I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 177
Sue in front of your face?Gu Qingzhou glanced thoughtfully at the righteous prince, picked up the teacup and drank tea leisurely.

Eunuch Liu stood aside silently. Lord Gu is indeed the most trusted subject of the Holy Majesty. Even though he was accused by the First Prince of having a private relationship with the Forbidden Dragon Guard, Lord Gu seemed as if nothing had happened.

"The Forbidden Dragon Guard is following orders." The Holy Majesty signaled Eunuch Liu to return the letter to the First Prince. Thinking of what Gu Qingzhou said before, the Holy Majesty's expression was slightly tangled up. Wu Yan wouldn't be interested in a little girl, right?
It's normal not to get angry, the First Prince is well versed in His Majesty's way of doing things, that's when Mount Tai is overwhelmed and his face doesn't change.

But looking at the sage who was sitting on the dragon chair with a normal expression, without any grudges, the eldest prince couldn't help but clenched his fists. Does the emperor trust Gu Qingzhou and Yin Wuyan so much?

Looking at the face of the eldest son who was trying to suppress his emotions, disappointment flashed quickly in the eyes of the Holy Majesty, but his voice was kind and gentle as usual, "Since there is nothing to do, accompany me to play a game."

Gu Qingzhou stood up and said with a smile: "My lord, you are bullying the small with the big."

The eldest prince has a violent temper, and he is not good at playing chess, let alone failing to file a complaint at this time, and talking with the holy master when he is emotionally unstable, it will only throw away his helmet and armor.

"My son is not good at chess." It would be an honor to be able to play chess with Sheng in normal times, but at this moment, the eldest prince can only bite the bullet and sit down.

A quarter of an hour later, the eldest prince's face became even more ugly. The big dragon of the black pieces on the chessboard was blocked by the white pieces, and there was no life left. Not only was this game lost, but it was also a disastrous defeat.

Looking at the eldest prince who left, Gu Qingzhou picked up the sunspot and dropped it down, "Survival from a desperate situation."

The Holy Majesty took a closer look, his face was a bit serious, and then he quickly made a move. For a while, the black and white pieces were fighting on the board. It's a pity that the black piece was defeated in the end, but the white piece also won miserably.

"Ai Qing was also hiding her clumsiness before?" What the Holy One said was meaningful. Normally, the two of them would win or lose even if they talked with each other by hand, but looking at Gu Qingzhou's just round, it can be seen that there is still some restraint on weekdays.

Gu Qingzhou, who was questioned, laughed loudly, "If I don't have to go to court, I can beat the emperor every day."

As soon as this remark came out, the Holy One nodded at Gu Qingzhou and shook his head helplessly. Playing chess is a waste of brain, and it's just a pastime. If you play chess with all your energy, you really don't have time to deal with official duties.

After a while, seeing that His Majesty and Mr. Gu were about to leave the palace, Eunuch Liu didn't bother to clean up the chessboard. He hurriedly chased after them, but fell far behind them to ensure that the Majesty summoned him to come forward to serve immediately, but the distance was too short. He could not hear the conversation between the Holy Majesty and Master Gu.

On the left side of the imperial study, across the corridor is an exquisite courtyard, which is different from the colorful flowers in the imperial garden. This garden is planted with trees, which is quiet but spacious.

"Yu'er is pretending to be smart this time." Sitting down in the pavilion, the Holy Majesty sighed, "He actually thought that I would suppress their brothers, so he intentionally created the illusion that he was more than brave but not strategic enough. The reason why I never appointed a prince , is it not that their brothers are hard to take on the big responsibility!"

If other courtiers heard the words of Prince Li, they must be sincere and fearful, but Gu Qingzhou laughed unkindly, "Children are debts, and it is too late for the Holy Majesty to regret it now."

Gu Xueshi, who is not married and has no children's debts, just feels that the scenery of this courtyard is pleasing to the eye.

The sage who was blocked was very speechless, looked at Gu Qingzhou who was gloating, and stabbed him unceremoniously, "It's too early for Aiqing to say this, your little disciple is nine years old this year, and he should be old enough in a few years. Girls beg, Ai Qing, don't be too picky when the time comes."

Gu Xueshi, who was hurt by each other, froze. He only felt that the scenery was not pleasing to the eye, and people were not comfortable.

Eunuch Liu brought a few young eunuchs over with food boxes to deliver refreshments. Seeing His Majesty Long's face joyful, he once again felt that the suing prince had made a bad move.

After the tea, various pastries, and fruit plates were put on the table, Eunuch Liu led his people back to guard not far away.

Gu Qingzhou poured tea and handed it to the sage, and said: "The emperor has never planned to establish a prince, and the princes will naturally think about it. This is also human nature, and the authorities are obsessed."

The eldest prince hides his clumsiness, and the second prince in the official department is also like this. They are afraid that their outstanding abilities will be feared by the Holy One, so they shy away when doing errands. It is impossible to establish a prince, and it has become a vicious circle.

"So it's only natural for me to prefer Wuyan." The Holy One laughed.

But thinking of Gu Qingzhou's previous words, he couldn't help saying: "Qingzhou, I have something to say first, Wu Yan's marriage is up to him, and you can't hinder it in the future!"

Yin Wuyan does not covet the throne, he and the Holy One are not father and son, but they are more like father and son than several princes, so the eldest prince's complaint is more like a farce, if Yin Wuyan has the heart of disobedience, his marriage partner will definitely not be Zhan Fei fish.

Whether it is Yin Wuyan or Gu Qingzhou, the two of them can be regarded as having power in the court, but because they are lonely ministers, the power in their hands comes from the Holy One. If one day loses the Holy Heart, then the two of them are like tigers with their teeth pulled out , and not much of a threat.

What the Holy Majesty really needs to guard against is the important ministers in the court. Most of them come from aristocratic families, centuries-old families with profound foundations, just like the Chen family of the eldest prince's family, which has occupied Jiangnan Road for nearly a hundred years.

The prestige of the Chen family in Jiangnan is even higher than that of the current emperor, but all the officials in Jiangnan Road are inextricably linked with the Chen family, and those like Zhang Zhifu are either bought or emptied of their rights. Is a stubborn, even will die unexpectedly.

Besides the aristocratic families in various prefectures, the ones who can make the Holy One fearful and guarded are the generals in the court and the border. The so-called rebellion by scholars will not succeed in ten years!If you don't have military power in your hands and talk about rebellion, that's just talking about military power on paper. Half of the military power in the Daqing Dynasty is in the hands of the Holy Master, and the other half is scattered outside.

The reason why Prince Yu "disarmed and returned to the land" was in the final analysis to reassure the Holy Majesty. The eldest prince alluded to Gu Qingzhou and Yin Wuyan's secret collusion with each other, and the Holy Majesty only listened to it as a joke.

Of course, there are also personal emotions in this. After all, these two are the most trusted courtiers and nephews of the Holy Majesty.

"Wuyan has been through too much hardship these years, it would be nice to have a little girl who is close to me now." The Holy Majesty put down his teacup, unconsciously revealing his love for Yin Wuyan, his nephew, in his words.

The outside world does not know that Wuyan is the commander of the Forbidden Dragon Guard, but only knows that he is in the Forbidden Dragon Guard. This status that everyone in the court hates also makes it impossible for Yin Wuyan to have contacts with the children of the aristocratic families in the capital.

However, several princes in the palace were jealous of Yin Wuyan's acquisition of the Sacred Heart since childhood, and they united to exclude him. Coupled with Yin Wuyan's indifferent and arrogant character, the two sides were inseparable.

In the environment of bloody fighting all year round, Yin Wuyan is willing to get close to a powerless little girl, the Holy One is happy to see it.

Thinking that Yin Wuyan had indeed gone to the south of the Yangtze River a lot in the past two years, and thinking of the rewards from the palace a few years ago, Yin Wuyan, who had never cared about it before, actually asked for fabrics and some pearls and gems, the Holy Majesty finally believed it.

Like an old father who cared about his son, the Holy One couldn't help but gossip with Gu Qingzhou, "Aren't your little disciples afraid of Wuyan?"

It's not that the Holy Majesty hates it, but Yin Wuyan's cold face is enough to make children dare not cry at night. A few years ago, a concubine in the palace saw that the Holy Majesty cared about Yin Wuyan so much, and thought about letting the young prince and princess get closer to Yin Wuyan .

But who would have thought that Yin Wuyan's expressionless face, phoenix eyes as cold as an abyss, and the bloodthirsty breath around him directly scared the little prince and princess into tears, and two of them had a low-grade fever in the middle of the night and convulsions. I have given up this thought, don't scare the prince and princess I finally gave birth to to death if the relationship is not closer.

"Wuyan kills and kills, and is extremely transparent. If you are greedy for power and status, you will naturally have nowhere to hide." Gu Qingzhou laughed, and continued proudly: "My little disciple is like me."

As a cabinet scholar, Gu Qingzhou has power but does not love power. He is dispensable to wealth, status and power. He stands high and looks far away, and he can look away. Gu Qingzhou's style of indifference to fame and fortune is also the most pleasing to the Holy One. Seen.

As for Yin Wuyan, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Commander of the Forbidden Dragon Guards made people murder like crazy. Although he killed people who deserved to be killed, Yin Wuyan's cold-blooded and ruthless character has been formed by years of killing, just like Zhan Feiyu. Calculation is also an aboveboard temperament that fits Yin Wuyan's eyes.

"I'm even more curious about your little disciple." The Holy Majesty thought of the stack of articles sent by the Dark Dragon Guard, not to mention the poems, they were just smooth.

But Zhan Feiyu's prose and policy theory are really amazing, not some literati's rhetoric, but the sharp and transparent words. If he is a man, he will definitely be the pillar of the court in the future.

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In Huai County, the sun in May is strong, but fortunately, the windows of the carriage are open, and the breeze is pouring in, so it doesn't look hot.

The waiter stood at the door of the inn, and immediately greeted the three carriages with a smile on his face, "Are the guest officials eating or staying at the inn?"

"Five upper rooms." After bouncing around in the carriage for a long time, Chongguang was the first to jump out of the carriage, "Send some hot water to the rooms, free up the private room, and bring up any specialty dishes."

Seeing the rich and powerful Chong Guang, the waiter in the shop seemed to see the God of Wealth, and smiled more earnestly, "The little one will do it right away, and the masters will invite you, and the little one will drive the carriage to the backyard first."

It was already past the meal time, and there were not many diners in the lobby of the inn. Zhan Feiyu got out of the carriage and looked around. Compared with Shangsi County, this market was more prosperous.

"Miss, I'll go to the back kitchen to have a look." He Nuan knows the taste of Zhan Feiyu best, and it's too meaty to eat after a long journey.

The clerk in the inn pointed He Nuan in the direction and led Zhan Feiyu and the others to the upstairs guest room.

In the private room on the second floor, a few drunken dandies stumbled towards the stairs. The leader of the dandies wore satin gowns and jade crowns, but the appearance of the sharp-mouthed monkey cheeks, plus the vain footsteps, and the gray-blue eye sockets, one could see that Perennial sensual dogs and horses lead a life of wine and meat.

"Third Brother, I heard that your aunt has booked Miss Mei for you?" The talking dude looked older, leaned against the railing on the second floor, drank too much, rubbed his eyebrows, "I heard that But a tigress."

Hearing this, Zhao San kept a dark face and did not speak, and the dandies beside him burst out laughing, who doesn't know that the delicate and tender girls Zhao San likes, especially the kind who are beautiful and obedient, The most important thing is to be young.

It's not that Miss Mei is not beautiful, but she has a flamboyant personality. It is said that she once beat a woman with a horsewhip in the street.

"Who made my father and mother die early when I married someone who came back to inherit the family." Zhao San's disgusted voice was more contemptuous and disdainful, and the Mei family was just a family of merchants. Does the tiger still dare to control the young master..."

Zhao San suddenly fell silent, and a few dandies followed his gaze to look downstairs. After a long silence, all of them showed obscene radiance and smiled incomparably lewdly.

"Third brother, you are out of luck, the little concubine came to your door automatically!" The young man patted Zhao San on the shoulder, hiding the disgust in his eyes, only Zhao San was good at it.

No matter how beautiful these little girls are, they are still a yellow-haired girl with a shriveled body, how can a seventeen or eighteen-year-old Meijiao Niang be so charming and lovely, with protruding fronts and backs, tsk tsk, I can't bear to look at them more.

Yin Wuyan's eyes sank suddenly, the dandies upstairs were used to being domineering and domineering, and even deliberately raised their volume when they said these dirty words.

Chong Guang, who was left behind, looked at Zhao San and the others as if they were dead. If he dared to say this in front of Qi Ye, he really had come to an end.

The biggest dude that Zhan Feiyu has ever seen is Fatty Chen who is still imprisoned in the government prison, but it may be because he was born in the Chen family. Although Fatty Chen acts arrogantly and domineeringly, he is not like these people in front of him. Nausea.

"The little girl is born, isn't she a native of Huai County?" Zhao San ignored Yin Wuyan, who had ordinary facial features, and stayed on Chongguang for a moment, only thinking that the two were Zhan Feiyu's guards.

After walking a few steps towards the stairs, Zhao San pretended to be chic and said with a smile: "We have eight scenic spots in Huai County, why don't you let my brother and I accompany you to have a good stroll."

"Get out!" An indifferent voice sounded, Yin Wuyan moved his wrist, and a piece of broken silver flew out with a whoosh.

Zhao San only felt a sharp pain in his throat, and he knelt down on the ground, clutching his neck and panting heavily, his face that was originally red from the wine was now pale as death.

this?The dudes were taken aback for a moment, and they didn't even care about the three of Zhan Feiyu who left.

Until Zhao San took his hand away and saw the purple red swelling on his neck, a few dudes touched his neck in fright. If the hidden weapon was stronger, Zhao San's life would probably be here. up.

"Take me to the medical clinic..." His voice was hoarse, and his whole body broke out in cold sweat as soon as he spoke. Zhao San stumbled to his feet and glanced at the broken silver falling on his feet, his eyes were full of murderous intent.

The medical clinic and the inn are on the same street. Doctor Hu frowned when he saw Zhao San and the others.

It's just a doctor's parental heart, even though he hates these tyrants who bully men and women, he dutifully checked Zhao San's throat.

"Did you hit it? Fortunately, it came in time, and if the swelling continues to block the trachea, the person will be out of breath." Dr. Hu hurriedly asked the medicine boy to bring the ointment for reducing swelling and stasis, and applied it on Zhao San's throat, and then He prescribed medicine and let the medicine boy cook it.

"Drink a set of medicine first, and take the rest of the medicine home three times a day. Try to eat as little as possible these days, mainly liquid food, and don't talk too much." Dr. Hu glanced at the wound in confusion. Strange.

After applying the ointment, the feeling of suffocation finally dissipated. Zhao San violently pushed away Dr. Hu who was seeing the doctor, quickly picked up the paper and pen on the table where he had prescribed the medicine, wrote two lines and handed it to him. The fox friend and dog friend next to him.

The young dandy lowered his head and glanced, "Okay, I'll go to the yamen to call for someone right away."

(End of this chapter)