Long Xiaomo had already gathered Ma Xiaocui's stump at this time, wrapped it into a huge burden, turned around and said viciously: "I know that you people from the Qinwang Group were using me from the beginning. Use my peculiar character to break the game, and use me to lure these mysterious people out. You also saw the fate of my pathetic little man today. However, you remember to me that my life is up to me. You big guys, don't want to control everything with one hand. I'm just a pathetic little bug, but I'm going to show you how good I am. From today on, I will no longer have anything to do with you people in the Qin Palace. ”

Xing Ling'er suddenly came up and said, "Long Xiaomo, you must have misunderstood, Yuan Zhenren's original intention is definitely not like this." ”

"Get out. Long Xiaomo yelled viciously at Xing Ling'er. Then he carried the huge burden behind him and staggered out into the night. The madman killed on the side, and hurriedly followed.

"Hey, Long Xiaomo, where are you going? Xing Ling'er shouted from the side.

"Revenge. ”

"Do you know who to get revenge on?"

"The surname Li, wearing golden helmets and golden armor, has been in battle for a long time, and there is no other family in the world with such great momentum. Don't think that the king of the north will rule over everything, the people of the fish. ”

"Hey, Long Xiaomo, don't go, I can help you too. ”

"Get out of here, you slut, Sister Xiaocui definitely doesn't want to see you. ”

The night rain is still pouring.

The next day, Tang King Li Yuan organized the first imperial examination of the Tang Dynasty in Chang'an City, which was also the first imperial examination held in the world since the death of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. Because this scientific expedition was carried out on the basis of the vigorous persuasion of Li Shimin, the king of Qin, and his adviser Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, Li Shimin hurried back from the battlefield of Tiger Prison Pass a few days ago to participate in this activity.

This imperial examination was of great significance to the Tang Empire, a fledgling local separatist regime. Not only the sons of Zhongzhong, Shanxi, and Longyou participated, but even under the rule of Wang Shichong in Henan, under the rule of Dou Jiande in Hedong, and even under the rule of Xiao Milling and Du Fuwei in Jiangnan, some scholars came to take the exam to gain fame, which was an important means for the Li Tang Dynasty to win people's hearts.

Three days later, in the early morning of the Double Ninth Festival in early September, fifty selected jinshi dressed in the same red costumes entered the front hall of the Taiji Palace, where Li Yuan, the king of the Tang Dynasty, conducted a final interview with them to determine the top three students.

The rising sun shone on the silk gowns of the fifty lifters, making them look vibrant. Under the early training of the Ministry of Rites, the fifty lifters walked in a uniform pace, holding a wat board and bowing their heads. As the future mainstay of the Tang Empire, these people were nervous and had an inexplicable excitement. All of them tried their best to show a humble and confident look, hoping to impress the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Ah no, not everyone is like that, in the penultimate place on the right team, the new class looks a little absent-minded, to be precise, he is looking around, and it seems very incongruous in this team.

Well, I'm sorry, let me take a closer look, I won't be mistaken, it's actually the gangster dragon Xiaomo. That's right, four days ago, Long Xiaomo's woman Ma Xiaocui was torn apart with her bare hands, which made Long Xiaomo depressed for two days, and in the past two days, Long Xiaomo has been thinking with his eyes closed without eating or drinking, and no one knows what he is thinking. On the third day, the carry's eyes suddenly opened, startling Sanlaizi, who came to deliver the food, and threw the bowl to the ground.

The first thing this thing said when he opened his eyes was: "Sanlaizi, help me think about it, is there any way to get close to the third prince Li Yuanji the fastest and fastest." ”

San Laizi said: "Brother Long, do you want to check again, the mysterious person has not shown his true face from beginning to end, we can't be sure that Li Yuanji did it." ”

Long Xiaomo said lightly: "I've been trying to get to the bottom of this matter for the past two days, although the mysterious man has been trying his best to hide his identity. But from his few brief speeches, from his demeanor, it must be Li Yuanji, who didn't run away. Didn't you also say that after Ma Tiezhu was defeated by us, the most likely thing was to defect to Li Yuanji's men?"

San Laizi said: "Brother Long, you have to think clearly, we are gangsters in Chang'an City. People are princes, gangsters are princes, isn't that a shell out of the hole, looking for? We are not as good as before, and you also have forty or fifty thugs to eat with you. The territory is not large, but there are forty or fifty taels of silver in and out every month lying still. ”

Long Xiaomo said: "I know this, and if I am measured, I may not act immediately." ”

San Laizi said: "Well, I have a score in my heart when you say that, and the former Brother Long is back." ”

That night, Sanlaizi launched an operation. To say that this local snake is well-informed, I heard about a man named Zhang Youtang in Chen Cang, and he couldn't hold back the joy of being admitted to the Jinshi, and went to Xinghualou to drink and have fun that night. Xinghualou is Long Xiaomo's territory, so on the dark and windy night of this month, on the way back from Zhang Youtang's wine, he was brutally kidnapped by Sanlaizi. ransacked all his clothes and documents from the inside out, and then locked him up in a small dark room in the suburbs, and there was Long Xiaomo's appearance today.

Long Xiaomo was born in a gangster, and he didn't have a proper shape anywhere, plus when he entered the palace for the first time, his eyes were almost unable to open when he was shining with golden light, and he was very happy to look at this.

There was an official from the Ministry of Rites at the back of the line who couldn't stand it anymore and coughed heavily. Long Xiaomo didn't react at all, still looking around. The official raised an octave and coughed, but Long Xiaomo still went his own way. The official couldn't hold back anymore, and reminded in a low voice: "Zhang Youtang, be disciplined." ”

When Long Xiaomo heard the voice, he suddenly thought that he was Zhang Youtang, and quickly turned his head to see what the officials behind him called him. Unexpectedly, there were too many steps in the palace, and he was about to trip if he stumbled, but fortunately, the person in front of him was more burly and blocked him.

Long Xiaomo had just stabilized his figure, and the burly man in front of him turned around and came to help him, and suddenly said in a loud voice: "Hey, Brother Long, it's you." ”

Long Xiaomo looked up and saw that this person was iron-faced and bearded, and his voice was like a Hong Zhong, it was Zhong Kui, the son of Juzi who he met in Qujiangchi. Hurriedly made a silent gesture with his finger in front of his mouth, and whispered: "Lie to you, my name is Zhang Youtang." ”

"You two shut up, this is the inner courtyard of the palace. The officials of the Ministry of Rites in the back were directly maddened by the successive blows.

The two of them immediately walked forward like toads struck by lightning, honestly shutting up.

The inner courtyard of the palace was door after door, and one door after another was entered. When Long Xiaomo finally walked to the Taiji Hall, he was still shocked by the solemn momentum. At this time, it was the early years of the Tang Dynasty, and everything was mainly practical, but the Taiji Hall, the main hall of the imperial city, still had the momentum of looking down on the world. The guards standing guard were not well-dressed like the Ming Dynasty brocade guards, with a layer of dark armor from head to toe. Long Xiaomomo once heard that this kind of guard is called Xuanjia Guard, and Li Shimin's personal Xuanjia Four Guards are the most famous.

After entering the Taiji Palace, all the Jinshi knelt on the ground neatly under the hint of the officials of the Ministry of Rites behind, bowed three times and bowed nine times, and the mountain shouted long live.

Then a sharp-necked eunuch came out and recited the holy decree: "Fengtian carriers, the four seas are leveled, Brabra, Bailai Bailai。。。。。 "Anyway, it's a lot of words that Long Xiaomo can't understand. Then fifty men fell to their knees and could not move.

Immediately afterwards, the eunuch called out to the first person in line. On the main hall, Tang Emperor Li Yuan spoke quite kindly, but he was always dragging those words, Long Xiaomo didn't understand it at all, and looked at the emperor's left and right when he was bored.

On Li Yuan's left is a young man, tall and very handsome, also wearing a yellow robe, which should be the crown prince Li Jiancheng. On the right is Long Xiaomo's idol Li Shimin. Li Shimin's right side is also a prince, Long Xiaomo's heart twitched nervously, this should be the third prince Li Yuanji, looking at the figure, tall, short, fat and thin are almost the same.

"That's right, it's him. Long Xiaomo secretly locked on to the target in her heart, and her right hand subconsciously buckled it tightly. Three "coffin nails" were sewn into the bracer of his left hand. After evading the search of the guards of the imperial city, Long Xiaomo had already taken out the coffin nail from the wide sleeve and buckled it under his wrist.

There is also a bag of smelly medicinal powder hidden under the wrist of his right hand, which is the "maggot powder" that San Laizi exchanged with the "Tie Guan San" in the ghost market, this package of medicinal powder is used by Long Xiaomo to create chaos when necessary, so that he can shoot and retreat with his whole body.

Since entering the palace, Long Xiaomo's eyes have been staring at the third prince Li Yuanji, and his mind is thinking hard about the assassination method.

"Thank you, Lord Ron. Zhong Kui's voice like a Hong bell in front of him called Long Xiaomo back from his trance, and it turned out that it was Li Yuan's turn to interview Zhong Kui.

After Zhong Kui raised his head, his iron-faced and bearded face really startled Li Yuan. Li Yuan subconsciously frowned and said, "You are the son of Jinke, Zhong Kui?"

Zhong Kui's voice like thunder sounded again: "Back to Your Majesty, it is Zhong Kui, who is from Zhongnan Town." ”

"Hehehe. What a reckless look. Li Yuan smiled and said to the crown prince Li Jiancheng next to him: "With his appearance, I don't think he should come to participate in the imperial examination, but should be under the command of Shimin and be a general who charges into battle." ”