Chapter 266: Four Wins with One Stone
Such a change is undoubtedly shocking.
Originally, everyone didn't take the duel between Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan to heart, after all, the gap between the fifty-third place on the Ascending Dragon List and the first place on the Ascending Dragon List was too big.
But......
The tenth place on the Thang Long list is different.
Moreover, according to the descriptions of the people in Donglin City who witnessed the battle between the two, that battle was not as fierce as imagined, and it was almost a few face-to-face kung fu, and Yuwengu was defeated.
This made those who couldn't compare their strength to Yuwen Gu hesitate in their hearts.
A person who is sharp and strong, but is weaker than others, naturally talks endlessly, but if this person's strength is enough to enter the top ten of the Ascending Dragon List.
So who else is going to ask for it?
No one is stupid.
......
In Yanjing City, in front of the Prince's Mansion in the East Palace, carriages stopped, galloped away, stopped, galloped away......
In the hall of the Prince's Mansion in the East Palace, the officials in court clothes were waiting while drinking tea, discussing the political affairs of the DPRK and China, but no one was talking about Fang Zheng.
Not long after, the prince Lin Tianrong, who was dressed in casual clothes, walked in from the palace gate, followed by Zuo Xiangyu Yiping, who was dressed in red court clothes.
"Everyone doesn't talk about etiquette, let's just talk about what you think of this palace test!" After the prince Lin Tianrong walked into the hall, he sat directly on the chair, playing with a piece of warm jade in his hand.
And his gaze slowly scanned the ministers below, his slender eyebrows looked weak, but there was a faint light flashing in his eyes.
Zuo Xiangyu Yiping walked to the first place left in front of the hall, sat down slowly, and kept silent.
"Back to His Highness, the minister has a little thought. A young man sitting at the back seat, about twenty-eight or nineteen years old, wearing a four-rank court robe, stood up at this time, and then. Slowly walk to the middle of the temple.
"Speak. Prince Lin Tianrong glanced at the young man and said casually.
In the Great Xia Dynasty, a person who can be promoted to a four-rank Beijing official at the age of twenty-eight or nineteen can definitely be regarded as a rising peer, but in the East Palace Prince's Mansion, the four-rank Beijing official can only be ranked last.
Because, above him, there are all kinds of from the third grade, the third grade, and the second grade. Second product, and even first product......
Therefore, when the young man stood up, the ministers also glanced at the young man, with some disdain, some disdain, and even some shaking their heads and sighing.
"Young man, it's still too sharp!"
"Forget it, we need to give young people some chances. ”
The courtiers sighed a few times. Immediately, they all traveled in all directions, and each continued to discuss the affairs of the government.
"According to the practice of the DPRK and China, the temple examination is conducted by the Holy Lord himself. Personally authored, then according to the previous temple exams, most of the questions on the saint are biased towards actual combat, so. The minister is thinking...... Why not take this opportunity to do something with one stone. ”
The young man's eyes were calm, and he didn't seem to mind the attitude of the crown prince Lin Tianrong and the eyes of the courtiers around him, so he bowed first. Then, speaking slowly, every word was sonorous and powerful.
"Oh, kill four birds with one stone, let's talk about it carefully!" When Prince Lin Tianrong heard the young man's words, his expression also moved slightly, and his body sitting on the chair was slightly straightened.
And the other courtiers' faces were even more disdainful, it is a good thing for young people to be energetic, but as soon as they open their mouths, they kill four birds with one stone, is it too much?
"Yes, this is the first thing to solve, the solution is the worry of the saint, the sorrow of the saint, the worry is the country, the people, the country, the country, the society, then, although the palace test is very important, but in terms of the country and the people and the country, it is not worth mentioning, since the last time the prisoner returned from Cangling Mountain, the most worrying thing about the sacred heart is nothing more than the worry of the border!" The young man's face was still as usual, his eyes were not slanted, his eyes were not scattered, and he spoke eloquently sentence by sentence.
"What's your name, what position do you have?" Hearing this, Prince Lin Tianrong finally had a look of seriousness.
This sentence is not polite to ask, and it can even be said that it should not be asked from the mouth of the dignified prince of the East Palace, after all, although the young man in front of him is the last seat, he can also be regarded as the adviser of the prince of the East Palace.
I don't even know the names of my advisors, which is obviously not a glorious thing.
But Prince Lin Tianrong asked it bluntly, and when Prince Lin Tianrong asked this, the young man's face was extremely happy.
And after hearing the words of the crown prince Lin Tianrong, not only the young man was happy, but the courtiers who were originally all disdainful had a trace of jealousy on their faces.
Ministers have ministers, and kings have kings.
Imperial Mind.
It doesn't matter if you know or don't know.
The important thing is whether you know or not in the future, the crown prince Lin Tianrong asked the name once in front of many courtiers, so it means that he will not ask a second time in the future.
In other words, from this moment on, the young man's name was remembered by Prince Lin Tianrong.
In the same way, it also represents the name of the youth, and it is remembered by the ministers present.
"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister's name is 'Su Qing', temporarily serving as an envoy in the Imperial Academy, and leading the emperor to write!"
"Su Qing, the blue is better than the blue, well, not bad!" Prince Lin Tianrong nodded slightly.
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, Lord Su was the second class of the court test four years ago!" a squire standing beside Prince Lin Tianrong quickly whispered.
"Oh? It's still the second grade, four years ago...... Wasn't that the year when Nangong Hao participated in the imperial examination?" Hearing this, Prince Lin Tianrong's eyes also flashed with a glimmer of light.
"Yes, the minister is not talented, he was defeated by Nangong Hao in the court test four years ago, but Nangong Haotian is the capital, and the minister is not unjust!" Su Qing replied respectfully.
"Well, losing in the hands of Nangong Hao is not a loss, what Lord Su said just now about the border concerns, but what do you mean about the Southern Regions Mountain Range?" Prince Lin Tianrong nodded again and continued,
"That's right, the Zhenguo Mansion sent a teacher to Cangling Mountain, and the news brought by the punishment wait, presumably His Highness, Zuo Xiang and all the adults also know that the things in Cangling Mountain this time were all set up by the demon clan, however, the most important thing is that a royal family named Shanjia in the Southern Mountains was involved in this matter, then, the problem of the Southern Mountains is the most worrying problem for the Holy Lord at this time!" Su Qing immediately replied.
"Master Su is right. This is indeed the most worrying thing for my father now, but how can this matter be mentioned with the palace test?" Prince Lin Tianrong added the word adult to Su Qing's back for the first time.
"Back to His Royal Highness, after the minister passed the court examination, he has been studying the questions of the ten palace examinations in the past, judging from the questions of the previous palace examinations, they are all determined by actual combat, and the literary examination is about politics, and the military is on the military, and the political Taoist. The Son of Heaven and the hundred officials are also divided into six parts: work, officials, households, soldiers, punishments, and rituals! All along, the saints have set their sights on the temple examination, and the temple examination is the last test of the Taoist examination. It is also the last link of the urgency of the saint to lead the canal into the court, if you talk about the current situation, you can probably say it in one sentence. This sentence is, hand over the four states, and reassure the people!"
"Hand over the four states and reassure the people?" the courtiers heard Su Qing's words. All of them looked surprised, and it wasn't too surprising for a royal academy to study the questions of the palace exam, but. The gaze of a civil official can actually see the four states, which is somewhat impressive.
"Yes, there is no shortage of virtuous ministers who repair canals and open roads, what the saint lacks is talents who can envoy the four states and appease the four states! Therefore, the minister boldly guessed that the literary examination of the palace examination and the test questions of the saint must have something to do with diplomatic security!" When Su Qing said this, his body also inexplicably revealed a strong self-confidence.
"What Lord Su said is really thorough, measuring the holy will with holy sorrows, and Lord Su's heart of worrying about the country and the people is really commendable! Since Lord Su can guess the Sacred Heart, why didn't he participate in the palace examination four years ago?" Prince Lin Tianrong's eyes lit up, and then he showed a trace of doubt.
"The minister's heart is in the auxiliary country, not in the cultivation of the saints, since he has spent twenty years, studying the "Taoist Classics" and passing the court examination, why should he spend time taking the temple examination?"
"Hahaha...... Lord Su's idea is a bit deviated from most people's thoughts, how many people in the court have turned to the political path because they can't cultivate the holy path, but Lord Su has given up the holy path for the sake of the political way!" Hearing this, Prince Lin Tianrong also laughed.
"The courtier's heart is very small, so His Royal Highness the Crown Prince smiled!" Su Qing looked respectful.
"It doesn't matter, everyone has their own ambitions, since Lord Su is dedicated to politics, his future future will definitely be limitless, Lord Su might as well talk about your four wins in detail." Prince Lin Tianrong waved his hand slightly.
"Yes, the first gain is to relieve the sorrows, it is the prince's way of filial piety as a son of man, the minister has just said, and the second gain is An foreign country, which is the prince's way as a prince, as for the third and fourth gains, it is for current affairs, not the minister's original intention, nor the original intention of His Royal Highness the Prince, it is forced by the situation and has to be sought!"
"Tell me about it!"
"In today's court, the prince is in charge of the government, and the king is in charge of the army, which is understandable, and it is also a clear example of the sacred heart, but if the prince ascends the throne in the future, and there is no one in the army...... It is not good for the country and the people, so for the sake of the stability of the Great Xia Dynasty in the future, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should arrange it in advance!"
"My father doesn't like this prince to be involved in military affairs. ”
"It's true, if you are directly involved, it will naturally go against the holy will, but if you change the way, it is in line with the current duties of His Royal Highness the Prince!"
"Oh, in what way?"
"I heard that the annual military gate drill of the military gate is about to begin, if ...... This military gate drill has a certain relationship with the palace test, and it is logical for the prince to participate in it again!"
"Let the military gate drill and the palace test be linked? Good plan, good plan! Quick, tell me what your fourth score is?" Prince Lin Tianrong's eyes lit up violently, and he subconsciously looked at Su Qing in front of him.
A court dress is straight and neat, with deep eyebrows, a white face, and a deep tone that does not match his age, and, most importantly, he is dedicated to politics!
When the other courtiers heard this, their eyes were all like blazing eyes, and no one whispered anymore, and everyone's eyes were firmly fixed on Su Qing's body.
Even Zuo Xiangyu Yiping couldn't help but glance at Su Qing, but after one glance, Zuo Xiangyu Yiping didn't take a second look.
"This fourth has to do with integrity. ”
"Fang Zhengzhi? huh...... What does Master Su think of this square integrity?" The prince was slightly stunned, and leaned back, but the expression in his eyes was more expectant than just now.
"The minister thinks that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to sit firmly in the East Palace, and this uprightness is the biggest unstable and difficult factor, if it can be removed, it is naturally a plan from above, but it is just ......"
"Just how?"
"Now Fang Zhengzhi has entered the office, according to the imperial court law, officials above the fourth grade to be convicted, must be supervised by Dali Temple and then determined by the Holy Lord, and Fang Zhengzhi is now at the time of the sharpness, there are too many unclear factors behind him, such as Chi Guyan of the Shenhou Mansion, Prince Li, Zhenguo Mansion Punishment, Xiliang Yan's ...... And so on, although these forces have not expressed their attitude, but they make people have to think about it!"
"You're right. ”
"Therefore, the minister thinks that in addition to the uprightness, the time has not yet come, since the time has not come, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should sit firmly in the East Palace, but if it is allowed to develop, the future trend will be a little difficult to estimate, therefore, the fourth advantage of the minister is to kill people with a knife!" When Su Qing said this, there was no murderous intent in his eyes.
Rather, it was as calm as a lake, as if murder was in his eyes, as if it were a very ordinary thing.
"Borrowing a knife to kill someone......? You said these four things, so, let's talk about your move in the end, right?" Prince Lin Tianrong's face moved slightly, and his hand and Nuan Yu subconsciously tightened.
"Yes, the minister's move is actually very simple, the question of the literary test of this palace examination, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can sit and watch, but the situation of the martial arts test, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can be flexible, most of the previous martial arts tests were held in a small world, but what happened in the Holy Heaven World a few months ago is still vivid, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can take the opportunity to say that the place of the palace test is selected in the Southern Regions!" Su Qing said solemnly.
"What?, choose the place of the martial arts test in the Southern Regions?!"
"Lord Su's move is to trap His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in injustice, the current situation in the Southern Regions Mountain Range is unknown, how can the Holy Lord set the place of the palace test in the Southern Region Mountain Range?"
After hearing Su Qing's words, the ministers all immediately stood up.
"Your Excellency is wrong, it is precisely because the situation in the Southern Regions Mountain Range is unclear that the Holy Lord is most likely to set the place of the palace test in the Southern Region Mountain Range!" Su Qing shook his head firmly after hearing the words of the ministers.
A minister was just about to speak, but was immediately stopped by a minister next to him, and then faintly glanced in the direction of the prince Lin Tianrong, the minister who was just about to speak was slightly startled, glanced at the expression of the prince Lin Tianrong, and swallowed back the words in his mouth.
"Lord Su is reasonable, but what does the martial arts test have to do with these four virtues in the Southern Regions Mountain Range?" Prince Lin Tianrong spoke again, with deep appreciation in his eyes. (To be continued.) )