Dao Fruit

"Some people are dissatisfied with the rankings and talk about fraud, so they cause trouble?"

In the palace, Li Kun frowned immediately when he heard the reward, and the joy on his face dimmed a lot.

Beside, the white-faced and beardless old man noticed the change in Li Kun's expression, and he immediately felt a surge of anger in his heart!

"The officials have been working hard day and night, but the state affairs have not improved. The war situation in the north has changed again in the past few days. It is a time when I am worried. Fortunately, Qiu Yanwen dyed the examination paper. Just now, it triggered a vision and made the officials happy. At this time, someone actually wants to come Adding to the chaos! Those so-called ministers do not take Tianjia seriously!"

The old man's anger was high. Just now, a strange phenomenon occurred in Gongyuan. The brilliance soared into the sky, broke into the clouds, and was connected with the dragon's energy. As the center of Dali, the emperor sensed it at the first moment. He got up to look and saw of joy.

boom!

Outside the palace, the wind was blowing from the ground, and the air currents were surging, making the surrounding guards and Huangmen unable to stand and crumbling.

However, the wind came suddenly and went away quickly, but the people outside showed no signs of surprise and continued to perform their duties.

In the palace, the old man came to Li Kun and reported all the information collected one by one.

"Oh? You mean, this incident was done by the New Party? Tian Youqing was the main one, and Pan Xiang was also involved?" Li Kun frowned more and more, "It seems that he was too indulgent to them. Got a little carried away."

"The officials are so kind, but they don't know how to be grateful and take the gifts as a matter of course." A cold light flashed in the eyes of the white-faced old man, "But it's the minister's business. It's not easy for me to say anything, and I want the officials to make up their minds. That’s it.”

Li Kun nodded. He raised his hands and rubbed his temples. The joy on his face completely dissipated: "Send someone over first to deal with the affairs of the Imperial College. You must protect Qiu Yan's reputation. This is a matter of Darui's face. We must not allow this happy event to be compromised." "Reduce color."

"Yes!" The old man nodded respectfully and then asked again. "Where's Tian Yuqing?"

"Tian Qing is a capable man, but he went too far this time. You sent someone to invite him, and I will have a talk with him. Don't make a big show of it. The officials still have to protect their face. Besides, some things are still a bit confusing. "Speaking of this, Li Kun sighed, "Actually, if it hadn't affected the auspicious vision, given Tian Qing's achievements, this might not have been the case. "

"The officials are too kind." The old man had a kind look in his eyes. After praising him, he was ordered to leave. The moment he stepped out of the palace, his whole aura suddenly changed and was no longer as peaceful as before. Like an unsheathed sword.

The surrounding temperature dropped suddenly, and a thin layer of frost actually appeared on the white jade steps!

"Father-in-law..."

along the way. The armored guards and the little yellow gatekeepers were silent, and they all saluted the old man when they saw him.

The old man nodded slightly, and there was a crisp sound under his feet. Like an arrow leaving the string, the man dragged his slender shadow and disappeared in the square in front of the hall in an instant, carrying the dark wind, to the corner of the palace complex.

It's quite dark here.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Several black shadows flashed, and three men were seen coming from three directions, wearing dark clothes, kneeling on one knee in front of the old man, lowering their heads, as if they were submissive.

"Go to the Imperial Academy and wait for orders. You must not let anyone influence the release of the results. Huiyuan's reputation must not be damaged at all. This will be a matter of history in the future. There must be no flaws that will make the official family laugh at future generations!"

"Got the order!"

The three of them nodded, swayed, and left.

Then, the old man stepped forward, his body like lightning, and in less than a moment, he crossed half of the imperial city and entered a palace. There was a plaque hanging on the door with three big words -

Imperial City Division!

The strokes of these three characters are straight, but the lines give people a strange and changeable feeling.

"Tian Youqing is an official of the imperial court after all. If the officials want to win, they have to go through some procedures, so they leave it to me, but they can't be careless."

………………

At the same moment, there was chaos outside the Imperial College.

"Let us in!"

"We want an explanation!"

"Catch those who commit fraud!"

Amid the chaos and noise, people occasionally gathered and dispersed.

Many successful candidates did not dare to speak out because those who failed were all as if they were crazy. Whenever they saw someone laughing, they would swarm up and attack in groups, even though most of the people who took action were scholars who had never learned boxing. But most of the people on the list are not diligent, their bodies are not strong, and it is difficult to bear it.

Fortunately, there are still many merchants here, mobilizing manpower and servants to protect them, otherwise, people may be killed.

Even so, the situation is still not optimistic. Due to the impact of the candidates, the officials gathered at the entrance of the Imperial College have long since dispersed and fled to the side. However, there are also people who are struggling to maintain order. However, they are officials of the Ministry of Rites and have never experienced such a battle. How can they command it? appropriate?

Some people also sent people to report to the inspection department. After about a cup of tea, an inspector came hurriedly with soldiers.

These soldiers were armed with weapons and strong in physique. After arriving, they divided the work and cooperated to quickly separate the crowd. At least they controlled the situation, and the defenders of the capital came over.

These soldiers and generals were originally on standby because of the imperial examination, but the situation was difficult to distinguish, so they did not arrive in time.

You must know that even those who fail the exam still have the status of being promoted. The inspection department and ordinary soldiers do not dare to use excessive force, let alone hurt others, and restrain their hands.

Candidates are Confucian scholars, and they belong to the same family as the court officials. Even if there is trouble, there will always be an explanation. Candidates have made trouble in history. In many cases, in order to appease the public anger and set an example for the world, the court had to make a gesture of buying horse bones with a lot of gold and pardon their crimes to prevent the scholars from being affected.

In contrast, the soldiers responsible for suppression often have to take the blame. After all, it is okay for scholars to intrigue against each other, but once a military officer intervenes, the situation immediately changes. In the eyes of civil officials, military men suppressing scholars is tantamount to rebellion and cannot be tolerated at all!

With such considerations, the patrol officer did not dare to act on his own, and many soldiers followed suit. How could they calm the situation with worries in their hearts?

Not long after, the separated crowd had a tendency to break through the separation, and after being delayed like this, many failed candidates noticed the list again and found many unusual places.

"How come Mr. Wen is so talented and had a plan before the exam, but he ranked third?"

"Yes, although Ye Yun has a little reputation, he has never done anything amazing, and his literary reputation is not prominent. How can he be ranked second?"

"The champion is Qiu Yan? Although he is famous, he has not made any achievements in Xingjing. Most of the time, he relied on the Lantern Festival to be mentioned on the same level as Mr. Wen. How can he be ranked first?"

"And the seventh place Li Le is a martial artist, but he is in the top ten. It's outrageous!"

"Thirteenth place, seventy-seventh place, eighty-sixth place..."

As the words were spoken, the emotions of the crowd became more and more out of control. In their opinion, all the names on the list were unworthy of their reputations. As long as they were interested, they could find one or two reasons. Every one of them looked like cheating!

"Oh? Someone is guiding people's hearts again! It's really lively. Two parties are intervening, one strong and one weak, just touching the reverse scale of the dynasty! However, why is there no dragon energy to suppress such behavior?"

In the crowd, Qiu Yan's eyes flickered, watching the changes in the dark clouds above, thinking.

"He is now guiding people's wishes, and it seems to be targeting me. In this case, I can't wait any longer, so as not to be besieged by ignorant people again. It's really annoying to use words to manipulate people. I should establish my reputation in one fell swoop! Besides, the cause and effect entanglement is enough at the moment, and I should be able to find the source of the person behind it!"

Thinking about it, Qiu Yan's mind moved, and his suppressed thoughts suddenly flew, turning into strands of literary thoughts, radiating outward and radiating to the surroundings!

In the outside world, Xingjing's will was everywhere, and Qiu Yan's consciousness and will merged, relying on the connection, integrating literary thoughts into it!

Huh!

Afterwards, the city's will rolled up, driving the literary thoughts to surge up to the sky!

Above the sky, the clouds are glowing with halos. Looking from afar, it looks like a blooming flower. On the clouds, there is a strange scene. It is a mirage that emerges out of thin air. Inside, there are scholars, farmers, merchants, and workers. The core is an article on policy that is suspended in the air!

Surrounding the mirage, there are strands of bright yellow dragon energy. There is a little idea inside, but it is suppressed by the dragon energy instinct!

The two seem independent, but they are faintly combined. The light released forms a halo of clouds.

Suddenly, Wen Si and the will of the city rolled over. The Wen Si moved and merged with the mirage. Then the light and shadow of the mirage expanded, covering the strands of dragon energy in an instant.

The idea in the dragon energy jumped up and merged with the inside and outside of the mirage. It was Qiu Yan's idea!

The next moment, a strange feeling came to Qiu Yan's heart.

"Inside and outside are combined, permeating the dragon energy. From this moment on, I have truly come into contact with the dragon energy and completed the third step!" Below, Qiu Yan took a deep breath. Opposite him, several failed candidates gathered together. Their faces were extremely gloomy, and there was madness in their eyes. There was black mist jumping in the depths of their pupils.

"It's him! Why can he, Qiu Yan, get the first place, while we failed?"

In the distance, a team of people came over with gongs and drums, beaming with joy.

They were the team that announced the good news. They followed all the way when the list was issued by the Imperial Academy. Knowing the name of the first place in advance, they went to look for Qiu Yan's figure all over the city. Along the way, the leader shouted Qiu Yan's name, which was to ask for good luck. According to the rules, all candidates would prepare some rewards, and once they were on the list, they would give them to the person who announced the good news.

However, this group of people came happily, and saw the chaos in front of the Imperial College from a distance, and the gongs and drums stopped abruptly.

However, the words of congratulations to Qiu Yan for winning the first place in the exam finally came, which stimulated many failed candidates!

Suddenly, people who recognized Qiu Yan gathered around, and the atmosphere was heavy. Even Zhou Guan and Luo Jiayun, who were around Qiu Yan, realized that something was wrong.

In contrast, Qiu Yan had a calm face and looked up at the sky.

In the sky, the clouds moved.

PS: Thank you "Xingyun Luoxue", "Wen Zhijie", and "Xingyun Luoxue" for the reward!

Thank you "Long Tianaoren" for the monthly ticket!