How did you, a prisoner on death row, become an important weapon of the country? Yecheng Gao Weiming

"Ah..."

Zhu Youxiao, who had not done carpentry work for a whole day, looked at the ten test papers in front of him and yawned, with a rather irritable look on his face.

Queen Zhang Yan was in a coma for a day and a night. She just woke up and was still being waited on. She didn't know what was going to happen next.

After completing the passing ceremony tomorrow, he will leave the palace with the Hakka family and go to Dingxing (Baoding) for spring hunting.

In fact, Zhu Youxiao did not resist this kind of thing of helping the nanny to show off.

But before leaving, he encountered the possibility of Zhang Yan giving birth prematurely, which made him always feel uneasy.

If I leave the palace and the queen gives birth, what should I do?

What if something goes wrong?

But if I don't leave the palace, the Hakka family will make trouble for me, and my face will be tarnished.

For a moment, Zhu Youxiao had no intention of reading the test paper in front of him, and only scratched his hair in annoyance.

I'm just a kid of eighteen or nineteen.

Why do you throw all such complicated matters on me!

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

Seeing Zhu Youxiao stunned, Wei Zhongxian, who was standing next to him, endured his fatigue and shouted with a smile.

"Huh? Factory minister, what's wrong?"

After Zhu Youxiao came to his senses, he raised his eyes and asked.

"Haha, Your Majesty, it's getting late today. It's better to name the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 picks as soon as possible. After that, it's better to rest as soon as possible..."

Wei Zhongxian looked at Zhu Youxiao dotingly and spoke softly.

His feelings for Zhu Youxiao are actually extremely complicated.

I watched the other person being born and growing up little by little. The other person was not taken seriously by the late Emperor Zhu Changluo and basically became an adult. It was all under the sole control of Wei Zhongxian.

To be honest, it is almost the same as raising a son with your own hands.

In particular, the other party is not an ungrateful person, and is also very good to himself.

If it weren't for the Hakka family's financial turmoil and seducing the young emperor, it would have been such a scene of a loving father and a filial son.

"oh oh……"

After Wei Zhongxian reminded him, Zhu Youxiao looked at the test paper on the table.

He glanced at it with a look of surprise on his face.

But when I saw the test paper headed by him, the fonts were incredibly neat and the writing style was also excellent.

Reading the whole article makes people feel hearty and comfortable, and even drives away some of Zhu Youxiao's irritability.

Although Zhu Youxiao's education is not high, he can generally tell the difference.

The author who wrote this article is an awesome person.

"This is……"

Zhu Youxiao picked up the test paper and was about to see who the candidate's name was.

Wei Zhongxian observed his words and was relieved to see that Zhu Youxiao seemed to like him very much.

Originally.

For the sake of his brother's future, he deliberately put Li Xin's test paper first and let Zhu Youxiao watch it first.

If the writing is too poor, I would be embarrassed to insist that this person will get the top score in the exam.

Who would have thought that his brother was indeed so good, even the eight-person marking team was amazed.

In this way, there is no objection at all to who should be the number one pick.

When Zhu Youxiao asked, he quickly answered with a smile.

"Your Majesty, this is the test paper for Li Xin, a tribute student from Xiangfu County. He is very talented, quick-witted and strong, his appearance is neat and dignified, and his character is excellent. Even the ministers can't find any faults in him."

"Oh?"

Zhu Youxiao's eyes lit up, and he felt that he had met a peerless talent.

Why?

Because of his preconceptions, he had seen Li Xin's test paper and felt that the other party was a person.

Listen to Wei Zhongxian again, this person has regular appearance and good character. What does that mean?

To put it bluntly, whether it was the Ming Dynasty or all previous dynasties, the selection of top picks was based on facial control.

Although your literary talents are first-class, if you are too ugly, then I'm sorry, I won't let you become the number one scholar.

After all, it represents the face of the Ming Dynasty. How could it be possible to find a person with ugly facial features to become a literary star?

This kind of thing has not happened before.

Zhong Kui and Kuixing were not both talented, but unfortunately they were removed because they were too ugly, and eventually committed suicide.

It’s not that I don’t sympathize with your experience, it’s mainly a matter of face.

You see, the person who is an official and in charge of government is really shameful.

This has been one of the hard conditions for thousands of years, and this problem cannot be avoided in future generations.

So Zhu Youxiao was even happier when he heard that Li Xin was handsome and had good character.

"That's not all, Your Majesty."

When Wei Zhongxian saw this, he became more jealous and said, "This Li Xin was the head of the Sanyuan Primary and Secondary School in Daolian, Henan Province."

"When it came to the provincial examination, after the general examination, Jie Yuan Hui Yuan was still ranked at the top of the list. This time in the palace examination..."

Wei Zhongxian didn't say any more, but the meaning was obvious.

If he wins the top prize again in the palace examination, it will become an extremely rare event to win six prizes in a row.

Although these six yuan were not won consecutively within a few years, they were still rare talents in the Ming Dynasty for a hundred years.

"what?"

Only then did Zhu Youxiao become truly shocked.

Won six yuan in a row!

Huang Guan during the Chengzu period of the Ming Dynasty can be compared with it.

It is a pity that Huang Guan was removed from the name of Chengzu, and history did not dare to record it.

After that, there was another guy named Shang Ren who won three yuan in a row. He was a talent from the period of the orthodox emperor.

Who would have thought that after a hundred years, another genius would appear?

Zhu Youxiao's face turned red with excitement, he held Li Xin's test paper and smiled.

"Factory Minister! What does Li Xin's appearance mean?"

"Explain that God bless me!"

"I specially sent down such a talented person to become the cornerstone of my humerus and assist in the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty..."

Zhu Youxiao said excitedly.

After all, he's been having a hard time lately.

Nurhachi in Liaodong Province is constantly rioting, there are floods in Jiangnan Province, there are civil unrest in Shandong Province, and Yunnan Province is still fighting with the Burmese army. The country is extremely poor.

Since he ascended the throne, many people have been pessimistic and believe that the Ming Dynasty is approaching.

Even Zhu Youxiao sometimes wonders to himself, am I going to be the king of subjugation?

Li Xin's appearance brought him some hope.

Zhu Youxiao did not hesitate to pick up the pen and draw circles on the test paper.

"This person must win the top prize and become a model for scholars all over the world..."

Just when I was drawing a circle, I stopped writing again, tilted my head and smiled.

"Factory Minister, is this Li Xin... also a member of your eunuch party?"

Ok?

When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he was so shocked that he broke out in cold sweat.

This is too strong to say.

Is Li Xin also a member of the eunuch party?

He hurriedly walked to the case, bent down to Zhu Youxiao, and shouted aggrievedly.

"Your Majesty, where do these words come from? You have wronged me."

"This Li Xinwen is very good-looking. I just said a few fair words, how come he became mine?"

"Let's talk about the eunuchs... Your Majesty, you'd better kill me, otherwise I will be ashamed and commit suicide by hitting the wall..."

"Hahaha!"

Zhu Youxiao laughed loudly when he saw Wei Zhongxian's fearful look.

Wei Zhongxian, Wei Zhongxian.

Let you become what others call Nine Thousand Years Old, the Admiral of the East Factory, and the Lord of the Factory.

In front of me, Zhu Youxiao, I am nothing more than an eunuch.

I deliberately used eunuchs to scare you, just to make you remember.

All your glory and wealth are all given by me.

The purpose of reusing you and trusting you is just to check and balance those rubbish from the Donglin Party.

If you dare to make any trouble, it will only take one word to kill you!

Although Zhu Youxiao is young, he has mastered the art of balance.

He took a red pen and drew a circle on Li Xin's test paper, and finally selected him as the top scholar in Jinke.

"Okay, factory minister, stop pretending! I want to meet Li Xinzhen tomorrow to see if he is as good as you say!"

Wei Zhongxian chuckled, not knowing that the little emperor was scaring him.

He stood up and said: "I will definitely live up to the emperor's expectations. This person must be a talent sent from heaven."

At the same time, I was secretly happy.

With the help of his brothers, the Donglin Party can be completely wiped out.

The military attache said there was no need to talk about it, and Ke Yinyue would be abolished at that time.

When the apocalypse comes, it is not our family that has the final say.

A series of grand plans have gradually taken shape in Wei Zhongxian's mind.

"Okay, okay! As for the second place, top pick, etc., it's up to you, Minister, to decide. I'm tired. I'm going to see the queen, and then I'm going to sleep..."

Zhu Youxiao threw away his ink pen, stood up and walked out.

He has always cared about Zhang Yan. After all, she was the Empress of Ming Dynasty who she personally selected. If she has no feelings, it must be fake.

"I respectfully send you to your Majesty..."

Wei Zhongxian bent down again and respectfully sent Zhu Youxiao away.

He just heard the other party mention Queen Zhang and sighed.

Your Majesty, Your Majesty.

See you one last time.

When the Chuanlu Ceremony is held tomorrow, I will take your wife's life.