When Fu Hai led He Xuan outside the imperial study and asked her to wait outside the door, He Xuan felt that he was really just an ordinary man, and he originally thought that no matter where he went, he would be calm, but now that he only came to the door, he was so nervous that even the palms of his hands broke out in a cold sweat.

After a while, Tomumi walked out again.

He Xuan gently pulled Fuhai's clothes: "Father-in-law......"

"It doesn't matter. It's normal to be a little nervous when you meet the saint for the first time, and if you don't talk much, you will lose if you talk too much. Fuhai whispered.

"Yes. In case Xiaomin says something wrong, my father-in-law must help me. ”

"Don't worry." Fuhai said with a smile.

When the will came out from inside, and He Xuan entered, He Xuan took a deep breath and calmed down.

People are often like this, nervous at the moment of battle, but when it really begins, maybe the extreme of things must be reversed, and this tension disappears completely.

After He Xuan walked into the imperial study, although she had only walked cautiously with her head down, it could be seen from the ground that there was a room full of people standing in this imperial study......

"Your Majesty, the emperor of the Imperial Court is brought by He Xuan." After Fuhai entered the house, he stood still and said.

When He Xuan heard his name, he quickly knelt down, kowtowed first, and then greeted: "Cao Min He Xuan, knock to see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live." ”

"Get up." Han Mingyue said in an indifferent voice to He Xuan, who was kneeling below.

"Your Majesty." He Xuan kowtowed again, and then stood up, still standing with her head down and her hands down.

"Zhang Jin, this certificate has arrived, if there is anything you want to ask, just ask it carefully in front of me." Han Mingyue commanded, took the tea cup from the dragon case and slowly tasted the tea.

"Commandment." Saying that, Zhang Jin walked up to He Xuan and asked, "Your name is He Xuan?" ”

"Yes."

"Where?"

"I live in the southwestern suburbs of Kyoto. His father's ancestors are from Jiangnan. ”

"Let me ask you, who and where did you give you the test questions that day?"

"Back to my lord, that day, Xiaomin took a break in the 'Shengyi Building' in the city and met a Taoist priest. The title was given by the Taoist priest. ”

"Do you know where he is?"

"He reported that the mountain gate was the Qingping Temple of the West Mountain."

"And you've seen him before?"

"Never met!"

"Have you ever seen that Taoist priest again after that day? Do you know where the Taoist priest is now? ”

"After that day, until yesterday's big competition, Xiaomin has never seen the Taoist priest who sent the question, as for where he is now......

Before He Xuan could finish answering, he heard Zuo Liang's voice interject: "Lord Zhang, when I ordered He Xuan to lead me and my subordinates to Xishan yesterday, I found that the Taoist priest had been killed, and it has now been stored in the mortuary of the city defense yamen as physical evidence. ”

Hearing his voice, He Xuan knew that Zuo Liang was also in this imperial study. Thinking about it, his judgment on the road when he came was right, and sure enough, the emperor did not believe that the missing question had anything to do with the Zuo family. And Zuo Liang's reason for answering the call was that he was afraid that He Xuan would soon tell the story of his tracking outside the imperial city.

Zhang Jin didn't talk to Zuo Liang much, and asked He Xuan: "Why do you want to go to Xishan?" ”

"Back to my lord, when the Taoist priest sent the question that day, he reported the address of the grass people, and even the results of the examination. And asked the grass people to try to be sure to go to Qingping to get together. ”

"Now that the title has changed, why do you still want to go to Qingpingguan?"

"Curiosity."

"You've been to Xishan, but that person was killed in Xishan, isn't it you?"

"The minister dared to protect it, not He Xuan's doing!" At this time, I only heard Zuo Liang say.

"How did General Zuo know?" Zhang Jin asked.

"Yesterday, the minister has ordered the general to examine the body, and the post-examination clerk has archived it in the patrol yamen, which has solid evidence to prove that this matter was not committed by He Xuan, and Lord Zhang will know it at a glance."

Hearing this, Zhang Jin nodded, and then replied: "Your Majesty, Weichen has no other questions for the time being. ”

In fact, this Zhang Jin knows in his heart, the emperor is like this today, but he is just acting in front of those imperial histories, the emperor is peaceful by nature, thinking that this missing matter has not caused any big consequences, he must want to calm things down, and he does not want to kill. Naturally, I just followed his thoughts and asked a few questions.

Unexpectedly, this Zhang Jin had just returned, and before the emperor could speak, another one stood up and said: "Weichen also has a few words, I want to ask this student, I don't know if Your Majesty is approved?" ”

Han Mingyue raised his eyes to see that it was the imperial history Zhu Feng who was on the court today.

Han Mingyue nodded with a smile, just "um", but thought in his heart: It seems that this must be entrusted by the Queen Mother, vowing to make some articles on this matter, if this Zhu Feng is not allowed to ask, it will inevitably cause a lot of suspicion, it is better to take this opportunity to try the person in front of him to see if it is a useful person.

At this time, I only heard Zhu Feng say: "I heard that the three physical examinations of the Gongyuan that day did not find the entrainment belt from you, but is it true?" ”

"Not true!"

He Xuan replied, although he didn't raise his head, but the emperor's "um" just now had already made He Xuan hear the unhappiness. Rather than this, it is not to take the opportunity to make the emperor have an impression of himself, so that he can get close to him in the future.

This sentence attracted everyone's attention.

"Oh? Could it be that someone is acting in favoritism? Zhu Feng thought he had got the handle, and hurriedly asked.

"What I said is not true, it is an adult's words that are not complete. It's not that the grass people don't have any entrainment, but they don't bring anything except themselves, including pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and all the things of the Gongyuan that are used in one color. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Feng's face changed, and he obviously felt that the rest of the courtiers present were laughing at him, and he could also feel that He Xuan was playing tricks on himself.

"Hmph, you're a tooth-and-tooth man. I see that you didn't tell the truth about what you said to Zhang Shangshu just now. Now that Dabi has come, how can anyone put the dragon gate and not jump? Who wouldn't want to take this opportunity to climb to the top? It's not because you go to Xishan out of curiosity, but because the test questions are wrong, and you are disgruntled and poisoned. ”

Hearing this, Zuo Liang just wanted to speak, but heard He Xuan reply: "My lord Mingjian." The grass people have always thought that the imperial examination is set up by the state to select virtuous ministers, but they didn't expect it to be what the adults said. In the heart of the next reference, it is really not to ascend to the sky by this, so I can't understand the meaning of what the adults say. The lord also said that I went to Xishan to inflict poisonous hands, and just now Lord Zuo also said that there is solid evidence to prove that it was not done under the next, why should you be in a hurry, and when the document is delivered, you will naturally know. ”

"Good. The latter words, even if you pass the test, why do you refer to the first half of the sentence? ”

"The lower is to educate the Li people, and the upper is to be loyal to the king and serve the country." Speaking of this, He Xuan suddenly thought of the sentence that Qiu Shi usually said, and simply took it and used it.

"If there is no Jinxiu article, how can you talk about education."

Hearing this, He Xuan smiled disdainfully and said, "My lord's words are also false. To educate the people, we should be virtuous and deed, not just reading Confucius in our mouths and writing eight articles. If you want to come to adults to deal with political affairs every day, it is not by memorizing articles that they have cured floods, resisted drought, soothed people's hearts, and settled people's livelihood! ”

"You...... Swear black is white.! ”

"Alright...... That's a bit of a stretch. Zhu Yushi has anything else to ask about the imperial examination? If not, I have a few words I would like to talk to this student. ”

Although these words were soft, everyone could hear that the emperor was already a little impatient, so Zhu Feng had no choice but to stop and stand back in the ranks.

"I heard that the reason why Zuo Xiang was able to learn about the exposed questions before the exam was entirely because of your reminder, and I think you are also a meritorious person. Do not be afraid, for you have been summoned today only to seek confirmation from you. ”

"Back to the emperor, the grass people didn't know that it was an undergraduate exam question. If it is said that it is meritorious, it should be that Prime Minister Zuo is as careful as hair, and the grass people dare not take credit. ”

Hearing He Xuan's words, Han Mingyue smiled faintly and said, "You are a person who is not greedy for merit. It's just that if you don't think it's a real question, why do you keep remembering the question? ”

"When I went back to the emperor, I remembered the title, but because when I received the title that day, someone told a joke to the grass people, so the note was not thrown away, and the title was remembered."

"Oh? What a joke, let's hear it. ”

"Yes. When the grass people were resting in the wine shop that day, a noble son told the grass people that the words of those Jianghu warlocks were not credible, and every year of Dabi was the most days for the gods and goddesses to go down to earth. ”

As soon as He Xuan's words fell, he heard someone "flutter" and laughed, and almost at the same time, Han Mingyue also laughed, only to hear him ask: "It seems that this joke is more useful to King Xian than me!" ”

Hearing the word "virtuous king", He Xuan almost wanted to raise his head and take a closer look, isn't this Nanxian King an "idle" king who ignores court affairs? Why are you in this imperial study today?

I only heard Han Yunzhen say: "Your Majesty, the reason why the minister laughed is because He Xuan added some meaning to the words of the minister that day. It's not misinterpreted, but it's subtle. ”

"Could it be that the noble son in his mouth is the emperor's nephew?"

"It's Wechen."

"Then do you have anything you want to say for this He Xuan?" Han Mingyue asked.

Han Yunzhen said: "Back to the emperor, the minister and He Xuan only have a two-sided relationship, and they don't have a deep friendship, but they also know that he is upright and disdainful of those things that are in business. ”

"It's rare! It seems that this He Xuan is really not a thing in the pool, and there are really few people who can praise my dustless nephew so much. He Xuan, raise your head and let me take a look at you. ”

"Long live the grass people, the grass people are rude, and I am afraid that the holy eyes will be humiliated."

"It doesn't matter."

Hearing this, He Xuan dared to raise his head, but only lowered his head again for a moment.

Although it was only for a moment, everyone could see it clearly, especially the emperor on the throne, who couldn't help but smile when he saw He Xuan's appearance.