The imperial examination has always been the most solemn event in the Ming Dynasty, very similar to the college entrance examination that touched the hearts of hundreds of millions of people in Ling Xiao's previous life, and even surpassed it in terms of status. Unlike university diplomas, which were becoming more and more widespread at that time, the imperial examination was the real one-plank bridge. It is really relying on knowledge to change fate, and learning and excellence is not just talking, it is a real step to the sky! For example, this time, the champion, not to mention the official position canonized on the spot, has the opportunity to marry the princess and become a concubine!

This reminded Ling Xiao of a sentence in his previous life, to be promoted to general manager, to become e, to marry Bai Fumei, and to embark on the pinnacle of life!

It's probably been peaceful for too long, and people's attention to liberal arts is much stronger than that of martial arts, which makes several people in the Baolong clan look very uncomfortable, who makes them the examiners of martial arts.

In the Gongyuan of the capital, there are thousands of students who take the examination and are sitting in a separate hall less than one meter square, among them are childish young people, there are also gray-haired drooping old men, and there are even women dressed as men to talk nonsense......

Facing the test paper in front of them, they are either frowning and meditating, or they are struggling to write and write left and right. Of course, those who have taken the test know that those with a bitter face may be scholars, and those who work hard may also be scumbags.

There was silence in the huge examination room, only the footsteps of the patrol soldiers echoed in the air, and the invigilator Zhao Taifu also went down to patrol from time to time. The sharp gaze swept over the rows of buildings, making some lucky students break out in a cold sweat.

Ling Xiao had a cold face, his hands were shaking his shoulders behind his back, what he hated most in his previous life was the kind of invigilator who wandered around during exams, and he didn't expect that now he would have the opportunity to experience it.

Walk, walk, walk. came to the house where Li Xunhuan was. I saw that he was smiling, calm and calm. The pen in his hand is slow and powerful, never stopping. Obviously, Ling Xiao's shadow was sprinkled on the test paper and attracted Li Xunhuan's attention, only to see that he looked up slightly and saw that it was Ling Xiao, nodded lightly and continued to answer.

At the time of the imperial examination, it was strictly stipulated that candidates were not allowed to have any form of contact with anyone to prevent cheating, and Ling Xiao naturally would not break the rules. Seeing that Li Xunhuan's eyes were clear and without the slightest embarrassment, he also knew that he was confident, so he continued to walk forward.

After a while, a wisp of incense wind wrapped around Ling Xiao's nasal cavity. Tilted his head slightly, he came to the test child who was disguised as a man. is still dressed in a snow-white scholar's outfit, and the slender white jade hand holds the pen without hurrying. The ruddy cherry lips were slightly clouded, and Ling Xiao's gaze was also noticed for the first time.

Gently raised his head and continued to write, but Ling Xiao did not leave, thinking back to Princess Feifeng's words, this girl should be the prince's person! Slowly approached and reached out to take her seal, Shangguan Haitang! Think about Duan Tianya, think about returning to the sea, then there is actually nothing to make a fuss about when another Shangguan Begonia comes out.

In fact, unless the examiner finds that the examinee is cheating, it is very unruly to contact the examinee like Ling Xiao, after all, it is easy for the examinee to be nervous when you stay in one place for a long time. However, Ling Xiao's identity is special, and this imperial examination is very important. All the examiners turned a blind eye.

Shangguan Haitang frowned slightly, but he buried his head even lower. The test questions are not difficult, she is just afraid that the examiner will see her daughter's body, although there is no explicit provision that women cannot apply for the exam, but it is inevitable that she will be a little weak-hearted.

Ling Xiao boredly took the seal in his hand and played with it for a while, then put it back, looking at the other test subjects. The handsome and dashing ones are as vast as a sea of smoke, but a batch of those with empty bodies, a batch of those with white eyebrows and beards, a batch of thieves with eyebrows and rats, and finally a batch of those with bad intentions and the Ji family, there are really not many objects left for Princess Feifeng to choose from!

After stunting three or two cheaters with a few palms, Ling Xiao returned to the side and sat boredly! The rules of this world are obviously not as exaggerated as in Xianxia, and any article you write can have the master appear, the golden flowers splashed or something, and it is not a golden egg! Think about it, what contribution can an article have to heaven and earth, and why can it cause celestial phenomena! The appearance of the master is even more ridiculous, which of those masters has not created a genre and benefited the people. This is the work of preaching, you are a student who has no achievements, and you just rely on a few words on a piece of paper to make the master visible, and this master is too worthless!

Although there are no such exaggerated things, the temperament of some students is still very good, atmospheric, calm, and steady, and the breath of grandeur in the chest of the person who reads is also vividly reflected in them. Among them are Li Xunhuan, Shangguan Haitang, and the strong man and ugly man who made a deep impression on Ling Xiao, among them, the ugly man's temperament is the most eye-catching.

Li Xunhuan's temperament contains a trace of chic and bohemianism, while Shangguan Haitang's temperament has a little elf and a little gentleness, but the ugly man is completely righteous! It's like the sun is masculine, vowing to sweep away all the haze!

Ling Xiao was slightly curious, he didn't know the name of the ugly man, and he was about to step forward to take a look, but he was stopped by Taifu, who mysteriously gave him a list.

When I opened it to watch, there were hundreds of names sprinkled with it, and I looked at Taifu in confusion. Just listened to it: "These are all students who were bought by the Ji family or were originally lackeys of the Ji family." ”

Ling Xiao was shocked, "There are so many!" Is there anything else you don't know? ”

Mrs. Zhao nodded solemnly, "There must be, but it's hidden very deeply, and now it's too late to check it!" ”

Ling Xiao thought for a moment and asked, "Did that Ji Tian let it go?" Do you know his whereabouts these days? ”

"It's useless." Mrs. Zhao shook his head and said: "I have long thought of this by monitoring his whereabouts to find out the people who have a relationship with him, but except for the first day he went out, the rest of the days are all nested in the inn, like a lady who does not go out of the door." ”

"Where did he go on that first day?"

Hearing this, Mrs. Zhao said with a puzzled face: "It's strange to say, he actually ran to a snack bar to eat!" I don't know, but I've sent someone to put the store under strict control. ”

The corners of Ling Xiao's mouth twitched and asked a little funny: "Does that shop sell wife cakes?" ”

"Huh? You know? ”

"I know, I don't need to monitor it anymore, I know the owner of that shop." Ling Xiao said with a look of unhappiness.

Mrs. Zhao nodded and didn't care. Turn around and look at the time. "One more moment!" shouted. ”

The time is approaching. Some people have calmly put down their pens, while others have worked harder to write, and their handwriting has become more and more sloppy. This is different from the answer sheet in the previous life, and a good handwriting can definitely give the examiner a good impression.

Time flies, the exam is over in a blink of an eye, and many candidates quietly leave the venue to wait outside the Tribute Academy, while the examiner puts away the test papers one by one and sends them to one place for unified review.

Ling Xiao saw that there were few people who had anything to do, so he went directly into the Jinluan Palace. The emperor was still very nervous now, and when he saw a few people coming in, he hurriedly asked, "How is it outside?" ”

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Taifu has already shown me the list before, and the people on the list will definitely not become champions, but I'm afraid that the Ji family is still lurking, do you see if those gentlemen are also ......" Ling Xiao proposed.

The emperor shook his head, "Those gentlemen have no talent and lack of virtue, even if I don't move them, they won't be able to get any good grades." What I'm worried about now is those talented people, I don't know how much the Ji family has bought? Although the spies of the East and West Factories and Jinyiwei and the Six Doors have been explored, it is inevitable that they will not be completed. ”

Ling Xiao thought for a moment and proposed, "Otherwise, let's exclude all students from other places." In this way, the possibility of the princess saving relatives can be eliminated. ”

The emperor was a little moved, but in the end he shook his head and said, "Our plan still needs talents." And students from other places account for the majority, so the gains outweigh the losses. ”

"Then we can only let Taifu report the top three list first, and then look at the candidates, if it really doesn't work, let's change the position privately." I don't believe it yet! Can the people of the Ji family cover all the top three? My brother is definitely a rich man, and at least he should be a talent for exploring flowers! Ling Xiao snorted.

"Oh? Your brother's name is Li Xunhuan, are you so confident? If that's the case, it's going to be reused! The emperor smiled.

"Then Weichen thanked the emperor for him." Ling Xiao saluted.

Everyone present looked at each other as they listened to the conversation between the emperor and Ling Xiao, this may be the most ridiculous imperial examination ever! The eighth prince also wanted to say that Shangguan Haitang also knew astronomy and geography, but after thinking about her daughter's body, it was still okay, and the emperor of the province was bad.

Time passed minute by minute, and the emperor urged with some annoyance: "Why is it not over yet?" Xiao Lingzi, you go and take a look, bring the list. ”

Ling Xiao responded and left, and came to the Tribute Academy, more than a dozen scholars from the Hanlin Academy were holding scrolls and frowning there, Ling Xiao found the Taifu and asked, "Can the top three come out?" ”

Mrs. Zhao nodded and handed over a piece of paper, "The top three have come out, and on the surface, they are not from the Ji family, but they don't know what is going on secretly." Now the adults are ranking the next ranking. ”

"Give me the top three list first, and I'll go see the emperor."

"It's fine."

Ling Xiao took the list and was about to watch it, but listened, "Show it to me!" ”

Hearing this, he looked up, but saw Ji Tian putting his hands behind his back and blocking the door, looking like he couldn't open it.

Ling Xiao sneered and said, "It turned out to be Brother Ji, your face is so bad!" Could it be that my wife has eaten too much cake? ”

Ji Tianfang's face turned black when he heard this, and a mouthful of old blood gushed up his throat, but he was embarrassed but he was forced to press back. It's just that Ling Xiao's pale face in an instant was still relieved to look at Ling Xiao for a while! Deserve! Is the wife's cake casual to eat?

Ji Tianfang didn't distinguish and said directly: "I am the envoy of the Jin Kingdom, and this time I came to ask for the marriage of the Lord of the Jin Kingdom, but I missed a move, but my lord's admiration for the princess is something to learn from heaven and earth." Now that the colt is about to be born, I'll take a look at it first, it's not too much. ”

Ling Xiao nodded and said, "It's not in line with the law, but it's reasonable. After that, he gave him the list directly.

Mrs. Zhao was shocked, and even Ji Tianfang was stunned for a long time, how could she give it to him so easily?

Ling Xiao didn't explain, just stared at Ji Tianfang's expression. Ji Tianfang didn't doubt him, opened the list and watched.

But seeing that Ji Tianfang's face was extremely ugly in an instant, Ling Xiao was sure in his heart, yes! It seems that the champion is not from the Ji family!