Bao Cheng sighed, glared and said with a strange look: "It's hard to enter the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion. The Yamen who sent the message is probably dead inside. It's been more than half an hour and he still hasn't come out. Go quickly." Let’s see, I think I can still bury him in time.”
He Denglu grinned and laughed twice: "Master Bao is here to find Yao to join the army. Come on, I will take Mr. Bao in."
Bao Cheng leaned against the door and refused to go in. He raised his chin toward the door and said, "No, I have to wait for the yamen servant to come out. He even took my advantage."
The monthly salary of the yamen servants in various government offices is astonishingly low, and they are basically on the verge of not starving to death. If the yamen servant is new and has a thin skin, he does not dare to do small tricks such as getting money and taking cards, and there are many errands, and he can never catch up. If you don't have food from the public kitchen, you will definitely be hungry this month.
To put it bluntly, the so-called King of Hell is so difficult to deal with, but actually it means that the salary of the people below is meager and they cannot support a family, so they have to point to this difficulty to save their lives.
He Denglou also knows the rules, and the government officials in Jingzhao Mansion know the rules even more. They will never embarrass the people who actually come to report the case. They will only make things difficult for Bao Cheng who comes to visit like this. At first glance, he is a rich young master. Son.
He laughed dryly twice and coaxed Bao Cheng: "Which kid is so blind that he dares to ask Mr. Bao for favors? Come on, let's go in first. I will definitely deal with that kid when I get back."
He was talking about cleaning up, but he never mentioned getting the money back. He knew that the person guarding the door today was a new government servant. He had only been here for less than half a month, and he just missed the day when his monthly salary was paid. They all went on errands during meal time and were so hungry that they lost their shape.
As he spoke, he took Bao Cheng into the door of Jingzhao Mansion's Yamen Office. As soon as he walked behind the screen wall, he saw the unlucky Yamen servant, wiped the grease from his mouth, and ran out in a hurry.
The young yamen officer saw He Denglou, and just after half a salute, he caught sight of Bao Cheng next to He Denglou. He subconsciously touched his sleeves and was stunned.
Bao Cheng raised his eyebrows and smiled. He was about to say something, but was interrupted by He Denglu.
He Denglu's face darkened, and he threatened the young government officer: "Why are you running? Do you have any more rules? You have lost the face of Jingzhao Mansion, why don't you hurry up and go on duty?"
The young yamen servant was completely confused. He didn't know which leg to step on first, and his eyes kept wandering.
However, He Denglou seemed to be blind and shouted at the young yamen servant: "What are you still doing standing here? Why don't you go to the door and guard it? Master Shaoyin will be back soon, and there is not even a horse or a stool." ."
The young yamen servant was stunned and went to see Bao Cheng without even thinking about it. He quickly disappeared without a trace.
He Denglu regained his smile, turned to Bao Cheng and said, "This kid is new, he doesn't understand the rules, and he makes Mr. Bao laugh."
Bao Cheng grinned, what else could he say, everyone was gone and he couldn't say a word, so the money was probably wasted.
He pursed his lips, grinding his back molars and followed He Zhenfu to the back house.
The Jingzhao Mansion Office occupies the southwest corner of Guangde Square. It is built in a very deep and quiet place. It is divided into a layout of the front office and the back house. The back house is inaccessible to ordinary people. It is precisely because of this that including Chengcai asked the Yamen servant to pass it on.
The back house was originally the residence of the governor of Jingzhao, but the governors were basically rich and had their own mansions in Beijing. They did not need to live in the back house of the government office. The back house gradually became more convenient. Idle.
The current Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture, Liu Jinghong, took the initiative, retaining the main house in the back house, and transforming the peripheral wing rooms, reverse rooms, etc. into public housing in Jingzhao Prefecture, providing it to those who cannot afford to buy a house in the capital. The government officials stayed temporarily.
I have to say that this approach is still very humane.
Yao Yao was a soldier and was assigned a small single room in the public house. The ordinary government servants nearby did not have such good treatment. They almost always shared a room with two people or five people.
Even so, this public housing is still crowded, and government officials often line up waiting to be allocated a house.
He Denglou led the way and asked with a smile: "Why did Mr. Bao come here during lunch? The food from our public chef is not very delicious."
Bao Cheng had something on his mind and was a little distracted. How could he think about eating? He even forgot about the feeling of hunger. He hummed indifferently and asked: "He Captor, A Yao is here at the moment." Not in the government office?"
He Dengglou was stunned for a moment, nodded and said: "Yes, there is no errand today, Yao Canjun did not go out." After saying that, he reminded: "This road is a bit messy, Mr. Bao, be careful where you step."
Bao Cheng grunted, stepped over a branch that stretched across the bluestone road, and followed He Denglou forward in silence.
He Denglou was very surprised. In the past, Mr. Bao was the most noisy, jumping up and down like a monkey. Why did he change his attitude today and be so quiet?
He glanced at Bao Cheng with his eyes and saw that although his expression was as usual, his face was pale and he felt a little lost, and he couldn't help but feel suspicious.
Not long after entering the back house, Bao Cheng saw a thin figure from behind. Although his hair was combed into a man's bun, his figure looked like that of a girl. He was holding an empty bowl in his hand and was going to a table. He walked into a room with a door ajar.
Apart from Yao Yao, there is no other girl in the Jingzhao government office.
"Ah Yao, Ah Yao." Bao Cheng immediately left He Denglu and ran over as if he had seen a life-saving straw.
Yao Yao was staggered by Bao Cheng and almost fell face down on the ground. It took her a long time to stabilize her body, but the bowl in her hand was not so lucky and fell to the ground with a bang. It was shattered.
She immediately became angry, turned around and scolded Bao Cheng: "Bao, please pay for my bowl."
"Compensate, compensate, I'll pay you a fortune." Bao Cheng touched the back of his head and whispered in Yao Yao's ear with a solemn expression.
Yao Yao's expression changed, and he raised his chin toward He Denglu with a stern face.
He Denglou smiled knowingly. He had something to say. He turned around and went out to tell the government officials that Yao Canjun was in a bad mood today, so don't get into trouble.
Entering the room, Yao Yao closed the door and window, and said solemnly: "You mean you got the test questions?"
Bao Cheng quickly hissed twice: "Keep your voice down, don't yell."
He looked around like a thief, took out the two pieces of tissue paper lying next to him from his clothes, and handed them to Yao Yao with shaking hands.
The words on the paper were very small and densely packed, covering two pages.
Yao Yao didn't take what Bao Cheng said seriously at first. When she saw this piece of paper, she didn't take it seriously at first. But when she looked at it, her heart sank and her hands moved slightly. Trembling, there was panic in her voice that she was not even aware of: "Where did you get this thing?"
Bao Cheng was startled by Yao Yao's trance-like voice. He opened his mouth and told the origin of these two pages one by one. He looked at Yao Yao's face and asked, "A Yao, is this a test question?" ?”
Yao Yao's lips were dry, his mind was flustered, and he was a little confused. He managed to calm down and asked, "Do you know which subjects will be tested in the provincial examination?"
Bao Cheng nodded: "I know, the first chapter is the classics, the second chapter is the concurrent classics, and the third chapter is the current policy."
Yao Yao took a deep breath, pointed to the dense handwriting on the paper and said: "Look, these are the test questions of this classic, and these are the questions of the concurrent classics. These are the three current policies."
Bao Cheng opened his mouth in astonishment and stared at Yao Yao: "You, you, can actually understand these Martian texts? I can't understand them."
"Did you just eat in the Imperial College? You're not even as good as me, a slave from Ye Ting." Yao Yao glanced at Bao Cheng and cursed in a low voice.
Bao Cheng didn't feel ashamed at all and said with a smile: "You grew up in Yeting and studied hard under the clutches of the palace doctor for a while. Of course I can't compare with you."
Yao Yao snorted and calmed down in shock. He twirled the corner of the paper and murmured: "However, based on these two pieces of paper, I haven't judged that this is the question for this year's provincial examination."
Bao Cheng asked puzzledly: "Why, is there also a three-year simulation of the five-year college entrance examination in this era? Is this a simulation question bank?"
Yao Yao shook his head: "You don't know the rules of this provincial examination. Are you going to see the examiner come in today?"
Bao Cheng nodded: "I went, then, what does their entering the curtain have to do with the exam questions?"
Yao Yao breathed a sigh of relief: "After the four examiners and eighteen fellow examiners entered the curtain, everyone was assigned to a separate room in the Gongyuan. However, the three examination questions of the provincial examination were all assigned to four examiners. The title was made on the spot, and then a craftsman who entered the Gongyuan at the same time printed it on the spot." She glanced at Bao Cheng, and her voice became deeper and more doubtful: "Not to mention that the Gongyuan was closely guarded by the Beiya Imperial Army inside and outside, even a bird If you can't fly in, let's just say that it has only been two hours since the examiner entered the curtain. How did your father get these things? This question must have come out too fast."
Bao Cheng suddenly understood and exclaimed in low voice: "The question of co-writing was not given out in advance and brought in."
Yao Yao nodded calmly.
After Bao Cheng understood all the details in the provincial examination, he was no longer as panicked as before. He threw himself on the bed and said relaxedly: "It's okay. You scared me to death just now."
But Yao Yao didn't look relaxed at all, and still said worriedly: "Bao Cheng, this kind of thing cannot happen by chance. If you only find the problem on this piece of paper after entering the examination room, then you will not be able to explain it clearly. "
Bao Cheng smiled nonchalantly and said, "So what if I can't explain it clearly? I'll just burn this piece of paper."
"Bao Cheng, how have you spent the past three years? How can you be so innocent?" Yao Yao was speechless: "You are not the only one who has this thing. Your cheap brother also has it. Maybe someone else has it." They also have it in their hands. If this is really a fraud case, even if only your brother is found and not you, this is a major crime for the Yi clan, can you run away?"
