Chapter 61
Xuan Fu went to the warm room of Zichen Palace, looking like a "scabby dog". It seemed that no one could drive him away today. If his father came to chase him away, he would have to open his mouth wide and bite him twice.
Zhong Yun laughed angrily and complained to Xiaoman.
"Look at him. He's eleven years old. What does he look like?"
Manyu Fu retorted, "I just turned ten and I'm still a kid."
Xu Xiaoman was in a dilemma, but he smiled widely and touched his child and said, "Our Duoduo is just a child, only ten years old." He then tried to coax his wife and said something in a low voice.
Many of Fu's ears perked up, probably because he heard something about gold. He was surprised that the emperor actually said gold instead of something else. But his father was coaxed at once. Does the emperor want gold?
"What are you eavesdropping on, kid?" Zhong Yun asked calmly.
Xuan Fu: "I didn't hear it." He really didn't hear it, he only heard "gold".
"Okay, let's eat. I'm hungry." After coaxing the older and younger ones, Xu Xiaoman lost his patience. He patted his butt, stood up and went to the outer room.
When the father and son saw each other, they immediately followed. Xuanyue hurriedly got off the bed and ran to catch up in his soft-soled shoes. Zhongyun, with his long legs, took Xiaoman's hand in just three or two steps. The husband and wife looked at each other and smiled. The Crown Prince behind them didn't know and followed them happily.
The family of three had their mouths busy while eating.
Xu Xiaoman said that this time the house seizure was simple, but the four major families had been rooted in Jiangnan Road for hundreds of years. If they moved at this time, the entire economy of Jiangnan Road would be in trouble.
"It looked prosperous on the surface, but deep inside it was full of poisonous sores. Now it's just been dug out." Zhong Yun already knew this but still wanted to do it. "How is it over there now?"
"All the shops on the street are closed, and people are in a panic." Xu Xiaoman finished speaking, and then said: "But I think some small clans will take advantage of this opportunity to emerge, and they will surely prosper again in a few years."
The four major clans fell, and the small clans came to the fore. After more than ten years or a hundred years, the small clans became big families again.
It's like a cycle.
Nowadays, aristocratic clans are dominant, court recommenders are in power, and imperial examinations are important. More than ten years later, there are many officials in the court who have taken the imperial examinations. Even if they are officials from humble backgrounds, as long as they become officials, their family backgrounds will be changed, and they will be passed down from generation to generation and become a family of officials.
"…It has not changed." Zhong Yun looked at the prince, "Governing a country requires a balance. Do you know why the four clans were copied?"
Many blessings have not yet been mentioned.
"Because I'm poor." Zhong Yun said directly.
Many blessings: ...
When Xu Xiaoman reported a string of numbers, Xuan Duofu was immediately shocked and almost choked on the food in his mouth. Zhong Yun jokingly said "what a success", but in fact, he was also stunned when he saw the silver and gold handed over during the house search.
The wealth of the four clans is richer than the emperor's private treasury.
Wasn't he a poor emperor?
Manyu Fu took two sips of the soup bowl, swallowed the food, and stammered in shock: "Sixty-eight million taels of silver."
"There are also houses, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, jewelry, etc., which are not counted. The silver alone has to be sent by ship. General Li has not come back because of escorting these. I will settle the accounts there first. There are several islands in Shibazhai alone. It took several days to count the gold and silver hidden in the caves on the islands." Xu Xiaoman was numb to the sound of counting money at that time.
It seems that silver and gold are just like bricks, there is no difference.
Xuan Fu opened his mouth slightly, still immersed in the numbers.
"Dasheng is not at war now, but it is not without external threats. There are many places to spend money. We can build a provincial school, select talents, and give poor scholars a chance to stand out. But in the end, it has little to do with the lower-class people. Not everyone can study and pass the imperial examination to change their family status." Zhong Yun spoke very bluntly to his son, "There are too many poor people in the court. The next step is to move to Qianzhong, use the name of the Wang family, balance the land, and change the tax law. There are too many miscellaneous taxes now, and merchants also need to be suppressed. The way to balance."
This is what Taizu wanted to do back then.
“When the people are well fed and lead a stable life, then the prosperity will be stable.”
Xuan Fu understood and thought that land reform would be difficult. After all, the four clans were only a single target. If the four clans were to fall due to their crimes, there would still be many small clans. But if the land reform was to be evenly distributed to the people, then the interests of all the clans in the world would be affected.
But no matter how difficult it is, we have to change it.
"Father, you are so awesome."
Zhong Yun patted the child's head and said, "It hasn't moved yet." Looking at Xiao Man, he smiled and said, "Xu Duofu is so stupid, he has to rely on us and can't be bullied by others."
"Yes." When Xu Xiaoman went to Jiangnan this time, he promised Zhong Yun that if they encountered danger, they would protect themselves first and never take risks. He changed his previous impulsive and fearless character.
Whenever I think of Duoduo crying and hiccuping and twitching, I say: He is the only one left.
The burden of Dasheng was so heavy that it fell on Duoduo's shoulders. There were invasions from foreign tribes and internal rebellions everywhere. The big aristocratic families did not take Duoduo seriously and used threats and inducements to scare Duoduo.
Xu Xiaoman felt heartbroken.
This is his child, his and Zhong Yun’s child. As a father, they naturally have to protect the child.
Manyu Fu was so moved that his eyes were filled with tears. He took the opportunity to ask, "Father, how many more years do I have to study in Chongming Palace?"
"It's okay after Master Hu thinks it's okay." Zhong Yun said with a frown.
Xuan Fu sighed to the sky, what Master Hu asked was too difficult. He wanted to ask Master Yan to change, but he quickly stopped talking, because Master Yan looked very gentle but in fact he secretly increased the difficulty for him and gently encouraged him to study.
Both of them are very strict.
Woo woo woo.
"Your father is just teasing you." Xu Xiaoman comforted him, saying in a tone like coaxing a child: "With our smart brains, we will be able to learn it in three to five years. When the time comes, you can take over the job from your father. It will be no problem."
Xuanyu Fu: Dad, I understand. This is encouraging education.
But you still have to learn and do it.
But people can't just eat, drink and have fun. Xuanfu managed to calm down and decided to study and have fun during his school days, so that he wouldn't have no time to play when he started working.
Zhong Yun found Xu Xuanfu's face funny. It was rare for him to give Xu Xuanfu a chance to slack off. He called it slacking off. "Tomorrow is the palace examination. I told you to select candidates. If you have nothing to do, come and take a look."
Many people have classes tomorrow, which is equivalent to watching others take exams during the week.
Anyway, I'm not taking the exam myself.
Fishing, fishing!
"I'll go, I'll go, good father." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince immediately started to fawn on him. Why was his father so nice today?
Zhong Yun: "Since you are going, come back to the East Palace as soon as possible after dinner."
“……”Xu Xuanfu: I give in.
Zhong Yun: “You don’t want to?”
"..." Manyu Fu was speechless and said slowly, "I want to."
Zhong Yun smiled, picked up some vegetables and served soup to Xiao Man, and scooped a spoonful for Duo Duofu, "Drink it."
It was like feeding a pig. Xuanfu groaned but dared not say anything. He drank two bowls of soup in anger. After the meal, he pestered his father to talk in the warm room to relieve his longing for him. Finally, when it was dark and time for bed, he was kicked out.
Xuan Fu was still feeling angry as he sat in the sedan chair on the way back to the East Palace.
But my father said that he brought him a lot of toys from Jiangnan Road. Because they were big and took up a lot of space, they were placed on the copied silver material ship, which would arrive in a few days. Manyu Ford specifically asked if there were any gifts from his father on the ship, and my father replied: No.
Xuanyu Fu looked at his father several times and returned to the East Palace happily.
Warm room.
Zhong Yun stroked Xiao Man's palm and said, "Many people have gifts, but I don't."
"It's in your small gift box. I'm carrying it with me." Xu Xiaoman said with a blushing face.
Zhong Yun had actually seen it before. During the Chinese New Year, he casually said that the anklets on the dancer were beautiful, so he made a set for Xiaoman. However, Xiaoman was too shy to accept his Eighteen Palms, which made her vomit blood. Zhong Yun had no choice but to give up. However, he did not expect that Xiaoman would bring a box with her when she returned from Jiangnan this time, which contained "shackles" made of gold, rubies and emeralds.
Those aristocratic families in the Jiangnan region are truly extravagant and licentious.
He is different. He and Xiaoman are husband and wife, so naturally they follow the ways of husband and wife.
"Mr. Xu, please let me, your wife, take a look." Zhong Yun said this in an inappropriate way, which made Xu Xiaoman laugh and feel manly. He took his wife's hand and went into the bathtub.
…
The next day.
The palace examination was held in the spring of the fifth year of Ningwu.
This palace examination was held in front of the Taiji Hall. The examination room had already been set up and at around 8 o'clock in the morning, all the candidates had entered the palace and stood to one side of their seats, waiting for the chief examiner to arrive and then take their seats to take the examination.
Today is different, Prime Minister Lin has not arrived yet.
All the students stood there with their eyes fixed on the ground, not daring to look around. Before entering the palace, they had been taught etiquette by the eunuchs. If they misbehaved in front of the palace, they would be disqualified from the exam. Naturally, all the students were very cautious and did not dare to make any mistakes.
After waiting for another half an incense stick of time, a voice rang out: "The Emperor has arrived—"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived—"
The students were horrified. Could it be that the emperor was supervising the palace examination? A eunuch shouted, "Kneel down." Everyone's heart tightened. They dared not think too much and immediately knelt down to pay their respects.
"Get up. Let me take a look. Let the test begin." Emperor Ningwu raised his hand.
After that, the students who were near the front row were a little stiff, and they moved into their seats at the same time, their minds in a mess. Emperor Ningwu watched for a while, then said, "Prince, please watch for me. You don't need to stand up, just continue answering the questions."
"Okay, father." Xuanyu Fu stood up and bowed to his father the emperor.
After seeing off the emperor, Xuanyu Fu sat in the front middle seat, with Prime Minister Lin next to him. Prime Minister Lin was very humble, so Xuanyu Fu said, "Everyone, go on, don't be nervous."
Some candidates were unsure whether to reply or not. They looked up slightly and saw three chairs at the top of the steps. The dragon chair in the middle was empty, and a child was sitting on the chair next to it.
That is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Dasheng.
He quickly lowered his head and continued answering.
Manyu Fu is happy to do anything except study. He is an invigilator here. His mind is empty for a while. He is thinking about what to eat for lunch. When the exam is over, he turns around and asks Lin Shoufu softly, "How long will it take to finish the exam?"
Lin Shoufu smiled and replied, "Your Highness, it will take about one stick of incense."
Xuan Fu thought that this stick of incense was too short, but when he saw the thick incense burning next to him, he understood. The incense used for morning reading in the main hall was thinner, and this one would last at least more than an hour, which means two or three hours.
It's been so long, eating bad food, just read books, if you patrol in front of the whole hall, it will scare the candidates, it will mess up people's mentality. Manyu Fu doesn't want to do things. These are all people who have studied for many years to get here. Manyu Fu looked up at the sky, then looked at the students who were counting rows of people, and after counting how many people there were, he looked at their ages...
Anyway, very free.
Soon, a young eunuch came with a tray of memorials, and Prime Minister Lin said softly, "Your Highness, these are the previous scores and hometowns of this year's candidates."
Good, good, this is good. Xuanyuefu nodded and looked at the list of candidates all morning.
Finally, there is something to do.
The exam lasted for more than three hours. Anyway, he sat there for a long time. Manyu Fu looked at the list and slacked off with his mind blank. Finally, the bell rang, and the candidates put down their pens and stood to one side, while the eunuchs collected the papers.
Xuan Mi Fu already knew what would happen next. Prime Minister Lin had just told him that after that the Prime Minister would mark the test papers with the other two examiners. After the approximate scores were determined, the list of the top ten would be handed to his father, and the top three would be decided by his father.
The remaining people are divided into second and third classes, with third class having the most people and being the last.
And now these candidates have to stand here and wait for their results.
After three hours of exams, they still couldn't relax, let alone go to the toilet. Wouldn't these people dare to eat or drink in the morning? Xuan Fu waved and said to the chief steward of Taiji Hall, "Since the exam is over, take all the candidates to Hanyuan Hall to wait, tidy up, and take a rest."
"Yes." The manager responded according to the rules.
These candidates had been given many instructions before and were very familiar with the procedures of today's palace examination. They naturally knew that there was no part of resting in Hanyuan Hall. This time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was so kind as to make an exception.
But they did not dare to open their mouths to thank him, and followed the eunuch to Hanyuan Hall. When they arrived at Hanyuan Hall, the eunuch served tea and snacks, and asked: "Who can follow me if you have clean hands?"
At first no one dared to answer, so the eunuch repeated his words, adding: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has approved it. I'm afraid we'll have to wait here for more than an hour, and then there will be an examination in front of the palace..."
Finally someone couldn't bear it anymore and stood up. One person stood up and the others followed closely.
The atmosphere in Hanyuan Hall was finally a little more relaxed. After a long wait, the eunuchs left and only the candidates were left. They were able to chat in low voices, some breathed a sigh of relief, praised the prince, and some were so hungry that they ate two snacks.
…
Xuanyuefu sat on a hard chair for the whole morning and went to the Xuanzheng Hall, holding his waist.
"What do you think?" Zhong Yun was busy reviewing memorials. The finishing work on the Jiangnan Road could not be completed overnight, and there were many troublesome and trivial matters.
Xuanyu Fu said: "There are many talented people in the south of the Yangtze River, but few students in the north."
It seems that it is not all slacking off. Zhong Yun: "Take this and look at it yourself."
When Xuan Fu saw it was a scroll, he thought it was a painting so he took it first. Then he saw his father lowered his head to review memorials, so he took the scroll to a side hall to play with it by himself. When he opened it, it turned out to be a map of Da Sheng, which was very detailed and more complete than the handwritten 'map' he had drawn before.
After kicking off his shoes and getting on the soft couch, he ordered the familiar milk tea instead of tea. "Zhao Banban, I drank a lot this morning. Just give me some salty peanut-flavored snacks."
And ordered the dishes.
Zhao Erxi agreed with a smile and told people to prepare.
Xuan Fu sat on the couch and looked at the map. He saw the prefectures and counties circled in red and realized that "these are the places where ten official schools are located." He counted them and found that there were more than ten.
How to measure land acquisition? It should be convenient transportation.
The south has rivers, so boat travel is fast and convenient. The north - Xuanfu looked towards the north and had drawn seven or eight places in the north, but it had not been completely settled. The north has mountains and large plains, it is very empty and relatively difficult.
Xuanyunfu looked for a while and saw someone coming. He thought it was Zhao Banban who was delivering some snacks. He reached out and saw that it was not snacks but paper money. He looked up and was immediately happy: "Dad!"
Xu Xiaoman didn't sleep much last night, and now his muscles and bones are about to fall apart. He sat lazily at the other end and yawned, "Look at the official school position. These two books are fighting and arguing about which one to cover. Take a look."
"Why can everything cause a quarrel?" Xuanyu Fu muttered.
Xu Xiaoman pulled a soft pillow behind his waist and said vaguely: "It involves interests. Whichever way the official school is built will benefit the scholars nearby. Are there more officials from the south or the north in the officialdom? There are also people from the same hometown or with the same surname. Even if they are not from the same family, a lot can be involved." This is what Zhong Yun told him.
Xuanyu Fu: ...It hasn’t even been built yet and already you’re making a fuss.
"Dad, with so much money, why don't you build schools in every state?" Wouldn't that mean building schools everywhere and sending them all to school?
Xu Xiaoman sat up straight and said with a smile: "Your question is the same as mine. Your father said that the government school is easy to build, but there are not many teachers. The majority of those with good knowledge and large collections of books are still in the hands of aristocratic families, and not everyone buys into the court's account."
He had seen noble families who were truly free and unrestrained and not interested in fame or fortune.
People don't teach, they just play the piano, write articles, paint and live in seclusion. Does the court really want to tie people up and force them to teach?
"In this case, we still have to bribe and coax them into a regular position. If the adults are not interested, we can give the quota to the children in the family," said Xuanyu Fu.
Zhong Yun came in, sat next to Xiaoman, and asked about his waist - he had just mentioned a word when Xiaoman glared at him embarrassedly, meaning that Duoduo was still here, so stop talking nonsense.
"What kind of composition?" Zhong Yun asked His Highness what the new word was.
Xuan Fu explained it and suddenly remembered that Da Sheng did not have the Imperial College, but had the Chongming Palace. Although they were similar, the Imperial College was bigger. "Father attached great importance to the imperial examination. The ministers in the court were not fools. They must have thought that in the future, officials must pass the imperial examination to enter the official career. The sponsor will be abolished sooner or later, or the upper limit of the sponsor will not be too high, regardless of the ministers. If the civilian families have any merits, they can give their children admission quotas..."
The family elders have worked hard and contributed to the prosperity, and can bless their children and future generations.
Chongming Hall only accepts children of officials of the fourth rank and above. Xuanyunfu said this is not limited to officials, "maybe there will be inventors in the future."
"There are so many different words." Zhong Yun said this, but he thought it was feasible.
Xuan Fu obviously heard it, and at this moment, he was eager to give advice, mainly because he couldn't live in vain in the modern world. He spread out the map for his father to see, and said ambitiously: "There are many mountains in the north. Father, if you want to get rich, you must build roads first."
"Let's blow up the mountain first."
Xu Xiaoman: "Exploded? Use fireworks and firecrackers?" That mountain is very high.
Manyu Fu had never seen a towering mountain before. He kept talking and talking, "Let's build a cement road. I want to know how to make cement..."
"Take your time to think about it." Zhong Yun held Xiaoman in his arms. Blast the mountain was not an option. It would be a huge waste of money and labor. He looked at the map and said, "Building a road is fine, but we can't put too much pressure on it. We should recruit people during the slack season."
"Little Fatty, have you thought about that cement road yet?"
Manyu Fu: "What little fat boy, you are so abominable, father."
Zhong Yun knocked on the little fat boy's head. Xuan Duofu held his head and said, "I can't think of it."
"Then think about it carefully."
Xu Xiaoman saw the snacks coming up and coaxed the kid, "Eat one and think about it slowly."
Daddy is still the best, he loves him. Xuanfu eats snacks, chewing with puffed cheeks.
After the four clans were seized, the national treasury was full and wealthy, and there were many things to do, but one could not be impatient. Many people were children who did not understand how to complete a task, how many links and checkpoints were involved, and how to adapt to local conditions. Even though Zhong Yan was the emperor, he did not know every part of Dasheng. He had to make good use of talents, and also make some deletions, reductions, and modifications to make it suitable for the present.
Half an hour later, Prime Minister Lin arrived.
The results are out.
Zhong Yun flipped through the test papers and said, "Announce the top ten, and the rest will be decided according to this list—" He thought of filling the East Palace for the prince, and changed his mind and said, "Announce all of them."
Zhao Erxi went downstairs to prepare.
Zhong Yun looked at Duo Xinfu, who had a face full of food residue, turned his eyes away and said, "The prince said earlier that he wanted to see if the third place winner is handsome. Let's go, the prince will choose later."
"Really too much?"
Xu Xiaoman smiled, Duoduo was excited, what true or false, Zhong Yun was teasing Duoduo.
"But I just supervised the exam. Although they lowered their heads to answer the papers, I looked around and didn't see any good-looking ones. Even I couldn't compare to them." Xuanyu Fu sighed.
The handsome men who appear in novels are all liars.
Zhong Yun was too lazy to pay attention to the prince, and said to Xiao Man, "Do you want to go see the Ninth Prince?"
"No, I—" He wanted to say that his waist ached, but Duoduo was there, so Xu Xiaoman changed his words: "I don't understand these things."
In the Xuanzheng Hall, Emperor Ningwu asked the students to answer questions again and looked at the crown prince. Xuan Fu was shocked. What are you looking at me for? I don't know how to ask questions. How can he, with his mediocre level, test everyone?
Finally, Emperor Ningwu selected the top three candidates and chose a candidate who was good at writing, had a handsome appearance, and was only 35 years old, as the third place.
Among the second and third place lists, Emperor Ningwu spent more time examining them and asked more detailed questions, such as: What will you do if the prince is not enterprising and does not read articles?
When this question came up, everyone was nervous and tried to guess the emperor's intention. Since ancient times, fathers have been strict and mothers have been kind. In addition, the prince was an extraordinary person and would be the future ruler of Dasheng. As long as they thought about it this way, everyone's answers were almost the same.
We should give honest advice even if it may be unpleasant to the ear.
Many blessings: ...
Silence, silence, silence.
No, I'm still sitting here. Some people are so excited that they want to hit me to death with their heads!
Of course, there are still a few who want to appear to be a treacherous villain who seduces the prince into eating, drinking and having fun without making any progress; nor can they be too old-fashioned and give ambiguous answers, meaning to give advice first, and if the prince doesn't listen, then they will take it step by step and talk slowly.
It is better to nag him slowly than to force him with his life. Many Fu nodded and retreated again and again.
Only three people said: Listen to the prince.
Emperor Ningwu looked calm and no one could guess what he was really thinking.
However, Duo Nuofu saw a thin scholar in the back row of the third-class car. He thought he looked familiar and looked at him for a while. The other person met his gaze and quickly lowered his head.
"I think you look familiar..." Duo Nuofu said, "But where have I seen you before?"
I just can't remember it.
The scholar knelt down and said hurriedly, "Last October, Your Highness and His Majesty Lord Xu flew kites in Tanshui Township, and I was fortunate enough to pick up Your Highness's kite."
Xuanyun Fu suddenly realized, "I thought you looked familiar. The kite you were holding had the words 'Successful in the Imperial Examination' written on it. Today I have finally fulfilled my wish."
Even if you are not among the top three, everyone can become an official when it comes to the palace examination.
Zhong Yun had already taken a liking to this candidate’s essay and past grades. After reading them, he couldn’t help but think, no wonder he was favored by many people. That lousy chess player just liked to play with lousy chess players, so he made an exception, “Since he was favored by the prince, why is He Tong’s essay not so good? The second-class candidate Xu Muyu…”
I also ordered some of the top two ranked ones and packed them all up and sent them to Donggong.
He Tong was told in the palace that his writing was not good enough, which made him feel ashamed. However, he was excited at the same time because he could enter the Eastern Palace, which was a great job he could not even ask for with his academic performance. With these two emotions intertwined, he kowtowed to express his gratitude and thanked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Xu Muyu, the first in the second class, was not in a good mood. He still wanted to enter the Imperial Academy and serve as an official in the court, rather than serving the crown prince in the East Palace, but the emperor had already made up his mind, and Xu Muyu could only obey.
It's just that his expression looks a little arrogant.
At lunch time.
Xuan Fu finished talking to his father about the scholar he met while flying a kite, and Wang Banban even gave him some silver. Xu Xiaoman had long forgotten about this person, but he was very supportive and said, "It's quite a fate."
"But the No. 2 Class One doesn't look too good." Xuan Duofu said sensitively, "Father, why don't you transfer him away? It's a bit of a waste of talent to keep him here."
Xu Xiaoman didn't agree at first, "How come Duoduo is wasting his talent here?"
"If your father can figure it out, Xu Muyu will definitely figure it out later. Otherwise, except for Wen Lianglu, all the people in your Eastern Palace are the same as you. Wen Lianglu is also a show-off, with good manners. In the future, will you do the tasks I assign to you personally?" Zhong Yun answered casually, and then said: "But Xu Muyu is too arrogant, he needs to be tempered before he can be used. Remember to temper him."
Many blessings come first? ? ! ! ! ? ? ?
He almost forgot that he would have to work in the future. These were all jobs for him, so he really needed some capable helpers. Then another string of question marks appeared in his mind: Mo Xu Mu Yu, what should he use to grind, and how should he grind? He was lost in thought.
Never mind, let me flatter my father first.
Xu Xiaoman wanted to say that he was just protecting his own son and didn't understand what was going on - what exactly did he need to understand? Xu Xiaoman looked at Zhong Yun and asked.
"The top 20 in the first and second classes have to serve in the Imperial Academy for a few years. This is the old rule. I have blessed one more prince. Xu Muyu has entered the Eastern Palace and he is the Minister of the Palace appointed by me. He is a sixth-rank official. The prince is not yet of school age, and the Eastern Palace does not have a Chancellor or Junior Chancellor. If Xu Muyu is smart, he should know to hone himself in these few years. Chancellor is naturally not for him, but Junior Chancellor can be considered."
"But if someone is more suitable at that time, I will send him to the East Palace to use him."
There are two vacant positions in the Eastern Palace, Zhanshi and Junior Zhanshi. Zhanshi is of the third rank and Junior Zhanshi is of the fourth rank. Both positions are for the crown prince to assist him in government affairs when he reaches the age of involvement in politics, and Junior Zhanshi is his deputy.
It can be seen that Zhong Yun is very worried about his son.
The first three people were noble when they entered the Hanlin Academy, but the highest official rank they held was the seventh rank. Xu Muyu was now the sixth rank right from the start, so naturally there was a big difference between being a minister for the emperor and working for the prince.
It is easy to understand that Xu Muyu wanted to be an official in this dynasty. How could he know that the current emperor had a deep fatherly love for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? A careful review of history shows that the position of crown prince was not easy to sit on in any dynasty. Few people succeeded smoothly. There were also cases where crown princes were deposed and other princes inherited the throne in the last few years. The current emperor is still very young, and there is no need for him to tie his ambitions to the young crown prince.
But now there is no way to avoid being tied up to death, because the emperor has spoken.
Only Xu Muyu himself can figure it out.
Regardless of whether Xu Muyu had figured it out or not, Xuan Fu thought about it for a while and tried to persuade Xu Muyu to give up first, eat, and avoid difficulties if he couldn't think of a solution.
Hehehehe.
Zhong Jue:......
Forget it, I owed this little fat guy in my previous life, so I have to worry about him in this life.
Although Emperor Ningwu thought so, he had a big smile on his face. He picked up some food for Xiaoman and said, "I don't understand it anymore. It's not a big deal anyway."
What is Xumuyu? If it can be used, use it. If it can’t be used, change it.
Xu Xiaoman started eating as soon as he heard it. Why was he in such a hurry?
On March 13, the top three candidates rode their horses through the streets to the Qiongtai Flower Banquet to thank their teachers. This year's chief examiner was Lin Shoufu, but during the palace examination the emperor examined them and the crown prince asked questions, so this year's candidates were also called the emperor's disciples. Lin Shoufu did not dare to be arrogant, and drank a few glasses at the flower banquet and then left, leaving everyone to do as they pleased.
The top three and second place winners were surrounded by people, toasting to the emperor of Taiji Palace from afar. In addition to the third place winner, there were actually four others, all of whom were employed by the Eastern Palace, especially He Tong, who entered the Eastern Palace with the lowest grades, although he was a censor, a seventh rank.
He was very drunk.
Xu Muyu sat in the garden, watching the crowds of people climbing up to the top of the mountain, feeling sad, and sighed. He Tong sat beside him, feeling a little restrained, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness and Lord Xu are both very good."
"Now that we are here, let us make the best of it, Lord Xu."
Xu Muyu looked over. He Tong was not good at writing, but the Crown Prince personally asked about it. He had a lot of complaints, so he naturally couldn't say much. He just raised his glass and said, "Master He has a good opportunity, but I haven't congratulated you yet."
"Congratulations." He Tong thought Xu Muyu had come to his senses, so he said, "It wasn't a particularly great opportunity. I was worried about the imperial examination at that time, and I felt a little depressed. My family suggested that we go fly a kite..."
He Tong talked about flying a kite, and said that the kite of the prince was picked up by him. "…At that time, the prince was still the adopted son of Lord Xu, and the emperor loved him very much. That morning, Lord Xu rode a horse to take the prince out for fun, and the emperor followed. It was a little cold and windy at that time, and the emperor even covered the prince's face."
If Xuan Xuanfu were here, we would have to say that He Tong is all filters. What's the point of covering his face to warm him? That's pinching him!
"Your Highness even climbed up a tree, and His Majesty followed him under the tree, just like an ordinary father and son."
Xu Muyu was also somewhat fascinated as he listened. Could the father and son of the royal family be like ordinary father and son?
At this moment, Tai Chi Palace.
Wangyun Tower is built high, next to the Imperial Garden, and the view of Taiye Lake is particularly good. Since the spring equinox, the weather has become clearer and warmer day by day. Now, all the flowers in the Imperial Garden are in bloom, which is beautiful.
"Xu Xuanfu, didn't you say you wanted to be naked?" Zhong Yun said.
Xuanyuefu ran down the steps of Wangyun Tower, saying, "I didn't say that, I didn't say that! Dad, my father is slandering me again." He was already eleven years old and not mentally retarded. It didn't look like he was wearing a bellyband and playing in the mud while the painter was painting in broad daylight.
If it is passed down to future generations——
"I'm going to be laughed to death by people in the future."
When Zhong Yun heard this, he said, "That's right, I have to laugh."
"No, no." Xu Xiaoman tried to mediate the dispute and called Duoduo to come over. "The painter said the painting is done."
Yesterday Zhong Yun said that the weather was good for painting a family portrait, so he had already painted one early in the morning. It was a very serious family of three, with Emperor Ningwu and the Nine Thousand Year Old Man sitting side by side, and Xuan Fu standing beside his father.
When it came to the second picture, Emperor Ningwu said that he wanted to make it a little more interesting and asked Xuan Duofu to change his clothes to be the same as in the painting of Yan Qing. This frightened Xuan Duofu so much that he jumped towards the Wangyun Tower, but he was finally coaxed down.
"Is it true? So fast, I climbed up and it was finished? There's no way I'd be left out." Xuanyu Fu ran over warmly.
Xu Xiaoman said: "You have it, if you don't believe me, just watch."
Xuan Fu looked at the painter's drawing paper, and he finished the sketch with just a few strokes. The painter was very skilled. There was a little man on the frame of the observatory, and two fathers in the flowers below, waving to him to come down.
"Is this what you mean?" Xuan Fu asked.
The painter praised: "Your Highness is smart, exactly."
That’s great! Now I won’t be laughed at by future generations.
Emperor Ningwu thought: Many people do not wear bellybands, so it should be feasible to ask the painter to change it...
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Your Highness Duozai: Carelessness!
Time is running out, let me write about the young prince
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