weak to him

Wei Liao took a bulging purse from the housekeeper Wei, and quickly stuffed it to Duke Zhou, saying, "Grandpa has worked hard, why don't you drink some tea and rest before you go."

"No." Eunuch Zhou laughed so hard that he almost lost his eyesight, "The emperor is still waiting for our family to serve him."

"In this way, I won't keep Eunuch." Wei Liao personally sent Eunuch Zhou out.

After he came back, Wei Liao said with a smile: "Unexpectedly, even the emperor knew about the fact that you were awarded a tribute."

Wei Han didn't think so, he said: "From now on, I'm going to pretend to be sick, so you can go outside for me."

Wei Liao asked strangely, "Why are you pretending to be sick?"

"Are you stupid?" Wei Han held his teacup and said, "If I don't pretend to be sick, I'll have to take the palace exam. I can't find someone to take the exam for the palace exam, right? Will it be revealed by then?"

Wei Liao's face turned livid suddenly, he looked at Wei Han with blank eyes, his whole body was lost.

Wei Han said, "What's wrong with you?"

"It's over." Wei Liao said, "Eunuch Zhou is someone close to the emperor. When he came here, he saw that you were well. Now he suddenly says that you are sick and cannot take the palace exam. The emperor will be suspicious."

"Uh..." Wei Han's face paled instantly, "Then what should we do?"

"Brother." Wei Liao put his hand on Wei Han's shoulder and said, "Are you really not good at answering questions?"

Wei Han seriously pushed Wei Liao's hand away, and said, "No, it's impossible in this lifetime."

Wei Liao sighed in disappointment, "The palace examination will be in three days. Your only chance now is to suddenly get sick during the palace examination. Only when you get sick in front of the emperor will the emperor not be suspicious."

"That's the case." Wei Han said with a look of despair: "What if the emperor asks the imperial doctor to treat me? Wouldn't it be revealing?"

"No." Wei Liao narrowed his eyes slightly, and whispered to Wei Han, "I know there is a kind of medicine that makes people dizzy, swollen and runny, showing symptoms of wind and cold after taking it."

Wei Han looked at Wei Liao in surprise, "How did you know about such a miraculous medicine?"

"Ahem...that..." Wei Liao said with some embarrassment: "When I was young, my father forced me to study, so I took this medicine and pretended to be sick so that I didn't have to study."

Wei Han: "..."

When it came to the day of the palace examination, Wei Liao prepared a bowl of strong boiled medicine for Wei Han early on.Sitting on the chair, Wei Han looked at the bowl of brown medicine, smelled it, raised his head and said to Wei Liao, "It's quite fragrant."

"That's it." Wei Liao said proudly, "I put a lot of honeysuckle in it."

Wei Han picked up the spoon and began to stir the concoction, and asked suspiciously, "There is only honeysuckle in it?"

"In addition to honeysuckle, there is Bupleurum." Wei Liao said: "Bupleurum clears away heat and soothes the liver and generates yang energy. People with good health will feel dizzy after eating it. Honeysuckle clears away heat and detoxifies wind-heat. People who have no problem will have a runny nose and a cold after eating it.”

"Oh." Wei Han looked at the medicine and confirmed, "You won't eat dead people, will you?"

"Don't worry, it won't happen." Wei Liao picked up the medicine and poured it into Wei Liao's mouth, "I often took this medicine when I was a child, isn't it still very strong now?"

The honeysuckle smells delicious, but the liver trembles with bitterness in the mouth.Wei Han drank it in one gulp, and immediately felt that something was about to be vomited from his stomach through the esophagus, "vomit..."

"Don't vomit." Wei Liao stretched out his hand to pat Wei Han on the back and said, "Our lives depend on this bowl of medicine. If you really vomit, you will be finished."

Wei Han took a deep breath and said, "Okay, stop vomiting, let's go."

The Palace Examination, also known as the Court Examination, is the last stage of the imperial examination.Although it is said that as long as you pass the general examination, you will not fail the court examination, but only this examination is proctored by the emperor himself, and the emperor will personally mark the papers.Whether you can leave a good impression on the emperor depends on the palace examination.

As soon as the bell rang at Maoshi, the door of the main hall opened slowly, and a high-ranking official shouted: "Xuan Yuanfeng Dingyou Ke Gongsheng entered the hall!"

All the Gong students followed the officials into the hall without saying a word, and the examination tables had already been prepared in the hall, neatly arranged.Right above the main hall is a dragon chair made of gold. All the Gongsheng students looked at the dragon chair in awe. That's where the emperor sat.

Suddenly the music sounded, the silk and bamboo orchestra, the bells, the drums, the qin and the zither, the sound was unusually solemn, and at this moment the Emperor Yuanfeng appeared.

The official standing in front took the lead, and everyone knelt down and shouted: "The minister waits to kowtow to my emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live..."

Wei Han lay on the ground and didn't dare to lift his head. His heart was pounding, but he was more afraid.He is about to lie in front of the most powerful person in this country, and it is very exciting to think about it.

Emperor Yuanfeng spoke, but Wei Han didn't hear clearly what he said, he only heard the last sentence clearly: "Ding Youke Palace Examination, start!"

After that, Wei Han stood up and sat behind the examination table with all the candidates. He picked up the test paper and looked at it, and immediately felt that he was illiterate.Oh my god, how did those time-traveling seniors get into the number one prize? Can you please possess your soul?

At this moment, a young eunuch hurried in and whispered something in Emperor Yuanfeng's ear. Emperor Yuanfeng's expression changed, and he ordered the eunuch to keep an eye on the crowd, then turned around and went to the back of the hall.

In the imperial study room, there were two princes kneeling upright, Yan Wang Yu Zhijing and Wu Wang Yu Zhiji.

As soon as Emperor Yuanfeng stepped into the study, he felt out of breath.As soon as he sat on the chair, he looked at his two sons with a gloomy expression, and said in a bad tone: "Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Report to Emperor Father." Yu Zhijing pointed to Yu Zhiji and said, "Yu Zhiji bribed the local officials, tampered with the candidate's information privately, and hired someone to take the exam for him."

"Father, don't listen to his nonsense." Yu Zhiji said angrily, "He is spitting blood!"

Emperor Yuanfeng felt that these two sons were simply here to collect debts. His temples hurt suddenly, and he slapped the table with a loud noise. He pointed at Yu Zhijing and said, "Tell me, tell me what's going on. ?”

"Report to Father." Yu Zhijing said: "Yu Zhiji tampered with the information of Liu Bin, a candidate from Pennsylvania, and asked Zhou Qing, a staff member of Prince Wu's Mansion, to take part in the scientific examination instead of Liu Bin, intending to install someone from Prince Wu's Mansion among the new candidates. You said that the imperial examination is the foundation of my great glory, and no one is allowed to get involved, and Yu Zhiji simply doesn’t take your words seriously.”

Yu Zhiji was covered in cold sweat, and retorted: "Father, Yu Zhijing has always disliked my son, this time he finally found a chance to slander me, son..."

"Shut up." Emperor Yuanfeng glanced at them with a headache, and said to Li Fuhai, the chief eunuch, "Go and find out if there is a person named Liu Bin among the candidates for the palace examination, and if so, bring him here. "

The examiners were a little anxious when they saw that the emperor had been delayed since he left.Zhao Jie, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, said: "What's the matter if the emperor doesn't come for a long time? It's never happened that the emperor was absent during the palace examination."

"Yeah, why don't you go and remind Zhao Xueshi?"

"Oh." Zhao Jie flicked his sleeves and said, "Forget it, I'll go."

There must be something wrong with the emperor not coming. He might have to bear the anger of the emperor to urge the emperor at this time, but he can't do without urging. Shouldn't a courtier urge the emperor all the time?

On the way to the imperial study, Zhao Jie suddenly saw Yue Wang Yu Zhijing, and his eyes lit up on the spot.

"His Royal Highness, stay here!"

Yu Zhijing was planning to go to the harem to visit his mother and concubine, when he suddenly heard someone calling him, he turned his head and saw Zhao Jie.Don't worry too much in my heart, this Zhao Jie usually claims to be a rich man, and he has a nose or eyes or eyes for a prince who has no real power, so why did he take the initiative to say hello today?

Zhao Jie walked up to him and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness is going to see the imperial concubine?"

"Yes." Yu Zhijing put the folding fan on his waist and said, "I haven't seen my mother and concubine for a long time, and I miss her very much."

Zhao Jie said: "Today is the day of the palace examination, Your Highness, do you know?"

"Really?" Yu Zhijing said indifferently, "I'm not sure."

"It's like this." Zhao Jie said with a look of concern for the country and the people: "My ancestors ruled that the imperial examination must be supervised by the emperor himself, but today the emperor went to the imperial study and never came back. I am so busy. I don’t have time to invite the emperor. I happened to see you, and I would like to ask King Yue to invite the emperor for me.”