The author has something to say: Forget one very important thing, the night Gou Liang lost his horse, he should [Ding, favorability +100! ] Lah, I wrote the eating posture of the big grape separately, I forgot, hehe~~
Before the start of the scientific expedition, the Qiuyang Festival came first.
When the first ray of sunshine that was said to bring good luck fell, Gou Liang was sleeping soundly in the arms of the emperor. The emperor hugged him and watched the sunrise quietly, imagining Gou Liang's gaze focused on him at the beginning, and the arc of the corner of his mouth could not fall down.
Qiuyang Festival is one of the most important festivals in the world, and it is also a good day for reunion.
It is not good for the emperor to keep Gou Liang in the palace today, and he will send Gou Liang back to the General Huguo's mansion directly after going down the mountain from Yuansi Terrace.
When he woke up in a daze, he had already reached the side entrance of the mansion.
"Your Majesty, why didn't you call me?"
Gou Liang felt a little regretful.
In the mirror image of the original owner's soul, he faced the scene of the emperor watching the sun at the Yuansi Terrace, but because the emperor revealed the indifference of people who were born, the original owner did not dare to take a closer look, but just a glimpse was already touching. Gou Liang has been longing for it all the time, and couldn't sleep because of excitement last night, but was caught by the emperor on the top of the mountain to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon, and he didn't know when he fell asleep.
The emperor said: "If you want to see it in the future, I will accompany you."
He touched Gou Liang's temples as a comfort, Gou Liang kissed his thin lips sweetly, the emperor laughed, embraced him and said, "I will take you back to the palace at night."
The two were reluctant to leave, and before letting Gou Liang get off the car, the emperor specifically told him that if he was wronged in the mansion, he would not bear it, and would pay back ten times.
——In his opinion, it is a great grievance that Gou Liang did not get the most attention and favor in the mansion.
Gou Liang didn't take it seriously, on the contrary, looking at the table full of tonics Mrs. Chu specially prepared for him, he deeply thought that he couldn't bear such pampering.
Seeing that he didn't eat much, Mrs. Chu even asked him if he was exhausted from studying in the palace, and said: "If you are tired, you should rest, even the royal family has no reason to treat people like donkeys."
General Chu coughed, and put on the majesty of the head of the family: "What did you say? His Majesty's respect for Shiro is the honor of our Chu family. We must fulfill our duties, how can we be slack?"
Mrs. Chu curled her lips. Ever since she knew that Gou Liang was reused because he suffered the "crime of inaction" on behalf of the emperor, she regretted raising her son too well, and lost the fighting spirit for the so-called bright future. .
The twins comforted Mrs. Chu, and told Gou Liang to combine work and rest, no matter how busy he was with business, he had to put his body first.
General Chu saw it, and Lao Huai sighed comfortingly: "In two months, Da Lang will be back, and our family is finally reunited, but you are going to go to someone else's house in a blink of an eye. What a father... oh .”
Mrs. Chu listened and snorted lightly, but she didn't take the opportunity to show her loyalty to the original owner like before, saying that Shiro would always be by his side and honor him—since Gou Liang lost the right to inherit the throne because of his failure Afterwards, he didn't know whether he was disappointed or more relaxed, but he couldn't get excited about anything.
The others at the dinner table ignored him and just talked and laughed.
Chu Yan said with a smile: "What did father say? Could it be that we are married and you don't want us to go back home?"
Chu Jia agreed, Gou Liang also said a few words of comfort, and General Chu's cheerful laughter reappeared on the table.
After the meal with Le was over, General Chu called Gou Liang to the study to discuss matters.
On the other hand, because today is the day of reunion, in terms of filial piety, the twins will serve by their kin's side for this day, so the twins will also talk with Mrs. Chu.
Mrs. Chu thought that Chu Qian would be careful if she had a family, and she would be unreliable in the future. But his son has an official position and sacred favor, and the husbands of these two twins will definitely rely on Gou Liang more than Chu Qian in the future. After a hundred years, his son may be better taken care of by the two of them, so he treats him The twins are heartbroken.
While checking the dowry for them enthusiastically, Mrs. Chu taught them many ways of getting along with husbands, husbands and family members as husbands.
Mostly it is his own experience, although some words are ridiculous, but this kind of intention has already flattered the two children.
Gou Liang watched in the system monitoring, and couldn't help feeling: the son is the debt of the parents.
General Chu talked to him most about the feudal king's presence in Beijing.
The vassal kings have been too quiet these days, but General Chu is full of anxiety and always feels that someone is holding back a big move, and he is more careful when he is on duty.
Gou Liang didn't tell him about the emperor's rectification of the vassals. General Chu was nervous and dedicated to his duties.
After a few words, General Chu talked about some of Chu Qian's arrangements after he returned to Beijing.
Unlike Mrs. Chu who was guilty of being a villain and believed that the Hou position needed to be fought by both father and son, General Chu actually had a plan in mind. After the original owner showed his talent of ingenuity and agility when he was a child, he decided to grant him the position of marquis, and told his eldest son that he would make some achievements on the battlefield, even if he could not inherit his military power, he would still have a place in Beijing.
This marquis position is the foundation of the Chu family's ancestors, as long as they don't make big mistakes, the royal family has no reason to deprive them of it.
But military power is different.
This was obtained by General Chu fighting for half his life on the battlefield. In the final analysis, it was still in the hands of the emperor, not what Mrs. Chu thought that General Chu would leave it to whoever he wanted. If Chu Qian didn't work hard to make some achievements, the emperor would naturally not hand over the military power and even the control of the patrol battalion to Chu Qian.
Originally, the position of Marquis was supposed to be inherited by the eldest son, but General Chu couldn't bear to see the original owner's appearance of being thin and weak since childhood, and being forced to work hard by Mrs. Chu.
After making this decision, General Chu felt very sorry for his eldest son, so it was inevitable that he would pay more attention to Chu Qian on weekdays, but in the eyes of Mrs. Chu, it looked different, and only then did the original owner have a hard-pressed childhood. vicious circle.
General Chu told Gou Liang in a deliberative tone that he wanted to assign Chu Qian to the patrol battalion. Gou Liang said, "Father, don't worry, my elder brother has done a lot of battles, and the position of deputy of the first battalion of the patrol battalion is naturally worthy."
"Your Majesty also likes Eldest Brother very much. I accidentally mentioned it to him the day before yesterday—Your Majesty, and His Majesty revealed that he intends to let Eldest Brother enter the Imperial Forest Army to practice for a few years. However, if the father thinks that the patrol battalion is better, the son can also find a way to be beautiful in front of His Majesty. With a few words, I will help my elder brother..."
"Hey!" General Chu was already smiling when he heard that His Majesty valued Chu Qian, and he stopped him when he heard that his youngest son wanted to make plans for his elder brother, "Your Majesty, if there is an arrangement, we as servants will naturally follow. What do you think."
He knew in his heart that everything was too much to go too far. He was afraid that his son would be too young and inexperienced, so General Chu specially told him: "Your Majesty has already shown great kindness to my Chu family. When you are on duty, you only need to serve Your Majesty with all your heart. Don't talk too much about things, and remember the truth that if you want more, you will lose."
Gou Liang quickly responded.
General Chu rubbed his knees with his big palm, and said hesitantly: "Silang, His Majesty knows about your situation, but outsiders don't. If you are not married, if you are a father and ask His Majesty to make you a son, it is inevitable Let people look down on your elder brother. I thought to my father, since you are now commissioned to write books for His Majesty, there will be a big reward when the book is completed. At that time, you will be the same as the second-rank marquis when you raise your third-rank official title. It is reasonable to ask for your life again."
Gou Liang hurriedly said: "Father doesn't have to be like this, baby—"
"I have made up my mind as a father, so you don't need to say much."
General Chu interrupted him with a wave of his hand, "I have written to your elder brother a few days ago, and he promised to adopt the youngest son to you. It is my own brother who does not talk about the two families. As a father, I only hope that I will die. We can still support each other, so there is no suspicion."
With red eyes, Gou Liang thanked General Chu for his kind father's kindness.
When the emperor heard about it afterwards, he praised General Chu, which seemed to be a bit of love for the house and black.
General Chu and Chu Qian treated Gou Liang well, so he valued them a little more, and Gou Liang felt amused in his eyes. He has this kind of heart, whether Chu Qian can make it to the top does not need General Chu to bother at all.
After the Qiuyang Festival, the three-day national examination begins.
This time, the topic of the policy discussion is the governance of Southwest Ningzhou. Since this area was included in the dynasty's territory more than two hundred years ago, it has leapt to the top of the dynasty's poor mountains and rivers.
Ningzhou is a smoggy land in the southwest, the people do not learn from their lessons, are often in turmoil, and produce very little, and rely on the imperial court for supplies all the year round. If it weren't for the fact that this place was born with precious medicinal herbs and several life-saving precious medicines for the royal family, it would have been abandoned by the dynasty long ago.
But this is undoubtedly a heart disease of the emperors of all dynasties, and Yu Tianzong is no exception.
There is no way to deal with it, but because of the transfer of officials or casualties, the governance of Ningzhou is often anticlimactic, with little effect.
Now that the government is stable, the weather is smooth, and the treasury is full, the emperor has set his sights on this land again. This time he used this topic as the topic of selecting scholars for the imperial examination, and his intention is also obvious-he wants to send new scholars to Ningzhou, and he has made up his mind to deal with the long-standing disadvantages here.
When the scientific examiners were answering the questions, the emperor also asked Gou Liang's opinion on the matter.
So there is no need for a system, with Gou Liang's experience to manage this area, the countermeasures are easy to come by and hit the point.
After reading Gou Liang's theory, the emperor looked at other people's answer papers and always felt that they were not satisfactory. The indifferent look made the chief examiner who was quite optimistic about this year's exams feel very nervous.
During the palace examination, the emperor selected Zhao Chuyang as the number one scholar, and the remaining second place and Tanhua were two old Jinshi who had passed their age.
The difference in this name is very different.
Lu Yiming didn't know that the emperor "revealed his personal revenge", he just watched Zhao Chuyang and two old men parading through the streets on horseback, and drank three pots of tea in anger.
This year, You Yu, who finally passed the third-class Jinshi exam, continued to comfort him, but Tang Qingfeng, who performed exceptionally well and got the last second-class Jinshi, laughed at him cheerfully: "At any rate, you are now a sixteenth biography, and drink it carefully. Sixteen kettles, that would be a bad idea to say." Angrily, Lu Yiming rolled up his sleeves and pinched him.
The third day after the announcement of the list of new academicians was the Qionglin Banquet.
This year there were 5,000 Juren taking the exam, the emperor would rather be short than excessive, and only 219 of the top three Jinshi were selected, but the Qionglin Banquet was still as lively as ever.
Especially Zhao Chuyang, the imperial court had not produced such a young and handsome champion with no family for many years, and many people gave him an olive branch at that time. This Qionglin Banquet in disguise became a blind date banquet for high-ranking officials. Even Fatty Tang was asked how many times he had returned home, but Lu Yiming was too young and no one cared about him. But this time, without waiting for him to compete, he Let people go.
It was only when they got outside the courtyard that Zhao Chuyang, Tang Qingfeng and You Yu were called together.
Lu Yiming was a little less calm than the others, and while waiting outside, he asked curiously, "Which adult do you think wants to see us?"
Zhao Chuyang quickly covered his mouth, and said in a low voice: "The person who invited us here is not wearing a palace uniform but has an inner court badge on his waist. You should know who it is. Don't make any noise, talk less and make less mistakes."
Lu Yiming came to understand, took a sharp breath, and nodded repeatedly.
They stood in the corridor for about two quarters of an hour before someone invited them into the hall.
Gou Liang sat down on his knees, straightened his back and straightened his chest without looking sideways. If you ignore the muscle-creating ointment on his tightly pursed lips, he is really more mature and dignified than the old scholars of the Hanlin Academy.
The emperor looked at him like this, and thought of how distraught and fascinated he was in his arms just now, he was full of joy, which made the four people's voices even more approachable.
The four of them got up, but they still hadn't stood up straight. After seeing clearly the face of the man in the uniform with the bright yellow dragon pattern above them, they suddenly knelt down again.
Tang Qingfeng who moved the fastest was Tang Qingfeng who was the most frightened, but Lu Yiming looked at the emperor dumbfounded because of excessive surprise. When I saw Long Yan, I never thought that it was the "Brother Judd" of that day!
After being torn off the ground by Zhao Chuyang, Lu Yiming shuddered suddenly, and subconsciously shouted: "Damn the grassroots!"
There was a snort.
Gou Liang couldn't help laughing.
The emperor saw that he was trying to hold back the smile with his fists on his lips, but his dimples were deep, a smile appeared in his eyes, and he didn't blame Lu Yiming for his rudeness, he just said: "Get up, Tong Gensheng is watching tea."
Seeing that Lu Yiming was frowning and frightened out of his wits, Gou Liang wanted to tease him and said, "Lu Chuanlu, now you are the Sixteenth Chuanlu. It's not right."
Lu Yiming is a sincere person, he knelt down and saluted with sullen face immediately, "Your humble minister is disrespectful in front of the imperial court, please punish the emperor!"
Gou Liang picked up the teacup to hide the smirk on his lips, but Tong Gensheng looked at his face and helped Lu Yiming up with his head on the ground himself.
Gou Liang got up and bowed to Lu Yiming, "It's Zigui who has no shape."
"No problem."
It was the emperor who answered.
After letting Gou Liang sit down, the emperor thought about the fire-avoiding map that he and Gou Liang had completed halfway, and wanted to return to the palace quickly, so he cut to the chase and said, "I have summoned you this time for the purpose of governing Ningzhou. I have read the strategies and theories of the four of you, and they are indeed quite insightful, I intend to let you wait to be stationed in Ningzhou, what do you think?"
The four of them couldn't care less about drinking tea, they quickly slid down from their chairs and knelt down, expressing their heartfelt sincerity.
The emperor said: "It can be ten years at least, or it can be a lifetime and you can't return to your hometown. It won't be too late for you to think about it before answering me."
The four quickly expressed their loyalty again.
The emperor said: "Since that's the case, here I have a policy theory on the governance of Ningzhou. The four of you will take it home and ponder it carefully, and then draw up a copy and submit it."
The four of them all understood that if they wrote well the papers on the governance of Ningzhou, then they would not be able to get away with this job, and the climbing ladder was right in front of them, how could the four of them miss it? Naturally thank you again and again.
When Lu Yiming got out of the yard, Lu Yiming's feet were still limp. Tang Qingfeng had already come to his senses, and said excitedly, "I actually had dinner at the same table with His Majesty the Emperor! I even called him brothers and sisters! My God... the grave of my old Tang family ancestors!" It must be smoke, no, no, I have to write a letter back and ask my father to bring some good things to the ancestors."
He was ecstatic, Lu Yiming and You Yu did not give in, but Zhao Chuyang remembered the scene of Gou Liang and the emperor interlocking fingers that he saw under the table that day, and his expression was a bit complicated.
The three of Tang Qingfeng didn't pay attention to him. Fatty Tang thought that he would come out as soon as he came out, and now he was in a hurry to go to the Zuifeng Tower to buy all the table and tableware that they had eaten with His Majesty the Emperor, and they had to take them back as an offering. !
Lu Yiming echoed repeatedly, dragging Zhao Chuyang and You Yu hurriedly outside.
In the room they left just now, the emperor was hugging Gou Liang who was sitting upright grinding ink, talking to him.
Gou Liang still smiled and said: "Lu Chuanlu is fun, but this kind of straightforward thinking is more flattering."
The emperor raised his eyebrows and held him tighter: "Do you like it?"
Gou Liang laughed, and pretended not to hear, he continued: "Zhao Chuyang is calm, long-sleeved, good at dancing, and has more than enough courage; Tang Qingfeng has an exquisite mind, and knows the people's will best. Lu Yiming is full of determination, but also has a stubborn and persistent personality, coupled with a moderate personality. Serious You Yu, I think they will be able to make a difference in Ningzhou."
Hearing the unabashed appreciation and kindness in these words, even if the emperor didn't have Ningzhou's heart trouble, sooner or later he would have to choose a remote place for them to stay for a few years.
Whispering in his heart, he said nonchalantly: "There is Xiaokeng'er's policy theory, if they don't succeed, then they are really mediocre."
Saying that, he domineeringly interrupted the topic about Lu Yiming and the other four, and brought Gou Liang back to the palace rather impatiently, without waiting for him to finish writing what he had just finished writing.
Gou Liang thought that because of the imperial examination, he had been absent for three days and became impatient, and unexpectedly returned to Zhengyang Palace, but saw that he gave himself a painting.
Opening the picture scroll, the distant mountains and mist under the Yuansi stage, the early sun and thin clouds, the red and yellow forests, and the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers unfolded in front of Gou Liang's eyes. Only at the end did he see two people embracing each other.
In the painting, he is sleeping peacefully in the emperor's arms, but the emperor's sight does not fall on the beautiful river and mountains. He looked at Gou Liang intently, the tenderness in his eyes instantly made Shan He pale.
And next to the painting is a poem:
I don't know if I am happy with you.