Kyoto's storm began in Qingping.

Wind, rain, thunder and lightning are hidden in the void.

Shen Shizheng, the top three in the martial arts test were released first, and the results were jaw-dropping, but they were also reasonable.

Three hundred and twenty-one northerners, Mo Xian, Mo Yan, Xiahou, etc. are all on the list. As for the death of Wei Yan and more than a dozen Royal Forest soldiers, the attitude of the Tang Dynasty government is quite intriguing. Nearly two hours after the incident, the Criminal Department never issued an official letter to arrest the murderer, and the Ministry of Rites even transferred tens of thousands of Imperial Forest troops under Zhenwu Mountain on the grounds of strict prevention in the sky. The Tang Dynasty Mansion seemed to want to quietly drown Wei Yan's death in the dust and sand, and never let people have another chance to find it.

Just, is that really the case?

I'm afraid that no one will believe it. After all, those northerners hated the Tang Dynasty Mansion to the bone, and the Tang Dynasty Mansion had long wanted to slap them to death, but now that they had an excuse in hand, how could they let it go? But in fact, he let it go. So, I'm afraid it's not that I don't report it, it's just that the time hasn't come yet.

At the moment of Shen, the messenger of the Huang family sent a first-hand urgent report.

Hundreds of northerners then rode their horses away from Zhenwu Mountain and swept into the Beiguan Road.

At the second moment of the Shen hour, the top three in the literary examination were released, and the results were also jaw-dropping, and reasonable...

The gears of fate are entwining intricate threads together.

One conspiracy after another is rigorously at the mercy of cause and effect.

Meticulous, not an inch is missed.

The sky is firm, the earth is vast, and the north of the city sacrifices to the altar of heaven.

The Temple of Heaven, the place where the Tang royal family worships the heavens, is built in the middle of the North Official Road around the city of Kyoto, with Tongtian in the north and Taihe in the west. With a radius of more than 40 miles, it is divided into two layers inside and outside by the wall, and it is in the shape of a hollow shape. The north wall is arc circle, and the south wall intersects with the east and west walls at right angles, which is the "round place". The main altar of white jade Qiankun is built-in, and the nine dragon sub-altars are set outside, the trees are lush, the ancient cypress is towering to the sky, and the crowns are connected, which is very solemn.

"Get out of the way..."

Millions of civil and military candidates, tigers and dragons gathered.

The doorways of the buildings on the side of the official road have long been full.

Dressed in a red witch robe, wearing a blue-faced ghost mask, and holding on to the trumpets, gongs and drums, ingots and candles used for sacrifices, the ceremonial officials waited next to the Qiankun Hall. More than 100 officers and soldiers surrounded the cloud crane light sedan car to drive away the crowd blocking the road and marched into the side hall. Then, eight officials of the Qingpao Rite Department led the way from holding the Ming Yellow Long Scroll to the four ends of the Temple of Heaven Square.

The literary examination is about to be released.

"Grandpa, you can't break your word again, otherwise... Otherwise..."

"How else?"

"Otherwise, I won't help you with the details of the three orders!"

"Do you really think that no one can write the three orders except you?"

"That's... That's not either. ”

In the east square of the Temple of Heaven, several officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs and Finance were wearing civilian clothes and leading dozens of guards to wait on the side early.

Liu Lao Zhengji changed his usual rigid and serious look, and had a lot of joy. As an elder, who doesn't want his children and grandchildren to become Chan? For his grandson's knowledge, Lao Zhengji is very confident, today Liu Yan went to the national examination, and he was rolled up in less than three moments, so it is indeed not a problem to win this year's literary examination. After repeated inquiries by colleagues in the Ministry of Finance, one by one, and after confirming that Liu Yan's answers in the whole volume were correct, Lao Zhengji Ke finally smiled. Despite his serious illness, he led his colleagues from the Ministry of Gold to the Temple of Heaven to wait. Not for anything else, just to see the title of the little grandson's gold list, the demeanor of the dragon and the nine skies, and to be able to show off in front of colleagues.

Liu Yan was proud, and the gold list didn't stick to him before he picked his eyes, that self-confidence was not ordinary self-confidence, as if the champion was his family: "In short, if I can win three yuan, you have to exchange your promise, let me become an official, and you are not allowed to deduct my money, and you are not allowed to instruct me to clean the windows and wipe the floor to take care of your flowers, birds, fish and insects!"

"Smack!"

"Ouch..."

"Quack!"

“......”

Liu Laosi stretched out his palm and slapped Liu Yan's head fiercely, and reprimanded: "Kindness is like water, and humility is like a valley." When the hell will you learn to be humble!?"

Liu Yan rubbed his head indignantly: "I'm not modest, so what's the matter." The three elements of liberal arts are in my pocket, and your uncles will definitely testify for their nephews this time, lest someone be disrespectful to the old and break their promises, hum!"

Liu Yan's naivety and recklessness really made the officials of the Ministry of Finance on the side funny and angry, how can there be such pride in this world?

However, Liu Yan does have his proud capital, although the three orders of the Ministry of Finance have not been successful, but the immediate effect is obvious to all. Within a few days of the promulgation of the stock order, it was widely respected by the people, forcing the Huang family to relinquish the power of inspectors, and the taxes paid in successive days were enough to cover Kyoto for ten years. Such a credit is indeed inseparable from Liu Yan's planning. Many people have a vague idea of introducing him to the Golden Division, but because of Liu Lao's attitude, no one dares to say it explicitly.

Suddenly...

"Little master, little master, it's not good!"

Several people were silently laughing, and suddenly there was an urgent cry in the distance.

A half-old servant dressed in plain clothes hurried from the east wall.

Looking at his panicked appearance, everyone here inexplicably felt a little bad.

Liu Yan frowned lightly and looked at the old servant, and asked from afar, "Uncle Ou, what's wrong?"

"Little master, this..."

The old servant hurriedly ran to Liu Yan's side, panting and said anxiously: "This, there is no name on the gold list." ”

"How is that possible!"

“......”

When Liu Yan heard this, his face suddenly turned black and turned into the bottom of the pot.

Without saying a word, he pushed away the servant with one hand, and rushed towards the east wall.

The rest of the people beat slowly, but then they also showed surprise, and Liu Sizheng's expression was even more sunny and turned into dark clouds, as if he was about to be angry again. Everyone felt the words from the servant deeply, although they had never looked at Liu Yan's answers, but according to the answers copied by Liu Yan, there was no mistake or omission.

What's going on?

"Old Liu, don't worry, let's go over and have a look. ”

"Humph!"

The psychological gap is huge, making people more than gritting their teeth.

The others comforted, Liu Sizheng didn't say a word, shook his sleeves fiercely, and led everyone to follow Liu Yan's back feet to the nearby wall.

At this time, the gold list at all four ends of the Temple of Heaven was posted, which had attracted countless scholars to besiege it. The yellow paper is close to a hundred zhang, and the crowd will surround the four directions, and the three layers inside and the three layers outside are impassable. The viewers are diverse. Those on the list laugh, those who fall off the list cry, there are not a few dancers who congratulate each other, and there are even more people who leave alone with sadness. What's more, he looked back and forth on the wall of the list with a crazy look, which was the desolation of reading hard for more than ten years and waking up from a dream.

And soon after, Liu Yan under the east wall was such a person...

"How is it possible!

"It's absolutely impossible, what about my name!?"

Liu Yan is about to go crazy.

The three-yuan nomination of the gold list is impressively written with the three names of the champion Yu Youran, Bai Lingyun of the list of eyes, and Li Baixiu of Tanhua, but there is no name of Liu Yan. Not only does the gold list Sanyuan not have his name, but even the yellow paper that is pasted horizontally does not have the word Liu Yan. In other words, it means that Liu Yan didn't even hit the top three.

How could such an unexpected result be acceptable to his proud nature?

"Little master, don't look for it. ”

The old servant stood beside Liu Yan and said carefully: "I have searched carefully for the list paper three times, and it is true that there is no name for you." ”

"How is that possible..."

Self-confidence to the extreme is conceit, and conceit to the extreme is to see no one.

Liu Yan, who had always had no one in his eyes, was already mad at this time, how could he still listen to the servant's words?

After a few steps, he grabbed the collar of the official next to him with both hands, and roared angrily: "Tell me! Where did my name go!?"

"Presumptuous!"

"Smack!"

There are candidates who go crazy because of falling off the list, and it is not a special case for someone like Liu Yan to be crazy, so the officials of the Ministry of Rites who were captured have obviously been used to being crazy like this. Holding the tiger's mouth grabbed by Liu Yan with both hands, he threw Liu Yan directly to the ground with a slight break. Then he beckoned to the sergeant on guard and shouted, "Come on, throw this madman out of me!"

"Don't, don't..."

The sergeant was about to take the person at the order, but several officials of the Ministry of Gold who arrived on the back hurriedly stepped forward to stop him. One of them seemed to be familiar with the officials of the Ministry of Rites who released the list, and hurriedly hugged his fists and apologized: "Brother Fox, there is some misunderstanding in this matter, some misunderstanding, please give me a face, and my subordinates will be merciful." ”

"Oh, Brother Wen Yuan is here too..."

The official of the Ministry of Rites then returned the salute with a fist, and looked at Liu Yan with a solemn expression: "This little brother is your relative?"

Perhaps it was to save the face of his superiors, the officials of the Ministry of Finance did not explain much, and responded with a smile: "Yes, yes, the little nephew who is not a good person, is in a bad mood to offend today..."

"I didn't make it! I didn't!"

Before the official of the Ministry of Finance finished speaking, Liu Yan, who was sitting on the ground, raised his hand and pointed at the official of the Ministry of Rites and scolded wildly: "Uncle Wen Yuan, you have to believe me! It must be this group of bastards who eat dry rice, jealous of my talent and learning, and deliberately sifted me out of the gold list! You have no way to see the king, and you are blatantly cheating!"

"Bastard thing!"

"Smack!"

"Wow..."

Liu Yan went crazy and shouted and scolded wantonly, which instantly attracted a crowd of onlookers.

How could Liu Laosizheng, who came from the back foot, allow him to be so presumptuous? After taking two steps, he slapped Liu Yan in the face with two slaps.

Anger and humiliation added at the same time, and Liu Yan couldn't hold back and started crying all of a sudden.

Suddenly such a situation happened, Mo said that the officials of the Ministry of Rites were blind, and together with the officials of the Ministry of Finance who came, they didn't know how to end it. The sound of crying came from far away, so that after a while, the candidates in the distance came over one after another. But Liu Yan is like a child, whether you are ashamed or not, he cries on the ground and is heartbroken.

He didn't believe that he would fall off the list, so he decided that someone was cheating behind his back, and he kept scolding.

"Wow! I really didn't get it wrong, I really didn't..."

"Wow... It must be that they are jealous of my talent and learning, and deliberately do not let me be named on the gold list, it must be, woo... I remember all the questions I wrote clearly, and I rolled them up in three moments, and there were no mistakes or omissions... Wow wow... I really did it all right... Wow! The government is openly cheating, what is the reason of heaven..."

"Smack!"

"Shut up, brute!"

"I don't! I'm not wrong! It's their cheating!"

"Smack!"

"Wow..."

Crying violently, scolding wantonly, heartbreaking.

Those who don't know still think that this candidate has gone crazy, and those who know are silently in a dilemma. The faces of the two officials of the Ministry of Rites who released the list gradually became ugly, after all, the word fraud cannot be said. Liu Yan so openly insulted the court officials and questioned the fairness of the national test, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, he can be held accountable. It was only because several colleagues from the Ministry of Household kept smiling and apologizing that the two officials of the Ministry of Rites allowed Liu Yan to be presumptuous for a moment.

But there is a limit to tolerance, people are eating public meals, you can sprinkle in the Temple of Heaven, but it is absolutely impossible to insult the government. In front of the public, Liu Lao was really annoyed by Liu Yan. Liu Yan's failure to make him angry, and now Liu Yan is still so ignorant of the seriousness of the nonsense, he suddenly didn't control his heart, and when he lifted his palm, he pulled it down again and again, and the smoke made a crackling sound, which made people feel creepy. But Liu Yan's stubbornness is something that you can smoke if you say it? Don't you see, young and wise people have a characteristic, and they will never let go of what they believe. This point can't even be avoided by Xia Xun, Liu Yan is even more so now, he decided that the government was cheating him, he bit him to death, and he didn't let go of his mouth when he was killed...

"The sky has no eyes, the thieves are in charge, and the future is ruined..."

"Smack!" "I'll shut you up!"

"No, I have studied history since I was a child, and I have the power to plan when I grow up. Just like a tiger lying on a barren hill, lurking minions endure it..."

"Smack!" "Do you want to die!"

"Unfortunately, when a chaotic minister is in power, how can I be full of wealth... Whining. ”

"Smack!"

"Say no more!"

"Woo... I'm going to say! If he succeeds in Lingyunzhi, he will laugh at the world's champions!"

"You..."

It can be seen that Liu Lao really loves his grandson.

Seeing that his crackling round of slaps went down, opening Liu Yan's face, the slaps behind him didn't dare to increase all the strength.

It's just that Liu Yan is really stubborn this time. No matter how old Liu fights, he just doesn't want to back down. sat on the ground and cried vigorously, the more he scolded, the more fierce he became, and even the anti-poems were spit out by him. The outpouring of grievances, the listener trembled, and at the same time, it can be seen that he has a lot of knowledge. In the end, Liu Lao was also forced to be helpless, if he couldn't let Liu Yan shut up and continue to speak so unscrupulously, the officials and soldiers around him would definitely have to draw their swords and take people. Ordinary people take people to prison, but they are afraid that they will be taken to heaven and convicted of treason and rebellion. Now the situation in the Tang Dynasty is implicit in the invisible, if you are not careful, then there is no reason, you don't see how many important ministers of the court have died unjustly in Chang'an a few days ago? If you really get into such a disaster, don't say that it is a small gold department, even the servants of the Ministry of Rites may not be good.

"Huh!"

In desperation, Liu Lao, who knew the depths of his heart, had no choice but to swallow his anger and take a step back, shook his hand fiercely, and asked in a solemn voice with a black face: "Are you sure that there is no leakage in the volume?!"

"Woo~"

Liu Yan wiped the snot and tears from his face with his sleeve, raised his head, stared at his teary eyes, and shouted aggrievedly and stubbornly: "Absolutely yes!

"Do you know if this is a child's play?"

"I know, so I'm sure I'm right!"

“......”

Liu Lao was calm and speechless, and he thought for a long time before he let out a long sigh, as if he had made a very important decision. Then his eyes slowly moved westward, and he looked at the side hall at the west end of the Temple of Heaven in a deep manner: "In this case, grandpa will seek justice for you." ”

"Huh?"

“......”

Liu Yan was surprised, and the ceremonial officials and others were also surprised.

The gold list has already been posted, so how can justice be so easy to please? Don't say that Liu Lao is only the chief of the gold department, and he has no right to interfere in the affairs of the national examination, and even if the Hanlin Academy is right, it is impossible for him to shake the results of the national examination at this juncture. Several officials from the Ministry of Finance who came with him were all panicked, and one of them quickly stopped in front of Liu Lao and nervously persuaded: "Liu Lao, don't do it." The national examination is a matter of heaven, and it should not be offended no matter what. ”

"No problem. ”

Liu Lao seemed to have made up his mind, gently patted the speaker on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Tianwei also has justice, and right and wrong are at ease in people's hearts. This is my family business, and you are here to wait for me, and you don't have to risk me. Saying that, Liu Lao didn't let others have anything to say, and directly dragged Liu Yan who was sitting on the ground with one hand, and resolutely walked towards the Qiandian at the west end of the Temple of Heaven.

“......”

Although the incident happened suddenly, there were already a lot of onlookers here.

Seeing that Liu Lao dragged Liu Yan solemnly towards the Qiandian, many people couldn't help but secretly admire the courage of this old man. His grandson fell off the list, crying and scolding the current government, questioning the fairness of the examination site, he didn't hurry up and take his grandson away, not to say, he actually dared to go to the Qiandian to find a scholar who leaned towards the government and the opposition to ask for an explanation, this almost scoundrel practice revealed the doting, can be touching.

Southeast side.

"Since childhood, I have studied history, and I have the power to plan when I grow up. Just like a tiger lying on a barren hill, lurking minions to endure. Unfortunately, when a rebellious minister is in power, how can I be full of wealth? If he is Ling Yunzhi, he dares to laugh at the world's champion! This kid is really crazy..."

With such a quick wit, this person must be full of strategy. ”

"Strange, why didn't he get into the top three?"

Dozens of men and women in gorgeous clothes looked at the two grandchildren who were slowly walking towards the Qiandian, laughing and talking from time to time.

The person in the center is dressed in bright yellow clothes, bright and noble. With fair skin, a face like a peach apricot, a leisurely and elegant posture, and a faint domineering smile in his chuckle, this person is the dragon prince who is noble as the Nine Heavens and the Moon.

The dragon fan shook lightly and asked lightly, "Who is this person?"

Hu Cong, who was standing next to Long Gongzi, bowed down and replied: "This person's surname is Liu Mingyan, and he is the only grandson of Lao Zhengji, the head of the Ministry of Households. Since childhood, his literary talent is amazing, and he may memorize fourteen sets of books at the age of six. A few days ago, the three orders of the stock administration submitted by the Ministry of Gold came from him, and he was deeply appreciated by His Majesty, and praised him as a businessman in the world. It's just that this person shouldn't even be in the top three. ”

"Which official of the DPRK and China has he offended?" asked Long Gongzi.

Hu Cong thought about it and replied hesitantly: "There shouldn't be." Although this son is arrogant, Lao Zhengji has always held him in his hands*, and he should not offend anyone. ”

"That's how Ryu Masai offended someone. The burly man standing to the right of the dragon boy interjected.

Long Gongzi shook his head: "Liu Zhengsi is low-key, upright, and never forms a party for personal gain, otherwise his father would not have let him be in charge of the Jin Department for decades." Even if it were a sinner, no one would dare to play such a trick on him. ”

Hu Cong glanced left and right, and said carefully: "The slave heard that after Liu Yan's literary examination, he made a lot of nonsense at the mountain gate of the Hanlin Academy, and laughed at Xia Xun and Li Baixiu for cheating. Moreover, Liu Yan was screened out, and Li Baixiu could logically enter Sanyuan to explore flowers. You see, is it possible that they did it?"

"Heh..."

The burly man laughed contemptuously: "That little bastard raised by a son of a bitch, she doesn't have this ability, she can't control the results of the national examination." ”

“......”

The speaker was reasonable, and he bowed down and stood still, and there was no longer anything to say.

After a while, Long Gongzi put away the dragon fan without being puzzled, rolled up his sleeves and walked out.

The burly men walked side by side, and the rest of the noble sons followed closely behind the two and walked towards the Qiandian.