Xiangye

Chapter 161 Leaked
"Brother Huang, please drink this cup." At noon on the second day, in a small tavern on the side of the street, Ma Shiye, Gao Linghan's aide, picked up the jug and poured Huang Wei a glass of wine: "Quiet the fire." , put out the fire."

This street is quite remote in the city of Xi'an, and there are not many people on weekdays, but the cooks in the tavern are good.It's just that it's not meal time, and there is no third diner besides the two of them.

The sun was shining fiercely, and the willow leaves on the street were all curled up.A small wind blows, blowing dust, with the unique sour smell of domestic garbage.

The environment is harsh, but it is also convenient for the two to talk.

Huang Wei snorted, and asked in a low and hoarse voice: "Brother Ma, the great master and inner and outer curtain officials will enter the tribute courtyard tomorrow, and I will enter the examination room the day after tomorrow. There is still no news. Could it be that the grand master said something?" Isn't that worth it?"

That's right, according to the imperial examination system, tomorrow the two main examiners, the eighteen room examiners and the outer curtain officer will be stationed in the examination room to start printing the examination questions.The next step is to preside over the examination, mark the papers, rank, and release the rankings. If you don't live in it for a month, you can't come out.

Seeing that the big exam is coming soon, but there is no clue about the exam questions.

Huang Wei's participation in the provincial examination in the locked hall this time is determined to make a name for himself, and then become an official.For this matter, coercion was vaguely used: as long as you don't give me a title and a seventh-rank official position, let's talk about Shaanxi Mazheng's affairs and be a tainted witness for Xu Qin. I am Huang Wei.

Sure enough, the chief envoy nodded, ready to seal his mouth with fame and official position.

It is conceivable that Huang Wei's actions would annoy the chief envoy and officials in Shaanxi official circles.Huang Wei is the most aware of the disposition of such a big man, but he is used to being arrogant when he thinks about it.This time I was coerced by the people below, and I will definitely retaliate.If this case is over, it would be fine if I get elected to be an official and leave Shaanxi far away. Otherwise, Bo Hancheng will never be able to become the boss of Han City in the future.

The first responsibility of being in the officialdom is: never, never trust the ethics of officials, those bastards are carnivores, they want to eat people.

Master Ma said with a smile: "Brother Huang, it's not like you weren't there when the gentry received the Grand Masters these days. You don't know what the Grand Masters said, so why don't you ask me instead?"

"You... you, you, you... when are you still talking like this? Then Li Jijiu is an old man. He can't drink two glasses of wine as soon as he sits at the banquet, and he becomes dizzy and can't even speak. It takes a while to socialize. Just coughing on the side, making people worry that he won't be able to sleep, I am a companion, what can I hear from him?" Huang Wei lost his throat in a panic, and his voice became hoarse: "You must know What, but refused to tell me, wanting to bury me."

Speaking of anger, Huang Wei gave him a sideways glance, and stood up with a huff: "At that time, if Huang Wei doesn't end up with me, it's a big deal that everyone will break up, and I will ask Xu Yu and Xu Editor to surrender, anyway. You can also save a small life, right?"

"Brother Huang, you are talking angry again, sit down and sit down quickly. You are all your own, why are you angry?"

It was only after talking hard that Huang Wei calmed down, and Master Ma sighed in a low voice: "Brother Huang, when will you regret the things that the Eldest Master promised, I will give you a future. It is really that Grandmaster Li is really difficult, You can give him the money, and he will accept it, but when it comes to the critical moment, he will pretend to be a fool, but he is not afraid of offending others. Yes, he will retire after passing the exam this time. He doesn't even want to be an official. What are you afraid of?"

Huang Wei gritted his teeth: "This old man is a vegetarian."

The two cursed in a low voice, and had a few more glasses of wine.Huang Wei asked suddenly: "Master Ma, you were there on the city wall last night. The old man and the two masters had another drink, and old man Li was very drunk. This is a strange thing. You know, Li Zhen, an old fox You're cunning, and you've always been restrained when drinking, just for fear of making mistakes, and I don't know what they said together?"

"It's nothing, the three elders talked about some romantic things together, what's wrong..." Suddenly, Master Ma seemed to understand something: "I was there to wait on this matter, and I didn't take it to heart when I heard it "Huang Wei, you are a scheming man, let me talk to you and see if you can figure out something from it."

Huang Wei: "Yes, let's talk about it. Tomorrow the masters will enter the Tribute Academy. From now on, they will naturally not see any more guests. The right is to treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor." As he spoke, he raised his spirits and sat down. Straighten up.

Mr. Ma explained in detail what happened in the city gate building last night from beginning to end. He was also a scholar, and the basic quality of intellectuals is to remember with a keen eye.

After finishing speaking, he looked at Huang Wei eagerly: "I don't think there is any meaning in this, brother Huang, what do you think?"

Huang Wei didn't speak, just ate one cup after another.After a while, after drinking a pot of rice wine, his face was already drunk, but his eyes became brighter and brighter.

After a long time, he patted the table and said, "Yes, I seem to know it. Hehe, hehe, this is the way of heaven and earth!"

Master Ma shuddered: "What happened?"

Huang Wei copied his hands and looked at Master Ma with contempt.He didn't answer, but asked instead: "I heard that the master was also a well-known young talent when he entered school, so the "Four Books" and "Five Classics" are naturally better than me. However, when it comes to other things, I'm afraid he can't compare to Huang. !"

Master Ma: "Brother Huang, what are you trying to sell? What exactly is it?"

Huang Wei stretched his head over, and said leisurely in a voice that could only be heard by two people: "What else can it be? Of course it's the test questions of this round of township examination!"

"What!" Master Ma couldn't help shouting: "Say it quickly, say it quickly."

Huang Wei looked at him with a smile, but remained silent for a long time.

Master Ma: "Brother Huang, what's wrong with you?"

Huang Wei said indifferently: "My lord is kind enough to let me attend the related banquet for the grand master, so that I can find some problems. As for whether I can find anything, it depends on Huang Wei's own good fortune. However, I I remember that I didn’t seem to promise Master Ma at the beginning, once I have an idea, I will tell you all about it? Also, how important this kind of thing is, naturally, it is more beneficial for me to have one less person who knows about it.”

Master Ma stiffened, with dissatisfaction in his eyes: "Brother Huang's words are meaningless, yes, that's what we said at the beginning. But have you ever thought about it, the old man is in Shaanxi as the chief envoy, and lives locally , there are a few joints that need to be dealt with. Favor debts are not easy to pay back, and we people should also be considerate of his old man. Brother Huang, let's talk frankly, if you have any requests, just ask them."

Huang Wei nodded: "After the provincial examination, I will go to the capital to be a candidate. When the time comes, I would like to ask the Elder Lord to take pity on me and grant me a position of seventh rank."

Master Ma thought for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "My lord is also a great official in the frontier, and I know some people in the official department. If the topic is right, it will not be difficult for you to have a future. Brother Huang, tell me quickly. "

Huang Wei was ecstatic when he saw that he agreed.How important it is to cheat in the examination room, he is not afraid that Gao Linghan will regret it when the time comes.If the dignified chief minister breaks his promise and becomes fat, the world will not laugh at him, Huang Wei.If you pissed yourself off, tell the matter out, and everyone will be finished together.

After so many years of hard work in the position of master, now I can finally reach another level.

"Okay." Nodding, Huang Wei dipped his finger in the wine and wrote on the table: "The Son Said on the River", "The Rooster Crows and Rises"."

Then he said in a low voice: "I only guessed these two topics, and it's enough to think about it."

"Hey, why didn't I think of this with my stupid brain!" Master Ma couldn't help but want to slap himself, stood up, and gave Huang Wei a long bow: "Enough, enough, two questions are enough. Huang Brother sees little knowledge of the work, and I admire it so much."

That's right, Grandmaster Li said last night when he was drunk: "Don't worry, I will definitely pass the exam. Haha, to tell you the truth, I have already guessed this year's topic, and this case is not a case for me. ...Mother, Xiaoci, when I win the election, you can wait to enjoy the blessings... The son lives on the river, and the dead are like a husband, day and night...Life is too short, I will rise from the cock crowing in ten years of cold windows , Why can't I win, how can I not win..." At that time, I only thought that old man Li was crazy after drinking, and didn't think about it at all.

But I don’t want these two titles to be embedded in Li Zhen’s passage. One is “Zi Zai Chuan Shang said: The dead are like gentlemen! Never give up day and night.” It can be summed up as "Entering learning is more than enough". If you use this sentence as an exam question, you will naturally have to break through the four characters of "Entering learning more than"; Also." Described as very diligent, still holding on to the topic of studying.

The two titles have similar meanings, and it is definitely not accidental.

It seems that Grandmaster Li has been thinking about the exam questions day and night these days, and he didn't feel like he missed the word after getting drunk.

The chief examiner of the township examination came up with three "Four Books" questions, and the deputy chief took five "Five Classics" questions.

Not to mention the three questions, even if only one is done well, in the eyes of the examiner, there are [-]% of the Chinese style.Now there are two questions in hand, and it is almost certain to be on the list.

These words came from the heart: "It's not too late, I'll go back to the Elder Master."

Huang Wei also laughed and stood up: "I'm going back to get ready too." After finishing speaking, he wiped his hand on the table to erase the two questions.

It is still three days before entering the examination room, so there is still time.

After breaking up with Mr. Ma, Huang Wei knew that time was running out, so he didn't dare to delay, so he hurried back to his residence in a sedan chair, and called one of his subordinates: "Quickly, go and invite Mr. Zhu over, and just say that I have something to ask." .”

(End of this chapter)