Chapter 118: The Emperor
"What do you think about this year's election?"
"Although I am the Son of Heaven, the people have always advocated the life of their parents and the words of matchmaking. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
Chu Chen clearly knew that the Queen Mother would definitely stand in his position and help him choose the best one.
"You are the Son of Heaven, and the queen mother is the inner palace woman after all. ā
"The queen mother, the sons and daughters know, but the queen still has to work together with the queen mother, the harem is our family, and it is better to be peaceful. ā
"With your words, the queen mother will take care of it, and in the future, don't complain about the queen mother. ā
"Where is it, there is a queen mother, and the son is relieved. ā
Who is the woman sleeping next to him, the emperor doesn't care very much, as a man, he still hopes that the inner palace will be harmonious, although this can't, but someone can hold it down better.
"In addition to you, it's time for Ji'er to choose a princess this year. Lin Er and Yuan'er naturally have their mother to worry about, Han'er is still a child, so it is good to choose a princess for him to marry in the future. ā
The Queen Mother only had two sons, and the eldest son was brought up, and there were three around her in total.
"And about your sisters. ā
The eldest princess married into the Dingbei Palace, which can be regarded as an internal harmony, the king of Dingbei is hereditary, and their ancestors pacified the north and were very good with Di Rong in the north.
At that time, the emperor was a sworn brother with the king of Dingbei, so he was named the hereditary king, and guarded the north for generations, which was like a small country, although later the Dingbei Wangfu was not as good as the generation, and it declined, and the royal family was still not at ease.
Many of the descendants of Dingbei Wangfu have royal blood.
In addition to the eldest princess, there are two eldest princesses, third princesses, fourth eldest princesses, and fifth eldest princesses in the palace, and the fifth eldest princess is still young.
It's best to settle this year, and you can't stay in the palace forever.
"The queen mother said so, didn't that Qingdu become a sought-after commodity. Chu Chen smiled, speaking of this, he also had the psychology of watching a good show.
The outside world knows that there is an eldest princess in the royal family who likes Dong Qingdu, but in fact, they don't know that there is not an eldest princess in the royal family who likes Dong Qingdu, there are two.
The two eldest princesses who wandered around the palace all day long fell in love with Dong Qingdu, and the Chu brothers also made fun of Dong Qingdu because of this incident.
Chu Chen also discussed this matter with Chu Xu, why did Dong Qingdu have such a great charm.
It is true that the Dong family is very good, and the husband is excellent in all aspects, and the tradition of the Dong family is that once the son marries, the parents will leave without staying in the Dong family, and there is no pressure from the parents-in-law.
As for status, do the princesses of the heavenly family still need to care about their status, they are the most noble bloodline.
came up with the reason, the two of them had sighed that as the emperor and the prince, they were not as popular as the Dong family.
"These must have to be the queen of Lao's mother. ā
"No wonder people always say that children are debts, and if you don't choose a good one, you have to complain. ā
"With the queen mother here, our brothers and sisters are naturally relieved. ā
Chu Chen was raised by the Queen Mother since he was a child, and his filial piety to the Queen Mother is absolutely true, and he completely trusts the Queen Mother.
Speaking of which, he is still a little incompetent as an emperor, and the emperor is suspicious, but he has absolute trust in his mother and his biological brother Chu Xu, when he was a child, he was forced by Emperor Cui and Concubine Cui step by step, and the three of them depended on each other, and they blocked a lot of plots for each other.
"I just had to look at it more. Empress Dowager Zhu said with a smile, now she doesn't have any major things to worry about every day, and she can pass the time with these things.
The imperial examination ended with a cheer, and the examination hall was full of people.
Those who come to greet their loved ones, those who come to see the excitement, those who come to sell things.
Dong Qinghe and Song Yingxue also came to join in the fun, this was Song Yingxue's initiative, she wanted to come and see, she had never seen this meeting.
Her father had been here before, and now she was the only one to see and miss her.
She had a request, Dong Qinghe naturally accompanied her, and also brought Pei Nian and Zhu Yi, Qiu Wei suffered from the cold because of the wind blowing from painting two nights ago, and recuperated at home.
Song Yingxue brought two maids and two mothers-in-law in, and there were three guards and a coachman outside.
Pei Nian saw her for the first time, and when he saw this formation, he felt that Dong Qinghe couldn't be weak, and his body that wanted to sit down immediately stood up straight and stood behind Dong Qinghe.
To put it bluntly, Song Yingxue and Qiu Wei are the same, both parents died, and they are both descendants of the official family, why is Qiu Wei not like this, Pei Nian is a person in the rivers and lakes, and he has always been resistant to this kind of behavior.
Dong Qinghe couldn't cry or laugh, this is true, why was Pei Nian never polite when he was in the Dong Mansion.
"You don't have to stand and wait, just go over there and drink tea. Dong Qinghe pointed to the side and motioned to the people who followed the two of them.
Seeing Song Yingxue nodding, the people behind her all went down.
This is the third floor, and from the window you can see the taxi below.
"If you go to the exam room too, you will definitely be on the list. Dong Qinghe really praised her.
"In this world, it is not easy for a woman to go out, where can she still participate in the imperial examination. Song Yingxue suffered a lot of grievances because of her woman's body, and she couldn't even keep her family's property, but in the end, Song's father's friends intervened, and the court also commended Song's father and gave her a lot of things to keep the Song Mansion.
"That's why so many people envy you in their hearts. Dong Qinghe poured her a cup of tea, and in her heart, there were many women in the court who envied her.
At least she has all the property of the Song family in her hands, and she can have no worries about food and clothing in this life.
At this time, there was a voice outside, this is just outside the examination institute, and it is a big restaurant, and many people have booked rooms here to celebrate.
"Big brother, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief after this exam, and our brothers will go hunting in a few days. ā
"Haha, it's okay, I made an appointment with my cousin, and we'll go together. ā
"Good. ā
"Brother Yu, what a coincidence. ā
"Brother Chen, indeed, I didn't expect to meet it just after I came out. ā
"You two little cubs don't hurry up, and it's even more coincidental that the two of us have booked a private room and have to eat together. ā
Dong Qinghe and Song Yingxue glanced at each other, and both of them pursed their lips and smiled.
At this time, the door was knocked open by the shopkeeper and the food was served.
There are all female dependents inside, this is on the day of the end of the imperial examination, outside the examination hall, which is also quite rare, the imperial examination has been over for a while, and the people who should come out have come out, if they wait for someone to come.
The passers-by looked inside, and they all left in a daze.
The mother-in-law brought by Song Yingxue was very dissatisfied, standing at the door, wanting to block the view outside, but not wanting to block the shopkeeper, and walked away again.
Dong Qinghe didn't care, he was afraid that Song Yingxue would be uncomfortable, so he took the initiative to pull people aside to see the tea served, the tea here was selected after he came, after all, the taste is different, and many people also have requirements for the color and size of the tea.
Song Yingxue knew what she meant, smiled, picked two things with her, and prepared to drink them later.
At this time, a person walked outside, and Dong Qinghe blinked, convinced that she was not mistaken.
"What's wrong?"
"I saw a person, but I didn't expect him to come. ā
I haven't seen him for a long time, Chu Ji, Prince Qi, the emperor's younger brother.
As the most noble prince of the Xia Kingdom, what is he doing here?
Fortunately, Chu Xuan didn't know her, and it was true that Chu Xuan knew the Medicine Bodhisattva.
Thanks to him, Dong Qinghe also entered the palace once.
After eating, Song Yingxue finally came out and wanted to go to the bookstore, but Dong Qinghe naturally did not agree.
The people in the examination room have come out, and the exam questions will naturally be known to everyone, as a talented woman, Song Yingxue is not convinced that only men can participate in the imperial examination, so at this time, she whispered to Dong Qinghe, the exam questions are coming.
Coincidentally, she happened to bump into the same person, and it was still a man.
Dong Qinghe looked over, and his face immediately stiffened, how could it be, Chu Xuan stood behind this man.
It seems obvious who the man in front of him who looks two points similar to him is.
Why did Chu Chen run out, no, the emperor is really considerate of the people's feelings.
Remembering that my brother used to be with them a lot, I seemed to understand a little that this saint was not a person who sat alone in the high hall.
"Is this young lady okay?" Chu Chen's voice was a little gentle.
"It's fine. Song Yingxue shook her head and was about to leave.
Chu Chen clenched his fists and smiled: "I heard some of the girl's words, and it was very disadvantageous. Dare to ask the girl if she is a student of a female school?"
"It's not. Song Yingxue refused: "There's still something to do, don't delay the son, take Dong Qinghe's hand next to him and leave." ā
Looking at her back, Chu Chen narrowed his eyes.
Shicai kept looking at Chu Chen, and everyone who was worried about his safety was finally relieved, Chu Ji asked him with a smile: "But your heart is moved?"
"What's the matter, just listening to her words, it's quite insightful. Chu Chen came back to his senses, shook his head, and gave Chu Chen a look of disdain at the same time.
Chu Wei didn't defend himself, he left with him, he didn't know the woman just now, if Chu Lin was there, he might recognize it.
Very few kings can wait for a student to come out outside of a imperial examination, it seems that Chu Chen is still very ambitious, this kind of relaxed time, you can best see the character of a student.
At the same time, it can be seen that he really doesn't have many of his own people in the court, otherwise he wouldn't have beaten the idea of this group of people.
"What's wrong, what are you thinking?" After getting into the carriage, Dong Qinghe was still thinking about something, Song Yingxue couldn't help but ask.
"Nothing, wondering if I wanted to buy any books. ā
"You have all the books in your library, and you still lack anything. "Song Yingxue was fortunate enough to go there once, and it was really big inside, and it was only in a family like the Dong family that there was such a big place to build and be able to buy so many good books.
"Don't underestimate the people in the market, their books are often more popular than those who are Confucian. ā
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Dong family.
"Chu Chen has arrived at the examination institute?" Dong Qingdu didn't have the slightest sense of respect, they had known each other since childhood, and they had never had an honorific title in secret.
"Yes. ā
Dong Qinghe saw that Chu Ji was following him, and there were many people with strong martial arts around him to protect him, so he should be the emperor.
"It's also like his temperament, his nature is actually quite good, and he was taught well by the Queen Mother. ā
"Your friend?"
"Yes, we had a good relationship when I was a kid. ā
"Then you are not afraid that your friend will be eaten to death by those two women. Dong Qinghe asked him with a smile, the main thing in the imperial examination has passed, and the next main thing is the draft.
"This is Yanfu, understand. ā
Dong Qinghe laughed twice and looked at him, that means very simple, you just pretend.
"How is Fan Minh there?"
"He Xiang has seen a total of six lifters this year, and these six people don't seem to have much in touch with Fan Ming. Dong Qingdu said slowly, "But this year, Fan Ming is in charge of the night inspection, I have checked the results of the lottery, and it just so happens that he is in charge of the piece, there are two people and Mrs. He Xiang from the same place, and this piece of grading, the person in charge of grading the file is He Xiang, a jinshi who came out in the same year. ā
"It's not a place that shouldn't be able to pass. ā
"You have been on the rivers and lakes and don't understand, although they are followed everywhere they go, but in fact it is only during the day, and there are no guards following them at night, just beside them, it is not difficult to know what the specific room wants to do. ā
"Then check, even if it is the champion, there are very few six grades at the beginning, and it takes a lot of time to get to the first few grades. Instead, it's this draft. ā
Xia Guo does not have a rule that he must send his daughter to the draft, it is all voluntary.
But at present, Chu Chen's harem is empty, starting from the queen's four concubines to the bottom of the dressing and picking of girls.
followed Chu Chen at the beginning, he was an old man, how could he have a little face in the future, the emperor was empty under his knees, and it was easier to have children.
"On one side is the government, and on the other side is the harem. We can still have some ways to govern the court, and as for the harem, we can't change Chu Chen's preferences. ā
Dong Qingdu was speechless, he never thought of interfering in the harem, the Dong family did have people in the palace, but until the most important time, he was not willing to expose them.
It's miserable enough to enter the palace, and it's not particularly humane to let them do some dangerous things.
"Although the most important thing to resist foreign enemies is the army, the events of that year have already taught us that only soldiers are useless, soldiers are also people, and the main thing is what this country can bring to ordinary people. ā
"There are too many drawbacks, even if we arrange people to report these up, it won't help, all we can do is let many good officials manage more. ā
Dong Qinghe is not a person who does not leave the door, she has seen a lot of things when she travels south and north, and she also has a deep understanding of these.
There are too many unfair things, and there are too many poor people.
"We thought before that it could be changed, from the inside, but this court has been decayed, unless it is completely eradicated, otherwise pull out the radish and bring out the mud, and the Xia Kingdom will be completely chaotic. ā
In the chaotic years of the first emperor's charter and the first emperor's death, He Xiang and Luo Jiang's hands stretched too long.
Just like the imperial examination that the emperor attaches so much importance to, how can he use people from He Xiang.
It's the same in the army, no matter what the battle, there will be people from the Tigers.