Xiao Jiaojiao suffered from morning sickness and had many babies, and was pampered by Qing Leng'

Xie Yuan led the man to a deserted corner.

"Any news on what I asked you to keep an eye on?"

The man nodded, took out a note from his arms and handed it to Xie Yuan.

Xie Yuan took the note and heard the man say: "Thirty taels!"

Xie Yuan readily paid for it.

"Go back and thank your master for me."

The man nodded and looked around cautiously, making sure there was nothing unusual before leaving.

Xie Yuan opened the note and his eyes flashed, he could take action. He put away the note, came out from the corner, and chased in the direction his wife left.

Jiang Mingyue is now a month old, so she doesn't walk fast. Because she has to wait for Xie Yuan, she walks even slower.

After burning the incense, she saw Xie Yuan chasing after her and asked warmly: "Is the matter done?"

Xie Yuan nodded.

"What's going on?" Jiang Mingyue asked curiously.

"It's a good thing. I'll tell you more about it when I get back."

Jiang Mingyue nodded obediently and asked no more questions.

After a while, in the study, Xie Yuan hugged his wife and told her what had happened in Yuanjiang Mansion in the past few months.

Jiang Mingyue was somewhat surprised to hear this.

"In other words, Zhang Zhongyue has been putting pressure on many people for money during this period?"

Xie Yuan nodded.

"He is so courageous, and he is not afraid that this matter will be known to the court. Our Jiang family has no one in the court because of its shallow foundation, so we can only let him control it, but the Yang family, the merchants, the Lu family, and the Qian family are different. .”

Xie Yuan smiled calmly when he heard this and said in a low voice: "So the imperial court will definitely know about this."

He and his father-in-law had been plotting for so long, and they even tried to drag everyone into it, just hoping to make this matter bigger. Even if the merchants and the Yang family didn't take action, he would try to let the court know about it.

Hearing her husband's words of certainty, Jiang Mingyue suddenly came up to him, looked at him with big peach blossom eyes and asked, "Have you and dad made plans?"

Xie Yuan nodded.

"Zhang Zhongyue's memorial requesting food and grass from the imperial court has arrived at the Ministry of War. I believe that the merchants, the Yang family and their in-laws will receive letters from Yuanjiang Mansion one after another in the past few days. Then we can see the good show."

Jiang Mingyue instantly became excited after hearing this.

After lunch, Xie Yuan saw his wife asleep, quietly walked out of the bedroom to the study, and took out the note in his arms.

It not only wrote about Zhang Zhongyue's request for food and fodder from the court, but also wrote about many things, including the two princesses of the right age who wanted to recruit a prince-in-law, a person from the Ministry of War who secretly defected to the second prince, and Tie Xing'an's visit to Beijing to report on his duties.

When Xie Yuan saw this last thing, he couldn't help but look up at Su Niang who came out of the kitchen. I wonder if she knows about this?

Xie Yuan temporarily put Tie Xing'an's matter behind him, lit the note and went out.

A quarter of an hour later, Xie Yuan found Jiang Ping in a snack shop.

"Master, why are you here?" Jiang Ping poured a cup of tea and handed it to him.

"Zhang Zhongyue's memorial requesting food and salary from the imperial court has arrived at the Ministry of War. I need you to do something in the next few days."

Jiang Ping instantly became serious when he heard this.

"Please give me your instructions."

Xie Yuan lowered his head and whispered in Jiang Ping's ear.

In Qingshi Hutong, Pingguo quietly called Zhao Bin and others together and told them about betting on Xie Yuan.

"I think you can give it a try. If our father really wins the top prize, we can make a lot of money."

Several people were immediately moved after hearing this, and they all asked Apple how much she had staked and how much Madam had staked.

After Apple told them, Yu Xing and others took some private money and handed it to Zhou Bin, asking him to place bets. It would be good to make money, and they would have fun even if they lost.

In the cabinet, Xie Yuan's paper was recommended by a group of officials and finally reached the hands of Mr. Shen Ge.

After Mr. Shen Ge finished reading it once, he couldn't help but read it again. After a while, he put down the paper and felt quite emotional in his heart. No wonder his younger brother valued him as a disciple so much. Xie Yuan was indeed extraordinary.

Thinking of the situation during the palace examination and the relationship between the Shen family and Xie Yuan, Mr. Shen Ge played a trick and placed Xie Yuan's test paper in the third place in the first class.

At noon on the third day, Xie Yuan appeared on Song Ming's desk together with the top twenty papers.

Song Ming saw that the first-placed test paper was not Xie Yuan's, so he flipped it over and ranked Xie Yuan's test paper first. Well, it was much more pleasing to the eye.

Although Song Ming had already read Xie Yuan's paper during the palace examination, he couldn't help but read it again now. The more he read, the more he felt that the article was well written. Everyone in the world should take a look, especially those officials and some scholars who often criticize the court.

Don't be a corrupt official all day long. Corrupt officials who keep their mouth shut make a fuss over trivial matters like sesame seeds and mung beans.

Song Ming put Xie Yuan's test papers aside for a while and read the others. He had already read the first few papers during the palace examination, so he skipped them directly. He spent a little more time on the next dozen or so, and they all had merit. place.

Song Ming flipped through the papers, and Shen Gelao was waiting underneath, waiting for the Holy Master to ask questions. No matter which question he asked, he could immediately answer the question.

After the questions and answers between the monarch and his ministers, Song Ming said: "Why did Aiqing rank Xie Yuan's test paper third?"

Mr. Shen Ge took half a step forward and bowed: "Although this man gave a good answer, his words were too straightforward."

Song Ming did not comment: "What he mentioned in his volume is to save the officials first before saving the people, and to refute Cao Wenqing's words. As long as it is good for the country and the people, what's the harm in being more straightforward?"

Elder Shen Ge responded: "The Holy One's words make sense, but I have dirty eyes. Please forgive me for my sin."

Song Ming smiled and then said: "This article has insightful insights and is selected as the top one."

After saying this, he picked up his imperial pen and wrote on the front of the volume the words "No. 1 in Imperial Order".

Seeing this, Mr. Shen Ge suddenly felt happy. If the second brother knew about his disciple, he would definitely be very happy to be the number one scholar in high school.

Thinking of his second brother, Mr. Shen Ge couldn't help but glance at the Holy One. He didn't know that he abducted the eldest princess. Did the Holy One know that it was not a problem to have no name or distinction? After the second brother came back, he Gonna have a chat with him.

When His Majesty put down his pen, Mr. Shen Ge then asked His Majesty the order of the remaining papers.

Song Ming picked out one and asked: "Why is this volume ranked first and second?"

Old Shen Ge said: "This boy's literary thoughts are quite interesting and his handwriting is beautiful in regular script, so he is ranked second."

It means that this person is good at flattering, and his handwriting is very beautiful.

Song Ming shook his head. He was not a fool. This flattery was a bit too much. Moreover, the top three papers were for everyone in the world to see. If this person was ranked second, I don’t know how many people would be behind his back. scolded him.

"Regardless of the book, if the paper is too exaggerated and lacks literary thought, then this volume should be ranked at the bottom of the second grade! There is no need to change the order of the other papers."

In this way, the first three cauldrons and the second armor were decided.