Crown Jewels

Chapter 212 Lu Jiuxi Objects

Shen Lanqing was slightly taken aback by the empress' words, and soon her surprise turned into firmness in her brows and eyes. In front of Lu Jiuxi and Jiang Jin, she knelt down towards Gu Jun again, obviously asking for something.

Shen Lanqing's refusal to back off surprised Gu Jun slightly, but the one who reacted the most was indeed Lu Jiuxi, who was usually indifferent in everyone's eyes.

"Nonsense—"

The empress's kindness is so great that she can say that she wants to reward Shen Lanqing, which is already a great reward and gift for the courtiers, but Gu Jun just said it casually, but Shen Lanqing knelt down along the pole. How much does this seem to Lu Jiuxi? Something is not quite right.

However, Lu Jiuxi's emotional rebuke did not change Shen Lanqing's complexion. Under the shadow of the moonlight, the woman slowly raised her eyes. The firmness in her black eyes made her face covered in shadows gilded, making it easy for her to All eyes were on her.

"To be honest with Your Majesty, Lan Qing really has something to do. She wants to beg His Majesty, and ask for His Majesty's grace—"

"Jiuxi—"

"It doesn't matter, I said that since she can win the Yuan Dynasty within three years, she should be rewarded by me."

The empress gestured to Lu Jiuxi, implying that he was fine. Looking at Shen Lanqing who was kneeling under the stage at the moment, she was really curious that she had something to ask her.

"Europe--"

Gu Jun's golden armor tapped on the armrest, and there was obvious interest in her eyes.

"His Majesty--"

"Lanqing is studying in the academy, since she met His Majesty for ten years as a Dianye, she has never dared to forget her thoughts."

Gu Jun nodded secretly, but her eyes were dark and she did not express her opinion.

"This year's Qiu Wei Lan Qing was lucky enough to live up to his fate, and Zhong Xie Yuan was considered to have achieved fame. However, according to the usual practice, if you want to participate in the next year's Chun Wei, there will be an interval of three years. According to common sense, you should take advantage of the time to go out and study. Okay, but after three years, Lan Qing doesn't want to waste time, so I dare to beg Your Majesty for a grace today to transfer Lan Qing out of Lin'an City, and experience the people's livelihood in the neighboring counties..."

When the word "outside transfer" came out, Jiang Jin glanced at Lu Jiuxi in surprise. At first, he thought it was his meaning, but now seeing the same surprise in his old friend's eyes, he understood that it was entirely the girl's own thoughts.

As a juren, according to the usual rules, if you don't plan to continue to take the imperial examination, you can find a place to be a county magistrate in a neighboring county at will, but in fact, the matters involved are often more trivial, It also needs the patience and ability of an official more, and Shen Lanqing is a woman, so it's hard for her to have this idea.

However, this kind of official career arrangement is doomed to a low starting point. After all, anyone who has completely walked out of the imperial examination, not to mention Tan Hualang, who was ranked second in the top list, and whoever was selected as a scholar in the imperial examination and entered the imperial court as an official, your starting point is at least in the first place. The height of the seventh rank, if someone in the court is promoted, it is not impossible for the starting point to be at the height of the sixth rank.

Qi Yuan is one of the typical ones. Of course, Qi Yuan was able to gain a firm foothold in Dali Temple under the support of here. Apart from his nepotism, what is more important is his own fame and ability.

And if Shen Lanqing really transfers out and stays away from the capital, if she really can travel thousands of miles to experience the people's sentiments as she said, and at the same time take care of her studies so as not to delay Chunwei three years later, this experience will naturally be the icing on the cake, but everything will be fine. Just in case!

Official positions transferred from abroad are destined to have a low starting point, and they will inevitably be entangled in miscellaneous affairs. If they are disturbed by ordinary affairs within three years, it would be a pity. After all, in the imperial examinations in the capital, the competition is the most fierce except for the imperial examination in front of the empress. The next thing is Chunwei's general examination, which is the place where scholars from many provinces in Yan Kingdom flex their muscles.

In the three years before Chunwei, it was said that he had finished reading books and traveled thousands of miles, but let's take a closer look, who among the scholars and talented scholars in various provinces and counties would dare to relax and waste these three years. Cantilever cone piercing for the final sprint?Although Shen Lanqing is now Xie Yuan, it would be rash to talk about external transfers lightly.

Good talent is certainly admirable, but if it is not cherished, it will only make the world sigh and hurt Zhong Yong!
Gu Jun understood Shen Lanqing's plan, and completely suppressed the carelessness in her expression, and looked up and down the kneeling woman again, really surprised by her courage.

The old friend's eyes were straightforward, the empress' attitude was ambiguous, but Shen Lanqing was ignorant and stubborn.It was rare for Lu Jiuxi to lose the smile on his face. He raised his official robe and knelt in front of Shen Lanqing, blocking most of the eyes of the empress Gu Jun.

"His Majesty--"

"Shen Lanqing is a student of my Huangu Academy. As the head of the mountain, I have the responsibility of supervising and teaching. Although I have passed the imperial examinations, I have not yet achieved great achievements in the imperial examinations. I still need to make further progress. In Jiuxi's opinion , Going out to study is fine, but you need to be cautious about transferring abroad, everyone knows the difficulty of Chunwei, and it is more appropriate to concentrate on precipitation."

The love of parents is far-reaching. Lu Jiuxi considers himself an experienced person. Although half of his body is dedicated to the ancient academy, it does not mean that he is ignorant of the court affairs. What's more, this matter originally involves the imperial examination, and he will not let Shen Lanqing Being so willful, he ruined his own future as he wished.

Kneeling on the ground in the unstained official robes, the blue brocade was stained with dust, Gu Jun raised her eyebrows, looking at Shen Lanqing who was stubbornly kneeling under the high platform, and Lu Jiuxi who was standing in front of her, she felt strange in her heart.

But... In the end, the gentleman said that she was the one who said she would bestow Shen Lanqing.

"The place of foreign transfer is remote, and it is not the same as the prosperity of Lin'an. Lan Qing, have you thought about it?"

Gu Jun's expression did not change, she took care of Lu Jiuxi's face and gave Shen Lanqing one last chance, but to put it this way, in her heart, she admired people like Shen Lanqing very much. From Gu Jun's point of view, Lu Jiuxi's worries were actually unnecessary. Women know women best, and she can see from Shen Lanqing's firm eyebrows that she is not the kind of person who acts recklessly. If she makes such a request today, she must have thought about it for a long time.

Ordinary affairs outside Lin'an City may be cumbersome, but Gu Jun always believes that these external cumbersomeness can't trap a caring person, and Shen Lanqing, who is sitting and kneeling, may not be a problem even for some people.Chun Wei is indeed difficult, but in the future Yan Guo Chaotang, the courtiers and talents she Gu Jun wants are definitely not simple people who talk about war on paper. If she has never experienced the survival of the people, she can now care about the world and stick to her own heart.

The ten-year agreement is just a manifestation. If it is really possible to be a Jinshi and enter the Imperial Academy, people in later generations may regard it as a good talk, but these are just the beginning of the imperial court's immersion in the way of monarchs and ministers after the imperial examination. For a woman, if she wants to be in the officialdom where men are rampant, she will inevitably be excluded, but these are the things she must endure when she chooses this path.

In Gu Jun's view, since it has to be experienced sooner or later, why not earlier?
After Gu Jun's words fell, Shen Lanqing raised her head slowly. In her eyes, the female emperor looked down at her with a clear chin. She couldn't see much emotion in her expression. That attitude, which couldn't see happiness or anger, was like a knife hanging above her head. She was subconsciously nervous, but she still raised her eyes slowly, and looked firmly at the first king, Yuanshan Handai's brows and eyes overflowed with pleading.

She has always known the risk of choosing, and she will try her best to bear it by herself.

"I hope His Majesty's grace—"

"His Majesty--"

Almost the moment Shen Lanqing spoke, Lu Jiuxi started at the same time.

(End of this chapter)