The concubine of the famous family is very evil.

Chapter 394

This time, he deliberately asked to compete first, and he sent out three iron arrows, all three hit, but only two pierced through the eyes of the money. Gao Chao, bursts of cheers and applause came from outside the court, Leng Huatang took a deep look at Xiao Ting who was still calm, and retreated to the sidelines vigorously.

When it was Leng Huating's turn, he calmly took out three iron arrows and put them on the strings at the same time. The guards shot three copper coins into the air. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the height of the copper coins was not as high as before. The fall is also slow, so the archer has time to shoot the arrow before the copper coin hits the ground.

The audience on the side tightened their hearts when they saw it, thinking that Leng Huating would definitely lose this time, but Leng Huating didn't take it seriously, and shot three arrows almost at the same time. Seeing that the three arrows pierced through the eyes of money, and when they were brought to the emperor for inspection, all the ministers were amazed and praised Prince Jane for teaching his children well. Both sons are extraordinary, and Hua Ting, who is disabled, is even more impressive. , such superb riding and archery skills, no one present can compare, even if the body is healthy, it doesn't matter, they just have the ability to be arrogant.

After the riding and archery competition, it's time to compete for strength. The other five are all healthy people. It would be unfair to Huating to compete in lifting stone locks and the like. just win.

As a result, Hu Ting was sitting on the wheelchair, and unexpectedly pulled out a three-stone strong bow, and the strings opened like a full moon, which shocked the audience. Prince Ning also drew a three-stone strong bow, which was also full, but He had lost a game earlier, so the emperor added another test to compare the art of war. As a result, Leng Zhuoran has never been interested in the art of war, and Huating is not proficient in it. However, after trying two questions, he was defeated.

After the martial arts competition, it was the competition of essays. The grand scholar of the Wenhua Pavilion, the crown prince, and the Taifu personally made a discussion on the topic. The six contestants returned to the front of the palace to compete, in front of the emperor and all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. The imperial examination was even more tense, and the Taifu was very tricky in coming up with the questions. He actually asked the six princes to write a policy theory with the four characters "serving the country with all sincerity".

The six started writing at the same time, spread out the scrolls at the same time, and swayed the pens. For a while, the hall was silent and dull, only the rustling sound of writing was heard. The writing competition was not as exciting as the martial arts competition, but this was the first time I saw such a competition scene. In previous years, only the invigilator and the emperor were sitting in the palace examination, but today it was the invigilator, and dozens of pairs of eyes stared at him when he made a slight movement. Prince Ning originally hated reading, and he had already lost in martial arts competitions, which he was best at. I lost confidence in my heart, but I wrote down a few dozen words, and after coping with it, I handed in the paper.

The Taifu presented the policy theory he wrote to the emperor to read first, the emperor only read a few sentences before throwing the paper aside, looked at King Ning contemptuously, and continued to wait for the test papers of the other contestants.

Half an hour passed, and one after another, everyone handed in the papers, and the emperor read them one by one. The first few papers were indifferent, and there was no special expression. When he saw the policy written by Leng Qingyu, he said with admiration: " Qingyu is always very lazy on weekdays, but his literary talent is good. Throughout the article, the writing is fluent, and the quotations are also very precise. Well, it can be seen that you have put in some effort."

Prince Yu was very pleased with what he heard, and looked back at Prince Jian happily. Prince Jian was very confident in Xiao Ting's literary talent and martial arts. This question was a tricky one, and it was Xiao Ting's least favorite point of view. Thinking about it this way, he felt uneasy and looked at the emperor nervously.

The emperor is also full of praise for Leng Huatang's policy theory, Leng Huatang's literary talents are brilliant, the whole policy theory is magnificent, and the arguments are sufficient. He uses how a courtier should be loyal and loyal as an argument, quotes a lot of words from saints, and criticizes treacherous officials. Praise the loyalty of the past dynasties, saying that he will inherit the will of Zhonglie in his whole life, be loyal to the emperor, and be loyal to Dajin...

Such an argument naturally won the emperor's heart, and the emperor's eyes on Leng Huatang were also very gratified. This son is also capable of both civil and military skills. If he can do something in the third competition, he can really consider letting him inherit Moyu. Ting is physically ill and is too rebellious to be tamed.

But when he picked up Leng Huating's policy theory to read, the flash of thought disappeared immediately. There was no words, and the ministers present couldn't help guessing nervously. The emperor's expression could not be seen to be happy or angry, only excited, but he didn't know whether it was anger or joy. No one dared to say anything for a moment, but just waited anxiously.

The emperor stared at Leng Huating for a long time before passing the test paper in his hand to the prince. The prince picked it up and read it in doubt. He also fell into deep thought after reading it. Afterwards, he looked at Tinghua excitedly. The prince really couldn't bear it. Unable to hold back, he took it from the prince and read it, but after reading it, he frowned, excited, but with some disapproval.

The ministers were not as qualified as a grand tutor, the emperor didn't say anything, and no one went to get the test paper to read, so they could only endure it honestly and anxiously.

The emperor finally came to his senses and announced to the ministers, "Wen is better than Huating. Although Huatang's literary talent is good, but the arguments are too pedantic and old-fashioned, there is no innovation at all. Serving the country with loyalty, you can't just be loyal without methods. You can use Tinghua's strategy to discuss it." As mentioned in the book, loyalty is first and foremost to share the worries of the king, to build a powerful state machine, to vigorously develop the economy, to improve the lives of the people, to stabilize the hearts of the people, to make the people live and work in peace and contentment, and to make the country prosperous and strong. It suits me so much.

Well, Hua Ting, the young crop law and foot labor law you mentioned in your article are very novel. Also, you said that you want to encourage and develop commerce, formulate new business laws, and reform the tax system. I agree with these. When you come back from the south, I will study and study with you carefully. You should help me to deal with the matter of the base quickly. You must take real actions to serve the country loyally. You can’t just talk about it. I also hope that Let you become the number one capable minister of Dajin. "

The meaning of the emperor's words is already very clear. In the two civil and military competitions, Leng Huating won, and the next one will be the same. There is no suspense. The candidate for Mo Yu's succession has almost been decided.

However, the Taifu disagreed with Leng Huating's policy theory that the people are more important than the emperor, and he cupped his hands and said to the emperor: "The old minister wants to discuss it with Mr. Xiao Leng, the emperor is the real dragon and heaven. Father of the world, how can you boldly say that governing the country should put the people first and the ruler the least, this argument is too rebellious, Your Majesty, you should blame him for the crime of bullying the king, not reward him."

(End of this chapter)