Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

There are two houses in Jingtai and one in the inner city of the capital. However, he serves in the Tongzhou camp, so he also has a big house in Tongzhou.

Jingtai's mansion in Tongzhou is not far from the military camp.

After Hei Gong and others killed Jingtai's family and all his men, they evacuated as quickly as possible and quickly disappeared into the night.

About two quarters of an hour later!

A harsh gong sounded.

Immediately afterwards, soldiers from the Tongzhou military camp poured out like a tide.

Tongzhou Zhizhou rushed to Jingtai's mansion desperately.

Then, Dexing'a, the deputy commander of the Han army in Zhengbai Banner, also led people into Jingtai's mansion.

Everyone was stunned by the tragic scene in front of them.

Moreover, the methods were cruel and there were almost no whole corpses.

Look at the word Hong on the wall!

There was blood dripping with blood and murderous intent.

The two adults looked at each other and said in their hearts: Here we go again!

Hong Renli!

This Northland bandit.

Is this the first official to be killed?

Before, this thief only killed single officials, but now he started to act openly, entering houses and killing people all over the house.

I can’t imagine how the court would react?

Then, the two adults gave orders.

Blockade Tongzhou and search for the murderer.

Immediately afterwards, soldiers and horses from all walks of life poured out of Tongzhou Yamen and Tongzhou Camp.

In Tongzhou City, there was a frantic search everywhere.

The two adults were worried about what bad luck they had. They looked at each other and said, "Let's go into the palace together and report back to Your Majesty."

Why did you do it at our station? Can't you go somewhere else?

I really can’t imagine how angry the emperor would be if he knew this?

After a while, the two adults mounted their horses and headed toward the imperial city as quickly as possible.

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Hei Gong and the others ran wildly, escaping for more than twenty miles and finally stopped when they entered their base in the mountains.

Li Qi was the first to take action just now, and he was extremely brave.

But now he started to tremble all over.

Hei Gong handed over a bottle of wine. After Li Qi took a few big sips, he began to cough desperately.

"We are from the Nian Army, and we are rebels. Killing officials is not a big deal. Why are you doing this business?" Hei Gong asked.

Li Qi said: "My brain is so hot, why do I care so much?"

Black Gong said to Master Huaiyu, "Are you from the Southern Heaven?"

Master Huaiyu did not speak.

Hei Gong said: "We are all on the same boat, what is there to say?"

Leng Mu suddenly said: "It's fun to work with the young master."

Hei Gong sneered and said: "In order to save his woman, he killed the whole family of the fourth-grade military general at will. He is a lunatic. Sooner or later, he will let us behead him at the morning gate."

Leng Mu said: "You said that the young master is not only a member of the Eight Banners, but also a member of the clan. Why is he so ruthless in killing his own people? As the Nian Army, he used us without blinking. What is his intention?"

Hei Gong said: "I don't care what he thinks, anyway, I just want to gain wealth and wealth."

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Inside Sanxi Hall of Yangxin Hall!

The emperor summoned Tian Yugong, who looked unhappy.

"Tian Yugong, what do you want to do? Do you still have a public weapon in your heart? Is the position of Minister of Dali Temple a tool for you to sell favors? I value you so much, is it just to allow you to bend the law for personal gain?"

Tian Yugong knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Lord Chongen has no power. If I want to sell favors, I should sell them to Su Zhongtang and Prince Zheng. Why should I sell favors to Chongen?"

The emperor said: "Then you pity Qingqing?"

Then, he added: "How can I not feel pity? But the law is ruthless and cannot be partial."

Tian Yugong said: "Your Majesty, I have never seen Qingqing Gege, let alone pity her."

The emperor said: "Then why did you repeatedly obstruct Yixu's handling of the case?"

Tian Yugong said: "Returning to the emperor, I am different from Yi Xubeizi. I have been the minister of Dali Temple for so many years, so I usually have a more careful eye on such cases. That is, what can be seen through at a glance is often not the truth."

"Now all the clues point to Qingqing Gege, and Yixu Beizi said it outright. It was Jinglong who had evil intentions towards Qingqing Gege, so he went to Baiyun Mountain Huaishi Temple and tried to molest him, but he was killed."

The emperor acquiesced, and almost everyone thought so.

Tian Yugong said: "But there is another problem. Master Chong'en is not a powerful man, and he cannot raise skilled soldiers. But Jinglong brought eight people, all of whom were under his confidants in Jianrui camp. Now Jianlong Although the combat power of Ruiying is not as good as that of the Gaozong period, it is not comparable to the guards of the Chongen family. How powerful is it to be able to kill all nine members of Jinglong's party? I don't think the Chongen family has it."

This is the biggest doubt.

Therefore, Yi Xucai insisted on taking Qingqing back to the Zongren Mansion for interrogation.

Tian Yugong continued: "Furthermore, the emperor knows Chongen best. He can't hide anything in his heart. But when Chen Chen and Yi Xu went to his home to inquire, he was filled with indignation and confused."

"So, I conclude that there is something fishy about this case!"

The emperor was silent for a moment, then said: "Just leave it alone and let the clan investigate."

Tian Yugong said: "This matter cannot be discussed in detail. Once Qingqing Gege is captured and interrogated in the clan mansion, no matter what the final truth is, her reputation will be ruined."

The emperor said: "How can I bear it? But the truth is more important."

Tian Yugong said helplessly: "Your Majesty is wise."

Then, the emperor said: "The first day of the provincial examination over there should be over, has anything happened?"

Tian Yugong said: "I haven't heard of it."

The emperor did not continue to speak. He already had some regrets in his heart. At that time, he really should not have agreed to Su Yi's participation in the civil and military examinations, so that now the city is full of uproar.

Lin Kui, the examiner in particular, could not sleep for several nights, fearing that something had gone wrong.

Tian Yugong said: "This does have an advantage. The provincial examination in Shuntian Prefecture is attracting everyone's attention, and no one dares to cheat for personal gain."

The emperor smiled bitterly in his heart.

I just hope that Su Yi doesn't do too badly in the exam, let alone being one of the last few and becoming a laughing stock.

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The right sect of Zongren Mansion, Zheng Yixu, once again gathered dozens of people.

With great momentum, he headed towards Chong'en's mansion overnight.

In fact, he and Chongen had no grievances, and there was no need to curry favor with Duanhua.

The reason why he worked so hard was firstly because King Qing Fujin begged for help and received great benefits.

Another point is that he hasn't tasted the taste of power for a long time.

In other words, he has never tasted power.

Although he, a Gushan Beizi, is of the highest rank, there are so many Baylor, County Kings, and Princes that it is not his turn to be in charge.

You Zongzheng of this sect's mansion only got his turn because he was old enough.

Now that he finally had the opportunity to use his power, how could he let it go?

After rushing directly into Chongen's mansion, Yi Xu said: "Go and call Mrs. Fengen out and come with us to the clan mansion. I don't believe that such a small case can't be investigated clearly."

He was accompanied by a few strong nuns who were specially used to capture women.

Mrs. Chongen said: "Oh, what a coincidence. Prince Hui Fujin summoned us, and our eldest daughter went to Prince Hui's mansion as a guest."

This means that there are policies from above and countermeasures from below.

Yi Xu said angrily: "Is it interesting for you to use this method? Can you avoid the first grade of junior high school or the fifteenth grade of junior high school?"

Mrs. Chongen said: "Master Bei, you are so old, and you are the right Zongzheng of the clan house. You usually have no time to care for the clan. How can anyone be like you, wishing that someone in the clan would be unlucky? Aren't you afraid of ruining your reputation? ?”

This is absolutely true. Even Duanhua, the clan leader, is usually very impressive, but he can ignore the affairs of the clan mansion as much as possible. Take care of good things and ignore bad things.

Why bother? !

Yi Xu said coldly: "He is really a sharp-tongued man. If he didn't have a guilty conscience, why would he hide in Prince Hui's Mansion?"

"Let's go to Prince Hui's Mansion!"

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Prince Hui was almost stunned.

Once Yi Xu has the power, will he use it to this extent?

How long can Qingqing Gege hide in my palace? It’s amazing that she will go back tomorrow.

Can't you wait even for this night? Are you coming to arrest people tonight?

Although I, Mianyu, am not older than you, I am still your elder, right?

Yi Xu entered the palace directly and met with Prince Hui.

"Uncle, according to the emperor's instructions, my nephew is asked to take Qingqing back to the clan mansion for questioning. As an elder, don't make it difficult for your nephew."

Mianyu was so angry that he was shaking all over.

Okay, so you don’t even have this tacit understanding?

Just because you have Duanhua and Sushun as your backers, do you think you don't take me, the emperor's uncle, seriously?

Originally, for Mianyu, if Qingqing handed it over, he would hand it over.

But you, Yixu, do things like this and keep following the emperor's instructions, so don't blame me for not giving you face.

Immediately, Mian Yu said: "Yixu, I don't see any Qingqing in my house. I generally don't care about the affairs between the female family members."

Then, he sneered and said: "If you are worried, go and search the backyard yourself."

Mian Yu is one of the most senior princes today. Even if the people of Zong Ren Mansion had a hundred courages, they would not dare to enter his palace to search and arrest people.

Yi Xu said: "Prince Hui, my nephew is on errands for the emperor, please don't be instigated."

Mianyu directly served tea to the guests.

Yi Xu said: "You have forced my nephew to have no choice but to go to the emperor to ask for an order."

Then, Yi Xu turned and left.

Mianyu sneered, what a waste.

He invited the emperor at every turn. When he couldn't suppress Tian Yugong at first, he went to ask for the emperor's oral instructions.

Now that Mian Yu has stopped him, he goes to invite the emperor again?

Duan Hua doesn't want to offend anyone, but the bad guys let you do it, so you're still so positive?

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It was late at night, and the emperor was reading a book.

As a result, Beizi Yixu came to see him again.

Suddenly the emperor was very angry, what are you doing?

You can't handle such a small thing, so you come to see me twice in half a day?

But after all, he was the eldest cousin, who was in his sixties, and the emperor summoned him again.

"Your Majesty, my servant went to Chong'en's Mansion to take Qingqing away to the Zongren Mansion to investigate the case. As a result, Qingqing escaped early and hid in Prince Hui's Mansion." Yi Xu said, "My servant went to Prince Hui's Mansion and asked Uncle Wang to take Qingqing away. Hand it over, but instead of handing it over, he ridicules the slave.”

"The slave is acting on the emperor's orders, and Prince Hui doesn't take it seriously at all. This not only looks down on the slave, but also disrespects the emperor."

The emperor was helpless. Besides legal principles, there were also human feelings.

Although it is not appropriate for Prince Hui to do this, it is also in line with human nature.

What do you want me to do? Do you blame the emperor for such a thing? He is an elder after all.

Moreover, how long Prince Hui's Mansion can hide people is amazing. Tomorrow, Qingqing will go home.

Are you, Yixu, so ignorant of the ways of the world?

Yi Xu continued: "Your Majesty, it's okay if Qingqing doesn't escape. Now that she has escaped, I am even more convinced that the disappearance of the nine people in Jinglong must be related to Qingqing. I ask your Majesty to order me to go to Prince Hui's Mansion. Take people so they don’t eliminate the evidence.”

The emperor was hesitant, and he did not want to show an attitude of treating the clan harshly.

But I also want to find out the truth.

At this time, the eunuch outside Zeng Lu said: "Your Majesty, the Nine Gates Admiral Lian Shun, Tongzhou Zhizhou, and Zhengbai Banner Deputy Commander Dexing Aqiu have come to see you. I have something important to report."

The emperor was surprised that Yixu was ignorant. These three ministers must not be ignorant.

They actually came together to ask for a meeting, what big thing happened?

"Let them in!"

After a while.

Three adults came in.

"Your Majesty, Jingtai's family in Tongzhou, together with a dozen officers, a total of sixty-nine people, were all killed, and no one was spared."

As soon as these words came out, the emperor was stunned.

Jingtai? !

"Jingtai of Dong E's family?" the emperor asked.

Dexing Adao said: "Yes, he is the fourth-rank Yunhui envoy and deputy shotgun guard army commander, Jingtai."

The emperor asked: "Is he Jinglong's brother?"

Dexing Adao: "Yes."

The emperor said: "A total of sixty-nine people were killed? No resistance?"

Dexing Adao: "There are traces of resistance, but the opponent is very powerful and their methods are extremely cruel. There are sixty-nine people in total, and there are almost no whole bodies."

“Besides, it says Hong on the wall!”

The emperor said: "It's them again?"

This has happened countless times.

Suddenly, the emperor became furious: "Before, these rebellious remnants only assassinated single officials, but now they dare to kill all the officials. Are they going to kill people in the capital next?!"

Immediately, all the courtiers present knelt down.

"Search, send a large number of soldiers and horses, search!"

"Even if the ground is turned over, we must find these people!"

Lian Shun and others kowtowed: "Hey!"

Then, the emperor said: "Why do these rebellious remnants want to kill Jingtai?"

Dexing Adao: "According to my judgment, this Hong Renli is not one person, but a group of people. They are Lin Fengxiang's subordinates who rebelled against Lin Fengxiang. They rebelled against the Northern Expedition and eventually the entire army was destroyed, but there were still fish that slipped through the net. They hated the south. The rebellious bandit leader Hong Xiuquan was unwilling to return to Jiangning, so he lurked in Beidi and assassinated our officials from time to time, especially those who had participated in the killing of Lin Fengxiang. "

The emperor said: "Did Jinglong ever take part in the battle to annihilate Lin Fengxiang's Northern Expedition?"

Dexing Adao: "I took part! Brothers Jingtai and Jinglong both made great contributions in that battle."

That's it!

It all made sense.

The previous doubts were also solved. Jinglong's disappearance was also related to Hong Renli, a remnant of rebellion.

No wonder a group of nine people, even though they had powerful weapons, still disappeared without a trace.

This was because he was targeted by the rebellious remnants. After leaving the city, there were few people around, so he was robbed and killed.

Immediately, the emperor said: "A reward is being offered throughout Zhili, but if anyone provides clues, and they are confirmed, a heavy reward will be given!"

"嗻!"

At this time, Yi Xu said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, over there at Prince Hui's Mansion..."

"Idiot!" the emperor shouted angrily: "Get out!"

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The next day!

Another breaking news came.

The Baoding prefect, on his way to Beijing, a group of more than thirty people were all killed!

The methods were extremely cruel, and there were no whole bodies.

And on the official sedan, a big word was written in blood: Hong!

But……

This time, it wasn't Hei Gong and the others who did it. They were still hiding in the mountains.

Who is so brave? The officials he kills are getting bigger and bigger and more important!

After the emperor heard this, his face turned pale with anger!

Waste, waste, all waste!

Which wave is this?

Until now, I don’t even know whether Hong Renli is a boy or a girl, how many people there are in total, whether they are old or young.

"Lianshun, you have one month to dig out this Hongrenli for me. I will execute them in Lingchi."

"If you can't catch me, you, the nine-door admiral, should stop doing this. I'll replace you with someone else!"

Lian Shun, the nine-door admiral, was trembling all over: "My lord, I obey the order!"

Tian Yugong said: "Your Majesty, now it seems that the truth about Jinglong's disappearance has been revealed. Hong Renli, a group of rebellious remnants, are killing officials who had participated in the battle to eliminate Lin Fengxiang. A total of nine officials were killed. Without exception! The Baoding magistrate who was just killed made great contributions in the battle to eliminate Lin Fengxiang and was promoted from county magistrate to magistrate. "

Then, Tian Yugong said: "Your Majesty, I impeach Zongzheng Mansion's right Zong Zhengyixu, ignoring the facts and confusing right and wrong! If he hadn't repeatedly led the case of Jinglong's disappearance to Qingqing Gege, perhaps we would have thought of the remnants of the rebellion. In this way, knowing that the governor of Baoding is coming to Beijing, we can take precautions in advance, so that both Jingtai and the governor of Baoding will not be killed, causing the imperial court to lose its majesty. "

"Your Majesty, please punish Yi Xu!"

Yi Xu came out of the queue, trembling all over and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, this servant is also devoted to the Emperor."

Prince Hui Mianyu came out and said: "Your Majesty, I impeached Yi Xu, regardless of age or inferiority. He is still arrogant and unreasonable in the servant's house. He keeps moving the Emperor out to suppress others, which is against the majesty of the Emperor."

Chong En stepped out: "Your Majesty, I impeach Yi Xu. As the Right Zong Zheng, you should protect the clan members, but you want to harm the blood of our ancestors. How can such a narrow-minded person have the face to be the Zong Zheng?"

"Draft an edict to remove Yi Xu from the post of Right Zong Zheng of the Zong Ren Fu!"

Yi Xu trembled and kowtowed: "Slave, I accept the edict and thank you."

No one present sympathized.

Law is nothing more than human feelings. As the elder of the Zong Zheng Fu, you should protect the clan members. How can you be so impatient to arrest people to establish your authority, and you can't even wait for a day?

According to the emperor's order.

Lian Shun, the governor of the Nine Gates, and the Eight Banners military camps were frantically arresting people everywhere.

All the ruffians on the ground in the capital suffered, and were arrested one after another and thrown into the prison.

Layer after layer of pressure.

Thousands of people were searching for Hong Renli everywhere.

Lian Shun was going crazy, and the emperor only gave him one month.

If he couldn't catch Hong Renli, he would lose his position as the governor of the Nine Gates.

He was so anxious that he didn't know how many people were beaten to death.

He was arresting people everywhere and torturing them everywhere.

The reward amount was getting higher and higher. In the end, anyone who provided clues about Hong Renli would be rewarded with three thousand taels of silver once verified!

Two days later!

In a valley not far from Baiyun Mountain, someone was shocked and lost his voice.

Because there were bloody characters made of broken arms and limbs.

"Hong!"

Although the body had rotted, it was still recognized that it was the head of Jinglong, the younger brother of the wife of Prince Qing.

The other party's knife skills were extremely sophisticated and the means were extremely cruel.

There were nine people in the group, and none of them had a complete body!

In this way, the truth was completely revealed. Jinglong's disappearance was entirely caused by the rebellious remnant Hong Renli.

As for Qingqing, all suspicions were directly cleared. No one doubted that Jinglong's disappearance was related to her.

Afterwards, Chong'en went to the palace again to ask for an audience with the emperor, crying and asking the emperor to issue an order to let Qingqing and Yicai divorce.

"Your Majesty, Yicai has no heir, and the wife of Prince Qing asked Jinglong to pick up Qingqing, which was originally ill-intentioned."

"After Jinglong disappeared, the wife of Prince Qing insisted that Qingqing murdered Jinglong and even asked the clan office to arrest him."

"Such in-laws are really unbearable."

"Please show mercy, Your Majesty!"

The emperor sighed and said, "In this case, let's divorce!"

So far, Qingqing finally gained her freedom and successfully divorced Yicai.

The wife of Prince Qing, along with Yicai herself, was despised by the clan.

This kind of marriage was originally extremely difficult to divorce, but now the successful divorce is completely harmless to Qingqing and Chong'en's family.

It is said that it kills two birds with one stone.

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The first round of the provincial examination, three days of examination!

On the third night, the soldiers came to collect the papers and covered the names.

Then, the transcriber sent people to re-transcribe the papers of each candidate to ensure that the examiner could not recognize the candidates' handwriting.

After each paper was transcribed, it was checked several times to ensure that the transcription was completely correct.

Then, it was sent to the examiner for review.

On this night, the candidates were able to go home and rest for a night.

Tomorrow morning, they will come to the Imperial Academy for the second exam.

Su Ye felt that he was going to go bad because he had not taken a bath for three days.

Fortunately, he could brush his teeth twice a day, otherwise he would not be able to bear it.

As soon as he entered his yard, Su Ye could not wait to take off his clothes and take a good bath.

As a result, the next second, the elder sister rushed over.

Then, the fragrant little mouth came to greet him.

"I know I shouldn't come, but I can't help it."

"I've completely cleared myself of suspicion in the case of Jinglong's disappearance."

"Besides, the emperor also sentenced me and Yicai to divorce. From now on, I'm free."

"From now on, I belong to you completely."

Su Ye said: "Good sister, wait a minute, I stink."

After kissing for a while, Su Ye whispered in Qingqing's ear: "Big sister, my mouth is a little bland, a little thirsty, what should I do?"

Then he pulled his hand away and stretched it in front of her eyes, with two fingers open, and he was still connected.

Asked: "Good sister, can you help me taste the saltiness, is it just right?"

Qingqing shyly but boldly tasted it and stopped, trembling: "Is it... this taste?"

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Although the killing of three court officials caused a violent wave.

But the whole capital has always focused on only one thing, that is, this autumn's provincial examination.

Even the emperor himself asked two or three times a day.

Of course, it's not that he pays much attention to Su Ye.

In fact, as time went by, his feelings for Su Ye were no longer as strong as they were at that time.

He had too many people to meet and too many things to deal with every day.

More than a month had passed, and the impression Su Ye had left on him at that time had faded a lot.

Now he only regretted that he should not have been so impulsive at that time and agreed to let Su Ye participate in the civil and military imperial examinations, which put him in a passive position.

The reason why he asked about the Shuntian Prefecture provincial examination three times a day was that he was worried about public opinion.

Hong Renli's assassination of officials did sound terrifying, but there were too many officials in the Qing Dynasty.

And every time the public opinion of the imperial examination brought about troubles, thousands or tens of thousands of people gathered.

So while the Nine Gates Admiral Lianshun was searching the city, the troops never dared to approach the Gongyuan within a hundred steps.

Everything was compromised for the provincial examination.

After resting at home for a night, Su Ye rushed to the examination hall the next morning like all the other candidates to participate in the second round of the civil service examination.

This time, he was not so nervous.

After the test questions were handed out!

There were still no surprises, and the test questions did not change.

Su Ye answered the questions in a proper manner.

And Zhang Yuzhao over there was once again smooth and flowing. He finished the second test in almost only one day in three days.

He spent almost all the rest of the time meditating.

The second test still lasted three days, and on the third night, the candidates were allowed to go home again.

And this time when he went home, Qingqing had prepared a bath for him.

And then, it was Hu Tian Hu Di again.

Unlocked a new achievement.

Rain in the water, pouring down.

It was not intentional.

Qingqing was really overwhelmed and could not control herself. For this reason, she hid for a few days and was embarrassed to see Su Ye.

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The last test still took three days!

Only writing a policy question was the most important part of the provincial examination.

The policy question determines life and death.

When Su Ye saw the test questions, he was almost calm.

The test questions remained the same and looked so eye-catching.

The question of the policy question had appeared in his mind countless times, and he didn't know how many times it had appeared in the discussion with Fu Bamei.

But he still acted like a serious person, closed his eyes and began to think.

This thinking took more than half a day.

Then he began to grind ink and began to write this policy paper on the draft paper.

In order to be realistic, he wrote three versions.

Each time he improved more than the last time.

It was not until the last version that he wrote it neatly on the test paper.

And Zhang Yuzhao's literary thoughts were like a spring.

He really felt that he was writing like a god. Since he suffered a fatal injury there, his whole mood has changed.

In terms of literary affairs, it was as if he had broken through the bottleneck and rose to a higher level than the original level.

He could even understand why Sima Qian was able to write the immortal masterpiece "Historical Records" after being castrated.

This is another realm.

He wrote this essay almost in one go.

It would take others three days to finish it, but he finished it in just three hours.

Then he read it over and over again.

He was completely impressed.

There was no way to modify it, it was already perfect.

Then, without changing a word, he wrote this essay on the test paper.

At this time, he had only one feeling in his heart.

He was completely sure of this year's provincial examination.

There should be no opponent.

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With the sound of gongs!

Time is up!

In the fifth year of Xianfeng, the provincial examination of Yimao was officially over!

More than 10,000 candidates left the Imperial Academy with deep fatigue and returned home!

And another emotion was just beginning to accumulate.

The whole capital, and even the entire Zhili Province, were waiting for the result of this provincial examination.

Is Su Ye a literary star descending to earth, or a laughing stock in the world?

It all depends on this time!

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Note: The first chapter is here, with 7,200 words. The next update will still be around 6pm.

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