The First Marquis of Leisure

"White Town!"

"The top scholar is Bai Zhen!"

Who is Whitetown?

The entire venue erupted in cheers as the name of Baizhen was revealed.

But many people don't know or have ever heard of Baizhen!

At this moment, Yuan Benchu, Yuan Yao, and the others stood frozen in place, their faces ashen, their eyes wide with shock.

Fearing he might have misread the names on the list, he rubbed his eyes and looked at it again and again!

After the final confirmation, Yuan Benchu ​​nearly lost his balance and almost fainted.

"Brother, what do we do? I can't believe that bastard actually became the top scholar!"

"Brother, what should we do now?"

Yuan Yao was also extremely anxious. Bai Xinghe had become the top scholar in the imperial examination, and it was hard to say whether the Yuan family could still launch a revenge attack.

The most important thing right now is that bet, which requires Yuan Benchu ​​to kneel down and admit his mistake in public.

"Hahaha, am I wrong?"

"Tell me loudly, am I wrong? I already said my brother Bai Zhen would definitely pass the imperial examination!"

The happiest person was Qian Yuan, who had always firmly believed that Bai Xinghe would definitely become the top scholar, and now the results had been announced!

As Qian Yuan shouted, everyone's eyes turned to him.

It turns out that the Zhao man who had been following Qian Yuan was none other than Bai Zhen, the top scholar in this imperial examination!

At the same time, many people at the scene suddenly realized what was going on and immediately turned their attention to Yuan Benchu.

"Qian Yuan, is Bai Zhen your friend?"

At this moment, Li Chentian suddenly asked loudly.

Qiu Qingtian followed closely behind, hurriedly asking, "Qian Yuan, where is Baizhen now? We can't wait to witness the top scholar's prowess!"

Qian Yuan smiled and glanced into the teahouse on the side.

"My brother is inside the teahouse!"

"Quickly, quickly invite the top scholar!" Li Chentian and Qiu Qingtian were both very anxious. While giving instructions to the many officials, they jogged towards the teahouse.

Seeing this, the others followed suit, and soon the teahouse was completely surrounded.

Bai Xinghe, who was already in the teahouse, had witnessed everything that had just happened.

He knew that he had to show himself now; there was no need to hide his identity anymore.

Then, with his hands behind his back and a natural expression, he slowly walked down the stairs!

When Li Chentian and some of the disciples from the Doctor's Mansion saw Bai Xinghe, they all froze on the spot, their mouths agape in astonishment, unable to utter a sound for a long time!

"The top scholar!"

"This is the top scorer this year!"

A deafening roar of shouts and congratulations erupted from the crowd.

"Indeed, you possess the air of a talented scholar, Young Master Bai. Congratulations on winning the top prize in this competition!"

Qiu Qingtian looked at Bai Xinghe with great satisfaction and praised him highly.

At this moment, Li Chentian and his disciples were still in shock. They never expected it to be Bai Xinghe!

Unexpectedly, Bai Xinghe did not die. He escaped from Zhao and came to Yan, where he changed his name to Bai Zhen and even became the top scholar in the imperial examination!

"Dr. Li?" Qiu Qingtian saw Li Chentian standing there frozen and silent, so he reminded him from the side.

Li Chentian finally came to his senses and suppressed his shock.

He looked at Bai Xinghe, his heart filled with countless emotions!

"Dr. Li, according to custom, you must personally drape the red robe over the top scholar!"

Li Ming whispered a reminder from the side, saying that he was the only one who knew the truth in advance!

"good!"

Li Chentian accepted the crimson robe symbolizing his status as the top scholar, and then slowly walked towards Bai Xinghe.

Bai Xinghe didn't move, just stood there, looking at Li Chentian with a very complicated expression!

"This junior pays his respects to Mr. Li!"

Bai Xinghe respectfully clasped his hands in a fist and bowed to Li Chentian.

Li Chentian swallowed hard. At this moment, he had gone from being extremely shocked to being curious, and even a little happy.

As Li Ming said in prison at the time, although Bai Xinghe severely humiliated and slapped the face of the Yan Kingdom during the Yan-Zhao Grand Competition.

But Li Chentian and the other students did not feel jealousy, but rather admiration!

Even after learning about the political upheaval in Zhao, Li Chentian felt a pang of regret.

But unexpectedly, today, Bai Xinghe is standing right in front of me, the top scholar!

"Your talent is beyond compare, Scholar. I, along with Lord Qiu, and many other officials from the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial Academy, have reviewed your work. You are undoubtedly the best in the land!"

Li Chentian was not a brainless person; he knew Bai Xinghe's current situation, so he did not point it out immediately.

"Dr. Li, Lord Qiu flatters me. I was merely lucky."

Bai Xinghe's humble demeanor pleased Qiu Qingtian and the others even more.

"Excellent, excellent! This young man has the potential to become a high-ranking official or a general!"

Qiu Qingtian spoke highly of Bai Xinghe, saying in public that he could become a high-ranking official or general in the future.

These words struck the Yuan brothers like a thunderbolt.

At this moment, Yuan Yao didn't know what got into him, but in a moment of impulsiveness, he suddenly jumped out.

"I suspect there's something fishy going on in this competition!"

"What?"

"Is there something fishy going on?"

These words immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Li Chentian, Qiu Qingtian, and the others' expressions quickly darkened, and they all stared at Yuan Yao.

Yuan Yao was also ready to go all out, and shouted loudly, "Dr. Li, Lord Qiu, this Zhao man named Bai Zhen hangs out with Qian Yuan all day long."

"There can't possibly be someone with the talent to be the top scholar. Either there's a mistake, or there's something fishy going on!"

Upon hearing Yuan Yao's words, Li Chentian was immediately enraged.

Obviously, anyone with eyes can hear it.

Yuan Yao was doubting him, after all, Qian Yuan was the disciple he had suddenly taken in, and Bai Xinghe had a very good relationship with Qian Yuan.

"Yuan Yao, how dare you be so presumptuous as to make unfounded accusations against Dr. Li! Don't think that just because your Yuan family is powerful and influential, you can do whatever you want."

Li Ming and the other disciples from the Doctor's Mansion stepped forward and began to rebuke Yuan Yao.

Yuan Yao didn't care about anything else. His face turned red, and he shouted, "Where did I say something wrong? Who doesn't know Qian Yuan's character? What talent does he have? Why did he suddenly become Dr. Li's closed-door disciple?"

"And this Bai Town is so inconspicuous, nobody's ever heard of it, how could it possibly surpass my brother and the Seventh Prince in becoming the top scholar!"

Yuan Yao's manipulation of the narrative was indeed quite skillful, and soon many people began to whisper among themselves.

Qiu Qingtian and many other important figures originally intended to order the armored soldiers to take Yuan Yao into custody, but were stopped by Li Chentian.

Li Chentian snorted coldly, stared at Yuan Yao, and reprimanded, "Young man of the Yuan family, are you suspecting me, Lord Qiu, and all the other officials of favoritism and corruption?"

"Very well, since that's the case, I'll set a precedent today!"

As he spoke, Li Chentian immediately ordered the people from the Hanlin Academy to bring over Bai Xinghe's exam paper. He wanted to announce it publicly so that everyone could witness what a true genius was!

Hearing this, Yuan Yao was dumbfounded, but it was too late.

"Dr. Li, Yuan Yao is ignorant and just talking nonsense. Please retract your order and don't take it to heart."

Although Yuan Benchu ​​was also very unhappy, he was much smarter than Yuan Yao.

At this point, it would be absolutely not good for the Yuan family to completely offend Li Chentian, but Li Chentian clearly didn't care.

"No need," I said. "I'm actually quite keen to let the world witness the talent of Bai Zhen, the top scholar of this realm!"