Chapter 1802 Opponent

When the newly appointed prefect arrived in Chuanzhou, Changzhi felt much relieved. The prefect sent at this time was definitely the emperor's man. The emperor would only feel at ease if he put his own people in charge of Chuanzhou.

The remaining cases were reviewed by the prefect. He focused on the results of the autumn examination. He should have stayed in the examination room all the time, but his responsibility was not just to be the chief examiner. His main task was to govern Qingchuan Prefecture, so being the chief examiner was secondary.

When all the results came out, Changzhi reviewed them again and then remained silent.

Lord Yao was worried. This man was a ruthless person. If it wasn't for the transfer order, he wouldn't be willing to be transferred to Sichuan. "Sir, is there anything wrong with the grades?"

Changzhi: "That's it."

He regretted the simplicity of the exam questions, even though he was the one who set the questions!

Lord Yao's tense heartstrings relaxed, "Then just copy and wait for the announcement of the results."

"Um."

This time, the champion of the Sichuan Province exam was a 15-year-old boy. Some officials wanted to make a remark about his young age, but they dared not say a word in front of Lord Zhou's eyes, for fear that they would end up in jail.

Changzhi feels that everyone is afraid of him now!

In the evening, Ding Jue came back very late. Ding Jue was borrowed by the prefect. Chang Zhi was looking at the information of the students on this list.

Chang Zhi saw Ding Jue coming back and asked, "Have you had dinner?"

“I’ve eaten.”

Changzhi continued to look down and said, "Go to bed early."

Ding Jue didn't leave. The case was almost done. He wasn't busy. The prefect also brought some people over. "What are you looking at, sir?"

Chang Zhi said: "The list has been finalized. I will take a look at the data of the top ten."

Ding Jue also took a look and said, "The fifteenth place winner of the imperial examination, this kid has a very calm character."

This time, the big cleanup in Sichuan Province has affected many candidates even though the autumn examination will continue. Ding Jue wants to see if someone at such a young age can keep his mind steady and get good grades.

Changzhi also thought so, "Born in a farmer's family, he is truly a genius."

Ding Jue said: "He is also lucky. He happened to meet the examiner in Qingchuan Prefecture. Otherwise, what good is his genius?"

Either their grades were replaced, or they were suppressed because they were too young.

Chang Zhi said: "Luck is also strength, isn't it? Oh, my little brother has an opponent."

He read the child's test paper carefully several times. Although he did not have my resources, the child had his own unique insights and his words were very sharp. However, my growing environment had a great influence on me. I have edges and corners but also my own smoothness.

Ding Jue rarely heard adults mention brothers, "Master, what about your younger brother?"

"Well, he also participated in this year's autumn imperial examination. He is the most blessed in the family. When he was born, my father was already an official. When he was older, he was the first in the imperial examination. There are also second in the imperial examination and Jinshi in the family. You can hear about his resources."

Ding Jue was shocked, and then said: "Young Master, you must be under a lot of pressure."

Chang Zhi nodded, "Yes, the capital says that the Zhouhou Mansion specializes in producing runner-up candidates, and my father hopes that our family will produce a champion. How many people are eyeing this kid!"

After saying that, he paused and said, "This kid has already won the third place, which is quite impressive."

Ding Jue, "."

Is this considered a good thing?

In a blink of an eye, it was the day for the announcement of the results of the Autumn Examination. No one from the Zhou family in the capital city participated in the examination. Because of Chang Zhi, Minghui did not go to see the list in person, but instead sent a servant to wait for news.

Zhulan saw Minghui spinning around, which made her dizzy, "Please stop spinning."

Minghui was anxious, "Grandma, Grandpa said that the emperor wants to see the book compiled by Sun'er. Now it all depends on Shao Xun's performance."

Zhulan, "If I had known, I wouldn't have told you in advance."

Minghui: "Grandma."

"Okay, okay, there's no point in worrying. Just wait."

Minghui saw his grandmother drinking tea calmly, "Grandma, aren't you worried about little uncle?"

"My hometown is too far away. I have to wait to know the results. Besides, you know your uncle's ability. I have nothing to worry about."

Minghui thought about it and asked, "When will Fourth Uncle come back?"

Since his fourth uncle didn't return to Beijing, he didn't dare to go out easily.

Zhulan thought for a while and said, "At least a month later."

After hearing this, Minghui decided to stay at home.

After a while, the servant came back and said, "Master, Master Shao has won."

Minghui stood up and asked, "How many?"

The servant coughed and said, "I followed your instructions and counted from the back, tenth from the bottom."

Minghui grinned, "It's good that I won."

The result was better than he expected.

In Pingzhou City, Changzhong had already sent away waves of people who came to congratulate him. Cheng Xiang stayed behind and said, "You have to understand Yuan. I haven't seen you smile more often."

Chang Zhong was actually relieved because the question was simple. "I'm just introverted."

Cheng Xiang didn't believe it, "When will you return to Beijing?"

"Five days later."

Cheng Xiang smiled and said, "I'll go with you. Don't mind me giving you a ride when the time comes."

Chang Zhong thought that it seemed that Prefect Cheng would also be transferred back to Beijing, but he didn't know who would be the one to do it.

Afterwards, several more waves of people came to report the good news. This time, three members of the Zhou family won the prize, including Changzhong. Two of Zhou's sons-in-law won the prize, which was a very high ratio.

After seeing off the people who came to congratulate them, they all got ready to attend the banquet.

The time has come. Changzhong and his party arrived early. Prefect Cheng and the examiner were very enthusiastic towards Changzhong. Because of the autumn examination, they wanted to see Changzhong but they held back. Now that it was over, they could have a good talk.

Prefect Cheng and others knew more. The news of Chuanzhou spread among the official circles but not among the people.

Changzhong really didn't know that his fourth brother had done something big, and his family in the capital didn't send him any news.

Prefect Cheng tried to find out, "It seems that the Marquis didn't tell you the news."

Changzhong, "What news?"

The examiner smiled and said, "There is no need to hide it anymore. Your fourth brother, the examiner of Chuanzhou, has arrested all the officials in Chuanzhou."

Changzhong, "."

Although he was shocked, he was not surprised, as if it was indeed something that Fourth Brother would do!

Prefect Cheng said in a gloomy voice: "When you pull out a radish, it gets muddy. At first, only the officials of Chuanzhou City were involved, but later the whole state was implicated."

He was stunned when he heard the news. Was he so fierce? Or were all the sons of Marquis Zhou ruthless? He had studied several of Marquis Zhou's sons. The second son had been an envoy abroad, and the third son was in the south. Both of them were not simple. The Crown Prince of Zhou was honest, and he thought that the fourth son was the most innocent. He never expected that he would not take action, but took action to get rid of most of the officials in Sichuan Province.

When Prefect Cheng thought of this, he couldn't help but stare at Zhou Changzhong. This man was also very slippery and he had tried in many ways but failed to get the desired result. Tsk tsk, Marquis Zhou really knew how to teach his son.

Changzhong had been smiling dryly. It was unnecessary to say anything now. Finally, he said dryly, "It's all thanks to the emperor's trust."

Without the emperor's permission and trust, no matter how brave the fourth brother is, he would not dare to expose the truth. I don't know if the emperor is having a headache now and feels sorry for his father. For some reason, he thinks it is better not to let the fourth brother out.

(End of this chapter)