Qu Qingyan returned to the mansion and was called to the hall.

In the hall is a round table of fine rosewood with legs, and a table is set on the table.

The two brothers washed up and sat down at the table. Smelling the smell of food, I felt that it was an extremely terrible torture.

"I'm hungry, you can use it first, I'll go back to my room and change my robe."

Qu Wenhai entered the door from outside the hall, still wearing court clothes, he waved his hand at the two, only to feel that the more these two grandchildren looked at them, the more pleasing they were.

Qu Qingwen and Qu Qingyan were trapped in the palace all day long, and they were already hungry before they could get a drop of water, and they were all Venus in front of them, and at this time they knew that they should wait for their grandfather to come to the table and listen to the admonition before they could move the chopsticks.

But the hands of the two couldn't restrain themselves from touching the chopsticks, and the next person behind them served the soup and vegetables, and used them ferociously.

When Qu Wenhai returned to the courtyard, changed into regular clothes and returned to the hall, he saw that most of the dishes on the round table had been gone, and the two brothers still had a trace of reason and knew that they would leave him a copy.

"What do you think of the answers to the palace exam?"

This question made Qu Qingwen very easy to answer, and he had discussed with Du Zhiheng in advance how to start this kind of topic, and he wrote it very smoothly today.

"It's safe."

Qu Wenhai had analyzed for the two of them a long time ago, it was not easy to get a top prize with their ranking, even if it was so, it would be better to be safe, as long as there were no mistakes, and there was a 'friendship' with Gu Enyang, the second class jinshi was born with great hope.

Qu Qingyan listened to whatever Qu Wenhai said, but Qu Qingyan thought of some unstoppable remarks behind him, and he was faintly worried.

"What about Qingyan, how is the topic done?"

"Yes."

It's useless to say more, relying on white will only bring the worries of others, Qu Qingyan suppressed all kinds of thoughts in his heart, only smiled faintly, and the topic diverted Qu Qingwen talked about the interesting story of today's palace exam.

After dinner, the three of them returned to Beiwangzhai, the front yard hall was too big, and some words were not suitable to talk about there.

"In two days, it will be the palace election, and as long as you two are safer at that time, this subject will be over, and then it will be time to prepare for the examination of the Gilles."

As long as the two of them can enter the Hanlin Academy, Qu Wenhai's past regrets can be made up.

The two brothers nodded yes, Qu Wenhai explained a few more words, and then he talked about what happened in the Wuying Hall after the palace test.

"Your Majesty only gave Lord Gu two days, and it is almost impossible to find out how many officials of the Ministry of Rites are involved in the candidates in these two days.

"If any of these people are at the top, your brothers will be able to pick up a bargain or two."

"Lord Gu directly reported this matter to His Majesty?"

Qu Qingyan didn't expect this Hubu Shangshu to have such courage, although the Gu family had three pavilion elders, but he was promoted to the cabinet by Emperor Jing, and it had little to do with the past glory of the Gu family and the intricate relationship between the court and the central government.

can force an important minister to ignore a trace of face in front of Emperor Jing...... She didn't want to think about it anymore.

"Yes. Zhang Shoufu was in Wuying Hall at the time, and he also helped out. ”

Is it really handy?

Qu Qingyan raised his eyebrows and looked at Qu Wenhai with a funny smile, only to see Qu Wenhai turn his head a little uncomfortably and cough heavily.

"Okay, it's not early, the two of you will answer the questions today and go back to rest early, tomorrow someone from the Ministry of Rites should send your two court clothes to the house, and I will personally take you into the palace the day after tomorrow."

Yang Zhongjie didn't know how he returned to Yang's Mansion, he stayed in He Mansion until the second watch, and there were people constantly coming in and out of He Pingqiu's study, and he almost couldn't say a few words to He Pingqiu alone.

He returned to the Yang Mansion in despair, sat in his study, carefully recalled all the encounters that had happened in this department, and suddenly slapped his head and hurriedly called people in.

It's just that it's too late, and the direction of the Ministry of Rites is already bursting into the sky.

He hurriedly prepared a carriage and hurried all the way to the Ministry of Rites, where he saw that most of the courtyard where the scrolls were stored had been burned in the firelight.

He sat down on the ground and muttered, "It's over, it's all over." ”

"Isn't this Lord Yang, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites? What's the matter, but I tripped over a stone in the dark? Someone is coming, quickly help Lord Yang up. ”

Qu Wenhai saw Yang Zhongjie who was sitting on the ground as soon as he saluted, his heart moved, and he stepped forward and sneered.

It had just snowed heavily a few days ago, and although it was spring, the weather was not dry, so the sudden fire disaster could be ruled out without even thinking about it.

Someone deliberately set fire to the Ministry of Rites, which is also a big case for the Criminal Department, not to mention that Qu Wenhai rushed over as soon as he received the news, and even Qian Shuben also arrived here later.

The men of the Five Cities Terracotta Division, together with the night servants of the Ministry of Rites, took turns to take water and pour it into the fire, but the smell of smoke and fire brought by the wind was mixed with the smell of grease, and it could be extinguished by a few buckets of water if it was so deliberately ignited.

At dawn, only a few outlines could be seen in the firelight of the huge courtyard where the scrolls were kept.

Qu Wenhai stood beside Yang Zhongjie, and his mouth was amazed: "It's strangely tight, since Chengzu moved the capital, it has been a long time since Chengzu moved the capital in Beijing, and I'm afraid this matter can't be good tonight." ”

If it was before tonight, Emperor Jing still had a passable heart for the scientific examination fraud in this subject, as long as Gu Enyang gave him an explanation, this matter would be regarded as turning the page.

But now, the examination papers of the township examination, the meeting examination, and the palace examination since the founding of the country have been burned, and the scientific examination records of so many years have been destroyed in one fell swoop, and Emperor Jing should not be able to deal with it except for anger.

Qu Wenhai's ridicule Yang Zhongjie couldn't hear it, he was just greedy, looking forward to the Yang family being able to produce a champion Guangzong to shine ancestor......

"Lord Qian, the lower officials want to bring all the officials who have entered and left the Ministry of Rites in the past few days back to the Criminal Department for interrogation."

"Well, the impact is very big at this time, and it is important to solve the case as soon as possible."

"My lord, the city gate will be opened in two quarters of an hour, do you think you want the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division to strictly interrogate those who enter and leave the city gate?"

"At this time, you are solely responsible, and you don't need to ask me."

The two of them stood beside Yang Zhongjie and discussed how to arrest the arsonist as soon as possible.

Yang Zhongjie had a blue face, not cold or afraid.

Qu Wenhai was not born in Shujishi, and was pulled into Beijing by Qian Shuben, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty knew the relationship between the two of them, and Qu Wenhai never thought of alienating or replacing Qian Shuben.

So the relationship between the two of them is a harmony that cannot be seen in the other five.

Yang Zhongjie looked at Qian Shuben and gave the right to Qu Wenhai in just a few words, but Qu Wenhai didn't have any emotion on his face, he just felt that all this was taken for granted.

He didn't want to admit it, but he had to admit that he was deeply stimulated by this scene.

"Lord Qian, Xia Guan has a few words to say to you."

He suddenly called out to Qian Shuben, who was about to go to the court, with a hint of determination and ruthlessness in his voice, which made Qian Shuben and Qu Wenhai, who were facing away from him, each breathe a sigh of relief.

Qian Shuben glanced at Qu Wenhai, and one of the two left, and the other stayed.

When Qu Wenhai returned to the Criminal Department, he sent an order to the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division to suspend the opening of the city gate.

Regardless of whether Yang Zhongjie really wants to surrender to sincerity, some people still have to pinch some things in their own hands to be more secure.

Qu Qingyan went to bed early the day before, and when he got up early the next morning, he felt a strong smell of burning in the air.

"Qianshan, what's going on?"

Qianshan entered the door with hot water, and wanted to serve Qu Qingyan to wash up, but she waved her hand to the door.

"Back to the young master, last night a courtyard in the Ministry of Rites ran water and burned for a whole night, and the fire gradually went out at dawn."

How can the courtyard of the Ministry of Rites be good and decent? Qu Qingyan's hand wiping his face paused slightly, and suddenly thought of Qu Wenhai's words the day before.

She laughed in her heart, now Emperor Jing wants to make a big deal small, I'm afraid he will be forced to die.

She happily threw away the cloth towel, only to feel that the news was happier than that of her own Jinbang High School.

In the side hall of the palace, Gu Enyang asked for the permission of Emperor Jing and detained all the ministers in the hall, and a group of people were waiting for the final marking of the palace examination papers.

Zhu Jinyu has been a little depressed since Zhu Jinrui became a vassal, and he has never figured out why Emperor Jing would be gracious to Zhu Jinrui leading troops to the vassal.

Obviously, there are so many lessons from the past, why does Emperor Jing insist on granting Zhu Jinrui's request.

Just because he joined the army at the age of fifteen and was at the forefront of the northwest all the year round, is it too difficult?

But where is he, the prince, doing well?

The eyes of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty fell on him, and the officials stared at him every day, hoping that he would fight for his life when he took a wrong step.

Zhu Jinyu sat in the main seat, and there was no trace of temperature in her cold eyes.

He looked at the several ministers in the palace who were in dispute, and hesitation flashed in his eyes, he didn't even know why Emperor Jing wanted him to take this palace test and even the palace election.

Gu Enyang took a few henchmen to check the handwriting with one heart, seeing that the words are like faces, no matter how a person's handwriting changes, the muscles and bones are still there, as long as there is a heart, it is not difficult to distinguish.

"Your Highness, please take a look, this is the examination paper of the top ten candidates recommended by the ministers."

The exam papers checked by Gu Enyang were not drawn out first, but only sent the top ten recommended by everyone to Zhu Jinyu.

Zhu Jinyu flipped through it casually without much interest, the exam papers were still vague and could not see the name and could not distinguish the identity, and the beginning was to sing praises and virtues, he was extremely impatient with these exam papers, glanced at the curtains, and nodded casually.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has no opinion, everyone in the palace stretched their eyebrows, at this time it is already the time to hold the lamp, busy all day, and they can return to the house after tomorrow when the palace selects them.

March 17, cloudy.

There was still fog in the morning air.

Qu Qingyan had a simple breakfast in the room early in the morning, and then went to the front of the house to wait for Qu Wenhai and Qu Qingwen.

The carriage swayed towards the Forbidden City.

"Today's palace election, you must concentrate on it, once the herald official appears outside the hall, no matter how far away he is, he must listen to it one by one, but understand?"

The two nodded cautiously, and the day of the palace election was also the day of the list.

It will be up to the day how they will end up in the rankings of this subject.

Outside the Forbidden City, the queue was already crowded with tributes waiting for the palace election, all wearing new court clothes, with a little joy on their faces as they were nervous.

Qu Qingyan and Qu Qingwen got out of the car and lined up in the line, just waiting for the hour to be taken into the palace.

In the Fengxian Palace, Emperor Jing is already sitting on the throne.

Gu Enyang took his subordinates into the hall with the palace examination papers and began to sort out the roster.

Only the examination papers of the cheaters in this subject were not drawn out in advance, and at this time, while filling in the names of the top 10, they filled in and checked the handwriting, and found that the handwriting of 8 of the top 10 people did not match the examination papers of the same examination.

Gu Enyang knelt down in front of Emperor Jing with the roster in his hand.

Emperor Jing's face has not been good since the day before when the Ministry of Rites went to the water, and the day of the palace election is a major event for the country and the court, but he looked at Gu Enyang's posture of lowering his eyebrows, and he became more and more depressed.

"Pass the first ten into the temple."

The herald took the list and trotted out of the hall, shouting and singing names outside the hall.

One by one, the names were sung in the mouth of the autobiographer, and the last one: Zong Zirong.

Qu Qingyan raised his eyes suddenly, and saw that the chubby back of Zong Zirong, who was standing at the front, was trembling slightly.

But is a champion really worth so excited?

Qu Qingyan pursed his lips, and suddenly thought that if this Zong Zirong person could win the champion in this subject, he would be the third person in the middle of the three yuan, and he was the first person in this dynasty!

This man is really daring!

The top ten have already entered the temple, and the first three people must be from these ten people, and the people waiting outside the temple have to wait for whether they will win the second or third class.

The first ten entered the hall and did not leave the hall for half an hour, and everyone outside the hall couldn't help but start whispering.

Standing behind Qu Qingyan was Gu Ruohong, who ranked ninth, and behind Gu Ruohong was Yang Jianxian, who was ranked tenth, Qu Qingyan suddenly arrived in boredom.

The grandfather of one of these two people was the chief examiner, and the grandfather of the other was the deputy examiner, so why did these two end up waiting outside the palace like her?

It was tea time again, and two teams of Imperial Forest Army suddenly poured into the palace, one team was waiting for instructions to enter the palace, and the other team was in charge of guarding.

In just a moment, a group of people who entered the hall pressed a few people out of the hall, Qu Qingyan stood in the front, and she could clearly see that among these people was Zong Zirong, who was about to connect with the three yuan.

What the hell is going on?

Isn't it Gu Enyang's tricks and feet used in the palace election?

The two teams of Imperial Guards left, and there was no sound coming from the hall.

All the candidates stood outside the hall sweating in the sun, not knowing what the sudden change had just happened.

Time passed little by little, and just when Qu Qingyan's back was about to be soaked with sweat, the herald ran out of the hall again, holding the roster in his hand and began to sing to everyone again.

Wu Wenqi, Zhang Tianyue...... Qu Qingyan, Gu Ruohong, Yang Jianxian, please follow the officials inside. ”

Qu Qingyan stood in place in a daze, I don't know what this sudden summons is, Gu Ruohong has already taken a step forward, and when he turned around without hearing the movement behind him, he saw Qu Qingyan still standing in place stunned, and couldn't help but raise his hand and pull her.

"What are you doing standing stupidly, don't you want to be taken away too?"

Qu Qingyan came back to his senses and smiled dryly.

Is she crazy? Want to be taken away?