Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

"Sir, you are an old bureaucrat, how can you still be so naive?"

"I've said this before. Given the situation today, either my entire family will be wiped out, or the prefect and these students who falsely accused me will be ruined."

"There is absolutely no possibility of reconciliation between us."

"Even if we want to reconcile, I shouldn't be the one writing the poem. I've already proven my talent in front of Scholar Xiao. There's no need to prove it again in front of you all."

"If the prefect wants to reconcile, he should deal with those who falsely accused me, including your son."

The whole audience was shocked!

Everyone, including Nie Ziru, thought Chen Lang was crazy.

A fifth-rank official, the prefect of Guangling Prefecture, took the initiative to offer Chen Lang a step, but not only did he refuse it, he also stepped on the step and smashed it to pieces.

You are just talented, not powerful.

Who gave you the courage to confront the prefect like this?

However, Chen Lang's words also made most of the candidates feel relieved.

They were all very worried that they would be held accountable for participating in the sit-in demonstration at the government office.

But now it seems that Chen Lang and the prefect are already at war to the death, and the probability of the prefect winning is much higher than that of Chen Lang.

It’s very simple. No matter how hard Chen Lang tries, he is just a student without any background.

Xiao Yu just admired his talent and was not his backer.

If they really fight to the death, Chen Lang will never be a match for the prefect.

After the prefect has dealt with Chen Lang, he will definitely not resort to settling accounts with him afterwards.

Even if Chen Lang won, if he offended the prefect, he would have offended the entire Guangling Prefecture officialdom. No official would stand up for Chen Lang and organize a post-mortem settlement.

After realizing this, this group of candidates were eager for Chen Lang to continue making trouble.

They even deliberately spread the situation here.

The purpose of doing this is to make the whole thing run out of control.

The veins on Ji Jiahui's forehead were throbbing, and his eyes were full of murderous intent as he looked at Chen Lang.

You little bastard, I'm giving you face, but you don't want it.

Then don’t blame me for being cruel and ruthless!

When the situation at the government office was tense, Tong Shicheng, the assistant military officer of the Household Department of Guangling Prefecture, was receiving a distinguished guest.

The clerk under his command came to report that the student Chen Lang was arguing with the prefect at the gate of the government office, and the situation was about to get completely out of control.

Tong Shicheng was a little annoyed and said, "Didn't I tell you not to bother me?"

"Today's distinguished guest is ten thousand times more important than the prefect or Chen Lang. Don't you understand what I'm saying?"

The clerk hurriedly defended himself, "Sir, Chen Lang has earned Xiao Yu's approval. Scholar Xiao himself stated that he and Chen Lang discussed Confucian classics and doctrines for many days, highly praising his talent and knowledge. He even confirmed that the poem 'Peach Blossom Cottage Song' was written by him. I'm afraid this will reflect poorly on you, sir, so I'm reporting this to you."

Tong Shicheng frowned and said, "Did Master Xiao really speak up for Chen Lang?"

The clerk said, "It's absolutely true. Someone from the government went to the Xiao family to inquire, and Old Master Xiao Yu came forward in person to confirm this matter."

Tong Shicheng realized that something was wrong. He had previously criticized Chen Lang's poems for being too decadent, which caused a lot of old officials to squeeze him out. At that time, Tong Shicheng did not take these old officials seriously. After all, their lives were over.

But Xiao Yu is different. It is almost certain that His Majesty will appoint him. Once this old man returns to the cabinet and takes power again, won't his own future be bleak?

Thinking of this, Tong Shicheng immediately returned to the house, apologized to the distinguished guest, and said that there was an urgent matter in the government office that needed to be dealt with immediately.

The distinguished guest casually asked what was the matter.

Tong Shicheng didn't dare to hide anything and said, "There's a candidate named Chen Lang who took the exam this time. He was reported for cheating, but there's no solid evidence to accuse him of cheating."

"At the same time, this boy is extremely talented and learned. Scholar Xiao thinks highly of him and has discussed scriptures and doctrines with him for several days."

"This boy is now at the gate of the government office and has had a conflict with the prefect. I would like to go and see if there is any way to mediate."

"Such a talent should be protected."

There was another person standing next to the distinguished guest. After hearing this, he asked, "Where is this Chen Lang you're talking about from?"

Tong Shicheng said, "Nanhe County."

"Master, it should be him."

The distinguished guest nodded slightly and said, "In that case, I will go with you to take a look."

Tong Shicheng was shocked and said, "Sir, this is just a small case, why would you need to personally intervene?"

This distinguished guest is the Duke of Linshui County and the Pacifier of Qinzhou Road, Zhu Sui'an.

Standing next to him was the Cavalry General Pei Ming.

Ever since he last met Chen Lang in Nanhe County, Pei Ming sent a pigeon to inform Zhu Sui'an of the situation.

Zhu Sui'an also took it very seriously, but he was busy with official business at the time and couldn't leave.

After taking time off, he rushed to Nanhe County to meet Chen Lang, but learned that he had already gone to Guangling Prefecture to take the exam.

Zhu Sui'an rushed to Guangling Prefecture without stopping.

However, an official of his level could make the officials below him break out in cold sweats with just a single move.

Along the way, officials from all over the country flocked to him like a swarm of fish crossing the river. Although Zhu Sui'an was a military general, he was also born a civil official. He could not rudely refuse the hospitality of these officials like traditional military generals.

It took nearly half a month to reach Guangling Prefecture after so many setbacks.

After arriving at Guangling Prefecture, the first person Zhu Sui'an looked for was Tong Shicheng, the military officer of the Household Department.

It’s not that there is any relationship between the two parties, but the Hucao Canjun is in charge of household registration. If Zhu Sui'an wants to understand Chen Lang, he is the most suitable person to find.

After just a few words, he learned that Chen Lang had a quarrel with the local prefect.

Zhu Sui'an couldn't just stand by and watch, so he suggested going with Tong Shicheng.

Although Tong Shicheng was surprised and puzzled, he, a small military officer in the Household Department, could not stop the envoy from going anywhere.

The group hurried to the government office.

The police officers who were maintaining order outside took a look and were surprised to see that the Lord of Households was driving the carriage himself, and the person sitting in the carriage must be of very high status.

The crowd was immediately dispersed and a path was cleared for the carriage to pass.

When they arrived at the government office, Tong Shicheng reined in his horse and said, "Sir, we're here."

The car door opened, Pei Ming jumped out first, then took out a horse stool and placed it in front of the car.

Zhu Sui'an held up the hem of his robe and slowly got off the carriage.

"Who is this guy? Such a grand ceremony, even the Revenue Officer is driving the car himself?"

"You don't even know him? He's our Qinzhou Road Pacifier, Duke Zhu Sui'an."

"Oh my god, such a case has even alarmed the Comforter?"

"That's not right. I heard that the pacification envoy has been working in Linshui County. When did he come to our Guangling Prefecture?"

"How could we possibly know the itinerary of a big shot? Besides, big shots have it much easier than us to go out. Can't they go wherever they want?"

"It makes sense."

"I remember that the Revenue Department criticized Chen Lang harshly. He brought the Pacifier with him this time. Could it be that he wants to support the prefect and punish Chen Lang severely?"

"Hey, now there's something interesting to watch."