He was old and could not withstand too strong joys and sorrows. When he first learned about Xiao Ge's death, he was not sure what he would do.

Zhao Ruxi planned to lure the old man to her place of employment during that period, and then find an excuse to keep him there.

When the news of Xiao Ge's death reaches there, it will be a day or two later. She can also choose a way to slowly tell him. With her recovery pills as a base, his old man's body will not collapse all at once.

Lose.

If the place where she works is too far away, Kang Yannian will definitely be worried about his seventy-year-old father going to such a far place. When Zhao Ruxi persuades Kang Shilin to go there, he will not only have to worry about his master's health, but he will also be complained by his senior brothers.

So no matter how you look at it, it would be best for her to serve in Anju Province as close as possible. Of course, it cannot be too close. Taking a horse-drawn carriage and walking slowly, a two-day journey is most suitable.

Zhao Ruxi's words made Kang Shilin's heart warm again.

He patted Zhao Ruxi on the head, sighed and said, "This girl is still considerate. You senior brothers know how to make me angry."

He nodded: "Okay, I understand. I'll say hello to your senior brother then."

"Master..." Zhao Ruxi came closer. Just as he was thinking about his master advising the brothers to let things go, he heard someone reporting that Gong Cheng and Wu Zong were here.

There is no need for a few disciples to come over. As soon as the servant finished speaking, Zhao Ruxi heard Wu Zong's laughter: "Haha, I knew the junior sister was here."

While they were talking, Wu Zong and Gong Cheng both came in. They cupped their hands and said, "Congratulations, little junior sister."

"Same joy." Zhao Ruxi stood up and returned the greeting with a smile.

"Hey, you are indeed my junior sister of Wu Zong. She is amazing. She came second in the exam and almost passed Huiyuan. I asked around. When the papers were marked, both yours and Huiyuan's papers had five circles.

The comments were all praise, and the two were equally matched. I heard that the five marking officers were in a dilemma for a while, not knowing which one to choose as Huiyuan. In the end, Mr. Jin liked Huiyuan's writing style and ranked him first.

, you just got to the back of the line."

Mr. Jin is the official examiner, so naturally his opinion shall prevail.

Hearing Wu Zong's expression of knowing the inside story, Zhao Ruxi quickly asked: "Who is Huiyuan? Have I heard of it?"

Talents in the capital would hold literary and poetry gatherings from time to time. Ever since Zhao Ruxi learned about the Yuan Dynasty, they had also sent posts to Zhao Ruxi. But Zhao Ruxi was not interested in associating with these young talents, and he was even less willing to let himself pass for them.

She has a bad reputation. After all, this is ancient times, and men and women are different. She still cherishes feathers very much.

So she has nothing to do with these people.

Anyone who wants to take the examination will send their essays to Peng Guoan and other gentlemen from the Imperial College to read. If they can praise them, their talent and reputation will spread far and wide, and everyone will think that their chances of passing the examination will increase.

Big increase.

Zhao Ruxi was not interested in these people. But based on the principle of knowing yourself and the enemy, she was quite interested in their articles.

Just before Mrs. Zhu came back, Zhao Ruyu sent a letter to the old lady saying that she was pregnant again. Zhao Ruxi took advantage of the opportunity to visit her pregnant sister to go to Peng's house and read their articles in Peng Guoan's study.

She found that these people were called talented people and were recognized by Peng Guoan. Although the articles they wrote were of different styles, they were all of good quality and each had its own merits.

"It's a talented man from Jiangnan named Duan Chen. He was also Jieyuan in the Jiangnan area last year." Wu Zongdao said, "But that man's writing is not better than yours. You lost to him just because Lord Jin liked his better."

It’s just style. Don’t be discouraged.”

"Haha, I don't care. Senior brother, there is no need to comfort me. There are mountains outside the mountains, and there are people outside the people. I understand this. I never think that I am better than others." Zhao Ruxi waved her hand.

Kang Shilin looked at his young apprentice with a very pleased expression.

He likes Zhao Ruxi, not only because this girl has aura and talent, but also because this girl never thinks that she is great. Even if she knows that she is smart and perceptive, her diligence is no less than others, and she is even more diligent than others.

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If such people are not successful, who will be successful?

"By the way, senior brother, after I pass the palace examination, no matter what my ranking is, I want to be appointed as an official. You also know that the most new Jinshi can be is a county magistrate. In my situation, I am young, have no experience, and am still a woman.

, it is impossible for the imperial court to let me be a chief official like a county magistrate. I must be an auxiliary officer somewhere. Are you interested in letting me go? We are not related and are not within the scope of avoidance. Are you interested in giving me a job?

I am my boss and I am going to serve as an official for one or two years?"

Seeing that Wu Zong raised his eyes to look at her and did not refute himself immediately, Zhao Ruxi felt happy and continued to lie: "This is a different experience. It is completely different from that of a Beijing official. Managing a place trains people more. Don't you take advantage of this?

Wouldn't it be a pity to try it now when you are young and have not done much as an official? When you look back on it when you have the status of a senior brother and are too old to move, wouldn't it be a pity?"

During the border war, although she remembered Xiao Lingyan, she did not ignore the people around her. She did not spend any points to inquire, but she learned a lot about Wu Zong from Kang Shilin.

When Zhang Changshen went to the border, the Zuo Shaoqing of Dali Temple was transferred to give Wu Zong his position. Wu Zong also directly took charge of Dali Temple, bypassing the senior right Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

In a place like officialdom, ability is one thing, and qualifications and connections are the most important. Not only was Wu Zong promoted exceptionally, but he was also promoted directly over You Shaoqing, and Zuo Shaoqing was transferred to another position.

place.

During the time when Zhang Changshen went to the border, although the two of them did not dare to trip up the enemy openly, they asked their trusted aides to secretly use many dirty tricks on Wu Zong, hoping to cause trouble and capture Wu Zong.

Although Wu Zong didn't let anyone succeed, and he even fought back, preventing the two people from falling into harm's way. But he was the new one who took over the whole thing, and he couldn't make any mistakes while Zhang Changshen was away. Now, coupled with the conspiracy of the two people.

Zhao, he was really exhausted physically and mentally during that time.

Although Zhang Changshen is back now, Wu Zong is still not happy staying in Dali Temple.

Therefore, Zhao Ruxi felt that instead of feeling uncomfortable staying in the capital, he might as well go out for a walk.

Zhao Ruxi's target is Wu Zong, but Gong Cheng cannot ignore him.

She turned to Gong Cheng and said, "The same goes for Second Senior Brother. If you want to be sent abroad, do it as early as possible."

Gong Cheng smiled: "You can just say this to your third senior brother. I don't have to. When I first passed the Jinshi examination, I stayed there for six years before being transferred back to the capital. The same is true for your senior brother. He
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