The journey of the only child of a peasant family to take the imperial examination

"Dad is right. Talent and character are the most important, and property is secondary. If they can really succeed, they can find a job in the capital in the future. With my face, it will be smooth sailing. It is only a matter of time for them to set up property. They will have a good life. Don't worry, Mom," Zhang Pingan comforted.

He then explained the unjust case, "Since it is a wrongful case, it can be overturned. We are going to the capital by boat at the Ezhou Fucheng Wharf. I will check the case file and see for myself. If it is a wrongful case, I will help him overturn the verdict.

The most important thing is that the victim in this case is Doctor Xu's aunt. The family property was embezzled and her life was murdered. This incident did not involve any of the other relatives and had nothing to do with Doctor Xu. Whether or not the case is successfully redressed will not affect the relationship between the two families.

"That's good. Although your fifth sister seems to be out of tune, she has a miserable life. Mother hopes that if the marriage is really decided, it will go smoothly and nothing will go wrong again," Xu sighed.

After Zhang Ping'an said a few words of comfort, he didn't say any more about the case and closed his eyes to rest in the car.

What he told his parents was indeed the truth, but he didn't go into such detail.

When Tan Yaoqi talked to him about this Doctor Xu, it took him a long time to recall.

After all, it happened more than ten years ago, and this person was a nobody in the provincial school before. Even though he had such a good relationship with people, no one had a deep impression of him.

I only remember that this man was several years older than me, his parents had both passed away, and he lived with his wealthy aunt in the provincial capital. He was usually taciturn, but not dull either. He basically followed the crowd and his test scores were average. Therefore, apart from those who marginalized him, no one would deliberately bully him.

It is the image of Passerby A and Passerby B.

After he returned home, the world gradually fell into chaos and no one knew what happened to this man.

When Tan Yaoqi showed him the maps and annotations drawn by the man of various places in the northwest, the western regions, and some areas in the central region, he was really shocked.

People at that time had no idea of ​​traveling abroad. Unless something unexpected happened, many people would stay in their hometown for their entire lives.

Most of those who went out were scholars who traveled to various places to study after passing the imperial examination, or merchant caravans who went to other places to do business. But even if they traveled to study, they traveled all over the country, but most of them were in some common and wealthy provinces, and very few went outside the Great Wall.

Not only is it difficult to speak the language outside the Great Wall, it is also dangerous.

In the eyes of most people inside the Great Wall, people outside the Great Wall live like savages who eat raw meat and drink blood and have no moral code.

Although this man went outside the Great Wall for a reason, he was able to measure every inch of land with his feet outside the Great Wall and draw maps of various places, including annotations of mountains, rivers, landforms, customs and local conditions. In the end, he was able to come back alive, escape the war, and live in seclusion in the mountains. It has to be said that this was truly a feat, and it cannot be summarized by just good luck.

At first, Zhang Ping'an suspected that the other party was a spy, and Tan Yaoqi also suspected it, but then they thought it was impossible.

How could Doctor Xu know that he would meet them? It was purely a coincidence that Wu Ya was sold, and she fell down and was rescued by Aunt Xu's family. She then told Doctor Xu about it, which was a coincidence among coincidences. If there was a problem in any link in the middle, Doctor Xu would not have met Tan Yaoqi.

What's more, no spy would live in seclusion in the mountains for five or six years and waste time.

This is not logical.

The unjust case he mentioned would be proven wrong if investigated in the capital city; it could not be false.

In addition, several of them were classmates, so they knew each other well.

This series of events combined together made Zhang Ping'an believe this man almost completely.

Although Tan Yaoqi was a ruthless person, he also had the ability to judge people, which was why he spared Doctor Xu at that time.

He told Zhang Pingan, "The imperial court has now unified the north and the south, and has formed an alliance with the Tatars to the north. Your Majesty is a man of great military strategy and ambition, and he will undoubtedly free up his hands to deal with the smaller nations in the Western Regions, attracting all nations to pay tribute, and reopening the Silk Road. The selection of the imperial merchant to develop maritime trade was an important hint. This man is quite talented, and it would be great to recruit him for your own use."

This point coincided with what Zhang Ping'an thought. After ruling out the possibility of a spy, he felt that such a talent should not be buried.

The importance of maps to war is self-evident.

You can know the whole picture by looking at one corner, and you can tell from the map that this person is a promising talent.

Since the other party was willing to take responsibility for the fifth sister, marry her, and his character and talent were worthy of her, Zhang Pingan felt that he had no reason to disagree.

This is good for both sides.

The other party now needs him.

In this way, he could also help the other party overturn the verdict.

However, there are too many twists and turns in this matter, so he couldn't explain it in too much detail to his parents, otherwise it would confuse them.

After arriving home, family members came forward to express their concern, but Xu just smiled and replied that everything was fine.

Zhang Ping'an instructed Tan Yaoqi to go to the mountains to pick up his eldest aunt, second aunt and third aunt's families. He also carefully instructed them to find an inn in the town to stay first, and then come over to visit after washing and packing.

This will also prevent other people in the tribe from looking down on them.

After hearing this, Tan Yaoqi exclaimed that it was a coincidence.

"As for Xu Kezhang, please reply to him for me," Zhang Pingan continued.

"Since he's willing to fulfill his promise and take responsibility for my fifth sister, and my parents have agreed to the marriage, then let him choose a date to propose. Although my fifth sister has been divorced, she's still my sister, and even if she remarries, it can't be too shabby; it must be a grand occasion!"

"He has been in the mountains for so many years, I'm afraid he doesn't have much money," Tan Yaoqi nodded first, then hesitated.

"I've thought of this. Give him this box. He's a smart man and will take care of the arrangements," Zhang Ping'an handed over the prepared items.

After taking it, Tan Yaoqi went out to do his work.

Not to mention how confused Aunt Xu, Aunt Xu II, and Aunt Zhang were, they thought they were scammers or had bad intentions.

That afternoon, Tan Yaoqi used both soft and hard tactics to bring several families back and arranged them to stay in an inn in the town.

He then went to deliver a message to Xu Kezhang.

When Xu Kezhang learned that the Zhang family had agreed and had even prepared the banknotes, he smiled, stood up, took the box, and said calmly, "With a talent like Zhang Ping'an, the Zhang family will surely prosper in the future! It will also be a blessing for the country!"

"Aren't you surprised?" Tan Yaoqi was very curious.

"When you told me that he is now a second-rank official, I decided to take a gamble. Now it seems that God is not too bad to me and let me make the right bet," Xu Kezhang said with a gentle smile.

At the same time, a hint of fighting spirit ignited in his deep eyes.

When Tan Yaoqi saw him, he had a premonition that this person might be a late bloomer.

On the morning of the second day, Tan Yaoqi took Aunt Xu, Aunt Xu II and Aunt Zhang San to Zhangjia Village.

In the past few days, under the arrangement of County Magistrate Weng, many people came to help dig the foundation, transport bluestone strips, wood and tiles, etc. They were not only provided with meals, but also received wages. Everyone worked enthusiastically, and the entire Zhangjia Village was full of joy.

The bustling crowds of people have made Zhangjia Village more popular.

Seeing Aunt Xu and Aunt Xu coming, Xu rushed forward, holding their hands and crying, "Sister, sister, it's great that you are still alive!"

"Sanniang, your family is really rich now. I never thought that the three of us sisters would be reunited one day!" Xu Erniang was also very excited.

She was really afraid yesterday that the other party had bad intentions!