Joy of Life: Starting from Teacher Fan Xian

Chapter 47 Spring Examination Begins

The alley was not small and could accommodate at least two carriages running side by side.

In the officers' field of vision, there was only one man coming with his horse's belly between his legs, but this man pressed all of them so hard that they could not breathe.

"Release him. He is going to take part in the Spring Examination."

Fan Jian held a sword in his hand and spoke in an extremely firm tone. He rode his horse across the alley and pressed forward step by step, making it impossible for anyone to break through.

"Master Fan, Master Lin is suspected of a murder case. The Ministry of Justice must take him back for investigation."

Fan Jian shook his head indifferently: "That's not what I want to hear."

The lean man jumped down from the carriage, his gentle eyes were cold and cruel, which was the hallmark of a detective from the Ministry of Justice. But when he looked into Fan Jian's eyes, his gaze quickly and subconsciously calmed down.

I bowed and said, "I am Zhu Qing, the detective of the Ministry of Justice. This is the order from the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice. I hope Lord Fan will not stop me."

"Let him go. I'll take responsibility for any problems." Fan Jian didn't want to hear any of this at all. There was no one he could use to pressure him.

Zhu Qingxin said ruthlessly: "Master Fan, you are shielding someone!"

Whether he has committed a crime or not, you in the Ministry of Justice know better than anyone else!" Fan Jian roared, then fell silent, but his latter words were more intimidating than the former.

"If the Minister of Justice is dissatisfied, you can come to the palace to report me, and I will explain to His Majesty in person."

The officials of the Ministry of Justice had not yet brought up the imperial decree, but Fan Jian did. Indeed, in the end, the Ministry of Justice reported Fan Jian for disrupting public affairs, and then begged the emperor to make a ruling.

The officers were extremely surprised as to how Fan Jian could be so concerned about a mere retainer.

Just then, a carriage slowly drove into the alley.

The officers were still wondering who it was when the guard beside the carriage introduced himself: "His Royal Highness Prince Jing has arrived."

His Royal Highness Prince Jing... together with Zhu Qing and other servants all lowered their heads. They naturally knew that Prince Jing had some connection with Master Lin in the carriage, but they did not expect that he was also willing to stand up for others without any scruples.

His Royal Highness Prince Jing has always been a man who knows how to protect himself.

The carriage opened a corner, revealing a very ordinary smiling face: "Release the person, and everything will be discussed after the Spring Examination. Don't bother reminding me, I will go to the palace and explain it to His Majesty myself."

At this moment, the officers have begun to consciously move to the side. With the situation having developed to this point, no one will punish them even if they return empty-handed, because the people who blocked their way were His Royal Highness Prince Jing and Lord Fan.

Zhu Qing nodded, feeling both helpless and relieved, and bowed his hands to look at the car: "Mr. Lin, get out of the car."

Lin Ruo got off the carriage, did not blame, borrowed a fast horse from the officer, rode on the horse and said: "I will return this horse to you after the Spring Examination."

This was to tell them that after the Spring Examination, he would cooperate with the Ministry of Justice to solve the case. Upon hearing this, Zhu Qing bowed his hands respectfully and said, "I wish Mr. Lin a smooth Spring Examination."

"Be careful." Fan Jian said gently.

Li Zhi tilted his head and said, "Hurry up, kid. Otherwise, you won't even be able to enter the examination room. That would be so embarrassing."

Lin Ruo bowed to the two men in turn, then rode his horse out of the alley.

Watching the figure disappear into the distance, Fan Jian and Li Zhi both breathed a sigh of relief.

Fan Jian smiled meaningfully and looked at Li Zhi: "Do you want to go to the palace together?" Li Zhi snorted disdainfully, secretly cursing Fan Jian, and closed the carriage curtain: "No, Master Fan should go and get scolded first, and I will come later."

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At dawn, outside the Ministry of Rites Examination Hall, soldiers set up a long cordon, and no one was allowed to approach within a hundred steps. The common people gathered from a distance, staring at the situation in the examination hall.

At this time, most students have entered the college and are just waiting for the bell to ring. The once-in-three-year spring examination will begin. For many people, the only way out in their lives depends on this single-plank bridge.

And the vast majority of people don’t even have the chance to step onto the single-plank bridge.

At the only entrance to the examination hall, yamen runners maintained order, the Supervisory Yuan sent people to supervise as usual, and officials from the Ministry of Rites were responsible for checking the candidates entering the hall.

There was not much time left before the exam started, and the officials from the Ministry of Rites relaxed, thinking that no one would come. The Spring Examination was a top priority in the world, and no candidates would come on time to enter the academy. They were eager to go in early, sit down, and calm down to prepare for the exam.

The official from the Ministry of Rites waved his hand, looked at the officials who were also in charge of the examination, and said, "There is no one here at this time. Please leave and we will go in too."

Upon hearing this, the officials from the Ministry of Rites began to pack up the documents in their hands.

But at this moment, a yamen runner nearby shouted and drew his sword: "Who dares to trespass into the Ministry of Rites?"

The officials of the Ministry of Rites were startled. They looked over and saw someone riding a horse towards the examination room. Just as they were about to speak, the official in charge of the inspection of the Supervisory Council stopped them and said, "One of us. He is a candidate for the Spring Examination. I remember."

The person who spoke to mediate was Mu Tie, a seventh-rank official from the First Division.

Upon hearing this, the officials of the Ministry of Rites breathed a sigh of relief, but they could not help but complain about the candidate, who came so late and even rode his horse into the examination room.

Lin Ruo hurriedly stopped the horse outside the examination hall and got off. Mu Tie hurried over to lead the horse. "It's good that you can come. Come in quickly. I'll help you watch the horse."

Before he could say thank you, Lin Ruo entered the courtyard to hand over the candidate's floating ticket. The official from the Ministry of Rites took a look and confirmed that it was a candidate for the Spring Examination. He became angry and said, "How could you come so late? You didn't even bring bedding for the night."

"Let him in first."

Voices were heard from the courtyard across the fence. The officials from the Ministry of Rites were startled and bowed their heads.

He was originally the outer curtain officer in charge of inspecting the examination hall, Bachelor Shu Wu.

Several officials from the Ministry of Rites checked together and released it after confirming that it was correct.

Lin Ruo walked into the courtyard and was about to speak, but Shu Wu made a gesture to silence him: "Don't say anything, I'll take you to your seat."

Before he had taken a few steps, the gate of the examination hall was heavily closed, and officials from the Ministry of Rites also entered the hall. Lin Ruo suddenly realized something, and his mind went blank, reviewing everything that had happened that night.

Someone is stopping him, someone is helping him, everything remains a mystery to this day.

The foreplay of the Spring Examination was exciting, so he had to do his best in this Spring Examination.

As the deep and distant bell rang, every candidate held their breath and devoted themselves to the upcoming exam.

In the lobby of the Imperial Examination Hall of the Ministry of Rites, Lin Ruofu, the chief judge of the Spring Examination, slowly opened his eyes, remembering that he was also a person who walked out of this Imperial Examination Hall more than ten years ago. He couldn't help but feel deeply moved. He put down the teacup in his hand and looked at the officials.

"Distribute the test papers, don't waste time."

(End of this chapter)