"I……"
Ning Weiguo trembled and waved to the maid and the boy.
"You go down first."
After the screen retreated, Ning Weiguo moved his position, sat next to Ning Wuyan, and asked in a low voice: "What did Ye Tongpan say to you?"
"No, it's just that Ye Changlong came here just now..."
After Ning Wuyan finished telling him that he was going to attend the Gathering of Talents and Ji Jin's reminder.
Ning Weiguo's drunken eyes suddenly became very sober, and he looked a little uneasy: "I thought Ye Tong was making things difficult for me because you broke off the engagement that day and damaged the Ye family's face. I didn't expect that the Ye family actually participated in the battle for the crown prince. .”
Unexpectedly.
The Ye family also wants to pull the Ning family together to support King Jin!
Thinking of this, Ye Tongpan deliberately suppressed his intention. He clearly wanted to use his official power to tell the Ning family that if he wanted to pursue an official career, he must either surrender to the Ye family or... pack up and get out.
"Nothing's wrong. I can't get involved in the fight for the crown prince. Two princes were deposed. Many nobles were beheaded in public because of this. I'm not afraid of your jokes. I've wasted so many years as a clerk in the government. I didn't plan to get rich. I just It is enough to hope that my son will grow up and my daughter will be safe."
Ning Wuhuang breathed a long sigh of relief knowing that his second uncle had no intention of clinging to the Ye family.
His surname is Ning, which means that he is not doing things so that he can feed one person and keep the whole family hungry.
If one person in the Ning Mansion stands in the wrong team, the whole family will be on the road to destruction.
The eldest uncle and the other cousins are all small soldiers, insignificant and will not be targeted, but the second uncle has a connection with Ye Tongsuan and will be caught.
Since the second uncle was not worried about offending Ye Tong and being dismissed from office, he could handle the matter according to his own ideas.
"But it's all right. If that's the case, I want your third brother to be recommended to the government office after passing the autumn examination."
Ning Weiguo sighed, poured another glass of wine, and drank it all.
Ning Wuyan thought that his third brother was not willing to be a civil servant and was more suitable for a military position, and a bold idea flashed in his mind.
But this matter required the consent of the third brother, so he went to the third brother's yard to find someone on the pretext of giving him advice on how to compose poems.
There are only three and a half months until the autumn exams in September. Ning Wuye will study hard in his study every day when the rooster crows, and won't fall asleep until midnight... That's how it should be.
But when Ning Wuyan walked to the yard, he saw Ning Wuyan waving a shining blue dragon sword, which was so majestic that it made his hands and feet itch.
The bloodline behind the general's sect is destined to prefer to use hands and feet instead of chewing words.
"Fifth brother, catch it!"
Ning Wuyi picked up a long spear from the weapons rack and threw it towards him.
Ning Wuyan stretched out his hand to take it, and following his body's subconscious reaction, he shook the gun a few times.
Buzz!
The spear shook, and there was a faint sound of dragon roar.
Ning Wuyi smiled with satisfaction and pointed the tip of the knife straight at him: "Come on, make some gestures!"
"Third brother, just say you want to beat me up."
Ning Wuyang made a joke, but he still used all kinds of martial arts skills and moved unfamiliarly.
Fortunately, his brother made a gesture and Ning Wuyue filled the whole yard with water. It wasn't until Ning Wuyang was exhausted that Ning Wuyang knocked the spear out of his hand, caught it with another lunge, and inserted the spear back into place.
Less than a quarter of an hour's gesture ended with Ning Wushu's helplessness in parrying.
"Fifth brother, you need to practice this set of marksmanship more."
"Tomorrow morning... practice more."
Ning Wuyang held his knees and breathed heavily.
Even though I was sweating profusely, the feeling of fighting with passion was really refreshing.
Looking at the third brother holding the Qinglong Dao again, he vaguely had the aura of grandpa holding the Tiger Head Guan Dao. He thought of the purpose of coming here and blurted out.
"Third brother, why not take the martial arts exam in the autumn exam?"
"You also want me to take the martial arts exam?" Ning Wuzhen was shocked.
also?
Ning Wuyan raised his eyebrows. Based on the way his second aunt taught his children, he thought he was the only one in the entire Ning family who would instigate his third brother to change tracks. The word "ye" was very spiritual.
"Who else wants Third Brother to take the martial arts exam?"
You must know that if a military officer is admitted, there is no military officer to inherit his father's career, and he can only become a soldier guarding the city or go to the government office as a yamen servant.
It's all good to be able to be one of these, but most of them can only take advantage of the recruitment expansion to work as soldiers to earn a living, which is almost useless.
Once you pass the autumn literary examination, you can start as an unranked petty official without taking part in the spring examination. In addition, in order to attract disciples, the Jinwang faction also wants to reduce military expenditures.
As a result, the autumn literary test is like an army crossing a single-plank bridge.
In the autumn martial arts examinations, most poor people participated. In the prosperous Jinling Mansion, with a registered population of 700,000, the number of candidates for the martial arts examinations had not exceeded 100 in decades.
Unless someone is as unlucky as the original person, almost everyone can win as long as someone is willing to participate.
Ning Wuyi pondered for a moment, then picked up a handkerchief and began to wipe the blade: "This Qinglong Sword was a gift from Miss Shen."
"Oh...ah?" Why are you related to Miss Shen again?
"After arriving at the small island in the middle of the lake, after being introduced by Mr. Xu, I met Master Jiang, the prefect, and had a few fights with him. Before leaving the island, he suggested that I take the martial arts test, saying that I was very good at martial arts and would definitely kill the enemy if I went into battle. He is a general, and there has been fierce friction on the border in the past two years. King Jin supports peace talks, and King Kang supports arbitrariness. He said that I might have a chance to revive the lintel of Ning Mansion."
Ning Wuhuang discovered that the more things he fears in this world, the more likely they will come.
It seems that the dispute between King Jin and King Kang has affected all aspects of Daxing.
He couldn't help but wonder, could the Ning family really survive alone?
Ning Wuyang twisted his eyebrows, which could kill a fly: "Who does Mr. Jiang support?"
"The Jiang family supports the use of force to solve the problem, but they are not from King Kang's faction. Mr. Jiang only came up with this suggestion because he fell in love with me. He asked me to write an article about current affairs and said that I still won't be able to pass the civil examination this year. Advise me not to waste my efforts."
Mr. Jiang has a burning gaze and is really an honest man.
Ning Wuyan also knew the strength of his third brother, so he wanted to change the track and try it out.
"But fifth brother, my father is a government official, and my elder brother is a master in the lower county of Jinling. If I pass the civil service examination, I can be recommended to be a master or a county official. If I want to join the military, I can only start as a soldier. I’m not afraid of hardship, but I’m worried about living up to the teachings of my parents over the years.”
Listening to what Third Brother said, Mr. Jiang only suggested it and did not mean to recommend it... Ning Wuyang knew that Third Brother was under a lot of pressure.
But he seemed to be unable to help at the moment, so he could only take out the ten thousand taels of silver he had just earned from his arms.
"Fifth brother, are you selling poetry again?" Ning Wuyi jumped up and said anxiously: "You have finally gained some fame in the literary world. Don't waste it like this, it will be detrimental to your future!"
"I didn't sell poems. I didn't mean to turn the medical clinic into a shop to sell perfume. This is the money earned from selling perfume." Ning Wuyan could only repeat Ye Changlong's story again.
Ning Wuyi listened to him as if he were hearing a fairy tale, and finally he choked out a sentence: "It turns out that selling incense and perfume is so profitable."
"So third brother, you don't have to worry about money. If you want to take the martial arts exam, just take it. If there is a suitable official position, we will go to Mr. Jiang to make some inquiries and buy one."
The official Ye Tongpan was bought from the county magistrate.
It is necessary for Ning Wu to follow the local customs and make full use of his own advantages to benefit himself and his family.
Ning Wuyi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Master Jiang is an upright man. He will not sell his official position to us."
oh.
fine.
Ning Wuyang thought to himself: The worst case scenario is to buy it somewhere other than Jinling Mansion.
"I didn't expect that one day I would need the help of my fifth brother to support my future." Ning Wuyi glanced at the 10,000 taels of silver notes on the table and lamented the impermanence of the world.
But fortunately, he didn't refuse the help.
"Fifth brother, please save the money for third brother first. When I pass the martial arts examination, I will definitely ask you if I need it."
As soon as these words came out.
Ning Wuyan knew that the third brother had made a decision.
"Do you want me to go talk to the second uncle and the others?" Ning Wuhuang's status in the Ning Mansion has risen with the reputation of the Poet Immortal, and his words have a certain weight.
