Shi Jianan was obviously surprised that Murong Xiu would call his name. He was stunned for a moment before walking out of the group.
"Wei Chen thought that the imperial examination was a big matter, and the chief examiner's decision should not be hasty, and should be considered in the long run." Shi Jianan lowered his head and said.
Murong Xiu looked at him, "Shi Jian'an, you are also from the Ministry of Rites, do you think you can take on this important task?"
Since Murong Xiu named Shi Jian'an's name, the Prince Regent looked up at Murong Xiu, his eyes were a little surprised.
Because Shi Jian'an was his same level when he was in the Taixue, the two of them were fairly well acquainted, and during the festivals, he would sometimes ask Shi Jian'an to drink.
Shi Jianan listened to Murong Xiu asking him to be the chief examiner. After a moment of silence, he bent down, "We will not humiliate our ministers, and we will try our best to recruit talents."
After going down to court, Shi Jianan walked directly to the Prince Regent, and the two walked out together. Shi Jianan looked at the palace wall in the distance, turned his head again, and lowered his voice, "My lord, why did the emperor suddenly call on Weichen's name? name?"
The prince regent also felt strange, and he fixedly watched Shi Jianan for a while.
Shi Jian'an is definitely not a beautiful man. He has always been thin and thin. Although his facial features are straight and his eyebrows are big, his complexion is always pale and he looks like a short-lived ghost.
The Prince Regent suddenly thought of the dirty hedgehog following Murong Xiu.
Could it be that Murong Xiu likes this kind of ugly
Shi Jianan immediately found that the Prince Regent looked at him strangely. He blinked and touched his face unnaturally, "My lord, is there something on Wei Chen's face?"
"No," said the regent, "but this king also thinks it's strange, how did you get into that person's eyes recently."
"The Age of Rebirth"
Shi Jianan smiled, "How does Wei Chen know what the lord can't figure out? Could it be that the emperor used his lord carefully, but he was afraid that others would talk about it, so he chose Wei Chen as the second choice."
The Prince Regent raised his eyebrows, but did not answer this, but said, "Since the emperor has asked you to be the chief examiner, you should do it well."
After he finished speaking, he quickened his pace and walked forward.
Shi Jian'an fell behind, and bowed his hands to the back of the regent, "We are respectful to send the prince."
When the Prince Regent was almost gone, Shi Jianan lowered his head and continued to walk forward slowly, not knowing what he thought, he smiled.
…
Murong Xiu was actually surprised that Shen Jue would mention Shi Jian'an.
But Shen Jue said that he had made good friends with the personal eunuch in the womb of the first prince. The eunuch said that the first prince not only once praised Shi Jian'an for his excellent writing of parallel prose, but also said that a person who writes good parallel prose must have a good temperament. .
However, at that time, the late emperor was afraid of the regent's party and deliberately suppressed it, so Shi Jian'an was not reused.
"Then I reused him, wouldn't it be a cheap regent?" Murong Xiu said displeased.
Shen Jue shook his head gently, "No, Your Majesty, when the teeth and tongue are still colliding, let alone two people. Shi Jian'an is at the same level as the Regent, but the Regent is now in a high position and only has one hand. Even though Shi Jian'an is now a high-ranking official of the third rank, everyone considers him to be the regent's lackey, and he himself looks at the regent's eyes everywhere." He paused, then suddenly smiled, "No. I know if Your Majesty has heard of that incident, the little eunuchs in the palace took it as an anecdote."
"What's up?"
Shen Jue said: "When the late emperor was there, he once held a banquet. In the middle of the banquet, the late emperor left because of discomfort, and the regent was drunk at the banquet, so Shi Jianan insisted on barking like dogs. Shi Jianan refused at first. The Prince Regent slapped Shi Jian'an, and Shi Jian'an learned how to bark and knelt on the ground. Many little eunuchs saw it at that time."
After listening to Shen Jue's analysis, Murong Xiu gradually came to his senses. Is there anything better than dismantling the enemy's forces from within
As the saying goes, the embankment of a thousand miles is destroyed by the ant's nest.
Therefore, there is a scene in the early court today. Murong Xiu deliberately reused Shi Jian'an. One of the purposes was to alienate Ni Shi and Ni Shi. The regent was suspicious by nature. Even if Shi Jian'an had no objection to him, the regent could not help but feel relieved. The second is to use Shi Jian'an's hand to select people. Because Shi Jian'an was the chief examiner of the imperial examination for the first time, Murong Xiu proposed to send a copy of the answer sheet to him, so Murong Xiu could participate in the imperial examination before the imperial examination.
On the surface, it seemed that Murong Xiu and the Regent each took a step back.
In fact, reusing Shi Jian'an is of great benefit to Murong Xiu.
…
After the imperial examination was over, the answer sheet was sent to Murong Xiu.
Murong Xiu now trusts Shen Jue very much, so when grading the exam paper, not only does she not shy away from Shen Jue, but she also asks what Shen Jue means. It's just that after Murong Xiu finished asking, he smiled, "I forgot, I taught you how to open the door, and I just taught you common words."
Shen Jue lowered his head and said a little ashamedly, "Slaves are useless."
Now that winter has entered the entire capital, Xu Yuyi specially prescribed a medicinal diet for Shen Jue, and Murong Xiu is even more generous, giving Shen Jue any rare ingredients to eat. The body of a young man always recovers quickly. Shen Jue has been raised to a ruddy complexion. His skinny face is now plump, and with his round eyes, it is a bit cute.
Still like a dog, just like a cute puppy.
Murong Xiu couldn't help but reached out and rubbed Shen Jue's hair, and found that Shen Jue's hair was as soft as his temper, and couldn't help but smile.
Shen Jue's face turned red, he avoided Murong Xiu's hand, and hurriedly picked up the teapot on the table, "The tea is cold, this servant will change a pot."
Murong Xiu's hand suddenly fell into the air, he looked at Shen Jue who was walking out, his fingers curled slightly, and then he slowly retracted it.
The smile in his eyes gradually turned cold.
Shen Jue came back soon. He poured new tea for Murong Xiu, but accidentally knocked over the tea cup. The tea overflowed and the paper on the table was wet. Shen Jue exclaimed, and hurriedly wiped it with the silk. The paper was wet several times, and when he wiped a certain one, he snorted.
Seeing that he was staring at a certain paper, Murong Xiu forgot to wipe the tea, so he could not help coughing twice.
This guy made a mistake and dared to be in a daze.
Shen Jue came back to his senses and saw Murong Xiu looking at him displeasedly. He smiled embarrassingly, but pointed to the paper and said, "Your Majesty, the characters are so beautifully written."
Murong Xiu followed his hand and looked over. The corner of the paper was wet with tea, but it didn't affect the content. After a few glances, he calmly said, "Shang Ke."
Shen Jue naturally knocked over the cup of tea on purpose, in order to make Murong Xiu pay attention to the owner of this answer sheet.
The owner of this answer sheet is named You Congxuan.
He did not get a middle-ranking official in this imperial examination, but he won the first place in the imperial examination three years after Shen Jue's death. The reason why Shen Jue asked Murong Xiu to elect this person in advance was—
You Congxuan and Murong Xiu had a five-point resemblance.
In previous lives, You Congxuan had caused Murong Xiu and the Prince Regent to have a quarrel many times. The most serious one was that the Prince Regent did not return to the court for a few days, but instead slept in Hua Su Liu all day long.
You Congxuan is a child of a poor family. This time he came to the imperial examination from his hometown. He himself is very scheming. After knowing how much he resembled Murong Xiusheng, he firmly seized this opportunity and became prosperous in the capital. .
However, You Congxuan still made a huge mistake. He thought that with this face, everything could be worry-free, but after all, the master is there, how long can he be a fake
You Congxuan is smart and talented, but he is greedy for money. After he became an official, he began to embezzle. In the end, the Prince Regent personally investigated the matter, sealed up You Congxuan, and threw You Congxuan into the Heavenly Prison. In the end, You Congxuan died of illness in the Heavenly Prison. .
But it's different now.
The face of the master has been destroyed, and the value of the fake You Congxuan is extraordinary.
Shen Jue felt that the Prince Regent would definitely like this gift from him.
"I haven't seen such beautiful words before, I don't know what the person who wrote this paper looks like." Shen Jue deliberately asked Murong Xiu to read the paper more.
Hearing this, Murong Xiu stood up, "Since the answer sheet is wet, let's read it later, Shen Jue, accompany me to the Imperial Garden."
Shen Jue frowned secretly, but could only put down the papers.
Murong Xiu turned his face slightly, noticing Shen Jue's movements. Shen Jue obviously didn't want to put down the papers, so the speed was very slow. Murong Xiu narrowed his eyes and turned away.
He is not a fool, Shen Jue's actions are obviously wrong.
Since Shen Jue mentioned Shi Jian'an to him, he felt that Shen Jue was not as ordinary as he thought.
It is really strange that a eunuch in the harem knows so much about the previous dynasty.
Murong Xiu became suspicious of Shen Jue, so he deliberately went over the test paper. He looked at the three characters "You Congxuan" on the test paper, thought about it, and circled it with a red pen.
Since Shen Jue wants him to pay attention to this person, he will pay attention.
Murong Xiu and Shi Jian'an jointly selected the candidates for the final palace test. Interestingly, both Murong Xiu and Shi Jian'an circled You Congxuan's name.
On the day of the palace exam, Murong Xiu saw You Congxuan at a glance, and the moment he saw it, his expression changed.
Except for Murong Xiu, many people in the courtroom changed their faces, headed by the Regent.
The Prince Regent stared at You Congxuan almost rudely.
Murong Xiu couldn't help clenching his hand on the armrest faucet. He looked at You Congxuan silently, and then said to the Prince Regent, "Prince Regent, I'm a little tired, how about you give the questions for this palace exam? "
After the palace exam, Murong Xiu immediately asked Liang Rong to call Shen Jue over.
Shen Jue knew that Murong Xiuding saw You Congxuan's face, so when Liang Rong called him, he was not surprised, and he had already thought of the words in his mind, but when he got to Murong Xiu, he realized that his words might not be useful. up.
Murong Xiu's eyes were red and he stared at him stubbornly, "What happened to You Congxuan? Don't try to lie, I know you know him."
Shen Jue sighed secretly and could only kneel down, "Your Majesty, the servant knows You Congxuan, but the servant is for the good of Your Majesty."
"For my own good? Then tell me your reasons, and by the way, how did you know You Congxuan?" Murong Xiu said irritably, as if he was extremely angry, "I already know, you and You Congxuan came from the same place. ."
Shen Jue was stunned for a moment. He knew You Congxuan's place of origin, but he never cared about his own place of origin. Could it be that he and You Congxuan were fellows