"It's cold in Sanjiu, it's hot in Sanfu, why is it so cool today, but I'm uncomfortable..."

When Huang Huatang walked to Shimenfang, he was already sweating profusely, he looked up and looked forward, and the scene in front of him made him even more miserable.

Around the platform where the executioner was executed, except for those fans, it was already crowded and noisy, Huang Huatang took a look, and there was almost no gap.

He relied on his strength to push around in the crowd, trying to get closer to the platform and see who was beheaded with such fanfare.

"This person, the former chief soldier of the Imperial Court Shanhaiguan, is called Gao Di!" A fan stood on a high platform, holding a piece of white paper in his hand, and said loudly:

"In the battle of Liaodong, Wang Meng, the chief military officer of Jizhou, was killed in battle, all because this Gaodi was afraid of the war, greedy for life and afraid of death, turned around in the valley, and lost the fighter!"

As he spoke, he clenched his fists in the direction of the Forbidden City and said:

"The factory is clear-sighted, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is wise and wise, and ordered that our Dongchang Tiqi will go out of Beijing to arrest this thief and return to Beijing!"

"He confessed to the crime he committed and beheaded him in Shimenfang today!"

Huang Huatang was like being in the middle of the tide, Fanzi's words landed, and the surrounding people and pedestrians cheered and boiled even more, and after a while, they were squeezed back to their own actions by the flow of people.

He bent over and gasped for breath, sweating profusely, but fortunately a breeze came from him, which made him feel much more annoyed and dry.

"The allusion of 'shh There was a laugh from behind.

Huang Huatang turned around angrily, but when he saw that it was a scholar, his expression eased a lot, he sat on the chair he bought for three thousand yuan, turned around and asked:

"How do you dare to laugh?"

The scholar sat alone at the table, with a pot of tea on the table, and took a sip when he heard the words, and was leisurely and contented, comparing with the crowded crowd around him.

"A native of Pingxiang County, Zhili, Xiabei, Yun Wuse, three years ago, I was admitted to lift people, and my brother is...?"

Since the other party is polite and polite, Huang Huatang is naturally not aggressive, got up, and said: "I don't have any fame, just a businessman, surnamed Huang Minghuatang." ”

The scholar was obviously not very familiar with the business world, and he was not surprised, but he smiled faintly and said:

"Fame is like a floating cloud to me, but it is just a necessary way to be an official and benefit the people."

When Huang Huatang heard this, he was a little surprised, but at this time, it was lively again, and the two looked at each other and smiled, knowing that they were going to be beheaded.

I saw the stout executioner with his upper body exposed, holding a big knife, regardless of the struggle and screaming, pressed the former Shanhaiguan general soldier in prison uniform to the ground and waved it suddenly.

Suddenly, the head rolled down, and blood was dripping.

Gao Di, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, ascended to the throne because of his flattery of Wei Zhongxian, but in the end he also died in the hands of the ruthless Wei Zhongxian.

The sinner who killed the general was punished, and everyone who saw it clapped their hands and applauded.

"Good!"

"Well killed!"

"It should be Ling Chi, I can also buy a piece of meat, so that my wife and children can also taste it, what is the taste of traitor's meat!"

It is really a strange feeling to meet a bosom friend in a foreign country, Huang Huatang and Yun Wuse Pingshui meet, and they are usually people who speak little, but at this time they can talk very well.

Huang Huatang inadvertently touched the table, and he repeatedly made sure that Yun Wuse would not be angry because of this, so he said with a smile:

"Alas! I spent 3,000 dollars just to buy such a slumber seat, and you are good, prescient, and have come early to occupy such a good seat. ”

Yun Wuse really didn't care about these little things, he laughed a few times when he heard this, and waved his hand again and again: "Don't be appropriate, don't be right, as soon as the lanterns will be turned on in a few days, no one will care about it here." ”

"I just entered Beijing to catch the exam a few months in advance, so I didn't have any foresight, my brother tortured me..."

Huang Huatang praised in his heart, it is indeed a pleasure to talk to a knowledgeable reader, and in his opinion, only such a person can be regarded as a real lifter.

At this time, the voices of the crowd gradually faded, but the whispers of the scholars gathered in the teahouse gradually reached the ears of the two.

"The imperial court selects the talents of each province, produces the papers by provinces, and gathers in Beijing for the examination, which is really a very discerning move, and it has to be the current Majesty Shengming."

"That's right!" Several students echoed in unison.

Someone didn't seem to have much confidence in himself, and sighed deeply:

"This year's examination, it is said that there are 8,000 people who arrived in Beijing to take the exam, which is the largest number of dynasties since the Ming Dynasty! The day before yesterday, the imperial court posted a list, and this year's number of Jinshi is only 206 people, and there is not one out of ten! ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, the competition is fierce, and those who can enter the ranks and the first, don't forget to study hard today!"

"Hahaha!"

Someone laughed twice, got up and said, "Do you know that among the 8,000 people who rushed to take the exam, there are more than 2,700 tribute students?" ”

Hearing this, everyone was shocked.

Some of them almost fell headlong, and said in a panic: "There are so many tributes, I think most of this year's Jinshi quota will be won by them..."

"You'd better go back to your own home, and take the test again next time..."

Hearing this, although Yun Wuse didn't say anything, his face was gloomy and he stopped talking, obviously in a bad mood.

Huang Huatang didn't know how many tributes there were, and what impact they had on the students of the imperial examination, and asked: "Everyone, dare to ask, isn't the tribute student Tang Tangtang entering the examination?" ”

"If you have the knowledge, what is there to fear!"

When one person turned around, he saw that he was a businessman in this outfit, and he sneered and did not answer, and the rest of the soldiers were the same, and they did not want to talk much with the businessman.

Yun Wuse had no choice but to explain to him in a whisper on the side: "Brother Zun doesn't see Gongsheng, they are all people who have advanced from all over the world and Kyushu, either their father and brother are high-ranking officials, or they are rich in the family." ”

"These tribute students, where is there any real talent and learning, either they make friends with the gentry and powerful people at home, or they are coerced with poems and texts, and fraud in the examination room is the way."

"It is said that some of the families of Gongsheng have already held feasts and celebrated in advance, as if they have gained a high name."

Huang Huatang only knew that there were a lot of dirty things among the businessmen, but he didn't expect that even the imperial examination room was full of such a miasma, corrupt, and rotten wood!

He looked shocked and incredulous.

Although Yun Wuse spoke in a low voice, it still reached the ears of all the scholars, and everyone sighed.

"Exactly! This group of tribute students, everyone thinks that Gao Kui is desirable, and it seems that the laurel is more at his fingertips, but in fact, which one did not dredge the joints in advance? ”

"We are waiting for students, there is no way and no way, how can we match it?"

The scholar who was asked by Huang Huatang before but did not reply also sighed heavily and said: "It is a good thing that the imperial court rectifies the examination papers and promotes southwest social studies, but it has reduced the number of jinshi year by year. ”

"Judging from the current situation, I and other students want to try to get ahead in the meeting, I'm afraid it will be more difficult every year..."

The more Huang Huatang listened, the more frightened he felt, if this continued, wouldn't the fraud in the field become more and more intense, and even outside the field, it would be a way to climb the door.

People who are lonely and poor will never come out.

He asked: "The rule of the officials of the Apocalypse was still clear, and His Majesty is also called a saint today, how can he ignore the current situation of the scientific expedition?" ”