Your Majesty, Be at Ease

When Jian Jin arrived at the gate of the palace, it was still dark, but there were already other tributes waiting with him.

After his partner disappeared, Jian Jin had to take care of the children, make money, and study knowledge on this planet to take scientific examinations. He was always so busy that he didn't have much contact with people, and he didn't know many people.

But he still knew a few people more or less. At this moment, there was a chubby scholar in his thirties with a long beard and a slightly protruding stomach. He greeted him: "Shaan, this way."

This chubby scribe was named Sun Youji, a fellow of Jian Jin, and the only person Jian Jin knew among the people present. As for "Shao'an", it was Jian Jin's name.

Everyone in this place has characters, so Jian Jin made one for himself.

Sun Youji greeted Jian Jin, and said to the people around him: "This is my fellow villager, whose surname is Jian, whose name is Jin, and whose name is Shao'an."

Those few people talked to Jian Jin one after another, and introduced themselves by the way.

After the introduction, everyone fell silent.

Generally, when scholars get together, they will always say something. The quietness at this moment is actually a bit abnormal, but Jian Jin is not surprised.

I'm about to meet the tyrant... These people are afraid that they are a little panicked, so they are not in the mood to talk.

Just as Jian Jin thought of the tyrant, he heard someone say, "Today... I wonder if His Majesty will come to see us."

As soon as the man spoke, the surrounding people fell silent instantly.

The people who were pacing back and forth because of nervousness stopped still, the people who looked around stiffened their necks, and the people who were arranging their clothes shook their hands and pulled their clothes tightly before they finally stabilized. Everyone was still a little stiff.

In the end, he was from a noble family, and Hui Yuan, who had someone in the court, said: "Your Majesty is always busy, so he may not come."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone around him heaved a sigh of relief, and someone echoed: "It is said that His Majesty did not go to the palace examination last time, and he probably won't come this time either."

Another person said: "Your Majesty has not been in court for several months, so he must not have time to preside over the palace examination."

The people around immediately became more relaxed.

Not long ago, Jian Jin's mental strength had been completely recovered, and he was able to move his fingers like an arm. Therefore, the fear of the tributes around him after hearing the word "Your Majesty" and the relaxation after knowing that His Majesty would not come to see them , he felt it clearly.

That His Majesty is really "famous".

It has only been five years since Jian Jin came to this planet, but he has already heard a lot about His Majesty's "prestige".

The name of the country he lives in is Qi, and the reigning emperor of Da Qi is named He Mingzhao, who is twenty-four this year and is the seventh son of the late emperor.

The time of He Mingzhao's birth coincided with the Tiangou Eclipse Day, and there were continuous natural disasters and the border fell. Therefore, he was regarded as an ominous person by the national teacher at that time, and was also rejected by the late emperor.

But when he was thirteen or fourteen years old, for some reason the late emperor gave him many errands to do.

He was young at the time, but he was extremely hostile. He would kill many people every time he ran an errand, not to mention ransacking his family and exterminating his family. Within a few years, he was disgusted by all the ministers in the court and all the ministers, and they all went up to impeach him.

The first emperor punished him, but he turned around and killed many people who impeached him, making all the ministers feel insecure and afraid to confront him.

But at that time, although the ministers were afraid that he would hate him, they also sympathized with him. Everyone knew that he was just a knife in the hands of the late emperor, used to kill disobedient ministers and sharpen his brothers by the way.

When the new emperor ascends the throne, he will definitely end badly!

But what no one expected was that this knife turned against the late emperor.

Four years ago, He Mingzhao suddenly became violent, killed his father and brother, killed the late emperor and his sons over 14 years old, and then became emperor himself!

At that time, many ministers desperately opposed it, and he followed the wishes of those ministers and killed them all.

What He Mingzhao did was outrageous, but he took control of the black-clothed guards and the capital defenders who were directly under the emperor's orders, and murdered so many people that no one in the court dared to object.

And these four years... He Mingzhao destroyed Zhong Weiduo and acted recklessly, causing bloody storms in the capital one after another.

The eunuchs and maids in the palace were killed by him from time to time, the concubines left behind by the late emperor could not enjoy their old age comfortably under his hands, and the ministers of the court were even the targets of his surgery after he was in a bad mood, those who were the same ancestors as him in the clan, He didn't show mercy, he killed as much as he wanted.

After four years, there is no one in Daqi who is not afraid of him, and everyone knows that he is a tyrant.

But it's strange to say that after he killed so many people and became emperor, he didn't care much about the profession of emperor. He only read the memorials occasionally, and he only went to court once in a while. As for the various enjoyments...

The person who offered him beauties was hacked to death by him, and all kinds of imperial cooks collected by the late emperor were driven out of the palace by him, but the rare animals raised by the late emperor in the palace were slaughtered and eaten by him.

Jian Jin once heard a saying that the emperor was already insane, and that's why he acted insanely, which was unreasonable.

There was such an emperor in Daqi, and fewer people participated in the imperial examinations. Many people didn't want to be officials after they got the honor of juren, so as not to be hacked to death by the emperor, but Jian Jin didn't hate this emperor.

Although the emperor killed many people, but since he came to power, the common people have been better off than when the extortionate emperor was in power.

Besides... with a tyrant who can do whatever he wants, his plans will be easier to carry out.

As long as he gets the emperor's attention, he should be able to rise to the top without common sense.

As for how to get the emperor's attention... Judging by the emperor's behavior, he may have a problem with his mental state, that is, he has a mental illness.

His spiritual power is from the healing department, and he is still studying medical skills, so he should be able to cure the emperor.

When he first met his partner five years ago, his partner's mental power was in a mess, didn't he slowly heal him?It's a pity that his partner suddenly "pregnant" later, which made the treatment fall short.

His partner's mental strength also has problems, and he doesn't know if he is suffering now.

When Jian Jin thought of his partner, his heart ached.

He signed a spiritual power contract with his partner, so he knew that his partner was still alive, but he didn't know where his partner was and what state he was in now.

The money he earned in the past few years was basically spent on finding a partner, but he couldn't find anyone at all.

At the beginning, his partner had forgotten everything, so he didn't know his partner's name. As for his appearance...there are too many similar-looking people in this world!

He drew the appearance of his partner and asked around. Although he found many people with a similar appearance, they were not his partner.

Thinking of this, Jian Jin couldn't help feeling a little depressed.

"Shao'an, don't be nervous." Sun Youji said to Jian Jin: "We have already passed the exam."

"Yeah." Jian Jin came back to his senses and responded with a smile. He was not nervous, but Sun Yuji...Sun Yuki's heartbeat and other physical characteristics showed that he was very nervous.

"Shao'an, what are your plans after the palace examination?" Sun Youji asked again: "Shall we go back to our hometown together?"

"I plan to stay in the capital." Jian Jin said.

Sun Youji knew that Jian Jin's hometown was hit by a disaster and his parents died while fleeing, so he was not surprised by Jian Jin's choice, but he still wanted to relieve his nervousness through chatting, so he said again: "Shaoan, since You plan to stay in the capital, why not take this opportunity to choose a virtuous woman to marry and take care of the family for you."

Jian Jin's appearance was not outstanding, but he didn't have any blemishes, plus his tall and straight figure, he was already considered handsome among the group of tributes.

And according to his meeting results, this time he will probably be in the top two, with Jinshi status, and with this appearance, even if he has married a wife and has a child, there will be daughters of petty officials who are willing to marry him.

"My wife is still there." Jian Jin looked at Sun Yuji seriously: "It's just lost."

Sun Yuji was speechless for a while.

He had known about Jian Jin's wife's disappearance for a long time, and he also knew that Jian Jin had been looking for his wife.

It's just that women who disappear these days are mostly caught and sold. Under such circumstances, it is basically impossible for a woman to keep her innocence. "Go" The long-lost woman came back to be the mistress?

Sun Yuji wanted to persuade a few words, but at this moment, the palace gate opened.

He closed his mouth, and came out with a lantern, his indifferent face couldn't help shivering behind the flickering eyes of the eunuch in the light of the lantern.

The faint morning light made the outline of the palace gradually clear, and the tributes lined up and slowly entered the palace.

Jian Jin was in the middle and front.

The imperial examination was not difficult for him.

He has a strong mental power, so he has the ability to remember things with a photograph. Of course, he can learn things quickly.

But his shortcomings are also obvious-he has no talent in poetry, and lacks real feelings for the various things of this era, so the articles he writes are often full of ingenuity and routines.

Fortunately, before each exam, he would get to know the chief examiner, so even if the writing was ingenious, he still made it through all the way.

In this test, I got a good result of 42.

Nowadays, officials in the court, because they are afraid of being hurt by their disciples, dare not take those high-spirited and ambitious students who want to make a big career, but are more likely to be hacked by the emperor. They like him to be so disciplined , The article is written in a stable manner, and people who should not cause trouble after becoming an official.

Therefore, he is expected to be the top two.

Following the large army into the palace, Jian Jin completed his palace examination papers after going through the roll call, unraveling papers, praises, salutations and other etiquette.

According to Daqi's regulations, the palace examination was presided over by the emperor, and lasted all morning. After the end, the papers were graded on the spot, and the results were released in the afternoon. After the results were out, the emperor decided on the rankings, and everyone rode to the Qionglin Banquet.

This road is also known as the No. [-] Scholar Parade.

But this palace test, the emperor did not come at all.

But this is a good thing for many tributes. There is no emperor, who is scary. Cutting people's heads is like cutting melons and vegetables. the paper.

After Jian Jin finished writing, he looked at other people's papers with mental strength, and then he was completely relieved.

His essay is not perfect, but at any rate there are good points, and the paper is definitely the neatest, so the examiner's evaluation should not be too low.

When the time was up, someone took away the test papers. At this moment, Jian Jin suddenly felt a familiar spiritual force.

That was the spiritual power of his partner!

At the same time, the eunuch's sharp voice pierced in: "The emperor is here!"