After the rebirth, the queen took the Meiqiang tragedy script

Chapter 29 Resumption of Classes
With the end of the first month, Chunwei's exam questions were finally compiled a few days before the exam.Lu Yanchen returned to Wenxuan Hall, and Ye Qinghuai's studies finally resumed.

The teacher and the student have not seen each other for more than a month since the night of the ghost market.

During this month, so many things happened, so many that Ye Qinghuai felt a little like a lifetime away.

After the homework was taught, Ye Qinghuai and Lu Yanchen faced each other two by two. They had no intention of dismissing the get out of class, but no one spoke.

After a long time, it was Ye Qinghuai who opened the mouth first: "During the period of my master's leave, I have already studied "Chengde Yaolue" by myself. In addition, I have also read through the Seven Books of Martial Arts."

Lu Yanchen nodded: "Your Majesty has done a good job."

"Mr. taught you well. How have you been doing well in the Ministry of Rites these days?" Ye Qinghuai asked.

"Successful. I don't have much work, I just assist Mr. Wen in choosing topics."

"Wen Xinzhong, Minister of Rites?"

"Yes. Chen and he are in charge of the test questions of Mingwen."

Ye Qinghuai nodded: "This time, some of you will come up with the questions, and Mr. Chen Ge will supervise them, so I can rest assured."

Speaking of this, Lu Yanchen asked a question: "Your Majesty went to the ghost market that day to buy questions?"

Ye Qinghuai thought about it for a while, and replied: "Yes. I heard that there are people selling questions, and I thought it was a bluffing thief, but I didn't expect it to be a real question."

"Really? I heard that His Majesty made trouble at the court that day, and it seemed that he was sure that the Ministry of Rites would leak the question."

Ye Qinghuai paused in her heart.She never thought about this question, because no one questioned her about it.

She raised her head and looked at Lu Yanchen vigilantly, and saw that Lu Yanchen was looking at her, with a half-hearted smile on the corner of her mouth, and her pair of black eyes were piercing, as if she wanted to see through Ye Qinghuai.

Ye Qinghuai felt a little weak from his look, she rolled her eyes and said, "How could it be? It's just a mistake."

Lu Yanchen also withdrew his gaze, and said: "The government and the public don't think so. There are rumors that the leak from the Ministry of Rites was revealed to His Majesty by Mr. Chen Ge."

Although Ye Qinghuai had never heard of this, she had expected it a little.She felt in her heart that it was very good and reasonable for Chen Yuansi to take the blame.Since he and Gu Shihai were already on fire, it wouldn't hurt to have another quarrel.

"There are also rumors that the set of questions in His Majesty's hands was copied by Mr. Chen Ge from the Ministry of Rites to frame Mr. Gu Ge." Lu Yanchen added.

Ye Qinghuai was startled, this is a bit outrageous.

It has to be said that the brain power of the masses is always beyond imagination.

Ye Qinghuai couldn't help becoming interested. Seeing that Lu Yanchen stopped talking, she asked, "Is there any other rumors?"

Lu Yanchen paused for a moment, it seemed a bit difficult to speak, but he finally said it out: "There are also rumors that His Majesty has communicated with the Chen family's concubine for a long time, and even gave Chen the jade pendant with him. Miss Fu is a token of love. It has been planned for a long time to suppress Mr. Gu Ge, this time the Ministry of Rites is just the beginning, and the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of War under Mr. Gu's command are also in jeopardy."

Ye Qinghuai took a deep breath before calming down, she asked with a livid face, "Is there any more?"

Lu Yanchen looked at her coldly, and asked back, "What else do you want to hear, Your Majesty?"

"The test questions for the scientific examination can be easily bought on the street. Is there no one to discuss such absurdity?"

She originally thought that Chunwei's leak would cause an uproar in the court, making the officials of the six ministries realize that the court had accumulated abuses for a long time, and then self-examination and self-awareness.She absolutely never expected that in the eyes of the courtiers, such a monstrous case would only be left with party disputes and gossip.

Isn't this even more absurd than the leak itself?

Lu Yanchen's expression darkened, and he replied: "There are some people talking about it, but very few."

"Why?" Ye Qinghuai felt unbelievable.

"Because it's hard for people to empathize with things that have nothing to do with them. Your Majesty, for courtiers above the third rank, the imperial examination has little to do with them." Lu Yanchen replied in a flat tone.

"Why? Even though they themselves have been officials for a long time and don't need to take the scientific examination, don't their descendants also need to take the scientific examination?"

"Judging from the current situation, yes, the children of the powerful and aristocratic families in Beijing can bypass the scientific examination."

Ye Qinghuai was at a loss for words, she suddenly remembered that the time she sneaked out of the palace, Du Wenle had persuaded her to ask her uncle to get her a place to raise tribute.

"Sir, are you talking about raising tribute in violation of regulations?" Ye Qinghuai asked calmly.

Lu Yanchen was slightly taken aback, and there was some appreciation in his eyes, as if Ye Qinghuai had answered the question correctly.

"The promotion of tribute by the Ministry of Rites has been abolished during the Longde period. The promotion of tribute that is often said by the people today is actually the filial piety system of the Ministry of Officials." Lu Yanchen explained.

"I know that the selection of virtuous persons in our court is a parallel system of scientific examination and promotion of integrity. This is the regulation set by the emperor. To promote filial piety and integrity requires each state department to select talents from the local schools to report. How can the children of the rich and powerful in Beijing become The local Xiaolian?"

"Since ancient times, there have been three grades in Beijing's official university. It is easy for the children of Beijing to gain an identity in the local school. Sometimes you don't need to take the initiative to say that the local officials with winking eyes see which important officials or sons of aristocratic families When they reached the age of becoming an official in the court, they took the initiative to complete all the necessary documents for them."

Ye Qinghuai was surprised and angry when she heard that, she sneered, and said: "Oh, back then, the emperor of the Holy Ancestor opened Xiaolian to recruit wise men and prevent talented people who were biased from being buried by the scientific examination system. Now it seems that the Holy Ancestor This kind of intention is in vain."

"When Emperor Shengzu was alive, the rules for promoting filial piety and honesty were very strict. There were only dozens of officials who passed Xiaolian into the court every year. In the reign of Longde, the system of filial piety and honesty was reformed, and the number increased sharply. Half of the high-ranking officials are from Xiaolian, and most of these high-ranking officials are from noble families in Beijing."

"So many?" This number shocked Ye Qinghuai, and after the shock, she sighed softly.

Although she knew that Dajing has always had two ways to select talents: scientific examination and promotion of integrity, she never knew that the path of promotion of integrity has long become a shortcut only open to dignitaries.

Ye Qinghuai was silent, and asked: "Is this already the case when Sir took the scientific examination?"

A short wry smile appeared on the corner of Lu Yanchen's mouth, and said: "When I participated in the scientific examination, this matter had already been an undisclosed secret in Beijing for a long time. But the scientific examination at that time was considered fair. In other words, it is indeed the only ladder.”

"Knowing this, sir, he can still praise the integrity of a man of integrity in a scientific research article for not daring to forget his concern for the country. It is really rare."

Ye Qinghuai studied Lu Yanchen's scientific research articles repeatedly, but he could memorize them fluently.Now thinking of him knowing how dark the scientific examination was, yet still able to write such sonorous words, Ye Qinghuai couldn't help but feel a little more admiration for him.

Lu Yanchen shook his head: "I didn't know these reasons when I was rushing for the exam. Just like Your Majesty now, I thought that the gate of the court's selection of talents treats the rich and the poor equally. It was also the first time I met Chen Chen after high school. When Ge was old, I only guessed one or two from his mouth. After being an official for a long time, I gradually understood the truth."

When Lu Yanchen met Mr. Chen Gel for the first time, it should be when Mr. Chen Gel came to propose marriage.Lu Yanchen's words were vague, but Ye Qinghuai could guess the general idea.It was probably when Mr. Chen Ge was talking about his marriage, he promised Lu Yanchen some conveniences, which made him guess the clue.

Ye Qinghuai then thought of a question that everyone was curious about, a question that she was also curious about back then.

Why did Lu Yanchen reject the Chen family's marriage proposal?

"Sir, it's because of this that he rejected the Chen family's marriage."

"Differences do not conspire with each other." Lu Yanchen raised his eyes to Ye Qinghuai, and said, "Besides, I came to Shengjing from Yunzhou, not to marry a wife and settle down."

"Then why did you come here?"

Lu Yanchen looked at Ye Qinghuai, his gaze was like a deep well reflecting the flowing light, hiding the old past that was still hesitant to speak.

Ye Qinghuai was a little creeped by him, just when she thought that Lu Yanchen was going to say "I'm here for you", she saw Lu Yanchen smiled lightly at her, and said: "Mr. I came here to repay my kindness, and I also came here to assist Mingjun.”

The second half of his sentence made Ye Qinghuai think of the gold medal awarded to him by Emperor Shunping.

Does the emperor have any kindness towards Lu Yanchen?
"Isn't sir from Yunzhou? Why is there still kindness to repay in Shengjing City?" Ye Qinghuai asked.

Lu Yanchen thought about it, and said: "Although I am from Yunzhou, I lived in Shengjing City for more than a year when I was young."

Ye Qinghuai was a little surprised, she never knew about this matter.

"Has the gentleman repaid his kindness now?"

Lu Yanchen closed his eyes and shook his head.

He stopped talking, Ye Qinghuai comforted him and said: "The future will be long, sir, don't you always teach me not to rush for success in everything?"

Lu Yanchen opened his eyes, looked at Ye Qinghuai and said, "It's a pity that Your Majesty didn't listen to my minister's teachings."

The teacher and the student looked at each other two by two, and Ye Qinghuai felt that Lu Yanchen's eyes had become bottomless again.

"Your Majesty, Qi Dafei."

Ye Qinghuai was startled for a moment before reacting.What Lu Yanchen was talking about was that she made Chen Gelao's granddaughter his successor.

"This matter has been settled, and it will be useless to say anything now." Ye Qinghuai did not want to discuss this topic with Lu Yanchen.

Unexpectedly, Lu Yanchen asked persistently: "A year ago, didn't your majesty tell his ministers that he didn't want to be a heir, so that the Chen family and the Gu family could check and balance each other. How come it's only been a month, what is your majesty's intention?" Has it changed so completely?"

Ye Qinghuai was speechless.

Of course she couldn't fully reveal her plan to abdicate the throne, but with Lu Yanchen's character of breaking the casserole and asking the truth, if she didn't give a reasonable explanation, Lu Yanchen would never let it go.

After thinking about it, Ye Qinghuai decided to tell a lie.

She sighed, and said helplessly: "It is said that a hero is saddened by a beautiful woman. It's strange that I was confused for a while. When I saw the painting of Miss Chen's family, I forgot for a while. I deeply felt that if I could get this confidant in this life, I would die without regret. Alas, There is a knife on the head of Sezi. Thinking about it now, I really regret it."

Ye Qinghuai beat her chest and stamped her feet.

After pounding for a while, she raised her head to observe Lu Yanchen's reaction.

Lu Yanchen was looking at her with a frown, his eyes full of suspicion.

"Has Your Majesty met Chen Gelao's granddaughter?"

"No." Ye Qinghuai shook her head.

Seeing that Lu Yanchen was still staring at him suspiciously, Ye Qinghuai said: "Although I haven't seen her, I really like her. Really."

To be honest, Ye Qinghuai really appreciated that girl's talent.

This time, Lu Yanchen seemed a little skeptical.

After a long while, just when Ye Qinghuai thought that Lu Yanchen was about to preach something, he heard him say: "Your Majesty likes a person, how can you let him go so freely?"

For some reason, his voice was a little quiet, making Ye Qinghuai think for no reason of the red plum that Ling Han bloomed alone in Qinxian Palace.

(End of this chapter)