The princess is soft!The sick villain is crazy

Chapter 138
A young man from a poor family, with no background or influence, won the first prize in one fell swoop and became the current number one!

Looking down one by one, these names become more and more unfamiliar. The first few who passed the provincial examination, and the young children who were sent to the examination by the big families, almost disappeared.

On the other imperial list, there is an unfamiliar list of those who participated in the palace examination during those three days, and the official positions conferred by Emperor Yong.

Official positions cover everything, from political affairs, taxes to fields, laws, and a list of military officers. They even saw Xie Yanzhou's name here.

Isn't that the most promising son of the Xie family?
Oh, since the Xie family offended Emperor Yong, they have been living in seclusion and hardly showing their faces, and the Prince of Taiyuan County has also been stripped of his title.But Xie's family is still one of the five surnames in the capital, Xie Yanzhou can still inherit the grace of his ancestors, and get a considerable official position without any effort, why does he go to participate in the martial arts?
Not only the people in the capital were puzzled, but the Xie Mansion was also turned upside down.

Xie Hong was so angry that he changed his family law, and lashed Xie Yanzhou's back with a whip: "Xie Yanzhou, what are you going to do!"

Even if it was his own grandson, Xie Hong was not relentless at all. With a whip, Xie Yanzhou was ripped apart. Xie Yanzhou didn't say a word, but swallowed his groan, "Grandfather, grandson only wants to please Princess Huaxi, it's not her in this life." Do not marry."

Some time ago, Xie Yanzhou had a high fever and had many strange dreams.

The scenes in the dream are familiar but not similar, but the emotions conveyed are very real, as if he experienced it himself.

During the two years of fleeing to the Northwest, Xie Yanzhou was always in guilt and remorse.

Why did he choose to give up on her and run away at the critical moment?She was almost going to be his wife...

Going back to the capital to save Shu Yao became the only obsession that kept Xie Yanzhou alive.When he returned to the capital, the man was gone, and the little princess who was arrogant and arrogantly called him "Brother Yanzhou" would never appear again.

No one knew how thankful Xie Yanzhou was when he woke up from his dream and realized that the little princess was still alive.He gritted his teeth and said, "Grandfather, the capital is not peaceful this year. I want to be a military officer, and I also want to start exploring from the bottom."

During the period of Yong Taizu, it was said that 40 elite soldiers guarded the capital.This group of troops, 40 years ago, could be called "elite soldiers", but 40 years later, most of them are a group of ignorant dudes, with generous salaries, lazy training, even the most ordinary soldiers on the border .

Because of this, when the rebels attacked the city in the dream, the guards of the capital were like paper windows, which could be broken with a single poke.Zhang Sheng, the commander-in-chief of the Dianqian Division, took the lead in the rebellion, and the gates of the city were opened wide. There was no other way but to flee.

However, Xie Yanzhou found that what he experienced now seemed to be different from his dream.For example, Zhang Sheng, who had threatened the capital in his dream, had already been removed from his post and sent to prison. Now the imperial guards guarding Emperor Yong are not so weak and incompetent.

"Grandfather, listen to me..."

He originally wanted to talk to Xie Hong about the ills of the capital's army, but Xie Hong didn't listen to him at all, and whipped him off again, "The Xie family protected you too well and didn't let you suffer, you Have you ever fought a war? What’s the use of talking about it? It’s all on paper! You put aside your identity as the son of the Xie family and become a seventh-rank pawn, which is the only way to lose the face of the Xie family!”

The old general blushed with anger and his neck was thick.The commander of the army used to be his loyal subordinate, and the soldiers were also chosen by him. How could there be any problems?But Xie Yanzhou, and Emperor Yong...

In the list of newly bestowed officials, most of the children of the aristocratic families were driven to do idle jobs such as editors and bookkeepers, and they were no more than ninth rank at best.And those who have not passed the exam and only rely on self-recommendation, the officials are even bigger than the children of the aristocratic family!How unreasonable!
After driving Xie Yanzhou to the ancestral hall, and ordering his servants not to leave his house, Xie Hong walked into the main hall of Xie's mansion, looked at the statue enshrined in the altar, and pressed the statue's arm.

Under the altar, a hidden compartment like a drawer popped out, and a tiger talisman lay quietly inside.

Xie Hong's expression flickered in the candlelight.

……

The day after the release of the palace examination, all the candidates for the imperial examination gathered in Qionglin Garden in the west of the city to celebrate and have a feast.This is a celebration banquet prepared for the new imperial examinations, and even the courtiers and Miss Jiao plan to catch a son-in-law and find a good man for themselves.

At the banquet, all the participants had different expressions and shared their recent experiences.Many of them were candidates who were rejected in the provincial examination, but passed the "self-recommendation" examination of Emperor Yong, and also had their own official titles and rankings.

Especially the number one scholar, Zhou Rong, who was awarded the official Zhongshu Sheren, directly entered the center of the palace!
Although Zhongshu Sheren is only a seventh-rank official, he is directly responsible for drafting the emperor's edict, and is most likely to enter the political affairs hall, or even approach the prime minister.Wen Mao, the number one in the imperial examination, was originally appointed for this position.

But even him, he never thought that he would be awarded this official right after he entered the position, which shows Emperor Yong's preference for the number one scholar.

However, compared to Zhou Rong, what the candidates talked about more was the case of the Ministry of Rites announced by Dali Temple a few days ago.

Dou Wenxiao, a Hanlin scholar and minister of rites, has a large amount of gold and silver treasures in his home, and even boxes of gold ingots. For so many years, he made money by leaking imperial examination questions. He not only built private gardens outside Beijing, but also owned farms, houses, shop.

A large number of officials from the Ministry of Rites were dismissed, and this group of new officials happened to be on top.

Even the imperial examinations can be manipulated, which is really a shocking case.

Zhou Rong didn't have the heart to chat with the candidates.He stood by the river, absently playing with the sachet in his hand, and finally saw the shadow of his heart on the other side of the river, and a smile appeared on his lips involuntarily: "Ayuan..."

On the bridge, looking at the strange guards around him, Emperor Yong frowned.Recently, Xu Shi got used to Li Ming staying outside the palace in silence, accompanied by the little princess. He didn't see the two of them today, so he felt uneasy in his heart.

Not far away, Zheng Lian and Lu Ye, a political adviser, came slowly.They broke up unhappy a few days ago, but Zheng Lian acted as if nothing had happened, and smiled at him, "Your Majesty, all the new scholars are waiting for you at Wenxi Hall."

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County Palace.

Today, ministers and dignitaries gathered in Qionglin Garden, and even Princess Jiayi went to chase her good Zhou Lang.Shu Yao hugged the cat and sat on the swing, shaking it.

The Persian cat, which is always lying lazily in her arms, is extremely active today, with its four paws grabbing her arm together, as if it wants to jump off her body.Shu Yao glared at Li Mingji in front of her, thinking that the cat must have been captured by the beauty in front of her eyes, after all, it wanted to get close to Li Mingji very much in the past.

Li Mingji curled his thin lips lightly, and was about to say something to tease the little princess when the wind blew past the wall, bringing the sharp sound of weapons colliding.

He narrowed his eyes.

(End of this chapter)