Yue Xian shook his head: "No, Haizhu Dao Chang has never set foot in the north when he was a thief, so naturally there will be no hatred between us." It's just that I heard my father talk about this person, and I heard that he hasn't looked down to the peak for more than 30 years since he went to the Qingyuan Sect, how can he appear in the capital now?"

King Beining said: "I only found out today, I just talked to him for a few words, don't look at him over seventy, his face is still ruddy, and his voice is full of energy." Even if his enemies were still alive, they might not be his opponents. ”

The two were discussing, only to hear a gong, the master of ceremonies of the Ministry of Rites Kou Jin announced the start of the recruitment ceremony, the noisy school was suddenly silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on Kou Jin.

Kou Jin said loudly: "This recruitment is divided into three parts: the literary test, the martial arts test, and the physical test. The literary test and martial arts test need to be above average, and the physical test needs to be high. Those who pass the three assessments will meet the second princess in person, and the second princess will personally select them. Next, I would like to ask all candidates to submit their personal posts in turn. The voice fell, and the five people came up in order to hand over the pro-post to Kou Jin, and when Xu Pan handed over the pro-post, Kou Jin's face changed slightly, but he didn't say anything. After the five of them went down, Kou Jin carefully inspected Xu Pan's personal post again. These pro-posts are the size of a palm, and they are all made of pure gold, but Xu Pan's pro-posts are obviously much lighter than the other four. If it was someone else, Kou Jin might have raised his hand and let him go, and then he would find the other party to explain and lead him to a great favor. But for Xu Wen's son, Kou Jin didn't want to let it go like this.

Kou Jin was originally a member of the ministry, although he was only a six-grade official, but as a heavenly official of the ministry, respect was always indispensable at four o'clock, and it also allowed him to earn a lot of food and clothing. offended his boss Xu Wen because of a trivial matter, and was sent to this Ministry of Rites to be a master of ceremonies with little soup and little water. He didn't dare to find Xu Wen's bad luck, but he always had to try to give himself a breath of relief in this matter today.

Kou Jin whispered to Chen Cihai, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites on the side: "My lord, there seems to be something wrong with Xu Gongzi's personal post. ”

"Oh" Chen Cihai's face changed when he heard this: "What's the matter?"

Kou Jin said: "When my subordinates hold it in their hands, it feels much lighter than the other four." As he spoke, he handed over the five pieces of pro-post together: "My lord, please see, the workmanship on his side is slightly rougher than the other sides." ”

Chen Cihai took it and checked it, looked at it again, and thought that it was Xu Pan who lost his parental post, and found someone to imitate it. Chen Cihai is upright and never panders to sycophants, and his subordinates call him "Chen Tieban" behind his back. Kou Jin thought secretly: "Just let Chen Tiepan touch this moldy head, Xu Wen will also blame Chen Tiepan's head, and he can't find me." ”

Chen Cihai summoned Xu Pan to the front and asked, "Young Master Xu, what's the matter with your pro-post?"

When Xu Pan heard this, the second monk was puzzled: "Lord Chen, what do you mean?"

Chen Cihai said sharply: "It is a felony to lose the second princess's personal post, and he dares to forge a fake pro-post." ”

Xu Pan's eyes were full of confusion and incomprehension: "Lord Chen, this ......"

Emperor Xiang saw that Chen Cihai and the others had not started the literary exam, but they were talking to Xu Pan about something, so he instructed Cun Xi: "Go and see what's going on." ”

Cun Xi agreed, then walked over and asked Chen Cihai: "Lord Chen, the emperor has an old slave to ask, why don't you start?" Chen Cihai told Xu Pan that there was something wrong with his relatives, and Cun Xi's face was sad: "Lord Chen, today is the first time that our Xiang country has been recruited by the princess, and the queen mother and the emperor are waiting. ”

Chen Cihai had a blank face: "How can it be, my father-in-law is not good to talk about, I will go to show Your Majesty." As he spoke, he didn't wait for Cun Xi to stop him, and got up straight and walked to Emperor Xiang to tell him about it. Cun Xi followed behind him and scolded secretly: "This Chen Tieban!"

Emperor Xiang frowned when he heard this, and before he could speak, the second princess took the lead: "Father, this Xu Pan is so hateful, even his daughter's personal post dares to forge it, you can punish him heavily!"

Over there, Xu Wen's eyes were always on his son, and when he saw Chen Cihai asking Xu Pan, he was secretly beating a drum in his heart: Don't make extraneous branches! It's just that I can't hear what I'm saying when I'm far away. When Chen Cihai explained the reason to His Majesty, he heard it clearly in front of him, and the drum in his heart seemed to be broken, and he thought that this stinky boy must have gambled again, and if he lost the bet, he imitated the fake face to fool people, if he lost it, he would at most beat the board, but if he let the emperor know that he took the pro-post to gamble, I am afraid that he will be implicated. While thinking, he walked quickly to Emperor Xiang and knelt down: "The minister is guilty! The minister's family education is not strict, causing the dog to do such a crime." I think it was this rebel who lost his relatives that he did such a thing that he didn't know whether to live or die. I beg your Majesty to punish him severely. ”

Emperor Xiang ignored Xu Wen and asked Xu Pan, "You say, what's the matter?"

Xu Pan still didn't know why, but when he saw his father kneeling on the ground, he didn't even dare to say more if he was guilty, but he even called "Holy Atonement". Empress Cheng wanted to defend him a few words because she had received Xu Wen's full support after the establishment of the year: "Your Majesty, Xu Pan is just confused for a while, and he is young and ignorant, recruiting relatives for his sister-in-law today is the top priority, just spare him once, and cancel his qualification." ”

Emperor Xiang didn't want to say more, waved his hand and said, "Go down." ”

Xu Wen trembled and pulled up his son and quickly retreated. Kou Jin secretly applauded in his heart, walked to the front of the stage and announced loudly: "Let's start the first item: the literary exam." ”

The remaining four candidates entered the room in turn and sat in front of the three examiners. The examiner sitting in the middle is the head of the Wenbo Academy, Dai Zhou, the Taishi of the Dynasty, Liao Qiu, the master of the Wenbo Academy, and Sun Di, the master of the Wenbo Academy, sitting on the left. The three of them were all well-educated people in the dynasty, and Dai Zhou was the teacher of Jiang Xinyan of the eldest prince.

After everyone sat down, Dai Zhou said: "The first question, you can answer it by mouth." Mencius said: The king please have no good little courage. The husband stroked the sword and said, 'He dares to be me'! This man is brave, and the enemy is also alone. What do you think?"

Everyone fell into deep thought, and Shen Juan replied first: "In the past, the Marquis of Huaiyin was humiliated by the butcher's crotch, and then after many years, he finally helped Pei Gong achieve the royal industry. Such as butchers and others, Xiao Yonger, can slaughter a pig, can slaughter a cow, can humiliate a person, that's all. If Han Xin is a person, he can gallop across the field, he can strategize, and he can assist Mingjun, and he is also brave. The eldest husband was born as a human being, and he should carry a three-foot sword, make immortal achievements, be enthusiastic rather than brave, and be fearless rather than ruthless. Fang is not in vain to come to the world. ”

Hearing this, Dai Zhou and the other three nodded their heads and praised: "I can't imagine that Shen Yushi has such a broad mind, admire!

Yue Xian and the others are all martial arts practitioners, with clear ears and eyes, although they are far away, they can still hear every question and answer on the field clearly. Yue Xian whispered to the king of Beining: "This person is quite arrogant. ”

King Beining said: "Shen Juan came from a humble background, but at the age of nineteen, he became the imperial history of the Imperial Inspectorate, and he must have real talent and learning." ”

The other three also answered separately, but their arguments were mediocre and not brilliant. The king of Beining said: "It seems that in this scene, Shen Juan must come out on top." ”

(End of Chapter 25)