After Lu Zheng approached, he hurriedly reported: "There is news from the Hanlin Academy, let the master immediately go to the Hanlin Academy to discuss matters!" ”

"Did anyone say what was the matter?" Lu Jing was surprised, with his own grade, he was not able to participate in the deliberations, and now he is only in the Hanlin Academy, in fact, he is working in the Xinuan Pavilion, and he has hardly participated in the work of the Hanlin Academy during this time.

Lu Zheng shook his head and said: "That person didn't say what the specific matter was, but the villain just heard that the prince of Qianxiang Kingdom sent someone to the Hanlin Academy to make a post, and the villain thought that it might be because of this matter that they let the master over." ”

Lu Jing glanced at Shen Liang and smiled helplessly, it was so coincidental that he had just said that if Mu Zhengnan provoked the Hanlin Academy, how would the Hanlin Academy teach him a lesson, but he didn't expect the prophecy to be so fast, but he didn't know if the result was as he predicted.

When Shen Liang heard this, he hurriedly said, "I'll send my brother over." ”

Lu Jing smiled and asked, "You haven't been out for a few days, why are you so active today?" ”

Shen Liang said angrily: "That guy dares to calculate us, so that the entire country is humiliated, the younger brother is trying to expose his tricks, I don't want him to dare to provoke the Hanlin Academy, the younger brother doesn't ask for anything else, I just hope that the Hanlin Academy can teach him a good lesson, let him know that the sky is high and the earth is thick, and the power of the kingdom." ”

Lu Jing shook his head slightly when he heard this, since Mu Zhengnan dared to make a move against the Hanlin Academy, how could things be so simple, not to mention that he had the support of King Beijing and others behind him, but it did not dampen Shen Liang's enthusiasm, so he let him follow.

Several people came all the way to the Hanlin Academy, Lu Jing saw that there were a lot of carriages parked on the side of the wall, so he asked Shen Liang and Lu Zheng to wait outside, and he entered the meeting hall of the Hanlin Academy, and saw that there were all grades in the hall, and there were also a few people in the Shujishi, knowing that this meeting should have notified the officials and Shujishi of the seventh grade and above.

About two quarters of an hour, almost all the people arrived, and Song Xuequan, the bachelor in charge of the academy, Jin Yue, the bachelor in charge of the book hall, and Hu Zenglin, the bachelor in charge of the edict hall, came out to preside over the meeting.

After Jin Yue glanced at everyone, he took out the post that Mu Zhengnan had sent to Hanlin Academy, read it again, and then returned to his seat.

The people of the Hanlin Academy were already extremely dissatisfied with Mu Zhengnan's humiliation of the Guozijian and Jing Sergeant Lin, as well as posting couplets slandering the Hanlin Academy, and they were even more indignant when they heard it.

Especially when he saw that he despised the Hanlin Academy, and wanted to fight alone against many people in the Hanlin Academy like he did in the Guozijian, he scolded and was arrogant.

Lu Jing was secretly surprised in his heart, Mu Zhengnan was in the face of Guozijian and showed weakness first, in order to gain an advantage, why was he so arrogant in the face of the Hanlin Academy, where did he get the confidence.

Song Xuequan, Jin Yue, and Hu Zenglin took in everyone's reactions, and after glancing at each other, Song Xuequan stopped everyone's discussion, and then said loudly: "The three of us have agreed, agreed to his request, and competed in three days." ”

After a pause, he said: "But since he only has one person, then the Hanlin Academy will only send one person, and he will lose when the time comes, saying that we will bully more and less." ”

After hearing this, everyone said: "It should be like this, we can defeat him alone, and we must not fall for his tricks, otherwise even if we win, we will have no shame on our faces." ”

Song Xuequan continued: "In addition, the official has already played this book to the emperor, since he is so arrogant, we don't need to treat each other politely, the official has already asked the Ministry of Rites to borrow Qionghua Building, and the place of the competition will be there, and the people of Beijing will be invited to watch it." ”

When everyone heard this, their faces were solemn, Qionghua Building was the place where the Golden Autumn Genius Banquet was held in the past, the place outside the building can accommodate thousands of people, and the attics are lined up all around, and they are connected to each other, all can be watched, the location is selected in this place, it can be seen that the Song University Scholar is determined to give Mu Zhengnan a profound lesson.

Lu Jing secretly guessed in his heart that Scholar Song's move should be instructed by the emperor to test Qianxiangguo, or to make him embarrassed in public, so as to refuse his request for marriage.

Song Xuequan saw that everyone's faces became serious, so he said: "I called you here today to see if any of you are willing to recommend yourself, or if there are suitable candidates, you can also recommend them." ”

Jin Yue added: "Don't talk about those who are over thirty years old, the provincial people are telling the truth, saying that we are bullying the small with the big." ”

After hearing this, everyone was happy in their hearts, some shook their heads and sighed, the age range is limited, and the only ones who can choose are the Jinshi in the last three examinations, but because the emperor succeeded to the throne at the beginning of the year, he has not yet taken power, and the Jinshi of the Jichou Branch have been released, and now the more than 30 people who can be selected are Ren Chenke and Jinke, and then exclude the older ones, and the only ones who are really eligible are about a dozen people, so they have set their sights on Lu Jing and Zhao Xian.

Lu Jing felt everyone's gaze, and suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, it seemed that he had a better chance of being selected, this matter seemed easy, but it was not, judging from the information he had collected recently, that Mu Zhengnan was obviously not an easy person.

This victory is of course glorious, famous all over the world, but if defeated, the consequences will be serious, the Hanlin Academy is different from the Guozijian, most of the Guozijian students have not taken the township examination, it doesn't matter if they lose, the impact is not great.

However, the Hanlin Academy brings together the elites selected by the imperial examination over the years, if the Hanlin Academy fails, it not only represents the defeat of the imperial examination system of this dynasty, but also represents the failure of the imperial education system.

Thinking of this, I suddenly understood the plan of the Qianxiang Kingdom, they wanted to be small and big, and there would be no loss if they were defeated, and if they challenged the Central Plains with Confucian culture, defeat would be taken for granted.

But once it wins, it will not only hit the prestige of the imperial court, but also make the country famous.

No wonder his post is so arrogant, I think it is to provoke the Hanlin Academy to take action.

Hu Zenglin saw that those few Jishi were eager to try, so he reminded: "This matter is not only related to the face of the Hanlin Academy, but also related to the prestige of our dynasty and the inheritance of Confucianism. ”

When those few scholars heard this, they suddenly realized the seriousness of the matter, and now that all the vassal states have entered Beijing to pay tribute, they are all in Beijing, once they fail, it will affect the prestige of the imperial court in their hearts, and they will never recover, and there will be no place to turn over, and the restlessness in their hearts will be extinguished in an instant.

Although Zhao Xian, Nie Zhuang and others wanted to volunteer, they did not dare to act recklessly considering the serious consequences of failure.

Song Xuequan, Jin Yue, and Hu Zenglin saw that no one recommended themselves, so they went from high to bottom according to their official positions, and asked those old Hanlin to recommend them by name.

Those old Hanlin were extremely cautious, and no matter who recommended them, they would give reasons for recommending them.

Lu Jing saw that they had recommended themselves so far, and instantly felt a heavy pressure, and saw the encouragement and recognition of some people from time to time, and a sense of pride was also aroused in his heart, knowing that in the end, nine times out of ten, it was also himself, so he didn't wait for others to continue talking, so he took the initiative to stand up and ask Ying to fight.

Zhao Xian and Nie Zhuang saw that Lu Jing took the initiative to stand up and take responsibility, and while they were relieved, they all looked at him with some admiration.

When Song Xuequan, Jin Yue, and Hu Zenglin saw this, they all showed satisfied smiles, and when they saw that everyone nodded and said good, and no one objected, they sent everyone out, leaving Lu Jing alone to speak.

Jin Yue said with a smile: "It's good that you can take the initiative to stand up, and the most favored candidate for the three old men is you." ”

Hu Zenglin also nodded and said: "Yes, among the younger generation of the Hanlin Academy, you are the most stable and talented, and you are valued by the emperor, and you are indeed the most suitable candidate." ”

Lu Jing adjusted his mentality and said solemnly: "The students thank the adults for their attention, and they should do their best to live up to the high expectations of the adults and the seniors of the Hanlin Academy." ”

Song Xuequan thought for a while and promised Lu Jing: "This battle is related to the reputation of the Hanlin Academy, you can only win and not lose, if you win, the old man will not care how the emperor will reward you, the old man can promise you that next year's Hanzhan Kedao big exam, the old man can promise you a condition." ”

Hanlin has always been afraid of the big exam, and the results of the Hanzhan Kedao big exam will directly affect the career.

The big exam is divided into three classes: if you are in the first class, you will not be promoted, or you will be poor. There are also advantages to being in the top few of the second class, and those who are in the middle of the second class and the tail of the second class have no promotion and no disgrace, and they are flat. Hanlin, who is in the third class, will face punishments such as demotion.

Although Lu Jing heard Song Xuequan offer such generous conditions, he didn't have much turmoil in his heart, and now he had to win Mu Zhengnan first, otherwise everything would be in vain.

After thinking about it, Lu Jing asked, "I don't know who will come up with the question and what content will be tested?" ”

When Song Xuequan heard this, he nodded and said: "The left and right are just poetry couplets, scriptures and righteous strategies, as for who will make the question, you can rest assured that the three old men are not pedantic people like Zheng Mingping, and they will definitely not let Qianxiangguo take this matter alone." ”

Lu Jing nodded after hearing this, and asked about the helpers around Mu Zhengnan.

Song Xuequan glanced at Jin Yue and Hu Zenglin, and said with a smile: "You are really thoughtful, so the old man will be more at ease, you don't have to worry about this matter, the old man chose Qionghualou to beware of this matter, when the two of you stand alone, there will be no other people around you to interfere, and there will be no others to help." ”

Lu Jing saw that several people were thoughtful, so he was completely relieved, since it was fair and just, it depended on who was better in learning, and he still had some confidence in this matter.

Jin Yue continued: "We have agreed with the mission of the Qianxiang Kingdom that the public competition will be held in three days, and the old man will discuss with them the scope and method of the questions in these days, and when the results are available, they will send someone to inform you." ”

After hearing this, Lu Jing asked some more detailed questions, and told the three of them what he was good at, and then said goodbye and left.