Chapter 812: Prefect, Cao Qingsheng

There are thousands of children of the Qin family, and anyone of the right age can participate in the competition and fight for the twenty places.

There are a total of six arenas in the martial arts arena, which are really not enough for these people to compare. They will definitely not be able to select the twenty most outstanding people within a day or two.

Fortunately, the enrollment of Qijue Sect has not officially started yet. Now the imperial court has issued a decree to all states, counties, and prefectures, and asked officials in the respective regions to recruit the most outstanding young talents in the local area to participate in the assessment of Qijue Sect.

There is actually still one month before the actual assessment time, which is enough time for the local officials to slowly screen.

In the north stand, Qin Yannian, the head of the Qin family, who was wearing a brown gown, sat next to Cao Qingsheng, the prefect of Qingping Prefecture, who was wearing the official uniform of a fourth-grade official. The two of them were watching the competition in the martial arts arena, talking quietly to each other. The young people among them commented.

Qin Yannian picked up the tea cup in his hand and tasted it, then asked with a smile: "Prefect Cao, what do you think of the teachings of the Qin family's children like mine?"

"Those who come from the Qin family are naturally not ordinary people." Cao Qingsheng complimented. Although he is a member of the imperial court and works for the imperial court, it is best for local gangsters like the Qin family to have a good relationship. They can do whatever they want in the future. convenient.

If the two sides broke out, not only would the Qin family be uncomfortable, but his position as the prefect would also be unsafe.

Being able to become the prefect of a place, Cao Qingsheng is naturally not stupid. He understands that the local gentry, wealthy families, and officials are not stupid.

If you want to secure this position, ability comes second. The most important thing is to learn how to balance all parties, how to resolve obstacles and constraints, and how to reach a tacit understanding with the local officials who stay behind.

Cao Qingsheng saw this very clearly and expressed his attitude. As the largest family in Qingping Prefecture, the Qin family did not want to provoke the prefect, so the two parties reached a tacit understanding and had a lot of cooperation in private, which was mutually beneficial. Mutually beneficial, the relationship can be considered harmonious.

Cao Qingsheng raised his chin, looked at a stage in the martial arts arena and said, "But in my opinion, the most outstanding one is Master Ling Qin Chuan. I believe he will definitely pass the Qijue Sect's assessment."

Qin Yannian also looked at the ring, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "It's true that I have worked hard to cultivate him for so many years. This kid has not let me down."

Immediately he looked at the prefect again and asked: "Young lady should also go to Qijuemen to take the assessment this time, right? That little girl left a deep impression on me. She is young but has outstanding talent. I think she will definitely pass." Assessment.”

Cao Qingsheng shook his head, "That girl has some talent, but her temper is too naughty. She never practices hard and is always lazy. If she hadn't been slightly talented, she would have been far away from the young people of her generation."

At this moment, a middle-aged man walked up to the stands and whispered something into Qin Yannian's ear.

Qin Yannian immediately frowned, then relaxed and said with a smile, "Master Magistrate, sit down for a moment, I'll be back soon."

"Okay." Cao Qingsheng didn't ask any more questions and just nodded.

Qin Yannian stood up and walked down from the stands, left the martial arts arena, walked through the corridor and passed through the courtyard. After a while, he came to a small courtyard, and then saw a dozen injured people sitting in the courtyard.

Seeing the arrival of the head of the family, a dozen Qin family members who had been injured by Li Guanhai immediately stood up and saluted.

There was a bloody hole in his shoulder, and the rough-looking man said in an emotional voice: "Master, you are finally here."

Qin Yannian frowned: "What's going on? Why are you covered in wounds?"

The rugged man told the whole story and finally added, "You must make the decision for us."

"A young man injured you?"

Qin Yannian ignored these people's requests, but was shocked that a young man could actually injure them. If he could win alone, it would be easy to say, but in the end, more than a dozen people besieged one of them, and in the end he was beaten to the ground by them. Got off.

He immediately asked: "You said that young man is in Qin Shu's courtyard. Do you know the relationship between the two of them?"

The rough-looking man shook his head, "I don't know, but since they already live together, it means they have a close relationship."

"The relationship is very close..." Qin Yannian was thoughtful.

Even Qin Wei knew that his uncle's younger brother had given birth to a baby with a maid, let alone Qin Yannian.

He retracted his thoughts, looked at the few people and said: "Okay, I know this matter well. I will give you an explanation when the time comes. You all go back to recover."

"Thank you, Master."

After the rugged man and others left one after another, Qin Yannian also left the courtyard and returned to the stands.

Cao Qingsheng asked: "Is there something urgent to do?"

"No." Qin Yannian shook his head, "It's just a trivial matter. It has been resolved."

The two continued to watch the battle.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the sun set over the mountains. Today's competition was temporarily over here, and everyone dispersed.

When Li Guanhai returned to the small courtyard, he found that the light in Qin Shu's room was on. Through the window, he could see her sitting at the table doing handicrafts. The table was lit with red wax and the shadow of the lamp was swaying.

Seemingly hearing the noise coming from outside, Qin Shu turned around and looked over with joy on his face. He put down his needle and thread and ran out, writing a line of words on the paper, "Sit down for a while and I'll bring out the food."

"Um."

Li Guanhai sat down at the stone table, and Qin Shu ran into the kitchen and brought out bowls of food.

"Don't be busy, sit down and eat." Li Guanhai said: "If you are hungry, you can eat first. You don't have to wait for me."

Qin Shu wrote: "If you are not hungry, let's eat together."

Li Guanhai smiled, and the two sat opposite each other and ate.

Suddenly Qin Shu remembered something, put down his chopsticks and ran into the room. After a while, he ran out with a delicate light yellow bag, and then wrote on the paper: "This was dropped by you the day I found you, and it turned out to be..." Forgot it, give it back to you.”

Li Guanhai took the bag and felt a little familiar. When he opened it, there was nothing inside.

"strangeness."

He muttered and put the bag into his arms without looking in detail.

After dinner, it was still early, so Li Guanhai suggested going out for a walk.

He always heard Qin Shu talk about how good and big Qingping Mansion was, which made him want to see it.

Hearing this, Qin Shu looked hesitant and nodded after a while.

After the two of them cleared away the dishes, they left the small courtyard and walked outside the Qin Mansion.

At night, the Qin Mansion was brightly lit, but the lights on the path were still very dim. The two of them walked side by side in the shadows that could not be illuminated by the lights, but they did not attract the attention of the Qin family's children, which made Qin Shu secretly relieved. .

As a result, when he reached the gate of Qin Mansion, he was about to meet Qin Wei and his party who were also going out.