Madam, protect me!

The next day.

When Li Nuo got up, he saw his wife sitting at the table, still fiddling with the vase of flowers.

Li Nuo didn't have the heart to tell her that this craft was much more difficult than reading and writing. Without a few years of practice, it would not be possible to achieve that kind of effect.

He planned to ask for another bottle when he passed by Yuyin Pavilion today and give it to her.

Li Nuo walked to the table and picked up the sword she had placed on the table.

Song Jiaren tilted her head to take a look and continued to deal with the flowers.

Li Nuo looked at the long sword in his hand. His wife treasured her sword very much and usually carried it with her.

This was a silver female sword with a narrow blade and a length of three feet. There were two small characters engraved under the hilt, named "Qingshuang".

Li Nuo pulled out the scabbard and waved it a few times, but he could no longer draw beautiful sword flowers like yesterday.

The portrait of the Chu assassin on the code had also dimmed.

However, even if it was a one-day experience card, it was already very amazing.

After all, he only needs to spend one day of his life to get the skills that others have practiced for years or even decades. If he asks for more, it seems a bit greedy.

Song Jiaren knew what Li Nuo wanted to do when she saw his movements.

It was always her husband who taught her things, and finally she had the opportunity to teach him.

She stopped fiddling with the flower arrangements and said, "Do you want to learn to make sword flowers? I'll teach you."

Li Nuo actually just wanted to verify whether his new ability was invalid, but since his wife said so, he nodded slightly.

More interactions on weekdays will help improve their relationship.

What's more, the movements of making sword flowers are really handsome...

Song Jiaren took the sword from Li Nuo, demonstrated it several times, and then handed the sword back to Li Nuo.

Li Nuo followed suit, but because he had no martial arts skills, he couldn't do it well.

Song Jiaren let Li Nuo hold the sword, and she held Li Nuo's hand and taught him hand in hand.

Hard work pays off, and after a while, his movements became much more standard.

Feeling that it was almost done, Li Nuo returned the sword to her and said, "I'll go to the county government first, and then learn when I come back."

Song Jiaren nodded and said, "Okay."

He taught her math, and she taught him sword moves, and she thought it was good.

Butler Wu held a dogtail grass in his mouth and leaned against the gate of the courtyard waiting for Li Nuo. It was not until he walked out of the gate of the Song Mansion and was about to get on the carriage that he gave Li Nuo a thumbs up and said with a smile, "The young master is really good. The old master didn't have this ability in the past. The young master is really better than the old master..."

Sword flower is such a simple action, he learned it after watching it for two times.

He has lived for decades, how could he not see that the young master deliberately created an opportunity to get along with the young lady.

Only the young lady couldn't see it.

Li Nuo felt that it was actually not bad for his wife to be stupid. At least, she really thought that he couldn't learn those simple actions.

He just didn't want to waste the opportunity to be guided by her hand in hand.

The two of them did not say a word to each other for three days at the beginning, but now they have become accustomed to this level of contact. It only took one month.

At this rate, there may be further development next month.

In terms of the six arts of a gentleman, Li Nuo certainly cannot compare with his father who is the champion of six subjects, but in chasing girls, although he himself has no experience, he should be better than his father who does not understand romance at first glance.

Li Nuo asked curiously: "How did my father and mother know each other?"

Butler Wu recalled the old things and said with a smile: "The master and the lady are childhood sweethearts. They knew each other when they were still crawling on the ground."

Li Nuo is indeed not comparable to childhood sweethearts. He was still a fool when he was a child. It is estimated that no girl would be willing to play with him. There are not many kind girls like Mu'er.

When he arrived at the county government office, Li Nuo just jumped off the carriage and found that the county government office today was a little unusual.

Two unfamiliar official sedan chairs were parked outside the county government office.

Li Nuo knew the sedan chairs of the three chief officials of Chang'an County Government Office, not any of them.

He walked into the county government office and saw that in the courtyard of the county government office, County Magistrate Pei, County Assistant Magistrate Zhang, and County Lieutenant Wang were standing there in an honest and orderly manner.

Two other men in official uniforms stood in front of them, one of whom was holding a piece of yellow paper in his hand, as if announcing something.

Li Nuo only heard him say that Chang'an County Magistrate Pei Zhe neglected his duties and played tricks in the court, and was suspended for one month and fined for half a year. County Assistant Magistrate Zhang Yue and County Lieutenant Wang Zhong did not correct the mistakes of the chief officer in time, and were also derelict in their duties. They were fined for three months as a punishment. If they commit the same offense again, they will be severely punished...

The three chief officials of Chang'an County Government could only stand in the courtyard in an orderly manner and be trained honestly.

After handing the yellow paper to Pei Zhe, the two officials walked away arrogantly. Li Nuo walked up, and Pei Zhe looked at him with a bitter face, and said helplessly: "Sir, this is not good..."

Li Nuo took the yellow paper from Pei Zhe.

This is an imperial edict, with the words "Zhongshu Menxia" at the top, indicating that this edict was issued directly from the three provinces.

The edict pointed out the dereliction of duty of Pei Zhe and the other two without hesitation. Although Li Nuo was not mentioned explicitly, every sentence was about Li Nuo.

Playing in the court... Isn't this pointing at him?

Although he is the son of the current Dali Temple, Li Nuo himself has no fame or title. In the final analysis, he is just an ordinary citizen and is not qualified to replace the county magistrate to go to court to try a case.

Li Nuo has always known this.

The court's laws also have clear provisions for this.

In the past month, he was able to successfully try and judge cases because although this matter violated the law, it was not very harmful. Besides, it was for the people, so the relevant departments turned a blind eye to it.

Of course, the more important reason was that he had a good father.

Just like Li Anning, a woman, occupied the Ministry of Justice, and no one dared to say anything.

This matter was not a big deal, and once it was taken seriously, at least County Magistrate Pei would not be able to escape the charge of dereliction of duty.

This year's performance evaluation may also be affected.

The key is that the court acted in accordance with the law, and no one could find any fault.

But even a fool could see that this was aimed at Li Nuo, and Pei Zhe and others were just implicated.

Li Nuo clasped his fists to them and said, "I'm sorry, I have caused you trouble. I will double the salary that the court has fined you."

Zhang County Magistrate was terrified and immediately said, "Sir, please don't say that. It is my honor to work for you. Even if I am punished by the court, I am willing."

In the officialdom, the most stable relationship is not what achievements they have made together, but what bad things they have done together.

The relationship between corrupt officials is often much more stable than that between honest officials.

Working for the young master, the young master will remember his merits at most.

But after being punished for the young master, he will still remember his hard work.

It's just three months of salary. If it can be exchanged for the sympathy of the young master, it is nothing at all.

This imperial edict completely disrupted Li Nuo's plan.

Although the imperial edict did not explicitly say that he was not allowed to continue to try the case, if Pei Zhe and others still gave him the green light, their positions under their buttocks would end.

In other words, he was banned.

Under normal circumstances, to reform the legalists, one must pass the imperial examination, obtain fame, and obtain an official position.

Even if he is just a small county lieutenant, he can reform the law openly and not be afraid of anyone's criticism.

If anyone in the three provinces dares to obstruct, Li Nuo will dare to complain to his father.

But now...

He really has no choice.

He and Li Anning are both reforming the legalists outside the normal framework, and the court gave him the title, which is reasonable and legal.

However, he has been trying cases for more than a month and has sentenced many children of the rich and powerful, and there have been no accidents. But today...

A pig-like face suddenly appeared in Li Nuo's mind.

Li Yuan... Could it be him?

Li Nuo can't judge today's case again.

He just walked out of the Chang'an County Court and saw a familiar face.

Li Yuan gently shook the folding fan in his hand and said with a smile: "Today's weather is really nice, brother Li Nuo, we meet again."

Only one day later, the wound on his face disappeared without a trace, and he returned to the appearance of a graceful nobleman. He must have used some healing treasure.

It's not surprising that a first-class marquis's mansion has such a thing.

Li Nuo looked at him and said, "It's you."

Li Yuan put away the folding fan and said with a smile: "What's wrong with me? You like to talk about the law, so I will talk to you about the law. The law of Daxia stipulates that those without official positions have no right to hear cases. What, you are a law maker, do you only care about others and not yourself?"

What you said...

Li Nuo really couldn't refute it.

I'm not afraid of hooligans playing rogues, I'm afraid of hooligans with culture.

Li Yuan is obviously a cultured hooligan. In just half a day, he investigated his affairs clearly and even knew that he was revising the law.

Not only that, he was able to get the three provinces to issue an edict against him in such a short time, which shows that Yunyang Marquis Mansion is indeed very powerful in the court.

Li Nuo glanced at Li Yuan, and he immediately retreated behind several old men and asked provocatively: "What, do you want to fight, come on..."

Wu Guanjia stepped forward and said to Li Nuo: "Young Master, this guy brought six fourth-level people today. He came prepared. It's best not to fight with them here."

Li Nuo was not prepared to fight, and he had no reason to fight.

Today's Li Yuan is not as arrogant as yesterday. He knows how to take up the weapon of law to protect himself. If Li Nuo fights, wouldn't it be right in his heart?

On the way back to Song Mansion, Li Nuo was full of grievances.

These days, because of his father's identity, he has been attacking other dandies with dimensionality reduction, and he has never encountered any obstacles on the road to amending the law.

But this Li Yuan did bring him a lot of trouble.

The other party's father was a third-rank noble, while his own father was a third-rank civil official. They belonged to different fields, and neither could do anything to the other.

Li Yuan's identity was even more advantageous than Li Nuo's.

If Li Nuo's father was gone, he would become an ordinary citizen, but if Yunyang Hou died, Li Yuan would be the new Yunyang Hou.

Although his title would be downgraded, he was still a noble of the upper class of Daxia.

In the first battle between the two yesterday, Li Nuo won a small victory.

In today's confrontation, Li Yuan won a great victory.

Not only was he suppressed verbally, but he was also completely banned by the court. He could no longer judge cases, let alone break through the border and enter the country, and his life was a problem...

...

Song Mansion.

Li Nuo came back very early today, but after returning to the small courtyard, he sat alone in the pavilion, and I don't know what he was thinking about.

Song Muer saw that he seemed to be thinking about something, so she didn't go to disturb him.

Song Jiaren also found something wrong. Although she seemed to be practicing sword in the courtyard, she had secretly looked in his direction countless times.

Not long after, Butler Wu came from outside, came to Li Nuo, and said: "Master, we have found out that early this morning, some powerful people, headed by Yunyang Marquis, jointly submitted a petition to Zhongshu Sheng to impeach the Chang'an County Magistrate. He neglected his duties and allowed people without official positions to occupy the case court, urging the three provinces to deal with it immediately, so that's why the edict was issued..."

On the way back to the Song Mansion, Li Nuo learned about the ecology of the powerful people in Daxia from Butler Wu.

There are nine levels of nobility, including prince, prince, duke, third-rate marquis, second-rate earl, and first-rate viscount.

In order to prevent the number of nobles from increasing, the titles of these nobles will be reduced by one level every generation. Even princes will become commoners after nine generations.

It has been hundreds of years since the founding of Daxia, and the descendants of the nobles with different surnames at the time of the founding of the country have long been reduced to civilians.

Today's Daxia nobles, without exception, are of royal blood with the surname Li.

Although they do not directly hold power, they still have the power to participate in and discuss government affairs. They are an extremely powerful force in the DPRK.

The powerful have certain privileges, and the three provinces must deal with the information they submit. This is also the origin of the edict.

Marquis Yunyang's note was submitted this morning. The Zhongshu Province verified that it was correct and immediately handed it over to the subordinates. The subordinates reviewed and approved it and handed it over to the Shangshu Province for execution as soon as possible.

Li Nuo was delayed a little while learning swordsmanship with his wife this morning, which resulted in the edict being issued earlier than he arrived at the county government office.

Li Yuan obviously wanted to disgust Li Nuo by doing this.

I'm afraid Li Yuan himself didn't know that his random move just caught Li Nuo's destiny.

It’s the true life gate.

Although trying cases and deciding cases is not the only source of his life expectancy, solving difficult cases personally is also considered, but this kind of thing does not happen every day.

Just by solving crimes, the rate of increase in lifespan cannot keep up with consumption.

Butler Wu sighed and said helplessly: "Master, this time the edict was issued directly by the three provinces. All procedures are reasonable and legal. Even the master can't help the young master..."

Li Nuo waved his hand and said, "It's okay."

After this incident, he also figured out one thing.

After all, being affiliated with the Chang'an County Government Office is not a long-term solution. After all, most of the Chang'an County Government Offices deal with trivial matters. The real big things must be done by the Ministry of Justice and Dali Temple.

Since the imperial court banned his account, he will practice another account.

Since he couldn't solve the case without official status, he took the official status test.

Isn't it just the imperial examination? My father ranked first in six subjects. As a son, I can't lose his place.

Seeing that Li Nuo didn't speak for a long time, Butler Wu waved his hand in front of his eyes and said, "Master, Master..."

He sighed and said: "In fact, if you don't practice Legalism, it's not bad to practice medicine. Medical practitioners are really qi, they can strengthen the body, prolong life, help the world and save the people, and they are also doing things for the people..."

Li Nuo looked at Butler Wu and said, "I've thought about it."

Butler Wu was stunned and asked: "Young master wants to become a doctor?"

Li Nuo said: "I want to take the imperial examination."

Butler Wu's body trembled. After a long silence, he held Li Nuo's hand tightly and said excitedly: "Master, I have been waiting for these words from you for eighteen years!"

Nineteen years ago, in the imperial examination, Li Xuanjing won the first prize in six subjects, which shocked the past and the present.

A year later, his child was born, but he was a born fool.

For the past eighteen years, he has long regarded himself as a member of the Li family, and has been waiting for a miracle to appear.

This moment was finally what he had been waiting for.

He looked at Li Nuo and said excitedly: "There are still more than four years until the imperial examination. As long as the young master prepares well, he will definitely be named on the gold list!"

In fact, the next imperial examination will be held in half a year.

But the young master has been stupid for eighteen years and has only just gotten better. He has not yet started to learn the six arts. He will definitely not be able to catch up with the next imperial examination. It is still very possible for the next one in four years.

After all, he is the master's son. Even if he cannot be the master of six subjects like the master, there is no problem in getting a Jinshi, right?

Li Nuo did not tell Butler Wu that he was going to take the imperial examination in half a year.

Four years is too long. If there is no way to judge the case, he will not live that long.

Only six months later, he has not yet started to learn the six arts. He seems unable to compare with those academy students who have practiced hard for ten or twenty years, but he is not without opportunities.

Li Nuo glanced across the code and stopped at the portraits of Gu Yanran and Han Zhuo.

One of them is good at calligraphy and the other is proficient in painting.

Both of these subjects were part of the imperial examination.

If there were a few more portraits like this on top of the code, even if he couldn't monopolize the top six subjects like his father, there would be no problem in becoming a Jinshi, right?

My father-in-law is a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel, and the official position of a new Jinshi is appointed by the Ministry of Personnel.

As long as he can be a Jinshi, even if he is only the last one, he can be placed in the Ministry of Punishment or Dali Temple through his father-in-law's relationship.

The Criminal Department has a warm-hearted senior Li Anning.

Dali Temple has a father.

At that time, who can stop him from trying the case?

In such a short period of time, Li Nuo has already planned the way forward for himself.

There is only one question left.

How to take the imperial examination?

Because his previous cultivation path was very smooth, Li Nuo did not have an in-depth understanding of the Daxia Imperial Examination.

He only knew that the imperial examination mainly tested six arts, namely "ritual, music, archery, imperialism, calligraphy, and mathematics", but the six arts included a lot of content. He still had no idea what exactly was tested, how it was tested, and what form it was tested in.

So Li Nuo planned to ask Song Yu.

There was no book introducing the imperial examinations around him. Song Yu was a candidate for the exam and must be familiar with the process of the imperial examinations.

When Li Nuo came to Song Yu's yard, he found that there were other people here.

Song Qian put her hands on her waist and said angrily: "Who beat you like this?"

Song Yu trembled and refused to speak until Song Qian twisted his ears. He said hurriedly: "I'll tell you, it's Yunyang Hou's son Li Yuan. Sister, let me go quickly, it hurts..."

Song Qian let go of her hand, frowned, and said: "What's wrong with Yunyang Hou's son? Can the son of a powerful person bully others? Dad is really a fool. He just watched you being bullied like this?"

Song Yu hurriedly said: "It's okay, my brother-in-law has helped me get revenge. Li Yuan was beaten by him more badly than me. Don't be angry."

Li Nuo came over, and Song Yu quickly stood up and said: "Brother-in-law, you are here!"

Although Song Qian was jealous of Song Jiaren, she still thanked Li Nuo in person for helping her brother.

Song Qian's husband, standing behind her, also nodded slightly to Li Nuo as a greeting.

Song Qian was obviously very angry about her brother being beaten, and said angrily: "The powerful people in Chang'an are really too lawless. Is there no one who can control them?"

Song Yu was helpless about this and said with emotion: "Who let me be surnamed Li? The law of Daxia is the law of the Li family. Not to mention hurting people, Li Yuan also killed people, and the court didn't do anything..."

Song Qian and her husband were here. Li Nuo originally planned to come over later. Just after taking a step, he heard Song Yu's words and turned around and asked: "Killing people, who killed, please be clear..."