For candidates in Chang'an, the Chunwei Tribute Examination is still early, and there are still many entertainments before the exam. This year's tribute test has a new rule, the papers must be transcribed with anonymous names, which means that the examiners don't know who you are when they read the articles, and only judge the grades based on the quality of the articles.
According to the practice of previous years, there are many things to consider when selecting a scholar in the imperial examination, including background, fame, and talent. If there are particularly outstanding articles in the past, the examiner will give extra points when deciding the ranking!
I don’t know who gave the idea this year, but it turned into a dubious transcript. People who wanted to take advantage of the spring to participate in the poetry meeting to write some poems and send some articles to the examiners to impress the examiners all stopped. The examinees who came to Chang'an were all dumbfounded. In the end, they could only turn the poetry meeting into a simple poetry meeting, and the visit into a simple visit, and stopped thinking about taking shortcuts.
As a result, this year's Chang'an is very calm, and the streets and alleys are full of New Year's flavor as the new year approaches. Li Yuanying thought that he might be going to fiefdom soon, so he had another idea, wanting to take his mother Liu Baolin out of the palace to see Chang'an where she had been staying for more than ten years.
Liu Baolin was still young when he was sent to the palace, he didn't dare to do anything on the road, so he didn't have the chance to see the prosperity of the capital; after that, she stayed in the palace all the time and never had the chance to go out again. They will leave Chang'an soon, Li Yuanying wants to take Liu Baolin out to have a look!
Li Yuanying knew that if he discussed with Liu Baolin, Liu Baolin would definitely not say that he wanted to go, because Liu Baolin always tried his best to live as if he didn't exist, so as not to be noticed. He went directly to grind His Majesty Li Er, saying that he wanted to take Liu Baolin to the temple for incense.
His Majesty Li Er thought it was not a big deal, so he agreed.
Li Yuanying happily planned the route before going to talk to Liu Baolin. Liu Baolin knew that Li Yuanying had arranged everything properly, and had already obtained permission from His Majesty Li Er, so he could only let Li Yuanying happily drag her out of the palace. Of course, she asked people to carefully prepare the curtains and fences for the female relatives to go out, so that no one could catch the wrong place.
Years ago, Chang'an City was very lively, not only the streets were crowded with people, but also the streets and markets were very lively. Li Yuanying urged Liu Baolin to get out of the car and walk around, but Liu Baolin couldn't resist him, so he got out of the car wearing the curtain. The moment she stepped on the bluestone street, she felt as if she had returned to the world.
The last time I walked on the street was more than ten years ago.
The mother and son walked for a while on a relatively less lively street. Li Yuanying said to Liu Baolin, "When we go to the fief, mother, you can go to the street whenever you want."
Liu Baolin said: "What's good outside, I still like to cook more delicious food for you."
Li Yuanying took Liu Baolin for a stroll on the street, and after a while, he turned to Wei Zheng's house, and pulled Wei Shu out to accompany Liu Baolin to burn incense without seeing anyone else.
Wei Shu didn't know that when Li Yuanying said that Liu Baolin was here, she felt a little nervous. Li Yuanying encouraged her: "Don't be afraid, it is said that an ugly daughter-in-law also wants to see her in-laws, not to mention you are not ugly!"
Wei Shu was worried at first, but after hearing Li Yuanying's persuasion, she became angry. What are these words? Is there such a comforter as him!
Wei Shu was led out of the door by Li Yuanying, who was then sent to the carriage where Liu Baolin was sitting. Liu Baolin took her hand and told her to sit down, saying that Li Yuanying was ignorant, and it was really abrupt to come to the door so abruptly, it should not be done.
Liu Baolin was as friendly as ever, and Wei Shu's little apprehension was gone, and she talked to Liu Baolin openly. When they arrived at the gate of the temple, they were still chatting happily, and Li Yuanying yelled outside: "It's here!"
There are many powerful wives and family members who come to the temple to offer incense. There are not so many taboos in Buddhism, so Liu Baolin didn't wear the curtain anymore, and only held Wei Shu's hand to burn incense.
Li Yuanying saw that Liu Baolin was leading Wei Shu, both of them had no place for themselves, so he groaned twice, reluctantly took on the manly responsibility and sent them to the Buddhist hall where only female relatives were allowed to go in and out to offer incense and pray for blessings.
Liu Baolin drove him to play by himself.
Li Yuanying was very disdainful of this kind of behavior of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, but he didn't have the face to say that he was still a child, so he could only wander around the temple alone, and finally went to the front to listen to the monk telling stories. The monks use one method after another to retain believers. Those who like quietness are led to the secluded Buddhist halls and Buddhist temples;
Today the temple is talking about Mulian saving his mother. Mulian's mother fell into hell, and Mulian went to rescue her after going through all kinds of hardships. What the masses love to hear is, of course, how terrible hell is and how thrilling and tortuous the process of Mulian’s rescue of his mother is. Let the pilgrims listen very deeply.
Li Yuanying also listened with great interest, wondering if he should add some sesame oil money, but he heard someone come to greet him: "Your Highness."
Li Yuanying turned his head to look, and it was Su Qiniang and Xinxin who came. These two people are currently devoting themselves to the music career, and they don't have to think about anything every day, just concentrate on thinking about new songs and dances.
Li Yuanying wondered, "Are you coming to offer incense too?"
Su Qiniang said: "No, we heard people say that the vulgar talk here is the best, so we came here specially to listen to it, but we didn't expect His Highness to come today."
Upon hearing this, Li Yuanying understood that they were here to steal the teacher. Whether it is singing and dancing or vulgar speaking, being able to attract people must have advantages, and it must be great if you can learn their strengths. Li Yuanying affirmed their eagerness to learn: "Then you study hard."
Xin Xin suggested an idea to Li Yuanying: "The temple can talk about folk tales, and Fengtai Building can also have more than singing and dancing." Li Yuanying asked them to compose poems and essays. They have already been doing this, but after listening to the folk tales for a few days, Both he and Su Qiniang vaguely had a new idea, and wanted to learn the method taught in Fengtai Building. Xin Xin said, "We want to try to tell His Highness's "Han Zi's Fables", and we will find some new stories to tell later."
Of course, Buddhist stories cannot be told in restaurants, so they are going to start with the stories written by Li Yuanying, which can be regarded as preaching some truths in the books to the people.
Li Yuanying agreed with their whimsical ideas very much: "If you want to try it, try it. If there is no story, I will let someone tell you a few." People, naturally let them do it.
Su Qiniang and the two happily thanked Li Yuanying. Seeing that Li Yuanying was no longer interested in the vulgar lectures here, Su Qiniang suggested: "I heard that there are scholars in Houshan holding a literary conference. Do you want to go and see, Your Highness?"
Li Yuanying wondered how long Liu Baolin and the others would worship and talk, and upon hearing this, he led Su Qiniang and the others to the back mountain.
Sure enough, there are scholars in Houshan holding a literary meeting, and there are quite a few people.
Li Yuanying always likes to be lively, so he quickened his pace immediately. I don't want to hear someone complaining as soon as he approached: "I don't know who came up with the idea. This year, the Jinshi department has to be transcribed with anonymity. Wouldn't it be useless for me to practice calligraphy for many years? Those lazy ones take up the trouble." benefit."
This is complaining about this year's new anonymous transcription system.
Li Yuanying waved his hand to make Su Qiniang and the two stop, and stood where they were, ready to eavesdrop. As a result, on this topic, everyone complained a lot, some felt that their good calligraphy was buried, some felt that they might be able to gain some fame in front of Chunwei, and some felt that they were being guarded against by being a villain. In short, no one feels good.
After hearing this, Li Yuanying decided not to play with these people, lest these people settle accounts with him. This idea was given by Wu Mei, and he thought it was quite feasible, so he found a system to improve the operation process of the entire anonymous transcription, sorted it out and handed it to Kong Yingda.
This method is not only against cheating, but also against faction. Fortunately, the Jinshi department is not very conspicuous. The imperial court is more about selecting professionals, such as those who are engaged in classics, mathematics, law, etc. There are very few people selected for the Jinshi department.
It is a pity that the system told Li Yuanying that later Jinshi subjects would become the mainstream, and even the children of the aristocratic family wanted to be a Jinshi gilded, but his brother's idea of using the imperial examination to suppress the aristocratic family was useless. In the new way, those who are in the same subject are called "Tongnian", and the examiners are called "Teacher". With such a relationship, they have a natural alliance!
Since the Jinshi section is not vague, the examiners can refer to the past articles of the scholars before making the grades. Therefore, it is very popular to vote for the Jinshi section. The nobleman has blue eyes. In addition to cultivating their own nephews, aristocratic families can also rely on imperial examinations to attract talents. Originally, it was a way for the imperial court to select talents, but gradually it became a way for "sectors" to select talents.
Knowing this, Li Yuanying handed over the method of transcribing the names to Kong Yingda, and also mentioned the term "student of the Son of Heaven", saying that His Majesty Li Er could be the official examiner. Since the teacher is so good, why let someone else do it, naturally it is best to let his emperor brother do it!
Kong Yingda had finished reading it at the time, and partly agreed with Li Yuanying's thoughts, but was quite critical of what the emperor's disciples said, thinking that Li Yuanying was suspected of cheating the royal family to give gold to the royal family. But on the whole, Kong Yingda felt that this method was feasible. After thinking about it, he called back and asked Li Yuanying to delete and modify it, and directly submitted it to His Majesty Li Er.
His Majesty Li Er is a bit narcissistic. Although he won the world immediately, he feels that he is also well-read and educated. Naturally, he fell in love with the word "Student of the Son of Heaven" at first sight. This is a good idea, all talented scholars in the world should be his students!
His Majesty Li Er ordered someone to change the regulations of this year's Jinshi department on the spot. The other departments are for selecting professionals, and it remains the same!
In fact, His Majesty Li Er felt that if the candidates from other departments strongly demanded to be the emperor's disciples, he would not be unacceptable. Fortunately, seeing Kong Yingda's dark face, "I want to slap you very much" and "I'm going to slap you if you say it again", His Majesty Li Er wisely swallowed what he was going to say, and barely improved his first subject.
Seeing that these scholars didn't like the idea of duplicating their names, Li Yuanying didn't want to play with them anymore, so he took Su Qiniang and the others away. Only then did someone notice that Li Yuanying was coming and going, and reminded others. The scholars saw that Li Yuanying led the people away, so they inevitably discussed——
Someone said: "Is that not King Teng?"
Someone said: "Look at the woman beside you, is it Su Qiniang?"
Some people said: "Come and go, don't you think they look down on us?"
When the topic started, those who knew some rumors gave some popular science to the participants, what happened to King Teng who was beautiful and talented, what King Teng hid in the golden house, what King Teng went to the countryside to meet widows, and the newly released King Teng In short, don't look at Prince Teng's young age, he is full of flowers and flowers! I've heard people say that he will also take the Jinshi examination this year, and that he can only be called a romantic genius if he is admitted to the Jinshi!
Someone raised a question: "Didn't it mean that King Teng and Wei Taishi's granddaughter were engaged?"
The person carrying the rumors took it for granted: "That's how it is!"
The tone sounded envious.
Isn't it true that if you want to marry the granddaughter of Wei Taishi's family who is famous for being upright and upright, you dare to gossip everywhere. However, Taishi Wei turned a blind eye to this, as if he hadn't heard of it at all, it's amazing!
Li Yuanying didn't know that he had become the envy of everyone, he thought it was enough to walk around, so he asked Su Qiniang and the others to go on their own, and ran to the Buddhist hall to pick up Liu Baolin and Wei Shu. On the way out of the temple, Li Yuanying angrily told Wei Shu what those scholars had said, and criticized dissatisfiedly: "They really have no vision!"
Wei Shu nodded and praised: "Not everyone is as smart as you."
Li Yuanying was flattered by the praise, and immediately cocked his tail high. He talked to Wei Shu about the many disadvantages of unambiguous transcription, which he had heard from the system before, and he was not ashamed to sell it now.
Liu Baolin was also happy when he heard that Li Yuanying and Wei Shu had a happy chat together. Her son's temper is like this, he has to stroke his hair, and he can say anything to make him happy. The prospective daughter-in-law is sure of this, and there shouldn't be any problems between the two of them getting along in the future.
After going out of the palace, Liu Baolin's life didn't change much, but he had more expectations for the future in his heart. The son is filial, and is becoming more and more sensible; the daughter-in-law is good-natured, and she gets along well with her again, what else does she have to worry about? Just wait for the family to live happily ever after!
The only thing to worry about is that His Majesty Li Er still doesn't want to let Li Yuanying go. Fortunately, seeing how happy Li Yuanying has been recently, His Majesty Li Er seems to have loosened up!
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After the new year, Li Yuanying was one year older, turning fourteen like Cheng Yang.
His Majesty Li Er asked someone to start to arrange Chengyang's marriage. Du He has been working hard on errands lately, and he is not too young. During the Chinese New Year, His Majesty Li Er went to the Lingyan Pavilion. He thought of Du Ruhui and missed him very much. He remembered this marriage that had been delayed for a year or two, and immediately asked Li Chunfeng to choose a good one. For the day, set the wedding date on the closest auspicious day after Chunwei.
When Li Yuanying thought that his niece was about to get married, he felt very reluctant. If she married someone else's family, he would not be able to take care of her all the time. Fortunately, the relationship between Du He's family is simple and he did not inherit the Dukedom of the country. After Cheng Yang gets married, he will start a mansion with his son-in-law himself, so there is no need to be angry.
Li Yuanying heard that His Majesty Li Er had set the wedding date, and went to Du He to chat about life and ideals from time to time. Compared to the past when he could only pull Li Zhi to try out Du He and Fang Jun, Li Yuanying is very upright now, and has allocated a lot of money-making business to join Du He, and wants to bring Du He to make money together.
Du He reciprocated the love very understandingly, and after returning home, he dismissed all the serving maids, tidied up his surroundings, and resolutely did not leave any troubles for Cheng Yang to work hard on.
It wasn't that Du He was greedy for Li Yuanying's benefits, it was that Du He watched Fang Jun's series of encounters, and saw that Li Chengqian and Li Yuanying's uncle and nephew were very close, and the emperor's grandson even clinged to Li Yuanying when they met. How to do!
Although Li Yuanying still felt that Du He didn't have any outstanding talents, he reluctantly recognized that he was a qualified prospective son-in-law.
Chengyang's wedding date has just been set here, and there is good news from Li Zhi's side. He didn't come back during the Chinese New Year because the princess was pregnant with Liujia. In the beginning of spring, his princess gave birth to a big fat boy. No, Li Zhi sent someone back quickly to deliver a letter to announce the good news to His Majesty Li Er, and by the way, begged His Majesty Li Er to give his big fat boy a name.
Li Yuanying didn't expect Li Zhi to be so efficient, and when he got the news, he ran to His Majesty Li Er with a bit of sourness and said: "The pheasant slave will have a child so soon, brother emperor, you are a grandfather again!"
His Majesty Li Er heard his tone sour, and said leisurely: "Yes, I am a grandfather again, some people don't even become a father."
Li Yuanying said angrily: "I'm young, of course I didn't become a father!" Moreover, Master Sun and the system told him that it's not good to have children too early, especially for girls, so he couldn't bear to let his sister give birth so early ! He said the main purpose of his coming here, "When Chunwei finishes the exam, let me go to Taiyuan to see my nephew and grandson!"
His Majesty Li Er glanced at him and agreed.
Li Yuanying ran away happily, packed up his cheerful mood and completed the final test preparation sprint with his friends.
In a blink of an eye, it was the day when the examinations of the Tribute Academy started. Early this morning, Li Yuanying and the others came to the Tribute Academy of the Ministry of Rites with their own test equipment and prepared to enter. Although they were all wearing uniforms issued by the Imperial College, the only three female examinees in the audience were recognized immediately, and many people looked at them frequently.
Li Yuanying didn't care about other people's eyes since he was a child, and Wei Shu and the others were also calm and composed. Others watched Li Yuanying and his party a few times, and saw that Li Yuanying and his party looked calm, so they didn't think it was very interesting, and even felt rude, so they didn't look any more. On the contrary, there were a few who were particularly cynical and muttered indignantly: "Anyone can take the test, it's amazing to be powerful!"
Some voices were far away, so Li Yuanying didn't listen, and a middle-aged man in his early forties yelled in front of him, as if he was afraid that he could not hear him. Li Yuanying is not a person who swallows his anger, he just took a few glances and said, if anyone dares to gossip in front of him, he will quit, rushing up to confront the other party: "Say it again!"
That middle-aged student is also a domineering person, so he said it again, and said that a woman's entry into the examination room is a sage's place, and a woman should take good care of her husband and children at home, and don't come out to show her face and ostentatiously. Even if a woman is knowledgeable, it is not for scientific examinations, but for raising children with all her heart!
Li Yuanying snorted and said: "I think you are not young anymore, and you haven't passed the exam yet. You must have no talent. I'm afraid that all the young ladies will come to take the exam in the future, and you won't be able to pass the exam!"
The middle-aged candidate was stabbed in the heart by Li Yuanying, and angrily said: "It has been like this since ancient times, how can there be any reason for women to participate in the test?"
Li Yuanying had argued with Dr. Ma many times before, and he was not at all afraid that he would play tricks, so he stopped back without hesitation: "According to what you said, I didn't try it earlier, so when I started the test, didn't I have to say 'Since ancient times? There has never been a test, and there is no reason to be an official after taking the test'. Just don't hold the test, and select officials like 'since ancient times'!"
The people from the Ministry of Rituals heard the commotion and saw that Li Yuanying was arguing with someone, so he came over boldly and shouted, "Don't dare to make noise before the Gongyuan!"
The middle-aged Juzi shut up.
Although Li Yuanying was a little reconciled, Wei Shu and the others persuaded him to go back. No matter how much those people have opinions, didn't they pass the Imperial College's exam and get the qualification of Chunwei? Since they passed the exams in a dignified manner, they are not afraid of what others will say.
The scholars passed through the gate one after another and entered the Gongyuan to wait for the examination. Compared with the previous years, this year the Tribute Academy has made the examination room more decent. Everyone is separated separately, unable to communicate with others, and can only take their own exams. Li Yuanying took the seat according to the number, sat in his seat and waited for the exam to start.
The Gongyuan side was calm and calm, and His Majesty Li Er also learned of the dispute in front of the Gongyuan.
The three female examinees, Cheng Yang, Wu Mei, and Wei Shu, were all brought into the Imperial College by Li Yuanying, but it would be wrong to say that they entered the Imperial College based on their status. Their knowledge and articles were learned steadily. The test results are also clearly recorded, without any falsification!
What's more, one of them is his precious daughter.
His Majesty Li Er and Li Yuanying had the same idea, they all obtained their qualifications by themselves, why should they not be allowed to take the exam? This middle-aged man has no insight, no vision, and no heart!
Since His Majesty Li Er has become the official examiner, he will not just sit idle after discussing government affairs with Wei Zheng and others. He is going to go to the Tribute Academy for inspections, and take a look at this year's young heroes in advance to see which ones are most likely to be his emperor. protégé.
If you see Li Yuanying, a bad brother, you will naturally take a look.
His Majesty Li Er did not hesitate at all after making up his mind, and led Wei Zheng and others to the Gongyuan in a low-key manner. Maybe it's because many new regulations have been issued in the Jinshi Department this year, especially the "Students of the Son of Heaven", which aroused many people's hearts. After getting the exam questions, one or two wrote hard, answering the questions so absorbedly that they didn't pay attention at all. To the arrival of His Majesty Li Er.
His Majesty Li Er didn't come here to show his prestige, he searched one by one, and was very satisfied with the mental outlook of these candidates this year. His Majesty Li Er didn't see Li Yuanying who was also seriously answering the question until he patrolled for a while.
Li Yuanying didn't notice His Majesty Li Er's arrival either. He wrote seriously, and his drafts were frantic. He felt that his thoughts had never been so smooth. He was engrossed in his writing, so of course he didn't have the time to pay attention to other things, until His Majesty Li Er continued to inspect under Wei Zheng's reminder, he didn't find that his emperor brother had been there.
Changsun Wuji saw that His Majesty Li Er had a sullen face, and when he left the tribute courtyard, he smiled and said: "His Royal Highness Teng wrote with such care, it seems that he will have a good ranking."
His Majesty Li Er was greatly benefited by Changsun Wuji's praise, and the depression of being ignored by his bad brother just now disappeared. Of course, he still commented modestly and objectively: "This kid has only been serious for so many years, how can he compare with others who have studied hard for ten years?"
Fang Xuanling went on to boast: "His Royal Highness Prince Teng is extremely intelligent. After studying hard for a few years, he is naturally better than many people."
His Majesty Li Er was overjoyed, laughed, and led them back to the palace in a good mood.
Wei Zheng didn't say anything along the way, he felt that Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling were really shameless, he didn't even praise Li Yuanying for marrying his granddaughter, they boasted a lot!
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