Cui Qiao walked to the window and looked condescendingly at the scholars in the room, and in the end, he didn't see anyone abandon the exam.

He twisted his long beard, his gaze deepening.

Da Xixun sat for a while, muttering "Xiangling Drum", suddenly thought of something, and stood up suddenly.

"Cui Shangshu, you are bold, you are clearly engaging in ........."

Cui Qiao didn't look bold, his face became more and more gloomy, and he waved his hand to stop what Da Xixun was about to say.

"Come this way."

The two avoided others and walked aside, and Da Xixun said in a low voice: "I just remembered that Xue Bai's father was named Xue Ling, but the sage promised Xue Bai a head." ”

"Have you received a decree?" Cui Qiao asked rhetorically, "I have never received a holy decree that named him as the head." ”

Da Xixun's eyes widened, and he said, "It's not that you have just entered the officialdom, what's the use of sophistry?" ”

"It's only a year late, he's only seventeen years old, why bother?"

"But the right minister promised him......"

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Cui Qiao said: "Someone has borne the consequences of this matter, you can ask the right minister again."

"I'm just..."

Da Xixun's footsteps only moved, but after a little thought, he glanced at Cui Qiao suspiciously, and didn't ask who was responsible for it.

As long as there are people to bear, for him, it is the easiest way to say that he does not know the name of Xue Bai's father.

"Then you don't need to ask, I don't see anything on this topic."

The two said no more, and turned back to the pavilion.

Chen Xilie sat cross-legged and seemed to be asleep; Yang Guangshuo was loyal to his duties, and he was still staring at everything that happened in the examination room for Yang Zhao, but he didn't find anything abnormal.

The time leak drained little by little, and gradually it came to the unitary time.

"Boom!"

"Rewind!"

With the ringing of a bell, Tianbao's seven-year spring exam ended like this, and the officials began to collect the papers.

The title of the poem on each volume reads "Provincial Test Xiangling Drum", which is word-for-word.

To the north of the Ministry of Rites, the third test of the Ming Economic Department is the current policy.

Du Wulang put down his pen and let the little official take away his scroll, and was stunned for a moment, feeling a sense of emptiness.

He felt that his answer was ordinary, it was normal to fall off the list, and it was reasonable to say that he had won. If you can get into the Ming Jing at the age of seventeen, it is indeed a good achievement, if you can't, in fact, there is no regret.

Rubbing his fleshy face, he smiled again and packed up his things, especially the inkstone given by Xue Sanniang.

When I got out of the examination room, I saw Yang Xuan yawning from a distance.

"How did you do on the test?"

"Not bad, right?" Yang Xuan said, "I wrote my name and filled in some words, so that I wouldn't be white." ”

"Do you still know 'Drag White'?"

"Haha, I learned hundreds of words a year in order to win the list."

Yang Xuan seemed to have just woken up, and only then did he come to his senses, grabbed Du Wulang's shoulder, and said, "Let's go, go with me to the East Market to grab land!" Damn, there are a few Qutou in Chang'an who have taken refuge in Wang Zhun's friend, named Xing or something, I don't recognize that word, you come to be my military advisor. ”

"Alas, your grandfather has become an important minister of a country, so he understands something."

Du Wulang got out from under Yang Xuan's armpit, and ran away.

"Let's let it go, let the five sons of Chunfu pass by."

Squeezed through the crowd, ran dozens of steps south, passed by the south courtyard of the Ministry of Rites, and from a distance, he saw Xue Sanniang. Across the crowd, she was standing behind Liu Xiangjun, looking so demure.

For a while, the people next to her lost their color in Du Wulang's eyes and became a tide, but she was the only one who was distinct.

"Sanniang!"

He waved his hand, the sound of the conversation of the people.

Squeezed over there, I didn't care that there were sighs everywhere around me, the world's tributes gathered in Chang'an nearly 3,000 people, no more than 100 people from the Ming Jing every year, and more than 20 people from Jinshi, most of whom came to be a foil.

From time to time, I can always see people throwing their pens on the ground and scolding them angrily.

"No more exams!"

"Alas, if you want to seek a future, go to the border town, if you can stand the bitter cold."

"A man can learn to read and sword, in order to seek merit, why is he afraid of the bitter cold? If you don't get in the middle of this department, you just ask for someone to introduce you to General Gao's curtain. ”

"Go together, go together."

"Thinking lightly, there are many heroes who want to join the Anxi army, and Du Wulang squeezed through this group of people, and there are still people scolding in front of him."

"When did you not leak the question in this course?"

In order to seek a jinshi and the first, you don't want a face. ”

"Isn't it just a leak? There are also people who lose their fathers and do not keep their filial piety. ”

"Are you talking about Xue playing cards? I heard that his grandfather was not dead and showed up. ”

"If you don't say that Xue plays cards, there is no Yang literacy?" My grandfather is a high-ranking official, and I can make it to the list if I am literate'. ”

"Accept your fate, you have no family background, and you are not shameless enough, you will not be able to win for the rest of your life......

Only occasionally can some cheerful dialogue be heard.

The most talented and famous junjie in the world often gather in "Zhongwen! Over here...... Study, I'll introduce you to the money.

Qian Zhongwen, Wu Xing is a great talent, you don't see that he is young, but he is good at poetry and writing.

"I've seen Brother Wenfang, Brother Zhen Yi Mo said so, I'm the first time I've come down, I'm just here to get acquainted with one or two.

"How's the poetry?"

"Brother Zhenyi, I didn't do well in the first few exams. But today's poem, writing scenes and feelings, is what I am best at, I ........

The young Qian Qi is very confident in today's poem topic, and he doesn't know how to describe it, but Li Qiyun and Liu Changqing, who are chatting with him, have already seen more acquaintances.

"From the first, Brother Duff. Come, I will introduce you to Li Jiayou, Li Congyi, Zhaojun Li, who is quite famous for poetry, and this "high thirty-five brother who wrote "Yan Xing Song"! I have admired the daimyo for a long time!

Du Wulang was shouted by Gao Shi when he passed by, hurriedly said hello, swept past them, and ran all the way to Xue Sanniang.

He didn't forget to greet Liu Xiangjun first, and then touched the heads of the Xue brothers.

"How's Gorou doing?"

"It doesn't matter how well you do in the test, you just listen to the destiny of heaven if you don't get it."

Du Wulang asked, "Do you have something on your mind?" ”

When Xue Sanniang heard this, her eyes dimmed, and she didn't know what to say about this matter, whether to say that she was worried about Grandpa's return, or that she was worried about marriage.

"It's okay, I'm just worried that you won't do well in the exam."

"We? Oh, by the way, what about Xue Bai? ”

Du Wulang glanced back, and it was easy to find Xue Bai, and hurriedly said hello.

When Xue Bai saw them, he just waved them to go first, and he turned around and headed east.

"Something happened again?"

Du Wulang was keenly aware of something was wrong and hurriedly chased after him.

Daozheng Fang, Fengwei Building.

Xue Bai ascended all the way to the attic, and Du Shi hurriedly greeted him.

Xu is too much of a heart-to-heart with each other, although Xue Bai's face is pale

It was calm, but she still asked, "Something's wrong?" ”

"Go in and say."

The hands of the two naturally held each other, and then because they saw Du Wulang hurriedly following the courtyard, the two naturally let go of their hands, and did not enter the house, standing by the railing.

"The title of the poem is taboo." Xue Bai said.

Du Shi's face turned pale and asked, "You gave up the exam?" ”

"Nope."

"How can you not give up the exam?! Before the results are released, we have to ask the examiner to cancel your papers. ”

Xue Bai actually knew the impact of committing taboos, but he didn't feel it so deeply.

Not to mention that the name of his father clearly appeared in the title of the poem, even if it is just a homonym, it is a taboo, which is difficult for him to understand in later generations, so the consequences of taboo are also difficult for modern people to understand.

"Abandoning the exam is just a one-year delay, but committing a taboo will delay the reputation and future of a lifetime, give up the exam. In this matter, someone is bound to target you, and you will do it so blatantly, you are simply looking for death. Du Shi said: "We will kill this person, and we will have another head next year."

At this time, Du Goro was running up the stairs.

Du Shi took this opportunity to paste Xue Bai and comforted him softly: "It's okay, let's get rid of those who dare to stand in your way." ”

"It's okay, it's a single-plank bridge, and it's normal to have shaking."

Xue Bai then hugged Du Shi and let go before Du Wulang ascended the pavilion.

"Someone must instruct Cui Qiao to convince a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, this person has a lot of energy; The saint allowed me to be a head, and he dared to be so blatantly disobedient, and he was very bold. ”

"Gonu? Lee Hyung? Zhang Si? Zhang Ting? ”

"It's better to be a god, but it shouldn't be. My brother has suffered losses at my hands several times, and he does not dare to attack me when my holy family is in his prime, not to mention that I have not provoked him recently. ”

Du Wulang had already rushed to the side, and he didn't understand this, but he didn't bother, so he stood aside and guarded the wind so that no one could eavesdrop.

"There are a few more possibilities."

Du Shi said, a little suspicious that he was in the way, glanced at it, and analyzed it carefully.

"The forces behind the traders who sell white rattan paper and collect notes, you don't underestimate them, a piece of white rattan paper can be sold for 100 yuan, and even the imperial court is unbearable. Jinke Hongnong Yang, Zhaojun Li, and Qinghe Cui all have a large number of disciples. For example, your friend Li Jiayou, after the famous prime minister Li Qiao, and Cui Rong, the father of Cui Qiao, are both 'Four Friends of the Article', and many prime ministers who have entered the imperial examination are their protégés. Not only do you want a champion, but the Yang Party also needs three places, and Yuan Zai has built too much momentum. ”

Yuan Zai is very capable, but his means of creating prestige in the cold door do seem a little greedy, this matter is under the banner of Yang Chen, and everyone knows that Xue Bai is the guest of the Yang Party's shogunate, and even the bamboo paper is made by him.

The family felt threatened, and it was indeed possible to force Cui Qiao to teach Xue Bai and Yang Dang a lesson. In other words, part of the reason why Cui Qiao did this was because of this pressure.

"It should be more than that." Xue Bai said: "If this is the case, it will not only target me, they will use other methods to depose me and the three places we want." ”

"Then you have to look at the results of the list to know, and being able to let you fall off the list first is a deterrent to those poor scholars who have taken refuge in the Yang Party."

"Yes."

"There is another possibility, Donggong or Zahu want to prevent you from entering the office, the question is, how did they convince Cui Qiao?" Du Shi thought about it and said, "After all, it is to make Cui Qiao disobey the holy will....."

When this sentence entered his ears, Xue Bai's heart moved, and he muttered: "If so, what if you are not so disobedient to the holy will? ”

"The saint has promised you a head."

"But I didn't say what year it was, in the eyes of the saint, I was a year or two late in the list, does he really care? This incident was only a small lesson for me. ”

"Because you want to make the high moderate list, the saint thinks you're too crazy? Plus there are people who enter the ...... It may not be that the saint acquiesces, but they are sure that the saint will not be very angry. ”

Xue Bai said: "If it's just like this, it's simple. But this matter also involves Xue Ling, so the rumor that he is dead may not be a coincidence. ”

"Cui Qiao must know the inside story."

"He is an important minister of the imperial court, so he can't be checked."

"Check Zhang Si." Du Ji said: "She wants to find Xue Ling, maybe she may know something." ”

"Does she still gamble?

A coldness flashed in Du Shi's eyes, and he said lightly: "Can you quit?" ”

Du Wulang listened to their conversation, and his heart became more and more uneasy, and at the end, he asked, "What's wrong with Xue Ling?" ”

Xue Bai was not in a hurry, and said, "If you don't get it right, it will affect your marriage." ”

"Huh? What can I do?! ”

At the same time, Li Linfu listened to Da Xixun's report.

"Because Xue Ling is insignificant, the lower officials are dull, and they forgot his name at the beginning. However, thinking that Cui Qiao wants to teach Xue Bai a lesson, it is not a big deal. ”

There was no indifference or schadenfreude on Li Linfu's face.

For he was first and foremost a prime minister, and he hated such things that would be changed without his permission.

The reason why he agreed to Xue Bai to win the champion was not that he lost to Xue Bai, but because he obeyed the sage's wishes, and he did not allow anyone to dare to disobey or even change the sage's mind.

He wrote down the names of those who were able to bypass him and change the minds of the saints, and most of them had been crossed out.

"Ah Lang, Cui Qiao has arrived."

"He's smart, he doesn't wait for his prime minister to send someone to find him."

Li Linfu waved away Da Xixun, and sent someone to scold Chen Xilie, so he recruited Cui Qiao to see him.

Everyone is in a purple robe, Cui Qiao's family background and reputation are extraordinary, and even Li Linfu removed the screen and greeted him in person.

"The right phase is too grand, I can't afford it...... I can't afford it. ”

"What else can't Cui Gong afford?"

Cui Qiao's face was bitter, and he said straight to the point: "I came today to give an explanation to the right minister." ”

As soon as Li Linfu heard it, he knew that this matter was not as simple as Cui Qiao's unauthorized handling of Xue Bai.

"Indeed, many people came to me and asked me to stop Xue Bai from being on the list and teach him a lesson."

"Who are they?"

"Except for a few noble families who want their disciples to be on the list, a few princesses and concubines who have a grudge against Xue Bai, and Zhang Gong of Shangzhu Kingdom..... under heavy pressure, I am really helpless."

There is a luxurious mansion on the bank of the Qujiang River, which is a dark gambling house.

Since Da Xi Yingying left the backer of King Shou, she has become a slave to the master in the eyes of powerful gamblers, and her gambling house has plummeted, and now there is a new gambling house to attract the powerful.

Zhang Si gambled all night, and it was not until early in the morning that he yawned and drove back to the mansion in a car.

When passing by the Xiuzheng Fang, suddenly, the sound of fighting sounded outside the carriage.

"Which one doesn't open your eyes?!"

Zhang Si was immediately furious, and lifted the curtain to look, but was surprised to see four stout masked men holding big sticks beating her guards.

This startled her, she couldn't help but scatter, and exclaimed: "Someone! Where are the guards...... Yikes! ”

A big man had already reached into the cart and grabbed her by the hair and dragged her out.

"Don't touch me! I'll give you money......."

"Who told you to come to our righteous brother?!"

"Ahh What? Zhang Si was stunned, "Who?" ”

"Xue Ling, who asked you to find him?!"

Zhang Si couldn't help but be surprised, he didn't expect Xue Ling's dead beggar appearance to have such a friend of an outlaw, and couldn't help but say, "He...... He owes me a thousand.."

"Just looking for him because of this money?!"

"This money? I ....... my ......"

"Jiri, this doesn't tell the truth, pry!"

"Don't! Please...... I'm telling the truth, he really owes me a thousand times."

"Fart! We are happy in the mountains, you stupid girl can let out the wind and trick my brother to go back to Chang'an? ’

"No, no, I didn't ....... my Lang Jun's idea, he was drinking with his friends, and when it came to it, someone came up with a way......... What I said is true! ”

"Which friends?"

"A lot of people." Zhang Si couldn't think of it, and cried: "We are all surnamed Gongqing, the prince and princess, just those people....... it should be the princess and the horse who don't deal with Xue Ling's son, I was so drunk that night that night, I don't remember." ”

When she said this, one of the four big men said: "Ah, by the way, her sister is the crown princess, Mo is the prince who wants to find her brother, kill her!" ”

"Prince? Scared the hell out of me, get it done! ”

"Don't!" Zhang Si was shocked and cried: "It's not the prince!" It's a little bit of money owed, really! ”

"Don't believe me, which princess do you say?!"

"In short, I am a friend of Lang Jun, I recruited a group of people to drink, five surnames and seven wangs, the royal family of the clan, my Lang Jun is good friends with everyone." That's a good idea! That's what he said...