As time went by, there were candidates who began to hand in the papers, but more candidates couldn't even write a word, Ji Ning, as the first candidate to hand in the papers, he temporarily moved to a side courtyard to wait, and in the next more than an hour, no one actually handed in the papers to accompany him, and the results of completing two and four books in his terrifying quarter of an hour were unbelievable in the eyes of many candidates.

Ji Ning couldn't help but think of a sentence: "How lonely it is to be invincible!" ”

Although he didn't dare to say that his talent and learning could be the first among all the candidates of the Great Yong Dynasty, but at least he would not fall behind, he could compete with any candidate of the Great Yong Dynasty through the powerful library in his mind.

It was noon, Ji Ning was a little hungry in his belly, he didn't eat anything in the morning, and it seemed that he didn't care about food at noon, just when he was thinking about things, a sudden breeze blew, Ji Ning subconsciously turned his head, and saw a woman in white clothes in the pavilion behind him.

It is Princess Wenren Zhao Yuanrong.

Unlike the last time Ji Ning saw Zhao Yuanrong with a light veil, this time Zhao Yuanrong came out, without any modification on his face, Ji Ning could only tell that Zhao Yuanrong should have painted his eyebrows, as for everything else, this is Zhao Yuanrong who is almost in a state of no makeup, wearing a neutral dress, but Ji Ning can still feel the demeanor of a woman on Zhao Yuanrong's body, if it is simply an attitude of appreciating a woman, Ji Ning still likes to look at such a beautiful woman carved by God with his eyes, but it is a pity that Zhao Yuanrong is carried, so that Ji Ning knew that he couldn't be offended in words and eyes.

"Your Highness the Princess." Seeing Zhao Yuanrong coming, Ji Ning still bowed respectfully.

"Ji Gongzi, meet again." Zhao Yuanrong walked to the pavilion, greeted him with a smile, sat down on the stone bench in front of the stone table, and said, "I said goodbye in a hurry before, I thought that there would be no chance to meet again from now on, but I didn't expect that you and I would still meet!" Sit. ”

Ji Ning was pondering the purpose of Zhao Yuanrong's words, and he thought to himself: "Princess Wenren, this is going to salute first and then soldier, first use a pleasant face to attract my attention, and then threaten me?" ”

"To be able to meet the princess, I am really fortunate in the next three lives, and I was already a humble gentleman in the next life, but now I am suspicious of the crime, and I dare not face the princess head-on." Ji Ning would not rashly sit on an equal footing with Zhao Yuanrong.

Zhao Yuanrong smiled and said: "Ji Gongzi, this palace admired your talent very much before, you are quite accomplished in arithmetic, I thought that you might be mediocre in poetry and articles, but after enjoying a few of your articles today, I feel quite inspired, and now this palace is ordered by the emperor to thoroughly investigate the case of fraud and bribery in the Jiangnan Science Field, and now I propose to recruit Ji Gongzi, I don't know if Ji Gongzi will consider accepting it?" ”

Ji Ning secretly thought: "Sure enough, it was a salute before a soldier, she was polite to me first, asked me to relax my vigilance first, and then told me that she was in charge of this case and proposed to solicit, this is to coerce me that I must submit to her, otherwise I will be classified as a candidate for bribery?" ”

Ji Ning said in a resolute tone: "I won't think about it." ”

"Oh?" Zhao Yuanrong's face changed slightly, as if he was slightly angry, "Why?" ”

Ji Ning pretended to turn a blind eye, Zhao Yuanrong's threat to him seemed to him to be nothing, it was obvious that if Zhao Yuanrong was the kind of person who wanted to take advantage of the danger of others to coerce him, how could this kind of person be worthy of being taken refuge by him, and then serve him?

Ji Ning said: "The princess has atoned for her sins, and now she has not been cleared of suspicion, and even if she can be cleared, her ambition is not to compete in the court, but to hope that she can make achievements in the Temple of Literature in the future, and she can study Confucianism for the benefit of the people of the world." ”

"The Tao is different, and it is not the same." Zhao Yuanrong suddenly said, "Ji Gongzi specifically pointed out this sentence in the article before, is he actually hinting at something to the palace?" ”

"Don't dare." Ji Ning said.

"Ji Gongzi, you said that you want to make achievements in the study of Confucianism in the Temple of Literature, so why don't you make achievements in the court?" Zhao Yuanrong began to refute with Ji Ning, "The achievements of the Confucian Temple are just Confucian classics, big seals, small seals, between words, for the people of the world to be literate people, and the four seas are vast, culture has always spread among wise people, and can not really benefit the people." However, if you are determined to make achievements in the court, you can settle the people, up to centenarians, down to swaddling babies, you can live and provide for the elderly, and you can leave a name in history and be admired by generations of people. Which is more important, this palace wants to come, Ji Gongzi can also distinguish one from the other, right? ”

Unlike when Ji Ning debated with others before, he was one-sided towards him, but this time he debated with Zhao Yuanrong, and he had a feeling of "meeting an opponent in chess".

Zhao Yuanrong has hills and valleys in his chest, outstanding talents, and the majesty of royal nobles, and his ambition is not to be a princess who keeps to herself, such a talented and capable woman is also very terrible in Ji Ning's opinion, if it is said that in the future, if ****** and the Five Princes Party will be defeated in the struggle, Zhao Yuanrong will even have the opportunity to be the empress, although this possibility is very low.

But Ji Ning has debated many times with others, so he naturally knows the skills of debate, if he can't gain the upper hand on one reason, then he can only find another way.

At this time, Zhao Yuanrong was looking at Ji Ning with a smile, and she seemed to want to hear what words Ji Ning used to refute her remarks.

But just then, Ji Ning didn't refute Zhao Yuanrong's high arguments at all, Ji Ning said with a smile: "What the princess said is very true, if you want to leave a name in history and be admired by thousands of people, you may really be able to realize your ambitions in the court than in the Temple of Literature." But in the next life volunteer, but to be able to stay in the field safely, a lifetime of worry-free food and clothing, accompanied by a beautiful wife and concubine, it is best to live a leisurely life under the east fence of picking chrysanthemums to see Nanshan, in this state of life, if you can occasionally do some poetry and articles, and make some contributions to cultural inheritance, it is really good, even if you can't, you are worthy of your heart. Dare to ask the princess, if the lower body is in the court, can you pursue this kind of peaceful life? ”

Zhao Yuanrong originally thought that the point she put forward, even if she found a few great Confucians, would not be able to argue with her, but when Ji Ning said this, she suddenly became speechless.

Ji Ning's words are also very simple to sum up: "Princess, what you said is very reasonable, I agree, but I am not ambitious and I am ready to live a dull life, so I don't accept it!" What can you do with me? ”