Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 266 I'll help Xiao Yang register

Leng Yuchan returned to her own signing room in the "Yu Zi Fang" and immediately closed the door tightly.

She returned to her seat, and as soon as she sat down, she clenched her fists tightly, her nails pressing against her palms, and the stinging pain went straight to her heart.

The grief of being betrayed by the person she trusted the most and the resentment of having her beloved taken away were like two poisonous snakes, biting at her heart.

What belongs to me, I must take it back!
Xue Bingxin, you little bastard, just wait!
Leng Yuchan gritted her teeth and was furious. She was totally confused.

Xue Bingxin would never have thought that if she hadn't intervened unilaterally, with Leng Yuchan's character that was more rational than emotional, she would have gradually cut off this inexplicable good impression while struggling and hesitating.

Perhaps many years later, when she recalls this day, she will only regard it as a secret love in her youth that ended in vain, and smile sadly.

However, the little pig Xue Ya intervened in a clever way, and then...

Pig teammates are always the most magical.

……

Yang Yuan was still counting on Xue Bingxin to work like a slave for him. With just a set of clothes, he was able to coax Xue Bingxin into smiling, cheering her up, and happily working like a slave for him. He continued to organize the information, and Yang Yuan leisurely returned to his signing room.

Xiao Luo has arranged Fan Jiang to sort out the case files in his signing room. After all, the big signing room of his subordinates is crowded with people coming and going, and it is not convenient to leave these confidential materials there.

Yang Yuan asked Wen Tian to call Xiao Luo over.

Xiao Luo felt that by presenting the "treasure" in the palace yesterday, he was doing a good thing for Yang Yuan in private.

The joy of doing good deeds without leaving a name made him smile every time he saw Yang Yuan.

He had a naturally kind face, and now it looked even more festive.

After Yang Yuan asked him to sit down, he smiled and said, "Xiao Luo, I have something to ask you again."

Xiao Luo said happily: "Please tell me what you think. I will tell you everything I know."

Yang Yuan said: "Xiao Luo, the higher-ups have assigned too few positions to our Chanzifang. I'm so busy that I feel like there aren't enough people to go around.

I wonder if I can recruit some secret agents. Is this in accordance with the rules?"

Xiao Luo said, "From the ninth-rank county magistrate to the first-rank official, who doesn't need aides? This is of course possible."

Yang Yuanxi asked happily: "Can I bring the person to the speed room?"

Xiao Luo thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "That's not possible. The Privy Councilor and the Imperial Secretary both have their own advisors, and more than one.

However, they all bought properties near our Privy Council to house their staff, because the Privy Council is an important military location and we cannot allow privately hired staff to come and go at will."

He further explained to Yang Yuan: "For example, the reason why the aides of the county magistrate and the prefectural magistrate stayed in the government office was because their government offices and county magistrate offices were all built in the front and the back was where their families lived.

Even so, it is not convenient for these secret agents to appear in the court. At most, they can hide behind the screen and listen to the lecture for the boss. "

"I see……"

Yang Yuan nodded and said happily, "I understand. I have been in another country for a long time and am not familiar with the system in the government office. I am afraid of breaking the rules.

Now that I've heard you explain it, I understand. Thank you, Luo Zuoya, for your guidance."

Xiao Luo said with a smile: "Master, you are too polite. These are just small matters."

Yang Yuan said: "You can be my teacher if you can learn a single word, let alone ask me for advice on something."

After hearing this, Xiao Luo became even happier.

When he was in the "Yu Zi Fang", the three women, Fei Zhang Fang, Leng Zuo Ya and Xue You Ya, were always on guard against and avoided him. They looked down on him and never said a single warm word to him.

Now that I am Yang Yuan's assistant, I feel truly at ease.

Yang Yuan said: "Today, I want to go and see Mu Si's body and investigate the assassination case at the dock. This matter should be closely related to the theft of the military crossbow."

Xiao Luo asked, "Would you like me to accompany the head chef?"

Yang Yuan shook his head and said, "I wish I could split myself into two. Deputy Chief Xue is now focusing on spy affairs. It will be up to you, Luo Zuoya, to sort out files and interrogate prisoners. You should stay in charge of the signing room."

"Okay! Actually, Wang Yeran and Fan Jiang are both very easy to work with, so you can just rest assured, Headmaster."

Yang Yuan felt relieved when he learned that he could hire a legal advisor.

Although the legal advisor is a personal think tank, his main role is actually that of a secretary.

Since the system permits, he can use the little golden retriever openly.

Although it is a problem that the little golden retriever forgets things every day, her "photographic memory" can be very useful when investigating cases.

Mu Yaban's body is now kept in Lin'an Prefecture. Yang Yuan arranged the affairs in the room and went to Lin'an Prefecture.

……

Lin'an Prefecture was a government office that Qin Hui attached great importance to. The foundation of his many years of construction was mainly in the court.

Now that he has pushed Cao Yong to the throne of Grand Minister of Agriculture, the position of Lin'an Prefecture Prefect will naturally not fall into the hands of others.

The new prefect of Lin'an, Shu Wenzhen, was a person cultivated by Qin Hui.

However, he had just taken office, and the recent major events in Lin'an could not be blamed on him.

Seeing that people from Prime Minister Qin's faction had run into trouble one after another, Shu Fuyin had become extremely cautious and careful recently.

Unexpectedly, Prince Enping came to the government office early this morning.

Prefect Shu hurriedly welcomed Zhao Yu into the second hall and prepared tea to entertain him.

After the two of them sat down, Shu Wenzheng nervously bowed and said, "I wonder if the king has any important matters to ask me to attend to today?"

"Oh, it's nothing serious."

Zhao Yu crossed his legs and swayed nonchalantly: "I have a friend who wants to take part in this year's 'Fajie Test'. I have never taken the test and don't know the tricks, so I came to ask you, Prefect Shu, for advice."

Shu Wenzheng breathed a sigh of relief. He thought it was some big deal, so he asked, "Where is the household registration and school registration of your friend, Your Majesty?"

Zhao Qu said: "His household registration is in Lin'an, but his school registration... is not there. He is... self-taught! Goose, goose, goose..."

Shu Wenzheng frowned slightly: "If you don't have a student record, the process of applying for the exam will inevitably be more troublesome."

Zhao Yu paused for a moment, looked at him sideways and asked, "Is it troublesome? How troublesome is it?"

Shu Fuyin hurriedly smiled and said, "It's not a big deal, it's just that the 'Examination' will be held in five days.

If your friend is from Lin'an and doesn't have time to register, I can do it for him, and it's still in time."

Zhao Yu turned his anger into joy, picked up the tea bowl again, blew the tea leaves while saying: "Then tell me, what else does my friend need to pay attention to?"

Shu Fuyin said: "As long as you don't forge your place of origin, don't have any eye disease, and don't have a criminal record, then there will be no problem.

There are two examination halls for the "Fajie Exam" in Lin'an. The Imperial College only tests the students, and the other one is in Lin'an Prefecture. As long as I am from Lin'an, it will be fine."

Zhao Yu said happily: "That's it, this friend of mine is from Lin'an."

Shu Wenzheng asked, "Is your friend a commoner or a son of an official?" Zhao Yu frowned and said, "What a hassle. What's the explanation?"

Shu Wenzheng smiled bitterly to himself. I was thinking of you out of kindness, but you are still impatient. Really...

Shu Wenzheng patiently explained: "The imperial court's 'Fajie Exam' has a special 'Bietou Exam', which is a separate examination room for the children of officials.

We have a large population in Lin'an, and we can only select one or two out of a hundred people in each subject. However, for the candidates for the 'separate test', we can select fifteen or sixteen out of a hundred.

I think that the king’s friends… should be the children of officials…”

Zhao Yu said happily: "So that's the case, hahaha, very good! Uh..., my friend is not the son of an official."

Shu Wenzhen choked. If he is not the son of an official, why the hell are you laughing? This king is really absurd.

He didn't dare to show his anger, so he could only smile and say, "Then, I'll just join the ordinary..."

Zhao Yu interrupted and said, "He is not the son of an official, but he is an official himself, so he can also participate, right?"

Shu Wenzheng was stunned again: "Is your friend an official?"

"Not bad!"

Shu Wenzheng said happily: "Since you are an official, you can take part in the 'Lock Hall Examination'. The number of admissions is higher than that of the 'Bie Tou Examination'."

The "Bietou Test" and "Suoting Test" are examination halls specially opened for the children of the powerful and wealthy.

The purpose of setting up separate examination halls and separate admissions for them is to prevent them from relying on their power to abuse their power and gain fame and fortune, thus squeezing out the competition places of common people.

However, it gradually became a convenient door opened specifically for them.

The "Bietou Examination" was an examination held for the children of officials, and the "Suoting Examination" was an examination prepared for those who had official positions but no official titles.

The "Lock Hall Examination" that Lu You took last autumn was such an examination to obtain the qualification of a juren.

He had already held an official position through the "Yinbu Method", although it was only a minor one, so he was qualified to take part in the "Lock Hall Examination".

The same was true for Qin Xun. Qin Xun had been an official in the court for several years at that time, but he could not move up to a higher position because he had no achievements, so he came back to take the imperial examination.

Zhao Qu himself had never taken the imperial examination, but he had occasionally heard people say how complicated it was. When he was asked about it today, he felt it was quite simple.

Zhao Yu was delighted, so he waved his hand and said, "Shu Fu Yin, please dismiss your attendants. I will have a few more private words with you."

Shu Wenzheng quickly dismissed his attendants and said respectfully, "Please give your instructions, Your Majesty."

Zhao Yu winked at him and said, "Who will set the test questions?"

Shu Wenzhen understood what he meant as soon as he heard it, and couldn't help but laugh and cry.

If one passed the "Fajie exam", he would be a Juren. However, if he failed to take the Jinshi exam, he would lose the qualification to take the exam. If he wanted to take the Jinshi exam again, he would have to take the Juren exam again.

However, this does not mean that if you fail to pass the imperial examination, your qualification as a juren will be useless.

First of all, if you pass the imperial examination, it proves your talent and learning, and you can be called a local sage. This has great practical benefits in the local area.

Secondly, with the status of Juren, one can be exempted from corvée and have his taxes and levies reduced. For minor crimes, the punishment can be reduced or a fine can be paid to atone for the crime.

In addition, Juren were eligible to be directly appointed as officials, and Fan Juren was one of them. Of course, it was limited to minor officials.

For these reasons, its examination was not as strict as the Jinshi examination. At least it was not difficult for senior officials to get the examination questions for the "Fajie Examination".

Think about it, the imperial court had a "Yinbu system", through which the descendants of high-ranking officials could become minor officials through Yinbu.

Those who passed the "Fajie Examination" and became Juren could only be minor officials. So what would happen if he cheated in the "Fajie Examination"?

It's just a qualification certificate, which sounds better.

Therefore, the imperial court was not so strict about the "Fajie Examination".

Despite this, other senior officials also asked questions in a very subtle and skillful manner. What mattered was a tacit understanding, and the PY transaction was completed without making a sound.

No one would ask as directly as Prince Enping.

Fortunately, there are not many people in the world who are qualified to be as unruly as Prince Enping.

Prefect Shu said reluctantly, "Each prefecture sets and presides over the 'Fajie Exam'. The exam that Lin'an Prefecture is responsible for will naturally be set by Lin'an Prefecture."

"Geese, geese, geese, very good, very good, I bowed at the right temple gate, geese, geese, geese, then one guest does not bother two hosts, Prefect Shu..."

Shu Wenzheng bowed with a bitter face and said, "I understand, but the test questions can only be determined three days before the test."

Prince Enping nodded with satisfaction and said, "Very good. I will wait for your news then."

Zhao Qu was a man who would say what he meant by wind and rain. After the matter was made clear, he turned around and left without even saying a polite word.

Prefect Shu hurriedly chased after him and said, "Your Majesty, do you need me to register for you? You must first tell me the name of the person."

Zhao Qu smiled and said, "Oh, him, his name is..."

Zhao Yu suddenly changed his mind, looked at Shu Wenzheng with a smile, and said, "You don't have to worry about the registration, just send the test questions to me in time."

Prefect Shu said helplessly: "Yes, I understand. But... Your Majesty, please don't tell more people, it will make it very difficult for me."

Waving his hands, he said, "I know, I know. I am not stupid, so why would I show off? No need to see you off. I am leaving now."

Zhao Yu hurried out of the Lin'an government office, got on the carriage, and ordered, "Go to Qingshi Lane in Houshi Street, Song Family Flavor Restaurant."

……

In the coroner's room of Lin'an Prefecture, Yang Yuan was carefully examining Mu Yaban's body.

The sharp arrow stuck in Mu Yaban's temple had not yet been removed, but Yang Yuan was staring at the arrow.

He moved the corpse and sat it against the wall. The height of the corpse plus the height of the bed was exactly the same as if he was standing there.

At this time, the angle of the sharp arrow that pierced the brain could be seen more clearly.

Yang Yuan recalled the angle of the arrow that was shot from the dock warehouse, then looked at Mu Yaban's "standing posture" and the location where the arrow penetrated, and nodded slightly.

Then, Yang Yuan stretched out a hand and clenched it in the air, as if he was holding an arrow. He leaped sideways and shot an arrow into the air with his backhand.

Then, he looked at the sharp arrow stuck in Mu Yaban's head, adjusted his posture slightly, and let out a long sigh.

"What the little golden retriever said is true. The arrow penetrated his head from this angle, unless he tripped and fell on something in panic, causing his shoulders to be higher than his head, and he was hit by the arrow at that time.

Otherwise, someone must have shot an arrow diagonally into his head while he was standing..."

Yang Yuan stared at the corpse again, without putting it back to its original place, he turned and walked out of the coroner's room.

Yang Yuan rode the horse assigned to him by the Privy Council and headed towards Wangxian Bridge on the east side of Chaotian Gate.

The palace granted to the then Prime Minister Qin Hui was located there, and slightly to the north of Qin Hui's palace, and adjacent to it, was the palace of Pu'an Prince Zhao Yuan.

He was diligently investigating cases and acting as a judge, but he didn't know that His Royal Highness the Goose King had already stepped in and registered him for the "Fajie Test" to be held in five days.

(End of this chapter)