The Heavens: From Knowing Whether You Rule the World

Chapter 11: Corruption? Jail!
Birds are crying and the snow is white.

As you head north from Yangzhou, the snow is undoubtedly falling more widely.

Standing on the bow, wearing a fur coat, letting the snowflakes fall, there is a unique artistic conception.

Chu Hong stretched out his right hand and placed a falling snowflake in his palm. It was icy cold, but it seemed as if he could not catch it.

In the blink of an eye, he is almost eighteen years old!
Study, take the imperial examination, and enter the government...

Then, get married?
Chu Hong looked into the distance, thinking back to that dignified and generous woman...

Sheng Hualan?

It’s really good!
In Do You Know?, there are four people who are most suitable to be wives:
First, Shen Hezhen, the daughter of Lord Shen, is a truly intelligent woman and a top lady.

Not only is she proficient in all kinds of skills that women are good at, she is also broad-minded and extremely sharp-eyed, and can even understand the complex political situation.

Judging from her rare performance, she is not inferior to the female lead Sheng Minglan.

Second, Zhang Guifen, the only daughter of Duke Yingguo, was a heroic woman who had seen the world.

His father, the Duke of England, is the chief nobleman of the day, a supreme pillar of the state and regent, with immense power.

Third, Hai Chaoyun, the second daughter of the Hai family, is relatively inferior in appearance, but she is rich in heart, confident and independent, and is a woman who can handle things.

The Hai family has five Hanlin scholars, a family of scholars, and is a noble and elegant family with generations of scholars.

Well...it's also a big boss family that only plays high-end games.

The only drawback is that when a Hai family woman marries out, her husband is not allowed to take a concubine. The husband is required to be childless by the age of 40 before he can take a concubine.

That is, monogamy.

Fourth, Sheng Hualan, the eldest daughter of the Sheng family, is graceful, dignified, generous, well-educated and well-mannered.

The disadvantage is that the Sheng family's status is a bit low, but the advantage is that in theory, the Sheng family is connected to the Hai family of five generations of Hanlin, the Wang family who enjoy the Imperial Ancestral Temple, the He family who are medical officers, the Marquis of Yongyi, the Earl of Yongchang, and the Gu family who are the leaders of the next generation of military generals.

Shen Hezhen is certainly good, but her grandfather, Lord Shen, was promoted by the current queen, and Lord Han Zhanghan is not the same kind of person.

The Chu family, with the label of being a disciple and former official, naturally belongs to the camp of Han Zhang, the elder Han.

It would be fine if he married some women of average status from other factions, but it is not so good to marry the daughter of a person who is almost the leader of the faction.

It is simply impossible to have the best of both worlds. The miserable experience of the poet Li Shangyin has given the best answer.

Zhang Guifen was full of heroism, self-confidence and self-reliance, but her father was a leader of the nobles, so if he married her, he could never expect to rise to a high position in the civil service.

Hai Chaoyun was of course a very good person. Her family was a noble family, and had been a scholar for generations. Civil officials had a high tolerance for noble people, so marrying her would be a great help to his career.

With the Chu family's status, they could get her. Chu Hong, the eldest son, was barely worthy of the second daughter.

However, the fact that the son-in-law of the Hai family is not allowed to take concubines is a huge flaw. This is also the reason why most of the Hai family's noble ladies marry down. The Chu family currently has few descendants. As the eldest son, Chu Hong believes that he has to take up the banner.

Well, what you carry on your shoulders is not necessarily responsibility, and what is splashed on your face is not necessarily... hot water?
In comparison, Sister Hualan... cough... Sheng Hualan is undoubtedly much more suitable for me.

Of course, the main reason why Chu Hong chose Sheng Hualan was that his uncle was Zhao Zongquan, the future new emperor.

The hero of "The Story of Minglan", Gu Tingye, fell into poverty and came to Yuzhou. Together with the powerful generals of Yuzhou, he helped the new king ascend the throne step by step.

Yuzhou is bitterly cold, and there are many brave men who dare to fight and kill.

However, there are many brave generals but no civil officials.

With these two prerequisites, as long as Chu Hong can gain a foothold in the civil service, his future will surely be bright.

If these two prerequisites were not met, even if the daughter of a prime minister was a square tank, Chu Hong would be willing to sacrifice his looks.

Turn off the oil lamp and pretend that the woman is plump, you can still make your move!

After all, this is still a human being, right?

Be patient, it will pass slowly!
In recent years, Chu Hong has had many opportunities to come into contact with Tongpan Sheng Hong.

Sheng Hong was also obviously satisfied with Chu Hong, a world-famous scholar. The two sides were willing to get along with each other and gradually got to know each other better.

After a few years, Chu Hong and Sheng Hualan got engaged.

At this time, the successful candidates returned home and were almost ready to get married.
Cough
The cold wind was blowing, mixed with the flying snowflakes and ice chips, which was a bit cold. Chu Hong thought for a moment and then left the cabin.

Bianjing
Yuqing Temple

It was cloudy and rainy, and the breeze blew the drizzle aside.

Snowflakes flutter and dance lightly as they fall.

There is snow in the rain and rain in the snow.

As a famous Taoist temple in Bian Jing, there were many pilgrims burning incense even in the rain and snow.

"Eh? Is that person, Gu Tingye, the unfilial son of Ningyuanhou's family?"

"Hiss, this guy actually came to burn incense, what does he have to worship?"

"Tsk tsk, it is said that he disobeyed his father again some time ago. If it weren't for a kind stepmother like Xiao Qinshi who stopped him, he would have been beaten half to death by Ningyuan Hou."

"Zhao Zilong under the peony flowers, the pioneer in the romantic formation. Among the dandies in Bianjing, there is not much room for Gu Tingye to rise!"

The young man was dressed gorgeously, his calm face looked extremely resolute, and his composed look added to his dignity.

If everyone puts aside their prejudices and takes a look, the first impression will definitely be a good one.

Everyone was talking loudly, but the young man called Gu Tingye did not react much. After burning incense, he strode out of Yuqing Temple.

Gu Tingye walked outside Yuqing Temple and looked at the curling smoke, a trace of doubt welling up in his mind.

He admitted that he was indeed a romantic man and visited many brothels.

But isn't this a very common thing for the dandy sons of noble families?

Among the sons of nobles in Bian Jing, there were many who were more romantic than him. Why was his reputation so bad?
In terms of martial arts, he has inherited the Gu family's true spear skills and has mastered them to perfection, not inferior to his father who has practiced martial arts for decades.

When it comes to deploying troops, since they have never been on the battlefield, it is all just paper talk.

Even so, just talking about it on paper, there aren't many children of Bian Jing nobles who are better than me, right?

At least, it shouldn't be too embarrassing, right?
But why do people focus on their own shortcomings? Why do they think they are just good at some fancy tricks and are only good at playing polo for fun?
Could it be that these people could not see my superb martial arts and deployment of troops, could not see my performance time and time again?
Gu Tingye really didn’t understand!

"My dear brother, may I ask where is the residence of Lord Han?"

A kind voice disrupted Gu Tingye's thoughts.

Gu Tingye turned around and looked, and saw a young man with a kind smile on his face. The faint smile gave people a feeling that he was easy to approach and get along with. He was wearing a light grey straight-collared double-breasted suit, which was a very popular clothing in Bianjing at that time.

At this moment, the young man was raising his hand slightly in salute.

Gu Tingye reacted very quickly and immediately raised his hand to return the gesture.

"Lord Han's reputation is known all over the world, and everyone in Bianjing knows where his residence is. Could it be that you are a candidate who came to the capital to take the imperial examination?"

Gu Tingye's mind was quite flexible. He guessed the boy's general identity based on just one sentence and the current situation in Bianjing.

The young man was not surprised to hear this, and replied with a smile: "I am Chu Hong, from Jiangnan, and this is my first time to go to Beijing to take the exam."

It's him?

"My name is Gu Tingye, a native of Bianjing."

Gu Tingye was a little surprised, as he happened to know this person.

"The residence of Lord Han is located several hundred meters in front of Donghua Gate. The residence covers a very large area. You will know it when you get there."

"Is that so? In that case, thank you very much, Brother Gu, for showing me the way!"

Chu Hong smiled slightly and said goodbye to Gu Tingye.

Gu Tingye smiled and shook his head, not caring about such a trivial matter, and immediately walked in one direction.

That was not the direction of Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion, but the commercial street.
He was going to look for his weak and helpless mistress.

(End of this chapter)