It is said that the bones are full of bones, but they are just the soil under the feet of the rich and noble.

The examination room was set up in a royal private school in Chang'an, and those candidates were engrossed in the examination papers in front of them, and their eyes flashed with a deep desire for fame.

There are three examiners, Wei Xuanzhen is the main examiner and two deputy examiners.

The deputy chief examiner was under the scorching sun, inspecting the examination room back and forth, and those candidates looked nervous and serious, and they didn't dare to come out.

Wei Xuanzhen sat in the backyard and looked at the fish pond leisurely, and a few small people knelt around him to fan him.

A staff member humbly prostrated in front of him: "Zong Shangshu just asked someone to bring a message and asked Xiangye, there is still half a day before the exam." The man he recommended, Liu Pinzhuo, what doubts does Xiangye have here? ”

Wei Xuanzhen smiled while feeding the bait: "This person is a descendant of the side branch of the Liu family, and one of the imperial history of the Liu family lost his official position last year, and now he naturally wants to use the scientific expedition to quickly fill this basket." ”

The staff's eyes flickered: "Actually, several other adults also have their favorite candidates." ”

He held an envelope in his hand and gently held it up.

Wei Xuanzhen glanced at it and said with some meaning: "How much money did the Liu family pay to Zong Chuke this time?" ”

The Liu family is not stupid, this time, they launched Liu Pinzhuo, they will not just want to be shortlisted, they must be aiming for the first golden position in the palace.

The staff whispered a number.

Wei Xuanzhen couldn't help but chuckle, and said in a deep voice: "The Liu family is really willing to give up this time. ”

In the big exam in three years, the clan families racked their brains in order to install their own people into the court as officials. From the big exam to the palace exam, every link can be artificially manipulated, the so-called exchange of test papers, ask someone to take the test, this is a small trick.

The most ruthless is often when it comes to the palace election, because at this time, Zhongzong personally meets the child, and at this time, if the clues are discovered, it is the crime of bullying the king. Even so, it can't stop these families.

Wei Xuanzhen was a little lazy at this time: "Let Zong Chuke watch it, this time he is the deputy chief examiner, so he doesn't have to ask about everything." ”

The staff's eyes flashed with joy, and he bowed his head and said, "Yes." ”

Zong Chuke stood in front of a candidate, and the candidate's expression was sincerely frightened, "Lord Examiner..."

Zong Chuke stared at him for a long time before reaching out and taking away most of the test paper that the candidate had already written, and then said indifferently: "Pull him out." ”

The examinee didn't know what trouble he had caused, and his face was horrified: "My lord, my lord spared the little people..."

Zong Chuke tucked the test paper into his sleeve, left the examination room with a blank face.

The other candidates were all in a cold sweat, their heads bowed, and they didn't even dare to take a second look at what was going on.

In the examination room, the examiner is the sky, and you can do whatever you want.

The candidate was thrown out of the examination room, and the scorching sun reflected the despair and sluggishness on his face.

——

Pei Tan was sitting in the study at this time, reading Fan Wenjun's article.

Fan Wenjun will never have the opportunity to sit in the examination room and display his talents, and even Chang'an City will not know that there was a talented man, and he is very hopeful that he will try to stand in the court.

"My lord," the girl raised her eyes, like ink and water, "Wan'er wants to take a look too." ”

Pei Tan paused and handed over the Chinese chapter in his hand.

Jing Wan'er unfolded it and took a look, she had practiced calligraphy, although it was a half-baked entry, but she could already recognize this hand-held hairpin flower Xiaokai, which had to be ten years of work for water drops and stones.

After appreciating the words, I went to see the content, and the passionate writing of this policy was really sweaty.

"Talented people are sharp." Jing Wan'er smiled and looked up after looking at it.

"But," she said thoughtfully, "perhaps this article would have been liked by the Sacred Heart if it had been presented to the Imperial Palace." ”

Such an example is not unprecedented, and the temperament of the sword is biased, but it makes the Ninety-Five Honor, who is accustomed to hearing the flattery of the courtiers, particularly fresh, so it is greatly used.

Pei Tan stared at Jing Wan'er, she can be regarded as a scholarly family, Jing Zheren is also devoted to cultivating this beloved daughter, she can easily understand Fan Wenjun's article, her intelligence is secondary, and it has already explained her transparency.

Jing Wan'er and Pei Tan looked at each other for a long time, and the girl blinked.

Pei Tan said slowly: "I am ready to go to court tomorrow." ”

The court has no regulations on whether the Dali temple secretary wants to go to the morning court every day, and Pei Tan has been to the early court only a handful of times since he served as the temple secretary.

Jing Wan'er was speechless.

"That's an opportunity to meet Your Majesty." Pei Tan said.

There is a reality that no matter how difficult it is for Zhongzong to see, the early dynasty will definitely be able to see him.

It's just that in front of so many people in the Manchu Dynasty, even if Pei Tan has something to say, it is impossible to say it.

"What are you going to do after meeting Your Majesty?" The girl asked softly.

Pei Tan tapped the table with two fingers, and his mind drifted somewhere. There is definitely a connection between the Jing family's slave escape case and the big test that is being held. It's just that he hasn't found the button yet, the indispensable button that completely connects the two things.

"Adults should first open their eyes outside Dali Temple." Jing Wan'er said slowly.

…

In the early morning of the next day, Jing Wan'er got into a carriage, and the carriage headed towards the Moon Restaurant in Chang'an City.

A carriage quietly followed Jing Wan'er.

Jing Wan'er smiled at the corner of her mouth in the carriage, and she slowly lowered her head and brushed a strand of her hair.

There is a mark of Dali Temple in front of the carriage, ordinary people will consciously avoid it when they see it, and a runaway horse suddenly rushed in front of him, regardless of rushing towards Jing Wan'er's car, the coachman's face was in a hurry, and it was too late to dodge!

At this moment, a figure flew out of the carriage, and the long sword brushed out of the air, and where the sword qi passed, the horse neighed fiercely, and its front hooves had been cut off by Qi Gen.

Just see the bloodied horses kneeling on the ground and letting out a long chirping.

The young man in blue put his sword into the sheath and looked at the scene in front of him indifferently.

The horse suddenly went crazy, and the owner of the horse was not even seen around, which only showed that it was a horse deliberately arranged by someone.

Although Jing Wan'er did psychological construction, the moment she really saw the horse rushing over, her heart suddenly lifted. It was only at this moment that she was able to say, "Thank you, Mr. Biluo." ”

The man in blue is the first master of the Pei family, Biluo, he stared at the bloodstains on the ground, surrounded by people screaming and fleeing, ordinary people didn't understand the ruthlessness of the man in blue, so they could only hide as far away as possible.

Soon, Jin Wuwei, who was patrolling the city, surrounded him and said sharply: "What happened!?" ”

The leader of the Jin Wuwei stared at Biluo, slowly revealing a murderous aura.

A slave who followed the carriage walked up: "This horse collided with the chariot of Lord Qing of Dali Temple, and was immediately killed by our guards. ”

Jin Wuwei stared at the carriage, still in disbelief: "Dali Siqing? ”

Regardless of whether Pei Tan is sitting inside or not, there is indeed a sign of Dali Temple hanging on this carriage.

Don't say that there are horses rushing out of the road, even if someone rushes over, if it threatens the carriage, there is still a reason to be killed.

Jin Wuwei's expression was obviously a little gloomy, and he stared at the carriage for a long time before he said: "Recently, the Chang'an City University is currently taking the exam, and the city is quite unpeaceful, so it is better for Lord Siqing to come out and walk around less." ”

Biluo and the servant didn't answer, they wanted to travel in Dali Temple, so why did he need to put his beak in Jinwuwei.

The Jin Wuwei snorted lightly, turned around and ordered, "Drag the horse's corpse away." ”

A few Jin Wuwei came up to cut off the road, and the coachman in charge of driving the car only then heard Jing Wan'er's voice as light as a mosquito: "Keep walking." ”

The carriage drove away in front of Jin Wuwei, and in a window on the second floor of the roadside, a dead man stared at the road, and when he saw that the carriage had left unharmed, he couldn't help but show a trace of annoyance.

Half an hour later, Pei Tan walked out of the main gate of Dali Temple, got into a gray soft sedan chair rented casually on the street at the door, and went to the palace.

His injured arm had not yet healed, and he was hidden under the sleeves of his official robe, and his face was whiter than usual.

This is about the temperament of Xiangmen Pei's family, which is soaked and raised.

Pei Tan has a long waist and a thin waist, slightly flat shoulders, and the three-grade clothes are worn on him, and he can wear a little bit of the temperament of a young man of Xianyun. It's no wonder that as soon as Pei Tan stands in the main hall, those officials have to glance at him.

Pei Tan got off the sedan chair at Suzaku Gate, and met officials who went to the court one after another.

Someone smiled: "Isn't this Master Pei?" ”

I saw three or three people pause and salute Pei Tan with a smile.

In the court, no matter how big your official position is, how many grades your official residence is, you must always see the background behind it. A child of a big family like Webster's Pei, even if his official position is not high, those who are idle and courtiers in the same hall still have to give him three points.

The most important thing is that these people are all court officials of the Webster faction.

"Speaking of which, Your Majesty and Lord Wei Xiang discussed in the imperial study for three days before formulating the examination questions for this subject." After saying hello, those people looked back and chatted, and the topic was still around the big exam.

"I was speculating before, but I didn't expect that Lord Wei Xiang knew more about the Sacred Heart."

When it comes to predicting the exam questions in advance, each official will show his strengths, and in the past few years, I often heard that so-and-so adults are so talented that they will bet on the exam questions in advance, and even His Majesty will praise them lavishly.

For example, the major events that have occurred in the world in the past three years are often closely related to people's livelihood, so as to demonstrate the benevolence of the emperor and the grandeur of worrying about the world.

The court officials walked away side by side: "The previous embezzlement tax case in Bingzhou made Your Majesty angry, and sure enough, the question of this exam is to ask these people to write an article on how to oppress and plunder the people on the grounds that the cool officials below exploit the people, and even deliberately use taxation as the reason." ”

Pei Tan's footsteps paused suddenly.