Xiang Chengxian was very active. He held a banquet for three days and a banquet for five days. He invited scholars from all counties to be examined and spent more than ten days. Fang Yingwu saw this and couldn't help but feel sorry for Xiang.
Cheng Xian's persistence secretly sighs with emotion.
The way out for scholars is very narrow. The imperial examination is "a road in Huashan since ancient times", and admission is a single-plank bridge with thousands of troops and horses. There are many people who do not hesitate to take the imperial examination and high school. Mr. Xiang's behavior is quite ordinary, he is just burning money.
Feeling sad, Fang Yingwu, as a good friend of Xiang Chengxian, could not help but be exhausted, coming out to help with the entertainment time and time again. He stayed at the banquet for three days, feeling extremely reluctant and helpless.
Every time, he still said almost the same words and made almost the same expression on his face. When he woke up drunk in the middle of the night, he almost thought that he had transformed into a small civil servant in the 21st century.
Until one day, Xiang Chengxian said, "I will invite a few more Shaoxing friends tomorrow, and it will be almost over, but it seems that there is still an acquaintance who wants to bring an important guest."
Hearing this, Fang Yingwu breathed a sigh of relief. Although Mr. Xiang's focus was on having "distinguished guests" tomorrow, Fang Yingwu didn't care at all whether he was a distinguished guest or not. In his heart, the previous sentence "It's almost over."
It's the sound of nature.
But it was said that Xiang Chengxian came to entertain several scholars from Zhuji County and Yuyao County in Shaoxing Prefecture at this gathering, because there was a rural examination examiner named You who came from a school in Zhuji County.
There was no banquet this time, but a relatively light cultural gathering. They just drank tea and chatted about You Jiaoyu's personality and writing style.
Because there were too many banquets during this period, everyone felt a little tired and really had no interest in continuing the wine pool and meat forest. Just like if a person is tired of eating big fish and meat, he will feel that porridge and side dishes are more delicious.
Everyone had been talking for a quarter of an hour when suddenly the door curtain swung and a middle-aged scribe walked in from the outside. A student from Zhuji County named Wu Hui put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "Thank you, Mr. Xie! You are late."
Fang Yingwu looked up and felt that the person he came to was very familiar. When he thought about it carefully, he immediately remembered who this person was. When he first arrived in the provincial capital two months ago, this Mr. Xie had sold him fraudulent products on the street.
business, and brought in a staff member Shi as a witness, but he was still scolded as a liar.
Although it was later learned that Wang Shu had indeed recruited a new staff member named Shi, so he speculated that he might have misunderstood the person named Xie, Fang Yingwu had been busy with his own affairs and quickly put aside this matter that was not important to him.
In the back of my mind, I didn’t expect that we would meet here again today.
Mr. Xie smiled and bowed, and while scanning the room, he also discovered the presence of Fang Yingwu, and couldn't help but be stunned.
He had a very deep impression on Fang Yingwu. It was difficult to start a business at the beginning, and Fang Yingwu was the first one he took the initiative to make, but unexpectedly he was teased and called a liar. But Mr. Xie quickly came to his senses and turned a blind eye.
I found a place to sit down.
Xiang Chengxian whispered to Fang Yingwu: “I heard that Mr.
Fang Yingwu was slightly surprised. Two months ago, this man was a down-and-out middle-aged scribe soliciting business on the street. But after two months of seeing him, he became a master? It seemed that he was doing well during this time.
This Mr. Xie was invited by Wu Hui, a member of the Zhuji Health Department. Most of them had received hints in advance and had a vague idea of what was going on. At this moment, they remained silent, just waiting for Mr. Xie to speak.
Mr. Xie took two sips of tea, raised his head and said, "All of you here were introduced by my friend Wu, but you still have to say something ugly first.
Whatever I said today will not be acknowledged outside this door, and it will be treated as if it means nothing. I am not afraid that you will report it to the government, because I will not leave you any evidence."
Wu Hui, a student member of Zhuji School, also spoke up and said, "My friend Xie is also from Shaoxing Prefecture, and we were acquainted with me in the past. If you can trust me, I can guarantee that what Mr. Xie says below is true."
Mr. Xie put down the tea cup again, coughed and cleared his throat. "To make a long story short, I have no other skills. I can only help you with three things. If you are interested, you can choose one or two of your own.
The first thing is to help you arrange your exam number and bury books or other collections in the room in advance. When the exam comes, you can dig it out and refer to it yourself.
The second thing is, you can find a gunman. After the exam starts, I can help pass the questions out of Gongyuan and send them to your designated gunman. After the gunman has finished the article, he will send the article to Gongyuan and deliver it to you.
, you just copy it directly into the test paper.
The third thing is that I can help you send the poem paper to your designated examiner after the name is copied. There are ten examiners in total, and any of them can be used. The price of these three things is fifty taels each, so please pay them first
Money without any proof."
After Mr. Xie's introduction, several scholars were dazzled and fascinated, and they all sighed in their hearts. This person is really a master. Even the provincial examination room, which is extremely guarded, can be so arrogant. It's just too expensive.
, fifty taels per piece, equivalent to the annual income of two or three ordinary households!
Fang Yingwu looked at the way Mr.
"Could it be that he just opened his business two months ago and didn't have much confidence, but now he has entered the business and pretended to be a master with great hands and eyes, so he has moved his energy and nourished his body?" Fang Yingwu thought to himself.
Xiang Chengxian suddenly asked: "Can my friend Xie really do it?"
Mr. Xie glanced at Xiang Chengxian and said, "You are dissatisfied. This rural examination is promoted by the governor's general office. The three yamen of Hangzhou Prefecture, Qiantang County, and Yuhang County are all dispatched and used. Most people can't get through these joints, but I have one.
The governor is in charge, so what I just said can indeed be done."
The governor's office! Everyone couldn't help but exclaimed in low voices. The people who handled the specific tasks in the rural examination room were all deployed from various prefectures and counties, and only the power of the governor's office could subdue and command them. If Mr. Xie is strong enough in the governor's office,
way, it can indeed fulfill those promises.
When Fang Yingwu heard this, he already understood a little about the methods of Mr. Xie's gang, which was nothing more than colluding with subordinates.
In the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, the difference between officials and officials was so obvious. Those who handled the specific affairs were often subordinates, and it was impossible for officials to pay attention to every detail.
Theoretically, Mr. Xie can indeed collude with the subordinate officials of various yamen without alerting any officials, and open the door to convenience in the rural examination examination room. He and the staff member Shi can use the governor's yamen's secret service to
Flag, subordinate officials in other government offices will naturally sell their face.
Everyone was whispering to each other, and Xiang Chengxian couldn't help but turn his head and whispered to the other party: "Could it be that...Wang Futai is also involved?"
Fang Yingwu's face changed when he heard this, but he had ignored this! Of course he knew that Wang Shu was definitely not involved in these unscrupulous things, but people's words are terrible. If the news spreads, Wang Shu would be connived and convenient.
Rumors about people lining their own pockets are not a good thing.
If Governor Wang Shu has an upright reputation, his cheap grandson will not be criticized and suspected after he wins the election. If there are rumors that Wang Shu is cheating, then even if he wins the election, won't he also be questioned?
?
Of course, if Fang Yingwu is upright, he will not be afraid of slanted shadows, but the problem is that Fang Yingwu is not upright, so naturally he has a guilty conscience. The more guilty he is, the more he hopes that Wang Shu will have a reputation for integrity...
Xiang Chengxian asked quietly again: "Did you spend money to do this?" Fang Yingwu shook his head subconsciously. As a high-end, niche, low-key practitioner, of course he looked down on this method of prying doors and sliding locks.
Xiang Chengxian frowned for a long time, made up his mind, and gritted his teeth and said: "To tell you the truth, I am very excited. But now I am short of money and don't have much silver left. I hope Brother Fang Xian can help."
Fang Yingwu suddenly felt in a dilemma. Money was not a problem. He was not short of these one hundred and eighty taels of silver. But the problem was, did he really want to watch Mr.
Rumors about the governor.
On the other hand, these cheats are very helpful for Xiang Chengxian's exam. I have other methods, so I don't need Mr. Xie to clear the way, but Xiang Chengxian does, and this opportunity is already in front of me.
Regardless of the truth, if you ruin this good thing, will you be worthy of Xiang Chengxian? Will Xiang Chengxian understand him? How will he view himself?
Fang Yingwu sighed quietly, seeing that the exam was about to begin, why did such a difficult problem arise again? (To be continued.