Ruan Ping'an gave a helpless smile: "What's the use of saying that, it only makes people hate you." He paused slightly: "You have nothing to fear, but you still have a big family."
Wang Jingzong's expression changed several times, he pursed his lips, and after a while he said, "I was reckless."
Ruan Pingan patted Wang Jingzong on the shoulder and sighed.
As they walked, the two of them came to the road leading to the kitchen at the back. Thinking of the evening meal they had just eaten, they suddenly didn't want to take another half step forward. They looked at each other and turned around to leave.
Wang Jingzong turned to look at the internal guards who were busy in the kitchen, frowned slightly and asked in a low voice: "Wen Ran, you said that usually during the provincial examination, the Internal Security Department would send several general banners to bring the internal guards over. Yes, even the Major Envoy has not been here, why is it that the Chief Envoy has come personally to take charge this year?"
Ruan Pingan frowned: "It's quite strange, but the Internal Security Department has always been very tight-lipped. If they don't deliberately leak it, outsiders won't be able to ask anything."
Wang Jingzong pursed his lips tightly and said expressionlessly: "The Department of Internal Security has always been sneaky."
Ruan Ping'an raised his head and glanced at the third floor of Mingyuan Building, and made a gesture of silence: "Keep your voice down, these people are very vicious." As he said that, he looked at Wang Jingzong with a complicated expression, showing a sincere expression. Zhixin: "Baowen, you have been in the Hanlin Academy for fifteen or sixteen years. This spring is a good opportunity. You can take this opportunity to make a move, whether it is to go to the Sixth Department or to be sent to other places. Although the Hanlin Academy You are noble, but you must find something that is really needed, so that you can take a step further in the future."
Wang Jingzong pursed his lips, not very interested.
He was stubborn by nature and did not know how to maneuver around, and his relationship with his colleagues was mediocre. His ability to stay in the Hanlin Academy for more than ten years and reach the position of waiting for the imperial edict was all due to the sage's regard for him.
He knew very well that the saint's respect for him stemmed from his intelligence, but also from the fact that he had no family or background behind him, and he was only acquaintances with the courtiers.
The saint is afraid that he wants him to be a lonely minister, a lonely minister who is only loyal to the saint.
The topic of the Department of Internal Health was too heavy, and it affected their moods as they talked, and they walked back to their room in Minghua Building feeling quite depressed.
The lights were on on the third floor of Minghua Building. Two guards with swords stood at the entrance of the stairs. There were also many guards patrolling back and forth in the corridor.
Yao Yao leaned forward and saw Wang Jingzong and others entering the building. He reached out to close the window, turned around and said, "Sir, they are back."
Han Changmu held the cup and his eyes flashed: "Are you telling the truth?"
Yao Yao pursed his lips towards the food table and said with a smile: "That is the evening food that the lower official cut off. Your Excellency will know it after seeing it."
Han Changmu had already seen it once. When he heard Yao Yao's words, he couldn't help lowering his head and looking again.
There were three plates on the dining table, three plates and three dishes of boiled vegetables. As far as the eye could see, there was a green patch of green.
Not to say unappetizing, but at least unappetizing.
Han Changmu swallowed his saliva, his face was so gloomy that water could drip from his face, he twisted his sleeves a few times: "Let's go and have a look."
It was already dark, and the night was too thick to melt away. There were not many lights on in the east and west dormitories. Han Changmu and his two men went downstairs from a separate staircase, walked around from Mingyuan Building to the back, and looked far away. I saw that the light in the kitchen was still on.
Waves of unabashed laughter came from the brightly lit place.
Han Changmu frowned when he heard this, his face was cold, and his whole body had a chilling aura.
Yao
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Yao followed Han Changmu and shrank his neck.
I'm afraid someone is going to be unlucky.
"Come, come, drink, drink."
"This Gongyuan is much more comfortable than the Interior Ministry. There are not so many eyes staring at you."
"Isn't it? There is also a money-spreading boy spreading money everywhere."
"The Commander-in-Chief is not here. The captains and captains are all guarding the dormitory. We are handing out test papers tonight and they don't have time to keep an eye on us."
"That's it, drink, drink, have fun tonight, but you'll be busy tomorrow."
Han Changmu stood at the door of the kitchen. Hearing the sounds inside, he laughed angrily, walked in with his hands behind his back, and said softly: "The wine is good."
As soon as this statement came out, it was earth-shattering.
Only the continuous popping sound was heard in the kitchen. Several people who were sitting on the small table, laughing and drinking, fell to the ground one after another. Their faces were pale, and they looked at Han Changmu tremblingly, with trembling lips and speechless words. .
Han Changmu had a smile on his always cold face, which made people even more chilling. He walked to the stove with his hands behind his back, picked up the wine bottle on it and shook it.
Seeing this, Yao Yao quickly took a clean wine cup and handed it to Han Changmu with a dog-legged smile.
Han Changmu sneered, poured a glass of wine, and took a sniff: "It is indeed a good wine."
The four of them knelt and trembled, not daring to raise their heads.
After a long moment of silence, one of the guards boldly kowtowed and said, "Sir, my lord, please forgive me."
Han Changmu sneered, and his laughter became a little colder: "Excuse me, are you guilty?"
The four internal guards immediately trembled like chaff: "Guilty, guilty for holding a low position, guilty."
At this time, He Zhenfu had already received the news and hurried over from the front. When he saw four internal guards kneeling on the ground with many wine bottles lying around, he suddenly felt panicked and knew that something was wrong. He ran to the door and whispered: "Sir, it's almost midnight."
Han Changmu glanced at He Zhenfu and said coldly: "Is this the person you picked?"
He Zhenfu pleads guilty: "I despise my position, and I know I am guilty of despising my position."
Han Changmu gently placed the wine pot and wine cup on the stove, knocked on the stove, and slowly uttered one word: "Review."
This sound is extremely cold, like the wind of three-nine days, enough to freeze everything.
The four inner guards who were kneeling on the ground were so stiff that they could no longer even beg for mercy. They could only keep kowtowing. Their foreheads were bruised from the knocks, and blood oozed from the places where they had been knocked hard.
A deep drumbeat sounded in the Gongyuan. The drumbeat was not loud, but every sound fell on the heart and was enough to wake up people who were drowsy.
Bao Cheng stood up from the bed with a start. The two fragile wooden boards were crumbling and creaking.
The lights in the alleyway turned on, and the soldiers in the east and west dormitories woke up, holding on to the fence and looking out.
A group of red-armored soldiers walked into the alleyway holding examination papers.
Seeing these soldiers, the soldiers suddenly made a noise, rustling, as if there were thousands of more rats in the dormitory.
The leading soldier patrolled the residence coldly and shouted: "Anyone who makes noise will be kicked out of the Gongyuan."
The scholars immediately became honest and did not dare to say anything. They only exposed their heads against the fence and looked out, their eyes fixed on the examination papers in the hands of the soldiers.
The test paper is in their hearts
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The middle weight is like Mount Tai, which determines their future destiny.
When the leading soldier saw that the soldiers had a good attitude, he waved his hand, and the soldiers holding examination papers began to hand out papers from cell to cell.
Han Changmu and Yao Yao, who had changed into red armor, followed the soldiers who handed out examination papers, looking at the dormitories on the left and right with burning eyes.
Bao Cheng quickly got the stack of test papers, carefully spread the stack of thin papers on the wooden board, and let out a long sigh.
In the dark night, the lights in the dormitory were brighter than during the day, and in the silence, only the sound of swishing was heard.
Some scholars took advantage of the quiet night and began to draft the manuscript after reviewing the questions.
Some scholars read the questions hastily, then lay down and went to sleep, waiting until dawn tomorrow to feel refreshed before answering.
Bao Cheng didn't answer the questions, he just held the exam paper and reviewed the questions word by word.
He reviewed the question not to answer it, but to see if it was different from the one he got.
He was so absorbed in reading the title that he didn't notice two shadows falling in front of the dormitory.
He suddenly felt a chill down his spine and shuddered. When he looked up, he saw two soldiers standing in front of the cell.
The lanterns hanging on the outer wall of the dormitory have a dim light, rippling like water waves.
He managed to calm down and did not stand up. He just opened his mouth in surprise as if he had seen a ghost.
Yao Yao made a silent gesture, lowered his eyes, and glanced at the examination paper through the fence.
Bao Cheng suddenly understood and shook his head slightly.
Although he was not good at writing essays and his knowledge was not deep enough, and even some words on the questions had to be guessed, the test this time was on the classic, with a total of three questions, and he could understand these three questions without even guessing. What does the question test?
These three classic questions were completely different from the ones he had received.
He took a deep breath. In this way, he would be cleared of the crime of cheating in the scientific examination.
When Han Changmu and Yao Yao saw Bao Cheng's appearance, they continued to move forward quietly, just like ordinary soldiers patrolling the dormitory.
Jiang Shen and Mu Rongxun stood side by side on the second floor of Mingyuan Building, looking at the dormitory on the east side. The densely packed candlelight seemed like bright stars falling all over the sky.
Mu Rongxun held a cloak in his hand and gently draped it on Jiang Shen's shoulders. He said softly and softly: "Mr. Ge, the night is chilly. Nothing will happen tonight. Besides, there are people from the Department of Internal Security. Rest in peace, Mr. Ge." Bar."
Jiang Shen's old eyes were not cloudy at all, and they did not look as groggy as when he was eating at dusk. There was a shrewd cold light in his eyes as he looked at the flickering candlelight: "This time, the number of scholars from the north and the south is equal. When Gong Sheng is born, it’s your and my chance.”
Mu Rongxun obviously followed Jiang Shen's lead and said in a low voice: "Yes, but Mr. Ge, after the seal is sealed, the examination papers of the scholars from the north and the south can no longer be distinguished."
Jiang Shen turned his head and looked at Mu Rongxun, his eyes narrowed slightly: "Then separate the examination papers before sealing them."
Mu Rongyan swallowed, with a hint of timidity on his face, and did not respond for a long time.
Jiang Shen glanced at Mu Rongxun, turned his head and looked at the place where thousands of scholars were advancing, and said calmly: "I am over fifty years old, and I will be serving as an official in two years. It is inevitable that there will be new people in the cabinet. ."
Mu Rongjun heard the meaning of Jiang Shen's words, gritted his teeth, composed his mind, and said resolutely: "Yes, what Mr. Ge said is that I will go and make arrangements with the lower officials."
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