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Chapter 105 Viciousness (1)

As usual, the outside of the ritual courtyard had to be cleared, but after all, it was the pattern of the township examination. The soldiers didn't take it seriously, and they didn't expel pedestrians who passed by and stayed. They just stood in the marked circle and kept the front door open.

This is a bustling location within the second gate, and there are unavoidably burden-bearing operators near the surrounding courtyard walls. In the past, they were all driven away, but today, for some reason, no one manages it.

The bleakness of winter seems to have ended in front of the market. Many small businesses and vendors are waiting for the students to pass the exam. The high-intensity mental activities that last for a whole day and the relieved mentality will greatly stimulate young people's consumption. desire.

Chen Jie put on a tight-fitting shorts and a blue robe, and strangled his slightly protruding belly.He looked like a serious businessman. He sat at a small tofu stall not far from the ceremony. He ordered a bowl of bean curd and drank it. At the same time, he asked the busy proprietress: "You are here, away from the ceremony." It’s only two to three hundred meters, doesn’t it matter?”

"In the past, there were white servants who came to draw the line. Today, for some reason, no one came to draw the line. We used to be at the front, but now everyone is pushing forward. We can't let us go to the back." The proprietress He spoke very neatly, hung up the red lantern in a hurry, and said with a smile: "If we go to the back, we will definitely not be able to get business from Mr., you are doing big business, why don't you try our bean cakes?" Like? It’s made from fresh beans, and the dipping sauce is famous in the capital.”

"Then bring me a piece. Give me another bowl of soy milk." Chen Jie threw a piece of broken silver the size of a fingernail on the table, and continued to ask: "You usually do business here, people from other families Recognize them all?"

"In the past, it was the business of the students of the Liyuan, but today it is Kauwenquxing, so there are more people who come to do business." The proprietress said while draining the boiled peanuts, putting them on a small plate and serving them to Chen Jie, laughing Said: "Usually on such a big day, you can earn hundreds of dollars a day, but now there are too many people, and no one cares about it."

The last sentence, she would definitely not ask for it on weekdays.People only show interest when they have relevant interests.

"Do you recognize the families setting up stalls in the back?"

It was Amao who spoke. He was sitting behind Chen Jie, wearing a cotton hat that could cover his ears, and wrapped in a scarf. Because he heard that cotton coats can protect against swords, he simply wore two. Go out with a quilt.

The proprietress glanced at him, couldn't help laughing and said: "I don't know each other, there are three men in the shed selling spring pancakes in front, they are fierce, because they stood where we are, I asked my men to go up and have a look, and they were caught. I pushed it back, and I think that... kindness makes money, the gentlemen in the alley often say, so I don’t care about it, but it’s clear, just give them a day.”

As she said, she handed the silver coins to her man quickly, and said with a smile: "I am laughing at you, we are a small family, and we don't have a scale. I will ask the man to weigh it in the pharmacy in front, please." Brother, let's go and have a look."

"It's true that harmony makes money." Chen Jie smiled and took a sip of soy milk, then waved his hand and said, "Don't look for it, it's really troublesome."

The proprietress was overjoyed, and said with a smile: "Thank you, I will make you another bean curd, boiled with dried shrimp, it is very fresh."

"Okay." Chen Jie smiled, patted Amao again and said, "Go and see if they have found a hotel."

Amao turned back understandingly. They had been here for several hours, they were familiar with the place, and they were waiting to determine the target.

Chen Jie was still popular in the wharf area, and he spent a lot of money, calling two groups of over a hundred strong men.These are coolies helping the masses, able to fight and fight hard, and you can die if you get red-eyed.

The wharf gangs in this era are not easy to mix. For those who want to work on the wharf, it’s not enough just to cling to each other. The situation is more bleeding.If someone is beaten to death, someone has to be elected to take the blame, and he is extremely fierce. If he is worse than a professional hooligan, he may just have a little more conscience.

After reconsidering the plan, Amao stepped forward, identified Chen Jie one by one in a low voice, and said: "Brothers counted, and there are more than 100 people in total, and there are a few familiar faces. It is estimated that they definitely don't know what to do, and those who really do it, I'm afraid they are still nesting somewhere, but..."

"But what?"

"Maybe not..."

"There are more than 100 people, and they can move as soon as they can." Chen Jie remembered that his mouth was dry, so he called a hundred people, took a gulp of soy milk and drank it cleanly, greeted the proprietress, and said hello to the proprietress. Walking outside, he whispered: "Don't be cowardly now, let me tell you, these people, I think, are mostly used to delay time and cause confusion. , when the time comes, you just need to take people with you and hug them in advance, it will be considered a great achievement."

"What if there are bows and arrows?"

"Did you see the two big men by the stable? They are the young master's own bodyguards, and they are not vegetarians. As long as we hold out for a stick of incense, the government will send people over. When the time comes, you will rush forward. The benefits You are indispensable. If you are valued by the young master, you will not have to struggle in this life."

Ada took a deep breath, spat sharply on the palm of his hand, rubbed it, and then wiped it on the cotton-padded jacket with his hand. Immediately, he thought that this was the new equipment for today, and his face suddenly became bitter.

Chen Jie had more things to think about. He pondered for a moment and asked, "Have you sent someone to report to the state capital?"

"Sent, you said that you would send someone over when the clock was a quarter of an hour away." Ada was referring to the large clock above the ritual courtyard—it was said to be the only star warlock product here.

Chen Jie nodded and said, "It can't be sooner or later. The Cheng family also sent someone there, right?"

"The head of the official department sent a donkey over there. He has been studying for a few days, and he looks like a human being." Ada said, and asked in a low voice, "Why didn't you report in advance?"

"Your words will stick with me for the rest of my life. If someone asks in the future, it will be us who received the news." Chen Jie snorted but did not answer.Reporting is naturally necessary, but in order to prove one's own value, the time of reporting is somewhat particular. It cannot be too early, so that oneself cannot play a role, nor too late, causing one's own side to suffer too much loss.Whether Daobang and Caobang were fighting with bows and arrows, or fighting with spears and swords, they all relied on surprise. He believed that as long as he blocked them for a few minutes, no matter how big the opponent was, they wouldn't be able to cause trouble.

……

In the seventh year of Emperor Lizong, the questions of the rural examination in the capital were absolutely weird.

But when Cheng Jinzhou looked through the records of the provincial examination that he copied, he unexpectedly discovered that the provincial examination 52 years ago was similar to this year's.

It was also less than 10 years since the new emperor took the throne, and he was also pursuing war in peacetime. Cheng Jinzhou had read the history of Xia. In the last 50 years, the Xia Dynasty had suffered a terrible defeat.There were even four third-level star warlocks killed in the war. For a country, in terms of the number of star warlocks it could control, this was almost half of it.

Throwing stones to ask for guidance or to gain support?Let Cheng Jinzhou spend a lot of thinking—it is impossible to be meaningless. The official township examination questions are far more important than the college entrance examinations of later generations. The real national attention, especially in the capital, the examiners will never be politically insensitive and distorted. kind of degree.

If you are asking for advice, you can choose more controversial words. There are many such articles in his ring. If you want to win support, it means that the central government has made a decision. If he chooses to argue, points will be deducted.

Of course, this is only the examination room for the provincial examination, and it will never be as decisive as the general examination, but it is really difficult to judge what the examiners think in this kind of national talent competition.

"Support it." It took Cheng Jinzhou twenty minutes to decide his direction.Considering that the Cheng family was founded on military merit, he simply decided to take the direction of the family.

Anyway, he himself does not have any clear political ambitions and ideas. Under such circumstances, showing consistency with the family will not make the situation worse.

As for the work of selective transcription, Cheng Jinzhou is already extremely proficient.

His calligraphy is very reluctant, and even the copying is extremely slow, but if you count the time, it is comparable to the speed of gentlemen who need to think.

When the final gong sounded, Cheng Jinzhou had already read the paper twice. For him, this was still a very important exam.

……

When the sound of the gong was heard, Chen Jie was also extremely nervous. He looked at the soldiers outside the ceremony courtyard and at the bustling crowd, not knowing how the other party would attack.

There were no tall buildings in front of him, and there were more and more people on the street, and it was approaching dusk, Chen Jie thought to himself, even if it was a marksman, it would be impossible to shoot Cheng Jinzhou who was protected under such circumstances. Bar.

Thinking of this, he didn't know whether he should be disappointed or happy.

This operation, but he spent all the funds he had saved for many days, and even put in some money from his own life. If it failed, he didn't know how to ask Cheng Jinzhou for money.

"Young Master seems to be coming out." Ada gently pushed him.

"You go and take charge of your own affairs." Chen Jie pushed Ada out, and a dozen recruited dock coolies also ran over.

"Squeeze forward." After Chen Jie gave the order, he rushed towards the crowd first.He made up his mind that no matter whether Ada's news was true or not, he had to meet Cheng Jinzhou first. If he didn't have bows and arrows, that's fine.

More than a dozen strong men, much better than those students and peddlers, they moved forward with all their strength, and the crowd had to diverge to let them go first, almost reaching the gate of the ritual courtyard At that time, more than a dozen torches were ignited fiercely, and the flamboyant flames not only surpassed the dim lanterns, but also all the nearby cloth stalls were set ablaze.

At this moment, Cheng Jinzhou had just stepped out of the hospital.

After several curses, someone shouted, and the crowd suddenly lost control.

Chen Jie, who was struggling to move forward, was like a sailboat that was sailing through the wind and waves when it suddenly encountered an iceberg. He was blocked by the crazy crowd straight and straight.

At this time, it is completely useless to understand the opponent's strategy.He glanced at Cheng Jinzhou, who was more than ten meters in front of him, and he felt a burst of strength coming from nowhere, and shouted: "Use the machete to cut your way out."

After saying that, he couldn't help but pull out the Chixu dagger hidden in his trousers and slashed at the strangers around him.

A stream of blood spurted onto Chen Jie's face, he didn't even wipe it off, and continued to roar, "I'm going to see blood today."

Unfamiliar, warm blood, sprayed on the face and hands, will make people's body hot, as if in a state of passive anger.

The people around were either petrified, or squeezed out desperately.The more than a dozen coolies on the dock who followed Chen Jie were aroused by him, and they also pulled out the iron ruler dagger from their trouser legs, and stabbed at the side indiscriminately.

The seemingly congested streets actually gave way.

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(End of this chapter)