Just when the Han Emperor was pondering how to deal with Liu Xu, His Highness and everyone remained silent, waiting for what kind of results the Holy Emperor would announce.
The Han Emperor sighed helplessly, "As for King Liu Xu of Wei, he will be fined for three years. During these three years, he will reflect on the situation at home and will not be allowed to go anywhere."
When Liu Xu heard the result, he was extremely happy. Knowing that his father had been extremely merciful, he quickly kowtowed and apologized repeatedly.
The result of this scientific research case can be said to be joyful for some and sad for others. Liu Xu, the newly crowned King of Wei, never thought that within two months, everything would be overturned in an instant, and the struggle between the Crown Prince and King Ning would begin again.
February 26th was the day when the gold medal list was posted. When the gold medal list was posted in the capital, all the candidates saw their results. Some of the candidates who had failed were dejected and some were disheartened. , some burst into tears, and some fainted on the spot. Among the candidates on the list, some are very proud, some are shouting to the sky, and some can't help themselves. There are only two expressions on everyone's face, one is loss and the other is excitement.
Lu Zuo and others passed through the crowd and came to the imperial list. The first three people they paid attention to were the top three in the first class. When Lu Renxiang saw that he was the top pick in the first class, he couldn't help but be happy and excited. Gao Han, who came in second, and Gao Yun, who came in first in martial arts, were almost on the verge of crying. They were even more excited than words can express. Only Lu Zuo took a look at the top three on the imperial list and stopped reading when he saw that his name was not there.
What Yin Ji is most curious about is whether his master is on the list, but from beginning to end, he can't find his name. "Strange? Why didn't master find your name?"
After Yin Ji said that, Lu Renxiang and the Gao brothers seemed to have noticed the abnormality. How could Lu Zuo be ranked behind him with his talent? So several people opened their eyes and started searching again from beginning to end.
Lu Zuo said calmly: "No need to look for it! My name can't appear!"
Gao Yun became a little anxious, as if he had failed the exam, and exclaimed: "Impossible!"
Gao Yun and the other three searched for Lu Zuo's name three or four times, but couldn't find it. Everyone looked at Lu Zuo with mixed feelings, but from Lu Zuo's face, no one could tell what he was really thinking at the moment. It seemed that those deep eyes had long filtered out all the thoughts deep in his heart.
Lu Renxiang also found it incredible, "Brother, how is this possible! With your talent, it is easy to get the first place in the Jinshi Department, not to mention the first place in the Martial Arts Department. There must be something wrong in this."
"Yes, something must have gone wrong!" Everyone said with curiosity, and looked at Lu Zuo with comforting eyes, looking at the thin scholar in front of them.
Everyone seems to be unable to find any words to describe Lu Zuo's expression, indifferent? have no choice? indifferent? Lost? It seems that he has none of these, and he seems to have them all, or maybe he wants to hide his inner uneasiness and loss at this time! But a person who often has high expectations for himself should feel miserable when he fails to achieve the results expected by himself and others. How could Lu Zuo still have the same expressionless face as usual? Is he cold-blooded at heart? Or have you already looked down upon all this?
Just when everyone looked at Lu Zuo uneasily, the corner of his mouth seemed to tremble? Then he put on a smile on his lips again, raised his hands to congratulate them, and said, "Now that everyone is on the list, I feel very relieved." Then he smiled and said to Lu Renxiang, "Renxiang, you see what I told you before? That’s right!”
Only then did Lu Renxiang remember that his brother had indeed said this before. He had to rely on himself for this scientific examination! At that time, I still didn’t understand what his intention was. Could it be that he had anticipated the current situation? I thought so in my heart, but I still felt sorry for my brother, "Brother, it's already this time, you still have time to joke."
Lu Zuo said: "Let's go back to the inn first! It's not convenient to talk here."
Several people walked back to the inn in silence. When everyone first entered the inn, the waiter came to wait on them. Seeing that the five people were all bowing their heads in displeasure, thinking that they might all have failed, he did not ask them how they did in the exam, but just held the tea set in front of them in a low-key manner. Lead the way.
Several people arrived at the guest room and sat around the table in the middle of the room. After the inn's waiter poured the tea, he forced a smile and said: "Everyone, if you have any orders, just tell me. I have something to do, so please leave!"
The shop assistant walked out of the room cautiously, fearing that these uncles would be angry with him. This kind of thing had happened to him many times. When he quietly closed the doorknob, the dull atmosphere in the room seemed to be heard when the door was closed. "squeak" sound.
When Lu Zuo saw everyone bowing their heads in silence, he picked up the tea cup on the table, took a sip slowly, and then said calmly: "You don't have to think too much about me. In fact, I have expected this result!"
After hearing this, everyone immediately raised their eyes and stared at Lu Zuo. Surprise was written on their faces, and they asked in unison: "Have you known this for a long time?"
"I don't know what the specific situation is, I just have a vague feeling." Lu Zuo said and drank the tea in one gulp.
Lu Renxiang also knew little about it. He looked at his brother in confusion and asked: "Brother, it stands to reason that you are the most popular person in this subject, and your talent is well known. Moreover, the examiner of this subject is the King of Wei, and he is related to us. How could you appear now?" What about this situation?"
Brother Gao Han was confused after hearing this, and stood there in a daze, not daring to ask questions.
When Yin Ji heard King Wei's name, he also interjected and asked, "Master, why don't we go to King Wei's Mansion to ask?"
Lu Zuo didn't answer. He lowered his head and pondered. He always felt that something was wrong. Could it be that his previous premonition was fulfilled? But things happened too fast! Lu Zuo frowned and said, "I'm afraid something might have happened to King Wei now?"
Just at this moment, someone knocked on the door, and a familiar and urgent voice came, "Mr. Lu! Is Mr. Lu here?"
Yin Ji stood up sharply and opened the door. It turned out to be An Shiqing, the eldest son of Pingyuan Bo Anyuanshan. An Shiqing was in a hurry, with beads of sweat on his forehead. As soon as he entered the door, he saluted everyone who stood up, "Everyone, please take a seat!"
Lu Zuo asked An Shiqing to sit in Yin Ji's seat, and Yin Ji had to stand behind Lu Zuo. After Lu Zuo introduced An Shiqing hastily, he curiously asked if something had happened.
An Shiqing poured a pot of tea and drank it in one gulp. He then looked at the brothers Gao Han and Gao Yun sitting on both sides, and then looked at Lu Zuo to indicate whether the two people around him were reliable. Lu Zuo nodded understandingly, "Please just say it!"
"Mr. Lu, as expected, something happened to King Wei!" When An Shiqing came, he had been holding back these words for a long time and finally spat them out.
The people sitting in the room looked at each other in disbelief.
Lu Zuo asked curiously: "What? What happened? Please tell me in detail!"
