Chapter 171: The Nightmare Before the Exam

Ruan An would never have thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would take the initiative to come to him, and with his identity, shouldn't he call someone to let him rush over. The key is that this Zhu Yuanzhang came and drove out irrelevant people, and the last question asked was actually about Hu Ye, which made Ruan An very puzzled.

"Your Majesty, I think that Hu Ye is just a master of the master, and he is indeed outstanding, but if you want to say that it is magical, it is also a little worse." Ruan An thought for a while, and then said slowly.

"A little bit worse?" Zhu Yuanzhang's old eyes flickered for a moment, and then he suddenly asked, "Are you right or wrong that you said that I called him to Nanjing?" ”

Ruan An's heart sank suddenly, Hu Ye was recommended to Zhu Yuanzhang by him. When he recommended it at that time, he really wanted to recommend Hu Ye's talent to Zhu Yuanzhang, but it seemed that it was wrong now.

In fact, he only found out later, because Hu Ye has always been in Yanwang's Mansion, with Zhu Di's personality, how could he let such a talent not be used? And Zhu Di completely obeyed Zhu Yuanzhang's will this time and sent Hu Ye to Nanjing, isn't there a little bit of a greasy in between?

It's fine if it's nothing, but what if it's something? He recommended Hu Ye by himself, if something happened, wouldn't Zhu Yuanzhang think that he had colluded with Zhu Di?

This crime can be big or small, if Zhu Di'an is still unmoving, it will be fine. But if Zhu Di can't wait and gets up early, won't he be accused of being the same party by Zhu Yuanzhang?

"Your Majesty, Hu Ye's talent is definitely no less than the six Shangshu. Therefore, the emperor summoned him to Nanjing, which was definitely a good thing for the Ming Dynasty, and the slave believed that as long as Hu Ye entered the imperial court, he would definitely make a great contribution to the Ming Dynasty. Ruan An exaggerated Hu Ye's ability, because this could show that he really just cherished Hu Ye's talent.

"Didn't you say he wasn't amazing enough?" Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes stared at Ruan An, making Ruan An's back cold.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang is over seventy years old, there is a kind of discerning in his eyes. It still made Ruan Anxin palpitate. It can be seen from several major cases in the past few years that Zhu Yuanzhang may be old, but his heart is not old at all.

"Back to the emperor, the slave said that he was not magical enough, because everything he did was justified. For example, he told the slave maid about this Newton, the slave and the maid have been studying it for the past few days, and found that it is really zĂ i, and it will be of great help to the construction of the slave and maid's project. So the slave maid thought that he was not so much magical as he was knowledgeable. See through. Maybe some clues can be seen in this township test, and the emperor will be able to know some by then. Ruan An replied respectfully.

"Township test? Where do you think he can go? Zhu Yuanzhang asked slowly.

"I can't say for sure, after all, there are too many variables in the imperial examination. However, it doesn't matter if he passes the exam or not, if he passes the exam, he can stay in the capital as a Beijing official. If he fails the exam, the emperor can summon him into the palace and be an apprentice to the slave maid, and his knowledge can still contribute to the Ming Dynasty. Ruan An said quietly, and by the way, he pitted Hu Ye and told him not to explain Newton to himself.

"The more you say. The more I want to see this Hu Ye, there are really few people in the world who can get this kind of evaluation from you. Zhu Yuanzhang recalled Ruan An's words, full of curiosity about this Hu Ye.

When Ruan An recommended Hu Ye to him. He wondered if this Hu Ye had anything to do with Zhu Di. To say that he is not wary of Zhu Di at all, it is impossible, if this Hu Ye is really in the same group as Zhu Di. Then I summoned him to Nanjing. Isn't it a wolf into the house?

But Ruan An's evaluation of Hu Ye is too high, higher than that of many princes and grandsons, which also aroused Zhu Yuanzhang's curiosity. So he still ordered Hu Ye to come to Nanjing for reference. On the one hand, we will first test the authenticity of Ruan An's evaluation, and on the other hand, we will examine the relationship between Hu Ye and Zhu Di.

"Okay, the weather is good today, you can accompany me to the Imperial Garden, I want to ask about the fragrance of osmanthus flowers." After a moment of contemplation, Zhu Yuanzhang stood up, moved his shins, and then said to Ruan An.

"The slave obeys." Ruan An didn't dare to disobey, holding Zhu Yuanzhang with one hand, he slowly walked out of the room and walked towards the imperial garden.

Hu Ye, who was in the Tribute Academy, naturally didn't know that he was far away in the palace, and there were already two people who had discussed themselves, and he was now sorting out the things in this examination shed.

In fact, it is not an exaggeration to say that this examination shed is a prison, there are only two wooden boards. One for a table and one for a chair and bed.

Hu Ye tried to lie on it, but he couldn't straighten his body, so he could only lie on it with his legs bent. I'm fine, I'm small, and bending my legs is nothing. Those big men are unlucky, not only have to bend their legs, but also bend their waists, and they probably can't sleep well at night.

This is the first time Hu Ye has experienced the benefits of being small, and he can't help but be glad that he is a little doll when he crosses over, if he really crosses over, it will be a tragedy.

The weather in August is very hot, there is no air conditioning in this era, and the examination shed is semi-closed, and the air is not circulated at all. So Hu Ye was very uncomfortable squatting inside, so he could only keep fanning himself with his clothes, so that he could feel cooler, and he couldn't help but sigh at the inhumanity of the imperial examination.

But fortunately, someone brought clean water after a while, which could cool down the inside of the examination room.

Hu Ye knew that there was no ice in this year, especially at this time, even if there were, it could only be supplied to a few noble figures such as the emperor, and these candidates didn't even think about it.

Relying on the cooling of this basin of cold water, Hu Ye finally survived the hot afternoon, and finally cooled down in the evening. So Hu Ye went to sleep with the chirping of crickets, waiting for the official township test tomorrow.

Hu Ye found that as soon as he came to Nanjing, he was very fond of dreaming. On the first night, I dreamed that I took the old money to visit the Qinglou, and the next day I dreamed that I had been lifted and was made an official by Zhu Yuanzhang, and on the third day, I actually dreamed that I had become a martial arts master like Zheng Da, and those who wanted their own heads were all eliminated by themselves.

The same was true on the night of the examination shed, Hu Ye unconsciously fell asleep, and the dream was still so real that Hu Ye still couldn't tell whether it was a dream or not.

Because he found that he was unknowingly arrested by a group of martial arts people, and it was also sent to the person who issued the reward order. He could feel that person's hatred for his own Sensen, definitely that monstrous hatred.

Hu Ye wanted to ask why the man hated him so much, and what he had done to that person. However, the man didn't give Hu Ye a chance to speak, he just showed an evil smile at Hu Ye, and stabbed Hu Ye in the heart with a sharp dagger.

The heart-piercing feeling made Hu Ye wake up, and he was also afraid for a while, only to find that he didn't cover his buttocks, no wonder he dreamed every day.

Seeing that it was already cold outside at the moment, and the examiner was also distributing the exam papers one by one, the most important exam in the life of an ancient scholar had finally begun. (To be continued......)