The eldest grandson of the Red Chamber

"I just read your silent examination paper from your father." Mingxie looked at the bright-eyed grandson, and sighed a little: "Xuer doesn't have to be so restrained in the imperial examination. When His Majesty first came to power, They also have the ambition to innovate. These years seem to be unreasonable and compromised the officials, but the reformers have always been determined and stubborn. These years, His Majesty has worked hard to govern, and it may not be suppressed from the bottom of his heart."

"Grandson is dull, I don't see anything." Ming Xu frowned. According to his grandfather, his political philosophy and direction were in line with His Majesty's. No matter what happens, I just feel that this emperor is quite particular about the golden mean in governing the country.This is far from being determined to innovate and create new regulations. It is hard to guess the holy will.

"People are not one-sided, it is a rare blessing for Xu'er to be together with the emperor." Mingxie smiled and comforted her grandson. The way of getting along with the emperor and his subjects has to be figured out slowly. Now It's too early to tell.

"I'm being arrogant, thank you grandfather for pointing me out." Ming Xu smiled.

After talking about the business, before he had time to greet the time of separation, Mrs. Sun came out from the inner room, took Mingxu's hand and asked after a while.He asked his wife again.

"?" The daughter-in-law hasn't married yet.

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The palace examination came very quickly, and on the second day after Gongshi was admitted, the palace sent someone to teach the etiquette of meeting the saint.

When it was the right day, Mingxu walked in the team according to his ranking, bowed his head slightly to show awe of Tianwei, and followed the instructions to Wenzhang Palace.The owner of the palace has not yet appeared, but the coercion has already come.

The bachelors and the examiners sat on the left and right, and the maids and eunuchs stood beside them neatly like a few pieces of wood. After the drums were played, no one spoke. In such a large palace, you could hear needles falling.

The students had been taught taboos, they didn't dare to look up, they just felt that the atmosphere was a bit out of breath, their legs trembled and became weak, but they didn't dare to lose their composure, they went to sit down in front of the examination case, and waited for instructions.

Brush, ink and straw paper had already been spread on the table, Ming Xu rubbed his thumb lightly, wondering whether the emperor would come in person, according to his grandfather's description, he should come, as for when he will come, it is unknown.Just as he was thinking, he heard a long tune: "Your Majesty is here~"

So all the officials knelt down to greet him, and the students also saluted: "Kowtow to Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty."

"Your Excellencies, get up." A deep voice sounded above his head, with no emotion.Mingxu followed the crowd to sit down again, and just happened to see the emperor who was wearing a crown suit turn around and sit on top.

"Everyone has passed the government examination, the township examination, and the general examination after ten years of hard work, and finally came to this hall to interpret the teacher-student friendship with me. This is my great inspiration for the humerus of tomorrow's court, and now it is the last test in front of Ziwei hall. , please show your talents, so that the future will be bright and bright." The emperor's tone on the high seat was actually three points soft, and he didn't need to be discerned, and he heard another order: "Let's start."

Several elders in charge of the examination personally opened the examination papers and distributed them. Ming Xu nodded his thanks, looked at the examination paper in his hand, slightly surprised, this question?She keenly heard the suddenly deepening breathing around her, and smiled inwardly.

Only "people's livelihood" was written on the white paper. To be honest, compared with the topics selected from a certain classics and history in previous years, this topic is too broad, such as governing the people, farming the fields, paving roads and bridges, commerce and even enlightenment. Open wisdom is the livelihood of the people.

Today's emperor knows the practicalities of government affairs. If you choose one direction to write these, you will not digress, but it is difficult to guess the emperor's intentions. Simple is difficult. The above-mentioned contents, if you can come to the palace examination, which one can't write Come out one or two, if you want to be impressive in the middle, it will be difficult to stand out.

Moreover, when it comes to people's livelihood, they are a little unfriendly to the children of the family. They have never even seen the plowing and construction, and the articles they write are inevitably suspected of being false. Some people have to start with the national economy and the people's livelihood. For the people of the dynasty, they are really clumsy and superficial. Without actual official experience, they will always be cautious when considering things, whimsical, and even contrary to reality. It is not easy to write like this.

The questions are simple, but you can still see the level of knowledge and ability, at least after sitting around Ming Xu to browse the test papers, they start writing directly.

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Invigilation is an extremely boring thing. After Emperor Minghe announced the opening of the exam, he began to process the moved memorials. He was obviously very focused on his work. It was not until the chief eunuch reminded him that he realized that an hour was about to pass. Looking down the hall, after a quick scan, he found that many students had already put down their pens, thinking that if it weren't for the rule of this dynasty that they are not allowed to submit papers in advance, they might have finished writing even more.

Emperor Minghe squeezed his wrist slightly and looked down, and then he was attracted by a figure. There were more than [-] students in the hall, even if he sat high, he still saw the front row, and this young man could make him stay Because he is a "boy", he glanced at Hedi one by one, and felt that he was the youngest in the first few rows. Even though he was wearing the same blue shirt, people thought he looked the best.

She looks good and sits close to the front. If there is something to be said, why not point it out as Tanhua, and He Di secretly pondered.

Mingxu was slowly transcribing the article on the straw paper to the test paper. He had plenty of time, and he tried his best to write every word neatly and beautifully. He only finished transcribing halfway. Suddenly, he felt a stranger behind him, like a sudden inspection by the master of the academy. Thinking of where he is now, Ming Xu didn't shake his hands, pretended not to notice and continued to move his hands, but the muscles on his back tensed up.

Hedi stood behind Mingxu for a long time. The young man who attracted him wrote that reading enlightens his mind, and he naively hoped that all people would read books. He seemed to be aware of this problem. In addition to giving many plans and blueprints, he also aimed at "Everyone goes to study, who will farm and work?" This topic is a series of expositions, the writing is sharp and sharp, and the way of thinking is also a new way, which is eye-catching.

It's just that Hedi smiled a little too boldly, and his bachelors might not like it.Seeing that Mingxu was still copying, Hedi took out his straw paper and looked at it, to see if this interesting child had any novel insights.

Emperor He stayed behind Mingxu for a long time, obviously reading his articles carefully. Seeing this scene, it is inevitable that some students felt sour in their hearts. This is too lucky, they can be directly spotted by the emperor, and then they can be with him These people are distinguished.

But seeing Mingxu's papers being taken away, he felt strangely at peace again, the whistle was about to be blown, no matter how good the writing was, if he couldn't complete the papers, he wouldn't be able to get in the court case, and his ranking would not be good.Mingxu was obviously also aware of this problem, and began to silently write in his hands.

But the emperor obviously didn't understand the urgency in Mingxu's heart, after reading the paper, he put the paper back to the examination case, and came directly to him and asked, "Who are you, Mingsu, the right deputy capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate?" Look at Mian Shan.With the emperor's brain and memory, He Di found the source after a little thought.

"Return to Your Majesty, it is my father." Ming Xu put down his pen and replied respectfully.

"You are not like your father." He Di looked at Ming Xu's eyebrows carefully, but no meaning could be heard in his words.

"Students are terrified." Ming Xu didn't get up.Although I don't know what the emperor means, but it is not the father's fault that the son is not like the father.

"What are you afraid of? Get up." The emperor seemed to chuckle, and when Mingxu got up, he said again: "I remember that you Taishan was the Tanhua Lang of Taining for ten years?"

"Return to Your Majesty, student Taishan Master Lin Hailin is indeed a ten-year Jinshi in Taining, conferred by the Supreme Emperor." Ming Xu replied obediently, and only after he finished speaking did he realize something in a daze.

"That's very good, just sit down and write, it will be appreciated by my acquaintances." He Di left such a sentence and walked back to the hall.

"..." Mingxu sat down and continued to copy, thinking of his grandfather saying that the palace examination might as well be free to write, and then thinking about the hints in the emperor's words.He didn't realize that he had the ability to find flowers, but the reality of unexpected joy happened in front of him, so he wouldn't underestimate himself.

So here comes the question, can the judges make him into the top ten?According to the usual practice, only the top ten selected by several examiners are eligible to enter the eyes of the emperor, and then the emperor will select one, two, three.

As he thought, the elders here also looked at each other in doubt, the emperor has taken a fancy to this kid and wants to give him a chance?

Senior scholar Zhou is the chief examiner this time. Seeing the emperor's movement, he couldn't help but think in his heart: since he has the emperor's favor and is Mingxie's grandson, he himself can rank seventh in the examination, so it doesn't matter if he is selected. Although the ranking in the palace examination has changed, the overall change is not big. If the emperor wants to choose this child as a candidate, then let the emperor choose it. The number one scholar needs to be discussed, and the candidate will make the emperor happy.

Mr. Zhou did a good job of mental preparation, but when he saw the paper with "[-]" written after his name, he fell into deep thought. As expected of a child, the writing was really tricky, and he passed the paper around again.

However, Mingxu didn't know the entanglement of the adults. After finishing answering the test papers against time, he was stopped by the same list who went up to chat with him when he left the palace gate.

After socializing, it was already late at night when he returned home, so he went straight back to his room to rest and see his elders tomorrow.On the second day, I went to Song Shi's place to say hello as usual, Song Shi didn't say anything to him when he came back last night, instead she pulled him to her side rather mysteriously.

"My son was busy with exams a few days ago, so I didn't tell you for fear of delaying you." Song said with a smile: "You have a family now, and you have been studying hard all these years. You are not by my side, and there is no one around. Sweet, no matter how it used to be, now that you are married, it is not easy to embarrass yourself in front of your daughter-in-law, your mother will arrange for you to teach you."

"..." Mingxu understood, but he didn't know how to answer it for a while. Could he say that after Song Shi heard that he settled down in Jiangnan, he took the initiative not to want a maid, and even suspected that he was a manly woman.

Understanding the look in her son's eyes, Song took a deep breath: "Did you think I arranged a room for you? On the eve of your daughter-in-law's entrance? Could it be that your mother is such a stupid woman in your eyes?" Song Shi was obviously really angry, and kept touching his chest.

Mingxu was so frightened that he quickly swallowed the sentence "Isn't it?" He stepped forward to pat Song Shi on the back to give him comfort: "Of course not, mother has always been the most intelligent and polite, why would my son think so, if mother thinks so Me, it makes me sad."

Seeing him act coquettishly, Song Shi laughed angrily: "It's just a maid, it's a blessing to serve my son once, just give some money and send it out, why can't you put it in front of grandma?"

"Mother" Mingxu paused for a moment, and said euphemistically: "I know you are thinking of me, but there is no need to be like this. Even if the girl takes money and goes out, it is not easy to get married, and she may even be lonely for the rest of her life because of me. It’s my karma.”

Mrs. Song was unmoved and continued to persuade: "My son is still young, you must know that there are not so many things in this world, the money given to her by the family is enough for her family to be rich for a lifetime, and the little girls are vying for this job." What to do, I gave it to my son because I saw that the girl was innocent and good-looking."

"Mother, I don't need them to teach me, and I don't like it either." Mingxu's eyes showed a little nobility at the right time, as if girls and maids were not worthy of me.

As expected, Mrs. Song was taken aback, and was fooled by his hand: "Those who don't know think you are the reincarnation of Tian Xianer, and an innocent girl is unwilling to serve you. Who is ruining whom?!" She Also laughed.

"Mother, the son said: Food and sex are also sexual. It is a human nature, so why do you need others to teach it? Is it possible that the husband and wife are married and the son needs a girl to tell me?" Ming Xu said with a little disdain, and simply acted. Addicted.

"I really need to teach you. Have you never heard of people who go wrong on their wedding night?" Song sneered, men are all arrogant, even sons are not exempt.

"..." This really happened before, just yesterday I went out to drink with a group of people, and when talking about dirty jokes, some people claimed that they were ignorant when they were newly married, and walked along the road indiscriminately, and both husband and wife were in pain.

"That's someone else, can my son be like them?" Ming Xu had a headache, he was actually at a loss for words, so he simply cheated: "You can't do left and right, mother, don't bother, I won't want it." He didn't want it. Take the initiative, is there anyone else to help him with that?

Song Shi looked at him, didn't speak, just sighed.

"Mother, I forgive my son for not being with me. Yesterday my grandfather told me to go to his place after returning home. My son will go first." Mingxu couldn't stand Song's tricks, and he wouldn't compromise, so he ran away.