Suzhou genius Liu Yu'an
Qi Yan looked around, the entire examination room fell silent under her glance.
Qi Yan put Shang Fang's sword back to its original place and stood with his hands behind his back. She breathed a sigh of relief in secret. Fortunately, she had communicated with Nangong Jingnv beforehand and obtained the sword of Shang Fang... Otherwise, the examination room might have gotten out of control.
This year's big exam is not as good as before. All three examiners are taking on the position of invigilator for the first time. Although they are not low-ranking officials in the court, they don't have much prestige in the hearts of folk students.
Although Qi Yan also played drums a little, but his face was indifferent. There were many Jinzhou students who had moved back to their hometowns in the examination room, and with the blessing of Shang Fang Baojian, I believed that there would not be any big waves.
As time passed, Qi Yan saw that many students had already started to write, and some were looking at the blank exam questions and fell into contemplation, as if thinking about where to go.
Qi Yan also understood their difficulties, and withdrew her gaze and sat down in her own seat.
Nangong Rang, as the founding king of the Wei Kingdom and still in existence, openly discussing his merits and demerits is indeed a major sin, and it is understandable that people would be afraid.
This step of Qi Yan is also very risky: but she needs to select a group of radical talents to enter the court in order to speed up the demise of the Wei Kingdom's court, and at the same time, she once again entrusted her life to Nangong Jingnu...
Lu Boyan walked over to Gongyanghuai, grabbed the test questions and glanced at them, his eyes widened instantly. He stuffed the exam questions back to Gongyanghuai, picked up the hem of his official uniform and trotted to the high platform.
Gongyanghuai opened his mouth, Xiao ran back to the trumpet and returned the exam questions to the candidate, and followed him.
When Lu Boyan came to Qi Yan, he just wanted to say something, but he thought about it a lot.
Isn't this a good opportunity? A good opportunity to get rid of Qi Yan in an open and honest way, such a rebellious act, even if the black gauze hat on the head is not dead...
After I figured it out, Lu Boyan's heart was overjoyed and he changed his words: "Master Qi's exam questions... Did you write them yourself?"
Qi Yan smiled slightly: "Exactly."
Qi Yan's answer was in the middle of his heart, and this is what Lu Boyan wanted: recognition in plain sight.
However, he still needs to completely clear his relationship, so he said: "According to this official's opinion, the test questions this time are not right, I dare to ask Master Qi if there are spare test questions, and hurry up and take them out while the time is still early, Your Majesty. The official over there will try his best to say a few words of kindness to Master Qi."
Qi Yan glanced at Lu Boyan: "There are no spare exam questions, only one exam paper."
Lu Boyan smiled, walked to the seat next to Qi Yan and sat down.
Gongyanghuai came back, he pulled Qi Yan up from the seat, pulled him aside, lowered his voice and said eagerly, "Tie Zhu, are you crazy?!" Gongyanghuai was really anxious, and even Qi Yan's baby name was called out.
Qi Yan patted Gongyanghuai on the shoulder comfortingly. Although she didn't say anything, she was still a little moved. Now that Gongyanghuai has joined the Fifth Prince's camp, he has robbed him of the position of chief examiner. Can remember yourself.
Qi Yan raised her voice slightly and said, "I secretly wrote the exam questions this time, so don't be too surprised by Lord Gongyang."
Gongyanghuai was shocked, and quickly realized that Qi Yan wanted to take all the responsibility on himself and put him out of the way.
At this moment, Gongyanghuai's mood is a little complicated.
He recalled his first encounter with Qi Yan in Yunzhou official school many years ago: that year, he was full of righteous indignation and berates the examiner for giving three invalid questions, even though it was a Tongsheng exam, it was too simple.
Qi Yan, on the other hand, was the calmer one. He did not collide with Ding Fengshan, and even persuaded himself to be cautious in his words and deeds.
But today, seven years later, Qi Yan has done something Gongyanghuai once thought about but did not dare to do.
Gongyanghuai, who was born in an aristocratic family, has resources and information channels that are not comparable to those of the people. He has long known that the court is now in trouble both internally and externally: the treasury is empty, natural disasters are constant, and government officials are rotten, but his "will is difficult to calm down." "But it's only limited to the inner level, and during the time when the Gongyang Mansion accident happened, I felt a sense of underappreciated talent.
His temper is hotter than Qi Yan, and his right to speak was once higher than the other party, but he has not done anything in the past seven years. Not only that, Gong Yanghuai is gradually becoming one of the group of people he disdained back then. .
Why did Gongyanghuai drive hundreds of miles to Yunzhou to take the exam? Isn't it just that you don't want to use the power of your home
But now...
Gongyanghuai stared at Qi Yan blankly, speechless and mixed feelings.
The other party didn't say anything, just responded with a consoling smile, patted his shoulder and sat back to the main seat.
A few candidates in the audience took the exam cards and played the trumpet. They glanced at the high platform angrily, returned the exam papers and the cards to the guards, and went to the side hall to wait for the end of the exam.
The big exam is held every three years, and this is the day that the cold window has been waiting for for ten years. After finally entering the spring, but encountering such an exam question, these candidates reluctantly chose the latter between chance and life... .
Qi Yan's eyes were indifferent. She didn't care about the candidates who gave up the exam. In her opinion, those who could enter the general exam were not ordinary people, but she wanted to select the most radical group among the outstanding ones.
After a wave, the examination institute returned to its original appearance.
Many candidates put aside the distracting thoughts in their hearts and write hard.
Among them, there is a small group of people who have more and more respect for Qiyan as they answer the questions. The questions in this exam are extremely valuable, none of them are useless questions, and the scope of the inspection is very comprehensive, down to customs, people's livelihood and water conservancy , Up to the national policy, current affairs, tax collectors, all have been involved.
It can be seen how unfathomable the examiner is. If the answers are not clear, how can they list such questions
Especially in the last question, the three-page answer sheet "On the Old and New Deals" made their blood boil, and they were full of admiration.
All the candidates for the general examination can be regarded as the protégés of the chief examiner this time, and they are very honored to be from the sect of Master Qi.
At dusk, many candidates put down their brushes. The exam time is three days and three nights, and they have enough time.
In some trumpets, the stove was lit to prepare for cooking, and some candidates were unwilling to be distracted by lighting the candles to continue answering the questions.
Nangong Jingnv's inner servant: Chen Chuansi appeared outside the examination institute with a team of imperial guards. The guards guarding the door blocked their way, but asked politely: "Sir, the exam has already started, dare to ask why you are doing it?"
Chen Chuansi waved his hand, and the four guards walked forward with trays covered in red silk. Chen Chuansi flicked the dust in his hand: "Pass your majesty's order, and give the examiner Qi Yan two pairs of Donghai Ye Mingzhu."
The guard hurriedly took the tray, and the leading guard replied: "The little man will be sent in for Master Qi, but this examination center is the key place that we can't enter casually, and people inside need to go to the door to pick it up, trouble father-in-law. You go there yourself."
Chen Chuansi glanced at the guards and replied, "The Zajia understands that it will not cause any trouble for you. Since the will has been sent, the Zajia will go back."
Guard: "Father-in-law walk slowly."
Chen Chuansi left with the guards in front of him. The guards came to the door and tugged on the rope hanging by the door. A bell rang somewhere in the examination hall, and the guards opened the corner door and stuck their heads out: "What's the matter?"
The guard told the sage and handed over the four trays. The people inside did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly walked towards the interior of the examination institute holding the tray.
After coming to the high platform and passing through layers of messages, the oral instructions and things were finally successfully delivered to Qi Yan's hands.
The sky gradually darkened, and a gentle white light emerged from the red silk, attracting everyone's attention.
Qi Yan naturally knew what it was and who gave it to her.
Nangong Jingnv's thoughtful arrangement made Qi Yan's heart feel warm. She looked up to the west, the sun was hidden behind the mountain and only showed a trace of afterglow, she sighed and lifted the red silk.
A soft white light diffused out, and as the red silk was lifted one by one, the high platform of the examination institute was illuminated by the light of the night pearl like daytime.
The candidates raised their heads one after another, and looked at the high platform shrouded in white light, making bursts of low voices, wearing crimson official uniforms and standing in a soft white light, like a god.
The four East China Sea Night Pearls with the mouth of the bowl are almost the same size. Each one is smooth and round, and there is no flaw in it. Any one of them can be called a rare treasure, let alone four
Many people were dumbfounded, and even Lu Boyan and Gongyanghuai, who were used to seeing valuables, were stunned. There were only six such large East China Sea night pearls in the entire Wei Kingdom. The fire that destroyed the Concubine's Mansion, the remaining four are all here.
From a certain point of view, Qi Yan won six night pearls alone, and he had to sigh at the generosity of the person who gave the pearls.
Nangong Jingnu also had her own considerations. On the one hand, she was worried about Qi Yan's eyes, for fear that she would accidentally fall off the high platform.
On the other hand: Didn't the courtiers oppose Qi Yan's examination on the grounds of Qi Yan's "not being able to see at night"? Then Nangong Jingnu will let the courtiers take a good look at what it means to act against the sky!
Lu Boyan and Gongyanghuai glanced at each other, and both saw the shock and heaviness in the other's eyes. Qi Yan's holy family was so unexpected for the two of them, and they had to reconsider: whether the succession of the heirs has reached this stage, is it true? Do you want to report to the lord of the Ming Dynasty to pull Qi Yan to your own camp
In the trumpet below, almost all candles were lit, except for the dark one that was particularly eye-catching.
Qi Yan instantly thought of her former self. She used to rely on this behavior to get the attention of Xing Jingfu, the examiner of that year.
Qi Yan ordered someone to walk towards the trumpet with two luminous pearls. She could see a thin figure sitting in the dark, and the light of luminous pearls gradually shone into the trumpet, and she could clearly see the people inside. Yan couldn't help but startled.
His face was as clean as jade, his eyes were like stars, his long black eyebrows slanted into his temples, his peach eyes were looking forward to love, his nose was like a gall, and his lips were a little bit red—what a beautiful young man.
Qi Yan quickly calmed down. She was not shocked by the youth's beauty, but the youth's appearance was so delicate that Qi Yan almost thought that the other party was a woman.
The young man stood up and bowed his hands respectfully to Qi Yan: "Students see the teacher." The voice was also clear and sweet, and it was difficult to distinguish male and female.
Qi Yan scanned the bulge on the opponent's neck, and then looked at the bones of his wrist, making sure that the opponent was a man.
Qi Yan stepped forward, picked up the other party's test paper, and glanced at the name column: Suzhou, Liu Yu'an.