Chapter 269: Transaction
Chongwen Academy is the highest place in the empire to select talents, and the people who come out of Chongwen Academy become officials, just like a layer of gold edges, and the clouds are soaring. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoMany families, high-ranking officials and relatives, have sent their children to Chongwen Academy in various ways, so that the quality of talents in Chongwen Academy has a downward trend. It was the imperial court that formulated the strict entry and strict exit policy of Chongwen Academy, and during the study period, the last one in the assessment would be eliminated every year. If you want to come out of Chongwen Academy to become an official, you must be able to pass a strict assessment.
Therefore, I said to Wu Xiucheng mockingly: "People who are indiscriminate and full of numbers can't get along in Chongwen Academy." Even if you come in, you have to go back again, not to mention delaying other people's futures, if it's too outrageous, maybe the recommender will have something to do with it. There are so many places in the hands of Marquis Wu, but you have to hold it firm! ”
Wu Xiucheng laughed and said, "Thank you princess for helping Xiucheng think of it, Xiucheng has always felt terrified in his heart but didn't know the point, but the crux of the problem is here." My brother originally hoped that there would be more people in the border areas like Jiangnan, but he ignored the purpose of the state to open the Chongwen Academy. Xiu Cheng thought, since this is the case, it is better to give half of the quota in Xiu Cheng's hand to Jiangnan Province, what does the princess think? ”
I looked at him suspiciously, as the saying goes, nothing to be courteous is either a traitor or a thief.
Zhou Sinian interjected and said with a smile: "Marquis Wu is so gracious, if Si Nian refuses, it will be hypocritical, it's just that he doesn't come and is not rude, I don't know if Hou Ye needs our husband and wife to serve?" ”
Wu Xiucheng smiled: "What did Guogong say? The love of you and me as errands in the Chenwang Mansion is not enough to cultivate this smooth water human relationship? He patted Zhou Sinian's arm and said with emotion: "Guogong, do you still remember when our brothers were in Chenwang's Mansion, we went to the restaurant outside Zhang Yuan to eat honey?" I still miss that smell. ”
"Honey?" I wondered, "What is it?" Why didn't you order this dish last time we went to Zhangjia Restaurant? ”
Wu Xiucheng laughed and said, "Xiu Cheng wants to order this dish, but he is afraid that the princess will really eat and vomit, isn't that a sin for Xiu Cheng?" However, when Guogong was the year, he liked to eat this ...... the most."
He looked at Zhou Sinian, and Zhou Sinian smiled and said nothing. Wu Xiucheng continued: "What about this honey? It is also called "three squeaks", that is, a plate of newborn mice, to live, with a plate of seasonings, with chopsticks to hold the live mouse, the little mouse will "squeak" a sound, this is the first squeak; When receiving the seasoning, the rat will "squeak" again, which is the second squeak; When placed in the mouth, the rat emits one last "squeak", a total of three squeaks. ”
I grinned, my heart was furious, and I pretended to watch the competition outside, ignoring them. Zhou Sinian waved his hand and said with a smile: "What happened back then, Master Hou still don't mention it again, this dish itself doesn't have any special taste, just enjoy the happiness of life and death, the law of the jungle, the princess won't understand, but it just makes her hate us." ”
Wu Xiucheng smiled and said, "Yes, the princess was born with golden branches and jade leaves, how can she understand the suffering of those of us who were once fish and meat?" Guogong naturally understands what Xiucheng is asking for Guogong and the princess, and hopes that Guogong can persuade the princess, and Xiucheng is grateful. ”
Zhou Sinian looked at me, I knew that he was looking at me, and he also understood what Wu Xiucheng wanted to say, but he was not angry in his heart, deliberately pretended not to know, and asked strangely: "What does Marquis Wu want to say, is it not good to listen to Shenglan directly?" is so babbling, but it makes Shenglan puzzling, Shenglan is a stupid woman, and she can't understand your dumb fool. ”
Do I think contemptuously in my heart, dare to do it, but don't even have the courage to say it? This heart is still not black enough.
Zhou Sinian patted my hand and said to Wu Xiucheng: "Xiucheng, although Shenglan is a person with the utmost affection, the stakes of the matter are still very clear, you can rest assured." He looked at Wu Xiucheng with a smile, "Then let's just say it?" If you have the opportunity to go to Fancheng again, I will invite you to eat honey. ”
Wu Xiucheng laughed: "Okay! Deal. ”
I glanced at Zhou Sinian, I didn't mean to report Wu Xiucheng to the emperor, these two people, one is a thief, and the other is taking the opportunity to make a profit. It's really disdainful of their deal.
Wu Xiucheng looked at me and asked with concern: "I heard that there was a murder in the princess's nursery, and it was also involved in human trafficking, this is nonsense, people were raised by the princess, where did the princess let them go, what did they do, it's not a matter of words?" They are princesses, so how can they buy and sell? I still have a friendship with that Dali Siqing, I don't know if I can serve the princess? ”
I said in my heart, it seems that this Wu Xiucheng is worried that there are not enough chips for a few exam places, so he has added more chips. I'm afraid that the portion is not enough, and I still have a gun and a stick. Also, the examination quota of Chongwen Academy, it is also a public matter to say that it is a matter to break the sky, and it doesn't matter much to us if there are two less or more, but he is different, he killed the emperor's sister, and married the emperor's sister as if nothing happened...... If he is disgusted by Li Chaozong, his life is at stake.
Zhou Sinian said: "Those few stewards, who are careless of human life, have committed suicide in Dali Temple Prison for fear of crime. The nursery hall will be closed for a while to get things in order. As for human trafficking, it was a misunderstanding.
Although these orphans were raised by the princess, the princess did good deeds, not domestic slaves. But to do good deeds, it is not to raise them and throw them away, but to let them learn some skills to support themselves, so that they can live and work in peace and contentment, otherwise, will these people not become unstable elements of the country? In that case, good intentions do bad things. We arranged for these orphans to be apprentices, with wages, paperwork, and innocence. ”
Wu Xiucheng said: "That being the case, of course it is very good. This method can be learned by the good halls everywhere. ”
In this way, in the next examination of Chongwen Academy, a total of six people from Jiangnan Province were selected to Chongwen Academy, and two people from Youzhou. The case of the Nursery Hall was also closed and was not raised again. The quid pro quo was the cause of Aunt Chaofeng's death. Wu Xiucheng is not wrong, Aunt Chaofeng did something like that, it was beyond the scope of Li Chaozong's patience, if he didn't kill Princess Chaofeng, she wouldn't be able to live. It's just that if Li Chaozong knew that the person who did it was Wu Xiucheng, there would always be an outlet for the grief in his heart.
"I can't imagine that the secret we accidentally saw could make Wu Xiucheng so panicked," I said, "In fact, if he dies and doesn't admit it, we still can't do anything to him." ”
Zhou Sinian said with a smile: "He is a smart man, he will not get into trouble with you to that point, he knows that with the emperor's trust in us, as long as we mention it in front of the emperor a little, he will be doomed." (To be continued.) )