The time of the temple examination and the general examination are quite close.

Shen Lingfeng hadn't even had time to prepare, and the time had come in the blink of an eye.

The normal martial arts palace test of the Dashun Dynasty is usually held in the Taihe Palace, but a year ago, the ground moved, and the Taihe Hall was slightly damaged.

However, because the damage is not serious, the emperor usually doesn't say anything, so he makes do with it, but if the palace test is still held in this place, no matter how alienated the emperor who doesn't care about face, he will be a little embarrassed.

There is no need to be reminded by the Lord of Long Live that the officials below who are good at figuring out the holy will will will automatically and spontaneously arranged the temple test outside the West Lund Gate.

Obviously, it is very neat to do such an errand, but somehow he is so big-hearted, he can look at the dilapidated Taihe Hall and be indifferent.

As early as ten days before the start of the palace test, the entire Longde Gate was guarded every step within a radius of dozens of miles, the imperial guards, the soldiers of the forbidden army, the Eastern Guard, and the garrison directly under the imperial city division, each assigned to have jurisdiction, that is, everyone was eager to grow a third pair of eyes, staring around.

Ordinary pedestrians probably don't feel it, but those who are used to having fun in the neighborhood feel as if there is not half an inch of land under their feet as soon as they pass this place, and they all walk with their heads bowed and go as far as they can.

On the same day, His Majesty first boarded the grandstand that had been set up long ago and took his seat, and then the civil and military officials took their seats.

Shen Lingfeng stood in the first row, leading the future martial artists to enter and sit down, they first had to answer three policy questions in a row, and after writing and submitting the test papers, the next thing was to perform the martial arts by the martial arts captains.

The two of them partnered in martial arts, and they faced each other, and a group of generals led by Xiao Han gave their respective results as examiners.

As a Huiyuan, Shen Lingfeng was not ranked first when he was performing martial arts, and he was drawn to the eleventh in the lottery, which is actually a good position.

The opponent is Chen Tingnan, the youngest son of Chen Guogong's family, this little son's skills Shen Lingfeng has seen, and his foundation is very solid, and he belongs to the extremely orthodox military tactics, and his moves are wide open and closed.

Shen Lingfeng's martial arts are on the dexterous side, even if Yang Yuying has given him some medicinal food these days, soaked in a medicinal bath, and then used aura to comb the meridians and recuperate his body, his physical fitness is already very outstanding, but he is still used to winning by ingenuity when fighting with others, and often avoids hard confrontation with others.

He himself knows this problem, and has begun to learn to correct it, and now he has encountered an opponent, which is very suitable for him to learn, and what better way to learn than to really try it?

Thinking of this, Shen Lingfeng bowed to Chen Xiaogongzi with a smile on his face.

Chen Tingnan's face flushed slightly, and he also smiled and bowed his head.

The two of them are harmonious, and they both feel that their opponents are very suitable for their hearts.

Qin Hai: "...... Hum. ”

The deputy general of the Lin family was grinding around the old friends who were in charge of the lottery early in the morning, wanting to operate in the dark.

He was quite unwilling to lose to Shen Lingfeng, this time in the palace test, the holy driver was on it, and he wanted to teach Shen Lingfeng a good lesson in front of the holy driver, but those old friends were brainless, and they refused to be accommodating in saying anything.

In other words, it was common to operate in the dark in previous years, and when it was his turn, he met a few elm pimples.

Qin Hai was not happy when he thought about it, and today he saw Shen Lingfeng's satisfied appearance with his opponent, and his heart was even more angry.

"Humph!"

Shen Lingfeng was very confused, but fortunately, after the strategy was written, the martial arts show started immediately, and there was no time to think nonsense.

The emperor sat on the high platform, looked at the candidates below, and smiled at the two prime ministers around him: "I am fortunate that the world's talents gather here." ”

Zuo Prime Minister Qin Zhongzewaner: "It is a privilege to be on the side of the king, and it is also a blessing for the ministers." ”

First of all, the great eunuch stepped forward to announce the decree, anyway, he stated the importance of this martial arts, praised the candidates for their excellence, and they will be the pillars of the court in the future, encouraging them to serve the court and be loyal to His Majesty.

Then, the martial arts exercise officially began.

The emperor was also interested, even as the king of a country, such a big scene could not be seen if he wanted to see it.

"Xiao Qing, what do you think of these children?"

Xiao Han thought for a while: "There are five that can be seen better, and the others are average." ”

The emperor nodded: "So, there are five particularly outstanding ones, and the others are not bad, it seems that this martial arts can select some useful talents for me." ”

He has been a monarch and minister with Xiao Han for some years, and the emperor can still understand the meaning of his subordinate general.

On the martial arts field, everyone was in high spirits, eager to show all the skills of the whole body, for a time it was a dragon fight, no one refused to admit defeat easily, and they all wanted to leave a good impression on His Majesty.

They are only the closest to the emperor today, and in the future, most of these people may not even have the opportunity to face the saint again.

The emperor admired the two rounds of martial arts, and waved his hand at the little eunuch beside him: "Let them come closer, just in front of my eyes, it's too far away for me to see clearly." ”

As soon as the old man gave the order, the candidates immediately moved forward, and they had reached the point where they could see the emperor's expression clearly when they looked up.

The imperial guards, the forbidden army and other guards were so nervous that their foreheads were sweating.

But on such an occasion, no one will disturb His Majesty's interest.

"Bang dang!"

A guard was shocked, and he didn't know how many crossbow arrows were quietly raised, but he saw that a candidate on the martial arts field had lost the steel knife in his hand.

The other was also sweating.

"Ahem."

The examiner couldn't bear to look at it, his eyebrows were angry, the examiner coughed, and the two candidates reflexively pounced in one place, you punched me and kicked me, although the tricks were still a little messy, the scene was still stable in the end.

The emperor's face was expressionless, and he still didn't say anything harsh, but Xiao Han had a cold face: "The psychological state is not good, and it is unbearable." ”

Several ministers around him squinted at him, and the candidates were suddenly so close to His Majesty, excited and nervous, it was normal for something to go wrong.

"Look!"

In the middle of the night, Prime Minister Qin raised his head suddenly, waved his hand, and everyone's attention instantly focused on the martial arts arena.

At this time, Shen Lingfeng and Chen Tingnan had already handed over.

I have to say that even civil officials who don't know martial arts can't help but feel turbulent and sit upright.

The candidates in front of them are also not bad, but as soon as these two appear on the stage, they immediately show a difference, not only because they are outstanding in appearance and tall figures, but also have more confidence than other candidates.

One person holds a knife, one person holds a gun, but the knife is light, the gun is heavy, and when two people fight, the entire martial arts arena is shaken a few times, and the left and right forbidden troops are inevitably a little distracted.

The emperor stood up, took a few steps forward, and turned back to ask Xiao Han, who was following him, "How are these two?" ”

Xiao Han was silent for a long time, and then said softly: "I was ...... back then I don't have that kind of skill. ”

The Emperor raised his eyebrows and laughed.

Xiao Han stopped in an instant, his body flashed, blocking in front of His Majesty, just blocking it, there was a swish in the distance, and an arrow came.

Because the emperor intended to show off his martial arts, there were many people around the martial arts arena outside the Xilunde Gate, and at this time he was shocked to see the change, and the people were in chaos, but fortunately it was almost three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, and many officers and soldiers were there, otherwise the scene would be even more chaotic.

Countless imperial guards appeared from all corners, instantly protecting the emperor behind him, and the other civil and military ministers also changed their faces greatly, their eyes were vigilant, and some of them had already got up and retreated back, the farther away from the emperor, the safer they were.

The arrow was weak, and it fell to the ground a few meters away.

Apparently the shooter was still far away.

Xiao Han stretched out his hand and pointed, and countless figures chased in the direction where the arrow came.

This time, the holy car is here, the guards alone have brought more than 500 people, and another thousand forbidden troops are nearby, and the west camp is not far away, and in an instant, countless soldiers can rush to the rescue, the officials came back to their senses, not worried about the safety of the holy car, but they were surprised in their hearts, how could someone assassinate here? This is simply a moth to a fire, pure useless work!

Shen Lingfeng and his opponent Chen Tingnan also stood back to back, full of vigilance.

"Hey, do you smell it?"

Shen Lingfeng said suddenly.

"What?"

Chen Tingnan smelled a breath, cough, urine smell, I don't know whose it is, he is embarrassed to say.

"That's not right."

Shen Lingfeng raised his head suddenly, his eyes wandered around, and his expression changed in an instant: "Snake, there is a snake!" ”

Before he finished speaking, the whole person pounced out, and slapped on the pillar beside His Majesty, Xiao Han stretched out his hand to swing away the knife cut by the guards for him, his eyes were slightly stagnant, and the surrounding guards looked down, this time their expressions really changed.

At the tip of Shen Lingfeng's finger, there was a small snake, the color was about the same as the corridor pillar, dark red, very thin, that is, as thick as a little finger.

At this time, the guards were wary of the impending assassin in the distance, and most of them couldn't notice such a small place, if it weren't for Shen Lingfeng's vigilance and letting this thing bite His Majesty, then ......

The group had palpitations, and they all turned around to protect His Majesty more closely.

"Let's go!" Xiao said coldly.

All the guards walked out step by step around the emperor.

Shen Lingfeng only felt uncomfortable: "There are still snakes, there must still be, the smell is so heavy...... Sister, sister help! ”

He tore open his throat and shouted.

Xiao Han frowned: "What do you tell her to do!" ”

Before his voice fell, Yang Yuying parted the crowd and slapped away seven or eight blocking guards and walked forward.

Xiao Han frowned, but still waved his hand to let the forbidden guards around him retreat: "Why are you here?" ”

Shen Lingfeng was a little restrained in front of His Majesty, but when he saw Xiao Han's expression, he became angry in his heart, and muttered in a low voice: "If my sister doesn't come, will you drive snakes?" ”

Yang Yuying did not climb the high platform of Longde Gate at first, but gently patted the stone steps on the ground with her toes.

Several of the guards followed her closely, looking wary.

Shen Lingfeng was also nervous: "Sister, have you heard it?" ”

Yang Yuying raised her index finger and compared it with her fingertips, and Shen Lingfeng was suddenly silenced.

As her toes swayed, all they could hear seemed to be some hissing around her, and behind the curtains, in the cracks of the tables, a dozen small, colorful snakes came out of all sorts of strange places.

Everyone: "!! ”

Even the emperor was taken aback.

Those snakes slowly gathered in one place, the snake head bit the tail of another snake, and formed a circle, Yang Yuying reached out and pulled off the cloak and waved it down, twisted it into a ball of twist three or five times, and handed it to the guards beside him.

Guards:!!

However, he still took over this group with a heroic determination to do so.

Yang Yuying looked around a few times, and said softly: "These snakes are probably driven by sound, please look for them on the left, it must not be far from Your Majesty, but someone can play flutes, whistles and other things." ”

Xiao Han whispered a few words, and someone immediately went to search.

They made such a mistake this time, even if the emperor blamed them, they couldn't get it well, and they were all blocked in their hearts, but if there were suspicious people, they would be arrested first.

The other guards urged His Majesty to leave quickly.

In this kind of place, they didn't dare to let the emperor stay any longer for even a moment,

It was better than Shen Lingfeng's etiquette, and he saluted the emperor respectfully: "Shen Yun, the people's daughter, I have just offended Your Majesty, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive the people's daughter's rudeness." ”

"It doesn't matter."

The emperor was not as nervous as the people around him, "You are Shen Yun?" Good looks, but also good courage. ”

For the peach-colored gossip of his own favorite general, cough cough, in fact, the emperor also listened, but he loved Xiao Han more, and he was not too harsh on Xiao Han because of his personal morality, although he did this, he wronged Miss Shen family.

The emperor beckoned, called Shen Lingfeng and Shen Yun to his side, and took them away directly.

The commander of the forbidden army and others around him wanted to speak and stopped, but the emperor just didn't see it.

He knew that Shen Yun was able to drive away snakes, and he should be on the suspicion list, but if he, the emperor, really put on a suspicious appearance, where would anyone dare to take the risk to save the car in the future?

Xiao Han frowned, and flicked his sleeves to check on the assassin.

The assassination of the Holy Driver is a big deal, but this imperial city can't be chaotic, he has a heavy responsibility, and he doesn't dare to slack off in the slightest.

The emperor was calm, it was obviously a big case, and it still happened under the watchful eyes of many people, but for a while, it was a little calm.

Yang Yuying was not suspected at all, at least not on the surface, not only not, the emperor personally explained that the queen gave her a bunch of things, and all kinds of treasures were sent to the Taoist temple as if they didn't need money, and there were also those given to the old man Shen, Shen Guangji, and rewarded them for teaching their children.

Zheng Yue'e heard the news from outside at that time, and before she could hear the whole person, she fell soft, and the two mothers-in-law didn't support her.

Fortunately, the emperor's rewards came in time, otherwise I am afraid that Zheng Yue'e would have been scared out of illness by her own brain supply.

Three days have passed, and Xiao Han specially came to the Taoist temple.

Up and down the Shen family, even a few servants didn't want to see this surnamed Xiao, so Old Man Shen was calmer.

Xiao Han was also a little awkward in his heart, lowering his head and only looking at his toes.

He also laughed at it in his heart.

Looking at it this way, it turns out that he is not as straightforward as he imagined.

"Please rest assured that Shen Yun only has merit, and it will never make Your Majesty suspicious, this case has a lot of eyebrows, and Your Majesty also knows it, your second child relaxes."

Xiao Han said these words seriously, and Zheng Yue'e finally became a little more down-to-earth.

If she continues to toss like this, she is afraid that she will really give up the heart of letting her son compete for fame.

"It's good that our family is safe, those fame and fortune, don't want it."