Sheng Shian

Emperor Chengming was extremely displeased with the palace examination in the 13th year of Xianhe, who dared to doze off during such a solemn and sacred examination.

Emperor Chengming narrowed his eyes, and the eunuch Lv and the fine men who were waiting beside him seemed to have found out everything, and lowered their heads and folded their sleeves and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I heard that this person is Huizhou Huiyuan."

Emperor Chengming endured his anger, the paper was completely clean, not only dozed off but also lost his mind for two sticks of incense.But those who can enter the imperial examination are those who are genuinely talented and learned. After ten years of hard study, if there are other secrets, the Taifu once said that scholars have some strange hobbies.

Emperor Chengming frowned, and glanced at Eunuch Lu, who immediately coughed knowingly, and the students in the audience gradually woke up.Emperor Chengming thought to himself, if you can't submit a decent answer, you may not be able to keep your head.

The sleeping man straightened up from the desk, his bewildered eyes rolled around and gradually became clear.

emperor.

His pupils dilated, and he looked straight at the emperor in front of him, but the long-term courtesy of the emperor still made him subconsciously lower his head slightly, and he looked at his hand in disbelief.he is still alive?Is the emperor on stage?This is where?

He was stuck in a small seat, and there was a desk in front of him, with layers of rice paper on it, and a small regular script pen with wolf hair and purple bamboo next to it. In the upper right corner, it was written, Huizhou Shen is.

Shen is?Isn't it Shen Ziqing?

He looked around and saw that there were candidates writing hard, and there were three sticks of incense placed on the top, two of which had been burned to the end, and the other was holding the spark above his head and gradually getting shorter.

This is the imperial examination?

Could it be that I had a big dream?

He pinched his face hard, grinning in pain.

Forget it, since it comes, let it be.

Let's talk after the exam.

He picked up the paper and looked at it, then fell into deep thought again.

Isn't this the question I asked the emperor and Lord Hou back then?

His dream is a bit powerful, and he can also vent his questions.The world is no longer worshiping Wenquxing, so they should just worship him.

He raised his eyebrows and smiled, picked up the pen, and began to write calmly.

Emperor Chengming looked more and more curious, there was only one stick of incense left on the stage, and there were a lot of stereotyped essays, but this person was not in a hurry, could he finish writing?

In an instant, Shen had completed the two questions. He turned his wrist with a little soreness. He had been an imperial examination examiner in his dream for eight years, and he was very proficient in these twists and turns.

It was a good dream.

So I slowly looked at the third question, talking about the pros and cons of the "Xianhe New Deal".

Xianhe Xinzheng, Shen Shi snorted coldly, soaked his brush in the ink, and scolded dozens of pages profusely, scolding him out of the fire that had been suppressed for five years, and was very happy.

When he put away the pen, the fragrance was just right, and the last piece of ash fell.

Even when Shen walked out of the main hall, he was still savoring the cursing that he had just said heartily, every word was meticulous, pointing out the current disadvantages, ruthless yet talented, wonderful, wonderful.

It’s better to be a literati and a scholar, there are not so many constraints, and you don’t have to worry about your status exceeding the rules, but impeachment of the New Deal with such righteous words is the same as directly slapping the emperor.Fortunately, he knew Emperor Chengming well, as long as his words were reasonable, he would discuss the matter on a case-by-case basis, and he would not have the same knowledge as him.

Wait, does he really understand?Isn't it a dream?Is the Xianhe New Deal that New Deal?

He was stunned.

"Brother Shen, brother Shen wait for me."

Shen Shi looked back, and saw a handsome young man in coarse linen and thick eyebrows rushing towards him.

"Brother Shen, how do you feel?" The young man put his arms on his shoulders familiarly.

Shen is not very used to being close to people, his whole body is stiff and at a loss.It seems that except for Liu Changze when he was a child, no one has ever been so close to him. He was in a high position when he was born. , he is the Taifu who is under one person and above ten thousand people, almost no one dares to approach him.

This, the success of the sky, isn't it just a dream.

Shen nodded seriously.

But the young man got the wrong idea, bumped him hard and said: "Seeing that brother Shen is so confident, I feel relieved. When I got up to take the exam in the morning, Ran Niang said that she had prepared the champion noodles and waited for us to go back. Let's go." , I can't wait."

Who is he, who is Ran Niang, why she doesn't know at all.

Who is the dream?

Shen asked tentatively: "The last question, Xianhe Xinzheng, how did you answer it?"

The young man said to him triumphantly: "Naturally, I praised him from all over the world. After Xianhe ten years after Liu Hou died of anger and Shen Taifu, the momentum of the New Deal was unstoppable and unstoppable. Although the New Deal was full of grief and the people were in dire straits, the actual results It is also extraordinary, the gap between the rich and the poor is shrinking, and the common people have a piece of tile to cover their heads, so that they will not be displaced. Moreover, now that Lord Liu is in power, and he has the support of the Holy One, even if the palace examination articles will be reviewed by the cabinet scholars, but the coffin will be covered But someone else has come to the conclusion."

Master Shen mad?Didn't he die of illness, the rumors spread like this, Nagasawa has always respected him, I don't know how sad it is to hear this.

Shen narrowed his eyes, and then gave the young man an appreciative glance. He was well-thought-out and thoughtful, and he was a talented official.

But the young man was a little surprised: "It's strange, brother Shen always said that I was opportunistic and lacked literati integrity, so he stopped scolding me today."

Shen Shi said: "It is a rare quality to be flexible without losing your heart."

"Hey, brother Shen answered the same as me?" The young man was puzzled.

Shen raised his head and looked at the stretching streets at both ends, and his eyes stayed on the flag of the Chen family noodle restaurant flying not far away. It should be this restaurant, and he said casually: "On the contrary."

The young man patted him on the back in relief: "Let me just say, how could brother Shen join me in the same ranks. Brother Shen is a great talent, and Wen Tong, I don't have such lofty aspirations, I just want to be a small official and return to my hometown. "

So your name is Wentong.

"I've heard you talk a lot from a long distance, and you're returning home with your clothes, and you haven't paid me the face money you owed me for three years!" said a woman with bright eyes and bright teeth in the store, holding a bun.

The young man rubbed his hands apologetically, holding a wooden and familiar face, looked at the woman affectionately and said, "Niang Ran, don't be angry, I will definitely live up to your kindness when I get my name on the gold list."

Seeing the two of them coming, the woman turned her head away, her eyes were red, but she said insistently: "Then I will wait for you to release the list two days later, don't sing without your name, and make people laugh."

Shen Shi sat and picked apart the green onions, and watched the woman's actions without saying a word. He stared thoughtfully at the empty plaque and asked, "Mother Ran, why didn't you hang the plaque?"

The woman's expression was gloomy, and she forced a smile and said: "Your Majesty Shen Huiyuan often forgets things. A few days ago, someone said that my noodle shop is not eye-catching, and asked me to make a banner that flutters in the wind, so that people can come here at a glance."

So why remove the plaque?Shen didn't ask.

The woman bun, buying noodles alone for three years, and the evasion in the words, he looked at the two with some distress, probably no results.

On the other side, the emperor sat in front of the case and looked at the papers selected by the cabinet, and asked, "Where is the paper from Huiyuan?"

Eunuch Lu took it out of his cuff in fear. No one in the cabinet dared to present it. He guessed that the emperor wanted to see it, so he prepared it in advance, but this content...

Emperor Chengming squinted indifferently, and stood up abruptly.

Flipping through it carefully, with nostalgia in his eyes, he held the paper in his hand and said to Eunuch Lu, "Master Xuanliu is entering the palace."

Shen Shi, who was sitting in front of the wooden table, suddenly raised his head, and saw a horse dressed in red clothes flying past wantonly. The man on horseback swung a long leather whip, raising dust one after another, leaving behind a strong smell of alcohol.

"Cough cough cough... This Lord Liuhou is too outrageous. He dares to drink and ride a horse without looking at how many passers-by are on the road during the day and night!" Wen Tong scolded fiercely, and then looked at Dusty noodles: "Poor Ran Niang made the noodles for me, alas—"

Shen Shi is still a little dazed, although Nagasawa is domineering, but he is always measured, how can a person with the world in his heart behave like this now.

He covered his face, groped around his body, took out a few copper coins, put them on the table, and said to Wen Tong: "I'm not feeling well, can you trouble brother Wen Tong and take me back to the inn."

"Brother Shen, would you like to see the doctor, I have always felt that something is wrong with you today, is it because of the cold?" Wen Tong asked worriedly.

Shen Shi shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter, maybe the palace exam is too tense."

"That's right, that's right, I'm still in shock." Wen Tong cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks, and took them to the woman who was busy inside: "Mother Ran, Brother Shen is feeling unwell, I'll send him back first, and I'll help you later. "

The woman pushed him out and said with a smile, "Hurry up, I can't afford to hire the grand master who was named on the gold list!"

Shen Shi heaved a long sigh, since ancient times, love words are the most annoying. I don't know how much this brat listens to the low self-esteem in women's words.

Wen Tong sent Shen Shi into the guest room. After thinking for a long time, Shen Shi couldn't help but stretched out a finger, tapped on Wen Tong's eyebrows, and said: "The elm head, the flag signboard is not only convenient for people to see, but also convenient for people to see at any time." Move..."

Wen Tong was stunned by the sudden realization, and suddenly ran out, shouting: "Brother Shen, thank you when I come back!!!"

And Shen looked at his back, and rubbed his fingertips with two fingers. He remembered something, something that could prove whether he was Taifu Shen.

He smiled, turned and walked out the door.

In the inner courtyard of the imperial palace, there was a sound of a horse whistling in the air. Someone came and reined in the reins tightly, and the front hooves of the fierce horse were raised high.And everyone has long been used to it, retreating obediently to the two sides, took the whip and belt in his hand, and one and a half of them prostrated themselves on the ground, waiting for him to step down on their backs.

He raised his head slightly contemptuously, turned over and landed in the air, his posture was vigorous and stable, and he didn't seem to be half drunk.

He said, "Where is the Majesty?"

Eunuch Lu's son, Fushun, said quickly, "I'm reporting to the Marquis, I'm in the imperial study."

Liu Changze walked over with strides, Fushun followed closely and was out of breath, this one was the most difficult to serve in the palace, it was cloudy and sunny.