Lin Jianqing was pushed hard against the partition wall. Li Toutuo rushed up like an angry leopard, grabbed him by the collar, stared into his eyes and asked fiercely: "Tell me, why don't you go?"
Lin Jianqing felt as if all the bones in his body had been knocked to pieces. Huge fear enveloped his heart. He lowered his head and said timidly: "I feel... a little uncomfortable."
"fart!"
Li Toutuo scolded angrily: "You are just timid. You are scared, aren't you?"
Lin Jianqing's face suddenly turned red, and the anger after being humiliated rushed to his forehead. He broke away from Li Toutuo's hand, sat down at the table, and punched the table hard.
"That's right! I'm scared. I don't know anything at all. I...I can't even memorize "Mencius". What if the secret is revealed?"
Seeing that he was trembling with fear, Li Toutuo restrained his inner anger and said to Lin Jianqing: "This imperial examination did not test the scriptures at all. Whether you can read Mencius will not affect your admission at all. Besides, Xuanfu Envoy Si
Many civil servants and officials in the government office are students from Qinzhou and Longzhou in the past. They can do things, so how can it be so difficult?"
"I don't like working in government offices and dealing with clerks all day long. I want to be the county magistrate, and in the county I will be like a local emperor."
Li Toutuo's anger flared up again, and he cursed: "You idiot, I spent so much money and tried every means to flatter you, so that you were hired by the military, but at the last moment you backed down, I'm so blind."
Eye."
"You don't know at all. I studied in Jingzhao Mansion. There are too many people who know my details. Among my hundreds of classmates and professors in the Mansion School, none of them know that Lin Jianqing is an ignorant bastard.
I was at the bottom every time I took the exam. I dropped out of school after I couldn't continue studying. Now I'm admitted to the imperial examination. Isn't it the most ridiculous thing in the world? If anyone reports me, I will be finished!"
Li Toutuo looked at him looking like a broken jar, and secretly regretted in his heart. Did he make a mistake in finding such a helpless Adou?
However, thinking that this man was Chen Qing's brother-in-law, Li Toutuo still felt that he had certain value.
"Don't worry, think about it, it's been five days since the results were released! No one has complained about you, why? Because everyone is not a fool. You are Chen Qing's brother-in-law. Aren't you just going through the motions when taking the imperial examination?
?Everyone knows this, so no one will report you and ask for trouble."
"Is this really the case?" Lin Jianqing was dubious.
"Of course that's the case, then why didn't anyone report you?"
Lin Jianqing calmed down slowly. Is this what happened? If it were in the past, his classmates would have reported him long ago, but there has been no movement in the imperial examination until now. This can only explain his special status, and no one is too lazy to report him.
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"But... I don't like doing the paperwork. I still want to be an official somewhere."
Li Toutuo clenched his fists, then slowly loosened them. He suppressed his anger and said: "You can't become a county magistrate now. At most, you can be a chief Bo and a county lieutenant. But you can serve in the Xuanfu envoy's office for two years before going down."
, then you will have the opportunity to become the county magistrate. I will pay for the operation for you and guarantee that you will become the magistrate of a large county in two years."
Two years is not a long time. Lin Jianqing thought about it and agreed, "Okay! We agreed that I will stay in the military for a maximum of two years."
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Wanyan Xiyin walked in Guanzhong for three days and finally arrived at Jingzhao City. The person in charge of receiving him was Sima Zhang Xiao. This negotiation was also conducted by Zhang Xiao on behalf of Chen Qing and Wanyan Xiyin.
As soon as Wanyan Xiyin settled in, he proposed to meet Wanyan Helisa and Wanyan Qi, and also to see the more than 20,000 Jurchen prisoners of war. This was a prerequisite for negotiation, and the identity of the prisoners of war could not be determined. If you are still alive, then negotiations are meaningless.
Zhang Xiao agreed to all these conditions and sent someone to accompany Wanyan Xiyin to Jingzhao Prefecture Prison City.
There are two prisons in Jingzhao City, one is Chang'an County Prison, which mainly imprisons ordinary criminals, and the other is Jingzhao City, which mainly imprisons important prisoners, such as corrupt officials, enemy spies, important enemy generals, etc. wait.
Gu Zhen
There is also a forbidden courtyard in the prison city of Jingzhao Prefecture, which is a place where prisoners are placed under house arrest. It covers an area of about ten acres and consists of twelve small courtyards. It is surrounded by high walls with sharp spikes on the top of the walls and tall sentry posts. tower.
The twelve small courtyards are places of house arrest. Although they still lose their freedom, they are much better than the dark and moldy cells.
Wanyan Helisa was placed under house arrest in the largest courtyard, which occupied an area of about one acre, with seven rooms and a large courtyard. There was also a tree in the courtyard. There were also two Jurchen women serving him. Chen Qing gave him His treatment is not bad.
Wanyan Xiyin is also eager to see Wanyan Helisa. The support of Wanyanhelisa's family faction is the key to Wanyanchang's ability to become prime minister. I heard that Wanyanhelisa is still alive, so Wanyanchang Wanyan Xiyinnan was immediately dispatched.
"Have negotiations started?" Wanyan asked Lisa impatiently as soon as he entered the room and sat down.
Wanyan Xiyin shook his head, "I just arrived in Jingzhao today. I want to confirm that you and Wanyan Qi are still alive. I also want to see the 20,000 Jurchen soldiers. After confirming these, we can start negotiations."
"no!"
Wanyan Helisha punched the table so hard that the tea bowl jumped up and tipped over, causing tea to flow all over the table. Wanyan Xiyin was stunned by the other party's gaffe.
Wanyan drank from Lisa and gritted his teeth and said, "My days here are like years, and you still have to visit the soldiers and prisoners of war. How long will the negotiations be delayed?"
Wanyan Xiyin felt a little disdainful. If he didn't come, wouldn't he be locked up here? He would have to live like a year again.
He waved to the woman to clear the table. After the woman left, he slowly said: "Let's do it! The prisoners of war must be seen, but I can ask Deputy Xiao Hongquan to visit and confirm, and I will stay in Jingzhao to negotiate. ."
"You can divide the negotiation into two parts. The other prisoner of war wants money, but Wanyanqi and I don't. Redeem me and Wanyanqi first, and then you can slowly negotiate the redemption of the prisoners of war."
"What conditions does Chen Qing want to redeem you and Wan Yanqi?"
Wanyan Heli suddenly realized that he had spilled the beans. Wasn't this an admission that he had negotiated with Chen Qing?
"How do I know what Chen Qing wants? I just heard him telling the people next to him that it would be a pity for important people like us to exchange for supplies. If we want to exchange, just exchange for important people."
After hearing these words, Wanyan Xiyin immediately became vigilant. Who did Song Jun want to replace with Heli Sa or Wanyan Qi?
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Early the next morning, Zhang Xiao and Wanyan Xiyin held their first redemption negotiation at the VIP hotel. It should be said that the attitudes of both parties were pretty good. One was willing to redeem sincerely, and the other said he could be released. The two parties first reached an agreement on the general direction. Consistent.
But the key is the redemption conditions. If the Jin Kingdom can meet the price offered by the Western Army, then everything is easy to say, but what if it cannot be met?
Zhang Xiao said that the 22,000 prisoners of war could be redeemed with property. The reason why they were not exchanged for the slaves captured by the Jin Kingdom from the Han people was because there was a big loophole in it. The Jin Kingdom could capture a batch of them at will in Hebei and the Central Plains.
The Han people came to exchange, but none of the Han slaves who were actually in the Jin Kingdom could be exchanged.
As for the two Jurchen royal families, Wanyanhelisa and Wanyan Xiyin, Zhang Xiao proposed to exchange them for the former prince Zhao Chen. Zhao Chen was the eldest son of the former emperor Zhao Huan and the son of Song Qinzong. He was the last prince of the Northern Song Dynasty and ten years old.
He was kidnapped by Jin soldiers when he was young and is now twenty years old.
For such an important figure, the Kingdom of Jin would certainly not let him die. He has been imprisoned in the Five Kingdoms City.
However, Wanyan Xiyin refused the condition proposed by Song Jun, leaving no room for negotiation.