The Favoured Medical Princess: 699花明
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In the royal capital, Nangong Mansion is surrounded by officers and soldiers, standing guard every ten steps. They all have cold faces and exude the aura that strangers are not allowed to enter. The people nearby all took detours when passing by, so that the street at the main entrance of Nangong Mansion was empty and deserted.
Da da da…
A green-covered carriage drove towards this side from one end of the street, immediately attracting the attention of the officers and soldiers.
The carriage gradually slowed down and finally stopped at the main entrance. A man stepped forward and asked angrily: "Who is coming?"
The curtain of the carriage was opened from the inside, and a maid in green leaned out half of her body and said politely: "Brother, our wife is the second aunt in this house, please trouble me to let us in."
Several officers and soldiers looked at each other, and one of them went to report to his superiors. Finally, he opened the main door of Nangong Mansion, and the carriage slowly entered the mansion under the command of the driver...
Nangong Yan's arrival once again caused an uproar in Nangong's mansion.
As soon as Nangong Yan entered the mansion, he did not go directly to Rongan Hall. Instead, he went to Qianyun Courtyard first. Nangong Sheng and Liu Qingqing also came after hearing the news.
She seemed to be in a bad mood, her face was so pale that there was no trace of blood, but she was still calm enough to explain the reason why she returned home in one sentence -
divorce one's wife.
Although Nangong Sheng had always been mature and prudent, his face changed drastically, and he was filled with anger. He raised his voice and said, "That's unreasonable! Why did Li Chengen abandon his second sister? The second sister has not committed any crime, and the Li family has to divorce his wife. He never informed us that this divorce letter should be invalid."
What's more, if the Nangong family is really accused, Nangong Yan, as a married woman, can be spared.
The room was silent for a moment, and Nangong Mu and Lin exchanged a look, both looking solemn. Of course they disdain the government's behavior, but at this time they can only choose the lesser of a hundred harms.
Nangong Mu said to Nangong Yan in a deep voice: "Yan'er, your elder brother is right... Listen to my second uncle, you go back to Li Mansion."
If Fanli Mansion still wants to have some reputation, Nangongyan must be allowed to go back.
Nangong Yan showed a bleak smile, showing one part disappointment, two parts thoroughness, and three parts determination. She shook her head and said: "Second uncle, my niece doesn't want to go back. Since he can't wait to abandon his first wife, It’s okay if you don’t want this husband.”
No matter how respectful and affectionate the husband and wife were in the past, they could not withstand the cruelty of reality.
Nangong Yan raised his eyes and looked at Nangong Mu, without blinking, he said firmly to everyone present: "Second uncle, second aunt, eldest brother, eldest sister-in-law, I am willing to share the difficulties with the whole family."
A family that cannot share weal and woe cannot be called a home at all; those who cannot share weal and woe cannot be called relatives at all.
Nangong Mu sighed secretly in his heart. His second niece usually seemed to be soft-tempered and taciturn. She didn't even cry when her fourth niece took her away from her, but she didn't expect her temper to be so strong and decisive.
Mrs. Lin said warmly: "Yan'er, no matter what choice you make, you will always have a place in the family. You can live in peace. Second Aunt will ask someone to clean up your house..." After Nangong Yan got married, her yard was still kept, and she had a maid to clean it, so people could live in it directly.
"Thank you, Second Aunt." Nangong Yan bowed respectfully.
Looking at Nangong Yan who had made up his mind, Nangong Sheng gradually calmed down and smiled bitterly in his heart: Before the Nangong family was at the point of desperation, there were people who were rushing to separate the relationship. The father of this surnamed Li was still wrong at the beginning. Watched him!
The atmosphere in the main room was a little heavy and sad, and no one spoke for a while.
At this time, Lin's eldest maid Ruyi came in in a hurry. After bowing, she presented an envelope to Nangong Mu and said, "Second Master, my eldest son-in-law sent someone to quietly deliver the news just now. It is said that there was a gathering of students who came to Yun Tea House today, and some articles written by Yuan Huang and Mr. Tai of Jinkehui in the academy in Jingzhou half a year ago were leaked. My aunt specially copied a copy."
While she was speaking, Nangong Mu and Nangong Sheng both had expressions on their faces and exchanged glances.
Nangong Mu then said: "Sheng'er, come with me to the study room."
Ms. Lin gave her husband a look of relief, telling him not to worry about Nangong Yan. She and Liu Qingqing would take good care of Nangong Yan.
Soon, the uncle and nephew hurriedly left Qianyun Court and came to Nangong Mu's study. After ousting the boy, only the uncle and nephew were left in the study.
As soon as Nangong Mu sat down, he almost couldn't wait to open the envelope, took out a piece of densely written letter paper, and quickly browsed it, his face as heavy as water.
As soon as Nangong Sheng saw Nangong Mu's face, he knew that something might not be good... When he took the letter, his heart sank.
With the level of this article, there is no way it will be on the list, let alone the top spot!
Unless Mr. Huang suddenly became enlightened in a short period of time and made rapid progress.
But there is no shortcut in reading, otherwise why would thousands of students have to live in poverty for ten years? It is easy to read the Four Books and Five Classics once, but it takes a lot of hard work to read them thoroughly.
Nangong Sheng put down the article in his hand and looked at Nangong Mu with a wry smile. The hearts of both uncle and nephew sank to the bottom, and they were worried.
Of course they didn't believe that Nangong Qin would reveal the truth. One can imagine how meticulous this trap was against the Nangong family.
When it comes to the palace examination, the emperor himself will set the questions, and hundreds of pairs of eyes of the invigilator and candidates will be staring at him. It is absolutely impossible to hide the level of Mr. Huang.
For a moment, Nangong Mu felt as if Nangong Mansion had been escorted to the guillotine, and he was just waiting for an order to be given, and the high-hanging knife would suddenly fall...
At this time, Huang Hetai's articles had been circulated among the students in Laiyun Tea House.
The crowd was excited.
A student surnamed Yu said angrily: "If you can still get the top spot at this level, you must have bought the test questions in advance to find someone to take advantage of!"
"Brother Yu is right. It is because of this kind of people that talented people will fail to pass the exam. It is really unwise for Dayu not to select talents based on merit!"
"Brother, please don't rush to a conclusion." A blue-robed student sitting at another table raised his voice slightly and said to all the students in the hall, "The truth will be revealed after the palace examination. ”
"What Brother Cheng said is wrong, the injustice of Enke has been laid before our eyes..."
Others were also chatting with each other, and the more they talked, the more excited they became...
The voices of these arguments inevitably reached the lounge on the second floor. Two young men with similar looks looked at each other and smiled. These two people were both handsome and distinguished, they were Han Lingfu and Han Lingguan.
Han Lingfu took a sip of the hot tea and praised: "Good tea! Brother Erhuang, this is indeed the new Longjing tea this year, fragrant and sweet."
Han Lingguan responded casually, glanced sideways at Han Lingfu, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "Brother Three Emperors, I happen to have some good Biluochun there. Since ancient times, horses have been paired with heroes, so this good tea is what it deserves. It’s worthy of someone like the Third Emperor’s brother who understands tea.”
"Then I would like to thank Brother Erhuang." Han Lingfu also thanked him with a smile on his face.
In fact, both brothers knew very well that Han Lingfu would not dare to drink the tea sent by Han Lingguan.
As the words were spoken, the debate in the lobby on the first floor became more and more intense. You and I spoke one after another, making it seem a bit noisy.
Han Lingfu felt a dull pain in his forehead and frowned slightly. Without his instructions, Xiao Lizi immediately closed the two half-open windows in the lounge.
In the private seats, it immediately became quieter, isolating the hustle and bustle outside.
"Brother Three Emperors," Han Lingguan said with a smile, "Brother, I think the current momentum is good. With the promotion of these students, we don't need to add fuel to the fire..."
Han Lingfu forced a smile, his eyes darkened, and said: "If we continue like this, when the results of the palace examination come out, even my father will not be able to protect the Nangong family!"
This time, the Nangong family will definitely not be able to stand up!
Thinking about it, Han Lingfu's eyes flashed with joy, and he felt that his recently depressed mood was finally relieved a lot.
"Thanks to your plan this time, Brother Three Emperors." Han Lingguan held up the tea cup with both hands, "As a brother, I will substitute tea for wine and give a toast to Brother Three Emperors."
He raised the tea cup high, but saw that Han Lingfu was silent. He couldn't help but smile. He raised his voice slightly and said: "Three Emperors Brother..." Han Lingguan was unhappy in his heart, and thought to himself: What does the Three Emperors Brother mean? Talk to yourself. He was so absent-minded! You don't take yourself seriously either.
Han Lingfu, whose eyes were half-closed, was startled, suddenly came to his senses, and hurriedly picked up the tea. The two raised their glasses in greeting, then they both took a sip of tea and put down the teacup.
Han Lingguan suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, looked at Han Lingfu, and said: "Three Emperor Brother, you look bad, but you are not feeling well?"
The words "feeling unwell" were like a sharp sword piercing Han Lingfu's heart, causing him heartache and gnashing of teeth.
That day, after having a big fight with Bai Muxiao in Xinghui Courtyard, he walked away and ordered Bai Muxiao to be grounded in Xinghui Courtyard. Of course he wanted to kill Bai Muxiao, a bitch, but he didn't do it after all. Bai Muxiao was just a cheap life, as light as a feather, but he was the son of a dragon. He was going to be a great treasure in the future, so he couldn't risk his own life. To take risks, he must leave himself a way out...
The power of Wuhe ointment is truly terrifying, and Han Lingfu knew deep in his heart that he was afraid.
That night, his addiction broke out, causing him more pain than during the day, making him worse than death!
He endured it again and again, but finally couldn't stand it anymore, so he went to Xinghui Courtyard tired and hungry. At that time, Bai Muxiao was no longer too lazy to pretend. Instead of standing up to greet him, he didn't speak softly and just made sarcastic remarks. Even so, Han Lingfu still didn't leave. He got the Wuhe anointing almost eagerly, and then...
He knew he couldn't escape!
You can't escape the magic power of Wuhe Cream, you can't escape Bai Muxiao's control!
Nowadays, on the surface, outsiders think that he loves Bai Muxiao as before, and that the two of them are still inseparable. But they both know that they are at odds with each other. In the end, everything is just for the sake of love. Just Wuhe ointment.
However, he has made an appointment with Kui Lang to meet tomorrow. Although he and Kui Lang are also seeking the skin of a tiger, he doesn't know when the ambitious Kui Lang will stab him in turn. But as long as Kui Lang is not restored to power, he will be asking for help. to him.
When he has enough Wuhe ointment, this **** Bai Muxiao will die suddenly! He's going to cut her into pieces!
In just a blink of an eye, Han Lingfu's thoughts were already changing. His eyes were as deep as a bottomless black pool. He tried his best to act as if nothing had happened, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your concern, brother Erhuang. I just last night." It’s not a big deal if I didn’t sleep well.”
After a pause, he immediately changed the subject and said: "Second Emperor Brother, after the palace examination, I still need to trouble Brother Emperor to use your strength again. We must pool our efforts in the court to push my father forward." Put..."
Their father, who wants to be a wise king, will be forced to "go with the trend" once "the trend of the times" comes.
The ones who know this most clearly are the sons.
Everything is ready now, all we need is the east wind!
This "East Wind" is naturally the palace examination!
Suddenly, there was a burst of commotion outside. Even the closed doors and windows of the private seats could not block the noise in the lobby downstairs. It was like a raging wave in a storm, each wave getting stronger and stronger.
Xiao Lizi pushed open the corner of the window, glanced down, and then reported: "Your Majesty, Jinke Huiyuan is here."
Hearing this, Han Lingfu and Han Lingguan couldn't help but look surprised. They stood up and walked to the window and looked down.
I saw a man of medium height in his twenties striding into the lobby on the first floor of the teahouse. He was an ordinary-looking man, wearing a white robe with wide sleeves and a loose shirt on his head. Wearing a silk scarf, wearing wooden clogs, and smelling of alcohol.
He walked forward casually, the wooden clogs under his feet making a "tapping" sound, and his clothes fluttering as he walked. He looked wild and unruly.
At this time, all eyes in the hall were focused on Huang Hetai. The student named Yu stood up angrily and shouted to Huang Hetai: "Huang Hetai, you know how you got this Jinke Huiyuan. , you have the nerve to show off here shamelessly!" He looked up and down at Huang Hetai in disgust, "Look at what you are wearing, you are so dissolute and disgraceful!"
Following that, the student surnamed Liu mocked with a half-smile: "Brother Huang, if I were you, I should hide in the room and hug the Buddha's feet quickly, and read more books. Tomorrow is the palace examination."
Many people laughed sarcastically, thinking that Mr. Liu's words were really funny, but that was not the case! With the ink in this idiot's belly, he's going to make a fool of himself in the palace exam tomorrow!
Everyone's expressions were either ridicule, disdain, anticipation, or gloating.
But Huang Hetai didn't care. He raised the white wine bottle in his right hand and took a sip directly at the mouth of the bottle. He wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeves and said contemptuously: "This young master is truly talented and has a clear conscience. , Why should you be afraid of what others say! No matter what, Jinke Huiyuan is my son, and the number one scholar in Jinke must be my son’s bag!"
"You shameless Huang Hetai, how dare you say such arrogant words!" Another student couldn't help but stand up, "If it weren't for the fraud in Jinke, how would you still want to win a tribute?!"
"Whether or not I can be named on the gold medal list is not something you and I can judge!" Huang Hetai laughed loudly and said in a free and easy voice, "Only idiots who have no ability will be here chattering. I have nothing to do. The young master would like to advise you that if you have time to waste time here, you might as well go home and study! Maybe you can become a fellow Jinshi next time you take the exam!"
Tong Jinshi is like a lady, and her career is destined to be limited in her life. For most student candidates, they would rather fail the exam and come back three years later than win the Tong Jinshi. Huang Hetai's words are clearly a curse on them.
In an instant, the hall became noisy again, and the students couldn't help but attack in groups.
Han Lingfu and Han Lingguan in the private seats on the second floor couldn't help but sneer, feeling completely relieved.
"What an idiot!" Han Lingguan closed the window again and curled his lips sarcastically.
"Second Emperor Brother, it should be said that God is helping my two brothers!"
While talking, the two brothers sat down again, drank tea, exchanged a few words, and their minds were already flying to the palace examination the day after tomorrow.
Huang Hetai’s arrogance in the Kushifeng Garden quickly spread from one to another, and many students swore that this person must have cheated, and they were all waiting. Seeing him make a fool of himself in the palace examination, some people think that this person is quite arrogant and difficult to resist. If an ordinary person, regardless of whether he has real talent or knowledge, is criticized by thousands of people, his mood will collapse. How can he face the malice of others? Huang Hetai still has to smile, so what if he says a few lies!
These events spread like wildfire, and by the next day, everyone from literati to ordinary people were discussing the matter. Huang Hetai’s name suddenly became known on the streets, and even the common people began to pay attention to what was about to happen. The palace examination was held, and these news naturally spread into the palace and into the ears of the emperor...
This night is destined to be a sleepless night for most tributes. When the dawn sun illuminates the eastern sky, it means that the palace examination has finally arrived under everyone's attention.
A hundred tributes gathered in the palace, all dressed in uniform green silk and blue-edged tribute uniforms, and wearing tribute crowns with carved gold seats on their heads. They seemed to be in high spirits.
The number one Huiyuan has always been the focus of everyone's attention, but this time, the eyes cast on Jinke Huiyuan seemed a bit strange. There was no envy or jealousy, but disdain, ridicule, and people who were waiting for a good show. gloat.
In this weird atmosphere, the candidates entered the Jinluan Hall. Eunuch Liu whispered something in the emperor's ear, and pointed with a whisk at the man of medium height standing in the center of the front row.
The emperor's gaze followed what Eunuch Liu was pointing at, and his sharp eyes narrowed slightly.
It turns out that he is Jinke Huiyuan Huang Hetai.
Today, Huang Hetai is dressed the same as other tributes, standing with his head held high and his hands behind his back. Compared to the frightened students around him, this person seemed to have some arrogance that stood out from the crowd.
The emperor had not only heard the rumors on the street, but had also read Huang Hetai’s article on taxation. The article was so empty that if he met a pragmatic examiner, he might not even be able to pass the examination... …
Thinking about it, the emperor's eyes were a little complicated.
It can be said that the emperor hopes more than anyone else that this case of favoritism and fraud is false, and hopes that the turmoil can be quelled as soon as possible. Since he came to the throne, he has been conscientious and diligent in government affairs. He does not seek a prosperous emperor, but he also does not want to be a historian. Such a stain of imperial examination fraud was recorded on his political achievements.
But after reading Huang Hetai's old works, even the emperor had to hesitate to suspect that there might be something wrong with Enke this time...
Thinking of the coming storm, the emperor woke up in the middle of the night several nights and looked very haggard.
"Students see the Emperor, long live the Emperor!"
A dense crowd of candidates occupied most of the Jinluan Hall. They knelt down and saluted the emperor uniformly, their voices loud and clear, but also a little suppressed.
Originally, being named on the gold medal list is the first of the three joyful events in life.
But now the fraud case has cast a heavy shadow on this happy event. No one knows how the emperor will deal with this matter after this palace examination.
After all, in the history of fraud cases, taking away the merit is a minor matter. However, never being admitted in the future, or even losing one's head, are countless.
The emperor sitting on the throne looked around the candidates and said loudly: "Since ancient times, excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes have harmed the people. Looking back on the thousands of years of history in the Central Plains, most of the changes in dynasties were caused by those in power imposing excessive taxes and excessive taxes. Today I will say The topic of taxation."
Both the candidates and the officials present in charge of the examination had read Huang Hetai's article, but no one expected that the emperor would use it as the title.
The candidates were afraid of getting into trouble, so they lowered their eyebrows, looked straight, and suppressed the shock in their hearts. As for the officials, they were much more casual, exchanging glances with each other, with different thoughts.
After that, the candidates each sat down in front of the case, calmed down, and then spread the paper and polished the ink... As the ink was polished, most of them calmed down and their expressions were solemn.
Soon, candidates began to write and write straightly one after another.
After most people started to write, Huang Hetai was still grinding the ink slowly. His leisurely look once again attracted a lot of attention. Even the emperor glanced at Huang Hetai several times, his face as dark as water. As for the officials who were invigilating the exam, they had begun to sigh and shake their heads. Some even secretly rejoiced that they were not the chief and deputy examiner this time. No matter who leaked the questions, someone was destined to be implicated this time!
Unknowingly, half of the time for the palace examination has passed, and when some people almost doubted whether Huang Hetai was going to hand in a blank paper, he finally started to write, and his writing was as smooth as clouds and water. It seemed that his ideas were very smooth.
At this time, candidates in the back row were already collecting their pens one after another. Some people couldn't help but raise their eyes and glance at Huang Hetai, with sarcasm on their faces and thinking: I don't know what Huang Huiyuan will do this time. "Good opinion", isn't it a cliché again?
Time passed little by little... When the incense in the furnace was burned out, Huang Hetai just put away his pen slowly, and then began to collect the papers, while the candidates temporarily withdrew to wait for the emperor and several university students Scholars and Hanlin graded the papers.
These hundreds of examination papers were to be judged on the first and second place on that day. Of course, the emperor could not have time to read all the examination papers in detail. He just picked a few sentences at the beginning of each article. If he felt that The article was mediocre, so I didn’t read further.
So in just over half an hour, the emperor had already read twenty or thirty papers. Most of the articles were mediocre, but not unsightly. Occasionally, some people came up with unique insights, which made the emperor linger a little bit. The emperor still felt that something was missing.
The emperor's lips pursed into a straight line, and there was no emotion in his heart.
He flipped through another paper at random, glanced at the next paper, and was about to flip through it half-heartedly. Suddenly, his hand holding the paper paused, his eyes seemed to be attracted by something, and his eyes were bright. Reading this paper...
Although the emperor said nothing, based on Eunuch Liu's understanding of the emperor, he immediately guessed that the emperor must have discovered some great talent, so Long Xin was very happy.
Wonderful!
This article is top-notch in both literary talent and insight.
The emperor finished reading the paper in one go and said in a good mood: "Okay! Well written!"
The few academicians and Hanlin present were flipping through other papers, and they all looked towards the emperor upon hearing the sound.
The emperor was in high spirits, even the previous fatigue was gone, and he immediately ordered Eunuch Liu to circulate this article.
A paper was passed from the imperial court to Academician Chen's case. When he saw it, his eyes lit up and he looked down almost eagerly.
This article proposes to combine taxes, levies and taxes into one and levy them uniformly; it is recommended to re-measure the land and equalize taxes on each farm, which will help prevent some powerful officials from forcibly annexing land and hiding the land to evade taxes; it also proposes to divide the levies into Acquisition of acres of land will be levied based on the number of people and acres of land; after the merger of taxes, levies and taxes, they will all be converted into silver and paid. This simplifies the collection items and procedures, which can reduce the burden on farmers to a certain extent, and the conversion of taxes and levies into silver can also promote Business is booming...
A short article of a thousand words cannot go into detail, but the ideas he put forward are already refreshing.
Following the great scholar Chen, several other officials also expressed their admiration after reading it. Everyone was whispering among themselves to discuss whether the method of breaking silver described in this article was feasible, and the Jinluan Palace was filled with excitement.
The emperor looked around at everyone, his mood became more cheerful, and he said loudly: "Unveil the names, let me see what the last name of this top scholar is."