There are many treasures in this country

The imperial decree was issued two days later. The emperor ordered the removal and replacement of all the officials in the Yuezhou government. The main criminal, Chen Jigu, was sent to Beijing to await trial.

Zhang Yun, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, took Fenglei's method and took a group of criminals to the capital six days later.Originally, he was going to hold back, but was intercepted by Dali Temple Qing Wei Lan, and the perpetrator was locked in the Dali Temple prison.

On the seventh day, Zhang Yunjian had to start the trial of the case in the courtroom of Dali Temple with Wei Lan and Yan Jun.However, the plot of this case is indisputable, and it is exactly the same as what Shen Yan found out.

Chen Jigu went through two sessions, but one instrument of torture was not used, so he confessed that he had committed the crime of covering up robbers and murderers, concealed the funeral and refused to report it afterwards, borrowed money from the dead, pretended to be a gift from the court, and tried to kill him after being discovered. Repeatedly sent assassins to attack Shen Yan and Xiao Suo, and ordered his subordinates to burn Xiao Suo's mother to death and other major crimes.

As for the reason why he protected Iron Hand Rentu and other gangsters, according to him, it was because Ruyitang gave him 30 taels of silver and asked him to save the lives of his killers.

He took bribes for a moment of greed, and then in order to conceal his crimes, like a liar who has to tell more lies in order to prove his lies, he continued to do illegal things one after another, and finally he could not turn back.

The emperor personally wrote the imperial criticism, sentenced Chen Ji and Gu Qiu to be executed later, and the rest of the criminals were punished according to their crimes. He also ordered the Ministry of Punishments to report the case to all states and counties in the world, so that all officials could take it as a warning.

After the imperial decree was issued, Xiao Suo held the document sent to the general's mansion, his eyes moistened several times.His great revenge has finally been avenged, but why is there no trace of joy?The breath in his chest was relieved, but he was a little at a loss.

He asked Shen Yan again: "Why does the emperor only deal with the officials of the Yuezhou government, but he didn't order to hunt down the killers of the Ruyitang?"

Shen Yan put his arms around him and said: "The forces of the underworld are intricate and complicated, and one pull can affect the whole body. If the emperor brings in the Happy Hall, it will definitely touch the interests of the entire world. These people are all desperadoes, and a disturbance will hinder the stability of the current situation. .Besides, many of those people are fugitives, but they just can't be caught. In private, I guess the emperor will order someone to pay attention, so you don't have to worry about it. As long as your revenge is avenged, we don't care so much. "

When Xiao Suo heard the phrase "we", his eyes couldn't help turning sore, he turned over in his arms, put his cheek on his hot neck, and sighed emotionally: "I am so lucky to meet you!"

A warm current flashed through Shen Yan's heart in an instant, and he couldn't help but bow his head and kiss him, savoring with the tip of his teeth and tongue, protruding his fingers gently, wrapping them lovingly.Xiao Suo breathed heavily, kissed back depressively, his face was flushed and he whimpered softly after being served by a thin layer of calluses, and he surrendered not long after, drowning his hand.

Shen Yan planned it beforehand, propped his elbow and said to the limp man, "I have something to tell you, don't get angry after hearing this, okay?"

Xiao Suo gave a feeble "hmm", and heard him continue: "This time to help you avenge your grievances, I am not purely doing good deeds."

"Huh?" He opened his slender eyelids.

"The emperor has only been on the throne for a few years, and even more recently, there are many disobedient officials in the court. Especially King Qi, he is righteous, bold and talented. Before his death, the first emperor relied heavily on him, and many officials in the court The ministers all follow his lead."

"But..." Xiao Suo was puzzled, "What does this have to do with you helping me?"

Shen Yan continued: "In March of this year, the emperor secretly ordered me to go back to Zhuoyang in the name of Ding You, and secretly investigate the situation of the officials in Yuezhou. In fact, the emperor knew that the Yuezhou government was full of officials who cling to King Qi's power. There is no excuse at all. When I go back this time, I just want to pick the bones in the egg and find a few criminal evidences that can make the emperor explode. I don’t want to meet you and find so many inside stories.”

He paused, with a guilty expression on his face, and said in a low voice, "I helped you to investigate the case, but in fact... I was actually using you."

Xiao Suo blinked, but didn't speak.Two rows of butterfly-like eyelashes flickered, fluttering in Shen Yan's heart.He became more and more flustered, held his arm, and said intermittently: "Are you angry? I... used you, but I was true to you! Don't hate me, can you? Talk... talk... "

"I don't blame you." Xiao Suo straightened his body and took the initiative to kiss his chin, "We met by chance, and you have no obligation to help me. No matter what it is, I just remember your kindness."

Shen Yan was moved, and pressed him into his arms, refusing to let go no matter what.

"Your hands are dirty..." Xiao Suo said sullenly.

"..."

General Shen, who didn't eat meat, turned over and got out of bed aggrieved, washed his hands and came back, hugged him and fell asleep with his arms as if venting his anger.

In the early morning of the next day, Xiao Suo woke up early to study.The movement of this case was so great that people ignored the emperor's decree to open Enke a few days ago.But others can ignore it, but he cannot.Since the news was confirmed, he held the book every day, as if he wanted to drill in and have a look.

Shen Yan came back that day to ask for credit, saying that someone would get him a recommendation spot.Hearing the words, Xiao Suo worked harder, almost growing on the desk, for fear of disappointing General Shen's kindness.

In fact, Shen Yan didn't make any effort, Xiao Suo had been recommended before, and his name was already on the bottom file of Guozijian.This time, there was a big change of officials in the Yuezhou government, and it was impossible to report the candidates in time. The Ministry of Rites could only call the students on the list who had not yet been selected for the exam according to the bottom file.

But in this section, Shen Yan naturally wouldn't tell him, he asked Yan Jun to go to the Imperial College to say hello, and when he came back, he asked Xiao Suo for half a day's work by embellishing his love.

Xiao Dubao didn't have his extravagant thoughts, he was naturally grateful and moved, even he took the opportunity to eat tofu, and he also followed suit.Shen Yan was secretly happy in his heart, pretending to be noble on the surface, but in reality he was enjoying a lot of beauty.

In summer, mosquitoes haunt the night.Shen Yan ordered people to pull up the smoke gauze curtain and spread the jade mat in the room, and light the incense to repel mosquitoes in the morning and evening.Xiao Suo is not as strong as him, he never sleeps on a mat, plus he studies until late at night, he is afraid of disturbing his rest, so he wants to sleep in a separate room with him.

Shen Yan was very displeased, and made up several fallacies, to the effect that the more he studied, the worse he would fail in the exam, and urged him to go to bed early.Xiao Suo said that he couldn't sleep on a cold jade mat, so he simply scooped him up and put him on his body, saying: "Then you can sleep on me, since you are so light, you can't crush me to death."

"..."

Xiao Suo lay on his body like fire, and said with shame: "But it's... hot."

Shen Yan grabbed a sandalwood fan casually, shook it lightly and said, "It won't be hot if I fan it for you."

Xiao Suo was speechless.They actually slept in this position for several days.It wasn't until three days before the exam that Shen Yan's strong body finally couldn't bear it, and he began to ache.

The imperial doctor said that it was caused by long-term blood stasis, and even Huan Ye expressed his condolences several times, and repeatedly told him to take good care of himself.He had no choice but to remove the steamed bun jade mat and replace it with a plain canvas mat.

The canvas mat has one advantage—it's cool, but not too cold.For Xiao Suo who is about to take the exam, any factors that could cause him to get sick should be killed in the cradle.

Shen Yan was even more considerate. He ordered people to cook mung bean soup in the morning and Honglei drink in the evening. He checked his diet every day. If it was greasy, it might cause diarrhea, and if it was bland, it might not be nourishing enough. He tossed him up and down Xiao Suo, who is naturally afraid of troublesome others, feels really sorry.

Finally when it came to the day of the big exam, Shen Yan was more nervous than Xiao Suo who was about to take the exam.He usually trembles when he takes a pen, and this is the first time he has experienced the mood of an exam.

Shen San'er had already gone to the Gongyuan to take care, and when Eleven drove the carriage past, the guards who stopped outside the dragon gate nodded respectfully to them.Shen Yan was very satisfied, and personally sent people in.

When he walked to the door, Zheng Duo, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, was just standing there watching the grand occasion of the students chasing the Dragon Gate, and chatted with him when he saw him.Shen Yan patted Xiao Suo's shoulder and said with a smile: "This tester is Xibin from my house. I will never be able to catch up with Longmen in this life. I took advantage of his exam and followed him to join in the fun."

Xiao Suo bowed respectfully to Zheng Duo: "Student Xiao Suo, I have met Master Shangshu."

Zheng Duo was surprised: "Xiao Suo, but in the Yuezhou case, the Xiao Xiucai mentioned by the emperor himself?"

All the testers were walking in with their heads bowed, but when they heard the word "Emperor", they cast their gazes over.Some people quietly commented: "The emperor knows about him, it seems that there is one less quota this time, and we have no chance!"

"It's him!" Shen Yan was triumphant, ignoring the embarrassed Xiao Dubao next to him.

Zheng Duo twitched his beard and said with a smile: "Well, you are indeed a good-looking talent. This time, I will wait to see your name on the imperial list!"

Xiao Suo thanked him slyly, said goodbye to Shen Yan, and entered the Longmen with the basket in his arms.

This Enke exam is three days, one subject per day, and the examinees have to write three essays in total.The judges will select [-] essays from the daily essays, and then the chief examiner will lead people to select the [-] best essays from the [-] essays.

Among them, if three articles written by the same person are admitted at the same time, the emperor will specially award them as tributes.Next year's Chunwei Examination can be exempted, and you can directly take the palace examination with Shizi to take the Jinshi examination.

But there are only three such places. If more than three people are admitted for three articles at the same time, the chief examiner will lead the examiners to vote for three people to be awarded as tribute scholars, and the rest will be awarded as jujian students—that is, Tongjuren The identity of the supervisor.

Sending Shen Yan to Xiao Suo, he chatted with Qin Huan who was ordered to guard the Gongyuan for half a day, and then went back home.Xiao Suo went in through the dragon gate, went through a series of inspections, and entered the narrow and cramped room.

He reads books every day, and he is familiar with classics and history collections. Although he has some psychological pressure due to Shen Yan's thoughtful care, he is not too nervous.But not everyone is like him. Not long after the exam papers were handed out, there was a commotion in the exam room.

Xiao Suo looked out along the cracks in the planks, and it turned out that an overly nervous tester had a shofar wind, foaming at the mouth, and was rudely carried out by the soldiers.

He made up his mind, picked up a pen and swiped through an article, and read it from beginning to end. Feeling very satisfied, he put away the pen and inkstone—in case the ink was spilled and ruined the article—and took out the food box that Shen Yan gave him before leaving Ready for lunch.

It was noon, and the sun was scorching hot outside.In the examination room, the examinees were dripping with sweat, but they could only hear the sound of Sasha's paper flipping.Xiao Suo lightly opened the lid, and saw several round oil-paper bags inside.

During the inspection just now, the inspector had carefully turned over the greased paper, for fear that he might have written something cheating on it.Although Xiao Suo was upright and upright, he couldn't help being frightened when facing the iron face of the inspector, so he didn't look carefully at what was inside the oiled paper bag.

Now when I opened it, it turned out that it was preserved meat wrapped in rice balls.The weather is hot, and you are not allowed to go out here for three days. Probably only the cured meat can barely hold it without spoiling.

When Xiao Suo used to take exams, he always brought dry food with sharp teeth, and he had never been this fine.He poured a cup of tea, took a bite of the rice ball, thinking that Shen Yan, who is usually careless and careless, could be so meticulous, he couldn't help but smile a little in his eyes.