One day, Emperor Taizong came to the court and summoned all the civil and military officials. After completing the worship ceremony, the prime minister Wei Zheng walked out of the queue and said:"At present, the country is peaceful and peaceful in all directions. We should follow the practice of the ancients, open examination halls, select and recruit talented people, and promote and appoint talents, so as to promote the governance and development of the country."


    After hearing this, Emperor Taizong agreed:"Aiqing''s suggestion is very reasonable."


    Therefore, he ordered the posting of the recruitment notice and released it to the whole country: no matter which prefecture or county, whether it is a soldier or a commoner, as long as he is a learned scholar, fluent in writing, and proficient in all three examinations, he can go to Chang''an to take the exam.


    When the announcement of the imperial court reached Haizhou, a man named Chen Qi, whose character was Guangrui, saw it.


    He immediately returned home and said to his mother Zhang:"The imperial court released a yellow list and announced that it would open an examination hall in the southern province to select talented people. I want to take this exam. If you are lucky enough to get a half-official position, you can not only honor your ancestors and make a name for yourself, but also let your wife get a title, your children and grandchildren enjoy the grace, and make the family glorious. This is my ambition for this trip, and I hereby report to you and ask for your consent."


    Zhang replied:"My child, you are a reader, just as the saying goes''Learn at a young age and walk strong.'', this is exactly what you should do. However, you must be more careful on the way to the exam. Once you pass the exam and become an official, you should also return as soon as possible."


    Therefore, Guangrui ordered the servants at home to prepare their luggage, then said goodbye to her mother, and accelerated her pace to Chang''an.


    When she arrived in Chang''an, it happened to be the day of the opening of the examination hall, and Guang Rui successfully took the exam.


    After the exam, he was selected. In the following examination, he gave excellent answers to three strategic questions. In the end, the King of Tang personally selected him as the champion with a royal pen, and let him ride a horse on Chang''an Street for three days to show his glory.


    Unexpectedly, they came to the mansion of Prime Minister Yin Kaishan when they were playing. Prime Minister Yin had a daughter who had not left the cabinet, named Wen Jiao, also known as Mantang Jiao, who was not married yet.


    At this time, the Yin family was building a colorful building, preparing to choose a son-in-law by throwing hydrangea balls.It happened that Chen Guangrui happened to pass by from downstairs. The young lady saw Chen Guangrui''s outstanding talent at a glance. When she learned that he was the champion of the new department, she was very happy, so she threw down the hydrangea and just hit the black gauze hat on Chen Guangrui''s head.


    Then, a melodious sound of xiao music came from upstairs. More than a dozen maids came downstairs, grabbed Chen Guangrui''s horse''s head, and welcomed the new champion into the prime minister''s house to get married.


    Prime Minister Yin and his wife immediately walked out of the lobby, ordered the guest master of ceremonies to preside over the wedding, and betrothed the young lady to Chen Guangrui. They worshiped heaven and earth first, then the couple worshiped each other, and then visited their father-in-law and mother-in-law.


    Prime Minister Yin ordered his subordinates to arrange a banquet, and everyone drank happily all night. Finally, Chen Guangrui and the young lady walked into their cave hand in hand.


    At about three o''clock in the morning the next day, Emperor Taizong of Tang sat on the splendid Jinluan Treasure Hall, and the civil and military officials came to the court one after another. Emperor Taizong asked the ministers:"What official positions should Chen Guangrui, the champion of the new department, be awarded?"


    Prime Minister Wei Zheng replied:"The minister checked all the official vacancies in various states and counties and found that Jiangzhou was missing a state official. Please appoint him as the governor of Jiangzhou."


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    Emperor Taizong then ordered Chen Guangrui to be appointed as the head of Jiangzhou, and immediately asked him to prepare for departure without delay. Chen Guangrui gratefully withdrew from the court., returned to the prime minister''s house, after discussing with his wife, said goodbye to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and the couple went to Jiangzhou to take office together.


    When they left Chang''an and embarked on a journey, it was late spring. The breeze was gentle, the willow branches were swaying green, the drizzle was drizzling, and the petals were more delicate.


    Chen Guangrui brought his wife home and paid a visit to her mother Zhang.


    Zhang said happily:"Congratulations to my son, who not only won the first prize in high school, but also got married again."


    Chen Guangrui replied:"It''s all because of my mother''s blessing. I was lucky enough to be the first prize and was also won by the emperor.When I passed by the Prime Minister Yin''s house, I happened to meet a hydrangea throwing to invite marriage. Prime Minister Meng betrothed the young lady to me. Now the imperial court has appointed me as the governor of Jiangzhou, and I specially came to pick up my mother and go to take office with me."


    Zhang was very happy to hear this and began to pack up and prepare to leave.


    After a few days on the road, they settled down at Liu Xiaoer''s house in Wan Flower Shop.


    At this time, Zhang Shi suddenly felt unwell and said to Chen Guangrui:"I don''t feel well. I''ll recupeate in the store for two days before leaving."


    Chen Guangrui listened to her mother''s advice. The next morning, he saw a man selling a golden carp in front of the store.


    Chen Guangrui bought this fish with her usual money and planned to make it for her mother. But when he saw the sparkling eyes of the carp, he was very surprised and said:"I heard that if a fish or snake''s eyes sparkle, it must not be an ordinary thing!"


    So he asked the fisherman where the fish was caught, and the fisherman replied that it was caught in the Hongjiang River fifteen miles away from the city. So Chen Guangrui put the fish back into the flood river.


    After returning to the store, he told his mother about this matter. Zhang said:"Releasing is a good thing, and I am very happy about it."


    Chen Guangrui said again:"We have been living in this store for three days. Due to the tight deadline of the imperial court, I plan to leave tomorrow. I don''t know if my mother''s health is better?"


    Zhang said:"I''m not feeling well. It''s hot on the road now. I''m afraid it will aggravate my condition. You can rent a room here and let me live there temporarily. Leave some tolls here. You two go to take office first, and come back to pick me up when autumn cools down."


    After discussing with his wife, Guangrui rented a house and left the travel fee for his mother. The couple set off after saying goodbye to their mother.Difficult and dangerous all the way, they got up early and rested late, and unknowingly arrived at the Hongjiang Ferry.


    I saw the boatman Liu Hong and Li Biao rowing to the shore to greet them. Perhaps this was a disaster destined for Guang Rui''s previous life, which made him meet this enemy.


    Guangrui ordered the servant to carry the luggage on the boat. When the couple were about to get on the boat, Liu Hong saw Miss Yin at a glance. Her face was as round as the full moon, her eyes were as bright as autumn waves, her cherry mouth, and a slender waist like a wicker. It can really be said that she had a beautiful face that could make fish sink to the bottom and geese land, as well as make the moon hidden and flowers ashamed. Shameful posture.


    Liu Hong suddenly had evil thoughts, so he conspired with Li Biao to row the boat to a remote and deserted place. When the night was quiet, he first killed the servant, then killed Guang Rui, and pushed both bodies into the water.


    When the young lady saw that her husband was killed, she also wanted to throw herself into the water to kill herself. Liu Hong hugged her and said:"If you obey me, nothing will happen! If you don''t obey, I will kill you with one knife!"


    The young lady had no choice but to agree temporarily and obeyed Liu Hong. The villain crossed the ship to the south bank and handed it over to Li Biao for management. He put on Guangrui''s official uniform, took the certificate of the government, and took the young lady to Jiangzhou to take office.


    It is said that the body of the domestic servant killed by Liu Hong went with the flow, but Chen Guangrui''s body sank to the bottom of the water and did not drift away.


    At this time, a night fork patrolman at Hongjiangkou found the situation and quickly reported it to Longgong.


    It happened that the Dragon King was ascending to the temple, and the night fork hurriedly reported:"Now at the mouth of the Hongjiang River, I don''t know who killed a reader and left the body at the bottom of the water."


    After hearing this, the Dragon King immediately ordered people to carry the body. After careful examination, he said:"This person is my former life-saving benefactor. How could he be murdered? As the saying goes, the grace of a drop of water should be repaied by the spring. I will definitely save his life today to repay his kindness."


    Therefore, the Dragon King wrote an official letter and sent the night fork to deliver it to the city god of Hongzhou and the god of land, asking them to hand over Chen Guangrui''s soul to save his life.The god of the city and the god of the land immediately ordered the kid to hand over Chen Guangrui''s soul to the night fork.


    The night fork returned to the Crystal Palace with his soul and reported to the Dragon King. The Dragon King asked:"Whose surname is your scholar? Where did you come from? Why did you come here and be killed again?"