Quick Pass Cannon Fodder Top Rank

After the palace examination was over, Gong Sheng went back to wait for the news. The people who could pass the palace examination were ordinary people. After a while, they understood what An Ran said in the palace. .

An Ran was also happy to take a break, in the middle of the night at the inn, his door rang, An Ran went to open the door in a daze, and was surprised that no one in the inn talked to him, why did someone knock on the door.

The person outside the door was wearing a bamboo hat, with his head slightly lowered, his exposed lips were sharp and angular. He didn't take off his bamboo hat until someone came to open the door.

An Ran was startled, the two of them entered the room, and someone stood in the room, and said simply: "I left the palace overnight, so I can't stay for long, who is your target this time?"

"Your current identity is...?" An Ran cast her familiar gaze.

"Ninth Prince." Ming Cheng said.

"Second prince." Then An Ran said the son of the world.

"Okay." Mingcheng turned around.

It was a quiet night, and no one noticed any changes.

After he left, An Ran sat on the side of the bed, unable to sleep. The life experience and results of the Ninth Prince were not very good.

The results of the palace examination came out, An Ran was the number one scholar, and the second place candidates were all unknown people before, but the first place in the examination was not ranked at the bottom of the top three.

This is a lesson given by the emperor to Xinke Gongsheng. No matter how talented you are or how recognized by others, only the emperor's approval is the real approval. Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger.

An Ran received the number one scholar's silk book and coat, and followed the head of the palace to the Imperial Academy, where she edited and edited, which was exactly what An Ran wanted.

Living in a pile of books every day, An Ran took the opportunity to find out about the sensational harem meddling in Taisheng Kingdom back then.

Bo Jun, the court minister, sued Yuan Qingsheng for corruption and perverting the law. This Yuan Qingsheng is the grandfather of the Ninth Prince, the father of the concubine who was once a favorite, and he was proud of his favor. In order to protect the interests of the family, he threatened and lured other concubines in the palace. , using their family power, jointly suppressed and framed Bo Jun, resulting in the death of Bo Jun and the queen who was Bo Jun's younger sister.

Later, a concubine was really disturbed in her conscience and pleaded guilty to the emperor, only to realize that all the masterminds were caused by his beloved concubine. Chopped and killed by the concubine, only one three-year-old child survived, that is, the later Mingcheng, but lost the protection of the family, in this wolf-like harem, his life was not as good as a eunuch.

An Ran has been secretly investigating this matter for several months, and the scattered clues show that they all seem to testify against Hefei, but upon closer inspection, she feels that there are too obvious traces.

When the daughter of the prime minister of the dynasty, the person whose harem covers the sky with only one hand, can she not have a bit of ability?How could it be so obvious to form a clique and not do any work to seal it up afterwards.Even if he doesn't have any skills, wouldn't her prime minister father tell her?How come, overnight, the Yuan family, who had so much power in the government and the public, was ransacked and beheaded all over the house?

The matter was too strange, An Ran decided to ask Ming Cheng, he pretended to pass by Zichen Palace, met Ming Cheng, saluted him, and took the opportunity to say: "See you at An Lan Courtyard tonight."

Mingcheng nodded slightly.

An Ran stood up, at this moment, a voice came: "Ninth brother, you really have the manner of a prince."

The second prince approached, looked at An Ran's face, and said, "It's the champion of the new division. The champion of the new division doesn't know about our Ninth Prince. Everyone else is going to avoid our Ninth Prince."

An Ran didn't make a sound, the second prince said again: "I invite the new top scholar to drink another day, today I will have a good chat with my ninth younger brother."

The second prince waved his hand, and An Ran bowed his hands to leave. Looking back, he saw that the second prince was about to put one hand around Mingcheng's waist. Mingcheng avoided it with a cold face. The closer he got, with only half a finger away, Ming Cheng said something, and the second prince's face was covered in black charcoal, and he shook his hand and left.

An Ran felt extremely uncomfortable, and stared blankly at Ming Cheng, who returned a stable look, before An Ran turned and left.

Anlan Courtyard, a desolate and uninhabited place, the two sat on the steps, the palace was big and empty, and the moon was bright and round, but the hearts of the two who approached felt enough.

An Ran spoke first: "Is it true that your mother and concubine are disrupting the government?"

"Mother and concubine never admitted it before she died." Mingcheng said, "She hugged me, and my father questioned her in front of her. She insisted that she had never done it herself. Did. I remember how gritty and strong she was, she wasn't like that."

"Yeah." An Ran said, "I'll check it out."

Ming Cheng nodded, and An Ran looked at the slanting branches in the distance. It was early spring, and the palace was full of peach blossoms. He was silent for a while, and said awkwardly: "Then what is the second prince's feeling for you?" ?”

"I don't know." Mingcheng said.

An Ran felt a thorn in his heart for a moment. In fact, he was the most insecure person. All his protective selfishness was because he was insecure about love. He wondered if he would hurt or leave him because of him. , would he like someone else?

An Ran didn't make a sound, neither did Ming Cheng, but after a while he said, "I'm going back."

An Ran nodded, watching him leave her sight.

Three days later, the emperor held a shooting in the suburbs. An Ran remembered that there would be an assassination this time, so she specially told Ming Cheng to behave well.

The figure was sassy, ​​and a group of people set off. As a civil servant, An Ran stayed in the tent as a matter of course. He didn't come out until there was movement outside. He saw Emperor Kang Sheng's happy face, riding side by side with the second and ninth princes behind him, The two seemed to be talking.

When the prey was captured, it would be given to the imperial dining room. Emperor Kang Sheng praised the results of the captures of the princes while earning money. An Ran listened beside him, but he didn't mention the Ninth Prince. He seemed to have forgotten about this son, and Ming Cheng also As if accustomed to.

An Ran suddenly felt distressed, he was just like himself, wandering in a daze in this world, there was no one close to him, we had nothing but each other.

When the bonfire was lit outside, someone came to announce the meal, and An Ran walked out of the tent. At this time, Emperor Kang Sheng also came out, and An Ran knelt down to salute, and then everyone saluted immediately. Emperor Kang Sheng waved his hand, feeling very happy.

The sound of dance music sounded outside the tent, and the dancers brought here were dancing, drinking strong wine, eating game, and life was nothing more than this.

Emperor Kang Sheng drank a little too much, drunkenly shaking the cup, looking at the dancing girls on the stage, the bonfire was swaying, and the dancing posture was moving, he seemed to see himself when he was young, wanton and happy, and one of the masked dancing girls The eyes are very similar to a woman he once met, gentle and charming, looking bright.

That year, when he was still the crown prince, he went to the prime minister's mansion for some business, and met her. She was standing under a tree, holding a dying sparrow in her hand, and carefully bandaged its injured leg. From the moment he fell in love with her at first sight, until he saw her again and she was selected into the palace as the concubine to be elected, at that moment, he knew that he could not let her go, be it selfishness or political affairs.

For the first time, the emperor, who was praised by later generations, showed a sad look in his eyes. When he covered his eyes, he asked An Ran: "Xinke champion, what you said on the day of the palace examination is to cultivate oneself, regulate the family, govern the country and the world. I want to ask Ask if the body is not cultivated, the family is not well-organized, the country is uncertain, and the world is not peaceful, is it okay?"

An Ran was stunned, isn't this something she asked knowingly?But if he really wanted to say "good" or "bad", I'm afraid he would end up as Huiyuan who had the misfortune to bump into the emperor in the imperial examination.

An Ran didn't speak for a while, and Emperor Kang Sheng laughed loudly: "I am the emperor, how can I let my body be uncultivated, my family not in order, the country unstable, and the world uneven?"

An Ran breathed a sigh of relief, and nodded in agreement.

At this time, a dancer on the stage flashed a sharp light in her eyes, drew out her dagger, and flew towards Emperor Kang Sheng on the high stage.

Everyone was startled by this incident. When the dancing girl approached, Emperor Kang Sheng's face changed drastically, and the prince's exclamation came a few times: "Father!"

There was only one person who threw Emperor Kang Sheng down and said anxiously: "Father, be careful!"

Ming Cheng's arm was scratched by the sword, the dancing girl saw that the blow was impossible, she had no chance, so she turned and fled, and the imperial guards chased after her.

Ming Cheng helped Emperor Kang Sheng up: "Father, are you injured?"

His eyes were full of worry, Emperor Kang Sheng looked at him and said, "No problem."

"What's going on?!" Kang Sheng looked angrily at the courtiers and guards below.

A large number of courtiers and guards knelt down. The emperor was attacked, but a hundred of their heads were not enough to lose. Gao Xin, who hosted the field trip, was sweating all over, and said, "Your Majesty, I will find out who the assassin is. How to sneak into the team of dancing girls, my lord..."

"Gao Xin, if you don't investigate this matter clearly, be careful with your head!" Emperor Kang Sheng said angrily.

"Yes, yes..." Gao Xin said.

"The champion of the new division, you supervise from the sidelines." Emperor Kang Sheng said.

"Yes." An Ran knelt down and cupped her hands.

On the third day, when the team returned to the court, An Ran and Gao Xin went to investigate the case together. First, they went to the prison to see some dancers who were beaten all over their bodies and were dragged out. Gao Xin shouted: "Say, are you accomplices?" ?!"

Those dancers have said it countless times, but they can't say it now, they can only shake their heads.

Gao Xin said viciously: "I don't think the beating was hard enough!"

He took out a leather whip from the side and swung it at the dancing girls. Several dancing girls whimpered, and one or two of them had blood in their mouths.

An Ran said: "Lord Gao, Your Majesty asked me to supervise the inspection. If the torture is successful, I will report the truth to Your Majesty."

Gao Xin's complexion changed, he turned around and smiled and said, "The number one scholar has just passed the rank, and he doesn't understand the rules of the officialdom, so these dancers won't be recruited unless they fight."

"What do you want them to recruit?" An Ran turned her head, raised her sword eyebrows, and said without anger, "If they were the assassin's accomplices, they would assassinate together the same day and be caught? Could it be that Mr. Gao just wants to find someone to take the blame? "

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