Song Yuan was different from what she imagined.

Xue Qing didn't hear this name much, the first time was Yang Jingchang's mouth about the, then the Zhong Shisan incident, and the third time was to tell the truth about the Huangsha Road fire, all with a strong color, the character of Song Yuan is very simple and clear in her heart, a low-level official, seized an opportunity to assassinate the queen's surrender to the power minister Qin Tangong, and has risen to the top ever since.

Yicheng was born, and he did not hesitate to burn the whole city for personal gain, although as the saying goes, people should not be good-looking, but Xue Qing still sketched the image of a thin and slightly sinister middle-aged man, and now Song Yuan, who appears in sight, is indeed a middle-aged man, and his figure is not tall, but his face is white and dignified, and his eyes are always erratic and a little slippery, and that's all.

With a smile on his face, the movement of his hands weakened the prestige of the official, but on the other hand, it seemed amiable to the unfamiliar.

Of course, there are no people here who are unfamiliar with him, so the gaze at him is very strange and complicated, this person who relied on despicable means to ascend to the top, and after taking the position, he used his power to do a lot of evil, but the power of the world was helpless, which made people disdain, hate and fear.

This kind of emotion is moral for most people here, but for Xue Qing, this is the first enemy he has seen, well, for Emperor Baozhang.

Xue Qing looked at Song Yuan who was walking, his expression was calm, and a lot of officials came in front and back, in addition to those wearing official robes and those wearing ordinary long shirts, those should be examiners, some in their forties and some with gray hair.... Song Yuan, who was originally walking in front, turned around and stretched out his hand to one of the gray-haired old men with a smile on his face, looking enthusiastic.

The gray-haired old man was in his sixties and had a good demeanor, although he was wearing civilian clothes with a bit of majesty in his movements, he only nodded lightly at Song Yuan's enthusiasm.

The hall was quiet enough to hear their whispers.

“... Old man, please first. Please take a seat..."

“.. Haha-sama Song, please... I'm not a Xiangye this time, I'm an examiner..."

Xiangye?

There are only two prime ministers in the court, one Wang Lieyang and one Chen Sheng... It is impossible for Wang Lieyang to preside over the feed to leave the capital, so this Xiangye... It is said that Chen Sheng took the initiative to ask to be an examiner.

It's Chen Xiangye!

The candidates in the hall reacted and immediately commotioned, Chen Sheng was born in the family of poetry, entered the imperial examination, and was a model for scholars in the world, and although he was also a minister, he was recuperating most of the time and did not participate in court affairs, compared to Wang Lieyang, he made people feel more peaceful and amiable....

Humility and courtesy, generosity and benevolence... And so on praise words whispered among the candidates, Xue Qing smiled when he heard it, in fact, there is another sentence that everyone may ignore, sometimes doing more is wrong, and doing less is liked, okay, she is a villain.

Over there, Song Yuanqian asked Chen Sheng, Chen Sheng refused, and the officials quickly took their seats in front, Chen Sheng still insisted on going to both sides with the other examiners, Song Yuan didn't insist anymore, and he and the officials of Guozijian stood in the middle.

Looking at the beings standing quietly in the hall, Song Yuan raised his hand and smiled: "All the world's heroes, please take a seat." ”

I thought there would be a long speech, this is really neat and good, even if there is a lot of contempt for Song Yuan in his heart, all the beings still showed a smile, like a tide of salute and then sat down, Xue Qing Congshan was inconspicuous among the hundreds of candidates, and the maids outside poured in like a tide, putting the wine and food on the table one by one, and the musicians behind the curtain in the hall also began to play.

Xue Qing looked at the dishes on the table, and listened to Zhang Shuangtong report the name of the dish.

"This is the lamb belly of Shandong..."

“.. Lettuce dumplings in Nanjing..."

“... This ham is from Pujiang... Look at the Pujiang candidates over there, the tears are about to flow, it must be very authentic..."

Pang An in front also heard it and looked back and smiled: "Young Master Shuangtong knows a lot. ”

Zhang Shuangtong said: "I just like to eat, drink and have fun... Yes, the gentleman is really big and sincere, and has prepared so many state capital specialties, so that candidates from all over the country can be happy..."Watching the maid bring a few more dishes, she babbled, her eyes were full of joy, "There is also Xiliang, Beixia..."

Pang An said: "Fortunately, I didn't eat before I came, otherwise it would be a pity to face these delicacies." ”

Zhang Shuangtong looked at the stage with chopsticks and said, "That's not necessarily..."

"This first glass of wine. . . Dedicated to His Majesty the Emperor. He exclaimed.

The sentencing hurriedly put down the chopsticks and picked up the wine glass, shouted in unison Long live Your Majesty, and then followed the officials of the country to salute the first emperor and empress, of course, they also had to take care of the friendly candidates present, preached a good neighborly and friendly, and finally drank with everyone, here he put down the wine glass, and another official over there raised it again, and began to introduce the gentleman's test, expressing the court's thirst for talent, as well as the expectations of all students, and encouraging everyone to go all out for the exam, and in the future, the high school jinshi will enter the official and serve the country.

When this sentence fell, some candidates asked loudly, if it wasn't for the people of Da Zhou, who passed the exam, would they be able to become officials.

The official nodded generously with a smile Of course, I am very honored to let the atmosphere in the hall set off a climax, and everyone raised their glasses again.

Zhang Shuangtong sighed while raising his glass, turned his head and saw that Xue Qing on the side was also raising his glass, but he was holding chopsticks in his left hand, and picked up a piece of steamed fish and put it in his mouth before he had drunk.

Zhang Shuangtong glared: "Sansanlang, do you still use your left hand?"

Xue Qing hummed and reminded him, "It's time to drink, don't be distracted." With that, he smiled and drank the wine as the left and right beings drank it, and the chopsticks in his left hand never let go.

Who is distracted... This kid, Zhang Shuangtong stared and hurriedly drank the wine, and there were officials over there who raised their wine glasses and began to introduce the examiners of this gentleman's examination, these examiners are all well-known big names, and many of them have disappeared, and their appearance made a burst of noise in the hall, and the hands of everyone holding wine glasses did not fall.

Zhang Shuangtong tried to pick up the chopsticks with his left hand while toasting, but he didn't eat the food but embarrassed himself, attracting the attention of the surroundings and had to give up. This is the crucian carp of Shaoxing, and it is the most delicious to eat hot..... Who said that it was not good to eat at the official banquet, it was because they didn't know how to use their left hand, why didn't they practice making chopsticks with their left hand earlier, and regret it.

Although Xue Qing concealed it very well, his every move followed the others, and he didn't even miss a smile and shouting, but he still looked at this side.

Chen Sheng smiled and said, "Young people can really eat." ”