Lay to win!Cannon fodder, he has become the chief assistant

This time, he went back to his hometown as the second place. Emperor Jingwen gave a guard of honor and guards to all the first-class Jinshi to go back to his hometown together.

Xie Xiuwen only arrived in Beijing in October last year, and will return home in March this year.

Xie Rongzhao seemed to have forgotten the boredom of the boat ride before, and she jumped up and down and applauded, she missed Brother Jingzhou, and also Miss Fourth Brother.

At the end of March, Wang Jin had successfully passed the selection of the hall and was admitted to the Shu Jishi. He had to study in the Imperial Academy for another three years, but he could enjoy the salary subsidy of a seventh-rank official.

Xie Xiuwen and three other classmates failed to pass the entrance exams, and they all sought out officials. There is not much difference between the two, they are both county magistrates, but one is Shangxian and the other is Zhongxian.

Shang County has a large population and is relatively rich, Zhong County is slightly less, and Xia County is the worst.

Wang Jin did not return to his hometown, and his family members were all in Beijing anyway, so he still wanted to study hard for a few more years in a down-to-earth manner before he could flex his muscles in the future.

And Xie Xiuwen returned to his hometown this time, and he also brought a guard of honor bestowed by the emperor himself, which is naturally very beautiful.

Xie Xiuwen is now an editor of the sixth grade, and his official rank is one level higher than that of the local county magistrate. What's more, he entered the Imperial Academy and is a Beijing official. According to unwritten rules, even if he is of the same rank, he is also a Beijing official. higher than that of magistrates.

Xie Xiuwen's guard of honor returned to Gaoyang County in a lively manner. Such a big commotion naturally attracted the local county magistrate and many famous gentlemen from the country.

Cheng Xuezheng went to Xiejiazhuang together with the county magistrate. Apart from congratulations, they naturally wanted to talk together.

Looking at the entire Gaoyang County, there are probably not many people who can sit down and chat with Xie Xiuwen now.

After some entertainment, the next day Xie Xiuwen asked someone to guard the door outside, and then began to settle accounts with his good mother.

"Does father know why I have been having difficulty taking the exam these past few years?"

Grandpa Xie was dumbfounded by the question, how could he know!

Xie Xiuran's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Xie Xiuwen as if begging for mercy. Didn't he agree not to mention this matter to his father?

"Mother, please tell me the truth, how much money have you received from Xie Chen all these years ago?"

Grandma Xie was also startled, her eyes flickered and she said, "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Oh, I mispronounced the name. He was in Gaoyang County back then, and his name should be Xie Xiuning. Strictly speaking, he should be a younger brother of mine. Mother should remember this time, right?"

Auntie Xie's face was full of panic when she heard it, obviously she didn't expect him to know about this matter.

"If you want people not to know, you have to do nothing. You have been secretly dealing with Xie Xiuning in Gaoyang County all these years, and you have been listening to his words to suppress me. This also makes my son very puzzled. After all, I am your own son. Even if you don't like me, there is no reason to help outsiders to harm your son, right?"

Xie Xiuran now understands that the second brother has found that noble man in the capital.

"Second brother, the Xie Xiuning you mentioned is the same as Xie Chen?"

"Exactly. About ten years ago, people from Xie Ming's branch came to Gaoyang County and happened to meet with some relatives of my Xie family in Gaoyang. My father must have known about it."

Grandpa Xie thought about it carefully: "Yes, I know about this matter."

"Then they took away a young man back then, and my father probably won't forget it."

When mentioning this matter, Grandpa Xie said with a complicated expression: "Back then, Xie San had his eye on you, but I didn't want to. Even if my Xie family was down and out, I couldn't do such a thing as selling out the child. I didn’t agree at first, so I refused on the spot.”

"You refused, I'm afraid Xie Xiuning's family may not think so. Mother, the person who has been sending you letters all these years was sent by Xie Xiuning's parents in the county, right?"

This matter can be big or small, but if you want to investigate carefully, you may be able to find evidence, but in fact it was Grandma Xie who did the thing that hindered Xie Xiuwen's future, so Xie Xiuwen thought about it and knew this It's not advisable to make a big fuss, at least, you can't report it to the official.

Grandpa Xie was still a little confused at this moment, and didn't understand what was going on.

"Third Master Xie originally fell in love with me back then, because he learned that I was considered a talented person in Gaoyang County, and he had no children, and the family has always wanted to cultivate a junior who can add glory to the family. That's why he took a fancy to me. It's just that my father didn't want to let his son out, so let's just let it go. But Xie Xiuning and his family didn't think so. They were worried that after my talent was revealed, Third Master Xie would change his mind. So they have been secretly targeting me."

Xie Xiuwen is also based on Fang Hu's investigation of some things in the capital, plus some clues Xie Xiuran found here, and when they are connected together, many things will naturally follow.

The old patriarch of the Xie clan in Gaoyang lives in Xiejiazhuang. As for the few households in the county, they are also members of the Xie clan. Even if they don't live in Xiejiazhuang, they must abide by the clan rules.

Xie Xiuwen brought up this matter today because he wanted to seek an explanation for his failure in the ranking.

Of course, Xie Xiuwen knew that family ugliness should not be publicized, so he called his family together today, at least to have a consistent statement to the outside world.

"Mother, take out all these benefits first. Tomorrow, the ancestral hall will be opened to worship the ancestors. Some things have to be explained clearly in front of the ancestral tablets."

Grandma Xie was in a trance right now.

That noble man who is said to have lived a prosperous life in Beijing is so vulnerable?
"You, what do you say? It won't work? I don't know what you're talking about."

Grandma Xie mainly didn't want to admit it, she felt that Xie Xiuwen was cheating on her.

"Mother, Xie Chen is just a branch of the Xie family in the capital, and Xie Chen didn't get a Jinshi this time, oh, he didn't even take the provincial examination, it's just that his family donated money to be a supervisor. What do you think of him How can such an identity be honored?"

Grandma Xie didn't react yet, but Xie Xiuran understood.

Xie Xiuning is the best, that is, a family with a little income, and was adopted to the capital, but Xie Xiuwen really won the second place, and now he has an official position from the sixth rank. In terms of status, it is naturally Xie Xiuning. The revision is higher.

"Aniang, why are you hesitating. How did Xie Xiusong's family persecute you back then? You told the truth, why bother to cover it up for them? Haven't you been blaming yourself all these years?"

Xie Xiuran got a hint from Xie Xiuwen earlier to let him cover up for his mother. At that time, he didn't know why, but now he understands.

Xie Xiuwen smiled a bit coldly: "Brother is right, you have been persecuted by Xie Xiuning all these years, and the silver taels should not have been moved at all, right? Mother still took them all, and tomorrow's clan meeting will naturally ask use."