Dao fellow initiates

In the 32nd year of Xuantian, on December [-]th, the imperial examination was held.

From the beginning of dawn, the tributes who had passed the examination had poured into the Palace of Preservation and Harmony in the imperial city to participate in the palace examination.

As time passed, tributes from all parties rushed to the Palace of Preserving Harmony one after another, only to see the officials of the Ministry of Rites waiting quietly above the resplendent palace.

"My lord, it's almost time!" At this moment, a jet-lagged official came to the Ministry of Rites and said.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites nodded slightly, looked at the people present, and then picked up the roster in their hands and began to roll their names.

The servants below have been waiting with bated breath since they came to the Palace of Preserving Harmony, not daring to whisper to each other. After all, the palace examination is presided over by the emperor himself, maybe he is watching them somewhere!
Therefore, without the need for officials from the Ministry of Rites to control the venue, the entire hall seemed very quiet. He didn't talk nonsense, and called names directly: "Liu Qingge..."

The scene was silent, and no one responded.

Bai Xiu couldn't stop laughing in the crowd, why did he bring up the marriage between Bai Fu and Liu Fu to this day, isn't it because of Liu Qingge.

Standing on the left side of him, on the right side of the hall, stood an elegant young man in Confucian robes, but seeing his natural temperament, there was a sense of arrogance in his eyes, and the square scarf and folding fan, even among a group of scholars, was extremely impressive. brilliant.

He is Ming Shuchen who is second in the test.

Hearing that Liu Qingge hadn't answered for a long time, Ming Shuchen couldn't help but look sideways at him, the surrounding was empty and there was no one around.

The location of the palace examination is arranged according to the ranking of the general examination. The hall is facing the gate, the first place in the test is the first in the general examination, Ming Shuchen is the second, and Bai Xiu is the third...

He had never seen this so-called No. [-] in the test before, because he thought that his literary talents were not inferior to others. Just a little more curious about this person.

Today, however, they are destined to miss each other.

"Liu Qingge..."

"Is Liu Qingge here?" The official from the Ministry of Rites called again, and glanced at the vacant seat beside Ming Shuchen. Although he knew it in his heart, the rules cannot be broken. 1's Liu Qingge, even if he didn't know him, he knew where it was.

At this moment, a small official from outside the door hurried in, lowered his body to his waist, walked quickly to the official's side and said, "My lord, then...then Liu Qingge sent someone to say... ..."

"What are you talking about?" The official glared at him impatiently. Didn't he see so many people waiting? He was still hesitating.

"He said that he had abstained from the imperial examination, so he couldn't be there!" The little official said anxiously with bean-sized sweat on his forehead, wanting to wipe it off but not daring to wipe it off.

This errand is simply fatal...

"what!"

The official couldn't help but exclaimed, causing all the Gongshi present to look over. He hurriedly lowered his voice, and said softly, "What kind of place does he think this is? If he says he abstains, he abstains. It's just arrogant!"

The little official was sweating profusely, thinking, don't tell me, I'm just a messenger, I'm messing with whoever I am.

After losing his temper, he didn't know how to make a decision for a while, so he hurriedly asked this little official to invite the Minister of Rites to come and preside over the overall situation.

His Majesty had originally presided over the palace examination in person, but he was here to make preparations in advance. When the time came when the Gongshi began to give answers, His Majesty would personally invigilate the examination, accompanied by Lord Shangshu, but he could only step aside and even invigilate the examination. None of the qualifications.

After thinking about it, I couldn't stand still on the spot, so I continued to read.

"Ming Shuchen..."

"The students are here!" Ming Shuchen cupped his hands and responded softly.

"Bai Xiu..."

"The students are here!" The smile on Bai Xiu's face was almost unbearable, and he responded aloud.

Originally, he could distract Liu Qingge so that he could not concentrate on his strategies and answers, but he didn't expect the other party to be so courageous that he just stopped coming.

Only the officials of the Ministry of Rites continued to point: "Zhang Wei..."

"The students are here!"

"Zhao Huan..."

"The students are here!"

……

"Qian Liang..."

"The students are here!"

When the last tribute was called, the first roll of the palace examination ended.

The palace examination only examines policy questions. Candidates enter at dawn, go through the etiquette of roll call, unraveling papers, praise, salute, etc., and then issue policy questions.

As for the etiquette after the unwinding of the scrolls, he is beyond his control.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites collected the roster and went to the side of the hall to wait.

After a while, a middle-aged man wearing a purple robe and official uniform walked quickly from behind the hall. He had a square face with thick eyebrows and a short beard under his chin. Gives a very old-fashioned and harsh feeling.

Among the crowd below, Ming Shuchen lowered his head involuntarily when he saw the person coming. He didn't even notice this small movement.

Ming Yundao, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites of the Six Books, is an official of the second rank.

As soon as he entered the main hall, he went straight to the official of the Ministry of Rites. After the two whispered for a while, Ming Yundao re-entered the back of the Palace of Preserving Harmony without looking back.

About half an hour later, there was an imperial decree for self-protection and His Royal Highness's decree, which was widely announced to the world.

Then the imperial examination proceeded as scheduled...

At the same time, in the inner city, Liu Mansion.

The entire Liu Mansion is very festive and lively today, there is an endless stream of visiting guests, the lights are decorated, the gongs and drums are loud, the members of the family are all dressed in red robes, and even the servants can see red cloth on their bodies.

And outside the gate of the Liu Mansion, two solitary shadows stood far away, and there were two little things hiding in the corner.

"Large family, everything you buy is complete!"

Yang Mu sighed softly, he walked around the Liu mansion just now, and found that there were guards all around, not even a fly could fly out, there were a few auras in them, even he couldn't help being frightened by it, and didn't dare to approach.

"Brother Yang, you don't need to be like this. I've decided to forget about it. Today I just want to see her for the last time!"

In the end, Liu Qingge still didn't agree. Yang Mu was righteous, but he couldn't be so selfish and disregard the lives of the two of them. He had already decided to leave the capital after this incident, and never return to this sad place. If Bai Heng really did what Liu Jinwen said She is so amazingly talented, Liu Yuqing can marry him, and she has a good home.

"You will regret it, for sure!" Yang Mu said in an inexplicable, but very sure tone.

Liu Qingge pulled a forced smile from the corner of his mouth, shook his head, and didn't speak.

Do you regret it?He regrets all the time...

With the sound of firecrackers and the sound of gongs and drums, approaching in the face of the festive suona sound, I saw a procession of welcoming relatives coming from a distance on the street. The momentum was so great that I couldn't see the end when I looked up. The team was hundreds of feet long, walking through the wide streets like a boa constrictor.

The leader is a young man with a cold complexion, slender eyebrows flying wildly, three-dimensional features, cheeks as sharp as a knife, and a slender figure, giving people a sense of sharpness and sharpness.

It was obviously a big day, but the groom's face was indifferent, showing no joy at all. The scarlet gown that was originally extremely festive was worn on him, and it looked like a bloody coat, which made people a little scared, and made the noisy atmosphere suddenly subside. Fortunately, it was soon overwhelmed by the sound of suona, gongs and drums.

Bai Heng rode a horse with a red flower on its neck, and walked slowly forward. The sedan chair carried by eight people behind him was decorated with red silk curtains, embroidered with gold silk, embroidered with rich and noble flowers, red phoenix and sunrise and other festive patterns. Following a large group of welcoming teams gave the Liu family enough face.

Seeing this scene, Liu Qingge in the distance couldn't help but clenched his fists under his cuffs, and his whole body trembled unconsciously.

On the other hand, Yang Mu couldn't help frowning after seeing this person. Judging from this person's face, he was really not a good person. What's more, on the day of great joy, the other party still had a cold and stinky face, obviously not If you are willing, then you can't even talk about liking for the daughter of the Liu family. Since you don't like it, you will naturally not treat her well.

"Hey, it's obviously another floating marriage, and there won't be any good results!"

Of course, he just thought about these words in his heart, and he would never say them in front of Liu Qingge.

When the welcoming team arrived outside the gate of Liu's residence, someone immediately came out to greet him and helped him off his horse.

This is the rule, although with his cultivation level, no one needs help to get off the horse, but in the face of etiquette, he still did not go beyond, and with the support of the other party, he got off the horse.

Then, he walked towards Liu's mansion...