"Young master, would you like to have some supper?" Pushing open the door, Gu Ping said as he put a plate of pastries on the round table.

"What did you take? I'll take a look?" Gu Yuezhen put down the "Book of Shang" in her hand and came to the table.

"Two meat steamed buns, as well as your favorite mung bean cake, I specially asked the kitchen to prepare for you. Gu Ping said with a smile: "Young master, tomorrow is the day of the test, you eat something and go to bed early, the most important thing is to have enough spirits." ”

"Yes, yes. Gu Yuezhen grabbed a meat steamed bun and ate it in a big gulp.

"Young master, eat slowly, don't choke. Gu Ping poured a cup of tea and handed it over: "Then you have to rely on yourself, I heard that the life in the Gongyuan is uncomfortable, the fart is a big place, and you have to cook by yourself, and I don't know if you can succeed or not, young master." ”

"It's fine. Gu Yuezhen waved her hand nonchalantly: "Young master, although I am not good at cooking, it is still no problem to cook a white porridge, it only takes three days to do so, and it will pass if I grit my teeth." ”

"Oh, young master, the lord didn't ask you to come here to grit your teeth, the lord is still waiting for you to be named on the gold list. Gu Ping said seriously.

"Don't worry, young master, I am both civil and military, it is not a matter of time before the glory of the ancestors, you have to have confidence in the young master~" In the blink of an eye, a meat steamed bun went down, and Gu Yuezhen picked up the second one: "You also eat some, we have a relationship, you are still polite to the young master." ”

Gu Ping was also not polite, picked up a mung bean cake and ate it: "Young master, I heard that there were more than 5,000 people in Nanjing City who came to take the exam this time, but the imperial court only recorded less than 100 in the end, you... ”

The master and servant were eating pastries and gossiping, but they didn't notice that a small hole had been poked in the mullions of the door.

Backyard firewood room

"How's it going, have you eaten?"

"If you go back to the big stall, the villain watched it with his own eyes, and they all ate it. ”

"Well, just eat it. Is the dose sufficient?"

"Don't worry, the subordinates give them enough food to sleep until tomorrow night and can't get up. ”

"So much for the best. ”

"Big stall, if you have a grudge with these two, wait for them to sleep for a while, and the villain will help you go... The palm of his hand gestured around his neck.

"Don't be nosy, a certain family doesn't know them. ”

"What's that big stall... ”

"How could a certain family know about what the factory father ordered?"

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"Therefore, Your Highness, the king governs the government with benevolence, and the virtuous people of the world will come one after another, assist with their hearts, and create a prosperous cause. Huang Zicheng looked at Zhu Yunwen and said seriously.

"But... ”

"Your Highness has questions?"

"Nope. Zhu Yunwen shook his head, hesitated for a long time and didn't say it.

"Alas. Huang Zicheng sighed, got up and left the spring square after saluting.

When Huang Zicheng walked away, Zhu Yunwen turned his head to look at Xu Ruyi behind him: "Ruyi, Huang Qing's family said that the king wants to implement benevolent government, you say... ”

"I understand what Your Highness means, Your Highness doesn't need to go into details. Xu Ru pondered for a moment and said: "In life, there are not many people who can see through the word power desire. Emperor... Xu Ruyi hesitated for a moment, but continued: "Since the emperor ascended the throne, the butcher's knife has been raised and lowered, killing hundreds of thousands, and most of them are powerful people in the court, and corrupt officials are the majority. It's hard to go into detail about the reasons for this, but.

Your Highness knows.

How many people are there outside the palace who are participating in the imperial examination today?"

"This... Zhu Yunwen thought for a while and guessed: "I'm afraid that there are more than a thousand people." ”

"One thousand?" Xu Ruyi smiled, and stretched out the five fingers of his right hand: "Five thousand can't be stopped." ”

"So much? I thought ... ”

"Think the emperor just killed so many people, they won't come?" Xu Ruyi smiled: "So, this is the charm of power desire." Only those who have passed the township examination are eligible to participate. Now there are 5,000 people gathered in the capital, and the talents and children in the world are like carps crossing the river, and there are countless of them. They began to study since childhood, and becoming officials in the court was their only purpose in life.

Lord Huang said before that only by governing with benevolence can the sages be effective, and this is only useful in troubled times. In the troubled times, there is more than one choice for scholars, it is that they are choosing a monarch worthy of assistance, and in the ruling world, there is only one emperor in the world, and if the scholar does not come to obediently serve, do they really want to be a bookkeeper or teach the doll to enlighten the doll to live? Therefore, no matter how many people the emperor kills, there will never be a shortage of officials in the world. ”

“。。。。。。 Zhu Yunwen was speechless.

If the great truth taught by Huang Zicheng also represents light, then what Xu Ruyi taught him every time was the bloody and chilling nature of reality after tearing off the appearance. Zhu Yunwen instinctively always felt that there was something wrong with Xu Ruyi's "truth", but he couldn't say it, because Xu Ruyi's truth always runs through the cause and effect relationship of "because" and "so", which is clear at a glance, and he can't find anything wrong.

Just went out yesterday for a "micro-service private visit", and today Zhu Yunwen can't be cheeky enough to pester Xu Ruyi to take him out of the palace, and the twists and turns sent by Zhu Yuanzhang yesterday and today's ones are also a lot, if he doesn't approve again, I'm afraid it will cause his imperial grandfather to be displeased. So the two gossiped for a while, and then they dispersed.

Zhu Yunwen went back to review the chapters, but Xu Ruyi had already gone to Dongchang in the morning, and the things that should be handled were all arranged, and he didn't have to do the specific things, as long as he waited for the results in the end. With nothing to do, he returned to his "home". The so-called home is the small courtyard arranged for him by Ren Xiao in the palace. There are few outsiders there, and the place is remote, which makes Xu Ruyi feel very relieved.

With a flick of the sleeves of his robe, he swept down a broom leaning against the courtyard wall, Xu Ruyi pushed open the courtyard door and walked towards the house.

The house is still clean and neat, and the kettle is full, so you can drink it as long as it is hot on the stove. The bedding on the bed has also been folded. Xu Ruyi couldn't help but nod and chuckle: "It's really thanks to her." ”

The natural thing she was referring to in Xu Ruyi's mouth was Feng Si. In fact, now Xu Ruyi is no longer under the "jurisdiction" of Feng Si, but Feng Si is still the same as usual, which makes Xu Ruyi feel a little moved. Especially... Xu Ruyi couldn't think of anything she could repay her. Give gold and silver? She can't use this deep palace compound, right? Plus she's a eunuch... Xu Ruyi looked at his broken body helplessly and let out a sigh.

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"The moon tonight ... It's round. ”

"Yes, young master, it's big and round. ”

In front of the window, a master and a servant looked at the waning moon in the sky like a hook, playing a game of opening their eyes and talking nonsense.

"Ping'er. ”

"Young Master. ”

"Today is really ... February 28th?"

"Back to the young master's words. Gu Ping wisely analyzed: "When we fell asleep, it should be February 27, and now we wake up, it is still dark, which means that probably... Maybe... Possible... It's not dawn yet?"

"We slept at the end of the day, and it's still the time of the year, so today... Or is it February 27th?

"It's very likely, young master. Gu Ping nodded.

“。。。。。 ”

“。。。。。 ”

"Guping. Gu Yuezhen's voice was very gentle.

"Young Master. Gu Ping's voice was very calm.

"If according to what you said, the two of us have only slept for less than a quarter of an hour, why do I feel a hundred times more energetic, young master?"

"Well... Gu Ping thought for a while and said, "The young master has practiced Xuangong, and his skills are profound, so he is naturally very comparable. ”

"Oh, I see. Gu Yuezhen nodded: "Then you haven't practiced internal skills, right?"

"Nope. ”

"Then why are you so energetic? ”

"The villain is very talented. ”

“。。。。。。 ”

“。。。。。。 ”

Half a day

Gu Yuezhen sighed: "Ping'er, are you really good at fooling the young master and me like this?"

"Not good. Guping shook his head.

"Alas~"

"Alas~"

The master and servant sighed in unison. The brain is finally back to normal. Coming to the table and sitting down, Gu Yuezhen was puzzled: "No, we slept yesterday, and now it's almost time." We didn't drink, so how could we have slept all day for no reason?"

"That's right. Gu Ping was also depressed: "Young master, you usually like to sleep lazy, but Ping'er, you know, I have never gotten up half an hour earlier than the rooster crows, and I haven't slept for a day since I was weaned." ”

"What's going on here?"

The master and servant were lost in thought.

"No, young master, it's not right!" At a certain moment, Gu Ping suddenly got up and called.

"What's wrong, what's wrong?" Gu Yue really didn't know.

"Young Master, where are we now?" Gu Ping pointed to his feet, his expression excited: "This is the Champion Building! Where the scholars gather! The hour has come, you and I may not have gotten up, and the shopkeeper and the shopkeeper have not gotten up, why didn't they come to wake us up?"

"Yes... That's right!" Gu Yuezhen also reacted, got up and pulled Gu Ping to go out: "Let's go to the store theory." ”

"Slow young master!" Gu Ping grabbed Gu Yuezhen with his backhand, and said: "I'm afraid we were calculated, now think about it, yesterday was fine during the day, and at night we ate some pastries and we slept for a day, I'm afraid that those foods were manipulated!"

"It's too much of a bully, it's just not a human being. Gu Yuezhen gritted her teeth: "Today, young master, I have to talk to this shopkeeper's theory, if I don't give the young master an explanation, the young master will have to demolish his black shop!"

As he spoke, the door slammed open.

"Don't demolish, don't demolish, it's a good champion building, it's a pity to demolish it. ”

Gu Yuezhen blocked Gu Ping behind her, frowning at the two in front of her. It was the shopkeeper of this champion building who spoke, he had lived for so long, but he knew him, and the middle-aged man in green clothes next to him had a gloomy face, and he felt a little familiar when he looked at it, but he couldn't call his name for a while.

Gu Yuezhen looked at Fang Tianyou here, Fang Tianyou didn't care, and said directly: "I see that you are in good spirits, you slept well last night?"

"What do you say? ”

"It should be good. Fang Tianyou said with a smile: "I haven't opened my eyes for twelve hours, and ordinary people don't have this ability." ”

"Who the hell are you? do we know each other? or... Have I offended you?" Gu Yuezhen asked in a deep voice.

"I'm the shopkeeper of this champion building, you should know me. Shopkeeper Fang smiled: "We have no grievances, and I am just acting on orders." As he spoke, he pointed to Fang Tianyou beside him.

"What about you?"

"We've met, but we haven't met. Fang Tianyou shook his neck: "Don't think about it, a certain family is also on orders." ”

"On whose orders?"

"East Factory. ”

"Dongchang?" Gu Yuezhen was stunned: "Then I have offended Dongchang?"

"Eh~" Fang Tianyou waved his hand: "Don't always say anything that can't be offended, although I don't know what the overseer means, but he should be for your good." ”

He knew that Xu Ruyi and Gu Yue were really old acquaintances, and according to his guess, there must be something here that Xu Ruyi was inconvenient to say, so he made this decision.

"Huh. Gu Yuezhen smiled angrily at Fang Tianyou's words: "The young master came all the way to participate in the examination, and it was for my good that you let me sleep without saying a word?"

"Well... Fang Tianyou smacked his lips: "Do you know if you are blessed?"

"Young Master, what should I do?" asked Gu Ping quietly behind him.

"What should I do?" Gu Yuezhen chuckled: "Cold salad!"

As soon as the words fell, Gu Yuezhen lunged forward, and with a move the tiger in Taizu's long fist pushed the mountain, clenched his hands into fists, and hit Fang Tianyou's head and front heart up and down.

"Young people are just too impulsive. Fang Tianyou was not in a hurry, his right hand slapped up and down in front of him, and then with a slight push, he punched Gu Yuezhen to the side. was about to grab him by the back of the neck, but Gu Yuezhen let out a low shout, and suddenly made a move Kuixing kick, lifted his left foot, kicked Fang Tianyou's chin, and wrapped one hand around behind him, followed by a horizontal punch. This three blows in a row, Fang Tianyou was also a little caught off guard, his head tilted back to dodge this yin kick, and then his right hand suddenly became a claw and stretched out to his side.

"Bang!"

The fist hit Fang Tianyou's palm. Fang Tianyou laughed, his hand tightened, and he firmly grasped Gu Yuezhen's fist: "The Taizu long fist that does not enter the stream can be practiced so skillfully, it can be seen that he has also worked hard, but in the old man... Hmm!" Fang Tianyou's face turned blue suddenly, and he snorted, and slapped Gu Yuezhen on the shoulder with his left hand.

The figure is divided into two points.

A trace of blood flowed from the corner of Gu Yuezhen's mouth: "Hehe, is it cold?"

"Good venomous internal force. Fang Tianyou looked at Gu Yuezhen coldly: "What kind of kung fu is this." ”

"I won't tell you. Gu Yuezhen sneered, then stepped on the Seven Star Steps, waved his hands continuously, and attacked Fang Tianyou.

Fang Tianyou snorted coldly, and didn't hold it up. With both hands into claws, the left branch was blocked, and when he saw a flaw, he suddenly grabbed Gu Yuezhen's chest and placket, and shouted "Get up!"

"Young Master, be careful!" Gu Ping said urgently.

"What?" Gu Yuezhen glanced at the corner of her eyes, and suddenly saw the shopkeeper shake his hand, and a handful of white powder was puffed on his face.

"I... Go... Gu Yuezhen rolled her eyes and fainted.