Duan Wenchang, who was born in a poor family, abandoned the interests of other children of the poor family for his own selfish desires, and became a tool driven by the children of the family. Now, Duan Wenchang only needs a letter, a letter of recommendation to write to the examiner, and everything is fine. He believed that the examiner would not give him face, because the examiner's name was Qian Hui.

Qian Hui is from the south of the Yangtze River and has been scholarly for generations. His father's name was Qian Qi. In that year's scientific examination, Qian Qi became famous all over the world with an ethereal sentence like a ghost ballad, "The end of the song is gone, and the peaks on the river are green".

With his father's fame and his own talent, Qian Hui successfully entered the Hanlin Academy and became a hot Hanlin bachelor. It's a pity that in the eleventh year of Yuanhe, he recklessly wrote to the emperor and opposed the cutting of the domain, which angered Li Chun and lost the fragrant Hanlin bachelor. Since then, Qian Hui's career has fallen into a trough.

Duan Wenchang paid a respect, and Qian Huicai slowly walked out of the trough and was promoted to the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, presiding over the spring of the year. Therefore, it can be said that Duan Wenchang is kind to Qian Hui and has the grace to carry him. With this heavy origin, Duan Wenchang believes that Qian Hui will not sweep his face. It's a pity that Duan Wenchang forgot how he treated his benefactor, Li Fengji, back then.

It was an early morning, an early morning when the cold had not yet dissipated, and the east wall of the south courtyard of the Chang'an Ministry of Rites was crowded and overcrowded. Because, today is the day of the release of the list.

Everyone is a lifter, and they all came to see the list, but their moods are different, and it doesn't seem too much to describe it as the two heavens of ice and fire. Some people are confident, some are nervous, some are arrogant, some are depressed, some are looking forward with a hint of apprehension, and some are desperate with a hint of expectation.

Among the bustling lookers, there was also Yang Hunzhi, and at this moment, he was preparing to cheer his victory with a relaxed face. It's just that, for some reason, behind Yang Hun's relaxed face, there seems to be a trace of worry and anxiety. Probably, this should be the so-called human nature, Yang Hunzhi's muttered self-comfort.

The list finally climbed the east wall, and the list of fourteen jinshi appeared in front of the crowd with a thousand calls.

As expected, behind the fourteen Jinshi, without exception, stood a famous and powerful family with a prominent reputation. However, unfortunately, there is no name of Yang Hunzhi in it.

Yang Hunzhi is off the list!

How so! Loss, written all over Yang Hunzhi's cheeks.

How so! The jackdaw flew into Duan Wenchang's eyes.

Duan Wenchang was a man of letters. Literati do not necessarily take life and death lightly, but they often repeat their promises, and the so-called promises are also gold. What's more, for this promise, Yang Hunzhi paid more than a thousand gold!

Duan Wenchang is not only a literati, but also a sensitive literati. A sensitive literati is often prone to injury. Back then, at an ordinary banquet, a drunken jinshi, a jinshi named Xue Dabai, called other people's names. The next day, Xue Dabai's name was missing from Duan Wenchang's banquet list, not temporarily, but forever. Because, Duan Wenchang believes that this is a person who lacks education and is not worth associating. What's more, this time, Qian Hui swept his face and swept his face fiercely!

"Qian Hui, since you don't give me face, then, I'll tear off your inside!" Duan Wenchang gritted his teeth and swore secretly. "Qian Hui, I want you to understand that a prime minister, even if it is a prime minister who has gone to the throne, still has the ability to make you fall into the abyss again. I swear! ”

The next day, Duan Wenchang entered the palace to resign, and Li You cordially received his first prime minister in the other hall of Daming Palace. After saying goodbye, Duan Wenchang did not leave as usual, but mentioned another topic seemingly lightly: I heard that the fourteen Jinshi who were selected this year did not have real talents and learning, and they were all indiscriminate guys, and it was only because they were the children of ministers that they were able to win the Toad Palace.

Li You was surprised and disappointed. How could this happen in the dignified imperial examination! Is it tolerable or unbearable!

Li You, who is rare and strange, immediately recruited the Hanlin bachelors, Yuan Zhen and Li Shen on duty, to verify the truth of the matter.

Duan Wenchang hid in a dark corner and secretly rejoiced. Because, yesterday, he had quietly visited these two people.