Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 400 Kaifeng Prefecture Yin

"Come on, come on, look, that's the number one pick! He's so handsome!"

"The most handsome one is called Tanhualang, okay?"

"No matter how handsome you are, it doesn't matter to you. The number one scholar has already married a girl from the Rongguo Duke's palace. I heard that Tanhua Lang has been attracted by a girl from the family of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs."

Amid the roar of gongs and drums, students from the first and second grades paraded through the streets on horseback.

People on both sides of the road came to watch the excitement.

The windows of the inns and teahouses facing the street on both sides of the road were open, and many wealthy girls looked over.

The most discussed ones are the No. 1 pick and No. 3 pick, but no one talks about the No. 2 pick.

There is no way, the second person is already almost forty and already got married a long time ago.

Among the crowd, Wen Yanjing looked at the students parading in the street with a sad expression.

He also saw Li An and Sheng Changbai riding on horses.

If he could pass the exam, maybe he would now be popular among the people parading on horseback.

Li An didn't know that Wen Yanjing was there, and it was very uncomfortable to be looked at like a monkey while riding a horse.

The parade continued until the afternoon. Li An was tired, hungry, thirsty, and listless.

But other scholars were full of energy and excited.

Until the end of the parade, these people were still unable to escape from the excitement.

After the parade is over, it's time for the banquet.

Everyone entered the palace under the guidance of officials from the Ministry of Rites.

After the official appeared, he encouraged him a few words, handed it over to King Renyong to preside over, and left.

Even the Qionglin banquet was handed over to King Yong, which was equivalent to telling the world that the candidate for the crown prince had been decided on King Yong.

After King Yong and other officials left, he encouraged them with a few words of encouragement and ordered the banquet to be served.

Li An was originally looking forward to the banquet given by the official family. After all, the banquet was prepared by the imperial chef.

However, after trying it, I was very disappointed. It's not that it wasn't delicious, but the food was almost cold and the taste was naturally much worse.

After the Qionglin banquet was over, everyone was taken out of the palace by the chamberlain.

As for the appointment, we have to wait. After the examination, there will be three months of leave for the scholars to return to their hometowns and visit their relatives.

At the end of the holiday, report to the Ministry of Personnel and accept your appointment.

……

The next day, in the morning, the Shangguan family directly announced the canonization of King Yong as the governor of Kaifeng.

You must know that the position of Kaifeng Prefecture Yin, except for officials with foreign surnames, can only be held by princes and descendants of the clan.

Emperor Taizong once served as the governor of Kaifeng.

However, what is intriguing is that the official family did not appoint King Yong as the prince, nor did they mention the matter of succession.

Some people think that the officials want to use this method to delay the establishment of the throne, while others think that the adoption ceremony has not been held yet, so they have not been canonized.

But in any case, King Yong was named the governor of Kaifeng, which also meant that he won the battle with King Yan.

For a time, Prince Yong's palace was very lively, and there was an endless stream of people going to see him.

However, Prince Yan's Mansion was deserted and very quiet.

Since the last time the official family left some people in the palace, King Yan said he was ill and refused to see anyone who came to the door.

Li An was not surprised at all when he heard the news.

The next step is to see whether King Yong will commit suicide.

...Prince Yong's Mansion

King Yong was drunk and was helped back to the backyard. Princess Yong quickly brought people up to help him and said: "Quickly prepare some sobering soup!"

"Why do you drink so much again?" Princess Yong complained as she helped King Yong sit down.

"Haha, I am happy, happy!" King Yong waved his hand and said happily.

"Okay, okay, I know you are happy. Let's drink some tea to relieve the hangover first!" Princess Yong picked up the teacup and handed it over.

King Yong took it, took a big sip, and his mind became much clearer, and he said: "In the past, I personally tried to win over those people, but those people didn't agree, but now I lick my face and take the initiative to come to the door, and my words are full of compliments. Haha, those people People think that this king will use them? Wait until I come to the throne and slowly deal with them. "

"In this case, after seeing what they did, they still drank like this." Princess Yong said.

"You don't understand, I just want to hear them compliment me, haha." King Yong said cheerfully.

"Okay, okay, I don't understand. My daughter came to make trouble with me again tonight. If you promised her to become the crown prince, you would help her get married together, but there has been no movement until now." Princess Yong said.

"I am now the governor of Kaifeng, the future crown prince, and will be the emperor in the future. Our daughter will be a princess in the future, so why should I come to propose marriage? Then if the Qi family knows someone, I should come, for the sake of my daughter Come on, I won't pursue it. Tell your daughter not to worry," King Yong said.

"But there has been no movement in the Qi family." Princess Yong said.

King Yong heard this and sneered: "It seems that I am going to establish my authority!"

"Liwei?" Princess Yong was stunned and looked at King Yong with some doubts.

"There are rumors outside that the officials made me the governor of Kaifeng instead of directly conferring the title of prince. They wanted to block the mouths of the civil and military officials and were not willing to establish the crown prince now. Many people are still waiting and watching. The few ministers in the court But no one has come to the house. The Qi family has not made any move, maybe they still want to wait and see." King Yong said.

"Then what does the prince plan to do?" Princess Yong asked.

"I haven't thought about it yet. I'm a little dizzy. I'll go to bed first and think about it tomorrow." King Yong said.

"Drink some hangover soup and wash yourself off before going to sleep." Princess Yong ordered the old woman beside her: "Go and ask someone to remind you. Why hasn't the hangover soup been delivered yet?"

……

Duke's Mansion of Qi
Duke Guo of Qi was a light sleeper. When he heard the sound of clinking porcelain, he woke up and found that there was no one around him, but there was a light outside.

After getting out of bed and walking out, he saw Princess Pingning sitting in a daze holding a tea cup.

"Madam, what are you doing sitting here? How can you sleep while drinking tea so late?" Qi Guogong said.

"Alas, where can I sleep now?" Princess Pingning sighed.

"Is it because of Heng'er?" Qi Guogong came to sit down next to Princess Pingning and asked.

"That's right. The officials consecrated King Yong as the governor of Kaifeng, but did not establish a prince. I went to the palace to see the queen, but I didn't find out anything. Then the Lord of Jiacheng County has fallen in love with Heng'er. If we don't express our position for a long time, Prince Yong may be unhappy," Princess Pingning said worriedly.

According to the rules, the prince-in-law cannot hold any official position with real power.

But the Jiacheng County Lord is different. She is now the County Lord, and there is no such restriction on marrying her.

Even if King Yong ascends the throne in the future and canonizes her as a princess, Qi Heng does not have to abide by this rule and can become an official in the court.

Therefore, she was naturally willing to let Qi Heng marry the head of Jiacheng County.

She refused before because the situation was unclear. She originally thought that if King Yong was canonized as the crown prince, she would come to propose marriage. Even if she was ridiculed a few words, she didn't care.

As a result, the officials only named King Yong as the governor of Kaifeng.

Because of the rumor, she hesitated.

Today I even went into the palace to see the queen, wondering if I could get some news.

However, nothing was found.

"I think there will be no changes. The officials have already made King Yong the governor of Kaifeng. Unless there is a nobleman in the palace who is pregnant with a dragon son." Qi Guogong said.

If the official family has no heirs, someone must sit on the throne.

Unless someone in the harem was pregnant, he felt that nothing would happen.

(End of this chapter)