Mu Zhuohua frowned, quietly pulled Guo Juli, left the crowd, and walked upstairs.
Guo Juli asked in confusion: "Miss, didn't you say you were going to make a name for yourself? Why are you leaving?"
Mu Zhuohua shook her head gently: "Today's question has bad intentions."
Guo Juli looked at the people downstairs. It was bustling just now, but now it was quiet. Many people frowned and felt uneasy.
Mu Zhuohua found a table in the corner and sat down. The waiter came up to greet him immediately. Mu Zhuohua asked the price of several dishes. Wenzheng Building was worthy of being the first building. The waiter did not look down on the poor master and servant at all. He patiently introduced the dishes one by one with a smile. In the end, Mu Zhuohua ordered the cheapest two plates of steamed buns and a stack of braised meat.
Guo Juli tore open the steamed bun, stuffed a piece of braised meat into it, and ate it with relish.
"Miss, I just looked at those people downstairs. Some of them looked very scared, but some were very excited. Do you know why?"
There was a quarter of an hour left before the time to answer the questions, so many people were writing furiously and thinking hard, but there were also people who were not involved in the matter and were interpreting the question. Mu Zhuohua gnawed on a steamed bun, with his index finger erect on his lips, signaling Guo Juli to be silent, and pointed to the table next to him.
Those people were trying to solve the question.
"The person who asked this question has ulterior motives!"
"Yes, the tiger in this question clearly refers to His Royal Highness Prince Ding.
" "Your Majesty has been ill for a long time and Prince Ding is in his prime, with outstanding military achievements and power..."
"Ahem, keep your voice down!"
"This year's examination chief examiner is the eldest prince and Prince Ding. What do you think His Majesty means?"
"There is another very important question. Who is the person who asked this question?" What
these people thought was exactly what everyone present today was thinking, and the two words that finally emerged in everyone's mind were - test.
Someone was testing the public's heart.
Their answers also represented two words - standing in line.
Mu Zhuohua sighed softly: "It's really hard to stay in Dingjing. There are murderous intentions everywhere. I just want to make a living."
The people at the table next to him whispered excitedly: "Do you think Shen Jinghong will answer today? Does he dare to answer?"
At this time, a gong sounded downstairs, and the preparation time was over. They waited for the first scholar to go on stage.
Everyone looked at each other and waited for a moment. A voice rang out in the crowd: "I'll do it!"
Then a scholar in white strode onto the stage, smiled and bowed to the four seats, which attracted thunderous applause from the crowd.
“It’s Wen Shizong, who’s ranked second on the list!”
“Before Shen Jinghong came to Dingjing, he was at the top of the list. But afterwards, he lost five games in a row to Shen Jinghong. Today, he can still be on this stage. Not to mention his literary talent, his character alone is extraordinary.”
Wen Shizong straightened his clothes and said loudly, “Tigers are vicious beasts. If you keep them, they will cause trouble. You must get rid of them as much as possible!”
Many people took a deep breath and were amazed - Wen Shizong had directly stated his position and was openly hostile to Prince Ding!
People were whispering, "Isn't Wen Shizong afraid of offending Prince Ding?"
"Prince Ding is extremely powerful, and Wen Shizong is really a warrior..."
Guo Juli said worriedly, "Miss, is Prince Ding so scary?"
Mu Zhuohua took a sip of tea and smiled, "It is said that he is as wise as a fox, as arrogant as a wolf, and as cruel as a tiger. In Beiliang, he is a great demon who can stop children from crying at night."
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Prince Ding Liu Yan is the half-brother of His Majesty. It is rumored that Liu Yan was born to the favorite concubine Yunfei, but Yunfei died of dystocia, so Liu Yan lost his mother at birth and was taken to Queen Zhou's palace to be raised. At that time, Queen Zhou had only one son, the current emperor Liu Ju. Liu Ju was more than a dozen years older than Liu Yan. He loved his younger brother very much. It can almost be said that he personally brought up Liu Yan. Liu Yan also trusted this elder brother very much. He followed Liu Ju to learn literature and martial arts. Until the age of fifteen, Liu Yan joined the army, broke away from Liu Ju's wings, soared into the sky, swept across Beiliang, penetrated deep into the hinterland, and defeated the enemy for more than 3,000 miles. He became the nightmare of the Beiliang people and the god of war of the Chen people.
The first battle that made Liu Yan famous was called the Battle of Yancheng.
At that time, Liu Yan was only eighteen years old. He had been in the army for three years. Although he had made many military exploits, he was not valued by the enemy. At that time, the strongest general in Beiliang was named Huerta. He was not only as powerful as a god, but also cunning and cruel. Huerta's main force dealt with the army of Chen on the main battlefield. Liu Yan was still young and was assigned to garrison Yancheng with light soldiers on the border. Yancheng is just an inconspicuous small town. Unexpectedly, Huerta repaired the plank road and set up a false formation. The main force tied down the army of the State of Chen, but he led his elite troops to attack Yancheng, trying to use it as a breakthrough to counterattack the army of the State of Chen.
Liu Yan had only a thousand soldiers under his command, and the disparity between the enemy and us was huge. He was suddenly attacked by Huerta's army, and the reinforcements were a hundred miles away. Liu Yan led his troops to resist for several hours and was defeated, so he fled with his troops. Huerta knew that Liu Yan was the most beloved brother of the Emperor of Chen. Although he had won some battles, he did not take him seriously at all, thinking that the generals of the State of Chen let him take advantage of him. Huerta asked his men to occupy Yancheng, but he led light cavalry to pursue Liu Yan, determined to capture Liu Yan and threaten Emperor Zhaoming.
Huerta stared at the young general's embarrassed back with red eyes, his eyes burning with ambition and tyranny. He was about to catch up with Liu Yan, but suddenly there were ambushes on all sides. Stones and arrows fell at the same time, severely injuring Huerta's soldiers. Huerta was also hit by several arrows. He half-knelt on the ground, raised his proud head and stared at the young general who was walking slowly.
It was a handsome and gentle young face, but there was no immaturity of a young man between his eyebrows, nor the pride and pleasure of a successful plan. His eyes were deep and heavy, without joy or sadness, and he was a mansion that people could not see through. He was thin and upright, his armor was damaged, and his clothes were bloody, but it did not damage his grace and nobility at all.
No victory is accidental. Huerta realized at this time that Liu Yan let the soldiers resist for two hours just to set up this trap, and even did not hesitate to use himself as an ergometer.
After capturing the Northern Liang general, the morale of the Chen State was greatly boosted. All the soldiers shouted that they wanted to kill Huerta as a sacrifice. However, Liu Yan rejected all objections and not only untied Huerta, but also treated him as a guest of honor.
"We Chen people value heroes, and the general is also a hero. We can kill him but not humiliate him."
Liu Yan treated Huerta with great care, which even caused public outrage. Seven days later, Huerta and Liu Yan were almost brothers, but one night, he took advantage of the lax guards to escape back to Beiliang.
Liu Yan was accused by the whole army and was dismissed from his military post. Huerta became the general again and vowed to bloodbath the army of Chen State and avenge the previous shame.
However, at this time, the court of Beiliang was controversial about this matter. Some people said that Huerta had been instigated by Liu Yan to rebel. Some spies said that Huerta was treated as a distinguished guest in the military camp of Chen State, and he talked and laughed with Liu Yan, and almost swore an oath of blood. The reason was also convincing - how could a great general of Beiliang, leading 8,000 soldiers and horses, be caught by an 18-year-old prince? There must be an unspeakable agreement between the two sides.
Huerta was questioned in the court and said that he had been pretending to be friendly before.
The King of the Southern Courtyard of Northern Liang smiled coldly: "Who knows whether you were pretending then or now."
Huerta was furious, cut off one of the King of the Southern Courtyard's ears, and was thrown into prison.
Rumors about Huerta's treason were rampant, and the call to kill Huerta was getting louder and louder, but Huerta had led the army for decades and had a very high prestige in the army. Huerta's personal soldiers even intended to rob the camp, but fortunately they were discovered and stopped in time.
The King of the Southern Courtyard took the opportunity to advise the King of Northern Liang that Huerta's achievements were too great for the master, and the soldiers in the army only knew Huerta and did not follow the King of Northern Liang. The King of Northern Liang was extremely suspicious . Seeing that Huerta's prestige surpassed his own, even though he had some suspicions about Huerta's treason before, he had to kill Huerta for the sake of his stable position.
In the end, the King of Northern Liang ordered Huerta to be executed by slow slicing.
At this time, Liu Yan was released from prison.
"If you wanted to kill Huerta, you could have done it long ago. Why did you go through so much trouble?" The soldiers of Chen State were puzzled.
Liu Yan said slowly, "I never wanted to kill Huerta."
Seven days after Huerta's death, the two armies fought. Liu Yan displayed white banners and tributes in a grand manner to speak up for Huerta.
The Beiyuan King led the troops of Northern Liang. The Beiyuan King sneered, "If Huerta had not committed treason, why would you mourn for him!"
Liu Yan smiled and said, "Huerta was coerced and lured, but he never surrendered to our dynasty. He is indeed a true hero. It's a pity that he was killed by a traitor and a foolish emperor."
"The King of the Southern Courtyard, received ten boxes of gold from the State of Chen, and was ordered to falsely accuse Huerta! The Left Prime Minister, received thirty beauties and one hundred thousand taels of silver, and was ordered to kill Huerta! The second prince, Yelu Hao, colluded with Huerta's deputy general to exclude dissidents and fabricated false evidence to frame Huerta! And you, the King of the Northern Courtyard..." Liu Yan looked at the pale-faced King of the Northern Courtyard, "Didn't you also smuggle fifty boxes of weapons with the intention of rebellion?" The
Northern Liang army was in chaos, and Huerta's confidants were all crazy. They had been suppressed for many days because of Huerta's crimes. It was not until this moment that they realized that Huerta was the only reliable person in Northern Liang. The civil and military officials in the court were all collaborating with the enemy and selling out the country for their own interests, and no one was worth fighting for.
The Chen army took this opportunity to advance in a large scale, and the people of the Northern Liang Dynasty were divided. In the chaos, the King of Northern Liang was killed by someone unknown. Liu Yan led his army to pacify the Northern Liang royal court, and continued to lead his troops to the depths of the grassland to pursue the remnants. This battle established the reputation of Prince Ding Liu Yan, and from then on everyone in the world knew him and feared him. Liu Ju received endless rewards until there was nothing left to reward him. The storyteller said in a serious tone: Emperor Zhaoming once patted Prince Ding on the shoulder and said, "Your contribution is so great that I have nothing left to reward you. Why don't I give you half of the world?"
No one knows whether this sentence really happened, but everyone has a sentence in their heart: "Your contribution is too great for your master."
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