Chapter 123 Confused
County Magistrate Song coughed: "Nephew, Song, Song Qing's mother didn't agree. She had her concerns. After all, Song Qing's father was once a Tongzhi of Chizhou, a family of officials. If his daughter was a concubine for someone else, especially you, you were just..., cough cough, in the end, his mother reluctantly agreed, if you can pass the imperial examination, then, Song Qing will be your concubine."
Ah? I asked me to take the imperial examination? Yang Qiuchi's eyes widened and was a little stunned by the news.
County Magistrate Song turned his head to look at Yang's mother and continued, "I, your mother and I discussed along the way. Song Qing's mother said that what she said was not unreasonable. Besides, uncle, I have told you a long time ago that you are very capable, but if you want to be an official and do great things, you may have to take the imperial examination road..."
Yang Qiuchi's heart was already half cold. Imperial Examination? What is the concept of imperial examination Yang Qiuchi had no specific feelings. He only remembered the text "Fan Jin passed the examination" in the middle school textbook. Fan Jin's hair was white after taking the examination and almost went crazy. He didn't want to become like him. Besides, this ancient text is the most headache for him, and the callers couldn't understand it. The ancients learned the Four Books and Five Classics for ten or twenty years but failed the exam. I wanted to succeed quickly in one or two years. I'm afraid I was really crazy.
"Nephew! Nephew!" The voice of Magistrate Song came from his ears, and Yang Qiuchi woke up from his depressed thoughts and looked at Magistrate Song.
County Magistrate Song said, "Nephew, why are you stupid? Last time, Master Zhou promised to help you, but you refused. Do you know? If Master Zhou helped you, you can save a lot of trouble. Your mother and I have thought about it. We should prepare a gift and then look for Master Zhou. He values you very much. It should be fine."
Yang Qiuchi smiled bitterly. Even if Master Zhou helped, he had to rely on himself to go to the exam room. He had not even recognized the traditional Chinese characters. He was not well-written, so what should he do to take the exam? He couldn't expect himself to be as lucky as Zhang Haogu in "Single Three Levels".
Although he is the special envoy of the commander-in-chief of the Jinyiwei, this thing cannot be said. Although Ji Gang, the commander-in-chief of the Jinyiwei, would probably not help him, and this is not a matter within his authority. He relies on his own to take the exam? He may not be able to pass the exam even if he is hunched and bearded. He was still taking a concubine at that time? Why are he taking it? Is he crying?
Yang's mother felt very distressed when she saw her son's frowning look. She knew her son best. She had only been to a private school in the countryside for a year. Although she knew some words, it was not much better than blindness. If he wanted him to pass the imperial examination, in comparison, it would be easier to drive a sow up a tree.
But what Song Qing’s mother said makes sense. Can the daughter of an official give you a concubine who almost acts as a concubine? If you were your own daughter, you wouldn’t be able to do it. It seems that this marriage would not be successful.
Song Qing guessed Yang Qiuchi’s thoughts and hugged his neck and said, “Brother Qiuchi, don’t worry, it’s okay for my mother to be unable to figure it out for a while. Let’s slowly tell her that she is the only daughter, and she is forced into an impulse. I will become a nun to see what she does. At the end, you have to agree to the marriage between us!”
Yang Qiuchi smiled bitterly, thinking that you are really a child's idea.
Song Qing said again: "Let's take the exam first. Didn't you accept Long Zixu's scholar follower? Let's teach you. If you can't get into the Juren, we will be considered a scholar first. If you have a fame, you may agree if your mother is happy."
County Magistrate Song nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, there is uncle and prefect Zhou's help you. This child test should be fine. When the time comes, look for the government and go through the way. If you spend more time and learn more, this scholar will still be a big problem."
"Okay," now, what else can I say? I can only take one step at a time. Yang Qiuchi reluctantly nodded in agreement.
Although she agreed, Yang Qiuchi was a little puzzled. Song Qingniang already knew that she was just an offender as a primary school apprentice, but now she is a prison chief. She has no knowledge of any knowledge and insists on letting herself pass the imperial examination. This is obviously a difficult task. Why did she force herself to complete this impossible task? Did she not plan to let her daughter marry her as a concubine? Then why didn't she say it explicitly?
Seeing Yang Qiuchi being stupid again, Song Qing slammed Yang Qiuchi's chest with a pink fist and gently slammed Yang Qiuchi's chest: "Yu~! What are you thinking?"
Yang Qiuchi came to his senses and stammered: "No, I didn't think of anything."
Song Qing said mysteriously: "There is another thing, Brother Qiuchi, you will be happy when you hear it."
"What's so mysterious?" Yang Qiuchi was a little curious.
Song Qing turned to Magistrate Song and said, "Uncle, you should tell Brother Qiuchi."
County Magistrate Song was also full of spring breeze: "Nephew, when we went to the Hao family to break the engagement, this is really a large number of people. No, not only does it mean to blame him at all, but also suggested that if the nephew is willing, he still hopes to marry his daughter Hao Qian and marry you as a concubine."
Ah? Yang Qiuchi was shocked now. Are cockroaches really dominating the world? It’s so incredible!!
If I were a duke or a prince, I might understand that this was a climbing branch, but I was just a small prisoner and a small rural landlord. A small landlord like him was simply a stone on the river beach, which was so common. Moreover, their Hao family was so rich, would they still want their own money?
What is Mr. Hao trying to do without money or status? Is his identity leaked? Did they come to the special envoy of the Jinyiwei commander? Impossible. This is a top secret. Apart from the emperor and Eunuch Li who issued the edict, only the Jinyiwei commander Ji Gang and a few supreme leaders knew about it. Although Wang Tongzhi knew about it, he was immediately killed by his brother. What others knew about it was only the Jinyiwei sent a special envoy, and he did not know that the special envoy was himself.
Since Mr. Hao doesn't know why his daughter-in-law was snatched away by him, he still had to give his daughter to him with shame? Is it really for his "genius talent"? The genius believes it.
At this time, the long-standing doubts in his heart attacked Yang Qiuchi like a devil: Could it be that the two families had already colluded? The Hao family knew that Song Qing's mother would give him an impossible task, and used this method to politely refuse his proposal. When the Magistrate Song broke the engagement, the Hao family agreed generously. Because they knew that they could not complete the task at all and could not grab their daughter-in-law, Song Qing would still belong to their Hao family.
If this is the case, there will be a big trick here: Why did Song Qingdi's mother go around the corner and let herself drive the sow up the tree? Is it to make Song Qing maintain such a close relationship with her? What are the benefits of this relationship? Why did the Hao family have a shameless attitude and insist on letting Hao Qian become their concubine? What are the benefits of Hao Qian becoming their concubine?
Seeing that Yang Qiuchi was stunned and didn't know what he was thinking, Song Qing asked strangely: "Brother Qiuchi, are you unhappy? You can not only marry me, but also marry the number one beauty in our Ningguo Mansion."
Yang Qiuchi felt uneasy and could not express it. These uneasiness made the charming Song Qing suddenly become a little unfamiliar in his eyes. He smiled and said, "I have already discovered the whereabouts of the real murderer who killed Tu Laosi to silence him. Now I am going to arrest him soon."
When Magistrate Song heard this, he was very happy: "My dear nephew, are you saying the ground true?"
Song Qing was also very happy: "Brother Qiuchi, you are so awesome! Who is this murderer? I want to catch him with you."
Yang Qiuchi said to County Magistrate Song: "Uncle, I found out that the murderer was a general under General Bai Qian of Yingtian Prefecture, named Deng Youlu. Fortunately, you rushed back today, and I was about to report to the Prime Minister Zhou. I sent someone to Yingtian Prefecture to catch the murderer with us."
Magistrate Song was very happy and had no time to ask Yang Qiuchi how it was solved. He hurriedly pulled Yang Qiuchi to find Magistrate Zhou.
Song Qing quickly stopped him and said with a pout, "If I had known that we would have gone to Yingtian Mansion, we would not have come back. I was exhausted all the way. I ate the dust all the way and my body was so dirty. I had to take a shower and change my clothes. You must wait for me."
"Okay~! I will definitely wait for you." Yang Qiuchi agreed, but a trace of undetectable questions flashed between his eyebrows.
Yang Qiuchi and others found the prefect Zhou and told them that they had discovered the murderer. Prefect Zhou was very happy and immediately sent a team of constables to ride a horse with Yang Qiuchi and others to Yingtian Mansion to arrest people.
Deng Youlu is the subordinate of Mr. Bai Qian, and Yang Qiuchi is the savior of Mr. Bai Qian's family. Although the two families almost broke up because Mr. Bai Qian asked Mr. Bai Qian to divorce his wife and marry Bai Sumei, Mr. Bai Qian and his wife came to the door to apologize and reconcile. Therefore, there should be no problem with Mr. Bai Qian's arrest.
After Yang Qiuchi and the constables were ready, Song Qing also took a shower and changed her clothes, wearing a light red tight dress, looking particularly heroic. Yang Qiuchi asked the prefect Zhou to arrange someone to send Yang's mother back to Guangde County, and then led a large group of people to Yingtian Prefecture.
Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty moved his capital to Beijing in the 19th year of Yongle (1421). Now it is the seventh year of Yongle, the capital of the Ming Dynasty is still in Nanjing, which is Yingtian Prefecture.
This is Yang Qiuchi's first time going to the capital. He was not to meet the saint as an official, but to capture the murderer and criminal. No matter what, this is his first time in Beijing, his heart is beating. Besides, he has to see Bai Sumei, who has had a skin relationship with him.
Ningguo Mansion is almost two days away from the capital Yingtian Mansion. Yang Qiuchi and others rushed to Yingtian Mansion on the morning of the third day.
The capital is the capital city. It is different from a small place. It is many times larger than Ningguo Mansion. The city walls are tall and majestic, and the city is very lively, with crowds of people, bustling, and bustling, making it a bustling city scene.
Yang Qiuchi is like a country bumpkin who has just entered the city, and everything is strange. He has traveled through modern society and has been here for the first time to come to Yingtianfu, the most prosperous city in the Ming Dynasty. This was one of the most prosperous cities in the world at that time, and of course Yang Qiuchi was overwhelmed.
County Magistrate Song and others had no intention of looking at these things, and they became accustomed to them. They found the location of General Bai Qian's Qianzong Mansion and searched all the way. But the capital was too big. They circled around for a long time before they found General Qianzong Mansion.
As the saying goes, I only know that I am a little official when I arrive in the capital. General Bai Qian's army belongs to the Beijing camp (Central Army), and is an internal guard force. The capital has 35 guards in the Beijing camp, responsible for the garrison of the capital. The guards are led by the commander of the guards, and each guard has five thousand houses under the jurisdiction. General Bai Qian is only the leader of a thousand houses under one of the guards, which is equivalent to the captain of a certain detachment of the current Armed Police Corps. Therefore, he, General Bai Qian, is not to mention the princes and ministers, is only a middle-level leading cadre in the Beijing camp. In this capital where the high-ranking officials are like ants on the ground, he is really the most ordinary little sesame official.
However, the Qianzong Mansion was still very grand, with four personal soldiers standing guard at the door. After Yang Qiuchi handed over the prayer post, he waited for a while and heard a hearty laughter from inside. Bai Qianzong smiled and greeted him: "Young Master Yang, I'm looking forward to you." When he came out of the door, he grabbed Yang Qiuchi's arm and shook it, looking very intimate.
Magistrate Song, Song Yuner and others came forward to greet him, and Mr. Bai Qian smiled and returned the greeting. Among these people, he had never seen Song Qing. Yang Qiuchi quickly introduced that this was his concubine who had not passed away, and his mother's family was also in Yingtian Mansion. When Mr. Bai Qian heard the concubine, he looked a little sad, and then he enthusiastically welcomed them into the Mansion of Qian.
Yang Qiuchi didn't see Bai Sumei and was slightly disappointed. He didn't care about greetings and explained the purpose of this visit directly. After hearing this, Mr. Bai Qian looked very serious and immediately called two personal soldiers to bring Deng Youlu.
After the personal soldiers left, Mr. Bai Qian kept his face silent. This is understandable. His subordinates committed the murder of murder, and of course he was not good at face. He had seen Yang Qiuchi's method of solving the case with his own eyes. He absolutely believed that Yang Qiuchi's judgment would not be wrong. Especially Deng Youlu was his subordinate. If Yang Qiuchi had no real evidence, he would never come to him.
After a while, the two personal soldiers ran back out of breath and said that Deng Youlu had forced his way out at the military camp at 5 o'clock in the morning and had nowhere to go.
Deng Youlu escaped? He forced himself to leave the military camp, and it was at 5 am, which is now at 4 am. Did he have already received news that someone was coming to arrest him and then he ran away in a hurry?
Could it be that Deng Youlu left for another reason? No, if it was another reason, he wouldn't have been so accidental about leaving late at night, which would cause suspicion. Only when he had no choice would he be unable to care about these things and forcibly escape. In this way, the possibility of news leakage is very high.
Chapter completed!