These four days are simply the darkest moment of life for the candidates of the Gongyuan, the head is overhanging, the cone is piercing, the chili pepper water, the eighteen classes of martial arts are exhausted, and only the brush has broken a whole car, and the paper is incalculable.

On February 13, after the gong sounded in the Gong Yuan, the invigilators began to drive the candidates away.

These candidates were all in a state of mind, with black eyes, and walked out of the examination room staggeringly, with a kind of happiness for the rest of their lives, and several candidates who were relatively fragile in spirit, sitting on the steps and crying.

Li Yan stood on the high platform at the gate of the Gongyuan, looking at the sunset on the horizon, stretching his waist happily, and the pretty faces of Li Bei'er and Yan Jiuniang appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but be a little happy.

At this time, two invigilators walked out of the door with a candidate, only to see that the candidate was paralyzed, drooping his head, his eyes closed, and the corners of his mouth were stained with blood.

Li Yan walked over curiously and asked, "Two adults, Brother Yang is a fellow villager, I don't know what he has done?" ”

The invigilator saw Li Yan and knew that this was an "outlier" in the nine-character room, so he didn't dare to slack off, and said respectfully: "This candidate didn't sleep for four days before he was exhausted and fell asleep with blood in his mouth. ”

"Oh, where are you taking him?"

"On the order of Shaozai, send him to the official residence."

Li Yan knew that the official residence was full of Jinshi who had already made the list, and because he was not assigned to a real position, he could only live in the official residence temporarily, with free food and accommodation, and there was still a little monthly service to take, which could be regarded as the court's favor for scholars.

But...... After all, he is not an official yet, so life in the official residence is not much better.

Thinking of this, Li Yan saluted the two invigilators and said, "It's better to hand him over, there is a ready-made doctor in the house, so that he can recuperate his body faster and avoid missing the palace exam." ”

The two examiners glanced at each other and couldn't help but have a trace of admiration for Li Yan.

You must know that if you are a candidate in the same period, it is equivalent to a competitor, and one less opponent will give you one more hope of being on the list.

If you put aside other candidates, you will already be a generous person if you don't fall into the well, but I didn't expect Li Yan to put down his body and take the initiative to ask for treatment for his opponent.

This quality is rare in Kyoto.

Chen He and others also greeted him at this time, and Li Yan ignored everyone's obstruction, picked up Wang Ruobing and walked towards the carriage.

Along the way, Wang Ruobing snored like thunder, and Yan Jiuniang was interrupted several times when she spoke, and she turned her head angrily and sulked.

When Li Bei'er saw Wang Ruobing, she suddenly remembered the farewell scene in front of the Shili Pavilion that day, and couldn't help but feel a little sad, that kind of great maternal love made this sentimental poet empathize again.

was supposed to be a festive day, but it was stirred up by Wang Ruobing.

……

In the Gong Courtyard, Wang Fu looked at the test papers piled up into a small mountain, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and he could be regarded as having successfully completed the task.

Zhao Ji's sentence: You have to choose available people for me.

That's why he did this ridiculous act.

Wang Fu went back and pondered for a long time, and he thought that this available person was by no means referring to Li Yan alone, and should have a deep meaning.

According to his understanding of Zhao Ji and the current situation of the imperial court, he immediately analyzed that the saint wanted to cultivate his own power and confront the Cai party.

In this way, none of the sons and brothers in Kyoto can stay, because the families of these people have long been standing in line, and most of them are Cai Dang.

Wang Fu is very smart, and with just one simple move, he can justifiably clean up more than 20 sons and brothers.

Brother Gongzi, his temper is always hotter than that of ordinary people, and when he encounters extremely unfair things, his reaction will be more intense.

Cunning ......

But now I encountered another problem, looking at the pile of test papers like a hill in the yard, I said in my heart: This is such a copy......

Also embarrassed are the two Longtu Pavilion Bachelors, as transcription officers, they all want to die at this time, and they can't help but look at Wang Fu with pleading eyes.

In the end, Wang Fu simply broke the jar and broke it, and directly ordered that whoever was admitted would be admitted than the thickness, which candidate wrote more text, the thickness of the paper, and the neat font.

Although the two pedants were dissatisfied and felt that it was too child's play, they didn't dare to say that if they annoyed this young master, they would be the ones who suffered.

Several invigilators took rulers and began to measure the height of the exam papers all over the courtyard, and in less than two hours, the list of candidates was handed over to Zhao Ji's dragon book case.

Zhao Ji took the list, nodded with satisfaction, and said: Wang Aiqing knows my mind best.

……

Right door outer street, Cai Jing's mansion, study.

"Hehe, hehe, hahaha......" Cai Jing glanced at the list and grinned dryly.

Then he handed the list to Gao Yu, and sighed: "Measure the thickness, choose the tribute student, the official family is really a child who doesn't grow up, look at what he favors!" Ay...... This official really wants to tell the old man to return to his hometown and live a few days of idle clouds and wild cranes. However, if the fate of the Great Song Dynasty is handed over to Wang Fu's skinny management, how can the official rest assured. ”

Gao Yu put down the list and said, "Boss, the official family is obviously coming for you, you have to prepare early." ”

"This is a mistake, Lord Gao still doesn't know about the official family." Cai Jing waved his hand.

"What do you mean, Boss?"

Cai Jing sighed and said: "It is said that the official family recently read the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, and the official guessed that he wanted to imitate the ancients." At present, there are only two forces in the court, and the official family has a sense of crisis, and it is the safest to cultivate a new force to come out, and the three legs are the safest. ”

"Your Excellency is wise, but if we let that new force hook up with Wang Fu, wouldn't we be very passive?" Gao Yu's thief eyes flashed with fine light.

"Well, well, Lord Gao has a point." Cai Jing nodded in agreement, thought for a while, and said: "I have to let this kid Li Yan know that it is the reward issued by Wang Fu on the Tanyuan League, let them fight each other, this official has endless state affairs every day, how can he have the energy to play with them." ”

"Understood, but, there is another person, what is the boss going to do?"

Cai Jing looked at Gao Yu's eyes, both of them were human spirits, just glanced at each other, and they could immediately read the meaning, and hesitated: "Su Jian, this kid is seeing that I am old, and I want to find another way out, forget it, don't care, let him go." ”

"The adults are kind-hearted, so that the lower officials admire." Gao Yu said flatteringly.

Cai Jing stood up suddenly, walked to a bonsai, stroked the withered petals, and said melancholy: "Master Gao, people have to obey the old, you are fifty ...... this year?" ”

"Back to the boss, there are six out of fifty officials."

"Give the young people some chances, we just have to grasp the general direction, as long as they don't overturn the boat, leave room for them to jump." Cai Jing said meaningfully.

……

"Xianggong, the palace will be tested in three days, do you want to review it and sharpen your guns in battle."

The Li Mansion has now been cleaned up, and Li Bei'er still lives in the most luxurious courtyard, and the interior of the house is also the same as in Yanggu County.

At this time, the two were lingering on the big bed, and when Li Yan was about to make the final sprint, Li Bei'er actually said a topic that had nothing to do with the moment, causing Li Yan to weaken instantly.

"You, you're so bad, I think you did it on purpose." Li Yan hugged Li Bei'er and gasped.

Li Bei'er laughed and said, "It's too fast, the slave family hasn't ...... yet."

"Let's play a little longer......"