Fang Zhan walked out of the Changyuan Palace.

Two guards walked over to him, and one of them said to Fang Zhan, "Has this student finished the exam?"

Fang Zhan bowed slightly: "I just handed in the papers." ”

The guard nodded: "Come with us, we'll send you out." ”

Fang Zhan followed the two guards all the way.

The scenery along the way shows the grandeur and magnificence of the royal buildings, but Fang Zhan seems to be unimpressed.

Looking left and right, when he passed through a corridor, he saw a middle-aged man in a purple and gold robe sitting at the end of the corridor, reclining on the railing, surrounded by five people, three men and two women.

The two women each held a gold plate, one of which contained a flawless white flask, and on the other what appeared to be some pastries or the like.

There was also a very young eunuch, closest to him, with a respectful demeanor, and his hands clasped to his chest.

The middle-aged man casually turned around and saw Fang Zhan and the three of them, and then he beckoned to the three of them.

The two guards were about to go over, and the middle-aged man shook his head, pointed at Fang Zhan, and nodded again.

A guard said: "This student, go over, don't be ignorant of etiquette, be smart!"

Fang Zhan walked to the cloister alone, he walked without hurry, came to the middle-aged man, gave a deep salute, and said, "You want to see me?"

The middle-aged man's face was like a crown of jade, his three strands of beard were clear and clear, free and detached, and he smiled slightly at this time and said, "Are you a student in today's palace exam?"

Fang Zhan saluted again: "Exactly." ”

"Then why did you come out so soon?"

"I'm done answering the paper, so I'll come out first. ”

"Oh, isn't that a difficult question today?"

"It's not that it's not difficult, but I just happen to think about these questions on weekdays. ”

"Then tell me, what did you answer today?"

Fang Zhan was stunned, and was embarrassed: "This ...... After all, the palace test is still going on. ”

The middle-aged man nodded slightly: "Hmm...... That's right, what's your name?"

"Grass People's Square Exhibition. ”

The middle-aged man had slowly turned around, looked at the lush lotus leaves in the pool outside the railing, and said softly, "Stand down!"

Fang Zhan's eyes suddenly burst with light!

It's fleeting!

Two guards escorted Fang Zhan until he left the palace, and when he arrived outside the palace gate, one of the guards said, "You can go back by yourself, and we will send it here." Fang Zhan saluted the two of them, and found that they were both smiling at him, and asked, "What are you laughing at?"

The guard who spoke earlier smiled deeply: "This student, maybe from today onwards, your good luck will come." ”

Fang Zhan was slightly stunned: "Why?"

The guard said, "Do you know who is talking to you today?"

Fang Zhanyi lowered his head: "I know!"

"You know?"

Fang Zhan raised his head to look at the sky and said slowly, "I know!"

The two guards looked at each other, both surprised. Seeing the young man in front of him looking up at the sky with his hands in his hands, his demeanor was calm, and he couldn't help muttering in his heart. only to find that Fang Zhan had already walked away.

Fang Zhan walked all the way, walked around along the way, and unconsciously returned to the nomination inn.

Fang Ping was shocked when he saw his son coming back.

Fang Zhan looked up to the sky and yawned: "Dad, I'm so sleepy, let me sleep for a while." ”

The old father had worries and doubts on his face, but he replied, "Okay, you can sleep for a while." ”

Fang Zhan slept for a long time until the morning of the third day.

Fang Ping called a few times halfway, but he couldn't wake up.

Xun Fuzi and Li Langzhong also came to see him a few times, Li Langzhong only said that Fang Zhan was overworked, it was better to let him sleep well, Fang Ping also knew that his son had never slackened off for many years, and now the last hurdle had passed, perhaps because the whole body and mind were relaxed, and he no longer forced it.

On the morning of the third day, Fang Ping got up early, glanced back at his son's bed, and found Fang Zhan sitting there, his eyes glazed and slightly startled, and then said with a smile: "You are awake, Dad will go and fetch water for you, wash well, and refresh yourself." After speaking, Fang Ping went out to fetch water. When he came back with a basin of water, he found Fang Zhan still sitting there. Holding his head with both hands, Fang Ping was startled and hurriedly said, "What's wrong?"

Fang Zhan looked up at his father, his eyes were red and he said, "Dad, have I finished the exam?"

Fang Ping stretched out his hand and touched his forehead, and said with a smile: "Don't burn it! don't you remember if you finished the exam yourself?"

Fang Zhan shook his head slightly: "When did I finish the exam?"

Fang Ping took the basin: "It's not even noon, you're back, what, I don't remember, don't scare me anymore." ”

Fang Zhan didn't ask any more, only said, "I'm so hungry!"

Fang Ping hurriedly said: "Okay, wash your face, let's go eat!"

Under his father's advice, Fang Zhan ate very slowly, and this meal was eaten for half an hour. Fang Ping found that his son had been preoccupied, and he tried to ask several times, but he endured it.

Three poles on the sun.

Three people came to the Nomination Inn.

The money shopkeeper went out to greet him with a smile on his face, and the leader of the three was the young eunuch standing beside the middle-aged man that Fang Zhan saw that day. He was followed by two little eunuchs.

The smile of the money shopkeeper was enough to melt the iceberg, and he tiptoed forward: "Grandpa Lu, why are you here?"

A little eunuch whispered on the side: "Come and announce the results!"

The money shopkeeper was shocked, how can there be a reason to come here to proclaim the decree?

Isn't it a list?

And do you want the emperor to personally read out the names of the top three?

Father-in-law Lu couldn't see the slightest joy, anger and sorrow on his face, and nodded very calmly.

There were already many people in the hall, and they stood up one after another, and at the same time, many people walked out one after another in the guest rooms on the first and second floors.

The young eunuch stood in the center, his eyes slowly roamed around the week, and the little eunuch held the holy decree in both hands, and Gonggong Lu took it with both hands, unfolded it and said: "The lord of the country declares the decree, kneel and listen to the holy decree!"

For a while, everyone knelt down at the same time, Fang Ping pulled Fang Zhan, and the two of them also knelt down with everyone to receive the order.

The young eunuch said: "God bless the Tang Dynasty, the emperor of the country Tianmu Emperor said: The palace examination has been completed, my Gao Tang Kingdom can be described as a large number of talents, the talent is majestic, the poetry is exquisite, and it abounds, but the exam must have a ranking, the following three people, set up a banquet at noon Qionghua Palace." ”

When the young eunuch said this, he raised his eyes and slowly glanced at everyone, and said, "Shan Qigong, Zhou Chenghai, Xiao Junxian, and the rest are not listed here, and the specific distribution will be notified separately!" After speaking, he put away the holy decree.

A little eunuch said softly: "The decree is over, get up!"

Everyone stood up one after another, and the three people on the list couldn't help but be ecstatic, and those who were not nominated were inevitably disappointed.

Fortunately, if you can participate in the temple examination, there will be no failure. At this time, the single gong burst into tears, and his hands were clenched into fists, obviously excited.

Fang Ping's eyes were all on his son at this time, he bumped Fang Zhan's body slightly with his shoulder, he knew in his heart that Fang Zhan must be extremely disappointed at this time, so he threw a relieved smile.

Fang Zhan glanced at the old father, barely squeezing out a smile, but shook his head again.

After the young eunuch Lu Gonggong finished announcing the decree, he slowly inspected for another week, and suddenly said, "Where is Fang Zhan?"

Fang Zhan and his father had been standing on the outside of the crowd, and at this time, their hearts were tight, and they hurriedly walked in front of Father-in-law Lu, bowed slightly, and said, "Fang Zhan is here, I don't know what Father-in-law Lu is looking for me?"

Gonggong Lu glanced at him fixedly and said, "The emperor asked me to ask you a word, and at the same time, I will also say a few words to you, kneel down." ”

Fang Zhan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly knelt down.

Father-in-law Lu said slowly: "The emperor asked me to ask you, what did you write?"

Fang Zhan raised his head suddenly, looked at the young eunuch, and then shook his head slightly, without answering.

Father-in-law Lu leaned over and said in a warm voice: "Whatever you write, just say anything, is this difficult?"

Fang Ping saw that the situation was not right, and hurriedly walked closer, and just as he was about to speak, a little eunuch said in a whisper: "Our father-in-law Lu is asking questions for the emperor, and others must not interfere!"

Fang Ping immediately swallowed back what he was about to say, and stood aside with a worried face.

At this time, in the hall of the nomination inn, everyone's eyes were focused on Fang Zhan, and no one noticed that at the railing on the second floor, Xun Fuzi and Li Langzhong were expressionless, and they were also looking below.

Fang Zhan shook his head and said softly, "I don't know." ”

Father-in-law Lu stood up straight, his hands behind his back: "Think about it again!"

Fang Zhan sighed: "I don't know!"

Gonggong Lu stared at him deeply: "That is the case, the following words are what the emperor wants me to tell you, you can listen well." ”

The young eunuch raised his head, suddenly glanced at Master Xun and Li Langzhong, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes, he took a deep look at the two people standing on the second floor, and then slowly retracted his gaze, and said to Fang Zhan: "For more than three hundred years in the Gaotang Dynasty, there has never been such a proud person, if you don't want to say what you wrote, I won't ask you anymore, you despise the Golden Palace Imperial Examination, I won't kill you, and I won't use you, from now on, Fang Zhan's "Xie Yuan" and "Huiyuan" qualifications will be cancelled, and he will not be hired for life!"

After saying this, Fang Zhan put his hands on the ground, and his body seemed to tremble slightly.

After Gonggong Lu finished speaking, he said: "Shan Qigong, Zhou Chenghai, Xiao Junxian, the three of you will follow me into the palace, and the emperor will give a banquet at noon!"

The young eunuch walked out, and just after taking two steps, Fang Zhan suddenly said, "Wait!"

Father-in-law Lu turned around: "Is there anything you have to say, or do you remember what you wrote?"

Fang Zhan stood up and said, "Father-in-law Lu, Fang Zhan has a reluctant request. ”

"Oh, tell me about it!"

"Can I get my exam papers back?"

"This ...... I'm afraid not, your test paper is in the emperor's hands, what do you want to do with the test paper?"

"I want to know, what did I write?"

Father-in-law Lu's eyes narrowed into a slit and said, "I can't help you!"

After saying that, he walked out, followed by the two little eunuchs, and the three named also left the nomination inn.

The rest of the people looked at Fang Zhan, contempt, sympathy, schadenfreude, and none of their business, all kinds of expressions, with a burst of embarrassment, slowly dispersed.

Fang Zhan's face was like ashes, and he sat on the ground in a gloomy manner!