The curtain of the imperial examination officially opened at the spring equinox, and Mu Yunqi also put on his court clothes and officially walked to the front of the curtain. The chief examiner of this imperial examination was actually set by His Royal Highness Nioh.

Nioh is much older than them, and now he is in the age of his establishment, and he was born when His Majesty has not yet ascended the throne, but His Majesty has not yet made a crown prince, and it is said that it was the idea of the Prime Minister and the Queen Mother.

What puzzled Mu Yunqi was that how could the Prime Minister and the Queen Mother coincide, and it was understandable for the Prime Minister to control the government, how could she, the Queen Mother, participate in the government affairs.

Situ Jing explained: "This Queen Mother was originally the favorite concubine of the Prime Minister to His Majesty the Emperor, so she has some relationship with the Prime Minister, and no one knows how deep this relationship is. ”

In the early morning, the salute at the gate of the Gongyuan was fired in unison, and the horns sounded in unison. Mu Yunqi and the Ministry of Shangshu and others accompanied His Royal Highness King Ren to worship their ancestors, please ask for exam questions. The imperial examination is a major event in the selection of the pillars of the country, and talents are related to the fate of the country, so they are highly valued.

The exam officially began, Mu Yunqi walked among the candidates as an invigilator, here she did meet a few students who had met in the teahouse, and she also paid special attention to their exam status.

She walked and walked in front of Xiao Shuyuan, Xiao Shuyuan was answering the question seriously, looking at the person in front of him who only knew that it was the examiner, and didn't pay attention to it, but this person looked at him fixedly for a long time and didn't go away, he couldn't help but look up curiously.

Who knew that as soon as he looked up, he saw such a familiar person, he couldn't help but open his mouth wide, he didn't know what to say, Mu Yunqi gave him a silent gesture and left.

Xiao Shuyuan couldn't come back to his senses for a long time, how could this examiner be so similar to the woman of that day, who was he? Seeing that the exam was almost over, Xiao Shuyuan realized that he hadn't finished answering, and he was sweating profusely. But he quickly calmed down, recalled the scene of that day, and suddenly his thoughts surged, and he completed the masterpiece in less than a quarter of an hour.

The candidates and invigilators were locked in the Tribute Courtyard for three full days, and it took them three days before they left the Tribute Academy.

When Mu Yunqi and several examiners sorted out the test papers and walked out of the Tribute Academy, they saw King Rui's carriage parked outside the gate of the Tribute Academy, and several people stepped forward to say hello, but Mu Yunqi was left behind.

As soon as she got into the carriage, Mu Yunqi saw Situ Jing sitting on the carriage, she sighed and said, "Is it okay for you to pretend to be King Rui like this?" ”

Situ Jing glanced at her and said, "Let's go, take a look at these students, and tell me what you think." ”

As soon as the carriage started, Mu Yunqi said: "One of the candidates this time is named Xiao Shuyuan, this person has good adaptability and talent, His Highness can inspect it." ”

Situ Jing listened to her with his eyes closed, and a "hmm" sound came out of his nose.

"I also want a person named Xue Ziheng, I see him calm and steady, beautiful calligraphy, and I glance at it twice, he has unique insights, and he is also a rare talent."

"These two people, you write them down carefully, and then we'll see how you look after the palace exam?"

Mu Yunqi respectfully accepted the order.

When they took to the streets, they were all students who were relaxing and strolling around after the exam, and several people gathered together to discuss the exam.

"The questions in this exam are too difficult, and they don't come from the books we often read."

"Yes, nothing in the Four Books and Five Classics is involved."

"But I think it's quite in line with the current politics, for example, the six states of the Western Regions are for me, and I really see the political level."

Mu Yunqi also saw this question, and she also tortured herself at that time, the six states of the Western Regions are distributed in the west of Tianfu, stretching for tens of thousands of miles, and they are important fortresses for Tianfu's defense, and half of the country's troops are deployed in this section.

Mu Yunqi glanced up at Situ Jing and asked, "You came up with this question, have you walked through the borders of the six states in the Western Regions?" ”

Situ Jing slowly opened his eyes and said, "No, I've only stayed for two years, and I can't finish that border at all." Situ Jing closed his eyes again, countless blood-stained hands stretched out to him in the black, and countless struggling faces cried to him "help".

"I've been to a place where there is a stretch of high mountains on the border called Chiliang Mountain, which is covered by tall camphor trees, and you can smell the unique smell of the camphor trees in the morning."

Situ Jing closed his eyes, and his heart was violently shocked.

"Did you save a small group of Tianfu soldiers there?" , Situ Jing asked with some surprise.

Mu Yunqi looked at him suspiciously, thinking about his hard experience in the past few days on Chiliang Mountain, and replied softly: "Yes, I also fell seriously ill after saving them. Then he laughed self-deprecatingly and continued: "After I recovered from my illness, I actually climbed to the top of Chiliang Mountain, and the feeling of vicissitudes of life is really unforgettable. ”

"The Tianfu soldiers in that group have just returned from Chibo on the other side and brought back the strategic blueprints they just stolen."

Mu Yunqi looked at Situ Jing who was still closing his eyes in disbelief, Situ Jing continued: "Their leader was unfortunately hit by an arrow and fell unconscious, you not only healed these people's injuries and diseases, but also covered them to return to the camp ten miles away from Chiliang Mountain. ”

Mu Yunqi never thought that his small act of righteousness would achieve such a big thing.

At this time, Situ Jing opened his eyes and looked at her and said, "After that, they told me that it was a beautiful female doctor who saved us. Now it seems that you saved me more than once. ”

Mu Yunqi looked out the window and said, "I just traveled and passed by there, no wonder I felt a little familiar when I rescued you last time, I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you." ”

Situ Jing looked at her side face, this is their fate, the fate that can't be escaped, that is, the person in front of him saves himself from danger again and again, if the second time is a deliberate arrangement, then Chiliang Mountain is really fate.

"I heard that Nioh is the chief examiner this time, so isn't the student you fancy a disciple of Nioh's disciples?"

"Nioh is said to have won the hearts of the people with his kindness and fraternity, and if he can throw himself into Nioh's disciples, will he have a bright future in the future."

At this time, some students made different voices, "It is said that the king of Chu is the great wisdom that is indispensable, I heard that he can recite poems at the age of seven, and his "Tianguan Fu" is still a compulsory course for scholars to learn governance. ”

"No, no, King Rui is a commendable talent in governance, and many of the laws and systems in Tianfu were proposed and formulated by King Rui."

At this time, a student passed through them and said: "These princes are all in charge, but when it comes to martial arts, it must be His Royal Highness the King of Qin. ”

The students were still arguing, but the carriage drove past them, and they heard the students' high-minded talk along the way, Mu Yunqi sighed: "A country of free speech requires the ruler to have a world-minded mind and self-confidence." ”

Situ Jing closed his eyes again and said: "This is also the credit of the Prime Minister, although he has his own calculations, he also has the mind to advise, which is not as good as him." ”

Mu Yunqi looked at him and asked, "Are you tired?" ”

Situ Jing said "um", "The case of General Zuo and Lord Qin will be settled after the imperial examination, but it is just ......"

"Just what?"

"I'm afraid that the capital will be stained with blood then."

Mu Yunqi's eyes widened unconsciously, "Why?" ”

"Although the king of Chu is a literary hero, he is also a cool official. General Zuo and Lord Qin seem to be my roots, and this time I gave him the opportunity to hit me, how could he not make good use of this opportunity to uproot my roots. ”

Mu Yunqi didn't expect that the great wisdom praised by the students just now would be such a calculating person, she grabbed Situ Jing's hand and asked, "Is there a way?" ”

"I'm trying to figure it out, it's just ......"

"I'm afraid you can't do anything, right, didn't you think that so many people would be implicated when they turned against you?"

Situ Jing shook his head and said: "They are not my descendants, although the girls who have married are all here to spy on me, but I really didn't think that the King of Chu would exclude dissidents so generously, and now it seems that they should be the people of King Ren or King Rui." ”

"It shouldn't be King Rui." Mu Yunqi still trusts Situ Xi from the bottom of his heart.

Situ Jing looked at him with slanted eyes, although he didn't see anything special, but he was still uncomfortable in his heart, and then Mu Yunqi asked again: "Isn't King Chu afraid that His Majesty will blame him for this?" Why did he make such a big deal at this time? ”

"What are you suspecting?" Situ Jing looked at Mu Yunqi, who was deep in thought, and asked.

"I'm just guessing, guessing if it will be that he knows something, and the worst guess is whether His Majesty's body will be abnormal? Your Highness, how long has it been since you entered the palace? ”

Situ Jing frowned and said, "My father has always been in the court, and I haven't seen anything wrong. ”

Mu Yunqi was just guessing, without any evidence, and this sentence was rotten in his stomach and never said it again.

The marking work was in full swing, Mu Yunqi finished working as an invigilator and then as a proctor, and was trapped in the Hanlin Academy for several days until the marking work was completed.

The conversation with Situ Jing that day has been in her heart for a long time, and she can't get out now, and she can't get any information from the outside, so she can only be trapped here and ask for trouble.

Looking at these old scholars reviewing the candidates' test papers one by one, walking around boredly, Lord Shangshu and Zuo Shilang often got together to chat, and called her a few times, but her preoccupied appearance made people really not in the mood to continue talking with her.