But Ashheng stared at Pu Dianli and said seriously: "Mr. Pu, I won't joke about this kind of thing. I have considered it carefully. The matter is not as difficult as you think, except in this county and the state capital." In fact, no one knows me."
Pu Dianli was surprised, "After a provincial examination, how is it possible that no one in the state capital knows you?"
Ashheng: "Because I didn't want to be public or cause trouble, I had no contact with other candidates during the provincial and rural examinations. A large number of candidates were eliminated in the provincial examinations, and the candidates who could meet with me this time were also the few left. After the provincial examinations, due to Afraid that there would be people in the state capital who had an impression of his father, and that people would inquire about his details, he came back after checking the list to confirm that he had passed, and did not even attend the banquet held by the state capital.
In order not to attract too much attention before going to Beijing, I did not try my best to take the provincial examination, so my ranking was not high. Even if the candidates from the entire prefecture were gathered together again this time, I would not be the focus of everyone's attention. Even if they met me, it was only briefly. Who would be impressed by an unfamiliar person? Over there in the state capital, those who know my name do not know my people, and those who know my people do not know my name. "
Pu Dianli already frowned, "If this is really what the young master said, maybe we can think of a way."
Yu Qing's eyes widened and the corners of his mouth twitched. He couldn't believe it. He felt that these two guys were too hasty.
Ashheng warned again cautiously: "Mr. Pu, there are a few things you need to do. The other two candidates in this county who are taking the exam must go with me this time. Yu Qing should not be familiar with them, otherwise they will not be able to do this this time." If you don't pass the exam and take the exam with me in the future, I'm afraid something will happen. Therefore, you can't let the two of them take the exam together. You can use the story of the monster to scare them. In short, find a way to prevent the two of them from taking the exam.
After the last rural examination, the county magistrate held a banquet, so I couldn't refuse it because a group of people got to know me. This time when you go to Beijing, you have to fulfill the formalities. The magistrate and others are afraid that they will have to see you off again. You need to stop them, but you can find a way to restrain them and prevent them from showing up. You can make good use of the monsters causing trouble, you can use the excuse that in order to protect me, it is not appropriate to mobilize troops, you can also scare them, sir, you can take all the matters on yourself.
The yamen sent to escort Yu Qing for reference must be carefully selected, and must be someone who definitely does not know me. If a gentleman comes forward and recognizes Yu Qing as me, the yamen who see him off will not be suspicious. As long as you do these three things, sir, there won't be any big problems. "
"Young Master has thought carefully." Pu Dianli nodded, having stabilized from the initial frightened mood and thinking seriously, "As a result, some of the Young Master's examination papers and papers in the county will have to be processed. Otherwise, I'm afraid there will be trouble if the writing and ink in the capital don't match up. It's easy for me to deal with the writing in the county, but it's inconvenient for me to have access to the writing and ink that the young master left in the provincial examination."
Ash Heng: "Think too much. If he does well in the exam, there may be a possibility that the people in the capital might want to check the article here, but it's not big. Do you think he can pass the exam?"
Pu Dianli smiled slightly, thinking about it, he was indeed overthinking it. If he couldn't even pass the exam, who would be interested in reading the articles of those who failed?
Ashheng: "It's not too late to do anything if you can pass the exam. The problem is that there is not enough time now. The departure is imminent. You have a lot of preparations to make. If you are too busy, you can put off the unimportant things."
"Okay!" Pu Dianli agreed, already knowing the arrangements for this person.
But Yu Qing was not happy anymore. He looked left and right, looking at this and that, wanting to ask a few questions. Without asking him whether he agreed or not, the two of them discussed it and arranged it for him? Immediately objected: "What are you doing? Are you trying to kill people's lives? What are you trying to do to stop those two juren, what are you trying to contain the magistrate, what are you doing this and that? Do you think this is your family and you can do whatever you want? Nerd, do you think he does it? Can one person handle all these things?" No matter how he heard it, he felt that it was unreliable. Isn't this a joke on his life?
Ashheng lay there and said calmly: "It shouldn't be a big problem. The county officials in the six households are basically our own people."
Yu Qing said angrily: "Why didn't you say that the county magistrate is one of your own?"
Ashheng: "There is no point in placing magistrates in the county, and it is not a long-term solution. How long can a magistrate stay in a county? It is normal to be replaced. It is different for six households of magistrates. They can serve for seven or eight years. After all, those who are skilled enough can even do it for a lifetime, so the six households of magistrates are the local snakes who really control a county. Once they join forces, they want to stop the two juren, and want to restrain the county magistrate and others from meeting you. It's a trivial matter. Zhuang, you don’t have to worry.”
Yu Qingning was choked and speechless. He understood that it was not a joke. The six households of the county magistrate might really be this nerdy person.
Only then did they discover that the doctor from the Yu tribe had already left a way out before he was demoted, and that the entire county might be owned by someone else.
Ashheng winked at Pu Dianli again, "Mr. Pu, you go and do it first."
Pu Dianli understood and advised the young master to persuade him to replace the reference. He agreed and left quickly.
The two people lying and standing indoors looked at each other.
After a while, Ashiheng sighed: "The person who goes to Beijing to take the exam for me must be about the same age as me, have a certain foundation in writing, be quite courageous, and have a certain ability to adapt, otherwise he will face some unexpected situations. If something goes wrong, it will easily arouse suspicion. The most important thing is that people must be reliable. Where can I find such a person at the moment?
Looking for someone else, I don’t understand you for a while, but I still don’t understand you? You are timid, thick-skinned, and smart. As long as you have a good head here, you will at least have the courage to face and solve some troubles on the way. Your ability to cope with such things is as long as you are willing to seek stability. I wasn't worried at all. "
"Courageous and thick-skinned, are you praising me?" Yu Qing sneered, but his expression was a bit helpless, and some words he said were unpleasant, "Bookworm, I really don't understand, that Pu Dianli also said, Ming Why would you still use your own name when you know it’s dangerous to go to Beijing to take the exam? Can’t you achieve your goal by using a fake name?”
Ashheng knew that he was worried about the risks that would come from this. After all, it was a capital city with hidden dragons and crouching tigers. It was not the turn of the Linglong Temple to run wild, so he explained seriously: "No! You can't even fill in your parents' names correctly. You have to The only thing is that once he is named on the list, people will know that Ajiezhang's son is back."
Yu Qing was shocked, "Why? Isn't this looking for death?"
Ashheng said calmly: "In order to seek immortality, the emperor made people's livelihood difficult. Although my father was convicted for his words, do you think he is the only one in the court who has the same idea as my father? There are many people there. Name on the gold list Entering an official career may not necessarily have a future, and there may not be opportunities to perform, and there are countless people who are silent! It is different to appear as the son of Ajiezhang. It is important to be like-minded, and there will be people who can help me secretly. As long as I enter Beijing and pass the exam If I do, no one will dare to attack me openly."
Yu Qing was shocked. After probably sensing the foresight of the father and son, he smiled bitterly and sighed: "You don't dare to do it openly, but you don't dare to do it secretly?"
Ashheng smiled lightly: "It's enough to openly dare not. Are there not many political opponents who secretly plot against each other? Since you have chosen an official career, do you still need to be afraid of this?"
Yu Qing was speechless. He realized that he was worrying too much. How could someone not understand the pros and cons? Is there any risk in using his real name? Why should he worry about such a big thing? People have long weighed the pros and cons.
Despite this, some things are realities that must be faced. He sighed and said: "Nerd, have you ever thought about it? I have never studied to take an exam. I don't know how to break, solve or answer questions. I don't even know the basics." I don’t know the answer format and rules. Can I learn these immediately? Can I ask other people to ask these questions on the way? Anyone I ask for these questions will arouse suspicion. After going to the capital, there are still many questions to face. Yes."
Ashheng's face still didn't calm down after his injury. He didn't answer his questions and asked instead: "Where is the backpack?"
The backpack was in the corner of the room. Yu Qing took a few steps over, brought it over and placed it next to the couch. He sat down again and was about to continue complaining when Ashiheng said first: "The handle on the outside on the right is wrapped with hemp rope. Untie it, there’s something inside.”
thing? Yu Qing was stunned and remembered what Ashi Heng said when he was injured that there was something important in the backpack. He immediately forgot to complain and quickly followed the instructions.
Once the hemp rope was removed, there were obvious signs of sawing on the handle of the bamboo pole.
Ashheng reminded, "You can pull it out directly."
Yu Qing did as he was told, and sure enough he pulled it out. He immediately saw a metal shaft tube inserted into the bamboo tube.
What makes it so mysterious? Yu Qing pulled out the metal shaft again and found that it looked quite delicate. Without waiting for Ashheng's words, he unscrewed the cover on one end of the metal shaft, eager to see what treasure it was.
Ashheng was quite helpless. He couldn't move or stop him. He probably couldn't stop this guy's curiosity even if he wanted to.
Yu Qing had already poured out the contents of the metal shaft and found it was a roll of paper. He unfolded it on the spot and couldn't understand it.
He looked left and right again, along the way, backwards, over and over again, and found that it was just half a calligraphy and painting, and really couldn't see anything else famous. Finally, he said suspiciously: "Half a broken calligraphy and painting, what do you mean? It's a famous artist. Are your calligraphy and paintings valuable? If half of them are missing, they should be scrapped, right?"
Ashheng: "You think too much. It's just half a calligraphy and painting, and it's not a famous artist. It was originally a complete calligraphy and painting, but it was cut into two halves by my father. One half is in the hands of my father, and the other half is in the hands of a clock in the capital." In the hands of a wealthy businessman. The two separate paintings and calligraphy were actually tokens of engagement. I was engaged to the wealthy businessman’s daughter when I was very young.
My father had made an arrangement with the wealthy businessman, and the calligraphy and painting were both engagement tokens and betrothal gifts. After you go to the capital, you can go directly to the wealthy businessman and dedicate half of the calligraphy and painting to him. When he sees the calligraphy and painting, he will naturally treat you as me. You don’t need to worry about taking the exam. What do you need? If you want to study, just ask him to help you arrange it quietly. He should still have this ability. "
