Emperor Hongzhi seemed to see the doubts in everyone's eyes, then smiled and looked at Wang Ao and said, "Master Wang is this year, and he has a nephew who will also participate in the exam for the current exam."

When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized.

It turns out that Wang Ao has relatives who want to take the exam. If this is the case, it is necessary to avoid suspicion.

But... why haven't you heard the news in advance?

Wang Ao smiled and said, "Yes, my nephew passed the imperial examination as early as the third year of Hongzhi. However, after that, he suffered from his father's mourning and returned to his hometown to observe the system. Therefore, he missed the eighth year of Hongzhi examination. Now, the compliance period has expired, so he has been qualified to enter the Beijing examination this year in Nanzhili."

Everyone nodded secretly, so that's it. No wonder there was no news before.

Wang Ao is from Wu County. His nephew, so he naturally went to Beijing for the exam as a juren in Nanzhili. Speaking of which, Wang Ao is also a fellow townsman of Tang Yin.

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but pay more attention and said, "Are you sure about nephew?"

When talking about his nephew, Wang Ao was flirting with grace. Obviously, among the sons and nephews of the Wang family, this nephew was quite appreciative: "This son is kind, stupid, but he is also hardworking. After ten years of hard work, he dared not slacken at all, and did not dare to say that he was well-educated, but... this time, he was quite sure."

The ancients were the most humble. Even people with some talent would mostly say a few words about dogs, slanders, etc., but Wang Ao was so unmodest today, obviously... he had great expectations for this nephew.

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but laugh: "Then, I hope he can go to high school. By the way, Tang Yin is a fellow townsman of Master Wang."

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly asked.

Wang Ao was stunned and immediately said, "Yes."

"How is this student's academic performance?"

Wang Ao blurted out: "This person is called a talented man in Wuzhong. Some people even say that he is the number one talented man in Jiangnan. I have read some of his articles, and it is indeed very experienced and even I admire him. What's more, he has been Jieyuan in Zhili, Zhongnan, which shows that this man is extraordinary. The old minister's nephew is far inferior to that."

Emperor Hongzhi smiled: "I heard that he was only thirty years old, only thirty years old, so he could do this. He is such a young hero. I also heard that he made a bet with Fang Jifan. Betting is certainly a joke, but... I want to see... it's lively."

Usually, Emperor Hongzhi was a meticulous person.

But now, it seems that I have some meaning for this bet.

"Your Majesty, I have also heard of some things." Xie Qian calmed down: "I heard that this gambling has attracted the attention of many people since the beginning of the new year. There are many neighbors in this capital who secretly started gambling. Such a trend is really worrying. The old minister also heard that Shouning Hou and Jianchang Bo Mansion also participated in the gambling game. The bet was very big and he bet tens of thousands of taels of silver."

When Emperor Hongzhi heard about the Zhang brothers, he frowned and showed displeasure. To be honest, these two brothers are considered a royal shame.

However... he had no choice but to be dissatisfied with these two brothers-in-laws, but he just said oh, "I will scold them next time."

The word "reprimand" can be big or small. If it were an ordinary official, the emperor would have been scared to urinate himself, and he would have resigned obediently. There are also people who have retired and returned home. But two guys like Shouning Hou and Jianchang Bo are eight feet thick-skinned. If you curse him for three days and three nights, what's the use?

"Issuing an order to entrust Li Dongyang, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, the Minister of Revenue, as the chief examiner, Cheng Minzheng, the Right Minister of the Ministry of Rites, the Right Censor of the Censorate, the Imperial College Priest, and the Red Crane, the Imperial College Priest, etc., to cooperate!"

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The list was released from the Gongyuan, and the Beijing was in an uproar.

When many candidates saw Li Dongyang as the main test, they immediately beat their chests and fell to their feet.

Because of all kinds of speculations before, they all thought that this time must be Wang Ao presided over the examination, but who expected that the result was a big reversal.

This is a fatal matter. It is because I guessed that this time it was Wang Ao, so Wang Ao's articles on the market have been sold out. In the past six months, countless people have studied hard with Wang Ao's articles. Wang Ao's articles are the most stable, so his preferences can be seen. So many people are trying hard to change their writing style. Now... it is Mr. Li...

Mr. Li is very wise. To put it bluntly, he likes to be smart. He looks down on ordinary people, but his writing style is completely different.

This will make people live.

So, everyone started to search for Mr. Li’s articles again. Unfortunately, it was still late. The exam period was getting closer and closer. It was afraid that it would be impossible to cram for a while.

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In the Zhan Shi Mansion.

A loud noise made the doors and windows clatter.

Immediately afterwards, a burst of exclamations came: "No, no, I'll send you to the hospital, I'll send you to the hospital."

Then he saw several eunuchs in Zhan Shi Mansion, Zhang Yong and others, carrying Liu Jin and running towards Zuo Chunfang.

Liu Jin's face was burning black, and there was still a whirl of heat on his clothes. There was a smell of gunpowder all over his body. The moment he opened his eyes, his whole body was charred and the whites of his eyes were particularly awakened, as if his eyes were glowing. He looked at everything in front of him in shock, and he was still shocked with lingering fear in his eyes.

Tears suddenly appeared in his dazzling eyes, and he cried.

He said in a weak voice: "Our God... what kind of evil we have done... We come to the palace, and we have no descendants, and we can't enjoy the blessings, we..."

Zhu Houzhao looked at the backs of a group of eunuchs worriedly, thinking about something.

Fang Jifan seemed a little embarrassed: "Uh... Your Highness... It seems that there is a little more gunpowder. Next time... I have to change it and study it again."

"Okay..." Zhu Houzhao nodded: "Let Zhang Yong come to get angry next time."

Fang Jifan shook his head: "I think it's Liu Jin."

"That's it." Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but say, "Would it be too unkind and always let him come."

Fang Jifan said solemnly: "Eunuch Liu has accumulated a lot of experience in ignition, which is the same as my long-term illness and becoming a doctor. On the road of science, there will inevitably be someone to sacrifice, but as long as your highness and me overcome obstacles and do not fear difficulties, you will definitely succeed. Only success can bring you the fearless sacrifice of Eunuch Liu."

Zhu Houzhao nodded, feeling it made sense: "Then hurry up, let's change it again, and then Liu's injury will be almost healed."

People invented gunpowder, and when some people saw gunpowder, they saw the value of fireworks. But some people saw fireworks and fireworks, but they saw the military value of fireworks and fireworks.

Generally speaking, Chinese people still love peace, and most people think of firecrackers and fireworks.

But there are also a few strange creatures, such as Zhu Houzhao. His only idea was to put this big firecracker into the crowd and kill many Tatars.

If a firework that soars into the sky can be used as a firearm, wouldn’t it be more powerful? At least it is obviously more powerful than the bird guns, three-eyed fire guns and cannons of this era.

Zhu Houzhao has yearned for the battlefield since childhood, so... he is determined to study gunpowder with Fang Jifan, of course, on the surface it is setting off fireworks.

Fang Jifan was in a similar way to him in this regard, so the Zhan Shi Mansion always had to shake the earth every now and then.

As for Liu Jin... That's right, Fang Jifan is just trying to cheat him. This guy is a celebrity around Zhu Houzhao, a little arrogant. Since you are very arrogant, then... Young Master Fang has ten thousand ways to punish you.

Zhu Houzhao likes Fang Jifan to describe firecrackers with scientific spirit. It is indeed Lao Fang who has trained three juren. It is different from others. Firecrackers are called games and not doing their jobs. Lao Fang speaks so nicely. If a firecracker is called science, it seems that he is studying.

The two then got into the pavilion.

There are pens, ink, paper and inkstones in the pavilion, and countless drafts on it.

Fang Jifan knew the best ratio of black gunpowder. After mastering this, the power of gunpowder can be greatly increased. In addition, it is the issue of gunpowder purification. Of course, it also involves the dosage of gunpowder. Such things are probably one thing, but how effective it is, it is another thing.
Chapter completed!