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"So that's how it is." Yan Chixia looked up at the sky thoughtfully, "That's right, that old hag has lived in the black mountains where the sun never sees for many years, so she is a little afraid of the sun."

"Yes, with my current strength, it is impossible to hurt it. I can only dispel the black mist. When the sun shines, the old witch can only retreat."

"It seems that you have been prepared for a long time." Yan Chixia sighed, and said again: "However, it's best not to provoke that old hag, if you really want to completely irritate her, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with it then."

Gu Ming nodded: "Well, I understand!"

"Okay, Yan won't keep you guys anymore, take the bones and leave quickly, so that the old witch won't come after you later

By the way, Gu Sheng, I heard that you were Jie Yuan in high school, and that you were hand-picked by the emperor, Yan Mou sincerely congratulates you! "

Yan Chixia cupped her fists and congratulated.

"Thank you, Master Yan, if you have time, why don't you go to the county town for a few drinks?"

Yan Chixia sighed: "I'm afraid I really don't dare to leave now, the old hag will definitely make a fuss for a while, and Yan will visit again after a while."

Speaking of this, he told Ning Caichen: "You must take this corpse away from Guobei County as soon as possible. Although the old hag cannot leave the Black Mountain, there is no guarantee that she will search for other monsters or ghosts."

Ning Caichen immediately clapped his hands and replied: "Thank you for the reminder, Master Yan, Xiaosheng will leave for his hometown today, and find a place for Xiaofeng's bones to be buried."

Hearing this, Gu Ming couldn't help but glanced at Ning Caichen meaningfully and said: "When you go back, remember to take care of yourself and drink more chicken soup. If you don't have any money, go to Le Ping for some money."

Chapter 1 Won the Appreciation of the Empress

Capital.

The inner courtyard of the imperial palace, the Compassion Palace.

The breeze is coming, the fragrance of flowers is overflowing, and people are more delicate than flowers.

A group of maids in palace skirts surrounded two elegant and extraordinary women, walked to the courtyard and sat down.

These two women are the masters of the harem, the current Empress Dowager and Empress Empress.

The empress dowager is nearly fifty years old, but she has always been pampered and well-maintained, and she still has a bit of charm.

The empress is in the year of Huaxin, coupled with the aura of her mother, she is full of various styles and yet noble and elegant.

After sitting down, the Empress Dowager and the Empress chatted about family affairs while eating fruit.

After a while, a young eunuch hurried into the courtyard, brushed off his sleeves, stepped forward and bowed and bowed: "My servant greets the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother, and wishes the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother good luck."

"Xiao Dezi, have you done what the Ai family asked you to do?"

"Go back to the Empress Dowager, the slaves have already finished these books. These are the scriptures written by Gu Jieyuan. Please have a look at the Empress Dowager and the Empress."

The little eunuch took out a few books from his body, stepped forward and handed them to the empress dowager and empress respectively.

There are six books in total, which are the first volume of A Dream of Red Mansions in One Thousand and One Nights.

After receiving the booklet, the Queen Mother couldn't help but said: "The Ai family wants to know what is so outstanding about this Gu Jieyuan, it is worthy of the emperor's special appointment."

Hearing this, the empress couldn't help laughing and said: "Empress, this Gu Jieyuan actually attracted colorful auspicious clouds when he was taking the exam, it is conceivable that he is definitely not an ordinary person.

In addition, the courtiers and concubines heard the emperor say that Gu Jieyuan's poems, scriptures, and policy theories written in the exam are all top-notch works. If it is a palace exam, it is nothing more than a hand-picked number one scholar.

Therefore, the emperor made an exception and appointed him as Enke Jieyuan. "

"Huh?" The Queen Mother couldn't help frowning: "Since you have the talent of the number one scholar, why didn't the emperor keep him as an official, so as to assist the emperor in governing the world."

"Perhaps the emperor has his own considerations. This is a court matter, and it's not easy for courtiers to ask more questions."

"It's true." The queen mother sighed quietly: "I asked too much, the old guys in the court thought that our harem wanted to interfere with the court, and they would run to the emperor one by one to beat the side drums."

Upon hearing this, the queen couldn't help covering her mouth and smiling coquettishly.

Although she is a queen and her mother respects the world, she dare not call those old ministers casually "old guy".

"Empress Dowager, I have heard people say that Gu Jieyuan can not only write chapters, but also subdue demons."

Xiao Dezi wanted to show his merits, so he couldn't help reporting.

The queen mother was surprised: "Really?"

"The maidservants dare not lie that before the provincial examination, Gu Jieyuan once fought with others on the Broken Bridge in the West Lake.

At that time, many people witnessed it.

It is said that Gu Jieyuan held a pen in one hand and chanted poems in his mouth. He drew the water of the West Lake out of thin air and rolled him into the air. "

"Is there such a miracle?"

The queen was also a little surprised.

"My lady, this matter is absolutely true"

A maid next to the queen couldn't help but stepped forward to respond.

"Xiaohuan, where did you hear the gossip?"

"Returning to your mother, there is a fellow servant of this servant who just came to Beijing from Yuhang Mansion a few days ago, and her brother witnessed it with his own eyes on the spot that day."

Now, the Empress Dowager believed it a little bit.

"I didn't expect this Gu Jieyuan to know the art of subjugating demons?"

Xiao Dezi cupped his hands and replied: "Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, I also heard that many people in Gu Jieyuan's hometown bought his books and took them home to the town house.

The West Chamber he wrote was also compiled into an opera, which is very popular in Jinhua Prefecture.”

Hearing Xiao Dezi's call, the Empress Dowager subconsciously picked up The Story of the West Chamber and looked at it, nodded and said, "Well, this cover is really unique, and the figures are also beautifully drawn.

Xiao Dezi, go and inquire carefully. If the opera is really good, let the troupe come to the palace to perform a few. "

"Yes, the servant will do it now!"

Xiao Dezi responded quickly, saluted and ran outside.

This guy has been with the Empress Dowager for several years, and he is good at observing words and expressions, so naturally he will not let go of any opportunity to make the Empress Dowager happy.

As soon as he left, the queen casually opened the book "Dream of Red Mansions" on her face.

As soon as he opened it, he was attracted by the curved eyebrows on the title page.

The Queen Mother flipped through The Story of the West Chamber.

After a while, I couldn't help praising: "It's kind of interesting. Aijia always thought that folk vernacular books were difficult to be elegant. Unexpectedly, this book of The West Chamber is actually quite interesting to read."

The queen raised her head: "Queen mother, in fact, my concubines have heard that Mr. Shen from the Imperial College also praised Gu Jieyuan."

"Oh? You mean that old stubborn Shen Zhixing?"

The queen nodded with a suppressed smile: "Exactly!"

There is an allusion to Shen Zhixing's term "Old Stubborn".

Two years ago, the emperor visited the Imperial College on a whim.During this period, poetry became popular, and he wrote a poem in front of a group of students and courtiers, which attracted everyone to clap their hands and cheer.

Only Shen Zhixing looked around and didn't care.

The emperor was very upset, so he immediately called Shen Zhixing's name and asked him to comment on the poem he just recited.

What happened to Shen Zhixing?

It's fine to be unflattering, but point out a few shortcomings, which made the emperor very embarrassed.

After all, he is the Son of Heaven.

In the end, he came excitedly and walked away with a cold face.

As soon as the emperor left, all his colleagues scolded Shen Zhixing one after another.

In the end, Shen Zhixing criticized all his colleagues with a serious face, saying that being a courtier should be upright, and he should not say things against his will just to make the emperor happy.

At that time, someone was so angry that he said: He is really old and stubborn, no wonder it is difficult to get promoted in his life.

As a result, the nickname slowly spread.

Later, it was heard in the ears of the emperor. The emperor couldn't help but smiled, and said to all the courtiers: "Although old stubbornness is not flattering, what is commendable is that you can stick to your principles."

As soon as the emperor opened his mouth, the nickname "Old Stubborn" almost became a title bestowed by the emperor, and he would never get rid of it in this life.

A person who is not even willing to compliment the emperor, but praises Gu Ming, it is conceivable that he admires him from the bottom of his heart.

The important thing is that Shen Zhixing is a recognized altar master.

It is not easy to get him a compliment.

Therefore, the queen mother couldn't help showing a strange expression when she heard what the queen said, and murmured: "It seems that this Gu Jieyuan is really not simple, no wonder it attracts colorful auspicious clouds.

If there is a chance, Aijia would like to see with his own eyes what this son looks like. "

The queen couldn't help but said: "My queen, he will definitely come to participate in next year's test. At that time, my mother can invite someone to invite him into the palace to meet."

"Well, what if he doesn't come?"

The queen was stunned for a moment: "This shouldn't happen, right? After all, he just won the Jie Yuan, so he probably won't miss the test."

"Then let people find out his background first. If he is really talented, Ai Jiatiang will also tie him to the capital to assist the emperor."

Empress:

"ah chirp"

In the courtyard, Gu Ming sneezed rarely.

"Grandpa, are you catching a cold?"

Yu'er asked with concern.

"Silly girl, can I still catch a cold with my physique?"

"I just care about my aunt." Yu'er pouted.

Then, with a casual glance, he found that there was a stone the size of a washbasin in the courtyard, and he was surprised.

"Huh? When was there a big rock in the yard?"

While speaking, he stepped forward to remove it.

Unexpectedly, I reached out

"Wow?"

Confused.

Obviously saw a stone on the ground, but reached out to hug it but it was empty?

The problem is, you can see it but you can't touch it.

"Hahaha, are you fooled?"

Gu Ming stood aside and laughed happily.

In fact, he was testing the new skill "Stroke of Magic" just now. The beauty of this skill lies in one word: illusion!

With the system brush, you can draw all kinds of objects in the void with just your thoughts.

However, currently limited by the skill level, only inanimate things, such as stones, can be imagined.

Flowers and plants are also not good, after all, flowers and plants are also alive.

This skill seems to be nothing, nothing more than a small illusion.But in a battle, it might be able to achieve a surprising effect.

Especially after the level is raised, it can also transform into living creatures.

At that time, a fierce tiger will appear suddenly, and even a dragon will rush over and ask you if you are afraid!

At this moment, Yu'er couldn't help but suddenly realized: "It turns out that this is created by my uncle?"

"That's right, but it's just an illusion, not a real thing."

"Wow, it's amazing. It's a pity that Yu'er doesn't know any spells."

Gu Ming smiled and patted her on the head to comfort her: "Don't worry, you are still in the stage of laying the foundation. If you lay the foundation firmly, you will naturally realize some supernatural powers in the future."

Upon hearing this, Yu'er immediately nodded expectantly: "Yeah, thank you, uncle."

At this time, someone suddenly walked in from the courtyard.

"master"

Yu'er hurried forward to meet her.

"Father-in-law!"