When the Chang'an market was fighting fiercely, the lobby of the Chang'an Rite Department was also up all night, and there was no peace for a moment.

At this moment, the fifth prince, Li Ziyan, was sitting at the main table in the hall of the Ministry of Rites, with a thick stack of exam papers piled up on the table. He is the main person in charge of this imperial examination, so after the staff of the Guozijian corrects the examination papers, they must be submitted to him, and they can be registered and entered into the classics only after they are confirmed. Hundreds of candidates, that is, hundreds of papers, now that most of the correction has been completed, but there are still exam papers submitted one after another, and he has been busy all the time.

At this moment, his mood was very irritable, because of Xu Changfeng's problem, it was likely that the top spot in the scientific expedition this time would really have to be given to Anton, the son of the king of Nanping. How could he not be in a hurry?

It was already midnight at the moment, and it was the time when he was most sleepy, and he couldn't help but feel a little dizzy after reading a large number of exam papers. If it weren't for the fact that he was already a third-order cultivator at this time, I am afraid that he would have already fallen asleep.

At this moment, the servant walked over to the fifth prince with a cup of hot tea. Even though the fireplace is lit in the lobby of the Ministry of Rites, you can already feel the cold of the frost in the cold winter, and it is great to be able to drink a cup of hot tea at this moment.

The fifth prince stretched out his hand to take the hot tea, but at this moment, the subordinate seemed to have stepped on the air, and his body fell forward. And the hot tea in his hand was also poured on the table, soaking more than a dozen exam papers.

"Oops!"

The fifth prince didn't have time to help his subordinates up, and looked helplessly at the exam papers soaked with hot tea on the table, not knowing what to do. His shout attracted the attention of many officials, and Han Feichi walked to the table, only to see that the fifth prince was carefully taking the exam paper out of the tea.

The paper of the exam paper is already very thin, and if the hot tea is spilled, even if the paper is not damaged, the handwriting on the paper will become blurred.

"Bring people down to me!"

Guozi Priest Su Zitao brought the soldiers of Chang'an Mansion and shouted at the subordinates who had just gotten up from the ground.

The soldiers of Chang'an Mansion couldn't help but speak, set him up with a sharp sword, turned around and walked out.

At this moment, the five princes have already separated the soaked exam papers, and the exam papers sandwiched in the middle are better, but the first and bottom ones are really unreadable. Especially the first exam paper, not to mention being wet with tea, and being smashed out of a small hole by the teacup, when it was separated, there were several more damages, and the ink on it was already blurry, and it was difficult to tell what was written.

"There's something wrong with this tea!" Han Feichi tapped the tea on the table with his fingers, frowned and said, "The paper used in the exam paper is made by Xin Yaxuan, and it won't be easily damaged if it can withstand the scrubbing of water." And this ink is also from the famous East and West Pavilion in Chang'an, and it is impossible to make the ink so unsightly just because of a cup of tea. If my guess is correct, this tea should be someone who deliberately wants to frame His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince. ”

There were no outsiders present at this time, except for Han Feichi and Su Zitao, there were only a few old ministers of the Guozijian left. Therefore, Han Feichi did not have the slightest scruples and spoke bluntly. There are hundreds of examination papers in the lobby of the Ministry of Rites, why is there only a problem on the side of the five princes? Besides, what is the significance of the idea of the gangsters to fight this examination paper? Even if they are burned, they can still take the exam again, but it is just a waste of effort. Moreover, if you can arrange someone to enter the lobby of the Ministry of Rites, you must be a person who has a certain amount of power in the court, and it is impossible for ordinary candidates to do this.

"Mr. Han, what do you say I should do?" The fifth prince looked at the broken scroll in front of him with some numbness, this paper couldn't hold the fire, since the next person was instructed by someone, so someone in the palace must have known about it. He had expected that the position of the head of the imperial examination would be restless, so he acted cautiously again and again, who knew that at this last moment, there would be no fork. The list will be released in less than two days, and he has already seen despair in his eyes.

"His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince may not be too pessimistic. What no one expected was that this serious Han Feichi actually showed a little smile, "Your Highness, look at the name of the candidate for this exam paper." ”

When the five princes heard this, they hurriedly went up to check it carefully, and after three breaths, the five princes immediately clapped their hands and applauded, and their faces showed great joy, "This exam paper is actually from Anton!"

When the ministers of Guozijian heard this, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although the damage to the exam paper has nothing to do with them, they are also present after all, and they may be charged with poor protection at that time. Although it is not a big deal, it is just that if some people with ulterior motives want to make a fuss about this and let their official positions move a few seats down, it is just a matter of a flick of their fingers, and they naturally have some concerns.

The fifth prince thought about it, the smile on his face was gone, and he couldn't help frowning and said, "But even so, then the king of Nanping is not easy to offend......"

Han Feichi thought for a while, and said with a somewhat serious face: "This paper from Anton is corrected by me, and it is indeed very outstanding. This Anton is very talented, and the articles he has written are also rare and excellent. If nothing else, he must be at the top of this year's list. But according to the practice of previous years, the top exam paper needs to be presented to the prince for personal inspection, and now the exam paper has become like this, if he is allowed to sit at the top of the list again, then the world will have to say that I Han Feichi is dizzy and has the suspicion of covering up. ”

"So......" The fifth prince had a little smile in his eyes.

"This article made by Anton is simple and ordinary, and it looks uninteresting, so the top of the list will be pushed to the latter. Han Feichi looked at the fifth prince and said in a low voice.

When the fifth prince heard this, he hurriedly bowed with both hands and thanked Han Feichi, "Thank you Mr. Han for your willingness to help, this kindness is unforgettable!"

The two days passed peacefully, and in a blink of an eye, the day of the release of the list was ushered in.

On this day, Chang'an City can be described as full of traffic, and before the list was released, hundreds of people had already gathered outside the ceremonial department. Among them, there are candidates waiting for results, and there are also some powerful aristocrats. If you can make the candidates on the list use for them, it will be a great benefit for your future in the future.

Among the hundreds of candidates, the most calm is Xu Changfeng.

He was practicing his sword in the courtyard at the moment, and the rice porridge was still boiling slowly on the stove next to him, and he had no intention of watching the list. Liang Yi walked out of the courtyard and found that Xu Changfeng was still focusing on swordsmanship, without the slightest intention of stopping, and couldn't help but ask suspiciously: "Isn't it released today? Why don't you go and take a look?"

Xu Changfeng shook his head, and said while practicing his sword: "If I come here, I will be safe, if I don't have a chance to be on the list, even if I wait there all night, it won't help." It's already a foregone conclusion, so why care about the truth?"

In the time since he came out of the exam room, he has understood a lot of things. He knew it would be difficult for him to make the list, so he didn't expect much. Besides, he once said that if he wants to live for himself, even if he is on the list, what can he do? He is neither greedy for official careers nor obsessed with officialdom, and scientific research is just a simple experience for him.

When the hour was approaching, the door of the Ministry of Rites was finally opened. Under the escort of the soldiers of Chang'an Mansion, Su Zitao, the priest of the country, walked to the front of the board in front of the Ministry of Rites, and at this moment a red cloth was covered on the board, and there were soldiers from Chang'an Mansion with swords on both sides, and no one dared to make a mistake. At this moment, the street in front of the ceremonial department has long been fenced out, and it looks dense in the gloomy world. Everyone explained and stared at Su Zitao's back with bated breath, eager to let him take off the cloth that covered the list immediately.

I only heard a gong and drum beating, a soldier shouted the word "release the list", Su Zitao waved his hand, and the list covered by the red cloth slowly unfolded in front of everyone.

I saw that the name at the top of the list was: Baishu Mountain.

Secondly, Bangyan and Tanhua are "Xu Qinggao" and "Murong Ying" respectively.

"How is it possible!" In the noisy noise, Anton stared at the position on the list and yelled excitedly, "I don't accept it!

The noise in the streets was suddenly covered by this shout. I saw Anton come out of the crowd, walked in front of Su Zitao, and said angrily with a red face: "I don't accept it, I want to check the papers." ”

Su Zitao looked at Anton with a calm face: "If you want to check the papers, you must have the order of His Majesty the Emperor, otherwise no one has the right to check the files." ”

"Why!" Anton said excitedly, "why don't you have my name?"

When he roared excitedly, the soldiers of Chang'an Mansion immediately rushed up and tried to blast him out. But at this moment, two black-clothed figures flashed beside Anton Lai, they were the entourage guards who followed him, and their strength was all third-order cultivation!

Seeing this, the soldiers of Chang'an Mansion immediately stagnated, and the long sword on their waists was only unsheathed for three points.

"Anton, do you want to make a big fuss in the lobby of the Ministry of Rites?" Su Zitao looked at Anton solemnly and said, "Mr. Han Feichi is personally in charge of this exam paper correction, don't you still want to question Mr. Han Feichi's assessment?"