I'm taking the imperial examinations in Liaozhai

Just when Ji Zihe was forced to teach the sword in a bitter haha, the allocation of the court finally came down.

Ji Zihe was appointed as the magistrate of Ning'an County, which can be said to be an unexpected but reasonable thing.

Generally, the top three in the imperial examinations are required to stay in Beijing to serve as officials. Of course, it is not absolute, but it is rare for them to be released outside.Earlier, he was still thinking, what if he was an official in Beijing, and the local government appointed him as the county town god of Ning'an County. Since he accepted the appointment, he would definitely not ignore it. Does he have to be on the road every day?

As a result, the imperial court, like the underworld, arranged him in Ning'an County.While Ji Zihe breathed a sigh of relief, he was a little puzzled. Could it be that the underworld has the ability to predict the future, or did they use some method to influence the result of the imperial court's selection of officials?

Doubts are doubts, Ji Zihe is not such a serious person, and he didn't intend to ask the bottom line to find out a result.Nothing is important about the process, as long as the ending is satisfactory.

Ning Caichen's examiner's ranking was quite high, and the imperial court also appointed him a county magistrate, who, like Ji Zihe, was of the seventh rank.

After the official election was over, Ji Zihe and Ning Caichen were discussing going home.There are a lot of messy things to buy souvenirs, hire a car, hire someone to be a Jinshi guard of honor to save face, and find someone to look after the house.

Ning Caichen still has no plans to sell the house. After all, the house price in Jingzhou is so expensive that he is reluctant to sell it. Maybe it will rise again in a few years.Even if you don't sell it, find an intermediary to arrange it, and you can make a lot of money renting it out for a year.Moreover, even if Ning Caichen and the others are officials from other places, they have to return to Beijing to report on their duties every two or three years, so they just have a place to stay.

Because they have a lot of things to do, many Jinshi who came to take the exam from other places have gone home, and they are still stranded in Jingzhou.

But it was precisely because of their Moji that they participated in a very grand wedding.

Princess Yunluo is the jewel in the emperor's palm, so her wedding will naturally not be casual.No matter how high a son-in-law is, in the eyes of the royal family, he is still married.What's more, the background of the number one scholar in this department is indeed ordinary, just a collateral descendant of a small family. If it is not for the aura of a number one scholar, it is really not worth mentioning.

However, although it is a marriage, in the eyes of many people, the son-in-law is just a softie.The emperor ordered people to build a luxurious princess mansion in the city, where the princess and his wife would live.The consort’s salary is paid by the royal family, the residence is given by the royal family, and he doesn’t need to do any work. The only job is to coax the princess well. While people are envious, they also despise the son-in-law a little bit more in their hearts.

No matter what others think, as the groom's official, An Daye himself is very happy.

He was wearing a bright red wedding dress, with a big red flower on his chest, and he was riding a tall horse. In the huge sedan chair carried by 12 people behind him was his bride who was welcoming back from the palace.

The sound of joy almost penetrated the entire Jingzhou City, announcing this grand event to people.The wedding procession lined up from the street to the end of the street, and the palace maids riding horses cleared the way in front, followed by carriages carrying huge boxes, which were the princess’s dowry. Guess how much it is worth.In the procession, there were also beautiful maidservants who kept throwing happy money to the onlookers on both sides of the road. This kind of generosity made the passers-by laugh and laugh a lot.

The handsome young man took off his brocade clothes and wore a simple black robe. He led a steed and stood far behind the crowd, looking at the long procession of welcoming brides.

The hustle and bustle of the wedding didn't affect him at all, as if he and the hustle and bustle over there existed in two worlds.Holding the rein in his hand, he saluted with his back on his back, with a folding fan stuck in his waist, his eyes swept over the smiling bridegroom officer, and then at the gorgeous and huge sedan chair, his eyes were piercingly cold.

"Your Majesty, you should go back with this old slave, don't do anything stupid. Now that the war has settled down, there is no battle to fight after you go." The old housekeeper of Cao Guogong's mansion tried to persuade this wayward little boy with a worried face. Owner.

"Although the war has settled down and the North Hu troops have retreated, there are still remnants of troops that continue to harass our Great Chu border. As long as the Hu people are not wiped out, the war is not over yet." Wei Zhang said calmly.

"Having said that, you are the heir of Cao Guogong's family, how can you go to the battlefield. Swords have no eyes, if you are hurt, how can you explain to the Duke and Madam!"

"It is precisely because I am the eldest son of Cao Guogong's mansion that I insist on going to the north. Cao Guogong's mansion is a title obtained on horseback. The ancestor was the founding general of the Great Chu. He fought the world with Gao Zu, and this is how Cao Guogong's mansion came into being. Later, when Cao Guogong’s mansion fell, it was his grandfather who rode on a horse, stepped on the blood and heads of the enemy, and gave the title of Cao Guogong a new crown on his head, and was bestowed with the surname "Wei" by Emperor Rende. This is how Duke Cao’s mansion is like it is today. How can I, Wei Zhang, lose the title of Duke Cao’s mansion.”

"However, the battlefield is too dangerous."

"Danger and opportunity coexist. There is no place where you can be promoted faster than the battlefield. I was also a little apprehensive and hesitant to go to the battlefield, so I thought about trying the way of the imperial examination. Now... Wei Zhang looked at the team that disappeared from sight, and shook his head like a self-deprecating, "That's all, thank you for coming to see me off."

"My son, it's not that the Duke and Madam don't want to come see you off, it's just..."

"I know, if they really come, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave today." Wei Zhang smiled. When he asked his parents to go to the battlefield, his parents were shocked and didn't want him to leave. .After persuading him for a long time, he reluctantly agreed.If it weren't for fear that they would change their minds again, Wei Zhang would not have left in such a hurry.

"Oh." The old butler sighed, "Take care of yourself."

"Well, take care of my parents for me, and I'm leaving." Wei Zhang took another look at the welcoming team and left the direction, leading the horse and walking in the opposite direction.

After leaving Jingzhou City, the young man got on his horse, raised his whip, and the horse barked rhythmically, jumped on its four hooves, and ran away into the distance.

The distance is a new journey.There are no poems and flowers, but only solemnity and pride.

In the city, in a huge sedan chair carried by 12 people, a bride dressed in auspicious clothes and covered with a red hijab held a jade pendant in her hand and caressed it.A drop of tears silently ran across her face, fell from the hijab, and made a small splash on the jade pendant, which did not attract anyone's attention.

After Princess Yunluo's wedding was over, Ning Caichen's family was almost done.After having a farewell banquet with friends who were still in Jingzhou, Ji Zihe and Ning Caichen's family embarked on the road back home.

At the same time, in the extreme south far away from the mainland, on a huge ice sheet, Baifeng carefully controlled the Phoenix fire, roasting big fish.

"I want to go home."

Bai Feng sniffed, feeling aggrieved.God Lord Mengzhang, when will you remember me, this place is simply not stupid.

"Man, there is nothing to cry about. Quickly grill the fish and bring it to my mouth. I'm so hungry." The giant red bird lay on the ground, dissatisfied.

"I'm not crying, it's the wind blowing. God, I have roasted so many fish, when will you take me back!" Bai Feng carefully put the grilled fish into the big bird's beak, flattering Looking at this turtle-haired bird who always oppresses himself to grill fish.

Look, this thing is the Suzaku respected by the Phoenix clan.It's obviously a bird, but if you want to eat a fish, you still have to grill it. I don't know what's wrong with it.

As for where the fault came from, it wasn't because of Bai Feng himself.I know how to grill fish every day when I have nothing to do. After grilling for so long, I have cultivated my skills abruptly.After awakening Suzaku, Bai Feng consciously became a glorious Suzaku breeder.

"I also want to go back. After being frozen for so long, I have no strength and can't fly. The fish here contain too little aura, and I can't eat enough. It may take a while to recover. If you have any spiritual stone pills Then I might recover faster." Suzaku's mouth was like a bottomless pit, and he swallowed the fish in one gulp without any splash.

Bai Feng secretly rolled his eyes, come on, if there is a spirit stone, I will leave by myself in a flying boat, so there is no need to beg you.

"Baifeng, I'm still hungry and want to eat." Suzaku stared at Baifeng with two round eyes, and Baifeng took a step back, her face was a little hot.

Cough cough, it's strange, he only likes black birds (crows), why does he think red birds are also a bit nice.Well, it must be because he has been single for too long, and he will find a partner when he goes back.

"Wait, I'll catch a big fish for you!" The breeder of Baifeng ran to the sea to catch fish without complaint, completely forgetting how he disliked the big red bird just a moment ago.

As for the green dragon that ruthlessly abandoned Baifeng, it was nestling in its own human clothes at the moment, stretched out limply, and fell asleep.

On the way back to his hometown, when Ji Zihe passed by Lanruo Temple, Ji Zihe went to the painting wall to thank the little girl A Li for giving him the sword.Although he didn't give her human flesh, he gave her a lot of other things.Although the little girl was a little disappointed that there was no human flesh, she didn't really care about Ji Zihe. She still liked Xiao Hezi, a human being.

Except for this little episode, nothing strange happened on the road.

Ji Zihe and his party were eager to return home, fearing that they would slow down their progress, and when they approached Baihe Town, they held the parade of ceremonial honors for probing flowers and Jinshi.

The aunt's family waited at the door when they heard the news. After walking so far, Ning Caichen finally returned home.After a few steps, he got off the horse and knelt down in front of his parents, "Father and mother, the child is back."

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back." The aunt and uncle helped Ning Caichen up with smiles on their faces, and glanced at the team, but they didn't see Ji Zihe's figure, and there was a bit more worry in their eyes.

As soon as Ji Zihe arrived in Daohe Village, the villagers began to beat gongs and drums to welcome him at the entrance of the village.Not only the villagers, but also the villagers from the nearby villages also came to watch the fun.

Ji Zihe met the elders of the Ji clan and the elders of the village, and was surrounded all the way home.The closer he was to home, the more excited he was. He even thought about how he would see his grandpa in a while.

But he never expected that the old man who was supposed to be at home waiting for him to return home disappeared at this moment.