The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 129
"Going north, I have a mystery to be solved, otherwise I will not be safe for the rest of my life." Liu Xianglian replied, looking firmly at the northern sky.

Jia Huan's heart moved: "But for Qi Yuanchao General Qi?"

Liu Xianglian nodded and said: "Brother Qi is both civil and military, proficient in the art of war, and he is also cautious. I don't believe that he would recklessly go out to chase the Tartars, and he was caught in an ambush and wiped out the entire army, thus losing Gubeikou."

Jia Huan frowned and said, "To understand the reason, I'm afraid the only way to find out is to find General Qi. Does Brother Liu think General Qi is still alive?"

Liu Xianglian was silent for a long while before saying: "I'm not sure, but Big Brother Qi is very skilled in martial arts, able to unleash a four-stone bow, has unstoppable courage, and is very likely still alive."

Jia Huan nodded and said: "Since Second Brother Liu has made up his mind, I won't stop you. I hope that Second Brother Liu can find General Qi smoothly. I will give this bamboo flute to Second Brother Liu as a commemoration. I wish you an early date." Return safely."

"Thank you, Brother Huan, for your good words." Liu Xianglian took the bamboo flute from Jia Huan, tied it around his waist as a precious thing, and said: "Second brother, my parents died when I was young, and my family was poor. I don't have anything long on my body, so this long sword has to be used for self-defense, otherwise it would be just right to give it to Brother Huan, yes, this dagger was passed down from the ancestors, now give it to Brother Huan for you to play with."

Liu Xianglian took out a dagger, the handle and scabbard were both made of copper, very delicate, it looked quite old, and probably worth a lot.Jia Huan quickly refused: "Since it is an ancestral item, Second Brother Liu should keep it for himself. It is not appropriate for me to accept it."

Liu Xianglian frowned and said, "Since that's the case, I can't accept Brother Huan's flute."

Jia Huan had no choice but to accept the dagger and said: "Forget it, I will keep it for Brother Liu for the time being, and we will exchange it when you come back safely."

Liu Xianglian smiled and said: "Alright." After speaking, she took the reins from the old servant, jumped onto the horse's back, her movements were clean and elegant, and she cupped her fists and said, "I wish you the best in the Huan Brothers' Trial!"

Jia Huan cupped his hands and said, "I also wish Brother Liu all the best, take care!"

Liu Xianglian clamped the horse's belly and walked along the street towards the north gate.Jia Huan watched one person and one horse disappear at the turn of the street, then lowered his head and gently pulled out the dagger, only to hear a crisp dragon chant, the cold light was like a pool of autumn water, and he couldn't help blurting out: "Good knife!"

I saw that the blade was polished extremely sharp, and the word "Zhanquan" was engraved on the body of the knife, which must be the name of this dagger.

Jia Huan played with it for a while, then sheathed the dagger and put it in his arms, and went back to his room to continue studying.

On the second day, Jia Huan got up at four o'clock, washed and prepared, and rushed to the Gongyuan to take the examination.The examination process of the hospital examination is similar to that of the county examination and the government examination, but there are only two examinations, one examination for one day, and the case will be released every two days. After the two examinations, a long case will be issued to announce the final result.

Since entering August, the days are short and the nights are long. This early in the morning, the sky is still dark and cool.When Jia Huan came to the gate of the Gong Yuan, he found that the candidates for the college examination had already formed a long line, so he walked quietly to the end of the line and waited for the entrance.

After waiting for about a stick of incense, the gate opened, and the chief examiner, Sun Chengzong, began to roll his name and enter the arena.

"Liu Dahe..."

"Gu Liben..."

"Lu Xiangsheng..."

Sun Chengzong entered one after thinking about it, and then the guarantor sang the bail, searched the child and body, and confirmed that there were no contraband, and then he was allowed to enter.

"Jia Huan!" At this time, Sun Chengzong finally read Jia Huan's name. The latter stepped forward and said respectfully, "The student is here!"

Sun Chengzong nodded slightly, and read aloud: "Candidate Jia Huan, from Wanping County, Shuntian Prefecture, Beizhili, ancestral home: Jinling XX...Guarantor: XX."

The two grannies who were in charge of guaranteeing Jia Huan quickly stood up and pledged their guarantee, confirming that Jia Huan in front of him was himself.

At this time, a searcher came up to search Jia Huan's body, searched very carefully, including the belt, sleeves, boots, and sachet, and then motioned: "Go in."

Jia Huan faintly felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong for a while. In short, he felt that this Souzi was very awkward.

"Candidates draw numbers!"

Jia Huan didn't have time to think about it, a clerk urged him to draw a number, so he stepped forward and drew a number plate, and saw "Huanzi No. 20" written on it, and was about to turn around and go into the examination room to find a seat Inadvertently, I found that the Souzi just glanced at me with wandering eyes.

Weird!
Jia Huan suddenly became suspicious. This searcher was searching other candidates. Shouldn't his attention be focused on which candidate at this time?Why do you still have time to follow me?

A trace of uneasiness arose in Jia Huan's heart, and he took his number plate and walked unhurriedly to the examination room, pretending to be looking for a seat, when he happened to be passing the latrine, he slipped in and closed the door as a gesture of respect, quickly untied his belt and shook it , and checked the boots and sleeves, but checked all the locations that the searcher had searched, and finally found a small wax pill in the sachet.

Jia Huan's heart tightened, good guy, not only is there nothing missing, but there are more things!

Jia Huan quickly crushed the wax balls, and got a small rolled up note from it, which turned out to be a "cheat sheet".

Jia Huan's complexion suddenly became ugly. This is someone trying to frame him. If the examiner finds out the cheat sheet, not only will his grades be invalidated, but he may even be banned from taking the college examination. The results of the government examination will be deprived, and the hard work that has been put in all the time will be ruined, and there will be no future.

Tsk tsk, this trick is too vicious, who wants to harm me?
Jia Huan couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat, and quickly threw the wax balls into the latrine, while the cheat sheet was stuffed into his mouth and swallowed. After doing all this, Jia Huan was still worried, and carefully checked his whole body several times After confirming that there was no problem, he pretended to be nonchalant and left the toilet, found his seat and sat down.

"Wang Ziteng?" Jia Huan's first thought was Wang Ziteng. With this person's ability, it is obviously not difficult to bribe a Souzi, and the other party also has the possibility of such a motive.

However, Jia Huan wasn't sure, because judging from yesterday's conversation, Wang Ziteng should be a well-established person, would he really use such indecent tricks?
In addition, as the saying goes, it is a mediocrity not to attract envy. It is possible for him to win the county and government examinations, and it is possible to attract envy. Maybe someone who is jealous of himself did the trick?

Jia Huanzheng was hesitant, when a clerk brought pen, ink and draft paper, he immediately cheered up and checked carefully that there was no problem before accepting it.

The two clerks were obviously dissatisfied with Jia Huan's "picking". One of them sarcastically said: "This little genius is really careful, but unfortunately the exam depends on the quality of the ink in his stomach, and the selection of pen and ink No matter how good it is, it doesn't matter."

Jia Huan pretended not to hear, and closed his eyes to rest his mind. The two clerks had no choice but to carry on distributing the baskets resentfully.

After all the examinees had entered the arena, the sky had already brightened, the examination papers were handed out, the sound of the board sounded, and the college examination officially started.

After the baptism of the county and government examinations, Jia Huan is already considered a veteran in the examination room, plus he was a top student in his previous life, and now he is more and more comfortable writing eight-legged essays, breaking questions, accepting questions, and giving lectures... In one go, clean and beautiful!

Jia Huan checked it carefully and confirmed that it was correct. Then he carefully copied it on the answer sheet, and immediately went to the next question non-stop. Before the noon break, he almost finished answering the exam paper, leaving only the last question, the five-character and eight-rhyme test. Post a poem.

At this time, someone brought lunch and water, but after the previous incident, Jia Huan did not dare to eat the food delivered by the examination room. He only said that he was not thirsty or hungry, and asked someone to take it away immediately.

The two food deliverers looked puzzled, but under Jia Huan's insistence, they still took away the food and water. Anyway, it's not me who is hungry and thirsty, so ignore him!

Enduring hunger and thirst, Jia Huan closed his eyes and took a nap. At this time, a patrol inspector swayed over and came to Jia Huan's position, and suddenly stood still in front of Jia Huan's position. His expression seemed hesitant, and he pondered for a moment Walked away again.

Jia Huan suddenly opened his eyes, looked at this person's back and fell into deep thought. If I remember correctly, this inspector had passed by no less than [-] or [-] times before taking his own number.

gollum...

My stomach growled loudly.

Jia Huan licked his dry lips, feeling a little regretful and hasty. In fact, I could have asked for another meal from the delivery person. Anyway, there are still a lot in the food basket. Even if you do something, you can’t do it all. Grandma’s, hungry The taste is really uncomfortable.

Jia Huan was so hungry that he couldn’t sleep, so he didn’t sleep at all, and started to conceive the five-character and eight-rhyme poem for the last question. Hey, I’m hungry now, but my thinking is very quick. , and felt extremely satisfied, so he rang the rope bell and handed in the paper directly.

As soon as the bell rang, the examinees in the nearby seats all looked sideways. Who the hell, there are still two hours before the end of the exam, so the paper is handed in?
At this time, a patrol inspector hurried over. It was the previous inspector who passed by frequently. He was about [-] years old, with a short stature, and his forehead was covered with fine sweat. I don't know if it was caused by heat or nervousness. .

"Have you finished your answer?" the inspector asked, standing still in front of Jia Huan's number, his eyes wandering.

Jia Huan's heart trembled slightly, he nodded and said, "The students have finished their answers."

"Well, the answer is over...that!" The examiner's eyes flashed, and he subconsciously looked at the sachet on Jia Huan's waist, but at this moment, Sun Chengzong, the chief examiner, came over.

The examiner quickly saluted and said, "Master Xuezheng."

Sun Chengzong nodded, seeing that it was Jia Huan who was about to hand in the paper, he said, "Jia Huan, there are still two hours left, are you sure you want to hand in the paper?"

Jia Huan nodded affirmatively, and Sun Chengzong ordered: "Zhang Xundao, then close the paper."

Zhang Xundao was the suspicious inspector. Hearing this, he quickly asked the clerk to paste Jia Huan's name on the exam paper and take it away, and then left with a look of relief.

Sun Chengzong glanced at Zhang Xundao thoughtfully, and then turned his head to look at Jia Huan, who was just now grumbling.

"You didn't have lunch?" Sun Chengzong asked with a frown.

Jia Huan shook his head, Sun Chengzong waved his hand to signal him to leave, and then walked away on his own.

(End of this chapter)