The door of the Chengxi Daoyuan opened, reflecting the small bridge and flowing water, the lush forest and bamboo, Ye Qing came out alone, looking at the pedestrians on the street, there was a feeling of trance reincarnation.

But at this time, the sky was overcast, it was dark, the cool breeze swept and made a slight whistling sound, stunned for a long time, Ye Qing frowned, and rushed to the yamen.

At this morning, this yamen was very quiet, only two pro-soldiers stood in front of the door, Ye Qing showed the copper seal, and was released, and when he arrived at a place, he saw an official inside sorting out the documents in front of the case.

Ye Qing went in and bowed: "My lord, Ye Qing, a talented talent from Pingshou County, came to report"

The official was surprised that someone came in at this time, startled, and waved his hand: "You wait a minute, I'll file these documents."

After saying that he didn't have much time, he was half-finished, and the official took a sip of tea and said, "Submit all your documents and household registration."

At this time, there are still seven days before the state exam, and the state exam is due to the long distance of candidates from all over the country, in order to prevent delays on the road, the registration time will be extended to one month, and it can be reported until the day before the exam.

There is really no candidate who is so late, and the long road will leave a month in advance, and the registration is basically completed by this time, so it is cold.

The official checked the files one by one, and his mouth was full of anger: "You are young, your literary talent is good, and you are even a middle school child, but why did you come at this time? I am afraid that it will not be delayed for a few days."

Ye Qing smiled bitterly: "The student is young, he misjudged the way, and he missed the time."

The official snorted, but he scolded him, but he helped him sign up and received the gold medal, which was really a gold medal, weighing about two or two.

And I don't know if it was out of good intentions or not, the official asked carefully, knowing that the residence was undecided, so he recommended a few inns where the candidates gathered.

Xie went out of the mansion after that, at this time he held the gold medal tightly, and looked back at the state capital, which was majestic and solemn, faint and faint in the sun, that is, the power center of 100,000 households in the city and 8 million people in the whole state, and it was also the place that determined the fate.

Even if you are full of confidence, it is not pleasant to be decided by others.

These days, it's false to say that I'm not worried, but it's useless to worry, and I don't think much about it, but now I'm relieved, and my mind is a mixture of recovery, like a dream, and it's hard to distinguish the taste.

After that, he just sighed: "Heaven wants to descend on the Si people, isn't that it?"

Ye Qing was worried, thought about it, or went to the inn where the candidates gathered, there are dozens of talents here, who dares to make trouble?

Arrived at a "Laifu Inn", Ye Qing just smiled, this is the hotel where he lived in his previous life, just entered, he heard the kettle boiling with charcoal fire inside, it was already boiling at this time, the hot air was snorting, and there was a small and coherent sound from time to time.

"Childe, please come in...... What are you smiling at?" was greeted by the shopkeeper.

Ye Qing smiled, he couldn't say that the name of this "Laifu" was the same as the name of the dog, but he boasted: "Laifu, good name, good omen"

"This son is really discerning, when my father opened this shop, he couldn't think of a name, and spent five taels of silver to ask a showman, so he had this name, don't say it, with this name, my small shop business will be prosperous, and the guest officer is willing to live. ”

The shopkeeper chattered while pouring a cup of tea and bringing it to Wen, and smiled: "Childe, you rinse it, and you will drink it later."

Another guy immediately brought a copper basin and a snow-white towel.

Ye Qing rinsed his mouth, washed his face, and immediately felt comfortable, and said with a smile: "Not only the name, but also the service in your store...... Open an elegant room for me, and then serve the dishes, three dishes and one soup, and use the top quality goods in your store. ”

The shopkeeper said with a smile: "Childe, please bear with me, there is no private room in this store, Childe wants to be troublesome, in fact, some yards are all show-offs, and they can also exchange literary ......."

Before he finished speaking, Ye Qing laughed, Ye Qing really believed this trick in his previous life, and later realized that Lu Dao was a trick for the store to raise the price, so he laughed and scolded: "Don't talk nonsense, I know that you usually keep at least two private rooms, don't make tricks in front of me."

"Give you silver, live until the list is released, it's just accommodation fees, and you can eat as much as you want" said, taking out an ingots from his arms and throwing them away.

When the shopkeeper took it, it was official silver, full of ten taels, the bottom was white and deep, with frost lines, and his face was suddenly full of smiles, and he bowed and said with a smile: "This son is an old man, the store will go to do it immediately, the hotel is 700 wen a day, and the room and board are 500 wen, and it will be half a month to release the list, only seven taels and a half of silver......

"You will be rewarded for the excess, as long as the service arrives at home," Ye Qing said: "Now you can arrange it for me upstairs"

The shopkeeper smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into a slit, and said, "Thank you Gongzi, Gongzi, please do it."

Ye Qing followed the boss upstairs, saw that the screens were separated, made out eight private seats, and ordered some dishes, it is said that at this time the crabs were fat, so he ordered four.

Not long after Ye Qingcai sat down, he saw the guy serving the food and warming the pot of wine.

At this moment, at noon, the sun was shining, but it was not hot, and I listened to a lute piercing the wall, and a woman singing a song, and some people applauded, and threw some copper coins and silver.

Ye Qing drank a glass of wine, originally on earth, he didn't drink alcohol, but now, I don't know when, he has developed the habit of drinking a few glasses from time to time, listening to this song, he was thoughtful.

Looking at it again, I saw that although the screen seats were separated, I could still see some of them, and the people inside were basically exam-taking talents, or there were also a few businessmen.

Ye Qing leaned back on the chair, holding the wine glass with one hand, and only glanced at it slightly, and saw that these talents were white and red, or some of them were yellow, and sighed secretly in his heart.

There are only 20 children in the county in three years, and it is different from the earth, there is a suitable age to take the exam, so normally speaking, only six children can go to the county exam at most, but it is only 120 people, and the whole county is only a thousand people.

The number of counties to the state is about the same, slightly less, and there are 800 shows before taking the exam.

Eight hundred people take twenty, how difficult this process is, literary talent, luck, family background, luck, this restaurant is afraid that there is no chance at all.

When he was in a daze, he heard someone say, "Have you heard about it? This time the state examination, according to the inspector, Lord Fan Linfan will personally preside over the state examination."

Hearing this, Ye Qing was stunned, in this state, he is the governor at the top, but according to the procurator, he is an adjutant, a supervisor, although he is in charge of civil affairs, but he generally does not personally preside over the state examination, which is a little unusual.

Doge's Palace

At this time, the lights were bright, but there was a sound inside.

“...... When autumn comes, it is necessary to send a message to the northern border village to rectify and prevent the small tribes of the Northern Wei Dynasty from going south to fight the autumn wind."

"Obedience"

"The three generals Yao, Chen and Zhang, please do a good job of training, I want to see a combatable army on the campus in the west of the city"

"The Last Will Do Duty"

"General Zhang, lead a battalion north, not only to deploy troops, but also to help the local bandits, this year there are caravans to report losses, and a few bandits have risen up in the Beibi Mountain Range? You say, how did you catch up with this time?" the governor's voice turned to a sneer.

"This ......" General Zhang saw sweat on his forehead, and secretly complained to himself, who knows which family is the black hand, or the Northern Wei Dynasty secret agent, this is possible.

"I don't care if this is a real thief or a fake thief, it will be cleared within a month, and there must be no hidden dangers"

"The task will be completed"

“...... Military affairs are like this, civil affairs are the foundation of the country, and they cannot be abandoned in a day, Peng Jiaoyu said that you should urge students in the state school and county school to concentrate on their homework, and students who do not take the exam this year should not blindly follow the exam schedule to join in the fun."

"Yes"

"And this state test is not as usual, the imperial court attaches great importance to it, Lord Fan, I still have to bother you a lot. ”

"What the Governor said, this is the main thing, the court has its own laws, and I can do some auxiliary things, which is the proper righteousness. ”

Fan Lin smiled kindly, as a nominal adjutant, his attitude was very correct, he was in charge of clerical affairs, and then sighed again: "I received a report just now, saying that Ye Qing has left the Taoist temple and arrived at the hotel. ”

After a pause, he said: "Although Nancang County is not my personal main exam, but when I invited new talents, I had a banquet, Yu Fan and Ye Qing I have seen, the style is different, they are both handsome people, at that time they were encouraged, hoping that they would show their strengths in the state examination or even the palace examination, who would have ......

The governor's eyes were fixed, and out of some considerations, he glanced at the hall, and when the documents were basically processed, he waved his hand to let the other subordinates retreat, leaving only a few officials of the third and fourth grades.

"In normal times, I would have dealt with it, but this time is different. The governor smiled coldly: "Several of you here are all important ministers of the imperial court, and you must have heard some rumors." ”

"Both the Daomen and the imperial court are strict and require the local government to accumulate strength, which is a precautionary measure, but it is unprecedented."

The door was closed tightly, and several people acquiesced, although they would not admit it openly, they all had thoughts in their hearts.

When Da Cai has not yet perished, even in the late period of the imperial dynasty, it is to strengthen control and weaken the locality, how can the local area be allowed to strengthen its strength?

This contradictory instruction has never been seen in the ages.

The governor was silent for a while, and then said with a smile: "Although it is not clear, dare you to be careless? If you do a little more savings at this time, you may have more vitality in the future, not only for the people under your rule, but also for ourselves and our families." ”

"It is extremely important to have a lot of money, to be economically self-sufficient, and to unite the great and small families under our rule, as well as the majority of the scholars, to stand on our side. ”

Everyone was shocked and silent.

I heard the governor sneer: "In my opinion, Yu Fan and Ye Qing's two sons are inappropriate, but it is not appropriate to directly oppress at this time, which is contrary to the overall situation of the imperial court."

Several people looked at each other and nodded.

Listening to the governor's voice turn cold: "Our real defense is not an individual, not a family name, but an ambition to break the balance......"

Or feeling that the atmosphere was too heavy, the governor eased his tone: "You might as well get through the matter first, after the August document, the county chief and adjutant will come to the state capital to report on their work, and convey the will of the imperial court, and all towns with more than 30,000 people and large clans with a population of more than 5,000 will be able to control it and reduce consumption as much as possible in the past few years......"

The discussion of this particular matter finally changed the atmosphere, and after a while of talking, the discussion was decided, and the people took their leave, leaving the governor alone in deep thought.