Today Li Shan and others went out to hunt in the palace. After the children left, Zigui Palace seemed to be half empty. At noon, the emperor and the queen heard that the prince and princesses had returned?, but? were playing in the polo field. When the emperor heard that he was here, he was so excited that he and Tianhou went to the polo field to watch.
They came around halfway through the game, and the emperor quietly led Tianhou to the stands without anyone notifying them. While watching, the emperor commented with Tianhou: "The Pei family is really good at teaching their children. Pei Ji'an is on the field? He takes care of Li Changle everywhere, and he is also good at football and horsemanship. He is a general."
The Queen of Heaven is also very satisfied? Pei Ji'an's performance, the prospective daughter-in-law is deeply affectionate for her daughter-in-law, which mother-in-law is not happy after seeing it? Li Changle is the jewel they have held since they were young. They are afraid of falling in their hands, and afraid of melting in their mouths. The most important thing for the Empress is to find a good husband for Li Changle, so that Li Changle can be protected forever. Li Changle doesn't need to pay anything, she? The only thing she needs to do is to grow up happily, and then let another man take over? The task of parents and elder brother, continue to spoil her?.
The emperor was a man, so his attention was quickly drawn away by the game, and he watched the young gentlemen playing polo with great interest. After watching it for a while, I noticed an abnormality.
Why is Li Chaoge behind? Li Chaoge was adopted and brought up by a hermit master. It stands to reason that her riding and shooting skills should be far superior to those noble boys and girls in Luoyang. That's right. She? Why didn't she grab the polo instead of rushing at a remote angle every time
What does she want to do
After a while, I found that Li Chaoge basically walked around Pei Ji'an, while another man in white always followed Pei Ji'an a few steps away. For some reason, the two of them often collided to grab the ball, and then both of them fell behind, and neither of them could grab the ball.
At first, Tianhou thought it was a tactic. Li Huai's team had the weakest one, and he had no skin and shame to hold back the strongest opponent, so that others could show their talents? But Tianhou saw it? After a while, I didn't think it was like it.
According to Li Chaoge's level, he would never be held back by tactics such as Tian Ji's horse racing. Once or twice can be said to be a coincidence, but every time you can't break free, is there a way
The Queen of Heaven summoned the palace lady and asked, "Who is that man in white?"
There were only two people in white clothes, one was Li Chaoge and the other was Gu Mingke. Maid? Come back soon, and said respectfully, "It's the cousin of the Pei family, Gu Mingke."
Tianhou's pupils dilated slightly, quite unexpectedly. This familiar name finally brought back the emperor who was obsessed with watching football? The emperor frowned and thought about it. After a while, he finally remembered: "It was the man who talked to Chaoge last night!"
"That's right, it's him." Tianhou stared at Gu Mingke's face carefully, and suddenly said, "No wonder."
Looking like this, no wonder Li Chaoge fell in love at first sight. Did the emperor see Gu Mingke's face clearly? He touched his chin. After a moment of silence, he said, "It's really pretty."
Li Chaoge said that Gu Mingke's appearance and temperament far surpassed that of Pei Ji'an, the emperor scoffed, but today, he found out that it was true.
Indeed, it is more than a little bit good-looking.
The emperor didn't have a good impression of Gu Mingke at first, so he just met him. Li Chaoge could contradict him as his father, and it was difficult for the emperor to develop a good impression of Gu Mingke. But now that I saw the real person, the emperor's prejudice dissipated a lot, and I really became interested in seeing this person.
Good-looking people are naturally dominant. Ever since the emperor discovered Gu Mingke, the emperor couldn't help but keep his eyes on Gu Mingke in the second half of the game? It's okay not to look at it, but the emperor was even more surprised when he saw it. The Pei family all said that Gu Mingke was born weak and not good at bowing horses, but according to the emperor, he was clearly very good.
The emperor had seen Li Chaoge's strength with his own eyes, it was enough to push away the wild bear. Now that Gu Mingke and Li Chaoge are fighting each other, it seems that the moves do not have the upper hand, but they never miss, and they can stop Li Chaoge just right every time.
Interesting, the emperor became interested and asked, "Didn't Pei Ji'an say that his cousin was weak and sick and not good at martial arts?"
The Queen of Heaven smiled and said slowly: "Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times. How about it? Call me later? Come and see."
In the last game, Li Changle won the game in the water, which everyone knew well. She was beaming with joy. The emperor sat in the stands, and the queen sighed: "Ale is still the same as when he was a child, and he has to be the first to do everything." If someone is like her, or someone surpasses her, she will be so angry that she won't eat, and she will cry."
Tianhou actually doesn't like this kind of personality, she's too squeamish? How can everything go well in life? She only wins but can't afford to lose, and sooner or later she will fall. But this is her own little daughter. While feeling bad, Tian Hou is also reluctant to let her daughter suffer: "It is a good thing to be competitive, but she is too spoiled, and I may suffer from it in the future."
The emperor didn't take it seriously: "She's my princess, the most precious pearl of the Tang Dynasty, what's wrong with her coquettishness? Everyone should hold her in her arms. The most precious thing in the world should belong to you." happy."
Tin Hau instinctively feels bad, but parents love Yaoer, even Tin Hau is no exception? The eldest son and the eldest daughter are so ruthless that they will teach them a lesson, but if it is put on the youngest child, they will be reluctant in every possible way. Li Changle is the youngest child of Tianhou, and she is still a daughter. No matter how harsh Tianhou speaks, she is never willing to let the delicate girl be frustrated.
The Queen of Heaven finally sighed helplessly, and said, "Forget it, she is a princess, and no one will step on her head in the future, so she should be more coquettish. By the way, Your Majesty, now the court Ge is back? You just said those words in private? Just talk about it? You must never mention it in front of Chaoge."
"I know." Even if the emperor is not as tactful as the Queen of Heaven, he has been the emperor for more than 20 years, and his handling of affairs is not bad. He wasn't so brainless, and said in front of Li Chaoge that he loved Li Changle the most.
As a superior person, even if the heart is deceitful, on the surface you have to be calm.
The polo game was over, and not long after, Li Shan and others came up. In the distance, Li Changle's voice came to the stairs, and before the emperor Tianhou was ready, a blue figure rushed into the emperor's arms: "Father, aunt, I? Just now? Won? Look! Reached?"
The emperor was bumped hard by Li Changle. The emperor was in poor health and could not stand any big moves. The attendants on both sides showed anxious looks instantly. The emperor caught Li Changle, waved his hands secretly to the people on both sides, still smiled and looked at the little girl in his arms: "Of course I saw it. My Ah Le is really good. There are so many men on the field, no one can beat him." ?you."
Li Changle raised his chin, with an unconcealable smug look on his face. She is still wearing men's clothing, nestling in the emperor's arms at the moment, quite nondescript, only a small white and smooth face, one can tell that she is very favored at home. Li Chaoge followed Li Shan and Li Huai, walked up slowly, and respectfully saluted the emperor and queen of heaven: "Your son sees a sage, sees the queen of heaven."
"Get up." Tianhou smiled and waved to Li Chaoge, saying, "Chaoge, sit by my side."
The Queen of Heaven intends to settle the positions of Li Chaoge and Li Changle, but love cannot be hidden, which of the two princesses is more favored, it is really clear at a glance. Li Chaoge understands that his parents like Li Changle more, and he also understands that Tianhou has good intentions. But she? She really wasn't used to getting too close to people, sitting next to Tianhou, she felt pain on every hair on her body.
The emperor was not as careful as the daughters, and did not notice the subtle changes of the two daughters. He looked at the two daughters sitting beside him, one on the left and the other on the right, and the two sons standing in the hall. Not far away was the son-in-law-to-be. The children were as smart as green pines and bamboos. The emperor let out a long sigh, feeling that there was no more regret in life so far. He pinched Li Changle's nose, and said: "Look at you, you are wearing the clothes of a gentleman, but you are still nestled in Ye Niang's arms, standing or sitting, how can you look like a princess? If you let the outsider ?When people see it, don’t they laugh at you?”
"There are no outsiders here." Li Changle patted the emperor's hand away, and glared at the emperor angrily, "Father, you hurt me so much!"
"You're so delicate, wouldn't you be happy to say something about you?" The emperor said, "Look at your sister, how stable and generous. You, it's time for you to break away from a child's mind and learn to be an adult?"
Li Chaoge was mentioned in the emperor's words. Li Changle smiled slightly and looked up at Li Chaoge. Li Chaoge was sitting on his legs, with a straight posture, his eyes were half down, and his eyelashes cast fine shadows on his face. It looks like she really has the demeanor of an imperial princess.
Li Changle glanced at himself? The loose and plain men's clothes, and suddenly felt something was wrong. The once novel clothes seemed to have thorns, which made her restless.
Li Changle's good mood of winning was swept away in an instant. She? She's been so ugly all day today, and she's still playing on the polo field with a disheveled face, while Li Chaoge is wearing a delicate and beautiful Hu suit, completely spotless. Compared with Li Changle, Li Chaoge is not a big showman.
Li Changle regretted wearing men's clothes today, she should also wear Hu clothes. Li Changle's mood dropped rapidly, and the change was very obvious. When the emperor saw it, he was surprised and asked: "What's the matter? Why are you suddenly unhappy??"
"It's nothing." Li Changle said sullenly, "I don't want to grow up, I just want to be my father and mother's child forever."
When the emperor heard it, he was helpless and funny: "You! Everyone has to grow up, how can you be a child forever?"
"I? No." Li Changle hugged the emperor tightly, pouted and said, "I? I won't grow up, I? I will depend on my father forever."
Is Li Changle the youngest girl? She is the most clingy to her father, and the emperor also loves Li Changle the most, and she can't hide her partiality for Li Changle. Tianhou swept over the rest of the children and said, "No matter how old you are, you will always be children in front of your parents. The crown prince is the heir apparent. If you want to support the court in the future, you should be prudent, but Chaoge, you are also the jewel in the palm of your parents. You don’t have to be so restrained, just be a child with peace of mind.”
Li Chaoge paused for a while, she didn't want to spoil the fun, but she didn't want to be treated like a child.
At what age do you do things? It is cute to be ignorant of the world at the age of five or six. It is naive to be ignorant of the world at the age of ten. It is stupid to treat yourself as a baby without thinking about it at the age of fifteen or six. Compared to being cute, Li Chaoge prefers to hear others praise her for being smart, beautiful, and powerful.
Fortunately, a servant came in at this time and relieved Li Chaoge's siege. The servant bowed to the emperor and the Queen of Heaven, bowed his head and said, "Saint, Queen of Heaven, is Mr. Gu Lang here?"
Tianhou sent someone to invite this person, and Tianhou immediately said, "Show him in."
Hearing someone coming in, Li Changle finally restrained himself a bit, and sat upright away from the emperor. The servant led a person in, and followed him up the steps, as if a hazy light came from the sky, and the entire stand was illuminated. Gu Mingke's long sleeves drooped naturally, and his hands were slightly clasped together, saluting the emperor and the Empress neither humble nor overbearing: "See saints and empresses."
After he spoke, the whole stand fell silent. Li Changle looked at Gu Mingke from a close distance and stopped breathing for a while. Li Chaoge had nothing to do at first, but when Gu Mingke came in, her eyes suddenly settled down. Li Chaoge looked at Gu Mingke's excellent browbones, straight nose bridge, and cold profile, and once again lamented that beauty should be treated preferentially.
Just looking at this face makes people feel happy. The emperor and the Queen of Heaven were also killed by such beauty. After a while, the Queen of Heaven reacted first and said with a smile: "So you are Gu Mingke, please get up."
"Thank you, Queen of Heaven." After Gu Mingke saluted, he stood aside with his sleeves hanging down. He has a stretched figure, slender and straight, with long sleeves pressed against the clothes, and the hem of the clothes naturally piled to the ground. As the breeze blows, his body doesn't move, only the corners of his clothes sway gently, like snow falling and the moon shining, it's as beautiful as a dream.
The emperor's family is all face control, and the emperor immediately has a good impression of Gu Mingke, and even speaks softly? "You are Gu Shang's only grandson, the only descendant of the Gu family, Gu Mingke?"
Gu Mingke nodded slightly: "Is it next?"
Tianhou smiled and said: "Gu Gong is the pillar of the country. I have read the history of the Northern Dynasties for a long time, and the more I read, the more I admire Gu Gong's profound knowledge. It is really my luck to meet Gu Gong's descendants."
"The Empress of Heaven is absurdly praised, I dare not be ashamed."
"Gu Gong's writing history? It's a grand event that will last forever and benefit future generations. No matter how much praise you deserve, what's wrong with it?" Tianhou glanced over? Gu Mingke asked softly, "Listen to Mr. Pei Dalang, now you are already in the Compiling Sui history? The second part? "
This was done by the original Gu Mingke, not him. But Qin Ke is now using Gu Mingke's identity, and he is not worried about taking the credit for others, so he slightly lowered his head and said, "I dare not call it Xiuzhuan, but? Knowing a little bit, boldly fulfilling? The ancestor's last wish?. "
Tianhou likes to read books, especially history books. She impromptuly asked a few passages about the history of the Northern Dynasties, and found that Gu Mingke answered fluently. The queen became more and more satisfied, and said to everyone: "You have such talent and learning at such a young age, you deserve to be the queen of the Gu family, and you will not fall into the prestige of your grandfather and father. How old are you this year?"
Gu Mingke sighed in his heart, but on the surface he was still calm and calm, and said: "Last month was eighteen."
"Eighteen." The Queen's eyes moved slightly when she heard this age, showing a thoughtful look, "It's only one year older than Pei Ji'an. What kind of books do you usually read? It's really rare to have such accumulation at the age of eighteen."
It was really embarrassing for Gu Mingke to hear others praise him for being young. But with the task in hand, he had no choice but to continue to play this young and weak talented person: "The Queen of Heaven has a good reputation. I don't have a set rule on weekdays. I read classics, essays, law books, etc. .Miscellaneous but not refined, making the queen laugh?."
Li Chaoge listened? Raised eyebrows, miscellaneous but not refined? just looking around? Li Chaoge couldn't bear this kind of forced modesty, so he said to Tianhou, "Tianhou, he can only believe the first half of what he said. He can quote laws casually. If he is not proficient in laws and regulations, what the hell? Is there no one who is proficient?"
"Really?" Now? The emperor and queen are here? Excited. Now that Confucianism is prevalent, coupled with the fact that the discourse power of etiquette and law is concentrated in the hands of aristocratic families, there are many lords in Luoyang who understand the Four Books and Five Classics, but very few understand the law. Tin Hau asked, "You actually know Shuyi? How much do you know?"
Gu Mingke said in a matter-of-fact way: "Having a little understanding? It's not considered proficient."
When Li Chaoge heard this, he wanted to roll his eyes again: "Gu Langjun, there is a limit to being humble. Are you proficient?"
Gu Mingke raised his eyes to look at Li Chaoge, and said quietly: "Princess Chengmeng thinks highly of it, but I really only have a rough understanding of Tang Lv."
Gu Mingke's words were not wrong, he was in charge of the criminal law in the heavenly realm, and he hadn't made a single mistake in the past thousand years. Compared with his old profession, he really only has a little understanding of the Yonghui law in the world.
The Queen of Heaven and the Emperor looked at each other with admiration. At first they thought that this man was just good-looking, but they didn't expect that apart from his looks, his talent, learning, martial arts, and conversation were not bad. , and he also learned the law.
Tianhou insisted on promoting imperial examinations, hoping to break the monopoly of powerful families since the Han and Wei dynasties, and truly let the best talents in the world be used for her own use. Among them, the imperial examination is the measure that Tianhou attaches the most importance to. She suggested to the emperor several times to expand the scale of the imperial examination. In addition to "Mingjing, Xiucai", and Jinshi, she also added subjects such as "Martial Arts, Mingfa, and Mingshu", and wanted to select special martial arts, law and politics. , Arithmetic talent? It's a pity that people don't pay attention to it. Nowadays, officials in the DPRK and China are still mainly selected by aristocratic families, and there are very few people who pass the imperial examination.
Tianhou tentatively asked a few words, and found that Gu Mingke's thinking was clear and organized. He didn't look like a self-taught young man at all, but like a veteran for many years. The Queen of Heaven was very pleasantly surprised, and immediately said to Gu Mingke: "It's rare that you have such a talent. Dali Temple is short of people all the year round. You have such a talent? If you don't go to Dali Temple, you will be buried?" Gu Langjun, do you have any ideas? Go to Try the Ming Law Department of the Ministry of Rites?"
Ming Law is specialized in law examinations, the unpopular among the unpopular, there are only a handful of people who sign up every year, and those who can pass the exam are even rarer.
Pei Ji'an frowned, and looked at Gu Mingke worriedly, wanting to signal? Gu Mingke refused, fearing that it would be too obvious to be discovered by the Queen of Heaven. It is never a good thing to get too close to Tianhou, and Tianhou recommends someone to study law, which in itself destroys one's future.
With the reputation and connections of the Pei family, Gu Mingke can definitely be nominated for an official position. Isn't it a joke for him to take part in the imperial examination like a poor boy? Even if you go to the scientific examination to prove your talent, you should apply for the orthodox Mingjing and Jinshi. What's the matter with the nondescript Mingfa
Pei Ji'an was secretly anxious. When Li Chaoge heard the words "Dali Temple", his expression was not right? She? Looked at the expectant queen, then at Gu Mingke who seemed to be thinking about it, and wanted to tell Gu Mingke not to go.
She doesn't have any opinion on the imperial examination. It is her ability to make a fortune by taking the exam to get promoted. And don't look at the embarrassing status of being unable to pass or fail the imperial examination. In a few years, the imperial court will be the world of Jinshi.
The era when the aristocratic family monopolized the court will eventually pass? The future belongs to the common people. Gu Mingke can take part in the imperial examination, and he can also take part in Mingfa, but he can't go to Dali Temple!
In her previous life, Li Chaoge was besieged on all sides and had countless enemies, but the one she hated the most was Dali Temple. The town demon division catches evil spirits, and the Dali Temple court case seems to be completely separate and unrelated to each other, but in fact, the duties of the two are very overlapping, and the robbery of cases is especially fierce.
After all, when a murder occurs, who knows whether it is a murder of human life or the work of a demon? Moreover, it not only involves the decision of the case, the power of punishment and prison, the right to arraignment, and the right to finalize a case, there are conflicts in all aspects. One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Obviously, there will only be one family in the court? Final decision.
Either Zhenyaosi, or Dali Temple. In his previous life, in order to fight for the right to speak with the old-fashioned gang in Dali Temple, Li Chaoge often made black hands against Dali Temple. Naturally, many of the cases that Li Chaoge submitted were overthrown by Dali Temple. There are too many old and new grudges, which made Li Chaoge feel sick when he heard the name of Dali Temple. Now that he is reincarnated, Li Chaoge is gearing up and waiting to vent his anger? Gu Mingke went to Dali Temple...isn't it good
Tianhou smiled and waited for Gu Mingke's answer, Pei Ji'an stared at him closely, and Li Chaoge also held his breath. Gu Mingke thought about it? Thinking about it, although he felt that it was a bit boring to still do his old job in the human world, but the task of assisting Tanlang obviously wouldn't be completed in a short while, so find something to do for himself, at least it can pass the time.
Gu Mingke quickly made up his mind? He nodded lightly under the gazes of everyone thinking, "Okay."