Village Flowers and Female Scholars

Sure enough, the officers and soldiers did not see anyone after they entered the stronghold, so they searched house to house in more than a dozen nearby villages.

These people have long been integrated into the local villagers, and officers and soldiers sometimes ask the Tongshan bandits themselves, so naturally they can't ask anything.

Shangyan Village is a village far away from Tongshan Mountain. The officers and soldiers routinely inspected the village. Those people were very lazy. They went to the door and asked if they had seen any strangers. When they heard that they hadn’t, they turned around and left to go back to work.

Anyway, the Tongshan cottage was breached by the public, which is considered a major achievement, and saving the daughter of Zuo Xiang is considered a major achievement, and running away a few bandits is nothing.

So Tongshan's suppression of bandits came to an end.

Yu Wanqiu did not confess to the person on the mountain in the end, and soon returned to Kyoto under the escort of the garrison.

When she heard the news, Zong Jing breathed a sigh of relief, but the loneliness in her eyes could not be concealed.

Another beneficiary of Tongshan's suppression of bandits was Fang Wenbo. The county magistrate broke through the cottage in one fell swoop. Although none of the bandits were caught, he managed to rescue the daughter of Zuo Xiang.

So Fang Wenbo happily took 50 taels of silver and went home, envious of a group of villagers.

But who would have thought that the next morning, Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Xiaohua's sister-in-law began to spread the news that Fang's family was stolen last night, that the 50 taels of silver they just received were stolen before it was warmed up, Fang Wenbo's hair was shaved, Both legs were broken.

The villagers were no longer envious, and did not rush to mention things related to bandits, for fear that someday bandits who did not know where they were hiding would come to their door.

Lan Xi knew that Zong Jing did this without even thinking about it, and she still didn't look good towards her, and Zong Jing herself didn't have the cheek to stay at Xie's house, and returned to the escort agency as soon as the matter was over.

What happened to Yu Wanqiu was that she felt sorry for her brothers and sisters in the cottage, and she also felt sorry for Lan Xi who contributed money and effort behind her back, so she could only honestly work as a dart to atone for her sins.

Under Lan Xi's concealment, Cao E didn't even know that there was someone hiding in her old thatched cottage a few days ago. The bandit matter has nothing to do with her. Play around with her for a while, or go to work in the fields, and be a busy little bee every day.

Everything is fine at home, but I miss my daughter who is far away from home very much.

When the weather started to get cold, Zong Jing rushed to deliver the letter early in the morning.

Cao E couldn't read, and Lan Xi happened to be there, so she opened the letter and read it to her.

Xie Yan and the others rushed all the way to the capital under the escort of Wang Cheng, the prefect of Zhongliang Prefecture. They were attacked several times on the way, and Zhuang Wan lost two coachmen. She only broke out of the siege relying on the protection of Ying and the guards.

The team suffered heavy casualties, and if another assassin attacked, the entire army would definitely be wiped out.

It wasn't until a well-equipped mysterious team appeared that Zhuang Wan and others arrived in Beijing safely.

Yi Zheng had been waiting for a long time and arranged them in a small remote courtyard in Kyoto.

In the courtyard, Yi Zheng sighed and said, "Knowing that the road is full of dangers, you still came."

Zhuang Wan was silent for a while, then said: "I know everything."

She didn't question Yi Zheng why she knew who the mastermind behind the Zhou family was but still chose to hide it.

Yi Zheng's father, General Yi, is a representative of the old school. For the old school of protecting the emperor, the emperor is still the emperor even if he has made a major mistake, and the matter has come to this. , never stand out.

Failure to tell the truth is not only the position of the Yi family as an old school, but also something that can only be done for the Zhou family.

But now that the emperor is fatuous, and the new faction represented by Princess Zhenli is ready to move, the Yi family has already heard about it, and looking at the emperor's lazy attitude in the court hall, he is in a dilemma for a while.

Zhuang Wan and his party encountered many ambushes along the way, and it took a long time to hide in Tibet.

What was supposed to be a two-month drive has dragged on to more than four months.

Before Zhuang Wan settled down, it was time for the test.

Now that she is in the capital, she is getting closer and closer to the emperor's power, and at the same time, people from the new faction have penetrated into all levels. Zhuang Wan knows that she can't do anything, so she can only calm herself down and take part in the scientific examination without distraction.

In the examination room, the officials in charge of the examination were mixed with people from the old and new schools. Some wanted to make a move, but others blocked it.

In this way, Zhuang Wan passed the scientific examination without any risk.

The tense nerves still haven't relaxed. He wakes up every day and forgets to sleep, eat and study. In just one month, he has lost a lot of weight, which made Xie Yan anxious.

Finally, when it was time for the palace examination, a total of 350 people gathered in the Luocheng Palace of Ziwei City. The emperor looked sleepy, but this examination was about the talents who protect the country and the country, so he had to pull himself together to supervise it himself.

There are now only five female scholars who have passed the examination, and the seats are arranged at the end of the hall.

The emperor knew that there were five female Jinshi this year, so he couldn't help walking past them.

However, when he saw Zhuang Wan's appearance, he was stunned in place as if struck by lightning, but after a brief shock, he soon became ecstatic.

The Zuo Xiang at the side was very disturbed. After all, when the emperor ordered the Zhou family to be dealt with, his subordinates were ineffective and missed some people. In order not to let the emperor blame him, Yu Quan lied that he had dealt with everyone.

But now Zhuang Wan suddenly appeared, who looked so much like Zhou Wencheng's wife, Cui Shi.

Zuo Xiang has now confirmed that Zhuang Wan is Zhou Wencheng's daughter, and he is as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. If the emperor knows that the remnants of the Zhou family have not been completely eradicated, he will be convicted.

It was also because of this that while Zhuang Wan was heading north, he had to send a large number of people to deal with this woman, but none of the people who went there came back.

And this Zhuang Wan actually passed all the tests and entered the palace examination.

Seeing that the emperor was standing in front of Zhuang Wan's case and could hardly move his feet, Prime Minister Zuo secretly shook his head.

The emperor looks like this, I am afraid that he has become deeply obsessed.

Zuo Xiang coughed twice, the emperor suddenly came to his senses, realized that he had lost his composure, and quickly walked away as if nothing had happened.

But the name on Zhuang Wan's paper had already been seen by him.

Until the time when the top three were hand-picked, the emperor looked excited, and looked at the results of all the examiners, most of them rated Zhuang Wan as the best, so he named Zhuang Wan without hesitation.

Seeing that the situation was irreversible, Zuo Xiang retreated sadly.

Next, Zhuang Wan, the female number one scholar, and Tanhua, who were handpicked for the second place, rode horses and paraded through the streets.

Xie Yan huddled in the crowd, and finally realized the demeanor of Zhuangyuan Lang parading the streets in the TV series.

I am extremely proud in my heart, after all, the woman on top of the tall horse is my sweetheart.

But he couldn't help but secretly jealous, this heroic figure is charming and charming, who knows how many men and women will be fascinated.

But immediately Zhuang Wan was absent-minded, thinking about tonight's royal dinner.

Sure enough, in the evening, the royal relatives and relatives gathered in the house, and even Princess Zhenli, who never showed up very much, also attended in costumes.

The ministers brought their beautiful family members into the palace, and the palace was full of lights and festoons, so it was very lively.

The protagonists of today's dinner are a group of Jinshi who passed the palace examination, and the most dazzling one is the top three represented by Zhuang Wan.

In previous years' scientific research, the banquet held after the top three were hand-picked was actually the reason for the emperor to choose sons-in-law for the princesses.

Just seeing the emperor staring obsessively at Zhuang Wan in the crowd, all the ministers knew in their hearts that the emperor was not choosing concubines for the princesses, he was choosing concubines for himself.

What was out of place was that Princess Zhenli, who was sitting down, watched all this with cold eyes like knives.

More than 200 newly promoted Jinshi participated in such an occasion for the first time, and they lowered their heads and did not dare to glance around.

Only Zhuang Wan looked at Princess Zhenli calmly.

Exquisite makeup, about 40 to [-] years old, maybe because he has never married, he looks like [-] years old, with a faint majesty, calm and beautiful, making people unable to take his eyes off.

It was this woman who secretly escorted her along the way, so she had the opportunity to sit in this hall today.

Zhen Li also seemed to feel that someone was secretly sizing her up, and moved her sharp eyes towards Zhuang Wan. After seeing that it was Zhuang Wan, her tightly pursed lips slowed down slightly, and there was a slightly raised arc when she looked closely. .

With Zhuang Wan's current status, she dared not look at her, so she quickly lowered her head.

But for Zhuang Wan and Zhen Li, this is not the first time they have met.

When Zhuang Wan was four or five years old, the Zhou family was still the same Zhou family back then, and her mother took her to meet this Princess Zhenli, but at that time she was too young to know what they were talking about.

If it wasn't for going to Beijing this time, perhaps Zhuang Wan would have forgotten her.

The banquet began, and everyone toasted with the emperor, and the emperor and his ministers drank together.

The emperor named the top three and tested some of their knowledge.

When it was Zhuang Wan's turn, the emperor said: "This year's female number one scholar is quite like an old friend of mine. I miss this ancient man day and night. Aiqing must have a drink with me."

The old courtiers knew who the emperor was talking about, and they all kept silent. That woman was famous in the capital for her talent and beauty, but she was exterminated because of her husband's family's rebellion. At this time, mentioning it at this time somewhat disrupted the atmosphere.

Princess Zhenli at the side turned pale when she heard the words, and put the wine glass in her hand heavily on the table.

The emperor seemed to be a little drunk, and laughed out loud when he saw this, and said, "Younger sister seems to be very dissatisfied with me as the emperor."

How could the emperor not know about the new faction, now that Princess Zhenli is becoming more and more arrogant, and she is almost on his head, the emperor is even more aggrieved, and he made up his mind that this woman can't do anything to him for the time being, so he couldn't help it Spoken words to taunt, trying to save a little face for himself.

Ignore Princess Zhenli after finishing speaking, and continue to say to Zhuang Wan: "Zhuang Aiqing, you are the number one scholar hand-picked by me, and you will be my man from now on. Whatever you say you want, I will satisfy you. Whatever official you want, you can do whatever you want." I welcome any gold, silver or treasure, or anyone who wants to enter my harem."

With such words, the original noise of drinking and drinking suddenly became completely silent.

"What are you waiting for, let's continue playing music." The emperor roared dissatisfied.

The musician was so frightened that his face was livid, and he played music quickly.

Zhuang Wan knew it was time, she stretched out her hands and lightly adjusted her clothes, stood up, and looked directly at the man in the hall.

"I don't want what the emperor said. The only request is to ask the emperor to retry the case of the Zhou family's rebellion, whether he was framed."

As soon as Zhuang Wan said this, the officials were in an uproar.

No one thought that this female No. [-] scholar was actually a descendant of the Zhou family. Judging by her age, it must be that the second young lady of the Zhou family did not run away.

Zhuang Wan took out the evidence she had prepared in her bosom, held it up high and said: "My father Zhou Wencheng was stationed in Shilongwan back then, and he received an order from General Huwei at that time, who is today's Lord Zuoxiang, saying that the palace The eighth prince forced the palace and asked his father to bring soldiers back to the palace to rescue him, but when he went to the north gate as a soldier, he was surrounded and suppressed by the left minister, who planted the Zhou family's rebellion and implicated the nine clans."

"In my hands are the marching flags and letters sent by the left prime minister!"

Zuo Xiang was the first to react, his face turned pale.

Just before he entered the main hall, he saw a lot of people from the new sect. If nothing else happened, something big would definitely happen tonight.

For so many years, Emperor Chang did not think about making progress, and people from the old school turned against him one after another.

Emperor Chang sang zither every night, not even knowing that his cronies had been betrayed.

Zuo Xiang naturally saw it in his eyes, and when he saw the fearless appearance of the female number one scholar in front of him, his heart skipped a beat.

The female No. [-] scholar is so arrogant, but it is not because Princess Zhenli supports her behind her back.

Prime Minister Zuo hesitated, if he followed Emperor Chang without looking back, once Princess Zhenli came to power, she would be liquidated together.

With Princess Zhenli's current strength and the arrangements for tonight, Emperor Chang might not even be able to step out of this hall.

The prime minister on the left slipped and knelt in an instant: "I also acted according to the emperor's will back then, and all of this can't be blamed on me."

Everyone was stunned, not knowing why Prime Minister Zuo turned back.

No matter how cruel and licentious the emperor is, if he is in power for a day, his crimes must be borne by his ministers, so there is no reason for you to cry for injustice.

Sure enough, the benevolent face was taken off, and the emperor was furious, and ordered Zhuang Wan and Yu Quan to be taken down.

Unexpectedly, a group of soldiers in red armor broke in and surrounded the entire hall.

The emperor turned his head in disbelief, looked at Princess Zhenli beside him, his eyes were tearing apart: "Well, you Zhenli, you—you dare to rebel!"

Princess Zhenli sneered and said: "It's not a rebellion. As the king of a country, you have slaughtered your generals and the army for your own selfishness. These years, you have been extravagant and accomplished nothing. You are not qualified to be an emperor at all, so I came here today to invite you You surrendered to me, your imperial sister, to handle the government affairs on your behalf and share your worries."

Outside the palace, Princess Zhenli's people had already sneaked into the palace, joined forces with Anza's people in the palace, and quickly controlled the entire palace.

So far, without a single soldier being charged, the entire imperial palace changed hands overnight.

The author has something to say: Alright, Wan Wanrong will return to her hometown tomorrow.

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The plot is fast, and everyone has worked hard watching it.

。感谢在2022-04-0320:39:32~2022-04-0420:49:15期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who cast the rocket launcher: 2 obediently; 1 littlekate, Qiqi not irritable y;

Thanks to the little angel who threw the grenade: Tired of listening to the wind and rain 1;

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: 1 pair of scissors;

感谢灌溉营养液的小天使：萧、小奶油豆柴、莫烦我、azr20瓶；onirin、啊哈哈10瓶；thoughts5瓶；穿裤衩的大叔、从心不怂2瓶；一昕向羊1瓶；

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!