full of mountains and rivers

Before Si time, the gate of the Ministry of Officials was already crowded with people who came to see the list.In order to avoid suspicion, Shen Cong only asked the housekeeper to accompany Lu Jue, and brought half of the Shen family army here to cooperate with the officials to maintain order.

As soon as the time came, the gate of the Ministry of Officials opened on time.

Officials posted two posters on the wall.

Lu Jue clenched his fists subconsciously, staring nervously at the Wen Kao list on the left.

And Shen Cong's eyes never moved away from Lu Jue's body, so Lu Jue's nervousness in front of the list and surprise after seeing it also completely fell into his eyes.

In the fifth year of Xiandi, Lu Jue was the number one scholar in the literary examination.

Shen Cong ordered the cook in the mansion to prepare a table of delicacies early in the morning. When Shen Cong led Lu Jue back to the mansion, the table was already full of delicacies to celebrate Lu Jue's high school.

"General Qin is here today too? This old slave will go get some more tableware."

Qin Ying rolled his eyes one second, and politely said "Trouble" to the housekeeper the next moment.

"Shen Cong, what do you want me to do? You must be as lonely as you..."

"There are snipe people in Daqi territory, come with me to the palace later." Shen Cong whispered in his ear, "By the way, present a note to the emperor."

After Qin Ying finished listening, he sat down at the table obediently, and did not forget to congratulate Lu Jue.

"According to previous years, after the announcement of the top three, I went to the palace to face the emperor the next day. A few days ago, I ordered more than a dozen sets of clothes for you, and they will be delivered to your house this afternoon. You pick a few you like and keep them, and you won't look like you tomorrow." Very rude."

Lu Jue nodded, smiled and picked food for Shen Cong, and said, "You have really arranged everything. If I fail the exam, won't all your arrangements be in vain?"

"Then it can only be regarded as a gift from me to comfort you."

Qin Ying rolled his eyes fiercely, pretending that he didn't know that Shen Cong ordered more than a dozen sets of clothes—if Lu Jue passed the exam, he would send over a dozen more formal clothes, and if he failed the exam, he would send over a dozen sets of ordinary clothes.This is the general of the town, is there such a situation that has not been considered?Just after this white eye, they saw the two people looking at each other affectionately again, and couldn't help but roll their eyes to the sky again.Qin Ying coughed, and said: "The champions of all dynasties started from officials of the third rank. The emperor's most taboo is collusion between civil and military affairs. The two of you are in high positions, do you want to openly touch the emperor's scales?"

Lu Jue was obviously taken aback, then subconsciously looked at Shen Cong beside him.In the carriage that day, his words were still ringing in my ears. "You...you know this, why did you bring me back?"

Shen Cong's expression was normal, he calmly picked up the vegetables, picked up the rice in the bowl, and said, "I've prepared everything, otherwise I wouldn't make fun of your future, you two just put your heart in your stomach and be yourself The two people in front of Shen Cong, one is a subordinate who was born and died, said one thing to him, and the other is spoiled and even said what, now seeing that he looks confident, there is no doubt about him.

After the meal, Shen Cong sent Lu Jue back to the room, rubbed his ears and temples together for a while, then lit him with soothing incense, and said: "Look at your dark circles, you must have not slept well last night, take a good rest, and don't sleep well. You need to rush to pick out the clothes, let them put them down, and come back tomorrow to pick them up."

Under the influence of An Shenxiang, sleepiness swept over, Lu Jue's eyelids were fighting up and down, he replied to Shen Cong in a daze, and then fell asleep.

Shen Cong tucked the quilt up for him, and went to find Qin Ying who had been sent to the study.He slumped on a chair, flipping through a book of "Wu Xue Lun Dao" and yawning. "You've come, it's not such a trouble for me to put my daughter to sleep."

"Hmph, couple's love, you're such an old man, you don't understand." Shen Cong pushed him away, walked to the bookshelf, took out the memorial that had been written for a long time, and took out a few secret letters from the hidden compartment to confirm that it was correct. After that, he dragged Qin Ying along and walked out the door.

The servants had already prepared horses for the two of them. It was almost noon and the streets were sparsely populated. The two of them galloped away and arrived at the palace gate in less than a cup of tea.

Emperor Wei Xian was waiting for Shen Cong and Qin Ying in the Palace of Qinzheng, with Lu Jue's article on the top of his hand.

"This is a new secret letter that came back this morning. Please have a look at it. The woodcock sent envoys to Daqi, but I couldn't find out the details of the negotiations. Please forgive me."

Emperor Wei Xian waved his hand and said: "This kind of secret talk must be attended by people other than high-ranking officials, and even the servants are not qualified to be present. It is normal that they cannot find out. This woodcock has not been very honest recently."

"Your Majesty, it's better to send troops to wipe out the woodcock! Why should we make friends with people like this kind of people who want to fight against others?"

"No. In the battle eight years ago, both of us and Daqi were wounded, and the woodcock also made great contributions back then. The woodcock is rich in medicinal materials. If they join Daqi this time, we will not have enough medicine reserves, and we will not be able to treat the wounded and dispose of the dead in time , once the plague spreads, the consequences will be disastrous." Shen Cong glared at Qin Ying, signaling him not to talk nonsense. "Your Majesty, I don't think this matter is urgent. The civil strife just started in Daqi, and these three years are enough for us to prepare for the war. At that time, even if the woodcock rebels in Daqi, we can fight."