The two exchanged glances, and Zhao Sheng said to his attendant, "This matter must be reported to the Emperor immediately."
After saying that, the two returned to the courtyard they had rented in advance.
"We have to go meet this Ma Liuzi."
"In the name of what?"
"We have to put on a show."
The two men disguised themselves. Zhao Sheng disguised his follower as a scholar, while he himself dressed up as a servant.
Zhao Sheng came from the underworld, so these tricks were a piece of cake for him.
They came to a small tavern closest to the pawnshop and asked the owner to serve them good wine and meat.
Soon, the scholar dressed as an attendant got drunk, and the servant hurried forward to persuade him:
"Master, although you failed the imperial examination again, you still have to take care of your health."
"Go away and let me drink."
"Master, you really can't drink anymore."
But the drunk man could not hear the servant beside him saying, "I have studied very hard, even hanging my head on the beam and piercing my legs with a needle, but why can't I pass the exam?"
"Master, Master."
The servant didn't dare to persuade him and could only stand aside, anxiously turning around.
"Master, do I have to take this position? With our family wealth, you can't spend it all in two lifetimes."
Several men drinking nearby had been watching the master and servant since they entered the store. When they heard that the young master of a wealthy family had failed the imperial examination and came here to drown his sorrows in alcohol, they realized that the master and servant had failed the imperial examination and had come here to drink.
A curious person came over and asked, "Did you fail the exam?"
The servant sighed and said, "Yes, our young master has failed the exam twice, and he feels very miserable."
"Want to be an official?" The man sat down in a familiar manner, poured a glass of wine and started drinking.
When he heard about becoming an official, the young master with dazed eyes instantly became alert.
"Who wouldn't want to become an official if they took the imperial examination? Being an official is so prestigious, it's beautiful just to think about it."
"If you want to be an official, you don't necessarily have to take some stupid imperial examination."
After drinking another glass of wine, the man smacked his lips and said, "Good wine."
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