There is a saying called: Those who know the times are handsome.

There is also a saying: Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood.

There is another sentence called: endure the calm for a while, take a step back and open the sky.

Li Jinming frantically persuaded himself in his heart, and finally agreed to succumb to the obscenity of the Lidu guard, he was under the roof, and had to bow his head, when he saw the Lidu guard for the first time, his eyes showed contempt, he had already lost.

Therefore, according to his instructions, Li Jinming took the test papers of the top five and the test papers of Shangguan Yi to the town guard.

However, the guard didn't look at it himself, and handed it to the guards behind him first.

Except for the evaluation of the last question, Mr. Li said: too brief, bad attitude, lack of ability, and not passed, the score of the rest of the questions is enough to be compared with the fourth place in the top five. The guards quickly skimmed through the six test papers and the test evaluations sorted out by the adults who had scored the six papers, and then continued to report to the town guard in Li Jinming's voice.

"Is it?" Zhen Shou's face was a little gloomy and he stretched out his hand to pass the papers, flipped through the last questions of the six sets of test papers, nodded while reading, his expression was slightly relaxed, is it this kind of question? He hadn't read the test papers beforehand, and he wasn't born on the right path from Dabi, and he hadn't taken this kind of exam, and he didn't know that the last question was actually this kind of question.

When he saw Shangguan Yi's sixteen-character answer, the whole person was a little dumbfounded, even if this situation accuses the marker of borrowing the question to play, it means that the reason is not sufficient, and the exam evaluation given by others is one more word than your answer, and every evaluation seems to make sense, and you can even do not want the first twelve words.

"Brother, how do you think this is handled?" Li Jinming also read the exam paper, to be honest, it was a little difficult to do, even if the Zhao family didn't ask him to let Shangguan Yi fail, he didn't know how to deal with it, so after Zhao Tianyuan told him about it, Li Jinming no longer hesitated and didn't pass.

In Shangguanyi's cognition, there are a lot of points in the last question of the exam, but he can pass it without taking it or taking it less, so he is ready for a zero score in the last question when he did a good job in the front.

But this preparation is to prepare a loneliness, the reason why the last question is a must-do question, the only one that must be done in the whole volume, the only one that will not be given if you don't do it, is because there are too many places to be examined, what kind of official can you pretend to be, because pretending to represent that you have this kind of consciousness, and you should be able to do it when you need to take office in the future, it doesn't matter; 。

This question reflects that it is an official, those who are qualified are qualified to continue to move forward, and if they are not qualified, they cannot be officials, even if they are ten years old, it is useless to answer the previous papers, just like Shangguan Yi, he will lose in this question, as long as he comes over, he is the top five, and if he can't come, he will fail.

Originally, the adults meant to turn a blind eye, go over, people have internal points, the boss of the boss: Lord Zhenshou takes care of us like this, don't look at the monk's face to see the Buddha's face, and give him a pass. However, since Li Jinming said that the Zhao family had spoken, they naturally couldn't offend others, so they didn't give it, and they were relieved to let the last question answer such a person be the top five, and they felt a little unhappy, but now that the town guard has actually come over to turn over the case, I am afraid that things will have to take a turn.

"What a legal theory, interesting, really interesting!" The town guard suddenly laughed, leaning forward and backward while laughing, the others who laughed were inexplicable, and he was out of breath when he laughed.

The guard half-squatted and patted him on the back, afraid that he would be angry, and the others were also quite helpless to think: If you want to overturn the case, you can turn it over, anyway, you are the one who is looking for trouble on the Zhao family's side, so what's the harm in giving him a passing grade, you don't have to find ways to act, right?

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am away from the county order of the capital yamen, Mao Mao, do you know?" the town guard laughed for a long time before stopping, letting the guards stand up and speak to everyone.

"Mao County Ling, I know everything, I haven't made a mistake in office for so many years, I do things in an orderly manner, and I am also a capable person. ”

"yes, what's wrong?"

Naturally, there are few people who dare not answer the town guard's question, not to mention that these days, the town guard also has some friendship with them, and they can't give a face casually, so everyone answered, regardless of whether they knew each other or not, they said they knew.

"That kid admires Li Qingtian the most, a few days ago, when Li Qingtian didn't take leave to recuperate, he told me some interesting stories, saying that several disputes over Chen sesame seeds and rotten grains in the capital were resolved, and they were perfectly resolved, all of which were Li Qingtian's credit. If you want to talk about those few things, I'm afraid everyone has heard of it, on the surface, a few inconspicuous small families are fighting for territory and interests, but in fact, big families are fighting for face.

Leaving the capital, there are countless people in the rivers and lakes, they value face the most, and they can't lose a point, so this matter is not easy to solve, even if I go to mediate, it may not be effective, that little guy actually came up with a clever trick to solve it, and no one can find a thorn. "What the town guard said made the adults present a little pondering, these things were done by Guan Yi in secret, they didn't know, when the word spread, they had already spent a 'confinement' day in the town guard's mansion, but just by the words of the town guard, they could understand one thing: Li Qingtian must get by.

If the town guard tells a lie, whether you have evidence or not, it is to offend the town guard, and it is to hand himself the rope for hanging; if the town guard tells the truth, Shangguan Yi really has that ability, and the sixteen words he wrote may have deep meaning. Each of those disputes can be said to be the true evolution of this kind of question, and it may be a little simpler, but since Shangguan Yi can solve it excellently, he will not write such sixteen words on the more difficult topic, unless he doesn't want to think about it. But what kind of literary exam do you still take?

"It's really a bit interesting, Lord Zhenshou, in my opinion, this Lord Li is arrogant, too proud, even if he has the ability, it's not appropriate, take this matter as an example, do you really think that we know his name and know that he is capable of handling this matter? An adult was the first to figure it out, and immediately made an accusation, but in the end it was a friendly army, hinting: Since it was the town guard who asked him personally, then let him pass this time.

I think Master Li is too modest, and he insisted on saying himself as a reckless man who doesn't understand anything, and doesn't understand the twists and turns in this, but do you really think he doesn't understand? He understands it very well! He wrote this to test us, he is really naughty, no matter what the method is, in the final analysis, isn't it all solved according to our law? The law is ruthless, people are merciful, if everything can be solved by law, what do you want to interrogate by the criminal department, Dali Temple, etc.? So it depends on the situation, this is handled according to the law, and what he said is right. Another adult reinterpreted this sentence, and this interpretation, everyone felt that they were misjudged, after all, this topic is not really not scribbled, and the people who really scribble are not written like this. tower

"Naughty. The other adults who were made up in the brain pit sighed helplessly and decided to give Shangguan Yi a pass.

This blending is partly accomplished by the purpose of the town.

"Brother, how do you see this ranking. Li Jinming obediently asked the town guard's opinion, he didn't think this was the end of the matter.

"The original last place in the top five began to move back one place, put this kid at the bottom of the top five, as for the top of the list, just him. The warden thought for a moment, then pointed to a name and said his consideration.

The ranking of the top five is not completely based on the score, although it is true that the five people with the highest scores are selected as the top five, but after the selection, they have to add the evaluation of the last question, according to their current attitude, it is estimated that it is possible to give Shangguan Yi a good evaluation, as long as the town guard thinks, he can let Shangguan Yi be the top of the list, but the town guard does not want to, he feels that it is enough for Shangguan Yi to get the fifth place with his own ability, and there is no need to carry it again.

"He, though I can't really find anything wrong, but ...... will be suspected of shady, and the face will not look good at that time. Li Jinming was a little hesitant.

"Don't be afraid, if you are not convinced, you can go to them to compete or ask me to explain, that's it, you can do the rest of the military attache cultural test. The town guard was not shaken by this, and there seemed to be a hint of sarcasm in his eyes about Li Jinming's thoughts.

Li Jinming was aggrieved, but he also understood that there was a shady scene in Dabi from the capital, which is something that three-year-old children know, you know that I know everyone, but everyone doesn't say it, how can there be absolute fairness in this world? It's just that there is relative fairness, so they accepted it. The same is true for this matter, people themselves are powerful, no matter how unconvinced you are, this is the case, although the town guard is pushing, but this is also a harmless thing.

"The results of the civil official preliminary examination should not come out yet, so I will tell you in advance, if Murong Jue's score can reach the top three, and the highest score is not ten points more than him, the top of the preliminary examination will be set for him. The warden didn't wait for him to ask any more before he told his final purpose.

"But the Zhao family's side ......" Li Jinming was in a hurry, Murong definitely couldn't get the top spot on this list, absolutely not, even if he said that this was the idea of guarding the capital afterwards, he would not be able to escape death. Because the Zhao family's face was beaten, this was an intolerable shame for the Zhao family.

"Don't tell me about the Zhao family, Brother Li, for the sake of the friendship in these days, let me tell you something reliable, Zhongzhen Sandu is the most worthy force, Lidu Zhenshou Mansion, Fengdu Fu family and Chang'an royalty. The people you follow are just looking at the scenery, and even the separation is much better than this kind of selection of talents, and the matter of casting the cornerstone of the country has to be interfered and stirred, and they can't allow an enemy to grow up, this kind of measurement, hehe. You know, the Fu family has never moved the slightest idea this time, Fu Changan and Li Qingtian are friends, if she is willing to come to ask me, she can arrange any ranking she wants, but people disdain this, even if there are her enemies among the people who participated this time, there are in the top five, she expected it and did not mix, compare and contrast, think about the way back for herself. The town guard stood up and walked behind Li Jinming, put his hands on his shoulders, bent slightly, and said a secret word to Li Jinming, this is the last support for him, if he is smart, he may be able to live.

"Even if you say so...... Li Jinming wanted to talk about his suffering, but the town guard didn't want to listen, he just said: "What way to go, in you, if you want to make any small moves, wait for the audition to end, feel free, I don't care about you, but before the audition is over, you have to listen to me." ”

The last five words were full of threats, and the town guard didn't give Li Jinming a chance to refute, so he quickly pretended to be drunk and left the hall, and when he left, he was still the same mediocre and incompetent town guard.

"Master?" the guard helped him, and when he suddenly stopped to look at the moon, he couldn't help but be a little puzzled.

"Isn't it strange what I did today?" said the warden as he continued to walk slowly, as he went back to his study to take care of his business.

"I've been with my master for a long time, and you've done a lot of strange things, so it's not strange to me, but in the eyes of Master Li Jinming, I'm afraid you are like a different person. The guard's reply was not cautious, but only said something. Their master will not be angry because of this kind of thing, punish anyone, even if he points at his nose and scolds, as long as there is a need, he can greet people with a smile, and he doesn't need a reason to turn his face, saying that whoever he wants to do will be who he wants, and it is useless to be careful.

"He's going to die without knowing it, just mention it, you can't change the ending. The town guard shook his head, even if he said that, in fact, Li Jinming was still a dead end in front of him, he didn't need to mind the Zhao family's revenge and the master's punishment, because he couldn't wait for the day when he returned to Beijing in triumph, and naturally he would not be punished.

"Then master, what are you just laughing at? I was really happy to see you. The guard laughed at the guard, and he was a little puzzled.

"I, and these people are not all the way out, our town guards, relying on the shadow of the ancestors and the hard work I made when I was young, but unfortunately the one who was suspicious, and couldn't kill me directly, and finally I was sent here to wait for death, fortunately, your master I saw people talking about people, and I actually survived, that kid's attitude is a bit similar to me back then, your master, I met a confidant, happy. The town guard thought about those sixteen words, and the corners of his mouth were still rising.

Back then, his grandfather didn't want him to go out, and set up countless problems, so he had a strategy: to act according to the law, even now, it is still this way of behaving.

He is not a good person, it can even be said that he is bad to the bone, there are countless people in the capital who want him to die, from before to now. But he is alive and well, not because there are so many masters around him, nor because killing him will cause chaos in the world, but because the Lidu Tianshu Pavilion does not kill him, those families and high-level forces do not kill him, and even protect him, they represent the order of the rivers and lakes in Lidu.

Don't ask the reason why you don't kill him, just ask: he has his own principles and has great abilities.

He is mediocre, but everything he does under the mediocrity is in line with the actual situation, after he came to Lidu, Lidu and its surroundings still die every year, but it will not be because of the famine, vendetta is just that, the wronged people can finally be revealed, and the lives of the people are also getting better...... But one by one, he will not carry his name on the surface, he is still a mediocre and incompetent and annoying earth emperor, and he is still a soil emperor who can be tolerated by the emperor.

If he dies, the whole city will rejoice, the people will sing and dance, and the road will celebrate each other, and it will be a stench for ten thousand years, and future generations will scold him, and he will be scolded quickly.

It doesn't matter, he can't hear it, and even if he hears it, he doesn't care, he keeps doing what he wants to do, and that's enough.