After this battle, both the fourth prince and the sixth prince were severely hit. Only the Chen family remained standing, and the emperor was too busy to clean up the Chen family.
Immediately afterwards, the Southern Earth Dragon turned over, many people died, and a group of people were busy with disaster relief.
At the cusp of this storm, the fourth prince and the sixth prince were busy assisting the emperor in handling government affairs, and when the emperor was also in a hurry, Lu Ze began to hold a banquet to celebrate his birthday.
Invitations were sent to all officials, large and small.
Then he sent an invitation letter to each prince, sat at the door and started collecting money.
The butler also set up a booth at the entrance to record how many gifts and money each official gave, and not only recorded them, but also sang them loudly.
Open-minded corruption and bribery is also a must.
Before the banquet started, Lu Ze announced all the gifts and money to the people in the capital, and donated them all, which quickly won the cheers of the people.
The sixth prince, who was about to write the impeachment memorial, silently withdrew his hand.
The fourth prince touched his chin, shook his head again, and looked at the elder brother of the prince who was holding Tu Sheng with interest. It seemed that the father's and sixth brother's wish to abolish the crown prince had failed again.
The big brother's move has even higher prestige among the people.
The father was afraid that he would vomit blood again.
Soon after the banquet, the Prince's Mansion closed the door and began to hang on horses.
Lu Ze played four tables at the same time, and he won 10,000 taels in one round. After a few rounds, everyone wrote an IOU and broke up the four tables.
Then Lu Ze pulled a few princes to fight.
The fourth prince, who had already been cheated once, said goodbye immediately. Anyway, the sixth prince and Lu Zeming were still brothers and could not escape.
After a few laps, I signed several IOUs.
The sixth prince's face darkened.
These IOUs add up to much more than Lu Ze donated.
After a few more laps, Lu Ze can make a fortune.
After a few laps, Lu Ze broke up a few more tables. Many officials saw that the thief wanted to run away, but unfortunately the door of the Prince's Mansion was closed.
Almost everyone who entered the Prince's Mansion was cleaned by Lu Pa skin before leaving in despair.
Late at night, Lu Ze and Tu Sheng sat on the bed and began to count money happily.
The emperor was so exhausted that he was busy with the new imperial examination a month later, and saw Lu Ze again.
His liver hurts when he sees Lu Ze now, but he can't get rid of him.
In the past, I didn't want to give up, but now the Chen family is sitting on the big board and can't give up.
Fortunately, the imperial examinations are coming, and you can promote some of your own people again.
The emperor seemed to be ten years old for a month. He sat on the dragon chair, his lips were white, "Tell me, who will be the chief of the imperial examination this time."
Originally, the chief examiner of the imperial examination was supposed to be Taifu Gan, but unfortunately his home has been raided.
Those in the DPRK who have just been promoted to fill the gap are too busy with their own affairs.
In desperation, the emperor thought of his sons again.
The second child is a waste, the third is a hooligan, the fifth is in another province, and the remaining few are too young.
It can only be chosen among the crown prince, the fourth prince and the sixth prince.
Lu Ze Mao then recommended himself, "Father, my son, I would like to share your worries for you."
Go away, I don't need it!
The emperor cursed in his heart, and turned to the fourth and sixth princes, "How about the two of you?"
The imperial examination is also a good opportunity to cultivate one's own people.
The emperor felt that the fourth prince would not give up, but the fourth prince smiled calmly, "My son has been exhausted recently, and Qingqing is sick again. I'm afraid I don't have the energy to preside over such a big imperial examination. My son still recommends the eldest brother and the sixth brother."
Lu Ze nodded, "Fourth brother knows me too."
The emperor looked at the fourth prince deeply, "Fourth, have you made up your mind?"
"Erchen thinks very clearly."
What the father cares about is the sixth brother, and the imperial examinations are naturally prepared for the sixth brother. If someone else presides, there is no doubt that something will happen in the middle to make him take the blame.
The imperial examination is a big thing, there are many people, and it is inevitable that there will be omissions. At that time, the benefits will not be obtained, and there will be a lot of black pots, which is not worthwhile.
It's better to let others do the work and make it easier for yourself.
Obviously the sixth prince also thought of this, hesitating in the face of the emperor's expectant gaze, "My son..."
"Father, give it to me." Lu Ze thought about his father. He couldn't wait and was eager to try. The emperor's liver hurt even more, and he immediately said, "Then come here."
Ninety-five supreme, one word.
The sixth prince had no choice but to kneel down to accept the order.
After coming out of the imperial study, Lu Zeyu patted the sixth prince on the shoulder earnestly, "Sixth brother, the imperial examination is a matter of great importance, you must take care of the details and do it yourself. If you need any help from the elder brother, just say it. "
The sixth prince replied without a smile, "Don't worry, His Royal Highness, the younger brother must be on guard to prevent any problems in the examination room."
"That's good." Lu Ze nodded, "Since this is the case, when will you repay the 50,000 taels of silver you owe me?"
The topic jumped far away.
The sixth prince smiled embarrassedly, "His Royal Highness, my younger brother has been a little tight recently, can you spare some time?"
"I don't mind, just don't forget this interest, Sixth Brother."
"must."
On the day of going to Concubine Xian's palace once a month, the emperor came to Concubine Xian's palace with anger in his chest.
At this time, Concubine Xian was embroidering, and when she saw the emperor's tears, she fell pitifully.
The emperor was very disappointed with the erratic performance of the sixth prince today, but at the moment he was worried that he didn't expect to see a dejected face as soon as he came, and his mood was even worse.
The emperor patiently asked, "What happened to Concubine Ai?"
Concubine Xian cried softly and weakly: "Your Majesty, look at the hands of the concubine. Concubine Qi asks the concubine to embroider the Buddhist scriptures every day, and the hands of the concubine are swollen."
Although Concubine Xian had the word "Xian" hanging on it, she was actually a little woman born into a small family.
I don't understand the important affairs of the court. Although the emperor likes her, he will not tell her too clearly.
Concubine Xian is very obedient, what the emperor says and does, feels that as long as the emperor loves her, it is enough.
What the emperor likes is also the feeling of relying on him wholeheartedly as his own man.
However, Concubine Xian is a little woman after all.
When she was wronged, she wanted to sue, and Concubine Xian gently pulled the emperor's chatter to complain. After listening too much, the emperor was also annoyed.
In his opinion, although Concubine Xian was wronged, the affairs of the harem were trivial matters.
He is now full of matters of imperial power, and he really doesn't want to hear these trivial things.
The emperor comforted Concubine Xian with a few words, and Concubine Xian was overjoyed, "Your Majesty, when will you punish Concubine Qi?"
The emperor's liver hurts again, and there is an incomprehensible feeling.
This woman was very well protected by him. She didn't know the sufferings of the world, and she didn't know what was right or wrong.
The emperor took a deep breath, after all, it was his own woman, and he didn't want to scold her, and said, "Let's not talk about this for now. When our children ascend the throne in the future, you will punish whoever you want."
"Your Majesty~" Concubine Xian was delighted and leaned against the Emperor's chest, "I know that you are the best to me."
Alas, Concubine Xian is too simple.
The emperor sighed silently in his heart.
The emperor hadn't come to the harem for a long time, but the concubine virtuous, who was once a month, still went to the harem. What this meant was self-evident.
Concubine Qi held a meeting of concubines and concubines in the harem. After chatting left and right, the number of people in Concubine Xian's palace began to increase. Those who watched the fun, those who stumbled, and Concubine Xian, who needed to be protected, had a harder life.
The emperor asked her to bear it, but she could bear embroidery, but she couldn't bear the tossing of other secrets and toss, so Concubine Xian asked the attendant arranged by the emperor to go to the emperor every day to complain.
As soon as Concubine Xian was found, the emperor asked Concubine Qi to rectify it. Once Concubine Qi was rectified, the other concubines hated Concubine Xian even more, causing stumbles, poisons, and tricks to emerge one after another, and Concubine Xian soon fell ill.
Guifang Building.
Tu Pingjun checked out the talented names one by one according to the memory of his previous life in accordance with the accommodation roster.
Not long ago, she used the memory of her previous life to hoard a lot of food before the Southern Earth Dragon turned over, and when the people were almost dead, she threw it out when the food was most in short supply, and made a huge profit.
Using this money, she and the sixth prince temporarily kept their cooperative relationship and opened this inn restaurant.
Everything happens so fast and suddenly these days.
The matter of Tu Sheng and the prince's trial of the corruption case, these things did not exist in the previous life.
Everything broke her presupposition and made her feel very scared.
If everything she knew in advance was useless, what was the value of her rebirth
However, this imperial examination gave her confidence again.
The roster in her hand has three circled names on it.
Lu Hongfang, Wei Jitong, Zhang Linyu.
These three people have not yet been selected, and they will not be the second and second place in the champion list in the future, but they will join the sixth prince in the future, become the sixth prince's right-hand man, become the man of power who can grasp the situation of the court, and help the sixth prince defeat the fourth prince.
Tu Pingyun asked the shopkeeper to pay close attention to these three people, and found the sixth prince with these three names.
Tu Pingyun handed the three names to the sixth prince, "Your Highness, I think it is necessary for these three candidates to be recruited in this class of candidates."
The sixth prince took a look, and the corners of his eyes trembled. Aren't these three people specially arranged for him by the father
The sixth prince's suspicious eyes fell on Tu Pingjun. These three people were all the people and wealth that the father had cultivated for many years, and they spent countless efforts. Ordinary people don't know it at all. Where did Tu Pingyun know about it
The sixth prince asked indifferently, "What's the difference between these three?"
Guessing that the sixth prince would ask such a question, Tu Pingyun confidently handed over the articles of these three people found on the market, "These three people are talented and knowledgeable, and they are also well-known among the people, and they have traveled across the country and have a wealth of knowledge. "
"Oh~"
The sixth prince responded slowly, "So Miss Tu just saw the talents of these three people."
Tu Pingjun felt that the sixth prince's tone was wrong, but he didn't know why, so he frowned and replied, "Yes."
"Okay, I understand, you go down first."
Seeing that the sixth prince was not paying attention, Tu Pingjun emphasized: "sixth prince, please believe me, these three people will definitely be your right-hand man in the future and help you get to the position you want."
The more nervous Tu Pingjun became, the more suspicious the sixth prince became. He hooked his lips and smiled, "Miss Lao Tu has bothered, I will take it seriously."
"Please pay attention to the sixth prince." Tu Pingyun added another sentence before leaving.
When Tu Pingjun left, the sixth prince immediately had someone follow him. He never believed in coincidences.
What's more, Tu Pingyun has always been very mysterious.
Apart from Tu Pingjun, what the sixth prince is most worried about is the fourth prince and Lu Ze, who take turns staring at them three times a day.
After Tu Pingyun left, the more she thought about it, the more angry she became. She helped the sixth prince unreservedly, and even gave the three most important ministers in the future without any secrets, but the sixth prince did not pay attention to her proposal at all.
As soon as she returned to Guifang Tower, the guard Li Jie immediately pulled her aside, pointed to the two men outside who were dressed as servants and followed her secretly and said, "These two people have been following you since they came out of the Sixth Prince's Mansion."
Tu Pingjun looked at it, and his heart for the sixth prince became even colder.
Li Jie persuaded: "Miss, you have the ambition and the amazing talent, why bother to make wedding dresses for others?"
"What do you mean?"
"Miss, why don't you directly gather talents for your own use?" Li Jie said: "Depending on others always depends on the person's face, why don't you cultivate your own power, if the people you cultivate can occupy a place in the court, whether it is The crown prince, the sixth prince, or the fourth prince, wouldn't they all take the initiative to win over the young lady?"
This Li Jie was someone who was rescued by Tu Pingyun not long ago on the side of the road.
Tu Pingjun also doubted his identity, but Li Jie didn't want to say it, so she didn't force it.
If a person like Li Jie deliberately concealed his unusualness, she would never let her find out.
Since he didn't hide it, it meant that he just didn't want to say it.
After getting along for a few days, she has regarded Li Jie as her own, and now Li Jie's words say that her heart is gone.
The crown prince looked down on her, the fourth prince just used her, and now even the sixth prince doesn't pay attention to her.
Then why should she stick her hot face to other people's cold ass
"Okay!" Tu Pingyun slapped the table heavily, "Since he doesn't value it, then I'll do it myself."
Lu Hongfang, Wei Jitong, and Zhang Linyu have already reported to the sixth prince, and they must not be used anymore.
But there are so many students in the world, why are there only these three
There are still many talented people in her memory, this time, she wants to win over all these people to her own door.
Tu Pingjun started his recruitment journey confidently, but he did not expect to encounter serious setbacks at the beginning.
She thinks very well. She has money and can predict the future. A little on-demand can make a person soar into the sky.
But, who would believe her
Han Chuang studied hard for more than ten years, in order that one day a hundred officials will be awarded titles and take up official careers.
Why be attached to a woman who has nothing but money
Moreover, even if the family is not rich, those who can afford to read books have no problem with food and clothing.
Everyone is rich and raised, and they have never suffered setbacks and are full of imagination and pride in their future. How can they bow down for a little money
Tu Pingyun never thought about winning over a few talented people, but it was so difficult.
Moreover, these people also scolded her for insulting Sven.
Really pissed her off.
The rich look down on her, the poor are proud, and only a few people who look like villains are close to Tu Pingjun.
Tu Pingjun sat on the chair in frustration, disappointed.
Not for myself, but for these blind people.
Li Jie sighed: "These people are short-sighted, miss, don't take it to heart. Even if there are only a few people, I believe that miss can turn the dead wood into a good talent, and make these pedantic scholars look up to each other."
Li Jie's words were very heartwarming, and Tu Pingyun's mood finally improved.
She can be reborn, of course, God asked her to do something big.
She believes that she will be able to go higher and farther.
Tu Pingyun built himself up, and then instructed Li Jie, "Go and find out who the official who asked the question this time is."
In the previous life, the imperial examinations were not advanced, and there was no guarantee that the two examination questions would be the same.
However, maybe she can start with the sixth prince.
Since the sixth prince can send someone to follow her, of course she can send someone to follow the sixth prince.
Soon, Li Jie began to monitor the sixth prince 24 hours a day.
That night, the sixth prince changed his clothes and went out quietly. Li Jie followed him all the way to the bamboo forest in the suburbs.
There are bells around the bamboo forest, and the bells will ring when someone approaches.
Li Jie hid aside and peeked, and found that it was none other than Lu Hongfang, Wei Jitong, and Zhang Linyu waiting inside.
The distance was relatively far, and Li Jie couldn't hear the conversation of the four, but seeing that Lu Hongfang and the three were respectful to the sixth prince, it was obvious that they had already surrendered.
After a long time, the sixth prince bid farewell to the three and left, and Li Jie also went back to reply to Tu Pingjun.
This reply made Tu Pingyun as uncomfortable as eating a fly.
This sixth prince, Mingli didn't believe her, but secretly, after listening to her recommendation, he immediately attracted people to him, which really pissed her off.
Tu Pingyun once again ordered Li Jie to closely monitor these three people. In Tu Pingyun's view, since he has recruited talents, he must prepare for the imperial examinations early, so naturally he must leak the exam questions early. Get ready and get a good grade.
Li Jie nodded in agreement, and then took advantage of the moonlight to report back to Lu Ze.
After listening to Lu Ze, he pondered for a moment and asked Li Jie to go back first. He would find a way about the exam questions.
Tu Pingyun thought it was too simple. Since the three of Lu Hongfang are talented people, they naturally don't need to cheat. All they need is how to hide their strength.
There is no need for the sixth prince to leak the exam questions. Even if there is something wrong with the exam papers of these three people, the sixth prince can still do something while marking the exam papers.
It seems that he still needs to help Tu Pingyun.
Time flies, and finally came the first day of the scientific examination. The sixth prince was waiting for him. He didn't believe that the prince and the fourth prince could easily let him go.
But it was calm.
the next day.
Day three.
It's that easy to pass in three days
The sixth prince couldn't help but be very puzzled.
At the end of the exam, the candidates returned to their residences by themselves, and then began to seal the examination papers.
The sixth prince stared at him from morning till night, and nothing really happened.
The ranking will end soon, and the top three will start the palace test.
Lu Hongfang, Wei Jitong, and Zhang Linyu were not among the top three.
The top three are He Xiuwen, Li Hexu, and Ma Gaoge.
After kneeling and kowtow, the emperor smiled and said, "It's dignified, not bad."
The three replied in unison: "The emperor is wrong."
The emperor nodded, nodded his first name, and asked Ma Gaoge, "Nowadays, the court's talents are fading, and the imperial examinations are set up in advance in order to recruit talents. Therefore, my question is also very simple, what are talents?"
Ma Gaoge wiped the sweat on his forehead, "This... grass, grass, grass people think... talents are... people who are good at reading."
quack quack...
A crow's cry came from overhead.
The ministers were a little confused, Lu Ze burst out laughing, and the fourth prince also praised, "Succinct and comprehensive."
The sixth prince's face was ugly.
This is the number one name, but not only did he stutter when he spoke, but after holding it for a long time, he only uttered a word of nonsense
The emperor sank his face, "Student Ma, don't be nervous."
"hastily..."
"Who are you scolding?" Lu Ze said angrily: "Damn, how dare you insult the emperor under the great hall!"
Ma Gaoge knelt down with a plop, his face flushed red, and the sweat on his back soaked his clothes.
The emperor's face was even more ugly. He glared at Lu Ze, "Shut up for me."
"My father said so, and my son obeyed." After speaking, Lu Ze tightly closed his mouth.
The emperor asked Ma Gaoge to take Ma Gaoge aside and called the other two up. This time he said: "Xiang Yu committed suicide on the Wujiang River, and Liu Bang started the Han Dynasty. These two people, Sima Qian pushed Xiang Yu and despised Liu Bang, what do you two think? "
He Xiuwen took a step back, and Li Hexu stood passively in front.
Not to mention the emperor, the fourth prince and the sixth prince are all silent, playing this show in front of the emperor, courting death
The emperor has worked hard and worked hard for the past month. He has been busy with government affairs, and has no time to take care of his body. His body is already very bad. He was so angry that his liver hurts again.
He Xiuwen's body trembled, "This, the students thought that Xiang Yu was very strong and could fight a hundred with one hit. He was a hero at the time, that was great, Sima Qian liked him and respected him, and when he changed students, he also liked this kind of green forest hero. ."
puff!
This time, Lu Ze held back, but the Fourth Prince did not hold back.
The faces of the emperor and the sixth prince were even more ugly.
In a rage, the emperor stepped down from the high position, kicked He Xiuwen, and slapped the sixth prince in the face, "Is this the talent you chose for me?"
"Father, you are wronged."
Half of the sixth prince's face was swollen, he immediately knelt down, "I don't know what's going on, Erchen!"
"I handed over such a big matter of the imperial examination to you. You are the director of this scientific examination. Are you telling me now that you don't know?"
The emperor kicked the sixth prince on the shoulders, "Trash!"
"Father?"
"Where is Chaotianhai?"
The deputy minister of the Ministry of Punishment stepped forward and said, "The minister is here."
"Check it out for me, I want to see who dares to cheat under my nose!"
"The minister obeys the order."
"The emperor, what about the imperial examinations this time?" The junior Chen family, the head of the sixth-grade ritual department, asked: "Emperor, now, the top three are all fish-eyes. I'm afraid that the results of this test are not enough to believe, please let the emperor show me, whether it is necessary or not. re-examine?"
The emperor suppressed the bloody smell in his throat, looked at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, and clenched his fists.
Fraud in the imperial examination will definitely require a re-examination.
But who will be in charge
The emperor looked at the fourth prince, the fourth prince coughed twice, and his body was not good.
The emperor looked at the unfortunate prince Lu Ze again, with a headache.
Anyway, this time he will send more people to watch, as long as he doesn't cheat or show favoritism, what can he do even as a prince
The emperor pointed irritably at Lu Ze, "Come here."
Lu Ze knelt down to take orders, without saying a word, his father asked him to shut up, and he really shut up.