The rise of Tianzhu of Daqin

Chapter 338 We are all on the same starting line
After receiving Yingxuan's order, the Shadow Secret Guard rushed into the examination room, began to collect all the test questions, and then packed them away.

The sudden change caught the examiners off guard, and they couldn't help asking what the Shadow Secret Guard wanted to do.

"My lord has an order. Your tasks are over here. Go home and rest. The rewards will come later."

Hearing Shadow Secret Guard's answer, the examiners felt a little bit of a bad premonition.

"The students' test questions have not yet been reviewed, and our task has not been completed yet?" the examiner said.

"I don't need to bother you, the prince has his own arrangements."

After finishing speaking, the Shadow Secret Guard left with the examinee's test questions and left the academy. He was escorted by strong men all the way, and went directly to Wang Qin Palace.

After that, Yingxuan and Nei Shiteng also left the academy and went to Qin Palace. Afterwards, the Xianyang garrison who was in charge of guarding the examination room withdrew from the academy, and these examiners were finally free.

"How come the results come out so soon?"

Unknown aristocratic families and schools of thought were immediately moved upon hearing the news, and entered the academy one after another, asking the examiners for their results.

"What, you don't know?"

The head of the Meng family has been outside the academy since the assessment began, waiting for the result of the assessment, but he did not expect to get such a result.

"After the assessment, King Changge ordered the Shadow Secret Guards to collect all the strategies, seal their names, and send them to the Qin Palace. Let us go home and rest, saying that the assessment has nothing to do with us."

The examiner said helplessly: "I'm afraid there is no way to complete the matter of promising you to recommend talents."

"You don't get paid for nothing, I will return your gifts to you later."

"I'm really sorry, I didn't expect King Changge to do such a thing. Instead of me marking the test papers, he used someone else instead."

"You don't have to blame yourself, this is also unpredictable."

Master Wen Wen sighed. In order to make their disciples stand out, they have worked hard on these examiners. They did not give gifts to those who should be given gifts, nor did they take care of them.

But who would have imagined that this group of people is a bunch of waste, of no great use.

It's easy to give this gift, but it's not easy to take it back. Besides, even if these examiners return it voluntarily, they don't have the face to accept it.

"Let's keep some worthless little things, and you should make friends with them."

Ji Buce said: "If you have any place to eat meat in the future, don't forget about us."

Hearing that you don't have to return what you accepted, the smiles on the faces of the examiners brightened.

Those worthless little things are huge wealth that some people can't earn in eight lifetimes.

"It's easy to say, easy to say, in the future, if you are useful to us, you can open your mouth. I will definitely cooperate with all my strength, and it will be considered as atonement."

With the benefits, the examiners may have made verbal promises, but whether they will be fulfilled or not depends on the future situation.

"I wish you a busy day, I'm afraid I'm tired, so we won't bother you, goodbye!"

Since they couldn't get useful information, everyone didn't bother to continue talking nonsense and left one after another.

"It's no wonder that Yingxuan blatantly appointed examiners from the very beginning. It turned out that he had no intention of letting them really participate in the academy's assessment."

Wen Renting said: "I understand now that these examiners are just a cover to deceive us."

"Not only a cover, but also a puppet."

The head of the Wen family said: "The real invigilators of the academy's assessment are probably not them, but the shadow guards."

Ji Buce said: "King Changge is well aware of our eagerness to make our disciples stand out. Since we have used this little trick to deceive everyone, he is really a calculating person."

"It's too late to say that now!"

Wen Renmu said: "The question now is who is the one who will review the test questions?"

"In the academy assessment, Yingxuan will not make a final decision by himself, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the public. He will definitely use the hands of others to get the result he wants, and block the mouths of the world."

"Then, who will be selected by Ying Zheng?"

In Xianyang Baifu, when the head of the Meng family asked this sentence, Bai Qi gave the answer without hesitation.

"Since it's not a famous family or a powerful family, then it must be a court minister." Bai Zhi, the daughter of the Bai family, said confidently.

"The essence of the academy's assessment is to select talents for the empire, so it is naturally the best result for the empire to decide the candidates."

"That being said, none of the ministers of the empire has ever received an order to review the test questions?" Feng Quji said.

"Perhaps Ying Xuan didn't notify them at all."

Bai Qi said: "To review the test paper, no matter how you say it, you have to wait until the test questions come out."

"Now that it's out, it's time for Yingxuan to recruit people."

Bai Qi continued: "Minister of the court, it should be our chance to make friends with the old Qin family."

"However, Yingxuan raised suspicions and asked us to divert our attention. Even if we know Yingxuan's purpose at this moment, we have no way to lock down the minister who reviewed the test questions and bribe him."

"Besides, even if they are locked down, Yingxuan probably won't give them a chance to contact the outside world. This time, Yingxuan made a move. Other means are useless. It depends on the younger generation's ability."

While everyone was talking, Feng Quji's son Feng Jie rushed in.

"Father, something is wrong!"

"You're in a panic, what's the proper way, speak slowly!" Feng Quji scolded Feng Jie.

"Father, the Shadow Secret Guard entered the house just now and said that he was ordered by King Changge to bring you in to see him." Feng Jie said.

"What did you say?" Feng Quji asked.

"My son said that you went to play chess with your old friends, and when they left, I hurried over to inform you."

With a worried look on his face, Feng Jie said, "Is King Changge planning to take revenge on the old Qin family, to take revenge with one arrow!"

Hearing what Feng Jie said, the old Qin family was very worried, returned to Xianyang for more than half a month, Ying Xuan has been calm, how could he suddenly start revenge on the old Qin family?
"will not!"

Bai Qi said firmly.

"Marquis Wu of the North has reached an agreement that Wang Ben will take action against the old Qin family. I have been in contact with Wang Ben these days to minimize the loss of the old Qin family."

Bai Qi said: "Although no agreement has been reached, it is almost to the point where both parties can accept it."

Bai Zhi on the side suddenly thought of something, took a step forward, and asked Feng Jie, "Besides Feng's mansion, which mansion has the Shadow Secret Guard been to?"

"I came in a hurry and didn't pay attention!"

Feng Jie said: "However, when I passed by Li's residence, I saw the Shadow Secret Guard staying in Li's residence, and there was still that car waiting outside."

"The Li Mansion?" Bai Zhi asked.

"Naturally, it's the residence of Prime Minister Li Si!" Feng Jie said.

"Come on, go and check immediately, the shadow guards have visited those official residences tonight!"

"There's no need to check, it should be the left and right prime ministers and the three princes and nine ministers."

Bai Qi said: "These people are important ministers of the empire, and the talents selected by their hands are enough to block all the mouths."

"Wu An-jun means that Yingxuan wants to appoint us to review the test questions?"

Feng Quji said in surprise: "Half of the three lords and nine ministers come from the old Qin family, how dare he use Yingxuan?"

Bai Qi gave Feng Quji a cold look.

"Why didn't he dare to use it?"

"Do you know the specific strategies of the disciples of the old Qin family, or do you know the handwriting of all the disciples of the old Qin family?"

"Or, even if you know each other, you can pass Yingxuan and submit that policy to His Majesty the First Emperor?"

"What are you still doing?"

Seeing that Feng Quji was motionless, Bai Qi couldn't help but get angry, and said: "Wait for the Shadow Secret Guards to come to the White Mansion to find you, or wait for the results of the review to come out. After the overall situation is settled, you can go to Xianyang Palace and plead guilty to His Majesty."

"I'm confused!"

Feng Quji suddenly realized, and said: "I'm going to the Qin Palace to review the papers, no matter what, I can't let Ying Xuan decide it with a single word."

"Although they have lost some advantages, they are just back on the same starting line. In terms of real level, a powerful family will not lose to a poor student."

(End of this chapter)