It has been two months since the North-South Grand Canal was reopened.

For two months, the waterway was impassable, not to mention how many people who relied on the canal to get by, and there was a great shock in the court.

The old and young in the court could never have imagined that a soft, weak and obedient plant that was eaten by others could cause such a big thing.

Thinking of persuading them everywhere to clean up the water cabbage, many of them are depressed now, but now they don't know where they have gone.

After the canal was opened, Shanshui County gradually returned to its original peaceful life.

The Liu family also received a belated surprise, and Liu Yao was lifted!

The results of the government examination have already come out, but due to the impassability of the waterway, the land route is too slow, waiting for the Liu family to receive the news, the second master of Liu Yao has taken Liu Yao straight to Kyoto to prepare for the next palace examination.

A twenty-year-old person is the first one in Shanshui County!

When the news came, Mrs. Liu was happy to kowtow and burn incense every day to thank the Buddha for blessing, so that the shop could continue to give porridge for half a month to do good deeds and accumulate virtues, hoping that the good grandson could come back with a jinshi in one go.

On the second day after receiving the letter, Mrs. Liu sent someone to call Du Xiaoxi, her old man was going to Beijing!

Second Master Liu's letter not only said that Liu Yao was raised, but also slightly mentioned in the letter that it was revealed that Liu Yao would definitely be able to pass the test.

Liu Yao's results in this government examination are in the midstream, and when he took the Xiucai exam, he didn't get the first place in the exam, and he didn't expect his son to become a jinshi after taking the midstream exam this time, he just wanted to focus on participating, and wait for his son to accumulate more experience for three years before coming to fight!

This changed completely when Kyoto arrived.

The Master of Joy is gone!

The Master of Joy, who predicted that the water cabbage would overflow, is gone!

Last year, Master Xile talked about how many people talked about the cabbage, and at that time, he laughed twice in addition to thinking it was nonsense. There are very few that are truly responsive. After all, it's just a plant, so if something really happens, why can't it be burned or pulled. Who would have thought that it would be able to burn to the point where it can't be burned to death, burned to the ground, uprooted, and pulled out.

After persuasion failed, Master Xile directly took a group of apprentices to Nanling to find a solution to the water cabbage on his own.

When did Master Joy leave? What did you do?

Nobody really knows.

As a result, when the cabbage incident broke out, people remembered the Master of Joy who had known that this kind of thing would happen, and when they hurriedly looked for it, they found that the Xile Temple, which had been closed for several months, was gone, except for the monk who guarded the door!

Where did the Master of Joy go?

Could it be that because they didn't listen to persuasion, Master Xile angrily took his disciples away and ran to which mountain to live in seclusion?

Thinking of this possibility, the emperor and his ministers could not sit still, and openly and secretly began to look for the Master of Joy. As a result, after looking for a long time, except for the vague news, no one was caught.

Emperor Jiayuan is reluctant to let Master Xile disappear, not to mention that he has made a lot of achievements in the past, but he can say that the water cabbage will become a disaster and cannot be ignored. In the end, Emperor Jiayuan decided to fish out Master Xile.

The Master of Joy has very little concern. There are only three lay disciples who can be involved, and the other disciples have already followed the master and don't know where to go.

Accepting three apprentices, the Nine Emperors have been training at the border for many years, and the lord of Minglan County closed himself at home because his younger brother left the border pass and no one saw him. In the end, he could only pay attention to the last apprentice, Du Zhixi.

Born in the countryside. Grows in the countryside. How can you abduct people to Kyoto without a valid reason? Attracting the Joy Master to find an apprentice.

At this time, someone found that Liu Yao's name was on the list of the palace examination, and thought that this baby must be good at a young age to pass the palace examination, and he could just give him the credit of the master. Anyway, the emperor has been suppressing the development of Buddhist temples all these years, and even if Master Xile comes back, he will not give any substantial reward, it is better to let the master's apprentice be promoted to make a fortune to appease the master. I can't say that the master will forget when he is happy, and he is unhappy that he tried hard to persuade but no one believed him a few days ago!

All in all, Liu Yao must have achieved good results in this palace test, although this result is a blessing for Master Xile.

Old Madam Liu didn't understand this, but she knew that her good grandson was about to be admitted to Jinshi. The son's letter mentioned whether he wanted to go to Beijing to take a look, thinking that the good grandson would be like this once in his life, Mrs. Liu was stubborn and said that she was so old that if she didn't go out again, she would die of old age at home, and she said that she would go to see her grandson playing horses and parade streets.

As for Du Xiaoxi, of course, it is a gift, although the old lady doesn't know why her son asked her to bring this girl with her.

Du Xiaoxi was quickly packed and put on the boat.

Du Xiaoxi, who was standing on the boat and didn't know what was going on, suddenly realized why she had to be carried around every time!

Waiting for Mrs. Liu to finish saying that they were going to see the most dazzling, beautiful and high-spirited moment in her good grandson's life, Du Xiaoxi still couldn't believe it, didn't she say that the imperial examination was difficult? Liu Yao is only twenty years old and can be promoted to Jinshi, which is unbelievable! There is definitely a shady scene!

The two hurried to Kyoto by boat, and Liu Yao was also actively preparing for the battle.

Due to the interruption of the canal by water cabbage, many students in remote prefectures could not catch up with the palace examination after the palace examination, so Emperor Jiayuan ordered the palace examination to be postponed for two months, and the palace examination originally scheduled for April was changed to June.

When Du Xiaoxi and Mrs. Liu arrived, there were only two days left before the start of the palace test. Before the two of them could catch up, Liu Yao entered the tribute courtyard.

The palace examination is divided into two parts, and the students who came from all over the country first took an examination in the Gongyuan, and a total of 300 people were expelled from the first, second, third, and Tongjinshi. The second is the real palace examination, which is held in the imperial palace, and the emperor improvises the questions, and the candidates answer them on the spot. If the answer is good, maybe you can directly change from the top three to the second class.

Liu Yao came out of the Gongyuan with soft hands and feet, and without waiting for a good rest, he set up a list to summon the students who had obtained the fame of Jinshi to prepare to enter the palace to participate in the emperor's invigilated examination of the 'Son of Heaven' test.

Three hundred tables lined up in the huge square, and the students who participated in the palace examination trembled and wrote the chapters that would determine the fate of their lives.

Liu Yao sat in the crowd, his face tense and answered the questions one by one.

The cool breeze in the north in June was mixed with dry heat, and Liu Yao wiped the sweat on his face from time to time. For fear of dripping on paper and ruining a lifetime.

Emperor Jiayuan sat on the top and looked at the students who were immersed in answering questions, and talked to the prince sitting next to him from time to time.

"The children of the Hou family in Pingyang are good, I heard that they have studied hard since they were children, and now they have become Jinshi with their true skills, and they can be regarded as glorious ancestors."

Prince Shang Cheng Cheng headed, "It is indeed commendable." "There are many graces in the family of the powerful, and there are very few people who can come out on their own.

"The Zhao family is becoming more and more lawless, and they can stuff people in front of me, but they are really well-intentioned."

The Zhao family is the successor's maiden family, and the prince born after Yuan is a natural enemy, so the prince is naturally not easy to evaluate.

Emperor Jiayuan went through the names on the list, smiled at the prince, and said, "I see that there are many young talents here. Yu'er, they are not small. You'll have to keep your eyes open and help them keep an eye out. ”

Shang Cheng glanced at the students who were still struggling, and replied with a smile: "If they knew that their father cared about them so much, they would definitely jump up with joy." Then he said: "Father help me refer to it and see if I can see people accurately." ”

The two of them pointed to the names circled on the list and muttered for a while. In the end, a few family members who have been trustworthy are ready to investigate.

The temple examination is gradually coming to an end. Emperor Jiayuan asked the examiner standing behind him, "Which nephew is the nephew of the head of Tobe Liu?" ”

"Back to the Holy One. The fourth in the fifth row on the left, wearing a moon white robe is Liu Yao, the nephew of Director Liu. ”

Emperor Jia Yuan picked up the glasses in the rosewood box on the table, put them on, and looked up at the young man with a straight back.

Emperor Jiayuan nodded and said no more.

The questions of the temple examination are much simpler than those of the official examination. After thanking the emperor, the students were escorted out of the palace by the forbidden army.

Two days later, their final results will be announced, and it will also determine whether they are eligible to participate in the Qionglin Banquet, which everyone in the world yearns for.

Time passed quickly, and everyone in the Liu family had already received the letter from the uncle of the Liu family, so they were not so nervous.

Climb the stairs, enter the court, and after shouting long live, all the students looked at Emperor Jiayuan on the dragon chair with admiration.

Emperor Jiayuan looked at a group of people majestically, and said in a deep voice: "I am very relieved to take the imperial examination this time, I hope you will not forget your original intention, and you can serve the country and the people at the height of the temple or the distance of the rivers and lakes." ”

Emperor Jiayuan's words fell, and the young man who won the first place in the first place in the student hall test hurriedly led the students to kneel and bow: "I will not forget my original intention and serve the country and the people!" ”

Emperor Jiayuan then said a few words of encouragement, and then motioned to the eunuch beside him to announce the final results of this imperial examination.

"First place: Shen Shiyan"

"First Class Second Place: Zheng Jiwei"

"First Class 3rd Place: Liu Yao"

"First place in the second class: Song Zhengwen"

“……”

After reading the long ranking, the stunned Liu Yao finally came back to his senses, and followed the people beside him to salute and thank the emperor.

The faces of the students present were either full of joy, or they were overjoyed, or they sighed in frustration, and they quickly calmed down.

Once he heard the son of heaven, he beat a horse through Kyoto.

The Great Shang had a tradition of new scholars playing horses and parading through the streets, and Emperor Jiayuan encouraged the excited crowd with a few words and asked the officials of the Ministry of Rites to arrange for them to 'parade through the streets'.

The palace flower red brocade, the tall white horse, the royal palm of the golden whip, when the young man is proud.

Changing into a tight robe with a red stand-up collar prepared in the palace, wearing an East Pearl hairpin hat, riding a high-headed horse, and waving a golden whip, there is nothing more proud in life than at this moment.

A group of high-spirited students slowly walked out of the palace gate and walked along the avenue to the most prosperous place in Kyoto.

Today's list, the people have already been waiting outside the palace gate, and the palace gate has just opened the screams of the people.

Out of the palace gate towards Chang'an Street, both sides of the road are crowded with onlookers, and on the high-rise buildings, there are countless little ladies shyly and timidly covering their veils to find the most eye-catching one among the new science students.

Shen Shiyan, the champion lang, is a good age for a flower, with a graceful demeanor, subtle and introverted, and a good cultivation condensed by the family. It's a pity that people of this age must have a family and a room, so all young and old glanced at him and looked at the young sons and daughters next to him.

Zheng Jiwei is a poor man with half a hundred hair, but he has early gray hair in his early forties, and he is recognized as the strongest person among this class of students.

Tanhualang has always been the most handsome of the top three in the new department, and the eyes of the world fell on Liu Yao, who was half a horse behind the champion Lang, and exclaimed in unison.

The sword eyebrows are bright, the face is powdery, the lips are red and the teeth are white, the face is like Pan An's handsome, looking back at the Shenfei, and the little ladies on the high-rise buildings are bumping into the deer in their hearts. Dressed in red, it added a bit of grace, and the old and young all screamed.

"This year's Tanhualang is so handsome!"

"Which family is Tanhualang's child? How old is it? Married? ”

"Tanhualang! Tanhualang look at it! Check it out! ”

"Tanhualang, my family has thousands of acres of fertile land, is it good to marry me?"

Liu Yao knew that the people of the Northland were open, but he didn't expect it to reach the point of openly proposing marriage. Being teased by the comrades around him, Liu Yao took a deep breath and turned his head to avoid the purse champa thrown downstairs, and continued to look around.

Daddy said that he would bring his grandmother and sister Xi to see him, and he couldn't miss them.

The group slowly advanced in the road opened up by the forbidden army, and Tanhualang was so handsome that it was about to rain in the sky.

Du Xiaoxi stood by the window and looked at Liu Yao who came slowly, and couldn't help but shake his hands and cheer.

"Here! Liu Yao is here! ”

Du Xiaoxi's cry was quickly drowned out by the crowd,

"Liu Yao! Liu Yao! Du Xiaoxi shouted at Liu Yao with both hands trumpeted.

For a while, Liu Yao seemed to feel something, and when he looked at him from afar, the two looked at each other and smiled.

"Ahhh Tanhualang looks at me! ”

"Yikes! You're telling me it's me! ”

"Tanhualang, look at it! Check it out! I am here! ”

Du Xiaoxi couldn't help but become proud when he listened to the words around him, it's useless for you to howl and scream, this person is me!

The horse pulled the lover and walked slowly, Liu Yao turned sideways and shook his hand in the direction of Du Xiaoxi, and after receiving Du Xiaoxi's smiling face and a flying kiss, he straightened his body and looked ahead without squinting. It's a pity that the big smile on his face can't be hidden.

Liu Yao was stunned with a smiling face, giving people a feeling of being well-behaved and clever, and for a while, the aunt and aunt sighed that this child is really cute.

After laughing for a while, Liu Yao reacted that he should be strict, wiped the corners of his upturned mouth, and sat on the horse without squinting for the rest of the road and followed the team.

"Brother Liu Yao! Brother Liu Yao! ”

Liu Yao felt that someone was shouting at him, and looked in the direction where the voice came from suspiciously, and saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old lady screaming at him by the window.

Liu Yao frowned suspiciously, glanced at the elated girl, and wondered in her heart whether this little lady was a cousin of the uncle's family that she had never seen, or a member of the sister-in-law's family who was married? Otherwise, how would she know who her last name was.

Zhao Wen'er watched Liu Yao turn her head and look like she was leaving, her face was annoyed, and she immediately screamed even louder.

Liu Yao smiled politely back and followed the team forward.

Zhao Wen'er watched the young Ruyu's figure disappear, thinking about the smile that had just been shown to him, and covered her heart with a pinky face.

originally thought that he would never see each other again in a hurry, but he didn't expect that the young man would become a tanhualang, and he thought that his father would look up to him a little. Thinking of this, Zhao Wen'er couldn't wait to find her father and mother to complain about her heartfelt feelings.

Zhao Wen'er jumped into the lake with King An to save people, but it turned out that King An dragged her up.

At that time, Zhao Wen'er cried to her father and fell in love with Liu Yao, but Zhao Guogong naturally would not be willing to marry his daughter to someone from a different camp. Even heard that after King An rescued people, in order to win over King An's family, Zhao Guogong immediately let the Duchess of Zhao Guo go to the palace, put forward the grace of saving her life, and asked the Queen Mother to marry King An and Zhao Wen'er.

But then King An angrily refused, and ran directly to the border and never came back.

Zhao Wen'er once discussed marriage with King An, and King An went away to the border and the Queen Mother calculated the account on the head of the Zhao family, even if Zhao Wen'er is in her prime now, there are still not many powerful families rushing to ask for marriage. Although Zhao Wen'er sometimes feels that she has lost face, she is not worried, she is the queen's niece, and she will not become an old girl that no one wants. Today, seeing that the handsome young man who made her heart pound back then became Tanhualang, Zhao Wen'er couldn't help but feel ripples in her heart again.

Du Xiaoxi, who helped Mrs. Liu downstairs, didn't know that they were going to get married, and someone dared to miss her.

(To be continued.) )

ps: Yesterday the computer didn't know what was going on, and it didn't even go online, so I used the writer's assistant to publish, I don't know what went wrong, probably because the operation was not right, and it hasn't been shown until now. Thank you for your support!