…
Yanjing City is in a classical courtyard. "Nature's Novel"
In the small courtyard filled with the fragrance of flowers, there is a figure dressed in white. Under the moonlight, a slender and exquisite shadow is reflected.
"Young Master!" A figure walked in from outside the courtyard and knelt down directly at the door of the small courtyard.
"Are you all ready?" The white figure slowly turned its head, looking at the coming figure with a pair of phoenix eyes, the white veil on its face dancing gently in the night wind.
"Reporting to Young Master, everything has been prepared. However, there was a sudden fire in the Prince's Mansion tonight. Yingfeng Dutong was a little worried about whether it would affect our plan. Therefore, he also asked his subordinates to come and ask about Young Master's situation. Opinion." The figure nodded and continued to ask.
"Hmm... It's normal for Yingdu to be worried about this. Have you found out about the fire in the prince's house?" The white figure nodded, and then asked again.
"The guards in the Prince's Mansion are heavily guarded. Since the fire, the guards have been strengthened several times. Therefore, even if we had placed spies in the Prince's Mansion, we could only find out a few things. One, there were two fires in the attic, and the focus was on the study. Two, This led to the secret room hidden under the prince's study. The reason was that Fang Zhengzheng picked up a few letters. Third, I don't know the specific contents of the letters, but when the Holy One saw it, Long Yan was furious."
"letter?"
"Yes, according to my subordinate's guess, the content of the letter should be related to the secret room under the prince's study. Fang Zhengzheng claimed that he found the letter outside the study, but his subordinate thought that those letters should have been prepared by Fang Zhengzheng a long time ago, but I'll take this opportunity to hand it over to the Holy One, but..."
"But how?"
"Although the Holy One has found the secret room according to the clues provided in the letter, he did not go in to check. This is equivalent to knowing that the prince colluded with the courtiers, but did not convict the prince. Invisibly, it is equivalent to letting the prince go, so , in the opinion of my subordinates, Fang Zhengzheng’s plan this time should be considered a failure!”
"Failed?" When the white figure heard this, he began to think slightly, and then gently shook his head: "Many times, things that seem to fail may be very successful on the contrary. Maybe there is something more to this matter. Something we don’t know, you just said there wasn’t just one letter, but several, right?”
"Yes!"
"A few letters... I understand! There is no need to investigate this matter anymore. How is the situation over at Shili Lake? Yan Qianli, are you still at Shili Lake and haven't returned to Beijing?" The white figure nodded and continued to ask.
"Yes, according to the information obtained from the initial investigation by my subordinates, Yan Qianli should return to Beijing after staying in Shili Lake for three days, but I don't know why he has not returned to Beijing yet." The figure also nodded and reported truthfully.
"It seems that something unexpected is going to happen in this plan." The white figure slowly closed his eyes and frowned subconsciously.
"Then... do you want our plan?"
"No, everything is going according to plan. No plan can be perfect. There will be accidents. I don't mind this." The white figure shook his head.
"Yes, then this subordinate will report back to Shadow Capital!" The figure nodded again, and then retreated.
The white figure opened his eyes again, raised his head slightly, and looked at the stars and the bright moon filling the night sky: "Fang Zhengzheng, this time you and I both chose the role of 'Oriole', but who is the real one?" Where is the oriole?"
a long time!
Slowly sit down, play the guqin with both hands, and make a melodious sound.
…
The distance from the Prince's Mansion in the East Palace to the palace was not too far, but Fang Zhengzheng walked for a full quarter of an hour and still didn't reach it.
the reason is simple…
The Holy Master Lin Mubai walked very slowly.
So, how could he walk fast
Of course, the Holy Lord Lin Mubai did not really walk, but sat in a huge car. In the car, there were Pingyang, Fang Zhengzheng, Yan Xiu and others.
The car is spacious and luxuriously carved. Even with six people sitting in it, there is no feeling of crowding.
"Father, do you have something to say when you called us all in?" Pingyang blinked and asked, looking at the slightly closed eyes of the Holy Master Lin Mubai in front of him.
"You know what you're asking!" Holy Master Lin Mubai opened his eyes, glanced at Pingyang, then touched Pingyang's head with his hand, and then looked at Fang Zhengzheng: "Fang Zhengzheng, tell me, what do you want this time? What do you want?”
"A big house with a radius of a hundred miles!" Fang Zhengzheng said directly without thinking.
"A hundred miles in radius? Are you planning to build a palace?!" The Holy Lord Lin Mubai was slightly startled, and then gritted his teeth: "Okay, I'm sure, but you can't find such a big house in Yanjing City. You can find the place yourself, and I will send someone to build it for you!"
"Just having a house is useless without someone to clean it, so we need maids who can clean such a big house." Fang Zhengzheng continued to add.
"Don't worry about this. Since I have allowed you a house like this, everything else from cooks to maids will naturally be provided!" The Holy Lord Lin Mubai had a look of pain on his face.
"I also want Beishan Village and the surrounding villages to be tax-free for a hundred years!"
"I can understand that you want to exempt Beishan Village from taxes. After all, that is the place where you were born and raised. But why do you want to exempt taxes from the surrounding villages?" The Holy Lord Lin Mubai was a little puzzled.
"Willful!" Fang Zhengzheng replied calmly.
"..." Holy Master Lin Mubai was speechless, and then he gritted his teeth again: "Okay, you are a willful boy. I will grant you all the conditions you proposed. If there are any other conditions, just say them in one breath! "
"No more." Fang Zhengzheng shook his head.
"No? No way? Now that I have such a big deal in your hands, with your character, you just want a house and some tax exemption rights from me? I am already prepared for this big hemorrhage. , are you sure you want to let me go so cheaply?" The Holy Lord Lin Mubai didn't believe it.
"Indeed no more." Fang Zhengzheng shook his head again.
"Okay, now that you have put forward all the conditions, I will also make another condition for you!" The Holy Lord Lin Mubai smiled softly, with a flash of light in his eyes.
"I won't do anything that is too troublesome!" Fang Zhengzheng seemed to have expected that the Holy Master Lin Mubai would say this, and was not surprised at all.
emperor
Whoever can sit in this position is not a dragon among men. And the so-called human dragon, in layman's terms, means that it becomes a ghost!
Throwing away a house with a radius of hundreds of miles, how could the Holy Lord Lin Mubai not make some demands
"It's not troublesome at all." The Holy Lord Lin Mubai smiled mysteriously.
"Then your Majesty, tell me."
"As long as you know this matter, I am a little tired now, so I will go back to the palace first. I will order people to be sent to Pingyang Mansion. You all can go back too." The Holy Lord Lin Mubai did not mean to say any more. He glanced at Fang Zhengzheng somewhat meaningfully, and then at Pingyang.
"Father, do you think Third Brother will..." Pingyang also spoke fiercely at this time, with deep worry in his eyes as clear as water.
"You can forgive the evil done by God, but you can't live for the evil done by yourself! I only hope that after what happened today, he can do well for himself!" The Holy Lord Lin Mubai was stunned for a moment, and then he answered.
"Then..." Pingyang still hesitated.
"It's already too late, go back home early and rest!" The Holy Master Lin Mubai said with relief.
"Well, then... let's go!" Pingyang nodded and did not ask any more questions.
Yan Xiu and Nangong Mu also didn't speak. In fact, neither of them said a word since they entered the car.
Wen Dabao, who was sitting nearby, looked confused when he saw the car stopped like this, because he still hasn't figured out what happened.
Didn’t you say that you would accompany me for a walk
Is this the end
Moreover, why did the Holy One give Fang Zhengzheng a large house with a radius of a hundred miles? I have also exempted Beishan Village and Shiliba Township from taxes for hundreds of years. You actually think this gift is light
what happened? Could it be because of those letters
Those letters...
What exactly was written
Moreover, what does Ping Yang mean by this sentence? What do you mean by what the Holy Father said? You can still forgive yourself for doing evil, but you can't live for doing evil yourself.
Wen Dabao looked at Pingyang, then at Fang Zhengyi, Yan Xiu and Nangong Mu...
A little confused.
…
Two days later.
The Taoist examination has officially begun.
These two days can be said to be the busiest two days in Yanjing City. Various things happened one after another, making restaurants and teahouses full of all kinds of discussions.
However, when the date for the imperial examination officially arrived, the focus of all discussions turned to the most grand examination in the Great Xia Dynasty.
Start early in the morning.
Yanjing City has entered into a bustle and bustle. Countless talents taking the exam stood quietly at the gate of the Royal Academy, waiting to enter the examination room.
Nangong Mu, dressed in plain clothes, was also among the candidates.
He didn't do anything surprising, but when he appeared, he still attracted the attention and countless eyes of many candidates.
"In the last term, Nangong Mu got the top three in the literary test of the imperial examination. However, he had some bad luck in the martial arts test and ran into Fang Zhengzheng, which made the ranking not ideal in the end. This time Nangong Mu You should be able to get the headgear!”
"There shouldn't be any problem. I just wonder what level Nangong Mu's strength has reached in two years?"
"Two years ago, Nangong Mu was already at the peak of the Amaterasu realm. Do you think it is possible that he has reached the Huiguang realm?"
"I don't know... After all, it's too difficult to go from the Amaterasu realm to the Huiguang realm. However, he is Nangong Mu, the younger brother of the genius Nangong Hao. Who can say for sure?"
“That’s right, after all, he is Nangong Hao’s younger brother!”
The candidates were talking quietly around Nangong Mu, but no one dared to get close and just watched from a distance.
At this moment, three figures also walked over from a distance.
Fang Zhengzheng, Yanxiu and Pingyang.
He was still dressed as usual, but unlike when he took the imperial examination two years ago, as soon as Fang Zhengzheng appeared, all the candidates consciously made way for him.
"It's Fang Zhengzheng!"
"I wonder why he came here? Didn't he already pass the imperial examination?"
“Maybe, just come and see Nangong Mu.”
Candidates stood on both sides of the Royal Academy, looking at Fang Zhengyi, Yan Xiu and Pingyang, with more or less curiosity in their eyes.
Fang Zhengzheng ignored the comments of the candidates around him.
Instead, he walked straight to Nangong Mu, then looked at the gate of the Royal Academy that had not yet been opened, and curled his lips with some dissatisfaction.
"Open the door!" Fang Zhengzheng shouted directly to the guards guarding both sides of the Royal Academy.
"Open the door?!"
"He actually asked the guards of Royal Academy to open the door?"
"Is there any mistake? Who does he think he is?"
All the candidates were stunned for a moment when they heard Fang Zhengzheng's words, and then a hint of ridicule appeared on their faces.
However, when the guards standing on both sides of the Imperial Academy heard Fang Zhengzheng's words, they all looked at each other, and then quickly opened the gate of the Imperial Academy.
"Master Fang, please!" Several guards said respectfully after opening the gate of the Royal Academy.
Such a scene fell in the eyes of the surrounding candidates, and all of them immediately opened their eyes and opened their mouths, completely unable to react.
Fang Zheng actually had no intention of hesitating. He nodded and walked in directly.
The candidates were left with speechless eyes.
"Did he really go in?"
"Why can he go in? Haven't the imperial examinations started yet?"
"This is how the same thing?"
Each of the candidates looked at me and I looked at you, and they all seemed a little confused.
But the fact is...
Fang Zhengzheng walked in.
Moreover, he walked in through the gate of Royal Academy openly and openly, with Yan Xiu and Ping Yang beside him, and he was not obstructed in any way.
A moment later, a gong sound also came from the Royal Academy.
All the candidates suddenly woke up and stopped thinking about why Fang Zhengzheng could enter the Royal Academy. They all started to sort out the thoughts in their minds.
At this moment, the door to the Royal Academy also opened from the inside.
Two lines of guards quickly walked out of the gate of the Royal Academy, and dozens of Royal Academy envoys wearing black official uniforms followed the guards out.
Then…
All the candidates were stunned.
Because, in addition to the guards and envoys, there was another person walking out, a person walking in the middle, wearing a brand new black court dress, with a dazzling word "Li" embroidered on the chest of the court dress.
And in his hand, he held a roll of golden cotton silk in one hand.
"Fang Zhengzheng!"
"He... could it be that he..."
"How can this be?!"
"Fang Zhengzheng is actually the main writer of this imperial examination?!"
The candidates looked at this scene with their eyes widened, because they could never have imagined that such a thing would happen. (To be continued.)