"That's?" Everyone's complacency suddenly turned into panic.

"It's ......a long story," Wang Xian sighed apologetically, and simply told a few people about his friendship with King Han, Ji Gang and others, although under the night, he could still see that several people were frightened and turned pale. Sighing again, Wang Xian said: "Now that I have been driven to the shelves, and Ji Gang is already an endless situation, he will definitely not let go of any opportunity to hit me." If I participate in the imperial examination this time, I will definitely repeat the scene of the last Zhejiang township examination, and I will be reduced to fish on the chopping board. There is no one from Zhou Zhentai to protect me this time. As he spoke, he looked at everyone with worried eyes: "Fortunately, I won't take the test, but I'm really worried that he will attack you." ”

"It shouldn't be, this is the imperial court's talent ceremony...... a few people were frightened, and they said with a fluke: "Will the emperor let him mess around?" ”

"......" Wang Xian didn't speak, for Ji Gang, this was not a big deal.

Several people also knew the ridiculousness of their thoughts, and they all fell into a deep silence, and for a while they were sad and bitter.

"I'm sorry." Wang Xian looked at everyone apologetically: "It's me who has caused you to be affected." ”

Several people shook their heads, and Yu Qianqiang smiled: "What does this have to do with the second brother, it is the Ji Gang who harms us." The rest of the people also nodded, no matter what they thought in their hearts, at least they wouldn't be stupid enough to say that Wang Xian's was not to their faces.

"Ji Gang, do you have to harm us?" Lin Rongxing said bitterly.

"It's possible." Wang Xian said: "But once it is calculated, it may affect your future, it is better to wait for the next ......" After a pause, his eyes were a little misty and said: "In three years, almost everything has fallen to the dust......

"Three more years to wait?" Several people are unwilling, after all, there are several or three years in their lives, and it is really unacceptable to delay them for three years for a trumped-up threat.

"I'm just suggesting it......" Wang Xian couldn't help but sigh secretly, after all, they were not his subordinates, and if he forcibly prevented them from taking the exam, it would cause resistance from several people. I had to say slowly: "If you insist on taking the exam, I hope you will remember, everything is careful first, safety first, if you encounter any accidents, you must protect yourself first, everything else is outside the body, sooner or later I will help you find it back......"

Seeing that Wang Xian said so seriously, several people had no choice but to nod solemnly, indicating that they had written it down.

"Alright, I hope I'm too worried, take care." Wang Xian said everything he should have said, so he didn't linger any longer, and as soon as he hugged his fists at a few people, a guard led the horse over. Wang Xian turned over and rode away.

Yu Qian and the others watched Wang Xian go away by the Qinhuai River, and after a long silence, Li Yufang asked, "What do you think of Brother Zhongde's words?" ”

"He's certainly not going to lie to us." Yu Qian smiled: "Since it is said that someone wants to target us, it is likely that there will be." ”

"So what do we do? Do you still take the test? The rest of the people were worried and asked, although they could retake the exam after three years, how could they explain to their families if they abandoned the exam? How should I spend these three years in torment?

"I'm going to take the test anyway." Yu Qian said lightly: "Besides, the second brother didn't say anything to death, it's not my style to retreat from the battle, it's a big deal that I'll be more careful when the time comes, and when things are not good, the soles of my feet will be greased." ”

"you, that's the Tribute Courtyard, you won't want to come out until the next day!" The crowd roared.

"Brother Lin, what do you think?" Lin Rongxing is the oldest among all and has experienced the most ups and downs, so he acts and speaks more steadily than ordinary people, and everyone values his opinions.

"I'm ......" Lin Rongxing smiled and said: "Since Zhongde said so, I will wait for another three years, safety first, safety first." ”

Only those who have experienced the experience that life is worse than death can understand that the four words 'safety first' are actually the biggest talisman in life.

But obviously, most people still have the same heart as Yu Qian, and they are unwilling to wait for another three years, saying that if you try it, what is the matter, if you don't pass the exam, you just go home. However, Li Yu thought about it again and again, and finally did not take the exam...... To say that among these people, the one who knows Wang Xian the most is not his brother-in-law Lin Rongxing, nor his brother-in-law Yu Qian, but this old Li Yu who was against him in the past. It is precisely because he has been an opponent that Li Yu will feel the pain of Wang Xian's decisiveness and ruthlessness. He knew better than anyone that Wang Xian had come to them from his busy schedule and said something like that, and there was definitely a big trouble coming to them. A gentleman seeks advantages and avoids disadvantages, so what is there to hesitate about? .

pressed Zhejiang Juzi, who was disturbed by Wang Xian's words, did not mention it, and said that Wang Xian returned to the yamen, and saw Erhei with a look of wanting to speak and stopped. He nodded, returned to the inner signing room, took off his robe under the service of Shuai Hui, wiped his face with a warm white towel, and then asked Erhei, who followed up, "What's the matter?" ”

"When the adults went out, the people from the Prince's Mansion sent a note." Erhei said as he took out a wax-sealed piece of paper from his sleeve and said.

Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince studied behind closed doors, the Prince's Mansion was not really isolated from the world, at least Wang Xian would report to the Crown Prince in advance before every move...... Because he firmly remembered that although he was working for the emperor, all the bets were actually on the crown prince and grandson. However, every time the prince said, 'I know the way, I can rest assured that you will do things', and he has never given an order to him, let alone handed over the note directly this time.

Wang Xian didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly came with both hands, tore open the wax seal and took a look, only to see that there were more than a dozen names on it, and each name was marked with his place of origin, Wang Xian couldn't help but be stunned.

I heard Erhei whisper again: "The prince's people said that the adults only need to remember these names, and they will know what is going on in the road in a few days." ”

"I'm not that stupid." Wang Xian glanced at it again, then threw the note into the charcoal basin and burned it to ashes. Looking at the bright yellow flames suddenly rising, Wang Xian couldn't help but sigh secretly, the benevolent and decent image of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in his heart suddenly collapsed...... It turns out that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also an actor, of course, his acting skills are extraordinarily pure. But at the critical moment of this layout, even the prince can't care about acting...... If it is only the unfamiliar names on the list, Wang Xian can't see anything, but the place of origin is added later, at this juncture, it is very likely to be the list of candidates for the exam! It's just that he doesn't understand that he has nothing to do with Chunqiu, why does the prince want to give him the list.

Seeing that the adults refused to elaborate, Erhei naturally didn't ask stupidly, but said cautiously: "My lord, there are still a few strips ......"

"Let's take it all together." Wang Xian sighed, since everyone else feels that he has this ability, let's wait and see what happens. If this assumption is true, then it is not surprising that others hand out the slips, and it is not false that the examination is the country's talent ceremony, and it is not false that there are the most complete anti-cheating methods, and once the consequences of fraud are extremely serious, it is not false, but the high-ranking officials of the DPRK and the central government are out of the field, and a imperial examination can affect the trend of the court in the next few years, determine the rise and fall of countless families, and take risks and defy the law by example. For those who engage in personal fraud and exploit loopholes, no matter how strict the rules are, someone must enforce them. As long as it's a human being, you can buy through cheating...... Since the founding of this dynasty, nine out of ten of the previous champions are from Jiangxi, and they are either Nanchang or Jishui, and the same is true for the top ones.

It's just that Wang Xian doesn't know what to say, and he can't be an examiner with this bit of ink, what are these people doing when they hand him a note? And except for the prince who only handed over a slip and nothing else, others would give a large amount of deposit at the same time, and if their person was selected, Wang Xian would receive ten times the thank-you gift.

However, Wang Xian was confused about this, and was faintly angry, it seems that the previous rumors that the imperial examination had an inside story are true, and the scholars of the poor family actually have no chance to compete fairly with those who have a background. In fact, if it weren't for the apparent fairness of the imperial examination, those nobles might not even leave the leftovers for the poor scholars!

It's just that when he thought that he had been tested for Xiucai and Zhongju along the way, and it seemed that he had relied on the care of nobles to pass the test, Wang Xian's old face couldn't help but have a fever, and he said angrily: "They really dare!" The notes were handed to the Fusi of Beizhen, so I thought that the official would not dare to tell the emperor that it would not work! As he spoke, he pointed to several slips on the table and said, "This is all evidence of crime!" ”

"It's all the old rules." Zhu Jiuye has been in Jinyiwei for several years, and he naturally knows a lot about the Taoism inside: "Several highnesses in the palace want to take the opportunity to cultivate their subordinates in the future; Especially the King of Han, knowing that he is a weakness in this aspect, so over the years, he has really spent a lot of effort to hold cultural meetings and subsidize students, and this kind of good opportunity to directly benefit and cultivate henchmen will not be missed! The ministers of the DPRK and China should also consider their children and grandchildren and cultivate a group of protégés. Besides, who doesn't have relatives and friends, they have to do it, let alone the examination staff who want to take the opportunity to make extra money. ”

"It's a miasma, it's a mess!" Wang Xian was dumbfounded when he heard this: "Does the emperor know the way?" ”

"What did the Ming Dynasty hide from the emperor?" Zhu Jiuye really blindly admired Zhu Di.

"The emperor doesn't care?"

"The emperor often said that you can't want the horses to run fast and the horses not to eat grass, as long as it's not too excessive, let them go." Zhu Jiudao.

"Isn't that too much?" Wang Xian frowned, obviously unhappy.

"The emperor definitely couldn't have imagined that this is the situation now." Zhu Jiu said gloomily: "At the beginning, those guys didn't dare to make such a fuss. It's because the emperor hasn't cared about this matter over the years that these guys have to make inches, and they have become more and more disagreeable. ”

"It is indeed necessary to cure it, otherwise how can there be hope for ordinary people in this world?" Wang Xianshen thought and said, "Look, I present these strips to the emperor, what will be the result?" ”