Chapter 1433: County Case No. 1

The master looked at the Golden Coin Sword and thought, "This sword has the effect of suppressing evil spirits. Can it be carried around like the statue of the Earth God, to protect you from being harmed by the evil spirit?"

Jiang Hao thought for a moment and nodded, "It should be more effective than the statue of the Earth God, especially since the evil spirit has been injured by my magic sword, and will definitely retreat next time."

The master was overjoyed when he heard this. Several thoughts flashed through his mind, and he said goodbye to Jiang Hao and went out. Seeing the master hurried to the back house, Jiang Hao knew that he must be going to report to the county magistrate. He turned around and looked at the Golden Coin Sword, and Jiang Hao smiled.

The Golden Coin Sword has not appeared in this world yet. It should have appeared in the Qing Dynasty. Before, the Taoist magic sword was mainly peach wood sword, made of hundred-year-old peach wood, and the better one was hundred-year-old lightning-struck peach wood.

But hundred-year-old peach wood is not so easy to find. It was almost hard to find in the Qing Dynasty. Magic tools became more and more rare. There was no way. Finally, someone invented the Golden Coin Sword, borrowing the energy of the aura condensed on the coins. The effect of the Five Emperors' Golden Coin Sword was much worse than that of the real magic tool.

The Five Emperors' Coins and Gold Swords are divided into the Big Five Emperors and the Small Five Emperors.

The Small Five Emperors in the real world refer to Shunzhi, Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, and Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty. The Big Five Emperors are the Qin, Han, Tang, Song, and Ming Dynasties. Strictly speaking, it is the period of the five emperors Qin Shihuang, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor Taizu of Song, and Emperor Chengzu of Ming. The copper coins issued and used are Qin Banliang, Han Wuzhu, Kaiyuan Tongbao, Song Yuan Tongbao, and Yongle Tongbao.

Jiang Hao made the Five Emperors' Coins and Gold Swords just to fool County Magistrate Wang.

Not long after, the county magistrate came out and changed into a refreshing outfit. When he sat down, he glanced at the Gold Sword that Jiang Hao placed on the table, and his eyes flashed.

The evil ghost said that he had a way to break the statue of the land god. Now I am afraid that only the Gold Sword can save his life.

"Today you saved me and relieved my worries, and you must be rewarded heavily. But if the evil ghost is not removed, I will not be able to sleep well." The county magistrate said.

"When the evil ghost comes again, notify me to take it." Jiang Hao said.

The county magistrate thought, I'm afraid I can't hold on until you come. He hesitated for a moment and said, "I heard from my master that the evil ghost is afraid of the golden sword in your hand, which can make the evil ghost retreat. Why don't you stay here with me? If he comes again, I will have time to call you over."

Jiang Hao looked embarrassed, "Sir, this golden sword is a treasure, given by our ancestors, it is extremely rare and precious."

"How about 500 taels for this time." The county magistrate said.

Jiang Hao smiled indifferently, "Sir, my magic sword is a bit too much in the eyes of the magician, but 5,000 taels is still worth it."

When the county magistrate heard 5,000 taels, his heart ached. He couldn't bear to spend 5,000 taels to buy this thing. If it was on ordinary days, he would definitely be tempted to snatch it, but facing such a strange man who can catch demons and exorcise ghosts, he didn't dare.

As his eyes rolled, an idea came to his mind, "You said before that you would take the county exam this year."

"Yes, sir," Jiang Hao nodded, "My parents died one after another before, and I have been in mourning for several years. This year, I will take the county exam after the mourning period expires."

"I promise you the top ten, no, the top three." The county magistrate lowered his voice.

Jiang Hao thought, it was direct enough, and the fame was promised casually.

Jiang Hao shook his head and said softly, "Sir, county magistrate, Jiang asked himself that he was talented and must be able to get the first place in the exam. If you want to get the fame, I will go and get it myself."

The county magistrate's mouth twitched. He could naturally hear that the scholar was openly asking him for the first place in the exam, and he didn't care about anything else.

He was really greedy.

His first place in the exam had been sold to someone else a long time ago. Three thousand taels, should he return it?

On one side is silver,

On the other side is life.

Alas~ It's all life.

The county magistrate finally gritted his teeth, looked at him and said in a deep voice: "Okay, I'll give you the first place in the case. The gold and silver sword will stay in the county office. If the evil ghost comes again, you have to come out and kill him."

The dirty deal was successfully concluded. Jiang Hao stood up and bowed to the county magistrate. "It's late. Jiang will take his leave. Please hang the five emperors' gold and silver sword in your bedroom. It will protect you from worry. If you go out on weekdays, you can also take it with you."

The county magistrate nodded with satisfaction.

"I have another thing to tell you?" Jiang Hao said.

"What is it?"

"I want to keep the county office secret about my ghost catching tonight. I don't want to make a big fuss in the city. A good scholar is rumored to be a ghost catching Taoist priest." Jiang Hao said.

"Well, it's better to be a scholar. I will tell you." The county magistrate replied.

Jiang Hao left the county office. The county magistrate called the master and asked him to tell him that Jiang Hao's ghost catching should not be spread. Other yamen runners soon informed the streets. Although they would not spread it, the people here today remembered Jiang Hao's appearance.

In the following days, there was no more news about the haunted county office. Later, there were rumors that a master came to take away the evil ghost, and the matter gradually subsided.

A few days passed in a blink of an eye. When the county exam day came, Jiang Hao got up when it was still dark and took a box with examination utensils such as pens, inkstones, and some food. After all, the exam lasted a day, and lunch needed to be solved in it.

He drove the carriage out. Cui Sheng, Han Yi, Zhao Licheng, and Li He were already waiting on the roadside, ready to go to the county together. Because it was dark, Cui Sheng and Zhao Licheng were still holding lanterns. When they saw a carriage coming, the four of them stepped aside, thinking that it was a rich young master going to take the exam, but the carriage stopped when it got close.

"Brother Cui, Brother Zhao, you are here early, get in the car, so as to save some effort." Jiang Hao said.

The four were stunned. Looking at the carriage, which was not gorgeous but still not cheap, they didn't expect that the person in the car was Jiang Hao. "Brother Jiang, where did you get the carriage?"

They are all poor scholars and they all know their net worth. This is like junior high school classmates in a town going to take the high school entrance examination together. An ordinary student they are familiar with suddenly drives over in a Mercedes-Benz and asks them to get in the car and take the exam together.

"Let's talk about it after we get in the car," Jiang Hao said.

Of course it would be best to ride in a car, which is fast and saves effort. The four of them quickly got in the car and rushed to the county seat. Han Yi asked again out of curiosity. Jiang Hao smiled and said, "Don't I owe Mr. Hu some money? That day Suddenly I found an ancient book at home and thought I could sell it for some money. Then I thought about it. I heard that Mr. Hu liked antique books. It would be better to sell it to him directly. Maybe he could get a good price, so I went to his door. I didn't think so. That ancient book is an unique copy of extremely high value. Not only did I pay off the debt, but Mr. Hu also gave me this car as a gift before leaving. "

The four of them were stunned. Li He asked in surprise: "You owe 60 taels, and this carriage is probably no less than a hundred taels. Why are ancient books so valuable?"

"I only remember the name. It's called "Yin and Yang of Heaven and Earth, Joyful Joy and Great Joy". It contains some cultivation methods for men and women. I'm not very clear about it. I just looked through it a few times and thought the book was old, so I held it and gave it a try. idea." Jiang Hao said casually.

"You must be so lucky."

Several people were filled with envy when they heard this. It was really unlucky to be able to sell so much money just by digging out a book from home.

When he arrived at the county school examination room, many students rushing to take the exam had gathered outside. Jiang Hao drove the carriage into an inn and told the shopkeeper that the county exam would be taken for five consecutive days. He was not going to go home during these five days. Running around every day.

When the time is up, people are allowed into the examination room, but they need to be identified before entering, and then they have to search their bodies, and their food boxes and examination tools are also included. Anyone found guilty of cheating will be punished.

The yamen officers who searched were very rough. The pens and inkstones were thrown away with a loud clang, and all the food boxes and food were poured out. They were shoveled on the table and put back in again. Jiang Haoxin asked if this could still be eaten, but the scholars dared to I dare not speak when I am angry.

During the body search, the examinees were brought into the room and asked to strip naked and inspect them inside and out. This was not yet the provincial examination. At that time, they had to live in the examination hall for a few days, and all the quilts they brought in had to be removed and inspected.

When it was Jiang Hao's turn, Jiang Hao put the food box on the table. He had taken the imperial examination before and knew that this was the rule. Even if he took the provincial examination and took the palace examination, he still had to pass this test if he had already achieved fame. He thought to himself , the food has been ruined by them, I can just stop eating it at worst. Anyway, there is a lot of food in the space.

The two government officials in charge of the inspection looked up and saw Jiang Hao suddenly stunned. The two looked at each other, took the examination form and looked at it. Qingxi Zhen Jiang Hao confirmed that he was right.

The two yamen servants were careful when flipping the food boxes and handled them with care. As for the meals Jiang Hao brought, they just opened the food boxes and took a look at them before putting them back. After a quick inspection, they took Jiang Hao into the room to check his health.

"Mr. Jiang, please take a turn." A yamen servant said with a smile.

"Oh, you know me." Jiang Hao was surprised.

"Haha, we brothers were on duty at the county government office that night. We saw clearly the battle between you and the devil, and we were warned not to tell anyone about it afterwards," said a government official.

Jiang Haoxin said, no wonder these two guys were so respectful.

"Should I take off my clothes?" Jiang Hao reached out to unbutton his clothes.

A yamen servant quickly waved his hand, "No, no, it has been checked, there is nothing trapped," he said, passing the food box with both hands, "Mr. Jiang, A thirty-two to A sixty are all good numbers, facing the sun with no wind, and away from the toilet. , where you can pick one.”

Jiang Hao took the food box, nodded his thanks, walked into the examination room, chose a good room in the A-number area, and sat in. The county examination is not as strict as the provincial examination. You can choose the examination room by yourself, so Whoever comes first will have the advantage.

After a lot of trouble, the county examination finally started, and a total of eleven chapters of papers were issued. There was really a lot of content. Jiang Hao looked at the questions, which included nothing more than the Four Books and Five Classics, poems, poems, policies, treatises, and sacred edicts. These things are every bit difficult for him. After scanning the questions, the answers are immediately generated in his mind, written in small block letters with very beautiful fonts.

Others needed to answer questions for a day, but Jiang Hao completed it in just over an hour. He had nothing to do, so he sat there with his eyes closed and practiced.

When he opened his eyes, it was already late in the afternoon, and the cloud board rang. When it was time to hand in the paper, Jiang Hao easily handed it over and left.

He didn't go back at night, so he stayed at the inn. He stayed in the inn for five consecutive days. After finishing the exams in each subject, he finally relaxed. Jiang Hao drove the carriage home. The next step was how the county magistrate would judge the papers. He didn't know if he could get the county exam. Head of case.

Jiang Hao estimated that even if Magistrate Wang did not give him a case, he would definitely have no problem passing the county examination.

It's just that Jiang Hao hates people who break their promises. Hehe, he must ask Zhu Guang to visit his old friend.