Chapter 136: The No. 1 Scholar, Different Paths to the Same Destination
Xie Lingxi took Jiang Rong to southern Xinjiang.
Before leaving, Jiang Rong told Qiu Niang, Chi Moyan and others to be careful.
If there is any emergency, send a letter to her.
Wanjuan Study is a property under the Northern Palace, and generally no one dares to cause trouble.
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Capital city, Princess's residence.
Princess Anyang cried day and night and could not sleep. She looked haggard and became thinner day by day. Dong Zefei was an exiled criminal, so the funeral could not be grand and everything had to be simple...
She was even more sad.
"Your Highness, Jiang Rong and Xie Lingxi went to southern Xinjiang." Zhou Gou stepped forward to report.
Princess Anyang ordered to keep an eye on Jiang Rong's every move and report at any time.
"What is she doing in Southern Xinjiang?" Princess Anyang asked angrily.
Zhou Gou replied, "The emperor issued an edict to confer the title of Marquis of Jingnan on the General Zhennan. Xie Lingxi went to announce the edict, and she accompanied him."
Their intelligence network is not as sophisticated as that of the Northern Palace, and they have not received any news about the miraculous medicine yet.
"This vixen is afraid that Xie Lingxi will go out and find a new love, so she even wants to go with him when he goes to announce the decree!" Princess Anyang cursed angrily.
Zhou Gou thought: They are a loving couple, so what’s wrong with them traveling together?
"Yes! What a vixen!" Zhou Gou apparently cursed along with the eldest princess.
"Where is the person I asked you to find to seduce Xie Lingxi?" Princess Anyang frowned.
Zhou Gou replied weakly: "We are still looking for candidates..."
"What a useless thing! Since she has stepped out of the capital, we should spend a high price to hire an assassin to kill Jiang Rong!" Princess Anyang said fiercely.
Zhou Gou looked embarrassed. "The Northern Prince's Palace is heavily guarded. I'm afraid it will be difficult to find an opportunity..."
"This won't work, and that won't work. What can you accomplish? What's the use of you?" Princess Anyang was furious and helpless.
At this moment, a slight cough was heard outside the door.
The sickly Dong Xiqi walked in with the help of a maid, her thin lips curved in a sarcastic tone:
"Now mother knows how to kill her?"
Princess Anyang was furious and annoyed, "She killed Zefei! She killed your brother, how can you still make sarcastic remarks about her?"
"If mother had killed her long ago, how could my brother die? Now that she has become the Northern Prince's consort, everything is more difficult than before. But as a daughter, I naturally want to share my mother's worries. I do have a way to kill her." Dong Xiqi said softly.
Princess Anyang's eyes lit up, "My dear daughter, what can you do?"
"In a while, it will be the anniversary of Jiang Rong's father's death... wait for her to come back from southern Xinjiang..." Dong Xiqi made careful plans.
Princess Anyang was delighted. "This is a good idea! I'll go find Jiang Qingrong now!"
"Mother needs to be more secretive and not let outsiders see it." Dong Xiqi reminded.
This was what she had intended Dong Xiqin to do...
Now it's her mother's turn, and it's the same.
"Okay, okay! Don't worry." Princess Anyang was proud, thinking that Jiang Rong was doomed to die.
"But you just said you wanted to send people to kill her, so there's no need to give up on this move. You must be more than the only one who wants her dead. Send someone to keep an eye on them, and if there's an opportunity along the way, take action... If not, just wait for her to return to Beijing and end the game." Dong Xiqi continued.
Princess Anyang nodded, "Yes! Qi'er, you are really a caring little cotton-padded jacket for your mother. You helped me solve a big problem!"
Dong Xiqi just smiled faintly. He thought, Jiang Rong, you killed Dong Zefei, well done.
Now her mother is determined to kill Jiang Rong at all costs.
Just right, it can be used as the knife in her hand.
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Although only Dong Zefei was implicated in the cheating case of the imperial examination, many examiners were held accountable. The results of this imperial examination are unlikely to convince the students who took the exam.
So after Dong Zefei’s cheating case ended.
The court immediately held another joint examination, with Shen Taifu still in charge of the examination.
There was the Dong Zefei case before, and this time all the examiners involved selected the papers impartially and without favoritism.
Soon, after careful screening, the top ten test papers were finally determined.
but……
As for the first place in the imperial examination, everyone was torn between the two test papers.
Because both sides' articles are extremely well written, in terms of ideas, writing style and talent, they are equally good and each has its own merits.
Master Shen was undecided, thinking that whoever was chosen as first would be wronged if the other one was second.
When the news reached the palace, the emperor also became interested and asked for the two test papers.
When the test paper was delivered to the emperor, the name was naturally opened.
Candidates for these two examination papers.
One is Chi Moyan and the other is Song Heng.
The emperor finished reading the two examination papers and nodded while stroking his beard. "This famous madman has such a deep mind. He is indeed arrogant."
The eunuch holding the pen thought, His Majesty praised Chi Moyan, could it be that he wanted to select him as the first place?
But the emperor picked up the imperial pen and drew a circle on Song Heng's test paper.
"But my most trusted minister needs to be a steady person." The emperor said the second half of the sentence.
Of course the real reason is...
Chi Moyan is from the Northern Palace.
The Xie family already has a large number of troops under their control, and if they produce a top scholar, their power will be even greater.
The emperor could not allow it.
And Song Heng was very much in his favor.
Born in a poor family, he did not rely on any powerful people. Although he worked in Wanjuan Bookstore, he was just working and did not join the Beiwangfu faction...
He also ignored invitations from other noble families.
This is a pure minister.
It was exactly the sword he needed.
The first place in the imperial examination is called Huiyuan.
There will be another palace examination three days later, and the emperor will personally select the top scorer.
But the emperor has already chosen Song Heng in advance...
During the palace examination, as expected...
Faced with two equally good articles, the emperor once again named Song Heng as the first.
So far, the final list of the imperial examination is:
Song Heng was the top scorer and Chi Moyan was the second.
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The palace examination is over.
The names of the top three candidates in the imperial examination quickly spread throughout the capital and the country.
"Congratulations, Brother Song, for winning the first place. I'm sure the teacher will be proud of you when he hears the news." Chi Moyan smiled and congratulated: "I lost to you in the examination and didn't have time to treat you to a banquet. Today I will host you to celebrate Brother Song's victory!"
Song Heng said honestly, "I think our articles are similar..."
He didn't think that Chi Moyan's article was inferior to his.
"I'm very happy to lose to you. If I lose to someone else, I will be too ashamed to see the teacher." Chi Moyan didn't care at all, he looked at him and smiled:
"Mr. Zhuangyuan, it will be difficult for me to drink with you in the future. I must not leave until I am drunk today."
"Why?" Song Heng asked.
Chi Moyan thought, because you are about to start walking the path of a pure minister.
The emperor chose you.
A loyal minister must draw a clear line between himself and the powerful.
"We have different paths, so we should go our separate ways." Chi Moyan looked at him and said seriously:
"From now on, you can do whatever you want."
Song Heng came back to his senses, and he also reacted. He looked at Chi Moyan and said seriously:
“Different paths lead to the same destination.”
Eyes met.
Everything is implied.
From this point on, they will go their separate ways, but they will be doing the same thing.
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