[Red House] Harem Road in Spring

On this day, it was the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the weather was sunny and sunny, and it was also a rare good weather in winter. After the morning court ended, the emperor was very interested in inviting all the ministers and their young and promising children to enter the palace. The Laba porridge in Chinese is to participate in the Laba feast.

For the Laba feast in previous years, the emperor circulated that only important ministers were summoned. This year is the first time that the emperor allowed young people from the ministers' families to enter the palace to eat Laba porridge.Usually, the people below have to think about interpreting a sentence from the emperor several times. This time, without interpreting it, all the ministers thought that the emperor was probably thirsty for talents and wanted to meet these young people in the future. There is no one who can be of great use, so let's cultivate them as soon as possible!

The ministers were very excited. People live a lifetime, especially people of their age and status. The most important thing is whether the children in the family can be successful, whether the family can continue to prosper, and even go further. Therefore, they He also paid special attention to the cultivation of heirs in the family.

Now, if the emperor wants to summon them, it means that he has the opportunity to show his face in front of the sage. If he can get the approval of the emperor, then he will not have to work hard for qualifications. She amazed the emperor and made the emperor cherish his talents, but as long as he showed his face in front of the emperor and got an account, the road ahead would be easier than other people with the same qualifications.

In the officialdom, although it is said to rely on talents and virtues to climb up, the backing and the Sacred Heart are equally important, especially the Sacred Heart, just like in this world, there are many talented people, and they may become first- and second-rank officials. It depends not only on talents and virtues.

So, after the early court ended, all the ministers hurried out of the palace and brought the young people whom the family focused on training into the palace again.

Even if the Laba Banquet is held by the royal family, it is inseparable from Laba porridge, and it is inseparable from the compliments of the ministers to the emperor and the praise of each other.

After giving Laba porridge to the ministers, the emperor suddenly said that he wanted to test the talents of the younger generation of each family. Everyone looked at each other, and the Tao finally came. Whether it is a hero or a bear, it depends on how it behaves in front of the emperor.

Banquets are naturally inseparable from writing poems. The emperor said that since it is the midwinter season, please invite everyone to write a poem on the topic of "midwinter".

There was a smile on the corner of the emperor's mouth. Since he said that he wanted to test his talents and learning, he hoped that he could pick out some people who could be of great use. Therefore, those who have no talent and learning but remand him will make everyone regard "laba" as their own. The person who writes the poem doesn't have to write it silently. Only by performing it on the spot can you see whether the person has intelligence or not.

Although a good poet does not represent his ability to be an official and govern the local area, but he can see a person's heart from the poems he makes. Those who want to make a career and care about the people are the most precious.

After eating a bowl of Laba porridge, the high-quality rice paper was handed out. After the palace humaneness began, all the young people began to write. How to write it.

After a cup of tea, the palace people finished their speech, and then accepted the paper rafts that were handed out, because at least three or four officials were invited for the banquet, and because there were still people who were not of the right age or who were not in the capital, all the people in this banquet There are only thirty or so young people, and thirty or so pieces of paper.

The emperor didn't read it carefully, he turned the pages one by one, and there were those surprising poems, so he would naturally read them a few more times and then pull them out and put them on the other side. The poems of five people came out, and they were named and rewarded.

Of course, if you want to know whether a person can be used, you can't just think of it as a poem. Therefore, the emperor picked up a current political issue. In the middle of winter, when it snowed heavily, some people's houses were crushed, and some people were almost killed. Frozen to death, what should I do?

As soon as the emperor asked this question, everyone immediately understood the meaning of the emperor's previous question. The emperor was worried about how the people of the world would spend the winter, so he used the midwinter season as a poem. It depends on whether everyone can understand the emperor's worries If you think about the problem of the winter for the people in the world from the midwinter, if you worry about the country and the people, you will naturally stand out from the crowd.

Everyone immediately focused their attention on a fifteen or sixteen-year-old young man on the left back. This young man was dressed in simple clothes, had good facial features, and clear eyes, but he was among the five talents admired by the emperor just now, and he The title of the poem was appreciated by the emperor, because in his poems, the cold winter reminded the poor people in the capital of starvation and cold, as if he knew the emperor's worries.

What is even more surprising is that even if the emperor's true intentions are revealed at this moment, the young man knows that the questions he answered are completely in line with the emperor's wishes, and he will sit without arrogance or impetuosity, as if he has not discovered his poem. As if in line with the emperor's wishes, if this character enters the officialdom, the future is limitless, and this is amazing!

The emperor's new question is not like the previous ones that need to be written on paper, but to ask everyone to express their ideas on the spot. This is not only based on politics, but also a test of a person's psychological quality and courage.

First, a young man of seventeen or eighteen dressed in brocade clothes gestured, and expressed his thoughts, which was considered meaningful. After the emperor rewarded him, the second person answered, and the third was the one who won the first prize in poetry. A simple boy.

After the emperor signaled that he could answer, he calmly and rationally began to explain his point of view.

One is to mobilize the village staff to check the disaster situation of the house when there is heavy snow. What to do if it collapses, and what to do if it becomes a dangerous house. I am very concerned about people's livelihood. If I govern the people of one side, it is appropriate!

Whether it is the ministers or the talents who are also considered by this group, they all know that this person's fortune has come.

Sure enough, after the young man finished speaking, the emperor was overjoyed and asked, "What is your name? Who is your father?"

"Cao Min's surname is Cao and his name is Ruolan, and his father is Guozijian Jijiu." Cao Ruolan replied respectfully.

"He is the son of Cao De, and it really is a source of family education." The emperor boasted.

Many people couldn't calm down in an instant. It can be said that Cao De, the Guozijian's sacrificial wine, is like thunder, but his reputation is so famous, not because of his official position and talent, but because he has a very wonderful wife. Everyone in the capital saw all the jokes, and at the same time they knew that there was a Guozijian sacrificial wine named Cao De.

Cao De is more than 50 years old this year. He is from Shanxi. His ancestors were also scholars. He is the second son.

This Cao De married his wife, Mrs. Zhao, and they wanted to give birth to a boy who would stand up for the family at the first birth, but after giving birth to five daughters in ten years, they couldn't give birth to a son, and Mrs. Zhao was in charge. Cao De refused to allow him to take a concubine, so the couple tried their best to worship all the temples near the capital where they could worship, and that was it. In the next three years, they gave birth to two daughters to make up enough money. Seven fairies.

Seeing that he is about to reach the age of knowing the destiny, but he has no son yet, so this Cao De and Mrs. Zhao are in trouble again. De was very dependent on Zhao's natal family, but he only dared to speak harsh words and dared not really divorce his wife, so it was another two years of stumbling and making noise.

In the end, Mrs. Zhao couldn't bear the pressure anymore. She didn't know where she got a folk prescription, saying that older children can bring children or something, and she despised the bad luck of her daughters, so she sent all seven of her daughters to the Zhuangzi, and then picked them. The woman who had a good childbirth was promoted to Tong Fang, staring at Tong Fang's belly eagerly. Sure enough, this Tong Fang was also up to date. She became pregnant within half a year after entering the house, and gave birth to a son after she became pregnant in October. Cao De and Zhao De were so happy. Shi immediately dismissed Tong Fang and carried the son into her own house. In this way, three years later, this Zhao Shi was really pregnant. The son born in this house was immediately thrown into that unknown corner.

Because Mrs. Zhao's strange behavior and dislike of her own daughter's weirdness is well-known in the capital. After careful calculation, Mrs. Zhao's own son should be at the age of [-] or [-]!But this is called Cao Ruolan, although she looks fifteen or sixteen years old, but she is obviously not spoiled by her actions, and her clothes are neat and not disrespectful, but very simple, presumably life is very tight , how could it be the eyeball son of the Zhao family?

At this time, the emperor asked again, "How old are you? Have you ever been married? Do you have a favorite girl in your heart?"

"Caomin is 17 years old this year and has never been married. Because he has been busy studying these years, he has never met a girl outside the house, nor has he ever had a crush on him." Cao Ruolan replied.

17 years old?But it looks like he is fourteen or fifteen years old. Could it be that he is malnourished and grows thin?That's right, the 17-year-old happened to be the eldest son of Cao De, who was born in Tongfang. He looks young, probably because he has had a bad life these years, but now, in the eyes of the emperor, this kid will probably have a fortune up.

"At your age, it's time to think about marriage! It's like a girl from Rongguo Mansion, but she's only thirteen or fourteen years old, and the elders in the family have already entrusted my queen to find a suitable family for them."

"Yes, Caomin, thank you for your concern." Cao Ruolan finally said with a look of joy on her face.

The emperor didn't say it clearly, but what the emperor said meant that he might have a one-tenth chance of marrying a girl from the Rongguo Mansion.

The girl in Rongguo Mansion is the empress's cousin, not to mention the benefits brought by marrying the empress's cousin, just Rongguo Mansion, a mansion that can cultivate characters like the empress, has the same food. Those who live in a mansion are not too different after all. If she has the temperament and talent of a queen empress in the palace, the girl herself can be a good match. For him about the marriage, it was his wish.

The emperor smiled, but did not say anything dead.

Next, the emperor asked a few more questions about young talents. Although there were occasional talented people, they were not as good as Cao Ruolan.

After the Laba Banquet, the girls from the Rongguo Mansion were summoned into the palace, and, as the girls from the Rongguo Mansion entered the palace, what everyone thought was that the empress and the emperor would choose those husbands and sons-in-law for the girls from the Rongguo Mansion , so as to pave the way for the power of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who is weak in her natal family.

As for the empress, it is absolutely impossible for the empress to call her sisters into the palace as a permanent pet.

After this incident, the girl from Jia's family entered the palace to visit Yingchun with no fault of her own. .