I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country

After the Palace Examination, the time waiting for the examiner to mark it is the most difficult time for candidates.

It is known to the world that he has become famous in one fell swoop, and he has studied hard for several years for the title of the current gold list, the grades reviewed by the examiners, and the subsequent rankings. After he settles down, he will follow him for the rest of his life.

Inside the palace, eight examiners selected by Hanlin scholars and ministers are reviewing the papers of the tribute students. Each of the eight examiners has a table, and the examination papers are circulated on the table in turn, with guards from the imperial guards beside them. , Time is running out, they need to determine Gongsheng's ranking as quickly as possible.

A few days later, the examiner put the top ten papers with the most "○"s in front of the Holy Majesty, for the Holy Majesty and the ministers to rank the top three among the first, the second, and the best.

Among the top ten, except for one student who was ranked outside the 9th place in the general examination and has now been promoted to No.[-], the others only fluctuated by a few places, and the changes are not big.

After the reading officer reviewed the rankings, the Chuanlu Hall officially started.A group of tribute students were standing outside waiting for the results of the palace examination. In the side hall, Gu Yuanbai and the ministers were discussing the ranking of the ten papers in front of them.

The imperial examination is a layer of cloth to cover up the bureaucracy, and the knowledge of the top ten is already comparable. In this case, the ranking has more considerations.

The ten papers have been cleared of vague names, Gu Yuanbai asked the courtiers to read these papers back and forth, and then asked with a smile: "What do you think of this new class of Jinshi?"

The Government Affairs Hall and the Privy Council are the two governments of the military and the government, and the highest administrative officials are naturally by the Holy Majesty's side.The privy envoy Mr. Zhao supported his white beard and sighed: "Our Daheng has produced a large number of talents, and all of them are outstanding talents. These ten papers are all beautiful and good articles. This is the blessing of Daheng."

The courtiers of the Zhengshitang responded with a smile.

Gu Yuanbai pondered for a while, picked out three papers and placed them at the top, pointed to Chu Wei's paper, and sighed: "The first name in the test, even the papers for the palace test are well written."

The Minister of Rites hurriedly said: "My lord, Chu Wei was Xie Yuan seven years ago."

"Oh?" Gu Yuanbai said, "It's a coincidence."

The others laughed, and Gu Yuanbai smiled and pointed to Kong Yilin's paper, "What do you think of this son?"

The privy envoy thought for a while, and said: "This son has ups and downs in his heart. The most rare thing is that he is down-to-earth, and he is not lacking in sharpness. He is a good talent for hard work."

Gu Yuanbai nodded, "Let's choose the first and third among these three, but how to arrange them gives me a headache. There is no distinction between these three in my heart."

Hubu Shangshu suggested: "Why don't you meet these three people, Your Majesty?"

Gu Yuanbai said happily, "That's fine."

He likes Kong Yilin, and the official who was born in Shandong in the middle of the court has never been in a group. This talent is full of talent, he comes from a poor family, and his policy writing is down-to-earth and has a hidden edge. He can be regarded as the number one scholar.

As a capable minister in the future, Chu Wei is also a great talent, but at this time Chu Wei has not experienced the dust of the officialdom, and although his writing is close to people's livelihood, it is quite extreme.However, his father's official position is low, and he has no political party disputes.

In the end, Tanhualang can pick a student who is famous and has some real talent, which happens to be the public opinion talent Chang Yuyan he is optimistic about.

After a while, the eunuch beside the door said loudly: "Xuan Chuwei, Chang Yuyan, and Kong Yilin have an audience."

The three of them looked at each other, and entered the side hall without changing expressions to meet the envious and envious eyes of the students behind them.One of these three people was younger and healthier than the other, and each of them was a slender and straight young man. Gu Yuanbai still had a smile on his face, but the smile stopped abruptly when he saw Kong Yilin coming in.

Kong Yilin has an ordinary appearance, but his eyes are extremely deep. Some people can make their entire face shine with just their eyes, and Kong Yilin is like this.But this pair of eyes definitely does not belong to the eyes of the people of Daheng Dynasty.

Suddenly a dot flashed in the scattered memory, and Gu Yuanbai suddenly remembered who this Kong Yilin was.

In the play "Power Minister", the historical facts of Huang Chao's uprising were used to write similar plots. Huang Chao was the Jinshi who was dismissed because Tang Xizong despised his ugly appearance. This incident indirectly promoted Huang Chao's uprising, and later even forced him to Tang Xizong fled Chang'an.

In "Power Minister", Kong Yilin played such a role, he was not ugly, the reason why he was deposed was because he had Xixia blood.

If Gu Yuanbai hadn't passed through, Lu Feng, the power minister, was still controlling the government at this time.Lu Feng is a stubborn and domineering conservative, so naturally he would not allow people of Xixia blood to become officials in the Daheng Dynasty.

After being deposed, Kong Yilin was alone. He directly gave up his identity as a member of Daheng, and switched to Xixia to develop his national power. With a small Xixia, he finally forced Daheng to lose five or six cities in a row. Yuan led his troops into battle and fought a battle of prestige.

Gu Yuanbai slowly restrained his smile.

After a while, he got up from behind the table and walked in front of the three of them.

The Holy Majesty's body is wrapped in the precious incense of the court, which is delicate and elegant, but extremely long-lasting and rich.It is extremely contradictory to say it, but it just makes people know the word "noble" when they smell it.

The three people standing here are all taller than the Holy Majesty. Even if they bowed their heads respectfully and did not look directly at the holy face, they could still see the black hair on the holy majesty's back as he walked.

Kong Yilin's eyes showed the features of the Xixia people. Although he didn't show it on the face, he was still worried about his eyes. Now that he saw the Holy One approaching, he lowered his head even more, quietly weakening his sense of existence .

But the Holy Majesty stood in front of him.

"Kong Yilin," His Majesty said in a voice like pearls falling on a jade plate, "I have read your strategy and theory, and I can read it heartily."

Kong Yilin bent over more humbly, "Students are terrified, thank you Majesty for your appreciation."

The Holy One said: "Raise your head and let me see you."

Kong Yilin followed the etiquette taught by the Ministry of Rituals, raised his head, lowered his eyes, he could only see the pattern of the dragon robe on the chest of the Holy Majesty, but Gu Yuanbai could clearly see his bloodlines at a close distance. Yu Xixia's eyes.

The eyelashes are dense and long when the eyes are downcast, just looking at these eyes, it feels like a doll.

Gu Yuanbai originally wanted to see the color in his pupils clearly, but Kong Yilin must have been too worried, he was too polite, he didn't lift his eyes halfway up, which shows how much suffering he has endured because of these eyes.

The Holy Majesty remained silent, and Kong Yilin's heart sank. He quickly lifted up his robe and knelt down: "Students plead guilty to the Holy Majesty."

Gu Yuanbai breathed a sigh of relief, leaned over to help him up, "What is your fault?"

Kong Yilin stood up in a daze, following his strength, with a dazed expression.

Gu Yuanbai said with a relaxed smile: "Yilin has a great talent, and it's too late for me to cherish it. How can I blame him?"

Chu Wei and Chang Yuyan on the side just watched the scene of the reunion between the monarch and his ministers. One of them kept his face unchanged, and the other smiled like a spring breeze. They both remembered that the Holy Majesty had stood beside Kong Yilin for a long time during the palace examination.

How talented is this Kong Yilin?Lord Lao Sheng treats him so differently?

Gu Yuanbai said a few words to the top three one by one, and let them go out.

After they went out, Gu Yuanbai immediately said to the Minister of Rites: "Dian Chuwei is the champion, Kong Yilin is the second, and Chang Yuyan is the best."

The Minister of Rites should be awe-inspiring.

In the main hall, Chang Yuyan smiled like a gentleman, he took the initiative to say hello to Kong Yilin, and said, "Brother Yilin, the Holy Majesty has treated you so favorably, I think Brother Yilin's ranking cannot be lowered."

Kong Yilin said humbly: "I really have no talent, and I can't bear such great love from the Holy One."

Chang Yuyan felt cold in his heart, this Kong Yilin said that he had no talent, but his eyes were calm and unchanging, obviously very confident in his talent.

Since the last time the Holy Majesty ignored Chang Yuyan in Xue's residence, Chang Yuyan felt uneasy, and now he finally saw the Holy Majesty again, but the Holy Majesty saw Kong Yilin again this time.

The Holy Majesty is still as beautiful as Jiyue, from the beginning to the end, there is no place that does not show the dignity of the Son of Heaven. Such an honorable Majesty, no matter how hard Chang Yuyan works, he is afraid of being displeased by the Majesty.

But now, what kind of policy theory did this Kong Yilin write to make the Holy Majesty value him so much?

Chu Wei turned his head to glance at the two of them, and stood upright without saying a word.

Just when the three of them were thinking about each other, the music in the hall suddenly played, and the Chuanlu Hall officially started.

All the examinees looked solemn, and many eunuchs were holding clothes in their hands to change the clothes of these new Jinshi. After they finished changing their clothes, they looked up and saw that the Holy Majesty was already sitting on the dragon chair.

The venue for the Chuanlu Hall is not the Xuanzheng Hall, but the larger Jinluan Hall.The Golden Luan Hall is only used for important matters such as pilgrimage of all nations, major festivals, and seeing off soldiers.At this time, all the officials lined up on the left and right, and the Xinke Scholars stood in the center. The atmosphere was quiet, and many people couldn't help but hold their breath.

In this gloomy atmosphere, the most eye-catching thing is the Holy One sitting on it.

Taking advantage of the time when the eunuch was changing his official uniform for him, Kong Yilin raised his head and glanced at the Holy Majesty unobtrusively.

The holy dragon robe is cumbersome and heavy, but his face is shining brightly.

Is there really a person in the world who combines power, status, and appearance?

Only now did Kong Yilin realize that of course there was, and this person was the most honorable person in the world.

It makes people feel unreachable when they look at it.

Among the Xinke Jinshi, there are only a few bold people who dare to take the opportunity to take a peek at Shengyan.When the officials of Honglu Temple called their names, the students lowered their heads and began to wait for the roll.

"No.1 Chu Wei in Yijia."

With a flash in Chu Wei's eyes, he got up and took a few steps forward, followed the guidance to kneel on the left side.The corners of his lips curled up slightly on his calm face, revealing a slight smile.

Previously, the Holy Majesty treated Kong Yilin so seriously in the side hall, he thought that the little emperor would give the champion to Kong Yilin.

Kong Yilin's expression did not change, but a sense of disappointment suddenly rose in his heart.Kong Yilin himself thought it was funny, he suffered a lot because of his eyes, and if he passed the palace examination, he was considered a success.But now he is not greedy enough, and he still has the ambition to be the number one scholar. It is really ridiculous that the world is ever-changing.

Honglu Temple officials continued to roll the roll: "Yijia No. 2 Kong Yilin."

Kong Yilin took a deep breath, walked to the right side beside Chu Wei and knelt down steadily.

"Yijia No.3 Chang Yuyan..."

This scene of Chuanlu Hall went on for more than half an hour, and when the roll call was over, the Xinke Scholars followed all the officials to kneel down three times and kowtow nine times to Gu Yuanbai.Gu Yuanbai, who sat alone in a high position and watched the crowd salute, exhaled a foul breath.

Being emperor is addictive.

Especially seeing all the courtiers worshiping him, and those ministers who are majestic and majestic on weekdays kneeling respectfully, this feeling is really addictive.

Gu Yuanbai reminded himself to stay awake, what he wanted to be was not a dictator.

After the end of the Chuanlu Hall, the Shinke Scholars will praise officials, and the courtiers will also disperse.Only the servants and Gu Yuanbai were left in the huge palace, Gu Yuanbai finally showed a bit of exhaustion, Tian Fusheng served tea, "My lord, it's still early, why don't you go and soak in the spring water?" Tired?"

Gu Yuanbai was moved, he took a sip of tea, nodded and said, "That's fine."

The hot spring pool is in the palace next to the sleeping palace. When Gu Yuanbai came here, the hot spring pool was already covered with a hazy layer of mist.

The water in the spring is all hot spring pool water, which has a natural sulfur smell.Incense and candlelight are dyed everywhere, and the bright sunlight outside the window illuminates the entire hot spring hall, which is as luxurious as a royal style.

Tian Fusheng was taking off the cumbersome dragon robe for the Holy Majesty, when someone outside the hall suddenly reported: "My Majesty, Xue Yuan, the son of General Xue, is asking to see you."

Gu Yuanbai showed a sneer on his face, "Are you finally willing to enter the palace?"

Since he agreed to Xue Yuan to enter the palace to accompany him that day, until now Xue Yuan has not entered the palace, and he has dragged on for dozens of days. Seeing that he can't drag on any longer, did he obediently come here?

If you don't teach them a lesson, you won't be good, if you don't beat them, you won't obey.

Gu Yuanbai snorted, "Tian Fusheng, how do you tame a dog?"

"Dog?" Tian Fusheng was puzzled, but he still said honestly, "It doesn't matter if it's a bad dog or a good dog, as long as it's a disobedient dog, the little ones will be obedient if they are scared of being beaten. If they are not obedient, Just starve it for a few days, eat meat while hungry, isn’t that obedient?”

Gu Yuanbai raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Tian Fusheng, what you said is a good idea."

The coat was untied layer by layer, and Gu Yuanbai ordered lazily: "Let him in."

Footsteps gradually sounded outside. Xue Yuan's tall figure was wearing the imperial guard uniform he had just received. After clearing the fog, he walked through several doors left and right in the huge palace, and finally saw Gu Yuanbai's shadow.

After walking in, Xue Yuan realized that the emperor was only wearing a layer of bright yellow satin inner garment.

The already thin person looked even thinner and thinner, with blue hair hanging behind him, and his jet-black hair was very eye-catching. Xue Yuan himself has a body that is prone to heat, and the surrounding heat is steaming. A profuse sweat broke out.

The fog was steaming, Xue Yuan stopped not far from the Holy One, and said hello to the little emperor, "The Holy One is safe."

As soon as he finished speaking, the little emperor turned his body sideways and nodded slightly at him, "Get up."

The little emperor's hair crown has been removed, and the black hair reflects the face, which seems to soften the face that was so cold and stern in front of Xue Yuan in the past.

Xue Yuan had never seen the little emperor so gentle before, so he felt novelty for a while, and looked at the little emperor several times.

Tian Fusheng was about to take the clothes of the Holy Majesty and put them aside, but suddenly his feet slipped, and he fell heavily with an "oops".

Gu Yuanbai: "Tian Fusheng!"

Xue Yuan stepped forward to help Tian Fusheng up, Tian Fusheng supported his waist to endure the pain, and said with a wry smile: "Fortunately, Master Xue is here, and Master Xue is here, so I won't be brave."

Xue Yuan's eyelids twitched, and he suddenly had a bad feeling.

"The little one's waist should be broken, and I can't do the work of bending over." Tian Fusheng's face was all wrinkled together, "Your Majesty doesn't like to have a lot of people when bathing, and the other palace servants are outside. Please, Mr. Xue Instead of the old slave, serve the Holy One."

Seeing that he didn't seem to fall hard, Gu Yuanbai calmed down a little, and said, "I can do it myself."

Xue Yuan glanced at him, and helped Tian Fusheng out first.When he came back again, Gu Yuanbai was sitting on the wide chair beside him, his whole body seemed to sink in.

Although Gu Yuanbai wanted to let Xue Yuan know that he was afraid, he didn't want to humiliate him.He was about to take off his shoes and socks when a shadow suddenly crouched in front of him.

Xue Yuan knelt down on one knee with a half-smile, removed the little emperor's hand that was touching the dragon boot, and said slowly, "How can the sage do such a thing? Come here."

Xue Yuan took off the bright yellow dragon boots for the sage, grasped the little emperor's ankles, and slowly took off the brocade socks for him.Xue Yuan once said that the little emperor had an incomparably autumnal face, more beautiful than women, Xue Yuan had never touched such a fragile and beautiful thing, thought that Gu Yuanbai's face was already like a jade man, took the shoes and socks together Take it off, the feet in the hands are the same as those carved in jade.

The ice is cool, the porcelain is white and beautiful, and it smells fragrant.

Xue Yuan felt that this foot was more comfortable to the touch than the jade pendant he was used to wearing. He kneaded it habitually, grasped it well, and thought about the size of the little emperor's foot in a good mood.

His body was hot, and his palms were rough and hot.Such an action was simply overstepping, Gu Yuanbai frowned, without any hesitation, kicked Xue Yuan's shoulder forcefully, and said coldly: "Presumptuous!"

Xue Yuan was caught off guard by being kicked and fell back, his head hit the ground with a dull sound.He looked at the top of his head, and his eyes instantly became extremely dim.

Just touching your feet, is that presumptuous?

Xue Yuan got up slowly, and knelt down in front of the little emperor again. He grinned at the emperor, and stretched out his hand to directly hold the little emperor's bare foot.With so much force in his hands, the little emperor could no longer break free to kick him.

"Your Majesty, your feet are cold, and I'm worried that you won't be able to bear it," he said slowly, "I'll cover your feet until they're warm, so I'll let you go."

The author has something to say: the bug is corrected, the military affairs are shared by the Privy Council and the Political Affairs Hall, and the Political Affairs Hall is omitted in the previous article

① The imperial examination data comes from querying Baidu and integrating it yourself.