at the same time.
"Leave a way, let a way."
A large and gorgeous carriage came from the other side of the long street, and was overwhelmed by the crowded people on the street.
The coachman poked his head and looked ahead, grabbed a passer-by at random and asked, "May I ask what happened ahead? Why is there such a traffic jam?"
Passers-by looked at the carriage, the decoration seemed to be different from the habits of the capital, and it seemed to be from other places.
He tried to persuade him: "You just arrived in the capital, right? Today is the entrance exam for the imperial school in the palace. At this moment, the primary school students and their families have just come out of the palace. They are all driven by cars, horses and sedan chairs. Can you avoid the congestion? "
Hearing the word Taixue, there was a rustle in the carriage, and someone rushed out, "May I ask if the little princess of Ning Gong's family has enrolled?"
Passers-by looked at the man in front of him curiously, and saw that he was wearing a navy blue dress, a gold crown and a jade belt around his waist, unlike ordinary wealthy people.
How can such a person have no brains at all
He waved his hand impatiently, "Ask me? I don't know!"
After saying that, he snorted and left.
The coachman hurriedly said: "Master, if you ask a passerby, how can he know if the young lady has enrolled? This kind of thing must be announced in the palace, we should hurry to the palace as soon as possible to be serious!"
"No, don't go into the palace, you see people are going out, how can we squeeze in?"
Mrs. Ning opened the curtain of the car and announced grandly, "Go back to our compound in Beijing. Thinking about it, the second sister has already taken Yidan back, why don't you just ask them?"
Ning Chengzhi took it very seriously, and hurriedly said: "Quickly, just listen to Madam and go back to the other courtyard!"
The carriage went from the long street in front of Miyagi to the other courtyard. The road was smoother, and finally stopped in front of the gate of the other courtyard.
"Master, madam?"
When the servants saw Ning Chengzhi and his wife coming out of the carriage, their eyes widened in surprise, "Why are you two here?"
Ning Chengzhi hurriedly said, "Where's Miss?"
"Miss just came back from the palace, she's inside!"
The servant replied, after speaking, he quickly led the two of them into the mansion, and saw Ning Yidan and her aunt chatting and laughing, talking about today's Taixue exam.
Seeing Ning Chengzhi and his wife, she immediately stood up, "Father, mother? Why are you here?"
"Silly girl, do you think your parents really want to leave you alone in the capital to study?"
Madam Ning stepped forward and hugged Ning Yidan, stroking her hair, "How is it? Have you been admitted to Taixue?"
Ning Chengzhi also looked at her expectantly, Ning Yidan said with a smile: "I dare not disappoint my parents, I have already passed the exam, but my ranking is not very high, so I am worthy of admission."
"Very good!"
The couple were overjoyed immediately, and Mrs. Ning said: "Your father said, if you fail the exam, we are here to comfort you and take you on a tour of the capital before going back. If you pass the exam, we will settle in the capital to accompany you." looking at you."
Now it was Ning Yidan's turn to be ecstatic, "Really? You guys also want to stay in the capital?"
Ning Chengzhi said: "Of course it's true. When did dad ever lie to you? Neither your father nor your mother has any skills. They can only be idle lords, spending their days in Lin'an. I hope you don't." Like father, you have to be a talented and useful person, so that you can display your talents and repay your responsibilities in the future, do you understand?"
The aunt on the side was a little embarrassed.
How many people in the world would like to be like Ning Chengzhi, who was born with a golden spoon in his mouth and owns the property of the Ning family. In Lin'an, he is only a feudal emperor and does not need to govern the place. This is a rare wealth and leisure in the world!
It was good for him, but he wanted Ning Yidan to leave the noble princess behind and come to the capital to study after hard work.
Mrs. Ning still listened to his words as usual, and echoed: "Yes, Yidan, you must know that when father and mother have nothing to do every day, they can only think about how to spend their money. It's really boring. Sigh, But we are still working hard to spend, just don’t want to leave too much for you, lest you also know nothing but spend money like us.”
Ning Yidan is still young, and has always been well-behaved. Hearing the words, he nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, father and mother, Yidan will never be a wealthy and idle person in the future, and must be someone useful to Da Zhou!"
Ning Chengzhi felt relieved, "Then you should study hard at home and get ready for school."
"What about you?"
"We went out for a stroll. We haven't been to Beijing to spend money for several years. We miss it very much..."
Well, the big and small shops on the long street also miss them.
In the palace, the selection list of Taixue was sent to the imperial study, and Yufu couldn't laugh or cry after seeing it.
"Fortunately, Jiaojiao was the last sentence, and finally got in. Otherwise, Yunyan doesn't know how to beat him, and we have to find a way to keep Jiaojiao in the palace to avoid being murdered."
Gu Shubai had already read the list, and said: "All the children have entered school, but Ping'er failed the list. This child likes martial arts and does not like reading since he was a child. He is not at all different from An'er."
Just as he was talking, he suddenly saw Hua Chang coming in from outside the hall.
Yu Fu and Gu Shubai looked at each other tacitly, and they didn't mention that Huashang was number one.
Fortunately, Huashang didn't come here to claim credit, she didn't say anything to make it seem like she won the first place easily, and it should be taken for granted!
Hua Chang bowed obediently at the bottom, which is the gift of a monarch and his ministers, but then ran up with a smile, and talked in front of the two of them.
This is a family gift.
Seeing the list on the table, Hua Chang knew they had already read it, "Are father and mother thinking about brother Ning Ping?"
Yu Fu couldn't help laughing: "How do you know?"
Hua Chang muttered, "Only brother Ning Ping failed the exam, so it's his fault. But don't worry, brother Yuan Zhang said he has a solution, and he has already gone to the Kun Mansion."
"What can Yuanzhang do?"
Gu Shubai thought about it for a while, but ignored it, "Yuanzhang has always been a mature kid, and he is also prudent in doing things. He said that he has a way to think of it and it's not a big problem. Fortunately, this kid is more like Ji Kui, and the second brother was not so sensible when he was young. "
Huashang opened her eyes and looked at Gu Shubai curiously. She likes to listen to stories told by elders, "Father, why did Second Uncle not be sensible when he was young?"
Gu Shubai's "deception brother" ability Yufu has been taught before, she can't deceive Gu Jiuge and make him embarrassing in front of the juniors, so she said: "Don't listen to your father, the second brother has always acted calmly, and you Brother Yuanzhang is exactly the same."
Hua Chang looked at Yu Fu and then at Gu Shubai, not knowing who to trust.
It doesn't matter, she will find out when she asks her grandfather tomorrow. My grandfather must know more about the second uncle's embarrassment!
Hua Chang went out with a smile, but Gu Shubai suddenly thought of something and ordered someone to bring in two books.
Yu Fu glanced at it, and saw that there was a picture of a general and beauties on the cover, so he knew that it was a book that was circulated in the market, "When have you read these books?"
Yufu read these books occasionally, he should understand what the common people are reading and thinking, but Gu Shubai didn't read them at all.
Yu Fu remembered that he once said: "The military generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty were outstanding, so these marketers' scripts changed the stories about talented scholars and beautiful women, and they all wrote about generals. Every general has six or seven brothers in his family, which clearly alludes to our Gu family. It’s fine if I don’t arrest the book writers, how can reading their books fuel their arrogance?”
With such a vowed tone, how could he have thought that today would happen.
Gu Shubai handed the book to her, "You can read it for yourself, this is not a book of words."
Yu Fu was slightly surprised, and took a look, only to see that the death row prisoner finally became a general on the paper, "This name is really superficial and vulgar. But why do I think it sounds familiar..."
She opened it, and immediately understood why it sounded familiar to her. Could it be Gu Shubai's story that was written so vividly
Why is there a family of generals in the Eastern Kingdom, because they were framed by treacherous ministers, they ransacked and beheaded. Fortunately, they were rescued by the female monarch of the Northern Kingdom before the sword fell. From then on, the eldest son left the Eastern Kingdom for the Northern Kingdom, and became the king's husband and general of the Northern Kingdom.
Yu Fu's face was full of black lines, "This... this is too realistic, right? I've read some of those story books in the past. Although the Gu family's setting is a bit similar, it doesn't mean that the plot of the story is exactly the same as the real one. It's too much, this Where is the person who wrote the book? He must be caught and tasted!"
Having said that, a smile still overflowed from the corner of her mouth unconsciously.
She is snickering.
Gu Shubai was keenly aware of this, kept his composure, and handed the second book to her with a smile, "Then if you read this again, I'm afraid it's not as simple as just giving him a taste."
Yu Fu suddenly had a bad feeling, took the book and read it, and sure enough——
The Story of a Country Girl Becomes an Empress!
"Asshole!"
Yu Fu jumped up against the case, furious, "Where is this person?"
Gu Shubai looked out of the hall, and after a while, he saw Gu Hanmo coming in with a fat man in his arms, and threw it on the ground easily.
The man was about twenty-five or sixteen years old, wearing a brocade jacket with pearls and jade on his body, and white flesh, it seemed that he had earned a lot of money by writing such eye-catching books.
Before Yu Fu could speak, his fat face wrinkled, and he yelled loudly, "Your Majesty, you are wronged! The grass people are wronged!"
Being fat and full of energy, this opening almost frightened Yu Fu, and the sound almost knocked off the roof of the imperial study, Gu Hanmo immediately glanced at him coldly.
As soon as he met Gu Hanmo's gaze, he immediately fell silent.
He was originally drinking tea in the teahouse today, listening to those who love to read his books praise and compliment him, but he didn't want to be picked up suddenly with one hand like a chicken, and then he saw Gu Hanmo's cold face.
Although it was a little strange that he had never been a "chicken" who was carried in his life given his weight, but if he did it all over again, he would rather never have met this cold-faced killer!
Seeing that he finally became honest, Gu Shubai, who was sitting by the side drinking tea slowly, raised his eyes, "Why are you nervous? I heard that your writing is very good. Eight out of ten people in the capital love to read it. I like it too." I see, so I invite you to the palace to meet His Majesty."
After finishing speaking, Yinling sent the two books about the general and the empress to this person, "Look carefully, are these books written by you?"
The signature on the cover of the book is Huang Huashou, and it really matches the fat man in front of him. Yinling wonders if she has arrested the wrong person.
The man suddenly had a bitter face, and knocked his head to the ground, "The villain dare not lie, this Huanghuashou is indeed a villain, but Your Majesty and the Regent, please allow the villain to report!"
"explain."
"The villain's surname is Huang and his name is Huashou. He was originally from Gusu. There is no house, no land, and no family. There is only a villain and a hungry old lady. But this old lady is so angry that she picks up a child that someone else doesn't want. When I came back, the villain became old and young, and had to earn money to support the family. The villain originally participated in the imperial examination last year, but failed to pass the exam, and had no travel expenses to return home, so he had to stay in the capital to find a way to make a living …”
It turned out that this person was named Huang Huashou, no wonder his pen name was Huang Huashou.
He described himself as extremely pitiful, intending to tell Yufu and the others that he was really forced to write such books, Yufu and Gu Shubai looked at each other with smiles in their eyes.
This person is quite interesting.
"There are so many ways to make a living, why do you want to write about the anecdote between me and the regent?"
Huang Huashou hurriedly said: "No, there are other people's!"
He flipped through the last few pages of the female gentleman's book, held it up to show Yufu to read, Yinling stepped forward to take the book, and sent it to Yufu's case.
Seeing a separate title on the last few pages, Yu Fu read softly: "A story of a rural maidservant finally becoming a grand master's wife..."
What is written under the title is the story of Yaolan, how humble and naughty she was in the Immortal Valley, and how glorious she was when she finally became the wife of the Taishi.
Ordinary people love to watch these stories of sparrows turning into phoenixes, hoping that they themselves will have such opportunities. This Huang Huashou is really not easy.
No wonder he was able to transform from a man without a house and land to become a writer who is sought after by the people in the capital.
If Yao Lan saw this story, she would be so mad!
Yu Fu had an idea, nodded and praised: "This story is not bad. It is written about Yao Lan, and it is said that Yao Lan will ascend to heaven with me by my side, so that I can have the blessing of being the wife of the Grand Master. How about this, I will let you enjoy it too. How about this blessing?"
"ah?"
Huang Huashou was a little puzzled, and timidly raised his head, "What does Your Majesty mean?"
"I let you be the great eunuch of the Palace of Eternal Life, and you will follow me every day, and you will surely ascend to heaven."
Too... eunuch
Isn't that the death of children and grandchildren
Huang Huashou was so frightened that the shit rolled, "I don't dare anymore, I don't dare anymore, I beg Your Majesty to show mercy, I don't want to be a eunuch!"
Fuck his chicken and dog ascended to heaven, he would rather be a poor man than keep his life!
Everyone in the hall couldn't help laughing when they saw this, and even the corners of Gu Hanmo's mouth turned up. Huang Huashou raised his head to see this scene, and realized that Yufu was scaring him.
He laughed and said: "Hey, Your Majesty, don't scare the villain. The villain knows that His Majesty loves the people the most, and will never punish the villain like this. In fact, although the villain wrote your story boldly and disrespectfully, the villain did not write your story. Wrong! At most, it exaggerates your ordinary childhood, isn’t this to resonate with the common people?”
"snort."
Gu Hanmo spoke for the first time in front of him, "If it wasn't for the fact that what you wrote is still true, do you think you have a chance to enter the palace, and I can personally catch it?"
Huang Huashou was a little puzzled when he heard this. After thinking about it carefully, he suddenly opened his eyes wide with joy, "So His Majesty won't punish the villain? Thank you, Your Majesty, and the Regent!"
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me."
Yu Fu put the two books aside, "I carefully read the content inside, and it was written in great detail. You don't know me before, and you have nothing to do with the Gu family, how do you know so clearly?"
Huang Huashou hurriedly said: "This villain is here to inquire about it! After the villain failed the ranking, he hangs around in the capital, copying and writing letters for others. After having this idea, he asked people everywhere about His Majesty and the Prince Regent. .Especially those survivors of Lin’an, they know the best! In the Yushan Building outside the palace gate, survivors of Lin’an often go to eat their hometown dishes, so I ask those guests.”
Gu Shubai said: "You don't even have the travel expenses to go back to your hometown, and the food in Yushanlou is so expensive, how do you go in and ask people?"
Huang Huashou proudly said: "Hehe, don't you understand? If I don't go in, I'll just squat at the door. Most of these rich people are educated and reasonable. If I humbly ask for advice, they won't beat me away, will they?"
Yu Fuyue heard more and more that this person had a clear insight into the world, so he winked at Gu Shubai, and the latter said knowingly: "Since you took the imperial examination last year, now I will give you a chance to enter the imperial court without having to take the exam again. Officer, would you like to?"
Huang Huashou was overjoyed, thought for a while and said, "What kind of official do you want me to be?"
"It is the order of the fourth rank Taishi."
He was overjoyed when he heard the words Zhengsipin, and suddenly realized that Taishiling's position was somewhat familiar. A certain famous person in history seemed to be Taishiling.
Isn't it Sima Qian who is known as Taishi Company
He took a step back subconsciously, protecting his body, "Then Taishi Ling still wants to be eunuch? Your Majesty, a villain with eight generations can't be a eunuch!"
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Note: Taishiling is not a eunuch position, it just happened that a Taishiling Sima Qian was eunuched...
In addition, I bought a ticket to Xi'an on June 9th, and now I am saving the manuscript for the next month's vacation, so I can only update it every day, I hope everyone understands, love you guys~