Struggle History of the Reborn Son

When Xu Jingxuan returned to the main banquet hall, Xu Renwei was already sweating profusely. Where did this bastard go, but don't let him get into trouble.

The Xu Jingchun brothers gloated, wishing that Xu Jingxuan would be taken down in the palace, after a while they saw Xu Jingxuan coming back with a blushing face, and snorted twice coldly.

"Niezi, is the palace at home, you are jumping up and down like this, you are dying?" Xu Renwei was relieved to see his son returned safely.

"What Daddy taught me is that the boy knows his mistake." Xu Jingxuan admitted his mistake directly, and sat down behind Xu Renwei's family member without being too lazy.

Xu Renwei saw that the three sons he had brought were all seated properly, and ordered: "The emperor and princes will be here soon, so please behave yourself and be careful with your heads."

Xu Jingxuan nodded his head like garlic. Seeing Xu's father nagging non-stop, he couldn't help reminding him in a low voice: "Father, my son understands. Look, the princes above seem to be taking their seats..."

Xu Renwei hurriedly sat upright, and the princes took their seats, which meant that the emperor was coming soon.

At this moment, a sharp voice said: "The prince is here."

After a commotion of saluting, another voice was heard: "The emperor is here."

Heavyweights appeared one after another. Xu Jingxuan lowered his head and looked sideways, as if to take a look at the old emperor. Unfortunately, he still said that his grade was a little lower, and he was too far away from the emperor's position. It was because of his 1 good eyesight that he couldn't see clearly. .But he can see the seventh and eighth princes, heh heh, just wait and see, one day, he will be ashamed of today's embarrassment!

Although you can't get a glimpse of the sky, the banquet in the palace is still very delicate, and it can be said that you can't get tired of eating and eating.Anyway, no one pays attention to him as a family member, he is like a foodie, devoting himself to hard work.

After the emperor's opening speech, and after a round of compliments from his courtiers, after drinking for three rounds, the emperor began to talk about the achievements of the descendants of each family.

Zhongyihou was the first to pat the dragon's fart.

"My Majesty misses you. The grandson of Weichen is six years old this year, and he is still literate. If you are lucky enough to be able to accompany the prince and grandson to study, it will be a blessing for the whole family of Weichen."

Li Minping, the chief minister of the cabinet, was so ashamed of Hou Zhongyi's words, he was originally a clean-fellow in the cabinet, and he was at odds with the clan's Marquis's house so quickly, he only sighed how could there be such a thick-skinned person in the world.

Li Minping is not ashamed of Zhongyihou's behavior in his heart, but he has to say that this trick is very effective for the current emperor.If it was in the past, I am afraid that Zhongyihou will succeed.

Fortunately, his cabinet had already prepared and came up with a new trick.

Sure enough, this time the old emperor did not follow Zhongyihou's words, but said with a smile: "Zheng Aiqing, I naturally believe in your grandson's talents, but this time, Li Aiqing and the others made up a new election rule, which I find strange." , I agree, I believe that Zheng Aiqing's grandson is knowledgeable and will definitely stand out."

Li Minping received the old emperor's approval, walked slowly to the front of the hall, and made it clear that he secretly selected the prince and grandson to accompany him to the banquet.

"I am honored to be trusted by the emperor to be in charge of the evaluation of the companions of the princes and grandchildren. You must know the upbringing of the princes and grandchildren. Regarding the country and society, you must be careful in the selection of their companions. This time, all the cabinet members The ministers drafted two questions together, and the first question will be read out by Master Liu, a scholar."

Li Minping made an opening remark concisely.

Let Xu Jingxuan say that this time the cabinet really succeeded by surprise in order to contain the clan.

To put it simply, the cabinet came up with a math test in the era when all the people put emphasis on imperial examinations. The test questions may not be difficult, but they caught all the candidates for the election by surprise.

The title is: Today there are pheasant rabbits in the same cage, with 35 heads on the top and 94 feet on the bottom. How many are the pheasant rabbits?

In modern times, for elementary school students aged four to ten, this question is also an Olympiad level.

In the ancient times, when the imperial examination articles were placed heavily, it really tested the flowers and seedlings of the imperial court that the group of "Zhihu Zheye" were used to.

Fortunately, those who can come to read with the prince are either the descendants of the imperial court officials (national-level academic masters) or the descendants of the imperial family (national-level education), with excellent learning ability and coping ability.

There was a period of mental calculation and oral calculation, and the length of time was different. No matter whether it was right or wrong, I could answer one or two.

Xu Jingxuan is also a top student in modern times. He can solve the questions at the elementary school level in less than 3 minutes. He writes his answers with a brush on the rice paper handed out by the maid and covers them.

He didn't dare to raise his hand even if he had nothing to do, yelling that I'm done.As a result, his head began to turn and aim randomly.

This was a terrible sight, and the Seventh and Eighth Princes who were sitting in the upper positions grabbed him straight and cast a greeting gaze, causing him to hastily lower his head.

After a while, the maids took away the answers, pens, inks, papers and inkstones of the sons of each family. Lord Li Minping checked them in person. After asking the old emperor for instructions, he read out the names of the sons who answered correctly on the spot.

Xiao Shiqing, the second concubine and fifth grandson of Ningguo Duke's mansion.

Zheng Qiuyi, the third grandson of the head of the Loyalty Marquis, Zheng Qiuyi.

Xiao Shibin, the eldest grandson of the head of Anping Houfu.

Li Yuehan, the second son of the third concubine of Yongding Bofu, and Li Yuefei, the fourth son of the direct line.

The eldest son Xu Jingxuan and the second grandson Xu Jingchun in the house of Mr. Xu, the second assistant of the cabinet.

The eldest son Fan Jin and the four-character Fan Hua are the eldest sons of Fan Jin, a cabinet scholar.

Li Qing, the third son of Li Qing, Minister of the Household Department, Lord Liu's mansion.

Fang Yuan, the second son of Lord Fang's family, Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

Zhang Dong, the eldest grandson of Dali Temple Minister Zhang's mansion.

12 people in total.

It can be said that those who read their names and those who did not read their names are happy and sad.But generally speaking, it is still in line with the situation of the court.

Among the current dukes and earls of the Daewoo Dynasty, those who stayed in the capital included six families: Duke Ning, Marquis Zhongyi, Marquis Renshan, Marquis Anping, Bo Yongding, and Bo Anqing.

The Ningguo Mansion has always kept a low profile. This time, Xiao Shiqing, a nine-year-old fifth grandson of a concubine, was put up for election. He was far from the younger grandson. Just focus on participation.

The Zhongyihou Mansion is the natal family of Concubine Degui. The eldest prince Xiao Shiyan urgently needs the support of the family power, so he wants to choose a companion for his grandson to study in the Zhongyihou Mansion.

The Marquis of Anping is the natal family of the Crown Princess, so she showed enough sincerity to the eldest grandson of the eldest son who was two years older than the eldest grandson of the emperor, Xiao Shibin, who was five years old.

Yongdingbo Mansion is Xianfei's natal family, the goal is obvious, it is the two-year-old son of the fourth prince Xiao Shichun.

The children of other cabinet ministers either chose a side or a collateral line of some family, or there happened to be a son or grandson of the same age in the family, so they had to take them out for a walk.

After all, in the eyes of most nobles and courtiers, the current imperial court is still stable. Although the emperor is old, the crown prince has already been established, and the power of the East Palace has been small.

After Li Minping finished reading the sons who answered the questions correctly, he announced the second exam question with Master Liu.

This second test question is even more interesting - on the war and peace between our dynasty and the Tibetans.

The way of discussion is also novel. The prince Xiao Shiyuan, the eldest prince Xiao Shiyan, the fourth prince Xiao Shichun, and the seventh prince Xiao Shihong respectively choose three of the sons who answered correctly just now to form four groups of debate groups, adopting a free debate method, each expressing his own point of view, and can argue against each other.

Of course, the prince and princes are not responsible for "quarreling", but only responsible for leading the team and planning.

Come on, the direct and open-topic topic not only tests the princes of various families, but also invites several princes to serve as sparring partners, which shows how much it attaches importance to.

The next step is for the crown prince and the other princes to choose people. According to their status and age, they will choose one person in turn until the final selection is over.

Unsurprisingly, the crown prince Xiao Shiyuan first chose Xiao Shibin from the Anping Hou family, the eldest prince Xiao Shiyan chose Zheng Qiuyi from the Zhongyi Hou family, the fourth prince Xiao Shichun chose Li Yuefei from the Yongding Bo family, and the seventh prince Xiao Shihong chose the cabinet minister of Lord Xu. The eldest son, Xu Jingxuan, was unexpected.

After a while, the crown prince and the three princes selected people and formed their own debate teams.

Prince Xiao Shiyuan: Xiao Shibin, Xiao Shiqing, Zhang Dong,

The eldest prince Xiao Shiyan: Zheng Qiuyi, Xu Jingchun, Li Qing

The Fourth Prince Xiao Shichun: Li Yuefei, Fang Yuan, Fan Hua

The Eighth Prince Xiao Shihong: Xu Jingxuan, Fan Jin, Li Yuehan

Once the debate team was established, the princes and ministers sitting here basically had a score in their minds.The crown prince's team is obviously the best. In terms of cronies, there is Xiao Shibin, and in terms of eloquence, there is Zhang Dong, the grandson of Shi Shiqing.The first prince has a good team, with Zheng Qiuyi as his confidant, Xu Jingchun as the talented person, and Li Qing as the shrewd person.The fourth prince's team is well-regulated, his confidant Li Yuefei is already famous, Fang Yuan was born as a general, and Fan Hua has a father who is a cabinet bachelor.The last Seventh Prince was a bit pitiful, not to mention that he had no cronies, Xu Jingxuan was a bit of a dandy, Li Yuehan was born in Yongdingbo Mansion, a member of the Fourth Prince's family; Fan Jin was also known as a bookworm.

Whether your team is friendly or not, the campaign is always going to start.

Seeing that the four teams were already in place, Li Minping raised his voice and said, "I'll give you a quarter of an hour to discuss whether it's a war or a peace, and then start debating..."