After Pang Ci Fu told him about all the bad omens that occurred in the imperial examination hall, they became good omens.
The confidant didn't expect that this could be done, and asked hesitantly: "The lookout tower is easy to explain, but the toilet..."
Pang Cifu was no longer worried about what would happen to him, so he looked more relaxed. He rolled up his sleeves and said with a calm smile, "A toilet is a filthy, gloomy place that cannot withstand the nobility of these extraordinary talents... Do you have any other questions?"
The confidant didn't dare to ask any more questions, and Pang Ci Fu waved to him again and asked him to come over.
After a while of whispering, the confidant nodded to indicate that he understood.
The results had not been announced yet, and according to rules, the inner and outer curtain officials in the Imperial Examination Hall were not allowed to go out, but someone had to provide them with food and drink, so someone would deliver some food every day.
Of course, there were Pang Ci Fu's people among them, so it was not difficult to pass a message to their own people outside.
The results of the imperial examination had not yet been announced, but the topic of conversation among the people of the capital was still the unusual events that had taken place in the Imperial Examination Hall.
However, something new happened that day. A crazy wandering Taoist priest came to the outside of the Imperial Examination Hall and made a loud noise at the gate.
The officials inside were still grading the papers, and it was a critical moment, so the soldiers naturally had to drive him away.
But the Taoist refused to leave, saying that he had to go in.
After all, the capital city is under the feet of the emperor. Officials dare not ignore human life and dare not beat people half to death and throw them to other places.
The pulling and pushing caused quite a lot of noise, and the people nearby heard the noise and gathered around to watch the fun.
Some people sympathized with him and said, "He looks like a madman, so pitiful."
Some people have a candidate for the imperial examination this year, so they rented a house next to the Imperial Examination Hall. They were also very impatient, "The examination is a serious matter, soldiers, quickly get this crazy Taoist away!"
The soldiers sent out five men, pretending to kidnap him, but they saw the Taoist suddenly jump up from the ground and push down five strong soldiers by himself.
"Wow, this crazy Taoist really has some skills!"
The people in the front had only come to watch the fun, but now they were afraid that he would use his skills to commit crimes, so they retreated while talking about it.
The crazy Taoist immediately said, "Don't be afraid, I am only here to exorcise demons and monsters, I will never hurt anyone!"
Seeing that he was speaking in a logical manner, the braver people stopped retreating and just asked him, "What do you mean by exorcising demons? Is there a demon in this tribute hall?"
These words were like dropping water into a frying pan, and the crowd suddenly began to boil.
"It was said that there were strong winds and heavy rains ahead, as well as landslides and explosions..."
"Master, please tell me what kind of demons and monsters are causing trouble here!"
The crazy Taoist then talked freely, "The one making trouble here is a toilet monster! You all should know that monsters are born by absorbing the spiritual energy, essence or filthy air of heaven and earth. There is a real dragon in the capital, so there is dragon energy. And the people who come in and out of this Imperial Examination Hall the most are naturally the most outstanding candidates in the world. The dragon energy of the real dragon, the essence of the outstanding candidates, and the filthy air of the toilet gave birth to such a monster! I calculated a month ago that a toilet monster would be born here, and I rushed here from other places day and night just to subdue this toilet monster. I hope that the military officers will show mercy and let me in!"
What he said was so detailed that the soldiers did not dare to act rashly. They said they would go inside to report to the officials in charge.
Unconsciously, more and more people gathered around, and discussions arose everywhere.
"No wonder my master fell seriously ill after returning from the exam. He has always been in good health. Could it be that this toilet monster sucked his energy away?"
"I've only seen records from the Song Dynasty saying that a hat monster was causing trouble in the capital. I never thought that I would be able to see this 'toilet monster' in my lifetime!"
"No wonder the toilet exploded! This disgusting evil spirit has caused my house to smell the stench for days..."
After hearing this, the old Taoist changed his expression. He said sternly, "That's not right. The toilet demon lives in the toilet. How could it destroy its own place of residence? Wouldn't it be dead without a burial place?"
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and counted with his fingers in front of everyone, reciting the well-known Xiao Liu Ren formula while calculating.
After a while, the crazy Taoist suddenly laughed loudly, and then said in a loud voice: "So that's how it is, so that's how it is! God bless me, there are several nobles from the same mansion in this examination. The toilet monster couldn't bear it and has been destroyed! I'm leaving now!"
Before he finished his words, the crazy Taoist suddenly flew into the air and disappeared from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.
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After the examination results were determined and before they were announced, Pang Ci Fu had to have someone copy the names of the candidates onto a scroll and then present the list to the emperor for his review.
When he went there, Emperor Xihe was reviewing memorials.
Seeing Pang Ci Fu, Emperor Xihe, who had just turned 18, put down his pen and said sadly, "Why has Mr. Pang lost so much weight? Is it because managing the imperial examinations is too tiring?"
Pang Ci Fu hurriedly said he dared not, and said with lowered eyebrows and eyes: "It is my duty to share the worries of His Majesty and serve the court. How dare I say it is hard?"
The emperor and his minister exchanged a few polite words, and Emperor Xihe took the initiative to ask, "I recently heard a strange story that there is a toilet monster in our imperial examination hall in the capital. Has Lord Pang heard about it?"
Pang Ci Fu handed the scroll to the eunuch of Emperor Xihe, who presented it to him, and replied: "I was in the Imperial Examination Hall at that time, but the examination had not been completed yet. According to the regulations, I was not allowed to go out, so the soldiers of the Imperial Examination Hall had to come out. By the time I heard their report, the crazy Taoist who spoke nonsense in front of everyone had disappeared."
Emperor Xihe smiled and said, "Is that so?" and asked the eunuch to open the scroll for him to see.
At first glance, he naturally saw that the top candidates on the list were from the same place.
Seeing that he had seen it, Pang Ci Fu said, "I am ashamed. Although I do not believe the words of the crazy Taoist priest, the best candidates in this examination are indeed from the same prefecture. This list was published, which undoubtedly responded to the prophecy of the crazy Taoist priest. But these students are indeed excellent. We should not mess up their rankings and bury them just because of some rumors. I dare not make a decision on my own, and have asked the outer curtain official in charge of transcribing to keep a few of them. You see..."
As he spoke, Pang Ci Fu took out another scroll from his sleeve and again had the eunuch present it to him.
The scroll naturally contains the answers to the test papers of these people.
This imperial examination was the second one presided over by Emperor Xihe after he ascended the throne. The previous imperial examination was the year he ascended the throne, and it selected a rare talent like Mu Yunchuan.
Therefore, he also has some vision in this regard.
After a glance, Emperor Xihe smiled with satisfaction and said, "Mr. Pang is right. These people are indeed talented and have something to say. Especially the leader, his talent in managing the world is not inferior to that of Lord Mu in the previous category."
After a brief thought, Emperor Xihe said, "In this case, we will announce the list according to the ranking originally decided by Mr. Pang."
Pang Ci Fu bowed and agreed, then immediately took his leave to deal with the subsequent matters of announcing the results.
So only Emperor Xihe and his personal eunuch were left in the palace.
The eunuch grew up with Emperor Xihe. He may not be very smart, but he is very loyal.
He suggested, "Your Majesty, why don't you send secret guards to invite that Taoist priest to the palace? He was able to predict that there was an evil spirit in the Imperial Examination Hall more than a month in advance, and he was also able to predict that there would be a noble from the same prefecture among the candidates this year. It can be seen that he really has some skills. I know Your Majesty doesn't believe these things, but such a strange man will always be useful if he is around."
Emperor Xihe smiled but said nothing, continuing to review the memorials from his subordinates.
Where in the world can there be such a strange person? It was just that Pang Ci Fu was afraid of being blamed, and he happened to have discovered a few geniuses in the imperial examination, so he took the opportunity to create mystery.
However, those people did have talents in governing the country, and Emperor Xihe did not want rumors like "the imperial examination will be an ominous omen" to arise just when he was about to take the throne.
It sounds as if God doesn't want him to have talented people to assist him.
He just went with the flow.
It's just a little game of negotiation between the emperor and his subjects, there's really no need to go into detail.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, the eunuch immediately stopped talking, took a deep breath and stepped aside.
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As for Cuiwei, there will be a palace examination after the joint examination. Although the rankings are not known yet, except for Cui Fei, it is almost certain that everyone else will enter the final round.
So the young men continued to study in the academy, staying at home as usual.
They also heard about the rumors about the mad Taoist priest and the toilet monster that were circulating among the people of the capital later - but after all, they did not go to see it that day and only heard it from others, so the rumors were supplemented and revised, and they did not hear the whole story. For example, the particularly detailed sentence "a noble person from the same mansion" has become a group of noble people born by now.
However, most people do not believe in ghosts and gods, and at most they believe in the theory of Feng Shui.
So I just treated the matter as something fun and it passed. I didn't take it too seriously and continued to busy myself with my own things.
After Shen Cui found out, she went back to her room, closed the door, and laughed so hard that tears came out of her eyes.
[The law took great pains to pave the way for its own son, and even resorted to such despicable tricks as blowing up the toilet. However, in the mouths of the people, the law of its dignified plane turned out to be a 'toilet monster'! Ha ha ha ha……】
【Should! 】The system also laughed, [He used such despicable tricks to make our trainee have trouble with the toilet for two consecutive times. He deserves the title of "Toilet Monster"! 】
In late February, the results of the imperial examination were announced.
Because there was still the last round of palace examination, the people in Cuiwei had to keep a low profile for now, so they did not go to watch it in person this time, and only sent useful servants to watch.
Wei Shu's servant was the smartest among all the servants, so he was responsible for leading the team.
They set out before daybreak. Before lunch, the servant ran back sweating profusely and said, "It's all won! Master Mei is the first place, Master Shen is second, Master Mu is third, the second young master is fourth, the eldest young master is thirty-second... Master Cui is two hundred and fifty-second!"
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