Chapter 670 Xiao He Passed the Imperial Examination! I, Liu Ji, Have a Good Fate!

It turns out that human joys and sorrows are not the same.

Two days later.

Ying Chengjiao, who was full of thoughts, yawned sleepily, but he still had to look through the materials and write down the decision while waiting.

He didn't want to go to this class for a day!

However, thousands of people were waiting anxiously outside the gate of Xianyang Palace, hoping to have the opportunity to become the subordinate of the subordinate of Ying Chengjiao's subordinates...to do the work that made Ying Chengjiao headache.

"Ding~"

A crisp gong sounded, and the gate of Xianyang Palace opened.

Feng Quji led a group of ministers to step out of the palace and said in a deep voice: "Stand back! Silence!"

The candidates waiting outside the palace gate hurriedly stepped back, and then looked at Feng Quji expectantly.

When the crowd stopped being noisy, Feng Quji spoke: "The first round of the imperial examination has been announced."

"Now, start announcing the results."

Dozens of ministers stepped forward and placed ten huge wooden boards outside the palace gate.

All the examinees could not help but run towards the wooden boards.

"Slow down, make way! Be careful not to step on them!"

"Look! Jiang Zan is the first place!"

"How could someone else be the first place since Magistrate Jiang is here in person? See if my name is there?"

Liu Ji also used his extraordinary dexterity to squeeze through the crowd and finally squeezed to the front.

At a glance, Liu Ji saw Xiao He's name on the first wooden board.

Liu Ji was delighted and hurried to look at the other wooden boards, unable to hide his expectations:

"Where is Nai Gong?"

"Is Nai Gong there?"

However, Liu Ji looked at the ten wooden boards three times, but did not see his name!

"Brother Liu? Brother Liu!"

Hearing the calls of Xiao He and Jiang Zan, Liu Ji realized that he had walked out of the crowd.

But he had no idea how he walked out of the crowd, he just felt that he must be quite lost, right?

Liu Ji asked awkwardly: "Brother Jiang, Brother Xiao, why don't you go in and see?"

Jiang Zan said calmly: "Jiang doesn't need to see the list."

Jiang Zan didn't think he was the best among the candidates.

But Jiang Zan knew that he must have the most experience in governing among the candidates.

A combat-ready person who had worked as a county magistrate in Daqin for several years is definitely a talent that Daqin urgently needs today.

So whether Jiang Zan failed the exam or not depends only on whether Lu Buwei and Ying Zheng had a pleasant contact.

Xiao He casually said: "Whether you look or not, the result is there."

"Why rush to be the first?"

"If there is a trampling in the chaos, and then even if you are on the list, you can't enter the palace to see the emperor, that would be a real pity."

Liu Ji laughed loudly and bowed: "Brother Jiang and Brother Xiao are all confident!"

"Congratulations, Brother Jiang and Brother Xiao."

"On the list!"

"Brother Jiang and Brother Xiao will surely rise to prominence in the future."

"When the time comes, don't forget Liu!"

Liu Ji felt uncomfortable, but that was because Liu Ji himself did not pass the exam, not because someone he knew passed the exam.

Although Xiao He and Liu Ji knew each other, they were never the same kind of people, and Liu Ji had no right to compare with Xiao He.

And in Liu Ji's view, it was a good thing that someone he knew passed the exam and had a promising future!

If Xiao He, Jiang Zan and others became high officials in the future, he could also get close to them and ask for a position as a minor official based on his past relationships. This was much better than a large group of brothers rotting in the mud!

As for whether it would be embarrassing to curry favor with old friends and ask for an official position?

Pah!

How much is that thing per pound?

If the price is right, it doesn't matter if you throw it all away!

Xiao He didn't say much, just smiled and bowed: "Thank you."

Jiang Zan was a little surprised: "What about Mr. Liu?"

Liu Ji said casually: "Of course he is not on the list!"

"Liu's answer in the Ming Law Examination was indeed too bad."

Liu Ji, who had been following Zhang Er for many years and wandered around aimlessly after parting with Zhang Er, came to Qin State only after hearing that Daqin was going to divide the imperial examinations, how could he have the time and conditions to recite the Qin Law in advance?

Reading "Qin Law" in front of Zhang Er? This is not the way to seek death.

And if the score of Ming Law Examination is too low, he will be directly expelled!

Of course, it is not ruled out that Liu Ji's thoughts on monarchs and ministers made him be identified by the examiner as a retainer of Lu Buwei's school.

With Jiang Zan and other followers of Lü Buwei already occupying a large number of places, if a talented person like Liu Ji is also included in the list, then this big list should simply be renamed as the roll call list of followers under Lü Buwei!

Jiang Zan asked thoughtfully: "Where does Mr. Liu want to go next?"

Liu Ji said slightly bleakly: "Back to Pei County."

"Liu has a small reputation in Pei County, and many trustworthy brothers are waiting for Liu."

Liu Ji used to be full of passion and admired the heroes of the world. He wanted to emulate Mao Sui's actions and become a good story for the world.

So Liu Ji, who was in his teens, carried his bag, dreams and expectations and went to Xinling Jun.

Then, before Liu Ji arrived in Daliang City, Xinling Jun died!

When Liu Ji was preparing to return to his hometown in despair, he heard that Zhang Er, a follower of Xinling Jun, was recruiting guests. Liu Ji, who believed that Xinling Jun's followers would definitely have some of Xinling Jun's style, went to Zhang Er excitedly.

Liu Ji and Zhang Er hit it off right away, and Zhang Er treated Liu Ji very well, even considering recommending Liu Ji for an official position.

Then, Zhang Er became a fugitive!

One of his two former masters died, and the other fled. Liu Ji's already poor family situation made him even more strapped for cash, and now he was not on the list of candidates for the imperial examination.

The blow of fate and the burden of life made Liu Ji a little breathless.

He had to give up the passion and innocence of his youth and was forced to return to his hometown to do those petty things that he himself despised.

Jiang Zan frowned slightly: "According to Jiang's contact with Mr. Liu, Jiang thinks Mr. Liu is talented."

"It's just that you are not from Qin and have never taken the time to learn Qin law, so you are not on the list this time."

"As long as you recite Qin law more, Mr. Liu will definitely be on the list."

"Is Mr. Liu going to give up just because of this failure?"

Xiao He and Liu Ji's ears moved.

Jiang Zan's words revealed an important message.

There will not be only one time for the imperial examination!

But Liu Ji's loss was even more intense, and he laughed at himself: "I have to find a way to make a living first."

Even if there is a second imperial examination, Liu Ji, who is short of money, must return to Pei County.

Otherwise, what else can he do?

People must live!

Liu Ji has no choice!

Looking at Liu Ji, who was self-deprecating and desolate, Jiang Zan seemed to see himself who was willing to do anything to survive.

If he hadn't met Lü Buwei, if he hadn't been appreciated by Lü Buwei, he would have been forgotten by everyone, or died in a gutter, right?

After a moment of silence, Jiang Zan said in a deep voice: "If Mr. Liu is interested, Jiang is willing to recommend Mr. Liu to my master."

Liu Ji was stunned, and then looked at Jiang Zan in disbelief: "Brother Jiang, you, you, you, are you saying..."

Jiang Zan smiled: "Yes, it is the Marquis Wenxin of the Qin Dynasty!"

Liu Ji's eyes suddenly lit up, and he slapped his thigh excitedly: "Marquis Wenxin?"

"Hey, Marquis Wenxin!"

"That's the Marquis Wenxin who can be as famous as the four gentlemen with his own strength!"

"Liu has long wanted to meet him, but because Liu is contemptuous, he dare not come to his door."

"If it weren't for Brother Jiang's recommendation, how could Liu meet Marquis Wenxin!"

This is not Liu Ji's true evaluation of Lü Buwei.

But Jiang Zan's heart warmed up when he heard this.

One of Lü Buwei's pursuits was to be as famous as one of the four gentlemen.

As a result, when it came to Liu Ji, Lü Buwei could be compared with the four gentlemen combined by his own strength!

Jiang Zan's smile became much brighter: "Just based on Brother Liu's words, 'You don't have to know more about the army than the general, but you must know more about the general than the general', Brother Liu is enough to be valued by the head of the family."

Although Jiang Zan has not yet found out all of Liu Ji's ideas, this alone is enough to make Liu Ji their loyal comrade-in-arms on the front of 'each doing his own job'.

As for more specific examinations, they will naturally be handed over to Lü Buwei himself.

In front, Feng Quji shouted loudly: "Everyone be quiet!"

"Those on the list, enter the palace."

"Wait for the king to summon you and make a report in front of the king!"

Jiang Zan's voice quickened a bit when he heard this: "Brother Liu, please go to Jiang's carriage and wait for a while."

"When Jiang leaves the palace, I will take brother Liu to Marquis Wenxin."

"Brother Liu, serve wine, serve good wine!"

Liu Ji nodded vigorously and bowed: "I hope that Brother Jiang and Brother Xiao will be valued by the king and achieve success!"

After bidding farewell to Jiang Zan and Xiao He, Liu Ji relaxed a little, got on Jiang Zan's carriage leisurely, drank the good wine prepared by Jiang Zan, and laughed happily:

"Sure enough, Liu's life is good!"

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After crossing the palace gate, Jiang Zan looked back and saw Liu Ji getting on his carriage, and couldn't help but smile a little:

"Just after returning to Xianyang City, I can meet like-minded people."

"Lucky!"

Xiao He was a little speechless.

As a fellow from Pei County, Xiao He knew very well what kind of character Liu Ji had.

Can such a person share the same ideals as Lü Buwei?

Could it be that Lü Buwei was also a born scoundrel? !

Jiang Zan looked at Xiao He again and asked in a gentle voice: "I remember that Mr. Xiao and Brother Liu are from the same hometown?"

"Mr. Xiao, what do you think of Brother Liu?"

After a moment of silence, Xiao He still gave a fair evaluation: "He is talented, courageous, outstanding in character, and dares to do things that ordinary people dare not do."

"Therefore, many famous scholars such as Zhang Er, the magistrate of Wei County, have a high opinion of Brother Liu."

"If Brother Liu can meet Marquis Wenxin, Xiao thinks that Marquis Wenxin will also appreciate Brother Liu's talent."

Xiao He, who was determined to enter the officialdom, did not think that Liu Ji, a scoundrel, was a fellow traveler with him.

But Xiao He did not deny it, and it could even be said that he admired Liu Ji's ability.

In Xiao He's view, if he became an official in the future, he would need someone like Liu Ji to do things for him.

Then, if we put ourselves in his shoes, Lü Buwei might also need Liu Ji to do things for him.

As for whether they share the same ideals?

It doesn't matter.

Jiang Zan smiled happily: "In this case, Jiang is relieved!"

In front of the crowd, Feng Quji looked back and shouted again: "Silence!"

Jiang Zan, Xiao He and others dared not say anything more, and followed Feng Quji with their heads down.

Stepping on the long and towering stairs, taking off his shoes, Xiao He finally stepped over the threshold and walked into this hall that carried the power center of the Qin Dynasty for the first time in his life.

Qilin Hall!