Lord Jinyiwei

Guo Sheng came slowly.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate supervises all the officials, and just a piece of paper can ruin your reputation. The official position of Shuntian Mansion Governor is even higher than that of the right-hand censor, but he definitely dare not settle the case hastily in front of the censor.

Ji Tong seriously told the story of the future, after Guo Sheng heard it, he paired up with Gao Xiuping and said: "There is no deviation in what I said, it is indeed the person mentioned in my father's letter."

Jitong nodded.

Then, he took a second shot of the gavel and said: "Du Zheng, you have sued Gao Xiuping for theft without any evidence, and now you are fined 5 taels of silver, and the complaint is withdrawn, so that you can go back, don't make trouble."

Unwilling, Du Zheng glanced at Gao Xiuping bitterly, and said, "Yes."

After the trial of the case, Ji Tong sent Guo Sheng to the door to exchange greetings. After a while, Guo Sheng, Liang Si and Gao Xiuping left.

Guo Sheng asked Gao Xiuping with a smile: "Where does Xiuping live in the capital?"

Liang Si answered for him: "Hongda Inn."

Guo Sheng: "Xiu Ping traveled a long distance to the capital. I'm afraid it will be inconvenient to stay in the inn. It's better to stay at the brother-in-law's house, which is also convenient to take care of."

Gao Xiuping bowed his hands and said thanks, but it was an excuse.

Guo Sheng thought about it and then nodded, Gao Xiuping came to take the exam, if he lived in Yushi's house, I'm afraid there will be gossip and the exam will be unfair to him.

Guo Sheng made some entrustments, and bought a lot of daily necessities and books with Liang Si for Gao Xiuping.

Gao Xiuping repeated his excuses, Guo Sheng said with a smile: "We are all a family, why are you so polite?"

Gao Xiuping had no choice but to accept it.

Afterwards, Guo Sheng and Liang Si would often visit, because Gao Xiuping was preparing for the exam, and they didn't dare to disturb them. Most of the time, Gao Xiuping was reading and writing strategies, and Guo Sheng mentioned a few words from the side, and Liang Si was beside him. watch.

Guo Sheng was very satisfied with the knowledge and attitude of this adopted brother, and he has been doing his best; Gao Xiuping also respected and appreciated Guo Sheng.

Two months passed like this, it was March in Yangchun, the sixth day of the lunar month, the spring was warm outside, the willows were green, the disciples of the Son of Heaven got up early, prepared their pens and inks and rushed to the Gongyuan.

Ten years of hard study, success or failure depends on it.

Three days later, Guo Sheng finished handling the affairs of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Liang Si was also on duty, so the two hurried to the gate of the Gongyuan to wait. There were many people gathered at the gate of the Gongyuan. The guards in Jinyi, who went to patrol inside, walked back and forth with their embroidered spring knives in their hands, and the people outside did not dare to say a word loudly.

Finally, the heavy bell in the Gongyuan rang for the last time, the last time in three years.

After a full quarter of an hour, the door opened slightly, slowly and completely opened, the students inside filed out, and the people waiting outside immediately stretched their necks, calling the names of their loved ones.

"Shuhei."

Guo Sheng called out.

Gao Xiuping turned his head around, with a tired face and a smile on his face.

Guo Sheng said: "Okay, let's go eat a delicious meal first, and you go back and sleep well."

Gao Xiuping nodded.

Chen Ji's food was delicious, but Gao Xiuping didn't have much appetite, Guo Sheng and Liang Si looked at each other and comforted each other.

Guo Sheng: "If you didn't do well in the exam this time, there will be a next time. It doesn't have to be the first place, as long as you are on the list, you still have to pass the palace exam."

Liang Si: "Yes, yes, your literary talents are so good that gold will shine everywhere."

Gao Xiuping forced a smile: "Yes."

After eating, Guo Sheng and Liang Si were about to send Gao Xiuping back. Gao Xiuping waved his hand and said that he could go back. Guo Sheng and Liang Si knew that he was in a bad mood, so they let him go.

After a few days, Gao Xiuping's mood calmed down a lot, and he invited the two of them out to play.

After traveling around for a while, talking freely, the friendship between the three became deeper, and they also admired each other's character and knowledge, and cherished each other.

On the day when the ranking was released, the gate of the tribute courtyard was blocked. There were quite a few smart people who were well versed in the ways of officialdom. They had already lost their money and knew their rankings, so they didn't come here. They just sent a servant to check and confirm. one time.

Liang Si stretched out his hand vigorously, and immediately rushed into the crowd, and searched in front of the list. After a while, he came out.

Guo Sheng said: "How?"

"Gongsheng is the second."

Gao Xiuping breathed a sigh of relief.

Liang Si teased: "I was scared to death by you these days. I thought I really failed the ranking. The Gongsheng student with such a good grade said he didn't pass the exam. If I want to take the exam, I don't know if I can get on the ranking?"

Gao Xiuping smiled shyly.

Guo Sheng said with a smile: "Xiu Ping should have high demands on himself."

Liang Si was dissatisfied: "I dare say you are all great talents, if you want to take the exam, you will be number one in the world, and you will run on me, a brute."

Guo Sheng and Gao Xiuping knew that he was still joking, so they laughed.

The three of them walked towards a place with few people, Gao Xiuping said, "Who is Huiyuan?"

Liang Si: "Du Zheng, is that the person I saw last time? I didn't expect him to speak forcefully, but his literary talent is pretty good."

Gao Xiu showed surprise.

Liang Sidao: "What's wrong?"

Gao Xiuping was silent for a while, and said: "He is a classmate with me, and his literary talent has not been outstanding all the time." After he finished speaking, he seemed to feel that he was narrow-minded, and smiled awkwardly, "But, maybe I have always underestimated him."

Guo Shengcha said: "Since high school, the elder brother should celebrate."

Just as Gao Xiuping was about to wave his hand, Guo Sheng said, "Don't refuse."

The three went to the Xinxin Building.

Ever since its biggest rival closed down, the price of this Xinxin Building has soared, comparable to the Xianyun Building in the past. When Liang Si saw the price, he cursed inwardly: Evil feudalism!

"Congratulations to my foster brother who passed high school." At this time, Guo Sheng stood up, holding a glass of sake.

Gao Xiuping stood up, his face flushed, and he said excitedly, "Xiuping will never forget the care that Yixiong has been taking all this time."

"Why do my family say these things again?" Guo Sheng laughed.

Gao Xiuping nodded in agreement.

The two drank and sat down.

Guo Sheng pointed to some dishes: "This is the signature dish of Shangxinlou, you can try it."

Gao Xiuping hurriedly nodded and stretched out his chopsticks.

Guo Sheng was silent for a while, and then said: "This palace exam is no better than other exams, and the current emperor is not weak. He usually doesn't like to read books by literati, so you have to pay attention when you take the palace exam."

Gao Xiuping stared for a moment and nodded.

It is inconvenient for Guo Sheng to mention this point, and it would be against his identity to say more, and it would be unfair to other students.

After a while, when the two of them were free, they began to play a game of literati - drinking orders.

Liang Si listened to the two talking to each other, complimenting each other, cherishing each other, chatting very happily, sourly thinking of the little emperor's words: "boring, boring, too boring." Now he agrees greatly.

Liang Si touched his bosom calmly, and when he saw that there were only twelve taels left, he sighed in his heart.

After a while, Guo Shengwang said that the two had almost eaten, "I'll go down and pay first, and you guys eat slowly."

Feeling sorry, Gao Xiuping took out five taels of silver from his bosom, with a blushing expression: "Brother Yi, I can't always ask you to pay, I...the money here is not much, I still asked Master Guo to borrow it, but..."

Guo Sheng knew what he was going to say, and joked with a smile: "You keep it, if it's not enough, I'll give it to you. After you received a reward after high school, it's not too late to pay me back. At that time, you will have to rely on the number one scholar to promote you."

"How can you win the champion?" Gao Xiuping laughed.

Guo Sheng smiled, left the wing room, turned around and went downstairs, only to see Liang Si coming.

Guo Sheng: "What?"

Liang Si handed him ten taels of silver.

Guo Sheng looked at the white money lying in his palm, his eyes flickered, and he said, "Why are you rushing to pay today?"

Liang Sidao: "You pay for the outings these few days. Although you and I are good friends, I also know that your family is rich, but I can't afford you. Instead, I have become a friend who eats and drinks."

Guo Sheng smiled slightly: "Since we are friends, we will naturally try our best to help. Whether it is a friend of a gentleman or a friend of wine and meat, what is the difference? Yuantong is too fussy."

Liang Si shook his head: "Although the money is not much, it is also my heart."

Guo Sheng looked at him with a twinkle in his eyes, took the silver and went downstairs.

Liang Si was waiting for him at the entrance of the building, Guo Sheng looked at him, but gave him the dozens of taels of silver he found.

Liang Si was taken aback and frowned.

Guo Sheng walked back with a smile: "I saw you that day."

"Huh?" Liang Si didn't understand for a moment.

Guo Sheng glanced at him: "The third day of this month, the third quarter of the day."

His records are particularly detailed, showing that he was particularly impressed at that time.

Liang Si paused, thought for a while, but didn't remember.

Guo Sheng reminded: "You are on Xicheng Second Street, next to Chen Ji, and asked a Jin Yiwei if he wanted to borrow money?"

Liang Sidun's awakening brought embarrassment on his face, and he was about to speak.

Guo Sheng said again: "I don't care what the gossip is, I only know that you, Liang Si, are worth making friends with. You and I are good friends, and I admire you as a person. You are not able to turn around money for a while. I spend some money for my friend. What's the problem with money? It's a loss of fun to be concerned about what other people say."

Liang Si made a hoarse voice.He knew that the Metropolitan Procuratorate had a special status. Since ancient times, any supervisory department had been alone and avoided personal relationships.Guo Sheng is also in a high position, so he will provoke people to gossip. I am afraid it will be bad for his reputation. I have already made friends with him, although I will not break up with him, but I can't ask for everything, and I must know how to avoid suspicion.

But he guessed his own mind!

Liang Si thought about it for a while, and then figured out why he frequently asked himself out these few days. Maybe it was because he saw that he borrowed money and helped him a little, and he was afraid that he would be stubborn and refused to accept it, so he purposely made appointments to cut down on himself. It is only today, when it is unavoidable, that the expense is revealed.

Liang Si was moved.