I, Zhu Qizhen, am not called the Son of Heaven!

The capital, outside the Gongyuan.

At the end of the fourth day, there were still stars twinkling in the sky, but the gate of the tribute courtyard was already full of soldiers with knives and guns.

After a while, one after another, people who took the exam arrived.

As long as there is still a palace examination in this big examination, they are Jin Shi and can become candidates for Hanlin and Daming officials.

The temple examination is only to determine the ranking among the jinshi.

The emperor decreed that this inspection and defense would be personally handled by Zhu Qi, commanded by Jinyiwei.

This was the first Enke exam since Zhu Qizhen became pro-government, and he didn't want to have fraud in the exam.

"The time has not come, the move to take the test, waiting in line outside the door!"

Zhu Qi drank the order.

In the crowd, the chief examiner Zhao Hengchen came unhurriedly and replied, "Zhu Tong~Ling, it's me." "

"Oh, it turns out to be Lord Shang-Shu Zhao, you are early. "

Zhu Qi hurriedly hugged his fist and saluted, and said, "I thought that the lifters couldn't wait and were going to break in." "

Zhao Hengchen nodded and asked, "Is it time to guard tightly, Commander Zhu, who has arrived?"

"Back to Master Zhao, the eighteen room invigilators have already arrived, and they are all waiting in the Westinghouse for the exam. "

Hearing this, Zhao Hengchen nodded and walked slowly into the tribute courtyard.

In the center of the lobby, there is a tablet of Confucius, the "Most Holy Master of Dacheng".

Since the Western Han Dynasty Han Wudi deposed the hundred schools and respected Confucianism, for more than a thousand years, the status of Confucianism has always been authentic!

Although when Zhu Qizhen attacked the local tyrants and families, the Kong clan of Shandong was raided, and the family property and land were confiscated.

But the imperial court did not touch the status of Confucius.

Because many ideas of Confucianism are indeed very consistent with the reign of the emperor and extremely maintain the status of the emperor.

However, among the descendants of Confucius, many of them have bought it, it is a group of soft bones, and readers have always been shameful of this family owner.

But this did not prevent Confucius from standing among readers.

Woe to the ancestors!

However, after scanning the lobby, Zhao Hengchen's face suddenly became cold.

Because on both sides of the tablet of Confucius, there are several ghosts and gods with paper ties at the same time, some rich and gentle, full of smiles, and some with green faces and fangs, which are hideous and terrifying.

More than a dozen errands are busy offering incense to the gods.

Suddenly, a shout came from outside the lobby: "The chief and deputy examiners lead the eighteen-room proctor to bow down to the Dacheng Supreme Master." "

The voice fell.

Zhao Hengchen entered the lobby with his front foot, and Li Weihan, the deputy examiner behind him, led the eighteen-room examiner and walked into the lobby in line.

"Slow down!"

Zhao Hengchen did not take the three sticks of incense handed over by the messenger, but suddenly drank loudly.

Everyone was stunned, and their eyes all looked at him.

Zhao Hengchen asked coldly, "What are these things? There is a tablet of Kong Sage in the middle, why are there so many messy ghosts and gods next to it, what is the rule?"

The messenger hurriedly replied: "Lord Zhao, these are the rules left by the people who watched the Tribute Courtyard in the elders, saying that they have always been the most afraid of the plague in the examination room, and those who have grace and hatred come to find trouble with the sons, so they invited these gods to protect the Holy Land of the Tribute Courtyard." "

Li Weihan and the eighteen-room proctor were about to talk.

"How can it make sense!"

Suddenly, Zhao Hengchen shouted loudly and said, "Strange power and chaotic gods, the son is silent!

Zhao Hengchen made a move: "Come on, take out these paper-tied ghosts and gods for me and burn them!"

"Yes, yes. "

Seven or eight servants agreed in a panic, immediately took off the tablet, and walked out with the ghost with the paper tie.

Outside the lobby, a roaring fire burned.

The eighteen room invigilators had different expressions, and they all turned their heads to look at Zhao Hengchen.

Only the deputy examiner Li Weihan knew.

This is called righteousness!

Zhao Hengchen on the side came back to his senses, faced the eighteen-room invigilator, his face suddenly sank, raised the three incense sticks and knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "For the Jiangshan society of Daming, do not favor favoritism, do not accept invitations, do not accept bribes, if you have this heart, the law should be cursed, heaven and earth will not tolerate, and the gods will kill together!"

Say it, go straight to your knees.

Li Weihan and the eighteen-room examiner all had a solemn expression, and they knelt on the ground.

After the ceremony, Zhao Hengchen stood up and shouted loudly: "Open the dragon gate!"

"Open the dragon gate!"

Outside the arch, Jinyiwei led Zhu Qi, leading one hundred and eight people to shout at the same time.

With a creak, two red vermilion lacquer doors slowly opened.

Men from all over the country lined up with lanterns in one hand and baskets in the other.

Xie Qian, Gu Dingchen, and Lun Wenxu also came one by one.

The difference is that Gu Dingchen and Lun Wenxu both passed.

Only when Xie Qian, who was wearing a red flower brocade robe, passed by, a brocade guard saw that he was not favorable, stopped him, and pointed his hand: "You, come out!"

Xie Qian didn't care and continued to walk forward.

But before he took two steps, he was stepped forward by Jin Yiwei, grabbed him, and shouted: "I told you to go out, are you deaf?"

Xie Qian was young and vigorous, and his heart was full of anger, and he asked coldly: "What's the matter, why are you cursing?"

A reader like him has always been arrogant and naturally dissatisfied.

"Swearing?"

The Jin Yiwei said disdainfully: "Hmph, I'll scold you what's wrong, seeing you dressed like this, it's not a serious move at first glance, you two come over and search his body!"

Then, two brocade guards stepped forward.

"Lanterns and baskets down, hands up!"

As long as someone suspected of cheating, he could search, and Xie Qian also knew that this was the rule of investigation, so he had to raise his hands in a ninja angrily.

The two brocade guards crouched down and searched Xie Qian's feet all the way to his hair.

After a few moments, no results were found.

Unexpectedly, the brocade guard still refused to give up, and then said coldly: "Take off your clothes, and take off your shoes!"

Xie Qian's heart was arrogant, where he was willing to insult like this, and he was still relatively immature, his face was suddenly red, and he picked up the basket with one hand and lifted the lantern with the other.

"Hmph, I won't take the test!"

After saying that, turn around and walk back.

Jin Yiwei swept the first gear and stopped him: "Joke, what kind of place do you think this is, don't you want to come and go?

Jinyiwei, as a trusted force directly under the emperor, has always been arrogant.

"What's going on?"

Zhu Qi walked over, looked at Xie Qian, and said with a smile: "This juzi, don't meet these rough people, this is not to insult your identity as a reader, please come in." "

After speaking, he turned his head and reprimanded the three brocade guards: "Don't be rude to the candidates!"

Xie Qian flicked his sleeves in.

A group of examinees entered the Tribute Courtyard and waited by the examination room with their names on the partition.

In the lobby, in front of the deputy examiner and the eighteen-room invigilator, Zhao Hengchen washed his hands in the golden basin, held the envelope in both hands, and led the invigilators out of the lobby.

Come to the examination room and unpack the exam questions written by the emperor himself.

Zhao Hengchen announced the question in a loud voice: "Listen to the candidates, the topic of this big exam is that the day can be shining for a long time, how can the great wisdom survive forever?"

Three hours later.

With a salute, the dragon gate opened, and the examinees of the Gongyuan each carried the examination basket and walked out of the courtyard gate.

Zhao Hengchen sat in front of the examination case, and the eighteen room invigilators lined up and stepped forward, taking turns to put the examination papers received on the examination case.

In this big examination, all over the country rushed to the capital, and there were more than 3,600 candidates who took the exam, which means that in the past three years, only 3,600 people have been admitted from all over the country.

The imperial examination is extremely strict, and the elimination rate is amazing!

All of the selected people are full of poetry books, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are rich and rich, and they also have a good hand.

In order to take the exam, these candidates practiced small letters, neat and powerful, basically take out a copy casually, can be mistaken for printing and publication.

On the huge examination case, the examination paper is piled up.

The eighteen-room invigilator stood solemnly on both sides of the lobby.

Zhao Hengchen said: "Next, let's read the papers in separate rooms, here, I have to remind everyone that the selection of talents for the country must be fair and just, without the slightest selfishness, without the slightest prejudice." "

"This is the first Enko examination since His Majesty's pro-government, Your Majesty attaches great importance to it, if there is any stubble at that time, don't blame me for not warning you in advance." "

"In any case, we should do our best to select useful talents for the imperial court and live up to the emperor's trust." "

Zhao Hengchen's words fell.

Deputy examiner Li Weihan and the eighteenth room invigilator solemnly surrendered: "Yes!"

Outside the Tribute Courtyard, Xie Qian, Gu Dingchen, and Lun Wenxu came out in succession, and after the big exam, all three of them exhaled loudly, and there was a sense of relief.

"Now, there are three things waiting for us to do. First, find a good restaurant to eat; second, find a bath room to rub a bath. Third, go back to the inn and get some sleep. "

"Tell me, what should we do first?"

After Lun Wenxu asked, Gu Dingchen said: "This bathhouse, if you don't go, you can eat a big meal, and you are stretched, alas... Let's go back and get some sleep. "

"Cheesy, cheesy!"

Xie Qian waved his hand with a smile and asked, "Can't we do something else except wash, eat, and sleep?"

"What can you do?"

Lun Wen said, "We can't go to that Spring Garden Building and find the first flower in the capital, Kui Liu, right?"

Xie Qian smiled: "Those who know me, Lun Wen Xuye!"

Gu Dingchen laughed mockingly, "Why, Brother Xie, could it be that Ling Zun sent you silver again?"

"Send a fart. "

Xie Qian sighed and shook his head: "Except for the expenses of eating and sleeping in the inn, and the settlement of the bill by my old man, I still don't have a copper plate on me." "

Gu Dingchen asked: "Then the first flower in the capital, Kui Liu, if you see her, you will cost five hundred taels of silver, you don't have silver on you, how can you see her?"

Xie Qian smiled mysteriously: "It's just that you don't have money to meet her, this is called true merry!"

"What Brother Xie said is extremely true. "

Liu Ru is a great name in the capital, and seeing Xie Qian's confident appearance, Lun Wenxu was obviously moved, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at Gu Dingchen.

Gu Dingchen still persuaded: "I think it's better to forget it, the imperial court has regulations, whether it is an official or a person, they can't enter the smoke willow place, let's not go." "

"Layman, layman!"

Xie Qian waved his hand and said, "Look at that Bai Juyi, Su Dongpo, Liu Sanchange, how brilliant the literary brilliance is, which one is not the flower protection messenger of the wind?"

Lun Wenxu also persuaded: "Just this time, we go quietly, no one will know." "

Gu Dingchen was helpless, nodded and said, "Okay." "

The capital, the southern boundary.

It has always been a gathering place for the lower nine streams, whether it is juggling stalls or singing and opening kilns, they are all in this realm.

Everything is inferior, but reading is high.

Although many officials and readers with social status come to this place to have fun, they dare not come brazenly.

Because this violates the etiquette system, once discovered, it is fine when there is nothing, as long as there is something, it will be overturned by Qingliu and verbally criticized.

"This is Chunyuan Lou?"

Xie Qian, Gu Dingchen, and Lun Wenxu came to a courtyard and stopped.

What is this like a brothel?

A three-story white jade staircase goes up, and there is a red-lacquered arch about one foot high, but it looks like a royal mansion.

"You can't go wrong, right?"

Gu Dingchen asked with a puzzled face.

"How could it go wrong?"

Xie Qian smiled, and then Wang Men pointed out: "Look, there has long been a crowd inside, and it is overcrowded." "

Gu Dingchen and Lun Wenxu looked inside the door.

Sure enough, it was already crowded with people.

Among them were high-rollers dressed in grand clothes, who were either the children of wealthy officials or wealthy businessmen.

There are also many Qingshirt literati.

Even, a few of them are just finished exams.

These people crowded into a semicircle, and none of them stepped towards the flower building inside, but none of them stretched their necks and looked in that direction.

Xie Qian and the three walked in and squeezed over.

There is a sign standing in front of the flower building, which proudly reads: "Only those who are proficient in Qinqi calligraphy and painting can climb the building." "

Someone shouted: "This Liu Ru is also too underestimated by the world, isn't there a single one in our group who can play Qinqi calligraphy and painting?"

"Yo huh!"

Someone immediately retorted: "I'm afraid that among our group, there is really no one who is proficient in Qinqi, calligraphy and painting, I have been watching here for more than ten days, and I am still stunned to see one." "

"Could it be that Liu Ru is a girl's Qinqi calligraphy and painting, different?"

Someone else asked suspiciously.

"You, outsiders, huh?"

The man said proudly: "Finally got the hang of you, otherwise at this time, if Liu Ru's girl's Qinqi calligraphy and painting are not a little special, I am afraid that there will already be a sea of people upstairs." "

A few people wanted to ask again.

Suddenly, a well-dressed businessman from Jiangsu and Zhejiang shouted: "Her grandmother's, sell art when she sells art, sells her body, and makes some kind of piano chess calligraphy and painting, the harmed Laozi rushed from Hangzhou with great difficulty, can't she carry the silver back like this?"

"Come on. "

Jiangsu and Zhejiang merchants exchanged words.

Immediately, four attendants came carrying two large boxes.

"Open!" (Read the violent novel, just go to Feilu Fiction Network!)

As soon as the merchants of Jiangsu and Zhejiang gave an order, the entourage opened the box, and it was full of two large boxes, white flowers and silver.

The Jiangsu and Zhejiang merchants shouted towards the flower building: "Lao Tzu is a rough person, I don't know what Qinqi calligraphy and painting, anyway, Lao Tzu's 100,000 taels of silver are placed here, Liu Ru upstairs, Lao Tzu wants to talk to you about the wind and snow, what are you doing?"

"Lao Tzu's 100,000 taels of silver are placed here, Liu Ru on the flower floor, Lao Tzu wants to talk to you about the wind and snow, whether you can do it or not." "

The Jiangsu and Zhejiang merchants downstairs shouted arrogantly at the flower building.

At this moment, a white-haired man walked out of the crowd, walked straight to the merchant with Jiangsu and Zhejiang accents, kicked with his foot, and kicked two boxes of white flowers and silver to the ground.

He sneered and said, "Oh, which river is this without a lid, revealing such a Wang Ba, who came to the capital to pretend to be magnanimous." "

It was Cao Zhengchun who returned to the dynasty.

In terms of yin and yang strange qi, it hurts people, Cao Zhengchun is one of the best in the entire Daming Empire.

Jiang Zheshang's face turned red, and he immediately scolded angrily: "Your grandmother's, Laozi is rich, what is the matter with your bitch?"

Before the words fell, with a snap, Cao Zhengchun gave him a big ear melon seed fan.

The Jiangsu and Zhejiang businessman rolled twice on the ground, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

If it weren't for His Majesty telling him that he should do things in accordance with the Daming Law and not be too arrogant and domineering outside, this Jiangsu and Zhejiang businessman would have died a long time ago.

The Jiangsu and Zhejiang businessmen covered their faces, stood up and dangled twice, and they were about to rush over and fight with Cao Zhengchun.

The four entourage behind him also followed closely behind him.

Cao Zhengchun made a move, and seven or eight civilians dressed as Dongchang Fan immediately appeared behind him, and subdued the four entourage in three or two strokes.

Jiangsu and Zhejiang businessmen wanted to step forward again, but they had a little count in their hearts, knowing that they couldn't do it, but they lost the battle like this, they couldn't let go of this face, and they were stunned in place for a while.