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Chapter 95 The Concubine (4K)

The palace banquet was more troublesome than expected. All the scholars who passed the final exam first took the carriage in the palace, entered the Suzaku Gate, passed through Chengtianmen Street, got off the carriage and walked through the Taiji Gate, Zuoyanming Gate, Zhuque Gate, and Chengtian Gate. Mingmen and Liangyimen finally arrived in front of Liangyi Hall and waited in line in front of Liangyi Hall.

The scale of the palace is really big.

Standing in the cold wind with other students, Li Ang looked left and right out of the corner of his eyes. The palace buildings were carved with beams and painted ridges, and they were magnificent. Standing in the empty and lonely square in front of the hall, looking at the lights of tall buildings in the distance, a sense of absurdity rose in his heart.

A few months ago, I was still worrying about the bankruptcy of my family and a hundred dollars.

Now, he has to be the champion of the school, waiting to meet the monarch of the Yu Kingdom with the most secular power in the world, and be encouraged and rewarded.

Somewhat unreal.

Li Ang shook his head and stopped thinking about these messy things.

There was a slight chatter around, and the prospective students of the school were whispering, full of anticipation and longing.

The gentleman wearing the futou couldn't hide the excitement on his face, and could not wait to engrave the poem "Rejoice on the golden stage of the king, and carry the jade dragon to die for the king" on his face.

The tall and burly soldier Jiansheng clenched his fists tightly, his face was pale, his lips trembled slightly, and he couldn't see the bravery of the day when he slammed the wooden box and smashed his hands to bleed.
Even Yong Hongzhong, Ji Linglang, etc., who were children of the prefect, looked up at the sky and rehearsed in their minds their own words and deeds when they went to the temple, so as to prevent themselves from being rude and disrespectful at that time and making the family lose face.

And the few barbarians, barbarians, and barbarian students whose hair, eye color, and complexion were different from those of the Central Atomic Brothers were whispering something—it was presumably flattering words and poems prepared in advance.

They not only represent themselves and their families, but also an entire tribe and country.

For fear of his disobedience in front of the palace, Emperor Yu would be dissatisfied.

"Don't be too nervous. The Liangyi Hall dinner after the final exam results have been held for 300 years, and accidents rarely happen."

Pei Jing, who was standing on the right side of Li Ang, turned to look at the future classmates and said with a smile, "Even if Your Majesty asks anything, such as future ambitions, etc.,

It doesn't matter if you can't answer it for a while, there will be a big man in the palace saying that you are incapable of drinking, so you can help you deal with it. "

Dajian is the eunuch.

Although the Liangyi Hall banquet to celebrate the school's announcement was mainly to show the harmony between Emperor Yu and the school, and the atmosphere was not so serious, there were still some proper etiquette.

The students will sit in five rows on the left and five rows on the right, with palace servants serving on them, reminding them in a low voice to prevent them from losing their way.

The problem is that Pei Jing is the direct son of Shang Shu Zuo She's family. He has definitely entered the palace a lot, and Mian Sheng has probably met several times. His words did not relax other students from civilian backgrounds, but they became more nervous. For fear of the emperor's whim, let himself talk about his thoughts and testimonials when he was admitted to the academy.

"Thank you Your Majesty, thank the Academy, thank the Mountain Chief, thank your parents"

Some students have already started talking to themselves and repeating in a low voice.

Didn't you have a lot of literary talent in the previous exam, why did you get speechless when you got to the front of the hall?

Li Ang glanced helplessly at his nervous classmates, let out a sigh of relief, and silently recalled a dozen poems "borrowed" from Yan Dalang.

The royal banquet of the Liangyi Hall did not make the students in front of the hall wait too long. After a while of wind, they heard the ringing of the Haotian bell. The eunuch in yellow standing on the steps stretched his voice and shouted, "Xuan, worked for three years, the number one scholar in the school, and Li Ang from Kuangzhou entered the hall——"

"Sunrise."

Ji Linglang poked in the back, Li Ang took a deep breath, and strode up the white stone steps.

It is not only because the Yu people are afraid of humbleness, but also in order to show the authority of the emperor, the steps in front of the Liangyi Temple are very high.
Li Ang climbed the steps like climbing a mountain and came to the side of the yellow-robed eunuch.

"Li Xiaolang, please come in."

At first glance, the yellow-robed eunuch, who had a high position in the palace, smiled at Li Ang with an unusually friendly attitude, which surprised the little eunuchs behind him.

"Ah."

Li Ang stepped into the hall and saw the emperor and his wife on the first seat, as well as the tall Hefa old man sitting on the left side.

Emperor Yu Li Shun, Empress Xue, and Chief of the Mountain.

"My minister Li Ang pays respects to Your Majesty."

Li Ang prepared to salute according to what the eunuch on the carriage had said when he arrived, and as expected, he received a "no salute" from Emperor Yu Li Shun, and Shi Shiran stood up.

"Please sit down."

The students who were admitted to the academy naturally became the officials of the Yu Dynasty. Li Ang saluted and thanked him, but doubts arose in his heart.

Why are these three feeling so happy?Do you have a smile on your lips when you look at me?

Hmm. Could it be that the matter of Duke Yan's healing was passed on to the palace?
Li Ang didn't know why, so he had to follow the etiquette and the guidance of the palace staff, and came to the second position in the first row on the left——

In the first position, sitting a young man, wearing a light yellow uniform, embroidered with a dragon with a missing claw, a gold and jade belt around his waist, thirteen claws (similar to a thin belt, with many small gold and jade decorations on it) .

Li Ang's eyelids twitched. The only person who could wear this in the palace could be the Prince of Yu Kingdom - Li Si.

At this time, the yellow-robed eunuch outside the Liangyi Hall called out the names of "Youzhou He Fanshuang", "Chang'an Pei Jing" and others.

Li Ang took the opportunity to sit down in his seat. Since there were more than [-] candidates for the Academy, the subsequent eunuchs in yellow clothes reported several names in one go.

It took two quarters of an hour just for the others to be seated together. After that, the emperor and the empress gave speeches and encouraged some candidates. More than ten people including He Fanshuang, Pei Jing, and Yong Hongzhong were selected to ask kindly.

The emperor and empress had obviously read some of the candidates' materials, and when they asked about He Fanshuang, they first praised his brother's achievements (until then, some candidates did not know that He Fanshuang's brother was the champion of the school eight years ago and now Prince Zuo Chunfang Zhongyun, He Siping),

He asked her about her hometown in Youzhou.

When asked about the student recommended by the Ministry of War, he not only called out his name, but also said the names of his father and brother, the order of the frontier army his father and brother were in, and the achievements of his father and brother on the battlefield. Yu Guo thanked his family for their contributions. and many more.

The student who recommended him from the Ministry of War was so grateful that he could not wait to kowtow dozens or hundreds of times in front of the hall.

And the Hu disciples who were questioned—after expressing their emotion, they performed a live dance in the middle of the two ceremonies of "re-worshiping the head".

This is also the custom of the courtiers of the Hu people in Yu State, who express their surrender and love to the Khan of Xiangtian through Hu dance.

'Don't say it, it's kind of like that. '

Li Ang silently gave the Hu Ren classmates a high evaluation of the dance, and the emperor and empress in the first seat were also stunned and laughed, officially announcing the start of the banquet.

The palace dancers entered, the silk and bamboo music sounded, and the palace servants served dishes and wine.

Finally able to relax, Li Ang breathed a sigh of relief, took a sip of the wine in the Jasper wine glass, and smacking his lips.

'I don't think the wine in the palace is very good. It only has a sweet taste and no wine smell. I guess I chose a low-percentage wine. I'm afraid that I will make some jokes if I get drunk with these underage students who haven't drunk much. . '

Li Ang pondered the various arrangements in the palace,

The emperor and empress generals in the first seat, and the candidates who had not been called before, called to them, chatting casually, with an easy-going attitude, which made a group of students who had never seen the world feel like a spring breeze. A student from a different race.

And Shan Chang Lian Xuan Xiao closed his eyes, his head followed the music of Sizhu, nodding his head little by little, as if sleeping but not sleeping.

Uh. Is this the most powerful cultivator in the Yu Kingdom, the principal of the school?
Li Ang didn't know what to think, so he sipped his wine and ate vinegar and mutton.

"Jun Li Xiaolang is from Jiangnan Daoist?"

The young man sitting on the left suddenly asked a question. Li Ang almost took a sip, put down the wine glass, and looked at Li Si, the prince of the Yu Kingdom, "Report to the prince, the next person is from Kuangzhou."

"Well, Kuangzhou, when the water in Kuangshui Bridge rises in the autumn, we are eating yusheng.

When the fish is picked up, it is first hung with water for a month to ensure that the meat is clean; the process of bloodletting must be careful, so that the fish fillets will be as white as snow; the ingredients must be in the right proportion and order to highlight the freshness and sweetness of the raw fish. "

In Li Ang's surprised eyes, Li Si said in Kuangzhou dialect: "Haha, when I was in the school, I stayed in Kuangzhou with my teacher for a while."

Li Ang said: "Prince Kuangzhou said it very well."

"Just call me Dalang."

Li Si smiled slightly, and suddenly patted his head, "Hey, I almost forgot, Li Ang, you are also a senior at home, right? Then you can't call me Dalang-you and I are both Li Dalang."

Prince, why are you telling a bad joke?

Fortunately, we are not named Wu.

I don't know if the prince is friendly and talkative, or if he is deliberately soliciting. He sat on the seat and chatted with Li Ang one after another.

For example, the horses in the Xue Gong horse farm are all specially bred, with a rare bloodline of monsters, and generally have a bad and arrogant personality. Some of them especially like to bite the clothes of passing students.

Xuegong Stadium is different from the Cuju stadium in Chang'an. It is wider. Students can use Talisman Flying Sword to assist in it, kick a ball that will never be damaged, and can even use Talisman to attack opponents-due to the existence of restrictions on the stadium, Spells such as runes will not easily hurt classmates.

In addition, the Academy also has an observatory, a foundry, and greenhouse farmland.

Several large glass greenhouses whose tops are painted red are particularly dangerous. They are filled with all kinds of [demon] plants collected by Dr. Sun Pu and other herbalists in the world. It is strictly forbidden to touch them.

In addition, there is Dongjun Tower - there are countless forbidden alien objects placed in it, and any one of them will cause great harm if they leak out.

Even the outstanding disciples of the academy who are about to graduate are not allowed to go above the third floor.

".Only under special circumstances, or with the permission of doctors and industry officials, can Xue Gong students enter the Dongjun Building and apply for the use of alien objects."

Crown Prince Li Si said with a smile: "In contrast, the Library Pavilion doesn't have so many restrictions.

Except for some banned books, you can read them casually.If you want to borrow it, you have to make a good relationship with Yao Jiaoxi from the library - she likes to eat sweet-scented osmanthus cakes and bean paste-flavored Lingsha in Shifangzhai in the east of Chang'an City.

When you go to the library, you can buy some for her, so that it may be much more convenient to borrow books. "

"Thank you prince."

Li Ang sincerely thanked him. Although he didn't know anything, the prince's attitude seemed to be quite good.

"Right Sunrise,"

Li Si called him by the names of Li Ang's friends and said, "You haven't been married yet, have you?"

Ok?
Li Ang's vigilance was instantly full, and he pretended to cough and said, "This, cough, not yet."

Li Si asked with a smile, "What type is your favorite sweetheart?"

"Uh"

Li Ang really hadn't seriously considered this issue before. Ever since he awakened the memory of the other world, his mind was full of medical-related knowledge and he was admitted to the school palace.

As for the sweetheart.
In Li Ang's mind, Chai Cuiqiao, who was wriggling in the quilt in winter, struggling to decide whether to go to the toilet or not, scratched his head.

In his memory, he and Chai Cuiqiao had known each other for so long that he never thought about the situation after the two separated or the relationship changed.

"Not ready yet?"

Li Si grinned, glanced at the side hall of Liangyi Hall, and whispered: "Actually, as usual, behind the veil curtain of the side hall, there are sisters of my clan, who are observing this year's school disciples. .

Do you want to think about it?

Anyway, they are all surnamed Li, and they can be considered as kisses and kisses. "

"what?"

Li Ang subconsciously looked at the side hall of the Liangyi Hall behind him, and sure enough, he saw the veil curtain and the shadowy figures of the girls behind the curtain.

Whether it is a prince, a minister or the royal family, they are all willing to marry the disciples of the school, not to mention Li Ang is the champion of the school.

However, Princess Princess.
The faces of Gan Xiaoer's family in Shatao Village, Kuangzhou subconsciously appeared in Li Ang's mind, and his mind was suddenly sober and calm, which was affected by the music.

He was admitted to the Academy, not for glory, wealth, or marriage to the royal family. He was bound by the royal etiquette when he was a promising concubine.

It is to protect more people and let more ordinary people who are willing to live a solid life live a good life.

"Thanks to the prince, but I don't have any plans to marry for the time being."

Li Ang bowed his hands to the prince sincerely, and the other party nodded, helplessly: "Well, okay."

It is quite common for outstanding young people to be less willing to marry the royal family.

One is that after becoming a concubine, you can no longer engage in politics.

The second is because the princesses and princesses of the Li family's clan do not generally have a good temper, and there are many anecdotes circulating among the people.

For example, in the period of the late emperor, there was a concubine Deng who had a princess (the sister of the current emperor Li Shun), and his younger brother was critically ill. The late emperor asked where the princess was now, and the messenger said that the princess was watching a play at Ci'en Temple.

The late emperor was furious, and after smashing the study, he sighed in his seat. No wonder the scholars and officials were unwilling to marry the Li family.

For the disciples of the Academy, being a concubine or a noble concubine would do more harm than good.

If the other party is good enough to be admitted to the academy by himself, or let the mountain chief nod, both of them are disciples of the academy, then there is some common language.

If the other party is not a disciple of the school, and he wants to walk all over the world, life and marriage can basically be judged as a tragedy.

Can't even get a divorce.

Li Si shook his head regretfully and waved to the sisters who were watching from behind the curtain.

(End of this chapter)