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The annual imperial examination finally kicked off, which was even more anxious than her husband Li Quan, who wanted her husband to become a Chan, got up before dawn, boiled five eggs, and boiled a pot of medicinal porridge for Cao Wen with the medicinal herbs she bought yesterday.

forced Cao Wen to finish breakfast, put on a victory robe for him, and instructed him: "Be careful during the exam, and write after thinking about it."

"I see!" Cao Wen patted her hand and laughed.

At this time, several scholars shouted outside: "Brother Cao, let's go!"

This is He Zhizhang and others calling him, "I'm here!" Cao Wen agreed, and walked quickly outside.

Li Quan hurriedly caught up, "Buddha slave, come back after the exam, don't wander outside!"

"Got it!"

Cao Wen walked out of the gate, he turned over his horse, and walked away with a group of scholars

More than 100,000 scholars from all over the country have walked into the examination room to fulfill their dreams of official careers, 'early for scholars, late to Tianzi Hall', this is the dream of all scholars, and today's imperial examination is the ladder to realize their dreams.

Before dawn, the Tianjin Bridge in the Imperial City of Luoyang had become a sea of lanterns, and tens of thousands of scholars lined up to walk slowly into the Imperial City.

There are three examination rooms, Taixue and Guozixue under Guozijian are the two largest examination rooms, and there was originally an examination room in the Ming Hall, but the Ming Hall was burned down, so it had to be temporarily changed to be held in the Chongwen Hall of the East Palace.

Lanterns can be held on Luoyang City and Tianjin Bridge to lead the way, but in front of the Duanmen, the lanterns are not allowed to be brought into the imperial city and handed over to the guards to deal with, and in the open space next to the Duanmen, the abandoned lanterns have been piled up like a hill.

Due to the importance of the imperial examination, all the guards were mobilized to maintain order in the examination room, and even the internal guards, who had traditionally carried out secret missions, were also involved to investigate whether there was any fraud in the imperial examination.

Tianjin bridgehead, Li Zhen with more than a dozen internal guard soldiers on the war horse, silently watching the soldiers marching in line, a lantern was extinguished in front of the end gate, the sky was not yet bright, the imperial city was still shrouded in half-light and half-darkness in the morning and dusk, the soldiers began to march into the imperial city, the team was very quiet, solemn and nervous.

"Does the commander want to participate in the martial arts in February?" Zhang Li, who was behind Li Zhen, asked in a low voice.

"I don't know. Li Zhen shook his head.

Li Zhen has been wavering on whether to participate in martial arts, with his current status, it seems that there is no need for him to participate in any martial arts, but considering the future exhibition, if he has a meritorious reputation, he will have more confidence when he is promoted, and he is also from a professional class.

"When will the martial arts be held?" Li Zhen asked again.

"In eight days, the military department will hold a caucus, and the official military examination will be held in ten days. ”

"Then are you going to participate?" Li Zhen looked back at Zhang Li.

Zhang Li nodded slowly, participating in the martial arts was originally his main purpose in Luoyang, how could he not participate?

"I'll think about it!"

As soon as Li Zhen urged the war horse, the war horse slowly walked along the Tianjin Bridge, and the subordinates behind hurriedly urged the horse to follow.

The day is getting brighter, the imperial examination has begun, and the originally noisy and lively Luoyang City suddenly quieted down, not only hundreds of thousands of scholars entered the examination room, but also Luoyang people have a habit, when the imperial examination begins, they naturally keep quiet, not wanting to disturb the scholars' concentration on the exam.

And the liquor stores were very busy, preparing enough food and drinks to prepare for the party after the scholars came out of the examination room in the afternoon.

Li Zhen urged the horse to walk slowly on the heavenly street, his duty was to inspect the fraud outside the imperial examination, in fact, he only got this task last night, the imperial examination has already begun, where did he go to find fraud?

Walking to the gate of Jishanfang, Li Zhen remembered something, Gao Yanfu was resting at home today, he hadn't been to see him for a while, he could visit him today, he immediately turned his horse's head and went to Jishanfang.

A group of people passed by Wu Chengsi's mansion, only to see that the front of the mansion was deserted, and the grand occasion of seeking officials in front of the Wei Wang's mansion in the past was gone, since Wu Chengsi was convicted of offering fake relics last year, his reputation has plummeted.

And yesterday he committed the great crime of assassinating important ministers of the imperial court, and was dismissed from his post as a citizen and assigned to Lingnan, which completely cut off the hope of Wu Chenghe's comeback, and also made many officials who were once dependent on Wu Chengsi abandon him like a shoe, lest he be implicated.

"Commander, I heard that Wu Chenghe's mansion was very lively last night, his wives and concubines packed up and left home, and even his children moved out overnight, and now there is basically no one living in the mansion. ”

Li Zhen looked at an old servant in front of the gate who was slowly sweeping the floor, he couldn't help but shake his head, this is called the tree falling and scattering, Wu Chengsi is completely finished, I don't know how many years Wu Chengsi can survive when he goes to Lingnan?

After Wu Chengsi's mansion, it is Gao Yanfu's mansion, which is also deserted, but it has always been like this here, and it is not the same thing as Wu Chenghe's mansion.

Soon, the housekeeper led Li Zhen into the mansion and came to Gao Yanfu's study, and the housekeeper whispered to Li Zhen: "The young prince went to accompany King Linzi to study, and now he is no longer in the mansion." ”

The king of Linzi is Li Longji, it turned out that Gao Lishi went to accompany Li Longji to study, Li Zhen knew that it was Gao Yanfu who pressed the future of the Gao family on the body of Li Dan, the king of the prime minister, I have to say that Gao Yanfu still has a little vision.

"Master, Commander Li is here!"

"Please let him in!" Gao Yanfu's voice came from the study.

Li Zhen walked into the study, only to see Gao Yanfu wearing a wide Zen robe, sitting in front of the brazier reading a book.

Li Zhen stepped forward to give a salute, "Juniors see Fujun!"

"Childe doesn't have to be polite, please take a seat!"

Gao Yanfu smiled and invited Li Zhen to sit down, and said to him: "I'm not used to calling other people's official names, you won't care!"

"Of course the juniors won't. ”

"Yes, you have always been low-key and self-disciplined, unlike some people, who fly high and dominate with a little power, lest the world not know about it, and all the poor and lowly friends of the past will be abandoned. ”

"Why does Fu Jun feel so emotional?" Li Zhen asked with a smile.

"I'm actually talking about Wu Chenghei, he was such a person back then, I know him deeply, it is because I understand him, so I don't want to have a deep relationship with him, last night, his house was crying and making trouble, children and wives and concubines fought for family property, and quarreled all night, which made people feel that the world was ruthless. ”

"Why does Fu Jun think Wu Chengji was defeated so badly?"

"That's a good question, yesterday afternoon I also talked to the saint about this, I told her that power is yang, virtue is yin, power is expanded, but morality is not cultivated, so that power is strong and virtue is weak, yin and yang are unbalanced, how can he be undefeated? ”

Li Zhen pondered and asked, "Is it also a balance for the prince to send the wrestlers to the Xiangwang Mansion?"

Gao Yanfu didn't expect Li Zhen to ask so directly, his face showed a slight embarrassment, and Li Zhen hurriedly said: "The younger generation has feelings, and the prince doesn't have to take it to heart." ”

Gao Yanfu smiled, "You can be so frank about the question, it also shows your sincerity, I don't have to hide it from you, I believe that the words of the two of us will not reach the ears of the Shangguan Sheren." ”

Li Zhen shook his head, "The relationship between me and her is indeed very complicated, just as Fu Jun said Yin and Yang, although I have an intimate side with her, I also have another side of each other, please rest assured." ”

Gao Yanfu pondered for a moment and said: "In the past ten years, Wu is strong and Li is weak, and the saint has always wanted to destroy Li and rejuvenate the martial arts, but the Wu clan is a dou who can't be supported, and the destruction of Li is against the will of the people, the saint has realized this, so the next saint will start to balance Li Wu, properly promote the Li family, suppress the Wu family, and Wu Chenghe's exile is a signal." ”

"But why is Fu Jun optimistic about Li Dan instead of Li Xian?"

"How can I say that? I have observed the two brothers for nearly 20 years, both of them have ascended the throne as emperors, and both of them have relatively soft and cowardly personalities, but Li Dan's character also hides a brave and resolute side, do you remember that the king of Linzi asked the saint for his mother's relics? If Li Dan did not know about this in advance, I will never believe it.

Compared with Li Dan, Li Xian is the real generosity and kindness, but unfortunately the power struggle is so cruel, and the last thing you need is generosity and kindness. ”

Li Zhen nodded silently, and asked again: "What the Fujun said just now, the Holy Lord wants to use Li Wu to balance, is he preparing to use the Li clan again?"

Gao Yanfu said with a smile: "Although it is not so fast, but some signs have appeared, next month's polo competition, the saint has allowed the Li family to send a team to participate, I heard that Li Chengqi and Li Chongrun will personally lead the team to participate, this polo competition, the political significance is very far-reaching!"

Li Zhen had to admit that Gao Yanfu could see many things that ordinary people couldn't see, and even Shangguan Wan'er didn't realize it, or Shangguan Wan'er didn't sue herself.

He was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Can the prince of the palace give the juniors a little bit of construction?"

Gao Yanfu smiled slightly, "Actually, I have already pointed out your career to you, the key is that you have to understand what yin is and what yang is, pay attention to the balance of yin and yang, and you will be able to run a long way." ”

Li Zhen thought for a while, and said with a little awakening: "Does the prince of the mansion mean that he is dependent on the official house as the yin, and the self-reliant power is the yang, and he has a backer but does not lose himself, is this my yin and yang balance?"

Gao Yanfu raised his head and laughed, "The son can be taught!"

Li Zhen said goodbye to Gao Yanfu, Gao Yanfu kept sending him out of the gate, and when he saw Li Zhen ride away, he couldn't help but have a trace of worry in his eyes.

In fact, Gao Yanfu's use of the balance of yin and yang is actually hinting to Li Zhen not to get too close to Shangguan Wan'er.

Recently, the relationship between Li Zhen and Shangguan Wan'er has made a qualitative breakthrough, and many people have seen it, including Gao Yanfu.

Gao Yanfu knew Shangguan Wan'er's scheming methods very well, in order to completely tie Li Zhen to herself, she took a fancy to Li Zhen under the pretext of being a saint, and created an opportunity to return to her hometown to worship her ancestors.

It's not that Shangguan Wan'er can't be attached, but she can't lose herself and become her puppet, Li Zhen is still young after all, and it is easy to get lost in beauty and power, I hope he can understand his hard work and keep his own piece of the sky

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