The two eunuchs guarding the door immediately stopped and explained to Lu Jiude in panic: "Little father-in-law doesn't know, this scoundrel has exceeded the exam time for almost two hours, and he still wants to go in." We are ordered to guard the door, how can we bear this responsibility? Chase him, he won't leave. This is when I accidentally disturbed Your Majesty. ”

"Please also ask the little father-in-law to make it convenient, Zhang is just completing his daily work, so he was accidentally late." Zhang Xingsheng clasped his fists and saluted Lu Jiude and said.

"Finish the routine? Your Majesty has said in advance, all those who sign up will be allowed to take the exam today, who is so bold as to dare to ignore the emperor's order. Lu Jiude suddenly shouted angrily.

Zhang Xingsheng explained in a low voice: "Maybe I didn't make it clear about today's exam, so I had today's misunderstanding, I don't know if my little father-in-law can allow me to enter the examination room for the exam." ”

Lu Jiude hesitated, but he also recognized that this middle-aged eunuch was the first person to sign up and relieve him from the siege.

"Well, let's go and report to you and see your luck." Lu Jiude decided to give Zhang a chance.

"Thank you little father-in-law, little father-in-law's kindness, Zhang has no teeth to forget." Zhang Xingsheng hurriedly thanked him repeatedly. "Needless to say, you can wait here." Lu Jiude said a word and turned around and entered the courtyard.

"I can't even tell what I want him to do with the day of the exam. Besides, the person who took two exams has already left, and he didn't come here because he took the exam questions. Your Majesty, let him go back. Wang Dehua had already regarded the governor as his own bag, and suddenly felt uncomfortable with this late candidate.

Zhu Youzhen didn't care about being late, for him now, it would be good to have one more talent, but Wang Dehua's words also reminded him that this may have leaked the topic.

So he just thought about it for a while, and then said, "The exam has just started anyway, so it doesn't hurt to let him take it." As for the topic? I'll give him two on the spot. ”

Zhu Youzhen opened his mouth, and Wang Dehua couldn't do anything. He immediately asked people to bring pen and ink and asked Zhu Youzhen to come up with the question on the spot.

After these days of recovery, Zhu Youzhen's calligraphy can barely be seen. After thinking about it for a while, he came up with two mathematical problems: a chicken and a rabbit in the same cage and a calculation of the volume of a cylinder.

When he finished writing the question, he found that a middle-aged eunuch was kneeling in front of him, and it seemed that this was the late candidate.

Zhu Youzhen said with a pleasant face: "Get up, take the paper and go to the seat to answer the questions well, as for the essay topic, it is still the same." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhang Xingsheng solemnly bowed to Zhu Youzhen, then lowered his head and took the paper from his hand and retreated to the examination room.

Zhang Xingsheng's movements are concise and generous, so that he does not look like a eunuch from a low-level servant. However, Zhu Youzhen was only stunned, there are so many servants in the palace, it would be strange to say that there are few people with stories. Zhu Youzhen doesn't care about the past, he only cares about the future of these people, and whether they can be his help.

When Zhu Youzhen was standing under the corridor and watching the examination of everyone in the examination room, Wang Tiqian hurried over with two edicts.

"Your Majesty, the minister will write an edict, please confirm it." Wang Tiqian walked quickly to Zhu Youzhen and handed over the edict he had written.

Zhu Youzhen glanced at it, handed the edict back, and said, "Well, it's good, go back and use the seal." Wang Tiqian, who is going to deliver this edict? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, when the pedestrian division selects someone to send the edict." Wang Tiqian replied after taking the edict.

Zhu Youzhen said casually: "Can't I send more people, follow and take a look?" ”

Wang Tiqian replied without hesitation: "Whoever Your Majesty wants to send, the ministers should obey the order." ”

"The edict to Xu Guangqi, Wang Zheng and the Western Monk will be handed over to the Pedestrian Division to select people. However, in the edict to Zhu Yifeng, the governor of Fujian, and Yu Zhigao, the chief military officer of Fujian, I would like to find a few people to accompany the pedestrian division to the south to understand the situation along the coast of Fujian. Zhu Youzhen said faintly.

"Your Majesty does you have a favorite candidate, do you want Weichen to choose a few people from the Jinyi Guard?" Wang Tiqian asked calmly.

Zhu Youzhen did not immediately answer Wang Tiqian's words, but asked Wang Chengen beside him: "Where did all the brocade guards in our house go?" ”

"Your Majesty, even a hundred households have been placed on duty in Dong'anmen. Your Majesty, do you need Weichen to go to Xuanlian Baihu to come over? Wang Chengen replied with a debt.

"Why let you run, Lu Jiude, do you know Lian Shanxiang and Lian Baihu?" Zhu Youzhen turned his head to Lu Jiude who was standing in the corner and asked.

"I know."

"It's good to get to know each other, go to Dong'anmen and bring him over to see me." At Zhu Youzhen's order, Lu Jiude immediately agreed to leave the capital governor's prison.

In the process of waiting, Zhu Youzhen glanced at Wang Tiqian, who was standing aside respectfully, and asked casually: "After Your Majesty passed away, Gonggong Wei has become increasingly depressed, is there something unwell in his body?" ”

Wang Tiqian was in a trance, lowered his head and said flatly: "Weichen and Grandpa Wei have always been just colleagues, and they don't have much contact in private, so I really don't know where Grandpa Wei is unwell." ”

Wang Tiqian's words made Wang Dehua and Wang Chengen, who were standing on the side, look sideways. "Most people in this palace know that Wang Tiqian got the position of the eunuch with this palm seal because of Wei Zhongxian, and when His Majesty the Apocalypse was alive, he was around Wei Zhongxian all day long." When Wang Dehua and Wang Chengen thought of this, they couldn't help but glance at each other, and they despised Wang Tiqian together.

"Since you belong to a colleague, you still have to care about it. If Gonggong Wei really has any discomfort, you can tell Wang Chengen when you turn around, and I will take care of the first emperor. ”

Although Zhu Youzhen said it easily, Wang Tiqian, who was listening to it, was not relaxed at all. can climb from a small eunuch to the position of the chief eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch, although he has Wei Zhongxian's strong recommendation, but it also proves that Wang Tiqian's IQ is at least above ordinary people.

The biggest flaw of a smart person is that they are suspicious, they always think that what others say always has a hidden meaning in addition to the superficial meaning.

Therefore, as soon as Zhu Youzhen said this, Wang Tiqian immediately wondered if this was the meaning of Zhu Youzhen asking him to inquire about Wei Zhongxian's movements and asking him to hand over the name sticker.

"The minister commands." Wang Tiqian quietly looked up at Zhu Youzhen, who was unusual, and finally gritted his teeth and agreed.

In fact, Wang Tiqian really wronged Zhu Youzhen, and the purpose of his words to Wang Tiqian was just to make Wei Zhongxian feel at ease, not to mess with himself and make out uncontrollable consequences. Otherwise, he would have to obey the wishes of the Donglin Party and let Wei Zhongxian go down to accompany the first emperor.