The governor's yamen in Chenxi had to select twenty clerks, and hundreds of people came to sign up.

All those who came to run for the election were scholars, and there were no scholars.

Usually, after passing the imperial examination, he has various political privileges. Not only can he reduce taxes and receive a certain salary from the court, he can also permanently obtain the qualification to attend the imperial examination. With the opportunity to be a school official and a county magistrate, he simply disdained to be an insignificant minor official in the governor's office.

Although he has a better chance to become an official in the future by relying on the big tree of the Governor's Office, Chen Xi is not a senior official like the six ministers and even the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, and cannot decide on the selection and appointment of the Juren.

In general, Chen Xi’s appeal is not good.

Although the notice was issued to the prefectures of Huguang and Jianggan provinces, the final candidates were scholars around Wuchang Prefecture, ranging from 20 to 30 years old. If it weren't for Chenxi's clue, they would have to be under 30 years old, and more people would probably have signed up.

These days, scholars under the age of thirty are considered "talented men" with good knowledge and insight.

The selection exam is scheduled for the second day of April. Chen Xi has read the files of these people in detail. Generally speaking, it is not good and has no eye-catching experience.

These days, scholars, except for being good at writing and writing eight-legged essays, did not know anything else. He did not have much expectations for these people, and hired them to help him handle the official documents.

If it weren't for the original clerk of the Governor's Office who had a close relationship with the governor's office, there would be no need for Chen Xi to recruit new ones.

The person who gave the exam was Chen Xi, and he was also the person who scored the papers and final decisions. The questions Chen Xi gave were all simple official documents, mainly dealing with official documents in the yamen. However, when selecting, Chen Xi had his own set of standards, and had to distinguish right from wrong and understand the priorities of the matter.

The questions Chen Xi gave have no fixed answers, and some test questions are quite novel. For example, he added the interview content outside the competition, handed over several official documents prepared in advance to these scholars at the same time, and asked them to divide the priority order based on the content in the official documents, and then expressed their reasons and opinions.

It doesn’t matter whether their final choice is correct, but the key is to see if the candidate has his own opinions.

Chen Xi spent a day compiling the test questions. As for how many people he chose in the end, he had no fixed degree. Although it would be better to be full or over, if the quality was really too poor, it would be better to have nothing than to be too bad. In fact, there are five or six clerks in the governor's office who can basically deal with ordinary things. After all, he still has Yang Wenzhao, Shen Yongqi, Ma Jiu and others for dispatch.

After arriving in Wuchang Prefecture, due to the relaxed environment, as the highest administrative and military chief of the two provinces, no one was around to supervise him. Chen Xi was a little tired of political affairs and was in a period of exhaustion after a series of troops and long-distance travel. It took some time to adjust.

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On the first day of April, Chen Xi received a letter from Fujian and Guangdong provinces.

Li Jin's reply arrived in Wuchang Prefecture on the same day as the letter sent by Song Xiaocheng.

Because Song Xiaocheng was in Fuzhou City, he received news earlier than Hui Niang and Li Jin in Guangzhou Prefecture, so Song Xiaocheng would take people to set off first.

This time, Song Xiaocheng arranged the matter in Fuzhou properly, and then took the brothers from the carriage and horse gang to Wuchang Mansion to obey Chenxi's arrangements and formed a commercial network throughout the province.

As for Li Jin's letter, it was clearly stated that she would turn to Jianggan with Hui Niang, then go up from Jianggan and back to Wuchang Prefecture.

When Chen Xi's expression changed slightly when he heard Hui Niang and Li Jin turned around and came to Wuchang Mansion, he changed his expression slightly because there was always a hurdle between him and Hui Niang, which was Hui Niang's past.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "I just wrote to her and Li Jin to Huguang, but did not specify a route for her. In fact, from Guangzhou Prefecture, it is best to go north to Shaozhou Prefecture and enter Huguang, then go to Chenzhou, Hengzhou, Changsha, Yuezhou Prefecture to Wuchang Prefecture, and if you go to Jianggan, you will detour from Ganzhou to Nanchang, and then from Nanchang to Wuchang Prefecture, which is much longer."

"However, Hui Niang's mother's family is Jianggan Jiujiang. Her husband has been doing business in Nanchang Prefecture for a long time. There are no memories of her. Since she wants to go back and have a look, let her do it!"

Chen Xi was very concerned and couldn't help but want to send someone to welcome and escort Hui Niang and Li Jin. But now, Chen Xi's subordinates, whether it is Ma Jiu or Yun Liu, or Xier sisters, are not suitable. No matter who it is, it is best not to let them know that Hui Niang is still alive.

Even though Yun Liu and Xier have already received the promise of Chen Xi to obtain the status of concubines, they have a spy Yu Niang, a Dongchang spy who has had a far-reaching influence on them. Chen Xi really cannot believe that the two sisters completely defected to her without any disagreement. Taking a step back, even if the two sisters are sincere, Yu Niang must have the means to threaten them, which is what Chen Xi thinks is the most terrifying.

It is not possible to send people, and Chen Xi cannot let local governments take care of it along the way. If it causes investigation by those who are interested, it will be a loss. For a moment, Chen Xi felt helpless.

"Oh, it's just that my subordinates know everything about me... After all, Hui Niang was the one who risked being punished by the court, violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty and forced people out of the prison. No matter what, we cannot know Hui Niang's true identity!"

Chen Xi has a strong desire to protect Hui Niang and does not want Hui Niang to be in any danger.

After thinking about it, Chen Xi could only give up the matter of sending people to welcome and escort Hui Niang, but he also tried to re-cultivate a group of talents who were completely loyal to him.

In Shen Xi's view, it was about to hand over Hongzhi and Zhengde Dynasty. If he was still just following the trend and let fate mercy, it would be irresponsible to himself and his family.

Chen Xi even hoped to train a group of dead soldiers, but he knew that it would take several years or even more than ten years to train such a group of people. Although this move was very troublesome, he had to try to do it anyway, otherwise things would always stay in the conceivable stage and no one would die for him in the future.

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In the early morning of the second day of April, Chen Xi was preparing for today's clerk selection exam in the government office. Guo Shaoheng, the governor, came to ask for a meeting with Chen Xi.

Guo Shaoheng did not bring a gift this time, and he was anxious and anxious, as if something big happened.

"...Mr. Zhongcheng, Ma Fantai has just arrived in Huguang for a few days and fell ill due to the discomfort in the local environment. Now the governor and the generals are in charge of the leader. Please go over and preside over the presidency!"

As soon as Guo Shaoheng came up, he complained to Chen Xi in a tone of help, and told the news that Ma Zhongxi was sick.

Chen Xi frowned. When he met Ma Zhongxi before, he found that the old minister, who was nearly 60 years old, seemed to have been infected by the fatigue of travel, but he never thought that Ma Zhongxi would not be able to get sick.

Chen Xi asked in surprise: "What disease?"

Guo Shaoheng's words flashed: "I have consulted the doctor in the yamen of the governor and the doctor did not find out what the specific disease was, but it is said that it was caused by the disagreement of the local environment."

Ma Zhongxi couldn't afford to get sick. It wasn't Chen Xi's turn to come forward in person. According to the official etiquette, he sent someone to express his condolences. No matter what, Chen Xi is Shangguan. He will die of colds and fevers these days. Visiting patients is dangerous. Chen Xi and Ma Zhongxi can only be regarded as nodding, and there is no need to make things difficult for him.

Let’s take a step back, even if Chen Xi wants to visit the Governor’s Office, Guo Shaoheng should not come here to give me some advice... There may be something strange in the middle!

Chen Xi thought for a while before saying, "Please ask Guo to come back. Now Japanese officials have important matters to deal with. When they have free time, they will naturally send people to visit Ma Fantai Mansion!"

Chen Xi made it clear that he would not go to the yamen of the governor's office in person, and it was only Ma Zhongxi's residence. But in fact, after Ma Zhongxi arrived in Wuchang Mansion, he had been living in the yamen of the governor's office, and it seemed like a contradiction to say this.

Guo Shaoheng wanted to mention Chen Xi, but finally he kept silent, and hurriedly left after a few greetings. This made Chen Xi more speculate on the possible conflicts within the Administration Commission.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "Although Ma Zhongxi is old and in a state of strength, he is only fifty-nine years old this year. In history, he lived to eleven years of Zhengde, and there are still thirteen years left... Could it be that my appearance led to his going south to serve as the Left Administration Commissioner of Huguang, and he became infected with the disease due to the symptoms of discomfort in the local environment, rather than the conspiracy of some people to frame him?"

Chen Xi never thought it would be simple when it comes to officialdom. The disease of Sino-Tin in Horse actually gives the governor and local officials and gentry a chance to breathe.

As the newly appointed Vanda Tailor could not afford to get sick, the three new officials could not be burned, local administrative reforms must stagnate, and the tasks assigned by the court to Ma Zhongxi could not be implemented. The happiest thing was Guo Shaoheng, local officials and gentry and other local tyrants.
Chapter completed!