admiration

"Know everything! Know everything!"

Xiao Zhijin was staring out the window thinking about something, when he heard the people around him calling him, he lowered the curtain, looked back, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"What's wrong with you this time, Chunwei? According to your ability, it should be no problem to take the exam?" The person next to him asked, the person's name was Jiang Wan, and Xiao Zhijin knew him on the way to the exam.

Xiao Zhijin shook his head and said: "It's not a good thing to show your sharpness. It doesn't matter whether you can get into the palace exam or not."

"But I'm not happy to see Qin Huilan's triumphant appearance after passing the Huiyuan exam. In the morning, he said that I was like a woman, which made me mad." Jiang Wan said angrily.

Xiao Zhijin smiled lightly, tapped her on the head with the folding fan in his hand, and said, "Why do you care about him? Besides, you are a woman in the first place."

"I'm just not convinced!"

"Don't worry about it, but you, how do you plan to pass the palace test?" Xiao Zhijin asked.

The palace examination was held directly in the Palace of Preserving Harmony. Before entering the palace, there would be guards to search the candidates. Since the candidates were always male, it was impossible to arrange for the maids there.She came from afar, if she is condemned because of this, her efforts over the years will be in vain.

Normally Xiao Zhi tried his best to protect her, but when it came to the heavily guarded palace, even he couldn't make sure it was safe.

Xiao Zhijin looked sad, but Jiang Wan didn't care at all, "You don't have to worry, I can sneak into the palace exam naturally."

Seeing her swearing appearance, Xiao Zhijin didn't say any more, after Beijing he asked someone to bribe the guards who searched, and it would be able to help her after all.In the past two years while rushing to the exam, Jiang Wan also helped him a lot. He had already treated her like a younger sister, and he should do the same in a reasonable way.

It's just that Xiao Zhijin didn't dare to say the word "Amei", he had mentioned before that he would be sworn brothers with her, so he was almost beaten to death.Since then, the two have supported each other as friends to this day.

Speaking of which, the two have known each other for two years, and it has been three years since he rushed from Wangxiangtai to Beijing, and now he is short of the imperial examination.

Seeing that Xiao Zhijin was in a daze again, Jiang Wan stretched out her hand to push him, and said, "You've come back to your senses, what's going on with you these few days, you're always in a daze."

"It's nothing, I just remembered my old friend." Xiao Zhizhi said.

Jiang Wan smiled wickedly and said, "Which old man can make our great talent so unforgettable?"

"Guess." Xiao Zhi opened his fan, covered his face, and closed his eyes to take a rest.I didn't want someone to fall on the carriage suddenly, almost disturbing the horses.

Jiang Wan was startled and dared not speak out.

I heard the people on the car say: "Master, someone paid me a lot of money to take your dog... your life."

"So?" Xiao Zhijin said calmly.

"So I want to ask Miss Jiang Wan to get out of the carriage first, so as not to accidentally hurt her."

Xiao Zhijin took off the folding fan, his eyes glowed with a stern light, completely lost the gentle bookishness just now, he said: "No need."

Jiang Wan weakly hid in the corner, and she vaguely heard Xiao Zhi's teeth grinding after being out of breath.

The person in the car said to himself: "Don't, what if I disturb Miss Jiang Wan later?"

Xiao Zhijin opened the curtain, and said to the surrounding forest: "Play with him, and teach him the rules by the way."

The face of the person in the car changed suddenly, and he said, "It's not... master! How about a one-on-one fight?"

"Who told you. If you can't even beat my general Wei Ling, what face do you have to challenge me one-on-one?" Xiao Zhijin asked back.

A few people flew out of the forest, all dressed in white clothes, with masks of the same color on their faces, it was not difficult to see from their eyebrows that they all looked extraordinary.

The leader said: "Xing Yan, please."

Xing Yan said angrily: "What is Xing Yan, called the boss! What else do you call you, Wei Ling will be mine, okay?"

Xiao Zhi got out of the carriage, raised his head and taunted Xing Yan who refused to get off: "You also know it's yours, if you can't beat your subordinates, it will be a shame."

In fact, the martial arts of all the people present were inferior to that of Xing Yang in front of him, but Xing Yan Ziyi was a gentleman, and he was not good at some insidious moves, so that every time he competed with his subordinates, he was hard to guard against, and his losses were terrible.

Xing Yan gritted his teeth and said, "You are cruel."

"Each to each other." Xiao Zhi smiled.

The men in white clothes got Xiao Zhijin's instruction and immediately jumped forward to fight with Xing Yan.

Jiang Wan sat in the carriage, quietly listening to the sound of fighting in the carriage, and waited for a while until the outside became quiet before she tiptoed out of the carriage.Originally, I thought that I would see Xing Yan's miserable state when I got off the car, but I didn't expect him to stand there upright, unscathed.

She asked Xiao Zhijin, "Is it over?"

"En." Xiao Zhijin nodded, "Let's go."

"Then he..."

"Let him stand, someone will wait on him."

Xing Yan regretted it too late, but luckily his mouth could still move, he hurriedly shouted: "Master, wait a moment! I have something important to report."

Xiao Zhijin squinted and raised his eyebrows to look at him.

Xing Shengsheng was afraid of suffering again, so he stopped playing tricks and said directly: "The matter of the second prince of the dynasty."

Xiao Zhijin raised his eyes to signal the people behind Xing Yan to detoxify him.The effect of this kind of poison is very different from that of acupuncture, the only difference is that acupuncture can be broken by forcibly opening the tendons, and this kind of poison can only be relieved automatically after waiting for two hours.

Xing Yan, who failed to die many times, didn't dare to do it again, approached Xiao Zhijin with a solemn expression, and whispered for a long time.

Jiang Wan never liked to hear these things, so she walked away alone, only to find that Xiao Zhijin's face became more and more ugly, and his eyes almost burst into flames.

After Xing Yan finished speaking, the folding fan in Xiao Zhijin's hand had already turned into powder, and he said, "Really?" His voice trembled uncontrollably.

Xing Yan almost didn't dare to look at him, nodded and said: "Yes. Fortunately, the eldest prince is currently focusing on winning people's hearts, and has no time to take care of the second prince."

"Fortunately?" Xiao Zhi laughed back with all his anger.

Xing Yan still wanted to speak, Xiao Zhijin shouted: "Go to Beijing!"

"Yes!"

Xing Yan watched them leave, sighed silently in his heart, then jumped up and flew in the opposite direction.Someone wanted to assassinate Xiao Zhijin, but he still had to deal with the aftermath.

……

At this moment, the capital city appears peaceful and stable under the shroud of Tianwei. Students from all corners of the country are constantly pouring into Beijing, injecting new blood into this place.

The examination was held in Qing'an Temple in Yangzhou, where the emperor must visit once every ten years to offer sacrifices, so the decoration was particularly gorgeous.The examiners thought that the place was majestic enough, and when they didn't want to face the scene in front of them, they still couldn't return to their senses for a long time.

I saw the gate of the city was wide open, people and horse-drawn carriages separated, passed the gate, and in the distance was a beautiful palace, with bright yellow glazed tiles shining brightly, and the city wall painted with cinnabar was solemn and dignified, showing the royal style.But nearby markets are separated and lined up row upon row. Because it is daytime, both places are full of traffic, full of voices, very lively.

The examiners marveled at the prosperity of Kyoto, and at the same time secretly made up their minds to win the palace examination in one fell swoop and return home.

Naturally, most candidates thought so, only Xiao Zhijin and Jiang Wan came with other purposes.

It was the first time for Jiang Wan to enter Beijing, and she was full of curiosity about this place. As soon as she entered the city, she dragged Xiao Zhijin off her horse, and walked and strolled, but now that Jiang Wan was a man, she could only look at some calligraphy and paintings, otherwise the rouge, gouache, neon clothes and feather clothes would have to be There are many things.

The two were walking vigorously, when a voice that disgusted Jiang Wan came from behind: "Great talents don't study hard, but they follow the women's family to go shopping here. It's really special."

Xiao Zhi ignored it and let him speak.However, Jiang Wan couldn't bear such ridicule, she turned around and replied with the same tone: "No, it's just as special to meet Brother Hui Lan here."

"You!" Qin Huilan can't steal chickens, but he has always been quick-talking for a while. If he quarreled, he would definitely not be able to blame Jiang Wan, so he simply ignored her and said to Xiao: "Brother Xiao, Willing to try is a promise."

"Yeah. I won't let you pass the palace test." Xiao Zhijin wrote lightly.

Jiang Wan burst out laughing, Xiao Zhi's remark meant that Qin Huilan was not as good as him, and even a Huiyuan needed him to let him go.

"You..." Qin Huilan was about to refute, but the people around him stopped him and reminded him in a low voice that this is the capital city, and he should pay attention to his identity, which dispelled his plan to argue.

Xiao Zhi saw that he was letting go, so he didn't want to entangle him any longer, and took Jiang Wan away.

There were still five days before the palace examination, and most of the examiners who came from afar were arranged in the Linzhang Academy not far from Miyagi. Xiao Zhi didn't want to attract too much attention, so he also lived there.

There have been many talented people on the list from Linzhang Academy, so there are often ambitious princes who come here before the imperial examination. They are famous for being considerate of talented people, but they are actually recruiting counselors to lay the foundation for their future career.

Since Xiao Zhijin moved in, he said he was sick and never saw any guests. When the princes came, they closed the door tightly, which saved a lot of trouble.

Jiang Wan is completely different, she treats everyone with enthusiasm, and she is also good friends with Xiao Zhiquan, taking advantage of his fame, she also shows up in front of the princes.

Just when the school was in full swing, the imperial garden in the palace was as calm as water. Numerous maids and eunuchs were quietly waiting beside them, waiting for the master to order them to go forward, while the two surrounded by them were lying leisurely. chess.

The one on the right wearing a bright yellow dragon robe is the emperor Hongzhi of this dynasty. He is holding a white piece in his hand, strategizing, and dropping it unhurriedly.

The young man on the opposite side was dressed in casual clothes, with black hair tied up high, refreshed. The three years of polishing had made him lose his childishness, and his heroic appearance became more and more brilliant. When he saw Emperor Hongzhi make a move, he began to think about how to make a move , Looking left and right, unable to make a move, he sighed: "My son lost again."

Emperor Hongzhi dissatisfied: "Chi'er, you don't have to think about it."

The young man raised his eyes, his eyebrows sharp.All kinds of tempering after entering the palace polished his sharpness and taught him to be restrained. Mo Yichi should have been reckless and arrogant, but now he is restrained and forbearing, struggling to survive in the palace.

He smiled wryly: "Father, this son is not good at playing chess, so you can let him go."

Emperor Hongzhi laughed loudly, and the eunuch beside him also stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, it's time for lunch."

"Okay, then you can go back later."

Emperor Hongzhi stood up, and Mo Yanchi also stood up, bowed his knees and said, "Respectfully send off the emperor."

As soon as he left, Mo Yanchi stood up, but couldn't help but staggered a step back, the servant Ye Min behind hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and asked worriedly, "Your Highness, how are you doing?"