The first day of March is the auspicious day for Qin Tianjian to enter the palace for Zhang Tinglu and Yang Mingshi, the chief examiners of the Shuntianfu Enke Examination. Because Yang Mingshi did not have a private house in Beijing and wanted to avoid suspicion, he only rented a small courtyard in a secluded corner in the east of the city. Because he was going to take the main exam tomorrow, Yang Mingshi didn't sleep that night, burned a stick of incense on the stove, and sat cross-legged and waited for the auspicious time. Every time he encounters a major event, he must have a lesson to show his devotion and loyalty, and everyone in his family knows his temperament, and they dare not sleep, and each messenger waits in the room. Until the Zizheng time, there were three hoarse noon cannon sounds faintly from Gongchentai in the distance, Yang Mingshi opened his eyes, got up, straightened the bead crown belt, wiped his face with a hot towel and said: "Prepare a sedan chair for me!" ”

Shuntianfu Gongyuan is located in the southwest corner of Beijing, since the former Ming Dynasty has been the most important place for the imperial court to make a ceremony, after repeated repairs, its regulations are more spectacular and magnificent than the six yamen. The diameter is one hundred and sixty zhang deep, a wall outside is four feet high, and the pheasant is planted with dense sour jujube trees, which is called "Thorn City". Along the right road, three arches on the left, middle and right, the stone plaque on the left square is written "Yu Gate", the right side is called "Zhou Jun", a big square in the middle, the big plaque on the side of the dragon and phoenix stone carving is written on the big four water gold and powder words, but it is "the civilization of the world". Yang Mingshi's eight-person green tweed sedan chair fell steadily here. When he came out to look at it, he saw Shang Zihanxing's bucket handle spinning upside down, knowing that it had just passed the fourth watch, it was expected that Zhang Tinglu had not yet arrived, so he walked slowly towards the dragon gate.

In March, the day is very warm, and the early morning is still cold, and the thorns on the thorn city under the starlight are densely bushed, as if there is a layer of brown mist on the top of the ancient city. The peach grove under the wall also lost its bright and charming demeanor during the day, and the branches shook in the breeze dimly and darkly, and there was a strong fragrance, giving people a sense of comfort and clarity in the early morning. Stepping over the stone square, you will see that there is a small hall with three wings on both sides of the road, Yang Mingshi is a person who has come over, and knows that this is the so-called "council hall", although the name is still elegant, but all the candidates must undress in this hall, and let the officials of the Gongyuan check it openly, so as to prevent smuggling - the most is a place for filial piety to sweep away face. Yang Mingshi couldn't help frowning, because he saw that there were watermelon lamps hanging in front of the hall, and the window paper was bright, thinking that someone had already gotten up to run an errand, and just about to go over, he heard someone shouting:

"Wait outside the city for the exam!"

"It's me." Yang Mingshi said unhurriedly, walking forward as he spoke.

"Depending on who you are, you can't come here, there is the Dragon Gate ahead!" The errand officer walked over impatiently, and was about to scold, but when he saw Yang Ming, he hurriedly beat Qian'er and said, "It's Lord Yang, you are early!" The little ones can't wait for the lifters, and they break in by themselves! Yang Mingshi walked towards the council hall and said with a smile: "I'm early, are you early!" This sooner or later the Prosecutor's Office will be on a bad day? What's going on in that room? The messenger smiled and narrowed his eyes into a slit, and replied: "The East House is Zhang Da's main exam, Zhang Zhongtang set up wine in that room to send Lord Tinglu into the house, and the West House is our brothers who tie paper people, so they want to be quiet." ”

Yang Mingshi stood on his feet and thought about it, the Zhang brothers spoke, and it was not good for them to stir it in, so they stepped through the west hall, and saw a few officials tying paper people under the lamp - one green and one red two paper people dressed as ghosts, with grass inside and paper pasted outside, and the words "en" and "grievance" were written on the paper. Yang Mingshi couldn't help laughing and said: "When I entered the school, I heard that there were two ghosts of 'grievances' in the examination room. Why haven't I seen it before? Several officials didn't prevent him from coming in, so they hurriedly left their work and came over together to beat Qian'er. An old official said with a smile: "This is available in the scientific examination room, for the west watchtower, not for the lifters to see, only to tell them to know, but also to persuade them to do more good deeds on weekdays." Yang Mingshi nodded with a smile, sat down on a chair, and while watching them stabbing ghosts, he asked about some old rules and regulations in the examination room, listened to the rooster crowing three times in his ears, estimated that Zhang Tingyu had left, got up and walked out of the hall, and just saw Zhang Tinglu sending Zhang Tingyu out, so he stood silently under the shadow of the lamp.

"It's time for my brother to go to the inner hall to see the emperor," Zhang Tingyu said while descending the steps, "A thousand instructions, just one sentence, be impartial." The saint is now refreshing the rule of officials, and he values this the most, and he is trying to catch a sharp fraud and corruption official. Our family style pays attention to a cheap word, you don't cause trouble, the old man's face is decent and bright, and I am also down-to-earth in talking and doing things - yo! Isn't this Yang Songyun? When did you come? As he spoke, he sneered: "Why don't you tell me!" What are you doing here? Yang Mingshi hurriedly stepped forward, clasped his hands and said, "Don't do their business." The two brothers in the middle hall spoke, and they should have avoided it in their later years. ”

Zhang Tingyu nodded slightly and said, "The lifters over there can't wait, they have to pass through the Dragon Gate." This is the important place of your tribute court, once you have worshiped Confucius, even the lower officials can't come, each cherishes it! Saying that, he made a gesture of his hand, and secretly quickly lifted out a bamboo silk soft sedan chair, Zhang Tingyu raised his hand and hurriedly got on the sedan chair. Zhang Tinglu had just eaten the wine, and under the shadow of the lamp, he seemed to be in a trance, shook his head vigorously, and said with a smile: "Lord Songyun, let's go in." At this time, there was already a lantern behind him, and everyone raised a lantern, and Huanghuang swam towards the council hall. When Yang Mingshi looked back at the dragon gate, the first person who signed up for the inspection was Cao Wenzhi, and the second was Liu Molin, who was eating and laughing on the floor of Gongyuan Street, and couldn't help but smile. He touched the exam questions he bought, and his heart moved again. Seeing that Zhang Tinglu had entered the Longmen of the Gongyuan, he hurriedly followed, and saw the examiners of the eighteenth room who had already entered and waited, as well as the five chief officials and officials of the supervision and examination hall drawn by the Ministry of Rites from various yas, and there were more than 200 people standing on the side of the public hall. Seeing the two examiners entering together, the black crow knelt down and said in unison: "Say hello to Teacher Zhang and Teacher Yang!" ”

"I'm tired of people." Zhang Tinglu looked at the morning star in the east, the cool breeze in the early morning was blowing, he felt a lot more refreshed, and said with a smile: "Please get up!" ”

So the crowd got up. Zhang Tinglu and Yang Mingshi paid attention to each other, walked to the public hall one after the other, and bowed three times and nine bows to the tablet of "Confucius, the Most Holy Master of Dacheng". Zhang Tinglu swore in the incense alliance that "for the sake of the country's society, impartiality, no favoritism, no invitation, no bribes - if you have this heart, the gods will die together" - this is a cliché that has remained unchanged for hundreds of years, and it is not surprising that everyone is familiar with it. The two examiners retired, and then the deacons of the Gongyuan were busy with their work, sacrificing Emperor Wenchang, Baikuili, and Emperor Guansheng...... The colors are very mixed, and there is no time to elaborate. Zhang Tinglu has done this errand twice, and it is commonplace, but Yang Mingshi can't see these miscellaneous tricks, and he is full of discomfort, because he called the deacon of Yanxitang and asked, "Is this a temple fair?" It's all gods, what do you do? Is it Sage Confucius, or are they big? ”

"Lord Yang!" Seeing that his face was not good, the official of Yan Xitang hurriedly knelt down and said, "These are all the rules handed down by the elders to see the Gongyuan. Traditionally, the examination room has been most afraid of spreading the plague, and these gods are specially invited to the holy land of the Imperial Tribute Academy......" Yang Mingshi listened to it for a while, and said: "Here is now the Wenxuan Ace Tablet, and it is also a forbidden place of the country, can you use these?" Listen to me - come! ”

"In!"

"Drag that 'grudge' ghost up for me!"

"Piercing ........."

Several officials glanced at each other in a panic, said yes in a trembling voice, looked up at this delicate and resolute young deputy examiner, and saw that he had an undoubted look on his face, so he had to go down and drag the "ghost". Zhang Tinglu has always been indispensable for these things, he thought about the few people who the third elder brother Hongshi specially asked him to take care of, and he was afraid of being examined by this stunned young deputy master, and he was stunned, Yang Mingshi suddenly came to such a set, and he couldn't help but be stunned, and when he looked at the examiner in the eighteenth room, he also looked at each other. As everyone was paying attention, several officials had already put the two paper-tied straw men - one rich and gentle with a smile on his face, and the other with a green face and fangs - that is, the two ghosts of "grievances" to the court. Yang Mingshi "snapped" and slapped the sound of the wood, and suddenly became angry, stepped off the public case, and paced two steps around the two ghosts, but his eyes swept towards the examiner of the eighteenth room. Which of those examiners has no "ghost" in his heart? Seeing this cold and awe-inspiring gaze sweeping over, everyone's hearts jumped suddenly, but when they heard Yang Mingshi, they sneered and said, "Such a ghostly spirit can actually be consumed here!" 'Well', who hasn't received it? Who hasn't had a 'grudge'? If you don't report it sooner, you want to report it at this time? In which case can you not report it, but you want to use prostitution at the national talent ceremony? I read the book of the sages and sages since I was taught, and the strange power was silent, and the Liuhe existed outside the Liuhe, where the avenue was, how could the evil ghosts be rampant? He stared at the two paper ghosts contemptuously, and coldly ordered: "Drag it down and break it!" ”

Several officials agreed in a panic, and dragged the paper ghost down. The resident deacon of the Gongyuan believed this the most, and he was busy calling Qian'er and said, "My lord...... This is unacceptable, and it must be ...... ......" He looked at Yang Mingshi's cold face, and didn't say anything.

"What do you want?"

"To ...... Retribution! ”

Yang Mingshi suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, "If there is such a situation, how can it be reasonable?" Smash it and burn it to the ground! What kind of retribution do I think I am? If you want to spread the plague for this, I deserve it! So everyone no longer hesitated, and in an instant, the two ghosts were beaten into a pile of shredded paper, and the flames were blazing. Zhang Tinglu also has a ghost in his heart, the third elder brother secretly passed on the exam questions and asked him to take care of four people, and he himself also brought five or six, for which he cashiered more than 7,000 taels, and was tossed by this Yang Mingshi. Coming back to his senses at this moment, Zhang Tinglu felt that Yang Mingshi was domineering, and he did such a thing in the court, without even a discussion, and he didn't take himself as the main exam. Thinking about the "grudge ghost" has turned into ashes. Zhang Tinglu suddenly commanded loudly: "Open the dragon gate!" ”

"Open the dragon gate!"

Yan Xitang official shouted, the two vermilion lacquer copper nail doors in the middle of the Panlonghua table opened, and the people entered with a basket in one hand and a candle in the other hand according to the order of drinking. But see dozens of rows of tiled roof houses, one for each person, each room is more than three feet wide, there is a table along the door, a pen holder is set up, and water for ink research is set up, at this time it is really like a swarm of bees into the nest, and the holes are outcropping, but they are silent, and they are nervous and solemn. Here Zhang Tinglu let his hand, the two went to the copper basin to wash their hands, and at the same time bowed deeply to the imperial seal test questions offered in the gold plate, Zhang Tinglu opened it with his own hands, and handed it to Yang Mingshi after a glance, Yang Mingshi took a look, and the first test question on the top was written uprightly:

The beneficiary, the sum of righteousness.

Yang Mingshi's body exploded with cold hair, and his heart immediately beat wildly, his eyes looked Zhang Tinglu up and down, and he came back to his senses after moving the time. Waiting for the undertaker to go out with the question, Yang Mingshi endured the anger in his heart and said softly: "Lord Zhang! ”

"Huh?"

"What about the two test questions?"

"Well, I'm not busy, I'll take one test and one question." Zhang Tinglu leaned back on the chair, took a long breath, and said, "You don't know that these people in the Gongyuan also have to make money in the oil pot, and at this time, they will leak out as soon as they are taken out." ”

Yang Mingshi also breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that the leakage of the exam questions has nothing to do with the big exam, maybe he just happened to be guessed by the person who sold the exam questions, and he was rashly publicized, and he was guilty of messing up the exam room. Thinking about it, Yang Mingshi smiled and said: "You are the main exam, just sit here, the messenger who supervises the examiners in each room and the affairs of the examination room is mine, I'll go out and have a look." After saying that, I quit and thought about it all the way, but I was just suspicious.

However, the ensuing facts ruthlessly proved that the exam questions bought by Yang Mingshi were indeed genuine - except for the order of the second question and the third question, there was not a single word of falsehood, and there was no word of absurdity! In the evening of the next day, Yang Mingshi was so nervous that he sweated densely, and watched Zhang Tinglu dismantle the third exam question in the public court. Zhang Tinglu asked with concern: "Song Yun, your face is very bad, what is uncomfortable?" ”

"Nope." Yang Mingshi's heart was pounding, and he asked in a trembling voice, "What question did the emperor have?" ”

"Well--in the Book of Changes: 'The sun and the moon can shine for a long time'!"

"Master Zhang, there's something wrong with this question!"

"Huh?!"

"I'm not saying there's something wrong with the title." Yang Mingshi's face was so pale that there was no blood, "What I'm talking about is that the topic has already been leaked!" ”

Zhang Tinglu was so frightened that his hands shook, and the imperial book framed on yellow silk slipped from his hand and fell to the ground, and he saw that the official who undertook the question poked his head at the entrance of the public hall, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Don't come in - how do you know that the exam questions have been leaked?" How many lives are involved in this matter, and I can't say anything! Yang Mingshi bent down to pick up the exam questions, took out the exam questions bought by Bolun Lou from his sleeve and looked at them, handed them to Zhang Tinglu with both hands, and said, "My lord, please look!" Zhang Tinglu took it with a blank expression, and only glanced at it and saw it at a glance. His cheeks twitched twice rapidly, and his heart "boomed", and his head swelled - the words "East Window Incident" flashed through his mind like lightning, and his heart was suddenly confused.

"Master Zhang," Yang Mingshi ignored Zhang Tinglu's expression, and muttered and analyzed to himself, "Where did this test question come from?" From the imperial pen, sealed in Jinkui, through the study directly sent to the tribute courtyard, fish glue fire paint dense. And all of them were leaked on the market, openly bought and sold in the wine store! It's incredible! My lord, what do you think? ”

"Ahh Yes! Zhang Tinglu woke up from his fright, and felt that his back was wet and cold, and he was already sweating through his underwear. Thinking about it, he glanced at Yang Mingshi, and stopped talking, this matter was revealed, it must be the hands and feet of the third elder brother Hongshi. It will cause a major event between the three brothers Hongshi, Hongli and Hongday to compete for the crown prince. The third elder brother has always been in a relationship with Long Keduo, Long Keduo seems to be moving closer to the eighth master Yunxi, and the silk vines are constantly involved in the number one person in the sky, and any one of them is taller than his own person when he raises his feet...... Think that there is nothing to be done, no matter what, cover it up first; Because he swallowed a breath and sighed, "I'm right to the sky!" But this matter is by no means a trivial matter, and I am afraid that it is not known even to many Tianhuang nobles, dragons, and phoenixes. Song Yungong, there are many amazing people in the world, maybe someone guessed the question first; There are countless accidental coincidences in the world, perhaps it is a blind guess. If the evidence is not standing, we will take it out here, and immediately shock the government and the opposition, and affect the overall situation, so we must not be careless! Besides, show the exam questions first, and raise the fraud later, the first one, the two of us are burdened with a sea of blood, and the net worth and life of the examiner in the eighteenth room are in it, so it is not appropriate to rashly raise it. ”

Yang Mingshi flashed Zhang Tinglu's surprise glance. All of Zhang Tinglu's opinions are reasonable, but "the two of us are responsible" is beyond reason. Besides, what is "showing the exam questions first, and exposing fraud later" seems to have laid a foreshadowing to frame himself! This is a little strange, and suddenly I remembered Zhang Tingyu, who is now the prime minister, but I don't know if the two brothers are cheating? This young deputy examiner, who was gentle and deep on the outside and extremely proud in his heart, immediately felt insulted, his face suddenly turned red, and Gege said with a dry laugh: "The two of us swore an oath to the Heavenly Alliance on the day of the Tribute Academy. You can't think about human affection in this matter, you have to think about heavenly justice, and you will be guilty of heaven, and you have nothing to pray for! I want to immediately ask the emperor to suspend the Enke exam, or immediately change the question and retake the exam. This matter cannot be fussed from the point of 'maybe'. Maybe there is a treacherous villain around the emperor! Maybe we have a traitorous beetle who takes bribes and asks for money and doesn't want to die! Zhang Tinglu listened to these words, every sentence was insinuation, and every word was a sharp blade, annoyed and angry, and felt that instead of covering up, it was better to attack and defend, because he also made a straight face, snorted and said: "I'm good for you, but you don't forgive people every step of the way, it seems that I'm someone who has a ghost in his heart!" You just worship the chapter, I also have to hand over the fold, and the first one will join you! Yang Mingshi was furious, Huo Di got up and said, "You? Do you join me? ”

"That's right! Join you! ”

"What's wrong with me?"

"I'm too lazy to talk to you at this time, you wait to read my recital!"

The voices of the two of them became higher and higher, and they had already alarmed the people waiting outside. The subject taker was impatient, and when he heard the two examiners arguing, he hurriedly stepped in, and as soon as he laid down Qian'er, he heard Yang Mingshi say sharply: "Stop the exam immediately!" The servants of the Gongyuan were all dispatched, surrounded the Bolun Building on Gongyuan Street, and captured the people there and sent them to the Shuntian Mansion for trial! ”

"The main test here is me, Zhang Tinglu!" Zhang Tinglu roared, "It's not been a day since you committed a crime, are there any rules?" Listen to my orders: the third exam question will be issued immediately and the exam will be held as usual, and someone will be sent to inform the Shuntianfu to lock the person who sold the question in Nabron House to wait for trial! As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and sharpened the ink, staring at Yang Mingshi and said coldly? When will you be the main examiner and then call the shots—young man, you're still on fire! Yang Mingshi woke up suddenly: neither of his two instructions nor his two commands were reasonable. The main examiner is Zhang Tinglu, and he has no right to decide to "stop the exam immediately"; The Gongyuan is not a legal department, and it can't go beyond the Shuntian Mansion and seize the people of Bolun Lou - Yang Mingshi can't help but regret that he took the lead, not only did he leave the handle of "unauthorized power" to this treacherous and cunning Zhang Tinglu, but also leaked the news, and the people in Bolun Lou didn't go away? was in a hurry, and the scribe of the supervision field of the East Examination District came in with a large and small book of dried tofu, and said to Zhang Tinglu: "Guiyang Xiaolian Guo Guangsen, No. 12, brought four books, and the lowly post was found out, please send it down!" Zhang Tinglu wrote the excerpt when he participated in the impeachment of Yang Ming without adding points, and said coldly without raising his head: "You are doing something old, and this matter will be handled by his house official!" Is this my examiner's errand? ”

The scribe smiled and said, "This is the eleventh room official, Lord Zhang Fenglan, should be in charge, and he should have been expelled from the examination room." I heard that there was a leak of the exam questions in this subject, Mr. Zhang-"" "No. When Zhang Tinglu stared at Yang Ming, who was silent in thought, he wanted to kick him to death, but said, "Don't listen to rumors." Everything is done according to the rules, expelled the man surnamed Guo, pasted his papers, and sent a letter to Guizhou Mansion to punish him for three years! "Why can't I be punished for lifting people and still be able to get out of the examination room?" A thought flashed quickly, Yang Mingshi suddenly got an idea, and when the scribe went out, Yang Mingshi didn't say anything, and packed up the four treasures of his study before the case, and called the servant: "You go and prepare a sedan chair for me!" Zhang Tinglu, who was writing a recital, looked up and sneered: "What kind of place is this?" Come as you want, go as you want? ”

"If you can walk with a roll, so can I!" Yang Mingshi was afraid of the evidence of leaving the Bolun Building, so he was so anxious that he didn't want to say a word, while stiffening Zhang Tinglu's words, he commanded the servants: "What are you stunned about?" Hurry up and prepare the car! He walked away.

"Slow!"

Zhang Tinglu knew his intentions very well, and couldn't help but be anxious, hurriedly screamed, stopped when he saw Yang Mingshi, and slowed down his voice again: "He was expelled from the examination room!" ”

"I'm chasing myself, this place is dirty, I don't want to stay for a moment!"

"You're an official! Messengers! ”

"I don't want this official body, I quit this mission!"

Yang Mingshi didn't look back and laughed loudly, took off the sapphire top on his head, slammed it to the ground, and disappeared into the dark night in the blink of an eye. Zhang Tinglu watched him swagger out, but he was helpless; When he continued to write the piece before returning to the case, he felt that his thoughts were sluggish, his hands trembled and his heart shook, and he was not careful, and a drop of ink dripped on the piece of copper coin...... More and more aware of the bad luck, he just sat on the chair and stroked the blue-shaved forehead to make an idea.

Yang Mingshi walked out of the tribute courtyard with his sleeves in full swing, and the sky has changed. Standing outside the dark city of thorns, he hesitated; At this moment, the palace gate has already been keyed, and there is no need to think about handing over the sign to meet Yongzheng. The six departments have long since dispersed. When I went to Shuntian Mansion, I had no literature in my hand and nothing to do, Shuntian Mansion still had to ask for instructions in the study, who knows how Zhang Tingyu would deal with this matter! After thinking about it, things have come to this point, and if you want to be innocent, you can only go to Xihuamen to beat the drums and hit Jingyang Bell to force Yongzheng to summon you at night. But this time he has already been guilty, even if what he said is true, he has to travel 3,000 miles to serve in front of the army. Ten years of cold windows, seven literary wars to earn this glorious hairpin, young pride, and the future meritorious society will go down in history, these thoughts are all in vain! Thinking of Rao is Yang Mingshi, he was stiff and discouraged. Yang Mingshi was in the sedan chair and was thinking upside down, and suddenly saw six large vermilion watermelon lamps hanging in front of the eaves in front of the chessboard street post house, with eight big characters written on the top of the head, "Qin Feng Liangjiang Bu Political Envoy Li", and the six Goshha in front of the door were all big men, and the waist card and sword were majestically guarded at the door.

"Li Wei is here in Beijing!" Yang Mingshi suddenly burst into excitement: It is really providential to meet this person at this time! Li Wei is also a good person, it is said that the ancestors of the former Ming Dynasty Hongwu started with military merits and served as a brocade guard. In fact, this is a God knows resume, everyone knows that he was born begging, because of his natural pimplement, he was adopted by Prince Yong, who went out of the province on an errand, in Sibeile Mansion, and is the most popular person for today's emperor. In the past, Li Wei served as Yunnan Yiyan Road, and he had a few days with Yang Mingshi, and the conversation was extremely speculative. Now that there is something, he has no reason to find this young man who is happy with good things and happy achievements. Yang Mingshi pedaled the sedan chair with his feet, and the sedan chair immediately fell...... He came out with his waist bent, looked at Goshha who was standing like nails on the door, and then stepped forward, took out the famous thorn and handed it over.

Goshha looked at the famous thorn, but he didn't dare to be contemptuous, he was busy with a thousand children, but said with a smile: "Our adults are busy approving official documents at this time, and we will write a recital tonight, and we will hand over the sign early tomorrow morning and ask for a meeting." Ordered, all the adults who come to worship please step back, the adults have seen the emperor and come to the door to apologize. Yang Mingshi said with a smile: "I am at the same level as him, and I can't say 'worship'." I have something important to do, I must see him! Goshha shook his head and said, "It's the most annoying thing for adults to write excerpts." The whole world knows his old man's temper, Lord Yang must forgive me! ”

"Li Wei can write excerpts? Does he know a liter of Douda's words? Yang Mingshi was furious, took a step back and shouted: "The surname is Li!" Yang Mingshi is here, do you see it? ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw Li Wei walking out of the main hall of the post house with his bare feet and shoes, and hurriedly stepped out, and said with a smile: "Don't bother with these dogs, what do they know?" I made a mistake of 371 white characters last time, accounting for more than half, and the emperor praised me for working hard, and scolded me for not understanding literature and science. So this time it's extra bothersome, you came just in time - go, get the jar of wine that the emperor rewarded me - fuck you, you don't even recognize my teacher Yang? "When he said that he dragged Yang Ming, he walked inside. Yang Mingshi broke free of his hand, stood in the courtyard and roughly said what happened in the tribute courtyard, and said: "I can't go to the study to see this matter, I can't report to Shuntianfu, and the emperor can't get through the letter, I'm in a hurry like this, how can I have the time to accompany you to eat and write articles?" As he spoke, he handed over the exam questions he had bought.

"Is there such a thing?" Li Wei took the note, looked at it upside down, didn't recognize half of it, and handed it to Yang Mingshi. Yang Mingshi thought that he would have to ponder for a while before discussing, but when this "ghost does not entangle" stuffed the note to Yang Mingshi, he grinned and said to a master next to him: "You take someone to seal Gongyuan Street for me, and not a single mouse is allowed to go out!" ”

"Yes! But the people of Shuntianfu want to ask, how to answer? ”

"Bring me my name thorn to him, and I'll go see these dogs tomorrow." Li Wei smiled lovely, ordered as if nothing happened, patted the stunned Yang Mingshi on the shoulder and said, "How about it, it's righteous enough, right?" Let's talk about it first, find out the big case, and share half of the credit with me - go, eat and drink! ”

While talking and laughing, more than 100 of Li Wei's personal soldiers had already gathered and mounted their horses, and they no longer came to ask for instructions, and the sound of horses' hooves was nowhere to be seen. Yang Mingshi looked at dozens of miscellaneous clothes hanging outside the main hall of the post house, and knew that it was Li Wei who was used to disguise himself to solve the case at any time, so he couldn't help but stretch out his thumb and praise: "Jun is really a hero!" Scholars are ashamed of themselves! ”