Detective in the Red Chamber

Back in the Sun Mansion, it was a scene again.

Brother Cheap led the whole family up and down to welcome him out, set off hundreds of firecrackers to celebrate, and then set up a table of nourishing things to eat with him until he was full.

After drinking and eating, looking at the messy cups and plates on the table, and thinking about the victims in the South Bank who were waiting to be fed, I felt that the poet's words "the rich wine and meat stink, and the road has frozen bones" are really vivid.

Fortunately, Sun Shaozong was not that hypocritical, even though he saw all the suffering in the world, he still slept peacefully in the hibiscus tent on the brocade quilt and carved bed.

With this sleep, I fell asleep until the afternoon of the second day.

Sun Shaozong woke up in a daze, seeing the bright light inside and outside the house, covered his head with the quilt, and yelled vaguely, "Furong, pomegranate, quickly bring the change of clothes to the master, and go make a pot again." Shimizu!"

Unexpectedly, they shouted a few times, but instead of responding from Fu Rong and Pomegranate, they heard some rustling noises.

Sun Shaozong was puzzled, so he looked around, but saw a slim and plump figure at the end of the bed, lowering his head to take off the shoes and socks on his feet, and besides a pink apron embroidered with lotus flowers, there was nothing to cover her body !

The woman took off her shoes and socks, and went up to the end of the bed carefully, with her two white arms supporting Sun Shaozong's legs, she climbed up like a beautiful dog, but just half way up, she met Sun Shaozong's burning eyes.

"ah!"

The woman's face flushed immediately, but she never had the intention of dodging or retreating, she only looked forward to Ai Ai's words, "It was Sister Rong who sent the slaves over to relieve my father...to relieve my fatigue."

The woman who climbed the bed was naturally Xiangling.

Seeing her delicate and lovely appearance, Sun Shaozong was aroused full of evil fire, but he still insisted and asked, "Then where is your elder sister Rong now?"

"Uncle invited the opera troupe to come to the house to sing, and Sister Rong went to the front to listen to the opera." Xiang Ling said, Jian Shui's pupils were slightly closed, and he added weakly, "It is said that I will be back before dinner."

Before the words finished, Sun Shaozong had already pulled her into his arms!

Xiangling groaned, her beautiful eyes became even more blurred, she was thinking that she was about to endure the baptism of the storm, but her body suddenly warmed up, but she was wrapped in a brocade quilt by Sun Shaozong.

Xiangling felt puzzled, so she heard Sun Shaozong say, "Your elder sister Rong is so kind, why did she dirty her house? Let's go, let's go to your west chamber to relieve fatigue!"

As he said, he held Xiangling under his arm and strode towards the west chamber.

This wasted time is just like what is said in "The Romance of the West Chamber"

My arms are full of nephrite jade and fragrance.

Ah, when Ruan Zhao goes to the rooftop, spring comes and the flowers in the world change colors.

Put the willow waist, remove the flower heart lightly, and the peony will bloom with dew drops.

Chapter 100 Taking on the Heavy Duty and Touring the Autumn Chamber

Early in the morning on the fifth day of August.

Sun Shaozong got off his horse in front of the government office, but what he was thinking about was still the fierce battle yesterday afternoon.

He didn't know the taste of meat for more than a full month, and he ate a lot of nourishing things. It was the time when the dragon was strong and the tiger was fierce, but that Xiangling was very flattering. .

But what was even more rare was that even though Xiang Lingpo's bones were weak and his tendons were weak, and seeing the sun setting outside, he still forced himself to wash up, and went to the front yard to welcome Ruan Rong back in person.

At night, he took the initiative to move Sun Shaozong's bedding back to the soft bed outside the main room, without any intention of being pampered.

tsk~

It's thanks to Xue Pan for such a sensible person!

"My lord, please stay."

After signing at Yingmao of Qianya, Sun Shaozong was about to go to the small courtyard of the Criminal Department to see if there were any suspicious or wrong cases recently.

Unexpectedly, he was stopped by the little official who was in charge of pointing the door, and told him, "Master Fu Yin told me yesterday that if you arrive, please go to the back office first."

Han Anbang please?

Could it be that he wanted to ask if the disaster on the South Bank would affect Shuntian Mansion?

This is exactly what the title should mean.

Sun Shaozong originally wanted to write a note and hand it over, but since Han Anbang invited him, he might as well dictate it first.

Thinking in this way, he walked across the hall to Han Anbang's courtyard in Houya.

Ask the clerk to report, and after a while, Han Anbang came out with a smile on his face, stood on the steps and said, "Sun Tongjuan took the initiative to go to the disaster area to supervise the execution, he is really a role model for our generation!"

These words are obviously a compliment, but secretly they have ulterior motives.

Gein Jia Yucun tried his best to dissuade Sun Shaozong when he was going to be executed in the south bank, and they broke up because of this.

At this time, Han Anbang said that he was a "model of my generation", clearly confronting Jia Yucun, and incidentally provoked the relationship between the two.

It's a pity that he is destined to be busy for nothing.

Although Sun Shaozong is drifting away from Jia Yucun now, he has no intention of turning to Han Anbang at all.

He just smiled neither humble nor condescending, and said, "Your Excellency is absurd, I don't know what orders you have for calling the humble officer here?"

"Well... come on, let's go in and talk about it first."

The two entered the small living room, and sat down in front of the Songhe Yannian Picture, where the guests and the host were divided, and the subordinate officials brought two cups of fragrant tea.

Only then did Han Anbang say sternly, "To be honest, I invited my brother this time because of this year's autumn event."

Autumn?

Sun Shaozong was taken aback when he heard the words, and it was quite reliable to ask him about the disaster situation, but this Qiu Wei...

He frowned and said, "My lord, the martial arts examination in Shuntian Prefecture has always been in charge of the Wucheng Bingmasi. What does it have to do with our Shuntian Prefecture?"

Han Anbang laughed, shook his head and said, "Of course I am not referring to the martial arts exam, but the Wenju provincial examination in Jinke."

"Then it has nothing to do with being an official." Sun Shaozong spread his hands, "The lowly position is from a military Jinshi background. This literati imperial examination will not allow me to be a military examiner, right?"

"It's impossible to be an examiner, but my brother is the one who supervises the examination room!" Han Anbang said, with a look of awe on his face, "There are as many dignitaries in Shuntian Mansion, and their relationships are even more complicated, so this matter of cheating in the imperial examination, It is also repeated repeatedly!"

"It's fine in the past, and if there is a mistake, it is just a punishment that should be hit and a punishment that should be punished-but soon, it will be the ten-year period of His Majesty's reign, and the court will definitely have a good celebration at that time. What's going on..."

Speaking of this, Han Anbang stood up and bowed to the end, "So I want to invite my brother to be the tour envoy of Qiu Wei this time, so as to completely prevent fraud in the examination room!"

"useless!"

Sun Shaozong hurriedly got up to avoid it, his two hand-cranked rattles seemed to be like "I am a martial artist, how can I be a patrol envoy? If scholars find out, I am afraid they will cause trouble!"

The rural examination in this capital city has always been dominated by the Ministry of Rites, and Shuntian Prefecture is responsible for co-organizing it.

And this so-called patrol envoy is the chief officer of the picket discipline in the examination room. Although he can't be regarded as a serious 'examiner', he is still above the general examiner in terms of power.

Ordinarily, with Sun Shaozong's background, it is definitely a rare honor to be able to be a "roving envoy" in the rural examination.

only……

Han Anbang also said just now that this year's provincial examination is different from the past, and there will be no mistakes in the slightest—Sun Shaozong is not a fool, how could he recruit such an errand?

"My brother's words are wrong!"

But Han Anbang is willing to let Sun Shaozong go?

Seeing him straighten his face, he said, "Although you don't have a serious reputation, you are born with a pair of eyes, and you are the most impartial and selfless. You are really the best candidate for a tour envoy--besides, I am not alone. , Jia Fucheng is also, I asked you to take on this important task."

rely on ~

Sun Shaozong couldn't help but cursed in his heart.

Needless to say, the old fox in Jia Yucun must have been afraid of being implicated in the rural examination fraud case, so he sold himself without hesitation!

The first and second in command teamed up to cheat people, how could he refuse as a subordinate?

Therefore, Sun Shaozong had to grit his teeth and admit it, and cupped his hands and said, "If this is the case, the lower official can only reluctantly do it—but the lower official must also speak the ugly words to the front. If there is any trouble caused by the supervision, please sir..."

"Ha ha……"

Before Sun Shaozong could finish speaking, Han Anbang laughed and said, "My brother has always been shrewd and capable, I believe you will be able to grasp the propriety, and let me and Jia's Prime Minister be safe and sound!"

P's!

This forced people to work hard, and Huan Teniang didn't want to take any responsibility - if the court didn't care about it, Sun Shaozong would have punched her to death!

Angrily left Houya.

After returning to the small courtyard of the Criminal Department, Sun Shaozong first called Cheng Rixing to him and asked him about the fraud in the imperial examination.

This Cheng Rixing has been a juren for more than ten years, the reason why he is only willing to be a Qingke and a teacher, but not to be an official, is because he is unwilling and insists on fighting for the fame of a Jinshi.

Therefore, he took the exam every three years, and it was unshakeable!

When Sun Shaozong asked about the cheating, he immediately talked about it, from pen, ink, paper and inkstone, shoes, hats, clothes and socks, to tattoos of pigeon blood, there are all kinds of strange things that one expects to see!

After talking for a long time, Cheng Rixing suddenly asked curiously, "Why did Dong Weng suddenly think of asking this, but there are relatives in the family who want to participate in this year's autumn?"

"I don't have any relatives."

Sun Shaozong said helplessly, "I am the official who wants to be the patrol envoy of this department, so first..."

"Congratulations Dong Weng, congratulations Dong Weng!"

Before he finished speaking, Cheng Rixing bowed joyfully to the end, "Although the patrol envoy is not as good as the chief examiner, he is often included in the examiners of the house teacher recently. I have to add some help, so I won't be squeezed out by literati everywhere like today!"

it sounds like...

It's a real benefit!

Chapter 101 On the Imperial Examinations and the Bullying of Yu Village

In order to avoid the Mid-Autumn Festival, the practice of autumn in the Great Zhou Dynasty began on August 27 and ended on August [-].

During the period, there were three consecutive exams, each three days, a total of nine days and seven nights.

Generally speaking, the chief examiner and deputy chief examiner will be finalized in mid-July, and the appointment of examiners in each room will not be later than late July at the latest.

Sun Shaozong only got the news now, which is already a long time later than others, not to mention that he is still an authentic 'newcomer in the examination room'.

Therefore, he didn't care about it for a while, and closed the door to thank the guests first, and learned the rules of the open and the dark.

"As a tour envoy, Dong Weng does not participate in the transcription and review of the papers, so there is no need for Dong Weng to worry about the cheating on the papers. What Dong Weng needs to pay attention to are those scholars who carry private possessions."

"The inspections in previous years were not so strict. The dry food and steamed buns had to be broken into pieces. Even the nostrils, ears and eyes could be searched, but it was still difficult to ban fraud."

"Gain scholars, in order to add a little bit of hope, it is really the Eight Immortals crossing the sea to show their magical powers!"

"Cheating on clothes, shoes, hats, or the Four Treasures of the Study has been common practice since ancient times, and in recent years new tricks have emerged one after another, such as swallowing wax pills, tattooing with pigeon blood, stuffing bamboo tubes in the anus and intestines, and asking people to make fake skin, I really thought of everything!"

"During the Taizu Dynasty, there was even an old man who went to the Gongyuan half a year in advance, buried cheat sheets in various latrines, and only dug them out for use during the exam!"

"Is there such a thing?"

Sun Shaozong couldn't help asking curiously, "Then how was he discovered?"

"It's buried too deep!"

Cheng Rixing sighed, "He squatted in there for half an hour, and when he came out, his sleeves were covered with dirt again, but he was spotted on the spot - this matter caused a lot of trouble, and later when the exam started, the toilets were all newly dug. gone."

Sun Shaozong was speechless for a while, and couldn't help asking, "Then what happened to the scholar who dug the pit?"

"How else?"

Cheng Rixing spread his arms. "At that time, an adult suggested that since he likes to dig holes in the latrines, his reputation should be removed and he should be fined to be the 'Yexiang Messenger' for three years."

The so-called "Yexiang Messenger" is the labor labor of going door-to-door along the street every morning and calling for people to come out to pour Yexiang.

This should be regarded as seeking benevolence and deriving benevolence, right?

Hearing Cheng Rixing's many cheating methods, Sun Shaozong felt that he was shouldering a heavy responsibility, and was about to continue to ask, but he heard someone outside said, "Master Sun, Mr. Fuyin asked the junior staff to send the list of candidates for your review."

Sun Shaozong hurriedly greeted him, and was about to greet the little official who delivered the list, when he suddenly saw four civil servants carrying poles behind him, he couldn't help but gasped, "This...the contents inside are all Is it the candidate list?!"

"nature."

The green-robed official cupped his hands towards the north side, flattering him, "Thanks to the enlightenment of Mr. Fu Yin, now our Shuntian Mansion is flourishing in literary style. There are more than [-] scholars taking the exam this year. Much better than previous years!"

300 people?

Even with a roster of 3000 people, there is no need for four people to carry the burden, right? !

It's just that the other party's appearance is commonplace, so Sun Shaozong can't make a fuss about it.

After the green-robed official was sent away, he picked up a volume to read carefully.

tsk~

No wonder so many things have been done. In addition to name, place of origin, address, age, height, fatness, who is the guarantor, etc., this booklet also lists many details, such as whether you are married, whether you are left-handed or right-handed, whether you have birthmarks on your body, whether you walk inside or not. Horoscope or outer horoscope...

This level of detail is almost enough to mark the size of the job on it!