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Since there are still three days left before the official examination, the restaurants in the capital are crowded with all kinds of moves, and the focus of the discussion is naturally on the test questions. However, for the chief and deputy examiners and the eighteenth room examiner, the test questions were prepared by the emperor a long time ago, and what they were most worried about was not this, since ancient times, the candidates were gathered together, so what they were most afraid of was the epidemic disease. It is for this reason that white vinegar and ghost portraits gather in the examination room. Although Qin Tianjian had already calculated that there would never be a plague this year, the hearts of these examiners had never settled down.

Li Junda measured that he was not the main and deputy examiner, so his behavior was very casual. Although he had been in Zhan Shifu for a while, there were not many people who knew him, and he could wander around the streets at will without being recognized. On this day, he changed into his usual clothes, and walked around the city on his own, without taking a long attendant.

Unexpectedly, he walked for less than an hour, and met an acquaintance, not only that, but the identity of the person who came was not trivial, it was Xu Chun, the commander of Jiumen, who had only been in office for half a year. Li Junda couldn't help but smile secretly when he saw that the other party was dressed in a royal blue Confucian suit and was quite decently cleaned. He is also a familiar and informal person, and he stepped forward and quipped: "Brother Xu, if your appearance today is seen by those good guys, I'm afraid it will be a mess again." ”

At that time, the surroundings were quite noisy, and the sounds of various vendors and the sounds of people bargaining were mixed together, and it was quite uncomfortable to listen to people's ears. Xu Chun didn't seem to expect to meet an acquaintance by coincidence, and after hearing the other party's words clearly, he had to smile bitterly: "What can I do, it seems that many people are secretly watching recently, and I, the helmsman, am afraid that someone will have to talk if I am idle." He took two steps forward. He said in a low voice, "There are already rumors in Beijing that there will be a flood of epidemics during the examination. I thought it was too strange, so I came out to see what was going on. ”

Li Junda couldn't help but be shocked. The heart almost rose to the throat, and the voice was a little trembling. "Brother Xu, don't scare me, won't it be so coincidental? There are thousands of people who participated in the examination this time, and if something really went wrong. That's a disaster on heaven and earth, could it be that Shengdou Xiaomin guessed randomly, Qin Tianjian hadn't mentioned it before! ”

Xu Chun also consciously lost his words, but he knew that Li Junda was a person trusted by the emperor, so he no longer shied away from it. "You know this matter yourself, stop speculating, it's all a shadowless thing. I didn't dare to report to the emperor rashly, so I could only probe the news outside, otherwise it would not be good to be caught by ginseng. Well, I just happened to run into you today. The two of us just walked around at will, and I was worried that if someone really thought I would be too good to deal with! He said as he pulled Li Junda forward, "Don't think about it so much. If the thing really comes, it can't be stopped, you are just one of the examiners, what are you worried about! ”

Li Junda had to smile wryly and walk around with Xu Chun. Sometimes I lingered in the teahouse for a while, and sometimes I listened to a little wind in the restaurant. Everywhere they went, they were lifted, and the identity of the two of them did not arouse any suspicion, but when Shui Yu was having lunch, the shopkeeper Li Qiao was a little surprised by the joint arrival of the two.

"Brother Xu, after a day of tossing, there shouldn't be any major incidents." Li Junda wasted a day with Xu Chun, and the stones in his heart fell a little. "If others know that you, the Admiral of the Nine Gates, are actually wandering outside pretending to be a man, they don't know how to arrange it. It's time to enter the market the day after tomorrow, and I have to go back and get ready. ”

Xu Chun was also embarrassed to let the other party accompany him anymore, and the two broke up at the intersection. However, Xu Chun thought about it and decided to enter the palace to report it. Although this kind of thing is illusory, if it really happens, then he, the Admiral of the Nine Gates, will definitely not be able to get out of it. He is also a cautious person, and he came directly to Shuntian Mansion and pulled Yang Zhen with him. Since it is a report like chasing the wind and catching shadows, one more person can always be more convincing.

Feng Wuxi, who was reading the folds in the Qinzheng Palace, couldn't help frowning slightly when he heard Xu Chun and Yang Zhen coming to see him together. Both of them were courtiers in charge of the security and defense of Gyeonggi, and they did not come to see each other for any good reason at this time. After he sighed deeply, he motioned to the little eunuch to lead the two to the side hall, and casually covered a few copies of the music on the table, and then walked over.

"Is there anything important about you two hurrying to see you two at such a late hour?" Feng Wuxian looked at the faces of the two of them, and knew in his heart that there must be something big, but he still asked as usual.

Yang Zhen glanced at Xu Chun, then gritted his teeth and said: "Emperor Qiqi, when Weichen was ordered to investigate and deal with the cult case, he heard a lot of rumors from the people that there would be a plague outbreak during this examination. ”

As soon as the words fell, the two of them stood up without a trace when they saw the wind, their faces were pale, and they suddenly didn't dare to say a word. "Well, now that you are getting more and more daring, you dare to spread such rumors?" Feng Wuxian laughed angrily, "I'm curious, if the people can spread this kind of thing, are they very happy to see the grand event of the imperial court being ruined like this?" Xu Chun, tell me, how should this matter be handled? ”

When Xu Chun heard the emperor ask like this, his heart suddenly became even more worried. "Your Majesty, Weichen is just a reckless man, and he doesn't have much insight into these things. However, Weichen has heard that there are not a few epidemics since the outbreak of the ancient Gongyuan, and if it is still ineffective after trying to prevent it, it is also a warning from God, and of course the court has no way. Wechen will try his best to track down the source of the rumors, but the trial will start soon, and I'm afraid it's too late. ”

"There's no way around it?" Feng Wuxian said dissatisfied, his expression was full of gloom, and he turned to Yang Zhen again, "Yang Zhen, you should tell me, how to deal with it?" ”

Yang Zhen saw that he couldn't dodge, so he kowtowed and replied: "Weichen thinks that if someone really plots against him, the court might as well let Qin Tianjian announce it to the world afterwards, saying that 'Wen Xing' is condemned, and 'Shangcang' is angry, and then try again." Since the examiners of the imperial examinations had been so secretive in the past, he thought that he had said this very well and that there should be no problem.

"Ridiculous, nonsense!" Feng Wuxian was obviously angry, "A little bit of the epidemic will be attributed to the heavens to warn, do you still want to make an edict against yourself?" He said this very seriously, and Yang Zhen was so frightened that he kowtowed again and again to apologize. However, Feng Wuxian did not let go, "I know that the disasters of water and fire and the epidemic of the imperial examination have always been unavoidable, but it is precisely because of your pedantic and ridiculous ideas that this makes the children suffer every year!" Since there are already rumors of the epidemic, if we don't take precautions, the rumors afterwards will definitely not be simple, and maybe the people can still climb to my succession! ”

Speaking of which, the complexion of the wind without a trace is even colder. He glanced at the two kneeling underneath, and said word by word: "Anyway, check it out first!" The infantry commander Yamen and Shuntianfu first visited who had spread the rumors, and I would inform Ma Fengchu and Tang Zengyuan of other things, so that they must take precautions. Well, you don't have to waste any more time here, hurry back and get ready! ”

Xu Chun and Yang Zhen glanced at each other, and then they kowtowed together and retreated. Out of the Qinzheng Palace, both of them felt weak, and their backs were already wet with sweat. The two sighed in unison, and then hurried back to deploy. Now that the emperor has spoken, they don't dare to wait any longer to ignore it.

Feng Wuxian didn't dare to slack off, and immediately summoned Ma Fengchu and Tang Zengyuan, and put down the situation of Xu Chun and the two of them just now. Sure enough, the faces of the two chief and deputy examiners also changed at the same time, obviously they hadn't gotten such a word yet. The epidemic is something that comes and goes without a trace, so it is the most taboo for examiners, and they are certainly no exception.

"The emperor can rest assured, Weichen will go back and leave the deployment of the errand soldiers, and let them drench all the examination rooms with white vinegar first." Ma Fengchu knew that the emperor was not the kind of person who believed in gods and Buddhas, so he didn't dare to deal with the kind of worship gods and burning paper people in previous years. "However, the place of the Gongyuan is narrow, and the number room in the examination room. Each room is only four feet deep and three feet wide, and candidates answer papers in it during the day, sleep in it at night, eat only cold food, and even other affairs are solved in it, so it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no epidemic. As soon as he ruthlessly listed all the ills of the Gongyuan, as soon as these words came out, Tang Zengyuan next to him also nodded again and again.

Feng Wuxian had never known much about this, and he was stunned when he heard it at this time, and after asking a few more questions, he realized the difficulty. It is true that advance prevention can be done to the extreme, but in this environment, it is uncertain whether it will be able to support it until the end, let alone contracting the epidemic. If it is like what Tang Zengyuan said, there will be candidates with weak temperaments who die in the annual examination, then the so-called examination of the imperial court to select talents is a big joke.

"There's no time left to rectify the ills now!" Feng Wuxian shook his head helplessly, he hated himself at this time for not realizing the shortcomings as soon as possible, "Since the candidates are not allowed to go out of the alley without nothing as soon as they take the exam, the patrol people have to be more dedicated, you warn those black-hearted servants, if a person dies in this imperial examination, I will ask them!" Since Tang Zengyuan seemed to be coming one by one, at this time, Feng Wuxian also had some understanding of the Xuanxu in the examination room, "Well, I have already let the prince and the prince settle in the tribute courtyard this time, he should also have a way to rectify those errands, if you encounter difficulties, you two might as well go and ask him." ”

Ma Fengchu and Tang Zengyuan couldn't help but look at each other, they had already heard the news that the emperor had appointed Prince Feng Wuhou to supervise the imperial examination, but they always thought that this was just a joke from the emperor.

Now that they heard the emperor emphasize it again, they couldn't help but be stunned. The two have been up and down in officialdom for many years, and they have long been people who know the way to advance and retreat, so after thinking about it carefully, they both tasted a little taste. Dare to love this prince who is known for his absurdity and has other ways to please the holy driver, and the two of them came to a conclusion at the same time.

Since the emperor had an order, the two hurriedly agreed, and discussed a few more words before retreating. Feng Wuxian stood in the hall without a trace, and the expression on his face changed several times before he finally returned to normal.

Today's news is too shocking, Rao knows that there are many disadvantages in the DPRK, and at this time he can't help but feel a little powerless in his heart. Lingyun Zhiwei Without a Trace Volume 9 Jiangshan Chapter 18 Rumors