"Hehe, my second brother has changed his sex, he doesn't go to Zhangtai to walk birds and fight dogs, and he actually learns to do literary meetings with others. What wonderful poetry can be written by those who are with him? Qian Mingyue's words were full of disdain and disdain. After speaking, he continued to get busy with the business at hand. But a young palace maid next to her has a fast mouth,

"Your Highness, there are really good verses, and the entire Shangjing City has gone crazy. I heard that something went wrong. ”

As soon as the words came out, he saw Ping'er's gaze shooting at him, and suddenly realized that he might have said the wrong thing, so he hurriedly shut up and pretended to concentrate on his work. But Qian Mingyue couldn't help but be interested in her words. After all, I live here all day and don't have the opportunity to come into contact with the outside world. A lot of things are passed on through these palace maids and other subordinates around them. It is rare for something rare to happen, and Qian Mingyue naturally wants to know. Then he spoke: "Oh, then you read a few words to listen, although this palace is not talented, but when I was in the palace, I also studied with a few royal brothers." ”

Who knew that after she finished speaking, she didn't pay attention to anyone for a long time, and the palace maids all lowered their heads and did things silently. This made Qian Mingyue feel a little strange, and asked Ping'er in a cold tone: "Ping'er, do you have something to hide from the palace?" ”

"Your Royal Highness......" Ping'er hesitated slightly, knowing that this kind of thing could not be hidden, and Her Royal Highness the Princess would definitely have the opportunity to know in the future, so she could only reply stubbornly: "Your Highness, this is the way things ......"

In 'Listening to Hexuan', Qian Mingyue held a few pieces of rice paper full of poems in her hands, leaning on the railing and looking not far away

No one knows what is going on in her mind at the moment. Ping'er, who was waiting on the side, saw that Her Royal Highness the princess had been in a daze alone for a long time, so she had to open her mouth to comfort: "Your Highness, don't be sad for that ruthless and unrighteous person." No matter how good this kind of person is, no matter how good his poems are, he can't change the fact that he is inferior to a pig and a dog. ”

Qian Mingyue shook her head gently, retracted her gaze and looked at Ping'er, the maid who had followed her for many years as a sister, and smiled slightly

Said: "Ping'er, you are wrong. That person didn't take into account for me for a long time. I'm just thinking about the Biansai style depicted in these poems. I have lived in the palace and palace since I was born, and I have never seen the outside world. It would be great if we could go out and see it one day! ”

"This ......," Ping'er didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Gongsun Jian naturally couldn't know the princess's thoughts, and he actually didn't want or didn't have the heart to know. Now he's on

Another thing to think about is how to deal with the summons of Emperor Yue tomorrow. As a small pawn at the border of the city, although he has made some contributions, he was only transferred to the county lieutenant of Jiupin. Logically speaking, he is not qualified to face the saint at all, but the Yue Emperor wants to summon him in the Qiankun Hall in the early dynasty. There may be some kind of conspiracy buried in this. I must be 100,000 careful to deal with it.

This time is different from going to Zhao Wangfu for a banquet before, at that time, Gongsun Jian was able to prepare some back-ups, but the palace was heavily guarded, and even if he had great ability, it was impossible for him to escape unscathed. However, according to the news he got now, after careful analysis, it is estimated that Emperor Yue will not do anything to him when he is summoned by the main hall, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are still in the main hall, and his grandfather and cheap father will definitely not sit idly by and watch him be killed, so the risk is relatively not too great. The key question is how to deal with Emperor Yue, what if the other party wants to take the opportunity to leave him in Shangjing? After all, he has a marriage contract with the princess of Ningguo who has never met.

After getting up early in the morning, Gongsun Jian changed into a newly made suit with the help of the old butler Gongzhong, and followed the eunuch who had come early to the palace to go to the court. By the time they arrived at the palace, the early dynasty had already begun. After all, this is not specially prepared for Gongsun Jian, and besides, the imperial court also has other things to deal with. Therefore, Gongsun Jian could only wait outside the Qiankun Hall where the court meeting was held, waiting for His Majesty the Yue Emperor to summon him at any time.

After waiting for about an hour, the state affairs in the main hall that needed to be personally interrogated by Emperor Yue were almost handled, and someone summoned Gongsun Jian to meet him. Entering the main hall, Gongsun Jian was helpless to kowtow to His Majesty the Emperor Yue first. Yue Huang Qian Hong also smiled and asked Gongsun Jian to stand flat and reply.

"Gong Aiqing, why didn't you wear court clothes when you came to the palace?" Emperor Yue squinted and smiled at Gongsun Jian and asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, the ministers have not yet been officially conferred, so there is no court uniform."

"Oh, I see. I remembered it. In fact, I meant that the officials did not give you an official for the time being. Emperor Yue was still smiling, looking at Gongsun Jian but asked, "Do you know why I asked the officials not to give you an official for the time being?" ”

"I don't know." Gongsun Jian secretly scolded 10,000 MMPs, and said in his heart, don't you just want to use me to deal with the public family.

Emperor Yue did not explain to Gongsun Jian, but instead looked at the official Shangshu standing on the side and asked, "Chen Qingjia, the widow asked you." According to the merits made by Gongsun Jian at the border pass, how many grades should be awarded? ”

Chen Cheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, bowed down and replied: "Your Majesty, according to the records of the merit book transferred by the military department to the Ministry of Officials and the regulations of this dynasty, Gongsun Jian has more than one side, participated in battles and carried out tasks seventeen times, and killed twenty-three enemies. If you stay in the army and continue to serve, you can be added to the rank of deputy lieutenant of the eighth grade, and the award of the rank is from the seventh rank of Fengjielang. And Gongsun Jian himself has a reputation for being a person, if he becomes a civil official. It can be awarded the rank of lieutenant of the nine grades, and the commander is cancelled. ”

"Oh." Emperor Yue nodded, and continued to ask: "If Gongsun Jian is from a Jinshi, then how many grades can be awarded?" ”

"According to the law, if you are a magistrate, you can be awarded the history of the Eight Grades of Classics or the Eight Grades of County. If you stay in Beijing and appoint you, you can be appointed to sign the eight grades of the official department or edit from the eight grades of Hanlin. ”

"But the widow remembers the appointment of the Jinshi, and if you go to the place, the minimum is generally from the county order of the seventh grade?" Emperor Yue frowned and asked again.

"Back to Your Majesty, you are talking about a serious Jinshi who was born as an official, and the minister replied that he was transferred from the military department to a civilian position."

"Oh. I see. ”

Emperor Yue nodded thoughtfully, and then turned his gaze back to Gongsun Jian's body. He smiled and asked, "Gong Aiqing, I heard that you are quite talented, not only do you write well, but you also have quite achievements in poetry." Although you are just a meritorious person, it is also because you made a mistake and delayed your participation in the imperial examination last year. The widow cherishes your talent, so it is better to do this, and I hereby grant you the same Jinshi background. How about staying in the Beijing Hanlin Academy to do an eight-grade editing? After that, he turned his head and asked Chen Cheng, the secretary of the ministry, "Chen Aiqing, my appointment is not against the system, right?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, this move is not against the rules. And it can be seen that His Majesty loves talents. In fact, even if Your Majesty doesn't say it, the minister is ready to bring it up. In the past two days, Gongsun Jian's poems have become a hot topic of discussion and concern among the people of Shangjing. It can be seen that it is both civil and military, and the court should be promoted exceptionally for such talents. Chen Cheng replied with a smile. Obviously, these were all discussed by him and Emperor Yue a long time ago.

But someone on the side stepped forward and said loudly: "No." ”

It was none other than Gongsun Jian's grandfather, Gong Mohan, who spoke. I saw that he bowed to Emperor Yue on the throne first, and then explained the reason without hurrying.

"Your Majesty, there is a way that is useless. With only a few poems, he was given a jinshi background and promoted exceptionally, which makes those scholars in the world who have been cold for ten years think? The country's selection of talents is not only about whose poetry is good, but also depends on the knowledge of other aspects. Presumably, His Majesty and the ministers also know that this Gongsun Jian is the grandson of the old man. Therefore, the old man still knows him very well. Although he is quite diligent in his studies on weekdays, his knowledge in all aspects is not enough for him to be admitted to the Jinshi, and even if he was able to win the examination at the beginning, there is also some luck in it. Therefore, the old minister objected to your decision, Your Majesty. He can only be appointed according to his meritorious service at the border gates, and he is not allowed to stay in Beijing for appointment. This is the law of the imperial court, and it must not be abolished. ”

"Hahaha, Lao Xiangguo is really loyal. I am deeply grateful. Emperor Yue laughed, not at all angry at Gong Mohan for opposing his decision. Obviously, he had long expected that Gong Mohan would come out to oppose it.

However, the old minister has never heard of the saying that the virtuous do not avoid relatives. Although Gongsun Jian is your grandson, don't forget that he is also my son-in-law. It seems that I have given him a slight increase in the number of officials, and it does not seem to be in violation of the rules of the imperial court, and you must know that the captain of the horse is a lord of the fourth rank, and in addition to this, he can actually confer any official position below the fifth rank. I just gave him an eight-grade Hanlin, which doesn't seem too much. Speaking of which, he was already a little wronged. ”

“……”

To Gongmohan's surprise, although he had also thought that Emperor Yue would make a fuss about family affairs, he never expected to wait for him here. As Emperor Yue said, according to the rules of the Zhou court, the horse commander can indeed be awarded an official. People don't seem to have anything to do with your son-in-law's official state, although it is your own grandson.

Just when Gongmo Han was thinking hard about countermeasures, and Emperor Yue was secretly proud, Gongsun Jian stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the subordinates have a question, I don't know if to talk about it?" ”

"Oh? What's wrong with Little Gong Aiqing? Emperor Yue stroked his beard and stared at the bastard boy below who had made him and the royal family lose face. The heart said, boy, you'd better make a mess again, so that I can grab the handle and deal with your father-in-law together. And Gong Mohan in the main hall, his three sons, and other ministers who have interests in the public family also raised their hearts to their throats. I'm afraid that Gongsun Jian will do something bastard at this time, after all, he has a criminal record, especially in the marriage with the princess.

"Your Majesty, if the minister is not mistaken, when His Majesty gave the marriage, he said that he asked the minister to marry Her Royal Highness Princess Ningguo. I don't know, right? ”

"Huh?" Hearing this, Emperor Yue turned his head and glanced at the old eunuch beside him, after all, it had been two years, and he couldn't remember clearly whether he was marrying or shang, there was a difference between the two. If it is married, it is to marry his daughter Princess Ningguo to Gongsun Jian, but if it is Shang, it is equivalent to Gongsun Jian marrying into the royal family.

Emperor Yue saw that the old eunuch nodded at him, so he replied: "Yes, it is true. ”

After receiving Emperor Yue's affirmative reply, Gongsun Jian smiled imperceptibly, and continued to ask: "Since it is a marriage, then after getting married, the minister and the princess naturally do not have to live in the princess's mansion. May I ask if this is the case for Your Majesty? ”

"Well, that's okay according to the rules."

"The minister also heard that my Great Zhou's concubine can be conferred an official, may I ask Your Majesty if you have this statement?"

Perhaps Emperor Yue was a little angry because of Gongsun Jian's continuous questions, and he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Gongsun Jian's gourd. Therefore, he was quite impatient and said to Gongsun Jian: "Gong Aiqing, you don't have to ask left and right, just say what you have to say!" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister wants to say that the official position that the court has awarded to the minister, and the minister doesn't want it. After marrying the princess, the minister took her out of the capital. ”