high official

Chapter 524

"That's it?" Everyone's smugness suddenly turned into panic.

"It's a long story..." Wang Xian sighed apologetically, and briefly told a few people about the process of his quarrel with the King of Han, Ji Gang and others. Even under the darkness, he could still see that a few people were scared. His face was pale.Sighing again, Wang Xian said, "Now that I've been kicked out of the market, Ji Gang and Ji Gang are already in an endless situation. He will definitely not let go of any chance to hit me. If I take the imperial examination this time, I will definitely have to repeat the Zhejiang Provincial Examination. In that scene, I became a piece of fish on the chopping board. This time, there is no one from Zhou Jiantai to protect me." He looked at the crowd with worried eyes and said, "Fortunately, I will not take the exam, but I am really worried that he will attack you .”

"It shouldn't happen, this is the imperial court's talent show..." Several people were terrified, and they said with a chance: "Will the emperor let him mess around?"

"..." Wang Xian didn't speak. To Ji Gang, this was nothing.

Several people also knew that their thoughts were ridiculous, and they all fell into a deep silence, filled with sorrow and bitterness for a while.

"I'm sorry." Wang Xian looked at the crowd apologetically and said, "I'm the one who troubled you."

Several people shook their heads, Yu Qian forced a smile and said: "What does this have to do with the second brother, it is Ji Gang who wants to harm us." The rest of the people also nodded, no matter what they thought in their hearts, at least they would not be so stupid as to criticize Wang Xian face to face.

"Ji Gang, must you kill us?" Lin Rongxing said bitterly.

"It's possible." Wang Xian said, "However, once you are calculated, it may affect your future. Why don't you wait for the next subject..." After a pause, his eyes were a little misty and he said: "In three years, almost everything has fallen to the ground. It's..."

"Waiting for another three years?" Several people were unwilling, after all, there are several three years in a life, and it is unacceptable to be delayed for three years because of an unwarranted threat.

"I'm just suggesting..." Wang Xian couldn't help sighing secretly. After all, they are not his subordinates. If they are to be forcibly prevented from taking the exam, it will cause resistance from several people.I had no choice but to say slowly: "If you are determined to take the exam, I hope you will remember that all precautions are the top priority and safety is the first. If you encounter any accidents, you must protect yourself first. Everything else is outside your body. Sooner or later I will help you find it." back..."

Seeing that Wang Xian said it so seriously, several people had no choice but to nod seriously, expressing that they had taken it down.

"Okay, I hope I don't worry too much, you take care." Wang Xian said what he should say, so he didn't stay any longer, he clasped his fists at a few people, and a guard came over with a horse.Wang Xian got on his horse and rode away.

Yu Qian and others watched Wang Xianyuan go by the Qinhuai River. After a long silence, Li Yufang asked, "What do you think of Brother Zhongde's words?"

"He will definitely not lie to us." Yu Qian said with a smile: "Since it is said that someone is going to target us, it is very likely that there will be."

"Then what should we do? Should we still take the exam?" The rest asked worriedly. Although they could retake the exam after three years, how would they explain to their families that they gave up the exam?How should I spend these three years in torment?

"Anyway, I'm going to take the exam." Yu Qian said indifferently: "Besides, the second brother didn't say anything to death. It's not my style to retreat before the battle. At worst, I'll be more careful when the time comes, and just put oil on the soles of my feet when things go wrong."

"Fuck you, that's the Gong Yuan, you'll never get out of it before the end of the day!" Everyone booed.

"Brother Lin, what do you think?" Lin Rongxing was the oldest among them, and the one who had experienced the most ups and downs, so he acted and spoke more prudently than ordinary people, and everyone valued his opinion.

"I..." Lin Rongxing smiled and said, "Since Zhong De said that, I'll wait another three years, safety first, safety first."

Only those who have experienced the situation where life is worse than death can understand that the four characters of "safety first" are actually the greatest talisman of life.

But obviously, most people still have Yu Qian's disposition. They are not willing to wait another three years.It was Li Yu who thought and thought, but finally did not take the exam... Among these people, the one who knew Wang Xian best was not his brother-in-law Lin Rongxing, nor his prospective brother-in-law Yu Qian, but Li Yu, who had always been against him in the past.It is precisely because he has been an opponent that Li Yu feels deeply about Wang Xian's determination and ruthlessness.He knew better than anyone else that Wang Xian came to them in his busy schedule, and if he said something like that, there would definitely be big troubles that would befall them.A gentleman seeks advantages and avoids disadvantages, so why hesitate?
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Pressed down on Zhejiang Juzi, who was disturbed by Wang Xian's words, and said that when Wang Xian returned to the Yamen, Erhei hesitated to speak.He nodded, went back to the inner lottery room, took off his outer robe under Shuai Hui's service, wiped his face with a warm white towel, and then asked Er Hei who came in, "What's the matter?"

"When my lord was going out, people from the Prince's Mansion sent a note." Er Hei said as he took out a wax-sealed piece of paper from his sleeve.

Although His Royal Highness is studying behind closed doors, the Prince's Mansion is not really isolated from the world. At least Wang Xian will report to the Prince in advance before taking every step... because he firmly remembers that although he is working for the emperor, all the bets In fact, it was on the prince and grandson.However, the crown prince said every time, 'I see, I can rest assured that you can do things', and never gave him an order, let alone handing over the note this time.

Wang Xian didn't dare to be negligent, so he quickly got his hands together, tore open the wax seal and saw that there were more than a dozen names on it, and each name was marked with its hometown, Wang Xian couldn't help being taken aback.

Er Hei whispered again: "The prince's people said that the adults only need to memorize these names, and they will know what's going on in a few days."

"I'm not that stupid." Wang Xian glanced again, then threw the note into the charcoal basin and burned it to ashes.Watching the bright yellow flames suddenly rise, Wang Xian couldn't help but secretly sighed, the image of His Highness the Crown Prince in his heart of benevolence and decency collapsed... It turns out that His Highness the Crown Prince is also an actor, of course his acting skills are exceptionally pure.But at the critical moment of this layout, even the crown prince can't care about acting anymore... If it's just the unfamiliar names on the list, Wang Xian can't see anything, but the hometown is added at the back. There is a high possibility that it is the list of candidates for the test!It's just that he didn't understand, since he had nothing to do with Chunwei, why did the prince give him the list.

Seeing that the lord refused to elaborate, Er Hei naturally wouldn't ask stupidly, but said cautiously: "My lord, there are a few more notes..."

"Take it out together." Wang Xian sighed, since others feel that he has this ability, let's just wait and see.If this assumption is true, then it would be no surprise for others to hand over the note. It is true that the test is a national talent show, and it is true that there are the most complete anti-cheating methods. Once the fraud occurs, the consequences will be extremely serious. However, all the high-ranking officials in the court and the central government are out of the examination room. One imperial examination can affect the direction of the court for several years in the future and determine the rise and fall of countless families.For those who exploit loopholes, no matter how strict the rules are, someone must enforce them.As long as they are human beings, they can be bribed to cheat... Since the founding of the dynasty, nine out of ten champions in the past are from Jiangxi, and they are either from Nanchang or Jishui. The main examiner from Jiangxi is the same examiner!
It's just that Wang Xian didn't know that he couldn't be an examiner with this little ink, so why did these people hand him notes?And except that the crown prince only handed over a note and nothing else, other people would give a large amount of deposit along with the note, and if their person was selected, Wang Xian would receive ten times the gift.

However, Wang Xian was confused about this, and he was a little angry. It seems that the rumors about the imperial examinations were true, and poor scholars actually had no chance to compete fairly with those with backgrounds.In fact, if it weren't for maintaining the superficial fairness of the imperial examinations, those nobles might not even leave the leftovers to poor scholars!
Just when he thought that he had to rely on noble people to take care of him all the way, Wang Xian's old face couldn't help getting hot, and he said angrily: "How dare they! Hand the slips to Beizhen Fusi Come, do you think that this official dare not sue the emperor!" He pointed to several notes on the table and said, "This is all evidence of crime!"

"It's all the old rules." Zhu Jiuye has invigilated the exam several times in the past few years in Jinyiwei, so he naturally knows the details inside: "Several highnesses in the palace want to take the opportunity to train future subordinates; especially The King of Han knows that he is weak in this aspect, so these years, he has really spent a lot of time holding literary conferences and subsidizing students. This kind of good opportunity to directly thank and cultivate his confidantes will not be let go! Children and grandchildren are considered, and a group of students are trained. Besides, whoever has no relatives and friends has to do what is entrusted, let alone the examination staff who want to take the opportunity to earn extra money."

"It's really smoky and messy!" Wang Xian was dumbfounded and said, "Does the emperor know?"

"What can the Ming Dynasty hide from the emperor?" Zhu Jiuye really blindly admired Zhu Di.

"The emperor doesn't care?"

"The emperor often said that you can't make horses run fast and not eat grass. As long as it's not too much, let them go." Zhu Jiudao.

"Is this not too much?" Wang Xian frowned, obviously unhappy.

"Your majesty would never have imagined that this is the situation now." Zhu Jiu said dejectedly: "Back then when the imperial court was recruiting scholars, those guys didn't dare to make such a scene. It's because the emperor didn't care about this matter these years that these guys made progress , more and more outrageous."

"It really needs to be cured, otherwise there is no hope for ordinary people in this world?" Wang Xian said deeply, "Look, what will happen if I present these notes to the emperor?"

(End of this chapter)