At the west gate of Liangzhou City, after a night of fighting last night, it seems that nothing is left, and the streets where people come and go, lively as usual, the blood and broken arms and limbs all over the ground have been wiped clean by the city lord's mansion.

"What is hidden in that box, sir?"

After leaving Liangzhou, Zhuang Zhiyu had asked this question countless times along the way.

Chang An always laughed and avoided it, and was annoyed by her question, so he said

"It's not a good thing to kill so many people."

It's just that Zhuang Zhiyu didn't give up, and then asked

"Who's shooting that box down?"

Chang An raised his eyebrows

"How do you know if you were shot?"

Zhuang Zhiyu raised his head and proudly touched the red bow behind him

"I am the one who makes the bow, and the broken rope looks like someone has shot it down, but it is ......"

"It's just something."

"The archery man is a little too powerful, and he underestimated him when he said that he was wearing Yang in a hundred steps."

Chang An smiled slightly

"It's really amazing."

As he spoke, he looked at the west and muttered with a worried look on his face

"It's time for them to hit the road, too."

Qingzhou, in the east of the city.

Early in the morning, the people in the inn found that the officers and soldiers of the state capital outside had disappeared.

"Finally gone."

In the lobby, the guards around Wang Huan breathed a sigh of relief, and Wang Huan's face was also a lot more relaxed.

Bu Qingwen walked down the stairs, and when he saw Wang Huan and the others who were having breakfast, he walked forward with a smile.

Wang Huan saw Bu Qingwen, stood up, and smiled

"Thank you, little gentleman, for delivering the letter for me last night."

Bu Qingwen waved his hand

"You don't have to take it to heart."

Immediately, he said to Wang Huan again

"There's nothing to do here, I'm going to leave next."

Wang Huan said

"With Mr. Xiao's talent, he should participate in this year's imperial examination."

"I'm going to take the imperial examination."

Wang Huan was secretly happy, if such a figure was used by the imperial court, His Majesty would definitely be like a tiger.

Silent on his face.

"Wang's matter here is also over, since this is the case, it is better for Mr. Bu to enter the imperial capital with Wang."

Hearing this, Bu Qingwen bowed his head slightly, and pondered for a while

"It's okay, then I'll bother you along the way."

Wang Huan was overjoyed

"Where, Mr. Xiao, please sit down, let's go back to the imperial capital immediately after breakfast."

April 21, early in the morning.

Inside the Changfu compound.

Mother Lin was holding Chang Sheng, with an angry look on her face

"Don't go anywhere! You are a girl's family, what's the matter with running around all day long, do you want to get married? ”

Chang Sheng also hugged Mother Lin, a trace of helplessness flashed on Xiu's face, and her green jade fingers patted Mother Lin's back

"Mother, this matter is very important to my brother."

Mother Lin looked arrogant, but at this moment, she looked like a daughter

"That's not going to work either!"

Chang Sheng was helpless, so he had to give Chang Fu a look, Chang Fu glared at Chang Sheng dotingly, and shook his head

"Madam, the young master and the young lady have grown up, what they like to do, let them go, besides, the young master will not harm the young lady."

Mother Lin didn't speak, she hugged Chang Sheng, Chang Sheng felt a little wet on her sleeves, and at first glance, Mother Lin was already full of tears.

"Mother"

Chang Sheng called Mother Lin softly.

Mother Lin pushed Chang Sheng away, turned her face away, and wiped away her tears behind her back

"Yan Sihai, if you let my daughter hurt a hair, I will ask An'er to peel off your skin!"

Mother Lin didn't dare to turn around, but turned her back to Chang Sheng and said viciously.

"Hahaha, Mrs. Lin, I saved Sheng's baby, and I am reluctant to let her suffer."

Although Yan Sihai was not in the courtyard, his voice sounded in the courtyard at the right time

"Shengwazi, it's time to go."

Chang Sheng glanced at Lin Mu's back, shook lightly, and said softly

"Mother, my brother and I will be back soon."

…………

Taiyang City, Qiankun Palace.

At this moment, the human emperor and the civil and military officials are in the early dynasty.

The human emperor is high above the main hall, the emperor's power is as unpredictable as the sky, the dragon robe is added, and the general trend of the world seems to be in the palm of his hand, the sword eyebrows are in the sideburns, slightly raised, and it is as powerful as a long sword out of the sheath.

At this moment, he opened his eyebrows angrily, and slapped his palm on the dragon chair, the sky was mighty and mighty, and all the officials of His Highness were frightened.

"Humph! The commander of the forbidden army in the dignified country was killed by the people of the rivers and lakes. ”

The low voice echoed in the main hall, and His Highness's officials trembled and did not dare to speak.

Before the hundred officials, under the human emperor, there was a person standing on one side, with a calm expression, as if everything in this hall had nothing to do with him.

"King Xiang, what do you think should be done with this matter?"

The Human Emperor glanced at the man standing on the side, who was none other than King Xiang, and asked.

King Xiang was dressed in a four-clawed golden dragon yellow robe, with an extraordinary bearing, turned around, and bowed slightly towards the Human Emperor

"The minister thinks that the affairs of the rivers and lakes should be up to the rivers and lakes."

Your Highness, Li Qingshu, the secretary of the Criminal Department, looked up at King Xiang and reprimanded angrily

"Nonsense! The affairs of the imperial court, how can they be compared with the reckless men of the rivers and lakes. ”

"Hahahaha, reckless man? Li Qingshu, are you, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, the enemy of Chang'an, or have you killed the Sword God, or can you compete with the commander of Qu? ”

Xiangwang turned his head and sneered

"If it weren't for your so-called reckless man who killed the Sword God, wouldn't we, the court lords, all be fish and meat on the sword god's board?"

Li Qingshu's face was blue and white for a while, but he couldn't speak, and beside him, Fu Pingsheng, the secretary of the military department, took over the words

"King Xiang, my dynasty has an army of millions of people, strong soldiers and strong horses, why do you want to increase the morale of the rivers and lakes and destroy the prestige of the court!"

Xiangwang sneered

"But Fu Shangshu's millions of people and horses, if they really want to fight, but they can't even touch a single hair of those grandmasters, what's the use, for many years, the court and the rivers and lakes have been peaceful, why do you have to break the peace."

"Enough!"

The sound of panic shook through the hall, and the human emperor said slightly angrily.

Suddenly, there was calm in the main hall again.

"According to the king's wishes, what should I do?"

"Sage, since this matter involves both the rivers and lakes and the court, it is better to ask the people of the rivers and lakes to untie this button, Fu Rushui, the suspect who killed the commander of Qu, has been ambushed, and the gap between the rivers and lakes and the court has been born."

The Human Emperor lowered his head in contemplation, and King Xiang continued

"Although the death of Commander Qu implicates the rivers and lakes, in the final analysis, it is still very related to the Gu family's extermination case a year ago, the Gu family has an excellent reputation in the rivers and lakes, and even Gu Wangye himself is a quasi-emperor appointed by the sage, if it weren't for this accident, he should have been the next saint, and now the rivers and lakes are extremely concerned about the Gu family's affairs, and now there is an orphan Gu Yuanwu, this matter is no longer a simple extermination case."

"In this matter, the rivers and lakes and the imperial court have long been entangled, and there is a case now, the recent disappearance of boys in the imperial capital, even the civil and military officials have boys missing, if the imperial capital and the rivers and lakes can work together to solve the case, it will be the best reputation."

The Human Emperor bowed slightly, looked at King Xiang with a smile in his eyes.

"Who does the prime minister want to ask to solve this case?"

Li Qingshu said coldly

A hint of cunning flashed in King Xiang's eyes, and he naturally had a calculation for this matter

"Miss Chang Sheng, the sister of Chang An, the first master in the rivers and lakes, and the reincarnation of the legendary goddess, has a very high reputation in the rivers and lakes, and it is rumored that she is smart and does not lose to her brother, so she is naturally the best candidate."

Shangshu Yuan Chong stood up

"Sage, since you want to invite Miss Chang to handle the case, do you want to give her a meritorious name?"

Next to them, Li Qingshu and Fu Pingsheng looked at Yuan Chong with disgust, and scolded secretly, they are all Shangshu, why don't they see the wind and rudder like Yuan Chong.

The Human Emperor pondered for a moment and nodded

"It is to give her a meritorious name, but also to commend the determination of the imperial court, it is rumored that Chang Sheng holds a pot of red flowers all day long, then it will be awarded to the lord of the red flower, and the hundred officials will be regarded as the lord of Taiyang City, and the city lord's mansion will be given."

Li Qingshu and Fu Pingsheng's faces were gloomy, when did Taiyang City have a city lord, it was the imperial capital, why should there be a city lord, just this Taiyang city lord is equivalent to being above a hundred officials, in addition to the human emperor, there is one more person, even they are important ministers in the court, and they are inevitably inferior.

But they think so in their hearts, but they can't say anything on their lips.

"Respect the Emperor's Decree!"

All the officials knelt down and worshiped the mountain.

One more of the hundred officials stepped forward

"This year's imperial examination is approaching, please ask the sage to appoint the chief examiner."

The old man in a purple official robe was a scholar of Qing Yage University, Liu Zhongting.

Saint Humanity

"In previous years, you were the examiner in the atrium, and this year it is the same as before."

Fu Pingsheng stood up again

"Sage, Lord Liu is old and tired, so let's choose a candidate."

Emperor Ren nodded, Liu Zhongting is almost old, and he is indeed powerless, and the imperial examination is a major national event for the selection of talents, so he should indeed be cautious.

"Pingsheng, do you have anyone to recommend."

Fu Pingsheng leaned over and sneered slightly

"The minister thinks that Lord Yuan Chong, who is in charge of the Ministry of Officials, is a suitable candidate, and Lord Yuan is already in charge of the promotion and scheduling of officials, and it is natural that he is now qualified as an official for the selection of imperial examinations."

Yuan Chong's face was frightened, he naturally knew what kind of heart Fu Ping Sheng'an had, and what kind of examiner he really wanted him to be, which was obviously to test the saint.

"Ahem!"

He coughed violently

"Sage, the minister has been unwell recently, and I'm afraid he can't do this."

Fu Pingsheng and Li Qingshu sneered, obviously anticipating this guy's reaction.

The human emperor frowned slightly, obviously a little displeased, but he caught a glimpse of the king on the side, and his eyes lit up, originally he really wanted Yuan Chong to take over this matter, Li Qingshu and Fu Pingsheng were in charge of the criminal department and the other was in charge of the military department, and the relationship between the two was very good, he was quite jealous, and he wanted to support Yuan Chong, who was not dealing with them.

But today, King Xiang, who has always been a peacemaker in the court, is unusual, and he has a dispute with Li Fu and the two in court, and the two parties are fighting, which allows him to justifiably insert Chang Sheng into this power whirlpool.

Thinking of this, the Human Emperor nodded

"Since this is the case, then the king will be the chief examiner this time."

King Xiang looked at the human emperor with a shocked face, and he pointed at himself with his finger

"Me?"

The Human Emperor nodded, motioning for him to receive the order.

King Xiang's face was slightly bitter, so he had to step forward to receive the order

"Respect the Emperor's Decree!"

…………

Half an hour later, the hundred officials went down

In the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department, several officials were gathering at Li Qingshu's house to drink and talk.

"Two adults, why did you allow the saint so easily today, and let the little girl of the Chang family be the lord of Taiyang City, which makes the lower officials very puzzled."

During the banquet, a petty official asked

Li Qingshu and Fu Pingsheng glanced at each other, and both saw the smile in each other's eyes, Fu Pingsheng looked at everyone and said

"Today, there are only two things to talk about, one is the boy's disappearance, and the other is the imperial examination."

Li Qingshu took over and continued

"The sage wants the rivers and lakes to live in peace with the imperial court, and wants to invite Miss Chang to enter the imperial capital, seal a Taiyang city lord, and press me and others, this is the emperor's balancing technique, so since this is the case, we naturally want to sell the face of the saint, and in this matter, we naturally can't disobey the saint."

The junior official wanted to ask a question again, but was stopped by Fu Pingsheng

"Hey, don't worry, don't forget, the sage has to do two things today, the second thing is the imperial examination, Liu Zhongting is old, and he is no longer suitable to be the chief examiner, but the sage has not been able to find a suitable replacement, so he has been shelving, today, the sage instructed Liu Zhongting to say this matter in the court, naturally he has a number in his heart."

"The six departments of the central court, I and Li Shangshu are in charge of the criminal department and the military department, Yuan Chong is in charge of the official department, and the rest of the rite department, music department, and engineering department have no real power, it seems that the only one who can compete with me and others is Yuan Chong, who is in charge of the promotion and scheduling of officials, and the sage naturally wants to support him, so I deliberately recommended him."

Seeing that the surrounding officials were at a loss, Li Qingshu took Fu Pingsheng's words and continued

"Yuan Chong is a knowledgeable person, of course he can see the stakes, he will definitely not dare to take over this job, of course the saint also sees the doorway, these two things are a transaction, I have agreed to the first thing of the saint, then this second thing, the saint needs to take a step back."

"Since Yuan Chong didn't dare to take it, and the saint would never hand over this matter to us, then King Xiang, who had a dispute with us in the court today, was the only candidate for the saint."

"Although the king of the prime minister is in the court, everyone knows that he is an idle prince, no faction, no one can control it, this matter is left to him, the second thing of the saint is equivalent to not being done, and whether the Chang family girl can enter the imperial capital safely is also unknown, this first thing, the saint has done it, but it can also be said that it has not been done, this is the balance of our skills."

The petty official suddenly realized

"Oh! In this way, the two things of the saint were only half done, the two adults took a step back on the first thing, and the saint also took a step back on the second thing, and the result was that one was not done, hahahahaha, wonderful! ”

Li Qingshu said with a smile

"That's natural, although we have accepted the position of the city lord, but then people have to live to ascend the throne, right? The people on the twelfth floor are already on the way, and as long as they make a move, there is no reason to miss. ”

saw that Fu Pingsheng slapped the table and said

"Speaking of the twelfth floor, I was angry, that group of people are really insatiable, they don't want silver, just bronze, that bronze is much rarer than silver."