In the silence.
There were constantly gazes sizing him up from the dark.
Sensing the change in the atmosphere, Ying Yu remained calm on the surface, but in his heart, he was even more bewildered.
All these years, he had never shown his true colors and had never been cared about so much.
Unexpectedly, the First Emperor suddenly emphasized that he had to participate in the examination, and he became the center of attention for no reason.
Did the First Emperor sense something?
As soon as the conjecture appeared in his mind, Ying Yu was shocked.
He couldn't believe that the First Emperor would notice something was wrong with him keeping such a low profile. If that was the case, then the First Emperor's observation skills were too ridiculous.
In the blink of an eye, Ying Yu rejected this conjecture.
However, he was also very clear that the atmosphere today was not right. No matter what the reason was, he had to be more cautious from now on!
While he was pondering, the imperial examination had already begun.
Zhao Gao used the Spring and Autumn Annals to ask questions. He first tested the talent and learning of the imam's son Fusu.
The Spring and Autumn Annals was the work of the sages, and it contained knowledge and examples of politics, culture, talent, morality, and many other aspects. Even if it was a Confucian classic, it was not valued by many courtiers, but it was occasionally used in court trials.
When Fu Su opened his mouth, he answered smoothly without making any mistakes. His performance was as perfect as ever.
The small impact from before was not enough to shake his state of mind.
After listening to the dialogue, the ministers also had the same expression.
Fu Su, the eldest son of Great Qin, was definitely not someone unworthy of his position!
Everyone nodded in praise until Fu Su bowed to the throne.
"This is your son's humble opinion. Please give me some pointers, Imperial Father.”
Wang Ben and the others were looking forward to hearing his words.
In their opinion, Fu Su's answer was perfect and should satisfy the First Emperor. If nothing unexpected happened, Fu Su had already won the first place in this competition.
Unexpectedly, the First Emperor's face was calm. He didn't say a word and only glanced at him from the corner of his eyes.
Zhao Gao immediately understood and continued to ask the next young master.
Instantly, many ministers were stunned and looked at each other secretly.
His eyes were filled with doubt. At the same time, Fu Su was stunned and his heart was filled with doubts.
Why was Father so indifferent today?
There was nothing wrong with the answer just now. What went wrong?
Could it be that her father really did not have her in his eyes?
After bowing and sitting down, the light in Fu Su's eyes dimmed. He could not help but quietly look at the back seat.
The examination continued, and a few more young masters stood up.
Under the contrast of Fu Su, Young Master Jianglu and Young Master Gao's answers were obviously inferior. Huhai and the other Young Masters were even less worth mentioning.
But no matter who greeted him, the First Emperor never had any reaction.
After observing and teaching for less than half an incense's time, many officials could no longer understand.
What is His Majesty planning today?
He had clearly summoned many young masters to test him, but none of them seemed to be satisfied. Even Young Master Fusu could not arouse His Majesty's interest. Who else could have such a shocking theory?
The ministers muttered in their hearts.
Until Ying Yu was the only one who did not reply, many people suddenly felt their eyes tremble.
Could it be that His Majesty was looking forward to this silkpants?
At the thought of this, everyone couldn't help but look at Ying Yu, even though they had doubtful looks on their faces.
Under everyone's gaze.
Ying Yu felt an unprecedented exposure, and his premonition became even worse.
However, after all these years of eating, drinking, and having fun, feigning ignorance was not difficult for him at all.
Before Zhao Gao could speak, he stood up and prepared to make up some nonsense.
At this moment.
The First Emperor, who had been silent, suddenly raised his hand slightly.
"Let's begin the swordsmanship test."
His deep voice reverberated, and the officials were stunned when they heard it.
When it was this silkpants 'turn, why didn't he take the exam?
He was puzzled for a few breaths.
The ministers saw that Ying Yu had already taken his seat, and they suddenly understood.
This silkpants definitely didn't have any real talent.
If he were to make a fool of himself in the exam, wouldn't he be embarrassing the First Emperor?
It was no wonder that the First Emperor would be lenient.
He was willing to come. Today, he summoned the 14th Young Master to make up the numbers.
In an instant.
The gathered gazes scattered, and the ministers also paid more attention to Ying Yu, only to think that it was a misunderstanding.
Ying Yu also felt a lot more relaxed, and was happy to continue playing the role of a silkpants.
He picked up a glass of wine on the spot and was about to drink to his heart's content to celebrate.
Seeing that Zhang Han had already ordered the guards to hand over several short swords, everyone's attention was drawn.
Normally, other than the imperial guards and some special existences, the Imperial Court would not allow other weapons. However, today's examinees were the young masters, and the First Emperor had instructed them to make an exception.
The young masters wouldn't go so far as to assassinate the First Emperor. Moreover, there were many guards around, as well as experts like Zhao Gao and Zhang Han. There would be no accidents.
Knowing that the young masters were about to demonstrate their swordsmanship, the surrounding atmosphere returned to its usual peace.
Many eyes were focused on Fu Su, especially Wang Ben and the other generals, who were looking forward to the battle.
At this moment.
Fu Su regained his confidence and prepared to stand up.
At the same time, he secretly made up his mind that he would use the extraordinary sword technique that he had been training hard recently to amaze the civil and military officials and make his father look at him in a different light!
At this moment.
The First Emperor spoke again, his eyes looking straight at Ying Yu, who was drinking.
"Let's start with Yu 'er.”
Start with Ying Yu?
It was clearly a soft voice, but it seemed to have a force of ten thousand pounds, shaking the entire place into silence. The officials and young masters all widened their eyes!
This piece of trash actually knew swordsmanship?
How was this possible?
Fu Su was stunned.
His moment of glory had been snatched away by Ying Yu, and it was the First Emperor who had spoken!
Faced with such a sudden blow, even the Eldest Young Master, who had an extraordinary temperament, could not control his expression at this moment. He looked down at the lower seat in shock.
As Fu Su looked back, the officials also looked back with different expressions.
Ying Yu became the center of attention once again!
This time, he couldn't remain calm either.
If it weren't for the wine cup covering his face, perhaps others would have seen the slight shock that flashed across his eyes!
The First Emperor named him again!
Moreover, it was at the beginning of the sword arts examination!
Once might be a coincidence, but the repeated appointments were definitely intentional!
If there wasn't any misunderstanding, the First Emperor probably already knew that he had the supreme sword technique?
As the more certain guesses flashed across his mind, Ying Yu felt his heart tremble.
Fortunately, he had been reborn and had an extraordinary state of mind. In addition, he had been pretending to be a silkpants for many years, so his acting skills had reached perfection. When he slowly put down the wine glass in his hand, he had already adjusted his expression.
In the blink of an eye, Ying Yu revealed a dull look and stood up to salute.
"Imperial Father is wise."
"Your son, your son really doesn't understand sword arts. Why don't you let your brothers demonstrate first?”
His slow reaction and the awkwardness in his eyes made many officials sigh in their hearts.
Huhai couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth, his eyes filled with disdain.
Tsk tsk, he was indeed a silkpants.
However…
When some people quietly sized up the First Emperor, wanting to see some anger and disappointment in his eyes.
The First Emperor, however, had a calm expression on his face as he stared at Ying Yu.
"No worries."
"You can dance your sword as you wish. I just want to see you show it first.”
As soon as he said that.
The surrounding people were even more shocked!
Many young masters were jealous. They couldn't understand how this silkpants could win the First Emperor's favor!
Amidst the shock.
Ying Yu felt a huge pressure in his heart!
He slowly raised his eyes and their eyes intertwined.
When he saw the First Emperor's eyes burning like torches, as if he had seen through everything, he stared at him without blinking, as if he wanted to see through him!
Instantly.
Ying Yu was more and more certain of what he was thinking, and he was greatly shocked.
The First Emperor's reaction was most likely because he had sensed something!
Even if he had disguised himself so perfectly, hiding from all the officials in the court, could he not escape his detection? The thoughts and methods of an ancient emperor were actually so terrifying?
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