"No, that's it, it's good."
Seeing that the leading soldier looked a little embarrassed, Su Qian shook his head. There was not much trouble.
He was just a soldier guarding the city, so there was no need for Su Qian to be too embarrassed.
Taking Su Qi'an to the residence where he was staying, the soldier was very discerning and left quickly.
The soldier who left the mansion turned around and looked at the huge mansion in front of him. He breathed a sigh of relief and said to himself, "Uncle Su is not as easy to get along with as the rumors say. Forget it, this matter has nothing to do with me. I brought people here." , I can also do business."
After a while, the soldiers guarding the city left quickly.
Every move of the soldiers guarding the city was under Su Yong's watchful eye. Looking at the leaving soldiers, Su Yong jumped off the wall, came to Su Qi'an, and asked.
"Sir, do you think you would like me to go check it out?"
Su Qi'an shook his head, "No, he is just a guide. Even if you follow him, you won't be able to find anything. And I believe that it won't be long before we see the person behind him."
When Su Qian'an said this, Su Yong couldn't refute, so he nodded and obeyed.
After a while, under Su Yong's arrangement, the twenty or so New Army brothers who followed quickly dispersed.
Quickly seize the various vantage points of the mansion. As for the periphery of the mansion, it is guarded by a hundred soldiers led by Captain Wang.
When he came to Zhoucheng this time, Su Qi'an brought Xiaowei Wang here with him. After all, Xiaowei Wang had served as a government official and school captain in Lingbei County for many years.
It has been kept in Dongshan Village, and it is obvious that there are some overqualified people and some official affairs. It is better to use some school captains and yamen servants who are more familiar with it to deal with it.
Sure enough, on the second day after Su Qi'an stayed at the so-called Su residence in the city, some powerful people from the city and some literati wanted to visit.
These people are not the relatively powerful powerful people in the city. In the city, they belong to the middle and lower classes.
From Su Qian's point of view, this all seemed like a temptation.
At this time, the soldiers led by Colonel Wang became effective.
In the officialdom of Lingbei County, I have seen too many different types of Wang Xiaowei, and I am not afraid at all when facing these people.
Just reject them one by one with reason. Even if these visitors want to find fault, they have nothing to say.
In the end, all of them were rejected without exception. Although the visitors felt a little unhappy, they thought of Su Qi'an's identity and the serious soldiers guarding the mansion.
In the end, they all snorted and left directly.
"According to Sir's instructions, all the visitors in the past few days have been persuaded by my subordinates to leave. With this rejection, they will probably learn a lesson. Sir, you are not just someone who wants to see you."
Listening to Colonel Wang's answer, Su Qian nodded with satisfaction, "Well, Captain Wang, you did a good job this time."
"But we can't stay like this. Their temptation is over. This time, it's our turn to take action."
"Sir, what do you mean?" Captain Wang asked.
"Come on, let's go to the Xiancai Pavilion. It's not rude to come and not go back."
Wang Xiaowei and Su Yong were shocked.
After arriving in Zhoucheng, the two of them realized how famous the Talent Hall was in Zhoucheng.
As the name suggests, the Talent Hall is a place for recruiting talents of all kinds.
As long as you consider yourself talented, whether it's a genius or a geek, as long as you pass the test.
Once admitted, you can directly work as a staff member in the state capital. If you are favored by several big shots in the state capital, you will be able to rise to the top.
It is said that the Tang steward of Zhou Mu was recruited through the Xiancai Hall. After working in the state capital for a few years, he was appreciated by Zhou Mu, which led to his current status.
This has also resulted in many literati students who have failed to pass the examination and want to take another path through the Xiancaiguan and change their destiny.
The Xiancai Pavilion is good, but it is a mixed bag of everything. If Su Qi'an goes there at this time, I am afraid it will cause a commotion, and if it is used by people with ulterior motives, it will cause trouble.
Su Qi'an naturally understood the concerns of the two, but he didn't care and said, "It's precisely because
There are many people with mixed eyes, and it is also an important occasion to collect information from all sources. This time I went just to inquire about the information. As for recruiting talents, I should just enjoy it. "
The entrance to Su's house was still guarded by soldiers such as Captain Wang, who looked very stern. On the street opposite Su's house, some vendors set up stalls to greet customers.
Although they were doing business, their eyes were looking in the direction of Su Zhai from time to time. No matter how they looked at them, they felt that they were not ordinary people.
These people are really not vendors, but powerful people who have been rejected and sent spies.
They wanted to see how long Earl Su, who caused big trouble in Sichuan Province, would hide.
Little did they know that while they were watching, Su Qi'an and Su Yong had already jumped from the back wall and left quietly.
The bustling city can only be experienced by being in it. The streets here are large enough to accommodate two or three carriages traveling side by side.
Even when Su Qi'an was walking on the street, he could still hear the lively noise around him.
The Xiancai Pavilion that Su Qi'an went to this time is located in the busiest street of the state city, not far from the state capital, and it is also the largest one in the state city.
After walking for almost half an hour, Su Qi'an arrived at the largest talent hall.
The size of this Hall of Talents is comparable to the mansion where Su Qi'an lives. Not to mention the huge area, the building is six or seven stories high.
This is not a talent house, it's not an exaggeration to say it's an inn.
Su Qi'an guessed correctly. This Xiancai Hall is a place integrating eating, drinking, housing and entertainment.
Of course, not everyone can enter this Hall of Talents. Only those who meet one of three conditions are eligible to enter.
First, you must have the reputation of being a scholar.
Second, if you have no merit, you need to pay one hundred taels to enter.
Third, if you have neither fame nor money, you only need to compose a poem, and you can still enter.
These three conditions can be said to have perfectly eliminated those who want to cheat.
Xiancaiguan is envious of talented people, but it is not a waste of time with mediocre people.
Su Qi'an took a look at the people who were lining up and scratching their heads and writing poems, shook their heads, and then stepped forward and submitted their status as candidates.
After confirming Su Qi'an's identity, the door steward let Su Qi'an in. Read the book
Only when we stepped into the Xiancai Museum did we realize how huge it was.
The museum is divided into several areas. Some are drinking and having fun, admiring singers and dancers. There are also people who want to recruit through the talent hall and are busy writing. There are also some who are reciting poems and writing poems here.
Several scenes that seemed impossible to appear appeared together in such a strange way.
"As expected of the Talent Hall, it's quite interesting." Su Qi'an thought to himself.
"May I ask Mr. Juren why you came to the Xiancai Hall so that I can arrange your seat?" A steward asked.
"Just chatting."
"Okay, I understand. I will arrange a private room on the second floor for you."
The steward understood it and was not surprised by Su Qi'an's answer. After all, not everyone who came to the Talent Hall came for the so-called recruitment of talents.
More often than not, they come here for entertainment.
Young people like Su Qi'an are probably here to take part in the state examination in a month's time. That is the place they yearn for. As for the Xiancai Pavilion, they are probably just joining in the fun and out of curiosity.
The steward quickly made this judgment on Su Qi'an in his mind.
Without any delay, he led Su Qi'an to the second floor and quickly arranged a private room.
The location of the room was pretty good, with a view of the bottom. However, before leaving, the steward specifically asked Su Qi'an if he needed a maid to serve him.
Su Qi'an was startled, then shook his head. He didn't expect that the so-called entertainment in Xiancaiguan could be so exciting.
The steward didn't say anything more, turned around and left.
Su Qi'an sat down and listened to the noise below. Gradually, some interesting things that happened in the city during this period came to Su Qi'an's ears.
In Zhoucheng, talking about the most
Most of them are naturally those powerful young men. After all, these young men's family backgrounds are not simple, and it is normal for what they do to become the talk of the town.
Among the most discussed young masters, none is the third young master of Zhoucheng.
They are the eldest son Tang Xiao, the son of Zhou Mu, followed by Gongsun Yi, the son of Zhou Cheng, and Xue Huai, the son of Zhou Wei.
Not only in the entire city, but even in Xizhou, these three people are absolutely the ones that no one dares to provoke.
After all, the fathers of these three people are the three highest officials in charge of Xizhou's government affairs, economy, and military.
However, when it comes to family background, the eldest son Tang Xiao is weaker than the latter.
The Gongsun family and the Xue family can be regarded as real aristocratic families. Even if they cannot be compared with the Guogong family in Kyoto, they are many levels higher than the powerful locals below.
The former Gongsun family is married to the imperial court. It is said that the current imperial concubine is from the Gongsun family. The latter Xue family, although there is no imperial concubine, is a local family in Xizhou.
Within Xizhou, there are hundreds of years of history, which is said to date back to the founding of Daliang.
Compared with the eldest son Tang Xiao, only his father, Zhou Mu, and others, in terms of background, are somewhat inferior.
This is also the reason why the three chief officials of Xizhou are almost equal.
It is simply impossible to rely on Xizhou Mu alone to completely take power. The three parties check and balance each other.
This also leads to the reason why these three young men are not afraid of each other.
Listening to these exciting news, Su Qian's face showed a smile. It seemed that this trip to the Talent Hall was not in vain.
And in this kind of discussion, Su Qi'an actually heard something about himself.
"You have all heard that some time ago, our heir apparent went to Sichuandu County somewhere, and he seemed to be deflated there. The person who deflated him seemed to be someone named Su Qian. It is said that he was a talented man and a high-ranking official. .”
"Hey, I asked you when did you get the news? Your news has been delayed. That Su Qian is not an ordinary scholar. He has been on the battlefield and was named Dongshan Bo by the imperial court."
"And in Sichuandu County, it's even more remarkable. One person overthrew the two powerful men in the county. The prince's pleas were useless. In the end, he even attracted the prefectural pastoral order, which was finally resolved."
"He is indeed a ruthless person who can make the prince suffer. And I heard that Mr. Zhou Mu admires this person very much."
"No, he came to Zhoucheng a few days ago. He lives in the Su residence in the East Block. It belongs to Earl Su. Some people came to visit him, but they were all turned away."
