Madam, protect me!

Ministry of Personnel.

Li Nuo's exam invitation has been processed. When the time comes, as long as he pays attention to which examination hall he is in, he can go directly to participate in the spring exam.

In the greenhouse.

Father-in-law didn't know what he was thinking about. He looked into the air with deep eyes. He held the teacup for a long time, but never drank a sip.

Although the years have left some traces on his face, they have also added a bit of calmness. This is a kind of charm belonging to middle-aged men, which is lethal to women of all ages.

When he was young, he must have been the dream lover of countless women.

No wonder mother-in-law, a martial arts genius, chased him back then.

Li Nuo was silent for a moment, and said: "I heard from housekeeper Wu about some things about mother-in-law..."

Song Jiaren was slightly startled and looked at him.

Song Zhe also woke up from his memories, took a sip of tea, and asked, "Do you know everything?"

Li Nuo nodded and said, "Back then..."

Song Zhe seemed to know what he was going to say, waved his hand, and said, "It's not your fault. There are many reasons why Jiaren's mother and I separated. You don't have to blame yourself for this."

Li Nuo was thinking that since the matter was caused by him, he also had the responsibility to find a way to reconcile them.

But it seems that what happened back then was not as simple as he thought.

My father-in-law obviously didn't want to mention this matter, so Li Nuo didn't continue to speak.

After a while, he and his wife left the Ministry of Personnel.

When passing by Yuyin Pavilion, Song Jiaren walked in from the back door.

There is a small garden in the backyard of Yuyin Pavilion, and many cold-resistant flowers are blooming even in winter.

After being improved by the farmers, many flowers are in full bloom all year round.

In the process of learning flower art, Fenghuang had brought her here several times.

This place is not open to guests. When they were choosing flowers, Li Nuo came to the front hall through a small door.

There are many guests in Yuyin Pavilion today, many of them are dressed as young scholars. Some are sitting in their seats, and some are standing under the poems on the wall, reading and commenting.

"Chang'an is indeed Chang'an. Even these poems are better than those in our small place."

"Yes, I thought I was a master of brothel poems, but when I came to Chang'an, I realized that there are people better than people and mountains better than mountains."

"Not only brothel poems, I bought a collection of poems on the street yesterday. I thought it was an ordinary collection of poems, but after opening it, I found that every piece in it is a masterpiece. In this world, there are people who can write about women to this extent..."

"And this "Phoenix Seeks Phoenix", it is really well written. By writing about beauties, it says what many people dare not say!"

...

Phoenix really knows how to do business. Writing those poems on the wall has made Yuyin Pavilion a check-in point, attracting many literati and scholars.

Li Nuo looked at the customer flow of Yuyin Pavilion and was about to walk back to the backyard when a voice suddenly came from his side.

"Brother, it's you!"

A young man in a green shirt left his seat, walked forward, bowed to Li Nuo, and said: "Thank you for your help last time, I haven't thanked you yet..."

Li Nuo looked carefully and soon remembered.

He was the young man who had been reported and almost thrown into jail for discussing His Majesty in Yuyin Pavilion last time.

The young man was obviously very happy to see Li Nuo, and pulled his sleeve and said: "Brother, please sit down. I didn't thank you properly last time. Today, you must give me a chance to thank you..."

Li Nuo was pulled to sit at a table.

Including this young man, there were three people sitting at the table. Like him, they were all dressed like students, with clear eyes and stupidity.

It seems that they should all be students who came to Chang'an from other places to take the exam.

The young man poured two cups of tea, picked up one cup, and said, "I offer you a cup to thank you for helping me out last time."

Li Nuo said, "You don't need to drink tea. It's just a small favor."

He was very careful with all imported things.

The young man didn't mind and smiled, "Brother, you are from Chang'an, right? I think you know those officials."

Li Nuo said, "I happen to have some friendship with the magistrate of Chang'an."

Speaking of the magistrate of Chang'an, the young man said, "We just came to Chang'an. I heard that this magistrate of Chang'an is a good official. He is neither humble nor arrogant in front of the powerful and treats the children of the powerful equally. He catches thieves and punishes ruffians. He has done a lot of good things for the people..."

Li Nuo pulled the corner of his mouth.

Old Pei really should kowtow to him.

He did it, and he got all the reputation.

However, he is an official appointed by the court, and he has a unique advantage in this matter.

Another person said, "Unfortunately, there are too few good officials like County Magistrate Pei in the court of Daxia. Most of them are mediocre and incompetent, and there are even treacherous officials who control the government..."

"And your majesty, as an emperor, you don't do your best to govern the country, but actually pursue immortality. What's the difference between you and the incompetent emperors in history..."

"Now the situation on the mainland is unclear, small countries have ulterior motives, and big countries are eyeing it covetously. Daxia is still a scene of incompetent emperors and treacherous ministers. It's really worrying..."

"If we can pass the imperial examination and enter the government, we must change these chaos!"

...

Several young students became more and more excited, and their young faces were full of longing.

They didn't notice that some guests at the next table silently moved their tables and chairs and kept some distance from them.

The young man looked at Li Nuo and asked, "Brother, are you also taking the imperial examination this year?"

Li Nuo nodded.

The young man clasped his fists and said, "Then I wish you success in the imperial examination."

Li Nuo also clasped his fists in return and said, "I also wish you a good ranking in the exam."

One of the people at the table looked at the young man and said, "Among us, only Zheng Zhi has the hope of becoming a Jinshi. Although your imperial examination and archery are a little weak, you are gifted and can remember everything you see. There is definitely no problem with the ritual and legal articles. Maybe you can get the first place in the ritual or the first place in the book..."

Li Nuo was about to leave, but he stopped when he heard it.

He looked at the young student and asked, "Brother, can you remember everything you see?"

The young student named Zheng Zhi said modestly, "It's an exaggeration to say that you can remember everything you see, but I am indeed faster than ordinary people in memorizing books. I can remember 80% to 90% of a book after reading it several times..."

The ability to remember everything you see is a unique advantage in the imperial examination.

Needless to say, the ritual subject is a purely rote memorization subject. As long as you memorize all the five rituals, it is easy to get the top spot in the ritual subject.

The book subject tests calligraphy, painting, law, and essays.

The law exam in the imperial examination is also a rote memorization subject. As long as you memorize the law book and have normal thinking and judgment ability, it is not easy to make any mistakes.

Although the essay is not entirely memorized, it can account for 80%. There will be many questions that select a sentence or a paragraph from the classics and ask the candidates to extend the answer.

To answer well, you must first know the meaning of the original sentence.

This is currently Li Nuo's weakness. Although he has arrested many people, his weakness in essays has not been made up. Maybe in the eyes of the law code, it is not a specialty at all.

But photographic memory is definitely counted.

Even if the ability is invalid, the content memorized within the scope of the ability will not be invalid in theory.

Li Nuo looked at the young student and asked, "Brother Zheng and I hit it off right away. I wonder where you live? I'll treat you to tea someday."

Zheng Zhi smiled and said, "I live in Yuelai Inn. I'm waiting for you anytime."

When the enthusiastic brother left, he remembered that he didn't tell him his name last time, and he forgot to ask.

Forget it, let's talk about it next time we drink tea.

The lady was learning to be a talented woman with Fenghuang, and Li Nuo didn't disturb her and strolled to Chang'an County Government.

In the back hall of the county government, Pei Zhe saw Li Nuo, and his heart skipped a beat. He said cautiously: "Sir, long time no see. Do you have anything to ask me this time?"

Li Nuo said: "There is something, and I need your help."

Pei Zhe became even more nervous and asked: "What...what is it?"

Li Nuo said: "You send someone to Yuelai Inn to arrest a student named Zheng Zhi. This person has repeatedly slandered His Majesty and abused the court officials. You arrest him, lock him up for a long time, and persuade him to be careful with his words outside in the future. If those words are heard by the guards, he will be punished severely..."