Datang: Dad, I really didn't want to rebel!

Chapter 179
Chapter 241
Under Li Chengqian's management, Qianzhou was quite well-known in Datang.

However, this kind of fame, compared to other places, is somewhat insignificant.

What made Qianzhou famous was that Li Chengqian used [-] Qianzhou troops to suppress [-] Jiaozhou rebels.

But this kind of reputation does not help the development of Qianzhou.

The imperial examination is different. If a few Jinshi and ranks suddenly come out of an unknown place, it will definitely be a good story.

In the next few decades or even hundreds of years, this place will become a holy place that countless scholars yearn for.

For example, Huanggang in later generations has become a well-known education base in the country because it has won the number one scholar for several consecutive years.

And Huanggang is now famous in the literary world.

Just because a few years ago, there was a champion named Huang Fenglin in Huanggang County, Huangzhou, and he was also the first champion with the surname Huang in China.

Because one person can drive a city, the charm of the imperial examination is so great that it has attracted countless literati.

Li Chengqian didn't dare to ask for too much, as long as one of the twelve people can win a rank in the imperial examination, that's enough.

"I didn't expect that I got a little nervous!"

Li Chengqian laughed at himself, he had never done anything in all these years, yet he was afraid of a small imperial examination, and he was worthless!

Besides, there is no answer, as long as these guys listen to their own orders, study the questions carefully, and remember the answers, then they will definitely have a place in the imperial examination.

It is up to them whether they can seize this opportunity to make a fortune...

At the same time, dozens of families including Jiangnan Chinese and aristocratic families also sent their smartest scholars.

In the past, they would never be so attentive, just send a few random people there, anyway, whether they can get a Jinshi or not has no effect on them.

However, it is different now. The aristocratic families have entered the cold winter, and they will decline if they are not careful, so they are all counting on this imperial examination to turn over.

Hundreds of students set off for Chang'an with the heavy responsibility of continuing the family's prosperity.

The imperial examination this time may become the most competitive one since the establishment of the imperial examination system...

...

Under the protection of hundreds of guards, twelve people finally left Qianzhou, which was also a fulfillment of his wish.

Sighing, when he was about to leave, he found that Xue Rengui was sitting beside the stone lion at the gate of King Qian's Mansion, dragging his chin with both hands, staring blankly at the birthplace on the ground.

"... "

Li Chengqian was taken aback for a moment, stopped his steps to go back, and looked at him curiously.

At this moment, Xue Rengui was not as energetic as before, and his whole body exuded a desolate aura.

Li Chengqian sat beside him, with a sympathetic look on his face, "What, lost money?"

Xue Rengui shook his head, with even more bitterness on his face.

Li Chengqian looked stunned, and said more sympathetically: "That means you lost a lot of money?"

Losing money will make people sad, but it will not be heartbroken. Like Xue Rengui, it can be regarded as heartbroken. How much money do you have to lose to have this kind of emotion?
Xue Rengui sniffled, choked with sobs and said, "It's more serious, the last general's wife has lost."

"... "

Li Chengqian was startled, "This... this is really serious, what's going on?"

Xue Rengui sighed, and said: "Your Highness, among the big families you targeted before, there is a Hedong Liu family. To be honest, the wife of the last general was born in the Hedong Liu family. As a result, the Liu clan heard that the last general was in Guizhou. After the state, they brought her back to the Liu family."

"What's going on?" Li Chengqian frowned.

Xue Rengui fell into memory.

Xue Rengui was born in the Xue family in Hedong, which can be considered a wealthy family, so his wife must not be an ordinary person. Xue Rengui's wife, the Liu family, was born in another wealthy family, the Liu family in Hedong.

Although Xue Rengui came from an extraordinary background, it is a pity that because of his father Xue Gui's early death, his family has fallen into the doldrums.

When he was a teenager, Xue Rengui's family was poor, and it was difficult to make a living by farming. In desperation, he had to go to Liuyuan's family in the county town to do hard labor to make a living.

After working in the Liu family for a period of time, Liu Yinhuan, the daughter of Liu Yuanwai, fell in love with Xue Rengui at first sight for some reason, and they got married after going back and forth.

However, although Xue Rengui was born in the Xue family in Hedong, he is just a side branch, and he has already fallen down, and he can't even afford food.

Although Liu Yuanwai is only a side branch of the Hedong Liu family, he is also a well-known wealthy family in the local area. He must look down on Xue Rengui, a child of a down-and-out family, let alone marry his daughter to him.

However, Liu Yinhuan was also a person who dared to love and hate. Since her family disagreed, she directly broke away from the Liu family, and then took Xue Rengui to the countryside to farm for a living.

After Li Chengqian sent someone to Jiangzhou to find him, Xue Rengui disagreed at first, but Liu advised him that this was an opportunity and he should seize it.

In this way, Xue Rengui came to Qianzhou.

At present, he is considered one of the best figures in the Qianzhou military, commanding tens of thousands of troops in Qianzhou. Such a status is placed at the top of the pyramid in Datang.

The most important thing is that no matter how high the official position is in other places, if you want to mobilize the army, you must get the approval of the court.

But Qianzhou didn't need it. Li Chengqian handed over the control of the army to Xue Rengui, so he could mobilize the army at any time without caring about so many rules and regulations.

This right alone is more powerful than some messed up general.

It is a good thing to win glory, but a few days ago, among the big families that drove up prices, there was the Hedong Liu family.

In the end, because of Li Chengqian's Qianzhou paper, the aristocratic family suffered a big loss.

Those aristocratic families dare not deal with Li Chengqian now, so they can only focus on the people around him.

However, currently Qianzhou has real power and is not a local official, only Xue Rengui.

Because the others were all summoned by Li Chengqian from the system.

Although Xue Rengui is an official, he is also not under the jurisdiction of the court. Even if they want to deal with it, they have no chance.

As for the Xue family in Hedong, Xue Rengui belongs to the Southern ancestral house, which belongs to the offshoot of the Xue family, but there is no one else in the Southern ancestral house except Xue Rengui.

What's more, the Hedong Xue clan did not ally with them, so they couldn't let the Hedong Xue clan punish Xue Rengui, could they?
However, after inquiring, they unexpectedly learned that Xue Rengui's wife was a daughter of the Liu clan.

Now it's easy, the Hedong Liu family immediately asked Liu Yinhuan to be brought back to the Liu family and grounded, so disgusting Xue Rengui.

Therefore, Xue Rengui did not lose money, but lost his wife.

Seeing Xue Rengui's distraught look, Li Chengqian couldn't help but frowned, "Hedong Liu family must have some intentions to pick up your wife?"

Xue Rengui smiled bitterly, took out a letter from his bosom, and handed it to Li Chengqian, "This is a letter from the Hedong Liu family, please read it, Your Highness."

Li Chengqian opened it and looked at it for a while, his face suddenly became gloomy, "Hedong Liu is so courageous, he dared to extend his hand to Qianzhou!"

The letter clearly stated that if Xue Rengui still wanted Liu Yinhuan as his wife, he had to leave Qianzhou, and he would not be able to work in Qianzhou in the future.

"Your Highness, what should we do?" Xue Rengui covered his head with a bleak expression.

"Don't worry, the king will take care of this matter. When the time comes, not only will your wife come back, but the king will also be responsible for Liu's words, and I will come to you in person to admit my mistake!"

(End of this chapter)