Chapter 76: A talented man of all ages

Xiao Fan looked relaxed when he walked out of the tribute school. He felt that this exam was very good. To be honest, it was the talented man who helped him do a good exam. There were a lot of articles on the paper. Anyway, Xiao Fan didn't understand a single word, so the articles that he couldn't understand must be good articles.

Such a good article should be no problem taking the scholar. Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't ask about his crime, so the old guy must be very disappointed.

So when Xiao Fan walked out, he even had a faint smile on his face. As for the poor scholar who helped him finish the paper, he beat him up again and was still unconscious in the Gongyuan room... Well, when you are happy, don't think about those unhappy people.

Zhu Yunwen was wearing a white silk shirt with flowers, standing outside the tribute courtyard gate, looking at Xiao Fan slowly walking out with a smile on his face.

The two looked at each other and smiled, feeling a tacit understanding after they succeeded in doing bad things together.

"The papers are finished?"

"I've finished it, it's definitely okay to be a scholar this time."

Zhu Yunwen smiled and said, "That's right, don't look at who the talented man I'm looking for you. He was the second best in the palace examination and was awarded a Hanlin bachelor's degree. Of course, it's no problem to have a mere college examination..."

Xiao Fan's smile froze, and he was a little dumbfounded: "Han...Bachelor Hanlin? No. 1 in the palace examination?"

Zhu Yunwen smiled and said, "Yes, if you want to find it, you can find the best one. Even if I don't say hello to Ying Tian Xuezheng when I was reviewing the paper, I will definitely be able to give you a test paper. If the emperor and grandfather want to transfer your paper to read it, I will definitely pay more attention to you, haha..."

Xiao Fan wiped his sweat and laughed dryly with Zhu Yunwen, and his smile was so ugly: "Gagaha..."

What is the crime of beating a Hanlin bachelor... twice?

Xiao Fan felt it was necessary to learn the laws of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yunwen stood apart and some personal guards stood up. They were all wearing casual clothes and walking back and forth seemingly carelessly.

Yuan Zhong stood behind Zhu Yunwen and shook his head slightly at Xiao Fan with a strange look on his face.

Xiao Fan understood. It seemed that Yuan Zhong had not told Zhu Yunwen about the Hanlin Bachelor who deliberately hit him on the street today and was beaten up by himself.

The two stood and smiled for a while. Zhu Yunwen thought of something, looked up and said, "By the way, where is that talented man? Didn't he come out with you?"

Xiao Fan wiped his sweat: "That... he might feel that it was too brain-consuming after finishing the paper, so he was sleeping on the table."

Zhu Yunwen said in surprise: "It's not true? People can take the palace exams easily. Is it too brain-consuming for an ordinary college exam?"

Zhu Yunwen glanced at Xiao Fan suspiciously and said, "Are you still polite to him?"

"You're welcome, of course you're welcome, you're not ordinary..."

"That's good. This person is very talented and deeply loved by the emperor and grandfather. He will never offend him. If you become an official in the future, you must have more contact with him... He has helped you so much, and it is reasonable. We should wait for him. When he comes out, I will invite him. You can thank him again."

"Ah? That...Your Highness, no...no need? I've already thanked me..."

"That won't work. Thank you for a thank you scene. It's better to be more formal."

"I'm rushing back to Jiangpu to report the good news..."

"You are confused? The test paper has just been handed over and has not yet been ranked. What's the good news for so early?"

...

...

Everyone stood outside the Gongyuan gate and waited, and Xiao Fan's expression became more and more bitter.

Before that, the bronze bell of the Gongyuan was ringing, and the students who were taking the exam walked out of the Gongyuan gate and dispersed in different expressions.

Zhu Yunwen slapped his palms from time to time, looking quite impatient, turned his head and said to Yuan Zhong: "Go in and ask if someone has overslept in the room, and ask him to help inspect it."

"yes."

Xiao Fan was angry but weak and said: "No need, he has come out..."

Zhu Yunwen looked up and was shocked. Two soldiers who were on the examination were carrying a scholar on the left and right, and walked out of the tribute court. The scholar was dressed in messy clothes, his eyes were dispersed, his nose was blue and swollen like a pig's head. The scholar was following the examiner who was the examiner who was the examiner with an awkward look on his face.

"Master Jie! Why are you...so you like this?" Zhu Yunwen snatched up and shouted sadly.

The scholar raised his eyes with difficulty and looked at Zhu Yunwen with a sad expression. He blinked his bruised and breathless eyes, and suddenly burst into tears like rain, and he choked and said, "Your Highness... Your Highness! My God,... I'm so bitter!"

"Who is it? Who beats you to this look? I will avenge you!" Zhu Yunwen was full of anger.

"Your Highness... Woo, Your Highness, you must make the decision for yourselves..." The scholar was so moved that he burst into tears, and his dying appearance seemed to be about to come.

Xiao Fan walked up to him with shame, smiled at the scholar with a pleading smile, and then bowed his hand. Before he could speak, the scholar saw him.

As if he was injected with chicken blood, the scholar broke away from the soldier who was supporting him, jumped up suddenly, then stepped back two steps away, and put on a golden rooster's independent shape, and put on a flower stand with eagle claw skills on both hands, screaming: "You evil thief! Don't come over! Tell you, I have practiced it too, I'm not afraid of you!"

At this moment, the scholar was covered in tears and his face was full of snot and tears, his expression was frightened and panicked, and his hair was disheveled like a little victim who had just been humiliated. He stared at Xiao Fan as if he was looking at his father-killing enemy.

Seeing this, Zhu Yunwen immediately understood what was going on. He turned his head and looked at Xiao Fan with shame in disbelief, pointed at the scholar and asked in surprise, "He... did you do it?"

Xiao Fan's face was so ashamed that he blushed, and sighed with a sigh: "I am really a little uneasy today..."

"Evil thief! I made me look like this. You just explain it if you don't calm down?" The scholar stubbornly posed with an eagle claw shape and screamed with grief and anger on his face.

Zhu Yunwen was so ashamed that his head was about to hide in his crotch: "Hehe, let me introduce it. This is Xiao Fan, my friend, this...ah! This is Hanlin Bachelor's Attendant and Censor... Xie Jin, Xie Xue."

"Oh! It turns out that it is the talented man of the ages, and I am lucky to know it! It's really a flood that rushes the Dragon King Temple..."

"Get out! The evil thief!"

The Ming Dynasty Palace, Wuying Hall.

It was just beginning of spring, and the weather was still a bit cold in the winter. Afraid of cold is a common problem for the elderly, and the charcoal fire in Donghun Pavilion was still burning red and vigorously.

Zhu Yuanzhang leaned on the back of the chair, clenched his fist with his right hand to cover his mouth, coughed twice, and then sighed tiredly.

Zhu Yunwen's assassination caused him to murder the civil and military officials of the court. From the end of last year to the beginning of this year, in just two months, the ministers and ministers of the six ministries of the central and central departments, including Dali Temple, Taichang Temple, the Inspectorate, and other nine ministers were killed and retreated. The civil and military officials of the court seemed to be in the terrifying purge after the Hu Weiyong Lanyu's rebellion case, and were anxious all day long, and the court was in a tense and decadent atmosphere.

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to continue killing people, but he felt that he hadn't killed enough. Zhu Yunwen was stabbed, which was a great excitement for him. He thought he had mastered the court and the world, but suddenly realized that he had not mastered enough, very little.

He wanted to leave Zhu Yunwen a country of iron bucket. This country was as exquisite as brocade and as beautiful as a picture scroll. The most important thing is that when this country was handed to Zhu Yunwen, it must be as smooth as silk, without any thorns left on it, and it will never prick the grandson's hand.

——I thought he had done it, but now it seems that he had not done it. There are still enemies in secret coveting him, hating him, and trying to subvert him, which Zhu Yuanzhang would never tolerate.

Who is this enemy hidden in the dark? Zhu Yuanzhang asked himself countless times.

The minister in the capital? Or the descendant of a hero who was killed by him? The remnants of the Hu Lan party case? Or... a prince who was enfeoffed in another place and coveted the throne?

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately kicked the last guess out of his mind.

All his princes are loyal, filial and kind sons, and they will never do such a fatherless or ruthless thing.

It must be Hu Lan's remnant! Zhu Yuanzhang came to a conclusion in his heart.

A violent aura rushed straight to the top. It seemed that the court had not been cleaned enough, and he had to continue killing people. He was old and had not much time left. Before he closed his eyes, he must straighten the court and pacify the world so that he could rest in peace.

A violent plan slowly took shape in his heart, and the corners of his mouth gradually curled up, and a cruel smile appeared...

The light outside the pavilion dimmed, and Zhu Yunwen walked in with an unhappy expression on his face.

"Grandson pays homage to the emperor and grandfather."

"Haha, Yunwen, get up, come and sit next to your grandfather." Zhu Yuanzhang showed a kind smile.

Zhu Yunwen curled his lips and sat next to Zhu Yuanzhang with a little resentment.

"Haha, what's wrong with my dear grandson today? Why are you so unhappy?"

Zhu Yunwen stuttered his lips and said, "Grandfather, the college entrance examination has been completed. My grandson heard that Wu Xuezheng from Yingtian Mansion had originally selected Xiao Fan as the head of the case for this college entrance examination, but why did you look at Xiao Fan's paper and then ticked out his first ranking? And he lowered his ranking to a hundred. Grandfather, isn't the articles on Xiao Fan's paper good enough?"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "So my grandson is unhappy about this?"

Zhu Yunwen pouted and said, "Of course it's for this."

Zhu Yuanzhang gently stroked his head and smiled and said, "I have read Xiao Fan's articles and written them very well. I have solved the topic, followed the topic, and started the lecture. One article was written in a steady manner and was full of flowers. It is more than a lot higher than other students' articles..."

Zhu Yunwen's eyes lit up, and then he wondered: "Then why did you lower his ranking to outside the hundred?"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed: "I dare not place the article of the Hanlin Attack on the dynasty as the head of the case, otherwise it would have become a scandal in my Hongwu dynasty..."

Zhu Yunwen was shocked, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a pale face, and said quietly: "You... So you already know?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's laughter stopped. Seeing Zhu Yunwen's uneasy appearance, his love in his heart became more and more prosperous, and he said softly: "You greeted Wu Xuezheng with great fanfare, and sent someone to invite Xie Jin to the Eastern Palace to discuss matters without any concealment. He also ordered people to clear a whole row of rooms to come out so that Xiao Fan and Xie Jin would cheat. If I don't know about such a big move, wouldn't I become a deaf person or a blind person?"

Zhu Yunwen said anxiously: "Grandfather, it's not Xiao Fan's fault. It's because of his grandson's initiative to help. Xiao Fan is indeed a little capable, but he is not very proficient in Confucian classics. It is too difficult for him to take the exam for scholars based on his ability. Please don't blame him."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "I have already figured out his background clearly. Is he studying and having the ability to take the exam for scholars? How can I not know?"

Sighing, Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Forget it, it's good that this is the case. Xiao Fan has fame and honor, and I will give him an official again. I believe that those pedantic ministers can't say anything. In the future, you have to use him more seriously. With this fame, you can also be more righteous in the court, so as to avoid the gossip of those noble ministers who are full of minds and only from family backgrounds saying that you are nepotism behind your back. I once said that Xiao Fan was going to be a scholar, and that is the purpose of being an emperor. For those who are emperors, you must take one step and look at a hundred steps. If you want to do something, you must lay the groundwork and lay the foreshadowing. Many things cannot be accomplished overnight, but must be progressive so that you can come naturally. Do you understand this principle?"

Zhu Yunwen breathed a sigh of relief and nodded excitedly, "The grandson understands, thank the emperor and grandfather for teaching."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Xiao Fan's reputation is not clear and vain. If he is designated as the head of the court for the examination, it will definitely attract the attention of all the civil and military officials of the court. If you do this too ostentatiously, it will easily be exposed. Therefore, Xiao Fan's ranking cannot be too high, otherwise it will cause criticism. - Besides, the article written by Master Jie, do you have the courage to put it on Xiao Fan and let Xiao Fan be the head of the glorious head of the case? Are you shy or not?"

Zhu Yunwen stuck out his tongue and smiled, but his handsome face turned red.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Forget it, I was originally a commoner in Huaiyou, and my own knowledge was not on the rise. In the past, I was eager to seek talented people and regarded scholars as gods. I always felt that they had extraordinary knowledge and lofty intentions. I had the help of scholars, and I took the world. Now that I have firmly settled down, I looked back and saw that scholars may not be able to do so. If I write well and write a good article, can I really govern the world? Haha, I'm afraid I can't?"

"You must read books. You cannot completely use the things in the books to govern the world. Sometimes the words of the saints in the books can be recited for a moment, but many words cannot be done according to the words of the saints, otherwise it will be harmful to the country and the country. Grandson, you must remember that if you rely on the Analects of Confucius to govern the world, you will sooner or later change your name."

Zhu Yunwen was stunned for a moment, and carefully understood the meaning of Zhu Yuanzhang's words, and couldn't help but look deep in thought.

When Zhu Yunwen sued his leave, Zhu Yuanzhang stopped him and suddenly said, "Xie Jin has not been to court these days and has claimed sick leave. What's wrong with him?"

Zhu Yunwen said with a panic look: "He...he might be really sick..."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded calmly and said, "I understand."
Chapter completed!