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Chapter 98 Fire

"I'll be released today?... It's quite fast!" Ma De smacked his lips, looking at the big man in front of him who would definitely "fail the exam", and sighed in his heart.

"I said why are there so many people in Gongyuan Street today? It turns out that they are going to be posted on the imperial list..." Hai Liu said to himself next to him.

"Teacher, the imperial list will be posted later... The student and a cousin booked a table in the restaurant there. Please give me a look and feel the way..." Li Pan said again.

"This... OK, let's lead the way!" Someone shouted in front of him, and his attitude was always respectful. Ma De felt that the days he had been in the tribute court seemed to have received some rewards, and his face was quite radiant in front of his companions, so naturally it was difficult to reject Li Pan's kindness.

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However, there are too many people on Gongyuan Street today. The teahouses and restaurants that are not many have long been crowded with all kinds of people watching the list, so the table that Li Pan and his cousin are not safe. When they arrived, there were already people sitting on it.

"Uncle, look... these people are unreasonable, there are more people and fewer bullies!" A boy in his teens, who seemed to be following the classmate, ran over and said after Li Pan and others came back.

"This... teacher, please wait for the students to get the seat back!" Unexpectedly, he invited his "teacher" back, but the wrapped table was gone. Looking around, it was already crowded with people, so where could there be a free seat? Li Pan couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and upset about this situation. So, before Ma De and others could answer, he walked over:

"I'm here, Li Pan, this person has already made a reservation before. Now I'm here, I'll ask a few guys to give in..."

Those who occupied the seat were also several candidates. Compared with Li Pan's tall and powerful people, these people seemed too thin. However, many people were brave enough to see a burly man coming over to ask for his seat, but the few people were not afraid.

"I decided before? That's what happened before! Haha, this brother is a martial arts student, right? Here is a list of Wen Ju's top rankings, so, brother, you'd better go somewhere else..."

"I am also an undergraduate candidate, not a martial arts practitioner!" Li Pan said in a discerning manner.

"Oh? You are also an undergraduate candidate?" The candidate who held the folding fan was stunned. Then, he burst into laughter with a few companions, "Hahaha, this guy is good at joking. It's okay if you have a physique, you can move stone locks and play sticks, but you also want to come over to get a Jinshi? Is the sun coming from the west today? Hahaha..."

"Brother Tai is also a disciple of Confucius and Mencius, so he should behave properly. How can he insult others as soon as he opens his mouth?" Li Pan said unhappily.

"You are blaming us?... We are disciples of Confucius and Mencius, but you should be the disciples of Guan Yunchang. Now you are running to the seat of Emperor Wenchang to grab your job, but you blame us in turn? What's the reason?" Another candidate stood up and said.

"Oh! Brother Wen's words are wrong. Look at this brother, who is tall and big, with a full heaven, and a square earth, and at first glance, he is a great "blessing". Such a blessed person is willing to be a disciple of Confucius and Mencius. That is the glory of our Confucianism... Why do you blame him for snatching you the title of the emperor list with you? Is it because of your talent and knowledge, but you still fail the exam? Hahaha..." The candidate who held the folding fan laughed after he finished speaking, ridiculing Li Pan's meaning of failing the exam was so obvious that it could not be more obvious.

"Why are you so rude to speak? Don't you even understand the most basic politeness?" Luo Xin walked over and frowned, and as soon as she came over, she smelled the smell of alcohol.

"Oh, there is actually a Long Yang Jun!... Could it be that he followed this disciple who broke out with Master Guan? Hahaha..." Seeing Luo Xin dressed in a man, several candidates laughed again, and the description was so arrogant.

"People say that Gao Shiqi likes to curse people. When they first entered the study, they pointed at the mulberry and scolded Huaihuai. They scolded Suo'etu, Mingzhu, Xiong Cilu and Yu Guozhu, who was the deputy commander at the time, as "dog shit". I didn't believe it. Today, it seems that there are more than that... Do you think you can make a name for yourself like Gao, but you can't get into the cabinet?" Ma De sneered and walked over. Saying that Luo Xin is Long Yang Jun is equivalent to saying that Luo Xin has an affair with Li Pan. If he doesn't get angry, he will not be considered a man. Even if these guys are already a little drunk, he will not be forgiven.

"Haha, why? Are you unhappy? I'm sorry...but, I'm really happy today, hahaha..." The candidate holding the folding fan still didn't know how to restrain himself and laughed at himself.

"What did you say..." Mademai took a step forward, but before he could take action, he was caught by Yu Zhong: "This is Gongyuan Street, and the ranking will be issued later. If these people pass the ranking, they are Jinshi in the current class. If you beat the Jinshi, how can they enter the palace to meet the emperor? What should they say when they meet the emperor?... Let's wait until everything comes to a result."

"...Hmph!" After hearing Yu Zhong's reminder, Ma De had to wave his hand angrily and stopped Luo Xin and walked out of the restaurant by Li Pan and Mo Jing. Seeing them retreat helplessly, the candidates burst into arrogance again.

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"It's all the students' fault, so please forgive me!" After leaving the restaurant, Li Pan bowed to Ma De and said.

"It's not your business..." Although he was angry, he wouldn't have to be dependent on others. Li Pan had a good intention, Ma De and others didn't know, so no one blamed him at all. But then again, if Li Pan hadn't been mean and reasoned with a group of drunkards, he wouldn't have made such a "shameful" thing.

"We all seemed to have made mistakes. It seems that we should ask the shopkeeper here for this kind of thing..." What's the point of a dispute between customers? Since Li Pan has already set a seat, this restaurant should not be seated, so Mo Jing asked Li Pan to find the restaurant leader.

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"What did this guest say? The seat has been set, but you don't sit, so you took it away. Who is this blame? We are so busy here, so we can't send someone to see you all the time, right? You haven't paid the money for the shop to "see" the seat for you..."

Several people found the shopkeeper of the restaurant, but they didn't expect that this thin monkey-like guy had a quibbling face and didn't take the reputation of the restaurant seriously.

"You are trying to bully customers by playing a shop, right? Believe it or not, I smashed it?" Hai Liu didn't take the opportunity to show his regrets. Now, seeing a small restaurant shopkeeper dared to be so arrogant, he immediately jumped out.

"Smash? OK, smash it! Anyway, the front is thirty feet from the right, and the left is the Ministry of Rites, where soldiers guard it. When it is hot, they like to go to the shop to drink some herbal tea, and when it is cold, they like to come to the hot pot and small wine... If you want to smash it, you will be welcome at any time... It's just that kind of insulting behavior, I'm afraid someone won't be able to see it!" said the Skinny Monkey Shopkeeper with a smile.

"You!" Hai Liu was choked immediately. Although he had some background now, he did not have the courage to fight with soldiers from the Ministry of Rites.

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Since he couldn't bear to eat and drink the other party, Ma De wanted to teach the arrogant drunk candidates who didn't know how to be so arrogant, so he had to leave the restaurant again.

"Damn it, if I were here, how could these people be mad?" Seeing this situation, the little boy who had just entered the restaurant and followed a few people suddenly said.

"Oh? So powerful? Why don't you see anyone?" Hai Liu just felt that he had lost his face as a landworm, so he was a little displeased with the little boy's words that hit people a little.

"Of course... In Xuzhou, who doesn't know how powerful our master is?" the little boy said coquettishly with his chest outstretched.

"Li Pan, listen to this child, is your cousin Yiba in Xuzhou?" asked Ma De.

"My teacher, don't say that! This child is called Gou'er (not Li Wei), and is my cousin's follower. He is originally a wanderer... As for my cousin, he is... born smart and smart, and has a bit famous in his hometown Xuzhou!" Li Pan replied.

"Oh? Then he came to Beijing with you this time to participate in the imperial examination?"

"Not this. My cousin has been disliked from studying since childhood. Fortunately, his family's wealth is quite rich, so he donated a prison student and donated another prefect last year. He went to Beijing with me just to come to Beijing to see if he could get a real flaw..." Li Pan replied embarrassedly.

"Cousin, why are you talking bad about me?" As soon as Li Pan finished speaking, a lazy voice came from the ground. Several people followed the voice and saw a guy wearing a blue silk shirt with a flushed face looking towards this side.

"No, no, I didn't say anything..." Li Pan's face suddenly turned red. I'm afraid that few people would not blush if they were caught on the spot, unless their skin was already three points thicker than the city wall. And Li Pan obviously did not belong to this kind of person.

"Oh, I really doubt whether we are a family. Why are you not as clever as me? Oh, that's all... why are you all outside? These are..." Although Li Pan's cousin's appearance is a bit uncommon, he is very happy and asked when he came up.

"Oh, this is Teacher Ma Dema. He is my department teacher in this subject. If it weren't for him, Brother Yu would have no shame to stay here! The other few are all colleagues of Teacher Ma." Li Pan hurriedly introduced to Ma De and others.

"Oh! It turns out he is the staff of the Ministry of Rites! That's a college student... I'm the next new Fengyang prefect Li Lin, I'm polite..." Li Pan's cousin bowed proudly, and he greeted Ma De and others. Seeing that he was entrusted, Ma De and others knew that he thought he was a fifth-rank prefect and a sixth-rank invigilator with a higher position than the sixth-rank invigilator of the Ministry of Rites, so he acted like this. Ma De and others were amused by this, but the few of them did not care about themselves and bowed back their bows.

"Prince of Fengyang? Since Brother Li Lin is a donating an official, why did he choose such a broken place? Although I am in the capital, I know the name of Fengyang's nine desolates for ten years. Don't Brother Li know that it is not easy to be an official there?" Hai Liu asked suddenly. Most donated officials are donated by fat. Even if they are almost there, they would rather wait for a few years to wait for a long time than to go to remote areas. Fengyang Mansion has been a well-known poor place in the world since the Ming Dynasty, and the people are fierce and difficult to manage. Li Lin is actually willing to become an official there, and Hai Liu is a little confused.

"Who said I wanted to go there? I miscalculated it! I thought there would be many vacancies in the Enke Examination. I took advantage of this time to come to the capital and get a good seat first. But who knew that those guys from the Ministry of Personnel actually created such a broken place for me... Alas, this is fate!" Li Lin sighed.

"A poor magistrate may not be able to become a rich magistrate. Why doesn't Brother Li ask for a good county and be a hundred miles away?" Yu Zhong asked.

"How can that be? I spent so much money at the beginning and donated the fifth-rank prefect. If I were to be the seventh-rank county magistrate, wouldn't I lose the fourth-rank? This rank can only be promoted to the year of the monkey and horse in the month? And I have to pay a visit when I see an official. How can I bear it?" Li Lin shook his head and denied it in response to Zhong's proposal.

"Haha, Brother Li is interesting, but as far as I know, a powerful person has recently visited Anhui. If you want to go there to scrape oil, be careful!" Mo Jing said with a smile.

"Huh? How do you know that an amazing guy went to Anhui? Yes, that guy was the observer who impeached the prefect of Fengyang, which made me have to go and block him. I was so angry when I thought about this. By the way, since you know that the man went to Anhui, do you know what his name is?"

"Observer? Okay, Shi Shilun's movements were very fast. He started to try it out shortly after he got there!" Old Man Fei said with a smile.
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