Lord Shoufu, your wife has escaped!

Xia Yufang took it away, but the bluestone bricks in the palace were not dripping with water, and they were astonishingly clean.

Gu Mingzhou sat at the back of the group of students, looking up, there were all black heads, and there was a row of stairs up, and the emperor was at the end.

"Caomin and others see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

"Stay flat," said the young man on the steps with calm eyes, "I think everyone is getting impatient, Zhang Shoufu, come and read."

Hearing this name, a stern look flashed across Gu Mingzhou's eyes.

Next Zhang Li got up and said yes, took the edict from the eunuch with both hands, cleared his throat and began to roll the name.

"Song Min's family from Huaizhou, bestowed Jinshi on the same level, passed on the top three, and received the grace of heaven..."

Gu Mingzhou sat in the back, pretending that no one was paying attention, and sized up the person who spoke wantonly—his strongest political opponent in the last life, and the current Chief Assistant Zhang Li.

Back then, Gu Mingzhou only dared to take half of the credit for defeating Zhang Li. If it wasn't for Zhang Li's bad luck, which happened to be flooded in the Yellow River, the power struggle between them might have to continue for another five years.

Feeling being watched, Zhang Li frowned slightly, his falcon-like eyes sharpened, but when he raised his head, the intense gaze just now disappeared.

Which kid is so bold?

This thought flashed by, Zhang Li took a deep breath, and raised his voice after a brief pause: "Gu Mingzhou from Huizhou, a top-ranked scholar, is blessed by heaven!"

Gu Mingzhou's heart skipped a beat.

Xiao Yu who was sitting next to Zhang Li was also shocked and raised his head in disbelief.

After the voice fell, the students couldn't help whispering.

"Who is Gu Mingzhou?"

"Which one is Gu Mingzhou?"

Before getting the answer, Zhang Lihong's bell-like voice sounded again: "Gu Mingzhou won Huizhou Jieyuan and Huiyuan. Thanks to the emperor's gift, he was able to get three yuan and rank first. It is rare in the world. Don't you hurry up and thank you?"

This time, the students in the lower class exclaimed and exploded.

Three yuan and one, it is difficult to produce one in hundreds of years, how talented and lucky is this?

Gu Mingzhou suppressed the indescribable excitement, straightened up, and walked forward to receive the order to thank him. Everyone's eyes were focused on him along the way, full of disbelief, shock, and admiration.

"Congratulations to the number one scholar," the little emperor Li Hongyuan said with a smile on his face, nodding his head, "I've read all of your exam papers, and I'm sure you'll be the number one."

Has the emperor read all the examination papers?Everyone was shocked when they heard this, no wonder they didn't announce the decree for so many days.

But at the same time, some people realize other meanings.

The emperor has a lot of work to do every day, and it is impossible to do everything by himself. The examination papers of the palace examination are often reviewed by the ministers who rely on them first, and they jointly draw up a first class, and then the emperor selects the top three.

But now, Li Hong would rather work hard on his own than to be handled by the court ministers. It can be seen that the differences of opinion between the two sides on this test question have reached a point where it is difficult to bridge.

Then, Gu Mingzhou who can be selected by Li Hongyuan must be...

"Ai Qing's policy question said that if you want to fight, you must fight to the end," Li Hongyuan smiled lightly, "it coincides with me."

As soon as these words came out, the ministers' gazes on Gu Mingzhou became sharp.

Gu Mingzhou was not in a panic: "Daxing is now placed between the Xiongnu and Yanghai. It can be said that it is under the enemy's back and forth. If such foreign enemies are not eliminated, the minister will really have trouble sleeping and eating. I just said this."

Li Hongyuan nodded in satisfaction, asking him to continue talking.

And the ministers on the side looked at him more and more dangerously.

Fighting a war is easy to say, but whose money is it going to cost?Whose soldiers should we use?On the surface, they are all loyal to the emperor, but the forces in the court and China are intertwined. Who wants to lose their own interests and lose the wind?

It's okay to win, but what if you lose?Who can afford such a risk?And who can guarantee that they will win?

A mere child with a yellow mouth dares to shout again, without knowing the heights of the heavens and the depths of the earth!

Gu Mingzhou's hostility towards everyone was not surprising.

Li Hongyuan was about the same age as Gu Mingzhou. He was only three years old when he was seventeen or eighteen years old, and all the old officials under the late emperor treated him as a child, so it was difficult to get any support for his ideas.

Promoting newcomers and forming their own power has become a top priority.

It is impossible for him to vote under Zhang Li's family, and his behavior style is not in line with Qingliu, so it is better to send a letter of nomination to open up territory for Li Hongyuan.

"It has been more than ten years since the great revitalization and recuperation. Now that the country is safe and the people are prosperous, it is a good time to go to war. As long as the government is united as one," Gu Mingzhou said proudly, "—in five years, the world can be pacified."

Someone suddenly laughed out loud.

Gu Mingzhou looked up and saw that it was Yu Taiqing, one of the four elders and the head of Qingliu.

This old man is notoriously thorny, he doesn't take hard and soft, he only does what he thinks is right, and he doesn't even give the emperor face when he makes a fuss, it's really difficult to deal with.

"It's such an arrogant tone, those who don't know it think it's Lord Shoufu talking." Yu Taiqing sneered.

Gu Mingzhou had a headache, bowed his head and bowed: "How dare I, my servant?"

Xiao Yu on the side said coolly: "Mr. Yuge, what you said is not fair. Master Shoufu has always opposed war. Isn't it insulting for you to compare this kind of child with Zhang Shoufu?"

He deliberately belittled him, but when he raised his head, Gu Mingzhou remained calm and immediately became displeased.

Brat, Xiao Yu is also his teacher after all!

Li Hongyuan tapped his finger on the dragon chair twice, and looked at Gu Mingzhou: "Five years, what is your basis?"

"The ministers of the court and the central government work together, and the generals are assigned to the north and the south. First destroy Yanghai, and then attack the Xiongnu. There is a big deal to discuss." Gu Mingzhou glanced at the two veteran ministers on the stage. "All kinds of internal conflicts between parties should be avoided."

These words stabbed a hornet's nest on the spot.

The students all gasped, who didn't know that there was a factional dispute, Gu Mingzhou was lucky, he directly stabbed him on the table, he didn't want to die?

The faces of the officials were particularly ugly, Zhang Li half-closed his eyes as if he was in a state of concentration, Xiao Yu opened his eyes wide in astonishment, and Yu Taiqing exploded directly.

"I see, the implication is all our fault." He stood up straight, and cupped his hands towards the emperor, "I really don't have the ability to calm down the world within five years, and I can't bear to be humiliated by such jumping clowns. If the emperor wants to dismiss him from office , also take it at your own discretion!"

Li Hongyuan also had to express his opinion at this time: "Gu Mingzhou, what you said is too much!"

"I am guilty." Gu Mingzhou knelt down and pleaded guilty to the emperor.

With Yu Taiqing's temper, he should immediately let Gu Mingzhou go, why should he be number one?However, the imperial decree had already been read out, and asking for the withdrawal of the decree would embarrass the emperor in court. Although Yu Taiqing was impulsive, he was not stupid.

"Your Majesty, it's better for the number one scholar to come to our household department. I happen to have a few difficult official tasks in hand." Yu Taiqing looked at Gu Mingzhou, "The number one scholar is talking so loud, shouldn't he be able to solve it?" (￣Д￣)?