Ah Da was a dead man, the most powerful dead man in the Xie family.
In the south, where there are many literati, there are only places he doesn't want to go, and there are no places he can't enter.
Although it was the first time he came to the capital with his master, he firmly believed that there was nothing he couldn't do!
But soon he found out that he might be a little... unaccustomed to the situation in the capital.
When eating a bowl of noodles at a stall in the evening, someone would say to him, lad, this is your first time in Beijing, right? Hurry back after eating the noodles, the curfew in the capital is very strict.
He didn't understand, he didn't say a word, how could he be seen as not from the capital
"It's already this time, which capital city people are still going out to eat." The stall owner seemed to know what he was wondering, and explained while closing the stall, "Tomorrow, the list of the palace exams will be released, who doesn't chat when they eat?"
The ruthless Da: "..."
He felt that the people in the capital were sick, and they were not very sick.
"I see that a lot of people outside these days are guessing who can win the first prize," a diner from out of town asked curiously, "I heard that General Hua's son also took the exam?"
"That's not right." The noodle stall owner said, "The owner of a shop on West Street said that if anyone can guess the champion, they will choose one of the people who guessed right to get five pieces of good cloth."
"Five horses?" The diners were surprised, "then maybe a few clothes have been made."
"If the guest officer is interested, you can also join in the fun."
"Naturally, I want to go." The diners laughed, "I will support General Hua's son. It doesn't matter if he doesn't hit, the important thing is not to let the son of General Hua's family lose his momentum."
"Then your chances of winning the prize are too difficult."
"Why, General Hua's son's literary talent is not good?"
"That's not true. There are too many people who support Hua San Gongzi. I'm afraid that even if Hua San Gongzi wins the top spot in the examination, you will not be selected."
Ah Da thought indifferently that four of the champions in the five imperial examinations were from the South. These people simply and rudely supported the Hua family because of Hua Yingting's achievements. It was really brainless and vulgar.
What's more, the Hua family's military generals from generation to generation still want to teach a son who will be the champion of the exam. What are you dreaming about
He took out the copper plate and put it on the table. As an excellent dead man, he didn't need to say a word.
"That person doesn't look right." The noodle stall owner put the copper plate into the purse, waited for all the guests to finish eating, and after closing the stall, turned around and ran to Jingzhao Mansion, where he told a catcher about the incident. .
It is a special period recently. After the hall test is released and the Qionglin Banquet is held, the Hundred State Banquet has been prepared for several months. For this Hundred State Banquet, all departments have worked hard, and no accidents are allowed.
After receiving a report from the owner of the noodle stall, Jingzhao House recorded the height and appearance of this suspicious person, and sent a copy to Dali Temple.
In the dark night, Ah Da circled around the Dali Temple three times, but he didn't think of a way to get in.
In desperation, he was going to follow a jailer home, threatening his family and asking him to help kill Second Miss Xie. But he soon discovered that, in order to ensure that there would be no accidents, these prisoners of Dali Temple had been staying in Dali Temple recently, but they did not return home after their shifts.
He hid around and observed for two days, and found that Dali Temple allows relatives to visit. He took a list of prisoners in Dali Temple, and finally selected a qin master named Yun Han, who claimed to be his elder brother who had been living abroad for many years. It was easy to find out about his younger brother, but his younger brother was imprisoned in Dali Temple. In order to find his younger brother, his elder brother had expended all his wealth and only wanted to see his younger brother.
The simpler the family relationship, the better the impersonation.
Relying on this excuse, he finally sneaked into the Dali Temple, and he was led by the jailer's twists and turns, and he saw Yun Han.
It is said that the women's prison is built the same as the men's prison, and tonight he can sneak into the prison while the guards are not paying attention.
There is nothing in this world that a good dead man cannot do.
Yun Han blankly watched the man who claimed to be his brother leave, and said, "..."
Where did his father and mother come from when he was young
Originally thought it was the man who was staying outside to hear the news, but now it seems that this is not the case
Thinking of this, he secretly glanced at the blue-shirted counselor in the cell diagonally across from him. Seeing that the other party was looking at him with cold eyes, he quickly lowered his head.
I can't blame him for the failure of the beautiful man's plan. How could he know that His Royal Highness the Prince looks so good-looking
What's more, now that both of them have been caught, they can't escape, and the news can't get out. Is there any other choice other than desperately moving rocks and grabbing food with other prisoners
"Princess Leyang's concubine has entered the capital?" Emperor Changlong opened the confession in his hand and asked the palace attendant to light a few more candles in the palace, "This confession is written with sincerity."
The assassins who assassinated the prince were highly skilled in martial arts and ruthless. At first glance, they did not look like little killers in the arena who took money to do business. How could Xie Yao, a young woman in her teens, find these killers to work for her
"What's the excuse?" The prince walked leisurely into the inner hall and bowed to Emperor Changlong, "Father, it's so late, why haven't you rested yet?"
"Yeah, why do you think I am still approving memorials so late?" Emperor Changlong threw the plea to the crown prince, "I will send someone to help you propose a marriage tomorrow, lest you go to Hua's house every day and become a dignified crown prince, What it's like to hang around all day."
"Father, my son, this is called the combination of work and rest." The prince opened the request for a confession, "Didn't my son give you a testimonial every day?"
"Twelve hours a day, do you spend more than one hour helping me?!" Emperor Changlong took a sip of tea and reminded himself countless times in his heart that he must be calm, the child is his own, and it's okay to scold him. still own.
The prince silently finished reading this confession. Xie Concubine Ma was very literary. The letter was written with sincerity and sincerity. Almost every sentence was filled with his guilt, which made people feel pity after reading it.
What a pitiful concubine, the eldest daughter was killed by the second daughter, and the second daughter assassinated the prince behind their backs. He didn't teach the child well, so he should be punished, but the youngest son in the family is innocent. I hope Your Majesty can spare the youngest son Yunyun.
"The things written by people with good literary talent are so different. It's really touching and moving." The prince smiled lightly and closed the memorial.
"You..." Emperor Changlong frowned.
"Since Consort Xie said they are innocent, then we believe that he is innocent." The prince put the memorial back on the imperial case, "We must not only believe him, but also sympathize with him and keep their family in the capital for a while longer. ."
What's the point of pulling off only a few pieces of radish tassel
Naturally, it is necessary to pull out the radish and bring out the mud, which makes people feel refreshed.
"If he doesn't want to show his feet..."
"There, the minister forced him to show his feet." The crown prince chuckled, "Father, how many people in the capital can compare to Erchen in terms of anger?"
"Heh." Emperor Changlong saw through the vicissitudes of the world, "I feel that each of you is quite irritating."
"My son thanked the father for the praise of the other brothers."
"roll!"
On the day when the hall test was released, the merchants in the capital were even more excited than the scholars who referred to them. They prepared all kinds of champion wine, champion pens, Wenquxing statues and other items in advance, and took the opportunity to sell them.
There are many people in the capital, many rich people, and many people who hope to become dragons. Therefore, after each big exam, things related to fame and fame are sold very well.
"Zhuang Yuan Lang is Hua Changkong!"
"General Hua's son!"
"As expected of General Hua!"
"Tiger father has no dog son!"
The students who participated in the palace exams had already entered the palace to listen to the announcement before dawn. The official who announced the rankings was the examiner of this imperial examination. He routinely said something diligent and caring to the candidates, and the chief examiner began to read the names.
The rankings were read from back to front, and the more back they were read, the more nervous the candidates became.
The six ministers and some nobles were also present, waiting for the birth of the top three in the palace exam.
"Lin Sen, the top two in the top two."
Hearing this ranking, Lin Zhou tilted his head to look at the candidates, seeing his son bowing his head in a salute from a distance, he could not tell whether he was happy or sad.
"Lord Lin, congratulations." The official next to Lin Zhou whispered, "Ling Lang got the fourth place."
"Thank you." Lin Zhou thanked the colleague with a slight smile on his face.
"Yao Songbai, one of the best in the world."
The Yao family is related by marriage to the royal family, so among a group of officials, congratulations sounded again.
The second place in the list is a southern student, surnamed Xie, who is said to be a distant branch of the Xie family. However, due to Xie Yao's assassination of the prince, the Xie family's position in the court is somewhat delicate, so except for a few smiles on the faces of officials who are related to the Xie family, other officials have no expressions.
The second Xie Bang did not seem to be too satisfied with his ranking, and the expression on his face was a little disappointed.
Only the list of the champions has not been read out yet, but all the candidates present know who the champions are.
"Hua Changkong, the top of the first-rank list." The examiner closed the list and smiled gently at Hua Changkong, who was standing in the first row, "Congratulations to Hua Changkong."
"Thank you, teacher." Hua Changkong saluted the examiner and thanked him.
The courtiers were a bit lively here. I didn't expect that the one who won the champion this time was not the student from the south, nor the son of Lord Lin, but the child of the general's family.
This makes them have no face to laugh at the generals' lack of literary talent in the future. If they are not literary enough, how can they teach a son who is the champion of the exam
Many officials gathered around Hua Yingting to congratulate, and the generals were also very happy. If there are civil servants who make irresponsible remarks in front of them in the future, they can ask these literati, have you been admitted to the top spot, and has your son been admitted to the champion?
Oh, I didn't pass the test, that's okay, the general's son passed the test!
Hahahahaha.
Lin Zhou also wanted to step forward to thank Hua Yingting, but thinking of what his daughter said, he was really shameless, so he just stood quietly.
In a daze, he saw the prince strode in front of Hua Yingting and said something to Hua Yingting. The behavior between the two seemed to be quite close.
It is said that the prince and the Hua family have been very close recently. Not only did he often take the initiative to talk to General Hua and General Wei, but he also went to Hua's house to eat several times. What if such an obvious act of wooing aroused His Majesty's suspicion
"Uncle." The fourth prince walked in front of Lin Zhou with a straight face, "Congratulations."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Lin Zhou hurriedly saluted, not daring to overstep the rules.
The fourth prince stopped talking, as if saying these four words were the tasks he had to complete, and he didn't need to worry about it after finishing it.
Lord Lin secretly glanced at the prince and Hua Yingting. The atmosphere of their uncle and nephew was not as close as the prince and Hua Yingting.
It was a pity that the fourth prince could not understand Lin Zhou's embarrassment at all. He stood in front of Lin Zhou with a gloomy expression, and successfully kept the surrounding courtiers several steps away from them.
"Hua Aiqing." Emperor Changlong looked at Hua Yingting with a smile, "It's a great event for Lang to pass the exam. Today is a good day. I want Aiqing to be even more happy, and double happiness to come."
The courtiers looked at Emperor Changlong curiously, what does it mean to add joy to joy
Do you want to add a title to the Hua family
"I met Aiqing when we were young, and now, in the blink of an eye, our children have grown up." Emperor Changlong laughed, "We are parents, and we have to worry about their marriage when we raise our children, don't you think? "
Hua Yingting hurriedly said: "Your Majesty's princes and princesses are all dragons and phoenixes.
The courtier thought to himself, does His Majesty want to marry his daughter to the third son of the Hua family
Your Majesty has only two daughters in total. The eldest daughter has long been married, and now the second princess is left in the palace. Could it be that she is marrying the second princess
That's right, there are many famous generals who have married princesses in history, but this does not mean His Majesty's trust, but makes famous generals think that His Majesty trusts them.
Anyway, the end result... not so good.
"Bingxue, the master of Fushou County, is smart and almost lost his life in order to protect the prince. I thought that Ling Qianjin and the prince were very related, why don't we become in-laws?" For the happiness of his son, Emperor Changlong chose the most shameless way, when In front of all the ministers, he took the initiative to propose the meaning of marriage between the two families.
All the ministers: Oh, it turned out that the prince was to marry into the Hua family...
wrong!
Everyone came back to their senses in horror. His Majesty actually wanted the sickly daughter of the Hua family to be the crown princess? !
Hua Yingting looked at Emperor Changlong with a complicated expression, and then looked at the prince standing beside him. As a loyal soldier, he has worked hard to prevent the tragedy from happening, but he never imagined that His Majesty's determination to make his daughter the crown prince was so strong that he even mentioned this matter in front of so many courtiers.
When there is such a big fuss when asking for a kiss, it will be difficult to withdraw from the marriage later.
"Hua Aiqing, what do you think?" Seeing that Hua Yingting did not speak, Emperor Changlong thought that Ai Jiang might disagree a little. But everyone is a father. For the sake of their children, they have to be selfish. "If Aiqing has no opinion, I will let King Kang come to your house to propose marriage on my behalf."
"Last commander, thank your majesty for your grace."
Your Majesty, this is a choice you made yourself. Don't blame the last general in the future.
He didn't want to either.
Looking at Hua Yingting with his head down, Emperor Changlong's conscience was aching, but for the sake of his most beloved son, his conscience didn't matter.
The author has something to say: Hua Yingting: Your Majesty, the last commander has worked hard, the last commander has really worked hard, but if you insist on dying, the last commander can't stop it.