Daimei Yuyan Xiaoxiang soul

Last time, it was said that because of Feng Yuan's memorial, Shuimeng asked Feng Yuan and Daiyu to enter the palace overnight to discuss. For this reason, Daiyu disapproved of those old ministers, so she suggested that they should return to their hometowns.

Shui Meng laughed when he heard Daiyu's words: "It's really a child's words. It's worth letting the word out, and everyone thinks that I'm dealing with them."

Daiyu smiled and didn't talk too much, just said: "No matter what, whoever made them so useless, if they have nothing to do to recruit people, they deserve to be ignored like this, besides, the state salary doesn't support those useless people. Human."

Daiyu's words made Shuimeng laugh unknowingly, and after a while he said: "You are also self-willed, but you are right about one thing, after all, those people are also boring people, so it is best to get rid of them as soon as possible, just to find For a good reason."

Daiyu waved her hand and said, "Okay, Brother Emperor, tell us about your plan, let us enter the palace in the middle of the night, I think you must have your own ideas."

Shui Meng nodded, then looked seriously at Daiyu and Feng Yuan and said, "Actually, I mainly asked you to come here to ask how we can get some talents in the shortest possible time." Obviously he had an idea in his heart , and ask people like this.

Daiyu smiled and said: "There are a lot of candidates in the world. Once the Enke is opened, talents will come naturally, but the court must be sober, otherwise many talented people will not come. Come here. I think I should contact the Taiwang and the others when I have time, I don’t know how this person is found.”

Shui Meng nodded and said: "Of course I understand this, but some talented people don't necessarily have a good temperament. At least the talents I want can't harm the people."

Feng Yuan pondered for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty, according to my minister's intention, since it is a Kai Enke, it is naturally special, so this topic can also be different."

Shui Meng looked at Feng Yuan: "Just tell me."

Feng Yuan hurriedly bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I think that this Enke can also set up some other subjects besides the civil and military subjects it should have."

"For example." Shui Meng looked at Feng Yuan with great interest in his eyes.

Feng Yuan smiled and said: "Deco, or other departments can be added, such as military or something."

Daiyu laughed and said: "This suggestion is not bad. Anyway, it is Enke. We can set up some other subjects that rely on actual strength to select real talents. However, Brother Emperor." Zhuo Shuimeng said: "This examiner, you can't let those old people fill their pockets again. Nowadays, many officials in the imperial court are actually bought officials. No matter what, this trend can't continue anymore. I'll find someone It is the best policy to make an example of others when the opportunity arises."

Shui Meng nodded: "Yu'er, you are right, so this is one of the reasons why I asked you two to come here."

Daiyu rolled her eyes, and then looked at Shuimeng: "Brother Emperor, don't you want me to be the examiner?"

Shuimeng nodded with a smile: "That's right, Yu'er, you are the daughter of Duke Lin, and you are also a baroness. It is safe for you to be the chief examiner. Besides, the emperor brother knows your talent. Although you can play tricks occasionally, you His talent will only embarrass those seven-foot-high Tibetans."

"Stop." Daiyu yelled calmly: "What do you mean by playing a prank once in a while, Brother Emperor, no matter what I heard, you are belittling me."

Shui Meng laughed: "How is it possible, the emperor brother will not belittle you, now the emperor brother really needs your help."

Daiyu nodded: "Of course I know, but Brother Emperor, according to my opinion, it is better to ask Feng Xiang to take the main exam with me."

Shui Meng was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "It's really good, how about it, Yu'er, you will be the main examiner of liberal arts, and Feng Qing will be the main examiner of martial arts. As for other subjects, you two will share the responsibility. What do you think?"

Daiyu cast a glance at Shuimeng: "I knew that the elder brother didn't want me to relax, well, this matter will be done according to what the elder brother said."

Feng Yuan also bowed his head and said: "Everything is in accordance with the emperor's will."

Shui Meng nodded: "Okay, since that's the case, this matter will be done like this. I will make an order tomorrow, and I want to see what those old people will think."

Daiyu sighed: "I think I will bring a hundred or eighty people with me when I go out, so as not to be annoyed to death by those old people."

Shui Meng smiled and said: "This point, I see, Yu'er can definitely handle it."

Daiyu squinted at Shuimeng, then tilted her head and pondered for a moment: "Forget it, I won't say much about this kind of thing. The emperor's brother can do whatever he wants." After speaking, Daiyu said: "Only those old people When ministers come to make trouble for me, don't blame me for not giving them face."

Shui Meng smiled and said, "You did this yourself, no one will blame you for this."

Daiyu nodded, and then said: "Since that's the case, it's about the same, I'll go back too, it's the middle of the night, and people are too tired to panic."

Seeing Daiyu's tired look, Shuimeng felt distressed, and said: "Let's see this, you can rest in the palace today, I'll have someone prepare a quiet place for you. After resting, tomorrow will have the energy to deal with those people."

Daiyu waved her hand slightly: "No, I'll accept the bed, I'm afraid I'll be mentally unwell in the palace, I'll go back."

Hearing this, Shui Meng sighed: "Forget it, I'll let the Imperial Forest Army take you back." If he couldn't insist, he wouldn't insist.

Daiyu nodded, and then went out, Feng Yuan smiled and said, "Why don't I give the Duchess a ride."

Shui Meng laughed and said: "It's even better, after all, he is also the number one scholar in civil and military affairs. I don't worry if you go."

It was agreed upon in this way, and Feng Yuan sent Daiyu back.

The journey was quite peaceful, but at the moment Daiyu arrived at the Beijing Palace, she saw a black figure walking out, dressed in black and with a black hood, causing Feng Yuan to rush over to find out.

"Who?" Xia Hua called out alertly.

"I opened this mountain, and I planted this tree." The voice was really weird.

"I want to pass by from now on, and stay to buy money." Daiyu continued: "I said the man in black, and you don't even look at where this is. There are mountains and rivers at the gate of the Beijing Prince's Mansion, let alone that, The road to the Beijing Palace is yours, and you even robbed people from our Beijing Palace, which shows that you, a thief, seem to be nothing more than a bastard."

"Who said that." The black shadow said, "I'm here to kill you."

Daiyu sighed softly: "Xia Hua, it's good to dismiss such people. I'm tired and I need to rest."

Xia Hua agreed, and faced the black shadow, he said: "Hey, you bastard, you have to hurry up, our girl is going to rest, why are you still dawdling with you in the middle of the night, you are really short-sighted."

The black shadow was stunned for a moment, and had no choice but to say: "Xia Hua, you are really getting more and more savage after following your girl."

Then Heiying took off the black mask, Xia Hua saw it, and said in surprise: "The Great King, why is it you?" Daiyu heard this, raised the curtain of the car and took a look, it was indeed Shui Jingeng, and then smiled wryly: "Uncle Shui, don't you see that the door of your house is quiet, don't you? It's hard to learn other things, but you actually learn some heresy. It seems that you need to talk to Brother Rong tomorrow and ask him to return the throne to you, saving you from doing it." the robbers."

After hearing this, Shui Jin hurriedly laughed and said, "Okay, Yu'er, it's just a joke, but don't let Brother Rong know, you also understand his character, if you really know, I'm afraid this matter will never end .”

Daiyu didn't say anything to him, but said: "Forget it, let's go in."

Feng Yuan at the side saw that Daiyu had arrived safely, so he cupped his hands and said goodbye: "Counselor, since I have arrived safely now, I will take my leave."

Daiyu turned slightly to return the salute: "This time I have Mr. Feng."

Feng Yuan didn't dare to say it straight, and then left.

As soon as Feng Yuan left, Daiyu walked into the Beijing Prince's Mansion. Seeing Shui Jin's half-smile in the courtyard, she knew that she must have known about the conspiracy of Shui Jinchang, so she had such a look , Daiyu turned around, only looked at Shui Jin and said: "Uncle Shui, let's take a rest today, if you have anything to say tomorrow."

Shui Jingeng originally thought that Daiyu would be curious, but he didn't want to say such a sentence. In fact, Daiyu didn't mean anything else. It was because she was a little tired, so she had to rest earlier. Seeing this, Xueyan said: " Taiwang, let's talk about it tomorrow, you see our girl has been busy all day, let her rest early, and she will go to court early tomorrow morning."

Only then did Shui Jingeng remember that Daiyu was in court, so he nodded, "Yu'er is tired, go and rest quickly, what do you want to say, I will talk about it tomorrow when you come to court."

Daiyu nodded: "Okay, then Uncle Shui should go to bed early too." Then she asked Xia Hua to help her back to the Xiaoxiang Hall to rest.

Daiyu was really tired, she dozed off after throwing herself on the bed, and a group of maids helped her lightly to wash and wash.

She also slept well that night, until it was three o'clock after Yin time, Daiyu woke up, washed up, and entered the palace again.

In the court hall, Shui Meng looked at the ministers, and then said: "My dear friends, I received a note from Prime Minister Feng a few days ago, mentioning the benefits of Enke, I thought it over and over again, and I think it is feasible, so today I decided to announce it at the court, This Enke was opened, and the subjects of Enke include civil and military subjects, but this time the exam is not only civil and military. I feel that now is the time when the country is short of talents, so I decided to add the views of governing the country and the virtues of character to the liberal arts. Martial arts plus military insight, and moral character, what I want is useful talents, not nerds or reckless idiots. For this reason, I decided that the liberal arts should be examined by Lady Lin, and Feng Xiangwei As the deputy chief examiner, Feng Xiang is the chief examiner for martial arts, and Lady Lin is the deputy chief examiner, so you may have any objections."

As soon as Shui Meng's words fell, it caused a storm in the court. How could there be no objections? Naturally, there were many opinions. The chief examiner is always a fat vacancy. Not only can you earn a lot of money, but those talented He has become his own disciple, and he can use it for himself. Now that he heard Shui Meng's words, he naturally felt uneasy, and someone came out: "Your Majesty, Feng Xiang was the number one scholar in civil and martial arts back then, so it is natural for him to be the examiner. In other words, if you just ask Lady Lin to be the chief examiner, is it..., not to mention that Lady Lin herself is just a child, how can she take the position of chief examiner."

Daiyu was displeased when she heard this, and dared to underestimate her, so she glanced at the man lightly: "So it's Yuan Shangshu, originally, to be honest, the emperor asked me to take the exam, and I still have to think about it." Fan, but now that Lord Shangshu said so, it is hard for me to refuse. Lord Shangshu thinks that I am not up to the task, why don't we have a competition in the hall? I also want to see, Yuan Shangshu you How much talent you have, of course, since it is a competition, you can't have a lottery. I think this is good. If I lose, the position of the chief examiner belongs to you, Yuan Shangshu, and in the future, when I see you, Yuan Shangshu, I should step aside However, if you, Yuan Shangshu, lose, you must immediately resign and return to your hometown, and you will not be allowed to enter the court for life, Yuan Shangshu, how dare you make a bet with me."

Shui Meng listened to Daiyu's words in the upper position, and unconsciously shook his head slightly. It seems that this Yuan Shangshu is doomed today. Fortunately, this Yuan Shangshu was originally one of the old people he planned to get rid of. Now let Daiyu play with him. It's not bad to play.

Yuan Shangshu glanced at Daiyu disdainfully: "You, a little girl, have such talents, you can tell them all."

Daiyu smiled slightly: "Since it's a competition, we naturally want to be fair, so let the emperor come up with the questions, and Shang Shu has no objections."

If the emperor asked the question, who would dare to say that he had any objections? Naturally, Yuan Shangshu shook his head, expressing that he had no objections.

Daiyu nodded: "Alright, since you have no objections, Your Majesty, please come up with a question."

Shui Meng nodded, then smiled and said: "I'll start with an elegant question. A few days ago, when I went to the Imperial Garden with the Empress, I happened to see some chrysanthemums in the Imperial Garden blooming very well. , How about this, today you all will use chrysanthemum as the topic, write a poem, and let everyone evaluate it first."

Daiyu smiled slightly, and then said to Yuan Shangshu, "Master Yuan, please go first."

Yuan Shangshu pondered for a while, then asked someone to bring a pen, ink and paper, and then wrote, but Daiyu sat here leisurely. Yuan Shangshu saw that Daiyu didn't seem to write, so he said proudly: "Why doesn't the Duchess write, but she can't. come out."

Daiyu glanced at Yuan Shangshu, only waved someone to bring a pen and paper, and then said, "It's just such a small matter, why bother?" Daiyu's arrogance made all the loyal ministers beside him Curious what this Daiyu wrote.

Besides, Shui Meng read Yuan Shangshu first, and after reading it, he couldn't help laughing: "Yuan Aiqing, did you write about chrysanthemums? The sky is full of flowers, and the pieces come with the wind. They are colorful and fragrant. This It's not about writing chrysanthemums at all, why do I feel that only those young children in the school seem to be able to write such poems, I doubt Yuan Aiqing, did you really get your fame?"

There are beads of sweat on Yuan Shangshu's forehead, it seems that the origin of his fame really needs to be discussed.

Shui Chi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I'm a little curious about the poems written by the Countess. I don't know what the Countess wrote."

Shui Meng picked up Daiyu's poems, smiled slightly, glanced at Daiyu, then at Shuiqi, and said: "Prince Luo, since I want to listen, I will also read the Duchess's poems." Yi Shen: "The title of the Duchess is "Ode to the Chrysanthemum", and the content is as follows: The rogue poet faints at dawn, and surrounds the fence and stones to sink his voice. The hair is full of beauty and written in the frost, and the corners of the mouth are full of fragrance. Self-pity and plain grievances, who can explain to Qiu Xin in a few words. From Tao Ling to Pingzhang, it has been talked about through the ages. How does Prince Luo feel after hearing this?"

Shui Chi was slightly taken aback when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "Good poems, but they just don't seem to match the mood of the Countess, especially when the paper is full of self-pity. I don't think it fits the Duchess."

Daiyu glanced at Shui Chi, and was surprised at how well this Shui Chi understood her. Indeed, she would not have such feelings in normal times. This feeling is mainly due to the fact that Shui Rong and Lin Ruhai left Jinling that day, giving Daiyu a momentary feeling. Feeling, just used in today's metaphor, so he smiled lightly: "My lord, today's poem is just a bet between me and Yuan Shangshu, it seems to have nothing to do with my mood."

Shui Chi was taken aback for a moment, then smiled slightly and said, "Naturally."

Daiyu nodded: "Since the lord also admits this, does the lord think that Daiyu's chant of chrysanthemums is not as good as Mr. Yuan's poems?"

Shui Chi smiled slightly and said: "Where is it? It's just that Mr. Yuan has always been conscientious in his position as Shangshu, and now it's just a moment of quick talk, so today's disaster will happen. According to the king's intention, it's okay to just forget it, daughter Jue is of course the examiner, and Master Yuan naturally does not have to resign."

Daiyu sneered and glanced at Shui Chi: "My lord is really a kind person. I think he still doesn't understand me as a person. Since I have already said this today, I will not keep my word, unless today's poem It was Benjue who lost, otherwise everything should go according to the rules. As the saying goes, you can’t make a square without rules. Why does the prince want me to be a person who doesn’t believe in his words? Besides, only relying on Yuan Shangshu Talent, he was actually able to obtain fame in the past, not to mention, and now he has been allowed to sit in the second-rank Shangshu position, which makes me a little curious, is he really talented?" Glancing at Yuan Shangshu , Daiyu smiled strangely, and then shouted: "Cheng Huan, tell me about the origin of this Yuan Shangshu."

Cheng Huan came out to agree, came out to salute Shui Meng, and said: "Yuan Shangshu, whose real name is Yuan Zubing, a man from Datong, referenced in the ninth year of the emperor's reign, named Luosun Shan, only because of the roughness in his belly, fortunately, his ancestral home is shaded, and he spent 3000 taels of silver After getting a ninth-rank official position, he was released for five years. Within five years, he would always send various gifts to the ministers of the court to praise his meritorious deeds. Yuan Wai-lang, who has been from Erpin Shangshu until now, was actually a mediocre person. When he was a county magistrate, he made thirteen unjust cases, killed five innocent people, and accepted bribes of 13 taels of silver. 900 taels of gold, three buckets of pearls, but also a little merit. When I first took office, in order to facilitate access, I once had people build a road and a bridge in the local area. At the same time, I donated 9000 eight taels of incense to the local temple. Yin, there are other trivial matters, is the Countess interested in listening to it?"

Daiyu laughed and said, "It's not whether I'm interested in listening, but whether the emperor and the ministers are interested in continuing to listen."

Shui Meng's face was unpredictable, he only glanced at Shui Chi, who looked a little embarrassed, and the ministers who bowed their heads silently, and said: "I'm very interested to hear, why don't you just tell me everything."

Cheng Huan glanced at Daiyu, Daiyu nodded, today is the best time to kill chickens and monkeys, how can we let it go, so he said: "Cheng Huan, tell me."

"Yes." Cheng Huan nodded: "Yuan Shangshu has five wives and concubines, four house maids, outsourced three actors, five wives and concubines, except for the first wife Na who was married by his parents, and the third wife Qiu who is a brothel In addition to the prostitutes, the second wife Zhen, the fourth wife Hua, and the fifth wife Yang were all snatched by his tyrant. Human life, one of which was the original fiancee husband-in-law of his second wife Zhen Di. Therefore, after being humiliated, Zhen had hanged himself and died, claiming that he died of sudden illness. Yuan Shangshu had three children, one son and two daughters, and his son Yuan Xiangzu was The two daughters are born of the third and fifth wives respectively."

"Is that all?" Daiyu asked lightly.

Cheng Huan smiled: "Yes, there are, but it's just about how Yuan Shangshu's children ran rampant. Anyway, it's the fault of not raising a godfather."

After hearing this, Shui Meng took a cold look at Yuan Shangshu: "Yuan Shangshu, it seems that Bang has underestimated you, rampant in the village, oppressing the people, what is the use of staying here for an official like you, come here , I won’t take it down yet. I will deal with it after I have someone check it out.”

The water got angry, and naturally everyone on the side knelt down: "The emperor calm down."

Shui Meng sneered and said: "Calm down, do you think I'm done? I warn you every day that the people are the most important thing, but now, look at what is in front of you, listen to these, and talk about it so that I won't be angry." Aren't you annoyed?"

Shui Ji on the side came out and said: "Your Majesty, this is just a one-sided statement made by the Duchess, but there is no evidence."

Daiyu laughed: "Prince An, you are older than me at any rate, how could you have such a naive idea, think about it, if I was not sure, would I come here to say this?" Then Slightly shaking his smile, he said: "If you want evidence, I can provide you with whatever you want." He said strangely again: "It seems that you, Prince An, seem to have a good relationship with an actor surnamed Jiang outside, but that actor seems to be an actor. Little official, right?" This Daiyu was scratching the tiger's beard on purpose, and she wanted to see Shui Ji's reaction, because this Shui Ji was too scheming, and sometimes it's a good thing to startle the snake: "The most important thing, this Jue also heard that this actor seems to belong to King Zhongshun's residence, but is that so?"

Daiyu's words made Shui Ji's face change. Looking at Daiyu, he suddenly felt a kind of fear at this moment, and always felt that this young woman seemed to have a special sense of threat.