The burly, rugged-looking man sitting next to Shen Jiazaburo looked out of place among this group of gentle and elegant students.

And his facial features look a little similar to Wan Yunxin.

Without waiting for her to think about it, she listened to Wang Lun, the prime minister standing beside the emperor, say loudly:

"All the students have come from afar, please write an essay today, so that Your Majesty can see the demeanor of the young students of Da Zhou, and the title of this essay will be——"

"With the essence of character and the flourishing of talent and learning, which is more important, all living beings express their opinions and discuss this way, so as to show the purpose of advocating virtue and talent in our dynasty."

The emperor's voice was indistinguishable, and he did not leave room to cut off Wang Lun's words.

Wang Lun's face froze, and then he quickly covered it up, and said as if nothing happened: "Please put pen to paper, only one stick of incense." ”

As soon as the words fell, Wan Guifei's face showed obvious panic!

"Your Majesty, the exam questions for the Qionglin Banquet have already been drawn up, and now they are temporarily replaced, which may affect the students."

Wang Lun tilted his head sharply, his eyes were cold and piercing.

Wan Guifei was so frightened by her that what she was going to say instantly turned into a cold sweat, and she ran clean along the hairs.

quickly changed his words: "But Your Majesty wants to choose talents, naturally you have to choose those who have real talents and real learning, if you can't stand the slightest influence, how to work for Da Zhou in the future." ”

Wang Lun turned his head and looked at the students in the audience, but he faintly wiped out Wan Guifei's so-called alliance in his heart.

The news handed over by Mrs. Su Shi came to his mind:

[Wan Guifei is stupid, narrow-minded, and doesn't know the severity, and if she joins forces, the Wang family will never recover. 】

He didn't think so before, after all, a woman, it doesn't matter if she is stupid, she is beautiful enough.

If you're too smart, you're afraid it's hard to control.

However, Wan Guifei committed his taboo. While being stupid, he also pretends to be smart.

Continuing to conspire with Wan Guifei is like stepping on a tightrope with one foot, which seems to be wonderful and can fill the house, but in fact, it is precarious.

Wan Guifei didn't expect her to say a random word and drive away her allies.

She will, because the emperor temporarily changed the exam questions, her heart felt as uncomfortable as being fried.

Her eyes swirled on Wan Chengzhi below, and then she stared at Wang Lun tightly and with her eyes open, hoping that Wang Lun could have some way.

Wang Lun was so annoyed by her that he was even more afraid that the emperor would see that something was wrong, so he simply saluted the emperor and said:

"Your Majesty, there are the children of the Wang family in the field, and it is inconvenient for Weichen to be here, please take refuge for the time being."

The Emperor's warm gaze swept over his face for a moment, sweeping over the clear wrinkles on his face and the ravines left by time.

After a moment, he nodded slowly: "Accurate." ”

Wang Lun respectfully retreated, leaving the sight of the emperor and Wan Guifei, and breathed a sigh of relief as if he had been pardoned.

During the session, the young students had a brief idea, and many of them had already sharpened their pens and started to write.

Naturally, there are also those who were caught off guard by the sudden change of topic, scratching their ears and cheeks, and looking around with red faces.

Shen Qingluan looked around and took in everyone's movements.

Seeing that several Lang Junju of the Shen family wrote indifferently, a smile slowly spread on their lips.

Everyone in the world thinks that the children of the Shen family rely on the surname Shen to become prosperous in the world, but they don't know that it is also the diligence and brilliant polishing of the Shen family that makes the surname of Shen Yi like a monument, standing tall in the changes of dynasties over the years.

The line of sight swept inch by inch, until it swept to Jun Chengsong.

The tall and handsome man sat at the head of the emperor, showing incomparable favor and dependence.

If it was in the past, Shen Qingluan would probably quickly sweep his gaze.

is not only afraid of looking at this man, but also afraid that these actions will fall in the eyes of others and cause gossip.

But at this moment, her gaze paused deliberately, but Jun Chengsong met his gaze, and then slowly moved away.

Before, it was she who thought about it.

The criticism she suffered did not come from her detached status, but from her weak tolerance and the contempt of others.

If you want to go on in Kyoto, you will inevitably be slandered.

No matter how cautious she is in her words and deeds, her existence will always infringe on the interests of others.

If she blindly evades, she will only face more unscrupulous provocation and oppression from others.

She can only rise to the challenge!

Shen Qingluan slowly retracted his gaze and condensed on the white paper in front of him.

At the Qionglin banquet, men and women sat together.

When students write essays, the paper and pen in front of the woman are basically just decorations.

But for Shen Qingluan, it is a rare opportunity.

The world despises her, slanders her, slanders her, and bullies her, and she is unwilling to compromise and seek perfection, nor can she please everyone.

can only bypass those villains and get the approval of the highest authority.

So, does she have what it takes?

In the eyes of the nobles who were surprised or sneered, Shen Qingluan rolled up his sleeves, held the pen, dotted the ink, and put the pen.

Her fingers were still covered in redness and scars from the lime, and she looked horrified.

But when she holds the pen and shakes it lightly on the paper, she is like a green pine standing on the top of a mountain, transcending the distractions of the world, which makes people unable to extricate themselves from the heartbreak.

Only then did everyone suddenly recall that she was still Shen Qingluan after stripping off the identity of the Jun family's ex-wife and the abandoned wife.

The most outstanding woman of Shen's generation.

Wan Guifei looked condescendingly at the paper that was gradually filled with handwriting in front of Shen Qingluan, and jealousy flashed in her eyes.

Quietly glanced at the palace maid beside him.

If Aunt Mei were here, she would have stopped her foolish act of playing tricks under the emperor's nose.

It's a pity that Aunt Mei was pressed down and beaten ten boards, which will be screaming, who knows that Concubine Wan can't even hold back for a while.

The time of a stick of incense passed quickly.

Several little eunuchs took turns to collect the paper in front of the students, and when they walked in front of Shen Qingluan, they paused for a moment and then reached out to take the paper in front of her.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, Shen Qingluan stretched out his hand and crossed the table, and said in a low voice: "The little girl is not a student of this year, so it is not appropriate to compose with all the sons." ”

The little eunuch's face was embarrassed, and he subconsciously looked towards the high platform.

Seeing his action, Shen Qingluan hooked his lips and smiled.

Wan Guifei's mind is so shallow that it makes people laugh.

Or maybe she didn't think about hiding anything in front of Shen Qingluan at all, because she didn't need to.

After the two made eye contact for a short time, Shen Qingluan withdrew his gaze and forcefully blocked the little eunuch's movements with his left hand.

The little eunuch couldn't, it was impossible for him to make a fuss like this, so he had to stop it.

On the high platform, Wan Guifei gritted her teeth for a while.

It's just that she ate enough of the top dishes today, and she didn't dare to attack again.

All the articles were quickly collected and submitted to the emperor.

To the left of the emperor sat Ding Lei, the dean of the Guozijian, who was also an old acquaintance of Shen Qingluan.

Zhao Zangzhi's husband, Ding Da, is Ding Lei's son.

This emperor signaled to Ding Lei: "Master Ding and all Aiqing will review it together." ”

Ding Lei gave up his hand, held the article down, and personally sent it to the rest of the officials.

Although there were nearly 100 people sitting in the courtyard, there was only the sound of salsa turning the pages of paper at the moment, and the rest of the students were sitting at the bottom, all of them did not dare to come out.

After about a cup of tea, several civil officials each picked out the articles they thought were excellent.

Ding Lei collected it again and put it in front of the emperor's case again.

The students in the audience all stared nervously at the stack of ink-stained papers.

This is not a imperial examination, but it is more important than the imperial examination.

If you are favored by Your Majesty, you don't have to squeeze the single-plank bridge of the imperial examination, you can also climb to the sky in one step.

Those who are rejected by His Majesty, even if they win the first place in the imperial examination, will be brushed down by His Majesty in the palace examination.

In the group, Ding Da stroked his trembling right hand and took a deep breath.

In any case, as long as my father is here, this article of his will definitely be handed to His Majesty.

He has been a big step ahead of other students at the starting line.

Finally, the emperor moved.

He reached out and picked up the top article.

If you are close, you can still make out the names of the people written on the back of the paper.

The owner of the test paper immediately became nervous, his body was tense and straight, and he didn't dare to blink when he looked at the upper seat.

"The character of the husband is the foundation of a person and the cornerstone of the world. If a person has no character, even if he has a thousand talents to learn, it is difficult to gain a foothold. ”

The Emperor read the words in a low voice, and after a moment of silence, he nodded slightly, and placed the text on his left.

Then I picked up another one.

"A man of noble character can be a model for future generations in his words and deeds, and his spiritual thoughts can inspire future generations to forge ahead. The influence of talent learning may be time-limited, and it is difficult to compare it with conduct. ”

The Emperor frowned slowly as he read it.

For a while, the owner of the test paper suddenly raised his whole heart.

Oh my God, this is too torturous mentality.

It is even more terrible than the imperial examination.

Fortunately, this time, the emperor did not ponder, and quickly put down the paper after reading it.

However, he put it on the right-hand side!

The student's face suddenly turned pale.

The emperor picked up another one, "Although the husband's conduct and talent are important, they complement each other. Good conduct is easy to learn, and only when you are good at learning is you who are more likely to be able to behave.

Therefore, people should be based on character and behavior, and only then can they achieve great things. ”

Everyone in the audience was speechless.

Who wrote this article, it is too cunning, His Majesty asked about the importance of character and talent, and this person said that they complement each other.

How could they not have thought of this trick.

Sure enough, the emperor read this article, pondered and thought for a longer time, and only put it down again after about a cup of tea.

This time, he put it in the middle.

Everyone's hearts were lifted.

Left, right, middle, where exactly is the test paper placed in His Majesty's favorite?

Shen Qingluan's eyes also swirled back and forth on several stacks of paper on the desk, contemplating and pondering.

Which view did the emperor prefer?

An ordinary man, but he gave himself a mysterious background of divine imperial power.

During his tenure, he did not make any achievements, but only revised and revised the decrees of the first emperor and continued to use them.

While her mind was wandering, Shen Qingluan suddenly remembered her previous life, the epidemic that took her life......