Following the little Si, he hurried to the Confucian Temple and saw several guards guarding him, each wearing bright light armor, and extremely heroic.

Chen Kaizhi was not intimidated by this power. On the contrary, only he himself knew how much power it contained in his seemingly weak body.

After entering the Confucian Temple, the invigilator was not in the Minglun Hall. Chen Kaizhi remembered some etiquette and laws. Eunuchs were not allowed to enter the Minglun Hall. Even the invigilator could only stay in the small hall.

When Chen Kaizhi entered the hall, he saw a eunuch in red dress sitting high, with some students on both sides of the left and right.

This eunuch is old, with a big belly and a Maitreya Buddha. Chen Kai goes forward: "Students have met the imperial envoy."

It is not an exaggeration to call anyone from the palace a royal envoy.

The eunuch laughed and looked around, with a greedy light in his eyes.

"Are you Chen Kaizhi? You don't have to be polite, and you don't have to call us Qin Envoy. Our surname is Zheng, so just call us Eunuch Zheng. We have long heard of the talented people in Jinling. We know your name. Tsk tsk, it's amazing."

Chen Kaizhi had seen the eunuch, so he bowed his head. After the bowl of medicinal herbs last night, his eyesight was now renewed. He raised his eyes and glanced at Eunuch Zheng. Although Eunuch Zheng was sitting in the shadow, every thunder on his face could be seen clearly. In those smiling eyes, the waves were flowing, as if... were to hide something with a smile.

Chen Kaizhi sat down as he said. Several students were familiar with Chen Kaizhi. Chen Kaizhi nodded and greeted each other. Now that the provincial examination is about to be held, everyone is ready to go.

Eunuch Zheng smiled and said, "Our family loves the most is talented man, especially a hero like you. When this case comes, you need to see and experience it. Come and serve tea to Chen Shengjun."

Chen Kaizhi thanked him.

Eunuch Zheng looked very satisfied, leaned on the chair, and said in a very comfortable manner: "It is said that Chen Shengzhong's family is poor?"

Chen Kaizhi didn't expect that the invigilator was so interested in him. He seemed to have glanced at the left and right inadvertently, and saw the other students smiling at the invigilator. This is understandable. After all, although the invigilator is not responsible for setting questions or marking the papers, it is related to your daily life in the examination room.

However, Chen Kaizhi is a person with such delicate thoughts, and he immediately realized that everything is in the world. Since the invigilator recruits people to speak, this is also the tradition of the imperial examinations of Chen in history. Before the exam, choose some promising students to fight for relationships and give some convenience occasionally. When the student becomes successful in the future, you can take care of each other in Beijing.

However, Chen Kaizhi carefully discovered that not all the students here were "talented". For example, Chen Kaizhi knew that his grades in the palace were very ordinary. Such people heard that his family was not very well-off, and most of the others had such similarities.

Chen Kaizhi smiled, but seemed to know something in his heart. He responded calmly: "Yes, the students' poor family makes people laugh."

"But now..." Eunuch Zheng laughed and said, "Isn't there any improvement now? It is said that Chen Shengyuan is now the son-in-law of the Xun family in Jinling. This Xun family is amazing. It is a big family in Jinling. Our family has wanted to get to know each other a long time ago. It is said that the Xun family is still engaged in the business of official salt. Oh, whenever it involves salt and iron, it is a daily gold fight, which is enviable to others."

Chen Kaizhi sat down, his face still smiling. He only knelt behind the desk, calmly picked up the teacup and sipped the tea.

Chen Kaizhi specifically instructed the Xun family to come forward, and the three major salt merchants also said hello to keep Chen Kaizhi confidential. Therefore, everyone only thought that it was the Xun family who was refining the salt.

This Eunuch Zheng just came to Jinling and could not have imagined that he could be so wise and intelligent, but this wise and intelligent are obviously limited, because he only knows one thing, not the other.

Chen Kaizhi responded: "It's shameful to say that, let my father-in-law laugh."

Eunuch Zheng's eyes were dark and unclear, and then said, "Our family admires this salt merchant. The past salt merchants have been very kind to me. When we meet, we are so envious of them."

I can't hear what this means. Chen Kaizhi's life experience in these two lives is like living in a dog.

It is obvious that this Eunuch Zheng took the opportunity to ask for bribes.

In his previous life, Chen Kaizhi encountered such a situation countless times. He had also mastered human feelings and even brought benefits to others. However, now, Chen Kaizhi still has an instinctive disgust towards such things.

He was alert and showed no expression on his face, but he pretended to be surprised: "Why, it turns out that my family's mother actually sells salt?"

His pretending to be ignorant made Eunuch Zheng a little discouraged. He squinted his eyes, as if he wanted Chen Kaizhi to open up some tricks, and then said happily: "Do you really don't know? Ha, it seems that Ling Yue was afraid that he would make your mind apart when he saw that the big test was about to be imminent. This is understandable. I heard that Chen Sheng is a very talented person. Speaking of it, there is something here, not a valuable thing. But I heard that this is an antique. Have you heard of Chen Shengjun? The people of the Lu family are quite old friends with us in Beijing. When they come to Jinling, they gave this thing to express their respect. There are many children in their clan, and two children are going to participate in the provincial examination this year. Why don't you ask Chen Shengjun to appreciate it?"

Chen Kaizhi wanted to laugh in his heart. Damn, this is really a trick in the palace. The implication is really obvious. The people from the Lu family gave him a gift. Do you want Chen Kaizhi to express it? By the way, you can appreciate this thing and see how much it is worth. You should know what you should do.

Chen Kaizhi still showed no expression and nodded softly and said, "It is better to obey your orders than to be respectful to students."

Then, someone sent a box to Chen Kaizhi. Chen Kaizhi opened the box and a scroll of painting was revealed in front of him.

Chen Kaizhi took the painting and carefully rolled the scroll open, and an ancient painting was revealed.

In his previous life, Chen Kaizhi was quite familiar with ancient paintings. Just looking at this painting, Chen Kaizhi could feel a burst of spiritual energy coming to his face.

This painting is a picture of a lady, full of vitality and looks like it has been for hundreds of years. Except for the lack of the lower right corner of the painting, it is well maintained. The first impression of Chen Kaizhi is that it is valuable.

Chen Kaizhi spread the painting open, and other students also came to see it, and couldn't help but look amazing. Some people said in surprise: "It's Mr. Mingjing's masterpiece, "Three Spring Pictures", and this picture is still in the world."

Chen Kaizhi looked along the lower right corner and saw that there was a inscription by Mr. Mingjing on the inscription. In addition, there were inscriptions left by many famous people. These were all marks left by collectors over the past few hundred years, including celebrities from the history of the Chen Dynasty.

Someone around me said: "The original works left by Mr. Mingjing's paintings are rare. Apart from the collection of several masterpieces in the palace, even among the folk, such an authentic work is worth at least a thousand gold."

It is a bit exaggerated because it is worth a thousand gold. This painting is obviously not a masterpiece of Mr. Mingjing. However, after reading the classics and history, Chen Kaizhi also heard about Mr. Mingjing. It was a famous master of calligraphy and painting in the early days of the founding of the Great Chen Kingdom. He was the best at ladies and even invited him to paint in the palace.

If such a painting is really made by Mr. Mingjing, I am afraid... it can be sold for hundreds of taels of silver.

The Lu family is really a big deal. A proctor gave such a valuable item. You know, hundreds of taels of silver can be regarded as a huge sum of money in Dachen.

When Eunuch Zheng heard the students making praises in surprise, he couldn't help but touch his smooth chin and laughed: "Where is a worthy place? It's just a gift from the Lu family. They know that we are also elegant people and love calligraphy and painting the most. So... I sent it here. Please give it to everyone. I'm not as good as having fun alone. We can't help but show you such paintings. Chen Kaizhi, it's said that you have a very good talent. I wonder what kind of theory you have?"

Chen Kaizhi felt funny in his heart. He took out these hundreds of taels of things, and it was better to have fun alone than to have fun. He just set a standard.

Look at the Lu family who gave this, can you, Chen Kaizhi and you, still pretend to be deaf and dumb? Chen Kaizhi, your father-in-law is not only a family, but also sells salt. After earning so much money, he has to be filial to one or two.

Although this invigilator cannot let you go to the high school for the provincial examination, but you have no choice but to do anything. As long as you work behind the scenes, you will never be able to do well in the provincial examination. The Dachen Dynasty is a provincial examination every three years. If you miss this opportunity, you have to wait for another three years. Even if you are Qianlong, who is extremely talented in literature, and if you provoke our family, we will have to let you lie down.

People in the palace have always been greedy, and it turns out that's true.

Chen Kaizhi only smiled and his eyes fell on this painting. Others saw a famous painting, but Chen Kaizhi's eyes seemed to see something hidden behind the painting paper through this painting.

Well, my brother's eyes are also considered awesome.

Chen Kaizhi only looked at it carefully for a moment, but said with a smile on his face: "This painting is light and lively, especially the ladies in this painting, which are vividly displayed on the paper. It is really a good painting."

Eunuch Zheng smiled and said, "They all say that this painting is worth a thousand gold. Chen Kaizhi, tell me, how much is it worth?"

Chen Kaizhi had to admire this. Eunuch Zheng had to think about this indirect attack.

Chen Kaizhi pursed his lips and said, "Students dare not say it."

Eunuch Zheng was stunned and frowned slightly, "It's okay, what's wrong, but you just say it's okay."

Chen Kaizhi smiled and said, "According to the students, this painting... If you meet a good buyer, you can sell it for twenty taels of silver."
Chapter completed!