When Fang Yi saw that all the robbers who had robbed them were killed, her eyes were like buckets with leaky bottoms, and tears flowed out freely. Upon seeing this, Li Jie walked up to her and freed her from the restraints. Upon closer inspection, the woman had a beautiful appearance and had not yet had haircuts.
As soon as Fang Yi broke free from the restraints, he fell to his knees with a thud.
"Thank you so much, my benefactor! I have avenged my great revenge for my little girl. I have nothing to do in return. I only wish to accompany my benefactor, be a cow or a horse, and hold a ring to repay him!"
After saying that, he bowed his head to the ground, unable to kneel for a long time.
Li Jie had a headache when he heard what the woman in front of him was saying. He came here just to practice what he had learned. He didn't expect that there was a kidnapped woman in the robber's den, and her words and deeds were very structured and uncharacteristic of ordinary girls.
"Girl, do you have any family members to seek refuge with you now? I can ask someone to escort you back home."
Fang Yi became even more sad after hearing this, and looked up at Li Jie. Tears fell again in her eyes. When she heard Li Jie's words, she couldn't stop her tears when she thought of all her family members being poisoned. After crying for a while, He said in a hoarse tone.
"This time, the little girl and her family set out from Quanzhou Prefecture, intending to go to Yingtian Mansion. Unexpectedly, they were robbed by these beasts as they were passing through Fuzhou Prefecture. Except for the little girl, the rest of her family members were brutally murdered. The little girl was able to The only reason why I have to survive is because the bandit leader rebelled when he saw her, and now I have no home. I just hope that my benefactor will not despise my beauty and take me in."
Li Jie was crying as he spoke, and Li Jie couldn't bear it.
"You get up first. If you have nowhere to go for the time being, just follow me. If you want to leave or get married, you can leave at any time."
After Fang Yi heard Li Jie's reply, she bowed to Li Jie again, and then tried to stand up, but couldn't stand still because she was too weak. She was about to fall. Li Jie hurriedly stepped forward to help her. For such a thing, Li Jie was also quite helpless. It was only because of the poor security in this era. Things like this happened all over the place. Bandits were like weeds. Once they were cut, another one would grow.
After a while, Li Jie learned about Fang Yi's general situation during the conversation. It turned out that their family went to Yingtian Mansion this time because they offended a powerful person in Quanzhou Mansion and had to flee Quanzhou Mansion. If they planned to go to Yingtian Mansion, they had to rely on Fang Yi. Fang Yi only knew the name of her father's best friend and knew nothing about other circumstances. This put Li Jie's plan to send her away temporarily on hold.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Li Jie took out another loud arrow from his arms, shot into the sky with a chirping sound, and then exploded above. This sounding arrow was used to inform Lin Zhennan that he was ready to return safely. It was not the same type of sounding arrow as the previous warning.
When Lin Zhennan saw Li Jie's arrow signal, he felt relieved. Then he laughed loudly and rode back to the city with his friends while the city defense was still closed.
After shooting the arrows, Li Jie was about to return. He learned that Fang Yi could not ride a horse. Seeing that it was getting late, he was afraid that the city gate would be closed, so he had to find a carriage from the bandits' stronghold in a hurry. When he reached the foot of the mountain, Li Jie first hid the The bay-red horses from the dense forest were led out and hitched to the carriage, and then they drove off, hurrying and slowly into the city just as the city gate was closing.
After returning home, Mr. and Mrs. Lin were surprised by Fang Yi that Li Jie brought back. After some questioning, Lin Zhennan was also very sad about Fang Yi's experience. Mrs. Wang is a kind-hearted person. After listening, her hands moved from time to time. Wiping tears.
"Fang Yi, you will live here from now on and treat this place as your own home!"
After some effort to get Fang Yi settled, Mrs. Wang sighed at Lin Zhennan from time to time.
"Oh, this child's life is really miserable! He lost his family at such a young age."
Lin Zhennan had seen this kind of situation many times when he was traveling in the world. He knew that Mrs. Wang was too kind and did not want to see others suffer, so he had to choose some kind words to comfort Mrs. Wang.
The next day.
The boy quickly ran to the front of the hall and shouted loudly: "Master! Master! The master from the prefect's Yamen is here to visit!"
After hearing the servant's announcement, Lin Zhennan first notified Li Jie, and then hurried to the door to greet him. He saw a middle-aged Confucian scholar in his forties with a Chinese character face and a white Confucian robe at the door. Lin Zhennan and Li Jie were there. Jie smiled and cupped his hands and said: "Congratulations to your master for winning the case. This time, I have been ordered by Master Futai to invite Pingzhi to attend the banquet hosted by the Master tomorrow. At that time, all the children who have been selected will be there. .”
Lin Zhennan hurriedly invited Master to go to the mansion for a while. Master Lu followed Lin Zhennan through the gate and entered the mansion.
In the hall, the fragrance of tea lingered. Master Lu took a sip and praised it.
“Good tea!”
"Where, where, it's just some country specialties. If Master Lu likes to leave later, I will ask my servant to prepare one for you." Lin Zhennan said with a smile.
This Master Lu came from the Lu family in Fucheng, and was Lu Heng's brother. Lin Zhennan was very inquiring about this information, and wanted to take the opportunity to make acquaintances and pave the way for Li Jie.
Master Lu accepted it happily. In the subsequent conversation, Master Lu saw that Li Jie was not arrogant and couldn't help but nodded secretly. This time he came because Lu Heng actually asked him to come over to inspect Li Jie. If Li Jie Jie was so complacent because of his status as the head of the district, county and government examinations, so it was not worthy of attention and investment. Lu Heng was very optimistic about Li Jie after some investigation after the government examination and planned to cultivate him well. .
This time Master Lu came to the door for the final assessment. Seeing Li Jie's humble and indifferent look, he showed an expression of appreciation.
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Although the banquet of the Mansion Examination is not as grand as the Qionglin Banquet and the Luming Banquet, it is still an important banquet after each Mansion Examination.
Tongsheng, in the Ming Dynasty, only those who passed the county and government examinations could be called Tongsheng, unlike in the Qing Dynasty, any scholar who had not been awarded the title of scholar could be called Tongsheng. Tongsheng also means that one has the qualifications to be admitted as a student member. Although there is no express provision for the privileges of a scholar who does not worship an official, most officials will be more polite to Tongsheng, especially young Tongsheng.
In front of the government office, Li Jie, as the head of the case, led all the children into the government office without hesitation. When everyone came to the front hall, they saw Lu Heng sitting in the hall, and the sound of silk, bamboo, wind and music could be heard leisurely around them.
Li Jie bowed first according to etiquette, and then everyone behind him also paid homage to the prefect, thanking him for the admission.
At the banquet, people came to Li Jie's case from time to time to propose a toast. At the banquet, two people were seated, and only the head of the case was seated alone. Li Jie responded to the people around him with a smile. These people were sure that one or two characters would appear in the future. They were both from the same hometown and were of the same age. They would not suffer from the courtesy of these people.
At the government banquet, all the scholars drank and drank. It was very exciting for everyone who attended such an important banquet for the first time. Magistrate Lu also said words of encouragement to everyone from time to time. The atmosphere was very warm, and there was nothing wrong with it. After all, it was possible to get here. They are not stupid people. Even if they have grudges in daily life, they will not pick them out on such an important occasion.
After the banquet was over, the scholars left one after another, and Li Jie was about to go home, but unexpectedly Lu Heng spoke.
"Pingzhi, please stay for a moment, I have something to tell you."
All the scholars were greatly surprised when they heard the prefect's words. Many scholars were very envious of Li Jie's treatment. After all, the prefect was already considered a high official for many poor families. Most people might not be able to become a prefect if they work hard all their lives. Seeing that the prefect admired Li Jie very much, I could only feel envious.
