On the 20th day of the first lunar month, the weather in Changdan City was clear, with crowds of people on the streets and extremely lively.

There is still a whole month left before the first day of the imperial examination.

Everyone is busy in Jixian Courtyard, and the rapid footsteps of officials can be seen everywhere.

At this moment, in a closed hall, the sun shines on a large wooden table about three meters long in the middle.

On the wooden table, there are many books and volumes piled up.

What is particularly strange is that at the southern end of the long table, the books are arranged very neatly, and the various files, pens, inkstones, paper and inkstones are also very neat and orderly; the table on the north side is in a mess, and there is also a large teapot and a teacup without a tea cover. The tea inside has already been cold, obviously left last night, and there are still traces of wetness from tea on the file next to the tea cup.

At this moment, the door of the hall opened.

The Minister of Rites Cai You and the Censor Shangguan Buyue both had dark faces and sat in their seats without a sound.

The clean southern seat belongs to Shangguan unhappy, who can run around the imperial city every day; the messy northern seat belongs to Cai You who is tactful and careless.

Since entering Jixian Academy, the two have been arguing for more than a dozen times.

This kind of quarrel does not matter the content of the imperial examination, but only the personality of the two.

Shangguan Buyue really couldn't stand Cai You as a second-rank official, even the files were settled, and he always placed the teapot next to the rice paper. Cai You had to rest for half an hour at noon, had to eat mutton for dinner, and was still picking his nose while writing articles...

In short, Shangguan was unhappy and felt that Cai You was just sitting there and not talking, which made him extremely irritable.

Cai You also couldn't stand Shangguan's unhappiness, he looked like he was a loyal minister in the Great Zhou Dynasty, he liked to teach people and did not criticize himself, and he always gave orders with the temper of an elder...

If not, the imperial examination questions this year must be determined by the two people and cannot be known to others. Even if they work in a doghouse, they are unwilling to sit with each other.

After the two sat down separately, they stopped talking.

After a moment, Cai You got up and picked up his teapot and teacup.

He has a habit that he has maintained for more than ten years. Before working in the morning, he will definitely make a pot of good tea for himself.

Shangguan was very unhappy about this, thinking that Cai You was a foreign worker, consuming the king's salary, and not doing it well. He had already planned to impeach Cai You after the imperial examination was over.

Cai You completely ignored Shangguan’s unhappy existence and hummed a little tune when he picked up the teapot and cup.

Just then.

"Bang!"

Cai You suddenly tripped beside the table legs, and then the teapot and tea cup containing tea in his hand were thrown out.

Impartially, the tea inside happened to pour in front of Shangguan's unhappy.

"Crash!"

"Bang!"

Only the sound of splashing water and the sound of tea cups breaking were heard at the same time, and the tea leaves and tea were poured onto the table.

In an instant, the file that Shangguan Buyue had worked hard to sort out was wet, and tea leaves splashed on his face.

"Sorry... sorry!" Cai You knew he was in a disadvantage and immediately apologized.

Shangguan Buyue stood up instantly, stared at Cai You and said, "Cai You, did you do it on purpose? This is the file I have sorted out for two nights, but it was completely destroyed by you!"

Shangguan said unhappy, while cleaning up the water marks on it.

In fact, there are not too many water traces. After wiping a few times, the content on the file can be basically visible.

Before Cai You could explain, Shangguan Buyue said again: "I have said several times that the tea set should be placed on the tea room next to it, not on this table. As the Minister of Rites, you, Cai You, don't understand these rules? I must study your book!"

Cai You originally wanted to say a few soft words to understand this matter, after all, it was his fault. But when he heard that Shangguan was unhappy and wanted to study his own book, he couldn't help but get angry!

"Shangguan is unhappy, what else can you do besides giving me a memorial! Your Censorate has been catching up on the wind and shadows all day long, and I don't know how many ministers hide from you. Today I have seen your might. If you have the ability, please ask Your Majesty to participate in this official! Even if Your Majesty sits here, I dare to put the teacup on this table!"

Cai You was full of energy and his words were very loud.

"My Censorate is responsible for the position of supervision. If the officials are not wrong or guilty, how could they be afraid of us? After the imperial examination, I must investigate you carefully. Maybe I can find a big borer for my Great Zhou!" Shangguan raised his eyebrows unhappily and said.

"You fart!"

"I didn't expect that the minister of the Ministry of Rites would say such dirty words. It's really the sorrow of my civil servants of the Great Zhou!"

"You uncle! I must fight you today!" Cai You was almost madly angry.

Shangguan unhappy immediately rolled up his sleeves and whispered: "Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

Cai You was so excited that he rushed up and pounded Shangguan’s unhappy face.

"You actually dare to slap me in the face!"

After avoiding it, Shangguan Buyue directly grabbed Cai You's arm.

Then, the two quickly fought together.

Two senior officials of the court had no tricks, just hugged and slapped each other in the face.

A guard guard outside was shocked when he heard the messy sounds inside the house and quickly broke in.

Then, he saw Shangguan Buyue sitting on Cai You, both of them were unkempt and disheveled.

The guard was stunned and murmured in his heart: Could it be that the two adults have a habit of Long Yang? It would be better if I didn't see it.

Just as the guard was about to leave, he suddenly saw Cai You slap Shangguan Buyue in the head and then grabbed the latter's hair.

"This...it seems...it's...it's a fight!"

The guard quickly called several guards outside and pulled the two away.

At this moment, both of them were bruised and swollen, breathing, and insulting each other.

"Shangguan is unhappy. If I hadn't been a few years older, you would have been defeated today!"

"Hmph, don't talk about you, even if the Secretary of your six ministries comes, they will not be my opponent." Shangguan unrighted his head and was very excited.

During the fight just now, Shangguan Buyue relied on his body and obviously took advantage of it.

...

An hour later, Zhao Yan received news that Shangguan Buyue and Cai You were fighting in Jixianyuan, and at this moment, Yang Xinghuai was also standing next to him.

"I originally thought that the two would start fighting on the first day of entering Jixian Academy, but I didn't expect that they would delay for so long! It seems that the two have made progress!" Yang Xinghuai said gloatingly. He didn't like these two people very much, one was too straight and the other was too oily.

Zhao Yan couldn't help laughing, and then said to Xizi on the side: "Xizi, if the two of them come to meet the saint, they will refuse directly and confine them in Jixianyuan and are not allowed to go out!"
Chapter completed!