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The royal capital and the Nangong Mansion were surrounded by officers and soldiers, each with ten steps and a post. The people nearby all took a detour when they passed by, so that the street at the main entrance of Nangong Mansion was empty and desolate.

Da da da……

A blue-covered carriage drove here from one end of the street, attracting the attention of the officers and soldiers at once.

The carriage gradually slowed down, and finally stopped at the main entrance. One person stepped forward and asked angrily, "Who is coming?"

The curtain of the carriage was pulled open from the inside, and a maid in Tsing Yi poked out half of her body and said politely, "This eldest brother, our wife is the second aunt in this mansion, please bother eldest brother to let us in."

Several officers and soldiers looked at each other in dismay, one of them went to report to the boss, and finally opened the main gate of Nangong Mansion.

The arrival of Nangongyan once again caused an uproar in the Nangong Mansion.

As soon as Nangongyan entered the mansion, he did not go directly to Rong'an Hall, but went to Qianyunyuan first, and Nangong Sheng and Liu Qingqing also heard the news.

She didn't look very good, and her face was so pale that there was no trace of blood, but she calmly stated the reason why she returned to the house in one sentence -

Divorce.

Rao is Nangong Sheng, who has always been mature and serious, but his face changed greatly, his anger was attacking, and he raised his voice and said: "How unreasonable! Why did Li Chengen abandon his second sister? The second sister has not committed seven crimes, and their Li family did not know before the divorce. After meeting us, this divorce letter should be invalid."

What's more, if the Nangong family was really accused, Nangongyan would be spared a hardship as a married woman.

There was silence in the room for a moment, Nangong Mu and Lin Shi exchanged glances, their eyes were a little dignified. Of course, they disdain Lifu's behavior, but at this time, they can only choose the lesser of all evils.

Nangong Mu Chen Sheng said to Nangong Yan, "Yan'er, your elder brother is right... Listen to the second uncle, you go back to Lifu."

As long as the Fanli Mansion still needs a little reputation, it must let Nangongyan go back.

Nangongyan showed a bleak smile, showing one point of disappointment, two points of thoroughness, and three points of decisiveness. She shook her head and said, "Second uncle, niece doesn't want to go back. Since he can't wait to give up his wife, this husband-in-law. Don't worry about it."

No matter how respectful and loving the husband and wife used to be, they couldn't resist the cruelty of reality.

Nangong Yan raised his eyes and looked at Nangong Mu, without blinking, and firmly said to everyone present: "Second uncle, second aunt, eldest brother, eldest sister-in-law, I would like to share weal and woe with the whole family."

A family that cannot share weal and woe cannot be called home at all; those who cannot share happiness and misfortune cannot be called family at all.

Nangong Mu sighed secretly in his heart. He, the second niece, was usually soft-spoken and taciturn. Even when the marriage was taken away by the fourth niece, he didn't cry, but he didn't want to be so resolute and resolute.

Lin shi said warmly: "Yan'er, no matter what choice you make, you will always have a place in the family. You can live in peace. Second aunt will let someone clean up your house..." Nangong Yan got married After that, her yard was still kept, and there was also a little maid to clean it, so she could live in it directly.

"Thank you Second Aunt." Nangongyan bowed respectfully.

Looking at Nangong Yan who had made up his mind, Nangong Sheng gradually calmed down, and smiled bitterly in his heart: Before the Nangong family was desperate, there were people who were rushing to clear the relationship. This is Li, and his father still misunderstood him at the beginning. !

The atmosphere in the main room was a little heavy and a little sad, and everyone didn't speak for a while.

At this time, Lin's eldest maid Ruyi walked in in a hurry, and after saluting, she presented an envelope to Nangong Mu, and said, "Second master, just now, the eldest uncle sent someone to deliver the news quietly, saying that it is today. At the gathering of students who came to Yun Tea House, some articles written by Yuan Huang and Young Master Tai of the Jinke Association in the academy in Jingzhou six months ago came out, and the uncle specially copied a copy."

At the same time as she spoke, Nangong Mu and Nangong Sheng both froze and exchanged glances.

Nangong Mu said, "Sheng'er, go to the study with me."

Lin Shi gave her husband a relieved look, meaning to tell him not to worry about Nangongyan, she and Liu Qingqing would take good care of Nangongyan.

Soon, the two uncles and nephews left Qianyunyuan in a hurry and came to Nangong Mu's study.

As soon as Nangong Mu sat down, he almost couldn't wait to open the envelope, took out one of the densely written letter papers, and browsed it quickly, his face sinking like water.

Looking at Nangong Mu's face, Nangong Sheng knew that things might not be very good... When he took the letter, his heart sank even more.

At the level of this article, it is absolutely impossible to be on the list, let alone the top one!

Unless, this young master Huang suddenly became enlightened in a short period of time and made a leap forward.

However, there is no shortcut to this study, otherwise, why would so many thousands of students have a cold window for ten years?

Nangong Sheng put down the article in his hand and looked at Nangong Mu with a wry smile. The hearts of both uncles and nephews sank to the bottom of the valley, and they were very worried.

Of course, they didn't believe that Nangong Qin would leak the question. One can imagine how meticulous this trap against the Nangong family was.

When it comes to the palace exam, the emperor himself will write the questions, and the invigilators and examinees will stare at it with hundreds of pairs of eyes.

For a moment, Nangong Mu felt as if Nangong Mansion had been escorted to the guillotine. Just waiting for an order, the high-hanging knife would suddenly fall...

At this time, in Laiyun Teahouse, Huang Hetai's article had been read by the students.

Excited.

A student surnamed Yu said indignantly: "You can still win the first name Huiyuan at this level. You must have bought the exam questions in advance and found someone to catch the knife!"

"Brother Yu is right. It is because of such people that talented people will fail the test. It is really unwise for Dayu not to choose people by virtue!"

"Don't be in a hurry, this brother." A blue-robed student sitting at another table raised his voice slightly and said to the students in the entire lobby, "The truth will be revealed after the palace exam."

"Brother Cheng's words are wrong, this time Enke's injustice is in front of us..."

The others were chatting with each other, and the more they talked, the more excited they became...

The voices of these arguments were inevitably introduced into the second floor's private seat. Two young people with similar appearances smiled at each other. Both of them were handsome and extraordinary, and they were Han Lingfu and Han Lingguan.

Han Lingfu took a sip of the hot tea and praised: "Good tea! Brother Erhuang, it is indeed the new Longjing tea this year, with a mellow and sweet taste."

Han Lingguan responded casually, squinted at Han Lingfu, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile, "Brother Three Emperors, it happens that there are some good Biluochun for my brother. Since ancient times, horses have been matched with heroes, and this good tea should also be matched with Three Emperors. Brother, someone who understands tea."

"Then the younger brother would like to thank the Second Emperor." Han Lingfu also thanked him with a smile on his face.

In fact, the two brothers knew very well that Han Lingfu would not dare to drink the tea that Han Lingguan sent.

During the conversation, the debate in the lobby on the first floor became more and more fierce.

Han Lingfu felt a dull pain in his forehead and frowned slightly. Without his instructions, Xiao Lizi immediately closed the two half-open windows in the elegant seat.

In the elegant seat, it was immediately quiet a lot, isolating the noise from the outside.

"Brother Three Emperors," Han Lingguan said with a smile, "I see that the current momentum is good for my brother. With the promotion of these students, we don't need any more fuel..."

Han Lingfu smiled reluctantly, his eyes sank slightly, and said, "Continue like this, and when the results of the palace examination come out, even the father and emperor will not be able to protect the Nangong family!"

This time, the Nangong family will definitely not be able to turn over!

Thinking about it, Han Lingfu's eyes flashed with happiness, and he felt that his mood that had been stagnant recently was finally relieved.

"This time, thanks to your plan, Brother Three Emperors." Han Lingguan held up the teacup in both hands, "I will use tea instead of wine for my brother, and toast Brother Three Emperors."

He raised the teacup high, but when he saw that Han Lingfu was not moving, he couldn't help but smile stiffly. He raised his voice slightly and said, "Brother Three..." Han Lingguan was displeased and said in his heart: What does Brother Three Emperor mean? Don't take yourself too seriously.

Han Lingfu, whose eyes were half down, shuddered, suddenly came back to his senses, and hurriedly picked up the tea. The two raised their glasses in greeting, then both took a sip of the tea and put down the teacup.

Han Lingguan suppressed his dissatisfaction, looked at Han Lingfu, and said, "Brother Three Emperors, you don't look good, but you are not feeling well?"

The words "not feeling well" were like a sharp sword piercing Han Lingfu's heart, causing him to grieve and grit his teeth.

On that day, after a big quarrel with Bai Muxiao in Xinghui Courtyard, he left with a swirl of his sleeves and ordered Bai Muxiao to be confined in Xinghui Courtyard. Of course, he wanted to kill Bai Muxiao, a slut, but he didn't do it after all. Bai Muxiao was just a cheap life, as light as a feather, but he was the son of a dragon. In the future, he wanted to become a great treasure, so he couldn't take his own life. Taking risks, he must leave himself a way back...

The power of Wuhe Paste was truly terrifying, and Han Lingfu knew deep down in his heart that he was afraid.

That night, his addiction attacked, and it was more painful than during the day, making his life worse than death!

He endured and endured, but finally he couldn't stand it any longer, and went to Xinghuiyuan tired and hungry. At that time, Bai Muxiao was too lazy to pretend, she didn't get up to greet her, she didn't speak softly, she just sneered. Even so, Han Lingfu still did not leave, he almost eagerly got Wuhe paste, and then...

He knew that he could not escape!

There is no escape from the magic power of Wuhe Paste and the control of Bai Muxiao!

Now, on the surface, outsiders think that he spoils Bai Muxiao as before, that the two are still like glue, but they both know that they are already at odds with each other, and in the end, everything is just for the sake of Wuhe paste That's it.

However, he had already made an appointment with Kui Lang to meet tomorrow. Although Kui Lang and Kui Lang were also seeking skin from a tiger, he didn’t know when this wolfish ambition Kui Lang would stab him in return, but as long as Kui Lang did not recover, he would beg for him one day.

When she has enough Wuhe paste, Bai Muxiao, this slut, will just wait for her sudden death! He's going to stab her to death!

It was just a blink of an eye, Han Lingfu was already thinking about it, his eyes were like a bottomless black pool, he tried his best to act as if nothing had happened, and smiled reluctantly: "Thank you second emperor for your concern, my brother just didn't sleep well last night. , no problem."

After a pause, he immediately changed the subject and said: "Second Emperor, after the palace test, I need to trouble the Emperor to make more efforts from your side, and be sure to gather my strength in the court and push the father and the emperor... "

Their father, the emperor, wanted Ming Jun wholeheartedly. Once "the general trend", he would be forced to "follow the trend".

This point, the most clear is that these few of them are sons.

Now everything is in place, only the east wind is owed!

This "Dongfeng" is naturally the palace exam!

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside, and even the closed doors and windows of the private seat could not stop the noise of the lobby downstairs, like the raging waves in a storm, each wave was stronger than the next.

Xiao Lizi pushed open the corner of the window, glanced down, and then said, "My lord, it's Jinke Huiyuan here."

Hearing this, both Han Lingfu and Han Lingguan were unavoidably surprised. They got up and walked to the window and looked down.

I saw a middle-sized man in his twenties strode into the lobby on the first floor of the restaurant. Stepping on the clogs, the body exudes a strong smell of alcohol.

He walked forward casually, the clogs under his feet made a "da-da" sound, and the jacket fluttered as he walked, and the whole person looked wild and uninhibited.

At this moment, all eyes in the hall were focused on Huang Hetai, the student surnamed Yu got up in anger, and said loudly to Huang Hetai: "Huang Hetai, how did you get this Jinke Huiyuan? I'm so embarrassed to show off here!" He looked up and down at Huang Hetai in disgust, "Look at what you're wearing, you're really arrogant and insulting!"

Following that, the student surnamed Liu sneered with a half-smiling smile: "Brother Huang, if I were you, I should hide in the room and hug Buddha's feet quickly, and read more books. Tomorrow will be the palace exam."

Many people laughed mockingly, thinking that Mr. Liu's words were really funny, but that's not true! With the ink in the belly of this straw bag, you will be embarrassed by tomorrow's palace exam!

The expressions of everyone are either ridiculing, or disdainful, or looking forward to, or gloating.

But Huang Hetai didn't care, he lifted the white wine bottle he was holding in his right hand, took a sip directly at the mouth of the bottle, wiped the corners of his mouth with his cuff, and said contemptuously, "This young master is a true learner, with a clear conscience, why should you be afraid? People say! In any case, Jinke Huiyuan is my son, and Jinke champion must also be in my son's pocket!"

"Good, you brazen Huang Hetai, how dare you speak madly!" Another student couldn't help but stand up, "If it weren't for kenke fraud, then it's up to you to still want to win the tribute?!"

"Whether this young master can get a title on the gold list is not something you can judge by someone who is in vain!" Huang Hetai laughed and said in a free and easy way, "Only a fool who is incompetent will be fine and giggling here, but this young master thinks. I persuade you to waste your time here, why don't you go home and study! Maybe next time you will try it out, you can even be a fellow jinshi!"

Tong Jinshi is like a wife, and her career is destined to be limited in her life. For most students, they would rather fall off the list and come back three years later than to become a Tong Jinshi. Huang Hetai's words are clearly cursing them.

In an instant, the lobby became noisy again, and the students couldn't help but gang up to attack it.

Han Lingfu and Han Lingguan in the second floor lounge couldn't help sneering, completely relieved.

"What an idiot!" Han Lingguan closed the window again and hooked his lips mockingly.

"Second Emperor, it should be said that this is God's help for my two brothers!"

During the conversation, the two brothers sat down again, drank tea, exchanged a few words, and their minds flew to the temple the day after tomorrow.

Huang Hetai's wild remarks in Cushifeng Garden quickly spread ten, ten, hundreds, and thousands, and many students swear that this person must be fraudulent, and they all wait to see him. The palace exam was ugly, but some people felt that this person was quite arrogant and difficult to compete with. If this is an ordinary person, regardless of whether he has true talents and practical knowledge, if he is accused by thousands of people, his emotions will collapse long ago. Facing the maliciousness of others, Huang Hetai still needs If you can't greet each other with a smile, what if you say a few words!

These incidents were widely spread, and by the next day, everyone from literati to ordinary people was talking about it, and Huang Hetai's name suddenly became known in the streets and alleys, and even those people began to pay attention to the upcoming palace exam. Naturally, these news also passed into the palace and into the emperor's ears...

This night is destined to be a sleepless night for most of the tributes. When the dawn sun illuminates the eastern sky, it means that the palace exam has finally arrived in the limelight.

Hundreds of famous tributes gathered in the palace, all dressed in the same color of blue silk and blue-rimmed tributes, wearing carved gold crowns on their heads, and they seemed to be in high spirits.

The first-name Huiyuan has always been the focus of everyone, but this time, the gaze projected on Kenke Huiyuan is a little weird, there is no envy, no jealousy, some disdain, ridicule, and schadenfreude waiting to see a good show.

In this strange atmosphere, the candidates entered the Golden Palace, Eunuch Liu whispered in the emperor's ear, and pointed to the middle-sized man standing in the center of the front row with his whisk.

The emperor's eyes followed what Eunuch Liu pointed, and his sharp eyes narrowed slightly.

It turns out that he is the Yuan Huang Hetai of the Jinke Association.

Today's Huang Hetai dresses like other tributes, standing with their heads held high and their hands behind their backs. Compared to the fearful students around him, this person seems to be somewhat arrogant.

The emperor not only heard the rumors on the street, but also read Huang Hetai's article on taxation. The article was so empty that if he met a pragmatic examiner, he might not even be able to pass the exam...

Thinking about it, the emperor's eyes are a little complicated.

It can be said that the emperor, more than anyone else, hoped that this case of favoritism and fraud would be unfounded, and hoped that this turmoil could be quelled as soon as possible. Since he ascended the throne, he has been conscientious and diligent in government affairs. Such a smear of fraud in the imperial examination is written down on the political achievements.

But after reading Huang Hetai's old works, even the emperor had to hesitate to suspect that there might be something wrong with Enke this time...

Thinking of the coming storm, the emperor woke up in the middle of the night for several nights, and the whole person looked a lot haggard.

"Students see the emperor, long live my emperor! Long live!"

The densely packed candidates occupied most of the Golden Palace Hall, and knelt down to salute the emperor in a single, loud voice, but with a hint of depression.

Originally, the title of the Golden List was the first of the three happy events in life.

But now the fraud case has cast a heavy shadow on this happy event, and no one knows how the emperor will deal with this after the palace exam.

After all, in all the fraud cases, it was light to gain fame, and it would never be admitted in the future, or even lose his head, there are countless.

The emperor sitting on the throne looked around the candidates and said loudly: "Since ancient times, the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes have hurt the people, and the history of the Central Plains has been opened for thousands of years. Among them, the change of dynasties is mostly caused by the excessive collection of taxes and taxes by those in power. Today I will take the topic of taxation. ."

Both the candidates and the invigilators present had read Huang Hetai's article, but no one thought that the emperor would take this as the subject.

Those candidates were afraid of getting into trouble, they all lowered their eyebrows to pleasing the eyes, not squinting, suppressing the shock in their hearts, as for those officials, they were more casual, exchanging glances with each other and having different thoughts.

Afterwards, the examinees sat down in front of the case, concentrating on their own, and then spread paper and brushed ink... With the movement of brushing ink, most people's hearts calmed down, and their expressions were solemn.

Soon, some candidates began to write and write straight.

After most of the people started to write, Huang Hetai was still rubbing his ink slowly. His leisurely appearance once again attracted a lot of attention. Even the emperor looked at Huang Hetai several times, his face sinking like water. As for the invigilator. Several officials have begun to sigh and shake their heads, and some even secretly rejoice that they are not the main and deputy examiners this time. No matter who leaked the question, this time someone is destined to be implicated!

Before he knew it, half of the time for the palace exam had passed, and when almost anyone wondered if Huang Hetai was going to hand in a blank, he finally started to write, and his writing was like flowing water. It seemed that his thinking was very smooth.

At this time, candidates in the back row were already finishing their writing, and some people couldn't help but look up at Huang Hetai with a sarcastic expression, thinking: I don't know what "high opinion" this Huang Huiyuan will have this time. Shouldn't it be a commonplace again?

Time passed little by little... When the incense in the cauldron was exhausted, Huang Hetai just took the pen unhurriedly, and then began to close the paper, while those candidates temporarily stepped back and waited for the emperor and several scholars, Hanlin Mark the papers.

These hundreds of examination papers are going to evaluate the first few and the top two on the same day. Of course, the emperor could not have time to look at all the examination papers. He just picked a few sentences at the beginning of each article. Do not look down.

Therefore, it was just over half an hour, and the emperor had already read twenty or thirty papers. Most of the articles were mediocre, but not too unsightly. Occasionally, some people put forward unique opinions, which made the emperor linger a little, but the emperor was still in his heart. I feel something is wrong.

The emperor's lips pursed into a straight line, and he couldn't say he was happy or angry.

He flipped over another paper at random, glanced at the next one, and was about to turn it over in a sullen mood when suddenly the hand holding the paper paused, his eyes seemed to be attracted by something, and his eyes were reading this Zhang paper...

Although the emperor didn't say anything, but based on Liu Gonggong's understanding of the emperor, he immediately guessed that the emperor should have discovered some kind of talent, so Long Xin was delighted.

Wonderful! Wonderful!

Whether this article is literary or insightful, it is the talent of the champion.

The emperor finished reading the paper in a hurry, and said in a good mood: "Okay! Well written!"

Several scholars and Hanlin present were looking through other papers, and they all looked at the emperor when they heard the sound.

The emperor was refreshed, and even the previous fatigue was swept away, and immediately ordered Liu Gonggong to circulate this article.

A paper was first passed from the imperial case to the case of Chen Dashi. When he saw it, his eyes lit up, and he looked down almost eagerly.

This article proposes to combine the duties, servitude and taxes into one and collect them uniformly; it is suggested to re-measure the land, and to equalize the taxes on the fields, which will help prevent some powerful officials from forcibly annexing the land and evading taxes by hiding the fields. Instead, the collection is based on the number of people and acres of land; after the combination of duties, servitude, and taxes, they will all be paid in silver, so as to simplify the collection items and procedures, which can reduce the burden on farmers to a certain extent, and the conversion of draughts into silver can also promote commercial prosperity... …

In a short article of a thousand words, it is naturally impossible to be detailed, but the ideas he put forward have been refreshing.

Following the senior scholar Chen, several other officials were also delighted to see it, and everyone whispered to discuss whether the silver folding method mentioned in this article was feasible, and the golden hall was full of excitement.

The emperor looked around the crowd, feeling more cheerful, and said loudly: "Uncover the name, let me see who this champion is."

This book was first published by Xiaoxiang Academy, please do not reprint!