The list of Jinshi was short, and Yang Zhao quickly read it, but his eyes were slanted, and he looked coldly at Yang Guangshuo who was standing aside.

"Zhongcheng?" Yang Guangxiang was uneasy to look at, and said cautiously: "Except for Gao Shi's list, this list is the same as Zhongcheng's request."

He's just done a great job.

In his opinion, the purpose of keeping him in the Ministry of Rites to keep an eye on is to ensure that Xiaolangjun Yang Xuanming is in high school. But Da Xixun, a rat generation, actually said that Yang Xuan's test paper was too poor, and suggested that he delay it for two years before taking the Ming scriptures.

Do the rats want to betray me?! Da Xixun was helpless, so Yang Xuan was named the top few in the Ming Scripture.

Yang Guangxiang immediately reported it, and Yang Zhao scolded Da Xixun, "My son can also be in the Jinshi, so Yang Guangshuo can't take care of some rumors on the side of the Jinshike."

"Same?"

Yang Zhao raised his hand and slapped Yang Guangxiang, and said, "You have been tricked, do you know?" You can do something so simple for me. ”

"Xiaguan...... I wonder what the accident is? That high volume slanders ......"

"Slander urine, Xue Bai's father is named Xue Ling, do you know?"

"Yes." Yang Guang's nephew still didn't react. ”

Remember https://m in a second.

"Do you know that the science field is evasive? Why don't you stop when you ask questions? ”

Yang Guangxiang shook his head again and again, and said: "The lower officials are not admitted to the imperial examination, and the Jinshi only confers a few officials a year, and the lower officials have a shade." ”

"Damn."

Yang Zhao was about to scold again, and suddenly heard the word.

"Ah Lang, there is a guest who asks to see, claiming to be Li Tan, the Li family of Zhao County, and the daughter of Zhang Gong of Shangzhu State" Li Tan? Came for him to gamble on his wife? ”

Yang Zhao subconsciously rubbed his hands and went to the hall to see Li Tan.

The two sides greeted each other very politely, and the host sat down, Yang Zhao said: "Don't worry, as long as Jin Wuwei takes down those gangsters who dare to bully Mrs. Zun, I will explain to Dali Temple to peel them off, and this face is still there."

Li Tan said: "I'm just curious, those four gangsters are friends of Xue Ling, and since they can't find Xue Ling, why don't they go to his wife and children?" ”

Yang Zhao smiled: "How to come forward?" Said that it was for Mrs. Zun to ask for gambling debts? ”

Li Tan shook his head helplessly and said, "I heard today that Xue Bai actually won the champion?" ”

"He is full of saints, and he has nothing to do."

"Well, I'm not here today for that." Li Tan smiled and asked, "Yang Zhongcheng is also the Duzhi Langzhong?" ”

"Oh? But is there a magic way to make money? ”

"Yang Zhongcheng is clearly guarding the Golden Mountain, why do you ask me? I heard that the bamboo paper process is better now, but the price has dropped, the low is eight dollars, and the expensive is twelve dollars? ”

"In the future, it is possible to have three pieces of money."

"Then Yang Zhongcheng knows how much a piece of white rattan paper costs in the East Market?"

"How are you doing?"

Li Tan took out a few deeds from his sleeve and said, "It's nothing more than wanting to give Yang Zhongcheng a few industries, in the hope of making bamboo paper together." ”

"It's not for me to decide."

"If there is no Yuan Zai and Xue Bai, wouldn't Uncle Guo just listen to Yang Zhongcheng? At present, the process has not yet spread, and there is still time to hold it, as long as it is kept, it will be a huge profit. ”

Yang Zhao raised his eyebrows, reacted, and said, "It turned out to be you?" Haha, let's take a look at it a little bit, right? No, you couldn't convince Cui Qiao. ”

"Not bad." Li Tan nodded and said, "This idea was made by a colt, he is a smart person, listen to him......

Princess's Mansion in Xianyi.

"Horses, please look at them."

A slave copied the list of Jinshi from the Ministry of Rites and ran back and handed it to Yang Xun.

Yang Xun only looked at the top of the list and wondered: "Is it really the head?" ”

"Xue Bai?" Li Yanniang said: "But didn't the horse say that as soon as the topic came out, he was hopeless?" ”

"yes." Yang Xun was puzzled: "Even if Xue Bai refuses to give up the exam, Cui Qiaofen knows the name of Xue Ling, especially dares to ask questions and point the champion, as the chief examiner, it is also a taboo." ”

"What do you mean?"

"According to what everyone said that night, forcing Xue Bai to give up the exam, or not ordering him to be on the list, is enough to deter Yang Chen. Give Yang Dang a lesson, let Yuan Zai take those poor sour scholars to get out of the way, and grab the bamboo paper craft. Yang Xun muttered: "Then why does Cui Qiao not hesitate to harm himself and make a big deal about it?" ”

"Brother slave?"

Yang Wei groaned and muttered: "Xue Bai, like Yang Zhao, is a progressive dog and will not give up the exam." Now that I have this champion, it's like a dog biting a bone, how can I spit it out? If you don't get it right, it will involve his bullshit background. ”

Thinking of this, he frowned, and he couldn't figure it out anymore.

"Why are we doing this?"

Li Yanniang was surprised: "The horse won't be ...... Zhang: We've even counted this, right? Xue Bai was adopted by him, and if this matter was revealed, he would be the first to be suspected by the saint. ”

"Don't make a noise, let me think about what he said when he drank that night......."

"Noisy? You think I'm noisy?! ”

The three people drinking in the restaurant were all a little silent, mainly because Gao Shi didn't speak much.

He took a pen and paper and wrote out the poems for the exam to Xue Bai to read.

"That's it." Xue Bai didn't say anything, and said, "At the beginning, Ben also said that it was a try. ”

Scholars in the world, thousands of troops have passed the township examination, more than 700 people have gathered in Chang'an to enter the Shike, only 27 people are the first, how can I give one place to Gao Shi, a child of the Kanto Hanmen?

Although Xue Bai promised to do his best, he didn't dare to bet with Yuan Zai that he could make Gao Zhongzhong.

What's more, he wrote such a poem, he had never been an official for a day, and his mind was full of teaching the emperor how to be an emperor.

"I've been restrained." Gao Shi sighed: "I have praised Li Linfu before, how could I deliberately spoil the Spring Moon?"

"Yes, I know, but why bother to ask Gao Sanwulang, who is still singing and dancing under the account of beauties, to write some mediocre test-taking works? Xue Bai said: "I've tried it." Do you want to go to General Wang's court? Or is it under the curtain of General Geshu? ”

I have tried it, and it can be determined that the promotion path of most talents in the world is broken, and the imperial examination of Datang is far from achieving the effect of "all the heroes of the world are in my hub".

There are less than twenty-seven jinshi a year, which is definitely not a path that ordinary people can take, not to mention how many of these twenty-seven people can be awarded officials?

If you want to get ahead in the world, the most universal way is to do things under the curtain of border towns.

"What does Xue Lang suggest?" Gao Shi asked.

"If you ask me, then you will go to General Wang's curtain." Xue Bai said: "Although there is no war in Hedong, sooner or later is the top priority. ”

"Good!"

"Brother Gao don't be discouraged, I believe that sooner or later you will have a day to pay homage to the marquis."

"Xue Lang is not very good at comforting people."

After only drinking a glass of wine, Xue Bai didn't stay with Gao Shi for too long, after all, he won the top prize, and it was not suitable for comforting people, and when Dong Tinglan arrived, he left with Du Wulang.

Outside the restaurant, there were frustrated scholars everywhere.

In such a comparison, Xue Bai felt that this champion identity became more and more precious.

"Champion Lang is here!"

In Du's house, Quan Rui shouted, and the whole house ran out, so it was not lively.

In fact, they have already asked people to come back to report the good news, including the news that Du Wulang has won the Ming Sutra.

"Really won the top prize? Xue Lang is about to make happy money! ”

"A large part of my money is in the hands of the eldest sister, and the eldest sister will send it?"

"How can it be at the eldest mother's place, oh, yes, the eldest lady will send happy money......"

Du Yan hurriedly turned her head to cover a hint of surprise when she looked at Xue Bai, in private, Xue Bailuo. ”

called her "Auntie".

It was not easy to get rid of these noisy crowds, Du Wulang asked his parents to say goodbye, and the next moment he didn't know where to go.

Xue Bai and the Du sisters went to the house to discuss things.

As soon as the door closed, it finally quieted down.

"I sent someone to inquire, this is the guest list of Li Tan and Zhang Si and his wife for the banquet that night. Bought some subordinates, it should be certain. Du Shi handed over the list, and while Du Yan was not paying attention, he hooked Xue Bai's calf with the instep of his foot, and said with a smile: "Champion Lang, please take a look." ’

"Hmm, okay."

Xue Bai cooperated and put on a swagger, took the list and glanced at it, and said, "There are indeed many princesses and horses."

Du Shi said: "But there are not many things that have to do with you." Zhang We know your background, and Yang Wei is not like a person who can arrange this matter. ”

"Yes, Zhang Po once sheltered me."

Xue Bai glanced at Du Shi, thinking that he hadn't told her the follow-up plan about the identity yet, and she would definitely be very excited if he said it...... However, the identity of this champion is also very rare.

Retracting his thoughts, he thought about it and said slowly: "It's not difficult to guess a rough pulse" Well, if Zhang Po did it, he didn't deliberately cover it up. ”

"What he did was also very simple, he should use bamboo paper and the profits of collecting notes as bait to drive Li Tan, Zhang Si and his wife, and some powerful people to stop me from being a jinshi."

"It is very common and the easiest way to let scholars avoid committing crimes, every year, there are several to more than a dozen people who 'feel distressed' and abandon the exam, which is not a big deal, for the benefit of bamboo paper and collection of notes, they dare."

Xue Bai said: "If I don't give up the exam, my brother will definitely push the boat down the river and kill me, anyway, it won't take any effort." However, if Zhang Po wants to stop Cui Qiao from making me the champion, there must be a way, but he let this matter go, why? ”

"yes, isn't he afraid of forcing you to reveal your origins?"

"In addition to Zhang Qi's motives, I can't figure out Cui Qiao's motives, for the benefit of others, he shouldn't have made such a big sacrifice."

The context of this matter is easy to see clearly, but the actions of these two people are inexplicable.

Xue Bai said: "I have a not-so-good hunch that I am worried that they are deliberate, and I have calculated my temperament as a motivated ghost, and took out the champion as bait to catch me." ”

Du Shi said: "Your fish is still biting, and you plan to lose the identity of the son of Xue Ling, which is quite safe." ”

"Yes, so the teacher said that it is the safest way to go to Longyou for a year.

Du Yan suddenly said: "Perhaps...... You two are thinking too deeply. ”

"Huh?"

"Are you guessing too complicated?" Du Yan said: "If you really can't guess the purpose of Zhang Po and Cui Qiao, then maybe they may not want to harm others." ”

Xue Bai and Du Shi glanced at each other, realizing that maybe they were really thinking deeply.

At night, the window pivot is windless and automatic.

There were no candles lit in the room, only two people whispering.

"I told my eldest sister to let you rest for the night, so that you have the energy to deal with the next thing, am I not bad?

"Aren't you afraid she'll sneak over?

"Then I'll be a dead man."

"Then you will be ashamed."

"Heh, Tianbao's seven-year-old champion, but mine?"

"You put it away?

"Hmm.

The wind became stronger, and the window shook louder and louder.

Du is still a loser.

She lied and was bumped into by Du Hui, who has always been gentle, rarely lost her temper and refused to pay attention to her with a cold face.

"Why is the eldest sister angry with the second sister?"

At noon, Du Wulang was keenly aware of the stalemate in the relationship between the two sisters, and was very surprised, and said, "They have never been so angry."

Xue Bai asked, "Do you hate lying?" ”

"Sometimes it will, sometimes it won't." Du Wulang scratched his head and said, "I can't tell why." ”

Xue Bai listened and thought thoughtfully.

Du Wulang then asked, "What are you thinking?" ”

"It's nothing, it's almost time to be pushed to the forefront."

Du Wulang said: "I have inquired, and you will not be punished for committing taboos, but if you can't deal with it, your reputation will be ruined, and you won't be able to be an official for the rest of your life, and Uncle Yang Guo probably won't get close to you anymore. But don't worry, at least I will definitely not alienate you, with my mouthful, I will definitely not be hungry for you...

As he spoke, someone came looking for him.

To Du Wulang's surprise, it was a eunuch who came, saying that the sage recruited Zhuangyuanlang into the palace to meet him, and he wanted to explain some things at the Qujiang banquet.

All the way to Xingqing Palace, Xue Bai also talked to the other party.

"Where did Xue Lang offend Cui Shangshu?"

"Cui Gong named me as the champion, I am my mentor, I don't know why the internal official said this?"

"Hey, he knew that your grandfather was famous, and deliberately asked you to 'feel painful', and then named you as the champion, and this morning he confessed to the saint, saying that he was negligent, and he didn't notice that you committed a taboo, isn't this deliberately harming you?

Xue Bai said: "It turns out that the saints all know? ”

"These noble families really think that they are noble, and the annotations of the Son of Heaven and the articles belong to them, because of a piece of bamboo paper, they dare to disobey even the holy will. You too, you have to commit this taboo, wait for a year, can the saint still wronged you? Do you really think that only if you are a jinshi can you be awarded an officer? What a cart before the horse! ”

Later, the little eunuch was almost scolding him.

Xue Bai still had to be grateful to him, and said, "Thank you for the reminder." ”

All the way into Xingqing Palace, bypassing the Dragon Palace, Li Longji rehearsed in Shen Xiangting today.

Seeing Xue Bai coming from afar, he laughed heartily and said, "Zhuangyuanlang is coming quickly, you guys stop, don't let him get a glimpse of your skills." ”

"I've seen the saint, please the saint spring peace."

"No courtesy, once you win the champion, you will soon be able to be a minister?" Li Longji said, put away his smile, turned to a displeased tone, and said, "But you have to solve the trouble you made first, you are also in enough trouble!" ”

"The saint is angry......

"What anger do you breathe? I don't care if you avoid Xue Ling, but rules are rules, filial piety is filial piety, this is the morality of people in the world!

"Yes." Xue Bai said: "I'm too lacking in morality. ”

Li Longji seemed to smile and said, "Cui Qiao is old and has nothing to fear, and he has asked me to be transferred to the Eastern Capital to stay behind, and he has paid the price. What about you? You know that you are going to commit a taboo, but you still dare to answer the question with the word 'spirit', what are you going to do? Tell me, what did you think at the time? ”

Xue Bai's eyes quickly swept away, and he saw Gao Lishi standing behind Li Longji with a different expression than usual.

"Back to the saint, I am not the son of Xue Ling. The reason why I recognized him was because the scientific field needs a life experience, and the officialdom needs a family background, and what I thought at the time was that I couldn't put the cart before the horse. ”

Hearing this, Li Longji was furious, glared at Xue Bai fiercely, and suddenly turned around and sat down on the imperial couch.

In fact, if you think back to Shangyuan Night, Li Longji asked Xue Bai if he was sure that Xue Ling was his grandfather, and Xue Bai replied, "I don't remember much, it seems to have an impression", and he had an impression of stir-frying.

There is no need to mention this matter, because there is still a tacit understanding between the two.

The key is that Li Longji was happy to order a good story at that time, but now why did he say "I was wrong at the time" for Xue Bai?

Stir-fries, dominoes, stories, poems, operas, ...... Xue Bai has been desperately offering treasures for a year, but he may not have the qualifications to let the saint speak.

"You deserve to be killed!" Li Longji scolded.

Xue Bai hesitated for a long time, and said slowly: "I deserve to die for my crimes, I am consumed by profit, I will do whatever it takes to become an official, in order to get rid of the body of an official slave, and recognize Xue Ling as my father, and now I am being counterattacked, I deserve it." I knew I was wrong and just wanted to tell the saint all the truth.

"Say."

"I secretly met Princess Tangchang in Zongsheng Palace...... No one noticed that Li Longji had a surprised pause at this moment, and his eyes narrowed slightly, looking at Gao Lishi.

Xue Bai raised his head, looked at Li Longji, and said very sincerely: "Because many people say that I am the son of Xue Xiu, King Li Cong of Qing arranged for Princess Tangchang to meet me. ”

This time, Gao Lishi's eyes finally widened, he didn't expect Xue Bai to sell Li Cong like this.

"Princess Tangchang said, Xue Rust in order to help the abolished prince, raised a group of righteous sons, I am one of them, I have no parents, I have been an orphan since I was a child, Xue Rust is kind to me, so I signed up at that time to report 'Ping Zhao', willing to redress his grievances Zhao Xue. But then I lost my memory, and now I only remember the kindness of the saint, and I think that Xue Rust is wrong to raise a righteous son......

"In the Zongsheng Palace, I learned about my background, but I thought that this background was too dangerous, so I continued to pretend to be the son of Xue Ling. Until there was a taboo in the field of science, and there was no benefit to being the son of Xue Ling, I thought, I have worked hard for so long, I must be on the list. The big deal is death, these people want to stop me, the worst is to drag them to die together, I have no relatives and no reason, and they are a big family, I earned ......

"By the way, Right Prime Minister and Donggong, I have said many times that this case and that case were committed by me, and it is precisely because of my identity that as long as I implicate my political enemies with me and expose my identity, I will get twice the result with half the effort, I have always known what they think, and I will not let them succeed. I am guilty of deceit...

"Until now, I am still guilty of deception. I still have a small part of my mind, hoping that the saint will spare me for my honesty, because I have been deliberately currying favor with the saint all year round, hoping that when this day comes, the saint's heart will be soft, and those poems and operas are prepared for this, which is really a deception....

Xue Bai told the truth as much as possible, except for covering up some fatal crimes, such as adopting the dead soldiers of Longyou.

Again, sometimes it is only those who have power who dare to speak the truth, and nowadays, making a saint happy can bring power. When Xue Bai was an official slave, if he dared to tell the truth, he would be killed immediately, so he wanted to become the son of Xue Ling as a transition.

He did all his best, but it was just to be able to spread out all this truth in front of Li Longji.

At this time when the rehearsal of "The Legend of the West Chamber" is in the final stage and the competition is about to begin, this is the best time, and Li Longji is the most interested.

Someone on the field hurt him and forced him to admit it, which is not a bad thing. Compared with taking the initiative to confess for no reason, it will seem that he is too deliberate, needs to be some passivity and helplessness, and it seems that he is more like a helpless teenager and more vulnerable.

However, Li Longji was still angry.

"Damn it!"

Xue Bai said: "I deserve to die......

Before he could finish speaking, Li Longji had already raised his hand and said, "Escort down." ”

Xue Bai was immediately choked.

He knew that he was gambling with his life, Yan Zhenqing was right, he was even more risky than Xue Ling.

But he thinks he is right, he guesses that Li Longji has known the truth recently, and today he is testing whether he will tell the truth.

What is Zhang's motivation?

If you don't think too deeply, it is self-preservation, when Xue Bai walked into the sage's sight, Zhang We realized that it was very dangerous to adopt Xue Bai, although they didn't have any friendship with each other, he was just entrusted by others to contribute a sum of money.

But this colt is very good at self-preservation, so he used Zheng Qian's incident to test the sage's reaction to the Sanshuren case, in order to consider whether to tell the saint everything, after observing for a while, maybe something happened, Zhang We knew that he couldn't hide it and confessed.

Then, this time the science field may even be acquiesced by Li Longji.

Of course, Li Longji could kill Xue Bai directly, but he might also want to see what kind of heart this young man who offered all kinds of treasures and was bent on seeking the champion was at ease, so he let his courtiers tempt.

In this way, Cui Qiao's blatant behavior can make sense......

These are just conjectures, Xue Bai is not sure.

He can only be sure of one thing - he can't hide it sooner or later anyway, so it's better to reveal it thoroughly.

In case it is right, he is a loyal minister and a lonely minister who has poured out his heart and lungs for today.