Wu Mao saw him carrying a girl in and opened his mouth without shouting. He turned around and saw Zhang Bo with his mouth wide open in a daze. Seeing Mr. Wu looking at him, he turned to leave.
"Skinny King, stop!" Wu Mao went over and pulled him to the door: "Anyone can walk away, but not you! Otherwise, Sanlang will find you a wife in vain."
"I carried it down the mountain on my own, okay?" Zhang Bo was dissatisfied. But Wu Maocai didn't care about this and asked him to guard the door of the yard and told him that no one was allowed to enter. After making arrangements, Wu Mao ran away first.
Zhang Bo had no choice but to act as a sentinel. Unexpectedly, it was okay at first, but later he screamed "Oh, mother, oh!" and cried and laughed. Zhang Bo wished he could dig a cellar and bury himself.
Afraid of what might happen, Wang Jinsheng, the shopkeeper of Sihaiju, and Xu Datong, the shopkeeper of Yinmenqiao shop, came to talk to Li Dan. Seeing that he was an acquaintance, Wang Jinsheng greeted him from afar:
"Hey, Brother King Kong, why are you guarding the door today? Is it possible that there are distinguished guests inside and our brothers came at the wrong time?"
Zhang Bo's face was full of discomfort: "Yes... we have guests. It's inconvenient now. Boss, you should..." Before he could finish his words, a ghost started screaming inside again.
Wang and Xu were dumbfounded. Wang Jinsheng, who had been here before, burst out laughing and patted Zhang Bo on the shoulder, out of breath:
"Hey, Slender King Kong, your errand today is too important, which shows the master's trust in you! No need to explain, we both understand, and we'll come back later!"
"Well, maybe you're overthinking it!"
"Yes, yes, he can't think too much about this matter. The more he thinks about it, the more trouble he will have. I understand!" Wang Jinsheng patted Zhang Bo on the shoulder, picked up Xu Datong and left.
Zhang Bo was silly and whispered in a low voice from behind: "Hey, you two, don't talk nonsense when you go outside!" He felt awkward when the words came out of his mouth. Isn't it true that there is no three hundred taels of silver in this place?
Li Dan was sweating profusely, so he went out to the well to get some water to wash his hands first, then washed his face and wiped his upper body.
After pouring the well water, he turned around and saw Zhang Bo leaning against the door bored, which startled him. He walked over, looked into the alley, and asked softly, "What are you doing here?"
"Are you going to be your guards? I don't know where Lu Jiu and Amao have gone. What if someone just breaks in and bumps into them?"
Thinking about it, what he said made sense, but Li Dan felt that something was not right. "Who asked you to stand here?"
"Mr. Wu."
"Where are the others?"
"I'm a scholar... I naturally went back to my room!"
Li Dan said "oh" and turned to the nearby kitchen to get some hot water. When he came out, he seemed to understand what the store was like. His face turned a little red, and he said with an uncomfortable expression:
"I...I'm fine. I just stepped on a little girl when I was looking at the rankings and dislocated her joints. So I thought of bringing her back to restore the bones quietly, and then send her home to avoid causing trouble."
"I understand, Slim King Kong understands everything!" Zhang Bo imitated Wang Jinsheng's emphatically reply.
"I, I really didn't do anything bad, just kneading and squeezing, that's all." Li Dan emphasized.
"Yes, kneading and squeezing, isn't that what it's all about?"
"It's not what you think."
"Yes, yes!" Zhang Bo's head was nodding like a chicken pecking at rice, but he was actually thinking: "You've already screamed like that, what else do you want to do?"
Originally, Li Dan wanted to open his mouth and explain, but he thought about it and forgot about it. I also blame that little girl, she didn't exert any force yet, she screamed so shockingly, but in the second half she gasped and enjoyed it very much. If I had known what your name would be?
This was good, and Mr. Wu was asked to arrange a cymbal to guard the door. Everyone saw that there was no misunderstanding, but there was also a misunderstanding. He simply stopped explaining and took the basin into the house.
He needed to first wipe off the blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing ointment on Miss Yin's feet, then reapply the medicine developed by the military to treat bruises, and finally fix it with straps.
There was a commotion in the front yard, as if countless people were coming here amid the noise, accompanied by drumming. Soon, Zhang Bo, who was confused, saw Mao Zaidi rushing in and shouted to him: "I'm hit, I'm hit!"
"Sooner or later, Mr.
I know how to go to high school, what's weird about that? "Zhang Bo said: "Please speak softly, he is doing big things inside!"
"It's not the young master, it's my uncle, who was ranked 137th in the second grade of high school. They asked me to come back to tell the good news!"
"What's the use of running back? Where is my uncle?"
"My uncle has fainted!" Mao Zaidi said, wiping the sweat from his face. At this time, Wu Mao and others were also alerted and ran out to ask about the situation. "We carried my uncle into the carriage to rest.
At this moment, the streets are full of people, and the messengers are going everywhere to inform the new scholars that this year Guide Mansion has hired a total of 420 people, which everyone says is the largest number since the founding of the People's Republic of China!
Mr. Wu, it's a pity that you didn't participate, otherwise I would definitely have a new boss to do it! "
"I, Wu Maocai, will not be an official in this life. As long as I assist the good master, I will be satisfied!" Wu Mao waved his hands quickly and asked, "What about the master's name? You only saw that my uncle won the prize?"
"As soon as my uncle fell, we were just carrying people around and didn't look any further. But don't worry, the fourth brother has already gone back to look for us. Oh!" Mao Zaidi patted his forehead: "I was just talking, the passerby who announced the good news. It’s still outside the door!”
"Ahem, this is a big deal, don't neglect it!" Wu Mao said and quickly asked Jiao Tong to come forward to receive the good news and reward the person who came to deliver the good news.
While they were in a hurry, there was another commotion outside. It turned out that Qian Shuming, a son from Raozhou who lived in front, won the 65th place in the top three.
Wu Mao remembered that Li Dan mentioned that the man was not from a well-off family, so he specifically asked him to only charge him half of the accommodation fee, so he asked Liu En (the owner of the guild hall) to send him twenty guan of money in Li Dan's name. It is used as a congratulatory ceremony and at the same time it is convenient for him to appreciate others.
The Raozhou Guild Hall had just opened for business and already had two Jinshi graduates. Liu En was so happy that he almost grinned to the back of his head. But whether Li Dan passed the exam or not became a suspense in everyone's mind and aroused everyone's appetite.
"Sanlang is the same. Everyone is so excited. Why is he hiding in the house and not coming out? Why is he so busy?" Song Xiaoniu complained. He was sent here this time. His task was to work with Liu Qi to help Gu Da organize Zhili and go to Anhui. armed sign-guarding bureau.
"Don't worry, it's business and good things anyway!" Zhang Bo said quickly.
"What's going on? Is it business and something good?" Everyone looked back after hearing the voice. Li Dan had already opened the door and came out just in time for him to hear the last few words.
When he saw that so many people were blocked outside by Zhang Bo, he thought to himself that it was lucky that they had not seen those erotic scenes just now. Thinking about this, my face started to burn, and I quickly asked to cover it up:
"Why is it so lively outside? Does anyone here or in our neighborhood have children in high school?" I was overjoyed when I heard that my uncle and the Qian family were in high school.
In particular, Qian Shuming's family is not well-off. It is indeed worth celebrating that he can support his two younger brothers while still in high school.
Just as he was about to express his congratulations to Qian Shuming in person, he saw Lai Wubao rushing in and shouting from outside the crowd, "Sir, Sir, I would like to express my congratulations to you. You have passed the Jinshi Examination in High School!"
"Please tell me more clearly, which rank is it?" Everyone was a little confused when he said "jinshi", because only the top three are called that, the second is called "jinshi origin", and the third is called "jinshi" "Born with Jinshi".
"Third place in the first class, third place!" Lai Wubao replied with eyes wide open
Suddenly the courtyard was quiet for two breaths, and then people yelled: "Ah!". Seeing everyone venting their joy, Li Dan suddenly understood that the future of these people was already tied to him, and they were happy for themselves.
"So, this is my subordinate!" He said to himself in his heart. He stepped forward and helped up Wu Mao and others who were saluting him. His chest was heaving and he didn't know what to say.
Although he was born in two lives and was famous throughout the school and even the entire army as a double champion in martial arts and calligraphy in his previous life, he never expected to win the top prize in the imperial examination.
"Brother Wu, please greet me here. I, I have to report to my mentor first." Li Dan wiped the corners of his eyes, and his words were a bit incoherent.
He felt that he might be pretty good at poetry, but the meaning and policy theory were definitely inseparable from the huge help from Lou Liang and Zeng Qun! Lou Liang stayed
Yu Gan is teaching, and the person he wants to worship is Zeng Qun.
When they arrived at the entrance of the courtyard where Zeng Qun lived, they saw Chen Zhuer, a young boy, already standing at the door holding a broom. When he saw him, he bowed and said, "Congratulations to the new flower girl for being ranked first!"
"Hey, you all know it so soon?" Li Dan was surprised. Then I saw the door curtain lifted, and Zeng Qun appeared at the door wearing a brown cloak: "I ordered Chen Zhuer to go and find out. Young Master, congratulations! Your father can finally smile."
Li Dan hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Students need the teacher's guidance and cannot repay it in return. They should serve as elders and ask for permission from the teacher."
"If I had a son like you, all living beings would have no regrets!" Zeng Qun nodded and said, "But Zedong, now is not the time to offer tea and salute. We, the father-in-law, need to come in quickly to discuss and discuss."
"Huh?" Li Dan wondered: "What does my foster father want to say to me? Is it urgent?" As he spoke, he helped Zeng Qun approach the house. After both of them sat down, Zeng Quncai said quietly: "The people sent by the emperor will be here soon."
"How do you know, sir?" Zeng Qun smiled bitterly: "Don't forget that he is your senior brother. Although he has learned to be patient with his fiery temper, how could I not know about it?" He looked at Li Dan: "Did you know? What is he going to say to you?"
"I don't know." Li Dan lowered his head to ponder, frowning and said, "Even if I get third place, what about the imperial examination in the Golden Palace? I can't be careless either!"
"That's right! But I think that the emperor sent someone here this time to do more than just tell you the good news. He can't wait. He probably has some urgent matters that he wants to ask you about."
"How did the teacher know that I had written letters to him?"
"Are you the only one who has letters to him?"
"Oh!" Li Dan suddenly understood. Seeing this, there was also correspondence between the emperor and Zeng Qun, but he never knew about it. "Your Majesty came to me in a hurry. What kind of questions do you think he will ask, teacher?"
"I'm afraid it has something to do with the awarding of the Ula tribe, right?" Zeng Qun pondered and said, "Some of the courtiers are not happy now and feel that the reward to Ula is too generous. Some people also suggested that two princes should be awarded at the same time to create conflicts among the Egu people. .
I quietly visited an old friend in the Ministry of Rites, and he told me that there were also rumors among the people that even the Great Khan of Kerge would not accept it, and had raised 300,000 troops to go south to seek an explanation from the emperor. "
Li Dan raised his head and glanced at the teacher, narrowing his pupils slightly: "Student knows, someone is still causing trouble behind your back, trying to destroy your majesty's reputation and prestige!"
Zeng Qun stroked his beard and smiled: "Zedong's mind is really quick, and my teacher thinks so too!"
Before he even finished speaking, he heard someone outside the hospital asking questions loudly. After a while, Lu Jiu came in sweating profusely. When he saw them, the two of them sang loudly and said cheerfully:
"Sir, my uncle has brought him back and sent him to his room. Mr. Mucheng has already taken the medicine box and rushed over. I think everything is fine.
However, an official came in front, claiming to be Huang Mensi's minister. He said he was here to bring good news, but he didn't even bring a flute, which was really weird. Mr. Wu is talking to her now. Let me send you a message.
See if you want to see him. If I don't have time, I'll take him by the collar and throw him out. It doesn't matter whether he is a yellow door or a red door...! "
"Old Lu, don't be rude!" Li Dan lowered his face and said, "Huang Mensi is here to do things for the emperor. Do you think this is Poyang Lake? How dare you throw anyone into the water?" Lu Jiu was frightened. He covered his mouth, hunched over and went out, waiting in the yard first.
"Teacher's guess is correct. Sure enough, someone is here." Li Dan stood up with a smile: "Students go to the front to socialize first, and come to serve tea in the evening."
"It's not urgent." Zeng Qun waved his hand: "You are the leader. With so many people following you wholeheartedly, you must not leave them behind at all times!"
Zeng Qun told him that rewards should be given to these people in time, and when they should have fun together, they should be arranged immediately, so as to maintain morale and loyalty.
"We already have a tacit understanding between us, just like a family." He said, "If you want to do big things, your family cannot come first. You have to remember!"
Li Dan claimed to have been taught, then came out and wrote a few words in the study, then carried it in his arms and went to the flower hall to meet the guests.
On the way, he told Lu Jiu to sue him.
I asked Jiao Tong to arrange for everyone to be given some money from Xiangxi, rent a few rooms at Sihaiju on Xiangjun Road, and invite everyone to a banquet tonight. When Lu Jiu heard that there was food and drink, he jumped up and down!
When he entered the door, he saw a man in brown official robes chatting animatedly with Wu Mao. When he saw Li Dan, he stood up and held his hands: "Is this Li Tanhua across from you? Congratulations, congratulations!
I, Liu Wei, the minister of Huangmen, have been ordered to deliver the good news to the three new scholars in the first class, and asked the three to be prepared to come to the palace early the next morning to meet with the emperor and take part in the palace examination. "
"I accept the decree, thank you Your Majesty!" Li Dan finally understood why he had waited for so long. He respectfully bowed three times and kowtowed nine times in the direction of the palace, leaving Liu Wei stunned. When he got up and put the good news in Li Dan's hand, Liu Wei added with a smile:
"I have just explained the details of entering the palace to Master Wu in detail, and there are a few more words that I need to tell Tanhua individually." He glanced at Wu Mao.
Wu Mao immediately understood and stood up and said that he had to arrange the celebration tonight. Li Dan immediately told him that he had sent Lu Jiu to notify Master Jiao and suggested that he invite the other two new Jinshis to come with him. Wu Mao agreed to resign.
Then Liu Wei first took out two memorials from his arms and presented them with both hands: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, has ordered your Excellency to read these two memorials, write a quick reply, and give them to your subordinates to take back."
"Okay, Mr. Liu, please sit down for a moment." Li Dan took it.
"I don't dare. Once you enter the court, your rank will definitely be higher than that of a lower official. How dare a lower official take it?" Liu Wei knew how to wink, and after being humble, he signed half way down.
The two excerpts actually talk about the same thing, but one is a report from the Staff Division of the Ministry of War, saying that Khan must also go south, and the other is a secret report by Liu Mu, the commander of the Winged Dragon Guard, about the rumors in the capital about this matter. .
Judging from the dates, they were just submitted in the past two days. After reading it, Li Dan asked softly: "Does your Majesty have any instructions or questions?"
Liu Wei nodded: "When your majesty handed it over to the official, he ordered the official to ask your Excellency: Do you think this is true or false?
His Majesty said that the words to confer the title of Ergus Khan on Qimeir came not long ago, and they must be thousands of miles away. Even if the horse died, it would not have spread so fast, and the officials and people in the capital actually knew that he was sending troops. The news is even weirder. "
He paused and then said: "Just the day before these two folders were handed over, something strange happened.
Mr. Zheng, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, made a joke when the emperor was playing the right speech in front of the emperor at the small court meeting, saying that it would be better to give Ye Bihan a prince, so that the two heroes can stand side by side on the grassland. "
"Oh?" Li Dan frowned slightly: "What are the reactions of the ministers?"
"The First Assistant thought it was worth giving it a try, and one or two others also agreed. At that time, His Majesty only said that the proposal was interesting and did not discuss it in depth. But the rumors that emerged later made His Majesty feel a little uneasy. This was too coincidental. Already!"
Liu Wei looked at Li Dan who was silent and was surprised at how young and calm he was. He thought that Liu Xi did have a way of judging people.
"It is indeed a coincidence." Li Dan nodded, took out a folded piece of paper from his arms and put it into the folder presented by the Winged Dragon Guard: "Everything I want to say is on this piece of paper. Please take it back for Your Majesty to review."
Liu Wei was stunned. He didn't expect that Li Dan knew his purpose in advance, so he quickly reached out to take the fold and carefully put it back into his arms. Then he watched Li Dan take out another piece of paper, put it in Zhi Fang Si's fold, handed it over and said:
"The eldest son of Qimeier has an appointment to visit you. I will go there after the palace examination. Before that, please do not mention the grant or agree to anything related to it. What I want to do is all written above. .
If your Majesty agrees, please send your servant to Sihaiju on Xiangjun Road tomorrow to order a cake for Princess Miyun. Have you remembered all of this? Li Dan asked with a smile.
Liu Wei has run errands for the emperor more than a hundred times since he became a member of the Huangmen family, but this is the first time he has done such a mysterious task. He felt a little dizzy, but it seemed quite exciting!
Hearing Li Dan ask him, he quickly handed over his hand and said, "I remember, I remember. Please rest assured, I will return to the palace immediately!" He stood up and left.
After sending him out, he sealed a red envelope worth two taels of silver. Seeing him heading back to the palace, Li Dan bowed to the congratulatory crowd outside at the door to thank him, and ordered to set off firecrackers and throw more money.
Just having fun
, suddenly remembered that there was a young lady in his room, and almost forgot about her! He quickly found an opportunity and ran inside.
When I got to the door, I saw that Zhang Bo was still there. This time, he moved a chair from somewhere and sat on it. Seeing him running over in a panic, he smiled and said:
"Don't panic, with this Vajra guarding the door, not even a fly can get in!" As he spoke, he whispered mysteriously: "Go quickly, everyone has been waiting for it for a long time!"
"I've been exhausted from running around Yangzhou these two days, but it's very rewarding! I apologize to everyone who urged me to update it or was anxious! Please update it as soon as possible!"
