Pet wife Imperial Examination Road

Although Qingzhou is far away from the southwest border, the people were panicked at the beginning of the war.There has been no war for so many years, and I have long been used to a comfortable life. Suddenly, the frontier is tight, and even the imperial court is not ready.

Emperor Xuande sat in a high position, and the courtiers below were eager to stuff their heads into the cracks in the ground. The veterans who couldn't go to the battlefield looked like they were not afraid of life and death.

"There has been no war for so many years, and now we have to send people to fight in the south. What do you think?" Emperor Xuande asked.

None of the courtiers dared to speak. When the Southern Qiang Kingdom invaded eight years ago, Dingnanhou was in charge. They didn't have to worry about anything. Although Dingnanhou finally rebelled against the court, it was after the victory of the war.Now the country can go to the battlefield, except for a few old generals, there are not many newcomers.

Xuan Dedi was lying on the dragon chair waiting for an answer, but no one said anything after a long time. "Don't talk, are you dumb!"

Seeing that the others were timid, Dingguo stepped forward boldly and said, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry to say that, now is the period when we are short of generals in the Great Northern Dynasty. The war in the south is important, but there will be no suitable generals to go there for a while. It still won't work."

"Dingguo Gong, you also went to the battlefield when you were young, who do you think is suitable now?"

Duke Ding hesitated for a moment, "Your Majesty, there hasn't been any outstanding generals in the past few years. You let me choose, and I find it very difficult!"

When Emperor Xuande heard this, he was so angry, "Isn't it still the martial arts these few years? Could it be that a suitable person has not been selected?"

The Marquis of Huai'an went to the front and said, "Your Majesty, the number of people participating in martial arts exams has decreased in recent years, and many people have taken the path of Wenju. Those who are a little better can be an official in the capital, but I am afraid that they still have the ability to go to the battlefield." not enough."

"Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials."

"The minister is here."

"The imperial examinations were managed by you in the past, so let's talk about the situation."

The sweat on the forehead of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials was as big as soybeans, and he knelt on the ground with a plop and said, "Your Majesty, there are indeed few people who have participated in martial arts in recent years. I also investigated the situation in private. Due to the influence of Hou, the common people would not dare to participate in the martial arts exam even if they had the heart, for fear that they would accidentally copy and chop all their families. The civil exam is also much easier than the martial exam, and most of those who can read and write have participated in the literary exam."

"Presumptuous, it's been a long time since the matter of Ding Nanhou. It's pure nonsense to say so. It's okay for the common people to be ignorant, why do you bother to join in the fuss? You haven't even thought about distributing money to those who participated in the martial arts to attract strong people. male?"

"It would be nice if it were so simple, Your Majesty, you also know that there were no wars in the past few years, and the people were afraid of wasting time, so fewer people participated." The Minister of the Ministry of Officials was also helpless. But the real power is in the hands of the fourth prince. If he wants to choose an outstanding talent, he needs the consent of the fourth prince.

The court situation was difficult to make a decision for a while, and the fourth prince stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, can those southern barbarians fight against my Great Northern Dynasty? Don't worry, there has always been a defender in the southwest, and now the other party just took away a small city from us." , why are we so anxious about this? In my opinion, let the southwest side defend first, and we discuss the countermeasures with the imperial court before sending troops. The prefects of the three southwestern states are also important talents appointed by the imperial court. An imperial edict is issued, They will definitely do their best.”

Emperor Xuande had no choice but to be like this. After the court was dismissed, he always felt a little lump in his heart, and he was uncomfortable no matter what.

These days, she was resting at Concubine Liang's place, and she hadn't seen the queen for a long time. Although this married wife had no children, she was considered a virtuous housekeeper.

"Niangniang, the emperor is here."

The queen was pruning the blooming spring plums in the yard. When she heard that the emperor was coming, she asked the maid to take down the scissors and greet the emperor in the yard.

"Your Majesty, why are you here when you are free?"

The two of them have treated each other with respect for so many years, and the queen always looks distant, so he doesn't want to come here more, but the queen sees it, and it is still comfortable to live alone for so many years.

"I thought that the whole palace is full, and the wintersweet blooms here are the best, so I wanted to come and have a look."

The queen did not expose it, and ordered the servant girl to bring over a jar of plum blossom wine brewed last year, and pour a glass for the emperor to drink.

The plum blossom wine was not intoxicating, but the aroma was heart-warming. Emperor Xuande drank two cups, and the pain in his heart became more intense. He didn't know who to tell the depression in his heart.

"Queen, I can't even find a general to go to war this time."

The queen replied, "Your Majesty, the harem is not allowed to interfere in political affairs, why don't you go back."

Emperor Xuande drank the plum blossom wine in his glass, put down the glass and glanced at the queen, "Queen, over the years, we can say less and less."

"Your Majesty, if you resent your concubine, you might as well keep it out of sight."

Emperor Xuande had a bad nose at the queen's place, and his unhappiness became more concentrated. After finally thinking about coming here, it would be better not to come.

After the emperor left, the little maid next to him wondered, "Your Majesty, the emperor finally came here, why do you have to rush him away?"

The queen continued to build wintersweet branches, "He came here just because he thought I was a good talker and could relieve him of his worries, but why should I listen to him talking nonsense there. You need to be in the mood to appreciate plum blossoms." Appreciation is the best thing, no matter how beautiful plum blossoms are without mood, they are just like the dying willows."

"But you are the empress after all, the first wife of the emperor."

"Do you think the emperor thinks I'm a married wife? If I really have that status, if Concubine Liang can be favored like this, how can Ze Yu be exiled to the south of the Yangtze River and not return to Beijing? If he considered my feelings, I When pleading for Yu'er, he should listen!"

The servant girl naturally knew that the queen was feeling bad. The only child was now forced to live in the south of the Yangtze River. She didn't even think about it for the emperor's family banquet. It is natural for the empress to feel resentful for such a fickle and ungrateful emperor.

As soon as Emperor Xuande walked out of the empress, he said to Shunbao, "You said that the empress hates me so much, is it because of Zeyu?"

Shun Bao also looked at Emperor Xuande's expression and replied, "Your Majesty, the quarrel between the husband and wife is at the head of the bed and at the end of the bed. The relationship between you and the empress has been divided for so many years. How can you have a quarrel because of the eldest prince? It must be your fault." I think about it. I think the weather is good today, and the bastard raised by Concubine Liang can probably come out."

After hearing this, Emperor Xuande was in a good mood. Even if the empress is a mother and son, she should know that there is no family relationship in the court affairs, but Concubine Liang and her son have done a good job in this respect.

Arriving at the gate of Concubine Liang's palace, Emperor Xuande immediately forgot all those troublesome things when he heard the laughter inside.