Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 271 The God of Wind and Moon in the West
How does the saying go? There are four great friends in life: we have carried guns together, we have shared the spoils together, we have been classmates together, and what is the other one?

After this trip, the favorability between the young master and Xia Lin was maxed out. The next day, they both slept at home and nothing happened. On the third day, when Xia Lin just entered the Lin family, he saw the young master walking the dog in his garden from a distance.

When he saw Xia Lin coming over, he dragged the dog over and asked mysteriously, "Here?"

"Ah."

Xia Lin was still hungry in the morning, and he didn't have a good mood. He responded indifferently and walked to the backyard. If it were someone else, the young master would have punched him, but this was Zhang Bandu, how could it be the same?
So the young master followed him happily: "I'm going to the kitchen to get you some cakes. You haven't eaten yet? Wait for me."

After a while, the young master brought the food and placed it in front of Xia Lin himself, then sat in front of him with his eyes shining.

Xia Lin pushed his head away and said, "You're too ugly. You're disturbing my meal."

The young master immediately sat down next to him, waiting with a smile for Xia Lin to finish his breakfast, and even personally handed him tea.

"To show hospitality for nothing is to be either an adulterer or a thief."

Seeing his flattering look, Xia Lin knew that this boy must have some shameful little ideas, so he chuckled and said, "Tell me, what do you want to do now."

"I can't think of anything else to do."

In fact, the only things a young master from a wealthy family can do are eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. Now the young master thinks Xia Lin is so awesome that he can realize any idea, so he is eager to experience something new from him.

Xia Lin rolled his eyes twice and held up three fingers: "Three days later, the same old rules."

This time the young master gladly accepted it, without any resistance at all, and was even more serious and hardworking than last time. The difficulty this time was even higher than last time, because it was no longer a test paper, but Xia Lin gave questions impromptu, and the young master had to answer them on the spot.

Using the test paper allows one to think first, but answering questions on the spot is a different matter. However, even so, the young master still accepted it with pleasure.

But these days, whenever he had some free time, he would ask Xia Lin, "Zhang Bandu, what are you going to do?"

But Xia Lin never wanted to reveal the answer, and just kept him in suspense, waiting for him to bury his head in studying.

The master and his wife have noticed the changes in the young master in the past few days. They are really satisfied with Xia Lin. It is not easy to make the young master calm down and learn things, and it is even more difficult to make the young master willing to do so.

Sometimes when I see my son studying too late at night and call him to rest, who would have known that the young master, who was originally ignorant, would yell at him: "Don't bother me anymore, I still have three pages to read."

It was the third day, the day of the young master's assessment. After Xia Lin came to the Lin family today, the servants had already prepared food for him. It must be because the young master mentioned this matter a few days ago that the Lin family really took it seriously. They really prepared a delicious breakfast for Xia Lin, including pumpkin cakes, rice porridge, fried dumplings and soup that had been simmered overnight. They really took him seriously.

Now the young master didn't dare to get up late. Except for that night when he tossed and turned too hard and slept all day, he would jump out of bed as soon as the rooster crowed, for fear of being splashed with water by Xia Lin. Today, he got up very early, eating buns in the pavilion in the backyard of his home while studying hard. He didn't even notice Xia Lin coming over.

"How are the preparations going?"

Xia Lin's voice made the young master look up. He patted his chest and said, "Hmph, don't underestimate me. Isn't this a piece of cake?"

"Okay, okay, then let me see what you can do today."

After he finished speaking, he sat down and said, "Go and ask someone to call the master and his wife over. Don't embarrass me."

"Don't worry, you have to tell me what you are going to do later."

Xia Lin came forward and lowered his voice: "Would you like to be the county magistrate for a day?"

Hearing this, the young master's eyes lit up and his breathing became extremely rapid: "Really?"

"Last time I talked about the Oiran, did you play it?"

"Play."

"Did you spend any money?"

"No."

Xia Lin slapped him on the head with his fan: "Then you still don't believe me?"

"Trust, trust, trust!"

Being a county magistrate for a day is much more exciting than playing the role of an oiran. He took a deep breath and stopped talking nonsense. He quickly picked up the book and tried to take a closer look before starting.

About a quarter of an hour later, the master and his wife came. The two elders sat on one side. Seeing this, Xia Lin put away the fan in his hand and said, "Okay, put down the book. It's time to start. There are three questions in the test today. You must answer all of them correctly, otherwise you will not pass."

"go ahead!"

Seeing the young master's confident look, Xia Lin turned the fan in his hand and said, "Han Feizi wrote that Bian Que met Duke Huan of Cai. The Duke said that doctors like to cure diseases and consider it a merit. If you were Bian Que, how would you respond to save Duke Huan from death?"

This is no longer a rote memorization question, it can basically be regarded as a subjective question. The analysis of this kind of subjective question is actually the basis of the art of policy essay. Only when you can fully understand these subjective questions can you write a policy essay.

In order to write a coherent article, one must read the article carefully from different angles and use the views of sages to support one's own opinions.

The young master paused for a moment before answering the first question with his head shaking. His answer was not good, but not bad either. He did use a lot of allusions and the relevance was good. Mr. Lin beside him also nodded frequently.

Xia Lin sat beside him and listened quietly, then slowly unfolded his fan and waved it gently. Seeing the smile on his face, the young master became much more confident, and his voice became louder: "Marquis Huan has a preconceived idea and is stubborn and self-righteous. He was ready to die when he first met him. Bian Que's advice was ineffective. In my opinion, it is better to trust others. Those who are unaware of the disease can still rely on the villains around them..."

A lot of boasting, meaning that they try to coax Cai Huan Gong first, and if that doesn't work, they try to coax the people around him. Anyway, they try to fool him first and then talk about it. In short, it is quite consistent with the character of never giving up to achieve the goal.

Xia Lin did not criticize whether it was good or bad, but just smiled and nodded. Whether his answer was good or not, it was not good in fact. It was okay at the beginning but a bit weak at the end. But the problem was that he was an uneducated and super-strong boy ten days ago, but now he can mechanically quote a few idioms and allusions and has his own opinions on the article.

If this isn't good, then what else is good?

There were three questions in a row, with increasing difficulty, and the young master's answers were all safe and sound. However, the old master was very happy. Without saying a word, he rewarded Xia Lin with two hundred taels of silver, and also gave the young master five hundred taels of silver as pocket money.

Not for anything else, I am happy. This is real happiness.

The old man's biggest worry is this useless son. If he dies, all his huge fortune will be taken away by this little bastard, and he won't be able to protect him all his life. Now, seeing his son, who was so useless in every way, suddenly stand up, he is really happy.

Of course, he thought that this brat had chosen a good teacher to be able to do what he did today. Now the old man didn't even call Xia Lin a companion, but directly called him a teacher. This teacher was really amazing, and he didn't know how Xia Lin managed to make his useless son achieve this.

But now that the young master has met his requirements, it's time for Xia Lin to fulfill his promise. He lied that he was a classmate of the county magistrate and that borrowing a yamen would not be a problem, so he took the young master and went straight to the yamen.

There was no county magistrate in Jiangnan Road who didn't know him. After all, they had all gone to Fuliang County to learn advanced experience in turn, and Xia Lin had also given them classes for several days.

But Xia Lin held a high position, being a fifth-rank county magistrate. An ordinary county magistrate was not qualified to be responsible for receiving him, so when he came here, it was the county governor who received him.

But the situation was different after he entered the government office. The county magistrates were too busy trying to curry favor with him, because even the slightest bit of money that slipped through the fingers of this gentleman would be enough for them to get promoted and make a fortune.

The county magistrate of this area rushed out to greet Xia Lin without even bothering to put on his shoes when he saw him, but Xia Lin just waved his hand and said, "I have a student here, and I want to borrow your court today to let him experience the feeling of being an official. Lord Duan, what do you think?"

"Oh, it's such a small matter, why does Lord Xia need to come here in person?" The county magistrate was so scared that he sweated. He just made such a request: "It just so happens that I have a few minor cases under my jurisdiction today, so I will let your young man handle them."

Xia Lin nodded and smiled, "Thank you."

"You're welcome... Since you're here, I can't entertain you. I can only watch from afar. I still remember your kindness in the past, so how dare I ask for your thanks?"

"Okay, okay, but don't worry, Master Duan. I'll be watching him and he won't do anything wrong."

"Then I happen to be taking a break today, so I'll leave this court to Lord Xia?"

Returning to the hall again, the young master thought the matter was over, but he didn't expect Xia Lin to take out a set of county magistrate's clothes and put them on his shoulders: "Go, change into them. You can't have the official hat, that thing is the majesty of the court, you are not worthy of it now."

"Ah? You really managed to negotiate it?"

Xia Lin came to the chief clerk's seat and sat down: "There are four cases today. You will judge the cases and I will assist you. The power of life and death of the subordinates is entirely up to you."

It is said that the county magistrate is Baili Hou. Except for the death penalty which needs to be reported to the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple, other convictions are almost a matter of a word. However, he cannot act recklessly, because there will be an assessment by officials from the Ministry of Justice at the end of the year. If it is found that the files are full of nonsense or full of errors and omissions, then the county magistrate will be in trouble.

But even so, the authority of a county head is extremely high.

The young master, wearing official uniform, sat under the plaque of "Integrity and Honesty". Looking at the table representing power and the ebony-carved gavel in his hands, he couldn't help feeling complacent.

Soon, the sound of drums was heard outside. It was not the kind of drum for complaining about grievances but the drum for the opening of the court session. Then the yamen runners came to the court with water and fire sticks. Amid the sound of the sticks hitting the ground, three people were brought up.

The first case was a theft case, which was not a big deal. However, it was a headache to go to court just for a chicken.

However, generally speaking, this kind of case does not require the county magistrate to try it personally. Basically, a few yamen runners and a chief clerk can solve it with a few words.

But today is different. Someone has a county magistrate experience voucher, so it must be carefully examined.

Xia Lin didn't want to hear about such things. He kept dozing off while sitting next to him. But the young master was so happy that he didn't even doubt how the tutor next to him could easily take over the yamen. He just wanted to have fun.

The case was simple. Xia Lin only needed to point out the loopholes in the three parties' testimonies. The young master was not stupid and would be able to figure out the situation quickly.

The matter was quickly judged. The moment the gavel was struck, adrenaline surged. Power is truly the supreme enjoyment for men, and the truth is placed behind. What's more, when justice and power are combined, looking up at the sky, it becomes bluer.

The whole day was filled with petty thefts and escapades. Xia Lin was so busy that he almost fell asleep, but the young master enjoyed it.

At this moment, Xia Lin finally understood why the participants in "Party A and Party B" were so happy even though they knew it was fake.

This experience was new and special to the young master, and could definitely be called extraordinary. Even after he took off his clothes and walked out of the yamen, he was still reviewing his performance today to see if there were any mistakes.

"Master, how was it? Enjoyable, right?"

"It's so satisfying. It turns out being an official is so comfortable."

"To be an official, you have to become a juren first, otherwise forget it." Xia Lin glanced at him and asked: "Do you want to be a juren?"

"miss you!"

"If you want to, then study hard for me." Xia Lin coughed and said, "Starting today, the homework will be doubled!"

If it were any other day, the young master would definitely complain, but today he had no objection at all, because a day's journey as a county magistrate made him truly experience the feeling of being a superior person. This was still an ordinary county magistrate. If he was promoted further...

Oh my god, wouldn’t that mean we’re going to heaven?
"Tell me, is there anything more exciting than being an official in this world?"

"You want to kill me, right?" Xia Lin glanced at the young master and said, "Shut up!"

The young master reacted immediately and laughed, covering his mouth.

But after returning this time, the young master seemed like a different person. It was really the effect of removing hair and cleansing marrow. The original ignorant little beast suddenly became a hardworking scholar.

In less than ten days, I lost a lot of weight, looked more energetic, and even my temperament was different when I spoke.

The master and his mistress were naturally happy, and they gave Xia Lin a reward every now and then. After working here for less than a month, he received a reward of four or five hundred taels, which was ten years' income for an ordinary family.

That day, the weather was getting colder and the dawns were getting later, but the young master had obviously become accustomed to the early morning routine. He would light a lamp and start studying hard before dawn.

At this moment, his window was suddenly knocked by a small stone. The young master looked up and saw two of his former playmates lying on the wall. They were both famous playboys in Changsha County.

"Linzi, come here."

Their calls called out to the young master, and one of them lay there and asked, "Why haven't we seen you go out to play these days? We have looked for you several times, but you won't let us into your house."

"I'm studying these days."

"You? You read?"

The two dandies almost laughed out loud, but they held it back in the end. One of them said with a smile, "Tonight the candidates from Tanzhou are gathering at Yingchun Tower to prepare for the autumn examination. Do you want to come? I heard there are quite a few pretty ladies there."

"Tanzhou students?"

"Yes, they will leave for the Autumn Examination tomorrow. It will be very lively today. There are also ladies and ladies in the city. It will be a pity if you don't go."

"I will go, I will definitely go." The young master nodded repeatedly: "But I have to ask my study partner. If he doesn't want me to go, I will have no choice."

"Hahaha, Master Lin is now afraid of even a study partner? In the past, you always beat them until they begged for mercy."

Master Lin laughed dryly. He had to be able to beat them. But when he thought about how these people had never seen anything, he decided not to bother with them.

"No more nonsense, my study partner will be here soon, I'll go in and review my lessons first."
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I'm spending the past two days with my son and will be back tomorrow.

Family discord really hinders one’s ability to make money.

(End of this chapter)