The question is -
Lord Zheng knows nothing about this matter!
Ye Huaifeng, Prefect Song, and even the Inspector General, everyone firmly believed that there was someone behind this matter.
And the above means: Ah?
The first person to receive the news was Li Duan.
It was probably on the third day after the county examination results were sent to the Ministry of Rites that Li Duan met the Inspector of Education.
At this time, everything was settled, and the Supervisor of Education no longer hid anything. He smiled and said to Li Duan, "Master Li, congratulations. Unfortunately, Mr. Dong Lai has left Kaifeng and returned to Nanyang."
"Otherwise, I would like to go to him in person to congratulate him."
Li Duan asked in confusion: "Oh? Why are you so happy?"
The Inspector thought to himself, he is worthy of being a second-rank governor, his acting skills are amazing!
It's like he has no idea about this!
He admired her in his heart and said with a smile: "Of course it's your nephew, Mr. Donglai's disciple, Cui Xian. He was only nine years old, but he won the first place in the county exam! He is also the youngest county champion in our Daliang Dynasty, amazing!"
Li Duan:?
Hearing this, the governor's eyes widened, and then he said anxiously: "Little Cui Xian, you won the first place in the county case? Don't talk nonsense!"
This time it's the turn of the Education Commissioner:?
No, brother, you're overacting!
But the education commissioner was still patient and played along with him: "How dare I talk nonsense about such a thing? The first place winner of this year's Nanyang County Examination is Cui Xian, who is nine years old. I sent the county examination results to the Ministry of Rites three days ago."
Li Duan: “…………”
The second-rank governor, who had always remained calm even when faced with a catastrophe, suddenly felt a darkness before his eyes.
He seemed to have already seen the pitiful scene where his teacher was collectively bombarded by the censors in the court without any warning.
The teacher is the one who suffers, and as a student, he is bound to be scolded to death!
No, it’s such a big thing... Why didn’t you reveal any information when you were in Kaifeng two days ago?
What on earth happened!
What happened to keeping a low profile?
Li Duan was very upset. He wanted to grab his senior brother Dong Lai's shoulders, shake his head hard, and ask him what the hell was going on!
But God has mercy on us.
Mr. Donglai is also completely unaware of this!
He stayed in Kaifeng for a while and borrowed many books.
Before returning to Nanyang, he wrote a letter to the Cui family to inform his little apprentice that he would return to Nanyang in four days.
Old Cui received this letter.
At that time, Old Mrs. Cui was considering throwing a celebratory banquet for her grandson to make it lively and festive.
The county's top candidate, and the youngest county's top candidate in the Daliang Dynasty, must have a table set up!
But Mrs. Cui thought about it and realized that Xian Ge'er was a disciple of Mr. Donglai. Now that the disciple passed the exam, he must wait for the teacher to come back for a feast, so he must not lose his manners.
Therefore, this celebration banquet was held on the day Mr. Dong Lai returned.
Old Mrs. Cui even hired a horse carriage to go to Baihe Wharf and pick up Mr. Donglai to the Cui family.
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The Cui family was extremely lively, and all the guests who came were in high spirits.
Cui Xian was laughing and playing in the yard with Pei Jian and others. When he saw the teacher coming back, he shrank his neck guiltily.
Mr. Dong Lai was arranged by Mrs. Cui to sit at the main table, and she solemnly toasted the old man.
Mr. Donglai took the wine and asked with a puzzled smile: "What big happy event is going on at home today? Why is it so lively?"
Mrs. Cui was stunned for a moment, then she realized what was happening and smiled from ear to ear: "Oh, this is a great happy event. I was so confused that I didn't even have the time to tell you, old sir."
"Our Xian'er has won the first place in the Zhongxian case! Thanks to your careful cultivation, old sir, Xian'er is the youngest first place in the county case in our Daliang Dynasty!"
"……?"
Mr. Donglai was stunned.
He looked at old Mrs. Cui, who was beaming with joy, and then at the guests who came to congratulate him in the yard. His hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly.
no?
I just went on a long trip, why is it like this when I came back?
"Teacher, you can trust me! Our little Cui Xian is just an ordinary child now!"
Thinking back to the letter he had written to his teacher, Mr. Dong Lai felt as if the sky was falling.
He drank the glass of wine that Old Cui had offered him, trembling, and tried to calm himself down.
But he still couldn't calm down, and sat down on the chair with a dazed look on his face.
Like Li Duan, Dong Lai also thought of the scene where his teacher was bombarded in the court.
Nine-year-old county first case!
This was even more exaggerated and shocking than the last disciple-accepting banquet where hundreds of famous families congratulated him!
At the banquet.
Seeing that Mr. Donglai was sitting there in silence after drinking, Old Cui thought that he was as happy as she was, so she teased him cheerfully, "Oh, old man, you didn't expect that, did you?"
"Look, you're so happy you can't even speak!"
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