After coming out of Xie Zhe's mansion, Jiang Huaichu breathed a sigh of relief.

On the carriage going back, Ruya said softly: "Why didn't you ask him to be your backer, my lord?"

Jiang Huaichu looked at him with gentle eyes: "Ruya, you don't understand people's hearts. As long as a person likes you, you don't need to mention it, he will think about you. If a person doesn't like you, he will call you no matter how generous a gift you give." If you don’t want to help from the bottom of your heart, when it can affect people’s hearts, don’t test people’s morality lightly, especially high-ranking officials, who can get into that position, and most of them don’t have morality.”

Ru Yan nodded inwardly, and said in disapproval: "Young master is much more powerful than them, and you are virtuous."

Jiang Huaichu laughed softly: "It's not like you haven't seen me when I was cruel."

Ruya thought so too.

Xie Caiqing was very venomous. When he was in charge of Mi Luo's intelligence network in Nanpang, he interrogated the enemy's spies without mercy.

Xie Caiqing is famous for his thousands of faces, some are gentle and kind, some are ruthless, some are righteous, some are sinful, no one knows which face of his is true.

Suddenly near and far, sometimes good and sometimes bad, he is a person who is clearly in front of his eyes but far away in the sky.

Therefore, although he has a deep friendship, he still stops at serving him. Such a person is daunting, because those who really know some of his deeds can't help but secretly doubt in the dead of night whether he treats him sincerely.

In reality, he puts too much pressure on people. Those who are shallower than him and have smaller hearts than him, it is impossible to bear this pressure and possess him for a long time.

Especially if he knows how to kill Mi Luoqi poison... If he runs counter to it, it is really killing people invisible. He will never allow a person who knows him well enough to really threaten him to live in the world.

……

A few days later, Xie Caiqing went to the Gongyuan with the equipment prepared earlier in the morning.

The concubine wearing a human skin mask sent people to the gate of the tribute courtyard, dragged Jiang Huaichu involuntarily, and ordered in a low voice: "You must hand in the paper in advance, did you hear me? Don't say it's not good to be too sharp, is that a human test? One test Stay in that broken cage for three days, and take three consecutive exams! Do you know how cold it is inside? If you dare to spend nine days and six nights in the exam, I will just break in and snatch people, do you hear me?"

The Daning General Examination is divided into three sessions. Each session takes three days. After each session, there is a one-night rest. The test lasts for nine days and six nights. Six nights without rest.

The little prince grew up pampered by the whole country, when did he suffer this crime.

Jiang Huaichu nodded helplessly: "I see."

Concubine Toffee had been nagging in his ear for several days, and he had no choice but to promise with a smile under her serious expression: "I will come out tonight, and I will definitely not spend the night inside."

There was a group of stars holding the moon by his side, he looked quite handsome, and his walking posture was sharp. Hearing this, he stopped, turned his head to look at Xie Caiqing, and laughed with a "huh": "Come out tonight, this is the famous Xie Caiqing." bro?"

The concubine was anxiously pulling him into a thick fur coat, Jiang Huaichu couldn't move, turned to look at the man with a slightly blank expression: "Who are you?"

Candidates queuing up to enter the tribute college suddenly laughed, Xie Caiqing didn't know Zhang Ninghan.

Zhang Ninghan became angry from embarrassment: "You..."

Jiang Huaichu said indifferently: "Caiqing is not from the capital, and he doesn't know anyone. Those who don't know are innocent. Please don't take offense, brother."

The man suppressed his anger, approached Jiang Huaichu with a smile, and said in a low voice: "Do you think you can defeat me if you fall into the eyes of the commander? The commander is high above you, and you won't condescend to meddle in this tribute courtyard." thing."

At most, Xie Zhe would give Xie Caiqing a few words of advice, but the specifics are the bottom line, the so-called distant water cannot save the nearby fire.

Jiang Huaichu sneered: "Brother, thank you for 'running' for me, how can you be so talented."

Surrounded for a moment, there was another burst of laughter.

Zhang Ninghan has always been used to being flattered by others, and when his arrogant temper comes up, he is about to explode. He was held back by his colleagues and forced to suppress his anger. Sen sneered: "I hope you can still be so stubborn in the future."

Jiang Huaichu said sincerely, "I would like to borrow your good words."

The surroundings froze for a while, and laughed for the third time.

Many people have seen Zhang Ninghan's arrogance for a long time, and they are disgusted. Now there is Xie Caiqing who either does not speak, or chokes when he speaks. They are naturally happy.

Zhang Ninghan sneered, flung his sleeves and went in.

Xie Caiqing lined up quietly at the end of the line. After entering the dormitory, she took out her things from her book bag and arranged them neatly. She vaguely sensed that someone was looking at her. She raised her head slightly and met a pair of piercing eyes. .

It was a hale and hearty old man, looking at himself without hesitation.

Xie Caiqing and him looked at each other, pretending to be blank and showing him a gentle smile.

Liu Yun was stunned.

He read his works thoroughly, but he obviously didn't know him. That day, Yixianlou was definitely not trying to please him.

……

It was getting late, and the invigilator was patrolling, and Liu Yun glanced at Xie Caiqing's dormitory from time to time.

Another examiner had been secretly watching Liu Yun for a long time, and he leaned forward and said flatteringly, "The old man seems to be very satisfied with him?"

Liu Yun's writings are added, and he is very prestigious in the court, and everyone respectfully calls him an old gentleman.

Liu Yun was so arrogant that he didn't bother to talk to him. He stroked his beard, stared at Xie Caiqing who was writing a fine book, and nodded quietly.

Others take the initiative to bully and don't speak ill of each other, but they are not a temper that can be manipulated by others, and they have the world in mind, which really suits his appetite.

Only when such a person enters the court can he stand firm and is the blessing of the common people.

It's just that his temper is too gentle and reserved.

Liu Yun felt a little regretful in his heart, but he didn't say anything.

The examiner's heart skipped a beat, as Liu Yun seemed to have eyes for Xie Caiqing...

He secretly glanced in the direction of Zhang Ninghan, his eyes flickered slightly.

Suddenly all the inspection Hanlin looked at Xie Caiqing.

There, Xie Caiqing packed up her things and got up without making any noise to affect others.

Hanlin thought he had something to do and hurried over, but Xie Caiqing offered the folded paper with both hands, nodded humbly at him, turned and left.

Holding his examination paper, Hanlin was extremely stunned, and looked at each other with a little surprise.

It was only a few hours before the other candidates started to start, and he finished writing!

Looking at his leaving back, Zhang Ninghan squinted his eyes implyingly.

Many candidates were sweating on their foreheads, and their writing speed suddenly accelerated.

Liu Yun's eyes lit up, and he waved impatiently at the Hanlin. The man hurried over and handed Xie Caiqing's test paper to the old gentleman. He patted the case and yelled "Okay". After the yelling, he realized that he was still invigilating the exam, so he stopped quickly and called a few people to go out to watch.

Mr. Liu couldn't help shouting "OK" for the paper, and several people immediately gathered together to read it, and they all looked amazing after reading it.

Xie Caiqing's appearance is as gentle as jade, but his writing is chic and comfortable, with a natural style, full of spirit, but not madness. The pattern is very large. The feelings of the mind are vivid on the paper, which makes people feel happy after reading it.

"This person's talent is far better than mine!" Liu Yun's drooping flesh trembled slightly in excitement.

Several members of Hanlin had never heard Mr. Liu give such a high evaluation to anyone, and some of them had a strange look in their eyes, but they immediately agreed with a smile.

It's not surprising that Liu Yun likes Xie Caiqing, they all know Mr. Liu's deeds.

When Mr. Liu took part in the examination at the age of 20, he was also high-spirited, talented, arrogant and confident.

Xie Caiqing is already Xie Yuan, once this paper is taken out, Hui Yuan will definitely be in his pocket.

He seemed to be retracing the old Mr. Liu's path step by step. How could the aged Liu Yun not like such an amazingly talented young man?

Zhang Ninghan wrote furiously, and finally rushed to the second one to hand in the paper.

In the next two games, Xie Caiqing handed in the papers early and never stayed overnight in the Gong Yuan.

……

In the palace corridor.

Liu Yun took a paper and chased His Majesty against the wind, shouting while chasing, the more he shouted, the faster he walked.

Xiao Yun walked in front: "Show me quickly, has that old man caught up?"

Xie Zhe panted and turned around: "No, Your Majesty, go back quickly, I will protect you for you."

The old man Liu Yun is already old, and his body is very strong. He can run faster than the commander of Chang Lingwei, who is in his 20s. His thighs forced him to sleep with a woman and give birth to a child.

As the saying goes, those who are thin-skinned are afraid of being shameless, and those who are shameless are afraid of being shameless. Xiao Yun is at most the shameless one, and Liu Yun is the one who is not afraid of life. He wanted to be beaten again, so he got a headache when he saw Liu Yun.

"Your Majesty, please stay! Old man, I will not persuade you to enter the harem today!"

"His Majesty!!"

"Your Majesty!! The old minister doesn't want to talk to you today!"

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, wait for the old minister!!"

The old man's voice was like a bell, and the voice of most of the generals in the court was not as penetrating as his. Hearing this sound, he knew that Liu Yun was chasing His Majesty again. His face was expressionless, his shoulders twitched, and he moved silently Damn, make way for Liu Yun.

Xiao Yun slapped his forehead, it was really endless, he turned back to point at him with an angry face: "Let's talk first, don't force me—"

Before he could say anything, Liu Yun nodded his head violently.

Xiao Yun stopped impatiently.

Liu Yun caught up in a flash, rubbed open the crumpled and almost torn paper, handed it under His Majesty's eyelids, panted and said, "Your Majesty, take a look at him, this man is a man of the world, the number one scholar." The perfect choice!"

Xiao Yun originally wanted to perfunctorily fool him to find a clean place, so he glanced casually, his eyes suddenly paused, and carefully scanned the whole article.

Xie Zhe beside him couldn't help but said: "This handwriting is really amazing, is it Zhang Ninghan's paper?"

In order to ensure the fairness of corrections in the Daning Imperial Examination, names are not written on the examination papers.

Xiao Yun rarely looked impatiently at Liu Yun.

"Why does the commander think it's him?" Liu Yun stroked his beard and began to show off proudly.

"After he came from the Qi Zhang family, his grandfather was a great calligrapher. It's not surprising that he has good calligraphy," Xie Zhe said. It suits his temperament."

Liu Yun didn't answer, just laughed when he praised him.

Xiao Yun asked inexplicably, "Xie Caiqing's paper?"

Liu Yun was startled first, then stunned: "How does Your Majesty know this person?"

His Majesty manages so many things that he often forgets what his name is, and he actually remembers a son who has not yet entered an official position.

Xie Zhe was also surprised. Hearing Liu Yun's words, this is really Xie Caiqing's paper.

Xiao Yun licked his upper lip, and then licked his lower lip when he was done, probably because he wanted to maintain the majesty of the emperor, but in the end he was defeated by the desire to speak, and said expressionlessly: "Thank you for reading the first word of each line." .”

"The sage is wise and martial, with a thousand achievements..."

Xie Zhe and Liu Yun fell silent.

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