In the evening.

Kunning Palace.

"The emperor has arrived!"

As a eunuch screamed, Kunning Palace suddenly became busy.

A group of palace maids hurriedly walked to the door one after another, and rushed to the emperor Qi Qifuli, who was striding forward: "The emperor is auspicious!" ”

"Excuse me!"

"Emperor Xie!"

The queen also stepped forward to give a blessing: "The concubine sees the emperor!" ”

"Hehe, the queen doesn't have to be polite."

It can be seen that the emperor is in a very good mood, and he took two steps forward to hold the queen's hand, and led her to the courtyard and sat down.

"Why did the emperor come suddenly? The concubines didn't have time to freshen up. ”

The emperor said rarely: "I just like your unprepared appearance......"

"The Emperor's ......"

The queen's face was slightly hot, and she was very shy, which made the emperor a little obsessed for a while.

At this time, Xiaohuan brought two cups of tea and carefully placed them on the table.

In this Kunning Palace, Xiaohuan is the queen's most trusted personal maid.

Every time the emperor came up, she would make tea or prepare supper.

Although this girl doesn't read much and occasionally says jokes like "Wensi bucket", she is loyal to the queen and works hard.

If you want to say that the palace maids in this Kunning Palace, there are those who are exquisite and good at observing words and feelings.

But the queen doesn't like this kind of person.

Because such a person certainly knows how to touch the mind of his master, and he may be able to do things more easily.

But on the other hand, such people are often not too loyal and are easily bought.

"Your Majesty, you didn't come here tonight to tell your concubine about the strange things that happened in the afternoon, right?"

"Hahaha, the queen is really smart and smart, and she can guess it!"

"The concubine also saw the emperor's dragon face and great joy, so she must have some great joy, so she guessed this."

Yes, today's vision is a good sign. I have already sent someone to check, and the bells of this temple all ring on their own, and the bells are neat and harmonious, which is amazing.

In the Gongyuan, hundreds of birds came to the court, but they only flew and did not sing, as if they were afraid of disturbing the candidates to take the exam.

There is also the east wall of the Gongyuan, and there are butterflies and bees flying away on their own, forming some characters......"

"Oh? And such a miracle? What are the words? ”

The emperor said with a solemn face: "Three character scripture!" ”

"Three Character Scripture? This...... What does that mean? The queen looked puzzled.

"The exam is not over yet, and it is not good for me to adjust the papers in advance. However, judging from the two sentences that have flowed out so far, I am afraid that there is a strange work coming out......"

"Which two?" The queen was even more curious.

"At the beginning of man, nature is good. Sex is similar, Xi is far away. ”

The queen subconsciously read it again, and her eyes couldn't help but light up: "It's all three words and one sentence, could it be that this is the origin of the three-character scripture?" ”

"Perhaps...... But it's hard for me to conclude based on just these two sentences.

Judging from the various visions that appeared this afternoon, it is very likely that the Three Character Sutra was written by a certain candidate.

I was thinking, since this person dares to use the scripture as the title, then there are only two possibilities, either it is a masterpiece or ...... It's just that this candidate is too arrogant! ”

The emperor nodded and agreed: "Well, what the emperor said is reasonable. The concubine thought that the first possibility was relatively large, otherwise how could there be a vision? ”

"I hope so!"

"Your Majesty, do you think this person will be the candidate Gu Ming from Jiangnan?"

"Well, I also have this suspicion, this person caused a vision of heaven and earth last time he participated in the township test......"

After chatting for a while, the emperor's eyes began to reveal a hint of meaning.

The queen knew it, pretended to stretch her waist, and skillfully showed her graceful figure.

"Ahem, Queen, I'm a little tired......"

……

Not far from the Imperial Palace, there is an ancient temple, called: Amaterasu Temple.

This temple was built at the beginning of the dynasty and is a royal temple.

At present, this temple has also become the place of Qing cultivation of Pudu Cihang, the protector of the country.

At nightfall.

A dark shadow walked into a lit meditation room in the backyard.

"See the Fajo!"

"Well, how's the check?"

"Back to Fazhang, after many inquiries by the disciples, the person who caused the vision this time should be a candidate named Gu Ming, it is said that this son attracted colorful auspicious clouds in the last township test, and was finally appointed by the Son of Heaven as Xie Yuan."

"Is it him?"

"This ...... Although the disciples did not dare to determine, judging from various signs, most of them were like this. ”

Pudu Cihang opened his eyes and said coldly: "Then have you checked the details of this person?" ”

"Checked, this son is from Guobei County, Jinhua Prefecture."

Upon hearing this, Pudu Cihang couldn't help frowning: "Guobei County? ”

"Yes, the message is correct. This son also runs a study in Guobei County, called Wenxing Study. ”

"What about the rest?"

"Hui Fazhang, this son...... It's quite mysterious. was originally just a down-and-out talent, but for some reason he became famous all of a sudden.

According to the disciple's inquiry, in addition to his outstanding literary talents, this son is also good at spells, and has assisted the local government to surrender many times...... Ahem, ghost hunting. ”

"Is there a date for him?"

"Yes, the disciple finally asked someone to find the information of this son's examination, and copied a copy of the ......"

It seems that this guy is quite capable of doing things, and he actually asked a lot about Gu Ming.

Pudu Cihang took the copied information and looked at it for a while, then closed his eyes and calculated.

After a while......

Suddenly, his face turned blue, and dense fine sweat soaked from his forehead.

"Dharma ......"

Seeing this, the black-robed man couldn't help but be taken aback.

"Damn, what is the origin of this son?"

Pudu Cihang opened his eyes, looking angry and ruined.

"Huh? Dharma, this ...... What's going on? ”

"This son...... There must be a master behind him, and he can't count his life and origin, and he was almost eaten by the power. ”

Hearing this, the black-robed man was even more shocked.

After being stunned for a while, he couldn't help but show his murderous intentions, and arched his hand: "Fazhang, or the disciple will find a chance......

"Don't act rashly, this son is by no means an ordinary person, you must first find out its true details. In this way, you go to Guobei County and carefully investigate this Zazai, including his experience when he was a child. ”

"Disciple obeys the law!"

"Go ahead!"

"Yes, disciple farewell!"

The black-robed man bowed respectfully before exiting the meditation room.

"Boy, who the hell are you?"

Pudu Cihang looked cold and muttered to himself.

……

The night passed.

Gongin.

As soon as the morning dawned, a group of candidates got new exam papers.

This is the last one: the strategy.

The main purpose of this exam is to test the candidates' understanding and opinions on current affairs, and to answer them in combination with scripture theories.

This is the focus of the examination, a total of five questions.

As soon as he got the exam papers, Gu Ming browsed them first as usual, and then closed his eyes and pondered.

After writing the Three Character Sutra yesterday, he was pleasantly surprised to find that he had undergone subtle changes, especially in terms of mood, and he had a sense of epiphany.

As for the strength, he can't test it now, but it is estimated that there has been a qualitative leap.

On the first day, not a word was written.

The next day, it wasn't until noon that Gu Ming began to write.

He was more cautious in answering the question this time, not only to fully take into account the general environment of the current dynasty, but also not to fall into clichés.

Anyway, you have to come up with a little dry goods.

Gu Ming fully used the knowledge and concepts of the past and present lives, and answered in combination with the current general trend.

I answered three questions that day.

Before noon on the second day, answer the last two questions.

In the afternoon, I checked two of them slightly, and re-transcribed them.

"When the hour comes, all candidates immediately stop writing and leave the number house!"

With the loud cheers of the examiner, the long nine-day ordeal officially ended.

Some people are depressed, some are unhappy, some are elated, and some are lamenting......

"Okay, a group of candidates will appear in turn, and the results will be released in half a month, I wish you all high schools!"

As soon as he appeared, Ma Yun squeezed through the crowd and rushed to Gu Ming's side and shouted, "Brother Gu, the bell of the second exam, and those flying birds, did you attract them?" ”

"What did I induce? I'm not a god. ”

"What the hell is going on here?"

Gu Ming spread his hands: "I'm also curious about ......"

The candidates were not too clear about the vision, after all, they did not dare to come out in the dormitory.

I just heard the bell and saw some birds.

As for the details, such as those flying birds have been circling around Gu Ming's house, and the butterflies and bees forming characters on the east wall of the Gongyuan, I don't know.

In fact, Gu Ming could somewhat guess that the vision was related to him, but he didn't want to be too high-profile.

"He is the Gu Xie Yuan in Jiangnan?"

"I heard he can catch ghosts?"

"It's just a rumor, don't take it too seriously......"

"But his poems are really well written......"

"Does the bell ring for the second exam really have anything to do with him? I'm afraid it's a bit suspenseful......"

"Whether it is hanging or not, since it can be handpicked by the emperor, it must be a ...... that is outstanding"

The candidates, regardless of whether they knew each other or not, whispered to Gu Ming's back.

"Brother Yun, how do you feel about the test this time?"

On the way, Gu Ming asked Ma Yun with a smile.

"Alas, to be honest, I don't know the bottom of my heart...... Brother Xu, what about the two of you, Brother Liu? ”

Ma Yun couldn't help but ask Xu Jiaying and Liu Qiangxi.

Xu Jiaying sighed: "It's hard to say...... Leave it to fate! ”

Liu Qiangxi smiled and said: "Don't worry about it, if you don't pass the exam, it's a big deal to come back next time, so you should accumulate experience." ”

"Forget it, no matter whether the exam is good or not, in short, the exam is over, it's time to relax."

"Yes, yes, yes, but forget it today, go back to the inn and take a shower and get a good night's sleep."

Ma Yun said generously: "Then tomorrow night, I'll have a treat!" ”

"Where are you going?"

"Of course it's Qinhuai River!"

The Qinhuai River is the most prosperous place in the capital after nightfall, and the river water here exudes a faint rouge fragrance.

In Gu Ming's previous life, there was a poem about the Qinhuai River that could be sung through the ages: The smoke cage is cold and the moon is long and sandy, and the night is close to the restaurant in Qinhuai. The merchant girl doesn't know the hatred of the country, and she still sings the backyard flowers across the river.

When you arrive in the capital, it is inevitable that you will not appreciate the customs of the Qinhuai River.

"Great, my little brother has wanted to go for a long time."

"Then it's decided!"

The group returned to the inn, went back to their rooms, bathed and bathed, and slept.

After tossing for so many days, a group of people can be said to be physically and mentally tired, and they have to recuperate......