Xuande

Chapter 879 Taking a bath with the emperor

Liu Bei gave the order, and the top ten candidates couldn't help but get on their horses, as if their bodies had obeyed Liu Bei's orders before their brains.

Then, Guo Jia brought Liu Bei his favorite sweaty BMW, the little silver dragon. Liu Bei stroked the little silver dragon's hair, then got on the horse and shouted loudly: "Come with me, gallop! Drive!"

Liu Bei urged the horse first. The little silver dragon neighed, spread its hooves and began to gallop quickly.

Among the top ten in the scientific examination, Zhuge Liang was the first to react.

His equestrian skills were not excellent, but the light gold horse given to him by Liu Bei was well-trained. As soon as he moved a little, the light gold horse began to gallop, and Zhuge Liang soon found the rhythm and pleasure of galloping.

He quickly caught up with Liu Bei's horse.

The other nine people also urged their horses to follow Liu Bei, and followed Liu Bei to run around the main square of the palace. Eleven of them and eleven horses were in this world, among thousands of people. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, they ran around the main hall of the palace, lap after lap, lap after lap.

Zhuge Liang didn't know how he kept up with Liu Bei, but he just felt happy. As his horse galloped, he felt unprecedented happiness. Liu Bei's vigorous figure galloping in front of him was deeply engraved in his mind.

On this day, he felt that he would never forget it for the rest of his life.

They ran happily and shouted. Liu Bei led them to shout, encouraging them to shout loudly and asking them to shout loudly and not to suppress themselves.

It wasn't until they were exhausted that Liu Bei took them to a stop.

Glory.

Follow the emperor's horse galloping in the palace, and enjoy this moment of wanton high-spiritedness under the watch of thousands of people.

What an honor?

Then, Liu Bei ordered the palace officials to take the candidates to the banquet venue and sit down. Liu Bei himself took the top ten candidates to the palace bathhouse, bathed and changed clothes with them, changed their sweaty underwear and put on clean ones. Go to the dinner party again.

Liu Bei himself liked bathing very much. Among the many palace facilities left by Liu Hong, Liu Bei dismantled and discarded many. Only the large bathhouse remained. He basically took a bath every two days, in hot water. Soothes the body and mind.

This was of great benefit in relieving fatigue and improving his work efficiency, so instead of dismantling it, he also expanded the large bathhouse.

When the top ten learned that they were going to bathe with the emperor and be honest with each other, they were panicked, but Liu Bei himself didn't mind, and he didn't let them mind, and forcibly took them into his private bathhouse.

Taking a bath with the emperor is a beautiful thing!

First, rinse the body and use the primary soap developed by Gongqiao Research Institute - Xiangjizi to wash away the oil and dirt. After washing the body, Liu Bei led them into his favorite bathhouse and took a comfortable bath.

When Liu Hong built this place, he probably took some personal needs into consideration, so he built the bathhouse to be very spacious. From Liu Bei's point of view, it would not be a problem to accommodate more than a dozen people, and it could be used as a private swimming pool of some size. I wonder if Liu Hong was with more than a dozen palace maids when he used this place.

But that's not important. Put aside these boring fantasies and calmly make a comparison. There is only one thing you can do when you take a bath with a woman, but there are too many things you can do when you take a bath with a man.

So, wouldn’t taking a bath with ten men be a unique and interesting experience?
It's just that Liu Bei felt happy, but not these ten people.

Taking a bath with the emperor was a bit reserved after all.

When Liu Bei saw that no one was talking, two young men were sitting steadily in the bathtub, looking like they wanted to feel comfortable but didn't dare to shout out. It seemed that if he didn't speak, they wouldn't think of taking the initiative to speak, so he He took the initiative to start the conversation.

"Are you all married?"

The emperor took the initiative to ask, and everyone naturally answered everything.

Among the ten people, only Zhuge Liang, Lu Yi and Xu Fu are currently unmarried. The others are already married. Naturally, none of them have children yet.

Liu Bei nodded, called the three people to his side, and asked them to sit around him.

"Marriage is naturally a big event, but if you don't have the right one, you can't get married just for the sake of getting married. If you have a suitable wife at home to take care of the housework, it will be much easier for you to be an official outside.

However, if the relationship between husband and wife is not harmonious, your work will also be affected, so when choosing a wife, you should also consider it yourself, and don't completely ignore your own ideas. After all, you live your own life. "

What the emperor said was naturally a bit counter-intuitive. A group of young people looked at me and I looked at you. It was obvious that they did not expect the emperor to say such a thing.

"What, do you think it's surprising that I said this?"

Liu Bei leaned in the pool and said slowly: "The orders of your parents and the words of the matchmaker are certainly important, but I think if you really don't like the marriage partner chosen by your parents, as a man who already has an official status, your Parents will consider your opinions.

The marriages that parents consider for their children are basically aimed at those who are well-matched. I am not opposed to this method of choosing a spouse, but I feel that you must choose someone you can accept and do not dislike, otherwise the relationship between husband and wife will be discordant and painful. It's yourselves. "

As Liu Bei spoke, the atmosphere in the bathhouse became dull for a moment.

After a while, Sima Yi suddenly summoned up the courage to ask Liu Bei.

"Your Majesty, do you really think so?"

Liu Bei looked at Sima Yi and nodded.

"To tell you the truth, the marriage between me and the queen has some political implications, but I should be considered lucky. Although I have never met the queen before, the queen is virtuous and virtuous, and she will consider everything for me after the marriage.

Because of my job transfer and busy official duties, our husband and wife spend less time together and more separation. I can't be with her all year round. Even in raising children and serving my mother, I rely on her a lot. I am very grateful. I feel I feel so sorry for her.

We are lucky, both of us can consider each other, so I don’t dislike this kind of marriage, but you... I won’t talk about those who are married, but those who are not married, Kong Ming, Boyan, and Yuan Zhi, You can think about it more. "

After Zhuge Liang, Lu Yi and Xu Fu heard this, they all lowered their heads and thought deeply.

After hearing this, Sima Yi lowered his head slightly lonely.

Liu Bei looked at Sima Yi's face and smiled.

"Zhongda, what's wrong with you? Are you not satisfied with your current marriage?"

Sima Yi was stunned and shook his head repeatedly.

"No, no, I'm not dissatisfied, it's just... just..."

Seeing Sima Yi's helpless look, Lu Yi sighed and said slowly: "Your Majesty, although Zhongda is married, his wife is ten years younger than him. She is only twelve years old this year."

"what?"

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment.

Zhang Chunhua is twelve this year?
Isn’t it right? When ancient people talked about age, they usually used the term “virtual age” rather than “one year old”. In other words...only 11 years old?Still a primary school student?

Liu Bei's eyes changed slightly when he looked at Sima Yi.The other people looked at Sima Yi a little differently.

Sima Yi was embarrassed and quickly explained.

"No, no, no, this... this is the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker. My father and her father have made an agreement for a long time, and her father was seriously ill at the time, so he wanted to entrust his daughter to me as soon as possible. I... I can't help it , so we can only get married first. We haven’t consummated the marriage yet, and we won’t consummate it so early.”

Oh, that's what happened.

The weird looks from a group of people came back.

Liu Bei also nodded slowly.

Indeed, although I don't know when Sima Shi was born, no matter how perverted Sima Yi is, he will not let an 11-year-old girl give birth to a child.

But then again, when a good man is 21 or [-] years old, facing a wife of [-] or [-] years old, his mentality is probably not very balanced.

By the way, did Sima Yi take any concubines?

It is not easy for Liu Bei to interfere in the family affairs of officials. Every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. This has always been the case.

However, Zhuge Liang suddenly frowned.

Then Pang Tong seemed to remember something.

"Zhongda, I remember that time before you asked your wife to introduce a close friend of yours to Kong Ming. Could it be that..."

Sima Yi was taken aback.

"what?"

"Have you forgotten? On the night when the results of the elective exam came out, we were in Kong Ming's dormitory. You took Kong Ming's arm and said that you wanted to introduce your wife's close friend to Kong Ming. Wouldn't your wife's close friend be the same as just now? How old are you?"

Sima Yi was stunned for a moment.

Then his face turned red.

"Is there no such thing?"

"No, it does."

Lu Yi said quietly from the side: "Zhongda, I testify that it is indeed true, but you drank too much that night, and I drank a lot at the time, so I didn't pay attention. Now that I think about it, it is indeed a bit strange..."

Sima Yi opened his mouth and suddenly didn't know what to say.

Everyone also looked like they wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, and they were feeling very uncomfortable.

Liu Bei couldn't help but patted Sima Yi on the shoulder, asked him to sit down, and then said slowly: "Marriage is your private matter. Even if I were the emperor, I should not interfere. You should handle your own affairs." , if parents or elders want to make the decision, talk to them more, discuss with them, let them know your ideas, I think they will be willing to consider your ideas."

Liu Bei exposed the matter, and no one continued to tease Sima Yi.

Sima Yi rubbed his temples with some annoyance, obviously feeling embarrassed about his family affairs.

However, this level of family affairs can make Sima Yi feel so worried. It seems that Sima Yi at this stage is far from reaching the pressure-bearing state of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the future.

Then, Liu Bei talked about some more relaxed topics, chatting with them about bathing and eating, which soothed the young people's emotions.

After bathing, everyone put on new clothes together. Liu Bei also specially put on the Shu brocade dress, and went to the dinner venue with the ten handsome boys who were newly dressed.

The banquet venue was actually the palace square where the imperial examinations were held. When Liu Bei and ten handsome boys appeared on the stage, the music in the square played, and the drums and harps sounded together, playing a cheerful joint movement.

Although only the top ten received money and horses from the emperor, the other candidates were not completely without benefits.

In addition to eating a sumptuous meal, the top [-] candidates were also rewarded with one piece of Shu brocade, the top [-] were rewarded with five pieces of brocade, and the next [-] candidates were rewarded with three pieces of brocade. It can be said that there is something for everyone to receive as a reward.

Although these brocades are not as precious as Shu brocades, they are still high-quality brocades that can be directly exchanged for property. For everyone, the emperor's kindness is really grateful to them.

This dinner was quite sumptuous. Liu Bei ordered the chefs in the central dining hall to show off their special skills and bring out all kinds of delicious food, such as fried chicken legs, fried pork chops, etc., which are not usually available to senior officials. The food is available tonight.

It was the first time for many candidates to eat so much fried food that they almost ate the fried food without touching the vegetarian food.

According to them, these sunflowers, leeks, etc. can be eaten at any time, but fried food cannot be eaten at all times. Sometimes even if you can see it on sale, it may not be possible. Money enough to buy it.

So no matter what, let’s have a good time today.

For example, Zhuge Jun, because of his low ranking, saw his brother Zhuge Liang being treated so favorably by the emperor Liu Bei, which made him envious. However, he had no choice but to do it because he was not capable enough and failed to live up to expectations, so he could only face the plate of fried chicken legs and fried chicken in front of him. I ate the fried pork chop like crazy.

One bite after another, bowing left and right, a chicken drumstick in one hand, and the whole mouth was stuffed, like a crazy hamster.

This night, everyone ate with open stomachs. No matter how many things, how much anger and dissatisfaction, how many worries they had in their hearts before, they were completely dissipated with the blessing of food and wine. For them, enjoying today Night pleasure, that's the most important thing.

After a night of partying, the candidates helped each other back to the candidates' dormitory, where they slept soundly until about three o'clock in the morning the next day.

In the evening of the next day, Liu Beicai sent people to the candidates' dormitories to announce the news to the candidates.

In two days, they will go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs one by one according to their scientific examination rankings to receive their official certificates, official uniforms, and other supplies from the previous court, as well as receive their respective tasks assigned by the court. .

Because it is the first time for officials to become officials and they do not yet understand what they need to do and how to do it, even the most basic position of collective farm representative cannot be easily granted.

They need to undergo a three-month "observation of government affairs" in various departments of the imperial court before being assigned specific positions and going to work.

In every sense of the word, this is a novel experience for them.

They have never been exposed to specific procedures and methods for handling government affairs, and they will be assigned to various departments and become reserve personnel and errand boys of each department. Through a series of actions, they will gradually master the skills and skills of becoming an official. Something that must be done.

Liu Bei hopes that they will learn how to be an official through three months of watching politics, so they will be divided into a hundred small teams, and each small team will be led by a senior official.

This senior official is responsible for teaching them some skills necessary for being an official. Incidentally, he will also serve as their "instructor" during the political observation period, scoring their performance.

In order to avoid the self-righteous laziness of some people during the political watch period, scores are also required during the political watch period. If the scores during the political watch period are not enough, and even make mistakes or commit crimes, then you may be removed from your position and returned to your original shape. Everything is just a game. Dream.

So, don’t think that everything will be fine once you enter the political watch period, no!
After learning about this matter, the candidates felt a little nervous. A group of people looked at each other and felt that the matter was a bit serious.

(End of this chapter)