The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

Is he telling the truth or telling the truth or telling the truth?

Lu Xiuyuan thought about it for a while, and finally decided to follow his inner thoughts.

Now is the third exam, even if the answer to this question does not meet the opinions of other examiners, at least the chief examiner should support it.

What's more, it's already the third exam. Whether it's a gold medal title or not, generally all depends on the first exam. If there are no principled problems in the remaining two exams, there will be no accidents. At most, he will rely on his Jinshi ranking. .

With so many people in the country, he doesn't expect to be in the top three or top ten. In this case, there is no difference between dozens and more than 100.

I wrote down all my opinions and ideas in one breath, and then revised it to see if there were any taboos. If not, I decided on this answer.

After he had copied all the contents of the draft, it was the last day of the examination.

Lu Xiuyuan's whole body was hollowed out by doing the papers these few days.He couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief when the gong sounded for handing in papers in the examination room.

It's over.

Packing his luggage numbly, he followed the crowd slowly to the outside of the Gongyuan.

Those who can walk are not bad. There are still many people who collapsed and passed out in the examination room, and the guards have to drag them out.

Walking to the gate of the Gongyuan, before he could look around, he heard familiar shouts.

"Grandpa! My son's side! On your right!"

Looking in the direction of the voice, Nan Xing was pushing away from the crowd, and behind him was Shi Yunchen who hadn't seen him for a long time.

The Gong Yuan is crowded with people, and the two of them are so thin, it will be bad if there is a stampede.

Thinking of this, Lu Xiuyuan hastily greeted him.

Passing through the crowd, the two finally managed to meet.

The test basket in his hand was taken by Nan Xing, Lu Xiuyuan wiped his hands behind him, and quickly hugged the man who was thinking like crazy in his arms.

"A Chen!"

Being hugged in his arms, Shi Yunchen was still touched at first, but when he smelled a bad smell at the tip of his nose, he couldn't help but frown.

"You smell so bad."

After hearing this, Lu Xiuyuan smiled and hugged him even tighter.

"After all, I stayed in that small room for nine days. Thanks to the cold weather, if it were summer, I would pass out myself."

In the end, Shi Yunchen still couldn't resist his thick skin, so he pushed his shoulder helplessly: "There are a lot of people here, let's get on the carriage first."

Holding hands, the two got into the carriage together, and when their buttocks touched the seat, Lu Xiuyuan buried his head in each other's arms.

"Achen, rely on me, I'm exhausted these few days."

Shi Yunchen could only cling to him helplessly.

The carriage drove slowly, and it didn't take long to return to the General's Mansion. There were chattering noises at the door, and there were probably quite a lot of people standing there.

Lu Xiuyuan lifted the curtain, and saw Aunt Shi Yunchen and his family waiting for someone at the door.

When the other party saw the carriage that was not his son, his eyes obviously flashed with irritability, and he couldn't help kicking the servant next to him.

"I asked you to pick up the young master, what time has it been since you haven't come back?"

The servant didn't dare to resist, he rolled on the ground twice with his strength, got up and went to the Gongyuan to find someone.

He had seen the scene in front of him countless times in the General's Mansion. He turned his eyes and called Shi Yunchen to his aunt before returning to their own yard.

Walking through Chaoshou corridor, Lu Xiuyuan couldn't help doing a few chest-expanding exercises, and then took a deep breath.

"The number room is too small, and there is no space for the test basket to move around, so I almost got sick."

When Shi Yunchen saw his appearance, he couldn't help giving him a sideways glance.

"Did you forget something?"

Lu Xiuyuan knew what the other party said, "After I went in that day, did you find any clues?"

Seeing that he finally asked, the young master couldn't help but let out a soft snort.

"It took me so long to ask, I thought you forgot!"

"A low-level thief is definitely not as important as us, Chen." He took the other's hand and shook it lightly, "I haven't seen you in nine days, and I miss you like crazy."

"Beginning to be unruly again!"

"That's what you said." He got tired of the young master again, "You said that I can do whatever I want in front of you without restraint."

"South Star!"

Shi Yunchen began to call for off-field support.

"Go and get bath water for your uncle to bathe."

Lu Xiuyuan smiled, and knew that he was not clean, "Ah Chen was also dirty by me just now? Why don't we go together when the water is better?"

As soon as the words fell, the young master's face became hot again, and he pushed the person to another yard indiscriminately.

"Go and wash your own!"

He didn't continue to be funny, and Lu Xiuyuan couldn't take it anymore without taking a bath for nine days, so he had to wash himself several times in Nanxing's hot water before it was over.

Putting on the new clothes he had prepared in advance, he went to Shi Yunchen's yard. The other party seemed to have just come out of the bath, and the hair on his head was still dripping.

"Why didn't you come out without drying your hair? It's cold now, so be careful to get a headache from the wind."

Lu Xiuyuan took two steps forward and stuffed the person into the room. He was relieved when he saw that there were two large charcoal basins inside, which were very warm. He found a towel beside him and began to wipe the person's hair.

"Is that man from the Zhao family?"

Shi Yunchen sat in front of the brazier and propped his chin, and when he heard the question behind him, he couldn't help clenching his fists.

"It is indeed the Zhao family, but now we have nothing to do with them!"

Lu Xiuyuan also knew the situation of the two families. If it was in Ping'an Town, far away from his family, he would still have a chance.

Now that he is in the capital, the Shi family's family is just like that, and they are no bigger than the other party's big thick legs.

"Ah Chen, don't worry. After all, I'm already under the tutelage of the chief assistant. They don't dare to show it publicly. As long as they are more careful in private, it will be fine."

"Hmm..." The other party responded softly, and then said weakly: "Do you want to tell your master about this? That little thief..."

Hearing the guilty voice of the young master, he had a guess in his heart.

"Is that person dead?"

The other party continued to nod, and explained in a low voice: "The main reason is that the man refused to confess. I also worked hard to finally open the mouth, but I didn't expect the injury to be a bit serious. I haven't survived the cold these two days..."

It turned out that the one who was extorting a confession by torture was a little ruthless and hanged up directly.

"It's okay, it's a disaster if this kind of person is released, so let's die if he dies." Lu Xiuyuan said he didn't care.

Seeing that he didn't understand what he meant, the young master couldn't help turning around and explaining.

"It's not this. If you tell your master about this matter, if the other party is willing to help you out, he must need evidence. In the end, this person's evidence was accidentally passed by me..."

"It's okay, this person is not important."

Putting the opponent's head back again, Lu Xiuyuan patted the opponent's shoulder.

"I went to tell them about it, and it was just to let them know. I didn't expect them to help me out. In addition, the matter of cheating in the scientific exam is sensitive, so it's really inconvenient to bring it up."

Hearing this, the young master became even more irritable.

"Then this is the end of the matter? You didn't cheat in the first place, and you are not afraid of the shadow if you are upright!"

Gently patted the other person's shoulder as if to appease: "The word cheating is too sensitive, even if it is innocent, but be careful of the example of three people becoming tigers."

"What's more, I haven't entered the officialdom yet, so I can only bear with it for now, and I will find opportunities to settle them one by one in the future."

After saying this, there was a moment of silence in the room.

Lu Xiuyuan understood Shi Yunchen's mood, and after helping the other person to dry his hair, he simply sat on the edge of the bed, put his arm on the other's shoulder and explained carefully.

"They can only come secretly if they want to do anything. Let's treat them as mice in the gutter. They can't see the light. They usually do their own thing well, be cautious in their words and deeds, and don't have to give such people a look."

The young master turned his head to one side, and said angrily: "I can't help you get revenge, I always feel panicked!"

"Well... If you really want to go back, it's not impossible."

Lu Xiuyuan lowered his eyes and fell into deep thought, thinking about the possibility of the matter.

"There is really a way?" Shi Yunchen's eyes lit up: "What way?!"

After thinking for a while, he asked, "You said you contacted grandfather's previous intelligence network, how are those people looking for now?"

Although he didn't know what he meant by asking this question, the other party still replied: "It's almost all found these days. Even though they are no longer the people of the past, their descendants will still stay in their posts."

"Can you make sure that they don't have any rebellious intentions, and they all listen to you?" Lu Xiuyuan confirmed.

"The fate card that controls them is now in my hands. Those people dare not have any thoughts. What's more, if they really have any selfish intentions, it is impossible to reunite them this time." The other party looked serious.

"Since this is the case, it will be easy to handle." He breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help showing a relaxed look on his face.

Seeing Lu Xiuyuan's appearance, the young master was anxious and angry, and couldn't help but punch him.

"Don't be a fool! Tell me what you can do!"

"Ahem." He cleared his throat embarrassingly, and then he began to explain: "Since the Zhao family can only make small moves behind the scenes, then we can also spread some gossip behind our backs."

"What gossip?"

"It depends on how much information you can find out about the second prince and the Zhao family." Lu Xiuyuan crossed his arms and analyzed, "Since ancient times, the rumors are three parts true and seven parts false, and the true part must have something to say. , the remaining seven points depend on where we want to use them.”

Although Yun Chen understood what he said, he didn't know how to make it up for a while. Could it be that the second prince didn't mention the rumors?

Seeing that the other party didn't understand, Lu Xiuyuan explained in detail: "As I said just now, cheating is a word that cannot be mentioned in the imperial examination. If the name is mentioned together with this word, it is considered fake. It can be regarded as ruined. And for their Zhao family, there are some words that cannot be touched."

"What is it?" Shi Yunchen urged.The other party can't wait to break Lu Xiuyuan's head and go in to have a look. If you have something to say, just finish it!

He pretended to be deep: "That is the royal family."

The other party finally couldn't help raising his fist: "Next, please explain clearly in one breath, or I..." The young master waved twice in the air, "You should know."

Lu Xiuyuan rubbed the cold sweat on his forehead, but he didn't dare to let it go.

"The second prince looks like the queen, right? The queen's surname is Zhao, right? Zhao Yu is dead, so why don't the head of the Zhao family and his wife not raise the children of the step-family, but instead work harder to take refuge in the second prince?"

Hearing this, the young master's eyes widened slightly: "Could it be that you want to..."

"The Zhao family worked so hard, anyway, the second prince doesn't look like the emperor, so it's better to just spread rumors that he is the illegitimate son of the head of the Zhao family." Lu Xiuyuan directly concluded.

"Is this possible?" The other party was worried.

"As long as you are careful not to be found out, there is absolutely no problem."

He calmly analyzed: "As long as this matter spreads to the palace, no matter how much the emperor believes in the second prince, he still can't help but have doubts in his heart. As long as there is a gap between the two, then the Zhao family must also be in trouble, and there will be no trouble at that time." Take care of us."

"It seems to be true. After all, there are the eldest princes and third princes who look so similar to the emperor. As long as the emperor sees them, he will definitely think of this matter. For a long time, the second prince may not be favored. The eldest prince will sit on the throne. Isn't the chance of a child high?"

The other party clapped happily. "Erlang, you can really do it. In this way, we will not only take revenge back, but also make them lose even more."

The author has something to say: I wish everyone a happy Qixi Festival!