Chapter 25

"If Your Majesty has a bad heart, is cold to the Empress, and has no favor, but now that the Turks and my Great Zhou have formed an alliance, even if Your Majesty can't get over it in his heart, he should take into account the overall situation and put the friendly situation between the two countries first. Although Yuwen Hu has a lot of blood debts, it is not wrong to form an alliance with the Turks, stabilize the north, and deal with the national policy of Daqi, if His Majesty treats the queen badly and spreads to the Turks, saying that their princess married to the Great Zhou and has been wronged, which has affected the friendship of the alliance between the two countries, it is because of a small loss and a big regret. Lan Jun analyzed.

"Is it that serious?" Qin Cheng heard Lan Jun say so much at once, and felt that it made a little sense.

"Hey, it looks like I'm going to have to find a chance to meet Your Majesty." Lan Jun said.

"You should have seen him a long time ago, but how did you see him, his heart was surrounded by Yuwen Hu's eyeliner." Qin Cheng reminded.

"Well, it's a bit tricky, but I'm already preparing." Lan Jun looked into the distance.

Jiang Feng saw that the helper didn't speak, and knew that he was thinking about things, so he stopped talking.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps in the courtyard, and Qin Cheng said, "Jiang Lei is here." ”

Sure enough, as soon as Jiang Lei entered the door, before he could give a gift, Lan Jun asked, "Is there any news from Qingshi?" ”

"Helper, my subordinates just got the news that Princess Qingshi and Princess Yiyue went to the horse market today, and Princess Yiyue bought a Turkic horse and fostered it in Murong Mansion." Jiang Lei immediately replied.

Lan Jun seemed to shake her head slightly helplessly, and said, "Yi Yue didn't have fun when he broke the formation that day." ”

"But the people of the horse gang said that the Turkic horse dealers were a little suspicious, and they were more like Turkic spies." Jiang Lei reported.

"Did you find anything?" Lan Jun asked.

"For the time being...... No! However, the people of the horse gang are already keeping an eye on it, and they will report it as soon as there is a situation! Jiang Lei said.

Lan Jun nodded.

"There is nothing too unusual about those horse dealers, but the forage for feeding the horses is mixed with something called Suyin flower, saying that the horses are strong and strong after eating, and they travel thousands of miles a day." Jiang Lei continued.

"Suinhua? What does it look like? Lan Jun asked suspiciously.

"I don't know, they are all chopped and mixed with horse grass to feed, this kind of thing is very fragrant, sweet in the fragrance, far away can make people smell. The gang seems to be very strict about the forage, and the brothers of the Ma Gang are not easy to start, so their subordinates are going to Murong Mansion tonight...... Take some. Jiang Lei said.

Lan Jun's expression was a little puzzled, Murong Mansion?

Jiang Lei hurriedly explained: "Oh, that's the case, Yi Yue took a bag of forage with him when he bought a horse, and he was also in Murong Mansion. ”

"But most of the flowers with strange fragrance are poisonous, and the princess has been poisoned!" Lan Jun stood up suddenly and walked out nervously.

"Poisoned? Who? Where are you going? Qin Cheng grabbed Lan Jun, who was about to go out.

"Every move of the princess's mansion is under control, the brothers with strong martial arts in Chang'an are guarding day and night, and the brothers transferred from Yizhou are also on the way here, besides, you are still the leader of the Lantern Society!" Jiang Feng reminded while comforting.

Lan Jun stood abruptly.

"Yes, the situation is still unclear, go rashly, you are in danger of being exposed!" Qin Cheng also discouraged.

"Go, bring me that bale of hay, I'll see what it is!" If there is any movement in Murong Mansion, come and report to me immediately! Lan Jun ordered Jiang Feng.

"Yes, my subordinates will go!" Jiang Feng didn't dare to hesitate and flew away.

"Keep an eye on those Turks, and don't miss a single one!" Lan Jun said again.

"The people of the horse gang are already watching, and the subordinates will immediately go and let them strengthen the surveillance!" Jiang Lei also dodged away.

Destined to be a long night.

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When a princess chooses a son-in-law, she must not be weak in literature, poor in martial arts, or sparse in art, and she must have a prominent family background and a famous family.

In the past nearly a month, Dazong Bo Yuanxin not only organized the doctors of the Spring Palace to be responsible for the examinations of scripture and history, policy theory, and game calligraphy and painting, but also reviewed the examination papers with the officials of the Nine Grades in various places. It's really crowded, things are entangled, personnel are entangled, and the world is confused.

The so-called Zhongzheng official is the person in charge of evaluating the characters in a certain region, which is a key link in the Jiupin Zhongzheng system. The Jiupin Zhongzheng system was the system for selecting officials in the Great Zhou State at that time, so it was very reasonable to select Zhongzheng officials to participate in the selection of the princess's son-in-law.

The Zhongzheng official is elected by the imperial court, and the current official recommended by the Heavenly Palace is concurrently concurrent, which is to ensure the direct control of the imperial court over the election and avoid interference by others in the affairs of the Zhongzheng Dynasty. The main responsibility of the Zhongzheng Officer is the evaluation, and the evaluation has three main contents:

One is family history: that is, family origin and background. Referring to the seniority of the father's and grandparents, the eunuch situation and the level of the title, these materials are called books or books, which must be mastered in detail by the central officials.

The second is the form of conduct: that is, the general evaluation of personal character and ability, which is equivalent to the moral evaluation. Such as "natural Yingbo, bright and outstanding, moral and excellent ability" and so on.

Finally, the final product: that is, to determine the grade. In principle, the order is based on the line, and the family history is only for reference. But in fact, no matter how high the comments of those from poor families are, they can only be set at the bottom grade, and those from wealthy families can also be ranked at the top grade if they are not in good shape. As a result, it has become a situation of "no poor family in the upper grade, and no scholar in the lower grade".

No, a group of examiners are now in the meeting hall of the Spring Palace, pointing out the masterpieces of several sons of the family. On a large long table made of more than a dozen desks, there were piles of the children's policy papers and picture papers, and a group of examiners were whispering around the long table.

"Uncle Dazong has arrived—" An announcement came from outside, and Yuan Xin came.

Yuan Xin smiled and walked in to see that there was already a large group of people coming around to greet him. Yuan Xin said with a smile: "Everyone, morning! ”

"Uncle Zongzong works day and night, how dare I not arrive early?" The white-haired Xu Xuan, who was the official of Jiupin Middle School last year, stepped forward and said.

"yes, hehehe......", the rest of them echoed.

"Choosing a son-in-law for the princess is a major matter of the country, and it is rich in Tsukasa himself, how dare we not do our best? Besides, it is a blessing for you and me to make this great marriage," Yuan Xin said with a smile.

"I don't know whose son-in-law has this God-given fate. Ask Da Zongbo to take a look at their exam papers. Xu Xuan asked Yuan Xin to come over.

Yuan Xin walked to the table, flipped through a few sheets, and then looked at them as she walked, and finally came to the top to stand still. Masase said, "Everyone! The marriage of the princess is a major event of the state, please review it. It is necessary to be fair and just, and select people who really have both ability and political integrity and complete cultural relics. There is no right or wrong, and there is no way to win or lose, so please all the central officials. Let's judge the highs and lows. ”

Xu Xuan took over the conversation and said, "Yes, since the order, we have also been careful and selective." Then he swept around the crowd and said: "The strategy volume, we must not only scrutinize from the rhetoric, structure, idea, and momentum of the article, but also evaluate it from many aspects such as the use of calligraphy, knots, chapters, and rhymes. ”

"Oh, bring it to me and see!" Yuan Xin was pleased to see it, and Xu Xuan hurriedly took a policy and presented it.

Yuan Xin took it, looked at it carefully, nodded frequently, but didn't say a word.

Xu Xuan on the side saw that the great uncle did not express his position clearly, so he explained: "Uncle Zong, please see, the words used in this volume are the penmanship of the Wei and Jin dynasties, which is deeply understood by the right army, and the body is steady, but the pen is elegant and free, it is the top grade in the book, and then look at this article, give an outline and ten thousand eyes, solve a volume and all the articles are clear, the weather is magnificent, and reading it makes people feel refreshed!" ”

Yuan Xin still stared at the exam paper without saying a word.

Maybe it was because of Xu Xuan's boastful talk, some people couldn't stand it, and another slightly chubby middle-aged official held an exam paper in his hand, stepped forward and said: "In terms of qualifications, Xu Lao has been a Jiupin Zhongzheng official for several years, and he is highly respected, which is something that we can't hope for, but since it is a public selection, it must be fair and just, so please ask Uncle Dazong to take a look at other exam papers." ”

Yuan Xin nodded, put down the one handed by Xu Xuan, took the test paper presented by the chubby official, and teased by the way: "Old Yang, it looks like recently." Your belly is more bulging than mine, huh? But you're good-looking! Hahahaha......"

"Uncle Zongshu laughed, you are born with a graceful and rich body, and your subordinates just enjoy more appetite." The official named Yang Shi was a little flattering.

Xu Xuan gritted his teeth angrily: "Okay, you Yang Shi, don't you know how many old men you are greedy in your stomach?" This time in Jingzhou, you and Wan Xiang were in cahoots, raising people only for money and not for merit, and reaped a lot of benefits for the prince, and now Wan Xiang has an accident, you hide on the dry shore and get clean, it's really not long-sighted! What's damn is that just now I brought the exam paper of General Li's eldest son, who is favored by the prince, to Yuan Xin, and the old man has to mess with your situation today! ”

At this time, Yang Shi continued with the flattery just now: "Great Sect Uncle, please see, this is the examination paper of Yang Gongzi of Chongxin Houfu. In the opinion of the following officials, although the handwriting of the prince of Shenyuan Houfu just now imitated the right army, but after all, the Wei and Jin dynasties were romantic, profligate, and lacked some of the solemnity and solemnity of the temple. ”

Xu Xuan was about to refute angrily, but Yang Shi immediately said to Yuan Xin: "It's the one in the hands of the great uncle, the font used in the answer sheet is the popular italics, not to mention the pen like a knife and axe, the body is rigorous, the temperament is mighty, it can be seen that people are as resolute and disciplined as their words." Looking at his text again, although the words are simple and unpretentious, but the analysis is reasonable, the disadvantages of the times, and the reason is well-founded. Besides, Princess Qingshi is no better than an ordinary daughter, and she doesn't want to stay with those splendid sons who are poetic and wine-loving, and who are singing the wind and the moon! ”