"By the way," Song Huan suddenly asked out of curiosity, "Did anything special happen during the first test today?"
Lin Zhihuan looked excited: "Your Highness, the bizarreness of what happened today is definitely beyond your expectation!"
"In today's first test, I, Lord Wang, originally wanted to cancel the policy theory and only test poetry."
"Wei Chen thought this was inappropriate, so he stood up and raised objections."
"But Mr. Wang wanted to expel Wei Chen from the venue on the grounds that Wei Chen disrupted the examination discipline."
"Wei Chen is almost out of the examination room. Guess what?"
Of course Song Huan knew what happened next, but looking at Lin Zhihuan's mysterious expression, Song Huan still shook his head pretending to be confused.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Zhihuan was a little excited: "Unexpectedly, the great eunuch Xue Hai who was waiting in front of the emperor suddenly appeared, and at the same time, he also brought His Majesty's oral instructions!"
"Your Majesty believes that policy analysis is extremely important, so after passing the preliminary examination, you must first review the policy analysis paper."
"In this case, Mr. Wang can only let Wei Chen go back to take the exam."
"Your Highness, do you think Wei Chen is very lucky today?"
Looking at Lin Zhihuan who was quite happy and proud, Song Huan nodded in cooperation.
"Well, you are indeed lucky!"
"Besides that, is there anything else?"
Lin Zhihuan turned his head and thought for a moment, then said: "The others are all mediocre, nothing special."
"It's just that today I finally got to see the true face of Lord Zhou, the master of Lushan."
"Master Tongpan Zhou?" Song Huan asked, "Is this the Tongpan from Guizhou?"
Lin Zhihuan nodded: "Yes, it is Mr. Zhou who is very popular these days."
"As soon as I saw Mr. Zhou, Wei Chen felt something strange, but he couldn't tell what was strange!"
"I always feel that Mr. Zhou has a good temperament, but he doesn't look like a court official."
"Instead, he looks more like a rich man who doesn't want to suffer the sufferings of the world!"
"And what puzzles Wei Chen the most is that Mr. Zhou seems to be..."
"Hand in blank!"
Song Huan was stunned: "Hand in blank?"
"The assessment of Wenyuan Pavilion is so important, how could it be possible to just hand in a blank paper?"
"What's more, isn't Mr. Zhou quite talented in literature?"
"Hasn't his collection of poems spread throughout Bianjing City?"
"Why did you hand in a blank paper?"
In liberal arts examinations throughout the ages, as long as you can compile a few words on the test paper, you will not get a zero score.
Even if you write the word "solution" on the math test paper, you will get one point!
Hand in blank?
Not so!
Lin Zhihuan also couldn't believe it: "Wei Chen also didn't believe that someone would hand in a blank paper in such an important exam."
"Especially, this great talent who has been very popular recently!"
"But Mr. Zhou was sitting in front of Wei Chen. When he was collecting the papers, Wei Chen clearly saw that there was a large area of space above Mr. Zhou's test paper."
"Obviously, he only completed the poetry part."
"But not a single word was written in the policy part."
Hearing this, Song Huan slapped his head and understood everything instantly!
No wonder Wang Shilu was so bold and secretly changed the rules of this preliminary test.
It turns out that some people are only good at composing poems and lyrics, but are not good at policy making on matters related to family and country!
I had already guessed that this general judge from Guizhou had a lot of background, but I didn't expect that he had even captured Wang Shilu, the leader of Wenyuan Pavilion.
It's a pity that God's calculations are not as good as those of humans. Emperor Liang's sudden whim shattered this great talent's dream!
He should go back and study for a few more years, study policy theory, and then take the exam!
Thinking of this, Song Huan burst into laughter.
Lin Zhihuan continued: "By the way, Your Highness, today I also met Mr. Wang's grandson, Zhao Xuanling."
"This Zhao Xuanling is quite young. He is already very promising to be able to become an official."
"If you can successfully pass the examination of Wenyuan Pavilion and become a bachelor, that would be really great!"
Song Huan snorted coldly: "Others compete for father and others compete for master. Why are you so proud?"
"If he can successfully pass the palace examination in three days, I will really respect him for his real ability!"
Thinking of the imperial examination three days later, Song Huan couldn't help but be filled with curiosity.
If we can find a way to convince Emperor Liang, it would be a good choice to join in the fun of the imperial examination...
The two chatted for a while, and not long after, they saw Xiao Lingzi appearing quietly outside the hall.
"Your Highness, Master Zhou Jue of Dali Temple is here."
Hearing that Song Huan still had something to deal with, Lin Zhihuan stood up knowingly.
"Then Wei Chen will resign first!"
"After the three-day palace examination, I will definitely visit you again!"
Song Huan nodded: "Well, go back and prepare well."
"This king is very optimistic about you!"
After Lin Zhihuan left, Zhou Jue walked in with a serious face.
"Your Majesty, Lord Zhou, pays my respects to His Highness!"
Song Huan knew that when Zhou Jue came, he must have figured out what happened this morning.
"Master Zhou, please get up and speak."
"Did you find out something from the troublemakers this morning?"
Zhou Jue's expression was a little serious: "Your Highness, this matter is much worse than Wei Chen expected!"
"After those farmers were taken to Dali Temple, they kept shouting about their injustice and refused to tell the truth."
"I'm not afraid of messing with them. Who knows, when the jailer went on inspection an hour ago, he found several people frothing at the mouth and lying on the ground!"
"Obviously, it's a sign of poisoning!"
Song Huan frowned: "Poisoned?"
Zhou Jue nodded: "Exactly."
"Dali Temple is impregnable. These people were definitely not poisoned after being taken into Dali Temple."
"There are only two possibilities -"
"First, they secretly hid poison on their bodies. Once they were imprisoned by the government, they would immediately commit suicide by taking poison!"
"Secondly, they have been poisoned a long time ago. If they do not take the antidote within a few hours, they will die from the poison!"
"These people were all still alive when they were discovered. Wei Chen did not dare to delay and immediately invited the best doctor in Bianjing to come for diagnosis and treatment."
"When the doctor came, two of them had seizures too quickly and died before they could receive treatment."
"There were three other people who were unconscious for a long time, but fortunately they were all rescued."
"Among them is Yueling's biological father, Liu Tieniu."
Song Huan nodded: "Well done."
Zhou Jue raised his hand and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. This is what a humble minister should do!"
"After Liu Tieniu regained consciousness, under Wei Chen's personal interrogation, he finally told the truth."
"That Yueling is indeed his biological daughter, but she was sold to a brothel by him at a very young age."
"Over the years, father and daughter have never had any interaction."
"Until a few days ago, a strange man took Yueling back home and wanted to reunite their father and daughter."
