[Red Mansion] I want to be the chief assistant

But it is said that in the past two years Jiangnan's academic and political point is Lin Ruhai's same year, surnamed Mao Mingliang.The two often exchanged letters, and the relationship was good. Mao Xuezheng knew that Lin Ruhai had a cousin who was valued by this year, and he was going to be a scholar this year, so he wondered, "If that's the case, why didn't you bring him to see me?"

Although there is a taboo, Mao Xuezheng also knows that he is not a pedantic person in the same year.What's more, today's imperial examinations are based on the personal preferences of the examiners. As long as Mao Xuezheng remembers it and is not bad at learning, he will naturally pass it with a raised hand, saving him from having to go through it again.Don't you see, how many talented people in history have wasted their lives because they were not favored by the chief examiner.

Lin Ruhai knew what he meant, so he smiled and said, "Forget it, why bother you with him when you are supposed to be cautious in your words and deeds in this position?" Seeing Tong Nian's disapproval, he hurriedly said, " Besides, he has learned a lot, so don’t worry.”

Mao Xuezheng shook his head and said, "You are too careful." He stretched out his hand to pour tea, and asked, "Are you really not bringing him?"

"I'm afraid that if I bring him here, I'll know all about it when I turn back. Instead, it's troublesome." Lin Ruhai thought for a while, and smiled, "If you really want to, just take a look at him in the examination room, and you'll know why I said that .”

That Xuezheng wondered, "I've never seen him before, so how do I know which one is your cousin?"

Lin Ruhai stroked his beard and smiled, and said, "Just look at the youngest and best-born one, he's the one who takes care of it."

Therefore, during the first exam, when Mao Xuezheng was sitting in the classroom, he glanced down and saw Lin Yu at a glance.Originally, he was wondering what kind of riddle Lin Ruhai was playing, but when he saw the person, he finally understood.I thought, it's strange that he said that, just looking at his appearance, he is indeed a dragon and a phoenix among people, and he doesn't know how talented he is?

How talented and learned, isn't it just to see the result immediately?

Three days passed in a flash, and it was time to release the list.As expected, Lin Yu got the first case, so he had to go out to socialize.However, seeing that he was young, everyone kindly let him go.It's not that these people are not sour, but seeing Xuezheng holding him and not letting go, they are sour, and they dare not face Xuezheng.

It should be noted that although Xuezheng has no fixed rank, it depends on the official's original rank and whether he is a Jinshi on the second list, but Mao Xuezheng was originally the third-rank imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.He is in charge of the life and death power of scholars in a province. If it falls on him, it is unknown whether he will lose his fame.

Therefore, generally speaking, there is no instigation or particularly obvious fraud in the imperial examinations, and scholars still cherish the fame they have earned through hard work.

What's more, Lin Yu was already the top case in the county examination and the second examination of the government examination, which shows that he has talent and learning.Now that I got another one, it happened to coincide with the story of Xiao Sanyuan, only a fool would make it up to make people unhappy.

"Look, isn't there just a fool." Lin Heng poked his arm with a finger and said with a smile, "Is it because you are unhappy with your little cousin?"

Xuezheng holds a banquet and invites you to be a scholar. You really think you are a dish.Lin Heng snorted coldly in his heart, with a smile on his face, he said to the classmates: "Why is it so easy to find it? I'm afraid it's just a toast." Having said that, his eyes were fixed on the top, The ears were erected high, for fear that someone would bully Brother Yu.

Lin Yu is not expected to be bullied!He took one look and almost poked the wine glass under his nose, turned his head and smiled at Xuezheng who was still pulling him: "This brother is too straightforward. I am young, so I should respect him!" As he said, Then he got up.

Mao Xuezheng was having a good time talking with Lin Yu, but someone got on the pole to look for a sense of presence, so he pulled him away and didn't tell him to get up, but said kindly to Lin Yu: "In the examination room, no matter your age, you only look at knowledge. He should have respected you As he spoke, he asked someone to change Lin Yu for a cup of hot milk tea. It's just an explanation, and my servant invited the chef from Zuixianlou.That's why Lin Yu saw many familiar food at this banquet.

The poor scholar held up the cup and didn't want to put it down or not. His face turned red and white after these words, and Mao Xuezheng asked him kindly: "Do you think so?"

The scholar lowered his head, and quickly returned to his desk, and the one who was better with him persuaded him, "He's a good guy, why bother to recruit him?" He said, motioning to those around him who were watching the joke , said in a low voice, "You still think that they have good intentions, but they just encouraged you to be that early bird."

He raised his head and quickly glanced at Lin Yu, who was sitting next to Xuezheng talking and laughing happily with him, and then listened to the whispers beside him, his cheeks blushed, and he said angrily, "I regret that I didn't listen to your advice." Yuan didn't think about how to embarrass Lin at the head of the case, but he was provoked for a while, so he forgot his sense of proportion.

Then, he told what happened above.When the man heard this, he smiled and comforted him and said: "That's all, it doesn't matter if Xuezheng explodes immediately, it means to push it over, and you must not be so reckless next time." He looked at him and behaved elegantly Lin Yu, who is both gentle and beautiful, sighed, "The head of the case Lin is a different person from us." How can you bully him when he is young?

On the other hand, Mao Xuezheng finally realized that if he pulled people like this again, he meant to cause trouble for Lin Yu, so he released him and let him go back to his case.

Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief, chatting with these people was exhausting at first sight.Now I can drink tea freely, or eat some tea fruit.When he stretched out his hand, he saw that the ordinary teapot on his desk had turned into a warm pot for milk tea, and smiled.This Mao Xuezheng really treats him as his own junior.

It is customary to write poems, criticize each other, praise and laugh, and then they are gone.Although Lin Yu didn't drink alcohol himself, it was inevitable that he would smell a little alcohol on such an occasion.He himself smelled indecent, so he thought about going back to take a shower and change clothes.

But seeing Lin Heng get away from the classmates and walk towards him, Lin Yu had no choice but to stand still.

"Brother Yu, I have news about what you asked me to inquire about earlier." In one sentence, Lin Yu successfully gave up his plan to go back first.

As mentioned earlier, there are two decent uncles in Lin Yu's mother's family. Uncle Zhang has a reputation for raising people and manages business at home.Uncle Zhang was originally studying at Xishan Academy, and Mrs. Zhang saw that he was incapable of writing and martial arts, so she wanted to marry him first.I don't know what Zhang Zhang's uncle was thinking. He took a letter from his family to the master in the academy and said he had something to ask for leave, and he made another excuse to his family.Such a big man has been running away for more than half a year without anyone knowing, and still no one came back during the Chinese New Year. Uncle Zhang sent someone to the academy to ask and found out that he had already left.

The old lady Zhang was so angry that she didn't eat well for several days, and it was Lin Yu who went to battle in person to coax the old lady.

Later, Lin Yu thought, whenever a person wants to run away, there will always be some signs of being different.Where he went, he could also be deduced from his usual behavior, so he asked Lin Heng, who was also studying at Xishan Academy, to inquire.

It seems that he didn't say anything because he was worried about the entrance examination.

Sure enough, when Lin Yu sat down in the restaurant, Lin Heng hurriedly pulled Senior Brother Xin over and apologized, "The college test was not over yet, I thought it would be a while, and I specifically asked Senior Brother to come over two days ago. Don't say it for now."

Lin Yu shook his head and said, "It's okay." Anyway, everyone has already run away, and they won't be able to find them for a while.Out of good intentions, Lin Heng didn't want to disturb his mood before the exam. For students who took the same college exam, this kind of heart is quite rare.

"Brother Zhang is the closest to Senior Brother Xin. If Brother Yu has any questions, just ask him." Lin Heng pushed his senior brother towards Lin Yu, and retreated with a smile.

Senior Brother Xin looked at the private room with a smile, and said with a smile: "So, the Zuixian Tower is your property?" He stroked the wine glass in his hand, and said softly, "Brother Zhang always tells me that he has a great little nephew. Unexpectedly, he and Junior Brother Heng's cousin are the same person. We have been friends for a long time, Uncle Lin."

Lin Yu was silent for a moment, turned his mind, gave up his original plan to ask his uncle, got up and said, "Follow me."

Anyone who runs a restaurant will leave a vacant private room all year round, just in case.Zuixianlou is no exception. When Lin Yu reorganized this restaurant, he made a plan.Although the up and down of the restaurant seems to be clear at a glance, Lin Yu cleverly used the principle of human sight, and built a small path in an inconspicuous place, leading directly to the backyard.

Senior brother Xin followed in Lin Yu's footsteps and followed him to the backyard.The backyard of the restaurant is always busy, but all the people who come and go seem to have not seen them, sitting on their own work.

Coming to a room with no windows on all sides and only one small door, Lin Yu asked Senior Brother Xin to sit down.

"Just call me Zong Ping." When he said that, Lin Yu didn't say anything, but said lightly: "Okay, Zong Ping, I'll ask you to answer, just say what my troubled uncle said. There is no need to add your own understanding, Xin Zongping nodded when he understood.

After a long while, Lin Yu came to a conclusion in his mind. He raised his index finger and tapped lightly on the table in front of him. He raised his eyes to look at Xin Zongping, who was sitting on the embroidered pier with closed eyes and looked very careful. His fingers paused. Could it be that he was scared? arrive?He looked around the room which was extremely dim because there were no windows and the door was closed, only the flickering candlelight, no wonder, he thought.

"After talking about my uncle, let's talk about you, Zong Ping."

After leaving the dark room, even Lin Yu could not help but squint his eyes, and Xin Zongping, who was following behind him, felt like he was reborn.

Returning to the original private room by the same route, Lin Yu said with a smile: "Trouble Zongping has been taking care of my brother-in-law. If you have anything to eat, just tell the little second here. It is also my heart." Xin Zongping insisted The peer salute watched Lin Yu go, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Obviously didn't say anything, he reached out and touched the back of his neck, sure enough, it was already wet.

Lin Yu rode back to the Lin Mansion, threw the whip in his hand into the hands of the boy waiting nearby, and asked, "The main door is open today?" The middle door of the official's house is rarely opened, and the side door is often used on weekdays.But today I thought there was a distinguished guest. Lin Yu saw the marks on the ground at a glance.

The kid bent down and followed Lin Yu's hasty pace, and said tightly: "The old concubine of Xining County brought her son to visit, and my wife told you to pack up and go to the backyard."

Lin Yu frowned, wondering what was going on in the song, nodded, and said, "Got it, you go and tell me, and I'll come."