Jiang Huanran approached him, "You don't want to take the salt class, do you?"
"Why not?" Shen Qi looked at him, "I am confident that I can pass the lock hall test. With the connections of my Shen family, I can go into the salt tax as a small pawn and no one will stop me."
"Does your father agree?"
"He would agree."
Jiang Huanran suddenly felt that Shen Qi could really do what he said.
Enter the salt tax? Jiang Huanran thought of Hua Zhi and the assassination attempt that took her life. "Do you think it is possible for me to become an official?"
Shen Qi was stunned. In order to prevent one family from dominating the country, the Daqing Dynasty had restrictions on the appointment of officials and did not allow multiple members of one family to serve in the court. Because of this, aristocratic families would often send their eldest sons to the court, while the younger sons were left alone. In the beginning, it was because the eldest son, as the oldest, had been taught the longest by his father and could enter the court earlier to help the family. Later, it gradually became a tacit rule, and for the sake of family stability, no one broke it for many years.
Now that Jiang Huanran said he wanted to enter the court, it was tantamount to breaking this rule. As the eldest son and grandson, Shen Qi could not say it was good, but he also could not say it was bad. Since his father's generation, the aristocratic family seemed to have a disease, a disease in which the eldest son was not as good as the youngest son. It seemed that there was no improvement in his generation. He was praised for being the tallest among the short ones.
If, if this rule was really broken, wouldn't the court not be in such a state of transition as it is now
But once it breaks, the family will be unstable.
There are pros and cons when you weigh them, it all depends on how you choose.
Jiang Huanran also knew that he had said something very serious, but he wanted to do it very strongly at this moment. He didn't want to be left behind, and didn't want to be a playboy who only cared about eating, drinking and having fun all his life.
"Great! I'll ask to leave the clan." Jiang Huanran looked at Shen Qi with burning eyes, "Shen Qi, I want to pass the lock hall test."
Shen Qi looked at him, at the fire in his eyes. He had never seen Jiang Huanran like this before, and he couldn't refuse. "If you can convince your father, I can help you solve the problem."
"No one can stop me." Jiang Huanran stood up and walked away without looking back, full of fighting spirit.
The others looked at each other. So... they would participate too
Master Chu straightened his sleeves and said, "I have also studied for a few years. There is no reason why I am not as good as Jiang Huanran. Shen Qi, can you help me?"
"You talk as if you're the only one who's read books. I'll go too."
"I'll go too. Old Master Hua once touched my head and praised me for my intelligence!"
"Let's go together."
Shen Qi looked at them, covered his eyes and smiled. How wonderful!
If there were more people and they could work harder, Daqing would not be left with no one to use.
Hua Zhi had no idea how much change Daqing had experienced because of her. She was listening to Chen Qing's report on the situation outside.
"The Third Prince and the Fourth Prince have been at odds for a long time. The Third Prince knows what happened this time." Chen Qing glanced at the eldest girl and continued, "Rumors spread, and the Third Prince thought that the Fourth Prince was using this incident to retaliate against him, so he got angry and confronted the Fourth Prince. Today, during the court session, the Third Prince exposed the incident in front of the court officials. The Fourth Prince denied it, and the two started arguing in front of the Emperor. The Emperor was very angry and ordered the two to stay in the Prince's Mansion and not to leave without being summoned."
"Have you cleaned up the beginning and the end?"
"Yes, my subordinates are very careful and will not be able to find out anything."
Hua Zhi nodded, "Stop it, continue to investigate and force them to make a sacrifice."
"yes."
Hua Zhi had always had doubts in her heart. It was true that she and the Fourth Prince were in opposing positions, and it was understandable that the other party did not want Xiao Liu's power to develop. But as an ambitious prince, even if he was stupid, he should have advisers around him to stop him from doing such stupid things. Moreover, he did not have sufficient reasons to kill himself.
First of all, she is the emperor's money-lover. The emperor doesn't like her, but he definitely doesn't want anyone to take her life. Moreover, her relationship with Yan Xi is known to everyone. The leader of the Seven Stars Division still has his power, and the Fourth Prince doesn't want to provoke Yan Xi's attack at this time.
That's unacceptable.
Compared to the Fourth Prince, she believed that this was Haoyue's work, but what reason did Haoyue have to join forces with the Fourth Prince? Or what reason did the Fourth Prince have to join forces with Haoyue? Haoyue was pregnant, and they were natural enemies in terms of their identities.
It can't be that the two of them are in cahoots with each other, they must have a common goal to do so. There is only one throne, and their goals cannot be the same.
Hua Zhi threw off the quilt and got out of bed. Yingchun was about to say something but she waved her hand to stop her, "I'm not going out. Get out of bed and take a walk."
"Miss Shaoyao must have something to say about you when she comes in." Yingchun hurriedly took the cloak and put it on her, then went to pick up the hot water bottle.
Hua Zhi watched her busying around, her mind still on Haoyue.
When a woman goes crazy, she is unreasonable. She would rather guard against Haoyue than against several princes.
It was just daybreak and the city gates were just opened. Just as all the people waiting to enter or leave the city had left, a group of more than 20 riders galloped in from outside the city. Just as the soldiers guarding the city were on alert, the group pulled in the reins of their horses and stopped.
Xiaoliu, who was walking in the front, lowered his hood, looked at the towering city gate and let out a long breath. The stiffness and fatigue in his body seemed to have melted away at this moment. Only after traveling far away did he know what it meant to be eager to return home, and he also understood clearly that his roots were here.
Xiao Shuang, who was serving beside him, went to negotiate and came back soon, saying, "Your Highness, you can enter the city now."
After entering the city, Xiao Liu was not in a hurry. He followed the rules and did not let go of his horse. "I need to go back to the palace to report. You go to the Hua family. If the master asks anything, just answer it. There is no need to hide anything."
"yes."
Xiao Liu glanced in the direction of the Hua family. If possible, he would like to go there and talk to his master in person.
It was the time of the court meeting, and Xiaoliu calculated the time to return, so he knew this.
He did not even bother to tidy himself up, and came outside the palace to ask for an audience, covered in dust.
The emperor was angry at the two restless people on both sides because of the dispute between the princes. When he heard that Xiaoliu had returned, he immediately changed his anger into joy and ordered an audience with him.
Xiao Liu walked into the hall holding an oil-paper bag high in his hand, and bowed down, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Father."
"Get up." The emperor stared at the paper bag, "Did you bring back good news?"
"Your son, I have fulfilled your mission." Xiaoliu raised the oil paper bag higher and walked forward a few steps. Lai Fu came over quickly to take it and quickly carried it to the high hall.
"Open."
Lai Fu untied the rope and opened the layers of oil paper wrapping it, revealing the snow-white foam inside.
Lai Fu raised his head slightly, and seeing the emperor gesture, he picked up a little with his fingers and put it into his mouth. He was overjoyed, "Your Majesty, it's salt."
The emperor couldn't help but taste it himself. It was so salty, it must be salt!
"Take it and let the other nobles have a taste."
Not all officials are like the emperor, who doesn't know what the salt they usually eat looks like. Looking at the fine white salt, they have already made up their minds that if the salt output is large, the salt tax can be paid.
PS: Girls, please support me by voting for the minimum monthly ticket. The lock-hall examination is an imperial examination for the children of the powerful. They do not need to go through the child examination, the provincial examination, and the prefectural examination. They take a separate examination in the spring. The pass rate is very high, and those who pass will also be Jinshi.