Turbulent Times Chapter 198: The son of heaven is close

When Fang Qiao heard this, she couldn't help being ecstatic, as if she had experienced a life-and-death catastrophe, she was terrified, she saluted Wang Junlin deeply gratefully, and said, "Thank you, Lord Hou, for your success. The students are very grateful."

After finishing speaking, he was afraid that the young Marquis with vicious eyes would regret it again, so he carried the tattered quilt, covered his face, and rushed into the examination hall. He took off his clothes and looked at the interlayer inside. "

"Wait a minute!" At this moment, a censor suddenly shouted.

Fang Qiao, who had already stepped into the door with one foot, changed his expression suddenly, and his heart rose to his throat again.

"Hou Ye, since this person was found to be ensnared, he should be disqualified from the examination according to the regulations." The censor clasped his fists to Wang Junlin and said loudly with confidence.

Wang Junlin took a look at him and vaguely remembered that this person came from the Yu clan of Guanlong aristocrats. There was an old man in his family who was about to be buried in the Zhou and Sui dynasties. Gong Yangsu is a relative by marriage, and the two families have always advanced together.

Wang Junlin has never been polite to people who are hostile to him, or who are enemies from the beginning. At this moment, he wanted to understand the origin of the other party, looked at this person coldly, and said one word: "Fuck off." !”

"You go in!" After finishing speaking, Wang Junlin ignored the surname Yushi, but called out to Fang Qiao again, and the latter ran into the examination hall as fast as he could. .

"Qin Anhou! You..." Yu Shi, whose surname is Yu, blushed suddenly, and wanted to say something harsh, but he was afraid of Wang Junlin's vicious name, so he didn't dare to say it for a while. He despised this person, he was still thinking about various arguments to refute this person and argued hard.

As a censor who doesn't even have the courage to speak, what kind of censor is he? King's Landing adds to the traffic.

"I will definitely impeach you." Yu Shi surnamed Yu finally gritted his teeth and said, but Wang Junlin was already looking at him lazily.

With the fish that slipped through the net named Fang Qiao just now, the guards checked more seriously, stripping clothes, slippers, brushes, touching quilts, etc. It was the same, and not long after, a hill was piled up at the entrance of the examination institute.

As a result, many of the candidates who were queuing up quickly retreated secretly, throwing their belongings into the gutter behind the examination hall.

Minister of Rites Zhou Chengyan received a report from his subordinates, and came here at some point, he politely bowed to Wang Junlin, and said with some embarrassment: "Qin Anhou, it's getting late, if we check one by one, there will be too little time. "

The officials of the Ministry of Rites, the censors of Yushitai, and the examinees were shocked when they saw that a majestic Shangshu was the first to salute Wang Junlin and speak in such a tone. There are also some doubts.

Zhou Chengyan's official rank was three ranks higher than his own, Wang Junlin didn't dare to take it too seriously, and hurriedly returned the gift. He naturally knew why the other party was so polite, and it was nothing more than a guilty conscience or something he wanted from him.

With a sneer in his heart, Wang Junlin looked up and found that it was indeed getting late. Lang Sheng said to nearly half of the students at the entrance of the examination hall: "My official Wang Junlin, I think you have heard of it before. To avoid delaying the exam When the timing starts, the people behind will no longer be strip-searched."

When the candidates heard this, many of them were overjoyed.

Wang Junlin snorted coldly, and said in a cold voice: "Throw the things you carry on your body into this bamboo basket yourself, and don't blame me at all. If the official finds out during the two-day exam, be careful that I will let you go." Strip you naked and hang them in front of the city gate, so that everyone in the world will know how gentle you are."

All sentient beings were terrified in their hearts, thinking of this ruthlessness, few people dared to repay it by luck.

It didn't take long for everyone to file in honestly. As for whether there are any students who want to take risks, that is a matter of the future.

No more checks one by one, the speed was not much faster, and after a while, the entrance of the examination institute immediately returned to silence, leaving only smelly shoes all over the floor and countless scraps of paper, which looked a little miserable. The officials of the Ministry of Rituals hurriedly arranged for people to clean up, in order to meet the edict of the examination in the palace, and also arranged incense cases, and they were extremely busy for a while.

While they were busy, they were thinking that this poisonous general, Lord Hou, really behaved very differently from the general officials of the Sui Dynasty. If they ignored those incidents, it would be fine. How could they still let him go if they were found out like today? The reason for letting candidates enter the exam? However, this is the first time to open a subject exam after all, and the imperial court is still in the stage of exploring some rules. As the chief supervisor, Wang Junlin has this power.

Wang Junlin looked at everyone busy for no reason, while talking with Zhou Chengyan beside him. Zhou Chengyan showed extra affection to Wang Junlin, and said: "Qin Anhou has done his duty, and I will definitely ask for credit for you from His Majesty afterwards. However, Qin Anhou has been busy all morning today, and when the order arrives later, I will pay homage to Mr. Holy Spirit, after the exam starts, you might as well rest in the inner courtyard, and let the people below deal with such trivial matters.”

Wang Junlin glanced at him with a smile, shook his head and said, "It's my job, I have to wander around the examination room later, so I don't have time to spare."

A very dark and cold light flashed in Zhou Chengyan's eyes, he let out a long, soft laugh, covering up the embarrassment of Wang Junlin's refusal, said a few unnutritious words casually, and then left and took his own seat.

Half an hour later, before the imperial decree arrived, it was the emperor Yang Jian who arrived in person, but the procedure was agreed before by the Ministry of Rites. The cannons were fired, the incense table was scattered, and the gate of the courtyard was closed. The first autumn imperial examination of the Sui Dynasty officially kicked off curtain.

"Wang Aiqing, don't let me down." Yang Jian looked at Wang Junlin before returning to the palace, and said solemnly.

Wang Junlin sighed in his heart, bowed and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely go all out."

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Following the sound of a few gongs, the two guards came out with a group of guards specially sent from the palace by Yang Jian. Just after entering the examination hall, the candidates crowded in the exam hall gradually quieted down, listening to the supervisor's command, they lined up calmly and solemnly.

As early as when they entered the examination institute, notices were pasted on the screen wall behind the door, indicating where candidates from different regions, states and counties took the examination, and there were officials waiting to guide them. Although there were many candidates, there was no confusion at all.

But before going to their own examination room, all candidates were led to the square in front of the examination hall.

Gao Ying, Zhou Chengyan and Wang Junlin led the next group of examiners and stood in front of the main hall. It was Gao Ying's proposal to worship Confucius, Mozi and other sages in the main hall, which was appreciated and agreed by Yang Jian, so it became a process that must be passed before the exam.

Listening to the command of the praise officer, Wang Junlin bowed down together with thousands of people, holding their voices and silently prostrating to the sage Confucius who said "the sky does not give birth to Zhongni, and the ages are like a long night".

One bow, one more bow.

Wang Junlin found that almost all the candidates' various messy thoughts such as nervousness, anticipation, worry, and excitement were swept away during the prayer together. Can't help thinking, Gao Ying is really a capable minister.

After paying homage to the most holy teacher, more than 3,000 tribute students who lined up in a messy and crowded square in front of the main hall of the Examination Institute suddenly scattered away as if they collapsed. Under the guidance of the subordinate staff, he went to the examination room where he was.

Three thousand people slowly moved forward in front of the examination room, gradually merged into the examination room, and finally started the most critical juncture in their lives. If it doesn't work, I can only go back to my hometown sadly, preparing for the next imperial examination.

I don't know how many people's youth will be wasted by this turn and turn. There are even those stubborn and arrogant people who refuse, dare not or are ashamed to return to their hometowns once they fail. Some even committed suicide, but more disappeared without a trace.

Although it was the first imperial examination, the orthodoxy of the Sui Dynasty had already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Candidates were full of trust in the imperial court and His Majesty the Emperor, and believed that as long as they were talented, they would definitely win the gold list in high school.

This is the grand ceremony of the country that has never been seen in the past dynasties, and it is also the battlefield of life and death for these scholars. It's just that part of this battlefield is in the bright place on the field, and part of it is in the dark corner off the field.

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"I have met Gao Gong." After entering the hall, Wang Junlin bowed to Gao Ying who was sitting in the middle, and said in a polite manner: "The gate of the courtyard is closed. There are no warrants from Gao Gong, Mr. Zhou, and the younger generation. Open, at this time the students from the prefectures, counties and counties in the courtyard have already got the test papers and started to do the questions. The corner gate responsible for delivering food and drinking water is guarded by Mr. Wang from Yushitai and Mr. Liu from the Ministry of Rites each with three Xu Shi. "

Gao Ying looked at the young Qin Anhou below, and frowned imperceptibly, thinking that the old man said that he would get sick after three days, why is it the third day today, and this man looked It looks the same.

Doubts flashed in my heart, but Gao Ying's face showed the kindness of an elder, and he smiled and said: "Qin Anhou has worked hard."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Wang Junlin to reply politely, the famous prime minister of the Sui Dynasty sighed, bowed his fists to the sky solemnly, and said solemnly: "The purpose of recruiting scholars is to select good talents for the country. It's about my state and society in the Sui Dynasty, so don't be careless, please be more careful, my lords."

Following Gao Ying's words, all the officials in the examination institute returned to their duties, and a solemn and tense atmosphere quietly permeated every corner of the examination institute.

Everyone knows that His Majesty the current emperor attaches great importance to this imperial examination, and there are two powerful figures Gao Ying and Wang Junlin sitting in the seat, it seems that no one dares to be careless.

Wang Junlin left the lobby where Gao Ying used to rest, walked into the largest examination room, looked at the small compartments separated one by one, and thought that it was indeed a tragedy to take the exam in a small room like a doghouse and pigsty , not to mention that it will last for several days, eating, drinking, and sleeping.

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