The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

Not long after the tongue-gun debate in court, Emperor Ming's investigation also yielded results.

Lin Shilang, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, did have corruption and bribery, far more than the few times in the casino.

So Lin Shilang was arrested as a model, dismissed from office and beheaded to show the public, all his family property was confiscated, and he was made an example to everyone.

As for the rest of the people who accepted the gift and planned to help those local snakes to impeach Lu Xiuyuan, after seeing Lin Shilang's fate, they gradually lost their courage.

They are not like the Minister of the Ministry of War, who just have a bad habit of seeking flowers and asking willows. They have done a lot of immoral things behind their backs, and if they are discovered, it will not be worth the loss.

As a result, one by one became a shrinking tortoise, not daring to intervene in this matter anymore. Seeing that the officials in the capital did not respond for a long time, and they couldn't get in touch with the people who sent the money, when they were wondering, they were blocked by the army who rushed to search the house. .

Send gifts and money everywhere in the capital, don't you have a lot of money?Just confiscate you!

The property of these people was confiscated, and Emperor Ming's treasury became much more abundant.

Time passed quickly, and it came to Lu Xiuyuan's birthday in a blink of an eye. Those who impeached him were dealt with, and this birthday was also spent comfortably.

The gift at home, Lu Xiuyuan received yesterday, is a fine inkstone.

In addition, Mrs. Zhang also brought him and Shi Yunchen two winter clothes he sewed by himself, and also enclosed a letter, telling him to take care of his health when he was going out, not to get tired, and said that everything at home was fine. Reassure him not to worry about it.

Looking at the beautiful handwriting on the paper, soft and weak, tangible and spiritless, I guessed that the letter was written by Xiao Lian, and when I was done with work and the crowning ceremony, I helped the other party find a copybook and copy it when I wrote back to my family.

In addition to the letters from his family, he also received a reply to the letter he sent to his master, Dr. Pei, after the Second Prince's downfall.

At first, he just tried to send the letter back home, but he didn't expect that the family not only sent the letter to his master, but also got a reply.

It's just that the content of the letter made Lu Xiuyuan a little disappointed.

The other party wrote back: I am used to being free and easy on weekdays, and I don’t want to go to the capital. By the way, I explained that he and Guan Hou are adults, and they must take responsibility.

Although he was a little disappointed that Master Pei couldn't come here, he didn't give up. He was used to incognito.

On the day of the crowning ceremony, prepare the items and arrange the process early in the morning, and prepare to start the salute after sunrise.

Because he didn't plan to make a big deal, the guest who presided over the crown ceremony directly asked his master to help, and his senior brother Wu Zhangyuan replaced the position of praise, and the process was simple. Fan took a word and passed away, but unexpectedly, an unexpected person came.

During the coronation ceremony, the three masters and apprentices were all wearing uniforms. Under the crowd of onlookers, the old Shoufu had just helped Lu Xiuyuan fetch the words and before he could explain the meaning, he heard a servant coming outside to report that Emperor Ming was coming.

Now, they didn't expect that the other party would also come over, and they didn't know whether to pause the process to greet His Majesty or just wait for His Majesty to come.

Fortunately, it was useless for them to struggle for too long, Emperor Ming waved his folding fan, followed by his two princes and walked into the courtyard.

"Your Majesty is safe."

Seeing this, the people next to him fell to their knees.

Emperor Ming stepped forward and stopped the three of them from saluting: "It is not appropriate to interrupt the crowning ceremony, Aiqing, you continue."

It is true that there is no time to take care of His Majesty at this meeting. The old Chief Assistant can only continue to sing blessings.

It was just because Emperor Ming was also here, and the old Shoufu began to accuse Emperor Ming after commanding.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being rude..."

"What is Aiqing talking about?" Emperor Ming quickly helped him up: "It was I who came here uninvited, and I should be the one who said I was being rude."

"No, no, no! It's a blessing for us to have His Majesty come here, so there's nothing to be rude about." The old chief assistant explained with trepidation.

Seeing the expressions of the people next to him, Emperor Ming unconsciously became nervous, and clapped his hands.

"Bring me my congratulatory gift."

The first person walked in carrying a sealed box, and the rest carried fresh fruits frozen in ice cubes into the yard in a row.

Today has just entered the Slight Heat, and the temperature is not too hot due to the previous two sudden drops, but the air-conditioning on the tray can be clearly seen from a distance of several meters.

Also, there are lychees in the fruit, right?

In ancient times, this thing was a rare item, but Emperor Ming not only gave it to him, but also gave it so much...

Eunuch Lin next to him took advantage of His Majesty chatting with the old Chief Assistant, leaned over and whispered in Lu Xiuyuan's ear, "The lychee is a new tribute that just arrived this morning. When the harem is finished, the miscellaneous family will pay attention. Not as many as Mr. Lu..."

After hearing this, Lu Xiuyuan cast a sideways glance at the other party: "What do you want to express, father-in-law?"

Deliberately trying to make trouble?Even if he had a lot of things on his side, he was honored by the old Shoufu and Wu Zhangyuan. When this Eunuch Lin said something, it seemed that he was rewarding him.

"Bad! Our family means that His Majesty values ​​you, Mr. Lu!" Eunuch Lin quickly explained.

Lu Xiuyuan smiled at the other party in an unclear manner: "Then thank you for reminding me, father-in-law."

"It's okay, it's okay." Eunuch Lin waved his hand.

He felt bored, and just as he was about to stand a little further away, he saw Emperor Ming greet him.

"Erlang, my two sons will stay with you for a long time, and come to pick them up when they are free in the afternoon."

Um?What's the meaning?Why did you suddenly entrust your child to them?Emperor Ming seems to have only these two sons, and they are not afraid of accidents if they stay outside the palace?

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is a bit inappropriate?"

Just when Lu Xiuyuan was about to list one, two or three reasons for rejection, he heard the unquestionable voice of Emperor Ming.

"These two brats have been yelling and going out to play all day in the palace. I really have no choice but to entrust them to play at Aiqing's house for half a day, and the palace will send someone to pick them up in the afternoon."

As soon as these words came out, Lu Xiuyuan couldn't refuse anymore, so he could only take on the heavy responsibility of raising the baby.

Fortunately, the eldest prince Qi Qingyao has turned fourteen this year, and now he is standing quietly beside Emperor Ming, with a serious expression on his face, like a little adult, he should be more obedient.

On the other side, the little prince, Qi Qingyan, was about seven or eight years old. Ever since he entered the courtyard, he kept looking around. He should be more lively and active than the eldest prince.

After explaining the matter, Emperor Ming left the Wu Mansion with his people in a mighty manner, and there were only a few of them left in the courtyard.

The two princes looked at each other, then followed Lu Xiuyuan into the room together.

In this weather, lychees will not be fresh after a long time, so a group of people will eat them all.

Looking at the white and tender lychee that had been peeled off, the little prince directly took it and ate it, but the eldest prince next to him politely refused, and just sat on the chair with a straight body.

The completely different reactions of the two brothers reminded Lu Xiuyuan of the information he had inquired before. After the birth of the eldest prince, because of the situation and indifference of Emperor Ming at that time, the child was a bit withdrawn and did not like to talk. Although he corrected the problem in time after discovering the problem, he still looks like a The appearance of social terror.

When the little prince was born later, he raised the child with some compensatory mentality, so he became what he is now.

After sharing the lychees, Lu Xiuyuan took them to the study to read. With a character like the eldest prince, when he first arrived in a new environment, it's best to stay quietly for a while to have a buffer period in his heart, and then play other things.

His guess was not wrong. When he found the book in the study, the eldest prince obviously relaxed a lot. It's just that the poor little prince, although he can read, doesn't like to read boring books. Now he is lying on the table and counting his brothers in boredom. Eyelashes.

The two brothers both looked like empresses, they looked white and clean, and they were very different from the dark and tall Emperor Ming.

Lu Xiuyuan knew that the little prince didn't like reading, so he simply found out a self-made jigsaw puzzle and handed it over.

"Your Highness, if you feel bored, you might as well play this."

As the name suggests, Tangram is composed of seven boards, which can be combined into various shapes under the control of outsiders, and it is also a way to pass the time.

Now that Emperor Ming entrusted him with the responsibility of looking after the children, he couldn't go to other places in the afternoon, so he just sat down on the chair not far away and found a book to read.

After the time for a cup of tea, the little prince began to sit on the chair boredly again, resting his hands on his chin.

The eldest prince next to him poked his shoulder to signal him to sit upright, but the little prince's eyes suddenly lit up, and he leaned over to the elder prince's ear and whispered a few words.

The eldest prince shook his head again and again, and finally the little prince sighed helplessly, then sat upright and continued to play with the jigsaw puzzle.

As soon as Bai Nennen put together two pieces, she couldn't help sneaking a glance at Lu Xiuyuan next to her.

After seeing him reading a book with a calm expression, he encouraged himself, walked up to Lu Xiuyuan in small steps, reached out and grabbed his sleeve and shook it.

"Lord Lu, are there any other interesting things in your house?"

Lu Xiuyuan thought of the big three-meter-high swing in their yard: "Do you want to play on the swing?"

"Great!"

Hearing this, the little prince was overjoyed. His favorite thing to play is the swing!

Lu Xiuyuan put down the book in his hand and stood up: "Your Highness, do you want to come and play together?"

The other party also put down the book in his hand: "I will go too."

His younger brother was a lively age, and he had to keep an eye on it to avoid injury.

The author has something to say: