Queen Su was a little shocked and opened her mouth slightly.
Put this way, she understood.
She has been able to live peacefully with the imperial concubine for so many years. She is not a person who does not know how to bow her head. However, she did not expect that after being the queen for so many years, she would now have to bow her head to a country girl!
Could it be that the previous incident was just let go so lightly? She was really unwilling to do so!
Prince Zhongshun saw that she had listened, and then he lowered his voice: "Not only you, Sanlang, Shouning should also try to win her over. Even if you can't please her, you must not become an enemy! Otherwise, just watch what she does...
She was born in the countryside, has a wild temperament, and has no scruples. Do you dare to fight with her?"
She didn't dare.
Queen Su pursed her lips slightly.
Prince Zhongshun said word by word: "My wife, you should understand the emperor's temperament. If you continue to make trouble, if you really force the emperor to make a decision...have you ever heard that there are deposed queens who lived leisurely in history?"
Queen Su trembled all over, and now she was really scared.
If the trouble really comes to the point of deposing the queen, it is no small matter to depose the queen. There must be someone to blame. The best thing is to end up in the cold palace for a lifetime. If she is not careful, she will be a three-foot white silk. What will happen to her son by then?
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Queen Su said in a trembling voice: "Father? Does the Emperor really...does he not care about his father at all..."
Prince Zhongshun nodded solemnly, and Queen Su's eyes burst into tears: "Father, what should I do?"
Prince Zhongshun said: "Be patient!"
His voice was very low, and he looked at her with a pair of sharp eyes: "From today on, you will regard yourself as a guilty person and punish yourself ruthlessly. The worse, the better. When you meet the emperor,
, the lower the posture, the better!”
Emperor Ming Yan was a man of temperament, so he naturally had likes and dislikes, but he had a broad mind and was a truly loving father and benevolent king.
For example, even if he hates someone in the wife family, he will not treat the wives and concubines he brings in because of it. Similarly, even if he dislikes any concubine, he will not treat his children harshly because of it, but the premise is not to touch his bottom line.
At that time, it was clear that the emperor was weak and the ministers were strong, but the loyal and shun king only relied on showing loyalty and selling misery to get Emperor Mingyan to accept the queen. He would never dare to take credit for himself... Now, Emperor Mingyan has been in power for nearly twenty years.
The power of the emperor is so great that it is no longer what it used to be. Anyone who dares to match his strengths should just wait to be punished!
Prince Zhongshun had served the dragon well, so he still cared a little about him, and even though he had no affection for the queen, he still had some respect for him.
So, what they have to do now is to put the situation in order before their care and respect have been polished off!
After all, Prince Zhongshun was a foreign minister. Even if he came with an order, he could not stay longer and left soon.
From then on, the queen stayed behind closed doors to "recuperate" from illness, even skipping greetings. The imperial concubine became a proud and illustrious lady.
Storms are coming in the harem, and the palace examination period is getting closer day by day in the former dynasty.
The imperial examination was held on March 15th, and there was only one question on policy. The examination questions were usually drawn up by the cabinet and submitted to the emperor for approval the day before the examination. But this time, the examination questions were drawn up by Emperor Yan of the Ming Dynasty himself.
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The exam is also held on one day, and papers are due before sunset.
Then the examiner gathered the test papers and sent them to the sealing officer. After the sealing officer completed sealing, they sent them to the examiner, who then sent them to the East Pavilion for review by the examiner.
The file readers are selected from among the court officials who came from Jinshi. There are usually eight people, each with one table, and they read in turn.
When judging the circle, five marks are added: "○", "△", "\", "|", and "×". The book with the most "○" is the best volume. Then among all the volumes, select the ten books with the most ○
Present it to the emperor, who will approve it.
The top three are the top pick, the second, and the top pick. The top three are called "Jinshi", also known as "Sanding A". The top two, accounting for one-third of the admitted students, are called "Jinshi"
"Origin", the name of the first person in the second class is Chuanlu. There are several people in the third class, accounting for two-thirds of the admitted students.
Finally, the official will fill in the form and publish it.
The article has a fixed format, which begins with "I will learn from you," and ends with "I will learn new things, ignore taboos, work hard and be strict, and I will be defeated and defeated. I will be honest with you."
On March 15th, Xu Wenqu and Tang Shirong entered the Fengtian Hall with everyone.
The palace examination was nominally presided over by the emperor himself. In fact, most of the time, it was just a symbolic meaning. But this time, Emperor Ming Yan presided over it in person.
This is good news for Xu Wenqu and Tang Shirong, who have met Emperor Ming Yan many times.
Because both of them can be very calm, but some people's hands are still shaking with excitement until they sit down.
The question paper for the palace examination was handed out, and the question was one sentence, "A gentleman is always careful but does not compare with others, while a villain compares with others but is not careful."
Xu Wenqu narrowed his eyes slightly.
Almost everyone guessed that the questions in this imperial examination would be related to this imperial examination reform.
But today, such a question came up.
The meaning of this sentence is that gentlemen are closely united without thinking of collusion, while villains collude with each other without being intimately united.
clique.
What Emperor Ming Yan wanted to ask was how to solve the problem of cronyism.
Xu Wenqu closed his eyes and pondered.
He has been reading quickly since he was a child, and he can understand all ten lines. He is also quick in thinking and writing articles, and he can write them in one stroke. Soon he will open his eyes and pick up the pen.
The imperial examination lasted for one day, and of course Emperor Ming Yan would not stay around all the time. After lunch, he came over to take a look again, then stood directly next to Xu Wenqu and stopped moving. He read the article and nodded slightly.
Everyone around, including the Gongshi in the examination room, all had only one thought: "The number one scholar is here!"
The imperial examination is a double test of psychological quality and knowledge. The final ranking depends on the emperor's likes and dislikes. It is normal for Xu Wenqu to be the top scholar if he is the top scholar.
Sure enough, when the yellow list came out, the emperor personally selected Xu Wenqu as the top pick, Tang Heng and Tang Wanbi as the second pick, and Tang Shirong as the third best pick.
Since then, Xu Wenqu has become the only student since the Great Yan Dynasty to have passed the sixth grade in a row, which is worthy of being remembered in history.
Neither Xu Wenqu nor Tang Shirong went to see the list, and it is said that Tang Wanbi didn't go either, which naturally avoided the legendary and lively incident of "catching a son-in-law under the list."
Some people think that Yan Shiyue made such a fuss, but made all of his own people get promoted to the top three, so naturally they can't help but murmur.
However, as soon as the articles about the palace examination were announced, the discussions among these people quickly died down.
Not to mention anything else, Xu Wenqu's articles are really exquisite, and make people read them over and over again, and feel the fragrance in their teeth and cheeks. Such a masterpiece can be passed down through the ages, and it is well deserved to win the top prize.
After the first list of the palace examination is released, a roll-call ceremony will be held in front of the palace to announce the names of the admitted candidates one by one. This is the "Jindian Chuanlu".
After the roll-call ceremony is over, the emperor will give the Jinshi a banquet at the Ministry of Rites.
Of course, before that, there was the most popular "parading on horseback" in the opera.
Yan Shiyue went to Uncle Duanqing's house early in the morning, dragged Qin Shiyi's mother out, and occupied a perfect position. After drinking up two pots of tea, she finally heard someone call: "The number one scholar is here! The number one scholar is here!"