After Xiao Fubao's life was stolen, he became the favorite of everyone in the capital

Chapter 228 Big Chaos

The imperial examination is held every three years, and it was only held last year. Logically, there should not be a spring examination this year, but this year is a special year.

It happened to be the Empress Dowager's 70th birthday, and the Emperor held a special examination to pray for her.

The examination process of the joint examination is not much different from last year's provincial examination.

There are three exams in total, each lasting three days, so the schedule is extremely tight.

Perhaps because of the unrest along the way, Gu Mingda's eyelids twitched. He always felt that something unexpected would happen.

The lights in front of the Imperial Examination Hall were bright, so he didn't need to carry a lantern himself.

He held the examination basket in both hands and did not squeeze into the crowded place. Instead, he carefully checked the examination basket again.

Although the pre-exam screening is carried out very early, the exam will not start until Chenshi (7 am) after entering. Four hours is enough to complete the screening of all candidates.

Although I could rest earlier if I went in earlier, this was an exam that lasted for three days, so there was no need to rush. Now that I was away from the crowd, I could also avoid some dirty tricks.

Suddenly, someone patted his shoulder hard.

"Brother, you don't seem to be in a hurry, can you let me go first?"

Gu Mingda glanced at the person who was speaking.

Opposite him was a long face with a look of desolation typical of people who were having a hard time. He was wearing a thin, worn gown and was holding an exam basket covered with a layer of black cloth.

For some reason, Gu Mingda felt a thrilling feeling when he saw this person.

Although Gu Mingda felt somewhat resentful of the man for not using enough force, he did not argue with him. He quietly moved aside and let him move forward.

The long-faced reckless guy didn't even say thank you. Seeing that his trick worked, he followed the same method and asked others to make room for him as well.

Some people had good tempers and stepped aside to make room for him, just like Gu Mingda.

But there were also some with bad tempers who refused to give up their seats no matter how much the long-faced reckless guy talked.

"Why do you have to squeeze forward? Are you in a hurry to be reincarnated? Hitting someone hurts so much, are you looking for death?" The round-faced scholar who was unwilling to give up his seat said bluntly.

"Are you sure you don't want to?" The long-faced daredevil said with a cold expression.

The round-faced scholar was not afraid and said, "I got this position by waking up early with my own ability. Why should I give it to you?"

The long-faced daredevil's eyes immediately turned cold, and he said, "With your character, how could you pass the imperial examination?"

The round-faced scholar sneered and said, "You look so shabby and downtrodden, are you really a scholar? Are you here just to join in the fun?"

This remark immediately hit the long-faced daredevil's sore spot. He reached out and lifted the black cloth covering the examination basket.
Then he took out a dagger that was shining with a cold light and stabbed the round-faced scholar with force.

The round-faced scholar was caught off guard and was stabbed in the abdomen. His clothes were instantly soaked with blood.

“You…you are crazy…”

The round-faced scholar was speechless.

The other candidates were so frightened that they instantly hid back.

But the moment the long-faced daredevil saw the blood, he seemed to be stimulated by something and stabbed other people with his dagger in his hand.

Most of the candidates were scholars, and had never seen such a scene before, so they swarmed and hid away.

The entrance to the Imperial Examination Hall suddenly became a mess.

Gu Mingda was not far away, and he was lucky because he happened to see a commotion ahead and immediately hid in a place with fewer people.

There were a few candidates who loved to join in the fun and actually squeezed forward without knowing the consequences.

When the first scream reached his ears, Gu Mingda knew that something bad was going to happen, and he retreated even further.

Now he was not on the boat, but outside the Imperial Examination Hall. He had no environment to watch the excitement. Any accident might affect his exam today, so he forced himself to suppress his desire to watch the excitement.

"With so many people here, what happened in front will spread to the back sooner or later, just wait and see..." Gu Mingda kept comforting himself. He kept thinking about what was going on in front, a quarrel? Or a fight?
But the next second, he heard someone shouting, "Murder!"

When Gu Mingda heard this, he felt a chill down his spine. He looked around as if trying to find a weapon that suits him.

The candidates who were in the bustling center ran around like a tide.

When people are crowded together, it is natural for things to get into trouble. No one wants to be with a madman holding a sharp weapon.

Obviously, the long-faced madman was thin, but just because he had a dagger in his hand, he stabbed another person. All the candidates did not want to be the second person to be injured, and no one dared to stop him for a while.

But the more you give in, the easier it will be for the madman to succeed.

"You look down on me too, don't you? It was you who kidnapped my wife, right?"

The madman waved a dagger and stabbed anyone who came close.

The second victim appeared and the crowd retreated more eagerly.

"Don't push me! Don't push me!"

"Who is stepping on my foot?"

The crowd was huddled together noisily. Gu Mingda stood in the distance, his ears filled with anxious shouts and wailing.

He watched helplessly as a scholar was pushed by someone because he did not step back in time, and then disappeared in the crowd, with no one knowing whether he was dead or alive.

Such a big riot broke out that even though the soldiers at the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall rushed forward to maintain order at the first moment, there were still many victims.

The madman stabbed one person to death and injured five others.

However, four people were trampled to death due to panic, and more than a dozen others injured their hands and feet while trying to escape.

"Asshole! A madman turned the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall upside down! Investigate, thoroughly investigate, to find out who this madman is! Is there anyone behind this!"

The chief examiner of the imperial examination, Pan Zhenren, was so angry that he almost slammed the table.

It was the first time that he presided over the imperial examination and he encountered such a big mess. Especially since this spring examination was to celebrate the empress dowager's 70th birthday, he didn't know how the emperor would blame him if something went wrong.

Pan Zhenren vaguely suspected that someone was targeting him.

It takes time to investigate a madman, but now the candidates outside are waiting.

"Sir Pan, should the exam continue?" an official asked cautiously.

Pan Renzhen didn't sleep much last night, and now he was in charge of the work while enduring a headache. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Continue the examination, let the candidates line up for inspection, and don't let them be too crowded."

The official hesitated to speak.

Pan Renzhen added: "I will write a memorial to the emperor and ask the counties outside the capital to mobilize some officials to come over to assist."

In fact, his first thought was to ask for people from the Beijing Camp, but he gave up the idea after just thinking it over. The Beijing Camp was the main force to protect the capital. If trouble broke out in the capital because of his request for people, he would become a sinner for all eternity.

Outside the Imperial Examination Hall, after waiting for about half an hour, a soldier came to organize the queue and prepare to conduct the body search again.

Gu Mingda was holding the exam basket and standing silently at the end of the line. He was required to be at least three steps away from the person in front of him. The space between the two people was enough for several more people to line up.

The team gradually moved forward and soon passed the scene of the incident.

Gu Mingda's eyes focused, and with the brightening light from the sky, he saw a large and clearly visible bloodstain on the ground two meters away.

That was the blood that spilled out when a madman stabbed someone.

Gu Mingda moved his eyes upwards and saw a familiar young man standing next to the bloodstain.

Qin Jing.

The young master of the Xianguo Mansion, who was so handsome when we first met, now had a pale face and a deep sorrow between his brows.