The entire Yan Capital, from the Conference Room where the officials waited, to the restaurants and restaurants on the streets, everyone was talking about one name.
That name was Fang Zhengzhi.
"Six sets of test papers, a total of six sets, and he finished all of them in four hours?!"
"So what if he did it? Who knows if he did it on a whim? If he did, I would be able to finish it! "
"I don't think he did it on a whim? After all, this is the Imperial Examinations. "
"Then have you seen anyone finish all six sets of scripts in the Imperial Examinations? If he did not do it on a whim... then how did he finish it? "
"That seems to be the case..."
...
The Eastern Palace was located in the Imperial City. It was the place that every prince wanted to visit.
Today, a person sat in the Eastern Palace. He was dressed in a white dragon robe. His eyebrows were slender and his eyes were looking at the "Lotus Crown Tripod" in front of him.
This was a type of orchid that grew in the southwest. It was extremely rare and was worth thousands of gold.
The Crown Prince had always had a special liking for orchids. He felt that orchids were noble and elegant. They were very similar to his status and style of doing things.
He loved art and often befriended orchids.
At this moment, there was another person sitting below him. His beard was a little white and his hair was a little white. His face was a little thin but his eyes were bright.
He was wearing a red court robe.
In the Great Xia Dynasty, there was a saying that red was the leader and purple was the Marquis.
From this, one could guess the identity of this person. He was the Left Prime Minister, Yu Yiping. Yu Yiping was a rank one. No one knew if the ancestors of the Yu family had foresight or something else.
Yu Yiping was indeed a rank one in the court.
Crown Prince Lin Tianrong didn't really like Yu Yiping, because Yu Yiping was too direct. Sometimes, his directness would offend the Crown Prince.
However, the Emperor liked Yu Yiping's directness.
As such... The Crown Prince could tolerate it. Even though Yu Yiping had almost smashed the "Lotus Crown Tripod" into a pile of mud, he could not change his expression.
"Didn't Prime Minister always tell me to play it safe? Why are you risking your life for such a small matter? "The Crown Prince did not understand. He didn't want to understand.
Because no matter how he expressed his opinion, in the end, Yu Yiping would give him enough reasons to force him to accept the so-called correct opinion.
Then …
Why should he try to understand?
Or perhaps, in front of Yu Yiping, he did not need to understand.
This seemed to be a little unassertive. However, a truly intelligent person would naturally be able to see through this. Although he was the Crown Prince, before ascending to the throne, he was actually nothing.
He needed to rely on courtiers, and the Left Minister was the best courtier.
However, this courtier was a little direct. As someone on the Crown Prince's side, the best way for him to handle things was to be mediocre. Only when he was mediocre enough could he make use of the Left Prime Minister, who had enough control over his desires.
"This is for the sake of stability. Han Changfeng has already sent someone to spread the news that Fang Zhengzhi has really completed all six sets of scripts for the Imperial Examinations. Furthermore, based on his previous interaction with Fang Zhengzhi in the River of Trust Capital Examinations, the chances of Fang Zhengzhi doing anything wrong are not high. Then … this person is the only one who can disrupt the stability of the Imperial Court!" Yu Yiping's expression was visibly calmer than it was a moment ago.
"Then, what do you think, Prime Minister?" Crown Prince Lin Tianrong asked.
"Change! We can only take the risk now. Fang Zhengzhi is the only one who has completed all six sets of scripts in the Imperial Examinations. This is a good thing, but it is also a bad thing. Because, this way, it will be too easy to find his script among the sealed scripts. With just a slight change, he will fail the roll. "Yu Yiping's eyes flashed with a cold glint.
"But I heard that King Duan also wants Fang Zhengzhi to fail the roll. I always thought that we should help the person that King Duan wants to harm. Why do you want me to be on the same side as King Duan this time?" Crown Prince Lin Tianrong voiced out his opinion. Even if he wanted to act mediocre, he had to be convincing.
"Just deal with the situation. If you act blindly, how can you become the Emperor?" Yu Yiping did not listen to Crown Prince Lin Tianrong's opinion.
"Prime Minister is right. Then let's do as Prime Minister says." Crown Prince Lin Tianrong immediately replied. Then, he picked up the 'Plain Crown Lotus Cauldron', slowly stood up and carefully walked towards the back of the courtyard.
As he walked, he muttered softly, "Aiya, my precious … where should I put it?"
...
In the Imperial Academy, Han Changfeng frowned. He did not expect such a strange thing to happen. Someone actually finished all six sets of scripts?
This made him more and more uneasy.
A 15-year-old Heavenly Reflection.
Finishing all six sets of scripts in one go in the Imperial Examinations …
No way!
If Fang Zhengzhi was the one mentioned in the Heavenly Prophecy, then what happened in front of the River of Trust Capital was enough for him to kill me in the future.
Regardless of whether it was for the stability of the Imperial Court or for personal grudges, he had to be eliminated.
Han Changfeng was waiting.
He was waiting for the reply from the East Palace. Because, to do this, without the cooperation of the Left Minister, even if he was the Chief Imperial Messenger of the Imperial Academy and the Chief Examiner of the Imperial Examinations, he would not be able to do what he wanted.
King Duan Lin Xinjue was just as anxious as Han Changfeng. As the Supervising Inspector of this Imperial Examinations, he naturally had the right to look at the scripts of the examinees.
Therefore, he immediately ordered someone to find Fang Zhengzhi's script.
Then...
He felt as if someone had smashed his head with a hammer. He was a little dizzy and in disbelief.
Fang Zhengzhi's script was easy to recognize. He did not even need to open the seal. However, what was with the five or six different answers behind it?
Didn't he not know how to match?
Did he have to pretend like this?
King Duan Lin Xinjue felt as though he was being toyed with. He felt that Fang Zhengzhi must have done it on purpose. Fang Zhengzhi pretended that he did not know how to match couplets in front of him, so as to lower the difficulty of the Theory Examinations.
To accomplish the great feat of finishing all six sets of scripts.
Shameless!
King Duan Lin Xinjue was so angry that he almost tore the script in front of him into pieces. However, he managed to control himself. Because, he could not do it. There were close to a hundred pairs of eyes watching.
"Change, even if I have to bear the crime of not supervising properly, I must change him!"
...
Within the Ping Yang Residence, Ping Yang, who was wearing a red cloak, was very unhappy. The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. The angrier she got, the more she pouted.
"I'm so angry, I'm so angry..."
One by one, the blooming flowers fell victim to her. Even the flower pots were not spared.
Clattering sounds rang out in the courtyard.
At this moment, Chi Guyan, who was wearing a pink dress, appeared. Her steps were light and graceful, and the flowers bowed their heads.
"Sister Yan!" Ping Yang jumped up the moment she saw Chi Guyan.
"What's wrong? Why are you sulking here alone? "Chi Guyan slowly walked in front of Ping Yang and pulled her to sit beside her.
"It's all because of that shameless person. Sister Yan, you know that I participated in the Imperial Examinations. I thought that with my answers, I would definitely beat him, but... that guy actually finished all of them? This doesn't make sense! "Ping Yang was very angry when she thought about this.
"I see. However, it's not worth getting angry over a shameless person. You said that he finished all the scripts, but that doesn't mean that he will definitely beat you."
"That's still not enough? Six sets of scripts... he finished all of them by himself! "Ping Yang did not understand.
"He only finished them, how can you be sure that what he wrote is correct?"
"How can I be sure? I'm not the Chief Examiner of the Imperial Examinations, how can I know whether he is right or wrong? " When Ping Yang said this, she was actually feeling guilty. This was because, even if she was the Chief Examiner of the Imperial Examinations, she could not judge whether Fang Zhengzhi was right or wrong.
"Then, do you want to be the Chief Examiner?" Chi Guyan smiled.
"Of course I want to, but the Chief Examiner has already been decided. Even if I want to, there's no way." Ping Yang did not quite understand what Chi Guyan meant.
"It's not completely impossible."
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