I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Shortly after Li Chunfang left the Qianqing Palace, he quickly sent someone to deliver the range of questions for this exam.

Jiajing couldn't help but have a wry smile on his face as he looked at the marked topics in the book and the notes on the side.

"Oh, in the end, I have to show off my old face and go to the ministers to ask for exam questions!"

"If they fail the exam then, let's see how I deal with them!"

After Jiajing was melancholy for a moment, he immediately called Lu Fang and gave instructions.

"Lu Fang, you go to the British father-in-law's place now and ask him to come over to see me right away. Do you understand?"

When Lu Fang heard the words, she immediately leaned down and answered in a deep voice.

"Obey, Your Majesty, this servant is going!"

After that, Lu Fang left the Qianqing Palace without any hesitation.

……

As one of the few nobles with military power in the Ming Dynasty so far, the treatment of the British family goes without saying.

The British Mansion is located on a busy street in the capital, covering a total area of ​​about seven to eight acres. There is only one British Mansion near the entire street.

The steps of the British Palace are extremely high, and the stones used are all made of high-quality marble, which is very valuable.

In addition, the two vermilion doors of the British Palace are covered with gilt copper buckles. Not only that, on both sides of the door, there are two lifelike stone lions holding stone beads in their mouths. On the door, there are A plaque with the four characters "British Government" written in gold paint on a black background!
The person responsible for guarding the door is a majestic soldier with a long sword across his waist.

At this moment, Lu Fang got down from the sedan chair and looked at the majestic British Duke's Palace in front of her. After taking a deep breath and calming down, she stepped forward.

As soon as Lu Fang stepped forward, she was stopped by the soldiers in charge of guarding the door. One of the leading soldiers saw that Lu Fang was wearing palace clothes, so he was not too embarrassed, but followed up and asked.

"May I ask my father-in-law why he visited the British government this time?"

Hearing this, Lu Fang responded without hesitation: "Can you please go in and report that Eunuch Lu, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, is here to visit? We are here under His Majesty's order!"

The leading soldier saw that Lu Fang came here under the emperor's order, so he did not dare to neglect at all, and his tone became extremely respectful: "Please wait a moment, father-in-law, I will go in and report!"

As soon as the words fell, the soldier quickly entered the British palace through the side door.

At this moment, in the hall, the British Duke Zhang Rong was leisurely tasting the tea in his cup. After he picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip, he immediately commented.

"Well, this Shifeng Longjing fruit is really good. This tea is worthy of being the first batch of buds picked at the beginning of spring this year. It really has a unique flavor!"

At this moment, the steward of the British government stepped in, leaned down, and reported respectfully.

"Sir, Eunuch Lu, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, is outside asking for an audience. He said he came on His Majesty's orders!"

After listening to the butler's report, Zhang Rong immediately cheered up and gave instructions.

"Well, I understand, please invite Eunuch Lu in quickly!"

"Yes, sir!"

After the butler responded, he did not stay in the hall for too long, but turned and left.

Zhang Rong looked at the butler's leaving figure, supported his chin with one hand, and said to himself.

"Is it possible that His Majesty has something to tell me?"

On the other side, after receiving Zhang Rong's specific instructions, the housekeeper rushed to the door without stopping and invited Lu Fang into the British Duke's Mansion.

In the British Palace, shaded by ancient locust trees and green willows brushing the ground, it is a scene full of vitality and all things flourishing.

Under the leadership of the housekeeper, Lu Fang passed through a long corridor, turned a few more turns, and came to the hall of the British Duke's Mansion, where she met the British Duke Zhang Rong.

"I have seen the British public!"

The moment Lu Fang saw Zhang Rong, she immediately leaned down, lowered her head, and saluted him respectfully.

"Eunuch Lu, please get up quickly, come and sit down!"

Seeing this, Zhang Rong immediately stepped forward and helped Lu Fang to an empty seat aside.

Not long after Lu Fang sat down on the seat, a servant soon came forward and brought a bowl of steaming tea to Lu Fang.

"Eunuch Lu, please use tea. These are the first batch of buds picked at the beginning of spring this year!"

After the words fell, Zhang Rong made a gesture of invitation. Seeing this, Lu Fang did not refuse and immediately picked up the teacup and took a sip.

After savoring the taste of the tea, Lu Fang's eyes suddenly flashed with light and she spoke in praise.

"Good tea!" Seeing Lu Fang give such a high evaluation, Zhang Rong couldn't help but have a look of satisfaction on his face, and then the two sides exchanged a few words as usual.

After that, Zhang Rong turned his gaze to Lu Fang and asked.

"Eunuch Lu, why did your Majesty ask you to come here this time?"

When Lu Fang heard this, she didn't hide anything and immediately told everything about the current situation.

"My lord, I will tell you the truth. Not long ago, Li Chunfang, the Minister of Rites, went to the Qianqing Palace to meet with His Majesty, and handed over the next examination questions and the designated scope to His Majesty!"

"I think His Majesty came to you this time to discuss this matter!"

After listening to Lu Fang's answer, Zhang Rong suddenly showed a look of eagerness on his face. The reason why Zhang Rong was so eager was because apart from the imperial examination, separate examinations for the clan and nobles were finally held. Got settled.

After all, the whole matter is related to the interests of millions of Ming Dynasty clans and nobles, so there is no room for Zhang Rong not to take it seriously!

Immediately, Zhang Rong came back to his senses, turned his gaze to Lu Fang, and said.

"Eunuch Lu, without further ado, let's go meet His Majesty now!"

"Ah."

……

After Lu Fang and the British Duke Zhang Rong arrived in the Forbidden City in sedan chairs, they walked non-stop towards the Qianqing Palace.

At this moment, Zhang Rong looked at the Qianqing Palace so close in front of him, with a worried look on his face.

At this moment, Lu Fang's voice sounded in his ears.

"Mr. British, let's go in!"

"Ah."

After that, Zhang Rong followed Lu Fang's steps and climbed the stairs of Qianqing Palace.

"Your Majesty, the Duke of England has arrived!"

"Ah."

After Lu Fang finished reporting to Jiajing, she immediately stood aside and got out of the way.

After that, Zhang Rong was seen kneeling on the ground respectfully and said in a deep voice.

"My minister bows to His Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live!"

Seeing this, Jiajing quickly stood up from the dragon chair, stepped forward in person, helped Zhang Rong up from the ground, and then gave instructions.

"The British Duke, please get up quickly. Come and give the British Duke a seat!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, a eunuch soon came forward and brought a chair for Zhang Rong.

Seeing this, Zhang Rong immediately came to his senses and bowed his hand to Jiajing to express his gratitude.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

"Well, sit down!"

After Zhang Rong sat down on the chair, Jiajing walked to the desk, picked up several books with the examination scope and the paper with the examination questions sent by Li Chunfang earlier, and handed them over in person. After getting into Zhang Rong's hands, he immediately opened his mouth and said.

"Here are the questions for this exam and the scope of the exam questions. I called you here this time for this reason. Well, take a good look at it for yourself!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Rong immediately took the book from Jiajing's hands and opened it.

Soon, Zhang Rong saw the sketched places in the book and the notes next to them.

After Zhang Rong browsed through the above content, his face was full of excitement and he spoke in a slightly trembling voice.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this, this, this..."

Jiajing saw the expression on Zhang Rong's face, and saw him waving his hands quite casually, and then gave instructions.

"This is why I pulled this old face and ran to find the exam questions that the Minister of Etiquette asked for. You have to give me a good test next. If something goes wrong, I can't forgive you. Do you understand?"

Hearing Jiajing's words, Zhang Rong couldn't help but clenched the books in his hands and responded in a deep voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely handle this matter well!"

"Yeah." (End of this chapter)