After a few more days, there was still no news about the demon king, and the palace test came quietly, and countless readers were looking forward to it, this day was a critical moment for them to soar into the sky, especially Chen Wenhe's dismissal, which made many people secretly excited.

Chen Wenhe is the second place in the exam, and the threat brought to them is not a star, and now that they have lost a strong opponent, their chances of ranking in the first or even second class are one step easier.

If Chen Wenhe didn't have an accident, his ranking in the first class was basically a sure thing, and I have to admit that the other party's knowledge is still beyond their reach, and the happiest thing about this matter is still the fourth place in the exam, which is the top ten in the exam.

Whether it is the first class that everyone thinks about, or the second class that is also very competitive, it is enough for them to fight for their heads.

Don't look at it, it's just a second place missing, but this incident makes them see hope, but it's not that kind of ethereal, no hopeless feeling.

Especially the dozen or so people, their chances are undoubtedly the greatest, even if they can't win the first class that everyone dreams of, but being able to rank among the top two is enough for most people to be ecstatic.

The palace examination is held in the palace, but all those who stand out in the examination must participate in the palace examination, don't look at the top three have basically been finalized, but in the palace examination, it will also be based on knowledge, as well as the strength of the strategy, the specific ranking of the top three will be re-arranged.

If you want to say that the most ecstatic is actually the eleventh place in this exam, Chen Wenhe has an accident, he is the new top ten, and the top ten have a chance to enter the palace for reference.

"Brother Yi, don't be presumptuous. Yan Chixia said with a smile: "I still know your ability, if even you can't go to high school, then others can't do it even more." ”

Yi An glanced up at Yan Chixia, knowing that the other party would be wrong, but he didn't mean to correct it, but said: "Your current situation is not optimistic, that period of boundlessness hides evil intentions, you have to be more careful next, don't fall into the other party's way." ”

"Does he have some conspiracy?" Yan Chixia asked.

Although he had long known that Duan Wuya would not give up, he had not noticed any signs that the other party was going to be unfavorable to him for the time being, until he heard Yi An's words, he suddenly became alert, of course Yi An would not say anything, the reason why the other party said this, he must have noticed that something was wrong.

Yi An said seriously: "That period of Wuyan's whereabouts in the last few days is a bit abnormal, every day he goes out early and returns late, every time he goes back to the Inhuman Mansion, he returns to his house, as for what he is plotting, I have no way of knowing, all in all, you have to be more careful next." ”

Even, Duan Wuya has been alienating the members of the Inhuman Mansion recently, intentionally or unintentionally, Yi An doesn't know if this is his own delusion, but the other party gives him the feeling that this is the case.

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, if according to Duan Wuya's original thoughts, it is too late to win over these members of the Inhuman Mansion, how can he deliberately alienate him?

Duan Wuya's approach was as if he was deliberately reducing his sense of existence, which was simply abnormal, if he didn't pay attention, he really wouldn't be able to detect that something was wrong with Duan Wuya.

When Yan Chixia heard this, she couldn't help but fall into silence, this kind of thing would rather believe in it than believe in it, these experiences of time have given him a deep understanding of the word "human heart".

For him, this period of boundlessness is the first hurdle on his cultivation path, and it is also an opportunity to practice.

Yan Chixia's heart has never been afraid, but when this kind of thing happens, it still makes him a little uncertain in his heart, even the Inhuman Mansion, which represents justice, has people who do whatever it takes for their own interests, so there is no need to say anything about other places.

Every time he thought about it, his heart became a little heavy.

......

The test is coming.

Although Yi An doesn't have too many emotions, he still inevitably has some expectations in his heart, and he doesn't know how many articles he has written in order to cope with the exam.

As the saying goes, the effort will be rewarded after all, on top of the examination, he will do his best, this imperial examination, for him, is actually a novel experience, and when a suitable opportunity, he will stay away from the hustle and bustle of the red dust, find a treasure of Zhong Lingyuxiu, and then pursue the way of immortality with peace of mind.

On the day of the exam, Liu Burong came to him and said solemnly to Yi An: "Take the test well." ”

Yi An nodded seriously, it is useless to say more now, and when the words come to his mouth, there are only the words "I will" left.

After all, Liu Burong is still the group of people who have hope for the Yanbei Dynasty, he wants to see the Yanbei Dynasty change, but the court is still rotten and rotten.

Only the sprout of new life can destroy decay.

A few days ago, Lin Shiyin met with him again, but there was nothing particularly important, and he also asked how he was preparing, just as they were about to separate, Lin Shiyin suddenly stopped him: "Yi Gongzi, you wait." ”

Yi An turned around and looked at the other party in confusion.

Lin Shiyin said: "I know the direction of Chen Jianru's question, I don't know if you are interested?"

When Yi An heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then politely refused the other party's kindness, if it was other shortcuts, he didn't mind taking a walk, but this kind of self-deception thing, forget it, for him, this imperial examination is just a unique experience, it is best to be able to get his wish, even if it fails, it will not hurt, anyway, he is not here.

Besides, he is still very confident in this imperial examination.

Lin Shiyin smiled: "Congratulations, the answer is correct, if you agree, then I will be a little disappointed in you." ”

Yi'an: "......"

It turned out that this was just a temptation by the other party, and Yi An still had some doubts in his heart, Lin Shiyin was just a princess after all, and the other party couldn't touch such a secret thing.

The most important thing in the imperial examination, once something goes wrong, even Chen Jianru, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, can't afford it, and there are some things that those traitors dare not touch.

Seeing this, Lin Shiyin smiled again: "Are you thinking, I'm just joking with you? I'm just a princess, how can I know such a secret thing." ”

Although Yi An didn't know why Lin Shiyin said this, he still didn't deny it.

Lin Shiyin said again: "But I really know about the proposition of the imperial examination? Even, if you just agreed, I will really tell you." ”

"This ......" Yi An looked at the other party as if he was telling a lie, and couldn't help but be suspicious in his heart.

Lin Shiyin smiled: "What, do you regret it, but there is only one chance, and now it's too late to regret it." ”

"It's not, it's just that I was a little surprised when I heard this, so I didn't react for a while. Yi An shook his head, and couldn't help but guess in his heart, could it be that the other party knew about this matter from His Majesty?

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt that he should have guessed eight or nine, and the topics of the imperial examination, except for the chief examiner, are qualified to know, and only His Majesty is qualified.

"Are you wondering how I found out about this?" asked Lin Shiyin.

Yi An nodded, quietly waiting for the other party's next step.

"Keep this matter a secret for now, and you'll find out later. Lin Shiyin smiled playfully, she could indeed say that she heard it from His Majesty, but she didn't do it, sometimes it was funny to keep a little suspense.

When Yi An heard this, he just smiled helplessly, but he didn't delve into it, whether he knew about it or not, it was just to satisfy his curiosity.

......

Gongyuan, as early as less than three watches, was surrounded by the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard, and even the entire Chang'an City, are on strict alert, in the early morning, countless candidates, waiting at the door of the Gongyuan, this kind of thing should be sooner rather than later, the hospital test and the township test are held once a year, but the test, but it is held once every three years, if you miss it, then you have to wait for another three years.

Those who won the examination were collectively called Gongshi, and the first place was also called Huiyuan, so Huiyuan also became the second element of the so-called Lianzhong Sanyuan.

Soon, this exam, which decided the fate of countless readers, finally kicked off.

After providing the relevant identity credentials, Yi'an quickly entered the examination room smoothly, and after finding his own examination booth, Yi'an walked into it.

At this time, there were other candidates who began to enter one after another.

In this regard, Yi An only glanced at it cursorely, and then withdrew his gaze.

Now that the cold winter is approaching, the weather in Chang'an has turned cold, in this examination shed, after all, it is still a little simple, feeling the cold wind blowing in front of him, Yi An doesn't feel too much, to his realm, Mo said that it is just a little cold wind, even if he is placed in the ice and snow, with the protection of Zhenyuan, he can't feel the feeling of coldness.

It's just that other candidates are not so calm, especially some of the older ones, in the examination booth, they are already so cold that they rub their hands, in such a bad state, those young and strong candidates are okay, but those who are old are bound to be greatly affected, and even more serious, and they are very likely to fall off the list.

These physical discomforts will directly affect the thinking in the brain, many candidates, obviously thinking of this stubble, can not help but have a touch of urgency on their faces, this is the top priority in their lives, if they fail because of the influence of the outside world, this makes them a little difficult to accept.

How many three years can a person's life have, not to mention that most of the people present have already entered middle age, and I am afraid that it will not take them a few or three years before they will be dying.

Fortunately, all of them are in the same situation now, but the strength of each person's body is also different, so that there are still many people who are a little unhappy, as for those young and strong candidates, they are in a good mood, and they can reduce some competitors, they still like to see, every one less, they can stand out, and the chance will be greater.

However, the schadenfreude in their hearts soon became a pipe dream.

For the imperial examination, the imperial court has always attached great importance to it, and seeing that the weather is entering a cold winter, the imperial court of course also thinks of the current situation.

I only heard the messenger shouting: "In order to let everyone feel at ease for the exam, the imperial court specially prepared a pair of quilts for each person in advance, please wait for a while, and the quilts will be distributed immediately." ”

In fact, this kind of thing is not the first time it has happened, and the imperial court has always been very generous in treating candidates.

Because there are so many candidates, in order to distribute them as soon as possible and not delay the start of the exam, in addition to those errand officers, even some deputy examiners have joined the ranks of distributing quilts.

When he arrived here in Yi'an, the deputy examiner who was distributing quilts surprised him a little, the other party was Liu Xiqian, the deputy examiner he was in the township exam, but he didn't expect to meet the other party on top of the exam.

At the same time, Liu Xiqian also noticed Yi An's figure, he walked over quickly, but after all, the test was not as good as the township test, in order not to be honest, he still didn't dare to negotiate too much with Yi An, just distributed the quilt to the other party, said a word of encouragement, and left directly.

For Yi'an, he is still relatively optimistic, not arrogant or impatient, and his knowledge is not shallow, as long as there is no accident, he will inevitably have a place for the other party in the court in the future.

It can even reach an unimaginable height, in short, to form a good relationship with the other party, there is only good and no harm.

Seeing this, Yi An was stunned at first, and after a while, he somewhat understood the intention of the other party's move, Liu Xiqian should be to avoid suspicion, if he is used by some well-intentioned people, although it will not have any serious consequences, but this kind of thing is still a little unpleasant after all.

But having said that, it stands to reason that Liu Xiqian's identity is not enough to serve as the deputy examiner of the examination, after all, when the other party was in the township examination, he was only the deputy examiner, does the other party have any extraordinary background identity?

Yi An couldn't help but think like this, but he just thought about it casually, this matter was just insignificant to him after all.

Actually, this is Yi An's mistake, Liu Xiqian did not have the opportunity to serve as the deputy examiner of the examination, and the deputy examiners of the general examination were selected from among the chief examiners who presided over the township examinations in various places, but Wan Songling had no way to get out because of something, and he was unwilling to give up this hard-won opportunity to others, so after thinking about it again, he still gave the opportunity to serve as the deputy examiner to his subordinates.

Anyway, the deputy examiner has always been a foil, and it doesn't matter who is in charge.