The intention of the people on King Ning's side to set the trap was too obvious, but the emperor didn't care about this, he just didn't care if things were fun or not, so without waiting for Hua Wenwu and them to answer, he said, "There are still such interesting questions?" Aiqing, come and listen. ”

The minister got up and said, "This question is, how big is the territory of my Ming Dynasty today, I don't know if Young Master Hua and the three sons may answer?" ”

Hua Wenwu was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously thought of the vast territory on the map, but he couldn't remember where the border was. Hua Taishi's face changed, and he squinted at King Ning, his eyes were full of coldness.

Seeing that they seemed to be pondering, the emperor couldn't help but urge: "Hua Wenwu, have you thought of the answer?" Zhu Zhishan, what about the three of you? ”

Chen Xiaosheng naturally didn't know the actual area of Da Ming, but he could see from King Ning's micro-expressions and small movements that this was a trap, so naturally he couldn't answer truthfully. Chen Xiaosheng glanced at the emperor without a trace, and suddenly his heart was full of happiness, and he thought of a brain teaser! How big is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, if you say the specific value, it means that the territory of the Ming Dynasty can no longer be expanded, which is intolerable to any emperor, and then King Ning can provoke the emperor to be dissatisfied with it.

Thinking of this, Chen Xiaosheng began to think about the problem from a different angle, and he turned his head slightly to look at Su Xueyun. Su Xueyun raised her chin and motioned for him to look at the sky. Chen Xiaosheng saw a bright moon in the sky, and it instantly understood. got up and said: "Your Majesty, my Ming territory has been expanding, where can I tell how big it is?" This adult is really stumped for us. If you really want to answer, then the grass people answer - the place where the bright moon shines is the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains of my Ming Dynasty! ”

Wen Zhengming suddenly realized, stared at King Ning and was about to speak, but was held down by Zhou Wenbin. Then Zhou Wenbin arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, what Zhishan said is good, the emperor is wise and martial, why worry about the territory of the Ming Dynasty not expanding?" I'm afraid I won't be able to answer this question in my lifetime. ”

Hua Wenwu also reacted at this time, looked at the minister with a somewhat cold expression, and said, "I wonder if the adults already have the answer in their hearts?" I have the same answer as the three sons, the place where the moonlight shines is the country of the Ming Dynasty. ”

At this point, the minister naturally didn't dare to talk nonsense, and hurriedly lowered his head and smiled: "Your Majesty, the minister's answer is the same as that of several sons, it seems that several sons are indeed smart people, and they will definitely become pillars of talent in the future." ”

The emperor laughed and said, "Good! A good place where the moon shines is my Ming Dynasty rivers and mountains! What a pillar! The four of you have done a good job today, and I will reward you with a thousand taels of gold! ”

Wen Zhengming hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, no merit will not be punished, I am equal to the social merit and cannot receive such a reward." The so-called Kong said Chengren, Meng said righteousness! When we came to the capital as students, we wanted to pass the Enke exam and be able to serve the emperor and the court, which is what we should do, so how can we ask for the emperor's reward? ”

The emperor was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and said: "You are straightforward, okay, then I will remember the reward first, and after you are in high school, you will make some merits and then reward it." Hua Wenwu, although you don't need Coenke, you can't waste your studies, I am still waiting for you to invent more things that benefit the country and the people. ”

Chen Xiaosheng and the others hurriedly saluted and thanked him, but at this time, Hua Taishi said, "The emperor can wait for Zhu Zhishan and Wen Zhengming High School, and I am afraid that he can't wait for Zhou Wenbin to pass the Enke exam." ”

The emperor said strangely: "Why did the prince say this?" ”

Hua Taishi glanced at King Ning and said lightly: "Zhou Wenbin only returned to Middle-earth from Persia more than a month ago, so naturally he didn't have the opportunity to take the exam. However, in order to participate in Enke, he specially asked the owner of the Suzhou Six Arts Hall to write a letter of recommendation for him, which is also in line with the rules. Who knows, Hades is better, but the little ghost is difficult. His reference qualifications were erased by Zhu Zijian's casual words, and he insulted Zhou Wenbin in front of all the students, which was really arrogant! ”

King Ning's face changed, and he stared at Hua Taishi tightly, his eyes full of threat. But Hua Taishi didn't care at all, and he didn't mean to take back his words at all.

The emperor pondered with a little doubt: "Zhu Zijian? It seems familiar, what is his identity? Why can it influence the candidates? ”

King Ning had to stand up and bow down to plead guilty, "Back to the emperor, Zhu Zijian is the righteous son of the minister." ”

The emperor suddenly realized: "Oh, yes, because Uncle Wang, you have no son, only one daughter, so you adopted a righteous son." But you're a very unspeakable son, you can casually get rid of a candidate's reference qualification? He's not going to do it at all, is it for him? ”

The emperor slapped the table, and his face was already displeased. King Ning immediately explained: "Your Majesty, dogs have always been very measured, and there must be something else going on in it. Zhou Wenbin is from Persia, and he has a case, it must not be so simple, the emperor should not be deceived by him. ”

Hua Taishi snorted coldly and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, how could the old minister talk nonsense in front of the emperor about something that has not been investigated?" At this time, the old minister has ordered someone to find out the cause and effect, Zhu Zijian has no talent and virtue, and he is really a waste material who can't be written or killed, but he claims to be the son of the prince, arrogant and domineering outside, and never puts people with a status lower than him in his eyes. Previously, he used Zhou Wenbin in Suzhou to seize the Six Arts Guild Hall, and after failing, he immediately crossed the river and demolished the bridge, breaking Zhou Wenbin's arm to draw a line with it. Now, in order to prevent Zhou Wenbin from turning over and taking revenge, he is arbitrarily deprived of his reference qualifications, and meddling in the affairs of the court with a white body, which is simply ridiculous! Not only is the prince not strict with his son, but he can't even control the ability to control it, when will my Ming officials obey the orders of the prince's son? Hmph, the old man sees that you are bending the law for personal gain, and regards Enke's exam as a joke, prince, you once assured the emperor that Enke would not make any mistakes, who knew that you would break the law when you turned around, but you didn't take the emperor seriously? ”

King Ning looked up and saw that the emperor was already full of anger, and hurriedly bowed down and explained: "The emperor is angry, the minister has no idea about this matter, if it is really as Hua Taishi said, the minister will definitely punish the dog and the officials who committed the crime when he goes back, and will never let anyone disturb Enke." ”

Hua Taishi stroked his beard and said, "You also promised this when you took over Enke's matter, but what was the result?" The prince is too insincere. ”

King Ning gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to guarantee Zhou Wenbin, and after three days, if what the Taishi said is true, the minister will personally restore Zhou Wenbin's identity as a candidate." ”

At this time, a minister attached to Hua Taishi stood up and said: "Zhou Wenbin was originally a candidate, but now because the prince's righteous son is disqualified, it is within his duty to restore his identity. The emperor, according to Weichen's view, the prince may have no experience in dealing with Enke's affairs, the last time the prince wanted to put the ghost statue in the tribute courtyard for the candidates to calm the nerves, it was already very inappropriate, this time there were such outstanding candidates were disqualified, but the prince did not know, it can be seen that the prince is slightly lacking in this regard. And the Taishi is the head of the people in the world, he is highly respected, and he knows everything about Enke, and Weichen thinks that he can let the Taishi supervise the prince, so that he can be foolproof and select the best talents for the emperor. ”

The emperor nodded thoughtfully, "It's okay, Taishi, you have always been able to work hard, so you might as well be responsible for supervising Uncle Wang." ”

King Ning's face turned blue, "Your Majesty, this move is not in accordance with the rules, how can two ministers be in charge of one thing at the same time?" ”

The emperor waved his hand impatiently and said, "Then you have made so many mistakes?" It's not that I don't trust you, it's that you can't be trusted. Okay, that's it, let's step aside. Remember, after Enke, I want to see the exam papers of Zhu Zhishan, Zhou Wenbin and Wen Zhengming! ”

King Ning gritted his teeth unwillingly, "The minister obeys the order." ”

Hua Taishi saluted indifferently, "The old minister obeys the order." ”

King Ning returned to his seat and drank three glasses of wine in a row. This night, they originally planned to make the Taishi ugly and anger the emperor, but who knew that they lost repeatedly, no matter what tricks they made, they could be counterattacked by the other party, and even beat their own army! King Ning's face was gloomy, but he had nowhere to attack in front of the emperor, and he almost held back his internal injuries. This not only did not harm the Taishi, but helped them to make a big splash, leaving an impression on the emperor's heart. Especially Hua Taishi, one waste material, is simply treating others in the way of others, because of Zhu Zijian, he has become a big joke that Jingli will not teach his son!

Different from King Ning's gloom, the emperor, Taishi and others were in a very good mood, and this birthday banquet was also considered to be ups and downs, and it finally ended smoothly in the end. The emperor returned satisfied, and when he left, he not only took the hot air balloon with him, but also repeatedly told Chen Xiaosheng not to only care about the imperial examination, but to study interesting things with all his heart. Chen Xiaosheng responded with a smile, and watched him get into the carriage and leave in a majestic manner.

Su Xueyun accompanied Mrs. Taishi to send all the female dependents out one by one, and it was not until all the guests were gone that Mrs. Taishi rubbed her shoulders and sighed, "Master's birthday is obviously a happy day, but I have to deal with these people, I am really tired." ”

Qiu Xiang smiled and helped her to walk back, "Madam, go back to the room and I'll help you rub it, and see if Qiu Xiang's craftsmanship has regressed." ”

Mrs. Taishi patted her hand and said with a smile: "It's enough for you to have this intention, there are so many maids in the house, you have helped them do everything, so what do you want them to do?" ”

Chunxiang and Dongxiang both smiled and said, "Madame is right, Qiuxiang, you can also give us a chance to please Madame." ”

Qiu Xiang laughed and quipped: "Okay, okay, let Madame hurt you more in the future, forget about me as an outsider, okay?" ”

Several people laughed, and Mrs. Taishi relaxed a lot when she saw it. As she walked, she suddenly heard some strange noises, and couldn't help but stop, wondering, "What is this sound?" Why does it seem like you're hitting someone? ”

Chunxiang beckoned to a family member to ask, and the family Ding replied: "Madam, it was the master who accidentally found out that Hua'an was locked up in the firewood room, and after asking the reason, he was very unhappy, saying that there is no need to wait until tomorrow, since today is the birthday of the master, simply clean up the door and make the house cleaner." Therefore, the old man ordered someone to beat Hua'an fifty boards, and not only that, but also called all the low-class family members to watch and warned them not to do unruly things in Washington. ”

"Hua'an? Tang Bohu? Mrs. Taishi shook her head helplessly, "Master is like this, I didn't want him to see these things on his birthday, but I didn't expect to be bumped into by him." That's fine, just like the old man said, on a good day, just clean up the portal, and the back house will be quieter. She turned her head to look at Su Xueyun and asked, "I heard you say that their four talents entered Beijing together?" Their relationship seems to be good, will Tang Bohu be beaten at this time? ”

Su Xueyun smiled: "How come? All this is his own doing, and others can't help him if they want to. ”

Mrs. Taishi took Su Xueyun's hand and patted it, "That's good, don't hurt everyone's feelings for an irrelevant person." ”

Su Xueyun took Zhu Xiaolian and Qiu Xiang to sit for a while, and when Master Hua and Chen Xiaosheng finished talking, they left together. When he walked out of the door, it happened that the two family members dragged Tang Bohu and threw him out of the door, and he couldn't see his original appearance anymore.

Several people paused for a moment, and saw Tang Bohu slowly raise his head, staring at Su Xueyun, and slowly spit out two words, "Poisonous woman!" ”

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