After leaving the examination room for a while, Wang Xiancai regained his composure. Liu Tixue's pretentiousness was just to make it clear. But this is fine. If you do it more clearly, you will save a lot of trouble in the future.
Just as he was about to mount his horse and go home, Wei Wuque's voice sounded behind him: "My lord, please stay."
Wang Xian stopped, turned around and said with a smile: "Brother Tiancheng is out too."
"Yes, thanks to your good luck, I got a second class because of my incompetence." Wei Wuque said with a modest smile.
"Oh." Wang Xian nodded and said with a smile, "That's a little better than me."
Wei Wuque almost didn't spit out blood. What does it mean to be a little better than you? Don't you know that at Liu Tixue's place, first-class is almost a fictitious thing? I got second-class just because I am outstanding. Unlike you who rely on luck to get through, there is
It's a world of difference, okay?
After swallowing a mouthful of old blood, he smiled and asked, "I wonder if Brother Xianyun and Sister Lingxiao have also come to Hangzhou?"
"No Xianyun, Lingxiao is here." Wang Xian took the water bag handed over by Shuai Hui and said with a smile: "What, you miss her?"
"Of course I think about it day and night..." Wei Wuque said and sighed: "Unfortunately, my parents have the final say in matters of marriage, so I must marry another woman."
"Oh, that's such a pity." Wang Xian said with a perfunctory smile: "I wonder which girl got such bad luck?"
"Ahem, sir, you really know how to joke." Wei Wuque was numb to his teasing, and said with a wry smile, "She is the daughter of my father's family friend, her surname is Tang, and she is from Shandong."
"The relationship is good, don't forget to treat me to a wedding banquet when you get married." Wang Xian immediately said happily.
"Well, if this marriage happens, of course I have to ask the adults to show your appreciation." Wei Wuque sighed again, "It's a pity that Xiaosheng doesn't have much control over it."
"What?" Wang Xian asked curiously: "The woman is unwilling?"
"No, someone has offered the job at the same time." Wei Wuque said distressedly: "And the woman's family hasn't decided which family to apply for yet."
"Oh, it turns out there are people who cut beards," Wang Xian laughed and said, "That's easy to do. If you try to meet that woman, with your brother's character and appearance, as long as you stand in front of that little lady, you're guaranteed to seduce her.
If she is confused and confused, then this matter will be done."
"Your Majesty is right, why didn't I think of it?" Wei Wuque's eyes lit up and he said, "Yes, I'll try to meet Miss Tang some other time." He said hesitantly, "I still don't know what to do, sir. If you have time,
, can you go with me?"
"Yes, I have plenty of time." Wang Xian agreed immediately. Wei Wuque was overjoyed and made an appointment with him to meet the young lady after the provincial examination.
Seeing Wei Wuque leave happily, Wang Xian had a strange look on his face. He really didn't know what kind of medicine this guy bought in his gourd.
However, Jin Wen and others arranged for him to return to Hangzhou for the rural examination. Firstly, they wanted him to get a good name, and secondly, they wanted him to avoid the coming storm. This was also the intention of the prince and grandson. After all, it would be useless for him to stay in the capital.
On the contrary, it is easy to be affected, so it is better to let him leave the capital to accumulate capital for the future.
Anyway, it's okay to be idle, just have some fun with him.
After the make-up exam, the last one hundred or so students boarded the last train for the Zhejiang Provincial Examination seven days later.
Due to the emperor's personal expedition to Mobei, this year's Autumn Festival was held more than a month later than normal. In previous years, it was held in mid-August, but this year it was postponed to the end of September and would not be held until the emperor returned to Beijing.
Emperor Yongle returned to the capital from Beijing at the end of August. The people and gentry who greeted him along the way cheered and greeted him, and they bowed in obeisance. Looking around, the dragon flags blocked out the sun. Looking around, the golden swords were brilliant. How many emperors have enjoyed this kind of experience since ancient times?
The honor of triumphing in person? Zhu Di seemed to be in a good mood. Along the way, he summoned officials, appeased the people, rewarded the troops, recited poems and wrote poems... he seemed very happy.
But the people around the emperor could see the slightest flash of cold light in the emperor's eyes from time to time. Those who really knew Zhu Di understood that this was the murderous intention surging in the emperor's heart. Those who were in the middle of the situation,
It is even more clear that when the emperor arrives in the capital, it will be a complete showdown.
In the celebratory atmosphere of singing and dancing, all parties are highly nervous. Horses gallop between the emperor and the capital. People are sparing no effort to prepare for the final showdown...
"After passing Yangzhou, we will return to Beijing in a few days." In the civilian residence where the marchers were staying, Zhu Gaoxu suppressed the excitement in his heart and said to Zhu Gaosui beside him: "I can't wait to see the boss in trouble."
"Haha," Zhu Gaosui looked at the persimmon tree in the courtyard and said quietly: "I heard that the boss is in the capital and has arranged a grand welcome ceremony. At that time, not only the ministers of the Ming Dynasty, but also envoys from various countries will come to Yanziji to welcome him.
He must have wanted my father not to have an immediate attack because of his face, and then apologize privately."
"It's a good idea." Zhu Gaoxu said with a happy smile: "Unexpectedly, the bad medicine Ji Gang gave him these days has already made my father want to kill him. He can delay the first grade of junior high school, but can he escape the fifteenth grade?
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"That's right." Zhu Gaosui couldn't help but smile: "Second brother's move to win over Ji Gang was a risky move, but it was indeed a wonderful move." They didn't have to do anything to harm anyone. Ji Gang, a mad dog, even the prince dared to bite the emperor.
When he reported the prince's behavior during this period, he said that the prince was very benevolent and refused to overburden the people. He halved the imperial rations stipulated at the beginning of the year and refused to attack the White Lotus Sect in Shanxi with all his strength so that the army could exercise restraint.
To avoid hurting innocent people; he also said that the prince was very careful in the appointment and dismissal of officials, and changed many court and local officials in half a year; he also said that the prince selected a group of beauties to enter the palace, and even asked alchemists for aphrodisiacs...
Ji Gang has been a professional black man for more than ten years. Of course he will not slander him out of thin air. His black materials are all well-founded... The emperor went on an expedition to the desert and almost lost contact with the country. Major affairs of state can only be decided by the prince who supervises the country. Zhu Gaochi every day
Dealing with so many government affairs and speaking so many words, although the ninety-nine things and the ninety-nine sentences were impeccable, there was always one or a half things or a sentence or a sentence that made the emperor feel uncomfortable, so Ji Gang selected these and presented them.
To Zhu Di.
The emperor had already preconceived ideas and felt that the prince's conscience was greatly damaged. Naturally, he believed these slanders and decided to kill the prince...
In the eyes of Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, the destruction of the prince and the princelings was a certainty, and Zhu Gaoxu couldn't wait to celebrate.
It was Zhu Gaosui who told him to be steady and not make mistakes at the last moment. It would be a pity if he fell short.
"You're right." Zhu Gaoxu also looked at the ripe persimmon trees outside the window and grinned: "We have to pretend to be shocked. If we can't explain it, we have to imitate the boss and pretend."
"Second brother is right." Zhu Gaosui pursed his lips and smiled: "Isn't this the boss's favorite trick? Let's learn from it this time."
"Father, please spare my second brother..." Zhu Gaoxu suppressed the urge to laugh and imitated Zhu Gaochi's voice, saying in a low voice: "Why did he say that he is also my brother? Please spare his life."
"That's it." Zhu Gaojiu nodded with a smile, a trace of unnoticeable hatred flashed in the corner of his eyes... These were the words of the boss when he begged for mercy for him. Zhu Gaojiu used them as a joke, wouldn't he also be laughing at them?
Some are happy and some are sad.
The two brothers over there were confident of victory and were very proud of themselves. Over there, their nephew's face was naturally as dark as iron... although Zhu Zhanji's face was originally dark.
After hearing the secret report from Erhei who came from the capital, Zhu Zhanji frowned and stared at the face that was almost as dark as his own. If it weren't for the fact that he was Wang Xian's life and death brother, His Highness Taisun would have suspected that this guy was
You're not cheating yourself. "How could the military advisor come up with such an idea? My father has no time to defend himself now, and he is pouring dirty water on himself. Aren't you tired of living? Are you talking nonsense?"
"How dare I talk nonsense about this kind of thing?" Erhei said with eyes widened: "My master said that all the tricks are useless now, and only the cruel trick can save people and survive."
"It is certain that he will be put to death, but his future life may not be certain." Zhu Zhanji was burning in his heart, secretly wondering what Wang Xian's idea was? "Now my second uncle and third uncle are talking bad about my father, and Ji Gang is also talking bad about my father.
, my father will be really hopeless if he makes another mistake."
"My elders said," Erhei said with a solemn expression: "A person will be full after eating one bowl of rice, full after eating two bowls of rice, and will burst his stomach and die after eating three bowls of rice. This is too much and not enough..."
"Is it better to go too far?" Zhu Zhanji is intelligent by nature, but because he was in the middle of the game, he was so frightened that he lost his calculations. When Erhei said this, he realized something. He paced slowly for a long time with his hands behind his back and said: "What the military advisor means is, let Erhei say this."
My father made an impossible mistake and made me, Grandpa Huang, suspect that someone is harming him?" As he spoke, his eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands together and said, "Once this suspicion arises, Grandpa Huang may re-examine what they have given me.
As long as Grandpa Huang calms down for the crimes listed by my father, there is still something to be done."
"Yes." Seeing that Taisun finally understood, Erhei nodded vigorously and said: "This is just like when we are in the yamen, if someone commits an offense, he will be punished as a rule. If he encounters the official who collects money, it is easy to deal with it directly.
You can get away with it by giving money to the big boss. But if you encounter honest officials who don't accept money, there are ways..."
"What method?" Zhu Zhanji asked.
"It's better to give money."
"Aren't you honest officials who don't accept money?" Zhu Zhanji rolled his eyes.
"It's not for officials, it's for subordinate officials." Erhei said: "After the subordinate officials receive the money, they will teach the criminals to shout injustice loudly when they go to court. At this time, the subordinate officials will deliberately pretend to be arrogant and scold loudly: '
Stop talking nonsense and accept the stick honestly. Honest officials usually hate subordinate officials who exercise power. When they see this, they think that the subordinate official has received money from the criminal's enemy and wants to punish him. How can he let the subordinate official succeed? Instead, he will be given a lighter sentence.
criminal."
Zhu Zhanji was stunned when he heard that there were so many flower arrangements in the palace, but then he thought about it, isn't that what happened?