Chapter 380 A complete win?

Shen Yuanzhang raised his eyes, and with just one glance, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

There is a veteran captain in the Xuanji Guard, codenamed Yinzhe, who always likes to wear a veil.

With a flick of his wrist, some tea in the cup spilled out, splashing onto the account book.

Shen Yuanzhang forced himself to suppress the fear that threatened to burst out of his chest. His throat was dry, but he still maintained the composure expected of a shopkeeper.

"What kind of book would you like?"

Although he tried his best not to show it on his face, the true energy in his body was circulating like crazy, directly destroying his heart meridians!

At this point, there is no chance of success.

He knew clearly that he had lost.

In this game with Xuanji Wei, he was defeated miserably and lost everything.

He didn't even dare to think about the consequences of being captured alive. It would be torture and humiliation more terrible than death.

It’s better to end it yourself and die cleanly!

However, just before Shen Yuanzhang's resolute true energy was about to touch his heart meridian, it seemed to hit an invisible barrier and suddenly became motionless.

Yin Zhe glanced at him calmly, and a voice transmission accurately penetrated his ears:

"What is Shopkeeper Shen doing? Don't you know that it's better to live a miserable life than to die?"

She walked step by step to the tall account cabinet and looked down at Shen Yuanzhang, whose face was as pale as a ash.

The eyes exposed outside the veil were slightly curved at the corners, revealing the joy in her mood at the moment.

"We are old friends, having dealt with each other for many years.

How about Manager Shen please move over and have a cup of the fine tea specially prepared by our Xuanji Guards?"

Shen Yuanzhang's face was ashen, and his last bit of strength was drained away.

He closed his eyes in despair and stopped struggling in vain.

At the same time, a large number of elite Xuanji Guards were dispatched from all over Fengjing City.

With the force of thunder, they pounced on those targets that had been locked on but had remained motionless for a long time.

Amid the clamor of the provincial examination results being announced, a silent round of arrests and purges quickly swept across the city.

In this game, Xuanjiwei finally won a great victory.

With overwhelming force, they completely destroyed the Fengjing intelligence network that the aristocratic family had run for many years.

Everything seems to have been settled.

…

In front of the Imperial Examination Hall, under the poster on the wall, the scholar Liu Wenxuan was standing and gazing.

He was in the back area and had no way to get through. The front area, especially the area where the top scorer was, was already surrounded by people and there was no way to squeeze through.

However, the latter examination papers did not attract much attention, except for the successful students and their families who wanted to witness it with their own eyes, or a few unsuccessful students who did not believe in superstition and were hoping for a lucky break and were looking for their names with the last glimmer of hope.

Since he had nothing to do, Liu Wenxuan just made the best of it and saw everything wherever he went.

After just reading three test papers, he strolled to the paper of Chen Yu, who ranked 143rd, from Xianyun County.

I skipped the sutra part and took a quick look at the last poem.

Well, the wording is okay, but the artistic conception is mediocre.

Like most imperial examination poems, there is nothing surprising about it.

In fact, what Liu Wenxuan was most curious about was the poems of Helian Chaolu, who was famous in Fengjing.

Unfortunately, he is ranked in the forties, still far from here.

Then, he turned his attention to the policy articles, which accounted for the largest proportion.

After a while, his brows furrowed tightly, and the more he looked at his face, the more surprised and doubtful it became.

"No... this isn't right!"

Liu Wenxuan suddenly raised his head and screamed in surprise, his voice sounding a little sharp and piercing because of extreme shock.

In front of the wall where the notice was posted, clerks were standing solemnly, holding water and fire sticks, just to prevent anyone from causing trouble due to failure in the exam.

Every time the results are announced, there are always a few students who cannot accept the reality.

Some even rushed forward like crazy and tore up the list, so the government was naturally prepared.

Seeing someone dare to criticize the examination paper loudly, the clerks on both sides immediately became alert and glanced at Liu Wenxuan sharply.

Liu Wenxuan pointed at Chen Yu's article on the wall with trembling eyes, his eyes wide open.

He kept screaming in surprise as if he had seen something extremely terrifying and absurd.

"No, absolutely not!"

"It must be a mistake!"

Seeing him so excited that he was almost crazy, the leading clerk snorted coldly and immediately led the two men forward.

"You scholar, this is a very important place, don't make such a loud noise and disturb the order!"

Liu Wenxuan seemed not to hear the warning, his pupils trembling violently with shock.

"Sir, come and take a look. There's something wrong with this paper. Look at this paragraph..."

As he spoke, he actually walked forward and pointed at the test paper.

Seeing this, several clerks did not give him any chance to get close.

One on each side held his arms and tried to drag him away from the scene without any explanation.

"Humph, another troublemaker."

"Perhaps a female relative of your family took the exam but failed, and is now spouting nonsense."

"How dare you question the fairness of the imperial examination? You're simply courting death!"

"Drag him away and give him twenty beatings with the stick first, and see if he still behaves!"

…

This move was also meant to deter others, so the clerks did not keep quiet.

"Why are you arresting me? Let me go!

Take a look at the article for yourselves; it's really not right!"

Liu Wenxuan struggled hard, his voice filled with tears due to his anxiety.

The commotion here finally attracted more people's attention.

The spectators who were originally not very interested in the latter part of the test paper were immediately piqued.

They gathered around, all eyes focused on Chen Yu's test paper.

At first there was a puzzled look, and then whispers were heard.

Soon, a strange and shocking atmosphere spread rapidly among the crowd like a plague.

Isn't this just wrong?

It's simply appalling and outrageous!

"Are you crazy? How can such an essay pass the imperial examination?"

"You are openly defying Your Majesty and cursing the imperial court. How dare you..."

"Is the examiner blind? What the hell is going on?"

"Who knows, there might be some shocking secret hidden in it..."

The public's doubts instantly boiled over like boiling oil.

The voices of doubt, curses, and calls for a thorough investigation grew louder and louder, finally turning into a large-scale riot!

More and more people were trying to squeeze forward, wanting to see the test paper with their own eyes.

Everyone who saw the content clearly gasped and looked incredulous.

This... is crazy!