The next day, when Xiao Jingzhe was soundly asleep, Eunuch Xu hurried in with a young eunuch to wake him up and said, "Young Master Chu, get up quickly to attend the scientific examination, you will be late soon."

what happened?

He had ordered Chu Mu to take the scientific examination for him yesterday.

Xiao Jingzhe got up quickly, and the little eunuch behind Eunuch Xu immediately stepped forward to dress him.

Didn't Chu Mu take part in the scientific examination?

God!This is how to do ah!

He can't do anything!

The 10,000+ silver from the fans is gone, he is sorry for them.

After getting dressed, Xiao Jingzhe quickly washed up, and immediately rode to the examination room.

He couldn't afford to lose face if he ran away.

He has to go.

The shortest road from the imperial palace to the examination room needs to pass through the East Street, and Wangshiju is in the center of the East Street.

When Xiao Jingzhe rode to the front of Wangshiju, the place was blocked by crowds.

It was a bad day. Chu Mu, who promised to take the exam for him, was absent for no reason. He was late for the exam and encountered traffic jams.

Xiao Jingzhe jumped down immediately, and asked an old man selling kites at a roadside stall, "This old man, can you tell me what happened ahead?"

The old man said: "I heard that Mr. Chu is going to take part in the scientific examination. These people gathered around Mr. Chu on the way to the examination room, wanting to see Mr. Chu's honor."

"Thank you old man."

Xiao Jingzhe raised his hands to tidy up his clothes that were blown a little messy by the wind, then took off his bamboo hat, jumped on the horse, came to the front of the crowd, and said softly to the fans: "Ladies, can you make room for me? You're about to be late for the exam."

"Chu, Mr. Chu...Mr. Chu is here." The ladies in front immediately covered their faces and exclaimed.

This was the closest she was to Mr. Chu.

The way he rides the horse, the lady is so handsome!

"Is Mr. Chu here?"

"Where?"

"........."

The rest of the people were stunned for a moment, then retreated to the side of the road, and shouted loudly at the same time: "Mr. Chu is going to be late for the scientific examination, the sisters in front quickly give way."

Countless people retreated spontaneously to both sides of the road, and they gave way to a passage after a while.

Xiao Jingzhe smiled and said, "Thank you."

Xiao Jingzhe drove slowly by. Wherever he passed, the fans danced and shouted excitedly: "Young Master Chu, Young Master Chu, Young Master Chu..."

"The title of the gold list, the title of the gold list, the title of the gold list..."

The sound is so loud that people two miles away can hear it.

Xiao Jingzhe kept smiling like a spring breeze until he arrived near the Gongyuan.

Fans in ancient times chased after stars, they were really crazier than modern fans.

There is a direct official road from Wangshiju to Gongyuan, about five miles.

There are dense crowds of people standing on both sides of the five-mile official road, most of them are young ladies, women with children in their arms, and even old women with their grandchildren.

Because there were too many fans who came to support Mr. Chu, in the early morning, the huge Gongyuan was surrounded by him.

The Ministry of Rites had no choice but to invite [-] city guards to help maintain order. Only then did the fans leave the Gongyuan, and the examinees were able to have a quiet scientific examination environment.

The door was not closed. Fortunately, I was not late.

Xiao Jingzhe dismounted out of breath, and hurried into the Gongyuan.

Most of the tens of thousands of candidates have already entered the numbered room, and there are only a few people left in line in front of the examination room.

Xiao Jingzhe quickly walked to the back of the line and lined up.

He calculated the time to come, but there was someone who was bigger than him and came later than him.

The candidate at the back of the line glanced back.

It turns out that Mr. Chu, who is famous for his appearance in the twelve prefectures of Gyeonggi Province, is no wonder.

He said sarcastically: "Lord Chu is so grand, you only come when the Gongyuan is about to close."

Xiao Jingzhe smiled slightly and said, "Both and each other came a little later than you. Judging by your clothes, you should be an official. I don't know how to call you?"

He is Li Tong, the son of Minister of the Ministry of Industry, who passed the child birth examination at the age of eight, the college examination at the age of ten, the rural examination at the age of 15, and became an official in the court at the age of 16. He is known as one of the four great talents in the capital. The most popular candidate for the first place in the imperial examination this time, Chu Mu didn't know him?

Li Tong said angrily: "I bet you 500 taels of silver, and I bet you to fail the ranking."

He, Xiao Jingzhe, was not one of those soft persimmons who could be ridiculed.

Losers can't lose, even if they don't pass the exam, they have to win over this inexplicable person in terms of momentum.

Xiao Jingzhe raised his head, making full use of the advantage of being a head taller than Li Tong, glanced at him condescendingly, and said in a very unbeatable tone: "Oh, I'm afraid your 500 taels will be gone."

No one had ever dared to speak to him like that.

What about the Taiwei's staff?

It's not a position that was obtained by pleasing the Taiwei.

Li Tong approached Xiao Jingzhe aggressively, but he was a head shorter than Xiao Jingzhe, and his aura suddenly disappeared. He tried his best to stare at him with wide eyes, and said, "You didn't bring a pen, ink and inkstone. What exam are you taking? It's a win."

"Oh, really?" Xiao Jingzhe smiled.

Li Tong held his head high, turned sideways and glanced at him arrogantly.

It seemed as if victory was at hand.

Xiao Jingzhe continued: "Thank you for reminding me."

Li Tong stopped in his tracks: "...?"

The people in front have been searched and entered the number room, it's their turn.

Xiao Jingzhe took out the Taiwei's token from his sleeve, and said to the official of the Ministry of Rites who was in charge of the body search: "Go and find me a pair of pens, inkstones and inkstones immediately, and prepare some food by the way."

The best way to beat a man is to suddenly declare defeat when he thinks he is winning, which has the same effect as throwing a bucket of ice water over his head when he is at his happiest.

Those who saw the token saw Taiwei, the Minister of Rites who was in charge of this matter ran over quickly, bent down and saluted: "See Taiwei."

The rest of the people also followed the Minister of Rites and bowed to salute: "See Taiwei."

"Exemption."

"Thank you, Captain."

Standing up quickly, the Minister of Rites hurriedly ordered his subordinates: "What are you doing in a daze? Why don't you go find it quickly, if Master Chu waits in a hurry, be careful of your heads."

"Yes, little one, let's go now, Lord Chu wait a moment."

The officer in charge of compiling the list ran out immediately.

"Eh..." Xiao Jingzhe stroked his eyebrows and sighed, "You look for it slowly, don't rush, it doesn't matter if you can't find it, I don't want your heads on your neck."

He is very timid and dare not kill a chicken, let alone kill someone.

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites smiled and said, "Master Chu is truly a bodhisattva."

"It's the fault of the lower officials. You look exactly like those adults, and you are holding that adult's token. The lower officials feel the pressure and slipped your tongue."

The minister of the Ministry of Rites bowed again and said: "I apologize to you here, and I hope that the staff of Chu will not count the faults of the servants."

So... Is this indirectly saying that Captain Xiao is ruthless and disregarding human life?

Xiao Jingzhe stroked his eyebrows again and sighed, please help him up and said: "Please get up quickly, you are too polite."

"Hmph." Li Tong, who had been left out for a long time, snorted coldly, and said, "The scientific examination is about to start, and are you still searching? Can you take responsibility for delaying the official scientific examination?"

This one is the son of Mr. Li, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and he can't afford to offend him.

The servant of the Ministry of Rites immediately apologized and said with a smile: "There is no need to search, Mr. Li is fair and strict, how could he cheat?"

He raised his finger and pointed to the soldier next to him: "You, hurry up and take Mr. Li into the number room."

"The major scientific research matters are related to the foundation of a country. How can we make an exception because of our status? It is better to search according to the regulations." After a pause, Li Tong took a special look at Xiao Jingzhe and continued: "We must treat everyone equally."

Xiao Jingzhe smiled: "Master Li is absolutely right."

"Yes, yes." The servant of the Ministry of Rites echoed: "You two are just and strict, and I am ashamed of myself."

He pointed to the two rows of small rooms on the left and right sides, and said, "These are places for body searches, please, my lords."

Xiao Jingzhe turned and walked towards the nearest house on the left, Li Tong snorted again and followed behind him.

"Lord Xiao, please take off your shoes, socks and coat." The soldier in charge of the search said.

Xiao Jingzhe took off his shoes slowly, glanced at Master Li who followed in, and said, "The scientific examination is about to start, why don't you let them search you, what are you doing in front of the door?"

Li Tong said seriously: "Of course they supervised these soldiers to search you."

"I have pressed 500 taels on you, and you will pay [-] for each. If you fail the exam, I will get rich."

Before the pressure, he did a lot of research, and wanted to pressure Chu Muneng to be named on the Gold List.

But by chance, I saw Chu Mu's calligraphy. The calligraphy is so ugly that five-year-old children can write better than him.

He decisively took out all his savings, and pressured Chumu to fail the exam.

"Congratulations in advance on your bankruptcy."

Xiao Jingzhe started to untie the girdle seal, and fiddled with it for a while but did not untie it.

The soldiers on the side had already seen the strangeness, and immediately said: "I will help you."

Some of the candidates are either rich or expensive, and the clothes they wear are both gorgeous and cumbersome, especially the girdle seals, which are tightly fastened without any traces, and are usually worn by servants for them, and they really cannot untie them by themselves. own girdle.

With the help of the soldiers, after a while, Xiao Jingzhe was left with only obscene clothes and trousers.

The soldier reached out to take off his obscene clothes, Xiao Jingzhe took a step back quietly, and said to Mr. Li, "Please stay away."

The two scars on Taiwei Xiao's back are almost known to everyone, if they are seen, it is very likely that his identity will be revealed.

"They are all men, why avoid them?"

"Master Li stays here and won't let me misunderstand that you are happy with me."

"No shame."

Li Tong went up to Xiao Jingzhe carefully, and after confirming that there was no privacy, he left in a hurry.

Xiao Jingzhe took out the captain's token, waved it in front of the soldiers, and said, "Wear obscene clothes for inspection."

The soldier bowed and saluted, "Yes."

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