The person Chen Xi is going to frame is a notorious guy in Tingzhou Fucheng, named Lei Wu, who is the leader of a gang in the "Drop Road Gang".

Under the Lei Wushu, there are chariots and horses, and there are hundreds of brothers under these brothers. They are still gangsters who cheat in the southeast of the city and charge protection fees to dominate the small vendors.

It is said that this Lei Wu will do everything he wants to kill and set fire. He is just strong in his subordinates and can easily get into hundreds of people. He served as the prefect of Tingzhou and the prefect of Changting. He did not want to make a big deal of things to avoid affecting the performance evaluation. In addition, the other party did not provoke him, so he turned a blind eye and let him be arrogant.

This Lei Wu is a rough man, but he is elegant. His favorite place is Jiaofang, who is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. After the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Jiaofang was no longer just open to scholars with fame and fortune and the gentry and powerful class. People like Lei Wu could still go in and have fun as long as they could afford money.

Unfortunately, last month, when Lei Wu was entangled with a famous official prostitute in the Jiaofang, he happened to be met by Gao Chong's group. Gao Chong was spending money to pursue the talented and beautiful woman at that time, and the two sides had a conflict.

Finally, when Lei Wu learned about the other party's background, he swallowed his anger and left. Gao Chong and others were naturally proud and told everyone that Lei Wu was a living turtle with his head shrank.

What is even more surprising is that in the middle of last month, Lei Wu's concubine returned to the door to visit relatives. The sedan chair was gorgeous and happened to be encountered by Gao Chong and others. As a result, the group of people cut off the sedan chair and teased Lei Wu's concubine. It is said that even his body was taken over, confirming the rumor that Lei Wu's living turtle was alive.

Lei Wu was resentful of this, but he did not dare to take revenge rashly, so he could only be angry with his family and his brothers. The poor concubine was almost ravaged by him until she died.

There are not only Lei Wu, the "Drought Road Gang", but Lei Wu is the most powerful among the "Drought Road Gang". It is impossible for Lei Wu to know about the big moves of the "Drought Road Gang".

After Chen Xi arranged the matter, he went upstairs to study.

I thought Song Xiaocheng was looking for someone. In addition, he had to figure out where Gao Chong and others often had activities. It would take two or three days to discuss the details of the sneak attack with him when he came back.

Unexpectedly, Song Xiaocheng rushed back at sunset in the morning and the afternoon, and he found more than a dozen helpers, all of whom were from Ninghua, and were willing to "conspire with Song Xiaocheng to "conspire with big things".

"Please rest assured if the shopkeeper is young. I told those people that it was Lei Wu's dissatisfaction with Gao's surname and that he was inconvenient to do it himself, so he asked us to do it."

Song Xiaocheng had many tricks, and Chen Xi said with satisfaction: "That's good. At that time, you must be smarter. Don't deliberately show your bottom line. It's better to say something that you dare to be arrogant in the city in the future, and don't ask who has the final say on the ground in this mansion. As long as you think about it, you should understand that Lei Wu was asking someone to do it."

Looking at the Chamber of Commerce, the wharf was disturbed and the goods were pushed out of the river. After discussing with several elders, Hui Niang decided to "tolerate" for the time being.

In addition to swallowing one's anger, one has to find someone to talk to the people of the "Drought Road Gang". If you suffer losses, you have to apologize to others. This is also a manifestation of the low social status of businessmen in this era.

Unfortunately, Hui Niang was thinking about taking a step back and the sky was wide open, but she didn't realize that the Chamber of Commerce was already fighting for business with the "Drought Road Gang". How could the other party give up?

The people sent by Hui Niang to visit the various halls of the "Drop Road Gang" and presented the gifts, but the people did not give face. Especially Lei Wu, who relied on his many ruthless characters and had a hard fist, did not take the Chamber of Commerce seriously at all. He said that the Chamber of Commerce would be better off disbanding the boat and carriage shops by itself, otherwise he would be hit harder.

No one realized that they were in trouble!

"If these people refuse to accept it, we can only stop the business at the dock and avoid this gust of storm." Hui Niang made her position when discussing this matter with Zhou. She couldn't afford to mess with her and could hide. Most of the women and children of Lu Chen's family should try to avoid conflicts with the cruel people of the "Drought Road Gang".

Chen Xi shook his head helplessly. He didn't know if his radical approach was right, but to completely solve the threat of the "Drought Road Gang", it was necessary to use some extreme means.

April 17th. On the first two days after the examination of the mansion, Song Xiaocheng found out what Gao Chong liked to go to in the city on weekdays, because Gao Chong always kept calling out and taking help and thugs when he went out. Only when he went to Qinlou Chuguan to look for flowers and willows would he not be too arrogant.

Chen Xi analyzed that Lei Wu and Gao Chong and others had a grudge because of women. If Gao Chong was beaten at the entrance of the Jiaofang, there was no need to even leak the news. Gao Chong would immediately realize that Lei Wu was looking for someone to do it.

Chen Xi has formulated a detailed plan, including how the personnel enter the city, how to gather, where to ambush, what route to evacuate after beating people, how to dispose of the masked cloth towel, and then spread out from different gates to the city.

Chen Xi felt that he was not planning to beat people, but setting detailed steps to rob the bank. After hearing this, Song Xiaocheng exclaimed: "Little shopkeeper, you did this in your previous life, right? The planning was too detailed, so meticulous. When I turned around, I was afraid that they would not remember it when I talked to those kids."

"If you can't remember, please remind me more. As long as everyone remembers where they come into the city and leave the city, don't worry about other people's affairs. After beating people, they will definitely go back to the countryside to hide, and wait for the limelight to come back. Brother Six, after this matter is over, you have to go out to hide for a few days, ask for a leave from the boss, and say that there is something to do at Ninghua's family and go back."

Song Xiaochengyiyi agreed. Before leaving, he was still feeling emotion. Now Shen Xi has thought about every detail of the plan he has made for him. If something happens if it is not implemented, he can only blame him for failing to implement it.

Although Song Xiaocheng is not serious on weekdays, he is very rigorous in his work, for fear of causing trouble due to his negligence. When Chen Xi said something to him, he was still muttering about it when he went out, for fear that he would miss it after he went back.

On April 18th, the last day before the palace examination, Chen Xi had to do a lot of things this day.

It's mainly for the preparation of the exam.

First, I have to go to the examination room to get familiar with the venue, and I still have the same example as the county test. I first go to the government office to get the license plate, and then go to the examination room to look through the gate, and probably know where the examination room was located.

Because the examination room in the palace examination was used in the Changting County examination before, this will give the local candidates in Changting County some home advantage, but what is really necessary to take the exam in the examination room is knowledge. On-site performance depends on the students' psychological quality, rather than the local candidates who are sure to do a good job in the exam.

After watching the exam room, the two brothers Chen Xi and Shen Yongzhuo went to meet the candidates who met each other.

Most of the candidates who met each other this time were around twenty years old.

Shen Yongzhuo was already young at the age of 18, and those who were referenced by the age of ten, like Chen Xi, have been the first to be on the ground of Tingzhou Prefecture since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

"Oh, isn't this a little prodigy that is rumored to be in the entire Tingzhou Prefecture? It turns out that people should not behave like a person!"

"Maybe they are just knowledgeable, but have passed this test?"

"If you have ambitions, you may want to pass the hospital examination next year and become the youngest scholar in Tingzhou Prefecture in history! Haha"

The group of people kept making excuses. They were both candidates for the exam, and they were not afraid of offending others and making fun of them.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "Everyone doesn't even have serious fame and fortune, so they learn the trick of being inferior to literati. I am young, what's wrong with you?"

Originally, I came to the teahouse to get to know the candidates who got together and exchanged knowledge, but in the end it turned into a sarcasm towards Chen Xi. Even Shen Yongzhuo couldn't stand it anymore and told Chen Xi: "Seventh brother, let's go back early."

Chen Xi didn't care: "Brother, don't worry. Come out for some difficulty and get some breath. Let's stay in the teahouse for a while. The exam will be tomorrow. Everything you should learn and remember is in your mind. Relaxing your body and mind is conducive to your performance. Besides, the aunt also allows you not to go back early before going out."

When Chen Xi mentioned his mother, Shen Yongzhuo lowered his head sadly: "I'm afraid that I won't be able to take the exam this time."

Chen Xi encouraged a few words. The Shen family kept putting pressure on Shen Yongzhuo. This cousin himself was as talented as a study student, and he was able to pass the county test, so he had a certain luck.

In fact, with Shen Yongzhuo's qualifications, he had completed the task before he was twenty years old after passing the county examination. However, the Lu family postponed the marriage, forcing him to prepare for the examination with all his strength, but his ability was always limited, and Shen Yongzhuo's hope of standing out was slim.

"Brother. If you can't pass the exam, there will be a year ahead. Even my uncle is not a scholar who passed the exam. My uncle is now a student in the county. Look at who doesn't respect him when he goes out? He doesn't even have to kneel down when he sees the magistrate."

Shen Yongzhuo nodded and accepted Chen Xi's statement.

The two continued to watch the scenery in the teahouse.

Because the teahouse is not far from the examination room, most of the candidates who come to see the examination room that day have to find a place to rest. The teahouse has become the best place to go.

When candidates take the county exam, people from the same village or town usually travel with each other, while when taking the government exam, people from the same county are basically in the same party.

Those who came to the teahouse were in groups, and even those who were traveling together had strange sounds.

In this test, Chen Xi was only ten years old. A little older than him was a 14-year-old candidate from Qingliu County, named Wu Shengyu.

Wu Shengyu basically enjoyed the same treatment as Chen Xi. As soon as he followed his fellow villagers to the teahouse, someone immediately came forward to chat with him in the name of "asking for teaching questions". There was a lot of irony between his words, mainly saying that Wu Shengyu was "young and promising" and his words seemed to be praised, but when he said it from these people, it turned into ridicule.

Finally, Wu Shengyu, a man from Dalai, looked around and sat next to Chenxi's table.

Although Wu Shengyu was a young man, he had red lips and white teeth and was quite handsome. He was also very polite. Before he sat down, he specially bowed to Chen Xi, as if he was sympathetic.

The teahouse was full of seats, and the happiest one was the teahouse shopkeeper and the client. The waiter ran up and down, followed by the teapot, and the teahouse also provided dried fruits and snacks. Anyway, those who came to rest were all gathered to pay for the bill. Everyone was afraid that eating less would lead to a loss, and the sales of teahouse snacks increased a lot.

Chen Xi looked out the window. It was just after noon, and Song Xiaocheng would take action at Shen Shi. It would take almost more than an hour. Chen Xi was looking forward to the show, and it would be best to witness the incident with his own eyes. If there was any accident, it would be easier to deal with it.

"Brother, let's sit for a while and go back later." Shen Yongzhuo nodded, a little absent-minded.

Chen Xi specially asked the shopkeeper to add two more plates of candied fruit. On weekdays, Shen Yongzhuo could not eat these good things in the county town, so he simply treated it as a treat, allowing Shen Yongzhuo to relieve the pressure of the exam by appetizing. However, Shen Yongzhuo's worries were not accumulated in two days, and no matter what Chen Xi said, they were depressed.

At this moment, Wu Shengyu, who was on the next table, came over, first gave a meeting ceremony, and said humbly: "I have met two of you here, but I wonder if you can be with me?"

Chen Xi looked at the scene carefully and found that the other party was almost as beautiful as Pan An, giving people a feeling of spring breeze. Moreover, this person was generous and decent, and others tried their best to avoid being ridiculed to "get in touch" with the little prodigy. He didn't care about this, perhaps it was related to being a young man himself.

"Please sit down." Chen Xi stood up and saluted.

When Shen Yongzhuo and Shen Xi reported their names, Wu Shengyu smiled: "I heard that the two Shen family sons were famous, and the two brothers participated in the county examination for the first time. Moreover, the Shen family son was only ten years old, which is indeed admirable."

If someone comes to say "admiration", it is definitely intentional ridicule. But when Wu Shengyu says this, it makes people unable to notice that he has a sarcastic meaning. This person is elegant in his words and demeanor, and it seems to be related to his tutoring.

Chen Xi thought about it carefully and did not remember that there was a famous scholar named Wu Shengyu in the Ming Dynasty.

The county and government trials cannot distinguish between real talents and knowledge. Even if they can speak, they will eventually be submerged in the historical trend.

"Mr. Wu praised me. In fact, I was the only one who accompanied my brother in the Xiacai County and the Prefectural Examination. I could see if I could pass the grade at a young age and show my ambitions."

Wu Shengyu smiled. He spoke politely, but Chen Xi's answer was a little arrogant. Wu Shengyu thought to himself: "Although he is a young genius, he is a child after all."

Then the three of them sat down and drank two cups of tea, and Wu Shengyu stood up and said goodbye.

When Wu Shengyu went downstairs, a sedan chair came to pick him up.

The reason why a candidate from Qingliu County was able to enjoy such treatment in the mansion city shows that Wu Shengyu not only had a good family background, but also attached great importance to his home in this mansion examination.

When the sedan chair was walking far away, Chen Xi couldn't help but make a tsk sound. Wu Shengyu clearly had the intention of showing off his pomp in front of the candidates. To be arrogant, this young man was actually much more arrogant than others.

Or Wu Shengyu came to chat with him, but he was snatched by Chen Xi because of his popularity, and he was unwilling to accept it.
Chapter completed!