The first selection of the East Palace companion was over soon after.

The purpose of this round of selection is to weed out obviously unqualified candidates, including but not limited to those who are shallow in learning, indecent manners, misconduct, poor manners, and defective family backgrounds. Xie Xianzhi was among them because of his biological mother, but almost everyone recognized his personal excellence.

In contrast, Cao Wenheng, who was also eliminated, got an evaluation that was another matter. Originally, he didn't expose his true level in front of the public, and he could barely slap his swollen face and become fat, boasting that he was a young talent. Now that his true colors have been exposed, he has only ended up with the "good name" of a straw bag, and he has nowhere to complain.

Cao Wenheng was full of anger, and when he saw Xie Xianzhi's calm and calm appearance, he vented his anger on the other party. He hurried two steps forward and wanted to step forward to grab Xie Xianzhi and scold, but before his hand touched Xie Xianzhi, he was forcibly dragged by Cao Wentai.

Cao Wentai glared at Cao Wenheng with a cold face, and scolded in a low voice: "What are you going to do?!" Today, you have lost the face of our Cao family, don't be embarrassed if you don't have that ability, do you want to continue to make a fool of yourself in public now?! ”

Xie Xianzhi glanced back at them, gave Cao Wentai a faint salute, and then turned to leave.

Cao Wenheng was so angry that he couldn't stop struggling, and Ping Nanbo hurriedly stepped forward and pulled his son. Cao Wentai took advantage of the situation and let go of his hand, and said lightly: "The third uncle is good to teach his younger brother, he can't be so irritable." Even if he chooses to read with the East Palace this time, won't he plan to enter the palace in the future? Why bother causing trouble in the palace? ”

Pingnan Poppy said with a smile: "Good nephew, your brother is young and straightforward, if there is anything ignorant, you can bear more." After all...... You are the eldest brother of their life, and it is your responsibility to take more care of your younger brothers. ”

Cao Wentai smiled, saluted his uncle, and turned to meet his father Chengenhou.

Ping Nanbo secretly scolded "little rabbit cub", then turned around and scolded his son in a low voice: "Be honest with me!" What kind of place is this place that can also allow you to mess around?! ”

Cao Wenheng was furious: "Father! Cousin Xie has ruined my big thing today, I can't just spare him so easily! ”

Ping Nanbo took a bite of him: "He has never been selected, there are many people who compare you to you, what big thing can he do to you?" In the past, you always told me that the imperial examination will be foolproof, and you will definitely be able to pass the selection, how about today? Lao Tzu's face is all for you! If you had told me the truth, I would have asked a good gentleman for you to give you advice, and perhaps it would not have been a fool of you. You and your mother are always coaxing me, and I can't get off the stage! ”

Cao Wenheng said unconvinced: "Big brother is not much better than me, but it's just because I don't know the answers to the questions that others ask me." Who told them not to ask what I knew? This is clearly deliberately embarrassing people! I've worked hard enough, father, haven't you seen it? There are a lot of people who are not as good as me! ”

When Ping Nanbo was young, he was also known for not learning and not knowing how to learn, and when it came to learning, he was not necessarily much better than his son. After listening to his son's words, he thought about the questions that his son couldn't answer, and it seemed that it was really difficult, so he reluctantly accepted that his son was unlucky, or that someone was deliberately making things difficult.

He sulked secretly, thinking that he had to figure out who was deliberately blocking him, so he said to Cao Wenheng: "Okay." Your cousin Xie has won the emperor's golden mouth, if you give him an ugly look in public, you will only make yourself more embarrassed. At this juncture, you give me a little more honesty. Let's go back to the house first, and then I'll talk about it when I have something to say. ”

Cao Wenheng unwillingly glanced at the back of Xie Xianzhi leaving: "But...... Xie Xianzhi is going with someone! The emperor allowed him to go home, if I don't beat him today, will there be a chance in the future? ”

Ping Nanbo saw Xie Xianzhi leave behind Jiao Wenying from a distance, and said with a gloomy face: "What are you afraid of?" If you can't teach him today, are you afraid that you won't have a chance in the future? He has the blood of our Cao family in his body, and he can't be separated from the Cao family at all, and he wants to break off with us? That's a pipe dream! ”

Cheng Enhou walked over with his son Shi Shiran, and chuckled when he heard this: "Where did the third brother get such a big anger? Your own son is incompetent, and don't hate other people's children for being too good. Although Xianzhi is the nephew of our Cao family, his surname is Xie after all. You have detained the Xie family's property and not let go, just stop it, what are you going to do with other people's sons? Could it be that he was planning to take Xianzhi as a hostage and force Xie Pu to continue to give silver? I know that you have always been not very particular about doing things, but it is not good to eat so ugly, which affects the reputation of the Cao family. Looking back, the queen blames me, and I can't intercede for you. ”

Ping Nanbo's face was gloomy, but he couldn't tell Cheng Enhou bluntly that he actually just wanted to get rid of Xie Pu, and then use his nephew to control the entire Xie family. But now that Ye Wanqin has completely cut off the news, Xie Pu has become an official under King Yan, and Xie Xianzhi has also obtained the emperor's permission, and immediately went back to Xie's house, the situation has changed greatly, and his original plan will all be nullified.

He could only endure and say to Cheng Enhou: "The eldest brother misunderstood, in fact, it was the mother and sister who were reluctant to have children, not that I was holding people back." Today, I said hello and left, and I don't know how to explain to my mother and sister when I return home. ”

Chengenhou sneered: "The emperor has issued an order, what else is there to explain?" Don't tell me that you intend to blatantly disobey the will, and you must leave it unnoticeable. I advise you not to be stupid, this is not what it used to be, Xie Pu is now a person from His Royal Highness King Yan, he has taken a step back, he didn't ask you to go back to the Xie family's wealth, you still don't know how to restrain yourself, you have to press step by step, once you annoy His Royal Highness King Yan, a complaint comes to the palace, even the queen mother has no face to speak for you. Don't forget, what did your sister do back then, so that the queen mother lost face in front of King Yan! ”

Ping Nanbo was choked again, and could only watch Cheng Enhou's father and son leave with their hands in high spirits.

Cao Wenheng asked Ping Nanbo angrily: "Father, are we just going to forget it?!" Didn't the eldest brother just pass the first round of selection? Do you need to be so arrogant? God knows if he will be brushed off in the second round! ”

Ping Nanbo glared at his son with hatred, shook his sleeves and said, "Go home!" ”

Xie Xianzhi originally planned to leave with the Cao family. With the emperor's imperial decree, he felt that Ping Nanbo's family would not dare to prevent him from going home again, so he wanted to go back to say goodbye to his mother and sister first. Mother must be angry, but it is a matter of course. He also wants to persuade his sister to go with him.

However, Xie Xianzhi didn't take this step, and was stopped by Jiao Wenying: "You come with me." ”

Xie Xianzhi actually didn't know Jiao Wenying, but looking at his dress and bearing, as well as his identity as one of today's examiners, he knew that the other party was not an ordinary person, so he respectfully agreed, and obediently followed the other party out of the main hall, straight out of the palace gate, and arrived at the official office on the periphery of the imperial city.

At this time, Xie Xianzhi heard someone salute Jiao Wenying, calling him "Jiao Yintai". He immediately understood the identity of the old man.

The Yintai Division of the Song Dynasty was in charge of the world's cases. The general administration department of this dynasty is equivalent to the Yintai division, so the general administration department is also called "Yintai". Others call this Lord Jiao Yintai, but it is obvious that the other party is the chief official of the General Political Envoy and the chief of the General Political Envoy, and the emperor's confidant and important minister of Zheng Sanpin.

Jiao Wenying, the political envoy, has been in charge of this yamen for more than ten years, and it is rumored that he is a lonely minister, but no one dares to underestimate him if he is a military official or a noble prince. I heard that the emperor has great trust in him, as long as he sues a certain official, no matter how hard the other party is and how big the background is, the emperor will not hesitate to cut the other party.

Xie Xianzhi had never met Jiao Wenying, but such a famous person, as the grandson of the Cao family, how could he know nothing?

He couldn't help but feel at a loss in his heart, and he didn't understand why such a big man would look at him differently?