In the capital.
In the main hall of the Minister of War's residence.
"What is it? Kuifang's leg is broken?"
Nalan Zhuming had a beardless chin and a thin figure. He was about fifty years old and wore a noble purple court dress. He sat on an armchair. When he heard the report from his butler, his eyes were filled with power and his expression was gloomy. He spoke in a furious tone.
"Yes, Master. Not only did the three teenagers have their legs broken, but even the three guards who went with the third young master had their legs broken as well.”The butler standing below heard his master's anger and his face was filled with fear. His originally hunched body bent even lower.
"Do you know who did it?"
Nalan Zhuming asked.
A strange look flashed across the butler's eyes."Master, according to the witnesses on the street, Third Young Master and a few guards fell and broke their legs.”
"Who was there at that time?" Nalan Zhuming asked again.”
"Other than the High Scholars who just finished their exams and are standing around to watch, there's also He Kun and Cao Rui.”
"Who is this He Kun Cao Rui?" Nalan Zhuming asked. What was their relationship with Third Young Master?”
"Reporting to Old Master, that Cao Rui is He Kun's friend." And He Kun was a great scholar who had suddenly become famous in the Imperial City in the past few days.”
"A few days ago, he defeated Yu Minzhong, the number one scholar of Shanxi Province, Yu Yougong, the number one scholar of Guangdong Province, and Mu Wenfu, one of the four great scholars of Jiangnan Province. He became the winner of Miss Chen Hongyan's poetry competition and got the chance to chat with her at night. He stayed in Miss Chen Hongyan's room for a night. Third Young Master knew about this news, so he went to find He Kun and wanted to teach him a lesson.”
As the butler explained, he carefully observed his master's reaction.
He knew that his master was old but not old at heart. He was about fifty years old and had already had seventeen concubines. He even had the idea of taking Chen Hongyan, the peerless beauty of Jiangnan, into his room and making her his eighteenth concubine.
However, because Chen Hongyan was a famous prostitute, the old master did not take action because he was concerned about his reputation.
Moreover, after the Great Qian Emperor ascended the throne, he suddenly attacked several powerful ministers, including his own master, which made the few powerful ministers tired of dealing with him. Therefore, this matter was delayed.
During this period of time, who knew that He Kun would become the winner of Chen Hongyan's poetry competition. He was suspected to have won first place and removed Chen Hongyan's red pill.
Nalan Zhuming's third son, Nalan Kuifang, knew what his father was thinking and wanted to please his father, so he went to teach He Kun a lesson.
Who knew that he would not succeed in teaching He Kun a lesson and instead be tricked by He Kun.
Although Nalan Zhuming was a little surprised when he heard this, he said expressionlessly,"I see.”
Then, he continued,"Send my orders. Find the best doctor in the capital to treat Kuifang."”
"Then, Old Master, what should we do with He Kun?" the butler asked carefully.”
Nalan Zhuming laughed coldly,"Isn't He Kun taking the imperial examination? He wants to develop on the road to the imperial examination?" I remember that Li Hanhai, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, was the one who presided over the exam this time. Help me pass a message to Li Hanhai. If he helps me let He Kun fail the exam, I promise to recommend him to the emperor to become the Minister of the Ministry of Justice.”
The girl he liked had been taken away by a nobody who only had a high rank. It would be a lie to say that he wasn't angry.
In addition, her son had been injured while teaching He Kun a lesson. Nalan Zhuming wanted nothing more than to tear He Kun into pieces.
Hearing his master's instructions, the butler hurriedly knelt down and said,"Don't worry, Old Master. This old servant will do it now.”
After instructing his butler, Nalan Zhuming forgot about this matter.
Compared to the things he had to worry about every day, He Kun's matter was simply a small matter.
But even so, the way he dealt with He Kun was much more vicious and experienced than his son Nalan Kuifang.
Once He Kun's path to the imperial examination was blocked, it would be equivalent to temporarily blocking He Kun's official career. In the future, he would find an opportunity to remove He Kun's fame. At that time, He Kun would be a fish on the chopping board that he would not be able to pinch.
At that time, there was no need for him to do anything. Those who wanted to curry favor with him would let He Kun know the consequences of offending him.
……
Soon, the next day arrived. He Kun and Cao Rui once again arrived at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall.
Today was the last round of this year's examination. Some of the examinees lining up at the entrance of the examination hall revealed a rare smile on their faces.
"Brother He, this exam is over. The general exams that we have been preparing for several years have finally come to an end.”
Cao Rui looked at the smiling candidates around him and said with a smile.
All this while, due to the old magistrate's expectations and his high-pressure discipline, his mind had been on edge. However, with the end of the exams, he could relax a little.
"Good luck, Brother Cao. I hope you can get into the Gongshi examination.”
He Kun smiled and encouraged Cao Rui.
"Thank you for your encouragement, Brother He."
Cao Rui was very touched when he heard this.
He knew that with He Kun's talent and knowledge, passing this exam and obtaining the honor of a tribute scholar should be a matter of nine out of ten. As for himself, he would have to depend on luck.
The two of them were searched by the soldiers and separated after entering the examination hall.
Not long after, the examiner rushed over and handed out the examination papers again.
The questions this time were completely different from the previous two. This time, it was poetry. There were three questions:
I. A five-character poem with eight rhymes was written with "vegetation" as an Fu.
Second, write a seven-character quatrain on the frontier fortress, regardless of dynasty.
Third, he wrote a five-character eight-rhyme poem with "Spring Rain" as his Fu.
Compared to the other examinees, composing poems was He Kun's forte. After looking at the questions, he pondered for a moment and came up with an answer.
He immediately wrote down the answers on the paper.
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