The examination was held on April 20, and only the examination was carried out, and the candidates entered at dawn, and then went through the roll call and scattered the papers, and then issued four questions. There is no limit to the length of the essay, a paragraph is about 200 words, with special emphasis on writing, and only one day and evening to submit the volume.

There was a re-examination before the palace exam, and Mu Jinming thought that there was no need to take the test, and it was not a hard and fast rule, so it was omitted, the reason was that the candidates were released, and there was no need to take the test at all, so that the candidates were exhausted and played abnormally in the palace exam.

Shangjing once again gathered a large number of candidates, reporting full of enthusiasm to devote themselves to the spring examination, this is the last year, the last session of the Gongsheng is not immediately dressed in official uniforms into the officialdom, followed by the palace examination, the candidates' hearts are all worried, but no one dares to stand up to express dissatisfaction, why the first two candidates can enter the officialdom, but they want to be so urgent, at the same time to participate in the palace examination experienced and inexperienced opinions, it is clear that it is unfair.

There is never a shortage of discussions, and the candidates themselves know how rare the fairness they want, in fact, the ability is the same, you think, if those candidates who have entered the officialdom early have played abnormally in the palace examination and lost to the candidates who have not entered the officialdom, what is the mood. As the saying goes, good things are unpredictable, and what others think is good, sometimes a point of arrogance is enough to ruin it.

Therefore, those who have not imagined the situation do not need to pay attention to it, see the real chapter in the temple examination, do not have superfluous self-pity, and do your best to be worthy of your heart.

The spring season opened, and the candidates entered the examination room one after another with dreams for the future. sighed deeply and then exhaled to calm down, sitting in his room and waiting for the next nine days of fighting, as long as he does not fall off the list, he will have his own place in the officialdom. Excess tension is eliminated, and success or failure is here.

The Xi Dynasty received a report that several foreign tribes had changed again, and they were discussing with Mu Jinming about the foreign race, which was not dangling in front of people from time to time, and if it did not solve the troubles of the foreign race, incidents would arise sooner or later. Mu has just entered the repair period, and there is no extra energy to go to the grassland to teach restless foreigners, and the border market has been opened for foreigners to buy and sell goods, but none of the tribes have returned to obedience. are all on the sidelines.

A map was taken to analyze the general distribution of the various tribes in the grassland, and several of them were powerful and were the thorns in the middle of the tribes. Deal with these thorns that often infest the border, and the remaining wall grass will be easy to deal with.

The problem is that these tribes use small tribes to test them, but they themselves hide in the rear, and if they rush into the grassland, the target is too conspicuous in the endless situation. There are many accidents that get lost under the guidance of people who are not familiar with the grasslands. The loss of troops outweighs the loss.

"Otherwise, choose one or two medium-sized tribes to support and win over interests." Mu Jinming thought of something and said, "Let the two tribes annex the other tribes, and gain extra time to develop domestic training recruits during this period, once the grassland tribes are unified, you will not be caught off guard by starting a war against the Mu country." ”

"Not the way." The Xi Dynasty wants to settle once and for all, it's a little whimsical, and it can't escape the way to war, so let's fight if you want to.

"I want to be able to disintegrate one by one. The remaining hard bones only knew that Mu Guo should not be provoked until they were scared. "The Xi Dynasty picked out a more peaceful way to solve the external incursion.

"The market has opened, and I don't know how many foreigners are willing to step into this circle." In the final analysis, foreign infestation is a large tribal population, and the grassland can be cultivated in a small enough place to sustain all the population to eat and drink. Without grass to eat, most of the cattle and sheep will starve to death, and the losses will be heavy and they have to be robbed. The Xi Dynasty wanted to use trade to induce foreigners who did not like war to come, give them a day of peace and happiness, and reduce the impact of the great alliance of foreign tribes on the Mu country.

"This is just the beginning, and there is no shortage of smart people among the foreign races." Mu Jinming comforted Xi Chao and couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry.

"The artillery of the Ministry of Industry has been improved, and in two days, while everyone's attention is focused on the spring release list, pull it out to try the effect." The Xi Dynasty also knew that it was not an overnight problem for the foreign tribes that had plagued them for generations.

"If there is a foreigner who surrenders, I want to solicit it rather than pay lip service to it." The Xi Dynasty doesn't know much about foreign races, but it doesn't take it under the nose at all, and it is difficult to keep it under its nose, and it is difficult to make small moves behind its back.

"You want to use the obedient Gentiles to suppress the ambitious Gentiles?" Mu Jin knew that the Xi Dynasty wanted to protect Mu Guo's army from casualties, but the reckless men of the foreign clan would agree to deal with their own people?

"Nor are the relationships between the tribes truly monolithic." If there is a contradiction, it should be used, and Xi Chao believes that this method can be done, "If you promise to benefit a little more practically, you will compromise for a comfortable life." "It is right to eat and drink enough, do not believe in the outside and are not moved, empty watch the grassland, live a nomadic life, often live in a fixed place and the environment is harsh, and no one wants to stay for a long time.

"It's important to take the test right now." Xi Chao put down the map, picked up the excerpt and put it in front of Mu Jinming, "The courtiers are so anxious that they are almost ants on a hot pot." ”

"It's about the motivated heirs of the family, this year is important, the number of three workers and students has reached 900, and the competition for the top three is quite fierce." Mu Jinming was thinking about which palace in the palace could put so many candidates.

"The released Gongsheng is on his way back to Beijing." Mu Jinming picked up the fold in his hand and glanced at it.

"The day stopped in the morning, and the officials were anxious about political affairs." Xi Chao completely wanted to get the scene of the palace test.

"Okay." Mu Jinming said with a smile, "It is reasonable to be impatient at this time as a parent. ”

In order to avoid losing the etiquette in the main hall, find out their most important clothes, especially insufficient candidates' families are rich and immediately call someone to cut new clothes, and then study hard, as the saying goes, grinding guns is not fast and light, and this year the re-examination is canceled for many students is good news.

Murong Xuan returned to his long-lost home, his heart was beating like a drum and he wanted to see his parents at home immediately, the time spent outside for three years was like quicksilver, and time was enough to change too many things.

Murong Rui is very satisfied with his son who has changed his appearance when he comes back, and his previous impetuousness has become calm and mellow, which is worth celebrating.

The father and son sat in the study all afternoon. Until dinner, when he was out of the house, and what kind of errand he did.

"Okay." Murong Rui stroked his beard, his face full of praise for his son. The experience has paid off, how can parents not be gratified.

"Go ahead, prepare for the palace exam." Murong Rui let go of his particularly tired son, "Don't have any pressure. "The Wing King has done a good thing, at least if he fails the palace examination, he is still eligible to retain the officialdom.

"I know." Murong Xuan smiled back at his father, he believed in his own ability.

Murong Rui actually wanted to tell his son that the number of people participating in the palace examination this year had reached as many as nine hundred, thinking about his son's difficulties outside, he swallowed back the words when he came to his mouth. I don't want to burden my son unnecessarily.

Murong Xuan didn't bother to ask about the affairs of the court, especially about what thrilling things King Yi had done, and he had seen his mother go back to his house to rest after dinner. A dreamless night.

After the Spring Festival, all the candidates of the first two sessions who are released or left in Beijing hand in their official uniforms and matters in their hands, and leave enough time to prepare for the palace examination.

The next time Murong Xuan saw his classmate Qi Jie, who looked very good, was in the evening of one day, when the two had an affair in a bookstore that was about to close.

Qi Jie held the purchased book in his hand. Murong Xuan walked on the way home. I was invited to go to Luofu before, and I saw Luo Changdong complain to each other about the big and small things that happened in the past three years, and sighed to each other how hard he was.

"Brother Murong, don't come unharmed." When Qi Jie saw Murong Xuan, who seemed to have been reborn, he was the first to say hello.

"So are you." Murong Xuan saw that Qi Jie had a lot of words and wanted to ask for an understanding, and seeing that the sky was approaching dark, it was not a place to talk for a long time at this time, so he made an appointment to meet at the teahouse tomorrow.

Qi Jie responded, and after the two parties said goodbye, one east and one west left opposite each other. With something in mind, the steps under his feet were a little faster.

The next day, the two met at the appointed hour. They sat down with each other and used a cup of tea, and Murong Xuan opened his mouth to break the silence.

"Why did you choose to go directly to the household department in the first place, although it is appropriate to ask so, I always thought that you would choose to go out like me." The question that had dragged on for three years was asked at this time, and Murong Xuan suddenly felt a sense of relief in his heart.

Qi Jie glanced at Murong Xuan, his eyes turned back to the celadon tea cup in his hand, and he said quietly: "I have learned a lot in three years, and it is like staying directly in the household and being excluded, on the other hand, who can really give up the opportunity to ascend to the sky." ”

Murong Xuan's eyebrows were slightly raised, he didn't think that Qi Jie's answer was completely from his heart, and he felt that Qi Jie had the taste of covering up something.

"And what about Tobe?" Murong Xuan had no intention of getting to the bottom of it, and Qi Jie didn't want to say that it would be in vain to ask if he died, so he changed the topic.

"The environment in the household department is very good." Qi Jie showed a peaceful smile, "There is no intrigue, only serious work, it is not easy to determine at the beginning, but it is much better after that." "Everyone is accustomed to praising the high and stepping on the low, not to mention the officialdom that has quite rules, and we must learn to adapt.

"After the palace exam, you decided to stay in the household?" Murong Xuan didn't feel that it was a good choice to stay in the household department or any of the six departments, he was used to the outside world and was not used to being trapped in one place.

"There will probably be changes." Qi Jie put down the teacup and said to Murong Xuan, who got along well: "The Wing King once said that the candidates who entered the sixth department will be re-measured after the palace examination list is released, after all, the sixth department has a lot of weight for the court, and it is unfair to the senior officials to add new officials rashly. ”

"I see." Murong Xuan didn't think about it, and thought that he could really reach the sky in one step.

"It seems that the three errands at hand cannot be completed, and it is a little difficult to pick a position afterwards." Murong Xuan had already expected that the Wing King would not allow others to give up halfway, and so would he himself, so how could he not give it to others if he made some achievements.

The two chatted about something else, and then they each went back to their homes, and when they left the door of the teahouse, a picture floated in Murong Xuan's mind, and he had the impression that Qi Jie seemed to never judge the matter of the Wing King, whether it was good or bad, an extremely bold and extremely ridiculous idea came out, and a fierce spirit struck his body.

Impossible, impossible, how could Qi Jie have a thought about the Wing King, to say that it is not good, it is a non-dividing thought, Qi Jie has never seen the Wing King a few times, and he had this idea for no reason, Murong Xuan shook his head, could it be that he was too sensitive to think of normal things as abnormal?

Speaking of which, if the Wing King puts aside his identity and only talks about the beauty of the first grade, it is a pity that the appearance is as cold as frost, and no one dares to offend in the beautiful face, Murong Xuan thought about it and recalled the beginning of his acquaintance with Qi Jie. Having a small gathering with Luo Changdong in the restaurant, there was a scene that showed that Qi Jie's attitude towards the Wing King was wrong, and he didn't think about it at that time. Could it be that I fell in love at that time?

Murong Xuan didn't dare to think about it, and secretly stopped his galloping thoughts, Qi Jie's affairs have nothing to do with him, no matter how kind he is in other people's private affairs, he shouldn't interfere with this hand and say more, he has a personal fate to go with him.

On this day, the tide was free, and under Mu Jinming's resentful gaze, he resolutely left the palace. No matter how cheeky Mu Jinming is, it is useless to drag himself to watch the twists and turns.

Mu Jinming's plan to pull Zhuang Ding ended in failure, how could he be willing to watch Xi Chao go out of the palace to go shopping, but he had to deal with it in the palace. There are a lot of twists and turns, and Xi Chao simply has no sympathy at all, so he can't take a hand and go out together after watching the twists and turns. Pinch your fingers and count how long it has been since you left the palace. I feel pitiful.

In the morning and evening, when he was busy and had lost his leisure, Xi Chao was reluctant to take Mu Jinming to swagger through the city, and he had to be escorted by a large group of forbidden soldiers behind him.

I took Hongrui out today, otherwise I knew that I wouldn't take her when I went out, and I would have to break my thoughts when I went back.

Walking slowly on the street at will, most of the students from all over the world are in sight, and there are scholars who buy books when they pass by two bookstores. They are all preparing for the temple examination.

There are many people on the street, and the carriage is slow, and it is much more convenient to take a sedan chair. I didn't go far to see the ladies of other houses traveling, and after the palace test, I don't know how many unmarried girls in Yunying had a good story with high school students.

Ouyang Yun, who had just come out of the gold jewelry shop holding her grandmother's hand, raised her eyebrows, and instantly saw a familiar figure.

Hongrui bought things and walked out of the embroidery workshop, and was about to talk to the master about going to Fengyang Building to eat, when she inadvertently caught a glimpse of a person out of the corner of her eye, and her pupils enlarged instantly, muttering carefully how could she meet her, it was really unlucky.

Ouyang Yun commanded her grandmother to help her over, and when she met her on the street, she always had to say hello, but she endured it for the sake of the eldest prince.

Mama looked in the direction Ouyang Yun pointed, and was immediately startled, that wasn't who the Wing King was, Ouyang Yun shouldn't have stepped forward to find fault. With a big belly, I can't be at ease, how to explain to the eldest prince if something happens.

I was going to persuade Ouyang Yun not to go over, but when I heard Ouyang Yun come forward with the reason of planning for the eldest prince, Mama was speechless to stop it, and it didn't matter if she didn't see King Yi once, after all, the eldest prince did have a warning, and what Mama was afraid of was Ouyang Yun's uncertain temperament, and a good greeting instantly turned into a quarrel or a big fight, not only losing her face, but also not wanting to have a good life in the future.

"Master, Ouyang Yun is here." Hongrui found that the master didn't see the person walking diagonally opposite, so she pulled off the master's sleeve and whispered.

Xichao's brow moved almost imperceptibly, and he was considering the possibility of leaving as a blind eye.

Ouyang Yun was probably also afraid that the Wing King would run away, and the table under his feet was slightly faster, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, how to let it go when it was close at hand.

"What a coincidence." Ouyang Yun held her waist with one hand and her grandmother with the other, and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a long time and you're still the same, it's nineteen, right?" "It's a greeting and a polite way to get closer.,But I don't know how to blurt out involuntarily when I saw the words of the Wing King.。

The slightly ironic words caused Hongrui to be extremely displeased, Ouyang Yun is a fart, and even a side concubine doesn't dare to ridicule her master, she is impatient!

"You and I go out of the same house and go to sisters, don't feel embarrassed." Ouyang Yun said arrogantly, "There is only a two-year difference between you and me, with your current age, you should have married a wife, why haven't there been any movements until now, or I will help the staff officer one or two, how can I say that I have a good appearance, don't let the real person Lao Zhuhuang marry out." ”

Mama wanted to say hello and leave, who would have thought that Ouyang Yun would be a troublemaker, and when she saw the Wing King, she lost her previous senses, and dared to say anything, without going through her brain at all, Ouyang Yun was obviously laughing at the Wing King when she said this, and no one wanted it, didn't you know that Man Shangjing who wanted to marry the Wing King as his wife was all the same, what kind of person was this, and his heart was afraid that he would be frightened by Ouyang Yun's astonishing words.

didn't come and persuaded Ouyang Yun to say a few words to stop, Hongrui was not happy here, Ouyang Yun had the courage to openly expose the master's shortcomings on the street, bah, what is not short, where did the master come from, it is Ouyang Yun's mouth and blind name.

"Concubine Shu really doesn't have a backache when she stands and talks." Hongrui's eyes swept at Ouyang Yun, who was more than six months pregnant, "How can others be allowed to ignore the master's affairs, the concubine is rushing to grab errands with the emperor, do you think that the emperor can't be the master of the master, or does the concubine herself think that she is better than the emperor?" ”

Every sentence is a trap, Ouyang Yun just wanted to get angry and tear up the slut's hooves and a stinky mouth, her wrist suddenly felt a pain, and the mother she found was making a look at herself, knowing that the slut was letting herself drill but she couldn't sneer at each other, and she was stuck in her chest with a breath.

"I'm just out of concern, what I should do as an eldest sister." Ouyang Yun gritted her teeth and said the words that made her vomit blood, how much she hated the Wing King, and how difficult it was to say things that even made her disgusting.

"On the contrary, my master's status is higher than that of the concubine, my master's heart is kind and the concubine's body is exempted from etiquette, why is the concubine so ignorant of lifting, and the words she says are so unpleasant, as if my master owes the concubine." Hongrui couldn't get used to Ouyang Yun relying on the power of the eldest prince to put on a stupid look of commanding from above, and directly poked Ouyang Yun's heart, picking up the words that Ouyang Yun didn't want to hear, and wanted to disgust the foolish woman who obstructed the master's eyes.

Ouyang Yun was angry with Hongrui's concubine, she was a side concubine, she became a concubine in her mouth, and she didn't want to hear anyone mention the word concubine in her life. (To be continued......)