"Brother He, why are you pulling me away? If you don't, I'll definitely teach those bastards a lesson.”
The two of them returned to the inn they were staying at,"Guest's Rest", and Cao Rui said angrily.
"Forget it, can't you tell? They already knew that I wouldn't be able to go to high school, so they deliberately mocked and laughed at me.”
He Shen did not expect Cao Rui to be so indignant. Warmth rose in his heart as he explained.
"But how did they know that Brother He didn't go to high school?”
Cao Rui was still puzzled.
"Perhaps they found out about it through other channels.”
He Shen sounded uncertain.
"This matter is not that simple. Do you still remember the young master and the thugs who wanted to cause trouble for me at the entrance of the examination hall last time, but were unlucky enough to fall?”
"He is related to the powerful minister of the court, the Minister of War, Nalan Mingzhu. He is most likely Nalan Mingzhu's son. This matter was very likely to be caused by Nalan Mingzhu.”
He Shen told him his guess.
Ever since he found out that he had failed the roll, he had been thinking about the people he had offended in the capital.
Yu Minzhong, You Yougong, and Mu Wenfu were considered important figures among ordinary people, but they obviously did not have the ability to influence the imperial examination.
The only person who had the ability to influence the imperial examinations and had a grudge against him was the current Minister of War, Nalan Mingzhu.
Cao Rui and the others who knew the truth only thought that Nalan Kuifang and the others had bad luck that day, which was why they had fallen flat on their faces.
Only he himself knew that he had used the divine power of a finger flick to snap the right legs of a few people!
Because He Shen was secretly acting, although Nalan Mingzhu was angry, she didn't need to personally deal with He Shen, a nobody. However, it was still a small matter to send a note to the president of the exam and ask a servant to send a message to make things difficult for her.
"I was still careless!"
He Shen sighed in his heart.
At that time, he should have thought of this and not have any conflict with the other party. After the other party left, he should have given the other party some trouble, or directly made Nalan Kuifang disappear from this world. Presumably, that would not affect his imperial examination.
He Shen did not have to participate in this imperial examination!
In history, He Shen's career did not start from the imperial examination. He had coincidentally become a guard with a knife by Qianlong's side. He was appreciated by Qianlong and from then on, his career was out of control.
The problem was that the Corrupted Official System had given him a mission. He had to be an official in the court within three months.
If he failed the imperial examination, he would have to use other methods to enter the officialdom. Who knew how much longer it would take?
"What is it? That guy was actually the son of the Minister of War, Nalan Mingzhu?”
Cao Rui said in shock.
Nalan Mingzhu, Su Shun, Nian Gengyao, Ao Bai, Suo Ertu, Long Keduo, these few high officials who held important positions in the court, in the eyes of ordinary Baixin, were high officials who could cover the sky with one hand.
It was rumored that even the emperor had to be polite to them sometimes.
"Yes, that's right."
He Shen nodded.
"Then there's really nothing we can do."
Cao Rui spread his hands and said dejectedly.
He dared to speak ill of the few High Scholars who had just passed the Gongshi examination, but he did not dare to go against Nalan Mingzhu. If he did, not only would he be in trouble, but even his old man, the position of the seventh grade Sesame Official, would not be guaranteed.
"By the way, Brother He, did you fail the roll? Why don't you look sad at all?”
Cao Rui then turned to look at He Shen Dao, who had a calm expression on his face, as if he was not affected by his failure at all.
"Since it has already happened, what's the use of being angry and in pain now? This would only make his loved ones feel pain and his enemies feel joy.”He Shen said calmly.
What's the big deal about failing the roll?
At most, he would not take the imperial examination. He still had other paths to take.
"Just based on Brother He's temperament, I only admire you.”
Cao Rui had a look of admiration.
Compared to He Shen, who had a calm expression after failing the exam, Mu Wenfu, who had only lost one match in Spring Breeze Yard and had even delayed the imperial examination, was far inferior to He Shen.
……
Although the Forbidden City was brightly lit at night, there was a stifling atmosphere in the air.
It was as if there was an invisible dark beast hidden in these countless palaces. It seemed that if one was not careful, it would devour them.
Yangxin Palace Hall.
In the emperor's bedroom, Qianlong was preparing to rest.
He suddenly remembered that today was the day the imperial court would release the results.
He called the eunuch on duty and the Chief Eunuch Wu Shulai,""Book! Today's exam results were released. Was Heshen "Huiyuan"?”
Wu Shulai knelt on the ground and looked at Qianlong carefully. Then, he lowered his head and said,"Your Majesty, I dare not say anything about this matter.”
Qianlong said angrily,"What else do you not dare to say in my palace?"”
Wu Shulai still did not say anything. He just pointed at the southeast of the capital.
Qianlong knew that the mansions of Oboi, Soetu, Nian Gengyao, Longkeduo, and Nalan Mingzhu were all in the southeast of the capital. Qianlong instantly understood Wu Shulai's meaning, and then a trace of anger appeared on his face."You mean those people…?"
Wu Shulai knelt on the ground and nodded lightly.
Pa!
Seeing Wu Shulai's careful actions, Qianlong became even angrier and slammed the table in front of him.""Shu, I don't have time to listen to your riddles. Hurry up and tell me everything.”
Wu Shulai was so frightened by Qianlong's anger that his body trembled. Only then did he remember that he had violated Qianlong's taboo. Qianlong was already very afraid of the existence of those people.
He was acting so cautiously now. Wasn't he telling Qianlong that those people were really powerful?
Even he, the chief eunuch of Qianlong, had to avoid talking about things. He was sprinkling chili on Qianlong's wound.
Wu Shulai's face instantly turned pale, and his body immediately fell to the ground. His body trembled as he apologized,"Your Majesty, this servant knows his mistake, this servant knows his mistake.”
Then, he didn't dare to delay at all and began to tell the whole story."When He Shen first arrived in the capital, he participated in the Spring Breeze Yard's Jiangnan's number one beauty, Chen Yuanyuan's poetry recital. He Shen defeated Yu Minzhong, You Yougong, Mu Wenfu, and other talented scholars, and obtained the reward of this poetry recital, spending a night with Chen Yuanyuan.”
"Rumor has it that the Minister of War, Nalan Mingzhu, had the intention of taking Chen Yuanyuan as a concubine, but because of his reputation, he temporarily put it on hold.”
"Nalan Mingzhu naturally wouldn't bother with He Shen, who doesn't have an official position, but his third son Nalan Kuifang was furious. He found a few thugs from his family to intercept He Shen at the entrance of the examination hall in the capital, preparing to teach He Shen a lesson.”
"But that day, they were unlucky. After the four of them stopped He Shen, they all fell in front of He Shen and broke their legs. This time, Nalan Mingzhu hated He Shen. He asked the butler to send a letter to Li Hanhai, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, who was in charge of the exam, to let He Shen fail.”
Wu Shulai told him everything he knew in one breath.
He thought to himself, That was close! That was close! Fortunately, when I found out about this matter, I asked someone to investigate the whole thing. Otherwise, I'm afraid it would be over this time.”
Qianlong was furious when he heard that. He slammed the table again."How dare you, Li Hanhai. You actually dare to favor the imperial examination. It seems that I was wrong to appoint him as the president of this exam.”
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