Seeing Huang Wenyan's saliva flying in excitement, Su Qi'an also couldn't laugh or cry. Unexpectedly, he met a little fanboy here.
If Su Qi'an doesn't stop him, Huang Wenyan may keep talking.
"Brother Huang, are you exaggerating? As far as I know, this Su Qian seems to be a descendant of the royal family. With this status, does he still have feelings for these poor families?"
Huang Wenyan shook his head repeatedly and said in an affirmative tone, "Brother Qi, you are worrying too much. This Mr. Su, you can rest assured about his character. If Mr. Su really colludes with them, I am afraid he will not be able to do anything." Entered the Hanlin Academy for further study."
"Furthermore, what he did in Kyoto was to compete with the powerful people of the aristocratic families. Mr. Su is the only one who has such courage these days. It is enough for Huang to meet Mr. Huang in the imperial examination."
Speaking of this, Su Qi'an saw a little excitement in Huang Wenyan's eyes.
Su Qi'an was a little helpless. If he continued to be praised in front of his face, Su Qi'an would be really embarrassed.
Su Qi'an turned his eyes and said, "Since Mr. Su is so virtuous, he may have offended many powerful families. This time he has become the examiner of the palace examination. I am afraid that many people want to take advantage of this opportunity. When it comes to dealing with him, I’m afraid this person’s situation is not good.”
Su Qi'an's words were just to change the topic and said it casually. Who knew that Huang Wenyan's face changed drastically at this moment. He stood up suddenly and said to Su Qi'an.
"Yeah, why didn't I think of this? Thanks to Brother Qi for reminding me, for the sake of Mr. Su's safety, I have to find out the news as soon as possible. Even if it doesn't have much effect on Mr. Su, it can still serve as a warning."
"It's an honor for Huang to meet Brother Qi. Huang has to leave. After the palace examination is over, I will have time to have a drink with Brother Qi. Huang will say goodbye."
After saying that, under Su Qian's somewhat stunned gaze, Huang Wenyan left angrily.
Su Qi'an, who was alone, came back to his senses and shook his head with a smile. Although Huang Wenyan was a little obsessed with his younger brother, he was indeed a talent. After all, being able to see through the essence of imperial power in the feudal era of Great Liang was something Su Qi'an had seen. First person.
If given the chance, Su Qian would really like to make friends with him.
And it's not like he didn't gain much from coming to the Third Grade A Building today. Through his communication with Huang Wenyan, he was certain that someone would definitely cause trouble in this palace examination, and it would definitely be him.
Su Qi'an thought for a while, then stood up and left the teahouse, walking through the street, and after walking out of an alley, he changed his appearance again.
Not long after he left, two people quickly emerged from the alley, looking around with puzzled faces, as if they were looking for something. After a while, the two returned to the entrance of the alley.
This scene was clearly seen by Su Qi'an who was standing across the street. He had no intention of following him. After a cursory thought, he knew who the people behind these two people were.
The more this happened, the more it showed how difficult this palace examination was. Su Qi'an turned around and disappeared into the crowd...
Hanlin Academy, Su Qi'an's residence.
Su Qi'an was sitting upright. In front of him, Su Yong was reporting something to him.
Su Yong brought two pieces of news. One was that several Xizhou Jinshi who had visited previously had little to do with Xizhou Mu. These people were instructed by Zhao Guogong.
As for their purpose, perhaps it was to test Su Qi'an.
The other thing about Xizhou Mu is that it may take some time to get to Qinhuai due to the long distance, and Sun Wen is checking whether Xizhou Mu has colluded with the powerful people in Kyoto.
Judging from the information found, there is no evidence to prove that Xizhou Mu is suspected of collusion.
Su Qi'an nodded. Although it was all good news so far, Su Qi'an still did not take it lightly. He always felt that this matter was not that simple.
Instructing Su Yong to continue to intensify the investigation, Su Yong took the order and left. Su Qi'an looked back and looked at the list of Jinshi who participated in the palace examination in his hand.
Some of the messy thoughts in my mind gradually became clearer.
The next two days passed by in a flash. When the first ray of sunshine pierced the darkness, the imperial city of Kyoto finally ushered in the long-lost autumn.
Palace examination.
The location of this palace examination is one of the main palaces in the imperial city, called Wenxian Palace.
This palace has always been the place where palace examinations are held. Although Wenxian Palace does not look very grand or luxurious, it even has a bit of simplicity and old-fashioned style.
But as I walked in, a majestic aura hit my face.
In this palace examination, a total of one hundred and twenty Jinshi were walking towards the Wenxian Palace. To be able to have so many Jinshi and talented people, at this scale, there is indeed a lot of talent coming out of them.
One hundred and twenty Jinshi entered the Wenxian Hall and divided into three groups according to their pre-assigned numbers to find their positions.
If seen from mid-air, the front of Wenxian Hall is where the three invigilators are, with one hundred and twenty Jinshi in the middle, separated by four huge screens, dividing them into three groups of forty people. ,
The examinees in each group could only see the examiner in front of them, and there were only huge screens on both sides, which looked like independent small examination rooms.
As the Jinshis took their seats, the Qiuwei Palace Examination officially began.
The three examiners sat upright and looked at the people below with serious faces.
Wang Zhenshan and Zheng Guogong were lucky. After all, they had held high positions for many years. Even if they didn't speak, they could feel quite majestic in every move. For a while, many candidates below did not dare to raise their heads and look at them.
Su Qi'an, who was sitting in the middle, had a serious face, but he unconsciously gave people a sense of intimacy.
This surprised many Jinshi students. Although they had heard of Su Qi'an's name, this was their first time seeing Su Qi'an.
Judging from his age, he should be about the same age as them, maybe even younger than them.
They are the same age, but their identities are very different. One is the examiner and the other is a candidate. This gap is not small.
Among the candidates assigned to Su Qi'an this time, Huang Wenyan, Wang Chen and others were all invigilated by him this time. This was probably destined.
Su Qi'an glanced around and naturally noticed Huang Wenyan's smitten gaze. He nodded slightly, which excited Huang Wenyan.
He clenched his fists and nodded repeatedly, as if he would never let down Su Qian's expectations.
Su Qi'an looked around for a week, then looked away. He first read out the examination room rules for this palace examination, said some words of encouragement, and then said neatly, "I announce that the Qiuwei palace examination has officially begun."
Just when the examination papers were handed out and many Jinshi students were preparing to take the exam, suddenly, a voice sounded.
"I'm sorry, Examiner Su, the student doesn't understand something, please ask the examiner to clarify."
Su Qi'an looked over, and the person who spoke was a young man in blue. Su Qi'an didn't know this man, but looking at his clothes, he knew that this man must be a wealthy young man.
Su Qi'an looked calm and said, "What's your name?"
"Back to the examiner, the student's name is Feng Xiao." Speaking of his name, the man's face clearly showed a bit of arrogance.
Su Qi'an understood clearly. He had an impression that this person was a Jinshi from the three southern states, and the Feng family was also well-known in the local area. He glanced at Wang Chen.
With some guesses in her mind, Su Qian nodded and asked, "Feng Xiao, do you have any questions?"
"Students have great admiration for Examiner Su. Examiner Su is basically the same age as us. At such a young age, he has taken on the position of chief examiner for the imperial examination. He is really a role model for us."
"The student is not talented. I want to discuss the philosophy of the sages with Examiner Su. I hope Examiner Su can give me some advice."
Su Qi'an showed a clear look, nodded, glanced at everyone present, and asked, "I wonder if all of you here who have the same idea as Feng Xiao, please come out together. After all, it's a bit troublesome to come one by one."
After hearing Su Qian's words, after a while, three or four more people stood up. Judging from their faces, they were all gearing up and quite excited.
However, in Huang Wenyan's view, the behavior of Feng Xiao and others was quite rude. Although Su Qi'an was the same age as them, he was the chief examiner of the palace examination.
And now is the palace examination site, how can it be like this?
Ignoring etiquette, I spoke directly, which was too out of proportion. This was not a so-called request for advice at all, but a naked provocation.
After all, Su Qi'an was not the only examiner of the palace examination. Why didn't he see any other Jinshi who went to ask Wang Zhenshan and Zheng Guogong for advice?
Huang Wenyan stood up in one step and was about to refute Feng Xiao and others, but before he could say anything, Su Qian's voice rang out. .
"Are there just a few people? I asked again, but there are still people who have the same idea."
After the words fell, the eyes of the Jinshi present flashed, and they seemed to have some ideas, but they still thought of something and had some concerns, so they did not come out in the end.
But Feng Xiao and the others did not feel the hesitation of the other Jinshis at all. There was a bit of excitement on their faces. What's more, they directly urged, "Haha, Examiner Su, don't wait, let us come first. The others You are too timid, don’t waste your time.”
Although the Jinshi below was making noises, Su Qian's face showed no emotion. He nodded slightly and then said softly.
"Okay, since there are only five of you who want to give me advice, I will help you."
"Come here, capture the five of them to disrupt the discipline of the palace examination and expel them all from the examination room."
As soon as these words came out, Feng Xiao and the other five people were stunned. Not only them, but also Wang Chen and others who were hugging and looking at the joke, their expressions changed.
No one could have imagined that Su Qian would say such a thing.
In an instant, a group of forbidden troops rushed in outside Wenxian Palace and captured Feng Xiao and the five men on the spot.
Feng Xiao and others were naturally not willing to be restrained, and they struggled each other, with dissatisfaction written on their faces and shouting.
"Examiner Su, what do you mean? Even if you don't want to answer our questions, we cannot accept such a heavy punishment."
"That's right, Examiner Su. Although we are candidates, we still have the title of Jinshi. Even if we lose our etiquette, Examiner Su, you can't deprive us of our qualifications for the examination. Now I seriously suspect that you are maliciously imposing heavy punishments for this reason. Deprive us of our reference status."
"I don't accept it, and I want to accuse you to the other two examiners! Su Qian, you can't do this, and you have no qualifications!"
