At noon the next day, the sky was overcast.

A horse-drawn carriage came from the west, entered through the west gate, and entered this historic ancient city. It seems that due to the weather, there is no traffic at the city gate, and the streets inside are quiet.

When I came to the intersection of Yaqian Street and Qingyun Street, the popularity gradually increased. The carriage only followed half of the restaurant to take a look, then drove into Yaqian Street, and stopped at the door of the county government.

People got out of the carriage one after another, first two sturdy men, then a young man in a scholar's suit, and then a white-headed old woman.

Thanks to the convenience of Lin Haoran's carriage, the third woman chose to follow, wanting to meet her granddaughter Xiaoyun. With the careful support of several people, the third woman stood at the door of the county office.

Shicheng County is located in the west of the central axis of the city, in front of a small square, the last county test was placed here. It's just that the entrance of the yamen is very dilapidated, and the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty has a tradition of officials not repairing the yamen.

"Damn, our village has finally made a show, so good!"

The son of the old patriarch, Lin Erhu, is about thirty years old, he is five big and three thick, and he speaks loudly. At this time, when I saw Lin Haoran, I patted him on the shoulder without any part, and his temperament seemed very straightforward.

Lin Haoran rubbed his delicate shoulders and smiled helplessly. At the same time, I am very puzzled, how can a gentle and elegant person like the old patriarch give birth to such a big man with five big and three coarse, will it ......

After saying hello, Lin Erhu led their group into the gate of the county government, which was a large courtyard, with the Yin Hotel on the right and the county prison on the left.

The Yin Hotel and the county prison have the same thing, they are both for people to live in, and there seems to be no essential difference. However, the former is for guests, while the latter is for prisoners.

When I walked to the county jail, there were several drinking jailers sitting at the table in the lobby, peeling peanuts and drinking small wine, and making fists.

Lin Erhu threw the cooked food brought by Lin Haoran to a few jailers, and then took the key from the wall.

Several jailers were immediately overjoyed, busy saying words of thanks, and at the same time looked at Lin Haoran and his party curiously. Lin Haoran's dress was destined to become the focus of the jailer's attention, and one jailer seemed to guess his identity, with a flattering expression on his face.

The first gate of the county prison opened, and a foul smell came to my nose. Everyone walked down the stairs, and it looked very shady inside, and some of the floors had smelly water stains.

Entering here, let alone Lin Haoran, even Ah Niu and Lin Qiang frowned, and their noses were wrinkled.

The prisoners locked in wanted to cry out for injustice, but they all gave up this move when they saw that Lin Haoran was too young. Walking to one of the cells inside, a ray of light shone through a hole in the wall, so that a girl lying on the straw could be seen.

It was a very thin girl, her prison uniform was very wide, her exposed arms were a shocking whiplash marks, and her hair looked a little messy.

"Xiaoyun!"

Across the cell, the white-haired third woman cried and shouted.

The girl was stunned at first, thinking that she was dreaming, but when she asked for prestige, she couldn't stop her tears, and a heartbreaking voice rang out: "Grandma."

The door lock was opened, but it was a touching scene of mother-in-law and grandson meeting, and the two cried and hugged each other.

Lin Haoran didn't go in, and when he saw that Ah Yun was covered in bruises, his brows couldn't help frowning.

Lin Erhu found that his eyes were looking at him, and he hurriedly waved his hand and explained: "In my land, who dares to bully Xiaoyun, this is Jiang Juren's turtle grandson who did it!" ”

This is the case in this era, it doesn't matter if Xiaoyun is not killed, Jiang Juren made Xiaoyun eat a whip, and then sent her to sue her for trying to murder her husband.

Rich restaurant, the cups are staggered.

Although the business of the restaurant has been greatly affected, especially the serious loss of scholars, the starving camel is bigger than the horse, and the restaurant will not become more depressed all of a sudden.

"Come on! This cup is mine! ”

Jiang Juren was holding a cup in high spirits, and opposite him was a little old man wearing a seven-rank official uniform, but his momentum was even more than that of this seven-rank official of the Ming Dynasty.

Jiang Ju was born with a first-class face, about 40 years old, when he was in the prime of life. He was the year before last, and although he fell off the list in the capital last year, he was the number one person when he returned here.

This is the dream of countless readers. You only need to go to Guangdong to sign up for the waitlist, and in a few years, you can be dispatched to a certain place as an official.

It's just that Jiang Juren has a big ambition, he didn't go to the candidate, but wanted to wait until the next year's tribute test to win again, and wanted to become a jinshi in one fell swoop and become the most beautiful jinshi officer in the Ming Dynasty.

This A-word face gave Jiang Juren a lot of confidence, and he felt that life would be similar to Zhang Zhang, and he would be another representative of a late bloomer.

Zhang Xuan, the former assistant of this dynasty, has participated in the examination seven times, and lost to Sun Shan seven times.

When facing the list of exams without his name for the seventh time, the forty-four-year-old Zhang Xuan was disheartened and decided to report to the Ministry of Officials to see if he could be a petty official.

But just as he was about to step into the door of the ministry, he met two people who influenced his life.

As soon as Wang Yushi, who knew how to read the face, saw Zhang Xuan, he found that this person's appearance was different, and he was shocked, and immediately grabbed him and said: "You will be reused soon, let alone be admitted to the Jinshi!" ”

Zhang Xuan felt that Wang Yushi was idle and had nothing to do, so he was making fun of him, and then he just smiled politely, and then still walked towards the officials.

However, on the way, he met Yu Shi Xiao Mingfeng again. Unlike Wang Xiang, Xiao Mingfeng has always been known for being good at reading and counting hexagrams in the imperial history, so he decided to find Xiao Yushi to calculate a hexagram.

This time, Yu Shi Xiao Mingfeng clearly told him that he would be awarded the Jinshi in three years, and that he would assist the Son of Heaven in the future, and advised him not to give up the imperial examination.

In August of the sixteenth year of Zhengde, when Zhang Xuan took the Ministry of Rites examination for the eighth time, at the age of 47, he finally won the second-class jinshi and entered the officialdom with the scenery of a non-commissioned officer. Later, he was appreciated by Jiajing, and only six years later, he was appointed as the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Zhang's magical experience is undoubtedly an example for people in the world, and all people want to be the second Zhang Zhang.

Jiang Juren also thinks so, and he has great expectations for the examination in the coming year. thinks that when the time comes, it is very likely that he will win the second class jinshi, and then he will rise to the top, and he may become the first assistant.

That's why he was very arrogant in his heart. Although he is still just a lifter, he looks down on the lifter in front of him, even if this product is already ranked in the seventh grade.