Chapter 136 My way is my own
Zhuge Jin felt that he was misunderstood by his second brother and was still being recommended by him, and Zhuge Jin felt like a fire of anger.
The intimate relationship between the two who had always spoken all the time brought a hint of complaint between brothers to Zhuge Jin's tone: "You Xu Yuanzhi, you can only watch the jokes of my Zhuge family. Don't you know that this is the last opportunity to recommend officials?
The lord's secret order has already stated that after this time, the appointment of officials from various places can only be selected from the imperial examination.
Do you want Kong Ming to go back to the academy in the county and study for another three years and take the exam again? In fact, as long as he has been an official, it is not too late to travel! At least it can solve the problem of having to take the exam before becoming an official.
Unfortunately, Yuzhang is too far away. I am afraid that it will take several days to come back from the urgent letter I wrote to my uncle yesterday! I don’t know how many days this kid can stay in the county! I am afraid that he will give me, the brother without saying goodbye!"
After the angry Zhuge Jin finished speaking, he looked at Xu Shu who was complacent with his bright eyes. The intention was very obvious: "Your future, my prefect has already arranged for you. For my brothers, you, who is also a brother, have to do your part!"
Xu Shu, who has always been extremely smart, wouldn't understand the meaning of Zhuge Jin's eyes? The bright smile on his face immediately turned into a helpless bitter smile.
He said pitifully: "All right, I know it's my miserable job again. Did I owe you two brothers from the Zhuge family in my previous life? Alas! I was sent to you all day long, and my life was really miserable!
Your elder brother's words are useless. I have to let me persuade your second brother. You are not unaware that when you meet your second brother, I will inevitably hit another nail! I am so sad!"
"Haha!" When Zhuge Jin heard that Xu Shu was willing to come forward to help him persuade his second brother who was difficult to persuade, he could not hold back for a moment.
He immediately laughed loudly and said, "Okay, okay, I knew that Brother Yuanzhi was a hero among scholars. He was the most chivalrous to his brothers. He was the best at saving people and the most in the fire and water! Don't worry, Zhuge Jin, who did what Brother Xu did very well, and he always remembered it in his heart.
If you can help me with this great favor this time, Yuan Zhi, you will always be my Zhuge family’s best friend and dearest brother! Haha!"
"Forget it! Don't put such a big hat on me!"
Xu Shu replied weakly: "I am the most capable slave of your Zhuge family! Let me say that I will do my best. As for whether I can persuade Kong Ming to enter the officialdom, I am not sure at all!
You should know that your second brother is gentle and is not a master of advice. Few people can change his decisions after he has decided! But if you miss this opportunity, it would be a pity! I just held him and ran into a bloody result, and I will try it out."
Facing Xu Shu's bitter face, Zhuge Jin could only sigh helplessly: "Oh, Brother Yuanzhi can try his best, at least it is better than no one advised him to be a stubborn bull!"
While Xu Shu was still lamenting his fate to Zhuge Jin, he posted a brand new reward notice in the official notice board outside the Shanyin City Gate. The above is a rare missing person notice.
The content is that as long as someone can report the whereabouts of a man named Bu Zhi and Bu Zishan to the prefect. And if he can find this person through clues, he can receive 100 hu of food or equivalent silver and money from the prefect.
Although the reward is not particularly high, it is just a word and betrayal. You can get food for a family of four for three years by selling a message. Many people are still interested in it.
In front of the notice board, the people who were already surrounded were talking and communicating their information.
"Hey! This notice of finding someone is not fake! Is someone playing a prank and cheating people? Just finding such a person can get a hundred hu of food. This is too cheap!"
"You guy, this is the bulletin board of the prefect's office. No one dares to post a notice on it. Besides, you didn't see that there were still a tolerance guard over there? If it were fake, they would have pulled it off long ago!"
"Besides, there are official seals stamped by the prefect! Could it be that someone dares to control the prefect's seal? Humph! That's really the old star hanging himself, and he's tired of living!"
"That's right, if you can post it on it, it means that this matter is true. Thinking about the notice posted in the prefect's mansion, it has never been fulfilled! Unfortunately, I don't recognize this one called Bu Zhi, otherwise my whole family will not have to work hard to farm this year."
"Yes! Yes, the reward this time is as high as 100 hu! I just don't know who will be so lucky this time to find this guy named Bu Zhi!"
"When you have free time on weekdays, you can also inquire about it everywhere. It's hard to say that the one who is lucky enough to arrive, and these 100 hu of grain will be in vain in his own granary! Haha."
"Hey! Everyone is asking if Bu Zhi offended the prefect's mansion, and I'm here to make a revenge on him!"
"The guy who is unsightly, there are many capable people in the prefect's mansion. If someone dares to offend the prefect, he will have been scooped down and dealt with. Besides, if he is a person who violates the law, he will be sent to the sea to arrest the document. He will not have sent any missing person notice here!"
The crowd was talking, but they did not notice the periphery of the crowd. Standing tall and heroic young man, who was standing, was listening carefully to everyone's discussions and speculations about the intention of the prefect's house to find people.
The young man who finally heard clearly what was going on, said in a low voice: "The prefect is looking for Brother Zishan? But although Brother Zishan is indeed talented, he is now just a poor boy from a poor family. He is still busy selling his watermelon in the field every day.
Is there anyone really want to deal with Brother Zishan? If I hadn't been so frustrated in the melon garden every day, I would have left everything and ran out to relax and could not see this notice! No, I would go back and tell Brother Zishan immediately.
No matter whether the prefect's mansion offers a reward for him or a disaster, we are ready. Besides, the delicate little sister of the Bu family is here, so we can't let the servants suddenly frighten her!"
The young man who had decided to do it no longer wanted to go to the city to play, turned around and left the city gate, and walked back quickly towards his own way.
In the backyard of the prefect's mansion, a handsome boy with an elegant look was eight feet tall and elegant. He was sitting leisurely in the pavilion of the rockery in the garden, looking at the brand new book in his hand in the warm and humming sunshine of the New Year.
His thick eyebrows set off his black gem-like eyes, making him look particularly energetic. His fair face shows that he is a wealthy young man. Of course, if it weren't for the young master, he wouldn't have the leisure to read the new book here in the morning.
In the quiet backyard and in the beautifully shaped pavilion, the young man in white clothes is as immersed in the world of his books. The picture of a handsome young man reading early seems so harmonious.
Just when the boy was so immersed in his eyes, a generous voice rang out of place: "Haha! Kong Ming, I knew that you would hide here and read your book that you can never finish! Well, let's not read books today, go and help your elder brother find someone!
If you can find a talented man, the reward will be as high as a hundred hu of food, which is enough for you, a talented man with a small appetite, to eat it for ten years!
Besides, you know that you have to study all day long and you should go out to do something! Otherwise, you will become a nerd as the lord said!”
Awakened by the concentration of reading that he had developed every day, the boy was drawn with a thick ink and frowned tightly. He looked up with some displeasure and quietly looked at Xu Shu who was approaching quickly.
The cold but full of wisdom eyes immediately shocked Xu Shu, who was grinning, and almost stepped on the air and fell back from the rockery. Xu Shu, who knew the boy's expression, knew that he had disturbed the junior brother and friend's study, and this time he was really angry.
If he doesn't let him relieve himself immediately, he will be in trouble next.
With his eyes rolled, he quickly shyly lowered his face and smiled, "Oh! Kong Ming, you are a talented man who will become the prime minister in the future. You can't argue with me, a senior official of the county magistrate. Don't be angry, don't be angry, angry becomes dementia!
Besides, it is rare to have time for your brother today. I was entrusted by your brother to take you around in this county. Look at the hard work of your two brothers over the past two years, and see what changes have happened with you when you came back! OK, a talented man must give you a look!"
Seeing Xu Shu's face low, Zhuge Liang's handsome face could no longer be tense, and he couldn't help laughing. Regarding Xu Shu's three-point performance, he begged for mercy, saying that he would never be able to seriously care about him.
After laughing, he could only shake his head and say helplessly: "Yuanzhi, alas! You scoundrel! Do you know how to eat? Even if you want to go to the city for fun, you don't have to come so early! You are not ignorant of your habits, it's not too late to go after I finish reading!"
Seeing that Zhuge Liang's brows finally unfolded, Xu Shu knew that his way of pretending to be a clown to solve the problem was effective again. From the first time he met Kong Ming, Xu Shu realized that his move might not be useful to others. However, he tried every means to deal with Kong Ming, who was rigorous in attendance.
In order to help Zhuge Jin persuade his brothers to stay and become officials, Xu Shu did not hesitate to scooped out his killer weapon that he had not used for several years.
Under Xu Shu's soft and tough battles, Zhuge Liang, who had always had his own opinions, could only give Xu Shu a bad friend a face. He had no choice but to give up his habit for the time being, clean up the books he was reading, and followed Xu Shu down the rockery.
Looking at Xu Shu who was leading the way with pride, he made up his mind: "I must leave the prefect's mansion as soon as possible. With this troublemaker Xu Yuanzhi, he even wanted to read this book with peace of mind!
Chapter completed!