Xie Xu's expression was a little puzzled: "Daddy, do you have to be admitted to the Jinshi to marry?" ”

Xie Shen said categorically: "That's nature. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Oh, then I'll do my best."

The little guy suddenly felt the motivation to come, and clenched his little fist and said loudly.

"Stinky boy, if you have any difficulties, just tell your father, don't keep it in your heart. Daddy will always help you. ”

"Thank you, Daddy."

Xie Xu respectfully sang a promise to Xie Shen, which made Xie Shen laugh.

"Stinky boy, go study, dad won't bother you."

After saying that, Xie Shen walked out of the house.

Back in his study, Xie Shen opened a book of anthologies of current literature and read it.

In recent years, his focus has been on government affairs, and Shi Wen naturally has not studied much. This is nothing, but next year the Son of Heaven will open Enke, and it is reasonable to choose one person from the cabinet as the chief examiner during the big competition.

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian have both held this position, and they have also done very well, if nothing else, the chief examiner of this Enke will be Xie Shen.

Xie Shen is also a champion, and he must not show cowardice on such occasions. You still have to look at the recent popular writing style to be prepared.

To be honest, the position of the chief examiner of the examination is really enviable, because the examination is a key event to determine whether or not to pay tribute, and the palace examination does not eliminate candidates, almost everyone holds their breath and prepares for this big exam.

After the examination, the examiner becomes the seat teacher of all the tributes or quasi-jinshi, which can be said to be all over the world.

In the future, all the important members of the imperial court will come out of these seedlings, which is equivalent to the chief examiner using official duties to earn countless contacts for himself and pave the way for his children and grandchildren.

But because of this, there are very strict requirements for the examiner.

For example, he had to write a Cheng essay and make it public to encourage the scholars. This is a great test of the examiner's skills.

After all, the people who participated in the examination were all elites of the various political departments, and they all had two brushes.

Connoisseurs will know if there is one as soon as they make a move. If the examiner's Cheng Wen is not as good as that of a junior student, it will really make people laugh out of their big teeth.

The reason why Baguwen is called Shiwen is because its writing style has a lot to do with the aesthetics of the time.

For example, during the Sanyang period, the Taige style prevailed, and the Baguwen pursued gorgeous rhetoric and majestic atmosphere.

Such an article naturally looks gorgeous, but if you look closely, you will notice the shortcomings, that is, the space hole.

The imperial court takes talented people, and what is valued is the candidate's ability to make decisions, not that the poetry will be won by playing with words. As a result, this style of cabinet was quickly discarded in favor of more practical articles.

Xie Shen read a few articles and felt that they were all the same, but he still didn't dare to say the fundamental key things, which was inevitably a little boring.

He put down the anthology of the times, closed his eyes, and thought about what kind of path Daming should take. Do you stick to the imperial examinations, or do you add some other elements?

The Craftsman Academy was a good attempt, but even Xie Shen didn't dare to use it to compete with the imperial examination at once. Otherwise, those who read books would not have to jump out and scold their mothers.

The literati are all light on each other, let alone the craftsmen.

"Master, Madame is ready to go to Huguo Temple to make a wish."

The housekeeper said respectfully outside the house.

"Well, I'll get out here."

Xie Shen replied lightly, tidied up his appearance, and strode out.

Qianqian is pregnant again, thinking of going to Baoguo Temple to make a wish to protect the fetus, he, as a husband, should naturally accompany his wife.

Huguo Temple was built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty Yonghe four years, formerly known as Daming Temple, changed its name to Huguo Guofu Temple during the orthodox period of the Ming Dynasty, referred to as Huguo Temple, because it is located in Hongluo Mountain, so it is also known as Hongluo Temple, it is one of the thousand-year-old temples of Beijing, and the incense has been very prosperous. Although Xie Shen didn't believe this, it was difficult for Qianqian to refuse if he insisted on going.

The husband and wife sat in a sedan chair in the sedan hall, and went straight to the Huguo Temple surrounded by a group of entourage guards.

Huguo Temple is a thousand-year-old temple with the same name as Tanzhe Temple, and the incense is naturally prosperous.

At this moment, it was afternoon, and the pilgrims who came to worship the Buddha lined up outside the temple gate.

Xie Shen had already informed Huguo Temple in advance, and was naturally welcomed in by the presiding Venerable Huijing.

Xie Shen did not want to disturb the people, so he did not agree to Master Huijing's proposal to clear the temple, but chose to worship the Buddha with ordinary people.

Seeing the distinguished guest of the little pavilion elder, Master Huijing showed a hint of joy on his face: "Your Excellency, please come in." ”

It is said that the family sees through everything, but it is not. It is said that these two ancient temples fought for the name of the first temple in Beijing, but they could not give the opponent a fatal blow.

Later, Xie Shen implemented the clearing of acres of fields, and Tanzhe Temple chose to conceal the report and was severely sanctioned.

Huguo Temple is naturally the biggest beneficiary, and Huijing will naturally not fight against the court with an egg and a stone, but chooses to truthfully report the land under the name of the temple.

In the long run, Huguo Temple took the lead in Tanzhe Temple, and became the most prosperous Jingshi ancient temple in the early years of Zhengde.

Although Xie Shen didn't have the intention to help Huguo Temple, he did help it invisibly. It is not difficult to understand that Master Huijing is grateful to Xie Shen.

Xie Shen and his wife were welcomed into the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and Xie Shen said lightly: "Humble Jing is coming to worship the Buddha and ask for a signature, and you have to preside over it." ”

"Lord Xie is polite, it is a great luck for the poor monk to be able to sign for Mrs. Xie."

Completely flattering.

Xie Shen felt a little disgusting, but it was hard to say, so he nodded lightly and said, "I'll go out for a walk first." ”

It takes some time to worship the Buddha and ask for a lot, so instead of waiting here, it is better to take the opportunity to take a turn.

Huguo Temple occupies a huge area, and it is in the deep mountains, and the scenery is naturally excellent.

Xie Shen walked to a remote courtyard and sat under a locust tree, closed his eyes and emptied everything.

Buddhism is a place of purity, but because there are so many pilgrims, it is difficult to find opportunities for meditation in central areas such as the Daxiong Treasure Hall. On the contrary, it is such a secluded place that few people have set foot on to purify distracting thoughts.

While he was meditating, suddenly a sound of footsteps sounded, Xie Shen opened his eyes to look, only to see a fierce man with a black scarf on his face rushing towards him with a knife.

Xie Shen was startled, and one stood up.

He has been exercising diligently over the years, and he has also practiced a foreign boxing technique. Although it is not as good as a professional swordsman, it is still possible to protect yourself.

Seeing that this person's moves are not too complicated, the knife is aimed at the vital point. Xie Shen dodged left and right to dodge, and he was completely only able to parry and had no ability to fight back.

This can't go on like this!

Xie Shen's heart sank, and he deliberately sold a flaw, and fell backwards one by one.

The assassin was overjoyed and hurriedly swung his knife and slashed at Xie Shen's chest. If this knife is hit, Xie Shen will definitely die!

Xie Shen sneered and swept towards the assassin's right leg.

He sat down on the ground and kicked the Assassin in the right calf, causing the Assassin to lose his balance and immediately fall.

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Xie Shen seized the opportunity and jumped up and smashed the back of the assassin's head with a punch.

He knew that the weakest part of the human body was in the back of the head, and as long as he received a heavy blow, he would faint or kill instantly.

Want to fight a war of attrition with the Assassins? Isn't that a joke! Xie Shen didn't have professional training, how could he fight with these dead soldiers for a long time. In other words, the longer he spends time, the worse he will become. The only way to do this is to knock down the assassin and call for help as soon as possible. God knows if the assassin had accomplices, and if there were, the lives of Xie Shen and his wife were still under constant threat.

I have to say that Xie Shen's strength is still a little worse. The punch only knocked the assassin unconscious, but it was enough for Xie Shen. He quickly got up and ran out of the courtyard.

Before coming to the Daxiong Treasure Palace, there were still so many pilgrims, grinding his fists and passing through the sea of people, Xie Shen finally entered the main hall.

At this moment, Qianqian has already worshiped the Buddha and asked for a signature, and Huijing is presiding over the signature. Xie Shen said loudly: "There is an assassin, quickly escort the lady out of the temple." ”

This is said to Lu to farm. As soon as he heard the word assassin, his eyes immediately widened, and he lost his voice: "There are assassins? ”

"There was an assassin in the backyard who was knocked unconscious by me, and you asked someone to take him down and tie him up first. I'm worried that there are other assassins lurking in the temple, don't talk about that, escort Madame out of the temple. ”

At such times, the Assassins were hiding among pilgrims, making it difficult to ensure safety. The safest way to do this was to go to an open area, so that the Assassin would have to show up even if he wanted to do so. Xie Shen brought enough guards, and he could always fight one out of ten, right?

Lu Chongtian clenched his fists and led the order, while ordering someone to take the stunned assassin, and mobilizing people to escort the old lady out of the temple.

To his surprise, the assassin who had been knocked down and knocked unconscious by the old man had disappeared!

This made the atmosphere in the temple very embarrassing.

Xie Shen changed his mind and presided over to Huijing: "The assassin's whereabouts are unknown now, please also preside over the closure of the temple gate to prohibit anyone from entering or leaving." ”

Originally, he thought that with an assassin in his hand, he could interrogate him at any time, so he withdrew.

But now that the assassin was nowhere to be found, if he had just withdrawn, the trail would have been cut off.

Therefore, at a certain risk, he must stay and find out the assassin.

There are many pilgrims in Huguo Temple, and it is naturally difficult to prohibit pilgrims from entering and leaving.

Host Huijing looked at Xie Shen with some embarrassment and said, "Lord Xie is not mistaken, how can there be assassins in the temple." ”

Xie Shen was furious when he heard this: "What does it mean to host." The assassin slashed at me in the backyard, and if I hadn't kicked him in the shin and knocked him unconscious in the back of the head, I would have been slashed by him. Does the host think Xie is talking about fun? ”

Although the host of Huijing was unhappy, he couldn't continue to disagree with Xie Shen, so he had to convince and say: "The poor monk didn't mean that, so let's follow Lord Xie." ”

After speaking, Huijing presided over and ordered the monks in the temple to block the temple gate and prohibit everyone from entering and leaving.

In this way, the Assassin would never have escaped from the monastery unless he went to heaven and earth.

The next step is to catch the turtle in the urn.

The inventory is slow, but it works. At this time, Xie Shen couldn't take care of much, and ordered the guards to cooperate with the monks in the temple to screen the pilgrims, and report suspicious people immediately.

Perhaps realizing that sooner or later it would be exposed, the Assassins finally couldn't help but choose to take the initiative.

As Xie Shen had predicted, there was not just one assassin, but three!

The three of them were all well-trained dead soldiers, and they seized the opportunity of the guards to be stunned and rushed towards Xie Shen and his wife together.

By the time Lu Tangtian reacted and commanded the guards to protect Xie Shen's safety, several of the guards had already been cut down to the ground by the assassins.

The knife was clearly quenched with poison, and it didn't take long for the slashed guards to swallow their breath.

Xie Shenzhi was shocked, the other party really wanted his life.

If he had been slashed in the backyard earlier, he would have died.

Fortunately, the assassin has appeared, so there is no need to worry about being plotted. At this time, Xie Shen was worried about whether he could stay alive.

There are many people who want him to die, but at this point in time, you don't have to think about it to know that it is Shou Ninghou.

But it's one thing to know, it's another to have evidence in hand.

If Xie Shen now took down the assassin and obtained a confession, then he could guarantee that he would be able to remove Hou Shouning in one fell swoop. But if there is no evidence in hand, it is just speculation, with the backer of Empress Dowager Zhang, Shouning Hou will not be in any danger.

"Damn, why are you still stunned, hurry up!"

Seeing that one of the guards wanted to slip away, Lu Tantian kicked him on the ass and cursed loudly.

He looked down on those who took the money but did not do it well.

These guards don't have anything to do on weekdays, but they have a lot of silver.

Now that it's time to use them, it's time to spare their lives, so why did you have to do this errand in the first place?

These guards were no worse than the Assassins, and they quickly gained the upper hand due to their numerical superiority after adjusting their mentality.

Seeing this, Xie Shen said loudly: "Those who capture the assassin will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver!" ”

There must be a brave man under the heavy reward, and those guards heard the words as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and there was a little more taste of fighting in the knife intent.

The Assassins advanced more and more slowly, and finally had only the strength to parry.

It seems that it is only a matter of time before they are captured.

Just when Xie Shen was overjoyed, Lu Chongtian shouted: "Master, be careful! ”

After speaking, he rushed straight towards Xie Shen.

Xie Shen was thrown to the ground by Lu Chongtian, turned his head to look, and saw a monk holding a crossbow and staring at him coldly.

The crossbow arrow was originally aimed at Xie Shen's vest, but after being knocked down by Lu Chongtian, it accidentally hit one of the guards, and the guard immediately fell down with a limp, and died of convulsions a few times.

Xie Shen was shocked in his heart, it turned out that the three assassins who took the initiative to appear were all disguises, and their purpose was to attract the attention of the guards.

At the same time, the assassin disguised as a monk touched Xie Shen's back again and used his most covert crossbow to harm Xie Shen.

In such a chaotic situation, no one would ever notice whether the assassin posing as a monk was from the temple, and the assassin only needed one chance.

I have to say that the plan of these assassins is perfect, and they are almost successful.

If Lu Farming hadn't discovered it in time and pounced regardless of his personal safety, Xie Shen would have died of poison now.

"Catch him, I'm going to live!"

Xie Shen was furious, and anger poured out.

Hui Jing was also shocked, and hurriedly ordered the warrior monks on the side to rush up and take down the assassin who was pretending to be a monk.

Seeing that their companions had missed, the three assassins who were acting as a guise also lost their will to fight, and were soon taken down by several times the number of guards.

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