Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

The examiner said: "Before you two came, Duke Qi and his wife had just left. The young Duke Qi of his family is really talented and can write beautiful essays, but he has lost his steel bones. If he can concentrate on honing his skills for a few more years, he will surely achieve something in the future."

Gu Yankai: "Yes, yes... What about my son's article?"

Examiner: "Ah... this is exactly what is lamentable!"

The hearts of both father and son were tense.

"Your essay," the examiner said to Gu Tingye, "I and the other two examiners have read it. It is well-written and magnificent. The words and sentences are full of the ambition of emulating Fan Wenzhenggong. Logically speaking, you should be on the list."

Gu Tingye bowed his head and said, "The student is terrified!"

Gu Yankai was sincerely delighted: "Thank you very much!"

"But why do you want to speak up for Yang Wuduan?" The examiner's eyes suddenly became sharp.

The father and son were stunned on the spot.

"That Yang Wuduan, even if he is a rare genius, he is arrogant and rude. He can't be considered a useful talent. He went to Beijing to take the exam but indulged in the red-light district and failed repeatedly. It would have been fine if he wrote some idle lyrics and songs, but he even dared to speak nonsense, saying that passing the imperial examination is not as good as spending time in a brothel... How can the civil and military officials in the court deal with him when he said such things? How can we who study classics and study deal with ourselves? For thousands of years, the Central Plains dynasty has selected officials from the hereditary nobles in the pre-Qin period, the selection and appointment of officials in the Han Dynasty, and the nine-rank officials in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. It was not until the Tang Dynasty that the imperial examination system was introduced. How many poor children have exchanged their blood and tears for the road to heaven? If it were not for the foresight of our dynasty's Taizu who continued the imperial examination system of the previous dynasty, how many poor talents would have been buried in the loess? I'm afraid that a young man like you would have blocked the way for scholars all over the world! You, you can write such an article, but why can you say such a thing!"

He was in charge of the selection of civil servants and came from the Censorate. He had even scolded the emperor before, but he was not afraid of offending the noble father and son in front of him. He even slammed the table and cursed out the last sentence.

Gu Tingye knelt down on the spot: "Student, I dare not! These words were originally the nonsense I said at home when I was eight years old. At that time, I only had..." He glanced at Gu Yankai: "I only had one family. After that, I never said such words anywhere else. At that time, I... I didn't understand anything. Later, I started to study and realized that it is not easy to govern a country, it is not easy to study, and I also know that it is not easy for poor scholars to succeed. I will never say such words again!"

Gu Yankai also said: "Although my son is unruly, he also knows his limits. How...how could something he said at the age of eight affect this imperial examination?"

The chief examiner shook his head: "I don't know about that. The government got wind of this from somewhere and was furious. Not only did they knock you out of the top three, they also made you, like Yang Wuduan, wait until you are fifty to take the exam!!! Hey, Mr. Gu, even if I believe what you say now, I don't know how to help you."...

The father and son got into the carriage in a trance and stayed in silence for a long time.

After an unknown amount of time, Gu Yan finally spoke: "You really haven't said these words anywhere else?"

Gu Tingyu's eyes turned red: "At that time, I saw that my elder brother had good handwriting, so I always liked to practice calligraphy with him. When I said this, no one else was present."

Gu Yankai suddenly started coughing violently.

Gu Tingye stepped forward to calm him down, but Gu Yankai pushed him away and said, "I still think it's impossible. You must have told others about it outside, and then it reached the ears of the government."

Gu Tingye: "Father, please believe me, I really didn't."

Gu Yankai: "Your brother has been weak and sickly since childhood, and he can't take the imperial examination. Even if I die in the future, the title will be passed on to him. Why would he want to harm you?"

Gu Tingyu: "Yes, I have always wondered why my elder brother always wants to hurt me. When he fell down as a child, he said I pushed him. When he was sick, he said I scared him. When he was five years old, he took your ring and said I stole it... But father... father, you always refused to believe me and only believed my brother. You always beat me until my skin was torn. I really have no place to complain about my grievances..."

Gu Yankai pulled his collar hard: "Nonsense! When you were young, you were naughty and willful. Is it wrong for me to discipline you?"

Gu Tingye was a little excited by him: "Okay, even if I was naughty when I was a child. Then I just want to ask father, have you warned big brother not to tell others about Yang Wuduan's words?"

Gu Yankai paused.

"Have you ever told big brother that Madam Daqin was not killed by the Bai family? Did she die of illness?"

Gu Yankai remained silent.

Gu Tingyu understood what was going on and shook his head with a sad smile, "He ruined my chances of taking the imperial examinations, and my father still refuses to believe that I am wronged?"

Gu Yan slapped the chair and yelled, "Shut up! Your brother is not that kind of person! Even if he said it, he must have something to say! If you didn't say such outrageous words, even if he wanted to spread it eight miles away, he would have to have something to say!"

These words were like a basin of water in the snow and ice, freezing Gu Tingye to death on the spot.

"So, this is how my father sees me?" Gu Tingye's hands trembled unconsciously, "Father...does he really think so?"

"You don't have to act so aggrieved. What have you done wrong? It's always your brother's fault. You always blame him or your cousins. You've grown to be 100-180 pounds. Have you never gotten into trouble?" Gu Yankai was also shaking. When he said these words, he felt his heart knotted. He knew that maybe Gu Tingye was really wronged, but to say that Gu Tingyu was wrong in front of him...

That can't be done.

Gu Tingyu cannot be criticized in any way.

He is his most beloved child and the only flesh and blood of the Daqin family. Gu Yankai will not allow anyone or anything to dirty Gu Tingyu's clothes.

Gu Tingye said with a smile that sounded like crying: "I understand... Even if I have mouths all over my body, I can't beat my father's partiality. I should disappear as soon as possible, so as not to hinder my father's eyes and block my elder brother's way."

"You!" Gu Yankai raised his finger and pointed at him, but before he could say anything he suddenly fell heavily on the car floor.

Gu Tingye was so scared that he immediately stepped forward to help.

Gu Yankai covered his chest with one hand and pushed Gu Tingye away with the other.

Gu Tingye didn't dare to resist and fell to the other end of the carriage. Minglan's note fell from his arms, and the words "lifelong regret" clearly appeared in Gu Tingye's eyes through the back of the paper.

He suddenly slapped himself hard, with a loud and crisp sound.

Shitou was afraid that the father and son were fighting, so he quickly lifted the curtain to see. He saw that the father and son were each on one end, and a big red slap mark appeared on Gu Tingye's cheek. He immediately lowered the curtain and said outside the door: "My Lord, Young Master, there are many people on the road."

The father and son then realized that they were now on the road.