The first light of dawn illuminates the earth, the rooster cries as promised, the farmer has already arrived in the field with his hoe, and the chirping of the weaver echoes in the small courtyard of the farmer.

For ordinary people, it is the most ordinary day, however, for some, it is the last chance to achieve a magnificent change of fate.

Shangshu Provincial Ministry of Rites South Courtyard Tribute Academy.

The place of the imperial examination, Xinmao hour, before dawn, outside the tribute courtyard was gathered countless people.

Standing outside the courtyard, everyone was holding a book in their hands, some were pacing left and right, some people closed their eyes and raised their eyes, and some people meditated, which was their last reading before entering the examination room.

At the beginning of the year, the big examination began, and the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, who was the chief examiner, came to the door of the Gongyuan, and when he was young, he said: "The imperial examination has begun, and the candidates have entered." ”

The system of the imperial examination is no longer self-explanatory, and nothing other than pen and ink is allowed to be brought in.

Violators will be punished as cheaters.

Li Yun and Lin Qingzhu incarnated as ordinary disciples, looking no different from others.

Seeing Lin Qingzhu take a deep breath, he seemed calm and calm on the surface, but his heart was beating non-stop.

Li Yun touched her head and said with a smile: "Relax, do everything according to what I say, and ensure that there is no problem." ”

Lin Qingzhu was touched on the head, and her face was quietly stained with a layer of red, during this time she lived in Yunwang Mansion, and she got along with Li Yun day and night, and she couldn't help but be in contact for a long time, and there was a trace of inexplicable emotions in her heart.

Lin Qingzhu clenched his fists, cheered himself up, patted his flushed cheeks with both hands, and said, "I can do it." ”

"Here's for you." Li Yun took a small red bag from his arms.

"What is this?"

"I made a lucky charm, I hope this time can bless you to be able to go to high school." After finishing speaking, Li Yun personally hung the lucky charm around Lin Qingzhu's neck.

The two of them were in close contact like this, but it was extremely rare, and in an instant, Lin Qingzhu went from blushing to heels.

The whole person was like a straight log, frozen in place and not moving, although the two had been together for a long time, it still made Lin Qingzhu have a heart-pounding feeling.

"Thank you...... Thank you. Lin Qingzhu said softly.

From childhood to adulthood, except for his parents, no one was as good as Li Yun to himself, and as a prince, he never disliked himself for being poor, and taught himself to read and teach himself exam skills.

even killed the eldest grandson Chong in order to fight for himself, as a woman, how can she not be tempted by this kind of man.

Li Yun touched her cute little head again and said, "From now on, everything will be fine." ”

"Uh-huh."

After Lin Qingzhu skimmed her head, a hint of joy appeared on her face, and she didn't know where to start, she faintly felt that she was becoming more and more inseparable from the man in front of her.

At this time, the sound of gongs and drums is heard, which means that the exam has officially begun.

In the next process, all the candidates lined up to enter the venue, of course, before entering the test, you need to check whether the candidates have brought illegal items into the venue.

This process is a bit long, and many people are found to be cheating, and the result is that without exception, they are disqualified from the exam.

During the inspection, Li Yun noticed that including the crown prince, the king of Jin, the king of Wei and others also disguised themselves as ordinary people and mixed in.

Since Li Shimin did not allow them to reveal their identities, they had to do so.

Of course, the officials who covered up the thieves found the prince and others at a glance, and they just went through a process during the inspection.

The main content of the imperial examination is the Ming Jing and the Ming Scripture, and the Ming Jing mainly includes: the Five Classics, the Three Classics, the Second Classics, the First Classic of Learning, etc., that is, the "Book of Rites", "Zhou Yi", "The Legend of the Spring and Autumn Ram" and other classics, of which the "Book of Filial Piety" and "The Analects" are compulsory subjects, and the rest are the candidates' own choice.

It's much simpler, in other words, it's administrative, writing a paper.

The duration of the exam is two days, one day for the Ming Jing and one day for the consultation.

Once all candidates have entered, the exam will officially begin.

The Chang'an imperial examination is in full swing, and in the depths of the Qinling Mountains, a group of people are hidden in the dark and treacherous caves.

In the damp cave, in the gloomy claustrophobic space, black smoke rises from the campfires on both sides of the cave walls, but it quickly merges with the dark environment.

The cave twists and turns, like a dormant python stretching out into the distance.

In the depths of the cave, a black-faced man lay lazily on the stone bed, and after a while, his men hurriedly ran over and said, "Chief, the man has been found." ”

The black-faced man said without saying a word: "Bring it up." ”

"Yes!"

After the man hurriedly withdrew, in less than a cup of tea, an old woman who was over half a hundred years old was brought here.

The black-faced man waved his hand, and his subordinates took out a portrait, looking at the person in this portrait, it was none other than Li Yun's dead mother, and the people under him asked, "Do you recognize her?" ”

The old woman looked and looked, looked and looked, carefully measured for a long time, and did not speak for a long time, and the black-faced man was not busy, and then took out a gold ingot and threw it to her, and asked, "Can you say it?" ”

When the old woman saw the gold, the old face full of vicissitudes and wrinkles suddenly smiled, and he said: "I know, her name is Le Yao, she is a native of Linzi, Qizhou, and she was still the thread that Lao Yu pulled for her and her concubine. ”

"What's the name of her concubine?"

"It seems to be...... The surname is Fang, after so many years, I can't remember the old decay. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, another gold ingot was thrown over, and he said, "Can you remember it now?" ”

"Remember, her concubine's name is Fang Qiao. The two have been engaged since childhood, but they made people worse, and when they encountered war, Le Yao and her concubines left Linzi. ”

"Do they have children?"

"What you said, how can the old man know about the private affairs in the cave room?" The old woman said.

The black-faced man threw her a certain gold ingot, and the old woman took the gold into her arms and asked tentatively, "This adult, do you want them to have children, or no children?" ”

"What do you say?"

The old woman was a smart person, and immediately said firmly: "They have children. ”

The black-faced man nodded very satisfied, and immediately ordered someone to record what she said, show it to her, and after making sure that there was no problem, the old woman pressed her handprint and left.

Before leaving, the black-faced man said to the old woman, "Today's conversation? ”

"The old woman has never seen an adult."

"Let's go."

"Thank you, sir!"

The old woman happily took the gold and left, and when she left, the black-faced man said to the people around her, "Deal with it naturally, she fell off a cliff and died." ”

"Yes."

Holding this old woman's confession, the black-faced man let out a cold and treacherous smile, and the laughter was chilling, and he said to himself: "Li Yun, this time the deity depends on how you explain. ”

Now up and down the court and the opposition, King Yun's prestige can be said to be increasing day by day, he first entered Chang'an City, thought that he would stop there, but did not expect that he was ambitious, but he coveted the throne of the Ninety-Five.

If he sinks and becomes a waste prince, it will be okay to live this life, but what about him? The Turks pressed the border, retreated the enemy army with the strength of one person, and the edge was first revealed; Guozijian, the princes won a big game against each other, which can be described as infinitely beautiful.

Guozijian angrily killed the eldest grandson Chong, and took this opportunity to bring down the eldest grandson Wuji, and the inevitable death turned into a turning point, which can be called a miracle.

In the Liangyi Palace, there are 100 poems about fighting wine, and the literary style can be called the first in the world; The method of exchanging blood to save the dying Qin Qiong was supported by the Qin family, the Cheng family and the Wei Chi family.

To say that among the many princes under Li Shimin's knees, the most cutting-edge is none other than Li Yun. Even the crown prince Li Chengqian was compared to him.

If this son is not contained, the whole empire will have to fall into his hands.

The last assassination failed, and this time it is bound to give Li Yun no chance to turn over.

"If you weren't the prince, I don't know what Li Shimin would do with you, haha!!" The black-faced man laughed maniacally, his laughter echoing through the deep cave.

......

Tai Chi Palace.

Candidates entered the Tribute Academy, and the Ministry of Rites submitted the list of people who participated in the examination this year to the court, and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu reported: "Your Majesty, a total of 2,582 people were admitted to the hospital for this scientific examination, of which 81 people were arrested for cheating and disqualified. ”

After Li Shimin took the list of directories, after a cursory look at it, he put it aside and asked, "Have the prince and the others entered?" ”

"The princes have entered under a pseudonym, and there is no suspicion of fraud."

Li Shimin is not stupid, even if the prince cheats, those ministers don't dare to say anything, and he doesn't bother to ask. Li Shimin wanted to know if his son was worse than those folk students in getting the best teacher in the world to preach and be employed.

"In this big exam, your Ministry of Rites should not take it lightly, if you find cheating in the examination room, you will be severely punished." Li Shimin specially instructed again.

Then, Li Shimin said something about it, and finally asked: "What is the content of the Yunwang Ming Scripture?" ”

Although it was a casual question, it was just such a sentence that made many ministers smell a signal, and in the whole process, Li Shimin named the crown prince and King Yun.

It shows that King Yun's status in his mind is getting higher and higher, which has to make people think about it.

"The content of His Royal Highness King Yun's selection is "Zhou Yi".

"Got it, stand down."

After the Ministry of Rites returned to its original position, Li Shimin announced again: "Li Xiaogong, the secretary of the Ministry of War!" ”

"The minister is here!"

Li Xiaogong moved sideways with the wat board and took a step forward.

"This year's special martial arts exam, there must be no mistakes, how is your military department prepared?"

"Everything is ready for the exam."

"Good! This year's martial arts, I want to watch in person. ”

Li Shimin won the world on horseback, and he was very interested in the martial arts examination, but he wanted to see what powerful people would be in the martial arts examination.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Li Shimin stood in front of the hall, staring into the distance, always feeling that something big would happen in the near future, but he couldn't say it in his heart.