[Red House] Ban'er's Road to Imperial Examination

"Tan Hua Lang? Can he be the one?"

"There's no reason why you can't afford it. As I said earlier, these ten candidates are equally capable. Why can't he afford it when others can?"

Song Zhizhang didn't care about Qin Hezhou's questioning at all. When he was in his position, he didn't need to take Qin Hezhou seriously at all. He just refuted Qin Hezhou casually, and he turned his head to the other veteran ministers: "Back then, the Lin family once It can be said that it is a good story of Shilin to have a double door, and adding another one now, wouldn't it be even more joyful?"

Sure enough, when he said this, other people's reactions were very enthusiastic. These veterans love to join in the fun. They were very happy to hear that there was such a thing, and they discussed it enthusiastically.

Their reaction made Qin Hezhou secretly hate him. At first, when he spoke, these old people just pretended not to hear them, but now they came over when Song Zhizhang opened his mouth.snort!

This time was originally Qin Hezhou's first time participating in such a high-level meeting. He was promoted to be the Minister of the Personnel Department not long ago. He originally wanted to take this opportunity to perform well and show his face in front of these old seniors. After all These old guys are too old, and they can't last long. Sooner or later, they will abdicate. Did he!

What's more, he also accepted the favor from that master, so he had to do things with the money.

Besides, he himself dislikes Wang Yue, and the reason why he doesn't like Wang Yue is probably because of jealousy, although Qin Hezhou has already climbed to a high position, but he came from a poor family and suffered setbacks in his official career. If it wasn't for him being tactful, good at socializing, and fortunate enough to hold a thick thigh, he has come to this point today, otherwise he would be like other small officials who have no backing like him, and now he is still working for a small The small county magistrate is struggling.

He has paid so much for today's status, but why does Wang Yue have such good luck, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went to the Imperial College to study, and he was a classmate and roommate with him, and Lin Qingshou's apprentice just fell in love with him , All of a sudden, he has a backer that others can't afford to mess with.

From what he saw, Wang Yue's article was just average, and it was only because of his background that so many people praised him.

He made things difficult for Wang Yue because he wanted to give justice to other students. His Majesty loves the house and loves Wu, and he has a good impression of Wang Yue. He thinks he is very good. It stands to reason that as a minister, he should speak out and advise His Majesty, not to decide the country based on his own preferences. event.

His Majesty was confused by the villain for a while, the courtiers should let His Majesty wake up, but look at them one by one, just cater to His Majesty, and forget the teachings of the saints, how can they be the pillars of the country!

Thinking of this, Qin Hezhou became confident again. He straightened his chest and was about to speak out to persuade His Majesty, so as to wake up His Majesty who had gone astray. The scene of frankly admitting mistakes, I think with His Majesty's sageness, after recognizing his mistakes, he will definitely reprimand others for being kitsch, so that he can show his difference!

But before he could open his mouth to reveal his noble character, he was interrupted by a person: "Sure enough, I am more happy than happy, no wonder Mr. Song is so trusted by His Majesty. I think this proposal is very good. It is rare that this year is so lively." , I just want to be happy, I can't wait until another year, and my family can produce a double Jinshi!"

What he said caused everyone to laugh, and the other veterans agreed, but they felt hopeful in their hearts, as if they could really get joy from this incident, so that their children and grandchildren could live up to their expectations. It's so outstanding.

The person who said this was none other than the Minister of the Personnel Department, Qin Hezhou's immediate boss. If it were someone else, Qin Hezhou might be able to take advantage of the newcomer's vigor and retort, but his own immediate boss, He absolutely dared not object.

Not to mention, if he offends his superior, what will he do if he wears shoes for himself in the future? Besides, a person who is against his superior will certainly not be liked by the courtiers. Although he doesn't care about this, if he really Offended all the ministers, presumably no matter how much the emperor appreciates him, it will be difficult to promote him against the opposition of all courtiers.

Qin Hezhou shut up resentfully, and no longer thought about his grand ambitions, he could only comfort himself silently in his heart, the enemy was too cunning, he could only lie dormant first, and take his time later.

Since Song Zhizhang opened his mouth, other people also offered advice one after another. Some courtiers who had a good relationship with Xia Cheng's father said that the young phoenix was better than the old phoenix. If he performed better that year, his ranking should naturally be higher, and it is a good story to spread.

It is also said that the performance of the past few imperial examinations in the Northwest is really not very good. This year, there happened to be a student from the Northwest who performed well. It would be better to promote him to appease the hearts of the people in the Northwest.

In short, each had their own proposals, some were unreasonable, and some were naturally well thought out. Emperor Yongning listened to their suggestions one by one, and soon made his own decision.

Compared with the courtiers who have their own careful thinking, the emperor naturally has his own plans, and at the same time he has to think more carefully, so although the final result is not so satisfying to everyone, it can be regarded as taking everyone's considerations into consideration , so everyone is very willing.

However, Qin Hezhou, who originally took this opportunity to express himself and show off his abilities, was slowly submerged in the discussion of the crowd, and did not perform outstandingly at all.

But no one cares about him, only he himself is very embarrassed. He always feels that everyone is laughing at him. Although he tries his best to hide it, he hates Song Zhizhang who embarrassed him and Wang Yue who caused the root cause of this result. stand up.

He didn't mention Qin Hezhou, but said that after the courtiers dispersed, Emperor Yongning took his son back to the palace. Emperor Yongning was very satisfied with his son's performance, although Prince Tuhui behaved like an invisible person at today's court meeting. Why do you talk so much, but what Emperor Yongning is most afraid of is that he is young and arrogant, self-righteous, and refuses to listen to the teachings of his predecessors, but he did not expect his son to be so calm, even after hearing someone dislike his friend so much. Looking up, although he couldn't help showing a little bit of displeasure, he finally held back his temper when Emperor Yongning was worried that he would jump out and quarrel with the courtiers.

But after leaving the courtiers, in front of his beloved father, Tu Hui still couldn't help revealing his hidden thoughts.

Emperor Yongning knew his son very well, so he naturally saw the complaints in his heart. Seeing him like this, Emperor Yongning lamented that although his son had improved a lot recently, he was still young after all, and on the other hand, he was still worried about his childishness. He felt a little funny, so he smiled and boasted: "You performed very well today, I was worried that you would not be able to resist going up and arguing with others!"

Tu Hui was naturally very happy to praise his father, but his father also mentioned Qin Hezhou, who he had no good impression of, which made Tu Hui's good mood discounted: "I don't want to quarrel with him, like this A villain who is jealous just because someone else makes a move is not worthy of me haggling with him!"

It has to be said that standing tall and seeing far, Tu Hui was standing next to his father. Standing on a high place, he could clearly see the expressions on the faces of the ministers under his majesty, the expression on the faces of Qin Hezhou. A little bit of jealousy, he thought he was covering it up well, but he didn't want Tu Hui, who is above Dan Majesty, to see it clearly.

Hearing what he said, Emperor Yongning chuckled, waved away the attendants, reached out and patted the top of Tu Hui's head, and said, "You don't understand why I want to use such a villain like him?"

Tu Hui nodded heavily, how can such a person be an important minister of the country?

Emperor Yongning smiled more and more kindly. After all, he was still a child. He didn't know the evil in the adult world. After all, he protected this child too well. Otherwise, how could a child who came out of the palace have such doubts?But after all, he raised the child with his own hands. He couldn't bear to let this child face the darkness of the world so early. It's a pity that he is the prince, he has the responsibility, and he can't be naive anymore!

Emperor Yongning was cruel, he looked down at Tu Hui's eyes, and said solemnly: "This is what I want to teach you today. For the emperor, there is no such thing as a good courtier or a bad courtier. There is only one thing you can do for the emperor." The subject of the target, as long as he can be used by the emperor, he is a good subject!"

When Tu Hui heard this, there was a hint of confusion in his eyes, but he soon became firm. Maybe he still can't understand the meaning, but his father will not lie to him. He can't understand now, but he can write it down , one day he will understand.

For his son's trust, Emperor Yongning's heart was soft, and the child always had a way to make him harden his heart.Forget it, anyway, since he has a long lifespan, he can always escort him for a while longer, and there is no rush to teach him.

Touching the top of his son's head again, Emperor Yongning smiled and said, "I heard that you often go to the horse farm recently, how is your riding and shooting practice?"

Speaking of this, Tu Hui smiled triumphantly, and said: "Father will know what it is after seeing it with his own eyes!"

"Oh? Then I'll see it with my own eyes!" Emperor Yongning laughed loudly, dragging his son to the racecourse.

The horse farm is not far away, because the men of the apprentice family are good at riding and shooting, this palace has specially set aside a place to build the horse farm, so there is no need to take a detour.

When the father and son arrived, there were already people on the racecourse. Tu Hui's eyes darkened when he saw the people practicing riding and shooting on the racecourse, "The fourth brother has been very active recently, it seems that he is determined to win this spring hunting !"

After hearing this, Emperor Yongning stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and sighed: "He, too, fell apart for a while, after all, I, the father, didn't fulfill my responsibilities and failed to teach him well!"

But Tu Hui said: "No matter how much you complain about me and your father, just target me, but he shouldn't join forces with outsiders to do that kind of thing!"

After hearing this, the guilt in Emperor Yongning's eyes was swept away. He was indeed very guilty of this son, but this guilt was insignificant compared to the country and the common people.

Maybe he is not a good father, but he can say that he is a good emperor, so he has to give up some people.

While the father and son were talking, the fourth prince, Tu Hui, had already come to salute. Facing his younger brother's greeting, Tu Hui smiled very kindly.

Compared with Tu Hui's kind attitude, Emperor Yongning was much more serious. Although the children behind Tu Hui were also his sons, they were different from the eldest son who had been raised with painstaking efforts. Very little attention.

After all, he is the emperor and has many affairs. The eldest son has exhausted his energy, so naturally he can't give too much to the other sons.

What's more, he is also worried that giving them too much care will make these children think. Instead of giving them an excuse to think too much, it is better to cut off their delusions from the beginning.

Therefore, when Emperor Yongning treated his eldest son and other sons, he behaved very differently. To the eldest son, he could laugh at Yan Yan, like a loving father, but he rarely smiled when treating other sons. There was a little trepidation in front of my father.

"I heard from your elder brother that you have been working hard recently?"

"My son has always loved riding and archery. It's rare to have the opportunity to go spring hunting. Naturally, we need to put in more effort to avoid losing face in front of the courtiers and the royal family."

Compared with other brothers, Tu Yun showed a little more generosity, and smiled quite calmly in front of Emperor Yongning, and was not overjoyed by his father's rare questioning.

Emperor Yongning nodded, as if he was satisfied with his son's performance, he said: "It's good if you have this heart, but you also need to pay attention to your body, don't practice too much, Prince, as an elder brother, watch your younger brother more, don't call him Hurt your body."

Tu Hui nodded obediently, and said: "Father, don't worry, my son will definitely look after Fifth Brother and not tell him to practice more."

After finishing speaking, he continued: "My son's riding and archery has been practiced well recently. I wonder if the emperor would like to come down and give some pointers, so that my son can see what his shortcomings are."

He said he was asking for advice, but there was provocation in his words, Emperor Yongning was not angry, but smiled happily: "Then I will see how you practice, if you lose, don't cry!"

"My son is already so old, how can he cry like a child, but Father, don't just want to play tricks and deny it just because you lost!"

"Hahaha, okay, let me tell you how the prince's riding and shooting is going!"

Saying this, the father and son went to take the reins brought by the waiter, jumped on the horse, and rode away.

It's just that the two of them didn't pay any attention to Tu Yun who was following him, apparently they had forgotten about him, and the others were no longer surprised by this. A court lady hurried forward to lead Tu Yun to rest aside, but the sympathy and pity on the maid's face But it couldn't hide it.

Tu Yun watched coldly as the maid led him aside and then left on his own. He still had a smile on his face, but his eyelids drooped down, hiding the coldness in his eyes.It doesn't matter, soon they won't dare to ignore themselves anymore!

The author has something to say: Recently, my mother was going to stuff sausages, so she urged my dad to kill pigs quickly. I wonder if you have eaten pig-killing dishes?