"In the fourth year of Xingchang in the Song Dynasty, he was ranked third in Bingchenke Jinshi. According to the emperor's order, he was appointed as the driver of Sichuan Zhizhi and also served as the official of Lizhou East Road Transport Company. Yang Qixin met Li Jieshuai."

As the old voice sounded, many officials around him murmured, and some even chuckled a few times.

"Isn't this too old, Tan Hwa Lang?"

"There are too many vacancies in Hanzhong, so it's cheap for such an old scholar."

"Is it difficult for him to come to Hanzhong? How old is he?"

"The people from Bingchenke are all over there. When they come, just ask them..."

"..."

When Lu Xiufu and others arrived, they saw more than 400 officials gathered on the campus, preparing to meet the Sichuan envoy.

Where he looked, he saw a person on the stage wearing armor and looking majestic. He must be Li Xia.

Taking a closer look, Lu Xiufu felt at this moment...as if Zhou Gongjin was alive.

I heard Hu Sansheng whispering behind him: "The flower stand is really beautiful, but I'm afraid that the more beautiful it is, the more it will look useless."

"Shh."

The group of people quickly merged into the queue, arranged according to official position, rank, and age.

An official came over and asked, "Are you from Bingchenke?"

Lu Xiufu didn't answer.

He didn't want to whisper on such occasions.

It is said that in order to prevent officials from whispering to each other, Taizu of the Song Dynasty made long futou horns on his official hat. This kind of hard futou official hat was usually worn when going to court.

At this time, these officials were all wearing soft turbans, so it was inevitable that they would whisper to each other.

Hu Sansheng already responded: "Yes, the same year."

"The top pick is Wen Yunsun? He was only twenty when he won the exam, right? This Yang Tan Hualang is so old."

When Hu Sansheng heard this, he smiled and said: "Yang Qixin's courtesy name is Xin Lao. The emphasis is on the word 'old', which is the so-called 'old age is successful'."

The thirty or so of them are all young Jinshi scholars in their twenties and thirties. They are the proud sons of heaven. They are somewhat arrogant and do not look down upon their older peers who have passed the exam.

"Are you seventy years old?"

"No." Hu Sansheng said: "Yang Xin was fifty and six when she was selected, and she has not yet reached sixty this year."

Everyone around him laughed silently.

"This trembling arrival in Hanzhong will be a disaster for Li Jieshuai. Don't let him knock you down."

"Li Jieshuai is only nineteen, two years younger than Yang Tanhua's grandson."

"Hey, he's so handsome with his jade face."

"It's just a beautiful face that can calm justice..."

"quiet!"

Suddenly, a captain yelled, held his knife, and strode towards this side.

"The commander-in-chief orders the book, who dares to whisper!"

Hu Sansheng turned around and saw that this man must be a commander. He was blind in one eye, with a sinister face and murderous intent. He was extremely frightening. He quickly lowered his head and did not dare to say anything...

~~

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief! The count has been completed and the following officials have been sent to trial. The actual number is 413!"

Bao San strode around the school grounds and reported to the general stage.

Then an official shouted and asked: "Li Jieshuai, we are civil servants, not military generals. I don't know what the purpose of Li Jieshuai gathering me here is?"

"Yes, please Commander Li Jie quickly dispatch me to take up posts in various places to appease the people."

"..."

Li Xia didn't answer, just watched them bustling around.

He was wearing heavy armor, his posture was straight, and he didn't move for a long time.

After a long time, the civil servants could no longer stand and their voices gradually died down.

~~

Lu Xiufu was not accustomed to the environment and was already a little dizzy.

He stood solemnly, but the officials around him kept talking.

Especially the group of young scholars around him.

Lu Xiufu could not take care of himself alone, so he could only stand like this despite his illness.

Gradually, he felt that he was about to collapse.

Finally, the surroundings became quiet, and Li Xia also spoke.

"You want to know why I put you in the military camp? Because this is Hanzhong. To the north or west, within three hundred miles, there are Mongolian bows and arrows and scimitars..."

"I'm not afraid of waiting!" Suddenly an official shouted, interrupting Li Xia's voice.

Obviously, this young Shu commander could not completely convince the civil servants from Lin'an.

"When we follow the emperor's orders and go to the border areas, we are leaving our wealth and life behind, and we are only willing to defend the country!"

"That's right! When will Feng Tang be dispatched in the clouds of Jijie? He will draw the eagle bow like the full moon, look northwest, and shoot at the wolf!"

"..."

Although Li Xia is not a scholar, he can still tell that these people quoted Su Dongpo's words, obviously complaining about themselves.

He raised his hand and said: "I would like to make a request. In the Sichuan-Sichuan officialdom, there is no need to make insinuations when speaking. You can say what you have to say directly. The commander-in-chief will never commit crimes based on words. Is it possible for you to do it?"

No one answered.

Li Xia waited for a while and then said: "You don't believe me? Do you think I want to gain official authority and detain you in the military camp to scare you?"

"good!"

After a moment of silence, a middle-aged official strode out.

"Chengzhou official promotion, Xingchang four years Bingchenke Jinshi, Taizhou Dong Kai, courtesy name Zhengshu, met Li Jieshuai."

Dong Kai saw the ceremony and said again: "Shuai Jie doesn't like riddles, so I will say it bluntly. I really think that Li Jieshuai knows that he cannot deter us and deliberately traps me in the military camp and misses the important issues of people's livelihood!"

The scene fell silent, and many people secretly smacked their lips, saying that Uncle Dong Zheng was too courageous.

But Li Xia on the general stage smiled instead, seeming to appreciate Dong Kai more.

"Who else thinks so?"

"Huang Zhen, Huang Dongfa, the instructor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and professor of Xingyuan Fuxue, also thinks so!"

"The official Kao Gong, the professor of Xingyuan Fuxue, Hu Sansheng and Hu Jingcan also think so!"

"..."

Soon, this group of fellow Jinshi scholars stood up one after another.

"Junshi, come here." Hu Sansheng called in a low voice.

Lu Xiufu didn't squint his eyes and said nothing.

Hu Sansheng was about to speak again.

Li Xia already said: "In that case, how about we go and take a look?"

"May I ask Li Jieshuai, what are you looking at?"

"Mongolian Army."

On the campus, many middle-aged officials suddenly raised their eyes and stared at these young scholars, signaling with their eyes.

But it was too late. Gu Hao

Li Xia asked again: "Are you afraid?"

"I'm not afraid of waiting!"

"If we were afraid of death, we would never come to Hanzhong!"

"good!"

Li Xia gave a sound of approval, turned around, and strode down from the general platform, his steps full of killing intent.

"Give the order, beat the drums, let's go!"

"Here!"

"Send the commander-in-chief's order, and the whole army will obey the order and set off to disperse the pass!"

The horn sounds.

"Get on the horse! Get the civil servant who can't ride a horse for me to get on the horse!"
To be continued...