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In the Yanjing City Palace, in front of the study, dozens of dragon guards were still waiting outside the door, letting the torrential rain wash away, motionless like a mountain.

And when a middle-aged man who was about forty years old, wearing a purple official uniform and a pair of narrow phoenix eyes came from a distance, dozens of dragon guards were all respectful, and when the middle-aged man approached, dozens of dragon guards bowed to the middle-aged man in unison.

"Wait!"

The dragon guards are directly ordered by the current saints, but in front of the middle-aged man, they are still very respectful, which has nothing to do with the title of the middle-aged man.

Because, even in front of the prince, they still dare to hold their swords.

However, the middle-aged man is different, he is the candidate of the Zhenguo Mansion of the Great Xia Dynasty, the head of the Thirteen Mansions, the strongest pillar of the dynasty, and the righteous brother of the current saint.

The town of the country is punished, and the country is far away.

Xing Yuanguo looked at the dozens of dragon guards, a faint light flashed in his narrow phoenix eyes, he naturally knew the news of the dragon guards' return to Yanjing, but he didn't ask much.

He is a military general, but also a military candidate, and his duty is to protect the country, so he only protects the country.

As for what he shouldn't know, he never asked, this is the ancestral training left by the Zhenguo Mansion since its establishment.

"Hmm. Xing Yuanguo nodded lightly, didn't say a word to the dragon guard, and walked in directly after Pan's father-in-law pushed open the door.

As soon as he walked into the upper study, Xing Yuanguo saw the corpse in the room that was being covered with a flag, and next to the corpse, there were two dragon guards wearing armor.

His face changed slightly, but he didn't ask anything, just quietly walked to the side, and then bowed down and knelt down.

"See the Emperor. ”

"Xingqing, hurry up, how is the injury of this child?" said Saint Shang Lin Mubai as he stood up from the dragon chair, and then. personally walked in front of Xing Yuanguo to support.

"Man, it's nothing to shed a little blood, it's only his own strength that is blamed, this time the incident was caused by Qing Sui, who mistakenly brought the demon clan into the martial arts test, so that the princess was injured, and the minister is also responsible for poor supervision, and I hope that the emperor will punish him severely!" Xing Yuanguo did not stand up immediately, but insisted on kneeling on the ground.

"The spies of the demon clan have always been difficult to prevent, and the criminal secretary does not have to blame himself. Get up quickly, I have summoned you today for a matter of state affairs. Saint Lin Mubai once again raised his hand up.

Xing Yuanguo didn't insist this time, but quickly stood up.

"Your Majesty, please command!"

"The Dao Code has 3,000 volumes, and the Heavenly Dao has thirty-six weights, since the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty, it has been collecting thirty-six Heavenly Dao Holy Tablets, and there are now thirteen in the Holy Garden, and there are nine in the Heavenly Dao Pavilion. Other Heavenly Dao Holy Monuments have been scattered all over the place, and the importance of this Heavenly Dao Holy Monument should be clear to the Secretary of Justice. ”

"What does the emperor mean?"

"Zhenguo Mansion and Beimo Shenhou Mansion have always had a close relationship, and this time the holy miracle fell on Cangling Mountain, Huai'an County, Xinhe Prefecture, Beimo. I hope you can make a visit yourself. ”

"Why don't you let the Shenhou Mansion take it directly?"

"I'm afraid that with the power of the Divine Houfu alone, it can't be perfect, and the terrain in Cangling Mountain should be known, and it hasn't been fully explored for hundreds of years. If the army dares to enter the mountains, I am afraid that there will be losses, in addition. After the appearance of the holy miracle, the dragon guard has been intercepted and killed on the road, and one of the dragon guards has been lost......"

"It's a demon?"

"Hmm. ”

"The minister understands, the minister will leave now!"

"The dragon guards listen to the order, this time Cangling Mountain and their party, they must protect the safety of the prisoners, if there is an accident, they will all be killed!" Saint Lin Mubai heard Xing Yuanguo agree, and his eyes also turned to the two dragon guards next to him.

"Obey!" the two dragon guards immediately knelt down when they heard this.

"Xingqing remembers that safety is the first priority, no matter how important the Heavenly Dao Holy Monument is, it can't be compared with the Zhenguo Mansion, Xingqing has to be very careful!"

"Emperor Xie cares!" Xing Yuanguo nodded and bowed down directly.

The two dragon guards standing next to the corpse got up instantly, and then followed behind Xing Yuanguo......

......

In Pingyang Mansion, there is a faint medicinal fragrance in the elegant attic, Pingyang is lying on the bed helplessly, there seems to be tears hidden in his big clear eyes, and his small mouth is raised high.

And next to her, there was also a girl wearing a pink smoke gauze skirt, a snow-white fluffy belt, showing the girl's delicate figure extremely perfectly.

The big black eyes were extremely bright, and the stars seemed to twinkle in them, and the hair like a popping cloth fell to the waist, and an emerald green bead flower was obliquely inserted on the head, delicate and refined.

"Sister Yan, I don't want to lie down, I want to go horseback riding......" Pingyang looked at Chi Guyan who was sitting next to her, and his tone was extremely begging.

"Yes, then do you want to ride your Snow Jade, or ride the Nine Emperors' Purple Electric Oolong Pony?" Chi Guyan smiled slightly, revealing a touch of world-class brilliance.

"Sister Yan has a way to let me ride the Purple Electric Oolong Pony? Brother Jiu is stingy, I have asked him for it several times but have not borrowed it, Sister Yan really has a way?"

"Well, but only when you're healed. ”

"Uh......h Okay!" Pingyang stuck out his tongue, revealing a painful expression, and then buried his little head in the quilt, but before burying it in the quilt, the corners of his mouth were crossed with a treacherous expression.

Chi Guyan looked at Pingyang, who was hiding in the quilt, a hint of pampering appeared in the corner of his eyes, and then, he stood up from the chair lightly, walked slowly to the window, and looked at the flowers shaking in the rainstorm outside the attic.

"Did you break the broken bridge, the twin stele stone and the stone house, and got the sword of Mengtian...... I'm afraid King Duan and the crown prince are going to do it, right?"

"A deputy commander, entering the martial arts test? The first sneak attack was Xing Qingsui, and then the target was set on Fang Zhengzhi......'s body?

"Is it in the middle of the Light Realm? Paying such a big price to sneak attack a person? If it's just to strangle the cradle, then isn't it more certain to do it on the road?"

"The sacrifice is so great, it's just to delay the progress of the court test, no! It seems that there are other schemes, the dragon guard has lost a dragon master, and the city gate has been attacked by an unknown one, it seems that ...... It's to lure the snake out of the hole! But which snake is it leading?"

"Duanwang and the crown prince are all implicated in the court test, so it is...... Zhenguofu! It is necessary to lead the Zhenguofu...... I'm afraid the demons will have to pay a little bit this time, what will it be?"

Chi Guyan's eyes shone brightly. But the expression on his face was still extremely calm, just standing quietly in front of the window, looking up at the torrential rain that had not stopped......

......

At night, the East Palace is brightly lit.

Prince Lin Tianrong was still wearing the white dragon brocade dress when he went out, but his expression was extremely gloomy, but he never spoke.

Because, below him sat Yu Yiping.

If Yu Yiping doesn't speak, he can not speak.

"Drop it!" I don't know how long it took. Yu Yiping finally gritted his teeth, an imperial academy superintendent is very important, but it is precisely because it is too important.

He had to give up, because this was an overseer who had lost his trust, and he could become a dark chess piece that affected the overall situation.

"Teacher...... I won't do anything to be sorry for Prince Ben. Prince Lin Tianrong didn't argue directly, but just muttered quietly.

"The prince wants to sit firmly in the East Palace. It is necessary to consider the worst, even if it is a 1 in 10,000 chance, it is necessary to nip him in the bud and affect the overall situation. The prince should understand!"

"What is my father going to do?"

"King Duan's intercession for Han Changfeng must have earned a reputation for cherishing talents in front of the saint, so he simply pushed the boat down the river. Shake out the matter of Han Changfeng's intention to tamper with the text test volume, so that the saint will inevitably be suspicious of King Duan's intercession for Han Changfeng. If Han Changfeng really plans the overall situation for the crown prince, he should be guilty of negligent investigation if he bites King Duan!"

"But in this way, the teacher will definitely die, and I am afraid that the Han Mansion will also ......."

"Those who plan the overall situation should be decided, Han Changfeng's son will secretly arrange it, and when the time comes, when the prince ascends the throne, his son can also clear his name and re-enter the court!"

"The teacher's teachings over the years, as well as the merits......" Prince Lin Tianrong was a little unbearable.

From childhood to adulthood, he was taught and raised by Han Changfeng, although Han Changfeng committed the crime of negligence this time, but if he is willing to intercede for Han Changfeng with King Duan, then, after the matter subsides, Han Changfeng will not die, and it is even possible that he will be demoted to a higher level and continue to be retained.

"This matter must be carried out quickly, otherwise when the Holy Lord urges it, the pressure on the side of the Criminal Department will be even greater, and the prince must not be merciful for a moment and lose the opportunity!" Yu Yiping's eyes flashed.

"This ......" Prince Lin Tianrong hesitated.

"Prince!"

"Why does my father have to ...... Alas...... Well, just according to what Father Xiang said!"

"The prince is decisive, and the old minister will swear to follow!" Yu Yiping also stood up at this time, and actually knelt down directly in front of Lin Tianrong.

"Father, please get up!" Seeing this scene, Prince Lin Tianrong immediately stood up from his chair, but a faint light flashed in the corner of his eye.

......

Two days later, the rain stopped, but the wind did not stop, and the raging wind blew in Yanjing City, setting off waves of wind and waves, so that the sky of Yanjing City was always in a gloomy.

In the court hall in the early morning, hundreds of officials stood quietly, and the saint Lin Mubai sat on the dragon chair, but his face was not very good-looking, the reason was that the court examination case handed over by the Criminal Department had been finalized.

As the secretary of the criminal department of the Great Xia Dynasty, although 'Wan Chong' is nearly fifty years old and his hair is a little gray, he has always been vigorous and resolute in doing things, not to mention, this matter is still related to the most important court test, and there is the saint personally supervised, and the prince secretly instructed, he naturally showed a very fast style of doing things.

Han Changfeng's several major crimes were quickly listed, including Han Changfeng's confession drawn by himself, confirming that he intended to tamper with Fang Zheng's essay papers, and pointed out Duanwang Lin Xinjue's various misdeeds in this matter.

As for why the misinvestigation and not complicity?

The reason is very simple, Han Changfeng is the crown prince, this is something that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty know, if it is said that he is ordered by Duanwang Lin Xinjue, who can believe it?

"Han Changfeng intends to tamper with the text test paper?!"

Such a crime is tantamount to a bolt from the blue, which shocked the entire court, but this matter has been personally admitted and detained by Han Changfeng, but it is ironclad evidence.

The officials were shocked, but no one objected.

Duan Wang Lin Xinjue's face was pale, and he looked at the crown prince Lin Tianrong who was standing in the court, he didn't expect that his brother was so ruthless in his heart.

This also strengthened his belief in the battle for the throne in his heart.

Because, he knew that if he lost in the face of the battle for the throne, then the fate in the future may be even worse than that of Han Changfeng today.

As Prince Duan, he is in charge of the military gate.

It is the first time he has participated in the court test, and of course he can bear the crime of failure to investigate, but this also means that he will no longer be able to intervene in the future court test.

Prince Lin Tianrong's face was calm, and if he gave up Han Changfeng, the position of the imperial academy superintendent was equivalent to being empty, but he didn't think that Duan Wang Lin Xinjue could win a yard in this position.

So......

The Imperial Academy was still under his control.

The case of the court test was temporarily settled because of Han Changfeng's voluntary confession, and the next thing is naturally to deal with the remaining matters of the court test, such as the arrangement of the later stage of the martial arts test.

You can't have no rankings, right?

So, there was a proposal to compare again, but it was impossible to compare it all, after all, that would be tantamount to announcing the incompetence of the Imperial Academy to the people of the whole country.

Moreover, most of the candidates were seriously injured by the demon attack this time, and if they competed immediately, it would be somewhat unfair.

So, after nearly an hour of deliberation.

In the end, it was decided to add a preliminary examination before the temple examination, so that it would not affect the holding of the palace examination as scheduled, and would allow the injured candidates enough time to recover.

After the matter of the court test was completely decided, the eyes of the hundred officials finally became unanimous, because they all knew that there was still an important matter to be mentioned.

That is the sword left by the Holy Heaven God of War Mengtian!

"Your Majesty, the identity of the demon clan that appeared in the Holy Heaven World this time has been ascertained, and it has been determined that it is the deputy capital of the shadow domain in the ten domains of the demon clan, Shadow Mountain!" Of course, Shangshu Wan Chong of the Criminal Department would not directly raise his sword.

Because, that was the most stupid act, and without knowing the holy will, all he needed to do was to let the courtiers know the power of the sword.

"It's really Kageyama?!"

"I heard that Kageyama is the strength of the middle stage of the Huiguang Realm, Fang Zhengzhi has just stepped into the Amaterasu Realm, how can he be killed?"

"It seems to have obtained the sword of the Holy Heaven God of War Mengtian. ”

"I didn't expect that with a sword, I could actually kill Kageyama, it's really terrifying. ”

Hearing the words of Shang Shu Wan Chong of the Criminal Department, the officials also began to discuss, and all of them had shocked expressions on their faces, while the crown prince Lin Tianrong and Duan Wang Lin Xinjue stood quietly above the court.

Naturally, they were waiting, waiting for the most suitable time, throwing out the most suitable reason, and then, the ownership of the sword fell into the hands of the most suitable person.

(The two chapters add up to 8,000 words, and it's almost three shifts in the usual way, and the yard is half past four in the morning, and no one says that I broke my promise, right? )