Dao Fruit

Zheng Zhongsen was Qiu Yan's former best friend. The two had a close friendship. After the incident in Zuoqu Village, Qiu Yan's life and death were unknown. Zheng Zhengsen even paid homage to him from afar.

Two years ago, the new emperor ascended the throne and opened Enke. Zheng Zhengsen packed his bags and came to Jiannancheng to take the provincial examination. However, after that, he disappeared out of thin air and there was no news. Qiu Yan searched for him several times, and even the god himself was there. Use it, but still get nothing.

I didn't expect that it would appear in front of me so suddenly at this time.

Qiu Yan looked at the other party. While sighing and doubting, he caught a trace of panic in the other party's eyes and vented some demonic energy on him.

Compared with two years ago, although Zheng Zhongsen looked calm, his face was pale, his cheekbones were bulging, and he was much thinner than before.

Qiu Yan's heart moved. He extended his senses and probed carefully. He immediately found that Zheng Zhongsen's emotions and thoughts were scattered, his blood, vitality, and yang were weak.

Narrowing his eyes, he realized that the other party might have gone through a lot of changes, but since Zheng Zhongsen didn't want to say anything, he didn't ask. He just said: "You and I are friends. If you need help if you need anything, just ask. That’s it.”

Zheng Zhengsen nodded: "Actually, I want to..."

Before he finished speaking, the crowd not far away suddenly started to boil.

With the cry of "the results are released", the crowd surged, and the billowing of people's wishes almost exploded, roaring and sweeping across like a strong wind, even Qiu Yan was shaken by it.

"What a violent public wish! What a strong idea!"

This is when the scribes in Gongyuan are about to post the rankings!

Suddenly, there was a loud shaking sound all around. Qiu Yan followed the sound and found that a large number of soldiers were rushing over. The sound was made by military boots stepping on the ground.

The release of the list is no small matter, and it naturally requires soldiers to guard and maintain order, both front and rear. There were more than two hundred people inside and outside.

Even Zheng Zhengsen stopped talking and looked longingly in the direction of Gongyuan, his body trembling slightly.

This movement fell into the eyes of Qiu Yan, who sighed slightly, and then said: "Since Brother Zheng still wants to take the imperial examination, why don't you go and give it a try?"

Unexpectedly, Zheng Zhongsen smiled bitterly and shook his head after hearing this. Said: "Han Chuang has been studying hard for more than ten years, and all he has done is to get on the Dragon and Tiger List. How can he let it go so easily? But, now I can't help myself... Sigh."

While the two were talking, someone started calling names in the Gongyuan opposite.

The name was first called out by the clerk beside the list, and then repeated by the official with a loud voice. As soon as he spoke, the surroundings fell silent, and the previous noise no longer existed. There are too many people here, and those who are far away cannot see the names on the list. Of course, they can only rely on listening.

This silence. After shouting, it became clear that it was the ranking and the name of the successful candidate.

Just as one name after another popped out of the clerk's mouth, the quiet crowd gradually became excited again. From time to time, someone would yell, "I've won! I've won!" and then danced.

There are many elderly people among them. After hearing the name, memories flowed back and forth, thinking that I had worked hard for half my life and my hair was gray. I suddenly had mixed feelings, couldn't breathe, passed out immediately, and caused chaos in the crowd.

Qiu Yan stood far away and had good eyesight, taking in all these scenes. Not only that, he could also clearly sense that the tumbling thoughts of people above the crowd were undergoing drastic changes.

Most of them were tensed, solidified, simmering, and anxious, obviously waiting for the results. However, as the officials sang, a few people's thoughts rose into the sky, bursting out with strong joy, vaguely related to the dragon aura of the dynasty. Connected!

Among them, there are even those who have experienced explosive transition and are almost overdrawn, such as the old scholar who passed out and died.

"A list is like a mirror, reflecting the various changes in the world, no, the various changes in people's hearts..."

When Qiu Yan changed his mind, the scribe was still reading his name, but as he went on, the crowd became more and more irritable, and their voices became louder and louder, gradually covering up his voice.

"Fourteenth, Yuan Ning Fang Ziyan!"

At this time, a name popped out of his mouth. Qiu Yan was slightly stunned when he heard this ranking.

Of course, he was no stranger to Fang Ziyan, and he had already noticed the other party's hostility. However, after all, he was not a life-and-death enemy, and it did not involve a battle for life, so he didn't take it to heart. However, he still knew this person's talent and learning, although it was a bit vain. But he has a good foundation. When he was in Wuxin City, he wrote poems and poems one after another. His articles were colorful and colorful, and his intention was to be superior to others. His reputation as a gifted scholar was true.

Moreover, judging from his momentum and airs before the exam, he clearly has the momentum and thoughts to compete for Jieyuan. Even if such a person performs abnormally in the exam room, it is impossible to be ranked outside the tenth place.

Qiu Yan is not the only one who has similar thoughts.

As soon as this ranking came out, many people were stunned and looked for Fang Ziyan in the crowd, but he didn't come and couldn't find anyone, so they had to give up.

This was just an interlude, and everyone quickly became immersed in anxious waiting again.

Not long after, Zhou Guan and Luo Jiayun squeezed out from the crowd, with happy faces and a little hard to control themselves. They murmured to themselves, nothing more than the word "hit", but compared to others, they were much better, slightly. Appear calm.

In the crowd, the chants are still going on——

"Third place, Yuan Ning Gu Yan..."

"Second place, Xingyuan Gao Jing..."

Zhou Guan glanced around, saw Qiu Yan, and immediately ran over with a face full of joy: "Brother Qiu! You also got hit, and..."

The moment he ran over, the official who sang the list also read the last name——

"First place, Yuan Ning Qiu Yan!"

The first place in the provincial examination is Jieyuan!

This is an incredible achievement. Don’t think that in the imperial examination, only Jinshi is famous. Yuan, ten people in three years!

Ten people!

How vast is the vast country?

How many cities can there be in the world?

Ten people among hundreds of millions of people, this kind of achievement is enough to make people admire them!

However, Qiu Yan seemed to have guessed the result a long time ago, and did not have much emotional fluctuations. It is true that his military strategy was not a simple examination paper, but was invited out by the observer and circulated among the officials. . Based on this, he formulated a counterattack strategy and quelled the turmoil in the southwest. If such an article was revealed later, the entire officialdom of Jiannan Road, as well as many examiners and marking officers, would be implicated!

Thinking of this, Qiu Yan knew that a Jieyuan could not escape. No matter what others said, it would be difficult to shake him.

The moment Jie Yuan was announced. The singing ended here. Among the crowd, countless candidates' moods changed. A few were overjoyed, the rest were dejected, and even more desperate ones sank into the abyss.

Above, the rising human thoughts also changed violently. A few dozen of them flew into the sky and merged with the dragon energy. The rest are sinking slowly, and a few of them are filled with various negative emotions, showing signs of breaking out.

"Huh? These people seem to have premeditated this."

The changes in people's thoughts are the focus of the scholar's avatar. Use it to understand human nature, and you can easily discover the tricks inside.

At this moment, Zheng Zhengsen's voice came from behind Qiu Yan——

"This is not the time to talk. I will pick a time to visit Brother Xian at the inn where he is staying. I won't interrupt you for now. Congratulations, congratulations..." Zheng Zhengsen clasped his fists in congratulations. His voice was dry, and he forced a smile, then turned and left.

"Huh?" Qiu Yan reacted. Next to him, Zhou Guan and Luo Jiayun also came to congratulate him. He had no choice but to turn around and talk to his two friends.

Just after he said a few words, his thoughts suddenly started to tumble.

Qiu Yan immediately realized what happened, and at the same time remembered something, and asked aloud: "How is Brother Zhang?"

When singing the song, he didn't hear Zhang Zhen's name.

As soon as Zhang Zhen was mentioned here, Zhang Zhen's voice came from the side. The voice was a little trembling, revealing that the owner of the voice was not calm, but was trying his best to maintain it.

"Shen Zhi, Brother Luo, Brother Zhou, congratulations to you three." Zhang Zhen had a smile on his face, but there was a look of disappointment in his eyes.

Seeing his appearance, the other three people couldn't help but offer words of comfort.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhen lowered his voice: "Shenzhi, you should leave here first. After the list was published, people's hearts fluctuated. Many people were unwilling to take chances and were easily provoked. When I came here just now, someone was spreading unfavorable news. If your rumors continue to stay here, something bad may happen.”

As if to confirm his words, someone among the failed candidates suddenly yelled——

"That's right! When taking the exam, the three training examiners and the examiner all went to Qiu Yan's side. They must have given him some pointers!"

"Not only that, I heard that even the observers are helping behind the scenes!"

"It's not fair! Maybe it's because of this person that my place was squeezed out!"

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Someone started, and others suddenly became excited. They didn't care whether the matter was true or not, they just wanted to make a fuss. After all, they were lucky and imagined that things would get bigger and things would turn around. They didn't care whether they were being used by others.

The imperial examination involves a lifetime, so it is hard to accept failure. If someone instigates it, it will immediately cause a lot of trouble. There are many precedents in history, so when the results are released, the government will send so many soldiers, not only to maintain order, but also to In order to prevent crowds from gathering to cause trouble.

At this time, when they saw signs of commotion in the crowd, the surrounding soldiers immediately stepped forward to suppress them and shouted loudly.

Youdao is a scholar who encounters soldiers. He cannot explain clearly. Many candidates are not stupid. They have no intention of conflict with the officers and soldiers. However, when they open and close their mouths, they are all questioning and speculating. They cooperate with each other and have a strong tendency to confirm the rumors. Many discoveries Qiu Yan took even more hurried steps to rush towards them, while those who were far away glared at them.

For a time, there was a mood of boiling public resentment.

When Zhang Zhen and others saw this, they felt uneasy and advised Qiu Yan to leave.

Qiu Yan shook his head and said: "Don't be afraid. My Jie Yuan is a real test. How can I fly away if someone talks or stares at me? The more I do at this time, the less I can show weakness. If I leave, I can only leave behind the words. , On the contrary, just wait for a while and someone will come to prove it.”

Zhang Zhen and others looked at each other, puzzled by what Qiu Yan said, and among the excited crowd, there were also a few people who looked at Qiu Yan, who was calm and composed, thoughtfully.

In the distance, the rapid sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded. Before the horse arrived, the sound came over first——

"The Holy Oracle has arrived!" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better novels and faster updates!

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