Walking to the gate of the palace, Yijiu hurried up to meet him, and put the cloak on Nanrong Zeyu.

"Master, is something wrong? You seem a little unhappy."

Sitting in the carriage, Nan Rong Zeyu said, "I told the emperor about the bribery and fraud in the imperial examination. He thought I wanted to claim credit and slandered local officials for collusion with local officials, and grounded me."

Yijiu's hand holding the tea stopped in the air, "Master, how could the emperor treat you like this, you are the prince, and you will inherit the throne in the future."

"Who said the prince will inherit the throne."

The crimson city wall was like a prison, trapping him deeply here. The scenery outside was countless times better than here, so why did he struggle here.

On April [-]th, the results of the general examination were released, and Yun Yun's name was on the list, but she was in the middle and lower reaches, and she was not eligible to take the palace examination, but she could be a minor official in a foreign dispatch.

Yun Yun knew that the result was mixed. As a Gongshi, she could only be a ninth-rank sesame official if she stayed in the capital. If someone could get in, it was impossible for him to be related, so she could only plan to become an official elsewhere.

The top names on the list have the opportunity to participate in the palace examination, and Cheng Mu plans to follow Yun Yun to the place where he is an official after the results of the imperial court's distribution are confirmed.He didn't wait for the imperial court's distribution, but he waited for the fourth prince, Nanrong Zehan.

Their location was leaked from nowhere, a man who looked like a butler said that the fourth prince wanted to see Yun Yun, but he met alone, and booked a private room in the No. [-] restaurant in the capital.When the message was sent, Yun Yun thought it was sent to the wrong person, but the other party confirmed that it was not wrong, so Yun Yun accepted it.

"The fourth prince wants to meet me, it seems that he wants to win me over to work under him."

"Try not to go."

"If I don't go, I will definitely threaten my life. You see, the person who delivered the news is not a good person."

When Cheng Mu heard these words, he suddenly recalled the fact that he was framed in the Pingnan Battle. For so many years, the fourth prince would only use this method to threaten people.

"Cheng Mu, what are you thinking about?"

"It's nothing, can you go by yourself?"

"I want you to go, so you have to be able to go. Don't worry, I will adapt to the circumstances."

The appointed time happened to be at noon, Cheng Mu went to find a place on the first floor of the restaurant so that he could see the movement upstairs, and Yun Yun nodded to him when she went upstairs.

Naturally, there was someone to meet him on the third floor. As soon as Yun Yun went up, several people who looked like scholars also came up from the other side of the stairs. This fourth prince is really greedy, one is not enough, and he wants to bring everyone under his control.I think they have read their papers better than the fourth prince, and now they are called to select people with real talents to work for them, which is really a wishful thinking.Since you want people with real talents and real learning, why bother to accept bribes and let those reckless people occupy the places.Wanting to win over the children of the upper family and those from the poor family, Yun Yun hated the fourth prince again.

Entering the private room, there were four or five people like him. Yun Yun sat casually in the middle, separated by something like a screen in the middle of the room.

"My lords, my master is still on the way, you should have some tea and snacks first." After finishing speaking, he put everything on the table and left.

Naturally, Yun Yun would not touch the things on the table, it is unknown whether there is any medicine in it.The person sitting next to Yun Yun whispered, "What does the prince want us to do? Even if he asks me to stay in the capital to work, I don't have the money. The foundation here is so expensive, I'm afraid I won't even be able to eat."

Yun Yun thought to herself that the fourth prince might offer countless tempting conditions to keep him in the capital. At that time, he would not worry about money, but whether he could keep his heart and recognize the reality.

Everyone chattered without knowing what the Fourth Prince was up to, only Yun Yun remained silent.Half an hour later, there was the sound of someone walking outside the door, the door was pushed open, and a scent of musk came, and the person wearing the magnificent jade crown on his head was at the front.

"This is the fourth prince, hurry up and salute."

The fourth prince quickly waved his hands, "These people are all scholars, so they don't pay attention to these things, there is no need to salute, just sit down."

Yun Yun thought about the fourth prince's face, and always felt that this person was gloomy, and his eyes were wrong, and she didn't know it was his psychology.

"You are all people who are talented and learned by the imperial court. The imperial court will not let you idle. I am the chief examiner. After reading your test papers, I can use you to the best place. As long as you follow me, you will not have to worry about food or clothing in the future." .”

A scholar asked cautiously, "You... are you really the prince?"

"I am the Fourth Prince Nanrong Zehan."

"I actually saw the prince!" He knelt down on the ground and kowtowed twice.

"I won't talk nonsense when I come today, it mainly depends on what you think."

Nan Rong Zehan sat down opposite, and the servant spread the cushion for him.These four or five people were specially selected by him later. Although those noble children could serve in the imperial court, after all, they did not have much strength.

"Zhang Jingyan, right? I heard that your hometown is in the Guanzhong area."

The person who spoke to Yun Yun just now lowered his head and replied, "Exactly, the little one grew up in Guanzhong."

"I personally read the article you will test. It is not impossible to stay in the capital. I heard that the Ministry of Officials is short of directors. I want to introduce some talented people, and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials will not." Don't give this face."

The head of the Ministry of Officials is a sixth-rank official, and a sixth-rank official is not considered a high-ranking official in the capital, but if you stay in the capital, you will have the opportunity to be promoted, and it is not impossible to mix up a second-rank and a third-rank.Zhang Jingyan was obviously moved by this condition. If he could really enter the Ministry of Officials, it would be very good for all the senior officials and his family to come and live in the capital.

"Then what are the conditions for going to the Ministry of Officials?"

Nan Rong Zehan smiled and said, "Where are there any conditions? Not only will I not offer any conditions, but I will also bring your family to live in the capital. It will be the Dragon Boat Festival soon, and the family must have a good festival together."

Saying this, the faces of a few people are pale, and the price of seeking official positions is to gamble with the lives of their own family members, a risky move!

"It's okay if you don't agree, then the official position assigned by the court is not a good place."

After the good tea was brewed, Nanrong Zehan took a sip and said angrily, "I usually drink this tea, why does it taste different this time?"

The boy hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to the ground, "Damn it, I didn't do a good job today, so I ask the master to punish me."

"Forget it, there is no need for punishment. Those who don't know think that this palace is so strict, and the punishment is always scary."

After the boy kowtowed and exited, the atmosphere in the whole room suddenly became tense. This was an obvious warning to others. Yun Yun understood the strange feeling he felt when he first came in and saw the fourth prince. This man is a murderer without blood.

"I will give you three days to think about it. After you have made up your mind, go to the Fourth Prince's Mansion, and someone will entertain you."

After Nan Rong Zehan left, the people in the room breathed a sigh of relief. Zhang Jingyan was unsure, so he pulled Yun Yun and told him, "It's a decision to follow the prince. Poor people like us without a family want to If you stay in the capital, you have to sacrifice something."

Yun Yun is not good at saying that the fourth prince is not good, but said in a cryptic way, "Even if you don't serve as an official in the capital, it's still a good idea to go to other places to be a small official. You don't have to worry about the momentary fame."

"If you are transferred abroad, come back in a few years, and then continue to start from the bottom of the capital. It's better to stand in line directly. It's not like you don't know that the crown prince is not favored. Someday the emperor is in a bad mood, and you don't know if the crown prince is abolished."

Yun Yun was displeased. The crown prince has been in office for so many years, and it is not easy to say nothing. "If your family is in his hands, remember to be careful, there will be more unavoidable things in the future."

It seems that Zhang Jingyan is determined to follow the fourth prince to find a way out, and everyone else has the same intention. Isn't the family supporting them for many years so that they can have a place in the capital, and now there is a great opportunity in front of them, why not seize it.

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