marquis of jingan

Chapter 273 Kiss!

Many people will have some misunderstandings about the "responsibility" of the emperor's profession, thinking that the emperor's duty is to make the people live and work in peace and contentment, to make the court stable and harmonious, to make Haiyan and rivers clean, and the world to be ruled.

Actually neither.

Throughout the ages, the purpose of all emperors, most of them, is to maintain the continuation of their own rule, so that their own country can be passed on for as long as possible.

The reason for governing the country and educating the people, and the reason for fighting chaos and providing disaster relief are all means to achieve this goal.

After all, the common people cannot survive, and if they fail to survive, this rule will end.

This point is fundamentally different from later generations.

Therefore, in Empress Dowager Sun's view, no matter what happened in the court, it was not as important as the succession of the Li family, or the little emperor giving her a grandson.

The emperor was still afraid of Queen Mother Sun.

After all, since he ascended the throne at the age of ten, although he is the emperor in name, the actual supreme ruler in the court is actually the Empress Dowager Sun.

Some important matters in Zhongshu that require the emperor to make up their minds are handed over to the Kunde Palace and handed over to the Queen Mother to make decisions.

Therefore, after hearing what the old lady said, the emperor sighed helplessly, and said: "Mother, since you insist, you will have to worry about setting up a queen and setting up a concubine. When the time comes, I will just cooperate with you."

Seeing her son subdued, Empress Dowager Sun nodded in satisfaction, and said, "The daughter of the Zhao family in the Northern Qi Dynasty..."

She glanced at the little emperor and asked, "How are you going to deal with it?"

The little emperor felt a little helpless, and said, "It's all according to what the queen mother wants."

Empress Dowager Sun stretched her eyebrows, and said slowly: "According to Ai's family, this woman from the Zhao family can enter the palace to be a noble concubine. After all, many princesses from our Li family are in Yandu. My son married a daughter from the Zhao family. , it is not considered a disadvantage, and it can also save a military disaster..."

"That's all. Tomorrow, my mother will send someone to invite her to the palace to see her. After all, she has been in Jiankang for so long, so it's not good to leave her alone."

"I'll talk about the other things after I see her."

The little emperor was silent for a while, and said silently: "Mother, it is natural to accept her into the palace, but..."

Mother and child are connected, he only said half a sentence, and Empress Dowager Sun already understood, this woman with the highest status in Da Chen, with a calm face, lowered her eyebrows and said: "Don't worry, my son, she will not have any children."

The harem is short of all medicines, but there is no shortage of medicines that make it impossible to have children.

As the final "champion" of the last Harem Brawl, Empress Dowager Sun, these methods can be said to be pinched with her hands.

The little emperor nodded silently, stood up and bowed his head to his mother, then took his leave and left Kunde Palace.

After leaving the Kunde Palace, he got on his own chariot and returned to the Ganlu Hall of the study all the way.

After closing his eyes and resting in the Ganlu Palace, His Majesty the Emperor opened his eyes, lowered his eyebrows and said, "Gao Ming, there is nothing wrong with the Spring Chamber of the Tribute Court today, right?"

Eunuch Gao lowered his head and said: "Go back to Your Majesty, there are several people from the yamen in the Gong Yuan watching, the exam has already started now, there will be no problem."

"Um…"

His Majesty the Emperor nodded slightly, turned to look at Eunuch Gao, and suddenly asked, "Gao Ming, what kind of queen do you think I should marry?"

The eunuch Gao was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, how dare a slave and maidservant discuss the master..."

"Just tell me what you want to say."

The little emperor let out a foul breath, and said: "When I was in the East Palace since I was a child, you have been with me in the East Palace. Between us master and servant, we can talk about anything."

Eunuch Gao still knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, this servant thinks that Your Majesty should marry an upright and benevolent empress who can rule the harem..."

Saying this is tantamount to not saying it.

The little emperor frowned, then waved his hand, and sighed: "Forget it, go down and do your work, keep an eye on the Gong Yuan, and don't make any trouble."

"There are all my future disciples."

Eunuch Gao lowered his head and went down.

Sitting alone in the Ganlu Hall, the little emperor looked at the pile of memorial books in front of him, and sighed slightly: "When I was a child, I heard my father said that he was a loner. I didn't understand, but now I finally understand. The married wife..."

The little emperor looked outside Ganlu Hall, his eyes were a little dazed: "What will it look like?"

At this time, His Majesty the Emperor still hoped that someone would come out to discuss this issue with him, but unfortunately, he was standing too high, and there was no one around him to talk to.

Even Gao Ming, who grew up with him since he was a child, was trembling when facing him, and he didn't dare to say a word of truth.

…………

Shen on the other side is still struggling hard in the Gongyuan.

The first exam questions are Mo Yi and Tie Jing.

This level is not difficult for the vast majority of Juren, as long as there are not too many mistakes and omissions.

But just because everyone knows it, it is even more difficult to excel at this level.

Shen Yi spent half a day reviewing questions and writing drafts.

On the morning of the second day of the exam, he got up and began to transcribe the test paper after he had had a full sleep.

In the process of transcribing, Shen Yi wrote very carefully, after all, it was an exam related to the future.

Of course, the imperial examination does not have the kind of "paper score" of later generations, because after the papers are collected, everyone's test papers will be re-transcribed by a special person, and then the names will be pasted on the paper to form a unified handwriting and prevent examiners from borrowing. Candidates can be identified by handwriting.

But you have to be serious.

After the pilot test, the original volume may be published.

The first test began in the morning of February 24th, and Shen Yi walked out of the Gongyuan before sunset on the afternoon of February 26th.

After returning home, Shen Yi didn't dare to eat irritating food, and just ate some simple food with Shen Ling and the others.

After all, at this moment, if you feel unwell or have diarrhea, it will seriously affect the next exam process.

On the morning of February 27th, Shen Yi entered the examination room again and started the second round of the examination.

This one is essays, which is similar to the composition questions of later generations. People give a topic and write an article with this topic.

Most of these topics come from the Four Books and Five Classics, or some quotations from sages and Taizu.

As for the policy discussion in the third session, it was somewhat similar to asking about politics. Most of them were related to current affairs, and candidates were required to give a countermeasure.

Let's put it this way, in the second test, literary talent was tested, and in the third test, the test was more about vision and literary talent.

27 In the morning, Shen Yi didn't feel sleepy, and sat in the examination room obediently waiting for the examination questions.

After all the candidates entered the arena, officials from the Ministry of Rituals rang the gong, and then the Yachai began to distribute papers one by one.

Shen Yi's exam room No. 27, Huang Zi, is a bit remote. By the time he got the exam questions, it was already the beginning of Sishi.

After Shen Yi took the exam questions, he sat back in his seat, and after turning over the white paper on the first layer of the exam paper, Shen Yi finally saw the second exam questions of this year's Chun Wei.

"There are nine classics in every country in the world."

"It's called dear."

Seeing this topic, Shen Yi was taken aback for a moment, then immediately frowned.

Not because it is too difficult, but because it is not difficult!

Just because it is not difficult, everyone will know it. If you want to stand out among thousands of people, it is extremely difficult!
Just as Shen Yi thought of this, he heard wailing in the nearby examination room.

Obviously, everyone is on the same mind as Shen Yi.

Soon, a yamen servant shouted angrily.

"Silence!"

"If you make any more noise, you will be driven out of the Gongyuan immediately!"

(End of this chapter)