The crown prince Zhao Yuliang listened to the end of the sentence and said: "Since ancient times, but where the sea is clear and the river is clear, the prosperity of the world will be a few Qing officials who dare to redress grievances for the people, although most of these Qing officials are upright and not good at turning corners, and they are not very comfortable in intercourse, but they are a heart for the people's temperament, with them, we can hear more real voices, with them, Your Majesty can drastically rectify the rule of officials and create a more clear world." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

This is the first time that the crown prince has said so many words in front of the emperor because of others, and the emperor looked at the prince with interest but did not speak.

After a long time, the emperor sneered and said slowly: "Prince, are you thinking too idealistic?" Can the rule of law in a dignified country be greatly improved by the two of them? In my opinion, this is simply a fool's dream. ”

The crown prince still replied unhurriedly: "Your Majesty only sees one point, not a face, that's right, if only the two of them really can't shoulder the great task of rectifying the rule of law in the country, but as long as they are given the opportunity to participate, even if this torch is small, it may not have a day to burn the prairie fire." ”

The emperor suddenly felt choked, but then laughed, motioned to Gonggong Zhang to take the list, and with a stroke of the pen, changed Li Yuan to the champion and Shen Zhu as the leader.

The crown prince and the ministers naturally knew that this was the meaning of the emperor's approval of the prince's words, but everyone's hearts were slightly uneasy at the same time, after all, this result was not what the emperor wanted, so everyone couldn't help but peek at the emperor's expression, and saw that it was indeed not willful, so they hurriedly knelt down and thanked: "Your Majesty is wise!" ”

Li Yuan and Shen Zhu only learned the news of their high school in the evening of that day, and both of them had mixed feelings and cried with joy, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing to heaven and earth three times in a row.

A day later, Li Yuan, Shen Zhu, and the other Jinshi of the Hedi entered the Taihe Hall to participate in the ceremony (1) wearing official robes and a three-branched nine-leaf crown on their heads.

The emperor Linxuan, the first assistant of the cabinet, Yun Yiting, the crown prince and others were also present.

After the ceremony, the emperor left, and the rest of the people left.

Although Li Yuan still had a grudge against the crown prince, he also knew that the other party and several ministers were trying their best to fight for themselves in order to keep the position of champion, so he still took the initiative to come to the prince and said: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness!" ”

Shen Zhu also immediately came over to thank the prince.

The prince didn't see Li Yuan's appearance clearly because he was a little far away from Li Yuan before, but now he couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he looked at it closely, not because of the scar on the other party's face, but because the other party's appearance and eyes were quite similar to someone.

"You're welcome." The prince said lightly, and then suddenly asked, "Where is Gongzi Li's house?" Who else is in the family? ”

Li Yuan was slightly frightened, and hurriedly calmed down: "In the next family is in Zhen'an Mansion, Guangxi, there is still a grandfather in the family. ”

The prince's gaze at Li Yuan sharpened a little more, and he continued to ask, "Are your parents gone?" ”

"Yes, they died when they were very young."

"What about siblings?"

"Nope."

The prince looked at Li Yuan cautiously for a moment before saying, "It's rare that you are so ambitious, and you will work hard in the future." ”

"Yes, thank you, Your Highness."

The prince glanced at Shen Zhu again and asked, "You live together?" ”

Shen Zhu hurriedly said: "Yes, we met in the capital, and now we have become good friends." ”

The prince smiled and said, "That's good. With that, he strode away.

On the morning of the next day, Li Yuan and Shen Zhu received a notice of their appointment - Li Yuan was the editor of the Hanlin Academy, and Shen Zhu was the Jishi of the Hanlin Academy, and he officially joined the company on April 1.

Since the imperial court provided them with free accommodation, they moved to the designated dormitory that afternoon.

Li Yuan and Shen Zhu don't live in the same house, but they also live in the same house, so they can still be seen on weekdays.

Now that there are two days left before April 1, Shen Zhu proposed to Li Yuan to go to Badaling to have a look.

Li Yuan refused.

"I want to take advantage of the free time today to visit a relative, and I will accompany you next time I have the opportunity." Li Yuan explained.

Shen Zhu was a little disappointed, but then said with a smile: "Oh, then I won't go either, I'll go to Chengxi Street alone." ”

"Good. I'm sorry. ”

Li Yuan went out after breakfast, and he walked out of the narrow alley of No. 8 Street, walked down No. 6 Street, and when he reached the third intersection, he called a carriage.

"To Chaoyang Street in the east of the city." Li Yuan said to the coachman.

He hadn't been back to that place since that incident, and now he felt it was time to go back and have a look, even if only at the door.

When he arrived at Chaoyang Street, Li Yuan walked directly to Alley 32.

Their home was at the end of the alley, a three-hall house backed by a hill where his great-grandfather's generation had lived since his generation.

However, he had heard that it was now locked up, and that several families in the vicinity had moved out last year because people around it had seen it as a murderous house.

At present, the weeds in front of the Bufu Gate are taller than people's heads, and the originally smooth walls are also covered with dust.

The door was locked, locked with two fist-sized iron locks.

When Li Yuancai walked to the door, he felt that his legs were weak, and he knelt down with a plop.

If that hadn't happened, the whole family would have been overjoyed to learn about him. If that hadn't happened, there would have been laughter in the mansion at this moment. If that incident hadn't happened, even if they had been transferred to Liangzhou, they would have returned here to burn incense and worship their ancestors at this moment.

Li Yuan's tears suddenly fell uncontrollably.

When he regained consciousness, he found that it was getting dark, and he, his father, and the people of the Bu family had been thrown into a dirt pit covered with a layer of weeds.

He buried his father and mother near the earthen pit, and buried the people of the Bu family not far from the left side of his father's grave. In case anyone else finds out, he did not erect a monument in their graveyard, but only moved a peach tree from a nearby ground and planted it there.

Then he took a knife and disfigured himself, because he had met many officials with his father when he was in the capital, and he had met many students when he was in the school, and he knew that he would have to do so if he didn't want to be recognized by these people anymore.

After being disfigured, he stayed at their graves for the night, washed the blood off his body, changed his clothes, and left the next day.

He stayed with a family in a nearby cottage for a few days before leaving in a horse-drawn carriage. At that time, he did not know where he was going, only that he would return to Beijing to take the imperial examination anyway.

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Remark (1): The Grand Ceremony of Passing on the Throne - A grand ceremony to announce the rank of the Jinshi. (To be continued.) )