"Your Majesty, Prince Sheng, Huajun and Fujun are here."
In the imperial study of Fu'an palace, Zhang Dezi ran in to inform Yan Shengrui. God knows that when the emperor ordered Ling Jinghan to be a flower detective in the morning, he began to be worried. Although he was not qualified to read the examination papers of all the candidates, Ling Jinghan could stand out as Huiyuan in the examination, which means that he is indeed a statesman. The emperor does not It's time to give the number one scholar a place in the list. Finally, he gave only one flower to explore. Prince Sheng would be surprised by his talent.
Yan Shengzhi, who was buried in the memorial, was shaking his hand. After the cinnabar pen decisively checked the mistake, he held back the convulsion in the corner of his mouth, and then raised his head: "let them come in."
I owe you nine yuan. That's the number one!
Yan Xiaoming, the prince on the other side, stopped writing with his cinnabar brush. His eyes flashed and he looked up at his father and Emperor. He also went to the imperial examination today. The second uncle Ling's answer paper was very wonderful. A national policy theory combined with his special views on the country in the past and some of his own views were integrated. Although his writing was sharp, he was even sharper when it came to the situation of the Three Kingdoms Lu, however, is the most suitable for today's situation of a wonderful answer paper, unfortunately, the father is not that kind of overlord, can not agree with his many views, also indirectly let him miss the top position.
"Xiao Qi, Ling Jinghan is a talented person. At first, I really wanted to use him to suppress the rising Ling family. But in the end, I gave up. In the end, your royal brothers don't kill themselves, and Ling Jingxuan won't fight back. They deserve their crimes. I shouldn't blame him. I heard that not only Lao Jiu, but everyone in Shengqin's palace takes Xiaoba as king According to the eldest son of the mansion, they really have the heart to take care of Xiao ba. Ling Jingxuan is kind to me and has more than resentment. This time, I didn't point Ling Jinghan as the number one scholar. One reason is that the fourth Prince of the eastern Kingdom mentioned Jingxuan intentionally or unintentionally. I'm afraid that he would propose to marry the Ling family. The number one scholar is qualified to marry the princess of Dongguo. Secondly, I'm afraid I can't insist on it much For a long time, I need you to give some grace. I can only help you so much. Finally, the situation in the world is getting more and more chaotic. I know that I am not an emperor who can open up territory like the first emperor of the supreme people. I don't have so much experience to appreciate Ling Jinghan's theory of national policy. The rest depends on you, Xiao Qi, Zeng Hou, Lao Jiu, and Ling Jinghan With the help of talented people and your own ability, I believe you can become a better than me and even catch up with the emperor. You must do it
"Cough?"
While waiting for Yan Shengrui and his colleagues to arrive, Yan Shengzhi suddenly says in a voice. Once he has finished speaking, his cough sounds uncontrollably. Recently, his cough has become more and more serious, and sometimes he can't stop for a long time. Yan Xiaoming has no time to fully understand the meaning of his words, so he has to get up and care about him.
"Father, drink water to moisten your throat."
He picked up the tea cup and handed it to him. Yan Xiaoming patted him on the back. Yan Shengzhi moved the silk handkerchief covering his mouth. There was a pool of blood on it
How could this happen? Isn't uncle Ling saying that his father's body can last at least a year and a half? Why can cough up blood?
"It's OK. Don't make a noise."
Yan Shengrui's figure has appeared at the door. Yan Shengzhi raises his hand to stop Yan Xiaoming. Obviously, he coughs blood not once or twice. I'm afraid his body is worse than he imagined. Yan Xiaoming is silent and his mind is full of twists and turns, but there is no specific idea. Yan Shengrui and his father-in-law are leading him in Sheng Zhi didn't cough any more. Yan Xiaoming had to return to his position temporarily.
"My brother and I see you."
"See your majesty!"
The three men, led by Yan Shengrui, stood in the middle of the imperial study, clasping their hands and kneeling one after another. Yan Shengzhi took a cup of tea and took a sip, then forced down another wave of coughing before waving: "they are all from our own family. Don't be polite. Just keep yourself straight."
There is no outsider here. They don't need to face up. Yan Shengrui and his three friends are not polite. They all stand up at the same time.
"The emperor's face is not very good-looking. Do you want to call the doctor to have a look?"
At the moment of raising his head, Yan Shengrui frowned slightly. His pale face without any blood color aroused his attention. What's going on? Yesterday it was quite normal. How did it change today? Is the poison in the body more serious? There is no reason ah, Jingxuan does not say that as long as he Taiyi's prescription, at least can adhere to a year and a half? Since the smallpox incident, Yunhan has also taken over the meal of the emperor's brother again. He should not give others the chance to poison. Why??
"It's nothing serious. It's just a little chilly. I coughed a lot just now. After calming down, his face may not be very good-looking. Why didn't Lao Jiu accompany Jingxuan?"
They don't want them to pay attention to him. Yan Shengzhi quietly changes the topic. Fu, the king of Huajun, looks at Yan Shengrui. Seeing that he doesn't ask any more questions, they can't say anything. When they go to the chair beside them and sit down, Yan Shengrui says, "Jingxuan and the queen haven't seen each other for many days. There must be a lot of whispers to say. It's not convenient for my younger brother to go to the back palace How was the morning examination? "Even if he knew the result clearly, Yan Shengrui pretended that he didn't know anything. The Emperor didn't pierce it. Isn't all officials like this? It has become a kind of unspoken rule that you can live longer by pretending to be confused.
"When did Lao Jiu care about the imperial examination?"
Since he wanted to pretend that he didn't know anything, Yan Shengrui pretended that he didn't know anything. Yan Shengrui said calmly: "I don't have any interest in the imperial examination, but the person who took part in the imperial examination is Ling Jinghan, the second younger brother of Jingxuan. He wants to know how he behaves in advance."
After today, I believe all the families in Beijing will know that lingjinghan, Xinke tanhualang, is the younger brother of Shengqin princess. It is no longer important whether they hide it or not. At the same time, the background of the Ling family will also be exposed. It is good that the Lingjia family is already a business overlord in Cangzhou, and its sorghum wine is in Xinyuan With his help, it has been sold all over the country. Although only Xinyuan only supplies sorghum wine in other areas except the Lingshi brewing in Beijing and Jinzhou, after the sorghum harvest this year, a large number of Lingjia's sorghum liquor will be distributed to all parts of the country. At that time, not only Cangzhou, but also the Ling family will become the largest wine merchant in the Qing Dynasty. No one dares to underestimate the Ling family or his princess.
"No wonder, I said," how could their names be so similar? I thought it was a coincidence. I didn't expect that they were brothers. Why didn't Lao Jiu say it earlier? Ling Jinghan has outstanding talent. I have ordered him to be the Jinke tanhualang. At present, he is resting in the side hall with the number one scholar, and they will join me in today's state banquet later. "
Yan Shengzhi pretended to be suddenly surprised. In fact, the ancient imperial examination system was more severe than the modern college entrance examination, and there were only a few people who stood out in the country. Ling Jinghan's ability to become the top three in the country was also a manifestation of strength. Although, for the first place in the examination, Tanhua was obviously derogatory.
"It's just to explore flowers. I want to see Jing Han's answer paper."
He didn't want to pretend to him again. Yan Shengrui went straight to the topic without any politeness. He didn't believe it. Jing Han's answer paper would lose to the other two people. Although his family seems to think it doesn't matter, he doesn't allow his brother to suppress the Ling family without any reason. If the other two people's answers are not as good as Jinghan, he will fight for the title of No.1 scholar for him.
"Presumptuous! Lao Jiu, can you read the answer sheet? "
Yan Shengzhi couldn't get up at one breath, and suddenly he stood up. How could he show them the answer sheet?
"I just want to know the literary talent of my wife and younger brother. Why should I be angry?"
Yan Shengrui was lazy and moved his eyelids. The more he was like this, the more he felt that there was something wrong with him. He also blamed himself for being so careless that he didn't think of his intention in a good direction. However, Yan Xiaoming stood up and said, "father, please, uncle Jiuhuang, the answer sheet has been sealed. Uncle Ling's answer sheet is in this palace I've seen it. It's really brilliant. It's enough to be ranked as the top one in the imperial examination. My father and the emperor decided to appoint him as a visiting flower. In the future, my palace and my father's assembly discussed the appointment of the top three in Jinke. Please don't worry about it. "
What about the number one scholar? Which position will be appointed in the future is the most important thing. The royal family owes a champion to the Ling family, and he will certainly return it to the Ling family when he has a chance.
"Is it? Now that it has been sealed up, I don't want to. What's your opinion about the prince of the South and the princess of the east? "
Looking at Yan Xiaoming for a long time, Yan Shengrui suddenly changes the topic. He is not stupid. Xiao Qi can't help the emperor to speak for no reason. There must be some reason why they don't know. Since Xiao Qi can accept it, he should be able to persuade them, so he can trust him for the time being.
"After the southern kingdom asked to marry the princess, the only suitable princess was Lingrui. I decided to send her to marry the southern kingdom. As for the two princesses in the eastern Kingdom, I tried qiliancheng privately yesterday. The two princesses didn't seem to want to marry the prince. In my estimation, they were probably aiming at the children of important officials such as you or Sun Liang, or..."
"Shao Qing!"
Seeing that he was no longer biting the imperial examination, Yan Shengzhi was no longer entangled. After a little precipitation, he said his own idea. Yan Shengrui spoke the last word for Shaoqing. To say who had enough military power in the Qing state to compete with him, it was only the Grand Marshal of the army who had been waiting. Although Shaoqing had not been involved in the government, let alone the military, he was The youngest son in Zeng's family is in possession of the country's wealth. The most important thing is that he is still unmarried, and Dongguo is likely to choose him.
"Yes, it's Shaoqing indeed. Besides you, their second choice may be Shaoqing."
Yan Shengzhi's eyes reveal a little wisdom and senhan. If it is, Dongguo is really good at calculating. Two families with military power are married with them. Even if there is no use in the future when the war breaks out, there is a real lady in the family who can be used as a spy. There are some things that can't be prevented. In case of leakage, it will be troublesome Moreover, in terms of their current national strength, there is no room for them to refuse. Once the East countries start a war on the pretext, the only unfortunate one is their youth. In this way, Lao Jiu defeated the northern barbarians last year, and the chance of self-cultivation that Lao Jiu won so hard to win will also want to declare the advertising fee. The consequences of the refusal are quite serious.