Li Qiuchi's residence is not far from several highest official residences in Guiyang Mansion. He is a litigator, and he is a well-known great litigator. He needs to deal with official figures from time to time. Living too far away will cause a lot of inconvenience, and living in this area can also show His unusual status.
After Xu Boyi's guidance, Xue Shuiwu's mother and daughter found Li Qiuchi's residence easily. The courtyards with three front and rear entrances are quite ingenious in the layout of the garden. Three steps, one scene, five steps, one change, it has a taste of Jiangnan gardens.
Because they had Xu Boyi's letters, the family members of the Li family brought them in directly, and they didn't stop until the door of the quiet and elegant study room, and went in to report by themselves.
Li Qiuchi is opening the window, drawing a landscape map, this landscape is the scenery outside the window. There are mountains in the city of Guiyang, there is a city in the mountains, the city is in the forest, and the city is built in the forest, and the natural and beautiful scenery can be seen everywhere.
Li Qiuchi had just finished his last stroke, and was looking at his masterpiece with a nod and a smile. The family member walked in gently, bowed and said, "Master, Mr. Xu wrote a letter to introduce a mother and daughter, saying that there is a big case. Please listen to the master first, and then he will discuss it with you personally."
Li Qiuchi smiled happily and said, "Oh? What big case has attracted him so much attention? It seems that there is a lot of money to be made. Tell them to come in."
Li Qiuchi put his pen on the pen hill, and sat down slowly behind the desk.
To be the most famous lawyer in this province, apart from his own ability, he also needs connections in various aspects. Li Qiuchi can be said to have good hands and eyes in Guiyang Mansion. In his eyes, however, Li Qiuchi made friends with him because of his long-term prospects.
Xu Boyi came to Shuixi from Huxian County, and soon embraced the thigh of "White Tiger", and was arranged by Tian's family to be the chief secretary as a photo mill officer. He had a bright future, so Li Qiuchi quickly got in touch with him , Since then, they are called brothers and brothers, and they are very close.
This "White Tiger", Li Qiuchi only dared to scream in his heart. As he was, he didn't dare to announce it behind his back, for fear that it would be accidentally passed into the ears of that girl Tian, who would be moody and happy. Or just laugh it off sometimes, if he is not happy, I'm afraid he will be in bad luck. Li Qiuchi eats with his mouth, how could he do something that comes out of his mouth.
This "White Tiger"'s boudoir name is Miaowen, and she is the eldest lady of the Zhongtian family, the four chieftains of Tianyang, Ansong. Miaowen's boudoir name sounds charming and virtuous, and it seems so on the surface. This proud girl, Miss Tian, feels gentle and charming when she comes into contact with everyone, and she is worthy of everyone's lady. Call people respectful.
As one of the three tigers, she is not as domineering as Xia Yingying, nor as powerful as Zhan Ning'er, but she can make people feel ashamed when talking and laughing, so those who are familiar with her temperament will naturally stay away. In fact, from the nickname she gave herself, one can get a little idea of her temperament.
Her self-named "Lian Xie Ji" sounds like a very weird name, but people who meet for the first time are still easily confused by her beautiful appearance, elegant conversation, and gentle and charming appearance.
Mother Xue and Shui Wu entered the study room, met Li Dazhuang respectfully, Li Qiuchi invited them to sit down with a smile, and asked about the grievance they wanted to sue, Mother Xue repeated what she had said to Xu Boyi, Li Qiuchi raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing half of it.
He listened patiently to Xue's mother, and then asked her for Xu Boyi's autographed letter, unfolded it and read it carefully, looked up to the sky and laughed, and said to Xue's mother with a pleasant smile: "Okay! I will help you with this matter." , but that Ye Xiaotian is not Yi Yu's generation, Li still needs to make some preparations, where do you live, and leave your address, go back and wait patiently, after Li has made preparations, someone will call you."
As soon as Xue's mother entered the city, she went to the Criminal Division and hadn't found a place to live yet. Hearing Li Qiuchi's words, she couldn't help being stunned. However, since she heard that someone was willing to defend her, she seemed to be more conscious. After thinking about it, she couldn't help but said happily: "Mr. The fiancé-in-law is in charge of Shui Xitian’s house, and our mother and daughter will join him. His surname is Xie, and his name is Xie Chuanfeng.”
Li Qiuchi smiled and said: "So it's the Tian family, okay, I know the Tian family very well, then you go, after Li has made preparations here, I will go to find you."
Mother Xue thanked her so much, she pulled Shuiwu and left. Li Qiuchi glanced at Shui Wu now, and thought: "It's very smart, if you give it a try, it must be a pretty beauty, but it's a pity, I can only be the wife of a slut."
Not long after Mother Xue left with her daughter, Xu Boyi went to the door excitedly. Ever since Xu Boyi climbed to the Tian family, was appreciated by Miao Wen, the eldest lady of the Tian family, and became Chief Secretary Zhaomo in one step, he had the idea of revenge against Ai Dianshi.
With Zhaomo, who has a very light authority, he can't deal with the history of a county that is one level lower than him but has more authority. However, there is a powerful Tian family behind him, so he has full confidence. Unexpectedly, he sent someone back to Hu County to inquire about the situation, and unexpectedly heard that Ai Dianshi had "donated for the country".
The person he sent had traveled all the way, seeing that the matter had been investigated, he wanted to go to the brothel to relax, but he didn't want to run into Su Xuntian who was drunk in the brothel. He boasted to the girls how good he was in the yamen, how he defeated Qi Mu, a tyrant in the county, and mentioned "Ai Dian History".
At that time, Su Xuntian was vague, but he had faintly revealed that there was something hidden in it. The girls were just flirting with him, and no one paid attention to it. Take heart.
So he changed his mind, went up to chat with Su Xuntian, ordered another table of good food, ordered good wine to drink with Su Xuntian, and got the big secret out of his mouth. After reporting, Xu Boyi knew that Ai Dianshi was actually a Xibei product.
However, Ye Xiaotian has disappeared at this time, the person he sent only asked about Ai Dianshi's real identity and the process of escaping from feigning death, Su Xuntian fell asleep like a dead pig, and could not ask other questions at all, Xu Boyi had no choice but to also I had to hold back my breath.
After all, with his identity, he is not yet capable of challenging the entire Hu County officials. Even if he has a background, the Tian family will not offend so many people for his personal revenge. Because of his identity, the Tian family would offend so many officials for him? Unexpectedly, the news of Ye Xiaotian was delivered to him by himself.
Li Qiuchi also suffered from Ye Xiaotian's secret loss. After Xu Boyi became a close friend with him, he once complained to him about Ye Xiaotian's affairs, so this embarrassment is very clear that Ai Dianshi is Ye Xiaotian, and the two get together Son, as if he had been injected with chicken blood, he was very excited to check the strategy against Ye Xiaotian.
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During the time when Tongren Mansion tried to reveal the list, as expected, Ye Xiaotian was on the list, because this is the first scholar in Tongren in five years, so it was a sensation. Although there was only one scholar, the magistrate's yamen held a celebration ceremony as usual.
According to the rules, the selected scholars should gather at the magistrate's yamen, where the gongs are played and the three-eyed guns are played. The freshmen line up to enter the lobby from the side door of the mansion, and pay four respects to the magistrate, who then distributes the blue Confucian shirts for scholars.
There is only one scholar, which is a bit shabby, but Zhang Duo and Zhang Zhifu really don't care about this, and the ceremony remains as usual. Then, I saw two teams of yamen guards in front of the gate of the government office beating gongs to clear the road, and another team of soldiers fired three-eyed guns into the sky. The smoke filled the air for a while, and Ye Xiaotian came out of the billowing smoke, tears streaming down his face.
Li Zhongyin, the preceptor of the prefecture, said in a friendly manner: "Hehe, you are a scholar who passed the exam and honored your ancestors. No wonder you showed your true feelings, but you are going to see the magistrate soon, wipe away your tears quickly, and don't be rude in front of the magistrate."
Ye Xiaotian raised his sleeves to wipe away his tears, and thought: "Who the hell revealed his true feelings, I was smoked, okay?"
Ye Xiaotian turned his head and saw that the gunpowder smoke was slowly dissipating, the clear one was rising, and the turbid one was descending, Hua Yunfei, Mao Wenzhi and Dongdong gradually appeared in the middle, Mao Wenzhi was waving to him excitedly, Mao Wenzhi Abdomen... There is still a small hand shaking, but it is poor little Yaoyao, whose body is still invisible in the smoke. As for the big ones and Fuwa, this kind of occasion brings inconvenience.
Ye Xiaotian smiled slightly, turned around and followed Li Zhongyin into the mansion.
In the lobby, Zhang Zhifu sat behind the official case.
Ye Xiaotian went in, and bowed to him four times under the guidance of Li Xun. Prefect Zhang smiled and tried to look like a virtuous corporal, but he tried twice, and his fat got stuck on the chair, so he couldn't stand up, so he He received Ye Xiaotian's four worships, waved his hands and said: "Get up, come, and give a robe to Mr. Xiucai."
At that moment, a yamen servant held a blue Confucian shirt and helped Ye Xiaotian put it on. Drum music was played in the corridor, and two more yamen servants stepped forward, inserted a golden silk flower the size of a bowl on Ye Xiaotian's hat, and crossed red clothes on his body. Silk, Ye Xiaotian finished dressing up, and bowed to the magistrate four times.
Zhang Zhifu tried his best to straighten his fat waist, but still couldn't stand up, so he gestured to the left and right, and two yamen servants rushed over, holding the adult's arm with one hand, and pressing the armrest of the chair with the other, saying "hey" at the same time With force, he pulled the magistrate out of the chair.
Zhang Duo stood up, took a few breaths, and said to Ye Xiaotian with a pleasant face: "I am in some inconvenience, and the next ceremony will be done by Li Xun. You go and go back to the government office after the ceremony is completed. The government will host a banquet to celebrate you."
Next, the magistrate was supposed to lead all the newly drafted talents... that is, Ye Xiaotian, who entered the Confucian Temple to worship Confucius, bowed three times and kowtowed nine times. , and then held a banquet at Fuxue.
Now the local magistrate Zhang Duo said that these long-winded rules will naturally be done by Li Xun. When Li Xundao heard that the magistrate hosted a banquet in person, he also felt that his face was bright, and he quickly thanked him with Ye Xiaotian, and then sent the master and apprentice out with the drummer.
Standing in the lobby, Zhang Zhifu looked at Ye Xiaotian’s receding figure with satisfaction, and nodded with a smile: “Yeah! This young man looks like he’s learned, so let him go to Shuixi to take the exam. You can’t bury a talent. In the hands of the government!"