"And the young master of the prince is also here, and he is the dean of the dignified Mei Academy. In this examination, the Dianmei School is also in the limelight, and the scholar Chi Xin is now also among the candidates, and he is a strong contender for the top spot in this year. ”

"But this time, isn't everyone optimistic about Lan Qizhuo. Moreover, in the past, the first place in the palace examination and the general examination would only be chosen among the scholars of the Manshan School, which has become an unwritten rule. As the head of the literati, Taishi's Mangshan School is faintly authentic in today's literary world. Dianmei Academy has always been based on self-cultivation, and it should not compete with Taishi for fame at this time. ”

"Yes, besides, the Dianmei School supports the East Palace, the young master of the prince and the prince wash the horse, they are all from the Dianmei school, and they are all the prince's people. Everyone knows that whether it is Taifu or Taishi in the court now, they are not dealing with the East Palace. Although he is a prince, but now, the world is at least the emperor, and the Taifu and Taishi are both in power and the opposition, which is ......"

"Uh-huh!" In the examination room, the two officials seemed to be too bored, and they began to whisper between invigilations. Leng Bu unexpectedly heard a dry cough, and when he looked up, the eunuch of the inner prison ordered the eunuch to look at them coldly, and the two of them were immediately silenced.

"If you dare to talk nonsense again, throw it out and pull out your tongue!" After the eunuch coldly warned them, he ignored the two of them, and walked straight to the examination room, strolling back and forth in front of the windows of the huts.

In fact, since the beginning of the exam, the work of this eunuch has been completed, and now it is still left, purely on behalf of the royal family. Otherwise, the officials sitting in high positions, whether they are Taishi or Shangshu, Zhengyipin or Sanpin, will be more qualified than him to stay on the "battlefield" of this scholar and understand the bookish atmosphere of contemporary scholars.

"It seems that this year's scholars are really good, when composing, one by one the thinking is refined, there is a faint divine light, and it can be faintly seen through this portal." The herald eunuch walked in front of the hut and exclaimed in faint admiration.

Suddenly, from within the house in front of him, there was a dazzling splendor that almost made it impossible for him to look at it directly.

"Master Taishi, look at which scholar has the best hope of winning this year." The young master of the crown prince, Xu Deng, was too old, sitting in the top row, squinting slightly, as if he was half-asleep. As the leader of Dianmei Academy, he is a faction, but he doesn't have any fancy. Even if you walk on the street, you will only feel like an approachable old man, and you can't get in touch with the young master of the prince, who is a second-class member of the dynasty.

"Naturally, it's Lan Qizhuo." Taishi Duan Houxing's eyes were also half-open and half-closed, but his momentum was even more amazing. It's like a lion who is pretending to sleep, and he can't be threatened, combined with an alternative name he has in the court, the heavenly bachelor, and he can better understand the three flavors.

"Oh?" Xu Deng didn't expect Duan Houxing to be so straightforward.

"If I don't have a preference, Chi Xin from your academy is a good learner, but he lacks a little sharpness, and he is embarrassed to be of great use. The Dianmei school is based on 'self-cultivation', and it is necessary to know that 'a gentleman has something to do and something not to do', and the last question of this examination is to discuss the foundation of 'loyalty and filial piety'. According to what you teach, not what you are good at. I guess the subtlety of this question is that it is difficult to answer this question, and it is naturally not inferior to Lan Qizhuo. Duan Houxing's calm tone seemed to be confident.

"Oh, maybe," Xu Deng said, "If the Mingxin School is still there, everything is still unknown. ”

A simple sentence, but like a thunderbolt, all the officials present showed unnatural emotions on their faces.

Even if he was as steady as Duan Houxing, his eyebrows couldn't help but tremble at this time, and he pretended to be nothing: "Zhang Lianke is gone, and Mingxin is no longer learning, so why bother with the past." ”

Xu Deng also smiled and stopped talking.

Underneath, in the rooms of countless scholars, one after another, the essence of the thought of refining continued to appear. It means that they are all using their own pens to write excellent works.

On these high seats, the officials of transcendent status are waiting for the completion of their genitals.

"That, Master Taishi......" Duan Houxing's subordinate, a small official, took advantage of this effort, quietly approached, attached to his ear, and quickly reported a series of things. It is nothing more than a general description of the riots in the capital outside at this time.

"Got it, just take care of it yourself. If necessary, take my warrant and transfer the 'Thousand Guards' to maintain stability as well. Duan Houxing said casually.

Qianjunwei is a guard that belongs to the cabinet alone, and only the warrant of the first assistant of the cabinet is eligible to be deployed.

……

The city gradually settled down, and the government and the army gradually swept away the monsters in the streets, and began the final finish.

Qiu Shaohu quietly appeared at this time, taking advantage of no one's attention, doing his own thing.

He was still following the monsters, and this time he had marked several birds in one go, following them all the way to see where they were going in the end.

Ever since he discovered that it was someone from the True Pond Sect who was quietly controlling these monsters behind his back, Qiu Shaohu had suspected their schemes. You know, unlike the Zhenkang Shrine, which is bent on finding a resting place in a holy place, or the Zhenkang Shrine, which is a mysterious place, the Shinike Sect itself is a group of extreme madmen, and it can be seen from their identification with their faith as the "One True God" that they have done anything for their unique belief.

So what will they plan when they appear in the capital at this time?

Qiu Shaohu didn't dare to think about it, but the only thing he could be sure of was whether it was demolishing the imperial city or slaughtering the citizens, as long as this group of madmen thought it would be necessary, they would dare to do it.

This can't help but make Qiu Shaohu not secretly careful.

After all, from the very beginning, he has repeatedly broken into their whereabouts, and God knows if he has been on their blacklist and will be specifically targeted.

People have a thousand days to be a thief, but there is no thousand days to prevent thieves, Qiu Shaohu thought that he would find their traces first, and then reveal the news to the government, so that the imperial court could deal with them directly, even if they cleaned up the troubles. Then it has nothing to do with yourself, just concentrate on doing your own thing.

The sun reappeared, but it was close to dusk, the sun was slanting westward, gradually obscured by the tall city walls, and the red of the sunset, like beautiful red lips, was slowly weeping blood.

Qiu Shaohu's plan did not go well, it should be said that the group of birds he was looking for were not very reliable.

The flock of birds is fragile, and at this time, the monsters have gone, so they have naturally scattered and fled. And the soldiers in the city often kill this monster in order to make meritorious contributions, but whenever a bird flies by, regardless of three, seven or twenty-one, they will all be defeated.

made Qiu Shaohu cry and laugh a little, and said in his heart that even if you want "not a bird can fly out", you can't do it at this time, why didn't you see you so energetic when defending the capital.

Thinking like this, Qiu Shaohu suddenly noticed a little bit of something wrong.

One of the birds he marked suddenly changed its original direction and flew in a special trajectory.

This route was very different from what he had noticed before, so he saw that direction and chased it directly.

Kangjing is stacked in multiple layers, and at the bottom of the Baiyu Bridge, near the gurgling river, a street and alley wind forward.

Pressed under a multi-layered bridge, it usually gets little sunlight, and at night it looks even darker.

Close to the water, the breath is damp, and the ground is covered with green moss, paved on uneven masonry, winding forward, like a road leading to the depths of the earth.

Qiu Shaohu walked to the end and saw countless flying birds, at the end of the road, on the roof of one of the houses, constantly circling.

At night, the noise of wings fluttering and countless flying feathers falling, like a grand and silent funeral ceremony, is paying tribute to the dusty past.

……

""On Loyalty and Filial Piety", the last question of this test, is interesting. I thought that it would be either to analyze the current foreign policy of the country or to discuss how to provide relief to the victims. It's hard for me to prepare so many model essays in advance, and I can't use them at this time. ”

In the examination room, in one of the small rooms, a young man thought with a little self-deprecation. His eyebrows and eyes were delicate, his expression was bright, and he did not give up on himself at all because of the unexpected title of the essay. This person is Chi Xin, known as "the genius of Dianmei Academy for ten years", and everyone in the world says that if he has no intention of officialdom, he will inevitably succeed his teacher Xu Deng in charge of the academy in the future.

Faced with this unexpected last question, he thought for a while and began to write down his answer.

"All loyalty and filial piety are human morality. Cultivating and introspecting is nothing more than the word 'benevolence', keep in mind. Always slim yourself and don't slack off. Chi Xin was thinking as he wrote, "Of course, if I am so literate, I will inevitably be at odds with the great politics of the imperial court." As the chief examiner, Taishi would not want to read self-cultivation literature like mine. Let's go, this time, let him Lan Qizhuo. A gentleman does not fight, and he strives to be the first in everything, and it is not the heart of a gentleman. ”

He was free and easy to believe.

"Look at that, in that room, the light of thought is two feet wide."

"Who's that? There is such a talent to learn. ”

"Look at that room, it's Chi Xin."

"He is worthy of being a senior disciple of Lord Xu."

Although they were in a high position, they couldn't see the specific situation of each person in the room, but by observing the light outside, they could still guess the talent of each person.

"Master Xu, there is really a good apprentice." Duan Hou said quietly.

"Where, where, my precious apprentice, let you praise it. In fact, he was able to participate in the last imperial examination. But I was reluctant to let him leave me so early, so I insisted that he stay with me for three more years. After all, this is the one who will inherit my mantle in the future. Xu Deng said with a smile.

"Hmm." Duan Houxing's face softened a little and continued to sit firmly on the high platform.

"Hey, look, there's even more light in that room, it's four feet wide!"

"Then, I'm afraid it's Lan Qizhuo's room."

"First Chi Xin, then Lan Qizhuo, my God, I haven't seen such a situation for many years, it's really exciting."

"It seems that the imperial court has a successor."

In the room at this moment, Lan Qizhuo didn't know the outside situation, just immersed in his own article, all in one go. The penmanship is capable, from the discourse of loyalty and filial piety to the country and the people, all-encompassing, all-encompassing, quoting scriptures and classics, and it is amazing to read.

"In today's examination room, in addition to me, there are hundreds of scholars, all of whom are mediocre. This time, I'm going to decide! "Lan Qizhuo is extremely conceited.

"Master Duan's senior disciple, it's really amazing." Xu Deng stroked his beard and said.

"Just play as usual, why worry about it." After Duan, Xingcheng Mansion was deep, and he couldn't see his joy and anger at this time.

"In this way, today's top list should be undoubtedly this Lan Qizhuo."

"Yes, even if you get to the palace test, there is still a competition. But this will try the first place, and it will still fall under the Mangshan School. ”

In the midst of the many official discussions, the voice did not fall.

From the middle of the examination room, in a remote hut, a dazzling brilliance suddenly erupted.

The light is as bright as day, and it is holy. With extraordinary momentum, it is as vast as a waterfall, making it impossible to look at it directly. The light of thought, which was full of breadth, flooded everything around and shook the sight of everyone present.