"Xiao He, why are you still reading? Classmates are gathering in Dingxiang Building today, aren't you going?" A candidate looked at Xiao He who was sitting in a pile of books and asked.

Xiao He put down the book in his hand and said

"No, it's rare that the steward allows me to watch the "Law" in the museum at will, and I'm still going to finish reading it first." After Xiao He finished speaking, he lowered his head and looked at the book again.

"Xiao He, reading books is naturally important, but making more friends will be good for you in the future." The candidate didn't care about Xiao He's posture, but patiently explained to Xiao He.

The candidate's name is Jing Huan, who is the descendant of Jing Jian, a former filial piety minister, and one of the old elites of the Qin State, but after the death of Shang Ying, the Jing family was also liquidated, and then the successive kings of the Qin State did not reuse the Jing family, and the creation of the imperial examination not only gave the common people a chance, but also gave these decaying old magnates a chance. And Jing Heng is the person who was launched by the Jing family to try the imperial examination.

As Jing Huan said, the same batch of people who participated in the imperial examination can also be called a classmate, if they enter the office in the future, they naturally need to be more supportive, as an old powerful family, Jing Huan naturally knows the truth, so when participating in the gathering of candidates, he actively made friends with the same batch of candidates, after Jing Huan's observation, only Xiao He is different from this group of people, and he is most likely to be in a high position in the future, so Jing Huan is usually close to Xiao He.

"If you really want to read, I can tell my father and ask him to lend you a few books from the house collection." Jing Huan sat beside Xiao He and said. Now that the Jing family wants to return to the Qin court, it is not possible to rely on themselves, they must have allies, in the face of Xiao He, who has great potential, the Jing family will not talk about a few books, even if they are all lent to Xiao He to read? In the future, the rewards they can get from Xiao He are not as simple as a few books.

Xiao He glanced at Jing Huan, shook his head and said

"I haven't understood the Law yet, and if I read other books, I'll only be even more overwhelmed."

Xiao He refused very tactfully, and Jing Huan was helpless, this was not the first time he had released kindness to Xiao He, but most of them were rejected by Xiao He, even if Xiao He accepted his kindness, he would definitely return it to Jing Huan later, which made Jing Huan realize that Xiao He was by no means an ordinary person, so he wanted to get closer to Xiao He even more.

Xiao He was judged by the Jing family to be no less than Jiuqing in the future, as long as such a person has a slight opportunity, he will go straight to 90,000 miles, and the only time he can be better is when he is down.

"You can see it clearly, not like those people from big families, who are also serious and responsible on weekdays, but they pay more attention to such social places. It's not like those who are from civilian backgrounds, or they stick to books, and they don't refuse books and don't refuse to socialize. Jing Huan said with a smile.

Where there are people, there will be rivers and lakes, this sentence is true, everyone in the Zhaoxian Pavilion is not single-minded, everyone has their own small circle, the most rough division is the people from big families and commoners, both sides are basically in their own circles, do not disturb each other at all.

Xiao He didn't look up and continued

"People from large families have the support of their own families, and their future is already clear, as long as they keep to themselves and fulfill their duties, they can reach the position that the family can provide them, and the rest needs them to make friends with those who are beyond the ability of their own family, so as to reach a higher level. And people of civilian origin have no innate help, they can only rely on themselves, rely on constant reading, and break these classes. Whoever it is, they're doing it for themselves. ”

"What about you? Xiao He? I inquired about your previous situation at the Recruiting Hall, and you rarely socialized with people as you do now, and spent most of your time reading books, especially law books. Even if you are a classmate from a civilian background, you will try to communicate as much as possible in addition to reading, so as to accumulate contacts for yourself, but you never seem to care about the problem of connections? Jing Huan looked at Xiao He's eyes, Jing Huan seemed to understand something, and asked in some surprise

"Maybe you didn't want to stay in Xianyang at all?"

Xiao He glanced at Jing Huan and didn't speak, Jing Huan looked at Xiao He, and for a moment his eyes were full of doubts, everyone was eager to get into Xianyang, but Xiao He didn't care about staying in Xianyang at all. Thinking of Xiao He's previous work as a jailer in Luyang, Jing Huan was even more sure of his thoughts.

At the beginning, Xiao He's scientific examination results were not very good, but after Xiao He's time in the Recruitment Hall, in addition to studying, he also dealt with government affairs, and when he came into contact with these government affairs, Xiao He's talent would definitely be exposed, but Xiao He was finally assigned to Luyang as a prison officer, which shows that Xiao He was deliberately hiding it.

For a while, Jing Huan looked at Xiao He like a monster, he didn't understand what Xiao He was thinking, but he knew that Xiao He's plan was definitely not small.

"Don't think wrong, I'm not a native of Qin, I'm just an ordinary person in Chu, I don't have the slightest capital in Qin, staying in a big dye vat like Xianyang, I'm afraid I haven't had time to display my talents, I'm afraid I don't know how to die because of some things. Only on the outside, I may be able to show my talents to the fullest and carve out a path for myself. Xiao He explained.

Listening to Xiao He's explanation, Jing Huan felt that there was no problem, although everyone in Xianyang wanted to rush in, but in the end, nine out of ten people did not end up very well, and people like Xiao He were indeed much more suitable outside than in Xianyang.

"Although what you said has some truth, the king and the king are both meritocracy, and the results of the government affairs of the Zhaoxian Pavilion will be presented to the Prime Minister's Mansion and the king in the end, as long as you expose your talents, you will definitely be reused." Jing Huan said.

Now there is a lack of capable young people everywhere in the Qin State, so Ying Zheng, Lü Buwei, Li Si, and Han Fei have set up a very effective personnel screening, and letting the students of the Zhaoxian Pavilion handle government affairs is one of them.

"Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, there is a gap between my thinking and the Qin State, if I stay in Xianyang, I will one day anger the king." Xiao He said lightly.

Hearing Xiao He's words, Jing Huan looked at Xiao He silently and didn't say anything, not knowing what he was thinking about. It's just that what Xiao He and Jing Huan didn't know was that the conversation between the two just now was all heard by Ziyou and Zhao Gao outside the door.

Originally, Ziyou was ready not to interfere in the release of the list, but thinking that there was Xiao He in this list, Ziyou still decided to come and see this famous prime minister in history in person, but he didn't expect to hear the conversation between Jing Huan and Xiao He.

Zhao Gao looked at Xiao He in the room, his eyes were not good, and he looked at Ziyou as if he was waiting for Ziyou to give an order. Ziyou shook his head and signaled that Zhao Gao didn't need to do anything, Xiao He's words just now were worth pondering.

Xiao He's explanation of why he is unwilling to stay in Xianyang sounds reasonable, but this kind of thing is what a fledgling person like Jing Huan will believe, but it is not enough to see it in front of an old fox like Ziyou, Xiao He's explanation seems seamless, but in fact there is a big loophole, if Xiao He is really unwilling to stay in Xianyang, why did he participate in this imperial examination and win the first place?

And when Xiao He was a prison guard in Luyang, he was also promoted to the knife and pen officer of the county guard's mansion, although the knife and pen officer was just to help the county guard and Guan Cao deal with some miscellaneous matters, but that was also higher than the status of the prison guard, and it was also by the side of the county guard, as long as Xiao He was willing, soon the county guard would be able to discover Xiao He's talent, and he would be able to display his ambitions at that time, but Xiao He refused, and guarded his identity as a prison guard.

"Sir, I'm afraid this Xiao He is not simple, do you want to send someone to investigate deeply." Zhao Gao said in a high voice.

"Now there are seven days before the list is released, and Xiao He's identity will be checked in these seven days, especially during the Pei County period, I remember that he used to be the chief official in Pei County." Ziyou said in a low voice.

"No!"

Ziyou glanced at Xiao He in the pile of books, and left with Zhao Gao, the more Ziyou on the road thought about it, the more he felt that Xiao He's identity was problematic, Xiao He was born in an ordinary family, but he was able to learn the law, and he served as the chief official of Pei County at a young age, which is not something that ordinary families can do, there is definitely a problem behind this.

Xiao He was still reading and didn't know that he was being targeted, Jing Huan looked at Xiao He, and finally gritted his teeth and said

"Xiao He, I know your talents, it is because I know that you are a talented person that I am so close to you, as long as you agree to accept the support of my Jing family, I can guarantee that you will be able to stay in Xianyang and ensure the safety of your life. Don't be in a hurry to refuse, although my Jing family is in decline now, it is also a powerful family in the Qin State, and the connections and heritage are still there, as long as you accept the support of my Jing family, your worries The Jing family can help you bear it.

Xianyang is never a place that can be compared, I know that the ambition in your heart is definitely not small, and only staying in Xianyang is the best chance to realize your ambition. You can think about me, and if you want, you can come to me before the list. Jing Huan patted Xiao He on the shoulder and left the house, he couldn't help but go to the party in Dingxiang Building.

Looking at the back of Jing Huan leaving, Xiao He put down the book in his hand, his eyes were full of confusion, and he said in a low voice

"Xianyang?"

But after thinking of something, Xiao He's eyes showed a trace of horror, and then the tangle in his eyes disappeared and turned into perseverance

Let's see who will survive to the end. ”

Ziyou, who returned to the mansion, began to think about Xiao He's affairs, thinking about it, he decided to go to Pei County to take a look in person, and see the land of Longxing of the Han Dynasty in history, but a large number of capable people appeared in a small place, Xiao He, Xiahou Ying, Fan Xu, Cao Shen, Zhou Bo, these people were all people with great talents in the late Qin period, but now they are holding back in Pei County to do all occupations that have nothing to do with the rebellion of later generations.

But they were able to grow up quickly after Liu Bang's rebellion, this talent is not in vain, thinking of this, Ziyou feels more and more that this place in Peixian is not ordinary, and the same Ziyou thinks of Liu Bang's self-helper, his father-in-law Lu family.

The Lu family went to Pei County to avoid the enemy, but Pei County is not far from the single father, if it is really to avoid the enemy, it should be a more distant place, and the art of face-to-face, this is not something that ordinary people can have, the art of face-to-face, to put it bluntly, is to look at the power of luck in a person, and physiognomy can reflect luck, and the current person who knows the art of face is also the Taoist celestial and Yin-Yang family has a heritage.

For a while, everything seemed to be connected in series, but there was still a key thing missing, but this made Ziyou have to go to Peixian.

Just as Ziyou was pondering, a cry sounded, and the three-legged golden crow flew from the backyard to the front yard and landed on Ziyou's shoulder.

"Do you know me?" Ziyou looked at the three-legged golden crow and rolled his eyes and said, since he handed over the three-legged golden crow to Concubine Yan, the three-legged golden crow has never looked for him again, and he follows Concubine Yan every day.

The three-legged golden crow screamed a few times in dissatisfaction, looking at Ziyou conveying his thoughts, obviously Ziyou asked him to help Concubine Yan improve her skills, but she dutifully used the power of the golden crow to help Concubine Yan improve her skills as much as possible, why did she become her own backer now?

Concubine Yan also walked into the courtyard, looking at Concubine Yan's unstable aura, Ziyou asked

"Still haven't been able to take that step?"

"It takes chance to break through the Great Grandmaster, not everyone is like you, and breaking through is as simple as eating and drinking." Concubine Yan said.

"I'm going to go to Peixian." Ziyou said.

"Pei County? Why do you suddenly want to go to this place? Concubine Yan frowned slightly and said.

"Is there a problem with this place in Pei County?" Ziyou asked curiously.

"I've heard the name Pei County a few times before in the Yin and Yang Family, and I heard some disciples say it, and they seem to be on a mission." Concubine Yan said.

"It seems that I can't go if I don't go, and when the list is released, let's go for a trip, maybe we can solve Xiaoyi's problem." Ziyou touched his chin and said, this place in Peixian County is becoming more and more attractive to Ziyou now.

If it weren't for the fact that he didn't know the true situation of Xiao He now, Ziyou would have directly hung Xiao He up for interrogation now.

"The single father's Lu family, do you know?" Ziyou asked curiously.

"I don't know, although the Chu State and the Yin-Yang family have many connections, there doesn't seem to be the Lu family among some of the big clans related to the Yin-Yang family." Concubine Yan thought for a moment and said, "Is something happening?" ”

Ziyou told Concubine Yan about Xiao He, of course, Ziyou didn't say anything about the Lu family, Liu Bang and the Han Dynasty, but only said that there might be a problem with Xiao He's identity, and the problem behind it is not small, and the net may not find out anything, so he has to go in person.

"If you want to go, let's go, anyway, Xianyang doesn't need you for anything." Concubine Yan said.

Ziyou nodded.

(End of chapter)