Emperor Yongzheng

Chapter 40 Misfortune Turns Fortune

Yinzhen retreated to the sedan chair and went back to the mansion. He was so excited that he couldn't control himself as he walked all the way. He gritted his teeth tightly and calmed himself down when he got out of the sedan chair.Seeing a man tied to a big cypress tree inside the door, he couldn't see clearly from a distance, so he asked, "Which slave committed the crime, what's the point of being tied up here?"

"Back to the fourth master," said a senior with an apologetic smile, "it's the dog in the fourth master's study. I don't know what happened, but Fujin ordered him to come out and tie him up. Gao Fuer didn't dare to call the shots, so he told him to tie it here first, and wait for the fourth master. return……"

"Stop talking!" Yin said impatiently, "Call Gao Fuler!"

While he was talking, Gao Fuler had already trotted over and saw Yin frowning. He guessed that something bad happened in the court. He kowtowed to Qian'er and said, "This bastard Gou'er doesn't follow the rules and hooked up with the girl Cui'er sent by Fujin." , I’m pregnant, I can’t hide it anymore. Fujin asked me to wait for Master Qiantose to see how he will punish this little bastard..."

"Is there such a thing?" Yinzhen glanced at Gao Fuler, "The inner courtyard and the outer courtyard are so separated. What do you do for food? You didn't know until Fujin found out? The male and female defenses were all confused, and why? Is that great?" Gao Fu'er Nuonuo kept saying, unable to reply a word. When he saw Yin heading to Fengwan Pavilion, he hurriedly said: "Please tell me..." "What do you say?" Yin walked away. Leng Bingbing said, "According to the old rules, fifty strips, both of them will be sent to Miyun Zhuangzi to do coolies!"

"twitter!"

When Yin entered Fengwan Pavilion, Wu Sidao was playing chess records.Seeing Kan'er standing aside with a grimace, knowing that he was bumping into Wu Sidao's wooden clock to intercede for the dog, he sat down with a sullen face and said with a sigh: "It's really annoying. Who doesn't say that I manage the family well?" ?!”

"Kan'er, get out." Wu Sidao ordered.When Kan'er was far away, he smiled and said: "Fourth Master, no matter what, I don't think you will be angry anyway. You got a lucky draw today, didn't you?" Yin relaxed with a breath, couldn't help but smile, and said today He gave an overview of the situation when he entered the palace, and then said: "Although that Fang Bao is humiliating and looking defeated, he has actually become the think tank of Long Live Consultants. This idea of ​​tax exemption is probably his initiative. Wu Sidao thought for a while and then said: "Fang Linggao, of course he is not an ordinary person. If you read his books, you will know what kind of person he is and how insightful he is! This person, long live the time you find him, and you don't know how to look at him." If he is given a real job, maybe Wanzai will ask him to take care of the housework exclusively."

Yin thought about Fang Bao's dignified appearance and his attitude of being neither humble nor arrogant nor cool nor hot to his brothers when they met several times. His heart was filled with cotton wool and he couldn't express his feelings. After a long time, he smiled to himself and said: "Okay, let's add another one." Chief Master! A prince and a eighth master are already in a hurry, and the emperor has such a pair of eyes beside him! It's boring to think about it!" "Everything is fine!" Wu Sidao leaned back and played with a few black and white chess pieces leisurely. Said, "Today's matter is enough to prove that Fang Bao is fair. As long as there is no partiality, the fourth master's affairs will be easy to handle! As for the emperor, it is not that he has no own opinions that he asked Fang Bao to serve. On the one hand, he is old and wants to hire someone. The Qing guest relieves his boredom. Secondly, the Qing guest who climbed to the dragon gate from humble beginnings must be grateful and will not let the emperor get into trouble in the grand show of "ultimate filial piety" - Fourth Master, the emperor is worried that he will not die well, so he only told us One, the old man is so worried about the prince!" Yin's hand shook, and the hot tea spilled out. He gritted his teeth and smiled and said: "The prince seems to have noticed something, his face has been ugly today. . Yes, it is easier to exempt one from taxes than to add one. The emperor is exempted once every three years. How will the prince be able to show favor to the world in the future? Regarding this point, I feel very sorry for the prince, so I don’t agree with Long Live’s proposal. Father, son, monarch and ministers are jealous of each other. It's not a blessing for everyone in the world to be in this field!" Just as he was talking, Xingyin came in and said with a smile: "The dog is being beaten in the front yard! Did he offend the fourth master somehow? The little devil is usually smart, what a pity, Toutuo I want to beg for love from Fourth Master in front of him, is that possible?"

"Mr. Wu and I were still chatting just now," Yin said with a smile, "How can we govern the world if our family is not harmonious? It's not that I refute your face. I have never been willing to forgive people for this kind of thing!" Xingyin hit a soft nail on the spot. , blushed and stepped aside.When Yin saw Wu Sidao leaning on the chair without saying a word, he stood up and wanted to leave. But he felt it was inappropriate, so he turned around and smiled and said, "Mr. Wu, am I right?"

"That's right, if you can't manage a family well, the whole world will be ruined for him."

Wu Sidao said quietly, his tone was cold, it was hard to tell whether it was teasing or praising, but it made Yin startled. He took two steps, then stopped suspiciously, and said: "I have a strict order inside and outside my house. ' word. I am frugal in my salary, but mean to my slaves, but not ungrateful. There is no slave in the three inner courtyards that I have not rescued from the sea of ​​misery, and the same goes for Gou'er Kan'er. They follow my family laws and are rewarded generously. "If you violate my orders, the punishment will not be light. Mr. Wu, I handled it well."

"These are all true. But fourth master, have you ever rewarded anyone?"

"what?"

"For example, give Tweety to the dog."

"……No."

Wu Sidao smiled, stood up, walked around the room with his crutches, and said: "Man is the spirit of all things. This is the most important reward. When a man reaches the age of marriage, and a woman reaches the age of plum blossom, she should Ask them to get married. Using the word "strict" to discipline this kind of thing has never been successful. Gou'er and Cui'er have been together since childhood. They are childhood sweethearts. They are separated by mountains like a mountain. Now they are getting older. , the love has been awakened, is it not a firewood after meeting? Fourth Master, this is the law of heaven and human nature. The so-called 'ruling a family in a proper way', 'prescription' means Tao, and if you don't follow the Tao, you will make mistakes! " Before he finished speaking, Yin fully understood. He walked to the door and saw Kan'er standing far away. He raised his hand and called over and said: "Go, call the dog in, and call Cui'er to come too!"

"Yes!" Kan'er kowtowed on his stomach and left in a flash.Suddenly Gao Fuler came in and asked: "Fourth Master, are you going to punish this little beast?" Yin snorted and said, "I'm going to let them go." Gao Fuler glanced at Wu Sidao and said helplessly: "Fourth Master, this The situation has been relaxed, and it will become more and more difficult to manage in the future. The girl Duoguan and the waiter Guo Liangqiu in the second wife's room are flirting with each other, and Xiaohong is in front of the fourth master. He comes to talk to Fu'er when he has nothing to do... This There are too many things going on, and the slaves can’t take precautions. There are more than 400 male and female slaves inside and outside, and even a thousand eyes can’t see them!”

Yin laughed when he heard this and said: "You can't block it with a wall! If you tell Fujin, just tell me what I say. It's her business to govern. She has already said that when the slave is old, he should be assigned to me. I He was busy and ignored him. He told her to wait and see. The girl should be married when she is older. He pointed out the dozens of rooms in the east courtyard and asked them to get married. The woman was still working there and took turns to go back at night. What are you afraid of? Giving birth to a little slave. Are you going to give birth to a son in my family?" Gao Fu'er listened with his mouth wide open, said "Ah" twice, and left in a hurry.Yin entered the room with a smile and said to Xingyin: "After all, you are inferior to Mr. Wu. When did you learn to tell by my color?" Xingyin said with a smile: "The fourth master is very evil, I am a little afraid that you are real. "

Gou'er and Tweety came in one after the other with their heads down.Tweety's face was pale, she knelt down to one side, and lowered her head deeply, not daring to look at anyone.The dog lost his usual playful and playful appearance, kowtowed his head on his stomach, and said, "Fourth Master, I know the family law, and I violated it even if I knew it. I'm pregnant, please fourth master... I hooked her up and harmed her..." As she spoke, her eyes were filled with tears, which rolled around in their sockets twice, and rolled out like pearls.

"They are a very good couple!" Yin said with a smile, "It's just a private match that ruins my reputation, so I want to enlighten you." Cui'er lay on the ground, tears falling in strings, and entered the house Lai's eyes and ears were affected, and he knew that Yin's temper was surly and unpredictable. Hearing these faint words, he became even more frightened and trembled all over. He kowtowed to the ground repeatedly and sobbed: "Qian...Qiansui Master...it's me...I'm not a human being. I'll be fine after eating." , did such a shameless thing... I would rather die..." Yin laughed and stood up and said: "What a difficult couple! Why can't I help you? If you break the family law, I have to beat you. You have feelings. , I will naturally ask you to get married, and we will live in peace, how about it?"

Wu Sidao and Xingyin felt a little weird when they heard Yin's words, and couldn't help laughing while looking at each other.Dog Cui'er's face was filled with tears. She looked up at Yin in surprise, unable to figure out what Yin meant.

"Gou'er," Yin asked with a smile on his face, "Is your original name called Gou'er?" Gou'er was stunned and said hurriedly: "My surname is Li, Cui'er's surname is Lu, and Kan'er and I are both from the same village. Kan'er's surname is Yan. His mother came back from the fields and fell under a Kanzi to give birth to him, so he was named Kan'er. My mother named me after she was born. When I went out, I met a big yellow dog, so I called him Gou'er..."

Before they finished speaking, Xingyin and the others were laughing so hard that they couldn't breathe. Yin laughed so much that she shed tears. After a while, he said: "Interesting! But this name is indecent after all. From now on, you will be called Li Wei, Kan." Well...his surname is the same as Yan Song. It's not good. Let's change it and call him Zhou...Zhou Yongcheng is fine. Cui'er is just the name, no need to change it. Make a good living with the fourth master and you won't lose anything. Got you!"

"Fourth Master!" Gou'er's eyes were wide open, "You still want me?"

Yin smiled and said to Wu Si, "Listen to what this little puppy says! Since you have entered my house as a slave, you are my person in life and my ghost in death! I look at people's heart most, and you are just innocent and ignorant, and you made a mistake accidentally. Why don't I want you? The former official, Lao Geng, said that there was a vacancy in a county in Chengdu Prefecture, Sichuan Province. He asked me if I had anyone to recommend. I think you are very suitable. There are still obstacles. I also want to be released as an official. Take advantage of this opportunity. With the experience of being young, I might become a high-ranking official in the border areas in the future!" The dog listened blankly at first, but then he couldn't help it any longer and started to cry loudly. He just kowtowed and couldn't say a word.

Half a month later, the official ticket was drawn up. Li Wei was appointed as the county magistrate of Chengdu, Sichuan. He went to the ministry to receive the official ticket, put on a brand new uniform, and was introduced to the government with a plain gold hat to say goodbye to his master. Yin.At this time, the Yin Mansion had been put in order. The men had wives and the women had families. Everyone was happy and peaceful. Seeing Li Wei dressed up like this, the host family and the west family took turns to be the host. It was satisfying. It was lively for a few days.Yin met him again and actually told him to "do things diligently and report to the master with public service" without going into details.According to Gou'er's thoughts, he was worried that Kan'er would feel unhappy and wanted to comfort him, but Kan'er smiled and said: "Just go to hell! My errands here are more important than yours! I don't care about Gou'er Kan'er." It doesn’t matter, Li Wei is sincere, after all, we are already the two dogs of the fourth master. I stay to look after the house, and you go out to protect the hospital. Aren’t they all the same? Let me tell you, why did I ask you to go to Sichuan? ? Just because the old cake (Gengyao) is there, keep an eye on him and don’t tell him to have an affair, even if the job is done! Let’s go on the road with your wife Cui’er!” Li Wei touched his head and said with a smile: “Brother Zhou Don't tell me, I really don't understand. The strange master said that no matter how scheming people are outside, no matter whether they are outsiders or locals, they have to write to tell him about big or small things. The old man - a local in Chengdu, is not just a Nian Geng. Yao?"

Li Wei stayed in Yonghe Temple for another half a month before bidding farewell and heading south.After he left, Zhou Yongcheng was promoted to the head of Yin's study.The foreign affairs of Prince Yong's Mansion were complicated, and the parents were short-lived. Gao Fu'er was in charge of all the dealings with his elder brothers. Zhou Yongcheng was responsible for sorting out documents, serving memorials, copying confidential files, and taking care of Wen Jue Xingyin, Wu Sidao and others. responsibility.When the inside and outside are combined, it appears to be quite organized.The New Year is almost over and the Festival of Lanterns is approaching.Because this year is the first round of exemption from taxes in the world, the whole world is celebrating together, and China is rejoicing together. The imperial court has also issued a decree to spread all over the world, and all people over 60 years old are given the gift of wine, meat, and wine, which is like flowers and brocade. , from the Chinese New Year to the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, the city is filled with endless firecrackers and fireworks.Yin personally took charge of the Ministry of Rites, and led the Shuntian Mansion from the front door of Dongzhimen directly to the inside of Xibianmen, which stretched for more than [-] miles, with high colorful sheds and hanging lights.Every shop is decorated with new decorations. Who wouldn’t want to compete for the chance to win?The Shang, Yi, Zhou Ding, Qin, Jing, and Han Dynasties are all dazzlingly decorated during the day.At night, the city of Beijing is brightly lit inside and outside. It looks like fire trees on the Silver Mountain in the distance, and the fragrance of Orchid Musk Ganan is dense. Tourists stay all night long, and the Jinwu in Beijing can't help but wonder.There has never been such a lively scene since the founding of the Qing Dynasty.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Yin returned from a banquet in Qianqing Palace. He only sat briefly in Wanfu Hall with Fujin, Nian and his three princes. After receiving the courtesy from his family, he walked past Fengwan Pavilion, where he saw Wu Sidao, Xing and Xing. Yin, Wenjue, and Zhou Yongcheng were sitting beside the smoke cage, talking and laughing.As soon as he stepped through the door, he smiled and said: "You guys are at ease! This festival is going to make your bones fall apart! You are squandering wealth and squandering natural resources. I am really good at whitewashing!"

"Eight immortals cross the sea, each showing his magical powers. The fourth master does things, and the eighth master spends money, and everyone enjoys it. What's wrong?" Wu Sidao said with a smile, "I went for a walk last night, and the fire cooked the oil. It was so prosperous that it was difficult to continue. It's already reached the point - Fourth Master, please sit here, it will be warmer." Yinyin sat down next to Wu Si Road, holding his hand against the incense cage to keep warm, and said: "In previous years, the holiday in this mansion was too deserted, this year A little more indulgent, but also very lively. When I came over, several servants were singing Tao Qing - Gao Fu'er didn't know where to get into the sand. Even if he was happy, he had to have a sense of proportion and don't care!" Zhou Yongcheng praised Yin. After tea, he still looked vague and said: "He said he went to pay homage to his old man. As far as I know, that's not necessarily true. I heard that he raised a girl outside, and she probably got under the hot quilt." He handed over a stack of greeting messages and said: "These are the ones sent by Dai Duo, Nian Gengyao, and the ones from the dog. I thought that the master would come here first when he came back, so I brought them here, and the rest. There are dozens of letters, all of which Fourth Master has opened."

"Gao Fu'er raised a foreigner? Why didn't I know?" Yin opened the greetings and looked at them, and said, "When you turn around, Yongcheng quietly inquires about the basics and tells me." After saying that, he frowned and started writing letters one by one. Look, look, look, suddenly smile, hand a copy of the post to Wu Sidao, "Look, Li Wei's masterpiece." When Wu Sidao took it and looked at it, in front of it was "I sincerely wish the fourth master a great blessing and a long life." At the beginning of the words, there is a letter at the end:

I also report to Fourth Master that all the masters here are all bastards, and there is no one good.The servants all drove them to pack up their beds and take advantage of the new year to walk, leaving only a master nicknamed "Two Hundred Five" to help with government affairs.Also, the gentry here are all jerks.The slaves asked them to pay money and grain according to the acre of land. They said that the slaves were also "two hundred and five", and they also said that "the water passes through the stones", and they gritted their teeth and waited for the slaves to pack up and walk.What's more, the scholars here are also some bastards. The slaves tested them, but they refused to accept it, so they sued the provincial Xuezheng. Fortunately, Nian Gengyao held them down.The servant here is not as comfortable as he likes in the mansion, he misses fourth master and also misses Kan'er.The slave woman Cui'er made two pairs of shoes for Fourth Master and Fujin, and sent them by letter. He was about to give birth to a baby, and wanted to borrow Fourth Master's blessing to give him a name.Tell the fourth master that Nian Gengyao is very rich.

Wu Sidao looked at it and wanted to laugh, but somehow couldn't. Xingyin and Wenjue looked on but couldn't help laughing.Yin stuffed the greeting messages from Nian Gengyao and Dai Duo into his sleeves, and sighed: "Li Wei is so smart, but he only studies too little. Nian Gengyao also said in his letter that he was as good as others in handling cases, but he was willful . You will know by reading the articles he wrote about the scholar who won the first place. And the verdicts he wrote are very ridiculous, and Nian Gengyao also turned around. Fortunately, the governor and Nian Gengyao were friends, so he made the scholar They complained and suppressed it. If we get it to the emperor, I don’t know what will happen!"

Xingyin took one, and when I looked at it, it was a scholar's year old examination paper, on which Li Wei wrote "It's a really good article, take the first class!" "Hundred Words". "Article" is a drum word:

The sage immediately spoke and said, you can hear clearly here.Gongxi is going to Shandong this day, and the horse is pianpian to see him off.Since ancient times, giving charcoal in the snow is a gentleman, and icing on the cake is a villain.The luxurious son Xiu mentioned it, and said that he was an official and received a salary. He was not another official, and the dignified county magistrate was surnamed Li.I got a salary of [-] shi, but I don't want half a cent to resign!

Looking at such a scholar-year-old examination paper, it is really unique.When I read the judgment in Wen Jue's hand again, it was Li Wei who judged a case of "his wife was seized", which read:

The day before yesterday, Liu Yuangong came to report that his wife had been taken.The official sat down and asked, Liu is a tortoise.Today you also come to sue, I will ask all the creators, etc., if you think about it carefully, you are also a tortoise.If you can't cheat money, you deserve to pay your wife and lose your army.Liu is now showing the shackles to the public. When he releases you, come back, and the county will free up shackles for you, so as not to dirty the new shackles in the county.A few more bastards like you, I'm afraid the customs here will be better.

There are also a few other articles, all of which are well-reasoned and ridiculously written, but I don't know where Nian Gengyao copied them in such detail, and why they are all forwarded here.

"I asked Nian Gengyao to pay attention to his political achievements." After joking for a while, Yin lowered his head and sighed, and said: "Li Wei's writing is too bad. I didn't expect this level. If I had known this, I should have asked Yong Cheng to go there." Sichuan, let him stay in Beijing. I'm afraid it's inevitable that Eighth Prince will have these things in his hands. Now when I'm still in a state of enlightenment, if I'm unlucky enough to throw it at Jing'er, I won't be able to laugh anymore." Wen Jue and Xing Yin Wu Sidao didn't say anything after hearing this. He gritted his teeth, smiled and thought deeply, and said, "It's okay. Tomorrow, the Fourth Master will show these articles to Master Long Live and call them a joke, just to please the Master during the big festival."

Yin was about to speak when he looked up and saw the eldest prince Hongshi coming in with a gray-haired old man. When he looked carefully, he saw that it was Wu Dan, the governor of Zhili. He was shocked and stood up in a panic and said: "It's General Wu! You When did you come?" Then he asked Hongshi angrily: "Why don't you know about it?" Wu Dan laughed and said: "How dare Mr. Wu build Tan Mansion! The Fourth Master can't even think of who is here!" Everyone was busy. When I was startled, I heard someone strolling in with a smile from outside, walking back and forth and saying, "I didn't allow them to report. You guys are talking in private just to make me laugh. What kind of joke is that?"

"Long live!?"

Yin was stunned with shock, and looked at it in confusion. As expected, he saw Liu Tiecheng, Zhang Wuge, De Lengtai and several other guards coming in one after another. Fang Bao lifted the curtain and Kangxi appeared in the Fengwan Pavilion with a smile on his face.Everyone seemed to be in a dream, sitting for a moment like wooden and clay sculptures, and suddenly they all woke up. Even Wu Sidao got off the chair with both hands, fell to the ground, kowtowed and shouted: "Long live!"

"Don't panic." Kangxi wore a six-in-one melon skin hat on his head and a green satin robe. If it weren't for the bright yellow Wolong bag with two dragons playing with pearls tied around his waist, he would not have looked imperial at all.Seeing that everyone was so panicked that they didn't do anything, he raised his hands and smiled very casually: "Get up, it's better to stay seated." Yin hurriedly moved his seat to the middle, put a deerskin mattress with his own hands, and invited Kangxi to Sitting in the middle, Zihe Wenjue Xingyin and Zhou Yongcheng stepped aside and stood with their hands down. Wu Sidao had difficulty moving and sat cross-legged next to the smoke cage.Kangxi smiled and said: "It's a beautiful moon outside tonight, and everyone is getting together to have wine and watch the lanterns. Of course, there are also people discussing about doing some whimsical events. I also took Fang Bao out for a walk. Several elder brothers' houses were singing operas, and it was lively It was so popular that I didn’t even go in. Your mansion doesn’t perform operas, so I passed by and stopped in to have a look. I also went to Wanfu Hall and met my wife, and also went to the East Study Room, where my three grandsons were studying. It was very interesting. Okay! That little one's name is Hong——" Seeing that Kangxi couldn't remember it, Fang Bao smiled and said, "Hongli." "By the way, Hongli." Kangxi also smiled, "A very knowledgeable little man. I like to see him very much. I remember the siege of Jehol, and Hongli’s martial arts, riding and archery were also very impressive. I am old and would like to ask him to come in and study with me, okay?"

Yin's face was flushed with excitement, his heart was beating wildly, and he hurriedly bowed and smiled: "This is a great blessing for our family, Hongli's creation! Amma has profound knowledge, extensive knowledge of physics, and a scholar of heaven and man. In less than a few years, Hongli You will definitely succeed in studying and cultivating virtues!" Kangxi smiled and twirled his beard, nodded and sighed: "It is also a great pleasure to educate talented people. It is a pity that I can't express my kindness to all the more than 100 emperors with thousands of letters. Sun, they all came to the Yangxin Hall, and I couldn't bear the noise." After saying that, he picked up some of Li Wei's verdicts and said with a smile: "You just said you wanted to make me laugh, so this must be it?" Yin replied hurriedly. Said: "Yes."

Kangxi watched and couldn't help laughing, and finally laughed uncontrollably. He took the cup, spilled the tea in it with one hand, handed a stack of papers to Fang Bao, choked and said, "Look, I'm afraid You can’t even write with such a big hand!” Fang Bao smiled when he saw it, but said: “This man is very sensible, but he has read too few books, and his articles are ridiculously crude. Except for the ‘first best’ article by a scholar. For example, the lawsuit is not badly broken." "Scholar's articles can't be done, and there are many things written in random circles." Wu Sidao said quietly, "Li Wei is honest and self-confident in office, which seems to be evident from this lyrics. Yue Wu Muyun said, "Military officers are not afraid of death, civil servants don't love money, and the world is peaceful." Li Wei has a good manners, but only knows classical Chinese. His vernacular verdicts, turning them into classical Chinese, may not be good articles!" Kangxi stared at Wu Sidao He looked at it and asked, "What's your name?"

"Long live," Wu Sidao bowed his hands, and replied, "Wu Sidao." Kangxi pondered for a moment, and said with a smile, "I remember, you have a good handwriting, and you have made trouble in Nanwei!" Wu Sidao hurriedly bowed his head and said: "Yes, he escaped, and was pardoned later. His body has no means of livelihood, so he went to Prince Yong's family to make a living."

Looking back at Fang Bao, Kangxi smiled and said, "You two are in the same boat. You said that Li Wei's article can be changed. I will listen to you if you change one." They only marry people." Then read the original text: "Nuns are also human beings, they just changed their clothes. Buddhist scriptures and national laws have said that people are not allowed to return to vulgarity? Old bald bitch, if you want to marry, you can marry!" Several guards read Both Wu Dan and Wu Dan smiled.But I heard Wu Sidao say again: "Change the sentence into classical Chinese - the little nun took off her cassock and put on a jacket. It is the so-called one-way method in Buddhism, and the imperial court has not banned it. What's your heart, I just want to make him die of old age If you are happy to see Liexin, you might as well echo what others say—the official Cao Xingwen is nothing more than mediocre, right?" Kangxi heard it interestingly, and said: "It is indeed true. I read your "Discussing Nanwei Chief Examination and Revealing Posts" back then. Very literary. If you have any good poems, read one to me!"

"Long live the proposition, please!"

"This picture of a cat is drawn so well, you have a piece of it." Kangxi said with a smile, "This is an overdone question, so the rhyme must be limited."

"Dare to ask limit He Yun?"

"Nine, leeks, wine!"

The crowd was stunned immediately, how could such a narrow rhyme be able to afford it for a while?Even Fang Bao couldn't help frowning in thought.After a short pause, Wu Sidao chanted:

Take pictures of cats and tigers, and eat all the fish and shrimps without eating leeks.Just because the mouse hunting is too rampant, overturn a bottle of wine on the desk!

After reciting, he kowtowed and said: "If you don't do well, Bo Sheng is just having fun!"

"Okay! Isn't the purpose of raising cats just to catch mice?" Kangxi laughed and said, "I come in and walk around at will, but I can have a good laugh. Sooner or later, I have to go to Zhongcui Palace to offer incense , let’s go now.” Then he turned around and patted Wu Sidao’s shoulder and said, “Serve your master well. You are very talented and educated. If you help him to be a good elder brother, you will not be able to be an official, and your life will be worthwhile.”

The Yin family, Wu Sidao and others sent Kangxi out of the gate. Watching Kangxi's father-in-law go to a distant place and come back, Yin said angrily: "Thank you for boasting about your sharp ears and eyesight. Long live entering Fengwan Pavilion, we don't know yet!" Xingyin laughed. "Ask Mr. Wu, he said it's okay!" Wu Sidao seemed to be deep in thought and murmured: "Who is discussing this 'whimsical event' today and this night?"

(End of this chapter)