Your Majesty's Grace

It's really hard to be a guest official. In a word, the working hours are extremely long and the rest time is extremely short. There is no food, only steamed buns.And even if it's a steamed bun, you still have to grab it. It took a lot of effort to save a steamed bun from the crowd

"Why are you moaning?"

“Didn't grab food”

"Here, here you are"

"Hey! Mantou"

"Eat slowly" Nonsense said and poured him another glass of water

"How old are you?"

"fifteen"

"What about you? How old are you?"

"I... about seventeen."

"Probably? Don't you even know how old you are?"

"Haha, of course I know, just kidding you."

"Oh, will your lord really be summoned in three days' time?"

"Who knows"

"My lord lied to my father-in-law? Then..."

"Let's talk about the matter at that time, anyway, there are still three days... Two days are happy, aren't you?"

“Adults are really optimistic”

"Sleep, I have to work tomorrow"

"Um"

"grown ups?"

"What's the matter?" Hu Yan just closed his eyes for a while, the little eunuch woke him up again

"Did you not take a shower?"

"Oh, I forgot when I got busy, haha"

This kind of nonsense is used to living in no fixed place, and the money he usually spends on lip service is only enough to fill his stomach. Even his house is a dilapidated monk's temple, so he often only goes to the river to take a bath once every three days.But today I was tired from chopping firewood all day, and my whole body was sweating. I heard that I really need to take a bath.

Hu Yan borrowed a piece of clothing from the little eunuch and went out. Fortunately, it was also summer, and there was a well outside the courtyard. He fetched two buckets of water and went to a deserted place. He took off his clothes and took a bath.

In summer, the well water is actually a bit cold, and the wind blowing for him is really cold, and the moonlight cannot shine, otherwise you will definitely see the fair skin on the face that was blown by the water, and the fierce battle on the roof. Seeing this scene, he turned his head a little uncomfortable.

After rinsing nonsense, he washed his clothes with the remaining water and hung them on bamboo poles before returning to his room.Before entering the door, he wiped a handful of wall ash on his face, and it turned into the dark appearance when he entered the palace again.

Seeing that the little eunuch had fallen asleep, he relaxed his movements a little, and then slowly got into the bed.

What a coincidence, before the three-day period that Hu Yan said, General Xiao came again at noon the next day. Hu Yan asked the little eunuch's name with his crescent eyes, and left

Still in the same place, Hu Yan was wearing the same clothes as yesterday, standing on the Xuanzheng Hall. At this time, besides the emperor and Na Xiaozhan, there were two more people in the hall, an old man and a young man.

"let's start"

"Please give me the title," the older man saluted respectfully, which was much more beautiful than the jerky gestures of nonsense.

"Then let's talk about the recent imperial examination system."

"Yes"

"Eh... Your Majesty" Hu Yan cupped his hands

"What's the matter?"

"What is the imperial examination system?" The people in the hall were all stunned except for nonsense, and then figured it out. Nonsense is not a person in the court. It is normal for the imperial examination system to not understand

His Majesty promised the eyes of diplomatic history

"The imperial examination system is a system recently proposed by the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. It is advocated that regardless of the source, anyone who passes the exam can be an official."

"This...is very good!" When Hu Yan said this, the diplomatic history was stunned again, but it didn't last long.

"Nonsense! Why do these ordinary people win the Xuanzheng Hall?"

"Caomin is just one, why not be more than one"

"If any commoner can be an official, it's so unfair, what will the ancestors of the royal family who died in battle and made meritorious deeds think?"

"My lord, if a commoner can enter the Xuanzheng Palace, he must have passed the selection of the imperial examinations. Why do you say it is casual? Besides, it is just to let the common people get a chance, and has no right to exploit the children of the nobles. , how could it be unfair?"

"The sons of nobles have learned books and etiquette since they were young. Even if they become officials in the future, even if they do not make much achievements, they will not be unworthy of the stage."

"My lord is saying that children from ordinary families are not allowed to be on the stage?"

The diplomatic history snorted and didn't answer.

"Poetry and etiquette can be cultivated. If you are smart enough, it will not take longer than ten years in the cold window. In the same way, if a person is naturally dull, even if he hires the best teacher, he may not be able to learn it well. "

"Absurd, are you saying that my dynasty's children are stupid?"

"Don't dare to talk nonsense"

He looked at the diplomatic history with crescent eyes. At this moment, the diplomatic history was so angry that his face was flushed, but the nonsense was still smooth, and the victory and defeat had already been decided.

In fact, the experience of diplomatic history is more than nonsense, even if the thinking is a bit old-fashioned, it is also fortunate that the emperor's question is on the point. If it is talking about diplomacy and the like, nonsense may be difficult to resist.

"Your Majesty, this person is bewitching everyone with his demonic words, you can't believe it."

"Your Majesty, there are many well-educated people among the poor families. If their ambitions are hindered by restrictions other than talent and learning, how chilling it would be."

"Okay, I feel that what Wang Qing and Hu Qing said are reasonable, I will consider it, Wang Qing will step down first."

"Yes"

"nonsense"

"Grass people are here"

"You will be the assistant of the widow"

"Kings..."

"Say"

"What does Suya... do?"

The emperor took a deep breath and glanced at Xiao Zhan

"The emperor writes, draws, and travels with him when he goes out"

Oh... just a little eunuch with a handful

"you are not happy?"

"No, no"

"That's not thankful to the emperor"

"Oh yes, thank you, Lord Long En"

The emperor waved his hand, so both of them retreated

"General Xiao"

"What's the matter?"

"Then where will I live in the future?"

"Naturally, you live in the side hall next to the imperial study, and your father-in-law will take you there later."

Hu Yan cupped his hands, and Xiao Zhan left

It didn't take long for a father-in-law to come. Compared with Father-in-law Li, this one is much rounder and looks kinder.

"Is it Hu Fumi?"

"I'm sorry to bother you, Mr.

"Don't bother, don't bother, haha" I walked to the imperial study room with many turns and turns, and stopped in a small place.

"You will live here from now on. In the evening, our family will ask someone to deliver your official and palace clothes, and tomorrow will be later."

"Thank you, Eunuch"

"Let's go now"

Hu Yan pushed open the door, and there was a small living room inside. Walking to the right was a bed, and there was a bathtub on the left, which was probably a place for bathing. Although the place was not big, Hu Yan couldn't help becoming popular. Eye

Grandpa, I'm leaving

Why are my eyes getting sour?

"Ah, choke! A... choke!" Hu Yan tried to run out of the house before being choked to death

"I'll go! Are the people in the palace so unhygienic?"

He couldn't help but coughed twice, and went out to find water as if resigned to his fate. The palace was truly indescribably huge, and every wide alley was almost exactly the same, but he had a good memory, and finally found a well and carried a bucket The water went back, and then went into the room, picked up a cloth and started working after wetting it.

In this room, the bed, the floor, the table, and the quilt are all covered with dust. Nonsense lamented that he might only be able to sleep on the floor at night...

He worked until the evening, and the dusty quilt hadn't had time to wash, so Hu Yan had no choice but to throw the big ball on the ground, wipe the bed board clean, and lie down on it.

Fortunately, at this time someone from the palace finally delivered the official uniform. Seeing that Hu Yan was so busy, he hurriedly carried the quilt to wash it

"Huh..." Hu Yan lay on the bed, and picked up the neatly folded official uniform beside the bed. Compared with the eunuch's red and blue clothes, Hu Yan's was much more beautiful, and the color was dark blue. It's also very comfortable to wear, with embellishments on the cuffs and neckline, and an official hat in addition.

The other set is palace clothes, which should be worn privately. The biggest difference from the official clothes is that the private clothes are open from the left and right, and can be worn with a belt, while the official clothes have buttons, which are buttoned diagonally to the heart. The number of pieces is also more.

Hu Yan hasn't worn new clothes for a long time, don't mention how happy he is, he was planning to find a place to take a bath when someone brought food over

"My lord, this is dinner for tonight"

"Hao Hao Hao" has fish, vegetables and rice!Looks like a beauty

"Does your lord have any orders?"

"I have a question, where can I get water to take a bath?"

"Do you want to take a bath now?"

"Yes"

"The servant girl went to carry the water."

"Hey, then you have to tell me where to fetch water, otherwise how will I bathe myself in the future?"

"Return to your lord, your lord is the king's assistant, and you are required to wash your body before serving the king, so you don't have to worry about bathing."

The amount of information is a bit large. I don't have to carry water to take a bath every day, which is a good thing.But what's the matter with serving the emperor to take a bath, I don't have the habit of taking a bath every day!Today is a symbolic bath to celebrate the new clothes, okay?

"grown ups?"

"No...it's all right"

"When does the king usually take a bath?"

"This... I don't even know about this maidservant." The maid seemed to be blushing...

"Okay, okay, you go first, fetch water for me"

"Yes"

"It seems that this job is not comfortable at all except not being hungry..."

Hu Yan held his face, and after a few seconds, he still felt that the food should not be wasted, so he gnawed on the rice diligently