From the beginning to the end of the list of the best sons and daughters under the list
Xu Yanmiao held in her hand the list of outstanding sons and daughters that the emperor liked, and asked Princess Xiangyang a crucial question -
"What if there is a true gentleman among them?"
Princess Xiangyang made a circle with her hand.
Xu Yanmiao was shocked: "Kill him?!"
"Huh?" Princess Xiangyang blurted out: "How is it possible! I want you to think of a way to make it work!"
"For example?"
"Oh! You are stupid! For example, if the other party is really a true gentleman, you think like this, a gentleman likes to wrong himself and his family members to be nice to outsiders! My father will definitely not let him be a son-in-law!"
... Actually, it is not necessarily the case.
But when she described it like this, Xu Yanmiao understood.
Xu Yanmiao held the list in her hand, ready to act: "No problem, leave it to me!"
Princess Xiangyang said proudly: "Didn't you say before that you didn't want to clean the house? I will take care of the cleaning of your house for a month!"
Of course, she didn't clean it herself, but asked servants to do it.
Xu Yanmiao immediately thought of the moss in the damp corners of her yard, the flying dust, and the turbid water when washing the floor and the rag.
Immediately: "Okay, okay! I'll give you the key later!"
Princess Xiangyang smiled.
Xu Yanmiao would not accept money from friends. On the contrary, this joking attitude made him like it more.
However, it was impossible for her to really not express anything.
——Princess Xiangyang took this favor to heart.
Thinking about it, Princess Xiangyang said, "Oh, right! I almost forgot one thing—my father is looking for you."
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Xu Yanmiao found that the place where he was going to meet the emperor was the Imperial Household Department.
A loud whistle sounded from the stable, and soon, four horses from the stable lined up and walked in front of Xu Yanmiao. They were all strong and healthy horses.
"The Imperial Household Department has a total of 26,000 horses registered this year. Although these four horses are not the best among them, they are also healthy and good. One horse can be sold for five to eight taels of pure silver."
The old emperor walked out slowly from behind the horses, and after a closer look, he found that there was actually a bench there.
He smiled and said, "I will fine you half a year's salary and give you these four horses, how about that?"
Xu Yanmiao realized, "I don't have a yard to keep them."
The old emperor glanced at him and said, "You won't keep them in the Imperial Household Department. Go get it when you need it?"
Xu Yanmiao was stunned: "Is it still possible?"
The old emperor: "Of course not."
Xu Yanmiao: "..."
There was grievance in his voice: [You still say it's not possible...]
On the surface, Xu Lang still had the self-consciousness of being a subordinate, and dared not say anything: "Your Majesty, don't make fun of me."
The old emperor couldn't help laughing: "How can you make fun of me? Don't you know there is a situation called: imperial power special permission?"
Xu Yanmiao's eyes lit up, and he hit the snake while the stick was: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The old emperor glanced at him and said: "Now that you have a horse, prepare a good car. This is the etiquette for attending banquets on weekdays. You are also a high-ranking official. Don't let people look down on you."
In ancient society, horses were equivalent to formal clothes for people. Even in some formal occasions, if the horse pulling the carriage is a mare, you will be directly refused entry.
Of course, in Xu Yanmiao’s eyes, giving away the horse this time was——
【hiss——】
【The boss gave away a car! And it’s a luxury car! The boss is so generous! 】
The old emperor was slightly startled.
He only gave away a horse, not a car. Could Xu Yanmiao have misunderstood?
Forget it. I’d better give him one, lest this brat finds out that there is no car and accuses me of being stingy.
The old emperor coughed and said, "There is another car, which I will prepare for you. They are all in the Imperial Household Department. There are also some gold and sundries here, you can take them back together."
【Wuhu!!!】
The old emperor glanced at the stack of paper in Xu Yanmiao’s hand and asked curiously, "What is this?"
Xu Yanmiao: "..."
【Oh no, I forgot to let Gao Xiang take this thing first! 】
【The emperor should not force his subjects to take things, right? 】
【But if I hesitate, he will definitely accept it——Damn it, how can I fool him! 】
【Besides, he just gave me a car, it would be bad if I fooled him...】
The old emperor narrowed his eyes and stared at the papers, which made Xu Yanmiao feel uneasy.
"Your Majesty..." Xu Yanmiao suddenly had an idea and lowered his eyes, as if he was not very embarrassed: "This is a favor from the princess. Her daughter learned that she was going to get married and was very worried about the character of the prince consort, so she asked me to check it out."
Xu Yanmiao: Thank you for the invitation. I have been an official for three years and I have learned the art of ambiguity.
——He didn't lie to the emperor at all!
The old emperor really didn't hear anything wrong, but found it quite interesting: "Xiangyang can still be so coquettish? Is it true?"
Xu Yanmiao's eyes couldn't help but drift.
Xu Lang coughed: "I shouldn't talk about whether the princess is coquettish."
The old emperor nodded with satisfaction...
[Is this okay? The old emperor should not have thought that Gao Xiang's purpose was to ruin his marriage! ]
Emperor Tiantong paused in the middle of nodding: "..."
Hehe!
*
The next day. The palace examination was held as usual.
Xu Yanmiao thought he had secretly looked around, and when the historians seemed to be blind, he wondered in his heart: [Huh? Why isn't Gao Xiang here? ]
The old emperor sneered.
... Inside
the palace.
"Sure enough, the retribution for asking for help from the artifact has come."
Princess Xiangyang pulled up the corner of her clothes to wipe her non-existent tears, and began to copy "Nu Ge" for the 55th time.
There were still 445 times waiting for her.
"Dad must have done it on purpose, knowing that I hate "Nu Ge" the most!"
The old emperor: Yes, I did it on purpose: )
*
Xu Yanmiao moved his toes imperceptibly - he had been standing for too long, and he could hardly feel the existence of his toes.
He didn't think too much about not finding Princess Xiangyang, and began to look at the candidates who were taking the palace examination.
Seeing Liang Youwen was there, it seemed that he had passed the re-examination, and Xu Yanmiao was happy for him.
Seeing Gao He, the other party also saw him, smiled at him, and looked in good spirits.
[I hope he won't drop his pen when he sees the palace examination questions later. ]
[Anyway, I have dropped it once. 】
This really piqued the curiosity of the ministers.
What kind of questions did your majesty ask that made Xu Yanmiao say that?
——Xiao Bai Ze is very knowledgeable!
【Asking about the emperor's politics, the emperor's heart and the emperor's law at this time, is it possible that the old emperor is starting to pave the way for the next one because he is old?】The emperor's politics???
The
emperor's heart???
The emperor's law???
Your majesty, you really dare to ask! You really believe in the courage of these candidates.
Prime Minister Dou's eyes twitched slightly, and he was amazed at his brother-in-law again.
——No wonder he didn't recruit any bachelors this time, and he had to figure out the questions for the palace examination himself!
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Then there was the whole process of the palace examination. When the whip sounded, the emperor left, and all the civil and military officials withdrew. Only the officials from the Ministry of Rites were on the scene, distributing the test questions to the candidates.
[I thought it would be like in the TV series, where the emperor watched the palace examination, and then stood behind each other and read the essays written by each other, and was fascinated by them, and made the six ministers itchy in their hearts. What kind of talent is this? ]
[It turns out that the emperor and non-examination officials will not be on the scene. ]
Lian Hang walked beside Xu Yanmiao, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
What is a TV series?
Could it be some evil thing that could mislead Bai Ze? Xu Lang had such a big misunderstanding - which emperor and officials would be so idle to come and watch the imperial examination.
Xu Yanmiao turned around and said excitedly: "Lian Lang! Let's go to the famous chicken dumplings in the capital in two days!"
Lian Hang came back to his senses and was surprised: "Didn't you say that you were fined for half a year's salary and had to eat steamed buns for half a year, so you didn't go out to eat?"
Xu Yanmiao coughed and said: "Anyway, I have money, so shall I go?"
Lian Hang - and even the officials walking around were so smart that they guessed it immediately: His Majesty must have used his own treasury to subsidize Xiao Bai Ze.
Prime Minister Dou suddenly interrupted and said with a smile: "Why bother to spend money on food? It will be my 80th birthday in a few days. I will invite that family to come to my house to make chicken dumplings. In addition to food, we also invited people to warm up the place and sing Kunqu Opera and Peking Opera. It was very lively - would you like to watch it, Mr. Xu?"
Xu Yanmiao naturally thanked and accepted the invitation.
After walking a few more steps, he found that Ji Sui was still in the official line, which puzzled him.
Prime Minister Dou saw it and smiled and answered: "Mr. Ji specially asked for grace. He will leave the capital after the ranking of this palace examination is announced."
Xu Yanmiao's face was more puzzled.
Prime Minister Dou took a step closer and lowered his voice: "Ji Sui needs to know the ranking of the former adopted son who has been dissolved as his father."
Ji Sui disdained the imperial examination, but if the other party entered the officialdom, don't blame him.
——Since they have already made enemies, it is natural to suppress them to death.
Xu Yanmiao suddenly realized. He looked at Ji Sui several times, which made Ji Sui confused. He began to think about whether he had done anything recently that would cause people to talk about it.
*
The palace examination lasted one day, and the examination and reading of the papers lasted one day. The announcement of the results began on the third day.
After the palace examination results were announced, the Qionglin Banquet attended by the tribute scholars was very lively. Many officials' families were already gearing up to "catch a son-in-law from the list."
The top scorer was Ji Sui's former adopted son.
【Wow... I have to say, Lord Ji has a great vision, just ignore the other person's character.】
Ji Sui: ???
Feeling that the eyes around him were inexplicably gathered again, Ji Sui was silent and asked his own people: "What did he say again?"
——They all knew who this "he" was referring to.
The official who was asked silently mustered up his courage: "Lord Ji, Xiao Bai Ze is praising you for your good vision."
Ji Sui: "..."
If this was not said by Xu Yanmo, he would think that the other party was intentional and secretly mocking him.
What kind of vision is good? Want to find a support for your granddaughter, but find a good vision in someone who likes to pretend?
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The officials who were ready to "catch the son-in-law" turned their eyes away.
This time the top scholar is considered "wasted". Whoever captures him and takes him back will tacitly face off against Ji Sui. Even if there are families who don't care about Ji Sui's threat... there are so many young talents, why bother to make enemies for a No. 1 scholar? The No. 3
scholar this year is Liang Youwen.
The old emperor personally selected him.
Mainly because among the three people, he prefers this kind of bronze face, crooked eyebrows, and burly figure.
As for literary talent...
[Old Liang is really amazing.] Xu Lang, who has never seen the world, was stunned: [He can even guess the topic with this? !]
Liang Ruit smiled slightly.
At this moment, he was listening to the speeches of some tribute scholars.
He was a good listener.
When those tribute scholars talked and talked about their political ideas in an impassioned voice and compared themselves with certain celebrities, he just listened carefully and occasionally laughed at some views.
If the daughter is married to such a father-in-law, life will be easy in the future.
But! Liang Youwen has someone in his heart!!!
The person he loves is the old lady Wei Chi!
Prime Minister Dou's friend teased: "Liang Youwen is a promising young man, auntie, are you really not tempted?"
Prime Minister Dou sneered and raised his eyebrows: "Do you want to be beaten?"
The friend immediately shut up. He also looked outside, fearing that if Prime Minister Dou shouted, more than a dozen officials of the Dou family would stand up and punch him one by one.
The officials who were ready to "catch the son-in-law" sighed.
This one won't work either!
But it doesn't matter, there is still a runner-up!
Although he looks a little fat, he is talented!
Cui Yi, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Revenue, put on a smile, walked to the second place, and called him warmly, "My friend."
- His daughter is now in her twenties, and she looks pretty, but her personality is like her mother! Spicy!
And the second place in front of him, although fat... but he is fat and generous! Most fat people have good tempers, and they don't care about their daughters bullying them!
When the second place was greeted by the senior official, he was so excited that his face turned red and he couldn't speak.
Xu Yanmiao took the list that Princess Xiangyang gave him and took a look at it.
[Well... first of all, let's take a look at this second place and the eligible men in his family. ]
[The old emperor has a sharp eye. When he chose, this person was not the second place! ]
Your Majesty?
Cui Yi was stunned. What does your majesty have to do with this?
Soon, he - and the officials present reacted: His Majesty is going to choose a son-in-law!
Cui Yi was overjoyed.
Although they didn't want their own sons and nephews to be sons-in-law, they would love to become relatives of the royal family!
He really knows how to choose! Madam will definitely reward him well when he returns, and maybe even break a cake and feed it to him with her own hands!
Cui Yi's wild thoughts did not hinder him from talking to others gracefully.
Several officials who had daughters to choose husbands were gnashing their teeth and licking blood, hating themselves for not moving faster!
- These days, good sons-in-law and good daughters-in-law are scarce resources, and one less is one less!
*
Xu Yanmiao flipped through the system, trying to find a way to help Princess Xiangyang.
[Well, this man’s father died early, and his relatives came to rob the family property before his body was cold. They also wanted to bully them, an orphan and a widow. His mother was so angry that... she became paralyzed? ]
[How pitiful...]
The emperor and his ministers of Daxia: "..."
No offense, but I couldn’t help but think: The only strong man in the family is paralyzed like this, wouldn’t he be bullied even more miserably?
[All his money and land were taken away by his relatives, and the money for his studies was scraped together by the neighbors and villagers! The money was used to buy pens, ink, paper, and inkstone, and then he dug wild vegetables and picked leaves to cook for his mother! For more than ten years, he took his elder brother and younger brother to take care of his mother. ]
The old emperor was moved and almost cheered.
Filial son! This is a filial son! Filial piety has been used to govern the world in every dynasty. How can such a filial person have a bad character?
This runner-up cannot be touched, but he has taken a fancy to this man's younger brother! With such influence from his family, shouldn't he have 60% or 70% of his elder brother's style? !
As for his paralyzed mother after marriage... naturally, there will be maids and servants in the princess's mansion to take care of her. Does she still need his daughter to turn her over and wipe her body herself?
Cui Yi thought so too.
She felt that supreme blessings were pouring towards her!
He didn't choose the runner-up's younger brother! It was the runner-up himself! The younger brother may not have such a character, but the runner-up is Xiao Bai Ze's confirmed upright and filial son-in-law, and he must not be missed!
As for whether the family is poor! He has money! Is he still greedy for his son-in-law's money! As long as he can treat his daughter well... He
immediately smiled at the runner-up amid the envious gazes of the officials: "I have read your previous policy papers. They are gentle and delicate. Your administrative methods are like gentle breeze and drizzle. They are the actions of a benevolent person and I like them very much." The runner
-up was flattered: "You are too kind, sir. I..."
[Huh? You don't go out to find a job every day, and rely on the kindness of neighbors to help you? Three young laborers and a paralyzed mother squeezed into an old house with dim light? One of the laborers was still studying how to govern the country and maintain peace. He was bullied by street thugs and even went home. He vowed that when he passed the imperial examination and became an official, he would definitely reform the thugs and let the people have houses to live in and jobs to do, instead of being bullied on the streets and doing nothing? 】
【At the same time, he was also attentive and caring for his paralyzed mother, and he did not ask anyone else to take care of her. When talking about marriage, he said that he did not ask for money or beauty, but only hoped to find someone who could be filial to his mother. 】
Great!
This is a person with great ambitions!
Moreover, when he was bullied, he did not complain all day long, but thought about how to change the status quo! He has a pure character and is indeed suitable for his daughter!
Moreover! Filial piety! Filial piety! Filial piety!
This point is really important in the officialdom!
After being an official for so many years, Cui Yi's face has been honed to be thicker than the root at the bend of the city wall. He immediately said impatiently: "There is no need to call you superior. I am a generation older than you. Why not call me Uncle Cui?"
Before, he was still "little friend", and now he asked the other party to call him "uncle". He was really quick to change.
The runner-up understood Cui Yi's hint. He was confused and obviously excited. He answered directly: "Uncle!"
Cui Yi said "ah" and smiled.
Several officials walked over slowly, and they seemed to be planning to intervene and "Cui" to grab food.
[Strange? Why does it feel weird? Xu Yanmiao stared at the system panel .
Before she could figure out what was going on, her stomach growled again. She felt like she was going to become a paper man from hunger.
So she thought about it while slowly walking towards the flowing water.
There were people gathering to fish there. The fish caught would be made into sashimi, fish soup, braised, steamed... in many different flavors.
Moreover, those who didn't want to fish could also eat it.
Xu Yanmiao didn't dare to eat sashimi in ancient times, but he wanted to drink fish soup.
When he passed by Cui Yi and Bangyan, he heard them talking and laughing, calling each other "virtuous nephew" and "uncle", and was a little surprised.
[Is this considered a hit at first sight?]
Cui Yi smiled slightly.
No, it was a discerning eye.
She smiled at Bangyan affectionately again: "Virtuous nephew, I have a daughter who is waiting to be married..."
A warm feeling rushed directly to Bangyan's chest and abdomen, he couldn't help but clench his fists, his eyes were shining. Countless surprised and appropriate words were already circulating in his mind, and the emotional "father-in-law" was already on his lips.
[Ah? 】Xu Yanmiao had just turned to a new piece of gossip when her inner voice suddenly rang out: [But after his brother got married, his mother often went into his brother's room at night without knocking to cover him with a blanket, and because his mother was paralyzed, she let her youngest son push her in, which means that the brother-in-law often went in and out of his sister-in-law's room...]
[And he caught them having sex several times...]
The smile on Cui Yi's face froze.
The second place winner was still looking at him eagerly, just waiting to call him father-in-law.
Cui Yi remained calm: "She has always wanted a brother. I wanted to adopt you as my adopted son, but now I think it's not appropriate. Cui has been reckless, goodbye."
He turned around and left quickly.
The second place winner was stunned.
Could it be... that he really misunderstood? This superior officer didn't want to adopt him as a son-in-law, but wanted to adopt him as his adopted son?
Don't want to think about it now?
The runner-up turned around in a daze, his mind still a mess, and he didn't figure out what was going on for the time being, when
he saw a man in official robes standing in front of him. And several officials behind him who were planning to "cui" to grab food scattered like birds and beasts, as if they saw something they couldn't avoid.
The runner-up: "?"
The runner-up was puzzled: "This..."
The minister who didn't have time to run away smiled awkwardly.
"Please make way." The runner
-up: "What?"
The minister said calmly: "Please make way, I like to walk in a straight line."