serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 282

The open space in front of the gate of the Gongyuan was full of people, and under the light of lanterns and torches, each of them was anxious like ants on a hot pot, stretching their necks and looking at the closed dragon gate.

It was less than a quarter of an hour before midnight on February [-]th, and time flew by so fast, Ma Yong couldn't wait any longer, and kept walking back and forth with his hands behind his back.

"Second Master Lian is here!" The servant at the side reminded.

Ma Yong immediately stopped and turned to look.

Jia Lian was wearing casual clothes, and Xu Bu came over under the guard of a group of soldiers.

Ma Yong hurriedly greeted him, cupped his fists and saluted: "Second Lord Lian."

Jia Lian smiled: "Don't be too polite." He glanced at the still closed dragon gate, pointed to the soldiers behind him and said to Ma Yong, "They will escort you back to your residence, and will be responsible for your safety later."

A warm current surged up in Ma Yong's heart, he bowed deeply in the direction of Ningguo Mansion, and then bowed to Jia Lian, "Please trouble the second master Lian."

At this time, there was a cannon sound in the Gongyuan, and then the dragon gate opened.

In the eyes of everyone looking forward to it, the unkempt examinees rushed out with their test baskets.

Among the crowd, Ma Zerui, the son of Ma Yong, and Cheng Ying, the son of Cheng Shiyao, came out slowly with the children of several families. They saw Jia Lian, Ma Yong and others standing there at a glance, and hurried over.

Ma Yong greeted him full of joy, and then held his son Ma Zerui's hand, "How is it?"

Mazeri nodded vigorously.

Ma Yong was overjoyed: "Okay! My ancestors bless you!"

"It is the protection of the Duke." Ma Zerui hastily corrected.

The father and son looked at each other and smiled.

Jia Lian leaned over, then took another step back, resisting the sour smell in front of him, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, congratulations, toad palace wins!"

Ma Zerui, Cheng Ying and others hurriedly returned the gift: "Thank you for your kind words."

"Don't be too polite, it's getting late, go back and eat, take a bath and rest!"

Jia Lian said to Ma Yong again: "I still have something to do, so I won't see you off."

Ma Yong: "Yes." Then he saluted again, and then led the crowd away under the guard of the army.

Watching them walk away, Jia Lian pinched his nose and walked towards the Gongyuan. He couldn't help laughing when he saw the candidates who seemed to be fleeing famine.

At this time, the duty room of the Gongyuan was brightly lit.

Zhao Zixun and Jia Zheng were watching the examiners line up to put the final exam papers on the main case.

After a while, the big case was full of examination papers.

When the last examination paper was placed on the big case, Zhao Zixun and Jia Zhengchang breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, an examiner rushed in and whispered something in Zhao Zixun's ear.

Zhao Zixun was shocked: "Why is the emperor here?"

Without saying a word, Emperor Jianwu's voice came in: "What? I can't come."

Then, Emperor Jianwu walked in with a smile, followed by Dai Quan and Jia Lian.

Looking at Jia Lian who was following the emperor, Zhao Zixun was startled, startled for a moment, and then rushed forward: "Your Majesty is welcome."

Jia Zheng and others hurriedly saluted.

Emperor Jianwu smiled and waved his hands: "Don't be too polite, don't be too polite." Then, he walked to the big case, reached out and picked up a test paper and started to read it.

Zhao Zixun looked carefully at Jia Lian at this moment.

Jia Lian blinked wildly.

Emperor Jianwu put down the examination paper, turned to Jia Zheng and said, "Your nephew is here to pick you up, so go back first."

Jia Zheng was startled for a moment, then bowed deeply to Emperor Jianwu: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Emperor Jianwu looked at him with a smile, and then turned his gaze to Jia Lian: "Go back and tell Jia Hu, just say what I say, and give up three points if you are justified. You have to forgive others and forgive others."

Jia Lian froze there.

Jia Zheng was also there.

Dai Quan reminded gently: "Master Xiao Jia, accept the order."

Jia Lian woke up suddenly, and hurriedly knelt down: "I obey the order."

Emperor Jianwu nodded and smiled: "For the sake of the noble concubine, I will not hold you accountable for trespassing on the tribute court. Send your second uncle home."

Jia Lian replied, "Yes." Then he stood up, stepped forward, and helped Jia Zheng, who was bewildered, to go out.

Watching them go out, Emperor Jianwu turned to Zhao Zixun and the examiners and said, "The general examination is to select talents for the country, and there must be no selfishness or prejudice. As the saying goes, 'A prime minister can pull a boat in his belly. '. You are all ministers of the imperial court, you must be tolerant and put the court situation first! Don't destroy a future pillar of the dynasty just because of personal grievances!"

Hearing this, Zhao Zixun was completely relieved. He understood that the emperor was talking about the Jia family and the Mei family. Jia Lian must have brought Jia Hu's letter to ask him to remove Mei Changwen's son, Mei Zonglu.

When Jia Hu just opened his mouth, he was rejected by himself.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zixun knelt down: "I will remember the hadith!"

All the examiners knelt down.

Emperor Jianwu smiled: "Get up, get up."

Zhao Zixun and others kowtowed together, and then stood up together.

Emperor Jianwu looked at the crowd with a smile, and then said: "I was so excited to receive the good news from Liaodong that I couldn't fall asleep. I thought that today's exam is over, so I came to you to have a look."

Zhao Zixun was overjoyed: "Did Liaodong win?"

All the examiners looked at Emperor Jianwu in surprise.

Emperor Jianwu smiled and nodded: "The Liaodong Army has successfully captured Guangning and defeated the Zhenglan Banner. Now it is chasing the defeated Tartar army. As long as the Liaodong Army and Jizhou Wei successfully cooperate in Xinmin, the west bank of the Liaohe River will be fully controlled. In the hands of the imperial court."

After a pause, "It's only a little over 100 miles away."

Zhao Zixun was startled, why is the Liaodong Army so fierce?

Emperor Jianwu went on to say: "Electing for the country is a great achievement. Dai Quan."

Dai Quan: "The old slave is here."

Emperor Jianwu: "Tell the Ministry of Officials that all the examiners in the Eighteenth Chambers will be assigned a third grade!" Then to Zhao Zixun: "I know what's going on with you."

The examiners shouted loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

Zhao Zixun was a little embarrassed, and answered in a low voice: "Yes."

Emperor Jianwu nodded with satisfaction: "No matter how hard you work, please review the examination papers as soon as possible. I will hold the palace examination next month, and this time I won't wait until April."

Everyone responded in unison: "Yes."

On the other side, the study outside Ningguo Mansion was also brightly lit.

Jia Lian was sitting there waiting for Jia Hu.

Jia Hu strode in, "What's going on?"

Jia Lian stood up: "The emperor didn't go after us. Coincidentally, the good news from Liaodong was sent to the palace at midnight on the [-]th. Marquis Ningyuan won a big victory in Guangning, and the emperor was so happy that he couldn't sleep. It was bad luck to say the least. , as soon as I stepped in, the emperor came, and I didn't even have time to hide."

After hearing this, Jia Hu's face relaxed, and he sat down on the chair beside Jia Lian.

Jia Lian also sat down, and then said: "The emperor has made it clear, what should Mei Zonglu do? He can't resist the order."

Jia Hu pondered for a while before saying: "You experienced what happened last year. You should know the wisdom of this son. It would not be a small trouble if you let him enter the officialdom."

"so what should I do now?"

"Since he cannot be prevented from obtaining official status, let him disappear."

"But the emperor has spoken"

Jia Hu interrupted him with a wave of his hand, then stood up and walked back and forth a few steps, "It's a threat, so we need to eliminate it. As for the others, let's kill them first."

Jia Lian was startled and asked anxiously, "Where's Mei Changwen?"

A gleam of coldness flashed in Jia Hu's eyes, and he said: "Cut the grass without removing the roots, and the spring breeze will regenerate!"

(End of this chapter)