fake prince

Chapter 103 Deception
Provincial capital
The sky is still dark and the sky is full of stars. If it is usually far from the opening time, but today, many stores are open, especially the hotel. The lights are lit up and down, and the kitchen is even bright. Bring hot water and towels to the guest room in pots, and cook wonton glutinous rice balls for the scholar.

The busyness is so chaotic, the guests are used to it, they don't think it's an interruption, but they all smile: "It's another year of provincial exams, how many masters (juren) will it cost?"

"Maybe there is Wenquxing in this shop!"

In a dark corner, Yan Yu and Tan Youshan met again, and only ordered a plate of spiced peanuts, but the wine was good.

"Brother Yan!" After three glasses of wine, Tan Youshan's expression was calm, but seeing Yan Yu depressed, he poured the wine and smiled: "I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of when you look so sad?"

Yan Yu listened, let out a long sigh, and wiped away tears: "Brother Tan, you are now a husband, do you really want to knock on the Dengwen drum? You know, the imperial court rules, once the drum is knocked on, the magistrate must accept the case, but first I have to hit [-] big boards, and it will be even more sad to ask for guilt in the future..."

"Furthermore, Ding Ruili is the son of a fellow confidant, and his relationship and energy are not small. Su Ziji seems to be from a poor family, but after a little inquiry, some brothers were reprimanded and warned. The water here is very deep!"

Speaking of this, even the voice trembled, the more husbands, the more they knew how powerful they were.

"Brother Yan, I know the rules of the Gongmen. Everyone is afraid of death, but I am an old man with no descendants and no parents. What am I afraid of?"

"Based on the clues from the brothers, I have a general understanding of the matter."

"Ding Ruili plotted against Su Ziji. My son was a failure. He got involved and was killed instead."

"One murder, one instigation, can't escape the relationship."

"They are all noble people. I can't afford to offend them. If I report in advance, maybe I can clear up the relationship. Today is the provincial exam. I beat the Dengwen drum, at least I can drag the two of them out of the exam room."

"Regardless of whether the lawsuit is won or lost, neither of them will be able to take the exam this time—this is the method Ding Ruili taught me." Tan Youshan laughed loudly, but he still didn't say some things. Since his son is dead, he will naturally do whatever he can. During the exam, of course the guards are tight, but not necessarily before the exam.

Tan Youshan had sneaked in early, and secretly moved his hands and feet in every compartment of the examination room. Now he is not only suing Su Ziji for murder, but also suing Su Ziji for cheating. In this way, even if there is insufficient evidence for murder, just cheating can ruin Su Ziji's future. .

This laugh made Yan Yu's scalp shudder, wondering if he should stop him.

"Brother Yan, don't worry, I'm an old man, and I won't get the source of clues on you." Tan Youshan has experienced countless cases, and the more calm he gets, he stares at Yan Yu: "This time, I will also I'm not prepared to come back alive, if I really want to share my love, brothers, just give me and my son a thin coffin for burial afterwards."

"That's why the prefect Liao was chosen instead of the governor, because he is an upright official. My old man respectfully served the Shangguan all his life, and today I will bully the Shangguan, who is upright."

As he spoke, Tan Youshan laughed heartily, drank the wine in one gulp, got up and left the hotel, and went into the night.

In the back, Captain Yan was stunned, motionless like a puppet.

秋闱
The distance between Yangning Mansion and the provincial capital is only 200 miles. If you take a boat to Shunfeng, you can leave in the morning and arrive in the afternoon.

Su Ziji arrived at the provincial capital two days ahead of schedule. He got up and arrived outside the gate before dawn on the eighth day of the eighth lunar month. He arrived quite late. Thousands of candidates from the eight prefectures of the province basically arrived, all with test baskets. Inside were Dry food for three days.

The scale of the Provincial Tribute Court is much larger than that of the prefecture and county. If you want to look up, the stars are shining brightly. Palace lanterns are hanging on the gate, and the guards are wearing iron armor. Their footsteps are cascading. There are dim lights flashing in the night. From time to time, you can see the foreman of the ninth rank inspection.

"It's even stricter."

Not long after Su Ziji arrived at Yuanmen, he saw Yu Lv. Yu Lv seemed to have just finished inquiring. He came back and said secretly: "Today is the eighth day of the lunar new year, and the exam is three days old. We are only allowed to leave the hospital on the eleventh day."

"Actually, on the sixth day of the lunar new year, the inner curtain officer has already entered the inner chamber, and is not allowed to hear anything other than reviewing the test papers. The examiner is responsible for sealing the door so that the inside and the outside cannot communicate with each other. He is also responsible for patrolling the field and providing herbal tea—you smell the smell of medicine." Is it gone?"

Historically, scientific researches have always been conducted in spring and autumn, with "Confucius writing the Spring and Autumn" hidden in the background, and the weather is not too hot or cold, but spring and summer are the most likely to spread the epidemic.

Yu Lv asked again: "Three days, food is important, what did you bring?"

The food for the government test is provided by the imperial court. Since the simplified government test is only for one day, the imperial court provides it uniformly in order to reduce trouble.

But when it comes to the provincial examination, it takes three days. Although the imperial court can't afford the money, but the time is long, and the physical fitness and family background of the candidates are also different. Bring, clear water is provided in the examination room, and candidates only need to bring drinking vessels.

"Bring it, meat is perishable, so I only brought the three meat pies from the first day, the rest are sugar heart pies, and solid pies, the portion is sufficient!"

This is the experience of an experienced Taoist. Yu Lv nodded his approval. Some people who don't understand, brought meat, and ended up with diarrhea, so the exam is over.

Rather vegetarian than meat, rather sugar than miscellaneous, in order to replenish energy without diarrhea.

The two exchanged a few words, but stopped talking. Even Su Ziji, who had gone through the county examination and government examination, stood here, and his heart was still beating slightly.

A scholar can also be said to be famous, and a person is an official. Whether he can succeed or not depends on this exam.

After a while, Su Ziji saw Ding Ruili's figure with his sharp eyes. He said a few words to the book boy, and then walked towards this place, but halfway there, he saw Su Ziji, his expression froze, and he turned to another direction go.

Su Ziji's expression was slightly gloomy, he glanced at the back of the hurriedly walking away, and then looked away.

Yu Lv also saw Ding Ruili, and asked puzzledly, "Isn't that Brother Ding? Why, did you have a conflict with you?"

"This matter is a bit complicated. I will explain it to you when I have time." Su Ziji said lightly.

This appearance is obvious at first glance, and the imperial examination is about to be held right now, so Yu Lu can't ask questions, so he can only comfort him: "Don't affect your mood for irrelevant people, the exam is important."

"Don't worry, I know." Su Ziji smiled.

At this time, there was a gong sounding in front of him, and an official yelled, Su Ziji and Yu Lv looked at each other, and followed the candidates towards the gate.

The entrance rules are actually not much different from the government examination. Watching the guards in front carefully search whether the candidates are entrained, and at the same time check the recognizance. There is no problem with Su Zi’s registration. , now that the mourning period has passed, everything is fine, but there is a sudden irritability in my heart.

"Could it be that I'm also a little nervous? But my Grade 12 Four Books and Five Classics, according to my analysis of the articles in the previous provincial examinations, I can pass with Grade 10, and Grade 12 can eliminate most of the uncertain factors."

After passing the test smoothly, he took the test number and rushed to the dormitory. Su Ziji's feeling still persisted.

(End of this chapter)