Xiao Fan's expression was very relaxed when he walked out of the Tribute Academy, he felt that he had taken the exam very well this time,—— it was the talented man who helped him take the exam very well, and a large article was sprinkled on the paper, anyway, Xiao Fan didn't understand a word, and the article that he couldn't understand must be a good article.

With such a good article, it should be no problem to test Xiucai, Zhu Yuanzhang can't ask about his sin, the old guy must be very disappointed.

So when Xiao Fan walked out, he even had a smile on his face. As for the poor scholar who helped him finish the papers, he was beaten up again, and now he is still lying unconscious in the room of the Gongyuan...... Well, when you're happy, don't think about the people who make you unhappy.

Zhu Yunwen was wearing a white silk shirt with flowers, standing outside the gate of the Gongyuan Courtyard and watching Xiao Fan slowly walk out with a smile on his face.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and there was a tacit understanding after doing bad things together and succeeding.

"Done?"

"It's done, it's definitely no problem to be a show this time."

Zhu Yunwen smiled and said: "That's, don't look at who the talent I found for you is, people were the eyes of the palace examination back then, and they were awarded a bachelor's degree, so of course the district college examination is not a problem......"

Xiao Fan's smile froze, and he was a little dumbfounded: "Han ...... Hallym Bachelor? The eyes of the palace test list? ”

Zhu Yunwen said with a smile: "Yes, if you want to find the best, even if I don't say hello to Ying Tianxuezheng when I read the papers, with his splendid articles, I will definitely be able to give you a review of the first case of the academy, if the emperor's grandfather wants to transfer your papers to read, I must pay more attention to you, haha......"

Xiao Fan wiped his sweat and laughed dryly with Zhu Yunwen, laughing very ugly: "Quack quack......"

Assault on Hallym Bachelor...... Twice, what is the crime?

Xiao Fan felt the need to learn the law of Da Ming.

Zhu Yunwen scattered some pro-army guards nearby, all of them were wearing civilian clothes, seemingly walking back and forth casually.

Yuan Zhong stood behind Zhu Yunwen and shook his head slightly at Xiao Fan with a strange expression.

Xiao Fan understood, it seems that Yuan Zhong has not told Zhu Yunwen about the fact that the Hanlin scholar deliberately touched porcelain on the street and was beaten by himself.

The two stood and laughed for a while, Zhu Yunwen looked up as if he remembered something, and said, "By the way, what about that great talent?" Didn't he come out with you? ”

Xiao Fan wiped his sweat: "That...... He probably felt that it was too much brainpower for him to finish the papers, so he was sleeping on the table. ”

Zhu Yunwen was surprised: "Not so much, right?" People will take the palace exam easily, but an ordinary college exam is too brain-consuming? ”

Zhu Yunwei glanced at Xiao Fan suspiciously, and said, "You are polite to him, right?" ”

"Polite, of course polite, not ordinary polite......"

"That's good, this person is talented, he is deeply loved by the emperor's grandfather, you must not be offended, you will become an official in the future, and you must have more dealings with him...... He has helped you so much, so reasonable, we should all wait for him, and when he comes out, I will invite him, and you can thank them again. ”

"Huh? That one...... His Royal Highness, No...... You don't have to, right? I've already thanked them......"

"That's not good, there should be a scene of thanks, it's better to be formal."

"I hurried back to Jiangpu to report the good news......"

"Are you confused? The paper has just been handed in, and the ranking has not yet been decided, what is the good news so early? ”

…………………… Everyone stood outside the gate of the Gongyuan and waited, and the expression on Xiao Fan's face became more and more bitter.

In a moment, the bronze bell of the Tribute Academy rang, and the students who took the exam walked out of the gate of the Tribute Academy one after another, and dispersed with different expressions.

Zhu Yunwen slapped his palms from time to time, looked quite impatient, turned his head and said to Yuan Zhong: "You go in and ask Xuezheng, if someone has overslept in the number room, let him help inspect it." ”

"Yes."

Xiao Fan said weakly: "No need, he has already come out......"

Zhu Yunwen looked up, couldn't help but be surprised, only to see two soldiers patrolling the examination with a scholar on the left and right, staggering out of the Tribute Academy, the scholar was disheveled, his eyes were scattered, his nose was blue and his face was swollen like a pig's head, and the scholar was followed by the examiner of the college examination, and the examiner was embarrassed to wipe the old sweat.

"Bachelor Xie! You...... How did you become like this? Zhu Yunwen rushed forward and shouted sadly.

The scholar raised his eyes with difficulty, looked at Zhu Yunwen with a sad expression, his bruised and godless eyes blinked twice, and suddenly tears rained down, and he choked up: "Your Highness...... Your Highness! Minister...... Bitter wow! ”

"Who is it? Who beat you up like this? Lonely will avenge you! Zhu Yunwen was full of anger.

"Your Highness...... Woo, Your Highness, you want to be the master of your ministers......" The scholar was moved to tears, and his dying appearance seemed to be about to end.

Xiao Fan stepped forward with a shameful face, smiled flatteringly at the scholar, and then arched his hand, and before he could speak, the scholar saw him.

As if beaten with chicken blood, the scholar broke away from the soldiers who were supporting him, jumped up violently, and then stepped back two steps away, posed in the shape of a golden rooster reading power, and put an eagle claw skill on both hands, and screamed: "You thief! Don't come here! Tell you, I've also practiced, I'm not afraid of you! ”

At this moment, the scholar's face was full of snot and tears, his expression was frightened and panicked, his hair was like a little victim who had just been humiliated, and he stared at Xiao Fan's gaze as if he was looking at the enemy who killed his father.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Yunwen suddenly understood what was going on, he turned his head and looked at Xiao Fan with a shameful face in disbelief, pointed at the scholar and asked in astonishment, "He...... Did you do this? ”

Xiao Fan's face was flushed, and he sighed: "I am indeed a little uncalm today......"

"Thief! Hurt me like this, and you confessed without calming down? The scholar stubbornly posed in the shape of an eagle's claws, and shouted with grief and anger on his face.

Zhu Yunwen was so ashamed that his head was almost hidden in the crotch of his pants: "Ahem, let me introduce, this is Xiao Fan, my friend, this ...... Alas! This is the edict of the Hanlin scholar and the imperial history...... Xie Jin, Xie Bachelor. ”

"Oops! It turned out to be a genius through the ages, and I am fortunate to be happy! It was really a big flood that washed the Dragon King Temple......"

"Fuck off! Thief! ”

Daming Palace, inside the Wuying Palace.

It has just started spring, the weather is still a little cold in winter, fear of cold is a common disease of the elderly, and the charcoal fire in the East Warm Pavilion is still burning red and vigorous.

Zhu Yuanzhang leaned on the back of the chair, covered his mouth with a fist with his right hand, coughed vigorously twice, and then sighed tiredly.

From the end of last year to the beginning of this year, in just two months, the Shangshu Shilang of the six departments of the DPRK, including Dali Temple, Taichang Temple, the Inspectorate Yuan, and so on, were killed by him, and the Manchu Dynasty civil and military seemed to be in the terrifying purge after Hu Weiyong's Lanyu rebellion.

Zhu Yuanzhang still wanted to continue to kill, he felt that he hadn't killed enough, Zhu Yunwen was stabbed, which was a great stimulus for him, he thought that he had mastered the court and the world, but suddenly found that he didn't have enough control, it was not enough.

He wanted to leave Zhu Yunwen an iron bucket of rivers and mountains, this country is as exquisite as a splendor, as beautiful as a picture scroll, and most importantly, when this country is handed over to Zhu Yunwen, it must be smooth as silk, without the slightest thorn left on it, and it will definitely not prick his grandson's hand.

- I thought he had done it, but now it seems that he hasn't done it yet. There are still enemies secretly coveting him, hating him, and vainly trying to subvert him, which Zhu Yuanzhang absolutely cannot tolerate.

Who is this enemy hiding in the shadows? Zhu Yuanzhang asked himself countless times.

The Minister of Kyoshi? Or is it the descendant of a hero who was killed by him? The remnants of the Hu Lan Dang case? Or...... A prince who is in a different place and has a desire for the throne?

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately kicked the last guess out of his head.

His princes are all good sons who keep their duties, are loyal, filial and benevolent, and will never do such a fatherless and kingless thing.

It must be the remnants of Hu Lan! Zhu Yuanzhang made a ruthless conclusion in his heart.

A violent air rushed to the top, it seems that the court has not been cleaned enough, and he will continue to kill people, he is old and has not much time, before he closes his eyes, he must smooth out the court and calm the world, so that he will be blind.

A tyrannical plan slowly took shape in his mind, and the corners of his mouth gradually hooked into a cruel smile...... The light outside the pavilion dimmed, and Zhu Yunwen walked in with an unhappy face.

"Grandson greets the emperor's grandfather."

"Hehe, Yun Wei, get up, come, sit down next to grandfather." Zhu Yuanzhang showed a kind smile.

Zhu Yunwen pursed his lips and sat beside Zhu Yuanzhang with a little resentment.

"Hehe, what's wrong with my good grandson? Why are you so upset? ”

Zhu Yunwen pursed his lips and said, "Grandfather Huang, after the college examination, my grandson heard that Wu Xuezheng of Ying Tianfu originally selected Xiao Fan as the head of this court examination, but why did you check out Xiao Fan's first place after reading Xiao Fan's papers?" And lowered his ranking to outside the hundred, imperial grandfather, isn't the article on Xiao Fan's volume good enough? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "Grandson turned out to be unhappy about this matter? ”

Zhu Yunwen pouted: "Of course it's for this." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang gently stroked his head and said with a smile: "I have read Xiao Fan's article, it is very well written, breaking the topic, undertaking the topic, and starting to speak, the article is written in a stable manner, and the flowers are full of flowers, which is more than a ...... higher than other student articles."

Zhu Yunwen's eyes lit up, and then he wondered: "Then why did you lower his ranking to outside the hundred?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed: "When the article of the scholar is to be dismissed by Hanlin, I don't dare to point it as the first case, otherwise it will become a scandal in my Hongwu Dynasty......"

Zhu Yunwen was shocked, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a pale face, and said, "You...... So you already knew? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's laughter stopped, looking at Zhu Yunwen's cramped and uneasy appearance, the love in his heart became stronger, and he said softly: "You greeted Wu Xuezheng with great fanfare, and unabashedly sent someone to invite Xie Jin to enter the East Palace to discuss matters, and specially ordered someone to clear a whole row of rooms to come out, so that it is convenient for Xiao Fan to solve the fraud, such a big movement, if I don't know about it, wouldn't you be deaf and blind?" ”

Zhu Yunwen said hurriedly: "Imperial grandfather, this is not to blame Xiao Fan, it is his grandson who took the initiative to help, Xiao Fan does have some ability, but he is not very proficient in Confucian scriptures, it is too difficult for him to test his talent with his ability, please don't blame him." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "I have already figured out his bottom clearly, has he ever read a book, does he have the ability to test his talents, how can I not know?" ”

Sighing, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "That's it, that's fine, Xiao Fan has a fame, I will make him an official again, presumably those pedantic ministers can't say anything, you have to reuse him in the future, with this fame, you can also be more upright in the court, so as to save those high-ranking ministers who are full of only their backgrounds gossip about your nepotism behind their backs." I once said that I want Xiao Fan to take the Xiucai test, this is the purpose, for the emperor, when you have to take one step at a time to see a hundred steps, if you want to do something, you must do a good job in advance, lay the groundwork, many things can not be achieved overnight, but step by step, in order to be able to come to fruition, understand this truth? ”

Zhu Yunwen breathed a sigh of relief, nodded excitedly, and said, "Grandson understands, Emperor Xie's grandfather taught." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "Xiao Fan's talent and fame are not clear, if he is set as the head of the court examination, it will definitely attract the attention of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, you are too publicized in this matter, it is easy to be exposed, so Xiao Fan's ranking cannot be too high, otherwise it will attract criticism,—— besides, the article made by the bachelor, are you embarrassed to put it on Xiao Fan's head, and let Xiao Fan be the head of the case with infinite scenery?" Are you ashamed or not? ”

Zhu Yunwen stuck out his tongue and smiled, but his handsome face was really a little red.

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "That's it, I was originally Huaiyoubu Yi, and my own knowledge book was not on the table, when I was reckless in the past, I was thirsty for talent, and regarded scholars as heavenly people, I always felt that they had extraordinary knowledge and lofty intentions, and I got the help of scholars, so I took this world, and now after sitting firmly in the country, looking back, in fact, readers may not have much ability, writing well, and making a good article can really govern the world well?" Hehe, I'm afraid it can't, right? ”

"Reading is a must to read, but you can't completely take the things in the books to rule the world, the words of the sage in the book can sometimes be used to read a thought, but many remarks can not be done according to the words of the sage, otherwise there will be great harm to the Jiangshan Sheji, grandson, you have to remember, rely on a Analect to rule the world, such a world will have to change its name sooner or later."

Zhu Yun paused for a moment, savoring the meaning of Zhu Yuanzhang's words, and couldn't help but think deeply.

When Zhu Yunwen retired, Zhu Yuanzhang stopped him and said coldly: "Xie Jin has not been to the court for the past few days, and he has taken sick leave, what's wrong with him?" ”

Zhu Yunwen looked a little flustered and said, "He's ...... He might be really sick......"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded indifferently and said, "I know." ”

Seeing that Zhu Yunwen almost ran away as if he was running away, he hurriedly ran out of the Wuying Palace, the smile on the corner of Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth became deeper and deeper, his eyes were full of pampering, and then he muttered thoughtfully: "This person looks like a gentleman and elegant, I can't see that he is still a violent surname, and he is not comparable to those pedantic ministers, well, it is useful......"

(To be continued)