such as Yue Linyuan

The February examination, just as Si Yuanting expected, under Wu Yonglian's strict control, only 190 people passed the examination, which was even less than the passing rate in previous years; when it came to the palace examination in March, it was even more so over the years For the first time, there was a shortage of the number one scholar.

The so-called Palace Examination, the essay is the core.According to regulations, on the day of the palace examination, the officials of the Ministry of Rites will guide the tributes to enter the Huangji Hall and line up to the north. The emperor will visit the Huangji Hall and preside over the palace examination.The examinees who have gone through five passes and killed six generals before standing on the ground of Huangji Palace have to salute the emperor first, and then the deacon will give the questions to the officials of the Ministry of Rites, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites will distribute the test papers .

The policy questions were issued by the emperor, and the candidates discussed and wrote the policy essays on the policy questions.Therefore, the so-called policy text means that the real emperor asked questions and scholars answered them.

But this time the palace examination, because the emperor Chu Yuelei was sick, so the topic was changed to the palm seal eunuch company.Although this move also triggered admonitions from the officials, they were all suppressed in the end.

Chu Yuezhi has seen the title of the policy proposed by Si Yuanting, and it is a policy aimed at politics: "Today's scholars are not good at learning, and if you want to see the small things quickly, I want to be good at learning, and go back to the way, what method can you use?"

The policy question seems simple, but what the question is is that today's morale is not right, and a group of scholars are eager for success and greedy for fame and fortune. If they want to revive the morale and restore the righteous way, what law should be used to rule it out.

In fact, Si Yuanting's policy topic is very obvious, but the rigid thinking of scholars over the years has had such a profound impact that even though it has come to the palace examination, there are still not many people who can explain this world meaningfully. What should be the virtuous people needed for the rule of law.

Don't say it's the No. [-] pick, even the No. [-] and No. [-] picks are barely selected.

Si Yuanting was very disappointed but helpless, but after reading the essays of the candidates, Chu Yuezhi felt that it was not easy for someone to write a bright article under such pressure all these years. There are many talented people with lofty ideals.

Although Wu Yonglian became Minister of Rites only after being promoted by Si Yuanting, but in terms of age, he is actually more than ten years older than Si Yuanting.After seeing Si Yuanting's proposal, Wu Yonglian discussed it with Si Yuanting in private, and lamented that if the Si family hadn't been in trouble, Si Yuanting would have won the title of number one scholar for the Si family just like his ancestors .

Fu Xingyun and Wei Yunxiao came back after the palace examination was over and the rankings were released. They rescued many women in several places during their trip, and they were sent to the capital for resettlement one after another. For those women who were rescued, Chu Yuezhi invited a group of embroiderers with excellent embroidery skills to support the embroidery room in advance, and asked them to teach some women who don't know how to be popular.Because most of the women who were rescued did not want to show their faces in public for fear of being recognized, the shopkeepers and stewards Chu Yuezhi invited back to greet and see off the guests were all women.

Not only that, Fu Xingyun and Wei Yunxiao also recorded the location and information of villages in remote areas that were difficult to be rescued, and brought them back to Si Yuanting and Chu Yuezhi, who would decide how to deal with them separately.Fu Xingyun and Wei Yunxiao were on this trip for a few months, but after Fu Xingyun was injured, his injury deteriorated and his life was threatened. Wei Yunxiao had no choice but to take him to find Fu Ruofei, a real person who didn't care about worldly affairs, and this saved him from danger.

It was probably because many other things happened during this trip. After the two returned to report to Si Yuanting and Chu Yuezhi, Wei Yunxiao followed Fu Xingyun and left, as if he meant to go back to the residence with him, but he didn't want to go there. Chu Yuezhi stopped him at the door.

"Yunxiao, I remember that when you left, you still had the attitude of breaking up with Huangfu. Why are you going home with someone again when you come back?" Chu Yuezhi asked casually, but his eyes fell on Fu Xingyun. "Could it be that you were deceived by Huangfu again."

As soon as Wei Yunxiao heard Chu Yuezhi's question, he immediately showed his embarrassment, and stammered: "No, I wasn't cheated... Before, it wasn't cheated before, but he just lied to me about something... also , it's not true that you can't forgive..."

Fu Xingyun, who was beside him, looked at him, shook his head, and saluted Chu Yuezhi: "Prince An, please rest assured that Huangfu will treat Yunxiao well in the future, and Yunxiao has already worshiped the world with Huangfu, so he naturally wants to I went home with Huangfu."

Si Yuanting was handing the brewed hot tea to Chu Yuezhi, when Fu Xingyun said, "This governor doesn't know that his chief dead servant has already worshiped the world with others, Huangfu, don't you pay attention to this governor?" Are you in?"

Fu Xingyun took Wei Yunxiao's hand and said, "Huangfu is willing to be punished."

Wei Yunxiao became a little anxious when he heard it, and before Si Yuanting could speak, he said, "The heaven and the earth were drawn by Yunxiao to worship Fu Shusheng, and Yunxiao should be punished if he is punished."

Glancing at Fu Xingyun lightly, Si Yuanting did not answer directly, but asked Chu Yuezhi: "How does Prince An plan to punish?"

"Is this..." Chu Yuezhi took a sip of the hot tea Si Yuanting made for him with a half-smile, and now the tea he drank was the warming tea made by Lin Yi. Lin Yi knew that he couldn't control him, so he made it This matter was handed over to Si Yuanting, and Si Yuanting made tea for him every day according to what Lin Yi said, and when it was inconvenient for him to make tea for him, he asked Si Zhuxi to do it for him. He was afraid that it would make Si Yuanting worry. Not happy, even if you don't like to drink, you have to drink, "Your centurion has been serving for a while, and this time it can be regarded as meritorious service, so you should be promoted to lieutenant general. As for Huangfu, he is not under the king People, don’t go overboard.”

Si Yuanting was still making tea for Chu Yuezhi. Seeing that Wei Yunxiao was still unable to react, he said, "This governor is Prince An's. Prince An can deal with it as he pleases. But this time, if Huangfu makes mistakes For the sake of this governor, it will be unreasonable for this governor to punish you too severely, if this is the case, you will be punished not to hide anything from Vice General Wei in the future, if you make Vice General Wei sad again, you dead waiter will not do it."

Having said so much, how could Fu Xingyun and Wei Yunxiao not understand the meaning of Si Yuanting and Chu Yuezhi, and immediately knelt down to thank En before leaving.

After the two of them left, Chu Yuezhi drank all the hot tea in the cup, and then said: "I always feel a bit at a loss, you and Huangfu just kidnapped Yunxiao and me, so I'll let it go, Yunxiao loves you Zhixing, Huangfu has a rough life experience like you, and his mind is quite deep, I am always worried that he will be bullied by Huangfu."

Filling up the hot tea for Chu Yuezhi, Si Yuanting said: "You and I made a private decision for life when we were young, how can Huangfu compare. You don't have to be afraid that Vice Wei will be bullied by him, Huangfu just doesn't show it on the face, If he decides that one person is also the same for life, I was a little worried before. He is not good at expressing himself, which is why Vice General Wei misunderstood. I thought that if the two of them hadn't talked about it when they came back this time, I would have to push Huangfu One hand, but now it seems that Huangfu is also enlightened."

"In fact, Yunxiao is pure and straightforward by nature, and he and Huangfu complement each other. After all, they are like people who drink water and know how warm they are. They think it's good for themselves, and we others don't need to say more." Chu Yuezhi didn't disappreciate Fu Xingyun, but he was afraid of his own. His subordinate Ai will be deceived again, but now it seems that maybe he is too worried.

"Don't worry, I don't dare to tell other people, but I can understand Huangfu's intentions for Vice General Wei, and I will definitely not disappoint Vice General Wei." Si Yuanting took Chu Yuezhi's hand, rubbed his palms a few times, and said: "You I'd better worry about myself, I don't know how Chu Yuelei will react next."

Chu Yuezhi sneered, and said with disdain: "He did it on his own, and if he was pissed to death because of this, he deserved it."

After the Jinshi outside the No. [-] and Tanhua rankings for the position of Minister of the Household Department finally completed the imperial examination and were awarded official positions, a new official from the Household Department who had been unknown for many years was finally re-elected to succeed him.The name of this official was Xia Zhiyi, and he also intended to join Si Laoshangshu's family back then, but it was a pity that he had not yet had the opportunity to meet with Si's family, and the Si family had been condemned. He concealed his admiration for Si Lao Shangshu and was repeatedly suppressed, which made him an official for many years and was still just a small tea-horse deputy envoy sent by the Ministry of Households, with a rank of nine ranks.

Xia Zhiyi or Chu Yuezhi noticed when looking through the official records of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and specially sent someone to investigate the innocence of the background, and even made a little test. After confirming that he was a usable person, Chu Yue Zhicai recommended this person to Si Yuanting.

Many people were surprised by Si Yuanting's promotion from the Deputy Envoy of the Tea Horse Department of the ninth rank to the second rank Minister of the Household Department. It's just that Xia Zhiyi has no support behind Xia Zhiyi. Many unrighteous ministers thought that Si Yuanting's move was to better control the Ministry of Households in the future, but they didn't think that Si Yuanting just wanted this person who had nothing to fear power to come to the Ministry of Households to carry out iron and blood politics.

Before the world's worries and worries, after the world's joy and joy.

This sentence in Fan Zhongyan's "Yueyang Tower" is Xia Zhiyi's motto, and it is precisely this point that makes Si Yuanting and Chu Yuezhi willing to believe in Xia Zhiyi.

In April, Prince An Chu Yuezhi announced the good news to the palace that Princess Si Zhuxi was pregnant.

Chu Yuelei was furious when he heard the good news, and killed two more palace servants in the palace that day.

As news of the joy spread, Si Zhuxi logically stopped traveling with Chu Yuezhi, but stayed in Prince An's mansion for childbirth.In addition, Si Zhuxi is now seven months pregnant, so it is not appropriate to show up too much and play in front of people, and I am afraid that people will see the clues accidentally, so since the day when Chu Yuezhi announced the good news to the palace, Since then, Si Zhuxi has never stepped out of Prince An's Mansion.

Since Si Zhuxi married into Prince An's residence, he has been living in the wedding room. Chu Yuezhi occasionally stays in the wedding room. An extra bed has been added to the wedding room, so that Chu Yuezhi doesn't have to stay in the wedding room when he stays overnight. Sit alone in the room all night.

On the seventh day after the good news was reported to the palace, it was also the fourth consecutive night that Chu Yuezhi stayed in the wedding room. When the ugly hour arrived, a dozen men in black entered Prince An's mansion with weapons in the dark.

For some reason, all the guards who used to guard Prince An's mansion were removed tonight.

When the leading man in black was about to kick open the door, the two closed doors were shaken open from the inside, and the strong internal force directly shook the leading man in black.

Chu Yuezhi stood at the door in a strong outfit, with a long sword in his hand, his face frosty, and said: "If you want to touch this king's concubine, don't weigh yourself."

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"Today's scholars are not good at learning. If you want to be quick, you will see the small. I want to be a good scholar, and return to Taoism. What can I do?"—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— It was the seven-year policy topic of Chongzhen