Zhang Ming's heart set off a turbulent wave, but countless shocks didn't bother to ask, in addition to the pain, his body gradually felt numb, which made him difficult to hide his panic at this time, and said, "Senior brother...... Even if you kill me, but the identity of the son of the Zhang family is so conspicuous, the secret on his body will definitely not be hidden for long! Give me the antidote, and I promise you......"

Zhang Fu interrupted him.

"There is no solution to this poison."

Since he decided to start, it was impossible to leave Zhang Ming with any way out.

Even if he kills Zhang Ming, it really can't stop the development of the situation, at most he can only delay one or two, but the purpose and value of his stay here lies in this.

Until the last moment, he would not stop moving forward, not because he felt that it was meaningless, so he watched from the sidelines.

Zhang Fu turned around.

"The Taoist side was dissatisfied with his teacher Zhang Ming's harsh reprimand, and secretly had a heart of revenge, this time he found the opportunity to do harm, but you caught him on the spot, and between the two of you fighting, he was killed by your hands - after that, I knew that Zhang Ming had been poisoned by the Taoist side, and the poison entered the body, and it could not be cured."

Dao Jing followed him and answered "yes".

"Whoever came to deliver the message, remember to do it cleanly."

The Dao realm should be "yes" again.

Zhang Fu raised his feet and stepped out of the threshold, leaving behind Zhang Ming's almost weak but still unwilling voice.

He knew that he had been a little impulsive in his actions today.

But even if he does it seamlessly, Jixiao will inevitably still be suspicious of him.

Once a suspicion is planted, it cannot be dispelled.

Even so, don't bother with it.

……

On the same day, Lao Yu received a message from Zhang Fu.

He sent the letter to the East Palace and Zhang's house respectively.

Anyway, His Highness will truthfully inform Miss Zhang of any news, which he is used to, and there is no need for His Highness to bother with orders.

Zhang Meishou looked at the tender green branches outside the window, slightly distracted.

Today, with the help of Zhang Fu, he once again temporarily kept the secret of his eldest brother's identity, but next time, it will inevitably come again soon.

Jixiao is about to get out of the customs.

She glanced at the letter in her hand again.

Zhang Fu must leave the Great Yongchang Temple.

Stay any longer, and the dangers are needless to say.

"Ah Li, prepare pen and paper."

She wanted to try to persuade again.

I want to tell him that he's done enough.

You can really try to leave the rest to her and Zhu Youzhang to do.

……

A few days later, a rain fell in Beijing.

On the straight corridor outside the Heart Cultivation Palace, a eunuch held a purple bamboo umbrella and raised it above the head of the white-robed young man beside him.

The two came to the bottom of the porch, and the eunuch took the umbrella and stood aside.

The boy entered the outer hall.

After receiving the eunuch's approval, he was invited into the inner sanctum.

"The son of the emperor greets his father."

"Sit down." Emperor Zhaofeng's tone was gentle.

"Thank you, Father."

"Have you read all the exam papers of the tribute students that you asked someone to send before?" Emperor Zhaofeng went straight to the point.

Zhu Youzhu thought about it for a while, and then nodded: "Back to my father, I finished reading it two days ago." ”

Before, my father asked someone to pick the exam papers with outstanding results in this examination and send them to the East Palace, about 30 copies.

“…… I seem to have someone send it two days ago? Emperor Zhaofeng suddenly suspected that his memory was wrong.

But seeing that the young man nodded without hesitation: "Exactly." ”

Emperor Zhaofeng then looked at him with suspicion: "You just look carefully?" ”

"Yes."

"Then tell me which people's exam papers are roughly-"

Zhu Youzhu repeated the names of the thirty people one by one, and even picked a few people to comment.

"......" After Emperor Zhaofeng heard this, he silently put down the list of tributes in his hand.

Very good, almost a yes.

But after thinking about it, when he was the abolished prince, after reading a book, he could memorize it backwards in just one time - the prince's erudition and strong memory, which also followed him.

Emperor Zhaofeng smiled with relief and asked, "Then according to you, who among these people is most likely to win the title of champion?" ”

"Since ancient times, if you are in the imperial examination process, in addition to learning, you must also see whether your performance and mentality are stable. Who will be the name of the champion this time, I think it will have to wait for the palace test before we can distinguish, and I don't dare to make a conclusion now. ”

"What I ask is talent." Emperor Zhaofeng said: "In terms of talent alone, who do you think is worthy of the top position?" ”

After a long sigh, Zhu Youzhu said: "Erchen thinks that Zhang Qiuchi, the eldest son of the Zhang family, is not only talented, but also insightful, and from his articles, he can see his pure temperament and benevolent and open-minded. ”

Emperor Zhaofeng nodded with a smile.

"Not bad."

First, the prince said it well.

Second, the prince dared not to shy away from the fact that the other party was his future uncle, and he still praised it bluntly, and this frank gentleman's spirit was also very good.

"In the end, it is the first name of the Huiyuan elected by the ministers after joint discussion, and I am also very optimistic about this person." Emperor Zhaofeng said with a smile.

And since ancient times, the so-called imperial examination, in addition to talent learning, has always needed other considerations.

For example, if the number of Jinshi places in the north and the south is different, there is a political trade-off.

And the brother of this little fairy has already connected with the Yuan and Huiyuan before, and if he successfully wins the champion, it will be the third yuan in the company.

This is a rare auspicious event, and he has not had the opportunity to encounter it in all these years of reign...... If there is also one, it will be a very face-saving thing for him, the emperor.

What's more, the other party is the brother of the little fairy, and he is handsome, maybe he is really the reincarnation of Wenqu Xing - if he does not obey the will of heaven and point him to the champion, what if he provokes the displeasure of God?

The more Emperor Zhaofeng pondered about this, the more reliable he felt.

There is even a feeling that the eldest son of the Zhang family is not the champion at all.

Well...... Thinking about it this way, he can finally let Liu Fu secretly go to the people to bet more on him with peace of mind.

After all, the small treasury is not abundant, and he can't just count on others as a man, he himself has to fight for himself, and it is not true that he can save more alchemy for himself.

Emperor Zhaofeng made a decision in his heart, and turned to the crown prince and explained: "And I found an opportunity to inform the eldest prince of the Zhang family, the palace test is just a test, and there is no need to be too nervous, just relax your mind." ”

He also said, "On the day of the palace test, if you have nothing to do, you can also go and watch—"

With the future brother-in-law present, the eldest son of the Zhang family may be able to relax a little.

Cough, then inquire about the preferences of the eldest prince of the Zhang family, and place some objects or incense in the Baohe Hall that can make the other party feel refreshed.

After all, the internal decision is the internal decision, and the other party can't behave too badly.

Zhu Youzhu has all come down.

Seeing that the emperor looked relaxed and happy, Liu Fu handed over a cup of tea.

Emperor Zhaofeng reached out to pick it up.

But as soon as his fingers touched the tea cup, he couldn't hold it tightly, and he felt that the body of the cup slipped-

"Smack!"