The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

Lu Xiuyuan took the two princes to their yard. Not far from the door was an old osmanthus tree about seven or eight meters high. The branch at the bottom was connected to an iron chain and hung down to a distance of about one meter from the ground.

The little prince's eyes lit up instantly when he saw such a high swing.

When the little guy climbed up the swing excitedly, a servant came from outside the yard and said that the old Shoufu asked him to go there.

Lu Xiuyuan told the eldest prince to pay attention to safety and not to swing too high, because the height of the swing chain is about three meters, if it is pushed hard, it will be far away from the ground, and it will be dangerous if it is not grasped firmly. up.

The other party nodded silently, seeing that the other party looked serious, and then he left in peace.

The old Shoufu asked him to talk because of the problem of choosing characters before, and after the crown, the elders would give characters. The Emperor Ming came just now, and suddenly the other party had no time to explain the meaning to him.

Lu Xiuyuan sat obediently in the lower seat, and the old Chief Assistant patted his arm and said earnestly: "Although you are now a celebrity in front of His Majesty, accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger. You will have a long time to come, so don't take it lightly."

He understood what it meant, maybe it was because of all kinds of factors that Emperor Ming liked him so much, but it was only a short period of one or two months, which didn't mean that in the future, he knew it all.

"I bestow you with the word 'cautious', which comes from the meaning of prudence in words and deeds. I will take my leave soon after becoming a teacher. Although your senior brother is in his prime, after all, the problem of standing in the early stage is difficult to reuse. Since ancient times, the road to officialdom has been a lot of hardships. , you must not take it lightly by yourself."

"Master, I will pay attention to these in the future." Lu Xiuyuan nodded.

Thinking of Shen Congzhi who was released, the old Shoufu said: "Next year Congzhi will probably be transferred back, and then you can take care of each other. Although your nephew is a bit more honest, he won't have any bad intentions."

"Master, don't worry." He liked Shen Congzhi quite a bit, and it was thanks to his argument with him that he managed to hook him up with Senior Brother Wu.

After saying these words, the old Shoufu thought of the two princes in the backyard. "Erlang, you should pay more attention to the character of the two princes, His Majesty will not put them by your side for no reason."

Um?Did Emperor Ming have other meanings?

The old Shoufu was afraid that something might happen to the two princes, so he hurriedly sent them back after saying this.

Lu Xiuyuan wondered what Emperor Ming's intentions were, and walked towards the small courtyard while thinking. Before he reached the door, he heard the excited voice of the little prince in the courtyard from a long distance away.

"Brother Huang! Make it harder!"

Accompanied by the whistling wind in his ears, the little prince directly swung to the highest point under the action of force.

"Wuhu～Fly up～"

Hearing the sound, Lu Xiuyuan hurried to the yard, and at the door, he saw the little prince standing on a swing swinging to the top of the wall.

He didn't dare to make a sound at will, for fear of scaring the two of them in case any accident happened again, he could only stand at the door and wait for the distance to be smaller before going in.

A newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. There is nothing to be afraid of in the world of a child, but he feels that the wind blows him very irritatingly. The eldest prince next to him is not young, so he only let the little prince play like this for a while, and then slowed down his movements.

"Huh? Brother Huang, why didn't you push it?" The other party turned around and asked with a puzzled expression.

"Qingyan, it's dangerous to play like this, you'd better sit down and play slowly."

Hearing what the eldest prince said, the other party was a little unhappy: "You are not allowed to play with this or touch that in the palace, why is it so troublesome to come out?"

The eldest prince was just about to explain to the other party, when he turned his head and saw Lu Xiuyuan next to him, he hurriedly stopped and saluted, "Lord Lu."

Hearing this sound, the little prince on the swing turned his head quickly, and the person standing at the door looking this way was not that Xueshi Lu.

He quickly jumped off the swing, blinked his eyes, and saluted obediently.

"Master Lu, you are back."

Lu Xiuyuan stepped forward and looked at the little prince and said, "Your Highness, you don't need to be formal, just keep playing."

He said and made a gesture of please.

With outsiders around, the little prince couldn't be too presumptuous, so he could only swing slowly on the swing twice.

After playing for a while, Nan Xing followed Shi Yunchen back with a plate of peeled lychees.

The little prince's eyes lit up when he saw the white and tender flesh.

Seeing this, Shi Yunchen asked Nan Xing to put the fruit plate on the small stone table next to him, and then waved to the two of them: "Your Highness, come quickly and eat lychees."

"Hey~" The little prince responded cheerfully, jumped off the swing and ran towards Shi Yunchen.

Seeing him running in a hurry, the eldest prince behind him hurriedly persuaded him: "Qingyan, slow down."

The two came to the stone table one after another, thanked each other obediently, and then took the small silver fork next to them and began to eat slowly.

Seeing the two brothers eating happily, Lu Xiuyuan pulled Shi Yunchen aside, leaned his chin on the other's shoulder and murmured: "Have a good afternoon and have a rest. I don't want to bring the baby, I want to hang out with Ah Chen."

Feeling the heat in his ears, the young master hastily moved aside: "Don't be so sticky outside."

"What's wrong with me sticking to my baby?" Lu Xiuyuan refused, and continued to post it. After a while, he stood back to his position when the two princes were about to raise their heads.

With children around, he couldn't do whatever he wanted, so he simply asked Nan Xing to continue playing on the swing with the little prince, while he played backgammon with the eldest prince.

The First Prince looks a bit socially fearful, it's better to play some fun games without talking with this kind of person.

It's just that backgammon looks simple, but there is an unwritten saying, that is, if there is no forbidden hand, people of the same level will win if they move first.

Lu Xiuyuan was also ashamed to bully a child, so he simply let the other party hold the sunspots first, and surrounded him with white words.

After playing like this for more than an hour, when he was about to bring the two princes to have dinner at the mansion, Emperor Ming finally arrived late.

The other party looked at the usually dull eldest prince with joy flashing in his eyes when he saw him coming, and the little prince next to him having fun, so Emperor Ming knew that both of them had a good time this afternoon.

The two children who rushed over were patted on the head one by one, and the little prince even stuffed his face into Emperor Ming's clothes and said coquettishly.

"Father, I want to come over to play tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Ming laughed out loud, "Lord Lu is not free tomorrow, let's wait for another day."

After letting go of the two children, the other party signaled Lu Xiuyuan to go out for a walk.

The two walked out of the courtyard together. Emperor Ming thought about the small courtyard behind him, and said, "It's not convenient to live in the Wu Mansion all the time. Has Erlang considered moving out?"

Lu Xiuyuan also knew that it was inconvenient, he lived in the Wu Mansion because of the second prince, now that the dust has settled, he doesn't have to worry about the past.

"Ah Chen has been looking at houses for the past two days, but he hasn't found a suitable one yet. He will move out when he finds a new house."

Hearing this, Emperor Ming was a little surprised: "Didn't I reward you with a lot of money before? Didn't you just buy a house in the capital?"

Speaking of this, I have to mention it, although the other party gave a lot of money, but if you want to find someone close to Hanlin and Yan Ruyu, there is not much in total, so it is naturally troublesome to find.

Lu Xiuyuan said embarrassedly: "It's a bit hard to find a house in Dongshi as it's close to the Imperial Academy."

Most of the houses in Dongshi are the residences of powerful families, or houses bestowed by the emperor, and there are naturally very few houses that do not touch these.

The previous small courtyard of the second entrance was completely burned down. Originally, Lu Xiuyuan planned to renovate it so that he could continue to live in it, but Shi Yunchen felt that it was unlucky and planned to sell it after rebuilding.

After hearing what he said, Emperor Ming thought for a while: "There is a house with four entrances at the head of the East Street, so I might as well give it to you."

"Your Majesty, you can't..."

As soon as he heard the head of East Street, Lu Xiuyuan quickly waved his hand and refused as a reflex.

That's the closest place to the imperial palace. It's not a joke to reward a house with such a geographical location.

Hearing his refusal, Emperor Ming smiled at him: "Others can't help but be overjoyed when they hear the reward, why come to Erlang and refuse it in every possible way?"

Well, what should I say about this, saying that you are too kind to me, Your Majesty, makes me, a courtier, feel a little flustered?

Seeing that Lu Xiuyuan hadn't spoken, Emperor Ming explained: "I actually have other plans for giving rewards and houses during this period of time."

Emperor Ming stood still and looked at him with seriousness in his eyes: "Erlang, I want you."

When the words fell to the ground, Lu Xiuyuan's breath became stagnant. What does Emperor Ming want to do?

Then he heard the other party smile and said: "Erlang has the talent of Wang Zuo, so I naturally want to win him over."

He breathed a sigh of relief, and complained in his heart that Emperor Ming deliberately caused a misunderstanding, but the expression on his face could not tell what he was thinking.

"I've heard about some of Erlang's deeds, including the fight against barbarians on the frontier, and his proposal for the management of the Yellow River. Although the current state of the country is temporarily stable, many internal problems have not been resolved."

Emperor Ming began to give an example: "I have just ascended the throne, and I can only use the news to control some corrupt people from other provinces. The old foxes in the capital have already clamped their tails tightly. These people who eat vegetarian food are all big moths in this country. I don't think about it all the time. Get rid of it and hurry up!"

"In addition, a series of issues such as people's livelihood, taxation, commercial taxation, etc. outside need to be adjusted. I need your assistance."

After hearing Emperor Ming's words, Lu Xiuyuan understood that the other party wanted to be a wise emperor, someone who really thought about the people. Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

"Your Majesty, you are confused. Even without these rewards, these things are what we courtiers should do."

He cupped his hands at the Confucian Temple from a distance: "It is the mission of us scholars to establish a heart for the world, to establish a life for the people, to inherit the knowledge of the past, and to bring peace to all generations."

After all, there are differences in age and dignity, and Lu Xiuyuan is not good at preaching, so he simply stood there after expressing his position.

"Okay, okay! This is my humerus minister!" Emperor Ming patted Lu Xiuyuan's shoulder excitedly.

Feeling the strong impact on the shoulder, this force is no less than the feeling of patting him when his family Ah Chen lost control.

After the excitement, Emperor Ming simply took him into his arms: "Erlang, you also met my two princes this afternoon, how do you feel?"

"His Royal Highness respects the old and loves the young, sensitive and eager to learn, although he is a bit taciturn, it is harmless, and His Royal Highness..."

Lu Xiuyuan thought of Qi Qingyan who was about to swing to the highest point on the swing: "Your Highness is innocent, lively, and very likable."

Regardless of whether his liveliness is attractive or not, anyway, in front of the child's father, it is enough to praise him!

Hearing Lu Xiuyuan's description, Emperor Ming was very pleased: "It seems that you got along well this afternoon."

Just when Lu Xiuyuan wanted to laugh and say that the two His Highnesses are very worry-free, he heard Emperor Ming say: "Then how about Erlang starting to give them lectures from tomorrow?"

He was instantly dumbfounded.

no?Did Emperor Ming bring his child here today for this purpose? !

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