Madam, protect me!

As Li Nuo's eyes flashed wildly.

Above the code, those new portraits disappeared together with Wei Xun's portrait.

Gu Yanran's portrait also turned into countless light spots and entered Li Nuo's body.

This means that the calligraphy ability has also become permanent.

When Li Nuo looked confused, Butler Wu walked in from outside. He turned around and asked, "What happened outside?"

Butler Wu said in surprise: "Master, how did you know something happened outside?"

Li Nuo was stunned for a moment: "What happened?"

Butler Wu said: "Didn't the young master arrest a man named Wei? His disciples and some students from the academy gathered a crowd and went to Dali Temple to cause trouble, asking Dali Temple to let him go..."

"Then what?"

"Then the master ordered that all those causing trouble be arrested."

"..."

Li Nuo breathed a sigh of relief. No wonder the number of portraits on the code increased. Spitting was just a public security punishment.

Those who incite public opinion, gather people to cause trouble, and attack the government are in extremely bad moods. Under normal circumstances, they will have to stay in jail for two years.

However, the imperial court has always been tolerant of these students, so there should not be too serious consequences.

Although he did not give the order directly, the source of this matter was still him.

It was precisely because he arrested Wei Xun that the crowd gathering incident indirectly occurred. The two things were related to cause and effect.

But just right.

It also saves him the trouble of traveling across state lines to mess with those calligraphy masters.

At this time, in the palace.

The three provinces have received feedback from Yushitai and Jingzhao government offices.

All the officials looked at each other in confusion.

The behavior of those students undoubtedly violated the law, was extremely serious, and was a great provocation to the majesty of the imperial court.

If it were anyone else, it wouldn't be too much to capture a few leaders and kill them in the street.

In the past, the imperial court was too used to these students.

This gave them the illusion that the court would give in every time.

Li Xuanjing would not spoil them.

And Wei Xun, did he think that the court really didn't know about the little tricks he did secretly by colluding with powerful people?

He thought Li Xuanjing didn't know?

Okay, why bother with him?

However, although these people are at fault, their status is special and they really cannot be punished severely.

Those students with less experience are the most easily incited group. Now that the imperial examination is about to take place, and hundreds of thousands of candidates are gathering in Gyeonggi Province, things will get out of hand if they are not careful.

At that point, it won't matter who is right or wrong.

However, the powers of Dali Temple are extremely independent. As long as they act in accordance with the law, other than Your Majesty, the three provinces have no power to order them to release people.

If you want to resolve this matter, you have to find another way.

Prince Chun's Mansion.

Officials from the three provinces came to visit in person, and King Chun could not refuse. He said, "I will go to Dali Temple to ask, but the result cannot be guaranteed."

Everyone immediately raised their hands and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Not long after, Dali Temple.

King Chun poured out a bowl of soup and asked tentatively: "Xuanjing, what do you plan to do with those students?"

Li Xuanjing said: "Lock them up for three days. If we let them go so easily, I'm afraid they will follow suit next time - is Your Highness here to intercede for them?"

King Chun waved his hand and said: "No, why am I begging them for mercy? I am here to bring you soup. This soup is a bit hot. Drink it slowly. After drinking, we will play two games of chess..."

After a while, King Chun placed a piece on the chessboard and said: "You said, this kid Li Nuo just did not make a sound. He became a blockbuster and got the first place in the spring exam without making a sound. In these years, have you really Has he been pretending to be stupid all this time?"

Li Xuanjing nodded and did not deny it.

King Chun widened his eyes and said in surprise: "It turns out what they said is true!"

The next moment, the expression on his face became a bit complaining, and he said: "You don't tell others about such a big thing, why don't you even hide it from me!"

Li Xuanjing picked up a chess piece and said: "It is precisely because he hid it from everyone that he was able to hide it from everyone. If not for this, he would not be alive now. I hope Your Highness will not blame him."

King Chun sighed and said: "Forget it, I can understand it. After all, you have too many enemies. If he behaves like you did back then, those people may not be able to tolerate him..."

After playing chess for a while, King Chun thought of something. He suddenly raised his head and asked, "You said, this kid won't be the same as you, and won the top prize in six subjects, right?"

Before Li Xuanjing could speak, he murmured: "This can't be done. If he wins the top prize in six subjects, wouldn't he become An Ning's consort? If he becomes An Ning's consort, he will become the king's brother-in-law. It's chaos. , it’s chaos, it’s all chaos…”

…

Prince Chun's Mansion.

King Chun left for more than an hour before returning from Dali Temple. He looked at the officials waiting here and said, "The Minister of Dali Temple said that since it was their first offense, they would not be prosecuted harshly. They would be imprisoned for three days." Let them go..."

After everyone heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief.

They were only locked up for three days, so the minister of Dali Temple must have been merciful and did not even delay them from taking the imperial examination.

This is already a good deal.

However, they still had to go to Qingfeng Academy to inform the students of the outcome and at the same time appease the emotions of the academy students to prevent them from taking more radical actions.

Several people bowed their hands to King Chun and said in unison: "Thank you, His Highness King Chun."

King Chun coughed lightly and said, "You can't just thank them with your words. In order to help you this time, I spent a lot of time talking, and my skin was almost worn out, so that Dali Temple would not hold them responsible for their crimes. I The king asked you for a garden, but you haven’t agreed for half a year. If the garden is empty, it will be empty. Let the Ministry of Revenue allocate it to the king..."

…

The second day.

Many students from Qingfeng Academy came to the gate of Dali Temple.

They did not sit quietly like yesterday, but just watched from a distance.

I don’t know how long it took, but a figure walked out of Dali Temple.

When the students saw this scene, they cheered.

"It's Mr. Wei!"

"Mr. Wei is out!"

"They really let Mr. Wei go..."

Wei Xun walked out of Dali Temple and cleared his throat subconsciously. As if he realized something, he swallowed another mouthful of thick phlegm.

Everyone came forward to greet him, and Mr. Wei was released without any additional torture. The matter was basically settled.

Ironically, Mr. Wei, who was first arrested in Dali Temple, came out, but the dissatisfied disciples and students had to be imprisoned for another two days.

Dali Temple said that those people would be released in two days, so they chose to believe Dali Temple for the time being.

You can only believe it first.

Two days later.

The group of people who were imprisoned in Dali Temple for gathering crowds to cause trouble were indeed released by Dali Temple as promised.

At this point, the farce has completely subsided, and everyone's attention has been focused on the upcoming imperial examination.

The imperial examination held every four years is undoubtedly the biggest event in Chang'an.

Compared with previous exams, this imperial examination has a special significance.

Whether you are the top scorer in the imperial examination or the top scorer in six subjects, you will have the opportunity to become the consort of Princess An Ning. Not only can you win the beauty, but you can also become a relative of the emperor in one fell swoop, reach the sky in one step, and your future is unlimited.

Almost all students are making their last efforts before the exam.

In Qingfeng Academy, Wei Xun looked at several disciples who were splashing ink with a look of satisfaction on his face.

At an inn in Chang'an, Zheng Zhi was sorting out the references, his eyes full of hope.

In a quiet private house somewhere, a figure removed his fingers from the strings, showing an expression that he had everything under control.

In a gorgeous mansion with a spacious courtyard, a young man full of aristocracy shot several arrows in a row, and the arrows hit the bull's-eye.

At Yunmeng Racecourse, a dark-skinned young man's chariot was speeding along the complicated lane.

In the residence of the doctor in the driving department, a figure with messy hair and unshaven beard opened the door and walked out. Although the whole person looked extremely slovenly, a pair of eyes hidden by the long hair shone with wisdom.

…

The first day of March.

Early in the morning, at the door of Song Mansion.

Li Nuo and Song Yu got on the carriage and prepared to go to the examination hall.

There are nearly 100,000 students participating in the imperial examination this year, and they are scattered in 30 examination institutes inside and outside Chang'an.

The smallest examination hall has 2,000 people, and several large examination halls can even accommodate more than 10,000 people at the same time.

Li Nuo and Song Yu were in the first examination hall. Candidates from the four major academies were basically divided into the first few examination halls.

These examination academies are all located in Chang'an City. They are the closest and have the best environment. They also provide preferential treatment to students from the four major academies.

Li Nuo sat in the carriage, opened the curtain, looked at the lady and Muer Ning'er standing outside, waved his hands and said, "You guys go back..."

The imperial examination is not a spring examination. There is a strict security outside the examination hall. Except for the candidates, no accompanying persons are allowed to enter Baizhang.

Song Jiaren stood at the door, watching the carriage go away, hoping secretly in her heart.

I hope he can get the top score in five subjects.

Carriages drove slowly through the streets of Chang'an. During the imperial examination period, no shops or vendors were allowed to occupy the streets. Students rushing to the examination room could be seen everywhere on the streets.

When the carriage passed by somewhere, Li Nuo opened the curtain and was stunned for a moment before waving to a figure standing there waiting.

Li Anning chased the carriage and said loudly: "Don't be careless in the exam. Write the article on the straw first. If there are no problems, then copy it. Think more before writing. Don't hand in the paper in advance..."

Watching the carriage leave, she let out a long breath and prayed secretly in her heart.

The ancestors and ancestors bless him and bless him to get the top prize in the examination. He must pass all six subjects...