The red sun is already three feet high, and the golden furnace is filled with fragrant beasts.
The sun has just risen over the mountain. Under the bright red morning glow, the sun shines down from the gaps in the clouds, like countless giant dragons spewing golden waterfalls, dyeing the world into a golden color. The Linhuai Marquis Mansion under the early morning sun is even more beautiful.
It was a splendid place, with hanging lights and colorful decorations, phoenixes and phoenixes spread out on the screen, hibiscus on the mattress, incense burning and the sound of fu music, silk and bamboo playing coming from the Hou Mansion, a bustling and lively scene.
The maids of Linhuai Marquis Mansion packed up early, put on their latest clothes, put on the hairpins given by their masters, dressed up beautifully, and got busy.
Today is the 60th birthday of the old lady of the Hou Mansion. The maids and servants of the Linhuai Hou Mansion got up early in the morning to clean the court, serve the master to wash up, and under the command of the stewards, packed the Hou Mansion properly and put out the things needed for the birthday.
Get ready.
Zhu Ping'an got up and washed up as usual. He put on the new clothes brought by the little maid Baozi yesterday. He wore an ink-colored robe, white deerskin boots, and simply pulled up his hair. Although his appearance was ordinary, there was something about him under the clothes.
A touch of nobility.
However, there is a big gap compared to Mr. Zheng.
Mr. Zheng stood with his hands behind his back at the door of Zhu Ping'an's courtyard. He was wearing a moon-white satin robe embroidered with gold. The robe was trimmed with silver embroidered lotus leaves. He tied a jade belt around his waist and held an ivory folding fan. It looked like a piece of flawless jade.
He is a handsome young man, even if he stands there quietly, he is handsome and charming, giving people a sense of noble Tsinghua University.
"Today is my birthday party. There are many distinguished guests. You are incompetent and have nothing to gain. Don't lose the face of the Marquis. When you go out later, I advise you to stay quietly in the corner, so as not to injure cousin Shuer's face.
Light."
Mr. Zheng, who stood with his hands behind his back, stood at the door of the small courtyard of Zhu Pingan's guest room. After saying this, he left with his hands behind his back. His lonely back looked like a lonely master.
I was standing in front of the door early in the morning after being slouched for a long time. Just to say this to me, look at the way the legs are shaking when walking. He must be cramping after being slouched for so long! Okay, I’m going to blame you for this attitude.
You're so pretentious, I'll give you 80 points. Zhu Pingan couldn't help but smile when he looked at Mr. Zheng shaking his legs and leaving.
When Zhu Ping'an arrived at the front yard, he found that he had been arranged in a corner, and no one paid attention to him.
The Hou Mansion organized several courtyards and used the front hall as a place to entertain guests. Dozens of birthday banquets were arranged, but Zhu Ping'an's table was alone in the corner and could not be seen unless you looked carefully.
Early in the morning, the second master of the house who had been away from home for ten days and a half was busy for who knows what. He rushed back to the Linhuai Marquis Mansion from outside with a rosy look. As soon as he entered the door, he went straight to the old lady's yard to give her
Greetings, old lady.
The room where the old lady was staying had a strong longevity smell. On the front wall, there was a picture of a birthday star full of festive and auspicious colors. In the picture, the old birthday star had a big smile, a bulging head, a cane in one hand, and a peach in the other.
Of course, there are many hanging books in the room with a large pattern of the word "Shou".
The room was covered with a red carpet and a desk was placed. In the middle of the desk was a large incense burner, with a long longevity incense stick inserted in the burner.
A pair of wax skewers with candles weighing several kilograms inserted on them. The body of the candle is also painted with the golden word "longevity" and various colorful auspicious patterns.
The old lady of the Hou Mansion was sitting in the room wearing a bright red birthday suit, and the girl from the Discipline Inspection Commission was waiting on her to comb her hair.
"My son has come to say hello to his mother." After the second master entered the old lady's house, he smiled and knelt down to say hello to the old lady.
"You're such a bastard, you don't even know how to treat me when you come home. I'm going to be upset by your bastard's anger." When the old lady saw her second son coming in, she waved her hand to the girl combing her hair behind her, and cursed.
, holding the jade Ruyi as a gesture to hit his second son.
"The mother has wronged her son. These days, his son has been kneeling in several temples to recite sutras. The Zen master said that the 'Security and Life Extension Sutra' is the most effective. My son recited it several times last night in order to catch up.
It was my mother's birthday, so I stopped talking and rushed back all night. If I beat my son, my mother would be relieved, and my son would rather be beaten by my mother every day."
The second master knew that the old lady was unwilling to give up the beating, so he stretched his head over with a smile, as if he was willing to be beaten after being wronged.
"You're so old, I'm not ashamed. If there weren't foreign guests coming today, I'd have to loosen your skin." The old lady couldn't help laughing and scolding her second son when she saw him like this.
"Why don't you bother mother to do it? Mother, please give me a message and my son will do it himself. I'm sure to satisfy mother." The second master said with a smile.
"It's not fair. I'll settle the accounts with you another day." The old lady laughed and scolded.
"The smile is always happy and comfortable, the pearls are round and the jade is round and the body is healthy. My son wishes his mother a happy birthday. I wish the old birthday star may be as blessed as the East Sea, the sun and the moon are prosperous. The pines and cranes are everlasting, the spring and autumn are not old, the life is as long as the Nanshan Mountain, and the joy is far longer."
The second master knelt on the ground, took the small silver pot from the maid's hand, poured a cup of tea, and smiled to wish the old lady her birthday.
"Okay, okay, let's go and help your brother in the front yard. You're not a decent person." The old lady took the tea cup and took a sip.
"Son, please leave." The second master said goodbye, got up and left.
Not long after waiting for the second master to leave, the second young lady of the Hou Mansion took the lead and led Li Shu to wait for the daughter of the Hou Mansion and Fatty Zhou. The naughty little loli came in with a snoring, sorted by class, and glided into the room, giggling.
He smiled and knelt down to wish the old lady a happy birthday.
When everyone in the Hou Mansion knelt down to pray for the birthday of the old lady of the Hou Mansion, a white-faced and beardless Xiao Huangmen, escorted by a group of royal guards, rode his horse to the Shuntian Gongyuan in the southeast of the capital again, and handed the sealed book bag to Xu Jie and others.
In the hands of all examiners.
After Xu Jie and others broke the intact seal in front of Xiao Huangmen, Xiao Huangmen resigned and was escorted away by Jin Yiwei.
After Xu Jie and other examiners opened the seal, they found that inside were the draft list and past life test papers they submitted to the imperial examination, as well as a note.
"What should be done to reduce talent?"
There were only these six simple words on the note, and nothing else. There was no instruction from Emperor Jiajing on the draft list, not even a single ink dot.
This is a code word, and it is also the art of controlling people first created by Jiajing. Emperor Jiajing’s political methods were very strong, and the emperor’s mental skills were superb. This kind of code word art of controlling people is one of the representatives. The contents of these notes are diverse,
The wording is extremely irregular, but it carries the political trends of Jiajing. If you can't understand this, you are likely to misunderstand the leader's instructions, and it is not just as simple as doing the wrong thing. Being able to recognize and understand Jiajing's code words is
Yan Song is a master of code reading, which is a required course for officials in the court. However, it is said that Yan Song's son Yan Shifan is the best at reading code. It is said that Yan Song cannot understand many code words. It is all thanks to Yan Shifan. Yan Song can figure out Jiajing's intentions and ranks first.
, the advantage of code words is indispensable.
What should be done to select talents? What should be done to select talents?
Isn’t our imperial examination just for selecting talents?
Yan Maoqing and others looked at this note and thought over and over again, but were at a loss. What does the emperor mean by this?
Xu Jie looked at the note and showed a clear smile. I'm not bad at playing code words.
These six words are not asking how to select talents, but how the test paper for demoting talents should be ranked. In other words, where should the test paper for demoting talents be ranked? Obviously, the emperor asked whether this note was Qing Ci.
In what position should the test paper with demoted talents be ranked?
Why do you ask this?
Isn’t it clear at a glance what the emperor means? (To be continued.)