Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 127 Chapter 3.34 It’s like wiping the tail of ‘Wu Jinshi origin’
Volume Three

3.34 It’s like wiping the “Wu Jinshi background” tail
Stable three changes from today!

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On the ninth day of March in the year Longwu 49, the door of Zhou's house was covered with crackling firecrackers, and the permeating smoke made Zhou Yang truly realize the necessity of "banning firecrackers" everywhere in future generations, but at this time he couldn't care about such nonsense. Son, because he is listening to "Yizhi" in the main hall of the main courtyard.

"No. 15 on the second list, it can be said that I have wiped the tail of being a 'Wu Jinshi'. It is not bad. I have paid for my cultivation." Princess Yongchang was sitting in the main seat dressed in men's clothing, playing with a jade in her hand. The card is Wu Jinshi's "status card". "The appointment of officials should be slower, probably in May or June. If he actually takes office, I am afraid it will not be until July or August.

However, you may have some troubles next. The Qionglin Banquet will be held in three days, that is, on March [-]th, but you must have a full day of etiquette training before attending, which is on the [-]th. The person responsible for organizing it will be the Ministry of Etiquette. , with your current ability, I'm afraid you won't be kicked out with the name of 'rude'. "

"If this happens, although you won't lose your fame, your reputation will be completely ruined. Basically, you will just sit on some idle job with only a salary for the rest of your life, eating and waiting to die. I guess this is not what you want. days." Dongfang Bing, who was also standing next to Princess Yongchang in men's clothing, said in a businesslike tone.

"Princess, please show me Dongfang Qianhu!" Even though he knew that the two of them were deliberately taking Qiao, Zhou Yang still stood helplessly and bowed with a flattering look on his face. , I hope the princess and Dongfang Qianhu will not be offended!"

"Okay, don't look like this ghost, it's disgusting to see!" Zhou Yang himself is still not doing well, but Princess Yongchang can't stand it anymore, "Bing'er will stay here for the past two days, teach me well. You should learn the etiquette of audience visits; I believe you can learn it well, or you may want to go to Tangling to guard it for the rest of your life.

But in this way, not to mention the girl from the Xue family who has never met before, anyway, I will recruit ten or eight of Binger's sons immediately, and I will always have a son; as for me, there is no need to wait two more. Within three days, the most skilled father-in-law from the cleaning room will come and send you to serve the emperor! "

"I've turned against you!" No longer able to hold back his temper, Zhou Yang rushed over and picked up a certain princess who was making excuses to take her place. After turning her around and placing her on his knees, he raised his hand and handed her over. A series of PPs, "You don't want to spend the rest of your life, right? Then should I use you before I enter the palace?"

"Zi Yang!" Dongfang Bing snatched the princess with a charming face and almost watery eyes and placed her on the guest seat. Then he said helplessly to Zhou Yang, "This kind of thing is no joke, at least within a short period of time." , the only place where Master Shangshu can trip you up is here, he will definitely use all means to destroy you!"

"So, I've worked hard for you these two days!" Zhou Yang is not a fool, and he must understand that there is no room for sloppiness at this time. "As long as I don't have any problems in this area, waiting for the appointment is just a matter of time. At this time, the master Niu Shangshu."

"Huh?" Princess Yongchang's dissatisfied voice came from behind.

"Okay, I understand, we are all disciples of the emperor." Zhou Yang stood up helplessly and arched his hands towards the palace, then sat down again and said, "Speaking of which, the martial arts examination is still half a level lower than the imperial examination. The final imperial examination is It is usually held in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, which is dedicated to holding various grand occasions, but the martial arts examination does not have a 'palace examination' in the strict sense."

The last test of the martial arts examination can be called a general examination or a palace examination. Anyway, this examination is usually held at the parade ground of Xishan Camp. Sometimes the emperor comes in person, but most of them appoint a minister. The first level, or simply the Minister of the Ministry of War, was present to take the exam. However, this time for the exam that Zhou Yang was referring to, Emperor Yonghe did not come because he was busy with government affairs.

In this way, compared with the imperial examinations in which all "disciples of the emperor" are held in each session, the martial arts examinations are naturally half a point lower. This does not include the ever-present problem of "only those who study well" and those big guys. The scarf has an inexplicable "superior" mentality. Fortunately, there was a Qionglin Banquet and a "Roll Call at the Great Court" in the end. Otherwise, the title of "Emperor's Disciple" in the martial arts examination would be too watery.

This also raises another problem, that is, theoretically speaking, there is no such thing as a "seat master" for imperial examination candidates, because the final "imperial examination" is conducted by the emperor, and they can confidently call themselves "disciples of the emperor"; martial arts examination candidates are equivalent Part of the time, the Minister of War was in charge of the exams, and the headscarfs took the opportunity to sarcastically call them "the Great Sima's subordinates."

"Humph!" Princess Yongchang was also quite dissatisfied with this. "Just before the exam, I had a special talk with the emperor's brother, and he promised to come. Unexpectedly, on the sixth day of March, his father suddenly recruited him to Longshou. We are going to the palace for a banquet, and there are many old guys from Wuxun who are going with us. Even if the emperor doesn’t want to go, he has to go.”

"Can you tell me, are they all those old guys with martial arts skills?" This is what Zhou Yang is curious about. At least according to the information he knows, the few who are still in power among the Eight Dukes are neutral but biased towards the Supreme Emperor. There is no such thing as "taking refuge", otherwise Emperor Yonghe might not even be able to sleep peacefully, let alone power.

Among the current garrison in the capital, the most powerful of the three battalions, the [-] battalion and [-] elite cavalry, are in charge of the second-class male Jiang Zining, who was the successor of Pingyuan Marquis Mansion. He was also a die-hard man who was promoted by Emperor Yonghe after he ascended the throne; the fifth military camp is Hou Xiaokang and Chen Ruiwen from the Shenji Camp. Both of them followed the Supreme Emperor to fight in all directions, but they both knew how to protect themselves wisely, so it’s hard to say what kind of people they were.Emperor Yonghe also had in his hands Qi Jianhui, the heir to the title of the Marquis of Xiangyang and a second-class male, and a "Forbidden Guard" of about [-] people. In addition, the commander of the Jinyi Army, Zhao Quan, was the bodyguard of Emperor Yonghe before he ascended the throne. Commander; in fact, what the Supreme Emperor really has in his hands is only one guard of the Royal Forest Army with more than [-] elite soldiers. The commander is the Shenwu General Feng Tang, plus the legendary "Royal Secret Guard".

However, no one has the ability to tell clearly how many favors the Supreme Emperor has given to people during his military career, and how many people he has controlled in private. In addition, the attitude of the civil servants is ambiguous, and the top officials have never taken a direct stand. This is why the emperor and his father have Er completed the "balance of strength" and finally secured Emperor Yonghe's position.

"The one with the highest real power is naturally Shenwu General Feng Tang, who has his son Feng Ziying." Princess Yongchang said in an all-round way, "There is also Young Master Wei Ruolan who has only the empty title of Enqi Lieutenant. Among the eighth princes, the Jia family has come to Ning." Jia Zhen from the Rongfu Mansion, Jia She from the Rongfu Mansion, and many veterans of the clan, such as King Leshan County, Prince Zhongshun, Prince Zhongli and others.

None of the four princes came, but among the female guests entertained by Concubine Zhen in the back hall, there was no shortage of old concubines from the four families. Of course, the old lady from Rong Mansion was also there, and she also brought her daughter-in-law Wang; plus Hachigong There are almost no shortage of old ladies and dowagers from other families. Even if he knew there was nothing wrong, how could the emperor dare not go? "

"That's no wonder." Zhou Yang sighed, and there was nothing he could do about it. Although most of the family members came with empty buckets, who would dare to say that those old ladies and grand ladies in the backyard were not following the "madam route"? "Presumably the Queen has also passed by? After all, it is not convenient for Your Majesty to interfere with the affairs of the back house."

"Yes!" Princess Yongchang nodded helplessly, "The emperor's brother has always attached great importance to government affairs and political achievements. Before he ascended the throne, my father always came to him for those tasks that were thankless or even offensive. Originally, this was nothing. Anyway, the eldest brother is very good. As the saying goes, kindness comes from the top and resentment comes from the bottom. When the time comes, he will be indispensable for a wise king.

Who would have thought that the eldest brother, the imperial brother, would be known as "cool" even before he ascended the throne, and he has not gotten rid of it for so many years. Most of the clan members only care about profit, and even no one can get out of the spotlight. Thinking about asking the emperor to give this to that, how is it possible?So this cold infamy became louder. "

"It's quite interesting." Zhou Yang thought of the "real man" Emperor Yongzheng who wrote "The Record of Dreams", "Forget it, your family's affairs are too complicated. As a minister, I'd better work honestly. Come on, no matter who is sitting in that position, there should be a capable supporter, right?
By the way, I always forgot to ask, there can't be only three battalions of troops around the capital, right?This is not in line with the consistent policy of "strong trunks and weak branches". Don't forget that the four frontier armies are the world's elite. If there is not a strong enough and sufficient army directly under the imperial court, no one will be worried, right? "

"There are also 3000 soldiers in Jinmen Town, the chief soldier is Ma Shang of the Zhiguo Palace; [-] soldiers in the Tongzhou Camp, the chief soldier is Shi Guangzhu of the Tuiguogong Palace; plus nearly [-] people from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, commanding You may also be familiar with the fact that Qiu Liang of the Jingtian Marquis Mansion was originally one of the Twelve Marquises, but now he can only stand at the end of the court. Whether it counts as a soldier or not is up to you; the above are garrison camps, and they are also There are many small garrisons." Princess Yongchang said helplessly.

"That's it." Zhou Yang shook his head helplessly. These things must be understood, but they have nothing to do with him for the time being. "The next two days will be hard for Dongfang. You can't go in with your eyes closed knowing that there are traps." Jump; don’t worry, you work hard during the day, and I will take good care of you at night!"

"Hmph!" Dongfang Bing rolled his eyes, but he didn't refuse Airang's hug and caress.

"It seems that in the past two days, there is no one around me to talk to." Princess Yongchang, who almost choked on the dog food, snorted, got up and ran towards the door, "Forget it, let you two The couple will have a good time for two days, I will go and make some arrangements first - you want to go out, are you sure?"

"That's right!" Zhou Yang nodded. This was what he had decided a long time ago. "It's best to go to the south but not the Jiangnan area, where the waterways are developed. Give me another year or two, and I will show you that I How scary can said 'firearm' be!"

"Okay, I'll just--ah, what are you doing?"

"Why are you in a hurry? It's still early. I don't care about the next day or two." Zhou Yang smiled and took her back, "I won't eat you!"

"Huh!" *2.

PS: The martial arts examination was written in the Xiucai Examination, so the word count is no longer included here.

(End of this chapter)