"Brother Xiao, everyone, I, Long Wu, can't stand up to you this time."
In a private room at Tongfu Inn, Long Wu was so ashamed that he raised his wine cup.
I thought I could help my fellow villagers this time, but I didn't expect...it turned out to be such a closed door.
Everyone in Pei County was also listless and deeply depressed.
On the contrary, it was Xiao He, whose joy did not diminish at all. He immediately stood up and responded with wine: "Brother Long, what do you mean by this?"
"If it weren't for Brother Long, how could we have such an opportunity?"
When these words were spoken, Long Wu was slightly startled, but he didn't understand.
"Brother Xiao, even Prime Minister Liu doesn't want to see us. He must look down on us. You..."
Cao Shen said slightly frustrated.
How much I expected when I came here, how disappointed I am now.
Young people are always more energetic.
"Cao Shen, you are still young and do not understand officialdom; in the future, you must not be blinded by appearances!"
"Liu Xiang has shown kindness to us and others, so don't talk nonsense anymore!"
Xiao He looked solemn and spoke in a deep voice to teach Cao Shen.
Cao Shen is a kid with good talent, but with little experience, he is still too shallow. After all, it is impossible to be born with an understanding of the ways of the world.
"Brother Xiao, what do you mean by this? I... don't even understand."
"Xiang Liu didn't reject us?"
Cao Shen scratched his head with a confused look on his face.
Even Long Wu looked confused.
Xiao He smiled slightly, nodded slightly in the direction of Liu Bai's Prime Minister's Mansion, and then sighed: "I, Xiao He, am not as good as Liu Xiangyuan!"
"It is really my fault, Xiao He, that we rushed to the Prime Minister's Mansion today!"
"Not only did Prime Minister Liu not blame him, he even made up for it. Xiao He is really ashamed!"
When these words were spoken, they were simply in the clouds, and everyone did not understand them.
Fan Kuai, a dog-slaughter man, had a rather impatient temper and said quickly: "Brother Xiao, just tell me! What is going on! I don't understand at all!"
Everyone nodded again and again.
Xiao He put down the wine cup, looked at everyone with a serious face, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, do you still remember why we came to Xianyang?"
Cao Shen smiled and said: "Of course! We are here to seek officials! Prime Minister Liu is taking the exam to select officials, and we are taking the exam!"
Xiao He nodded slightly: "Since it is an exam, I will pay a visit to Prime Minister Liu before the exam starts. Even if I get good grades in the future, there will inevitably be no gossip in the court and there will be suspicion of fraud. Our official career will stop here! This is the only way!"
When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned!
Cao Shen, who was still smiling at first, suddenly lost his smile!
Why didn't he think of this?
In fact, it's not his fault. This is the first time the court has used examinations to select officials. No one has thought about this.
But... once the results come out, this kind of behavior will be infinitely magnified in the court. The gang of old fritters in the court will attack and make excuses!
"When we pay a visit to Prime Minister Liu, the court officials will regard us as members of Prime Minister Liu's faction. Instead, Prime Minister Liu will be criticized by all the officials and form cliques for personal gain!"
"Perhaps Prime Minister Liu won't care about this. But... is His Majesty the First Emperor dissatisfied with forming cliques in the name of exams? This is the key!"
"This is the second one!"
A trace of fear flashed across Xiao He's face and he spoke in a deep voice.
Forming a party for personal gain is much more terrifying than the previous one!
After saying this, everyone fell silent, and Long Wu could hardly hold his chopsticks!
Be good! Just pay a visit, so many ways?
As expected, the court is not a place for people to stay. It's better for us, the Imperial Guards, to just do what's asked of us. The worst case scenario is to kill people.
However, thinking about this, a trace of sadness flashed across Long Wu's face.
He was no longer a Jinyiwei, he was kicked out by leader Long Qie. I still have to clean the Feiyu suit and return it after ten days!
Xiao He took a deep breath and did not say the third point.
This third... is actually Liu Bai's protection for him.
If you join Liu Bai's faction, you will be promoted quickly, but how can you become the same person in one day? Even with the exception of Liu Bai and Li Si, they kept a close distance and did not dare to openly identify with the same faction.
In other words, if he visits Xiao He, he will never be able to meet him for the rest of his life.
Thinking of this, Xiao He clenched his fists tightly and there was a light in his eyes.
They had never met, and Prime Minister Liu had such expectations for him. How could he, Xiao He... how could he live up to his benefactor!
His name will be left in Qing history, Xianyang Palace will win the title, and Qilin Palace will be honored! What Mr. Liu said was definitely not a lie! But really encourage yourself!
"So that's it..."
Long Wu murmured, sincerely happy for everyone in Pei County!
Prime Minister Liu's layout was so deep that he really couldn't see it and thought he was harming everyone.
I didn’t expect that the intention was so deep! Fortunately, Xiao He was smart enough to understand what Liu Xiang meant!
Everyone looked happy, and after thinking about it carefully, it was indeed true!
Otherwise, why did Long Qie come out to talk to them? He also specially said, "Liu Xiang said, he is not here." Isn't this an overt and covert reminder?
If you really despised them, wouldn't it be better to just let the concierge come and blast them away?
"ah!"
Suddenly, a roar sounded, and everyone was startled.
"Xia Houying, what are you doing?"
Xiao He twitched the corner of his mouth and asked.
"I don't know either, I just feel like the blood all over my body is burning!"
Xia Houying scratched his head in embarrassment.
Xiao He's words just now made his heart surge. He always felt that his breath was stuck in his throat, and it felt better to shout out.
When these words were spoken, everyone smiled knowingly.
What a fool!
"Brother Long, Xiao He is here. First of all, I want to congratulate Brother Long. Drink up this wine!"
Xiao He ignored Xia Houying, turned to Long Wu and said, drinking all the wine in the cup.
After saying these words, Long Wu looked puzzled: "Brother Xiao, I have been dismissed from my post, why are you still congratulating me?"
As he said that, Long Wu also drank a drink. He was so heroic, so there was no reason not to drink.
"Brother Long, if Xiao He's prediction is correct, when Brother Long goes back to return the Feiyu suit ten days later, it will be the day of promotion."
Xiao He smiled slightly and said.
After saying these words, Long Wu said "ah", he didn't understand!
Xiao He did not explain, but said firmly: "Brother Long, don't worry about this! How about you and I prepare for the exam with peace of mind in these ten days?"
"Xianyang is a big place and I'm not familiar with it, so I'd like to ask Brother Long for help."
After saying these words, Long Wu just nodded, doubtful about the promotion mentioned just now.
Leader Longqe dismissed me because he said I was ugly... Could it be that ten days later, he would think that I have a fair face and promote me?
It's unlikely...
Long Wu scratched his head, wondering!
Xiao He had a smile on his face and did not explain.
Now...he has regarded himself as a civil servant, so naturally he will not explain too much about Jin Yiwei's affairs, so as to avoid suspicion.
But...his deduction is definitely not wrong.
....
At the same time, inside the Prime Minister's residence, Liu Bai slapped his thigh and cursed.
"What do you mean, you are so stupid? I said I wasn't here!!!"
"If I make Xiao He angry, you will become a civil servant for me, mother! The bamboo slips are not as thick as your fingers, so you can hold a brush!"
"Hey! Why are there all such rough guys under my command? Are there no smart people at all?"
After saying this, Xuan Qi looked extremely strange and wanted to point at himself, but he was still not so shameless.
