Lin Gongzi medicine jar

The huge noise at the gate of the palace immediately disappeared like raindrops falling on the beach, leaving only a small amount of chatter for the common people in the capital to chat after tea.

Not all the candidates participated in this overstepping sit-in, and more Jinshi talents who had gaps in their hearts seized the time to exchange ideas with their teachers and friends, and sort out the official path they will take in the future.

However, thanks to their efforts, the emperor actually opened the tribute courtyard and displayed the top ten papers of the current subject for tasting. Question and challenge.

Compared with the number of participants in the palace gate sit-in, there are more candidates flocking to the Gong Yuan, many of whom are already in high school, and even officials in microservices. After all, the papers of the three rankings in this subject, especially the papers of the imperial examination, are not so easy seen.

Lin Xi, as the No. [-] Scholar, is even the third-ranked student. His country examination, general examination, and palace examination papers are hung high in the most conspicuous place, and on both sides are the second place and Tanhua's general examination and palace examination papers.

"Brother Luo, so you are here too." Fang Shusheng saw the bright eyes of the talented Luo, and immediately walked over, complimenting: "My little brother just read your paper, the literary talent is really brilliant, the scriptures are hand-crafted, the idea is profound and original , It is admirable, the emperor has discerning eyes."

Scholar Fang's compliment did not make Caizi Luo very happy. His eyes kept falling on the most conspicuous paper. Because it was the paper of Zhuangyuan Lang, Lin Xi's paper was surrounded by a yellow border, which was particularly eye-catching.

Fang Shusheng followed his gaze, couldn't help curling his lips, and said in a low voice: "Forgive me for being ignorant, I really can't see what is so good about Lin Xi's article. Why are so many numbers used, should the examiner check them one by one?"

Talented Luo frowned slightly. He glanced at Scholar Fang and didn't say much.

That's right, Lin Xi's paper style is quite different from others. At first glance, it is really not eye-catching, and the rhetoric is close to simplicity.However, what is unique is that many of the above data, if true, will strongly support his arguments, showing unparalleled tension, making people involuntarily believe in his point of view, no matter how many rhetoric, no matter how many beautiful ideas Unable to shake one point, pragmatism is his greatest feature.

It was the first time that Luo Caizi discovered that policy theory could still be written in this way.

But what caught his attention even more was a larger and longer note next to the paper. The handwriting on it was neat and clear, which was the same as the handwriting on the examination paper.It seems that for a clearer understanding, the source of the cited data in that paper is written.

How to sample, how to prepare, how to count and screen, and to do a lot of research for the authenticity of the data.It often starts from a debate with Mr. Bai. Because there is no answer, there is no right or wrong, but there is a guess.So I personally went outside the city, went to the farm, went to the market, looked through the local chronicles, searched for various records, asked various people, and made many comparisons. Only an intuitive picture makes it clear at a glance and...shocking.

This note is just one of them, and the thicker stack is placed on the desk below it for people to read.

Among the records are the grain production situation over the years known from the old farmers in the farm, the price level obtained from the merchants in the market, the literary classics collected with the help of his cousin Hanlin, and the horse herding situation that Yongninghou asked to use his position to inform, What’s more, I asked Prince Rui to talk in detail about the people’s livelihood in the frontier. Among them, I am especially grateful to the prince for choosing a subordinate official who grew up in the northern border to explain his doubts in his busy schedule... The sources are all detailed, which shows his intentions .

In addition, there are still blanks in the various aspects of people's livelihood such as food, housing, clothing, etc., waiting for interested people to fill in the details.

Looking further back, there are a lot of annotations by Mr. Bai, the childish words of Xiaoshizi, Prince Rui's concise and clear explanations, the sudden enlightenment of the Ninth Prince, and Emperor Xia Jing's observations.

"If the world is a pragmatic person like Doer, why worry about the world being peaceful and the dynasty prosperous."

Emperor Xia Jing’s final comments set the final tone. The number one scholar won not because of the examination papers, not because of his mentor, but because of his heart for the people, the name of the number one scholar has already belonged to him.

Behind this heavy transcript is an unknown painstaking effort, but now it is unreservedly revealed. Even if Lin Xi did not appear here, Luo Caizi would be ashamed of himself just because of his bearing and mind.

The previous ambiguous rumors between Lin Xi and Prince Rui became meaningless, it would only make him more vulgar and narrow-minded, and he suddenly felt ashamed of himself who had uttered harsh words.

His face turned red and then white, but Fang Shusheng misunderstood, "Brother Luo, let's look away, he has Prince Rui to protect him, but he can't help it. You are the second place in the list and a role model for me."

As soon as Fang Shusheng said this, Luo Caizi immediately looked at him, and said with a blank expression: "Brother Fang, you don't need to say this anymore. Lin Xi may not be as talented as me, but I am not as good as him." He turned his head Looking at the transcript through the crowd, he gave a rare chuckle, "Alright, I should know how to deal with myself from now on."

Fang Shusheng was at a loss when he heard the words, "What does Brother Luo mean by this? You brothers are trying to find a way to get justice, you are..."

"What is fair? Why is it not fair to be inferior to others?" Luo Caizi said sternly when he said this, "Brother Fang, although I looked down on Lin Xi before, I didn't want to participate in the trouble. I advise you to give up, even if you pull Lin Xi If you get off the horse, you won't get any benefits, so you might as well work hard and strive for the next high school."

"Brother Luo, you..." Fang Shusheng looked at Caizi Luo in surprise, and then said with a downcast face, "Yes, although you are not the number one, the second place is already good, so why bother to fight."

Luo Caizi also immediately lowered his face, "I didn't mean that, I also read Lin Xi's test paper, if he is really incompetent, I am willing to give up this second place, but now I admire him."

It was not easy to say words of admiration from Luo Caizi, and Fang Shusheng was stunned.

Most of the people standing in front of that record are people who are over the age of [-]. Judging from the demeanor of standing, most of them are officials in the court.

Xiao Yuheng also came to the Gongyuan with his friends. He expressed great interest in his cousin's papers which were still favored by the emperor even though he was caught in rumors, so he came here in a hurry.

When I saw it, I felt ashamed.

Li Shen said, "Xiao Dalang, your cousin is amazing. Most people can't write such a paper."

Xiao Yuheng laughed hehehe, admiring Yi Rongyan.As soon as this record comes out, who is still entangled in that crap.

His cousin is really patient, good-tempered, good-looking, knowledgeable, and has a unique style. If you talk about cheating, you don't know who to copy.

"My lord really has the eyes to see the torch." Li Shenyi once again praised, but Xiao Yuheng's face suddenly crumpled into a ball.

This bullying guy just made a bold statement yesterday, and it was his cousin. No one in the Yongning Hou Mansion knew how to solve this matter. Thinking about it is really bad.

According to the custom, after the champion, the second place, and Tanhua are hand-picked, there will be a horse-racing event, so that the people of the capital can have a look at the top three in the current discipline, and have a glimpse of their demeanor, and there will be a Qionglin banquet tomorrow.

As for Lin Xi, he had no chance to participate. At this time, he was locked in the study by Mr. Bai... copying books, which is called meditation.

But Zhao Jingyi who was outside the door naturally still couldn't see his sweetheart, and his increasingly cold face made everyone around him back away instantly.

He really underestimated the old man's stubbornness. He didn't even let Lin Xi out at this time. This was against the order!Besides, Lin Xi is not a girl, so is it possible that she will be locked up in a deep boudoir all her life?

No matter how good-natured Zhao Jingyi was, he couldn't help being a little irritable. You must know that he hadn't seen Lin Xi since the rumors started, and even sacrificing Zhao Yuanrong to act coquettishly and roll around didn't work.

Now Mr. Bai is guarding him like a thief. Even if he climbs over the wall in the middle of the night, he can still see the servant below walking around with a torch. It has been a long time since he has been provoked like this, but this person is precisely his teacher!The hostages in his hands are even more important!

Zhao Jingyi rode on the horse and looked at the closed gate of the White Mansion gloomily. The big black horse kicked its hooves impatiently until someone from the palace came.

Emperor Xia Jing also heard about this, but it is always not good for Zhuangyuan Lang to be absent innocently. He also heard that his nephew was once again rejected, so he sent someone to the White Mansion.

Of course the envoy couldn't close the door, but the concierge of the White Mansion was also clever, and immediately closed the door after letting the envoy in, avoiding Prince Rui's disgraceful face.

Mr. Bai received the envoy, and only said: "There was a speech in front of the disciple's hall, explaining the sea ban for the emperor in detail, and now he is revising the theory. This parade is just a formality, so why is it so important. Besides, it is still important for him now." It's better to keep a low profile, I'm afraid I won't be able to attend the Qionglin Banquet, so I ask the emperor to make amends. In addition, can I ask the emperor to recall all the people outside the door, I really dare not be such a loving little boy."

Mr. Bai is the emperor's most respected teacher, so the emissary dared not neglect such an answer, and the emperor just asked, and did not ask Lin Xi to parade in the street, so he returned to the palace and returned to the palace without sitting for a long time.

But when he got out of the gate, he specially took a few glances at Prince Rui, and went back to the palace so that he could describe it to the emperor.

In the end, Zhao Jingyi, who didn't get the result, had to turn around with a dark face.

Emperor Xia Jing listened to this music, and spit out a word, "Yes."

Concubine Shu covered her mouth and secretly smiled beside her. Emperor Xia Jing pinched her nose, pointed to one of the three names presented and said: "Just the girl from the Tian family, I remember you announced that Mrs. Tian entered the palace three times. , it can be seen that he likes this girl very much."

Concubine Shu immediately rolled her eyes, "You can't hide anything from the emperor, and my concubine just likes Tian Wan's quiet and pleasant appearance."

Emperor Xia Jing nodded his head, and said in a deep thought: "The Minister of the Household Department is about to retire and return to his hometown. Tian Aiqing has always been conscientious, so it's time to make a move."

Concubine Shu's eyes lit up immediately, "My concubine thanks the emperor for his kindness."

"Haha, Jingyu has seen Tian Wan?" After the candidate was finalized, Emperor Xia Jing couldn't help teasing.

I only heard a playful smile on Concubine Shu's face, "See, he happened to come to see Yan'er that day, but Yan'er was playing with Miss Tian. After meeting each other, our Ninth Prince didn't know where to put his hands and feet. , her face was redder than that of a girl's house, and then... ran away."

"A worthless boy." Emperor Xia Jing scolded with a smile.

Concubine Shu responded, "No, I thought he didn't like it at first, but I didn't expect that after Mrs. Tian and Miss Tian left, they would come back eagerly and ask the concubine overtly and secretly. It can be seen that he cares."

"It's still a little immature." Emperor Xia Jing said, "It's okay, the mansion is almost built, and when the matter of the spring is over, the marriage will be put on the agenda and get married as soon as possible."

On both sides of the main street, patrol battalions had already stood guard to prevent the onlookers from swarming and rushing into them, and Bang No. [-] and Tan Hua had already rode white horses and paraded through the streets amidst the sound of drums and gongs, but the only one missing was No. [-] Scholar.

Zhao Yuanrong had already occupied the best viewing place, booked a wing room with a wide view, ordered some snacks, and waited for his cousin to pass by with a big red silk flower and a number one scholar robe. exciting.

However, when the parade team came, they found that there were only No. [-] and Tanhua, how could those two match his cousin in the slightest?

Zhao Yuanrong was so angry that he ran back to the palace, and rushed into Zhao Jingyi's study, only to find that it was his father's turn to practice big characters with the cantilever.

"It's back, is it good?"

Zhao Jingyi asked without raising his head.

Speaking of this, Zhao Yuanrong immediately pouted, dissatisfied: "I don't even have a cousin, what's there to see, a waste of my son's time."

Zhao Jingyi ignored his son, and he was also very upset at this time.

So Zhao Yuanrong leaned over and glanced at the word, Lin Xi's name was all over the text, all of them were vigorous and powerful, with a good spirit, but no matter how you looked at it, it was so helpless.

Then he asked cautiously, "Did you see it too?"

Zhao Jingyi glanced at him, but still didn't speak.

Zhao Yuanrong held his face and said melancholy: "I haven't seen Rong'er for a long time. Master said that people from Prince Rui's residence are not allowed to enter. Alas, it's not up to me to decide. Rong'er can't help himself, obviously it belongs to the king. Wrong, but it will bring disaster to the fish in the pond... Ouch!"

Zhao Yuanrong rubbed his head, raised his head and glared at his father, only to see Zhao Jingyi withdrew his hand shyly, and said with a sneer, "Since it's my father's fault, then I will ask for an order for my father to continue tomorrow. What do you think of Jing'an? It must be big." After you get married, you can come and go freely in the White Mansion...but don't even want to see your cousin."

Thinking of Princess Jing'an, Zhao Yuanrong immediately shook his head like a rattle, objecting loudly, "No, what you say, father, doesn't count. If you want to marry, you have to marry your cousin."

"Then shut up, have you finished your homework? Are you tired if he's not here?"

"You don't need to tell me, I do it every day, hmph." Zhao Yuanrong left the study angrily, and murmured, "What's the use of writing in the mansion? You have to be sincere when you write in the notebook. Wear the thorns and bare your arms and bear the thorns to plead guilty..."

When he met Eunuch Cao on the road, Zhao Yuanrong finally had something to say bad things about his father, so Eunuch Cao was speechless for a while.

"My lord, will Mr. Lin attend the Qionglin Banquet tomorrow?"

Zhao Yuanrong tilted his head, and immediately ran to the study.

Zhao Jingyi heard her son finished speaking, then raised her hand to hold the pen and looked at her own handwriting, and said leisurely: "I have long planned for my father."

What are you still doing here?Zhao Yuanrong was in a hurry, and urged: "The gates of the palace are about to close. Tomorrow is the Qionglin Banquet. Why are you not paying attention at all?"

Zhao Jingyi looked at his son who was in a hurry, so he put down the pen, and said in a voice: "Prepare the horse and enter the palace."