Chapter 328: Chapter 328: Palace Examination

Chapter 328: Chapter 328: Palace ExaminationWeird thing?"

Xu Qian'an pulled out a chair and sat down, telling Su Su to pour him some water.

I'm not your concubine yet, and you're ordering me around like this... The voluptuous Su Su glared at him and obediently went to pour the water. After all, what they were talking about now was the tragic case of her family being exterminated.

She had to rely on this man for help, otherwise she and her master Li Miaozhen would not be able to find out anything even after ten years of investigation.

After Xu Qian'an took a sip of tea, Li Miaozhen said:

"Su Su's father was Su Hang, a Jinshi in the 29th year of Zhen'a. In the 14th year of Yuanjing, for unknown reasons, he was demoted back to Jiangzhou as a prefect. The following year, he was executed for bribery and corruption."

Xu Qian'an stroked the teacup and asked, "What's the problem?"

"Yes," Li Miaozhen turned her head to look at Su Su, "She doesn't remember having been in the capital. Su Su's soul is intact. When my master found her, she was absorbing the Yin Qi of the mass grave and practicing. She had made some achievements. As long as she didn't leave the mass grave, she would be able to live forever.

"A resentful soul with such cultivation will not miss any memory, unless her memory was erased during her lifetime."

Su Su said: "Maybe, maybe I really haven't been to the capital."

Xu Qi'an shook his head: "Any official who came to the capital to serve as an official must move to the capital. I am more inclined to believe that Su Su's memory had problems before her death. Hmm, it's interesting."

The two people and the ghost were silent for a moment, and Xu Qi'an said: "Since he is a Beijing official, the Ministry of Personnel will have his information... The Ministry of Personnel is the territory of Wang Shoufu, and he and Wei Yuan are political enemies. Without sufficient reasons, I have no right to review the documents of the Ministry of Personnel.

"So don't be anxious, wait for the opportunity."

Li Miaozhen and Su Su nodded.

Xu Qi'an sipped the warm tea and said: "What's your brother's name? How old was he when the Su family encountered an accident?"

Su Su tilted her head and thought for a while: "His name is Su Chengzhi. He was about 11 or 12 years old when the family encountered an accident."

He is about 31 or 32 years old now. It is impossible to find this brother-in-law. It is like looking for a needle in a haystack... It would be great if Dafeng had a developed public security system... Xu Qiyan hinted:

"I will try to find him for you, but don't hold too much hope."

Su Su said "hmm", knowing that it is too difficult to find relatives, so she didn't force it.

After this matter was resolved, Xu Qiyan mentioned the second matter, looked at Li Miaozhen, and said: "When do you plan to start the battle between heaven and man?"

Li Miaozhen did not hesitate, "First issue a challenge, and then make an appointment, within seven days."

Xu Qiyan nodded slowly and said his thoughts bluntly: "Before the battle between heaven and man ends, you'd better leave the capital. No matter what kind of letter you receive or who you come into contact with, don't leave. "

Li Miaozhen raised her eyebrows, "You mean someone will harm me?"

"This is obvious." Xu Qian'an sighed, "If you have an accident in the capital, will the Taoist leader of Tianzong let it go? The first-rank land immortal of Taoism is probably no worse than the supervisor."

Su Su straightened her paper chest and looked proud: "Knowing that our Taoist leader is the first-rank, who dares to harm the master?"

Xu Qian'an felt sorry for the IQ of the female ghost: "Your father is a Jinshi after all, but you have not inherited your father's intelligence at all... It is precisely because Miaozhen is the saint of Tianzong that she is remembered by people.

"Your Majesty is obsessed with Taoism. In order to maintain the stability of power, he has contributed to the current situation of multi-party melee in the court. Some people have long been dissatisfied with this. The struggle between heaven and man is a good opportunity for them to take advantage of...

"In addition, this matter is known to everyone. People from all walks of life have flocked to the capital, and there must be spies from other countries among them. These people wish Li Miaozhen would die in the capital." Sёarch* The nôvel_Fire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Su Su suddenly realized.

"You are a fourth-rank Taoist. Ordinary people are not your opponents. Foreign masters above the fourth rank want to come to the capital to kill you, which is wishful thinking. And the masters in the court are even less likely to take action in the capital, unless they are determined to die."

"Thank you for the reminder, I understand." Li Miaozhen said: "I will arrange ghost alerts near Xu's house. If there are suspicious people approaching, I will immediately give a warning. At that time, I will take action in advance or leave Xu's house, and will not harm your family. Although this possibility is not great."

Then, she couldn't help but sneer: "Damn Emperor Yuan Jing. "

Hey, be careful with your words. You can only say this kind of thing on the Internet... Xu Qian'an nodded with a smile, stood up, and said, "Then, I, an outsider, will not disturb the two girls' sweet dreams. "

Under the slightly dazed eyes of Li Miaozhen and Susu, he left the room.

March 27th is a good day for opening the eyes of the emperor, cutting clothes, traveling, and getting married.

Today is the day of the palace examination, and it is exactly one month since the end of the examination.

The sky was hazy, and my aunt got up. She was wearing a long dress with exquisite embroidery. Her hair was a little messy, and she only used a gold hairpin to pick it up behind

her head.

Her beautiful eyes were a little dull, and she looked like she hadn't woken up yet, and her eye bags were swollen.

While my aunt arranged for the cook to make breakfast for Erlang, she took her personal maid Lu'e and knocked on Erlang's door.

Xu Xinnian was wearing a light white robe, with a purple jade given by Ziyang Jushi hanging around his waist. He came to open the door for his mother in high spirits.

"Erlang got up so early?" Aunt yawned and said:

"Mother asked the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Erlang, do you want to sleep for another quarter of an hour? Mother will call you."

"No need."

Xu Erlang was an eighth-rank scholar after all, with more energy than ordinary people. He comforted his mother: "Don't worry, mother. The palace examination is a ranking exam. With my status as the champion, my score will not be too low."

Aunt was relieved and took Lu'e out of the room. When she stepped over the threshold, she suddenly screamed.

Xu Erlang was shocked and ran out of the room to check the situation. He saw a woman in white holding a red umbrella standing quietly in the courtyard.

It was just after three o'clock in the morning, and it was not yet dawn. The woman was holding a scarlet umbrella and wearing white clothes, and she was weird all over.

"Mrs. Xu."

Su Su smiled and bowed.

Aunt was relieved and thought, why did she run out at this time instead of sleeping in the

room? I almost thought she had met a ghost.

Xu Erlang stared at Su Su for a moment, then calmly withdrew his gaze and said to his aunt: "Mother, go back to your room and rest. "

After sending his aunt away, Xu Erlang looked at Su Su in the courtyard and said, "Does my elder brother know your identity?"

He saw my charm? As expected of a student of Yunlu Academy...Su Su smiled lightly, with two dimples on her face, and said in a tender voice:

"Yes, he said he would reshape my body for me, and then be his concubine for three years."

.....This is really what my elder brother would do. Is the courtesan of the Jiaofang Division no

longer able to satisfy his taste? He even wants to be with ghosts.

Xu Xinnian was dumbfounded and could not speak for a long time. Knowing that today was the palace examination, the Xu Mansion lit candles just after three o'clock. Li Miaozhen heard about this and came out to join in the fun. After breakfast, everyone sent Xu Xinnian out of the house.

"Erlang, today is not only a palace examination related to your future, but also an opportunity for you to prove your innocence and completely wash away your grievances. You must do well in the exam. "Xu Pingzhi, wearing armor and holding a helmet, gave earnest

advice.

Xu Xinnian walked out while nodding: "I know, Dad, don't worry, I......"

The second half of the sentence suddenly got stuck in his throat. He looked stiffly at the street across the street. Two "old acquaintances" stood there. One was a tall and burly monk

wearing a washed white robe.

The other was a blue-shirted swordsman with a wisp of white hair hanging down. He was not old, but he gave people a feeling of vicissitudes.

These two people again, these two people again!!

Xu Xinnian was roaring in his heart.

"That's my brother's friend..." Xu Qian'an patted him on the shoulder to calm the anger in his

little brother's heart.

In the past, he had no contact with No. 4, so he let Xu Xinnian take the blame for him and cover up. Now Xu Qian'an's identity is gradually stable, and Chu Yuanzhen gradually accepts the personality of No. 3 cousin.

Once the inherent concept is formed, Chu Zhuangyuan will not deliberately ponder it, and will

not have doubts such as "No. 3's personality is weird." People are always more likely to trust friends and familiar people, that's the reason.

Hengyuan and Chu Yuanzhen smiled and nodded, and after greeting each other, their eyes immediately fell on Li Miaozhen.

This Tianzong saint has a white and clean oval face, with no makeup on, and eyes like black pearls, clear and bright. The sharp eyebrows highlight her sharp temperament. Rather than saying she is the Saintess of the Tian Sect, she is more like a female general who

has been through many battles... Yes, she has been in the army in Yunzhou for a year... Monk Hengyuan folded his hands and smiled at Li Miaozhen.

Her aura is restrained, not revealing a single bit, and her cultivation cannot be seen... But since she has come to the capital, it means that she has entered the fourth rank. Hey, after the battle with Zhang Kaitai, I have not fought against a fourth rank for many years. Chu Yuanzhen smiled, and his pupils quietly burned with fighting spirit.

The bald man is No. 6, and the one carrying a sword is No. 4. Well, No. 4 is indeed like No. 1

said, not following the orthodox path of the Ren Sect... Li Miaozhen nodded, which was considered a greeting.

As for No. 5 Lina, she was still sleeping soundly in the room, just like her apprentice Xu

Lingyin.

"Da Da Da..."

The three men of the Xu family rode away. Li Miaozhen watched their backs and heard

Hengyuan's voice in her ears: "Amitabha, I hope No. 3 can get the first place in the high

school."

Chu Yuanzhen sneered: "It's good to get the second place. After all, he is a student of Yunlu Academy. However, No. 3 has a big secret."

Hengyuan was surprised: "Secret?"

Chu Yuanzhen smiled and nodded, and said mysteriously: "If I guess correctly, the strange

phenomenon of the clear air rising to the sky in the Sub-Saint Hall of Yunlu Academy is related to No. 3.

"Of course, these are my guesses, there is no basis, believe it or not is up to you."

Hengyuan suddenly realized.

Li Miaozhen's face suddenly became strange. Number 4 and Number 6 didn't know that Xu

Qi'an was Number 3. They always thought that Xu Xinnian was Number 3.

If they knew the truth in the future, would they be like me, ashamed and want to beat Xu Qi'an

up when they recalled what they said today? But they had to hide it for him.

Because in this way, everyone can pretend that nothing happened.

Thinking of this, she looked at Number 4 and Number 6 with pity.

The darkness before dawn was the thickest. Four hundred tribute scholars gathered outside

the Meridian Gate, waiting for the palace examination.

Surrounding them were two rows of imperial guards holding torches, motionless like

sculptures.

Civil and military officials gathered, examining the tribute scholars participating in the palace examination from a distance, and occasionally whispering to each other. Only the officials of the Ministry of Rites worked hard to maintain order on the scene.

Verify identities and count the number of people for the third time. There are five gates in the Meridian Gate, three main gates and two side gates. During the

court session, civil and military officials entered from the side, and only the emperor and the empress could go through the main gate.

Of course, the top three candidates in the imperial examination could also enjoy the honor of

going through the main gate.

Xu Xinnian, the champion of the imperial examination, stood at the head of the tribute

scholars, with his head held high and expressionless. That posture seemed as if everyone present was rubbish.

However, scholars still liked this, especially when a talented champion took this posture, even officials in the distance admired in their hearts:

This boy is extraordinary.

The drum sounded, and the three passes were completed. The civil and military officials

entered the Meridian Gate first, and then the tribute scholars, led by the officials of the Ministry of Rites, also passed through the Meridian Gate, crossed the Jinshui Bridge, and stopped at the square outside the Jinluan Palace.

Xu Xinnian squinted his eyes and looked at the Jinluan Palace in the distance. He could only

see the civil and military officials on the steps, and had no chance to see the music and dialogue in the Jinluan Palace.

After a long time, the civil and military officials withdrew from the court, and the palace examination was next.

Even Xu Xinnian couldn't help but get nervous at this time.

"Gulp..."

There was a sound of swallowing saliva from the tribute students.

In such a tense atmosphere, everyone suddenly heard a noisy sound behind them, some

scolding and cursing.

I couldn't help but look back, and through the doorway of the Meridian Gate, I vaguely saw a white-clothed sorcerer blocking the way of the civil and military officials.

The white-clothed sorcerer turned his back to everyone and ignored the scolding around him.

Xu Xinnian, an eighth-rank Confucian, even vaguely heard the scolding. "Yang Qianhuan, do you want to rebel? Get out of here quickly."

"Yang Qianhuan, what do you want to do? This is the Meridian Gate, and today is the palace

examination. Do you want to make trouble?"

A low sigh came from the scolding, and the white-clothed sorcerer slowly said: "Your body

and name will be destroyed, but the rivers and streams will flow forever! Pah...."

There was a moment of silence, and the next moment, all the civil and military officials were

in uproar, the scene was in chaos. "What happened?" A scholar said blankly.

"Isn't this the poem by Xu Qian'an, the silver gong, mocking the officials? That, that person

in white seems to be from the Imperial Observatory?"

"He's gone......"

More than 400 scholars could no longer keep quiet, whispering to each other and looking back

at the Meridian Gate.

"Quiet!" The official of the Ministry of Rites shouted, "It's none of your business, just take

the exam. Anyone who whispers again will be expelled from the Meridian Gate and go home

to wait for another three years." The scholars dared not speak any more.

The scholars who had just dispersed returned, some with gloomy faces, some with excited

expressions, and some with indignation. Then there was a quarrel inside.

A quarter of an hour later, the scholars came out of the Golden Palace and never came back.

Yang Qianhuan... This name is so familiar, it seems that I have heard it somewhere... Xu Erlang muttered in his heart.

"Xu Xinnian, a Chinese scholar from Yunlu Academy in Beijing."

At this time, the voice of the official from the Ministry of Rites interrupted Xu Xinnian's

thoughts. He came back to his senses, took the sealed test paper from the official from the Honglu Temple, and strode into the Golden Palace.

The palace examination only tested policy questions, and only one day, and the papers were

handed in at dusk.

Xu Xinnian stepped on the afterglow of the setting sun and left the palace. At the gate of the

imperial city, he saw his elder brother sitting high on the horse, holding the reins of another horse in his hand, waiting with a smile.

"I told my second uncle that I will pick you up." Xu Qian'an asked, "How did you do in the

exam?"

"Not bad!"

Xu Xinnian said lightly, "If I were a student from the Imperial College, I would be a sure winner."

......Don't pretend! Xu Qian'an nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, such a talented person deserves the reputation of my elder brother, and others will not say that you are a tiger brother and a dog brother in the future."

Xu Xinnian sighed: "Although my elder brother is famous, he is not a scholar after all. If the

Xu family wants to gain a foothold in the capital and be respected, they must have a scholar

who has passed the imperial examination."

Xu Qian'an said, "Erlang, work hard. I just came out of Princess Lin'an's mansion."

"....." Xu Xinnian cupped his hands.

He lost, but he still couldn't pretend to be better than his elder brother.

Xu Qian'an threw the reins to Xu Erlang and said, "Erlang, you have already walked out of the

imperial examination. Tonight, my elder brother will treat you to a meal and go to the

Jiaofangsi to celebrate."

"Mother and sister..." Xu Xinnian frowned.

"I told my aunt that there will be a night patrol today. And you, after the palace examination,

isn't it normal to drink and chat with your classmates?" Xu Qian'an said.

"What my elder brother said makes sense." Xu Xinnian laughed.