After a while, He Xinxian brought Zhao Hongrun and others to a large hall. The hall was filled with wooden boxes filled with documents and scrolls, and books were piled all over the place. It was so messy that Zhao Hongrun and others
He secretly took a breath of air.
"We just want to find it in this mountain of books and sea of books...?"
Zongwei Mu Qing swallowed his saliva, and the expressions of the other Zongwei were also a little stiff.
Seeing this, He Xinxian explained to Zhao Hongrun and others: It turns out that when compiling history books, the Hanlin Office pays attention to seeking truth from facts as much as possible, so it needs to research various documentary records.
These textual research records, including natural and man-made disasters in the Wei Kingdom over the years, outstanding pillars in the imperial court, and even records of the daily life of the Emperor of Wei, will be specially recorded and sent here by the eunuchs as a way to evaluate the contemporary Wei king.
basis.
Another example is the several times Zhao Hongrun led his army on expeditions. When compiling history books, the Hanlin Office would also record it. Of course, the length would not be too long. It would only be one or two sentences. For example, "On a certain day of a certain year, a certain month, Su Wangrun
Leading an army to conquer a certain place, it took a long time, and then returned triumphantly, and the whole country was excited.』
...that's probably the case.
With all his plans, Zhao Hongrun conquered Sanchuan once and Chu twice, which can be regarded as leaving a strong mark in the history of Wei, enough to be remembered for generations.
Of course, when evaluating this "Su Wang Run", the officials of the Imperial Academy would also add the sentence "Su Wang Run was naughty when he was young." This is what Zhao Hongrun hates about those noble scholars: they eat the past and do not change.
I don't know how to adapt at all.
"Huh... let's start looking."
Looking at the sea of books in front of me, I was stunned for a while. Wei Jiao, the chief of the Zong Guard, took the lead in setting an example and was the first to walk into the sea of books and start searching.
All the sect guards looked at each other, even if they were reluctant, they could only go ahead - if they didn't look for it, how could they let their highness look for it?
When they were searching, He Xinxian did not forget to remind them to be careful. After all, although these things may be worthless in the eyes of ordinary people, within the Imperial Academy, these are precious documents. If they are accidentally lost or damaged,
It is very troublesome to search for relevant documents again.
Fortunately, all the sect guards are measured people, and they searched carefully and carefully.
While the Zongwei were looking for information about Hongde's second year, Zhao Hongrun and He Xinxian stood aside. One didn't know what to say, and the other didn't dare to speak rashly. In short, the atmosphere between the two of them was really awkward.
After a while, Zhao Hongrun was the first to break the silence.
"Master He, I heard that you are married?"
"Ah? Ah." Maybe he didn't expect His Royal Highness Prince Su next to him to chat with him. He Xinxian was stunned for a moment, and then he quickly said after coming back to his senses: "I have been married for more than two years. It was near the end of last year.
, my wife has also given birth to a son..."
"Congratulations." Zhao Hongrun cupped his hands and said with a smile, "I wonder whose daughter your wife is?"
"He is the grandson of the Tong family in Puyang." He Xinxian briefly introduced: "Tong Gong is my grandfather's old acquaintance for many years. My maternal father Tong Yang (father-in-law) once became a student of my grandfather, served as a bachelor in the Imperial Academy, and worked with him.
My father has also been a close friend for many years..."
"No wonder this guy got into the Imperial Academy."
Zhao Hongrun glanced at He Xinxian with some surprise.
To be fair, he was not very clear about He Xinxian's family background. He only knew that his grandfather He Xiangxu was once the Zhongshu Ling of Chui Gong Palace, and he had previously served as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel for more than ten years. After he retired, the current Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, He Mei,
took over the position.
And He Xinxian's father was He Yu, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites.
Nowadays, coupled with the addition of his maternal grandfather Tong Yang, who serves as a bachelor in the Imperial Academy, it must be said that the He family can be regarded as a typical famous family in Daliang City, with extremely wide connections.
It’s no wonder that this boy came in third place in the National Examination, and after rejecting the imperial offer, he actually went to the Imperial Academy. It turned out that He himself was a member of the noble family of the Imperial Academy.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun looked at the junior official's uniform on He Xinxian with some confusion, and asked doubtfully: "I remember that three years ago, Mr. He ranked third in the high school examination, but did not become an official. He was preparing to take the first place again.
This year's examination has passed... I wonder if Mr. He has ever got his wish?"
As soon as this matter was mentioned, He Xinxian showed an embarrassed expression on his face, and shook his head sarcastically: "I underestimated my great Wei scholars and made His Highness Prince Su laugh."
"You didn't get what you wanted?"
Zhao Hongrun looked at He Xinxian in surprise. You must know that although he had some grudges against He Xinxian, it did not prevent him from recognizing He Xinxian's talent. As one of the main founders of the Yafeng Poetry Club and a close friend of his sixth brother Zhao Hongzhao, this
He Xinxian and Mr. He are indeed rare and well-educated people in Daliang.
It's just that in the 16th year of Hong De's reign, two geniuses appeared, one was Kou Zheng and the other was Luo Yao, so He Xinxian was compared to him.
Is it possible that there will be some talented people on trial this year?
Perhaps noticing Zhao Hongrun's surprised and confused expression, He Xinxian smiled bitterly and said: "It seems that Your Highness has not paid attention to this year's examination... The first place in this year's examination is "Huang Huaishi", a poor scholar from Wei County, and the second place is
"Liu Jie" from Anyang County, Song County, and "Zhang Qigong" from Huangchi County ranked third, I... I am ashamed to be ranked fourth."
Looking at the embarrassment on He Xinxian's face, Zhao Hongrun was speechless in surprise. He originally thought that without Kou Zheng, Luo Yao and other prodigies this year, He Xinxian would definitely be ranked first in high school. Unexpectedly, He Xinxian's ranking this year was three times higher.
It's really shocking to have to fall back one place a year ago.
You know, in a sense, He Xinxian can be regarded as the leader of local scholars in Daliang.
It is hard to imagine that after Kou Zheng and Luo Yao, three more scholars will rise to the top this year on the back of this local Daliang scholar.
"I guess the scholars in Daliang are going crazy..."
Zhao Hongrun muttered secretly.
Think about it, Daliang is the royal capital of the Wei State, but in the examination hall, the local scholars of Daliang were compared to each other again and again by scholars from other places. It is conceivable that the local scholars of Daliang were compared with each other.
Feeling.
However, Zhao Hongrun is not surprised by this situation. After all, in his opinion, how big is Daliang? Can it be compared to the entire Wei State? What's more, now there are also the scholars from Song County who are pro-court and the local scholars of Daliang.
It's weird to live up to the honor.
This situation was both good and bad. On the one hand, local and even Song County talents gradually concentrated in the court, but on the other hand, it also meant the decline of local scholars in Daliang.
Perhaps seeing that He Xinxian was too embarrassed and ashamed, Zhao Hongrun hesitated and comforted him.
Unexpectedly, He Xinxian was ashamed, but he was not discouraged and said that he would take the exam again in three years. With this stubbornness, Zhao Hongrun finally understood why Mr. He came to the Imperial Academy - this temper was almost the same as that of the Imperial Academy.
match!
"Then I wish Mr. He in advance that he will get his wish in three years." Zhao Hongrun cupped his hands and blessed.
He Xinxian saluted and thanked him.
After that, the two talked about some things about Zhao Hongzhao. To be precise, it was Zhao Hongrun who introduced Zhao Hongzhao's recent situation in Qi to He Xinxian. After all, although He Xinxian and Zhao Hongzhao also exchanged letters, according to He Xinxian
Because the two places are so far apart and communication is inconvenient, there are only a few letters back and forth throughout the year.
Therefore, it is natural that Zhao Hongrun is not as knowledgeable about Zhao Hongzhao's recent situation. After all, Zhao Hongrun only met the latter two months ago.
After talking about this, the two of them had nothing to talk about anymore, which was no wonder, after all, the two of them didn't actually have any friendship.
Suddenly, He Xinxian, who had been silent for a long time, asked: "Your Highness Prince Su, I wonder... how is Princess Yulong doing recently?"
Zhao Hongrun was thinking about the topic in his mind to avoid too much embarrassment between the two of them, but unexpectedly He Xinxian mentioned Princess Yulong, which made Zhao Hongrun a little unhappy because it brought back some past memories.
Perhaps noticing Zhao Hongrun's expression, He Xinxian quickly explained: "I don't mean anything else, just... I just asked casually. I hope Princess Yulong is well every day."
Zhao Hongrun glanced at He Xinxian, nodded and said, "Yulong went to Sanchuan a while ago and just returned to Daliang... Mr. He mentioned Yulong, does he have some deep meaning?"
He Xinxian waved his hands repeatedly when he heard this, and said with a wry smile: "I already have a wife, so how dare I have any more evil thoughts? I just sincerely hope that Princess Yulong will find a satisfactory home as soon as possible."
"I will tell her what you said." Zhao Hongrun responded casually and did not talk more about this topic.
Obviously, He Xinxian also felt embarrassed and stood aside without saying anything.
For a long time, Zongwei Lu Mu shouted from a distance: "Your Highness, we have not found any clues about the rebellion in the second year of Hongde's reign."
As soon as he finished speaking, the other clan guards also agreed.
"No? How could there be no?"
Zhao Hongrun frowned when he heard this, and felt a little guilty in his heart.
At this time, after hearing the words of the Zongwei, He Xinxian showed a look of surprise and confusion on his face: "The rebellion in the second year of Hongde?... Is this what His Highness Prince Su is looking for?"
Glancing at He Xinxian, Zhao Hongrun hesitated for a moment and said: "Well!... In the second year of Hongde, a major event happened in Daliang. This incident caused turmoil. I want to know what happened."
After that, he saw a surprised expression on He Xinxian's face, and his heart moved, so he asked in surprise: "Does Mr. He know something?"
"This..." He Xinxian pondered for a moment and said hesitantly: "I don't know what happened to Daliang in the second year of Hongde. However, I heard from my grandfather that there was a rebellion more than ten years ago.
It is said that many people were involved in the rebellion..."
Zhao Hongrun's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said happily: "This is it!"
"The case of the rebellion of Xiao Boyuan, the general who used to guard Nanyan?" He Xinxian asked in surprise: "Is it Princess Yulong who wants to ask His Highness to help clear her grandfather's reputation?"
"Huh?" Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, then looked at He Xinxian in disbelief, and asked in astonishment: "You...what did you say?"
Looking at Zhao Hongrun's expression, He Xinxian asked in confusion: "Isn't it true? As far as I know, the former Nanyan general Xiao Boyuan is the father of Princess Yulong's biological mother Xiao Shuai... Doesn't His Highness Prince Su know?"
"..."
Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth and his expression changed slightly.