It's better to fall in love than seize the heir

Shen Jinghe rushed back to the mansion non-stop, Fang Pingzhi, who was wearing a green shirt, was standing outside the mansion gate with sweat profusely, circling around in a hurry.Seeing him coming, Fang Pingzhi's eyes lit up as if grabbing a life-saving straw, and he quickly saluted, ignoring the greetings, and said repeatedly:

"Your Highness, it's not good! The palace has decreed that father's position as chief examiner has been dismissed!"

"what?"

Not to mention Shen Jinghe, even the other people behind him were also shocked.Seeing that Enke's various affairs are about to start preparations, at this juncture, how could the emperor suddenly change Taichang?

Shen Jinghe frowned and thought hard, the scene on the street just now suddenly jumped into his mind.

-Almost forgot, in order to celebrate the sixth younger brother's return to the capital, the emperor prepared a big gift for the sixth younger brother.

...It's Shen Zhuomin.

Shen Jinghe clenched his fists tightly, his face quickly turned cold.

He closed his eyes, forced himself to calm down, turned his head to look at Shen Rutang who was looking at him with worry and concern, and said to Shen Zhuoxuan who was also anxious:

"Fifth Brother, it's cold outside, please take Fourth Sister home first. I will go to the mansion with Fang Pingzhi to discuss in detail, and you will come over later to discuss together."

"Okay." Shen Zhuoxuan was blown by the cold wind outside, and after hearing the shocking news, his drunkenness had completely subsided, and he nodded without any objection.

Shen Rutang also nodded cooperatively: "Jinghe, go and do your work, Fourth Sister will not delay you here. There is only one sentence, if there is something that Fourth Sister can help, please tell me, understand?"

There was a warm current in Shen Jinghe's heart, he took care of a few more words, looked at the back of Shen Zhuoxuan escorting Shen Rutang away, turned around, and spoke calmly.

"Let's go in and talk about it later."

In addition to accepting the scriptures written by officials from all over the country, the emperor of the Yong Dynasty also received a very special type of advice called "Jade Blood Admonition".This kind of remonstrance is jointly submitted by the people, and there are no less than 500 people who make suggestions or guarantees.The envelope was burnt with blood-colored wax paint, and the blood fingerprints of all the guarantors who made the statement had to be attached to the letter. If it was not an admonition that was extremely critical and the cuckoo was crying blood, it should not be used lightly.

In order to make the emperor pay more attention to the content and read it more carefully, the ancestors stipulated that all remonstrances received by the blood should be copied by the eunuch, the original copy should be handed over to the emperor for reading, and the other copy should be passed on to the Hanlin ministers in the hall. Read slowly.Recently, Fangzi Ai Fangtai was often appointed as the chief examiner of Enke. He used to discuss the examination with the emperor in the palace.

However, who would have expected that reading this would lead to disaster.

This letter of remonstrance was submitted by nearly a thousand students from Yingzhou, tearfully accusing the township examiner of being old, incompetent, and incompetent.When the list of township examinations was released, none of the talents recommended by everyone in Yingzhou failed, but many generally recognized mediocre talents ranked among the best.

He failed the provincial examination, and naturally he was unable to enter Beijing to participate in Enke in the spring. The students were outraged and jointly signed a petition against Bixue, and the emperor was even furious at the actions of the examiner in Yingzhou.However, looking at the folding in front of him and listening to the reading in his ears, the emperor's complexion became more and more wrong, and his gaze towards Fang Taichang gradually became suspicious.

Obviously the two are facing the exact same upper fold, but Fang Taichang reads it over and over again, some places are either missing words or omissions, or simply misread, but Fang Taichang still continues to read without noticing it.The emperor couldn't help but wonder in his heart—Fang Taichang was also getting older, and at this time he was too old to read the memorial in front of the emperor. If there was any mistake in presiding over Enke, wouldn't it make the scholars all over the world angry? What's more, he has complaints about him as the emperor?

At that time, the emperor fell off the bloody remonstrance and turned away, leaving only Fang Taichang who was at a loss and didn't know why standing alone by his highness.The eunuch asked him to leave politely, and soon after returning, he received a decree to dismiss the chief examiner, which mercilessly stated the reasons for the dismissal.

The matter has come to this point, Fang Taichang is not a fool, so he naturally realized that the copy he got must be tricky.It's just that he has already left the palace, and he has nowhere to look for the two remonstrances for comparison, so he can only bear with it temporarily and accept the imperial decree, urging his son Fang Ping to consult with the sixth prince as soon as possible.

After Fang Pingzhi calmed down and finished talking about everything, Shen Jinghe and Shen Zhuoxuan, who hurried back soon, let out a long breath of turbid air, with serious expressions on their faces.

"Isn't the emperor's personal servant always the father-in-law of Dequan?" Liang Yan asked suddenly.

Shen Zhuoxuan thought for a while and said: "Concubine Xu Guifei will host a palace banquet in two days, and in the morning, I specially invited Eunuch Dequan to check the arrangement with the emperor. If the letter was written at that time, the emperor should have left Other servants."

Liang Yan pressed Zhanliu on his waist before he could take it off: "I can get him out to make a statement."

"No." Shen Jinghe sighed and pressed his hand, "Shen Zhuomin is here with deep thoughts. We are princes, and we will be suspected if we pay too much attention to the Emperor's Zichen Palace, let alone directly intervene in the matter. If this is the case, no matter what the final truth is, our end will only be worse than Fang Taichang."

Shen Jinghe continued to say in a deep voice: "What's more, it has been so long since the incident happened. According to Shen Zhuomin's ability, he must have handled the matter cleanly. Even if he really sneaks into Zichen Palace to search now, the transcript must be It has been replaced with a new correct one."

Fang Pingzhi almost shed tears: "Could it be that the incumbent father was so slandered by villains? And the position of chief examiner who finally fell to our side was taken away by the Xu family for nothing?"

Shen Zhuoxuan approached and patted him on the shoulder comfortingly: "There is still luck among misfortunes. Although the father has taken back the position of chief examiner, Mr. Fang's original official salary has not been reduced. .As for the vacant post of chief examiner..."

Shen Zhuoxuan lowered his head, and his expression was inevitably a little disappointed.Although he also knew that the position of chief examiner was originally a surprise, but after the joy, he was suddenly taken back. The gap between the gaps and the huge fluctuations in the subsequent court situation made him feel depressed.

"Shen Zhuomin's city is very deep, and he acts decisively. I'm afraid you and I can't vindicate Mr. Fang's matter in a short time..." Shen Jinghe pondered for a long time, then sighed, "When I was in Taixue, Mr. Fang once told me that sometimes Xiao Ren keeps a low profile, but it is for the sake of a big plan in the future, a blockbuster."

Shen Jinghe got up suddenly, and it seemed that he wanted to bow to Fang Pingzhi.

"Pingzhi, Jinghe is incompetent, I'm afraid I have to wrong Mr. Fang and endure it for a while..."

"Your Highness, absolutely not!" Fang Pingzhi hurriedly stopped Shen Jinghe, and after calming down, his eyes were firm, "A false name is something outside of the body, my father and I are determined to follow His Highness, so naturally we won't mess up our position because of temporary patience. What's more , this time the Third Prince sent a menacing force, we fell into the trap of the traitor, in the end, we were not cautious enough..."

Fang Pingzhi bowed deeply again: "Father sent me to see His Highness in a hurry, not because of his own fame, but because he was worried that if His Highness didn't get the news in time, he might not be able to regain the position of chief examiner from the hands of the third prince again. , it will be even more difficult in the future!"

"Fang Taichang..." Shen Jinghe's eyes were moved, he helped Fang Pingzhi up, and remained silent for a long time.

From the first day when he entered Taixue, Fang Taichang took good care of him, and patiently enlightened him by taking the opportunity of grading papers, clearing away the fog that blinded his eyes.Shen Jinghe has always been moved and respected by this gentle old scholar, but facing his current predicament, he couldn't help him in time.This made his heart extremely uncomfortable, and he was filled with deep shame.

The wrist was suddenly gently grasped, Shen Jinghe raised his head, facing a pair of quiet deep black eyes.

"You are not a god, nor a saint. You can't make everything perfect in the world and protect all the people you care about. But even so, we can try our best to find the slightest chance of turning around, Find a way to change the part that can be changed. In this way, do your best, do your best, and don’t need to be ashamed.”

Liang Yan's words were slow but powerful, like a warm trickle slowly pouring into Shen Jinghe's heart, the pressure that oppressed and imprisoned his whole body was suddenly released, revealing a burst of firmer strength than before.

"You're right." Shen Jinghe closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the light bursting out from inside made people dare not look directly at them, "Although Fang Taichang's matter is temporarily helpless, the chief examiner he cares about One, we can still find a way to get it back, and prevent it from falling into Shen Zhuomin's hands!"

"The road ahead is difficult." Shen Zhuoxuan looked at him deeply worriedly.

Shen Jinghe smiled, and the aura of climbing all over his body was like a scabbard soaring into the sky, Ling Qingyun, hitting a jade bucket.

"Although there are tens of thousands of people, they will go away."

……

On the second day when he went to court, Shen Jinghe stepped into the Golden Luan Hall without changing his face, facing all kinds of quietly scrutinizing eyes, and returned to the court hall where he had been away for a long time.

After shouting long live three times, taking the opportunity of getting up, Shen Jinghe glanced at the emperor on the high throne without showing any trace.

Compared with the majestic man I saw when I first entered the palace at the age of 16, the seated man in the bright yellow dragon robe now has white hair that cannot be covered at the temples, and his tall figure is slightly rickety due to the erosion of the years. The sentient beings' eyes are still unfathomable, but there is a thin layer of tired blue and black.

The torrent of time cannot be touched, cannot be resisted.Shen Jinghe lowered his eyes respectfully, and withdrew his redundant gaze.

"Shocked Crane." The emperor called him by name.

Shen Jinghe went out to salute: "My son is here."

The emperor coughed twice, and the small coughing sound could be clearly heard in the huge golden hall, but all the courtiers seemed to have never heard it, and remained respectful as before.

"You did a great job in South Vietnam this time, far beyond my expectations." The emperor waved his hand after calming down his cough, "What reward do you want?"

Shen Jinghe hastily bowed down cautiously: "My son followed the holy will and went to Nanyue to open Mengbuhua and teach morality. It is the king's servant who acts on behalf of the king in the king's land. It is the duty of a minister. Fortunately, nothing goes wrong. I am so grateful, how dare I ask my father for a reward again?"

The emperor smiled loudly, and looked at Shen Jinghe with deep meaning: "You, you have done a good job, it's just this cautious temperament, I don't know when it will change."

Shen Jinghe said: "My son is terrified."

The corners of his mouth curled up almost invisibly.Regarding his cautiousness, the emperor said that he wanted him to change his ways, but the faint joy in his words was beneficial, but he did not intend to hide it at all.

He was right.The emperor was already dissatisfied with Shen Zhuomin's display of limelight.

Shen Zhuomin stood with his head down at His Royal Highness, and when he heard the conversation between the two, his eyes deepened, and the hand hanging on one side was also clenched for a moment, and then released immediately in the next second.

Unlike Shen Jinghe, whose foundation is still shallow, he doesn't need to win a word or two of empty praise by begging for mercy.What he valued was real power that he could truly hold in his hands.

For example... the seat of the chief examiner.

Shen Zhuomin stood up straight, his seemingly absent eyes slid past Shen Jinghe's side, stained with the slight chill of winter, just like the cold and sinister smile on his lips.

He was looking forward to seeing Shen Jinghe's expression of unwillingness, embarrassment, and helplessness when he regained the position of chief examiner again. At that time, he would definitely stop to appreciate it carefully and carefully, chewing and tasting it repeatedly.

The emperor on the dragon chair seemed to be unaware of the undercurrent surging below, or maybe he saw it but didn't take it into his eyes.He lowered his head to look at Shen Jinghe, and said: "You said you dare not ask for a reward, but I have to give it to you... Well, let's do it like the officials who have returned to Beijing after their term of office."

When the official is promoted to a higher level, his salary is doubled, plus some gold, silver and cloth rewards.Shen Jinghe was very satisfied with the rules, and the others had no objections.

After Shen Jinghe thanked her, she obediently stood back in the queue.Xu Taishi, one of the civil servants, looked over calmly, and immediately an official was separated from the team, saluting and saying:

"Your Majesty, spring is about to begin. Do you need to make a quick decision on Enke?"

The emperor's face darkened, obviously thinking of the chief examiner who had just been dismissed.Seeing his expression, Shen Jinghe sighed softly in his heart, knowing that Fang Taichang's matter was temporarily hopeless.

Shen Zhuomin seemed to see through what he was thinking in his heart, and met his eyes, the corners of his mouth slowly curled up, revealing a mocking smile with a sure chance of winning.

you lose.

Shen Zhuomin mouthed three words silently, his eyes were intimate and lingering, but his smile was cold and piercing.

Shen Jinghe turned his head back with a calm expression, lowered his head and closed his eyes.

Who will win the deer, the final result will be seen.

"I originally favored Fang Taichang as the candidate for the chief examiner, but he might not be able to do it due to his age." The emperor frowned, "Do you have any other candidates to recommend?"

A civil servant heard the sound and came out.

"The lower officials boldly nominate Li Gongfu Li Xuezheng who is also in Taixue. Li Xuezheng is very good at writing and ink, and his virtues are also complete. In addition, he has served in Taixue for many years and is good at admonishing students. With him as the chief examiner, I think he can be selected for His Majesty. People with real talents.”

The emperor nodded casually, noncommittal.Li Xuezheng was at the top of the candidate list before, and the emperor was no stranger to his name.

However, Shen Jinghe was struck by lightning in his heart, and he was shocked—he never expected that Li Gongfu, who had been the lackey of the First Prince, would turn to the Third Prince after the downfall of the First Prince, and apparently crawled to the Where are you today?

He didn't know how he felt about the eldest prince anymore, but sympathy must be an indispensable part of it.Whether it was Yang Tinglan, the closest and most trusted counselor, or Li Gongfu, who used his power to make things difficult for him in Taixue, the close officials who used to be around him were either implicated after his death, or turned into his greatest enemy during his lifetime.If the eldest prince knew about it, he might wish to be angry, right?

Shen Jinghe squinted his eyes, and after hearing Li Gongfu's name, the original seven-point fight in his heart suddenly jumped to ten percent.Not to mention how many quarrels he had with Li Gongfu when they were in the Taixue, just Li Gongfu is just a fool who only knows how to gain fame. If he is really allowed to become the chief examiner, I am afraid that this year's students will spend more than ten years studying hard in vain. .

There are also a steady stream of ministers over there who have been instructed by the third prince to join in.

"I think that Li Xuezheng is indeed worthy of this position."

"I also agree with what Master Wang and Master Zhang said..."

"My minister agrees."

Shen Zhuomin enjoyed the pleasure of being surrounded by these echoes and echoes one after another, and smiled confidently, looking at the top of the golden palace with infatuated and affectionate eyes.What is the use of Shen Jinghe's hard work in Nanyue for so long?As soon as he came back, he was helpless in the face of the tide of officials. He watched Shen Zhuomin's people take over the position of chief examiner, filled with resentment but helpless.

He licked his lips lightly with his tongue, as if he was tasting the wonderful taste of victory, and he felt even more pity and contempt for Shen Jinghe in his heart.

Just wait, his good brother.Not only the position of chief examiner, but the last position... will only be his Shen Zhuomin's.

The emperor's attitude seemed to be starting to loosen a little, his frowning relaxed a little, and he pondered for a moment.

"Then..."

"Father."

A loud voice suddenly broke through the echoing voices of the court, and it seemed a little out of place against the general echoing of others.

Shen Jinghe walked out of the queue without haste, and bowed.When he got up again, his gaze was as clear as the water of Pinghu Lake.

"My son, there is also someone to recommend."

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感谢在2020-01-2702:07:39~2020-01-2820:58:25期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel of irrigation nutrient solution: 10 bottles of snow blowing ink;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!