In a lively, crowded street, it seems that most of the people on this street surround this humble attic.

This place is the imperial capital of the Vast Empire, the capital has a large population, and it is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, as the so-called throwing a brick on the street can smash an official, whether his position is big or small, it all depends on your luck.

As the name suggests, the Vast Empire is the widest, most populous, and most powerful empire on this great road!

The empire is now in a situation of steady rise and peace in all directions.

Under the management of Emperor Jie, there are few disasters and fewer difficulties, the world is peaceful, and the country and the people are safe!

Under the leadership of Emperor Jie, who is praised by the people of the world, the people are rich and rich, and every family can have a full stomach, but is this really the case?

They don't notice that in remote and hostile places, people have enough food to survive and a single coat to wear for years.

No one cares, no one cares, after all, most of them have already met the standard, so why bother with those few?

A group of men with extraordinary bearing walked out of the attic, and they walked towards the crowd of onlookers, looking for their relatives.

When the people dispersed, no one would notice that a young man in plain clothes, wearing shabby straw sandals with holes on his feet, slowly walked out of it.

The young man walked into the street and sighed deeply, he was very frightened in his heart for half a year after leaving home, after all, he had the expectations of his mother and the villagers on him.

The young man's name was Su Bufan, and he was born in a small impoverished village on the border of the empire.

As far as I can remember, I only have my mother in my mind, and my mother has a gentle temperament, and it is difficult to pull it up, because a woman does not have much strength, the land in the village cannot be cultivated, and there is no income, so you can imagine how difficult it is to pull Dasu Bufan.

To this day, Su Bufan still hates snowy days, the ice and snow are very cold, there is no food and cotton clothes at home, and there is only a pile of broken grass for the two of them to shrink to keep warm.

Not only that, when it was icy and snowy, Su Bufan's mother had to brave the cold wind from time to time to go out to find some food.

Fortunately, the people in the township are relatively simple, and they help the mother and son from time to time, seeing that Su Bufan is smart, and the old Xiucai who is more than half a hundred years old in the village does not take a penny, and teaches him to read, so that Su Bufan is firm in this way, and vows to repay the villagers with fame.

Day after day, year after year of hard study, Su Bufan finally gained the fame of the people and the opportunity to go to the capital to gain fame.

Originally, some money could be used as the travel expenses to the capital to catch the exam, but the travel expenses of the examiners were also raised by the villagers, and they were planning to return the money and make other plans for themselves.

But he didn't expect the villagers to support him so much, bid farewell to his hometown with tears in his eyes, and rushed from his distant hometown to the imperial capital step by step.

The money is quite rich, this is the first time in Su Bufan's life that he has put so much money on him, and he is very cautious.

But Su Bufan still underestimated this journey, that is, there was no fast horse and no carriage, he was frugal all the way, he didn't dare to stay in the inn, he looked for a place to rest when he was sleepy, and hurriedly went on the road when he woke up.

In my mind, I always remember the words of my mother when she was leaving, listen more, watch more, speak less, think more, remember more, and don't hand over the climbing.

When he arrived at the imperial capital, even if he was frugal, his money was spent, and his body was as stinky as a beggar.

Fortunately, it was not too late, even more than a month early, so there was plenty of time to prepare.

Su Bufan returned to reality from his thoughts, turned his body to look at the attic behind him, and looked at the plaque above.

The word Gongyuan came into Su Bufan's eyes, he has seen this plaque I don't know how many times, these two words, but every time he walks by, he will stay for a while, until he finally finishes the exam today, only to wait for the list to be announced in three days, as soon as the list is announced, you can enter the palace, participate in the palace examination, gain fame, and glorify your ancestors!

Su Bufan is so confident, isn't he afraid that he won't be able to pass the test?

Su Bufan didn't know the bottom in his heart, but he knew that he couldn't fail the test, he couldn't fail the test, he couldn't fail the test, and he couldn't fail the test!

His eyes revealed perseverance, and he took a step, and Su Bufan slowly disappeared into the flow of people.

On the restaurant opposite the Gongyuan, dressed in white, his face can be described as a country and a city, with red lips and white teeth, a handsome face, black and shiny fine hair is softly draped on his chest, reaching his back, and his big eyes look at the direction of Su Bufan in the distance, revealing an ignorant light in his eyes.

This person is the eldest princess of the vast empire, and the princess of Xinhuan is single.

Princess Xinhuan is his title, and she is the eldest daughter of Emperor Jiedi, the emperor of the Wide Empire, who is quite fond of this woman.

Princess Xinhuan stretched out her slender jade fingers and picked up the teacup inlaid with gold and jade on the table, brought it to her lips, and took a sip.

"Has this person's background been investigated?" Princess Xinhuan asked without any emotion as she glanced at the man beside her.

The man standing beside Princess Xinhuan hurriedly bowed down and replied in a feminine voice, "Your Royal Highness the Princess, this person was born on the border of the Empire, in a poor and destitute small village, and there is a woman who is her mother. ”

Princess Xinhuan stood up, her hand lightly in the air, and the feminine man beside her understood, and hurriedly stepped forward to help.

"Is the princess going back to the palace?" the feminine man's hand rested on the cuff of Princess Xinhuan's wrist, and he bowed down and walked slowly beside her.

Princess Xinhuan shook her head, "This palace wants to go to the Tribute Courtyard. ”

In the Tribute Courtyard, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites was reviewing with everyone inside, and suddenly heard a shout outside the courtyard, "Her Royal Highness Princess Xinhuan has arrived!"

Everyone stopped the pen in their hands when they heard the sound, raised their heads and looked at the waiter of the Ministry of Rites above, the Lord of the Ministry of Rites is not here today, and the Lord of the Ministry of Rites is respected here.

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites was very surprised, why did the princess suddenly visit?

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites hurriedly got up, and was about to rush to the courtyard hall to pick up the car, as soon as he got up, he saw a figure stepping into the door, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites hurriedly lowered his head, trotted to the front, and knelt on the ground with a group of people, and saluted and said respectfully, "Her Royal Highness Princess Xinhuan has visited, so that the Gongyuan is full of brilliance, and the lower officials can't take the car in time, please punish the princess!"

Princess Xinhuan waved her hand, "Let's all get up, this palace is just excited, I want to come and see, and my steps are faster, why are you guilty?"

When Her Royal Highness the princess spoke, who dared to disobey, they all stood up, but they still bowed their bodies and did not dare to raise their heads.

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites got up and thanked him, "Your Majesty has thanked Princess Hongen!"

The princess raised her head lightly and signaled to her, although the waiter of the Ministry of Rites bowed her body, but her whole heart was already on the princess, and she knew what the princess meant, and commanded everyone to face her, "Wait and retreat first." ”

When everyone heard this, they dared to stay longer, and they all bowed and withdrew from the house, and Princess Xinhuan waved her hand to the man and the maids beside her, and the man understood and retreated outside the house with the maids.

At this moment, only the two people left in the house, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites and Princess Xinhuan.

Princess Xinhuan walked slowly to the front, picked up a scroll on the table, and asked the waiter of the Ministry of Rites in her lukewarm words, "What kind of talents are there in this year's imperial examination?"

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites walked quickly to the princess's side, hunched over and picked up a stack of scrolls on his desk, and held them in front of the princess with both hands, "This is the selected candidate for today's examination." ”

Princess Xinhuan looked at the scroll, and the first name on the card was Su Bufan!

Princess Xinhuan picked it up with her slender jade fingers, looked at it roughly, and asked the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, "How is this son?"

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites looked up, saw the name on this scroll, and replied respectfully, "The princess has good eyesight, this son is quite good at writing, if the palace test in three days goes as usual, there is a great hope of winning the top spot." ”

"Oh, really, how do I think this son's literary level is not worthy of Mr. Squire's evaluation?" Princess Xinhuan looked up and down at the Squire with a suspicious expression, and her words were full of doubt.

As soon as this remark came out, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites was particularly surprised, what he said just now was true, and there was no favoritism, but how could the princess's words ......

"Mr. Squire can't cheat for personal gain!" Seeing the princess's smiling face, the squire of the Ministry of Rites immediately understood what he meant.

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites replied respectfully, "The princess is really knowledgeable, but the lower officials are confused, and they can't see the vulgar meaning of this son, thank the princess for her advice." ”

Princess Xinhuan let go of her jade finger, and the scroll slowly floated on the table, "Mr. Shilang hopes that you will be fair and just, and do not engage in favoritism and malpractice, which will chill the hearts of students." ”

"The princess taught her a lesson, and it was the dereliction of duty of the lower officials!" said the waiter of the Ministry of Rites to himself.

Princess Xinhuan has already got the answer she wants, and I believe that the waiter of the Ministry of Rites also knows what she should do? Without saying a word, she slowly walked outside the house.

"You don't have to send it, Mr. Shilang still needs to review the papers, so you won't have to worry about it. Seeing that the waiter of the Ministry of Rites was following her, Princess Xinhuan waved at him and refused.

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites nodded and said, "Then the princess walks slowly on the road, and I hope you will forgive me for being slack." ”

It wasn't until Princess Xinhuan's back disappeared that the waiter of the Ministry of Rites let out the breath in his heart, and his back was already covered with cold sweat.

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites walked quickly to the table, picked up the scroll just now, looked at the answer written on it, and sighed slightly in his heart, "Who knows what you offended the princess?"

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites slowly apologized, picked up a pen and drew two large crosses on it.

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites was relieved and completed what the princess had explained, but he felt a little regretful in his heart, after all, this person's writing was quite atmospheric and did not lose its connotation, and he was actually the first person to be selected for the list!

Of course, Su Bufan didn't know about this, and he didn't even know that someone had been watching him from behind.

He had never seen Princess Xinhuan before, as for why Princess Xinhuan knew about him?

All of this has to go back to two days ago, when the Gongyuan signed up for the exam, its timid and cowardly appearance was looked at by the princess Xinhuan on the side.

This son is so in line with the plan in Princess Xinfan's heart, this plan must find a cowardly, cowardly and incompetent person.