem." The middle-aged man who was still the son of the country nodded and said: "With his talent and learning, he is so young and handsome, he should indeed marry in the capital, and it is very likely to find a reliable Yue family, but people are not as good as heaven, judging from the current results, it is better to start a family in Liuzhou, maybe he can leave a blood for the family." ”

Chen Qing looked up at the other party, this guy's name is Liu Yiqi, he and Cui Yan took the initiative to get acquainted with them when they first arrived in the capital, and the relationship was not bad during the preparation for the exam, and they usually had a lot of contacts, he obviously knew it...... Cui Yan has a wife!

But the weird thing is coming, why does he seem to forget that Cui Yan has a wife?

Not only did he forget, but everyone seemed to have forgotten!

Chen Qing frowned secretly, he felt that something was not right the day before yesterday, Cui Yan had just reached the Tanhua and spread the news that the Holy Lord wanted to let him be a princess, as if he didn't care about Cui Yan at all.

Now it's the same, Cui Yan died violently, and his wife Huang also disappeared, but the officials of Dali Temple who came to inquire asked Cui Yan a lot of details, but they didn't ask his wife at all......

Chen Qing is a vigilant person, when he saw this situation, he never mentioned Cui Yan's wife again, until now, this surnamed Liu openly looked sorry for Cui Yan for not getting married, and the people around him also took it for granted, he felt that something was not quite right.

This doesn't seem to be everyone's default not to mention, it seems that everyone really forgot that Cui Yan has a wife.

What's going on here?

Chen Qing drank silently, and the more he listened to their discussion, the more chilling he became!

Everyone was discussing the joy, and was suddenly interrupted by a knock on the door, and everyone put away their voices, after all, they had been talking about a dead person behind their backs, and it was not good to hear it out.

"Who?" Liu Yiqi frowned and asked.

The door of the room slowly opened, and a young man in a green official robe walked in, everyone hurriedly got up and saluted, Liu Yiqi was surprised when he saw the comer, and got up and said, "Why is Lord Wang here?" ”

Chen Qing glanced at the other party cautiously, the man in the official robe here doesn't look very old, I'm afraid he is younger than Liu Yiqi, but judging from the official uniform, he is already from the fourth grade!

It is said that the new dynasty is promoted quickly, but this is too fast.....

"Congratulations to Brother Qi for the title of the gold list!" The person who came smiled and bowed his hand, obviously he was really familiar with Liu Yiqi.

"Where, where, I'm ashamed to be your brother....." Liu Yiqi smiled back, but his eyes were complicated, the person who came was called Wang Ye, he was his former classmate, the two entered the Guozijian almost at the same time, but the other party was on the list two years ago, and he was valued by the saints, and now he has been the Shaoqing of Dali Temple in just six years, on the other hand, he only relied on Enke to be on the list when he was ..... and established, and this time he went to the remote and bitter cold place in the north to be a county official, and he didn't know how many years it would take to get back to the capital.

Chen Qing sighed in his heart, I am afraid that this person is not here to congratulate Liu Yiqi, this person is wearing an official robe, and it is likely that he is here to work.

Sure enough, in the next second, I heard that the other party politely declined the invitation to the same table, and looked at everyone: "I don't know who Chen Qing is?" ”

Everyone immediately looked at Chen Qing, Chen Qing's face twitched, knowing that this could not be avoided, and stepped forward and said: "My lord, the late birth is Chen Qing, what is the matter with the adult looking for the late life?" ”

The other party nodded and looked at the young Chen Qing: "Regarding Cui Yan's matter, this official has some details that I want to consult with you, I don't know if Chen Jinshi is convenient?" ”

"Convenient, convenient ....." Chen Qing smiled bitterly and replied, if he said that it was inconvenient, the other party would not look like he was able to rest.

"Lord Wang....." Liu Yiqi frowned: "What is Chen Qing involved?" ”

"No, no, no ....." The other party hurriedly waved his hand: "It's just that the two are fellow villagers, there are some details to ask, disturb you Yaxing, and when Wang comes, he will come over to toast Brother Liu and make amends." ”

Liu Yiqi saw that the other party had given enough face, his face turned red, and he hurriedly said: "Zijing's words are polite, that foolish brother is waiting for you here, we won't get drunk and won't return." ”

"Good, good ....." The other party smiled and nodded, and then beckoned Chen Qing to go upstairs.

Chen Qing followed behind, but his heart became more and more nervous.

He traveled to this feudal dynasty that did not belong to the history at all, without any foresight, he could only honestly gnaw on the books that liberal arts students were afraid of, and studied hard for ten years, and he was about to enter the noble class, but he encountered this......

God can't see him too well, right?

The two came to the upstairs compartment like this, and after closing the door, the young official invited Chen Qing to sit down and went straight to the point: "This official Wang Ye, Cui Tanhua died violently this time, and the saint is very concerned, and this official has been appointed to take charge of this case." ”

Chen Qing hurriedly saluted: "I've seen Lord Wang." ”

"No need to be polite." The other party waved his hand: "This official read your testimony today, and on the clerk's record, you said that Cui Yan has a wife, right?" ”

"Late life remembers wrong!" Chen Qing hurriedly said: "The day before yesterday, I drank more at the Qionglin banquet, so when Shangguan came to ask, the late student was a little confused, and I ask for your forgiveness." ”

The other party looked at Chen Qing several times when he heard this, and finally said with a hint of meaning in his eyes: "The rumor that Cui Tanhua was the son-in-law of the Holy Prime Minister is true, and he sent someone to Liuzhou to investigate Cui Yan's family background earlier, Cui Yan's family background is innocent and he has not married a wife!" ”

Chen Qing's body shook when he heard this, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

He studied with Cui Yan in Fuxue, and the people in the entire academy knew that Cui Yan was favored by the daughter of Huang Fuzi, and the first talented woman in Liuzhou married a young talent from Lianzhong Sanyuan, a talented woman, a good story!

How can you find out that the other party is not married?

"You testified that Cui Yan married the daughter of Huang Fuzi of Liuzhou Mansion, that Huang Fuzi was a great Confucian of the previous dynasty, with a prominent reputation, and the saint had recruited many times, but the other party refused because of old age, and the two sons were also officials in the court, the eldest son Huang Wenxuan was the prefect of Yongchuan, and the second son Huang Wenjing was in the Hanlin Academy, and he had never heard that his family had a daughter......"

Chen Qing's heart became colder and colder, the other party was serious, could it be that he was sleepwalking in Liuzhou Mansion in the past few years?

"I am really sorry for the adults when I get drunk and make mistakes in my later life, and I am ashamed to delay the adults in investigating the case."

The other party frowned when he heard this, and asked a few words, this guy was bitten to death and said that he was drunk and said foolish things, so he didn't want to ask more, after all, the other party was famous, and it was not easy to detain and interrogate without evidence, so he nodded.

When the two of them got up, Wang Ye suddenly said, "Chen Jinshi, what strange things have you encountered recently?" ”

"Weird things?"

Chen Qing's face twitched, what is more weird than one or two of you?

"That's not true, why do you ask?"

Wang Ye looked at Chen Qing fixedly: "Chen Jinshi, if you encounter something strange, you must not hide it, you will die!" ”

Chen Qing: "........"