Come on, Your Highness

After five days of review, Dali Temple finally closed Xiao Hong's complaint.

Those impeachment memorials were carefully selected by Xiao Hong, and the charges of framing and defamation were naturally established.

The Minister of Dali Temple presented the final statement to the emperor with dark circles under his eyes: "... Your Majesty, I think it is enough for the 16 people to be dismissed and questioned."

Emperor Tiangan had no objection, and then looked at Xiao Hong: "Hong'er, what do you think?"

"The Minister of Dali Temple is fair and just, and I think this is a good way to deal with it." Xiao Hong replied with a smile.

"Let's do that over there." Emperor Tiangan said.

Dali Siqing took the order, immediately heaved a sigh of relief, and retreated respectfully.

He very much hoped that Xiao Hong would not suddenly take on jobs for him again, at least three to five days later, so that he could recuperate.

Probably the disturbance was enough, the next court was really peaceful, and all the officials didn't dare to make trouble for the more serious King of England, and they all discussed state affairs honestly.

And so the morning of the day passed.

Carrying a booklet in his arms, Xiao Hong followed the emperor's chariot into the Qingzheng Hall.

After Emperor Tiangan finished changing his clothes and changed into casual clothes, he strolled in and grinned, showing eight teeth: "Father Emperor."

Seemingly in a good mood, Emperor Tiangan was a little puzzled and asked, "What's the matter?"

"It's been a long time since I've had dinner with you, and I miss your cooking skills." Xiao Hong came in to please, "Let's have a meal...hehe."

Emperor Tiangan knew at a glance that this boy had a ghost in his heart, but he couldn't help being happy, so he waved his hand: "Then I will reward you."

When Eunuch Huang heard it, he immediately went down to arrange the kitchen and cook some of Xiao Hong's favorite dishes.

With Xiao Hong accompanying him to eat, those who have no appetite will have to eat two more mouthfuls when they see that this kid eats with gusto.

As he grows older, Xiao Hong's appetite also increases. Two bowls of rice in one breath are just a blink of an eye, and the third bowl is only a bit full, plus a few chopsticks for 48 dishes one by one. , this stomach...

Emperor Tiangan squinted his eyes and looked at it, but it didn't break through?

"Hi..." Xiao Hong hiccupped, put down his chopsticks contentedly, and praised, "It's delicious, the cook in your small kitchen really likes my son, Father, can I take him back and eat?" I'm tired, can I give it back to you?"

Emperor Tiangan drank two mouthfuls of soup, then put down the bowl and chopsticks completely, and Eunuch Huang ordered people to remove the table.

He refused mercilessly: "Man, I won't let you go. However, if you want to come and eat, you can."

If it is sent out, the next cook is not to this boy's liking, wouldn't he be unwilling to enter the palace to accompany the old father for dinner?

Emperor Tiangan was calculating in his heart, but there was no surprise on his face: "The meal is over, if you have anything to trouble me, just tell me?"

Xiao Hong was not happy when he heard the words: "What do you mean, my son can't just want to have a meal with you?"

Emperor Tiangan raised his eyebrows, then served tea to the guests unhurriedly and said, "Since you don't have one, please kneel down, and I will go to the harem to sit down."

Xiao Hong: "...my minister has something to do."

"Heh." Emperor Tiangan sneered as he saw that you monkey grandson couldn't escape his palm.

Xiao Hong took out a warm brochure from his pocket and handed it to his father, then put his hands together and begged, "I want the Secretary of the General Administration to publish this in this issue of the residence newspaper, please give me your father's permission." .”

Mansion Newspaper is the only newspaper in Daqi, and it is not allowed to be run by the people. It covers imperial decrees, imperial edicts, bureaucrats' chapters, promotion and demote, criminal cases, etc. Of course, these must be approved by the emperor or the cabinet before they can be published. extremely strict.

Not everyone can see the residence newspaper, only ministers can receive it, and local officials have post couriers to help deliver it.

Although the news is mostly delayed, in Daqi it is precisely the source for officials to grasp the latest developments of the court. After receiving it, the subjects not only have to read it carefully, but even have to memorize it, just in case it is needed.

However, like Xiao Hong, who knows everything first-hand, he doesn't pay attention to the Dibao on weekdays. He counts on its news, and the day lily is cold.

Emperor Tiangan was quite puzzled: "Why did you suddenly pay attention to the Di Bao?"

"If you need it, please take a look quickly. If you agree, I will stamp it and send it to the Secretary of the General Administration." Xiao Hong urged.

Then the four big characters "recruitment notice" immediately caught the eyes of Emperor Tiangan, and the emperor frowned immediately: "You are..."

"Selecting officials, my son has been doing calculations for the past few days, and found that there are really no available people on hand, there are a lot of vacancies, waiting for vacancies."

Emperor Tiangan couldn't understand what Xiao Hong was thinking, so he asked strangely: "Why is there no one? Regardless of in-laws or old relatives, no one will recommend a few for you. There should always be a lot of self-recommendation Just look inside. If it doesn’t work, go to the six ministries, courts and divisions, just a few small officials, whoever they like, is there anyone under the crown prince who can’t refuse, why bother?”

Although Emperor Tiangan said so, he still looked down at the recruitment notice carefully.

Xiao Hong explained: "Father, although they are just small officials, I can't just look for them casually. In the future, they will be my contacts in the Prince's Mansion! You know that sons are always expensive and not expensive. If you want to choose, you must choose the best one." most suitable."

"I plan to train these people carefully. In the future, they will be placed in the six ministries and even localities, and become the pillars of the court. But I have requirements. It's not just a cat or a dog who can send them in through a relationship. Let me discover talents by myself People, that's too tiring and time-consuming, so I have to recruit widely. Anyone who meets my conditions and is willing to come to the Prince's Mansion to fight together, I am willing to give a chance. Come to a fair and just exam, with Wouldn't it be better to decide whether to stay or not?"

He leaned forward and pointed to the last admission item in the recruitment notice - the Prince's Mansion will uniformly arrange examinations for those who meet the requirements, and the admission will be based on merit.

Emperor Tiangan thought: "Fair and just? This is similar to the imperial examination."

Xiao Hong nodded: "I think the imperial examination system is very good, and it is now the fairest among all the students in the world in terms of official career. Whoever gets on the list and who fails can speak for themselves, and there is no complaint. After it was completed, there were vacancies, so Xichao recruited a group of them in this way, and the twelve scholars looked pretty good. Now that the King’s Mansion is going to become the Prince’s Mansion, I want to do it again.”

Although Xiao Hong said casually, Emperor Tiangan gave him a meaningful look. Although this child sometimes acts unreliably, he was never ambiguous about decision-making.

Although it is unique, it is surprising and sighing.

Emperor Tiangan believed that if this opportunity was given to Xiao Yi or Xiao Ming, they would definitely reserve these vacant positions for their cronies and those who needed to be wooed, or rewarded those who surrendered, so as to bind those forces firmly .

It will definitely not open up directly like Xiao Hong, facing everyone, regardless of background forces.

Emperor Tiangan looked down at the column of requirements written above: age forty and below, Jinshi background.

Directly shut out those who came out of the shade.

But how many meritorious families can pass the Jinshi exam?Most of them came from a scholarly family, or came from a humble family, which means that these people can't bring much power. On the contrary, Xiao Hong has to spend many years training to gain a certain amount of power in the court and help him in turn.

Even if he doesn't want to do his best for the Prince's Mansion halfway, I'm afraid it will be wasted.

This actually requires a lot of courage and a broad mind.

In terms of short-term interests, it is really thankless for him, the prince, to do so, but in the long run, whether it is for Xiao Hong's reputation or growth, the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages.

The emperor set up imperial examinations to recruit all over the world, not only to recruit talented people, but also to break the monopoly of aristocratic families and let the poor families have a bright future, so as to form constraints and secure the world.

What's more important is that this act of not asking about background, but only looking at talents, makes people with lofty ideals all over the world yearn for it more, so that there are so many talents that there will be no worries about successors.

Once word of Xiao Hong's move spreads, the Prince's Mansion will probably become a sacred place that everyone yearns for, because except for the imperial examination, there is no place where everyone has a chance regardless of their background.

Emperor Tiangan could foresee another praise among scholars.

It's just that the emperor thought more long-term after all, he asked: "Hong'er, aren't you afraid that half-hearted people will take this opportunity to sneak into your prince's mansion?"

This is not scaremongering, regardless of the forces behind the admission, more talented people will be appreciated, but it is also easy to attract people who are not ministers. Although the rank and position are low, it is guaranteed that they will fall into the hands of these people?

Xiao Hong smiled and said: "Father, even if you pass the exam and enter the final round of interviews, I will do a background check before the interview. You can also brush it off."

"Aren't you afraid that people will say that you are fishing for fame and have selfish motives?"

"I'm not an imperial examination. Nothing is absolutely fair. In the end, it's my son who has the final say. Look at the last item. I've made it clear in advance."

Emperor Tiangan looked down: It is specially noted that this event is a private matter of the Prince's House, and the final decision belongs to the Prince himself.

All right?It looked fair and just from the front, but it became overbearing here and beyond doubt.

"Come if you can accept it, don't sign up if you can't accept it, right?"

Emperor Tiangan smiled lowly when he heard the words, "Then what are you going to take?"

"Policy theory plus mathematics is a written test, so let's not talk about policy theory. The test of mathematics is quick thinking. My son is someone who doesn't want to die."

"Death to study?" Emperor Tiangan smiled and sneered upon hearing this.

Xiao Hong blinked his eyes, and suddenly realized that he had said something wrong, and quickly corrected him: "Ah, that's not what my son meant, they are all talents, but what I want is a small official, I want a few people who are in charge of common affairs and are in line with my preferences. , Not too much, right? Don’t worry about this, just talk about it, can you publish it in the newspaper?”

"There is nothing wrong with this trivial matter. You are the crown prince, so you can directly hand it over to the Secretary of the General Administration." Emperor Tiangan stood up and was about to reply to the letter. He still had a lot of papers to approve in the afternoon.

"How can I do it? According to the rules, you or the cabinet must agree to publish it? My son asks others to follow the regulations, so I can't mess up myself." Xiao Hong said it was very righteous, and he followed Tiangan Emperor's ass. Go to the study.

"Well, Dad, there is one more thing, I need your help."

"Ok?"

"A few days ago, I sued the group of officials and took a job for Dali Temple. Seeing the dark circles under the eyes of Dali Temple today, my son couldn't bear it. So I promised, I will ask them to go to the crane when the case is over." Eat wine in Xianlou, reward me."

After Xiao Hong finished speaking, Emperor Tiangan glanced at him and said, "So, this is a report to me?"

"Yes and no, don't I ask you to do me a favor?"

Emperor Tiangan sat down, picked up a booklet, and seeing Xiao Hong looking at him eagerly, he couldn't help saying: "I'm not very happy to help with this, it must be something bad."

"Hey, you are the son of heaven, the lord of the world! All of us are your servants. Although the work is done for him by the son, it is also a part of his duty. If you want to reward him, you won't let me pay for it anyway. , isn't it, father?"

Hearing this, Emperor Tiangan slowly put down the notebook, and looked at Xiao Hong carefully again with surprised eyes, especially staying on his face for a long time.

Xiao Hong felt a little uncomfortable being watched, and couldn't help asking: "Why are you looking at me like that, is it because your son is too handsome?"

"No, I just want to see how thick your skin is. Didn't you feel embarrassed when you said that?"

Emperor Tiangan's expression was really indescribable. He really didn't want to admit that this boy was born by him and the gentle and virtuous queen, and he would have to accept the worship of all people in the future.

The emperor rubbed his eyebrows, he felt a little sympathetic to the group of courtiers under Xiao Hong in the future.

"This is a legitimate request from me. Really, don't be stingy. It's only 30 taels of silver. It's enough to set up five tables. It can also show that you care about your subjects. How nice, Father, what do you think?" Xiao Hongyi Face happily grabbed the emperor's arm and asked.

'Since you have to show the majesty of my emperor's kindness, it's fine, you can issue a decree later and reward it. "Emperor Tiangan pulled him away with the other hand, then patted Xiao Hong on the shoulder and said: "But Hong Er, you have always been filial, only 30 taels of silver, and the father is in short supply. If you are filial, you can take the place of your father." out now. "

Xiao Hong: "..."

"how?"

"My son... it's better to obey than to be respectful."

Seeing Xiao Hong's constipated appearance, for some reason, although he only had 30 taels, Emperor Tiangan still felt that he had taken advantage of it, so he asked happily, "Is there anything else?"

"Gone."

"Then back off."

"Yes."

Seeing Xiao Hong retreating with the copy with the imperial seal on it, Emperor Tiangan felt emotional in his heart, and couldn't help calling: "Hong'er."

Xiao Hong turned around, wondering: "Father?"

"The days go by so fast, and the Chinese New Year is coming up in two months. I'm 19 years old, it's time to settle down."

The emperor said it in a tone of relief and expectation, but it made Xiao Hong's relaxed heart sink to the bottom of the valley in an instant.

It seemed that at that moment, all the illusory beauty was ruthlessly broken.

I don't think about it deliberately, but I don't want to face the reality. After all, it is mercilessly before my eyes.

The dangerous environment surrounded by clouds and mist on the edge of the cliff was blown away by the strong wind, revealing the real abyss below...

"Hiro?"

Xiao Hong closed his eyes, opened them again, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, there is still a year left."

Emperor Tiangan was a little puzzled, he seemed to see the sadness in Xiao Hong's eyes, but it was too strange to think about it in a blink of an eye.

It's probably because my eyes are dazzled. It's such a good thing. I guess I didn't react when I heard it suddenly.

He gave Xiao Hong an angry look: "The prince's wedding will take a year just to prepare, it's getting late. Don't worry, I have carefully selected you this time, and I am sure to be worthy of you."

As he spoke, he was both happy and melancholy: "Speaking of which, you will all grow up one by one, and your father will also be old. Danyang will get married next month, and at the beginning of next year, Yi'er will marry the princess. Son, you are the eldest brother, you can't leave too many younger siblings behind, I'm still waiting for the emperor's grandson, so I have to work harder!"