In the afternoon, the Magnolia House was quiet, with only ribbons floating on the beautifully decorated pavilions. The unlit palace lanterns swayed slowly in the breeze, teasing the willow branches from time to time. There were very few pedestrians on the street. The sign in front of the restaurant looked soft, and the guards were sleepy and wrapped a long white towel around their necks, as if Sun Jing was making a mistake in hanging the beam.

Two heavy-loaded carriages were slamming on the stone road, which attracted several boring people to look up. Meng Dameng Er drove separately and drove into the most lively archway in Magnolia House, Sexianglou. Unlike several other top-ranked archways, this store is famous for selling itself but not selling arts, but is famous instead. Anyone who comes to Shaonan for half a month will know where this place is.

The turtle slave guarding outside the door had a sharp-eyed and slippery mouth. When he saw the small flag of the Cheng family, he wanted to hide. Before he could escape, he was whipped on his shoulder by a big whip and opened the door obediently.

"Close the door." Meng Da whipped the ground again.

The turtle slave jumped twice like a reflex, jumped up like a rabbit and closed the door tightly, holding his head in his hand for fear of being beaten.

Cheng Jinzhou did not get out of the car, but only stepped on Cheng Bingxun who was whispering with his feet. He waited until Chen Jie arrived before whispering to him in a low voice.

Private entry into the Holy Sect is a big incident for the managers of the Cheng family. Although Chen Jie tried his best to conceal it, he was worried that he would reveal his mistakes. Cheng Jinzhou promised him to leave a position in charge through Shimo, and Chen Jie began to make up his mind to follow the third brother'er's footsteps.

The men he brought with him were also from the Holy Church, and they rushed over without stopping, each of them was as tired as a dog, looking at the closed carriage with his eyes wide open. They were not from the Cheng family, so naturally they did not recognize Meng Da Menger who was accompanying him.

The turtle slave was driven to the corner first, and Chen Jie listened carefully to Cheng Jinzhou's careful explanation, but the more he listened, the more colorful the expression became, and finally his whole face became entangled.

"He is the legitimate son after all." Chen Jie swallowed and said, "It's okay to put aphrodisiacs like this. Let him and the prostitute live together on the street, be caught and framed, and we will all be beaten to death."

Dr. Cheng Da snorted and said, "You just need to feed him medicine and throw it down at the market, don't worry about anything."

Of course Chen Jie was worried, and he did not dare to agree rashly due to the gains and losses.

Cheng Jinzhou half-tugged at the curtain and said, "If you don't dare, I'll think of other ways."

He said this, but his eyes still looked at Chen Jie without relaxing. Although he was a 13-year-old boy, the pressure brought by his identity made people feel uncomfortable.

Meng Da also jumped onto the carriage and whipped it. Chen Jie closed his eyes suddenly and gritted his teeth and said, "I agree."

"It must be done cleanly." Cheng Jinzhou laughed. Not only did he make Cheng Bingxun look ugly, but it was time for the provincial examination. Ethics and ethics have always paid attention to ethics and morality, which is a shame. If Cheng Bingxun's precious genius son wants to become a scholar, the examiner must have great courage.

After three years of trial, Cheng Jinhao is now barely a child prodigy, but when he is 18 years old, he can only be considered an ordinary child. You should know that from scholars to Jinshi, examiners must consider various factors every time they select. In this regard, the imperial examinations of the Daxia dynasty were more like the Tang Dynasty rather than the Song and Ming dynasties in the later Song and Ming dynasties. They did not implement the plaque system, and family reputation was the focus of the examination. The three generations of good people were the minimum standard, and they were not a businessman. The proportion of imperial examinations was so low that any bad influence could continue. It is unknown that Cheng Jinhao lost his chance.

On the other hand, Cheng Bingxun's own fame and fortune was removed because of the stain. There are countless ways to do bad things in the world, and most people just dare not use them, just like killing people and robbing people. They have the chance to take a knife, but they are just afraid of punishment.

The so-called heroes are the ones who are incredible in bad use. Cao Cao is not only a representative of heroes, but also a representative of playboys.

Chen Jie didn't have time to ask Cheng Jinzhou a lot. Perhaps he didn't want to ask too much. He silently directed everyone to unload the "human flesh" in the carriage. Cheng Jinzhou still didn't get off. After he got Cheng Bingxun and others down, the carriage he was riding turned around the same way, leaving another carriage and more than ten people.

Cheng Bingxun, who was bet on his mouth, screamed, his eyes almost torn apart in anger. No matter how he was able to hate him, no one dared to treat him like this. At this time, he had the desire to kill someone.

Chen Jie took out the silver ingots given by Cheng Jinzhou from his arms, turned around and pulled a subordinate, gave a few words of hoarse commands and pushed them out of the yard, and then took off the clothes of the tied people one by one. The turtle slave looked at it in the corner, and he was both nervous and squeezing his thighs and clamping the back crotch.

...

The third room in the Cheng family clearly has a faint smell of sorrow.

When Cheng Jinzhou returned home, Cheng's mother's eyes were still red and swollen, but she tried to use the foundation cover to pretend that nothing happened. Cheng's father asked him with a serious face where he had driven Cheng Bingxun. Suffocation was not a coma, but he could still see what happened. Even if "no hair is gone" it is a disaster, it is also the identity of the legitimate son, and he has fame and fortune, so he cannot move lightly.

Xiao Cheng had no such serious concept at all, so he just closed the door and said, "Dad, just pretend you don't know what happened today."

"what are you up to?"

Cheng Jinzhou did not answer and said, "No one knows what happened today except Meng Dameng Er, Shi Yan Shi Mo, Xiang Xin and the people who do things, nor do they see me."

"There are not enough five or six people? What's going on?" Cheng's father glared at him and asked. He was a magistrate and did not believe in keeping secrets. Unfortunately, he was still a little, so Chen Jie brought five or six people here.

Xiao Cheng shrugged indifferently: "There is already a cooking, so you don't have to worry about this."

Although he was only 13 years old, he had enough surprises for his parents. Cheng Yunan was helpless and stood up and said, "If you can make progress in fame and fortune, we will be relieved. Grandma... let's go now."

The head of Cheng Jinzhou looks like a bottle cap sealing machine.

Next to him, Cheng's mother started crying again, grabbed Cheng Jinzhou's hand and said, "I have to be careful when I go to the capital."

"I'll go tomorrow, don't worry." Dr. Cheng Da often traveled far away in his previous life and did not feel much about going to other places.

Cheng's mother wiped the corners of her eyes embarrassedly and said, "I've talked with Qingshuang. When I set off tomorrow, let her go with you."

The offense and defense are easy, and it was Cheng Jinzhou's turn to be dazed and said, "How convenient is this? There can only be 36 people on the airship in total, and there is no place."

"Everyone is wearing clothes and clothes, she only brings a little maid." Cheng's mother easily exposed his excuse.

If a little beauty follows her, just think it's an outing. Cheng Jinzhou was full of troubles, so he simply didn't struggle and said, "If you think there is no problem, then I'll take her with you."

From a scholar to a Jinshi, it will take at least 15 years according to the idea of ​​ordinary people. If Cheng Yunan wants to turn things around, it will be difficult for him to make a comeback without three to five years. If he loses these two favorable conditions, it will be too difficult for Cheng Jinzhou to return home in the eyes of others. Since Liu Qingshuang has been betrothed, it is also a good choice to follow Cheng Jinzhou. In history, many people went to Beijing to take the exam, abandoning their wives for ten years, and were lucky to return home in glory, unfortunately for 30 years in a row, and there are many people who spent all their property and died in poverty in a foreign land. No one can guarantee that Cheng Jinzhou can win in one fell swoop. After all, astrology is a vague thing, and ordinary people can't understand what Cheng Jinzhou is. Perhaps in their opinion, it is very difficult to reach the level of Wuzong.

Xiao Cheng was full of thoughts, but Cheng's mother continued to instruct: "Be careful when you go out, and boil some medicine to drink when you are not accustomed to the environment..."

It was still Cheng's father impatient and captured Cheng Jinzhou. The servant who was waiting at the door was sleepy and was flustered. He said in a panic: "Young master, third brother, the sedan chair is ready."

There were two blue cloth sedans parked in front of the door, some similar to slide rods and parasols, which were the main tools used by officials and nobles in the short distance.

As a lesson from the past, Cheng Jinzhou was worried about leaving Meng Da, and ordered Meng Er to follow him. In addition to these two, Shi Mo Shi Yan had been sent to the dock long ago to avoid being implicated by this matter.

The four sedan chairmen started to rise in unison, and the sedan chair briskly walked through the shadow of the building. It was not far from the courtyard of the three bedrooms to the hall. It was probably to highlight the identity of the sedan chairmen. The sedan chairmen might have heated up their bodies and the place was here. Cheng Jinzhou lifted the curtain and was surprised to find that there were more than a dozen sedan chairs in front of him.

"The other three branches will also send people." Cheng's father explained calmly. For the Cheng family, losing the position of local prefect was indeed a huge political failure. Whether Cheng Yunan, who had a bright future, would be in a slump is even more something others want to know.

Cheng Jinzhou was stunned for a moment. He just wanted to say hello to the old lady, so he went to the capital, but he didn't want to attend another criticism meeting. No wonder his father was hesitant just now.

Of course, from a positive perspective, if you find that Cheng Yunan still has a tendency to make a comeback - although the chance is very low - it may still support him to return to his career. But Xiao Cheng knew in his heart that his cheap father must have a strong ability to write poetry and essays, and his ability to be an official is not the same.

Cheng Yunan had already figured out the joints, so he simply walked into the hall with standard square steps. Cheng Jinzhou followed closely behind and looked around after entering the door.

The chair in the center of the hall was empty, and Old Mrs. Cheng sat first in the right hand, with a girl standing behind her. Except for him, the ones sitting on the high-backed Taishi chair were all elderly people, and there were also four or five meters behind Cheng Yunan. They sat four or five meters behind her. A group of people were decorated with simple and grim faces, most of which were never seen by Xiao Cheng.

"Sit down." The old lady looked at her son and grandson with a slight smile on her face.

Cheng Yunan greeted the surroundings and sat on the chair and said, "Presponsible to bother all elders. Jinzhou will go to the capital with the sorcerer Liu Kuangxing to study tomorrow. Today I will specially bring you off to you."

Hongwenguan is a senior college in the imperial court, and it is inevitable to ask for various identity certificates, including clan certificates. However, the so-called elders are not certain positions. The elders are either legitimate sons of the previous generation or clan members who have been high-ranking officials. They own or manage all aspects of the Cheng family. When Cheng Yunan's status was stable, they could ignore them at all, but now they can't help him - like all clan activities, for most of the year, the old men here do not want to exist, but when there are any major changes in the clan, they are an inescapable group.

Cheng Jinzhou never mentioned his own affairs. As a middle-level civil servant, his appointment and removal was not something that several people in the clan could decide. However, when Cheng Jinzhou inspected the scene, he did not see goodwill in any of his eyes. Such a group of people were waiting in the hall, probably not to send off a third generation son.

The hall was silent for a moment, and then the elder sitting on the right said slowly: "It's a matter of trouble. It's better to have less trouble than more things..."

Others responded, and Cheng Jinzhou was just thinking it was strange, so someone shouted: "The Hongwenguan quota at home cannot be easily given out. It is better to choose virtuous people from the clan. If Cheng Jinzhou wins, it will not be too late to go to the capital again."

Cheng Jinzhou couldn't believe it and looked at it in a blatant way. Someone could say it out loud.

The other party was very peaceful, and Cheng Yunan seemed to have expected it, and sat quietly on the chair and said, "No one can go without my letters."

"Then I'll ask you to write one." The elder who spoke first smiled kindly.

Cheng Jinzhou couldn't help but look at Old Lady Cheng, but the latter could only look at the other party with dissatisfaction. After all, reputation is just reputation. The quota of Hongwenguan is almost equivalent to a certain fame and fortune, and it is not too far from the Imperial College student. No old man has a lot of grandsons looking at him.

"Don't waste the quota. Yun'an, you are also a member of the Cheng family. Of course, you have to seek benefits for the Cheng family."

"Or get two more places to make use of the remaining heat..."

"Without the Hongwenguan quota, the Guangwenguan can also be used as a good person." This person doesn't have an official title at home.

The quota was exchanged for political resources, but everyone in front of him wanted to take the opportunity to force him to snatch it. Although Cheng Jinzhou didn't care much about Hongwenguan, he felt uneasy when he heard these voices.

It's really a big bully.

The prefect had no good countermeasure except pursing his lips and keeping his eyes closed.

Listening to the troubles in his ears, Cheng Jinzhou developed a strong desire for power for the first time.

In the land of the Daxia Dynasty, there was no power, just like a stripped prostitute, who could not even want to do business. As for freedom and equality, they would not even think about it. Without the shell of the nobles, the direct son of the Cheng family was just a tempting radish. Those who liked to eat could pull it out, and those who passed by could step on their feet, just like these people did at this moment.

Cheng Yunan's strong policies were not lasting. The elder who spoke first gently patted the armrest of the Taishi Chair and said slowly: "Yunan, you have been in the imperial examination for 10 years."

"13 years." Cheng Yunan was proud.

"There are many colleagues who were in high positions 13 years ago." The old man stood high above and stopped for a moment: "This snow disaster caused huge losses to the Cheng family. As the prefect of Shaonan, you should explain whether it is for the people of Shaonan or for the sake of our Cheng family... Education is a century-old foundation. Our Cheng family has already owed a lot of money on property. Only by cultivating more children can you get compensation. So, do you understand?"

Cheng Yunan did not answer.

The old man didn't care and continued: "Since you can get the quota of Hongwenguan, it is easy to get the quota of Imperial College, Imperial College, Four Sects and Guangwenguan. If you can get 50 quotas, the Cheng family will do their best to protect you."

"Sima Cheng said very well." Naturally, some people will auction and praise it. 50 places are enough to send all the right-age sons of the Cheng family to several university residences, which is equivalent to the fame and fortune that will be recommended.

The position of Sima has always been a false title, but the false title is different. Lord Sima of the Cheng family was a second-class Jinshi 30 years ago. He was demoted and returned to his hometown because of his advice on border affairs. He felt very comfortable with saying Sima Liu.

"What if it can't?" The four schools are all central-level. Although there are quotas for each province, scarcity is the most valuable. The Cheng family needs to operate for a long time if they get 5 places. 50 places are 50 political capital, which is really expensive.

The hall slowly calmed down, leaving only the sound of gurgling water.

After a long time, the front door was gently knocked.

Cheng Sima looked up slightly, feeling a little dissatisfied with the destruction of the atmosphere he created.

The butler walked into the room with his head down, feeling the heavy depression, and gritted his teeth and said, "What happened to Mr. Cheng Bingxun."

"What's the matter?" Several gentlemen with Longzhi immediately stretched their necks.

"When Master Bingxun's carriage came to the vicinity of the academy, he suddenly dispersed."

Someone suddenly laughed and said, "I think it's something, I'm hurting that guy? It's time for the people in these fortification rooms to beat me up."

Sima Cheng was more meticulous, and he stopped laughing with a clear cough and continued to ask, "Then what."

The Yue Zhi has always been close to the Long Zhi Zhi. Cheng Bingxun claimed to be a stingy person, but in fact he would still give him some gifts occasionally. Of course, the main reason why Lord Sima was willing to accept those gifts was that he was optimistic about his son Cheng Jinhao, who had the opportunity to win a Jinshi in this generation, only two or three people.

The butler was sweating all over his ears and said with a tough forehead: "After the carriage fell apart, not only Master Cheng Bingxun, but also two men and two women, neither of whom were wearing clothes."

The first person to laugh was Cheng Bingxun's uncle. He was stunned and asked blankly: "Have you brought it back?"

"The Master of the School of Nanling Prefecture sent it back in person." The butler didn't know what to say.

Cheng Bingxun's father Cheng Wenbo was also in the room. At this moment, he stood up tremblingly. Seeing tears flowing out, he shouted with a timid and cowardly look: "Framed, someone must be framed. Where is the coachman? Where is the coachman!"

"The coachman ran away and didn't see anyone." The butler also sighed in his heart. Shaonan City is the territory of the Cheng family. As long as there is not a riot like a snow disaster, most other things can be suppressed. It's so hard that the academic officials of Nanling Prefecture came to Shaonan to check the examination room, and then saw three men and two women playing a happy game at the yamen. The academic officials of Nanling Prefecture are a civil servant of level 7, which is even higher than the prefect of Shaonan. It's really difficult to suppress them.

The butler could think of it, and the only father Cheng Bingxun's father retorted: "Where are the people with Bingxun? Who else has seen it?"

"It was the time to scatter the yamen." The implication is that there are many people and chaos.

Things were arranged, and the amount of aphrodisiac was calculated and poured in. When the Nanling Xuezheng was about to go out, they would feed them a lot of water. Then they deliberately let the carriage fall apart in front of Xuezheng. While blocking the road, they also threw several excited men and women out. When Xuezheng was reluctant to ask questions, Cheng Bingxun almost woke up, but the result was that he could not defend himself.

The smooth process made the butler at first heard that he could not tell the reason, and he only took advantage of the fury of the men and said, "The Master of Education and Government removed the fame of Young Master Cheng Bingxun on the spot."

Cheng Wenbo fell on the chair with a "pop" sound, and the person who was in a rogue character suddenly became confused.

Cheng Jinzhou looked at the farce from the perspective of a bystander, and he made up his mind secretly.
Chapter completed!