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It took Mr. Xinan three days to investigate the suitable candidates one by one and present them to the Empress Dowager Zhao's case.In fact, it does not take three days at all. The number of members of each clan is recorded in the Zongzheng Mansion, and the birth of each child must be reported to the Zongzheng Mansion.Mr. Xinan only needs to look through the files of the descendants of Jianzi's generation, and then look at their character, whether they have committed crimes, whether they have chronic diseases, or whether they are ugly, and then they can decide on a rough candidate.

The three-day delay was just a show for the courtiers to see.

Li Wang, Fu Wang, Shen Wang, Xiang Wang, Jiang Wang and Jinan Wang six families, a total of 47 males of the Jianzi generation, and excluded unsuitable candidates, such as Wang's son, Wang's grandson, Wang's eldest son, Wang's eldest grandson, etc., divided into ten The two booklets, which recorded the date of birth, the horoscope of the mother's family, character and knowledge, were listed in front of the Queen Mother Zhao one by one.

Empress Dowager Zhao first looked through the few books that recorded the unsuitable candidates. Most of them were born on the same day, and they were going to be enshrined in the future.There is only one concubine who is in good health and has meritorious deeds, who came from Prince Shen's residence.

"Why is this inappropriate?"

Mr. Xinan raised his eyes to look at the name, and said, "It's the son of King Shen who refuses to adopt him. This Si Jianyang can play with the old man of King Shen, so he probably doesn't want to part with it."

Empress Dowager Zhao sighed, if it were her, she would probably be reluctant.I stopped looking at unsuitable candidates, and the more I looked at them, the more outstanding they seemed, but they were not my own, so I felt so uncomfortable and panicked.

There are already three children who have not been raised in the palace. It is hard to say whether they can be raised. It is not uncommon for the descendants of the Tian family to die after suffering an illness. People, so they directly skipped the children under ten years old, and only looked at those over ten years old.The character of those over ten years old has already been revealed. This character is cowardly, and that character is vicious. The Queen Mother Zhao looked at it and found that none of them fit her heart.

It's no wonder that a person who is really loyal and willing to work hard, even if he is a concubine, is considered a treasure, who is willing to adopt him as a son of someone else's family.

But if she can't even do what she wants, how can she adopt him as King Cao Kang's heir?

In the tenth year of Yongchang, as soon as she arrived in Chang'an, Emperor Daizong married Emperor Renzong, who was still King of Zhejiang, and became the stepmother of King Cao.Although King Cao was not her own, she raised her personally.Cao Wang's biological mother was the side concubine of the King of Zhejiang, and died of illness within a few years. Emperor Daizong raised Cao Wang in his own palace. Later, because several princes began to compete for the crown prince, Cao Wang, who was raised in Weiyang Palace, was the weight The code is too important, and it is easy for the courtiers to think that he is the eldest son of the emperor. Emperor Daizong handed over the ten-year-old Cao Wang to her knees to raise him.

Emperor Daizong was very talented and general, but his sons were all ignorant and uneducated, and they did not have the demeanor of their father and grandfather at all.The eldest son, King Zhe, gave birth to a grandson who resembled himself, and he was born on the day he ascended the throne. If the courtiers and Zongzheng hadn't dissuaded him, Emperor Daizong might have established a grandson first, but if so, first The idea of ​​conferring the eldest grandson as King Deng and then King Cao was obvious enough, after all, some of the other grandsons were not even crowned princes, let alone the title of prince.

In the Dajin Dynasty, the eldest son inherited the family business. Emperor Shizu was the eldest son of Emperor Zhezong. Although Emperor Daizong was not the eldest son, Emperor Shizu's eldest son died in battle and his second son died early. Emperor Daizong had the advantage of being older and had With military merits in hand, he overwhelmed King Fu of Li.A few generations back, except for Emperor Taizong who took the second son as the prince, the eldest son of the emperor succeeded to the throne.

Before the Queen Mother Zhao got married, she knew that the King of Zhejiang already had an eldest son who was valued by Emperor Daizong, and her son could only get a king at most.She also didn't think about killing King Cao and letting her son take over. She didn't even have a son, so she didn't want to get so much. She is the concubine of the King of Zhejiang. Respectfully call her mother.So she devoted herself to raising King Cao.Nephews of the same age from her natal family all came to accompany King Cao to read. Her natal brother can become the leader of the descendants of the Zhao family after they arrive in Chang'an. They didn't embarrass the Zhao family, and did their best for King Cao.

Cao Wang is also not ashamed of the importance he attaches to Emperor Daizong. When Emperor Daizong conquered the land of Shu, he advised Emperor Daizong. military exploits.Whether it is the courtiers or the army, King Cao is very popular. The most important thing is that Emperor Daizong does not feel afraid because of this. King Cao's literary talent, martial arts, and even the emperor's mind are all taught by Emperor Daizong.

Everyone thought that King Cao must be the future emperor, and all civil servants and military generals thought that after King Zhe ascended the throne, he would definitely make King Cao the crown prince.

But the king of Zhejiang did not stand.

As a result, Emperor Daizong, who abdicated as the Supreme Emperor, had a conflict with his eldest son who had just ascended the throne. Emperor Daizong, who had planned to let go of the government slowly, refused to let go of power. king.

Although King Cao was born in the Tian family, he has never experienced the Tian family's struggle for power. When his father and uncle were fighting for power, no matter which one dared to involve him, he would be severely reprimanded by Emperor Daizong.He will use the emperor's mind to courtiers, but he doesn't know how to guard against open and dark arrows from his relatives, especially his father.His grandfather taught him everything he had learned all his life, but instead it became the reason why his father feared him.

The king of Cao lost his soul and was in a daze for a long time before falling off his horse and dying.

If he hadn't died, the collapse of the Yan Kingdom would not have been so ugly. The Duke of Shu didn't dare to have second thoughts, and the Marquis of Xiliang would still guard Xiliang for the Jin Dynasty honestly. The eldest son of Qin Guogong's eldest son used to look up to King Cao.There will be no such thing as adopting the heir of the old prince of Lu later.

But he died.

Thinking of this, Queen Mother Zhao sighed again.

Seeing this, Mr. Xinan asked, "Empress Dowager, but these people don't agree with you?"

"If it is adopted to the second brother, even if it is to present the prince, the candidate is just right. But to adopt to King Cao..."

Seeing the dissatisfaction in her eyes, Mr. Xinan took out another thin booklet from his bosom, put it in front of Queen Mother Zhao, and said, "Before I came, the Eldest Princess once ordered that if you I am dissatisfied with these candidates, so I asked the minister to take this one out."

Empress Dowager Zhao said: "That's right. If Shao'er had no idea, I wouldn't let you propose it."

Mr. Xinan stepped aside, waiting for Queen Mother Zhao's opinion.

Compared with others, this book only has a few sheets of paper, on which is written "Mr. Pingshan", which is probably a title of knighthood.

"Is this Mr. Pingshan the one who was sealed by Emperor Renzong?"

"It's this one."

It turned out to be him.Empress Dowager Zhao had some impressions of this person. After Emperor Renzong adopted his son, he sealed the Prince Lu's mansion, and Zong'er's original eldest brother became the son of Prince Lu.Prince Lu didn't have many heirs, and the food towns in a county were more than enough, but Zong'er always seemed worried, and didn't dare to tell the truth. After asking several times, he said that when he was in Ludi, there was a powerful son surnamed Hong who helped him. He never gave food to his elder brothers, because he was worried that Prince Lu's family would take revenge once they gained power.

She also thought about it, since she has the ability, it's not good to still owe others favors, and it's more than enough to give a title of prince to repay favors.After she got Emperor Renzong's approval, she sent someone to look for this person surnamed Hong. It turned out that the whole family surnamed Hong was dead and their property belonged to Prince Lu's mansion. something?After severely reprimanding the King of Lu and his heir, he found this young man surnamed Hong in the Prince Lu's mansion. This person was not actually surnamed Hong. Hong was his mother's surname, and his real name was Si Jianhong. , is the concubine of the prince of Lu.

The things in the palace were enough to bother the Empress Dowager Zhao, she was too lazy to listen to these nonsense things, and after hastily sealing Lord Pingshan, she forgot about it.I didn't think about it carefully at that time, but now I think about it, but I have a lot of doubts.The king of Lu is the most downcast in the clan, living with his face facing the loess and his back facing the sky, how can he have money to support the outer chamber?No matter the common people or the nobles, they value the heirs the most. The prince of Lu doesn't even have a son, but he has a ten-year-old concubine first?

"Is this person Shaoer fancy?"

"The eldest princess said that both knowledge and character are good."

The Empress Dowager Zhao still believed in her daughter's vision. She had almost made no mistakes since she served in the government, so she said, "Have you ever been in Beijing?"

"At the beginning of the year, he came to Beijing from Ludi with the King of Jinan and is living in Yongxingfang."

"Yongxingfang? Does Marquis Yan also live in Yongxingfang now?"

"Exactly, the two houses are next to each other."

"That's quite a coincidence." The Empress Dowager Zhao pondered for a while, and then flipped through the thin booklet to read.When he was in Ludi, he devoted himself to studying and practicing martial arts. He worked very hard. He never married or took concubines. Apart from the old servant who was cleaning, there were only two attendants who went out to do errands in the mansion, and there was not even a housekeeper.After arriving in Chang'an, I have never been to the land of flowers and willows, nor have I been to a flower house that only sells art but not body.

How could there be Yan Zhaoge second?If true, it would be surprising.

Empress Dowager Zhao thought about it, and said: "Call him into the palace to show me, if he is good, then he is the one."

Lord Xinan saluted and said, "I accept orders."

The knights in the palace rushed to send the Queen Mother Zhao to Pingshanjun's mansion.Si Jianhong got the news of the eldest princess before, and he was already dressed and waiting in the mansion. Hong Yu waited with him boredly. Seeing the knight waiting for him outside the mansion, Si Jianhong looked at Hong Yu. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Let's go together."

"Ah? It's not me that the Empress Dowager wants to adopt a brother. What am I going to do? How can anyone give someone else a stepdaughter?"

Hong Yu was right, but Si Jianhong agreed to adopt because he wanted to give Hong Yu a clean background, not the daughter of a prostitute.Instead of waiting until after the adoption to figure out a solution, it is better to take it into the palace today and pass the bright road in front of the Empress Dowager Zhao.

Hong Yu has been raised in Chang'an these days and has the appearance of a girl's family, and his body is no longer thin and dry, showing the figure that a 12-year-old daughter should have.Si Jianhong didn't want to hug her casually anymore, so he led another docile horse out.

After explaining to the knight that this is his sister, the knight didn't do much to stop her, and it was useless to stop her.If you have to follow him, can you still detain him at home?

The guards of Weiyang Palace just asked a question and let the two into the palace.

"Brother, is the Empress Dowager very kind?"

Si Jianhong frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head, and said, "I don't know, but it is much more kind than Princess Jinan."

Hong Yu shuddered subconsciously.

The servant leading the way quietly listened to the conversation.

After a few heavy snowfalls in Chang'an, the temperature dropped, and the Shouning Palace was burnt with earth dragons early on, making it much warmer than outside.Riding all the way here, no matter how thick the cloak is, it can't stop the wind from getting into the collar. After entering the outer hall, Hong Yu took off the cloak, and quietly rubbed his red cheeks from the cold.

The servant turned a blind eye to this faux pas.

After waiting for the report from the maid, the two entered the inner hall.

The one sitting on the top is naturally the current Empress Dowager, but I don't know who the old man sitting on the bottom is.

"I have met the Empress Dowager." Si Jianhong saluted politely, and Hong Yu followed suit, calling out crisply, "I have met the Empress Dowager." There is nothing lacking in teaching.

"Good boy, good boy." The Empress Dowager Zhao originally wanted to ask a question with a sullen face, but she couldn't hold back immediately. She likes daughters the most, especially those who are good-looking and polite. She said with a smile: "Where are you?" family?"

Hong Yu replied: "The courtier's daughter belongs to Mr. Pingshan's family."

Empress Dowager Zhao froze for a moment, looking at Si Jianhong with a little more scrutiny.

Mr. Xinan felt a bit of a headache. He knew about Si Jianhong's baby sister, but he didn't expect to bring him into the palace.He raised his hand to summon a court lady, whispered a few times to the maid, and asked the maid to relay the word-for-word to Queen Mother Zhao.But it concealed the fact that Hong Yu's mother was a prostitute. For the Tian family, it was the same whether the prostitute was a prostitute or not.

It turned out to be the case.

The prodigal son of King Jinan could do such a thing.In the front, there was an inexplicable ten-year-old concubine, and in the back, there was a concubine who was kicked out of the house.This clan is really getting worse and worse, no wonder Shao'er wanted to remove the Marquis of Linyuan from the clan roster a while ago, if she wanted to see, Jinan Palace should also be removed.

The Empress Dowager Zhao felt more pity for Hong Yu, she frowned slightly, and when her eyes fell on Hong Yu's clothes, she frowned again.Mr. Pingshan's title does not have food, and he only eats a little salary every year, so he can't afford to wear very good brocade silk and satin. Hong Yu only wears ordinary brocade clothes, but they are better than those worn by Si Jianhong. A lot, but still can't catch the eyes of Queen Mother Zhao.

"This kid pleases me, go pick out two suitable clothes."

The people serving in the Shouning Palace are all old people who have accompanied the Queen Mother Zhao for many years. There are very few princesses in the Dajin Tian family. After all these years, there is a Jinyang princess who is very rare to her daughter's family. The Queen Mother Zhao just finished speaking. Immediately surrounded him.

Hong Yu looked uneasily at Si Jianhong who was standing aside, Si Jianhong nodded at her and smiled very gently, Hong Yu was relieved.

"Thank you for the reward from the Empress Dowager." Hong Yu smiled at the Empress Dowager Zhao.

She is good-looking, and she is also good-looking when she smiles. The Queen Mother Zhao is so happy when she smiles, she can't wait to wish that this little girl is her daughter.

Hong Yu was surrounded by a group of old maids and left, and those who did not dress up beautifully would not come back.

After the people left, Queen Mother Zhao restrained her expression, looked at Si Jianhong and said, "What's the matter with your sister?"

It is one thing to hear someone say it, but quite another to hear him say it himself.

"Weichen was born as a concubine, wandering outside, suffered a lot, and my younger brother died outside with me. I don't know. Now that I know, I can't just watch my sister die outside." When Si Jianhong said this, he felt a little stuffy in his heart. He exhaled and said, "It's fine if I die. If I'm sold, go to some bad place, and suffer some more torture, I'll spend my whole life. Conscience is troubled."

Empress Dowager Zhao's complexion softened slightly, and said: "You are also a caring person. Zongzheng intends to adopt you, so he called you into the palace to ask your opinion."

Si Jianhong was silent for a while, and asked, "Can Weichen's younger sister adopt Weichen together?"

Although she liked Hong Yu somewhat, Queen Mother Zhao hadn't considered Hong Yu as her successor. She said, "Since the establishment of the Jin Dynasty, there has never been such a precedent."

"The humble official is offended. Zong Zhengfu should know what kind of person my father is. The humble official has a title, and he will not die of hunger no matter what. She is the daughter of my father, if one day I am asked to recognize my ancestor and return to my clan, I will be powerless to stop it. If my father wants to marry Hong Yu into a certain family, I will have no position to stop her." Si Jianhong knelt He came down, pressed his forehead to the ground, and said in a low voice: "I don't dare to extravagantly ask for the matter of adoption, but please see that for the sake of my old relationship with the late emperor, I beg you to adopt Hong Yu, so that she can live happily ever after in this life." Live peacefully."

"You are threatening to repay your kindness." Queen Mother Zhao sighed.

Si Jianhong knelt without saying a word.

"That's all, that's all. You get up first." The Empress Dowager Zhao looked at him and said, "You are also a hard-working child, and I am also reluctant to bear Hong Yu. I heard that you studied and practiced martial arts very hard in the early years, and you have both civil and military skills. Is it true? ?”

"I have read a few books and practiced swords and guns for a while, so I dare not be both civil and military."

"Humility is a good thing, but excessive modesty is hypocrisy." The Queen Mother Zhao thought for a while and said, "Since I have read a few books, I will let Mr. Xinan test you."

The king of Xinan said: "The minister takes orders."

Immediately, a court lady came over with a desk and a pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Mr. Xinan picked up the pen, thought for a while, and began to write on the paper.Although he has not experienced scientific examinations, he has read books all his life, and taught books in Taixue for several years. He also personally came to enlighten his children and grandchildren. He has seen many questions. , but [-]% of them are extremely familiar.He wrote very quickly, and after a short time, he wrote a piece and put it in front of Si Jianhong.

Si Jianhong glanced over it roughly. Most of the questions were from "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius".

His original ambition was to win the first prize in the examination, climb to the position of Sangong Jiuqing, and then try to overthrow the Jinan Palace. Naturally, he will not slack off in reading. He has memorized the frequently used scriptures by heart in the early years. Flowing clouds and flowing water are generally smooth, and the answer can be answered after a little inspection.

Jingyi only took two exams, and the second one was mostly from "Zuo Zhuan", "Spring and Autumn", and "Great Learning". They were all uncommon chapters. Si Jianhong felt sweaty on his forehead after writing it.

The third one is a question about policy.

Ask the Huns, ask about the Great Victory in the North.

Si Jianhong fought the Xiongnu with his own hands. King Lu and King Yan were the two pillars of the Jin Dynasty at that time. He was familiar with military affairs and was no weaker than Yan Zhaoge. Later, he became emperor and plotted against the chaotic Xiongnu Come in, have seen it with your own eyes, experienced it yourself, and have a lot of ink in your stomach, so you can write it naturally.

Starting from the former Han Dynasty, he clarified the hundreds of years of entanglements between the Huns and the Central Plains Dynasty, and then talked about the Great Jin and the Former Han, and the Great Jin and the Huns, from the aspects of history, geography, climate, national conditions, and people, etc. Start with it, and finally find out where the Xiongnu's weakness is, how to fight, how Yandi lost, why the Northland victory won, what is the weather, what is the geographical advantage, and how is the harmony of people.

Si Jianhong hasn't been in such an impassioned mood for many years. When he writes, he almost penetrates the back of the paper when he is full of emotions.

Xi Nanjun was sitting opposite him and watched, but after watching, he stood beside him.For a moment, Mr. Xinan held his breath. After Si Jianhong finished writing, he snatched the paper, held it in his hand and read it carefully again. The more he felt the qi and blood surged in his chest, if he hadn't worried that this was in the Shouning Palace, he would almost be overwhelmed.

This should not be an examination paper, this should be a memorial.

Mr. Xinan waited for a long time before he escaped from the agitation, sighed and said, "If you were born in another family... Please read it through the Empress Dowager."

The Empress Dowager Zhao has also studied. Although she is not as hardworking as a scholar, she has been studying all the time. Whether she was raising King Cao or raising her own Prince Xian, she is very serious about reading the books she needs. , Not to mention being able to come back as a scholar, at least you must be able to see whether your son is good or bad.Her background is not bad, so she is naturally knowledgeable, and it can be seen that Si Jianhong's article is really extraordinary.

What she thought was different from Mr. Xinan's point of view. What she thought was that it would be great if he could be adopted under the name of King Cao and enlighten the little emperor as an elder brother.The little emperor did not lack great Confucianism, and even the Marquis of Yan held the position of grand master, but the teachings of his foreign ministers, relatives and the Tian family were completely different. Empress Dowager Zhao was worried that the little emperor would be taught crookedly by his foreign ministers without his father’s teaching. Now, if she becomes the Holy Son of Heaven that the Confucians say is hanging down and ruling, then she really has no place to cry.

Because of Qin Wang being a sideline before, she still had some distrust towards Qin Wang Zisun, but Si Jianhong, who had no roots, was very easy to deal with. As long as she treated Hong Yu sincerely, she would not worry about Si Jianhong's unwillingness to pay attention.

She made up her mind, and decided on Si Jianhong as the candidate, with Hong Yu as a gift.

She opened her mouth to want to have another granddaughter, but the ministers did not dare to speak too much.

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