little emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 63
After the general examination is over, it will be the palace examination. Wanli, who has not been in court for half a year, is finally willing to show his face, bringing the atmosphere of the triennial talent selection ceremony to a climax.When Xiong Tingbi and a group of candidates... should be called Jinshi now, standing in the majestic and majestic Forbidden City, looking at the resplendent and magnificent Hall of Supreme Harmony, glory and dreams shone on everyone's face.

Learning is valuable than anything else.All scholars in the world have exhausted what they have learned all their lives, from childhood to old age, ten years of hard work, and one day they are masters.To be able to step into this lofty temple today, all the hard work in the past has paid off.

Where there is happiness, there is misfortune.Although the emperor's attitude is ambiguous, Jin Yiwei, who is ordered to investigate the scientific examination case, still has to go through the process. This even made Wang Xijue, who is far away in his hometown in Taicang, Suzhou, unsafe. With a straight face, he made a decision that left Ji Gang dumbfounded by the commander of Jin Yiwei who went to ask for an inquiry.

His son, Wang Heng, was young and intelligent. He was No. 1 in the provincial examination last year, and he also participated in this examination.But Wang Xijue hurried on, and sent someone to call his son home overnight, so he didn't take the exam!Until 13 years later, after Wang Xijue stepped down and returned home, Wang Heng came out again. He will try No. 2 in Yijia, and No. 2 hand-picked by the royal pen in the imperial examination!

After receiving the report from the disheartened Ji Gang, Wan Li was stunned at first, then shook his head and smiled. It really is Wang Xijue's style, he would rather choose the straight than the melody.

Because Shen Yiguan, the acting chief assistant, was born, the court has become more and more lively recently. When Shen Shixing was there, there were only two factions in the court, the officials and the ministers. Only then do we know what is really messed up.

Right now, there are frequent turmoil and undercurrents in the imperial court, and three or even several factions have faintly emerged.The trend of party struggle is beginning to emerge.

"Shen Yiguan, this bastard, didn't have us to help him back then, and his mother was still drinking northwest wind in the household department. He just entered the cabinet, and he didn't recognize anyone. When I go to the palace tomorrow, I will ask the imperial concubine to play him. Yi Yi, this guy is sick, he needs to be cured!"

Zheng Guotai was so angry that his fat body kept shaking and yelling loudly, but in the eyes of Gu Xiancheng and Ye Xianggao who were left aside with his behavior, it was unavoidably funny, sick?Find some medicine to cure your stupid disease first... This idiot bastard has never experienced hardships under the protection of a noble concubine sister. ?
"Master Zheng, Shen has always been treacherous and sophisticated, but now is not the time to touch him. Before looking for your wife, you must first see who is standing behind him!" After all, he was on a boat, Ye Xianggao couldn't help it. Speak up and be alert.

"It doesn't matter who is behind him, can he still be bigger than our mother?" A pig is a pig, and you should never expect it to have the IQ of a human.

"Shoucheng! Jinqing is right, now Shen Yiguan is no longer Amon from yesterday, at least we can't touch anyone in front of us, not only you and me, but also the imperial concubine and empress!" Staring at Zheng Guotai, the boss was about to fall From the eyeballs that came down, Gu Xiancheng analyzed every word with incomparable clarity.

"Because the person standing behind him is the emperor!"

Zheng Guotai just picked up a cup of tea, and poured it all over his body as soon as he shivered. The scalding water made him jump up like a pig, "What did you say? This is impossible. When did this happen?"

Believe it or not, the facts are there.Gu Xiancheng snorted coldly, and didn't bother to talk to him anymore.His thoughts flew out of the window with his eyes, "Jinqing, what do you think the eldest son of the emperor is doing now?"

Recently, many people are thinking about Zhu Changluo.Xiong Tingbi, Wang Jiaping, Gu Xiancheng, and even Shen Yiguan and Ye Xianggao, and of course the Jinshi who benefited from this competition, after all, did not have the fairness Zhu Changluo gave them, and they would not be where they are today.So in a very short period of time, Zhu Changluo became famous. Now in the streets and alleys, restaurants, and the emperor's eldest son bravely rushing to the tribute court, the matter of cleverly changing the exam questions has become a hot topic that everyone talks about.

Naturally, these things can't be hidden from a person who has been paying attention to the direction of the court. Shen Shixing, who has been staying at home to avoid suspicion, has spent his whole life in the officialdom. Please resign, Shishihang is waiting for someone to come back.

"Shen Zhong, Mr. Wang Ge hasn't come back yet?"

Shen Zhong, who was waiting on the side, quickly replied, "Master, I have asked several times. The news from the Wangfu said that Mr. Ge will not be back for at least a few months."

Without Wang Xijue, Shen Shihang didn't even have anyone to consult with, so he couldn't help but sighed, "Shen Zhong, it's time for us to go back to our hometown in Suzhou. You come to serve the pen and ink, and I want to write a booklet." See my master Yixing Xiaose was disheartened, Shen Zhong felt sad, and tried to persuade him but couldn't persuade him.

Zhu Changluo honestly lives in confinement in the Yonghe Palace, and spends his time reading books every day. There is Ye He in the outside news, and he can't hide the slightest bit from him. After learning that Xiong Tingbi won the No. Very excited.Seeing him happy, Ye He curled his lips again and again, "It's not the champion, what's there to be happy about?"

"Big Ye, you don't understand. Xiong Tingbi's No. 1 in the South Ranking is already terrifying."

There is a reason why Zhu Changluo said this. Jinshi in the Ming Dynasty was not ranked in the same way as the current national examination, but was divided into North and South lists by region.This custom can be traced back to the period of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. For unknown reasons, the south is rich and the north is poor, and the education level is also higher in the south and lower in the north.Every time in the test, all the southerners did very well in the test, so good that few people from the north could squeeze into the list. After a long time, troubles occurred frequently. Lao Zhu considered the actual situation and set up the north and south lists. Talented people flooded the imperial court, and this method has been continued until today.

Xiong Tingbi was able to pass No.1 in the second-class exam, that is, No.4 in the overall list. This result can be said to be very impressive, and Zhu Changluo is naturally proud.

Emperor Wanli of Qianqing Palace has been exhausted for a while. After finishing the imperial examination, he was about to relax. Huang Jin walked in with a memorial in his hands. Wanli frowned suddenly, and it was another memorial!
"Long live Lord, this is the book of old Shen Ge." Hearing Shen Shixing's name, Wanli's frustration gradually dissipated. After all, Shen Shixing is a veteran and his teacher, so the weight in the emperor's heart is naturally different from that of other courtiers. "It's been a long time since I saw his notebook. I don't know what's going on. Let me present it."

After receiving the booklet from Huang Jin with both hands, Wanli didn't rush to read it, just threw it on the table, fell on the dragon chair, closed his eyes and healed himself.Huang Jin thoughtfully stood behind Wanli, and gently relaxed Wanli's shoulders.

"Oh, look at how stiff the shoulders of Long Live Lord are. It can be seen that I have been tired for the past few days. It is really useless to say that Mr. Wang Jiaping, I think Long Live Lord never worried about it when Shen Ge was here. "Huang Jin ignored Shen Yiguan intentionally or unintentionally.

Wanli opened his eyes with a half-smile, and Huang Jin hurriedly laughed with him, "The old slave is talking again for a while, please don't blame me, Long Live Lord."

"Forget it, you're telling the truth." Wanli, who touched his heart, felt a little bit emotional, "When Master Shen was here, I really didn't feel so tired. Wang Jiaping? That guy is a shit-stirring stick! What else will he do! Now promoting the last Shen Yiguan, besides being cunning, is useless!"

"That's right, as the old saying goes, clothes are not as good as new ones, and people are not as old as old ones. The current cabinet really doesn't know what the old generation of Shen Ge can do."

"You old man, I found that your mouth is getting worse and worse, and you can get in the way of anything." Wanli laughed, with a very happy expression, "Did you know that Zhao Nanxing made a deal the day before yesterday? My relatives and virtuous ministers are far from sycophants, and I think you are that sycophant."

"Your Majesty loves you, Mr. Zhao said that you can't afford to be a sycophant and an old slave. The old slave is a dog next to your majesty. If you say this dog has five virtues, it will wag its tail when it sees the Lord, and it will be polite; To attack and bite is to be brave; to see danger three times and protect the Lord is loyalty; to repay the Lord with four preys is righteousness! To follow five scents is wisdom! The old slave does not like to be a sycophant, but only wants to be your Majesty with five by his side. De's dog, the rest of my life's wish is fulfilled."

After a moment of silence, Wanli let out a violent laugh, pointed at Huang Jinshang and said out of breath: "In my eyes, you old man is much better than those who are loyal and straight ministers! It must be a joke that you can't think of, hurry up and be honest, who taught you this."

"Your Majesty, the joke is that the servant girl went to the Yonghe Palace to pass the decree that day, and the eldest son of the emperor told the old servant a few jokes." Hearing that Zhu Changluo did it, Wanli's laughter gradually eased.

"Long Live Lord, you haven't smiled so happily for a long time. The servant girl heard that you should smile, it's been ten years, but your smile has become less and less recently." The words were sincere, and Wanli felt warm, "That's all , what has he been doing recently?"

Huang Jin was puzzled, this was the first time in his life that the emperor cared about Zhu Changluo, "The eldest son of the emperor studies in the Yonghe Palace every day, and he didn't go there either, but the old slave saw that he was not in good spirits, thinking that the young man was lively and active, he was inevitably depressed .”

"Hmph, he did it on his own, who is to blame!" After Wanli said this, he picked up Shen Shixing's booklet, flipped it open, and said while reading, "Go to Yonghe Palace to pass on my will, and let that guy take care of himself." From next month onwards, you don't need to be grounded, and don't let him come to thank you, you will be annoyed when you see him!" He said annoyed, but his tone was not annoyed at all.

"Your Majesty is holy! This old slave is going to deliver the decree." After several contacts with Zhu Changluo, Huang Jin became more and more fond of this eldest son of the emperor who is knowledgeable and interesting. Thinking of that domineering figure, Huang Jin snorted lightly, and the disdain faded away.

The excerpt was eloquent and wrote a lot, every word and every sentence revealed the true feelings, from the heart, Wanli read it very carefully, the emperor is also a human being, and he also has human feelings. It is a lie in his heart to say that he is not moved, and he repeatedly pondered whether to press Huang Jin By the way, is it time to call back Shi Shihang?

Thinking of this, Wanli happily brought up the Zhubi, "I have understood what Master Shen means, you are temporarily recuperating in the mansion, and after a few days, I will order you to be in charge of the cabinet." After finishing writing, throw this booklet away On the case, Wanli felt relieved and thought the matter was over.

What Wanli and Shen Shixing didn't expect was that it was this note that once again brought a storm to the already chaotic Ming court. It was so fierce that Shen Shixing, who had experienced countless storms, almost Capsized in the gutter.

The papers were sent to the cabinet a few days later, and Wang Jiaping was so infuriated by the papers of his impeachment these days that he had no time to pay attention to them.It was Shen Guanyi who found this special booklet, frowned and thought for a while, with a tricky smile on his lips, and casually sent this booklet to the Ministry of Rites.

The person who discovered this note was Luo Dayu from the ministry of rites, and the person who discovered a sentence in the note was Gu Xiancheng from the ministry of official affairs.

It is said that when Gu Xiancheng saw the copy of this booklet, he, who has always been as calm and steady as Mount Tai, laughed out loud. The madness of his performance shocked Ye Xianggao and Zheng Guotai who rushed over after hearing the news. When Gu Xiancheng saw them, He just said a word: "Shen Rumo will definitely die this time!"

　Thanks to the great hero Jiang Zhong and Qingmei Zhujiu for their recommendations~ Thank you Yiyang.Shen’s support, thank you five groups of brothers for your support~~
　　


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