Chapter 423 A Mother's Heart
The next morning, Li San Niang took the opportunity to tell her parents about the fact that she had taken in nineteen disciples.
No one was surprised by this, after all, Nineteen was indeed a rare and promising talent.
"When we have the chance, I'll formally introduce you to your junior and second senior sisters."
Nineteen agreed with a smile.
Li San Niang gave Shi Jiu a copy of the first aid booklet, saying, "Go back and study it carefully. If you don't understand anything, feel free to ask me."
When I go to the military camp again, you should come along and keep a close eye on things.
During the day, Qiu Xiang and I went to work at the clinic. You can go directly to the clinic next to Wuhoupu; I've already spoken to Doctor Wang from our ward. Just go ahead.”
Today, when Li Sanniang returned home from her shift, she received another piece of good news: Li Erlang has been cured!
Li Erlang passed the imperial examination in mathematics!
Ten people were selected, and Li Erlang was ranked third. The good news was delivered to his door by the yamen runners.
During the day, Brother Li was so happy that he even bought firecrackers to set off, which attracted all the neighbors to come and ask what was going on.
When they learned that it was Li Erlang who had passed the imperial examination and would be able to receive a government salary, they all offered their congratulations.
Sister-in-law Li was overjoyed, and her eyebrows beamed with happiness as she stood to the side, receiving compliments from the aunties and older women.
"They've already said when they'll start their shift."
"They said it was because they were busy with official duties and needed people urgently, so they only gave us three days to prepare. We just need to take this notice and go report for duty."
Li Erlang held up the invitation in his hand and replied to Li Sanniang.
After thinking for a moment, Li San Niang said, "I'm afraid you're going to be used to calculate the consumption of grain and fodder or something, right?"
In any case, it's a joyous occasion!
Let's skip cooking dinner and go out to eat at a restaurant.
Finally, the family invited Qin Niangzi from next door, along with Dr. Liang who lived in the backyard, the young boy from Shaoyang, and Fang Chengxian, who had been living a secluded life to recuperate. They went to the most famous restaurant in the neighborhood, booked a private room, set up three tables, and had a proper celebration.
Three days later, Li Erxiong went to see Li Erlang off to work. Sure enough, when Li Erlang returned from his shift that day, he said, "My aunt was right. It was because of the war against the Turks that the Ministry of Revenue was short-handed, so they used the civil service examination to recruit people to serve."
As soon as I arrived there, an official took me to the Ministry of War's Assistant Division to meet Xu Sanlangjun (Xu Jingzhen).
Xu Sanlang gave each of us ten a test paper, all of them math problems, and we had one hour to answer them.
In the end, based on the results, only three people remained, including myself.
Xu Sanlang said that we should go directly to his office for duty tomorrow, and that we would see how the Ministry of Revenue would allocate our duties after we finished dealing with these matters.
Hearing Li Erlang say this, Li Sanniang felt truly embarrassed.
This is truly unexpected; Li Erlang ended up working under Xu Jingzhen.
However, Li San Niang thought that Xu Jingzhen was a truly upright and honest gentleman, and he probably wouldn't take too much care of Li Erlang or make things difficult for him.
"Xu Sanlang is a man of great talent, and he was the first among the noble families to be recruited by the Emperor. He was immediately appointed as the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, and became one of the Emperor's confidants."
Although Xu Sanlang has some connection with our family, he certainly won't take good care of you.
You were able to stay because of your own shrewdness.
Erlang, keep a calm and humble mindset when learning; that's enough.
Li Erlang is a man of 180 cunning minds, so why would he need Li Sanniang to give him instructions?
The reason Li Erlang wanted to tell his family about Xu Jingzhen was simply because of Xu Jingzhen's somewhat unusual attitude towards Li Sanniang.
Seeing Li San Niang's meaning, Li Er Lang knew that there was nothing special about it, and he should just focus on doing his own thing.
"Okay, Auntie, I'll do my best."
Xu Jingzhen, whom the Li family mentioned (it feels like the male supporting character hasn't appeared in a long time), is currently busy at the Assistant Directorate.
After organizing the last set of statistics, Xu Jingzhen stretched her neck to relieve the stiffness in her muscles from working at her desk for too long.
When he looked up and saw the exam papers on the desk, he thought of Li Erlang, one of the ten people that the official from the Ministry of Revenue had brought earlier that day.
He is Li San Niang's nephew, "San Niangzi".
Xu Jingzhen silently murmured "Third Sister" in his heart, and only then did he realize that it seemed like he hadn't seen Li San Niang for quite some time.
At this moment, Xu Jingzhen took out a bronze tortoise shell wrapped in a handkerchief from his chest. It was a gift from Li Sanniang—or rather, a compensation—to him. (He appears in chapters 185-186. Due to damage to the original tortoise shell during the rescue, the bronze tortoise shell was later found at Xuandu Temple and entrusted to Fang Chengxian to give to Xu Jingzhen.)
By candlelight, gazing at the bronze tortoise shell, Xu Jingzhen was lost in thought.
After lost in thought for a while, Xu Jingzhen was reminded by a servant that she should get up and go home to rest, since she would be busy tomorrow.
Personal feelings and emotions are nothing compared to the fate of the nation and the world.
At this time, Emperor Wu, the supreme ruler of the Tang Dynasty, had a memorial in front of him. It was a secret memorial, the kind that was presented directly to Emperor Wu, and it was sealed with wax.
After reading the secret report submitted by Xue Yao, Emperor Wu pondered how to arrange the selection of generals for the upcoming campaign against the Turks.
Wang Da Dang was already being careful enough, but in the dead of night, the sound of his footsteps was still somewhat noticeable.
Emperor Wu looked up at Wang Da Dang, who was walking in from outside, and asked directly, "Has Taiping woken up?"
Wang Da Dang quickly stood up, bowed his head, and respectfully replied, "Everyone, it was indeed Princess Taiping who sent someone to say that it was already late at night and that Your Majesty need not go to see her. She will read a book for a while and then go to sleep."
He also told everyone to get some rest, saying that while national affairs were important, health was also crucial.
Emperor Wu nodded, then turned to Wang Da Dang and said, "Go and bring me Taiping's pulse records from the past few days so I can take a look."
Emperor Wu was relieved after reviewing Taiping's medical records and hearing from Wang Da Dang that Physician Liang would be returning to the palace the next day.
After drinking a cup of tea, Emperor Wu once again bent down to read the memorials, approving those that needed to be approved, suppressing those that needed to be kept silent, and writing down the notes that needed to be written. Only then did Emperor Wu say to Wang Da Dang, "Summon Prince Xiang to the palace tomorrow. He must have been worried about the peace for a long time. It would be good for the brother and sister to meet."
However, after he has finished seeing Taiping, let him come to see me; I have something to discuss with him.
After saying this, Emperor Wu put on his cloak and left the palace, heading towards the palace where Princess Taiping lived.
After seeing that Taiping was sleeping peacefully and breathing steadily, and after asking Taiping's personal attendants about Taiping's diet, sleep and mood, he quietly left.
By this time, the moon was high in the sky, midnight had passed, and Emperor Wu, who had been busy all day, could finally rest.
Another emperor, Emperor Wu, was also a mother. However, as an emperor, one must first be an emperor and then a mother.
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