Chaos on the temples: You can't escape if you provoke treacherous ministers

As soon as Liu Yunxiang finished speaking, Fang Wanjin was eliminated.

"W-what's the matter?"

Fang Wanjin clearly performed very well just now, and it would be no exaggeration to say that she was the most beautiful among all the girls. However, even if Xie Si was eliminated, she would not be so surprised and...aggrieved.

Liu Yunxiang was able to endure it, but Fang Wanjin was not one who could bear it. He actually rushed up to ask Xuezheng for a theory. Not knowing what the Xuezheng said, he actually raised his fist to hit someone.

This was a place where he could run wild. Officials soon surrounded him. Yan Mu hurried forward and pulled Fang Wanjin back.

"Since businessmen are not allowed to win, why are they allowed to participate? Isn't this just kidding!" Fang Wanjin kept turning around and shouting while being pushed away by Yan Mu.

This kid was really angry and blushing. If Yan Mu hadn't stopped him, he would have rushed over to fight with the official.

"Okay, they are just doing things for An Zhang, so what if you beat them." Yan Mu shouted.

Fang Wanjin was so angry that he said, "I just don't accept it. It's in vain that I spent so much time spitting. If I had known, I should have spit in their faces. What regulations and rules are all bullshit."

"Fang Wanjin!" Yan Mu's face darkened.

In case this kid said something treacherous and irritated Yan Mu, Liu Yunxiang hurriedly pulled him aside and softly comforted him. Seeing that he was much calmer, he asked: "In previous years, were there business students who participated in the flower list?" ?Is there anyone in the top three?"

"Have."

"Have?"

Liu Yunxiang was a little curious. She thought there was an invisible rule in the flower list, which was that business students could only participate and could not occupy the top three places.Fang Wanjin's performance just now was so good that she forgot this rule for a while and really thought he would win.That student in the top three must be so talented that these academic officials made an exception and allowed him to win.

Fang Wanjin sat down on the stone steps next to him, still a little angry, and kicked the stones in front of him away.

"He also studied at Banshan Academy and was Mr. Bai's most proud student. It's a pity that he is a businessman."

Liu Yunxiang thought for a moment and asked, "But the son of Aunt Xu who you met at the market yesterday?"

Fang Wanjin was silent, then nodded, "Yes, Xu Jingyu. I, Fang Wanjin, have never admired anyone in my life, only him."

Liu Yunxiang sat down next to Fang Wanjin and listened to him quietly.

"Brother Xu is full of knowledge and always wants to become an official and use his talents. Others study hard for twelve years in a cold window, but he is in his twenties. Zhenzhen gets up before dawn to study, and only puts down his books after midnight. This happens every day, from then on. He has never let up. Not only is he ambitious and talented, he is also generous and kind to others. Such a person makes all the officials in the court blind..."

Liu Yunxiang hurriedly hissed and told Fang Wanjin to stop talking.

"You are just aggrieved for Xu Jingyu, but you don't hate the imperial court so much, right?"

"They killed him!"

"Ah, Xu Jingyu is dead?"

Fang Wanjin turned away, wiped his tears hard, and didn't want to say any more.

"But Xu Jingyu's mother beamed when she mentioned her son yesterday, doesn't she know?"

"she does not know."

"Did something happen to Xu Jingyu? Why did you say the imperial court killed him?"

Fang Wanjin stood up quickly, obviously not wanting to answer the question, and walked away angrily.

Liu Yunxiang exhaled, vaguely feeling that the old man Bai had a deeper intention in asking them to come to Zhushui County.

In the last round of debate, Xie Si performed very steadily and his thinking was extremely quick. His opponent was from Mingyuan Academy, and he was equally powerful.

This round of debate lasted for a long time, and when Xuezheng called to listen, the two had not yet decided who was better. "Candidates, please stay here later. I and other adults will go to the inner courtyard to discuss, and the results will be available in half an hour." After saying that, the academic administrator stroked his beard and went in with several other academic administrators, and they walked in. While discussing, one of the academicians looked back at Xie Si and nodded.

When Xie Si came out, Liu Yunxiang took two steps forward to greet him and praised him loudly for his good performance.

"You must be the top candidate for the top three."

Xie Si smiled shyly, scratched the back of his head and said, "I also think I performed well just now."

"It's really good." Yan Mu stepped forward and said.

Seeing Yan Mu, Xie Si immediately straightened his posture, raised his hands and saluted, "Sir, he helped the students correct current affairs policies before, and he also taught them everything he had. The students benefited a lot."

"If you can listen to it and understand it, it means you are not stubborn. This is very valuable."

"Mr. Xie."

Yan Mu coughed dryly and felt a little uncomfortable being called 'Sir' one by one by the students.

At this time, Fatty Liu from Mingyuan Academy came over. He walked over step by step, stroking his beard proudly, "Mr. Yan, it's too early to talk nonsense. Among the top three, there must be the first-class one of our Mingyuan Academy. Do you have any?"

Yan Mu asked Xie Si to look for Zhuzi and the others outside, and then he cast a sidelong glance at Fatty Liu, "The list hasn't been announced yet. Could it be that you used some trick to get into the top three?"

Fatty Liu's eyes widened, "Don't you dare throw dirty water on me!"

Yan Mu snorted, "Then how do you know?"

"The one who debated with Xie Si from your academy is a student from our academy."

"so what?"

"If you think about it, you can see that they are pretty evenly matched."

"I think Xie Si is better."

Fatty Liu spread his hands and said, "Even so, it was our students who got this spot."

Yan Mu frowned, "How do you say that?"

Fatty Liu deliberately didn't say anything, looking mysterious, planning to let Yan Mu beg him.

Yan Mu was too lazy to beg him and wanted to pull Liu Yunxiang out.

"He is the county magistrate's son!" Fatty Liu couldn't help but say.

Yan Mu stopped and turned to look at Fatty Liu, "So what if he is the county magistrate's son? Do you mean that the county magistrate will show favoritism and bribe other academic officials?"

"I didn't say it, it's just your imagination."

Seeing that Yan Mu didn't believe it, Fatty Liu realized that he had talked too much and left in a hurry, "The list will be published later, so you can be dumbfounded."

Looking at Fatty Liu's leaving figure, Yan Mu frowned.If he wasn't completely sure, Fatty Liu would definitely not have said that. Could it be that the county magistrate really used tricks in private?
Half an hour came quickly, and a big red paper was posted on the outside of the exam, with the names of the top three students written on it.

Yan Mu and Liu Yunxiang squeezed in and saw that Xie Si was not there.

When Xie Si saw this result, he was also dumbfounded, "Why is it without me... I obviously performed better..."

Yan Mu clenched his fists. At this time, he saw several middle-aged men who were academicians and government officials coming out. The middle-aged men were followed by official officials, who should be the magistrate of Zhushui County.

Guessing his identity, Yan Mu rushed forward angrily. (End of chapter)