Chapter 534
534 Cheating in the imperial examination (1)
“Xu cijiu can’t write a damn poem. I can just casually write a few lines and make him feel ashamed. If it wasn’t for his cousin Xu Qi ‘an’s poem that day, layman Zi Yang’s jade pendant would have been mine.”
Zhu tuizhi recalled the conflict that day and cursed.
“Could it be a fraud in the imperial examination?” Liu Ying probed.
“Nonsense!” The students of the cloud deer Institute were all infuriated when they heard this, and they all glared at him.
Imperial examination fraud … This word appeared in Zhu tuizhi’s mind, instantly clearing up all his doubts. It explained why Xu Ci was able to write such a famous work, the high school ” Huiyuan “.
Immediately after, Zhu tuizhi shook his head. impossible. Poetry is not an essay. If you know the question in advance, you will have time to prepare. Brother Liu, I asked you to use “spring scenery” as the topic. I’ll give you three days. Can you write a masterpiece?”
“I’m ashamed. I’m afraid I won’t be able to write it even if you give me three years.” Liu Yun shook his head.
He took a sip of wine, revealed a meaningful smile, and lowered his voice. “But brother Zhu, think about it. What if the person who wrote the poem for him was the silver Gong Xu Qi ‘an?”
The atmosphere at the table fell silent. No matter if it was the students of Yun Lu Academy or the students of the Directorate, none of them immediately retorted. Instead, he thought about it carefully in his mind.
That’s right, if Xu shikui knew the questions beforehand, she would be able to answer them in a day, let alone three days.
The farewell poem, the poem about plum, and the half of the poem that was sung before the “sacrifice” in Yunzhou were all just before the battle.
The students of Yun Lu Academy also thought of the ” encouraging poem ” that was pasted on the Academy’s merit wall. According to the great Confucians of the Academy, Xu ningyan was able to compose a poem in ten breaths and was shockingly talented.
“Hmph, how does the silver Gong Xu Qi ‘an know the exam questions?”
Even though they thought so in their hearts, they wouldn’t admit it verbally. The students from Yun Lu Academy questioned.
I don’t know, I don’t know. Liu Yue waved her hand and smiled.”It’s just drunken talk and a wild guess. However, that Xu Qi ‘an is a silver Gong. According to the official circles, he is deeply trusted by Wei Yuan …”
He did not continue.
With this interlude, the students of Yun Lu Academy were no longer in the mood to drink. After sitting for a moment, they stood up and bid their farewells.
Liu Yun, who was good at socializing, personally sent Zhu tuizhi and the others downstairs. Then, he took the initiative to pay the bill, and everyone dispersed outside the restaurant.
After a quarter of an hour, Liu Yun returned and got into a horse carriage that was parked outside the restaurant.
A middle-aged man dressed like a rich man sat in the carriage. He had a jade ring on his thumb, a walnut in one hand, and a teacup in the other.
“Steward Zhao!”
Liu Da bowed respectfully.
The middle-aged man nodded and put down the teacup. He opened the teacup on the small coffee table and poured a cup of tea. He frowned and said, “”You reek of alcohol, have some tea.”
“Many thanks, steward Zhao.” Liu Yun held the teacup with both hands and finished it in one gulp. She said slowly, ”
“I’ve found out some things. According to the few students from Yun Lu Academy, Xu cijiu doesn’t know how to compose poems at all and his standards are terrible. That “a difficult journey” was most likely written by someone else. Of course, I don’t have any evidence.”
When the middle-aged man heard this, he revealed a satisfied smile and said, “”We don’t need evidence. This is enough.”
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In the outer city, in the courtyard planted with willow trees.
Taoist master Jin Lian, who had just taken the blood fetus pill, was bathed in the warm spring sun. He felt that his body was no longer cold and no longer transformed into Yin. However, the remaining Yin Qi in his body was enough to be eliminated by another blood fetus pill.
“This physical body is not compatible with my primordial spirit, so I won’t need too much time. Fortunately, the Golden Lotus of fate is about to ripen and the Lotus seed can help me reconstruct my physical body.
“I hope there won’t be any accidents.”
Daoist priest Golden Lotus prayed in his heart.
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“Dalang, t-that girl doesn’t seem to be from Da Feng.”
The son of old Zhang thought for a moment and said,”It’s an ugly girl with dark skin and blue eyes. His hair is also ugly and has curls.”
Number five?
What the hell is she doing here? did Daoist priest Golden Lotus ask her to come? Does she know that I’m number three?
Daoist priest Golden Lotus had asked him to help find number five instead of number three. He could use the excuse that ‘number three’s grade was too low’ to cover it up. After all, the strength of the scholarly faction’s absolute command would become more terrifying as one reached the later stages.
However, in the early stages, the ninth to seventh ranks were all trash. When one reached the sixth rank of the scholar realm, they could copy other people’s skills and have considerable combat power.
In Chu Yuanyou and Heng Yuan’s eyes, although number three Xu cijiu was extremely smart, when the situation really needed him, his powerful cousin Xu ningyan was still more reliable.
It seemed like he could only skip class today … Xu Qi ‘an nodded. I understand. I’ll go back to the manor with you after I take leave.
After asking for leave, Xu Qi ‘an sat on his horse and trotted towards the Xu family’s residence. The son of the gatekeeper, Xiao Zhang, trotted beside him.
After half an hour, they arrived at the Xu mansion, which was not far from the Yamen. Xu Qi ‘an handed the reins to Xiao Zhang and went straight into the mansion.
As soon as he entered the outer courtyard, he saw the female chefs carrying plates of hot dishes, steamed buns, and rice, and walking into the inner courtyard.
“You’re back. dalang …” The female chefs heaved a sigh of relief. As they spoke, they turned their gazes to the inner courtyard.
“A young lady came to the residence and said that she was looking for you. She asked what her relationship with you was but she could not explain it clearly. She was mumbling and could not hear nine out of ten words.”
He couldn’t hear nine out of ten sentences clearly. Number Five’s southern border accent was. little heavy … Xu Qi ‘an complained as he entered the inner courtyard with the cook. From afar, he heard Xu lingyue’s gentle voice from the inner hall.