When Fang Yi saw that all the robbers who had robbed them were killed, her eyes were like buckets with leaky bottoms, and tears flowed out freely. Upon seeing this, Li Jie walked up to her and untied her from the restraints. He took a closer look at the scene.
The woman's appearance is beautiful, but she has not yet grown her hair.
As soon as Fang Yi broke free from the restraints, she fell to her knees with a thud.
"Thank you so much, my benefactor! I have avenged my great revenge for my little girl. I have nothing to do in return. I only wish to be with my benefactor, be a cow or a horse, and hold a ring to repay him!"
After saying that, he bowed his head to the ground and couldn't kneel down.
Li Jie had a headache when he heard what the woman in front of him was saying. He came here just to practice what he had learned. He didn't expect that there was a kidnapped woman in the robber's den, and her words and deeds were very structured and uncharacteristic of ordinary girls.
"Girl, do you have any family members to seek refuge with you now? I can ask someone to escort you back home."
Fang Yi became even more sad after hearing this. She looked up at Li Jie. Tears fell again in her eyes. When she heard Li Jie's words, she couldn't stop her tears when she thought of all her family members being poisoned. After crying for a while,
He said in a hoarse tone.
"This time, the little girl and her family set out from Quanzhou Prefecture and planned to go to Yingtian Prefecture. Unexpectedly, they were robbed by these beasts as they were passing through Fuzhou Prefecture. Except for the little girl, the rest of her family members were brutally murdered. The little girl was able to
The only reason why I have to survive is because the bandit leader rebelled against me, and now I have no home. I just hope that my benefactor will not despise my beauty and take me in."
Li Jie was crying as he spoke, and Li Jie couldn't bear it.
"You get up first. If you have nowhere to go for the time being, just follow me. If you want to leave or get married, you can leave at any time."
After Fang Yi heard Li Jie's reply, she bowed to Li Jie again, and then tried to stand up, but because she was too weak to stand still, she was about to fall. Li Jie hurriedly stepped forward to help her. For such a thing,
Li Jie was also quite helpless. The only reason was that the public security in this era was so poor. Things like this happened all over the place. Bandits were like weeds. Once they were cut, another one would grow.
After a while, Li Jie learned about Fang Yi's general situation during the conversation. It turned out that their family went to Yingtian Mansion this time because they offended a powerful person in Quanzhou Mansion and had to flee Quanzhou Mansion. If they planned to go to Yingtian Mansion, they had to rely on Fang Yi.
Fang Yi only knew the name of her father's best friend and knew nothing about other circumstances. This put Li Jie's plan to send her away temporarily on hold.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Li Jie took out another sounding arrow from his arms, shot into the sky with a chirping sound, and then exploded above. This sounding arrow was used to inform Lin Zhennan that he was safe and ready to return, and it was not the same type of sounding arrow as the previous warning.
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When Lin Zhennan saw Li Jie's arrow signal, he felt relieved. Then he laughed loudly and rode with his friends back to the city while the city defense was still closed.
After shooting the arrows, Li Jie was about to return. He learned that Fang Yi could not ride a horse. Seeing that it was getting late, he was afraid that the city gate would be closed, so he had to find a carriage from the bandits' stronghold in a hurry. When he reached the foot of the mountain, Li Jie first hid the
The bay-red horses from the dense forest were led out and hitched to the carriage, and then they drove off, hurrying and slowly into the city just as the city gate was closing.
After returning home, the Lins were surprised by Fang Yi that Li Jie brought back. After some questioning, Lin Zhennan was also very sad about Fang Yi's experience. Mrs. Wang is a kind-hearted person. After listening, her hands kept moving.
Wiping tears.
"Fang Yi, you will live here from now on and treat this place as your own home!"
After some effort to get Fang Yi settled, Mrs. Wang sighed at Lin Zhennan from time to time.
"Oh, this child's life is really miserable! He lost his family at such a young age."
Lin Zhennan had seen this kind of situation many times when he was traveling in the world. He knew that Mrs. Wang was too kind and did not want to see others suffer, so he had to choose some kind words to comfort Mrs. Wang.
The next day.
The boy quickly ran to the front of the hall and shouted loudly: "Master! Master! The master from the prefect's Yamen is here to visit!"
After hearing the servant's announcement, Lin Zhennan first notified Li Jie, and then hurried to the door to greet him. He saw a middle-aged Confucian scholar in his forties with a Chinese character face and a white Confucian robe at the door. Lin Zhennan and Li Jie were there.
Jie smiled and cupped his hands and said: "Congratulations to your master for winning the case. This time, I have been ordered by Master Futai to invite Pingzhi to attend the banquet hosted by the Master tomorrow. At that time, all the children who have been selected will be there.
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Lin Zhennan hurriedly invited Master to go to the mansion for a while. Master Lu followed Lin Zhennan through the gate and entered the mansion.
In the hall, the fragrance of tea lingered. Master Lu took a sip and praised it.
“Great tea!”
"No, no, it's just some country specialties. If Master Lu likes to leave later, I'll ask my servant to prepare one for you." Lin Zhennan said with a smile.
Master Lu came from the Lu family in Fucheng, and was Lu Heng's brother. Lin Zhennan was very interested in all this information, and wanted to take the opportunity to make acquaintances and pave the way for Li Jie.
Master Lu accepted it happily. In the subsequent conversation, Master Lu saw that Li Jie was not arrogant and couldn't help but nodded secretly. This time he came here because Lu Heng actually asked him to come and inspect Li Jie. If Li Jie
Jie was complacent because of his mere county examination and his position as the head of the government examination, so it was not worthy of his attention and investment. Lu Heng was very optimistic about Li Jie after some investigation after the government examination and planned to cultivate him well.
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This time Master Lu came to the door for the final assessment. Seeing Li Jie's humble and indifferent appearance, he showed an expression of appreciation.
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Although the banquet of the Mansion Examination is not as grand as the Qionglin Banquet and the Deer Ming Banquet, it is still an important banquet after each Mansion Examination.
Tongsheng, in the Ming Dynasty, only those who passed the county examination and the government examination could be called Tongsheng, unlike in the Qing Dynasty, anyone who was a scholar before becoming a scholar could be called Tongsheng. Tongsheng also meant that he had passed the examination.
Although the qualifications of officials do not expressly stipulate the privileges of a scholar who does not worship an official, most officials will be more polite to children, especially young children.
In front of the government office, Li Jie, as the head of the case, led all the children into the government office without hesitation. When everyone came to the front hall, they saw Lu Heng sitting in the hall, and the sound of silk, bamboo, wind and pipe music could be heard leisurely around him.
Li Jie bowed first according to etiquette, and then everyone behind him also paid homage to the prefect to thank him for the admission.
At the banquet, people came to Li Jie's case from time to time to propose a toast. At the banquet, two people were seated, and only the head of the case was seated alone. Li Jie responded to the people around him with a smile, and there was no telling who would appear in the future.
The two characters are both from the same hometown and the same age, so it is not a disadvantage to treat these people with courtesy.
At the government banquet, all the scholars drank and drank. It was very exciting for everyone who attended such an important banquet for the first time. Magistrate Lu also said words of encouragement to everyone from time to time. The atmosphere was very lively, and there was nothing wrong with it. After all, we could get here.
They are not stupid people. Even if they have grudges in daily life, they will not pick them out on such an important occasion.
After the banquet was over, the scholars left one after another, and Li Jie was about to go home, but unexpectedly Lu Heng spoke.
"Pingzhi, please stay for a moment, I have something to tell you."
All the scholars were greatly surprised when they heard what the prefect said. Many scholars were very envious of Li Jie's treatment. After all, the prefect was already considered a high official for many poor families. Most people might not be able to become a prefect if they work hard all their lives.
Seeing that the prefect admired Li Jie very much, I could only feel envious.