He looked up at the sky. He was obviously the legitimate son, but his father still refused to appoint a prince, and he was so partial to his eldest brother. If he wasn't honest and honest, those people thought that his father didn't like him and didn't want to deal with him for the time being.
The bones were chewed into pieces and swallowed by those people.
The second prince regained his honest expression and walked towards the carriage outside. This was a homework he had to do every day, and he had practiced it to perfection.
The emperor waited for the princes to leave, then looked at the memorial in his hand, but did not read a word of it. The boss was always smart, and he had to end the trouble he caused by himself.
Then he thought of his second child again and couldn't help but sigh.
"De'an! Go and bring Gu Chengyu's past examination papers for me to review." The emperor thought of Gu Chengyu recommended by the second prince, and had another thought in his mind. Did Gu Chengyu stand in line before he entered the court?
However, regardless of his relationship with the second son, if he has talents that can be used by the court, he will not have any prejudice. After all, it is very possible to become a pure minister if he is used by the court. Who in the court is the real one?
Where is Junchen?
"Yes!" Although De'an was illiterate, an official had sent Gu Chengyu's test paper before, and the emperor put it down casually, but he remembered it.
"Your Majesty, look, this is the pile?" De'an came over holding several sealed examination papers.
The emperor nodded, "Yeah! Your memory is pretty good."
The emperor's casual compliment made De'an's heart skip a beat.
"How can my memory be as good as that of the Emperor? If you hadn't mentioned it, how could I have remembered it?"
As the emperor's personal attendant, De'an has served the emperor for decades. When the emperor was still the crown prince of the East Palace, De'an was there. How could he not understand the emperor? The emperor has always refused to accept old age. He believed that as long as he practiced the elixir of immortality, he would be convinced.
By taking the elixir, you can protect this great country.
Although De'an thought this was ridiculous, it was rare for the emperor to take it. Usually the medicine would be taken by the medicine man and the Taoist priest would observe the effect of the medicine.
The emperor responded casually, and De'an quickly brought his thoughts back. Doesn't having a poor memory mean getting old? Of course he didn't dare to admit that he had a good memory!
Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger, and De'an served the emperor with trepidation every day.
Xiao Quanzi outside the door couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The chief steward, who usually looked majestic in front of them, had to nod and bow when he came in front of the emperor, for fear of offending the emperor.
The emperor threw the memorial back into the pile, out of sight and out of mind.
Seeing that the emperor wanted to take the examination paper to read, De'an quickly stepped forward to help open it.
When the emperor saw the words on the examination paper, he couldn't help but admire, "The words are quite good, but they are still a little immature."
The paper in his hand was from Gu Chengyu's county examination paper. The emperor was not very interested in the county examination paper. He read it briefly, and then opened the other papers. Finally, the emperor separated Gu Chengyu's policy theory and classic meaning questions.
Set aside.
He felt that this candidate's policy analysis and classics were particularly outstanding. As for the poems, those could not shake the foundation of the country and were just icing on the cake! Even Gu Chengyu's poetic talent was very impressive to him.
Gu Chengyu's handwriting is undoubtedly improving. After seeing the test later, his handwriting is already very elegant. The emperor looked at it and nodded as a compliment.
De'an looked at the emperor's expression. Was he very satisfied with Gu Chengyu's test paper? It seemed that he had to pay close attention to this person named Gu Chengyu. He might be another rising star.
Just when the emperor saw the last examination paper, Xiao Quanzi winked at De'an again.
The emperor saw Xiao Quanzi winking at De'an and putting down the examination paper, "But what's the matter?"
Xiao Quanzi paused and said, "Your Majesty, Sir Tong, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, would like to see you."
"Let him come in!" The emperor thought for a moment and knew that the place for the examination was coming. Yesterday at the court, the ministers said that Dali Temple found that many candidates had bad moral character. Even if they passed the examination, they were not worthy of being admitted.
official.
The emperor also knew the tricks involved, and as long as it was not excessive, he would turn a blind eye. If there were only a few people, it would still be within the range he could tolerate.
So, he casually asked Tong Zhouyi, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, to handle the matter. Anyway, he was also one of the officials who reviewed the papers.
Tong Zhouyi waited uneasily outside the imperial study. In fact, this job was a hard job. Everyone else in the Hanlin Academy was gloating in front of him that the ranking of the examination had been changed. If the emperor was angry, he would be the first to bear the wrath.
What's more, even the first place was changed this time. It would be okay if the emperor had no objection. If he had objection, then he couldn't bear it. When he walked around, outside the imperial study room, his mind suddenly woke up. It turned out that Xia Qing's promise
, then you have to take it with your life!
It wasn't until Dean invited him in that he came back to his senses.
"Your Majesty, Tong Zhouyi, respectfully bids you peace."
"Tong Aiqing, there is no need to be polite. Have you decided on the rankings for this examination?" The emperor felt a little strange when he saw Tong Zhouyi's expression was different.
"Back to the emperor, it has been drawn up!" Tong Zhouyi handed the list to De'an who came over, his hands shaking a little.
He took a deep breath. Xia Qing was right. He was indeed timid. But such a timid person actually did such a bold thing.
The emperor opened the roster and found that the person at the first place had been changed to the person originally at the second place, named Min Feng.
He looked up at Tong Zhouyi, his face livid. These people had really blatantly plotted, and they were able to change the first place.
"I remember that the first place seems to be named Gu Chengyu, why is it Min Feng?" The emperor suppressed the anger in his heart and asked Tong Zhouyi.
When he came, Tong Zhouyi certainly knew that the emperor would ask questions, and he had prepared his words before.
"Your Majesty! This Gu Chengyu you are talking about has bad moral character!"
"Oh? His moral character is deficient? I remember that he and Jiang Mingyuan, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, carried out the experimental field back then, which improved people's livelihood. How can he be morally deficient?"
When Tong Zhouyi heard the emperor's words, his heart skipped a beat. It seemed that the emperor was deeply impressed by Gu Chengyu and paid great attention to him, otherwise he wouldn't have such an attitude.
A trace of sweat broke out on his forehead, "Your Majesty! He went to visit a brothel last night. I heard that he competed with those merchants for a girl, and finally ransomed the girl back home. It's really an insult to gentlemen."
The emperor frowned when he heard this, "You mean he went to visit a brothel and redeemed the prostitute?"
The Dayan Dynasty was very strict about officials visiting brothels and would never allow them. It's just that Gu Chengyu is not an official yet. Besides, it is normal for young people to have a romantic relationship, but it just doesn't sit well with people.
Besides, aren't there many sons of ministers who go to brothels? The emperor feels that the officials below are just making a fuss out of molehills. Don't think that if he doesn't leave the palace, he doesn't know what's going on outside. Those people are still eyeing the number one position.