Cao Qingyun on the other side sighed, "Oh... I don't have my name on the golden list. I thought I was unique in the scriptures, but I didn't expect there was no high school entrance examination. It's a pity."

After saying that, my fists were clenched, and a very unwilling expression appeared on my face. The corners of my eyes were faintly wet, but I was holding back my emotions.

For a scholar, the imperial examination is one of the criteria for measuring his own knowledge. He can't even compete with others on the list of gold. Even if he becomes a Confucian, Taoist and Jinshi in the future, it will be difficult for him to compete with others in the literary world.

Du Ning comforted: "Brother Cao, don't be sad. If you fail today, you will take the exam next year. You are a military scholar. You should know that victory or defeat is common in military affairs. This year's failure is to prepare for your success next year."

"Mr. Du said this. Every year, there are people who pass the list, but there are more students who fail the exam. Some people are not discouraged even if they fail the exam for several years. You should be stronger." Luo Wenxuan said.

"Thank you, I'm in a much better mood."

Cao Qingyun bowed to the two of them gratefully.

"Mr. Du was defeated by Maocai from Changxing Mansion. You must invite dinner today." Someone said with a smile.

"Yes, yes, Brother Du won Maocai, we'll be sure to eat this meal."

"I won't go home if I'm drunk tonight."

People around him started to make excuses, and no one explicitly said he wanted to celebrate the students who were on the list, but just said he was drinking.

The death of the last emperor is less than a hundred days ago. Scholars will not celebrate the happy events when they encounter them, but drinking does not violate this taboo.

As long as it is not too ostentatious, everyone will be tacit and will not talk too much.

But if it is used by someone who is interested, it will be attacked by others.

Du Ning was happy after being hit by Maocai, of course he wouldn't mind treating everyone to dinner, so he smiled and said, "Okay, let's have dinner together tonight, and everyone will not return without getting drunk."

"I'm waiting for you!" Everyone was even more happy.

A soldier walked and said, "Young Master Du, Mr. Ye is waiting for you in the yard."

"Mr. Ye is looking for me?"

Du Ning's face was cautious. Today is the day to open the list. Ye Jinghong was looking for himself at this time, and I'm afraid there was something important.

"I'll go there right away."

Du Ning said to the people around him again: "I'll go to Mr. Ye's place first."

"It's okay, we'll wait for you." Luo Wenxuan said with a smile.

"I lost my companion."

After Du Ning finished speaking, he went to see Ye Jinghong.

After coming to the yard, Du Ning bowed and said, "Student Du Ning, I have met Mr. Ye."

"No need to be polite, sit."

Ye Jinghong signaled Du Ning to sit down opposite him, with a serious expression.

"Mr. Xie."

After Du Ning took his seat, he asked, "Mr. Ye came to come to the student, don't know what instructions?"

"Tell you a bad news, the people of the Virtue Party have begun to attack you in secret."

Ye Jinghong said: "On the day the imperial examination was over, Wei Xun from the National Academy of Sciences went to the Literature Academy of Changxing Prefecture and wanted to secretly ruin your imperial examination. This person is a disciple of the Virtuous King Party."

Du Ning was really surprised. Unexpectedly, the people from the Virtue Party were so bullying that they arranged for the people from the National Academy to try to harm him in the name of inspection.

"They probably have done this kind of thing a lot, right?" Du Ning asked back.

Ye Jinghong thought Du Ning would ask the reason, but suddenly asked such a sharp question, and his face became much colder in an instant.

"Young Master Du is quick-witted. I understand what you mean. Since the Virtuous King Party dares to do this, it will definitely not be the first time, nor will it be the last time. It's just that they did it without leaving any handle."

Ye Jinghong sighed and said, "Fortunately, you have been in charge of the country with both principles and principles. The examiner of Changxing Prefecture argued with reason, so he did not let the plan of the Xianwang Party succeed. You should be the lucky one."

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"I didn't expect that the officials of the Xianwang Party would use all means to fight for fame and fortune. Even if they have hatred with me, they would not use such despicable means behind their backs. This would be like destroying my future for the imperial examination."

Du Ning looked disgusted and said, "But I still can't figure it out. I am just a student of the State Literature Academy and have not stepped into the court. Why are you so impatient to deal with me?"

"Last time you defeated the Ke family of Liao Kingdom, the officials in the court asked for merit for you and hoped to summon you to Beijing to serve, because the south and the north are fighting, and the country is at the moment of employed people, but it was blocked by the wise king party, so that your contribution is still recorded in the court's files."

"Absurd! Not to mention whether I would like to enter the court so early, simply doing this can simply scold them for being misleading the country and the people. When has it been, they still can't tell the difference between personal grievances and national justice. They are simply obsessed with profit, and they are worse than pigs and dogs!" Du Ning cursed angrily.

"The wise king has already become a little anxious to miss the position of prince, but they are not short-sighted. Instead, they see that once you are summoned to the capital, you will definitely not be with the wise king party with your temper. Other king forces are willing to win over you. Your existence has indirectly affected the interests of the wise king party, so they are willing to destroy you, and they do not want you to become a trouble for the wise king party." Ye Jinghong also seemed angry.

"The wise kings are despicable. One day they will enter the court, and they will not be in vain with them."

Du Ning had a firm vision and drew a clear line with the wise king party at this moment.

"You have won the title of Maocai on the Golden List now. There will definitely be officials in the court who recommend you to Beijing to serve, so I want to ask what you mean. If you want to embark on the career as soon as possible, I will ask Ling Zongde to submit to King Yan for you. King Yan will definitely recommend you to serve as a fifth-rank official in the capital. If you have other ideas, Ling Zongde will say a word to his friends in Beijing."

"Well..."

Du Ning stood there in a daze, not knowing how to make a decision for a moment.

He could understand what Ye Jinghong meant. If Ling Zongde was asked to come forward to recommend Du Ning to the King of Yan, Du Ning would be an official in the court, even if he was a disciple of the King of Yan, he would have a backer.

"You don't have to answer me now, you can think about it again." Ye Jinghong reminded.

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"Then the student will think about it and reply to Mr. Ye another day." Du Ning said immediately.

Ye Jinghong was not angry, but instead praised: "You did not reply to me immediately, which means you have no plans to officially embark on the career path. It may be that you consider that the current situation in the court is complicated, so you dare not act rashly. If it were me, I would recommend that you keep a low profile for a while."

"Thank you for your advice. As you said, students are still in their studies and hope to settle down again. But now the court is working on people. If the country needs it, students should be obliged."

"This is indeed a dilemma. Now you can only wait and see what's going on, but you must be prepared at all times. If the court wants to use you, there will be a decree of the little emperor to summon you to the capital at any time."

"Students understand."

Du Ning nodded slightly.

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Yunguo Capital.

The Palace of the Virtue.

"What did you say? Du Ning was defeated by Maocai from Changxing Mansion?"

The wise king looked angry and looked at the inspector Wei who came to report in front of him, and said sternly: "You can't do anything useless, you can't do any small things well. What's the use for me to want you? Don't forget, who recommended you to serve as an inspector in the National Academy of Sciences? Did you just repay me like this?"

"The officials are not doing their jobs well, please calm down."

Wei Xunshou said: "Du Ning's literary talent is indeed very outstanding. His classical meaning and policy theory are of the country's standard. If there are any disadvantages in the article, most of the scores can naturally be deducted. However, if the lower-ranking officials block Du Ning's list in a false form, the lower-ranking officials may not be able to leave Changxing Prefecture."

"Rareless! Do they still dare to touch my king's people?"

The wise king said contemptuously: "The officials of the Little Changxing Literature Academy dare to oppose me. I will use a little trick to make them look good."

"Of course they won't go against you, but their superiors are Ye Jinghong. You should know who Ye Jinghong is. Didn't Cai Shi, who once worked as a scholar in the Nanping Prefecture Academy, be killed by Ye Jinghong like a dog slaughtered because he offended Du Ning?"

When Xun Wei said this, his expression of heartache appeared on his face.

The expression of the wise king changed instantly. When he mentioned the great scholar Ye Jinghong, even he was quite afraid.

That is the lord of the State Literature Academy. Wei Xunzhang dared to do whatever he wanted under Ye Jinghong's rule, and there was no need to hand it over to the National Academy for review and conviction. He killed him as soon as he said he could, which was more effective than the privilege of killing first and then reporting.

This is the unshakable status of the great scholars.

Under certain special circumstances, even if a great scholar kills the imperial officials, as long as it is for the benefit of the country and the people, the imperial court can only knock down its front teeth and swallow it into its stomach.

The status of the National Academy of Sciences is greater than that of the court, and the status of the Great Confucian scholars is stronger than that of the officials!

If Ye Jinghong is forced to get angry, he might really do something for the first time, and it will become out of control by then.

"Dun Ning passed the imperial examination and passed the imperial examination. The young emperor was eager to seek talent and would definitely issue an order to summon him to Beijing. If he became the little emperor's right-hand man, it would be very unfavorable to us." Wei Xunshang said.

"Hmph! If we can't stop Du Ning from entering the officialdom, we can only give up this useless method."

The Xianwang then thought of something and smiled coldly, "But then again, if Du Ning was really summoned to the capital, would it be easier for us to deal with him?"

Du Ning was in Suzhou, and no matter how hard the wise kings tried, they could only obstruct their careers.

Once Du Ning is in the capital, the wise king can constantly trap Du Ning and force him to a desperate situation step by step.

"The prince is wise."

Inspection Wei agreed with the idea of ​​the wise king, but he said seriously: "But Du Ning is indeed a talent. After Du Ning comes to Beijing, the kings will definitely find ways to protect him openly and secretly, so that we can take advantage of the opportunity."

"If we don't have the opportunity, we will create opportunities. I don't believe Duning will have such good luck to be able to get along with others and turn bad luck into good luck."

The wise king's eyes showed fierce light, "Du Ning is just a small character, and he also wants to sing a big show on stage, which is ridiculous."

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