Helplessly, Ye Moqing had nowhere to go, so he had to go to find the household official Tian Gaoyuan.
But Tian Gaoyuan asked the officials to kick him out without even saying a word to him, completely disregarding the friendship of his previous employer.
One of the yamen runners couldn't stand it any longer and began to admonish Ye Moqing: "Brother Ye, our county yamen can't accommodate a big Buddha like you. You'd better find another place. Lord Tian doesn't want to offend the head of the Ye family."
"Hey, if you say anything more to this guy, be careful that Lord Tian and the head of the Ye family may cause trouble for you." Another yamen runner who had just walked a short distance turned around and reminded his colleague.
"Take care of yourself." The bailiff who was admonishing him threw down some silver, shouted "Wait for me" and left.
…
Hearing the sound of silver falling, Ye Moqing opened his eyes and found a very familiar face.
"Use it to exchange for something to eat." A young lady who looked like a lady from a wealthy family gave him some silver.
"Miss, you are still so kind-hearted." The maid beside her praised her.
"Okay, stop praising me all the time. I'll feel embarrassed." The girl patted the maid's head gently.
Ye Moqing looked up and asked, "Thank you, Miss. May I know your name? When I become famous and successful in the future, I will definitely come to your house to express my gratitude."
"You? To become famous? Little beggar, it's broad daylight and you are dreaming?" After hearing what Ye Moqing said, the maid thought he was really a dreamer.
Just as the maid was about to continue speaking, the young girl stopped her and said, "Xiao Cui!"
"Okay, okay...Miss, don't be angry, I won't say anything." Xiao Cui covered her mouth with her hands.
Then the girl said her name: "Sir, my name is Peng Hanshuang."
"I believe you are just down and out for a while. Please don't give up on your efforts."
"With such ambition, I believe you will achieve great success in the future."
After Peng Hanshuang finished speaking, the other servants of the Peng family called out and asked Xiao Cui to bring the young lady over.
"I hope we'll meet again." Peng Hanshuang only said this and gradually moved away from Ye Moqing.
Ye Moqing picked up the silver and kept recalling the past.
After graduating from the school, Peng Hanshuang left Guangyang County, while Ye Moqing was introduced by the master of the Ye family to work as an assistant in the household department.
It has been several years since they last met, and their identities have changed dramatically.
He recognized Peng Hanshuang, but did the other party recognize him?
Ye Moqing didn't know, he only knew that there was a huge gap between the two of them.
She was a daughter of a prominent family, and he was just an illegitimate child who was driven out.
Despite this, he did not intend to give up on himself. He clenched the silver in his hands and vowed to make a name for himself!
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Just a few days after Chen Yunxuan took office as the magistrate of Guangyang County, he asked the officials to publicize the civil service examination.
This is undoubtedly an attempt to take advantage of the aristocratic families, but what's the use?
Those who can study and learn skills are all children from wealthy families. Ordinary people have no way to improve themselves at all.
Despite this, the new county magistrate's first move still attracted a lot of attention.
A slovenly scholar saw a crowd of people gathered in front of him and asked the person next to him, "Brother, what's going on up there? Why are there so many people?"
"I heard that the new county magistrate has organized a civil servant exam and listed out the vacant positions. It doesn't matter your background, status, or experience; as long as you pass the exam, you can become a civil servant," the person next to him explained.
After hearing this, Ye Moqing was overjoyed. He felt that this was an opportunity to change his fate, so he forced his way in.
“Don’t push!”
"Oh my god! Why does it stink so bad?"
"Move aside! I want to get out!"
After great effort, Ye Moqing finally squeezed in and read the notice in detail several times.
The notice stated the registration time and location, but did not mention the specific exam content. It only said that the exam content would be related to the position applied for.
Of course, what moved Ye Moqing the most were those words: only the talented are promoted.
"No matter your background... no matter your status... no matter your experience!" Ye Moqing read these words on the notice in surprise.
Afterwards, Ye Moqing squeezed out again and went to the county government office to register.
"Why are you here again?" The person who said this was the yamen runner who had given Ye Moqing money before. He noticed Ye Moqing's presence.
"Brother Ling, I'm here to apply for the civil service exam!" Ye Moqing stated his purpose, and then wanted to enter the county government compound.
The other yamen runners guarding the door stopped Ye Moqing and said, "Go away, what's the point of a beggar joining in the fun?"
"I'm not a beggar! I want to take the civil service exam!" Ye Moqing continued trying to get in, but was caught by the yamen runners.
They wanted to throw Ye Moqing out, but unexpectedly Ye Moqing held on to the door threshold tightly.
This movement attracted many people to watch and have fun.
"Isn't this Ye Moqing? How did he become like this?"
"I heard it was his eldest brother who forced him to do it... After all, we're brothers... How dare you treat him like this?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, I bet five copper coins that this kid won't be able to hold on and will be thrown out soon."
"Then I'll bet he won't be thrown out!"
"Then you're doomed!"
Household official Tian Gaoyuan came out and discovered that the troublemaker was Ye Moqing. He shouted at the yamen runners, "You guys are such idiots! Can't you just send a few of you to beat him away with sticks?"
The yamen runners finally came to their senses and asked two of them to get sticks.
Even though he was being beaten with sticks, Ye Moqing held on to the door frame tightly, shouting as he was beaten: "I... want to... take... the exam!"
Lin Tongxi noticed the commotion and walked out, and found a young man wearing tattered clothes clinging tightly to the threshold of the county government office.
"Take...the exam!" Ye Moqing had been beaten to the point of almost losing consciousness, but he still repeated it.
The other party wanted to take the exam, so why did the officers beat them like this?
Lin Tongxi rushed over and stopped the officials.
When he took a closer look, he discovered that the person in front of him had an incredible talent: [Talent for Governing the World]!
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