On the way back, hearing Gu Yunji say that he saw the emperor during today's exam, Gu Yunxiao's eyes widened in surprise: "This is a test and not a palace test, why did Your Majesty come?" ”

Gu Yunji shook his head: "I don't know, maybe it's really like Your Majesty said, on a whim, so come and have a look by the way." ”

was taking the exam, but the emperor suddenly came, and he watched intently as he answered the question. Imagining this picture, Gu Yunxiao suddenly felt that his scalp was numb, and he could empathize with Gu Yunji:

"This is really more difficult than answering the question under the nose of the examiner, I originally thought that I was unfortunate to meet a fierce-looking examiner, but I didn't expect that the third brother you are more unlucky than me. If this were to be replaced by me, I would definitely be so scared that I couldn't write a word. ”

"Who's to say it isn't? I was so nervous that I couldn't even hold the pen steadily, and I almost dripped ink onto the paper and stained the roll, but fortunately His Majesty didn't have long to stand and left. Gu Yunji smiled bitterly and sighed, "I just hope that the next two exams will go smoothly, and there will be no more twists and turns." ”

In the imperial examination hall, Cheng Yan was also embarrassed for a while after learning that Gu Yunji had suffered today, and when he heard that the examiner who avoided the candidates was Fang Shu, he suddenly seemed to remember something, pulled Gu Yunji to the room, and closed the door.

"Yunji, when I entered the Gongyuan on the first day of the test, I saw Fang Zi returning."

Gu Yunji's expression froze: "Fang Zigui? ”

"Yes, it seems that he also participated in the examination. He saw me at the time, too, but only for a glance and did nothing else. Cheng Yan nodded, his face a little worried, "It's been two years, do you think he still cares about those things before?" ”

"He will." Gu Yunji sneered, his tone was cold, "Not only does he care, but I care more." At first, I just kicked him, but now that I think about it, it was so cheap. ”

Fang Zigui is Fang Shu's only son, and his own strength is extraordinary, Gu Yunji realized early on that the day he left the academy two years ago did not mean the end of the grievances between the two, at most it was just a temporary rest, and they would meet again sooner or later.

If Gu Yunji and Fang Zigui both won the exam this time, then they would enter the officialdom together, and maybe they would be on duty in one place, and they would not see anyone when they looked up, and there were many opportunities to deal with each other.

Gu Yunji narrowed his eyes, and a dark color flashed in his eyes.

Two years ago, he hadn't settled the account with Fang Zi clearly, and as long as the other party dared to come in the future, he would not let him go easily.

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The next two exams were generally smooth, and the questions were all expected, Gu Yunji didn't see Emperor Jingfeng in the exam room again, and finished all the exams with peace of mind.

On the evening of March 17, the Jingfeng five-year examination ended, and the candidates finally completed their tasks after a long nine-day examination, and the rest was the work of the marking officers.

All candidates' answer sheets were moved to the Ministry of Rites for unified centralized review. In the next few days, more than a dozen examiners were locked up in the Ministry of Rites, unable to enter or exit, completely isolated from the outside world, eating, drinking, and Lazar were all carried out inside, and no one could step out of the door of the Ministry of Rites until the last volume was read.

Seven days later, all the answers have been reviewed, and you only need to submit the proposed admission list to Emperor Jingfeng, and after confirming that it is correct, you can register and prepare for the release of the list.

Walking out of the gate of the Ministry of Rites, Gu Yuanhui breathed a long sigh of relief, and caught a glimpse of Fang Shu who had just walked out of the main hall next to him, so he immediately leaned over and asked seemingly unintentionally, "The weather is good today." I've been in the Ministry of Rites for so long, and my back hurts, and my eyes are dazzling. ”

Fang Shu said: "It's okay on my side, there are not many people who have avoided the candidates, and the paper is judged quickly." Mainly with your side, it took some time to measure the rankings. ”

"Well, after all, the questions on the paper are different, and the ranking is really not easy to rank." Gu Yuanhui's eyes wandered, looking a little absent-minded, "The level of this year's exams is generally good, and generally speaking, it is better than the last session, so it should be similar to you, right?" ”

Fang Shu nodded: "There are a few who have answered well, have profound pen skills, novel views, and know that the level is much better than others at a glance, and I have added them to the admission list." ”

Gu Yuanhui's heart moved, hesitated for a while, and still asked tentatively: "...... Who are they? Do you remember the name? ”

Fang Shu raised his eyes and glanced at him, and his tone was light: "The scrolls are all pasted with names, how do I know." ”

Gu Yuanhui sighed dissatisfiedly: "In the end, you and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu dismantled the name seal, can you not know?" Don't pretend to me. ”

Sensing Gu Yuanhui's overly obvious thoughts, Fang Shu gathered a smile in his eyes, and pretended to say: "It's true that I removed the name seal, but there are three hundred tributes admitted this time, and they are all from Tiannan and Haibei, how can I remember so many names?" ”

As he spoke, Fang Shu paused, and his tone was teasing: "Why don't Gu Shangshu tell me directly who you want to know, and I'll go back and check it out for you?" ”

"You don't have to come with me!" Gu Yuanhui didn't want to go around in circles with him anymore, so he looked around and saw that there was no one, so he simply opened the skylight and said brightly, "What do I mean, can you not know?" Just tell me, yes or no? ”

Fang Shu put his hands behind his back and paced forward gracefully: "Yes or no, in two days, the Ministry of Rites will post a list, won't you go outside the Tribute Courtyard to see it yourself?" ”

"Won't I see it myself? Isn't this here to find out with you? ”

Gu Yuanhui just raised his eyebrows, and quickly changed his face to smile, stepped forward and climbed Fang Shu's shoulder affectionately, and said in a low voice: "When I thought that there would be a few days before the trial list, I was so upset that I couldn't eat or sleep well." You're just going to give me a little bit of the bottom, okay? ”

Fang Shu glanced at Gu Yuanhui amusedly, didn't hang his appetite anymore, and considered the words and said, "I can only tell you that the two candidates surnamed Gu in the examination room I invigilated have been recorded. ”

Gu Yuanhui's face was happy: "Really? ”

Fang Shu raised his eyebrows and strode forward: "Don't believe it." ”

"Ouch, believe in the faith, believe in the faith, Brother Fang's character, how can I not believe it?" Gu Yuanhui hurriedly chased after him, smiling, "I'm relieved to have your words." ”

Fang Shu rarely saw him look a little flattering, and while he was amused in his heart, he was afraid that he would turn his face in the future, so he said: "I have to remind you that in order to avoid provoking criticism, I deliberately suppressed the ranking of one of them. I'm saying this now so that you don't have to be mentally prepared to see the results and come to me for trouble. ”

How could Gu Yuanhui not understand the truth of avoiding suspicion, it can be regarded as a common practice in the imperial examination when encountering relatives, so he naturally will not be entangled in this. Hearing this, he didn't care, and immediately pulled Fang Shu and said that he wanted to invite him to eat and drink to comfort him for his hard work in the past few days, but Fang Shu was so enthusiastic that he couldn't push it off, so he had to go.