The palace is not a place to stay for long.

After the palace examination, Ning Xiu and a group of tributes left the Forbidden City under the guidance of officials of the Ministry of Rites.

The palace exam is to read the papers on the second day and release the results on the third day, so it only takes a maximum of two days for Ning Xiu to know his ranking.

After returning to the Huguang Hall, Ning Xiu and Liu Weining had a drink, and there was a lot of emotion during the conversation.

His road to the imperial examination has been quite smooth, and he has gone all the way through the township examination, the meeting examination, and the palace examination, and he has just been admitted to the Jinshi in the seventeenth year.

Although Liu Weining was a little bleak in the early stage, fortunately, he made efforts in the later stage, which can be regarded as a happy ending.

The two are also old acquaintances, they have known each other in the county school, and they can be promoted together, and the middle jinshi is indeed fate.

The more they talked, the more excited they became, the more they drank, the more drunk they became, and finally collapsed on the wine table unconscious.

At noon the next day, the two woke up one after another. Liu Weining only felt groggy, and Ning Xiu had a splitting headache.

There is no doubt that a hangover does not taste good.

They hurriedly brewed a pot of sobering tea and poured it down, which made it better.

Liu Weining smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Ning Xian, neither of us can drink too much, so we must not be bullied by death during the Qionglin banquet." ”

Ning Xiu smiled disappreciatively and said, "What are you afraid of, wasn't Brother Liu also very worried when Lu Ming feasted?" There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, so let's see it when the time comes. ”

"Brother Ning Xian is relieved."

Liu Weining took another sip of flower tea, and then Shi Shiran got up and paced outside.

"Quick, lock it all down."

His body stiffened, and his face showed a look of fear.

"Brother Liu, what's wrong?"

Seeing that Liu Weining's face was different, Ning Xiu walked out quickly.

"Nishiki... Jin Yiwei. ”

When he pronounced the three words Jinyiwei, Liu Weining was like five thunderbolts, and his face was colorless.

Ning Xiu couldn't help frowning.

How could Jin Yiwei suddenly appear in the Huguang Guild Hall? Isn't there a Qin case to be handled?

But this Huguang Guild Hall is full of scholars, how can there be a big traitor?

Just when Ning Xiu was puzzled, a group of Jinyi Guard captains, led by a general banner, rushed into the courtyard where Ning Xiu lived.

"Go and arrest Liu Weining and arrest the edict!"

As soon as these words came out, those captains clenched their fists and took steps to search.

Liu Weining was already so frightened that his face turned pale, and he didn't dare to move.

"Brother Liu..."

Knowing that the person who Jinyiwei came to arrest was Liu Weining, Ning Xiuzhi was shocked.

In his impression, Liu Weining has always been low-key, how could he offend the Son of Heaven?

Could it be...

Before he could figure it out, several Jinyi Guard Captains had already rushed into the house.

"Which of you is Liu Weining?"

A burly, tendon-covered lieutenant said.

"In... Below. ”

Liu Weining's body shook tremblingly, and there was already crying in his voice.

"Hehe, you're such a man, come with us!"

After saying that, he took out the iron chain and locked it on Liu Weining's body without saying anything.

"Wait!"

Of course, Ning Xiu wouldn't watch these tiger wolves lock Liu Weining away. He cleared his throat and said with a calm expression: "Dare to ask what happened to this friend of Ning Mou, who actually bothered the Son of Heaven and the army?" ”

"Hehe, you advise you to be nosy. This guy didn't want to live anymore, and the master was ordered to take him to prison. ”

"On what orders?"

"Naturally, it is the emperor's order."

"Do you have a driver's license?"

"You're going to take care of that, too?"

"Of course, without a driver's post, Jinyi Wei has no right to take people."

Ning Xiu argued with reason.

"Haha, okay, you wait!"

With that, the captain of the brocade guard turned around and walked out of the room, and in a short time he came back with a document in his hand.

He unfolded the document and showed it to Ning Xiu: "You can see clearly, there is a big seal of the Criminal Department on it!" ”

Ning Xiu couldn't help but fall silent.

He knew that according to the Ming Dynasty's custom, Jinyiwei needed a driver's license to take people, and the driver's license must be stamped with the seal of the Criminal Department to be effective, otherwise Jinyiwei would not have the right to take people.

Now the lieutenant really took out the driver's card, proving that they were indeed under the emperor's orders.

But Ning Xiu still couldn't understand how the honest man Liu Weining offended His Majesty the Emperor.

"Let's go!"

The captain of the brocade guard pulled the chain around Liu Weining's body a few times and left, and Liu Weining said with a crying voice: "Brother Ning Xian, save me!" ”

Ning Xiu's expression was solemn, and he sighed: "Brother Liu, don't worry, I will definitely save you." ”

But he also knew that those who went to the edict were all prisoners, and it was not easy to rescue them.

But in any case, he will try his best to save it, because he cherishes the word friend.

The first place Ning Xiu went to was the Qi Mansion.

After all, it is my own family, and it is the most reliable.

What's more, Lao Taishan is now sick in Beijing, and it would be a pity not to make good use of the resources.

When Ning Xiu made his intentions clear, Qi Jiguang was silent.

After a long time, Qi Jiguang sighed and said, "Virtuous son-in-law, what is the relationship between this descendant surnamed Liu and you?" ”

"Classmates, fellow villagers, the same year, best friends."

Ning Xiu said word by word.

Qi Jiguang shook his head and said, "Most of him has committed His Majesty's taboo, and the old man advises you not to get involved in this kind of thing." ”

The corners of Ning Xiu's mouth lifted and said, "Brother Liu is just a scholar, what taboo can he commit?" ”

"The old man thinks it's probably this palace test."

After all, Qi Jiguang is an old fritter in officialdom, and he got to the point with just one sentence.

"It stands to reason that you are all white, and there is basically no chance of being able to contact Your Majesty. The only chance is to take the temple test. ”

Qi Jiguang woke up the dreamer with a word.

Ning Xiu was in a hurry to rescue Liu Weining before, but he didn't think about it.

Now that you think about it, it's really possible.

Of course, Ning Xiu didn't think that Liu Weining would do anything to lose his dignity. The only possibility is that something went wrong with Liu Weining's article.

"Isn't it that Brother Liu has committed a taboo in the heavenly family by writing a palace test article?"

Ning Xiu asked tentatively.

"According to the old man, most of the time."

Qi Jiguang was quite pleased that Ning Xiu was able to realize this way.

He sighed and said, "The most common mistake a young scholar can make is to slander the monarch and sell him in order to invite fame. If that's the case, I'm afraid no one can save him. ”

Qi Jiguang said this, naturally, he didn't say anything.

As an old minister of the Jiajing, Longqing, and Wanli dynasties, he has seen too many such examples.

Especially the Jiajing Dynasty.

It is said that the famous Hai Ruihai Gangfeng was ordered by the Son of Heaven to be put into prison because he wrote a letter scolding Emperor Jiajing.

Emperor Jiajing moved his murderous intent several times, but as soon as he thought that this would fulfill Hairun and make him a "direct minister", he suppressed his killing intent.

But Rao is like this, Emperor Jiajing did not release Hai Rui, and it was not until he died that Hai Run was released from the black prison.

The world praised Hairun's loyalty, but they never thought that he was indeed asking for the reputation of a direct minister.

This is a common problem of Daming scholars, and it is estimated that Liu Weining also committed this problem.

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