The emperor frowned slightly. Although the sky was just bright, there were still stars in the sky not long ago, and it could be seen that it was a sunny day. At this time, there was a sudden thunder, which was really sudden.
There was thunder in the clear sky at this time, which was not really a good sign.
Immediately, he asked Eunuch Zhao to go out and check the situation.
When Eunuch Zhao saw that the emperor's face was somewhat gloomy, he felt a sudden shock in his heart. He hurriedly ran out and stood at the door of the palace, looking up at the sky.
I saw that the sky was originally clear, but at this moment, dark clouds had arrived, with thunder and raindrops falling, it suddenly rained.
Eunuch Zhao turned back to report, and found that the emperor, after hearing the report, did not respond immediately, but looked down seriously.
Already standing in the palace, they all lowered their heads slightly, not daring to look up at the two hundred and thirty-three tribute students. They were all waiting for the emperor to speak and announce the start of the palace examination.
Although the thunder and rain outside were disturbing, it had to be said that the sudden movement made some Gong Sheng, who was a little nervous, slightly relieved.
If it was extremely quiet outside and inside, it would make them even more uneasy. There was thunder and rain, but there was no sound of thunderous heartbeats and heavy breathing.
The emperor's eyes only briefly glanced at others, but he took a deep look at the young man standing at the front.
The young man was probably preparing for the imperial examination and did not sleep well last night. His face was a little pale and the circles under his eyes were a little dark, but he seemed to be in good spirits. That was all. But as soon as he caught his eye, he seemed to match the shadow of a person.
"Fu'er!" This voice almost came out of his mouth, but he suddenly woke up.
This is not just the appearance, but the way he handles things calmly and calmly, which is really similar.
Back then, I had seen the prince so deeply, seeing that he had a virtuous reputation, a calmness, and a youth that I had gradually lost.
But now, I am older than I was more than ten years ago, but the young man in front of me is only seventeen years old. It is a time of youth with infinite possibilities.
So high-spirited, it looks like it, it really looks like it!
"The imperial examination has begun -" Eunuch Zhao was waiting carefully. When he saw the emperor suddenly showing a hint of tiredness, he glanced at himself, understood immediately and announced.
Then it was discovered that the emperor did not stay here, but turned around and left.
In fact, although during the palace examination, the emperor only had to go through the formalities and did not need to wait for the palace examination to end. However, when some emperors needed talents, they would often go down and see how the tributes answered questions on the spot.
But obviously, the emperor was old and had long since passed the time of urgent need for talents, so he just went through the motions and then left.
The scene was handed over to the Grand Master and the officials of the Ministry of Etiquette. The tributes entered the tables and chairs one by one, and the pens, inks, papers and inkstones were prepared. The Grand Master waited for everyone to sit down and said loudly: "Everyone, this palace examination is limited to one day. There will be people at noon."
Meals are brought, but no noise or whispering is allowed."
"The imperial examination begins!"
"The question in the palace examination is: Managing a big country is like cooking a small one?" Su Ziji remembered the question, but then he couldn't help but punch his mouth, coughed, and felt a sweetness in his throat.
"The thunder just now came so strangely. Could it be that someone was plotting against me?" Su Ziji secretly thought, but at the moment, he must successfully complete the imperial examination first.
Forcibly swallowing the sweetness that came up, Su Ziji forced himself to concentrate and think about the topic.
Capital City·Zhou Mansion
Zhou Yao is in the boudoir. This room is not big, but it is very elegant. There is a small bookcase not far away, and there is a jade flute hanging on it. There is a piano in the south. She is sitting in front of the piano, picking out the music carefully, and thinking thoughtfully from time to time.
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At this time, there was a muffled "boom", the color of the instrument changed, and the sound of the piano immediately became chaotic.
The maid on the side saw this and thought that her young lady was frightened, so she hurriedly said: "Miss, you have already played a few pieces. Seeing the wind and rain, if you continue to play, you will only be disturbed by the thunder. Why not take advantage of this moment?"
, go to the inner room to take a nap?"
Zhou Yao wanted to refuse, but there was a voice in her heart, so she changed her mind and went to lie down on the couch in the inner room. The curtain was gently lowered, and Zhou Yao lay there, recalling the surprise of the mysterious voice in her heart just now: "Hey, this
What is it? The secret of heaven is changing?"
Two groups of people also asked the same question. Yu Qianzhi and Liu Zhan, who were sitting in the city, all raised their heads in shock when the thunder sounded.
Naturally, they can feel the changes in their cultivation level immediately.
In the eyes of ordinary people, it was just a sudden spring rain and sudden spring thunder, but what they saw here was the roar of dragon energy, and the heavenly secret fell into chaos.
It is no longer their ability to intervene in how heaven will change. The only thing they can do is to wait for the result.
Outside the city, on a hill, a Taoist boy stood on a high place facing the wind to thank Master Xie. He stood with his hands on his sleeves and looked up at the sky. Although his expression was not shocked, his face was deep and his eyes were full of solemnity.
"Tianji...is it going to change?"
Such a change in destiny came so suddenly that he, who originally wanted to see Lin Yuqing's results, was too lazy to move and just stood here, looking at the sky quietly.
"Could this be Lin Yuqing's counterattack? No, it's just an ordinary person, it's probably just a coincidence."
city gate
The city gate that had just been opened welcomed the first wave of people going out. Apart from the sound of cattle hooves and wheels rolling on the ground, no other sound could be heard.
Several bullock carts seemed to be empty, but in fact, everyone was just preoccupied and no one was talking to them.
A follower handed the money to the man guarding the city gate and let it go without checking it.
After all, the inspection is strict when entering the city and the inspection is loose when going out.
Unless there is a criminal who needs to be arrested on a certain day, we will pay attention to the inspection to prevent people from blending into the crowd and fleeing out of the city. Normally, we would not be so strict.
Lin Yuqing's motorcade left in a low-key manner.
When they were far away from the city gate, Lin Yuqing ordered the team to pause, got off the bus and went to the ox cart behind.
In this bullock cart, there was a man who looked like an ordinary person. He was thin and dry. After he got up, he opened his eyelids and took a look at him. He raised his hand very nonchalantly and said, "Sir."
Lin Yuqing was not annoyed, and just smiled: "Master Yan, are you ready? Now that we have left Beijing, before boarding the ship, please ask Master Yan to do the magic. With that hair, Master Yan, you won't miss it, right?"
The man known as Master Yan smiled and said: "Don't worry, sir, I, Yan Niqing, am also a wizard of the Yan family. How can hundreds of years of inheritance be dishonored in my hands?"
"Hmph, as long as he has this hair, let alone a tribute official, it is not a problem for him to die if he is an official below the third rank!" Yan Ziqing boasted.
Although Su Ziji might be taking the imperial examination in the palace at this time, which would greatly hinder his ability to cast spells, after all, this is the imperial city and has always been blessed by dragon energy.
But even if there is a backlash, it will be backlash on the owner of this hair, and the wizard is not afraid.
Besides, I just need to deal with it perfunctorily. Do you really think that you want to go all out? Yan Niqing sneered: "As long as you don't forget the promise you made, Master."
Lin Yuqing saw that the method of stimulating generals was taking effect and smiled: "I promised you a thousand pieces of gold. When I return to China in the future, I will have to rely more on Yanshi. How dare I break my promise?"