Shangrao County did not make some waves because of the arrival of King Ning's son, except for the continued martial law of the city defense, everything is as usual, just like a pebble thrown into the lake, rippling a few ripples and returning to calm.

Xu Jin continued to prepare for the exam conscientiously, and as the day of the government examination approached, Shangrao County began to become lively, and candidates from the seven counties under the jurisdiction of Guangxin Prefecture arrived one after another, preparing to participate in the government examination held in mid-April.

Therefore, the large and small restaurants are occupied by the scholars of the counties, and the daily literary meetings are continuous, and the scholars brush each other's fame in the name of learning, and those who have a way and those who have no way all sharpen their heads to visit officials at all levels, among which the prefect Lu Kang's door is the most lively, after all, the prefect Lu Kang is the chief examiner of the government examination.

Xu Jin, as the head of the county examination in Shangrao County, has a good reputation, so he naturally becomes the object of other county candidates to brush up their fame, and almost every day he receives invitations from a certain literary club and a certain poetry club, but Xu Jin ignores it at all and continues to concentrate on studying and preparing for the exam.

With Xu Jin's current fame in the county, coupled with the aura of the head of the county trial, naturally there is no need to participate in these so-called literary meetings to brush up his fame, not to mention the last Lantern Festival competition with Yushan Academy, Lord Futai was on the scene, and he was very impressed, so he didn't want to sharpen his head and run to Lu Kang to brush his face.

On the tenth day of the first month of April, a major event happened in Shangrao County, that is, the emperor sent a messenger to finally arrive in Shangrao County by boat, the main members of the Fei family headed by Fei Ge Lao, as well as the county's officials of all sizes went out of the city to greet them, what is surprising is that the prince of Ning Wang was also present, and the atmosphere was very delicate!

People in the officialdom circle know very well that this time the Qin Cha was ordered to investigate the murder of the Fei family's uncle, although there is no direct evidence, but everyone knows that this matter is inseparable from King Ning, but this time the Qin Cha sent by the emperor is King Ning and his gang, so the final result of this matter can only be over, and the arrival of King Ning's son proves this even more.

Because of this, the people of the Fei family left after taking the Qin Cha back to the city, and their attitude towards the Qin Cha was lukewarm, but it was the prince of Ning Wang who accompanied the Qin Cha to the third floor of the Linjiang Building for a banquet to receive the wind and wash the dust, and some officials led by the prefect Lu Kang accompanied him throughout the whole process.

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Today is April 12, and there are still three days to go before the government exam. It is precisely because of the government examination held on April 15 that Xinjiang Academy has deliberately advanced the regular examination in April to the tenth day of April, and the results of today's regular examination have just been released.

At this moment, Xu Jin is training in Yile Hall, because Xu Jin won 29 places in this regular examination, which is one step back from the regular examination in March.

"Xu Jin, although you are the head of the county exam, you must pass the government exam, but you can't be the slightest bit lax, you must know that learning is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, take this exam paper back and summarize it well, and then write the article again and hand it in!" Zhao Jiaoxi handed the papers of this routine exam to Xu Jin.

"Students can save it, remember Master Zhao's teachings!" Xu Jin took the test paper and said.

Zhao Jiaoxi's expression was a little relaxed, don't look at what he said harshly, but he was still very satisfied with Xu Jin's disciple, from the beginning of December last year, to now it has only been half a year, not only won the first county examination, but also entered the top 30 of the academy in the last two regular examinations, and the level is about to catch up with the senior brothers of Shangshe.

It is precisely because of the extremely high expectations for Xu Jin that Zhao Mengyang has very strict requirements for Xu Jin, and the amount of training is far higher than that of other students.

"Go ahead, continue to work hard, and hope that you can take off the head of the government exam!" Zhao Jiaoxi stroked his beard and said lightly.

Xu Jin couldn't help but be speechless, how could the head of the government test be so easy to take, you must know that the people who participated in the government test were all elites from various counties, a total of nearly 500 people in seven counties, including seven county test heads, can you do a good job of being a monk halfway?

Of course, Xu Jin would not pour cold water on Zhao Mengyang in person, and said respectfully: "Disciple should do his best!" ”

Fang Jiaoxi, who was at the next table, watched Xu Jin leave calmly, with mixed feelings in his heart, and a little regret, if he hadn't been so impulsive and listened to Guo Wencai's instigation, Xu Jin would have been his disciple, but now it's too late to regret it, alas!

Xu Jin left Yile Hall, and when he returned to the lecture hall, he found that the Fei brothers were already waiting.

During this time, Xu Jin still went to Fei Mansion regularly, asked Fei Hong for teaching, and sometimes discussed with the Fei brothers, today is the day when Xu Jin is used to visiting Fei Mansion. So after school, the Fei brothers took the initiative to wait for Xu Jin, so they could go home together.

Although Xu Jin is the youngest of the three, he has more than 500 years of knowledge ahead of him and rich life experience, which is not comparable to the Fei brothers at all, and sometimes any sentence can make the Fei brothers think and ponder for a long time, so the Fei brothers like to chat with Xu Jin, and over time, Xu Jin has become the head of the three, and the Fei brothers are all happy and convinced of him.

Of course, the Fei brothers have some advantages that Xu Jin does not have, such as the excellent and profound family heritage, the affairs in the upper circle of ancient officialdom, and the experience of the government examination and the hospital examination.

This is the so-called threesome must have my teacher, Xu Jin is very good at learning from others, learning from others' strengths and making up for his own shortcomings.

The three of them left the academy and returned to the city together, accompanied by Xiaowu Mingyan and Dabao, since the prince of Ning Wang appeared in Shangrao County, for the sake of safety, now the Fei brothers will bring more than two subordinates in and out, just in case!

As soon as everyone returned to the gate of Feifu, they saw a soft sedan chair carried by two sedan chair drivers to stop in front of them.

"My lord, Fei Fu has arrived!" An accompanying servant beside the sedan said respectfully.

Immediately, the sedan curtain was lifted, and a fat middle-aged man bent over and came out, and it was the prefect Lu Kang.

Xu Jin and the three of them glanced at each other, and hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Meet Lord Futai!" ”

Lu Kang is wearing a casual dress at the moment, wearing a square scarf on his head, although the robe is wide, it still can't cover the bulging belly.

Lu Kang naturally recognized the two sons of the Fei family, and he was also very impressed by Xu Jin, and said with a smile: "There is no need to be polite, but it is a coincidence, this official is thinking of visiting your mansion, and it is troublesome for Fei Gongzi to spread the word!" ”

The entourage next to Lu Kang hurriedly handed over the greeting post!

Although Lu Kang is the leader of Guangxin Mansion, he is only a local official of the fourth grade, and although Fei Hong has become a minister, he used to be a cabinet scholar and a bigwig in the center of the imperial court, so Lu Kang has to honestly wait for an audience when he comes to the door.

Fei Maoxian hurriedly asked the porter to send the greeting post in, and then politely welcomed Governor Lu into the living room.

In the past, when Xu Jin came, he went straight into the study to see Lao Fei, but it was not good to go in at this time, and it was not appropriate to say goodbye and leave, so he had to wait in the living room and chat with Lu Kang with the Fei brothers!

Lu Kang smiled and asked, "If this mansion is not mistaken, you should be called Xu Jin, right?" Are you here to visit Fei Ge Lao today? ”

Xu Jin nodded: "The student is Xu Jin, and I am here to ask Master Fei for teaching tonight!" ”

Lu Kang's heart moved, he was the leader of Guangxin Mansion, naturally he had already heard of it, Fei Ge Lao appreciated this Xu Jin very much, and he had already cultivated him as a protégé, and now Xu Jin called Fei Shi, it seems that it is indeed true.

The Fei brothers sat with the prefect Lu for a while, and Fei Hong walked in from the back house.

Fei Hong is in his fifties this year, with a square scarf on his head, dressed as a scribe, and his temperament is elegant and dignified. Lu Kang stood up and arched his hand: "Xiaguan has seen Fei Ge Lao!" ”

Fei Hong returned the salute: "Lord Futai is polite, Fei doesn't dare to be!" ”

Fei Hong didn't have much friendship with Lu Kang, and when he greeted Qin Cha a few days ago, Lu Kang obviously got closer to Prince Ning.

"Master Fei and the people of Futai have something to discuss, and the students will leave first!" Xu Jin waited for Fei Hong and Governor Lu to sit down, and hurriedly took the opportunity to leave.

Fei Hong smiled and said: "It's okay, Lord Futai is estimated to be nothing important, Xiao Xu will sit down and talk together, so that Lord Futai can give some advice!" ”

Lu Kang smiled slightly awkwardly and said, "With Fei Ge Lao here, how can he be a subordinate official!" ”

Xu Jin sensitively sensed that there seemed to be some disharmony between Fei Hong and Lu Kang, so he sat down again quietly.

"Lord Futai is too modest, I don't know what happened to this visit?" Fei Hong picked up the teacup and gently brushed the foam off the surface with the lid.

After all, Fei Hong was a member of the cabinet, and he completely suppressed Lu Kang in terms of momentum.

Lu Kang hesitated for a moment, and said with a smile: "Since Fei Ge Lao asked, then the lower official said bluntly, I heard that the three girls of the Fei family are beautiful and wise, and they are all good-looking, His Royal Highness the Prince of the World admires them very much, and wants to be close to the Fei family, and the lower official is entrusted by the prince of the world to come to the door to propose!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Fei Hong's color changed, the two brothers of the Fei family were even more angry, Xu Jin couldn't help frowning, and scolded a bastard in his heart!

dug up other people's ancestral graves, burned other people's houses, killed other people's fathers, and at this time, there was still a face to ask someone to come to the door to propose marriage, is there anything more shameless?

Lu Kang was also bitter in his heart after speaking, how could he not know the grievances between the Fei family and King Ning, and the marriage proposal for King Ning's son was destined to be a self-inflicted errand, but did he dare not come? King Ning, he can't afford to offend, even Jiangxi has commanded the envoys, and the political envoys have been rectified by King Ning, what is he Lu Kang a prefect!

Because of this, Governor Lu knew that he was asking for hardship, but he still shyly proposed marriage, which could be regarded as a letter of nomination that he handed over to King Ning.

Fei Hongqiang suppressed the anger in his heart, and said coldly: "Trouble Lord Futai to tell King Ning that the good daughter of my Fei family is not worthy of King Ning's dog, let him die of this heart!" ”

The Fei family and King Ning are on a fire and water, the sea of blood is deep, and Fei Hong is not an idiot, how could he marry his niece into the fire pit of Ning Wangfu, at this time he has already publicly torn his face with Ning Wangfu.

A layer of fine sweat oozed from Lu Kang's forehead, and he said: "Fei Ge Lao, it is better to settle the grievance than to settle the ......"

Fei Hong interrupted coldly: "If there is nothing else to do in Lufutai, let's go, here the old man advises, be with the thief, he will cause disaster to the nine clans in the future, and leave a stench for 10,000 years, so he can do it himself!" ”

Lu Kang's face changed several times, he arched his hand and got up and brushed his sleeves away.