Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

The most ruthless emperor

Qi Yan glanced at the test paper and put it back, saying: "Since you don't want to answer the test paper by the lamp, you should rest early and recharge your batteries."

Liu Yu'an whispered: "The teacher's questions are very advanced, and the students' qualifications are mediocre. Even if you don't sleep and rest for three days, you may not be able to complete it. The ten-year cold window is only for one day, so how can you rest?"

A sense of surprise rose in Qi Yan's heart: there must be a monster in the abnormality, could this young man want to "find another way"?

Qi Yan: "Oh? Then why don't you light the lamp?"

Liu Yu'an sighed and took the three candles distributed by the examination institute beside the table, and held them up in front of Qi Yan with both hands: "Teacher, please have a look."

Qi Yan motioned the guards holding the lamps on both sides to come closer, took a look at the candles, and frowned—there were no wicks in the three candles!

Qi Yan carefully touched the small holes in the wicks of the three candles. It seems that the craftsmen did not neglect during the production process, but someone pulled out the wicks.

During these years with the masked man, Qi Yan's best skill is to be the first to use the deepest malice to speculate about emergencies around her. She thought: Could it be that Liu Yu'an took out the wick by himself? some kind of purpose?

However, this idea was quickly vetoed by Qi Yan. Although Liu Yu'an has a bit of "pretty good looks", he definitely has real talents and practical learning to pass the test, and he also wrote a beautiful thin gold body. I'm afraid that Nian won't be able to practice well. Isn't it too stupid to use such a clumsy method to attract the examiner's attention?

Then it was done by others, but who would an unknown young man offend?And that person actually has the ability to place people in the examination institute...

Qi Yan thought a lot for a while, and she quietly took a night pearl and handed it to Liu Yu'an: "This Donghai night pearl is originally a gift from the emperor, but if the Holy One is thirsty for talents, I will lend it to you In three days, before closing the paper, the official will come to pick it up in person."

After finishing speaking, he didn't listen to what Liu Yu'an had to say, and took the guards to another trumpet to inspect.

Needless to say, the benefits of being the chief examiner of the examination are also accompanied by a certain degree of hard work.For example, during the three days of the examination, the chief examiner must sit on the high platform for the whole time, and the two assistant examiners can alternately go to the backyard to rest, but the chief examiner, as the person who presides over the overall situation, must be there for the whole process.

Although Qi Yan had a full day's sleep beforehand, on the third day, she also started to lose her strength and her mind was chaotic...

The sound of the closing gong finally sounded, and Qi Yan got up with a sigh of relief and came to the middle of the high platform, and said loudly: "Stop writing, seal the scroll!"

Candidates put down the brushes in their hands one after another, and carefully pasted their names and hometowns with the materials sent by the examination institute. The guards came off and collected the examination papers and handed them to the tray on the high platform.Qi Yan spoke a few more symbolic words, and the lock outside the small room was unlocked, and the examinees left in an orderly manner.

Next, Qi Yan and the two main examiners will go to the main hall to review the papers behind closed doors and determine the rankings. The examination institute will lock it from the outside and send heavy guards to guard it. The three main examiners will not be able to leave until the day when the red list of the examination rankings is posted. examination institute.

The real highlight is just beginning now, the two assistant examiners belong to different camps, presumably the process of checking the rankings will be extremely exciting, but Qi Yan has already figured out a countermeasure.

Qi Yan covered the examination paper with red silk, and Gong Yanghuai and Lu Boyan followed Qi Yan with trays. The three of them entered the main hall together, and the guards locked it from the outside.

As soon as the examination papers were put away, Lu Boyan put on a "senior" attitude: "I specifically asked Mr. Xing Xing, the secretary of the Zhongshu Department, to set the file before grading the papers. If the handwriting is sloppy, the paper is not clean, and the words are not expressive. [-]. The test papers with all three items are regarded as waste papers and can not be read. The two are marked as third-class papers, one is reduced to second-class papers, and those who reveal their names and places of origin are also treated as waste papers. Less, our standards can be a little stricter."

Neither Gong Yanghuai nor Qi Yan objected to this. Lu Boyan became more proud when he saw it, and continued to say with his chin raised: "The rolls that pass the screening are divided into three batches, and if you think it is good, draw a red circle on the head of the roll, and then Then gather these excellent papers together to discuss the top three, and if there are still places in the future, you can choose other ones."

Qi Yan thought for a while and expressed different attitudes: "I'm afraid it's unfair. Everyone's writing style is different. The answer we don't like may not be a good roll. It's better to divide the rolled paper into three parts and let the three of us write together." People take turns to review, and I will be the chief examiner. If you think it is good, you can draw two circles on the head of the paper. The two adults can each draw one circle. In the end, the number of red circles will determine the product. If the number of circles is equal, we will make another How about negotiating?"

Both Lu Boyan and Gongyang Huai frowned, and after thinking about it, they both agreed.

The primary election was relatively simple, and half of them were quickly eliminated, and the rest were divided into three parts. The three of them took the test papers and sat in their respective seats to start grading the papers. The hall was extremely quiet.

This method was jointly thought up by Qi Yan and Nangong Jingnv. The two of them were worried that Lu Boyan and Gongyanghuai would secretly engage in party disputes, so they thought of such a method to eliminate it from the source.

However, Qi Yan felt that the style of writing was eclectic, and he would draw two circles on the test papers that he could take for himself in the future, and not draw the rest of the circles, so no matter how hard the two of them put their efforts into it, it would be in vain.

It was too late when Gong Yanghuai and Lu Boyan found out...

Qi Yan did not hesitate to draw two circles on the examination papers of Jinzhou students who she could read and respect her very much. In the past three years in Jinzhou, Qi Yan has already laid the foundation. Many local students have He took the initiative to submit the article to Qi Yan for her advice, and under her deliberate teaching, the thinking of those students has been affected to some extent.

Then there are the sharp and radical test papers, especially those that denounce the evils of the national policy of exchanging money for salt, which are most favored by Qi Yan.

This national policy is the most widely implemented among the people, and the problem is also the deepest. Only it can quickly shake the foundation of the Wei court among the people.

……

On the last day of marking, Qi Yan saw Liu Yu'an's test paper.

Among the more than 100 test papers, only this one uses the thin gold body, which is very easy to recognize.

Surprisingly, two red circles have fallen off the header of this test paper, it seems that the other two examiners are very appreciative of Liu Yu'an's talent.

Qi Yan looked at it seriously, the previous answers were very exciting, but the last question was quite satisfactory, so it's no wonder that both of them would choose him.

After thinking for a while, Qi Yan drew a red circle on the head of the scroll for the first time, even if he couldn't get the top three, at least he could keep the qualification for the imperial examination.

Intuition told Qi Yan: the matter of wickless candles is worth exploring.

Under Qi Yan's operation, Jinzhou students accounted for one-third of the top three, and one of the top three.

After the rankings were determined, these examination papers were opened one by one. Under the joint supervision of the two assistant examiners, Qi Yan personally wrote their names on the red list in order.

Both Lu Boyan and Gongyanghuai looked a little ugly, because Qi Yan held two votes, and the ranking did not achieve their expected results.

……

It was ten days after the three of them walked out of the examination institute, the troika stopped at the entrance of the examination institute, Qi Yan dragged his tired body into the carriage, ordered: "Go back to the palace", and fell asleep leaning on the carriage.

On the other side, Nangong Jingnv was talking to Nangong Rang at Ganquan Palace. This year, Nangong Rang's condition was very bad, and the naked eye could tell the difference without the imperial doctor's explanation.

Nangong Rang's beard and hair were almost completely white, and he was thinner several times. His cheekbones were slashed high, his eye sockets were sunken, his eyes were dull, and the loose old skin on his face was drooping, with deep wrinkles.

Although Sijiu personally massages for him every day, the hand on the half of the body that is unconscious: the little finger and the ring finger, are bent and twisted together and cannot be straightened. self-knowledge.

At this time, Nangong Jingnv could read the humiliation and unwillingness in her father's eyes, and her heart ached.

No, the father and daughter were talking and writing together, when Nan Gongrang's hand holding the pen stopped suddenly, and a drop of saliva fell on the written words, engulfing them.

Nangong Jingnv: "Father, let's rest first today?" He took out a silk handkerchief from his cuff, and carefully wiped away the drool for Nangong Rang.

Nangong let "uh" turn around, with a trace of emotion and sadness in his eyes, and wrote tremblingly, "I'm afraid that time is running out, so I will tell my son a few more words."

Nangong Jingnv gritted her teeth secretly, forced back her tears, and said softly: "The imperial doctor said that the father's body has improved, so don't think too much about it."

Nangong Rang showed a distorted smile, tilted his mouth to the side, and wrote: Qi Yan is willing to help you with all his strength?

Nangong Jingnv pursed her lips: "Father...how did you know?"

Nangong Rang sighed, knowing daughter Mo Ruofu, he still knows his own daughter's temperament.But Nan Gongrang was a little tired and didn't want to explain too much, and wrote: It's good to have him to help you, but there is one thing that concerns the country, my son has to think clearly.

Nangong Jingnu blushed and understood what Nangong Rang meant.

Nangong Rang continued to write: All the children under your knees must be named Nangong, but the matter of the empress cannot be seconded, if...

After writing this, Nangong Rang paused for a long time, as if he was thinking about something... Then he wrote again: If you are destined to have no children, you can choose a son from the knees of many emperor brothers for adoptive education.If so, remember to keep the son and leave the father to avoid endless troubles.This move is a second-hand strategy, and should not be decided rashly, so as not to cause a battle for the succession due to the birth of a parent and child in the future.It's not too late to think about it in the year of destiny...

The more Nangong Jingnv watched, the more frightened she became. Although she knew that Nangong Rang was thinking about her, it was extremely difficult to let her do the killing of her compatriots. She raised her eyes and looked at Nangong Rang. The latter acted very calmly, as if Write about things that don't matter.

Nangong Jingnv was shocked, even though she had already grasped the meaning of "the most ruthless emperor's family" in countless classics.

Outside the door came the old Sijiu's voice: "Report to Your Majesty, the red list for the examination has come out. Mr. Qi from the Ministry of Officials sent someone to send the three test papers and the list for your Majesty to have a look."

Nangong Rang crumpled the written paper into a ball, nodded, and Nangong Jingnu said, "Bring it in."

Sijiu: "Yes."

After Sijiu left, Nangong Rang wrote another sentence: "Ask Qi Yan to come see me."