Chapter 45: Bleakness
No matter how unwilling Wang Renyou was, the queen of the middle palace's own daughter washed her face with tears every day, the Enke test approaching day by day, and the dissatisfaction of the head of the family with the fifth surname, finally forced him to make a difficult compromise. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
On the day before the Shangyuan Festival, the noisy dispute at the Great Dynasty Meeting was finally settled.
Lord Yu Suiliang served as the chief examiner of the Enke examination as Li Zhi wished, and the first family department introduced Fan Yang, the head of the Ministry of Rites, and Lord Lu Chenlu, the head of the Ministry of Rites, as the deputy chief examiner.
At this point, the-for-tat confrontation between all the big families and the emperor on the surface has finally come to an end, as long as there are young students in the family, they are all full of passion to devote themselves to the great and arduous cause of "Xingjuan", and there is no clone.
At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the Ministry of Rites Examination in the imperial examination was not vague, but it was used for the release of brown examinations in the Ministry of Officials after the examination. Therefore, in addition to reading the examination papers carefully, the chief examination officials such as Zhigongju have the right to refer to the works and reputation of Juzi to decide.
At that time, people with political and literary status and those who had a particularly close relationship with the chief examiner could recommend talents and participate in the determination of the ranking of the list, which was called the "general list".
Thus. In order to increase the possibility of artificially increasing the rank and striving for the ranking, the candidates edited their daily poems and texts, wrote them into scrolls, and submitted them to those with status before the examination for recommendation, and then formed a fashion, which is called "line scrolls".
Therefore, the holy decree of Yu Suiliang's selection as the chief examiner was almost immediate, and Yu Suiliang and Lu Chen fell into the line of scrolls and could not extricate themselves, and every day there was an endless stream of people who either held famous thorns or brought recommendation letters to the door to submit papers, which made him simply overwhelmed, but after three days, he closed the door and thanked the guests, and refused to go out of the house easily.
And the movers who discovered this, after being annoyed for a while, turned their attention to the rest of the adults who played a pivotal role in the court, and even the Weiguo Mansion, which had been idle at home for a long time, received a lot of papers, which made Li Ziqian cry and laugh.
Compared with the lively and lively rolling tide in Chang'an City at this time, the foot of Jiuzhi Mountain is still as quiet as ever.
After reading the letterhead brought back by the pigeon, Li Mo just smiled and passed the letterhead to Shang Shang and Wu Meiniang.
Wang Renyou's regression seemed to him to be completely reasonable. In the matter of Ganye Temple, he did not really grasp Li Zhi's handle, as long as Li Zhi let the abbot of Ganye Temple die violently, then this matter can naturally be covered up quietly. The reason why Wang Renyou was able to make Li Zhi take half a step back in Enke was just because Li Zhi left room for Wu Meiniang to enter the palace in the future.
If it weren't for her, how could Li Zhi agree to mix such an important matter as Enke Test into the eyes and ears of the family?
Wu Meiniang looked at the letterhead from the pigeon and didn't say anything, the woman who seemed to be gentle but resolute had always maintained that indifferent expression, but the merchant could sensitively notice that her eyes were getting softer and softer, and she was no longer the gloomy when she first came to Jiuzhi Mountain.
Raising his hand to sprinkle the last handful of chicken food in his hand in the chicken flock in the courtyard, Shang Shang patted the dust on his hands and looked at Wu Meiniang standing beside him, I hope this time she can really see who is the one who holds her in the palm of her hand!
"Merchant! Tomorrow is the last day, have you figured out where you are going to go to the green? Seeing Shang Shang turn his face to look at herself, Wu Meiniang said with a smile.
The carefree life at the foot of Jiuzhi Mountain slowly relaxed her emotions, and her figure, which had already been emaciated in the Ganye Temple, was now gradually plump, and the blush on her cheeks became more and more obvious, even if the clothes on her body were just the jinghai cloth skirt that the merchant gave her, it could not hide her bright and charming brilliance like a spring flower blooming.
"Yes! There is no Jiazi in the mountains, and I don't know the year when the cold is over, so soon it's the Shangsi Festival again! The merchant turned his head to look into the room, Li Mo held on to the book, and sat quietly at the table.
Shang Shang couldn't help but think of the Qu Shui Liuzhen that year, and the hard work he did for him.
As if sensing the gaze of the merchants, Li Mo, who was originally quietly looking at a volume of "The Art of War", suddenly raised his head, and the two of them touched their eyes, as if they had a heart in their hearts, and smiled at the same time.
"Let's go to Nanshan! There is a sunny hillside, and there is a clear spring down the mountain, whether it is a good place to go or to go green. Li Mo put down the book in his hand and smiled at Shang Shang and Wu Meiniang.
"It's good! The terrain is flat, and there are trails up the mountain, so you won't be too tired to walk. Shang Shang nodded, turned to Wu Meiniang beside him and explained.
"Hahaha! What is so good about this place? Shall I hear it? The sound of hooves suddenly stopped, and a hearty laugh came from outside the courtyard gate.
Shang Shang and Wu Meiniang were both startled, and when they turned their heads to look, they saw Li Zhi, who was dressed in a pale blue and silver-edged narrow-sleeved bearded suit, jumped off his horse and looked at the two people in the courtyard with a happy face.
When her eyes fell on Wu Meiniang, her eyes were undisguised joy and satisfaction. And Wang Qi, who followed behind him, also nodded slightly towards the two.
"Your Majesty?" Shang Shang looked at the man in front of him with a shocked expression. Wu Meiniang's face was a little strange, and she couldn't tell whether she was happy or resentful.
"What? Not happy to see me coming? Li Zhi casually threw the reins of the horse to Wang Qi behind him, and answered the merchant's question casually, but his eyes looked straight at Wu Meiniang who was standing beside the merchant.
Li Mo came out of the house with a smile on his face, looked at Li Zhi who came in the dust, and did not speak.
"Slaves don't dare." The merchant pursed his lips, duplicitous.
Li Zhi smiled indifferently, withdrew his gaze on Wu Meiniang, and went straight past the two of them and walked towards Li Mo who was standing at the door of the house.
For Li Mo and businessmen, he has never had the mind to put on a show. These two people are his closest people, and he doesn't need to hide it in front of them at any time.
Wu Meiniang never said a word, until Li Zhi passed by her, and the smell of good sandalwood swept across her nose, she seemed to suddenly come back to her senses, her lips moved slightly, but finally she didn't make a sound.
Boiling the hot water, the merchant loaded three teas, put them in the tray, handed them to Wu Meiniang's hand, gently pushed her elbow, and motioned for her to bring the tea into Li Mo's house.
Wu Meiniang looked a little reluctant, but she couldn't resist the businessman, bit her lip, and turned around and walked out of the kitchen.
Shang Shang watched Wu Meiniang's figure go out of the door, and then sighed and shook his head. Looking at Wu Meiniang's appearance, it seems that she is still incomprehensible, and I don't know if Li Zhi can make her sincere?
After all, the powerful Wu Zetian in the history books is just some pale words, but in these days with the real Wu Meiniang, it is not difficult for businessmen to feel the slenderness and sensitivity unique to a woman's heart.
Thinking of Wu Meiniang who saw Concubine Yang in the Taiji Palace that day, when she looked at Li Ke, the king of Wu, with a shy and affectionate look on her face, Shang Shang's heart couldn't help but be a little gloomy
Maybe it's like a very vulgar saying: behind a successful man there is always a woman who pays silently, and behind a successful woman is often a man who breaks her heart.
Shaking his head, no longer thinking about those things that had long passed, the merchant picked up two plates of dim sum, put them in the tray, held them in his hands, and slowly walked to Li Mo's room.
"After the festival, Enko will start the test, and I won't have time to come and see you then." Li Zhi took the teacup and took a sip without a sip.
"How's Enko's affairs arranged?" Li Mo asked casually.
Regarding Enke, in fact, he is not worried, there is a good check, that is, if the family wants to insert people into it, they must pass his level, otherwise, even if the scroll is done well, it is useless.
"It's not a big problem, although Yu Suiliang is old, he is not confused at all." Li Zhi replied with a smile.
This is also the reason why he can come to Jiuzhi Mountain with confidence, the book before the opening of the department is an old practice, as long as everything goes according to his arrangement, even if there are really outstanding talents in the family, he doesn't mind giving a chance.
Not everyone in this world is of the same mind as those family heads, as long as there are enough benefits, don't worry about those people not being used by him.
"I'm afraid Wang Renyou won't give up so easily, right?" Li Mo glanced at Wu Meiniang, who was sitting on the side, and meant something.
Wu Meiniang came in with tea and let Li Zhi stay. Although she has never officially met Li Zhi, Li Zhi did not embarrass her, which made her feel relieved.
At least, Li Zhi still saved her some face!
The merchant arranged Wang Qi to eat dim sum in the outer hall, pushed the door into Li Mo's room, put the almond cake and bowl of bean cake on the tray on the small table between Li Mo and Li Zhi, and then retreated and sat aside.
"Of course Wang Renyou will not give up so easily, since the Wang family has been a queen, it has been faintly the head of the family, and now those families take advantage of this Enke, they all want their children to come out to occupy more advantages in the family, Wang Renyou has always regarded himself very highly, and now how can he stand by and let others dominate?" Li Zhi nodded at the merchant and continued.
"Qinghe Cui, Fan Yang Lu, Xingyang Zheng, Longxi Li, Taiyuan Wang, these five great families have already been separated from each other, and there is nothing to be afraid of." Li Mo took a sip of tea lightly, and suddenly said, "I heard a message from Li Yan the day before yesterday, I don't know if you are interested in knowing." ”
Li Zhi raised his eyebrows, is there any news in Chang'an City that he doesn't know?
"Li Yan said, Fanyang Lu clan is now in the clan for thirteen clan girls at the same time to hold a ceremony, I heard, two of them have good faces and outstanding talents, the head of the Lu family intends to send these two women into the palace, I don't know if you have heard of this?" Li Mo said lightly, but the gaze in his eyes swept over Wu Meiniang's face for the first time.
"Is there such a thing?" Li Zhi was slightly surprised.
There are not many concubines in his palace, and in order to suppress Queen Wang these days, he has been staying in Concubine Xiao Shufei's palace, and compared with Concubine Xiao's family background, it is no wonder that Fan Yang Lu's family will have the idea of sending a woman into the palace.
If the operation is done properly, and the Lu family is behind her, it is not difficult for the Lu family to become the queen's fierce rival!
Shang Shang Shang heard about this for the first time, and couldn't help but look at Li Mo in surprise. When did this happen? Why didn't she hear anything about it?
As if he understood Shang Shang's questions, Li Mo smiled at Shang Shang and explained, "You mentioned it to me last time when Li Yan sent Miss Wu here. ”
Wu Meiniang didn't say a word from beginning to end, her slightly drooping head made the expressions on her face all hidden in the shadows, even if she heard what Li Mo said, she didn't react, as if she had nothing to do with her at all, such indifference made the light in Li Zhi's eyes inexplicably dim a lot. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )