A hurried bell rang.

All candidates stand up, and the time for answering the questions is up.

Lu Fang looked at the test papers that he had checked and were accurate, and walked out of the examination room satisfied.

At this time, Liu Tailai stretched his waist, yawned, and after signaling to the people in the hall, he also walked out of the examination room with satisfaction, and there was a blank test paper on the table that had not even been signed

......

Three days later, in the year 717 of the Nanxuan calendar, March 19.

That is, three days after the palace examination, the sun is shining, the sky is clear, and all the palace examination candidates go to the Jinluan Treasure Hall to wait for the imperial court to announce the list.

When Lu Fang arrived at the hall, he found that all the candidates had come and stood in a row at the entrance of the hall, and Lu Fang also found a place behind him to stand.

A group of candidates, full of classes, but no one was noisy, very quiet.

Lu Fang looked forward, and saw a tall burly man sitting on the throne directly above the hall, wearing a golden dragon robe and a crown on his head.

There were three people standing under the throne, namely Liu Xiong, the chief examiner of this palace examination, Liu Taishi, and Jiang Wei, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, as well as a white-eyed eunuch.

Soon after all the candidates came, the white-eyed eunuch screamed in a duck-like voice: "The auspicious time has come!

After speaking, in the hall, except for the man sitting on the dragon, they all knelt down and shouted in unison: "See my emperor! Long live my emperor!"

The man sitting on the dragon looked calm, waved his hand, and said calmly: "Zhong Aiqing is flat!"

"Thank you, Emperor!" everyone stood up.

After the salute, the hall instantly fell silent again, and the man sitting above the hall never looked at the candidates or officials below from beginning to end, at this time, I saw him stretch out a hand, flip his palm, and stare at his hand very intently, as if he did not let go of any trace of change.

"I've been busy lately, and I haven't been able to preside over the palace examination in person, so I hope the scholars won't be surprised!" said the man sitting on the dragon's seat suddenly.

"The emperor is busy!The dragon is healthy!" the scholars replied.

After finishing speaking, the white-eyed eunuch said sharply: "Announce the list!"

The hall rang with the sound of bells, and a high-ranking civil servant wearing a white coat and a black black veil came to the court, holding a rolled-up golden imperial list in front of his head.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu took the imperial list and untied the rope.

With a bang, the emperor list opened.

Seeing the emperor list open, there was a sudden commotion in the hall, but it was quiet again in an instant.

Although all the candidates who participated in the palace examination did not fall off the list, this ranking is very important, and all candidates are looking forward to it.

......

"The first place in the first class jinshi - Liu Tailai" is still the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Suddenly, there was a commotion in the hall, and no one would have thought that this year's Jinke champion would be Liu Tailai.

The slightest fluctuation in the hall could not escape the mind of the emperor in the hall, and when he saw a commotion, there seemed to be signs of chaos, and the dragon's eyebrows furrowed.

"Silence!" the white-eyed eunuch shouted loudly when he saw that Long Yan was angry.

The hall was silent again, and the scholars just looked at each other, not daring to make a sound.

"Second place in the first class jinshi - Yang Zhiyuan"

"The third place in the first class jinshi - Li Guotao"

......

"The last of the top three jinshi - Zhao Xuehai"

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu announced the emperor list in one go, and everyone was on the list, but there was only one name missing, that is-Lu Fang.

At this moment, Lu Fang was a little depressed, and before he could react, an attendant brought another holy decree.

The white-eyed eunuch took the holy decree, opened it, and preached:

"Fengtian carrier, Emperor Wuxuan summoned and said: Bold scholar Lu Fang, hand in a blank scroll, insult the saint, deprive all fame, never be hired, never allowed to participate in the imperial examination again. Chin!"

As soon as this summoning was announced, Lu Fang under the hall instantly went wild, pushed aside the crowd, ran forward, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, the student has been wronged, and the student has never handed in a blank paper!"

At this time, the Taishi who was standing under the dragon seat suddenly stepped forward: "Bold thief!

Hearing this, Lu Fang raised his head, looked ahead, was not afraid or angry, and said sonorously: "Who is the thief? Who is bullying the king!

"Bold!" said the Grand Master.

Above the court, Lu Fang and Taishi looked at each other like this.

"I will hand over the white paper of the holy decree, can the Taishi have evidence?" Lu Fangyi said solemnly.

"Come on, get the evidence!" said the Taishi angrily.

At this time, an attendant respectfully walked over with a rolled test paper.

Taishi took the test paper, threw it away, and smashed it on Lu Fang's body.

The latter bent down to pick up the test paper on the ground and opened it, only to see a blank test paper with white flowers. Directly above the test paper, the name of Lu Fang is duly signed.

Seeing this, Lu Fang was crazy and laughed: "Bold scholar! bold thief! Bullying the king and saint! haha——"

At this moment, Lu Fang was completely out of shape.

The emperor who was sitting on the throne had been silent, he had previously felt that this Lu Fang was a bit heroic, but when he saw him after the gaffe, he couldn't help but despise in his heart, and even felt that this person was a little arrogant.

"I have come this time to meet with all the scholars, and secondly, to congratulate all the scholars. You are the pillars of our country, and I wish you all a prosperous and prosperous career in our country in the future. The emperor said: "After the announcement is completed, I still have something to do, so I will leave it at that." ”

After the emperor finished speaking, he was about to leave, but suddenly turned to face the Taishi and said: "Taishi, recently, I and the national teacher have been busy with the immortal road, and the mundane affairs in the court will be handed over to you to take care of, don't make trouble for me!"

After the emperor finished speaking, he turned to leave, but a thick voice came, as if it was the voice of a martial arts master with internal force: "Thinking that this son is young, I will not punish him for capital crimes, and the Taishi can deal with it with full authority......"

"Thank you, Emperor!" the Taishi bent down and sent the emperor away.

"Ha-ha-ha-there is no way to faint the king, there is no way to faint the king, the omen of the country!" Lu Fang laughed maniacally.

"Come on, drag the bold thief Lu Fang out, and divide the five horses into corpses!" said the Taishi angrily.

The master spoke, and then two guards with knives came up to the hall, and all the scholars dared to be angry but did not dare to speak.

At this time, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, who was standing on the side, took two steps forward, approached the Taishi and said: "Taishi, there is a word in the Holy Word, do not cure this son for capital crimes!"

Taishi and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu glanced at each other and said, "Drag it down, take fifty blames, and throw it out of the city gate!"

......

Entering the temple early in the morning, Lu Fang thought that his life was about to change, and he could repay the neighbors who raised him, but he never thought that there would be such a change.

At feeding time, a light rain fell in the sky, and Lu Fang, who had fainted on the yellow mud outside the city gate, woke up from the pain, covered in blood, and a green shirt was also dyed yellow by the yellow muddy water.

Lu Fang struggled to get up, feeling pain all over his body, and the world was spinning.

The rain falling from the sky carried a hint of coolness, which made him sober up a little again.

Looking towards the city gate, the tall city wall looks so hideous at the moment. There is also an imperial list posted at the gate of the city, and many people are stopping to watch.

Jinke champion - Liu Tailai......

Lu Fang smiled sarcastically, turned around and left.

Lu Fang was an orphan adopted by a poor family, and after the age of eight, he was raised by his neighbors, because he grew up with different loves and suffered differently, so he had justice and justice in his heart, and his character was strong and he loved and hated clearly, but he didn't want to cause trouble.

It's really character that determines fate, and it's hard to get a noble son from a poor family?!

In order to repay the kindness of his neighbors, Lü Fang could study hard without distraction, and after seeing the evil and corruption of the imperial court, Lü Fang could also leave without a trace of concern.

Walking aimlessly, Lu Fang was upset and didn't know where to go.

Although the road of the imperial examination, his Lu Fang's personal mentality can advance and retreat, but the environment in which he grew up has no road left for him to walk, no matter what kind of road he takes, he Lu Fang has no home, no road, he must take his own way out.

At the age of eight, he entered a private school, and at the age of twelve, Lu Fang could not forget the happiness of the neighbors after the middle lift, and set up a long banquet to celebrate him, and local squires and officials came to give gifts and congratulations.

At this moment, he has no way to go, and there is no way to retreat, in short, in Nanxuan Kingdom, in the sphere of influence of Taishi, there is no place for him Lu Fang at all.

Unconsciously, the sky was about to get dark, and Lu Fang walked into the depths of the purple green mountains outside the capital.

At this moment, he actually walked to the side of a cliff.

The cliff was bottomless, and Lu Fang was stunned and stopped.

Two lines of hot tears ran down her cheeks.

Lu Fang thought of his adoptive parents, reluctant to eat, reluctant to wear, and pulled him up with hard work, and also thought of Granny Wang's east family borrowing, and the west family making up, and holding silver taels to pay his tuition and buy clothes, as well as Aunt Li and Uncle Hai......

"God, it is said that there is no endless road to the sky, today I Lu Fang traveled to the end of the mountains and rivers, since the sky is going to kill me, what is there to be afraid of death!" Lu Fang shouted loudly: "Daddy, the child will repay your kindness in the next life! Aunt Li, Uncle Hai, and Granny Wang, your kind child will be repaid in the next life! Today, I, Lu Fang, are for the sake of heaven and justice, so why not die!"

With that, Lu Fang jumped towards the cliff without hesitation......