According to the situation of the country

A group of people finished their dinner in the side hall in front of the Taimiao, took a short rest, and then performed their duties.Hussar General Tian Hui led his men through the side hall in a hurry, absent-minded as they walked.Wu Gui, the deputy envoy by his side, followed Tian Hui all the year round, so he could see that the general was unusual, so he deliberately distanced himself from the guards behind him, and asked in a low voice, "Brother Hui? I saw you were restless during dinner." Yes, what happened? Is it because my sister-in-law wrote that Ning'er was stubborn again?" The good brother who has been born and died for many years, even though he was a deputy envoy, he didn't take it into consideration.

"Oh——" Tian Hui sighed long, his brows were furrowed a little deeper, and he said faintly: "Even you said that bastard is 'being stubborn again', if it's really his fault, I don't have to." That's it. I don't care if that bastard is willing to take the imperial examination or not. I'm a martial artist. I don't know when the war will start and I won't be able to come back. The Tian family has a generation of military generals. After I won the first prize in the martial arts, my father changed my name Because of 'Hui', it is because he knows the battlefield too well, maybe it's an intergenerational relative, that's why Ning'er Congwen—" Tian Hui paused for a while, and bowed his hands, "Oh—don't mention it! Why do you say it again? On to the bastard."

"Okay, okay--listen to brother Hui, don't say anything if you don't say it." Wu Gui smiled slightly and didn't reveal it, only thinking that Tian Hui was hard-spoken and soft-hearted, and immediately concluded that General Hussar was still depressed because of his eldest son's official career, pity the world Parental heart.

Tian Hui has been flustered since this morning, and if he didn't return it, it was really not because of his son.Alas—I want to come to the Taimiao for this year's exam, and everything has been as usual for three days, and the exam will start tomorrow.The Taimiao was controlled by the Imperial Forest Army layer by layer, even a fly couldn't get in.In the inner hall, the lord and the lord took turns sitting in town. The lord and the hou had lost contact with the outside world as early as five days ago, and the key to open the box will be sent by the guard tomorrow. No one knows, even Mr. Ji also participated in the proposition because he was in charge of the Guozijian to avoid suspicion.But today, the Holy Spirit sent a secret decree to make an unannounced visit to see if there are any visions around the test site tomorrow, so as to prevent people with ulterior motives from plotting wrongdoing.Everything outside the examination room was as usual, nothing special.It's just——just as Tian Hui was strolling back and forth around the examination room, a thin man in his 40s in linen clothes walked towards him step by step.

"Look at this brother, he should be rushing to take the exam tomorrow?" The middle-aged man had a clear attitude. , Tian Hui didn't want to say anything and didn't answer.The man was not surprised, and continued: "Looking at Xiongtai's age - it is really admirable to go to Beijing to catch up for the exam."

Tian Hui didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he dared to think that this man regarded him as a candidate for the exam tomorrow, but wanted to hear what he had to say, so he replied, "How?"

The man just really gave a thumbs up and said in admiration, "I admire—"

Tian Hui smiled slightly, and just as he was about to answer, the man robbed him of his words, "Tomorrow's new exam question, 100 taels of gold, if you don't want it?" Even though the crowd was sparse, the man couldn't help but flinch after saying this. Hope, lowered his voice and said: "Looking at Xiongtai's brocade clothes, he is not someone who can't afford to pay. Don't regret it until the day the list is revealed."

"What?" The smile on Tian Hui's face froze, his heart sank suddenly, his eyes widened unconsciously, revealing the disbelief in his heart, "New exam questions?——"

The thin man had a smile in his eyes, the corners of his mouth were slightly slanted, and he said proudly, "Brother, don't you hurry up and buy a copy? It will surely fulfill the long-cherished wish of these years."

Although Tian Hui didn't read many books, but he had a bright head, after thinking about it, these people were cheating in the name of the imperial examination, so he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said slowly: "To do such a thing, Brother Tai is also bold, if he is found out by the government, it will be a crime against the whole family—don’t you have a trace of fear?” Tian Hui stared at the thin middle-aged eyes, and continued: “You look so shabby, don’t Can you tell me that you are related to the current emperor? Hmph—I just want to deceive some rich and stupid squires. Can the exam questions you make up yourself be worth 100 taels of gold? What a dream."

Tian Hui asked three times in a row that he didn't frighten the skinny man away at all. He smiled triumphantly, but vividly interpreted the appearance of a villain, "Brother, do you know how much gold I have gained these days?" The young man couldn't wait for the other party's answer, and hurriedly spread his five fingers, "It's not that there is no money, it's a full 5000 taels of gold—!" He lowered his voice but still couldn't restrain the ecstasy in his voice.

"Brother, you don't know. My younger sister is the concubine of an important official in the court, and she is very favored. My brother-in-law set up this business for me. There are many high-ranking officials and dignitaries involved here. Besides, the imperial examination It’s not the first time for them to buy and sell test questions. You ask me if I’m afraid, of course I am—but, the opportunity to get rich is only once in a lifetime, and I’m not brave enough to make a big deal! But I’m not a greedy person either, I know how to take it when I see it, and after buying another copy, I will take the money and go away."

The news made Tian Huihui's skin go numb, and he couldn't help shivering.While rationally reminding Tian Hui that the man in front of him is just a rascal in the market, he only needs to be dealt with by the capital, but his perception is constantly challenging his defenses, and he feels faintly strange.In the end, he couldn't help but back and forth the thin man in front of him, and there was a little contempt in his unbelievable voice: "You——? Can you know any high-ranking officials, don't put gold on your face."

The middle-aged man was also in a hurry, and hurriedly said: "My lord, Song Ruoming is my brother-in-law. Don't look down on me!"

Seeing that he speaks so confidently that he doesn't seem to be lying, not to mention why so many ministers in the court happen to be so clear.It's just that the name "Song Ruoming" was associated with such a deviant incident, which made Tian Hui's self-confidence a little bit less, this Mr. Song—tsk tsk is really hard to say.

As soon as the thin man uttered the words, he felt that he had made a slip of the tongue, and turned around in a panic to leave.Tian Hui was thinking about the truth of this matter, but he didn't pursue it.

Back at the Taimiao, the more Tian Hui thought about it, the more he believed in it. When it was time for dinner, he was a little restless, and this was the scene of Wu Gui's consolation just now.

"Brother Hui, I saw that you didn't eat anything at all at night. I'll ask the kitchen to cook two small dishes for you later, otherwise how can you survive the rest of the night?" Wu Gui was talking in a rambling manner.

Tian Hui suddenly turned around, and the bronze-colored face unique to military generals was very serious, as if facing an enemy, he said decisively: "Wu Gui, I leave this to you! I'll go out for a while." Before Wu Gui could answer, there was a gust of wind General ran out, Tian Hui had been fighting for many years and felt that there must be something wrong with him, even if the emperor reprimanded him for making a big fuss, he must enter the palace to face the saint tonight!

In the Taimiao, the brazier standing next to the vermilion carved gate warmed the main hall. It was surprisingly quiet outside, and the cold spring was cold. Lin Xuan stood with his hands behind his back, holding the "Xunzi" used to pass the time in his back, and he didn't know why. A little more melancholy, but his eyes fell on the five-foot-high altar. On the altar were the tablets of the monarchs of the Lin family. Even the emperor could not escape birth, old age, sickness, and death. , Can't ask for it.

"My lord, haven't you rested yet?" Liu Fei's voice interrupted Lin Xuan's thoughts.

Lin Xuan smiled slightly, "Isn't Rong Hou also unable to sleep?"

"Yeah - I can't sleep, and I don't dare to sleep." Under the candlelight, Ji Ronghou looked a little older than usual, with a straight body and an air of grandeur in his demeanor.

"Since I saw Ronghou, I have always had a question in my heart. Why would someone as talented and ambitious as Ronghou retire? Brother Huang always loves talent, why doesn't Ronghou help Brother Huang?"

Liu Fei was taken aback. She didn't expect that King Yong would suddenly ask this question. She was silent for a while, and her eyes fell on the tablets of the emperors of the past. The opportunity is over, but for the old ministers, the opportunity has just begun. Before entering the official position, most of the scholars have the world in their hearts, and their ambitions are high and they want to be famous forever, but they don’t know that if they don’t follow the trend, they can do a small thing well. Liufang There is nothing wrong with the people of a hundred generations, and there is nothing wrong with the people who have been stigmatized for thousands of years? Although the old minister has retired, the affairs of the world are still related to the old minister, and the veteran is also related to the affairs of this world."

"There is nothing wrong with a person who lives forever, and nothing wrong with a person who has a bad reputation for thousands of years?" Lin Xuan repeated these words silently, with an irresistible shock.The truth of history is always known only to a few people.

"My lord, let's rest earlier. The old minister is old and tired quickly, but he can't compare to your lord." Then he walked through the corridor of the side door, his steps were a little heavy, leaving only Lin Xuan standing in place for a long time.

The Taimiao was peaceful, but they didn't know that Hussar General Tian Hui was already kneeling in front of the current Holy Majesty, holding a half-deceived and half-robbed "new science examination question" in his hand.

"The general is saying that you bumped into a person selling exam questions in the street today?" Lin Jin frowned, his sword-like eyes fell on Tian Hui, and his hands trembled slightly.

"Reporting to the Holy Majesty, that's exactly the case. The person who sold the question claimed to be the brother-in-law of Mr. Hubu." Tian Hui knelt on the ground, lowered his head, and replied cautiously.He could already feel the emperor's suppressed anger, pressing towards him like a mountain, but he had no choice but to continue: "I don't know the truth, but the matter is of great importance. I dare to ask the emperor to identify it."

"Submit it—" Lin Jin's deep voice carried a frightening aura of killing.

Lin Jin opened the envelope, glanced at it hastily, Longyan was furious, and said word by word: "Lead someone to arrest Rong Ruoming immediately, and the Dali Temple will interrogate him overnight. The officials involved in the case will never tolerate it. Who wants to turn against my world!"