The boss always wants to kill me

The buckwheat flowers in the field bloomed and faded, the ripe buckwheat bent the black stalks, the winter snow fell, and when spring came again, Cai’s mother’s mind was clear, and she felt distressed for a long time for her son with a mottled scar on her right hand, hugging Cangbi chattered for a while, she really regarded the white fox as her son, and her body was recovering well as Dr. Hua Shi said, so it was natural that she had to go to work in the fields, but she took care of some daily problems at home. nor.

The day of the township examination was getting closer and closer, and Cai Chun practiced calligraphy all day long. Fortunately, the burn was not as serious as Tu Langzhong inferred, and his handwriting was more vigorous than before the injury. Cang Bi admired: "Scholar, With your words, you can take the first place in the exam."

The money in each purse was getting less and less, and when Cangbi's share was down to the last five copper coins, Cai Chun took the bookcase on his back and went to take the provincial examination.

Candidates who take part in the imperial examinations have to go through strict checks on their luggage, so naturally they can’t take a fox to take the exam. Cangbi sent Cai Chun to the path in front of the courtyard, watched Cai Chun walk away, and muttered: “It will take a month to release the results. This used up all my tofu money, so it’s not like I haven’t had a good meal for a month, how stupid..."

"Forget it, don't argue with stupid scholars." The mother and son of the Cai family treat themselves well, Cang Bi thinks, when Cai Chun gets his salary from high school and the family's situation is not so tight, he will follow Xiao Hei's method and go back to Xiaoyao circle to go.

The snow-like white fox stands on the seashore of buckwheat flowers in full bloom. When the summer wind blows, it blows up broken flowers all over the sky, submerging the petite figure in it for a while.

In Liuzhou City, Cai Chun entered the township examination room for the fourth time. After undergoing the examination, he entered the Gongyuan. He sat upright with confidence and waited for the bell to start the examination. Zhong Hou began to write vigorously, but the black pupils looking at the scroll face showed a slight uneasiness.

After the three-day township examination, Cai Chun had packed his bags and had just left the tribute courtyard when a man came in front of him, blocking his way.

It was the head secretary of the Liuzhou prefect who came, and he smiled obsequiously and rubbed his hands: "Cai Shusheng, the prefect invites you to come to the house for a gathering."

As soon as Cai Chun left, the gate of the Gongyuan exploded.

"This has not been announced yet, why was he asked to leave by the prefect, did he do something wrong?"

"You don't know Cai Chun? Three years ago, at the Luming Banquet of Jiang's family, he was appreciated by the Minister of Rites with a poem. He said that he must be the top of the list this year. If the prefect invites him to go, he must be the first to get ready."

Many of the examinees had heard about the deeds of those years, and they all nodded their heads, and a few were dissatisfied: "What is this? The imperial examination is not just about poetry and poetry. You can't just say a word from Mr. Shi Lang and let him get promoted and get rich. "

Among the candidates, some who had studied with Cai Chun when they were young retorted: "Cai Chun has been good at learning since he was a child, and he has honed his sword for ten years. Of course, he can pass the exam based on his real talents and learning."

"Then why didn't pass the exam so many times before." A candidate who failed to pass the exam twice in a row said bitterly, "I don't know if the eunuch invited him to go. It's a good thing."

It's really not that easy to get promoted and get rich.

Cai Chun was ushered into the study of the prefect's mansion, and knelt down in honor of the grassroots.

The governor of Liuzhou was looking through the list of candidates. When he saw him coming in, he smiled ambiguously, pointed to Cai Chun's name and said, "Cai Chun, a native of Wuhua Village, has a mother in his family. Sun Shan lost his name, this year..."

The prefect didn't say anything more, Cai Chun was suspicious, but he didn't dare to ask questions from a distance, knelt for half an hour, his legs were numb, he was thinking about what the queen mother was doing, when he heard the sound of footsteps behind him .

Two rows of four-member yamen servants came from the yard. They carried a large wooden box with a seal and locked it into the study, and placed them neatly in a row against the wall. The leader of the yamen servant bowed his hands and said: My lord, the answer sheets for this autumn exam are all here, 260 eight people took the exam, one paper for each session, and one of [-] papers is not bad."

"Get back." The prefect waved his hand, and when everyone was gone, the chief secretary exited the room and closed the door, and then he slapped the table suddenly, "Look at my memory, Cai Shusheng is still here, why did I forget?" , get up quickly."

"Thank you, my lord." Cai Chun propped his hands on his knees, and managed to stand still. The eunuch didn't say anything, and he didn't give him a seat, so he could only stand awkwardly.

After another half hour, the eunuch said slowly, "What preparations do you have for this class?"

After all the exams are over, how about preparations? Cai Chun thought for a while, and could only bite the bullet and answer: "Xiaosheng has spent all these years studying and writing without sleeping and eating, just to prepare for the exam."

The eunuch turned the examination list upside down on the table, looked at Cai Chun, and shook his head: "You have read books for most of your life, and you have been smart all your life, but now you are so confused."

Cai Chun couldn't figure it out, logically speaking, with the words of the Minister of Rites, the eunuch should not be too difficult for him, so he saluted respectfully: "Please let the eunuch make it clear."

"In the year when the young master of the Jiang family took the exam, that is, when you took the exam for the first time, the Yao River, three hundred miles north of Liuzhou City, was flooded and flooded three hundred-household villages. The Jiang family sent 500 taels of silver. Although it was not much for disaster relief, it also showed loyalty to the court; when the second boy of the Jiang family took the exam, there was a drought in Suzhou in the west, his family donated another 800 taels of silver; Give 1000 taels of silver to fund the military supplies on the northern border." The prefect said that the sky-high price for the common people was calm.

Cai Chun finally figured out the clues. Although the money sounds famous and prestigious, it is different from buying officials and rankings. He clenched his fists angrily. Looking at the upside-down roster, he handed over his hands again. Offered money, just waiting to reap fame and fortune.

The prefect saw that he was not enlightened, so he turned cold and continued: "Cai Chun, your article is well written, but the first hurdle in your career in the imperial examination is here. If you don't even understand the most basic principles , then the road ahead will definitely be difficult. Back then, you just wrote a brilliant poem, which was appreciated by the servant, but you know that this way of being an official is much more advanced than writing poems and essays on paper."

"Xiaosheng understands that being an official is not just talking on paper." Cai Chun squeezed out the words through his teeth, "There should be a community in the heart, and the people below. You must never slack off your duties for your own self-interest."

Why are you so ignorant, the prefect's face completely darkened: "Although you are knowledgeable, if you don't know what to do, and no one is supporting you, even in high school, you can at most be a sesame official. You have been deducted all the way, and you don’t know how much is left. Don’t look at the loss of money now, but the people of your family and country remember you. After entering Beijing, you will also make various achievements. .”

"I don't want any gold, silver and jewellery, but I want peace and prosperity for the country and the people, so that the family can prosper." Cai Chun replied with his head bowed.

"Even if you want to serve the people with integrity and help the community, you have to climb up to that position!" The eunuch showed anger, and slapped the table, causing the tea to clang softly. Realizing that he had lost his composure, he hurriedly suppressed his expression and pretended to be complacent. He said, "I heard that your mother is not in good health, even if you don't care for gold, silver and jewels, if you exchange some ginseng and deer antler to make your mother healthy, it is not in vain to be a filial piety."

Cai Chun was silent.

"Go back and think about it carefully, and come and talk to me when you understand it." The eunuch tapped his fingertips on the table and pointed at the four boxes of test papers, "It's just that these papers will be sent to Beijing in two days..."

The prefect didn't continue, let Cai Chungan stand for half a quarter of an hour, and called the master to see off the guests.

"My lord, did Cai Chun listen?" The master secretary closed the door slyly.

"It's best to listen to it. He obviously knew what he said at the Luming Banquet of Jiang's family. If he sent money, no matter how much it was, it would be regarded as a wading into this muddy water. I'm not afraid that he will say it." Tai Shouqi With a leisurely mind and careful planning, how could the poor scholar have the opportunity to report on his acceptance of bribes.

"What if he didn't listen?"

"Then I have nothing to do, I can only find someone..." The prefect joined palms together, and drew a stroke on his neck, "Became him. Such a poor scholar, with no family background, is afraid that he will do something wrong."