Dress as a villain

It's just that Zhang San is a little innocent.

The third question has no crime scene, just a few sentences. Xie Lanzhi's main purpose is to make people actively deduce various possibilities based on clues, so no matter what speculation is made on paper, it is only reasonable.It also fully sees whether the respondent's thinking is open.

As for the first two questions, Si Qi Tong Wei had no choice but to comment: "Tricky!"

The last question is the key.

Xie's students went crazy one by one, but some people did it.

In less than two hours for these three questions, everyone handed in the papers.

On the contrary, Li Ling and Zhao Gongming were curious about the answer, and asked Si Qitong for the answer: "Your Highness, how should you answer the third question?"

Si Qi Tong said: "It is only logical."

In fact, the two adults gave similar answers.It's just a little difficult for students who have never dealt with koans.Most of them are only exposed to the Four Books and Five Classics, but they are not very good at applying theory and practical facts to the third question.

Xie Lanzhi specially weeds out students who only know the Four Books and Five Classics, so it is not a difficult problem for the three questions to vary from person to person.

Li ordered Zhao Gongming to Si Qitong, and after three rounds of approval, there were only ten people left.

Yijia Wenshou was the first student to hand in the paper, Bao Youtian.

In the afternoon when the red list was put up, Bao Youtian was the number one scholar in the first imperial examination. He wore a red robe, rode Xie's white horse and began to parade with hairpin flowers.In the same martial arts test, there was no accident, Xie Ying became the champion of martial arts.

The martial arts test was rounded up by Xie Shi, causing Xie Shi to fight inwardly, but Xie Ying still stood out.

The people in Tianjing also had their children participate, so the people in the streets and alleys talked about the imperial examination with great interest.

Because one of the ten selected is a child of the common people, the third best, and the name is not pleasant to call Wang Ergou, Li Ling detested the indecent, and named Wang Ergou Wang Fei.

Wang Fei grew up eating a lot of food, and he was able to study because he had no children in Huzi Alley. The old master died in the Tianjing Incident, so he relied on writing for a living in exchange for some food.

Now the first imperial examination, he was lucky enough to catch up with the exam, and he happened to get a good result out of 3000 people.

People in the streets and alleys all know Wang Fei, and they still call him Ergou Ergou.

He also responded with a smile: "Auntie, thank you for your care for so many years."

The common people gathered around him to look at him curiously, and even praised the fairness of the imperial examination. This is the golden house that scholars in the world yearn for.

For a while, Wang Ergou Wang Fei was more in the limelight than the number one scholar, just because he was an official for nothing.

Bao Youtian is the concubine son of a rich family. He was born by a concubine at home. The aunt at home has always looked down on him and doesn't even read books to him.Fortunately, the nanny knew how to write and taught him enlightenment. Later, when he grew up, he taught himself so that he would not be one step behind.

At that time, he was grateful for the kindness of the nanny, but it was a pity that the nanny also passed away last year.

Think of the master of the Golden Luan Hall again.

Bao Youtian saw it: "There are too many men who have been emperors in the past dynasties, good and bad are mixed, and it's time for a female sage."

And the second place is an old man who has studied hard for 40 years in a cold window. He was 50 years old and was assigned to work in a small county.The old man is a poor scholar, who has been struggling for decades, until the whole family is almost gone, and he won the first place. Now his grandson is twenty.Because of his age, he is revered by the village, and he has more presence than Bao Youtian.

In an imperial examination, the number one scholar, who should have been top-ranked, had no sense of existence.

However, Si Qitong noticed this person and specially sent Li in to receive this talent.Just put it in the Imperial Academy step by step, but anyone who enters the Imperial Academy has the opportunity to go to the military cabinet.

When Bao Youtian received the news, he directly took the package and settled in the residence arranged by the Imperial Academy.

At the same time, Wu Qiu also pays attention to this person, implying that Mrs. Xie is wooing Bao Youtian.

For a while, Baoyou became a celebrity in the Hanlin Academy.

The first imperial examination was successfully held.

Lanzhang Palace.

Xie Lanzhi specially organized a good meal to celebrate Si Qitong.

Si Qitong was holding the vegetables, and found a green vegetable that he had never seen before, and the green leaves were like vines, very fragrant and sweet.

Xie Lanzhi introduced it: "This is sweet potato leaves, stir-fried sweet potato leaves, the taste is very good, try it."

Si Qitong picked one, and it was crispy and waxy in the mouth, giving it a unique taste.Xie Lanzhi also likes to eat some vegetables because of sweet potato leaves.

She calculates that it is now March, and there are still three months before sweet potatoes can be harvested.

"I think Xi Nian should be able to check and accept it." Xie Lanzhi specifically mentioned that Xiao Fenghuang and his younger brother had been arguing for almost half a year, and the two siblings did not apologize to each other or meet each other.

Si Xinian knew his mistake and accepted the punishment, but he did not bow his head.

Si Qitong didn't make a sound, she put down her chopsticks after finishing half a bowl of rice.

Xie Lanzhi took a few bites and said, "Are you still angry?"

"No."

"But I'm short of money." Si Qitong suddenly looked up at her with tears in his eyes.The golden side of the ear bun is also pulled because of the owner's emotions, like a kitten with airplane ears abandoned on the side of the road.

My heart skipped a beat.

This time, she was acting...too cute.

Xie Lanzhi put down the bowl and chopsticks, and she tried her best to suppress Xiao Fenghuang's thoughts, but Xiao Fenghuang's painting style and the cold imperial temperament in the original book began to disappear forever.

She could only cooperate and said: "Are you thinking of the [-] million taels?"

Si Qitong nodded: "Perhaps Xi Nian will know. But he won't be able to come back until he has completed the yield per mu."

The rules she set herself, when implemented, made people doubt whether she was Si Qinian's own sister.

Xie Lanzhi wanted to pay, but Si Qitong didn't want it.

For a moment, Xie Lanzhi really couldn't think of anything else, only to focus on the dowry given by her father-in-law.

She took the initiative to mention: "Prince Yelu once sent you back a jade seal key, maybe we should take it out and see which warehouse key it is."

Huang Mang invaded Tianjing and ransacked the palace long ago. Even if there is a key to open any door, the dowry may not still be there.

Neither of them expected that.

Si Qitong's mood suddenly fell.

Xie Lanzhi felt sorry for her and sat beside her, comforting her: "Shall we look for it?"

Si Qitong nodded immediately, swept away his depression, and seemed to be waiting for her to ask to accompany her to find it.

Xie Lanzhi felt that she had been tricked by her, but what could she do?My little phoenix can only be pampered!

She asked Xiaoxiu to take out the jade seal key.

When the old father-in-law's red rosette box was placed on the bed, Xie Lanzhi poked the top box with his hands lying on the bedside, Si Qitong unlocked it directly, and took out the jade seal that had been spliced ​​last time.

The jade seal is crystal clear and blue, with a faucet on top and a seal on the bottom, but there is no word, but as long as you press it, the key mouth made of jade will stick out.

Xie Lanzhi looked at the small mechanism inside and couldn't help but said: "Father-in-law really likes these delicate things, and so does the flintlock gun."

It's a pity that if Emperor Xicheng was given a year or two, maybe he himself would have invented the flintlock gun, shot Huang Mang, and swept the world.It's a pity that the father-in-law's luck is too bad.

Si Qitong rubbed the jade seal with her fingertips, and she sighed: "My father loved this thing when he was young, and he even liked to make friends with Mohists, and invented many things. Unfortunately, the emperor's grandfather has always tabooed these things, and regards them as obscene and unworthy. Associating with Confucianism will cut off the opportunity for father and emperor to continue to use Mohist children."

"Since father came to the throne, those Mohist children have moved to the north to be used by Hu Xiong."

Xie Lanzhi's eyelids twitched, and he condemned the Taishanghuang's stupidity very much.The enfeoffment system was also moved out by him to delay the world and harm the world.It's like driving history backwards.

"Little Phoenix, how about we open all the doors of the palace?"

Si Qitong said: "Three thousand for the gate of the imperial palace, five thousand for the small gate, two thousand for the side gate, and a few windows."

There are tens of thousands of keyholes in total.

Xie Lanzhi not only showed panic on his face: "So many? The key will break if you turn it ten thousand times!"

Si Qi Tong said: "The only thing we can do is make people copy a few more keys, just in case."

The key of the dragon head jade seal was sent to Si Zao Fang, and [-] keys were produced overnight.

The next day, when Xie Lanzhi and Si Qitong went to court, they handed over the keys to the pro-army to try each door.

As the weather turned warmer today, many people changed into spring clothes, and the mood of the ministers seemed to be hotter.

"Report to Marshal, and report to Your Highness, I have something to report!"

"The minister also has it!"

"The matter of the minister is more important, and it is related to the future of the dynasty."

The scholars and bureaucrats of the Six Departments were vying to speak first, and they seemed to be on the right track.

The atmosphere in the court hall was more lively than before, and the Xie clan followed suit.For a while, there was a commotion below.

Xie Lanzhi is not in the mood to care about them now.

Si Qitong was not in the mood to care about them either.

Because the two of them kept guessing in bed last night what the dowry left by Emperor Xicheng was?Guess guess I went to bed late.Now I have no spirit at all.

The generals also rolled in and wanted to report military affairs.

"Marshal, listen to me."

"Marshal, this is the cavalry battalion, listen to me first."

"Let me say first, a letter from the South Region."

Xie Lanzhi felt flies "buzzing" around her ears.

The ministers of the Jiujin Dynasty frequently came to report good news, such as the imperial examination, such as the harvest of Bujian, Si Qitong dealt with a few of them, and later someone questioned the imperial examination and asked to re-examine the answers.

Si Qitong immediately slapped the table, she didn't sleep well, and she didn't want to control her emotions.

With a "bang", Xie Lanzhi's drowsiness was scared away.

She looked at Little Phoenix in surprise.

Si Qi Tong ordered the ministers of the Jiujin Dynasty: "Stop the scholars who oppose the imperial examination and question the injustice. They are not allowed to stir up people's hearts anymore, and they can be dispatched when necessary."

The courtier was taken aback: "His Royal Highness wants to use the Punishment Division!"

Si Qitong couldn't refuse: "Do it right away!"

"I obey my orders!"

Si Qitong's tough attitude shocked all the officials, and some old stubborn people who wanted to oppose the imperial examination dared not speak out. Only one old official stood up and denounced: "The imperial examination questions are very child's play, why do you act arbitrarily!"

"Your Highness, you should listen to everyone's opinions before disposing of it."

This veteran stepped on the pit as soon as he came out.

Xie Lanzhi's expression darkened, the questions she asked were very funny. .