"Back to Your Highness, no."

The man frowned, as if struggling to remember.

Unfortunately, he didn't find anything other than killing the candidates from other state capitals according to the academy's instructions.

"Zou Youheng, have you seen anything else in the cave?"

Queen Tao Wan turned her attention to Zou Youheng who was lying there again, and she found that the group of people who came behind didn't know anything at all, and it was not as detailed as what Zou Youheng said.

"I didn't see anything but corpses all over the ground."

Zou Youheng was very angry, but he didn't hold back in the end, and said it angrily.

The hall suddenly fell silent, in fact, from the beginning it will be tried to change like this, those ministers have already expected what will happen in the cave, even if there is no mechanism, just an ordinary cave, but based on human nature, in the case of only taking the top three that come out first, there will definitely be people in the cave who will start to solve the competitors. So the corpse, that's definitely preserved.

It's just that everyone keeps silent, as if this will cover up the established facts. Now that someone has brought up this matter, it is like tearing open a scabbed wound, and the treacherous and cunning ministers are now all focused on the queen sitting above, more or less gloating.

"When the first emperor proposed to use this instead of the examination, he was full of thoughts about selecting the pillars of the country for the great cause country, but he didn't expect that the cave was so dangerous, the national teacher, you choose a day to set up an altar in Lingfeng Temple, and spend time for these ......students who have dedicated themselves to the country."

Tao Wan said lightly.

Zou Youheng moved the corners of his mouth, and sure enough. Those who can sit on the top of the main hall are not good characters. Pulling the dead emperor as a shield is indeed a good move.

Zhou Ming knelt in the back row, heard the sound of talking, turned his head to look at Zou Youheng, because above the main hall, he didn't dare to speak without permission, he could only express his worry through his eyes, but in this worry, there was also a trace of unknown affection.

Zou Youheng didn't pay attention to the strangeness in his eyes. He was also looking forward to returning to Rongzhou with Zhou Ming and Luo Yushu when he recovered from his injuries. After his life is saved, it will never be too late, and it will be too late.

"Patrol Left, you bring someone in. Let's see if there are any students alive in it......"

Empress Tao Wan issued an order.

This sentence. On the surface, it seems that he is concerned about the safety of students. But in fact, she wanted to make sure that the person who took the object was still in the cave. It's all fine at all, if not......

"Niangniang, the cave is full of thrills, and the stone gate is already slowly closing, Lao Chen feels that sending people in now will only increase more risks......"

A man in an official uniform standing in the front row said. His face was respectful, but his voice was unmistakable.

"What General Xuanyuan Shangxi said is reasonable, Niangniang, before entering the cave, I had already told these students that only when I came out could I be regarded as a pass. The cave is dangerous, and it's normal not to get out of it all, at least now that there are so many people here. ”

The other ministers of the palace began to make peace.

"And, according to the previous rules, the current situation seems to be a winner?"

The general, surnamed Xuanyuan, continued.

"I haven't got the objects, where can I divide them?"

Ling Xi said loudly.

He is a little impatient now, but this qiē has to start from a year ago.

Four years ago, there was suddenly a second prince in the palace, and at the beginning, he didn't care too much, anyway, he was the eldest son, and he was born by the queen, and the crown prince was definitely not escaped. But later developments made him more and more worried. His father, Emperor Ling Yan, even when he was seriously ill, still did not mention the matter of establishing the crown prince.

The position of the crown prince has not been decided, and there are two more princes in the palace. In fact, if you follow the usual rules and seniority, the prince can be established. But the day before Ling Yan died, he passed those high-powered old ministers to be present, and talked about it for a long time, and then he and the second prince who came out halfway were present, and announced the rules for electing the prince, so that they could choose three state capitals from each of the six major state capitals of the Great Cause Country, as for the specific reason, Ling Yan did not say it explicitly, but just said that all those ministers already knew about it, and they should do it when the time comes.

So, just a few days ago, when these candidates who had come to take the examination were taken to the cave and let them go to the cave, the ministers announced the specific rules.

Rongzhou, Qingzhou, Yuezhou, Huzhou, Weizhou, Shuzhou, these six large state capitals are divided into two sides, and Ling Xi and the second prince have passed the way of catching lots, and each has three of them. The candidates who came to take the exam from the state capital also happened to be divided into two factions, and let these people spend five days to go to the cave in guò. The first candidate to come out was the champion of this subject, and the prince to whom he belonged naturally became the new emperor.

Zou Youheng is from Rongzhou, and Rongzhou is the state capital to which the other party belongs, so it seems that the other party has won. But Zou Youheng didn't bring that object out, and it wasn't a win.

"But everyone who came out now didn't get the object, and since everyone didn't have it, the old minister thought that it was better to follow the previous rules."

Xuanyuan Shangxi said.

"Ministers, in accordance with the will of the first emperor, we have selected the crown prince, that is, the new emperor, and now the winner has been divided, so let's meet the new emperor together."

Yu Shi Jia Wei, who was standing next to him, also spoke. Although he had already arranged a back move for this move, since they had all won on the bright side, there was no need to use the dark one.

"Wait—"

The situation in the palace turned sharply, and Tao Wan couldn't be indifferent.

"Since the emperor's will is that the person who came out first wants to get the object, and now no one gets it, then the previous rules can't be counted, and the stone door of the cave has been closed, and the object can't be taken anymore, we still have to follow the rules of the ancestors - the order of the eldest and youngest, to choose the new emperor."

"Niangniang, with all due respect, you seem to be going against the will of the emperor by doing this......"

Xuanyuan Shangxi's face was embarrassed.

"Someone—"

Seeing that the situation was not improving, Ling Xi suddenly stood up from his position and gave an order.

As soon as the words fell, a large wave of guards with long tasseled spears and bows and arrows began to pour in from outside the door of the main hall, and those people went straight to the main hall, divided into three layers, and surrounded the ministers above. The saber rattling, as if as long as you move, you will be immediately stabbed to death by the tassel spear.

The scholars standing in the front row looked panicked when they saw this, and even the most uninformed people understood that this was the prelude to a coup d'état, so many people, including the ministers, began to wrinkle their eyebrows and consider the question of taking sides.

Zou Youheng was also full of panic, he couldn't move his whole body now, once he fought, let alone running, it was impossible to even get up from the ground and move somewhere. If you lie down like this, you will not be killed by random arrows, but you will also be trampled to death by panicked footsteps.

The mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of buildings.

Riots began in the palace, the ministers had their own ghosts, and the scholars looked panicked. Ling Xi was condescending, looking complacent. But the second prince sitting on the left still looked indifferent, as if all these things did not exceed his expectations.

A game of "praying mantis catching cicadas and yellow finches behind" is about to kick off.

*

Red happy characters, red curtains, red wedding dresses, red candlesticks and boxes, in the small bedroom, the eyes were full of red, which made Ye Xiaoyu in a trance, unable to distinguish whether it was reality or illusion.

Sometimes happiness comes too quickly and too suddenly, and it will make people inexplicably feel unreal about gains and losses.

Today is her big day.

Because she had to dress up, she was woken up by the two little girls sent by Wang Huaiqing to accompany her on the second watch, and then there was a complicated grooming process. But maybe it's because of marrying Wang Huaiqing, no matter how tired she is, she can't hide her excitement, so her mental state is surprisingly good. Probably no one will be in a bad mood on the day of marriage? Except, of course, those who are forced to marry.

The prickly plum and longevity flowers on the windowsill begin to flourish in the breath of spring. Small red and pink flowers, dotted with green leaves, are pleasing to the eye at a glance.

Before it was time to welcome his relatives, sitting on the edge of the bed, Ye Xiaoyu set his eyes on the two potted plants on the windowsill. It was transplanted by her own hands the year before last, but she didn't expect her vitality to be really tenacious, and she lived for more than two years. Today, she got married, and these two prickly plums and longevity flowers can be regarded as her family, witnessing for her.

*

The Wang family ushered in the most lively day in more than ten years today, and the last time it was so lively, it was the year when the Lin family gave birth to Wang Huaiqing in October.

The Lin family was originally extremely opposed to this marriage, but after sending out the wedding card, when everyone learned that Wang Huaiqing was married to Ye Xiaoyu, a big pastry family in the city, everyone began to envy, and as long as she went out, someone would express their envy to her. The Lin family has a good face, and she especially likes to be touted, because gradually, she began to be less opposed to this family business, and even began to handle it seriously.

"Brother, why are you panicking?"

In the inner room, Wang Yue'e looked at Wang Huaiqing, who had been wiping her sweat, and said with disgust.

"Huh? Is it so obvious? ”

Wang Huaiqing asked in disbelief while wiping his sweat.

"What do you say?"

Wang Yue'e glared at him angrily.

"With the way you look, you'll definitely scare Xiaoyu later."

"Well, I don't want to, maybe I'm too nervous......"

Wang Huaiqing smiled a little embarrassedly.

After going through so many things, he was finally able to let go of Yiqiē and start a new life, and Ye Xiaoyu was waiting for him in the house on West Street at this time to come over and pick her up. Everything was going in a normal and good direction, and he was not only nervous, but also a little scared.

Because happiness comes too quickly, it always gives him the illusion of fleeting. (To be continued......)