Three days later, the new champion Kou Huai will go to the palace to face the king.

The court hall of the Taichu Hall was also as majestic and quiet as usual, Wen Dong and Wu Xi stood separately, and the Heavenly Saint Emperor Murong Yichuan sat on the dragon chair, his face was majestic and cold, and his eyes swept over the faces of the ministers like knives.

After discussing several urgent matters with the ministers, Murong Yichuan instructed Dixuan to go to the palace.

There was not much time, and the eunuch led the new champion to slowly go up to the main hall, and stopped in front of the grade platform, because the new champion had not yet had an official so he had to be at the end of the grade platform, according to the rules learned in advance, the new champion Kou Huai slowly bowed, "The new champion Kou Huai participated in the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live." As soon as this person speaks, he has a strong Shanxi accent, and he smells of old vinegar when he listens to it. Murong Yichuan and the ministers frowned slightly when they heard his voice, and then they didn't look at this person seriously.

The new champion is in his twenties, wearing a red champion robe, wearing a champion hat, medium stature, a face like a full moon, and clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes., Murong Yichuan was quite satisfied with this dignified and talented new branch champion, and was silent for a moment before he said in a deep voice; "The champion is fair."

"Long live you." The new champion stood up and stood on the spot with his head bowed.

Murong Yichuan saw that he kept his head down, so he hurriedly raised his head, and only listened to Kou Huai's rules and regulations. Long live suddenly, Kou Huai's status is humble, and he raises his head for fear of polluting the holy eyes, and he does not dare to face the king."

Murong Yichuan hurriedly said, I will allow you to raise your head and atone for your innocence. At this time, Kou Huai slowly raised his head.

This Kou Huai not only described as delicate but also exuded a heroic righteousness between his eyebrows, and the more people in front of Murong Yichuan looked at it, the more they liked it.

After a while, Murong Yichuan asked the new champion a very direct and sharp question, "I heard that the new champion is from a poor family, and it has not been easy in the past ten years, and now the title of the gold list is considered to be one foot in the official career, how will you follow your own career path?" At this time, all the ministers focused their eyes on this new champion, to see how he answered such a sharp question, and at the same time, everyone also pinched a handful of sweat for this new champion, they all knew that the emperor was strict, often picking bones in eggs, in case the question was answered carelessly, the brilliant future of the new champion should be treated as a matter of fact, if the answer is good, the natural future will be splendid.

Kou Huai's expression was very relaxed, although he was a first-time gentleman, he was always calm, and this group of calm people could fly.

Murong Yichuan's eyes were like torches walking around the new section champion, and like all of you, he was also looking forward to the new section champion's answer.

After a little contemplation, the new champion bowed deeply to the emperor, and then said in an orderly manner; "Long live my lord, although Kou Huai's family is poor, he has studied sage books since he was a child, and he has known how to read and progress since he was a child, and now he can ascend to the Tianzi Hall is Kou Huai's ambition since he was a child.

Kou Huai's answer made Murong Yichuan very appreciative, and so did the ministers.

Without waiting for Kou Huai to take a breath, Murong Yichuan continued to ask, "I have always wanted to be a generation of famous generals, but I don't know how to be a Ming Jun, can the champion solve my confusion?"

Kou Huai still thought about it a little, not slowing down; "Long live it, for the Ming monarch, the people only need to do the people, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light and good. The emperor is prosperous, and the heavens are ordained, if the king is not virtuous, the heavens will be angry, and the heavens will punish the king. For example, the reason why Tang Taizong was able to create the rule of Zhenguan was because he regarded the people as the water that could carry the boat and overturn the boat, so he relied on it, the king was mainly the people, and the people were naturally loyal to the king.

Kou Huai's generous statement made Murong Yichuan and the Manchu Dynasty both praise it.

Murong Yichuan Longyan was about, and immediately ordered the eunuch to hold the champion hat flower. Murong Yichuan took out a bright hat flower from the red gold tray and walked down the dragon chair to Kou Huai and personally inserted it on the champion hat, the emperor's move flattered the new champion and moved him to the extreme, kneeling at the feet of the king and kowtowing again and again, Murong Yichuan leaned over and picked it up with his own hands, "I only hate to see the new champion and hate to be late."

The emperor looked at the new champion in this way, so that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty also looked down on him, knowing that this person had a bright future.

The emperor personally brought very few flowers to the champion, and even Zhongli Wenjun failed to do so with such an honor, which shows that Murong Yichuan attaches great importance to Kou Huai.

For Kou Huai Murong Yichuan is admiration from the bottom of his heart, at first it was his brilliant articles, and now it is the calm bearing in the court and the kind of outspokenness to the king.

After the new champion Mianjun, he began to cross the management in the stable for three days, and for a time Kou Huai became the focus of attention of the entire stable and the princes and ministers ordered to rise to fight the small people. The street is particularly lively these days.

It was already late when Zhongli Wenjun returned to the princess's mansion after completing the Yamen Office of the Ministry of Officials, Zi Yan led Xiao Yuwan to play under the porch, and saw that the mother and daughter Wen Jun felt at peace in his heart, so he changed his clothes and came to join in the fun.

Zi Yan and Wen Jun just said a few words, and Caiyun ran over, "Princess, donkey, the family on the door said that the second prince has arrived."

Hearing this, King Murong Yitai and his wife glanced at each other, and then Wen Jun hurriedly said Ziyan, let's go out to welcome the prince.

Zi Yan was unclear and reluctant to say; "It's really the sun hitting the west, how can the second emperor brother come here."

Wen Jundao; "Let's talk about it when we go out and meet it." So the nurse took Xiao Yuwan away, and Wen Jun and Zi Yan went out to greet Murong Yitai.

"I don't know if the king will miss the distance when he drives a thousand years old, and he still hopes to be forgiving.". [,！ Zhongli Wenjun saluted with King Guang.

Murong Yitai laughed and hurriedly said that the horse is too polite, I took the liberty to come and disturb it.

Zi Yan and Murong Yitai are also half-brothers and sisters, but the relationship between each other is as light as clear water, she saw that Murong Yitai was very cold, and said with a little meanness that she didn't know what wind blew the second emperor brother here, what a rare guest. Murong Yitai was calm about this, "Zi Yan still loves to laugh so much."

After entering the main hall, the servants sat down according to the guests and hosts, and served tea from the people. After tea, Ziyan said to Murong Yitai very directly; "The second emperor brother has always been on the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, what is the so-called thing when he came to my house today?" It's almost dinner time, but Zi Yan didn't order to prepare dinner just because she didn't mean to keep Murong Yitai, and Zi Yan was so handsome that she couldn't express her position, so she had to see what Zi Yan meant. Although Zhongli Wenjun is Zi Yan's husband and an official of the imperial court, he can't be equal to him in front of the Murong royal family, when Wen Jun and Zi Yan are alone, they are no different from ordinary couples, but they can't be truly equal after all when they get out of the boudoir.

Murong Yi pondered for a moment before muttering; "I'm here today because I have something to ask Wenjun."

Wen Jun got up and hugged his fists, "The prince is strict, even if you have something, you just want to do it."

Zi Yan couldn't see that Wen Jun was so humble, pulled his sleeve and asked him to sit down, "The second emperor brother has something to say, just say it, Wen Jun will never use his power for personal gain, I don't know how our family Wen Jun can work for the imperial brother?"

Murong Yitai said with a straight face; "The little girl Yu Hui has reached the age of talking about marriage, and there is no suitable person for a while, and the new champion Kou Huai is dignified and appreciated by the emperor, Wen Jun is his deputy chief examiner, so naturally he will trouble me to talk about peace and talk about this family affair when I get closer to him, I remember that Zi Yan, you and Wen Jun's family affair was promoted by the emperor today."

Wen Jun didn't want to get involved in this matter, "The new champion is considered to be one in a hundred, but he is twenty-five years old, and he is too much of a wife under normal circumstances, and the prince's Yu Hui county lord is just fourteen years old, even if the new branch champion has no wife, the age between him and the county lord is not suitable." Wen Jun's polite refusal disappointed Murong Yitai slightly, "This old husband and young wife have been there since ancient times, and it doesn't matter, and even if he has a wife, as long as he is willing to divorce his wife, the king will allow it." Seeing that Murong Yitai was so persistent with the new champion to be his son-in-law Wen Jun was really a little embarrassed, if he refused directly, he would offend the other party, after all, it would be difficult for relatives in the future, if he agreed to himself, he really didn't want to. Seeing that Wen Jun was so embarrassed, Zi Yan hurriedly came out to help him out of the siege, "If the second emperor brother really wants to promote the marriage between Zihui and the champion duke, I don't think it is better for you to go directly to the palace to ask the imperial brother, how can the emperor be the matchmaker for the new champion, I heard Wen Jun say that this new champion is very high-spirited, and Wen Jun may not be able to do it."

Murong Yitai felt that what Zi Yan said was dissociating, and then he was a little worried; "I'm afraid it's not appropriate to trouble the emperor for such a trivial matter."

Zi Yan smiled and said sharply; "What's wrong with this, the imperial brother also said that my relationship with Wen Jun was facilitated by the eighth emperor brother, and now that he appreciates the new champion, he naturally hopes to be better used for himself, if he gives his niece to the champion prince, wouldn't it be more intimate between the monarch and the minister."

Two

It is said that the monarchs of the Taisho dynasties will regularly listen to the lectures of the Hanlin scholars or some officials who have made achievements in the Wenyuan Pavilion, and the content of what they will learn is mainly the forty-five levels and the historical facts of the previous dynasties. The previous emperors listened to the lectures five times a month, and after Murong Yichuan ascended the throne, he decided to listen to the lectures on the 28th of every month, and sometimes he was not alone in the Wenyuan Pavilion to listen to the lectures, but also called the ministers of the court above the third grade. October 12 is another day for the emperor to listen to the lecture, different from the past, this time for the emperor and the ministers to give lectures, not a qualified bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, nor a qualified minister in the court, but a fledgling Kou Huai, it can be seen that the emperor has a fancy for this new champion. Although Kou Huai faced the emperor and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, but he was still calm and calm, not humble or arrogant, he did not talk about the Confucian classics but talked about the rule of Zhenguan and the prosperity of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, which talked about the Tang Taizong and Wei Zheng between the monarchs and ministers, it was inevitable that the spirit was flying, the eyes were shining, he spoke sensibly and impassionedly, and people had a sense of immersion, so that the present from the emperor to the ministers were all fascinated, so as to give it a thumbs up.

Murong Yichuan also has high hopes for the remaining thirty-nine Jinshi in addition to looking at the new department champion, the new branch champion is temporarily in the Hanlin Academy, and the other Jinshi have a few in the Hanlin Academy, and the rest such as the Guozijian, the Taixue Six Divisions and other places are scattered, at the same time, Murong Yichuan selected a group of ministers as Qin to go to the local area to investigate the performance of local officials, if there is inaction, the corrupt person will be reduced or dismissed once it is verified, and if he does not act and commits a traitor, he will be severely punished. Murong Yichuan was bent on doing something for himself, so he implemented an iron-fisted policy for the court and officials at all levels, and the atmosphere from the court to the local area was obviously better under high pressure than during the Tiande period of Zhongzong. Murong Yichuan is inspired to govern the country in a clean and peaceful manner, so he naturally has to be extra careful in the selection and appointment of officials, and at the same time, the management and rectification of officials at all levels must not be slackened.

Three days after the lecture in Kou Huai's Wenyuan Pavilion, Murong Yichuan announced it to the imperial dining room.

Kou Huai finished the ceremony, and Murong Yichuan ordered Dequan to give the new champion a seat.

Different from the majesty of the past, when Murong Yichuan faced Kou Huai today, he described his affinity, and the monarch and ministers were relatively silent for a moment, and then they listened to Murong Yichuan ask Kou Huai unhurriedly, "Is there a high hall in Kou Aiqing's house?" The emperor actually asked about his family affairs, which surprised Kou Huai, and he hurriedly got up and replied; "Long live the return, the parents of the minister's family are here." Hearing this, Murong Yichuan was relieved; "The high hall in the family is considered a blessing for the children, Aiqing is a blessed person, and the second elder is in good health?" Kou Huai said busily; "The parents of the emperor's Fuchen are in good health, the father can plow the fields, and the mother can weave." Murong Yichuan looked relieved again, "It's so deep, I don't know if Kou Qing has a wife?" Murong Yichuan still didn't discuss state affairs with Kou Huai, which made Kou Huai's heart full. [,！ It was doubtful, and when he heard the emperor ask him this, he had to answer truthfully, "Long live the Qi Dynasty and marry his wife, Wang, and now he has a pair of children." I heard that Kou Huai's family had a wife, Murong Yichuan's family was lost, but his face was still unfazed, "I want to protect Aiqing today, I don't know what Aiqing wants?"

Kou Huai heard that the emperor had given himself a mediator and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you for your love, but the minister has just had a wife with Banzai Sonata in the family, so he will never accept the holy will of Banzai."

Kou Huai's direct refusal made Murong Yichuan slightly unhappy, and continued to let him get up; "I heard a saying that you are easy to make friends, and you are rich and easy to wife, have you ever heard of it?" Hearing this, Kou Huai naturally understood the emperor's voice, and hurriedly raised his head and said very strictly, "The minister only knows that the poor and lowly friends are not abandoned, and the wives of the chaff do not go to the court." In the face of Kou Huai's righteousness, the sense of displeasure in Murong Yichuan's heart immediately disappeared, and it turned to a heartfelt appreciation, "The rich and noble cannot be lewd, the mighty cannot be bent, and the poor and lowly cannot be moved, such a true gentleman, but I am fortunate to make a gentleman today, which is the blessing of me and Taizheng." After that, Murong Yichuan stood up from the dragon chair and walked in front of Kou Huai to talk about it.

After that, Murong Yichuan put aside some personal matters with Kou Huai and talked about some current affairs, and asked him to step down.

After Kou Huai left, Murong Yichuan was humane behind the mountains and rivers, the sun and the moon; "The second emperor brother has heard it."

The voice fell and Murong Yitai walked out from behind the screen, "This Kou Huai is so ignorant of the emperor, how can he still be so fond of him?"

Facing Murong Yitai's resentment, a faint smile flashed at the corner of Murong Yichuan's mouth, "I naturally have my own plans, so the imperial brother doesn't have to care too much, but this princess Hui's family affairs can't do anything, and this girl is just fourteen years old, so the imperial brother doesn't need to be too anxious."

Murong Yitai Dao; "It's not that the minister is in a hurry, but Yu Hui girl has won the new champion, and the emperor also knows that the minister has always loved Zihui, and if Yu Hui is not happy, the minister will be sad." At the same time, Murong Yichuan, who is a father, naturally understands the other party's favorite daughter's mood, "The stable is the same age as Zihui, and there are many princes and grandsons with a certain family, there is always someone suitable for Zihui, if this Kou Huai really divorced his wife and married Zihui in order to make a steady progress, does the imperial brother think this person is reliable?" For a woman, marrying a husband is something she can rely on for her whole life, but how can a person who forgets his righteousness for the sake of profit get a life to rely on?"

Because Murong Yitai passed his concubine to Murong Yichuan, so he was favored by the emperor, originally Murong Yichuan wanted to get all the kings of the Murong clan to live in the stable, but he thought that this would increase the taxes of the stable and the surrounding people, so that only his brother was left in the stable, and the rest of the kings were in their respective fiefs, and when they reached the age of thirteen, they had to go to the local fiefs, such as Murong Zhixun, the king of Hejian in Zhongzong. The Murong family has always attached great importance to the concubines, and anyone who is the emperor's concubine and has no throne will stay in the stable.

The refusal of this new champion to marry the Son of Heaven drifted away like the wind, and for a time he was passed down in the court, and they all admired Kou Huai's love and righteousness and noble character.

Three

One night the north wind was cold, and everything in the world was depressed.

The first Hallyu after the beginning of winter has finally passed, and the hazy weather has finally come to an end, and there is a feeling of long-lost time when I see the clear sky again, and the blue sky feels very kind in the face of the warm sunshine.

It seems that I feel that I am obviously more afraid of cold this year than last year, and my hands and feet will be cold from the autumn wind, although Wang Taiyi has developed a warm incense pill based on his physique, but the effect is not very significant, just a winter is like wearing a jacket that is slightly thinner than the cotton jacket, but I still feel cold outside, and I am generally cramped in the room when there is nothing to do, and sometimes I simply sit in the bed.

Recently, Murong Yichuan has been busy with the government and has not left the Taiji Palace for almost ten days and eight days, and the two noble concubines of Pan Cao have no chance to see it, only if they can enter and leave the Taiji Palace at any time.

Seeing that the sky was good, he took Qianxue to the Taiji Hall to see Murong Yichuan, but when he walked to the imperial garden, he ran into the Cao family.

A few days ago, Cao's contracted the wind cold and has been recuperating in the palace, and now that the weather is warmer and he is healed, he wants to go out for a walk, but he happened to meet like a mother and daughter.

The Cao family hurriedly rushed to greet Wanruo, "The concubine participates in the queen's mother, and the mother is happy for a long time."

Although she has a good impression of the Cao family, she also deliberately alienated her since she fell out of favor, since she beat Murong Yichuan and fortunately had Cao family, she admitted that she was narrow-minded and couldn't be sisters with her rivals and be friends with each other. Now it seems that the attitude towards the Cao family is no different from the Pan family, although the Cao family is still diligent, and when he heard that the Cao family was infected with the wind and cold, he sent the palace maid to the Ziquan Palace to pass on the will to let Cao Guifei recuperate with peace of mind, and there is no need to enter the Zhaoyang Palace every day to greet him.

For the purple figure in front of him, he said indifferently; "Sister Cao, let's get even."

"Niangniang is going to take the princess to the Taiji Hall to greet the emperor?" Cao Shi said with concern.

It's like a faint way; "Just now, the emperor ordered Dequan to pass on the decree that there is something important to discuss with the queen, so the queen took the princess to the Taiji Palace, and my sister has just recovered from the wind and cold and is still in the dormitory.

Cao Shi is a smart person, and she has long sensed the alienation from herself and the hostility in her eyes, but she pretended not to know, and was still humble and respectful, "Thank you for your care, concubine."

As if chatting with the Cao family for a few more words, he took Qian Xue and Chunxiang and other palace maids away.

It was like going to the Taiji Hall with Qianxue and coming directly to Murong Yichuan's imperial dining room, although this imperial dining room had brought memories that seemed unbearable, but now his master was his husband, and he could only work hard to let go of the past.

Murong Yichuan saw Wanruo and Qianxue's mood suddenly improved, "Father, you haven't been to Sun Moon Xuan for a few days, has your father been entangled by fox spirits?" Xiao Qianxue sat on Murong Yichuan's lap with a pair of big eyes flickering as if she was about to speak, facing Xiao Yatou's childish words without jealousy. [,！ Rong Yichuan couldn't help laughing, "This girl is getting more and more nonsense, where did the fox spirit come from?" Murong Yichuan asked with a smile while holding her daughter's pretty face.

Xiaoqian Snow Slope; "My father didn't go to see me, my brother and my mother, and I was entangled by a vixen."

Since beating Murong Yichuan and starting to be fortunate to Pan Cao, the palace maids in Sun Moon Xuan usually gossip when they say that the emperor was hooked by the fox spirit again, and Germany and other gossip like that, so they were listened to by Xiao Qianxue, as long as Murong Yichuan didn't go to Sun Moon Xuan at night, Xiao Qianxue thought that her father was entangled by the fox spirit again.

"Who told you that there are vixens in your palace?" Although Xiao Qian didn't cover it, Murong Yichuan was not angry.

Xiao Qianxue blinked and then made a grimace at Murong Yichuan, as if she was afraid that Qian would continue to say nothing, which would affect the palace maids in Zhaoyang Palace, so she hurriedly brought a cup of tea to Murong Yichuan, "Let's take a sip of tea first, why do you bother to take it to heart if you are a child."

Murong Yichuan took the tea handed over by Wanruo, took a sip and put it down, got up and took a picture from the rosewood shelf by the window and gave it to Wanruo, "How about you look here?" As if taking the map and seeing that it was a topographic map surrounded by mountains on three sides, he asked a little puzzled, "What does the husband mean?"

Murong Yichuan pointed to the map and said patiently; "Three months ago, I asked the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the General Political Department to take a group of feng shui masters to the Tiejishan Royal Mausoleum to choose a piece of feng shui to do the auspicious land of ten thousand years, and finally selected this piece, I heard that it is Longsha cave water, no beauty is not collected, I also think it is good after reading this map, but when the spring flowers bloom in the next year, I will personally lead the princes and ministers and feng shui masters to check on the spot."

As soon as I heard that I was going to see Wan Nian Jiruo's back, the cat was in a cold sweat, and his face began to pale uncontrollably, "You are still young, you don't need to think about it a hundred years later so early." As if muttering, her lips trembled slightly.

"What is the auspicious land used for?" Xiao Qianxue asked curiously.

As if he didn't want his daughter to know this, he sent Chunxiang to send the princess back to Sun Moon Xuan first.

Murong Yichuan saw that Wanruo's expression was not good, and he knew that she was afraid in her heart, so he hurriedly comforted, "Don't be afraid, although you and I are still young, the emperors of all dynasties have been building mausoleums since they ascended the throne."

As if it is natural to understand that after the emperor ascended the throne, in addition to sitting firmly on the throne, he began to build the cemetery, the tombs of the emperors of the past dynasties were built with tens of thousands of labor and millions of silver, they lived not only to be rich and noble in the world, but also after death, every emperor's mausoleum is extremely luxurious.

It was as if he suddenly remembered the tomb of the concubine that Ping'er had hidden before, "Didn't you choose a feng shui before, and Ping'er's tomb of the concubine was basically repaired."

Murong Yichuan Road; "I went to the cemetery several times and always felt that the feng shui selected before was not as good as the tombs of the emperors of the past dynasties, so I wanted to re-choose, as for Ping'er's concubine tomb was not built, he was built on the day when the emperor's tomb was completed and moved Ping'er over with a concubine mausoleum."

The wind suddenly blew outside the window, and the whining wind sounded like it was only a wailing at the moment, and even a brother was afraid, she locked her body tightly in the man's warm arms, her heart was still drunk, she was a coward after all, and she didn't even have the courage to say death.