ere were twenty or thirty young men seated in a row in the middle. Each person had several trays of pastries and fruit before them, as well as a pot of fine tea.If one were to judge solely based on t...Chapter 852: The Xu Family Uncle and Nephew

So now you can ask Li Chen for anything, but if it's money, he's really stingy.

"Your Highness."

Zhou Ping'an seemed to know how shy Li Chen was, so he said: "The fastest way to control someone's heart is to use both threats and enticements."

"The lowly official wants the Dongchang, it is coercion."

But temptation, without silver, is useless.

"Your Highness, just think of it as temporarily staying with those people. Once everything calms down and the dust settles, Your Highness can simply say a word and get back both principal and interest."

This sentence deeply touched Li Chen.

"Well, it's just temporarily there with them. My silver isn't that easy to take, you know"

Li Chen, with his thoughts clear and sharp, let out a hearty laugh. After calculating for a moment, he realized that Liu's family soap business had never paid dividends, so they should be able to scrape together about one million taels of silver.

With the source and destination of the money clear, Li Chen felt his worries ease. He waved his hand grandly and said, "Agreed. This palace will have someone prepare the silver for you to take away."

After that, Li Chen couldn't help but remind him: "Remember to record all those officials bought with silver at the time. Their names, when they were bought, how much money was paid, and roughly how much property they had. Don't miss a single one."

Zhou Ping'an smiled faintly, but still immediately replied: "Your humble servant obeys."

"Okay."

Li Chen relaxed with a smile and said, "Continue eating!"

The imperial examinations are over, some families rejoice while others weep.

Faced with this incredibly difficult exam, most candidates left the palace grumbling and complaining. Some of the more pessimistic ones had even started making plans for their next steps.

Anyway, they have at least the status of a Jinshi scholar, plus the title of "Imperial Scholar," so even if they queue for a position for a short time, they won't be able to get an official position. However, relying on these two identities, it would definitely be possible to find a wealthy local official as their husband.

As for the matter of Hou Yushu, after the initial uproar, it gradually subsided.

After all, no one would truly remember a deceased person, let alone one who had offended the current prince. No one would care about him anymore.

It's a pity about Xu Junlou.

He hadn't yet seen Hou Yushu run naked to the capital.

Apart from this, what Xu Junlou cared about most was the results of the imperial examination.

He has a strong sense of confidence that he will definitely succeed this time.

In the evening, as soon as Uncle Xu Changqing returned home, Xu Junlou immediately went up to him and tried to get information indirectly.

Xu Junlou was somewhat disappointed.

At this point, Xu Changqing added: "However, when your paper was brought up, Your Highness asked me to take a look with him. Judging from his expression, he seemed at least satisfied with your work, if not outright pleased."

Xu Junlou's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed with delight, "That's great!"

"Don't get too excited."

Xu Changqing sat down, and Xu Junlou, very perceptive, poured him a cup of hot tea.

Xu Changqing took the teacup and looked at Xu Junlou, sighing softly: "The situation is changing too quickly now. I actually regret pushing you in. If possible, I even thought about letting you give up this imperial examination and wait for the next one."aiting for Li Chen to ask, he went straight to the point and said: "I have already contacted some truly reliable generals, and they guarantee that in the Jingji region, more than 20,000 troops can be...