The queen must start from the head

Chapter 64
After the second exam, Mu Lian packed her things and got up to leave.

From the house to the gate of the tribute courtyard, there were several pairs of vicious eyes staring at her from behind her.

When Lin Hanlin watched the examination papers collected by Mifeng officer "paste their names", stamp them with a seam seal, and send them to be transcribed, a pair of hands hidden in their sleeves were tightly clenched.

Just when he was thinking about whether to rush up and destroy all these test papers, Mr. Xu quietly walked up behind him, reached out and patted his shoulder, and said, "This scene is over, let's go!" Bar."

Lin Hanlin bowed his head silently, followed Xu Gong without saying a word, and came to an examiner's lounge after a while.

The two of them were silent for a while.

Xu Gongxian said, "We underestimated her strength. Those people asked me to deal with her, but they never said that she has the strength above the Grand Master. A Grand Master can easily suppress a city. I guess she may It's because she doesn't want to fight with us, otherwise she can completely destroy this Nancheng Gongyuan, or even the entire Nancheng Town."

Lin Hanlin opened his mouth with difficulty after hearing this, but couldn't say anything.

He was originally from the Imperial City, so he had naturally heard about the Sancai Bookstore and the Battle of Academy Street.

Whether the subsequent emperor issued an edict or the forces of the various families retreated, it all proved that Mu Lian was not easy to provoke at all.But his Lin family had already formed a big feud with this girl, and with the status of a hundred-year-old Lin family, he would never bow his head to admit his mistakes to a yellow-haired girl, so the final outcome of the two parties can only be life and death, which cannot be resolved.

Mu Lian's origin is too mysterious, and many of the things she brought out are too enviable.

Whether it's the Tianxia Wushuang Sect or Sancai Bookstore, some of the big forces in the Northern Qi Kingdom have already set their sights on her.

Before she revealed her cards, many forces began to test her.

Watching the destruction of Tianhai City with a cold eye is the first, sealing up the Sancai Bookstore is the second, besieging the Wushuang faction is the third, and cutting off Mulian's imperial examination path is the fourth... These are the bright sides that he can know as Lin Tang As for other hidden means and forces, he has no way of knowing.

But it was not difficult for him to come to the conclusion that Mu Lian must die.

"Mulian must die, there are too many people who want to kill her." Lin Hanlin suddenly spoke his mind.

Xu Gonggong was drinking tea and glanced at him when he heard the words, "Even if an elephant is about to die, it can easily trample a bunch of small bugs to death before it dies. Lin Hanlin, what do you think?"

Lin Tang's face changed when he heard the meaning of the other party's words. He looked at Xu Gongdao, "Xu Gong, the matter has progressed to this point, do you still want to quit now?"

"Exit?" Mr. Xu put down the teacup in his hand, and cast a sidelong glance at the person in front of him, "The old man has never participated in your plan, how can you talk about quitting? What's more, your Lin family and that woman are mortal enemies, and the old man and the old man have never been involved in your plan." What's the matter?"

After Xu Gong said this, he stood up and walked out of the room slowly.

Leaving behind Lin Tang who was still standing in place, the latter looked at the figure that disappeared before his eyes, and a sinister light gradually emerged from his eyes.Old man, since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unrighteous!

On August [-]th, the third rural examination came as scheduled.

This time, the test is policy questions.As the name implies, the author of the question gives some specific issues concerning the national economy and the people's livelihood, and requires candidates to give corresponding countermeasures and methods.This can also examine the ability of the candidates to solve practical problems, so as to avoid becoming a mediocre person who embarks on a political career in the future.

In this examination room, candidates had to spend the night in the examination room as usual, and this year's autumn would finally come to an end when the invigilator finished collecting the examination papers the next day.

After nightfall, the moon and stars are sparse in the sky, and the rustling of writing brushes on paper slowly stops in the entire dormitory area.

After reading and rereading the exam paper he had answered, Wang Wenyun closed the paper with satisfaction, and was about to lie down and rest for a while.

Just as he was about to lie down, several black figures suddenly flashed in front of him, and then a lot of water-like liquid was splashed on the ground.He suddenly shuddered and stood up.

What happened just now?Have thieves broken into the palace?But once the examination room opens, the outside of the dormitory will be locked, and no outsiders will be able to enter until the papers are closed tomorrow!
Just when the prince thought that what he saw just now was only his own eyes dazzled, the next second, a torch that was thrown out from nowhere landed on the "water mark" on the ground, and suddenly a large area of ​​hot flames burst into flames. Burn from the ground!
Wang Wenyun looked at the flaming tongues that started to spread their teeth and claws in front of him. He was stunned for three seconds before realizing that the Gongyuan was on fire. He saw the figure just now. Someone was setting the fire on purpose!

"Help! It's on fire, the Gongyuan is on fire! Is anyone there? Come and save people!"

Hearing the shrill screams from the house next door, Wang Gongzi swallowed his plea for help again.

Moments later, shouts and cries for help rang out throughout the examination room.

Wang Wenyun was not in a hurry anymore. Since everyone started calling for help, the little officials guarding the dormitory should come to put out the fire later.

But a quarter of an hour passed, half an hour passed.

The entire examination room was ablaze when viewed from the air.

In some places, the fire was so fierce that many candidates ran out of the dormitory holding their bookcases.

But there are also people who sleep too deeply, and when they wake up, they find that the fire has burned themselves.

Cries for help and cries echoed in the examination room.

At this moment, this place is no longer the holy place in the hearts of candidates, but a hell on earth.

Wang Wenyun looked at the fire that was about to burn in front of his number board, and then looked at the empty number house on the opposite side. He gritted his teeth, folded his examination paper, put it against his chest, carried the bookcase on his back, and opened it. No. board, and escaped from the side of the house where the fire was weak.

As soon as he came out, he didn't take a few steps when he saw Huang Chang leading a large group of scholars towards the locked gate of the dormitory area.Seeing that Huang Chang didn't notice him, he sneaked into the team.

After mingling with the crowd, he found that these people were wearing their coats wet, knowing that this was to avoid being burned by the fire.However, he touched the examination paper hidden in his chest, and did not use the water tank by the roadside to wet his clothes.

With a crisp sound of "Bang Dang", another water tank was kicked down on the way of the scholars, and more than half of the flame was extinguished immediately.Relying on these water tanks set up on the side of the road, a group of mighty scholars finally came to the locked gate.

"Let us out! Let us out quickly, there's a fire inside!"

"Did the people outside hear it? There's a fire inside. If we don't let us out, so many people will be burned to death inside! Did you hear that?"

"People outside, are you all deaf? Can't you hear us? Let us out!"

The locked door was pushed desperately by the scholars, but it still couldn't be pushed open.

At first, everyone shouted for help at the top of their lungs, but when they got to the back, they found that no one answered, and finally became anxious.

However, time passed by every minute and every second, and the door that separated the house from the outside world has never been opened.

The dormitory area is too large. Nearly [-] candidates took the exam this autumn.

Huang Chang and the others were also lucky. They encountered many water tanks along the way, but in other remote places, where there were no water tanks for people to drink, they could only be swallowed by the fire.

Hearing the roar of someone being burned by the fire not far away, Wang Wenyun subconsciously hid in the crowd.

He touched the examination paper still hidden in his chest, and suddenly felt a little regretful in his heart. Maybe, he should have wet one or two robes before?
The news of the fire in the No. [-] house area has already reached the ears of the adults living in the Gong Yuan.These officials got up overnight, and then all gathered in a living room next to the Hengjian Hall.

At this time, Yan Song, the chief examiner, was frowning and looking at Xu Gong, "You mean, only Lin Hanlin and a few small officials are in charge of the dormitory tonight, but you, the chief examiner, are not inside?"

Xu Gong said with a guilty look on his face, "In the evening, I suddenly felt unwell, so...".

Yan Song didn't want to listen to his explanation, so he waved his hands and said, "I'll pursue your dereliction of duty later."

Then, he looked around at the officials present, and said, "According to the court rules, once the door of the house is locked, it must not be unlocked until it is opened. Now the house is on fire, according to Er and others, what should I do?" Is good?"

Immediately someone below said to open the door to save people immediately, human life is greater than heaven.

Some people also said that the rules of the imperial court cannot be broken. Once the door is opened tonight, the results of the imperial examination of nearly ten thousand candidates will be invalidated.And if there is a problem in the exam, they are the examiners who are the first to be punished.At that time, the official will be demoted, and the black gauze hat or even the head on the neck will be dropped in severe cases. This door cannot be opened.

Looking at the people who were faintly about to quarrel, Yan Song waved his hands, motioning for everyone to be quiet, and then said, "Since everyone can't make up their minds, let the old man make up their minds. The rules passed down by the court for hundreds of years cannot be broken today. We are here in Nangong Courtyard, so we will not open this door today."

Some of the young examiners present felt their blood boil after hearing this, and they wanted to stand up, but they were pushed down by the people around them.

Xu Gong, who was silent at the side, glanced at Yan Song secretly, and his heart tightened, who would send him?

Yan Song then continued, "My lords, what is the cause of the fire in the Gong Yuan building tonight?"

After thinking about it, one person replied, "There was a small official in the house who accidentally knocked over the light, which caused a fire."

Yan Song said again, "Then how is the fire going, are there any casualties?"

Another person interjected, "It's just a small sporadic fire, and it was quickly extinguished by someone. No one was injured or injured in the house."

Yan Song nodded and was about to ask again, but a young examiner stood up unbearably and shouted angrily, "You guys are such heartless executioners! Many candidates have already been killed or injured in the dormitory. Now, The fire is still spreading, and more people will die next! But you are still telling lies with your eyes open! Do you have to have everyone die? Does the imperial court give you a salary every year just to make you do this? The people are kings? Shouldn't..." Before he could finish his angry words, a black-armored soldier with his face covered appeared behind him at some point and knocked him unconscious with one palm.

Then, with a "click", the black armor soldier broke the young examiner's neck, and then dragged him out along the ground.

In the living room, there was a deathly silence.

Yan Song broke the silence and said, "Tonight, someone drank too much and accidentally fell into the water from the Feihong Bridge. He lost his life at a young age, and I feel very sorry for it. What else do you want to say?"

"No, no..." The people he glanced at all waved their hands again and again.

Who dares to speak again?Who would dare to confront Yan Song again?Do you want to die?
Seeing this, Yan Song nodded in satisfaction, "Then please adults go back to rest, I wish you a good night's sleep."

Outside the house, under the night sky not far away, a large number of billowing smoke that can only be released by burning houses rose from the dormitory area. The fire there almost illuminated half of the night sky.

　There's nothing new under the sun.In ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, and in official circles throughout the ages, once a major accident occurs, the first reaction is always to cover up the ugliness and conceal it, as if nothing happened if nothing happened.In the end, it was innocent lives that were sacrificed.For example, when a certain country had a nuclear leak, the public was concealed from the public, causing millions of people, together with their descendants, to suffer from nuclear radiation pollution for life.Learn from history.

　　
　
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