Cheng Minzheng gave Li Yi a word, called Lotte.

This word was taken by Yan Chengjin in his letter.

Li Yi is not an adult, so it stands to reason that he should not take the word.

But Ming Zhao and Ying Ning both took it, so they didn't care.

"Lotte has thanked the teacher!" Li Yi knelt on the ground and bowed three times to Cheng Minzheng.

Cheng Minzheng nodded, with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "From today onwards, you will learn the way of the king from your teacher, starting with Confucius."

Pick up the book, Ming Zhao and Ying Ning, you also open the book. ”

Li Yi is a few years older than Liang and knows twice as many words.

Outside the wall, several officials of the Capture Hall who were secretly watching turned around and disappeared under the trees.

They were secret envoys sent by the concubine Cishun to protect them.

Gyeongbokgung Palace,

Concubine Cishun sat behind the curtain, next to the ministers of the council and the six Caos.

"Niangniang, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty is giving a lesson to the Maharaja." Hong Jingzhou, the left general of the Arrest and Robbery Department, reported.

"Cheng Minzheng is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the new monarch has just ascended the throne, and the palace has to agree to the Ming court."

Concubine Cishun sighed lightly, soothing the dissatisfaction of the ministers, and looked quite helpless.

But on the other hand, if the prince of Jincheng can learn the way of governing the country of the Ming Dynasty, it is also a good thing.

"Niang Niang Shengming!"

Han Simen bowed slightly, and his heart was slightly happy.

"Niangniang, there is a Ming merchant who opened a salt factory in Seoul, specializing in selling refined salt, this tax?" Hong Jingzhou of the Arrest Hall asked.

If he is an ordinary peddler, he must be charged according to the Korean tax, but he is a merchant of the Ming Dynasty.

Concubine Cishun thought for a while and said, "Da Ming despises merchants and collects them according to the law. ”

"No, this person's name is Wang Busui, as far as the minister knows, he is the slave of the Ming Dynasty's ministers, and this business is ......"

Han Simen knew that Wang was not old, and this person also paid him wages.

The important thing is that this person is Yan Chengjin's house slave.

Although he secretly has a connection with Yan Chengjin, he is still for North Korea.

Liu Shunyuan looked at it and said with pity: "Lord Han went on an envoy to Daming, but he met a lot of people." ”

The new monarch has just been canonized, and there is a partisan dispute in the court, which is extremely beneficial for the new monarch to sit firmly on the throne.

Concubine Cishun was happy to see such a situation.

"Then let's harvest one percent, salt is a big business, you can't not harvest one percent."

Han Simen nodded, only charging a 10% tax rate, which is quite low.

Liu Shunyuan and others also have no opinion.

"The Maharaja worshiped under the Ming Emperor's teacher, and his majesty the Ming Dynasty is nominally out of the same door.

Lord Han sent another envoy to Daming to inform His Majesty Daming. ”

"Obey the order!"

Cold sweat broke out on Han Simen's forehead, and he didn't know what the attitude of Emperor Ming was.

However, he was happy to be able to go to Daming again.

……

Qiu Yu took the exam for three days,

Song Jing and Xie Pi came out of the examination room, close to prostration, and their faces were a little haggard.

Xie Pi returned to the house to recuperate for a few days, and Song Jing also returned to Zeng's mansion.

Yan Chengjin was not in a hurry to ask what the result was.

This year's candidates are too difficult, with Kang Hai and Cheng Zitang, the readers guess that Xiao Zhuxiu will win the Xie Yuan.

Because Xiao Zhu Xiucai is fighting poetry in the library, his fame is too high.

Bet on the right question again.

Yang Shen did not participate in the imperial examination, otherwise he was the one who was escorted to Xie Yuan in the north.

In contrast, Song Jing and Xie Pi are much less well-known.

The two stayed in the Liangxiang workshop all day long, rarely went to the library to fight poems, and the readers almost never heard of their names.

Yan Chengjin found that the streets and alleys of Liangxiang were talking.

"Chief Engineer Song also participated in the township test, I don't know if he will win Xie Yuan."

"There is also Master Xiao Xie, Master Xiao Xie's handwriting is good and knowledgeable, I think one of the two of them must be able to solve the Yuan of Shuntianfu!"

Several engineers in Liangxiang are happy to do this.

Talking about Song Jing and Xie Pi, it was as if they were participating in the imperial examination.

There are still a few days before the Gongyuan is released.

After the autumn season, there were fewer scholars in the library.

……

Forbidden City, cabinet duty.

Liu Jian looked at Xie Qian and said happily: "With Xie Pi's talent, he will definitely be on the list this time, Brother Yu Qiao, congratulations!" ”

"Liu Gong has won the award." Xie Qian didn't dare to laugh out loud, looked at Li Dongyang on the side, and said deliberately: "The dog doesn't learn and has no skills, and he hasn't made a list yet, so he doesn't dare to boast about such a Haikou." ”

Li Dongyang sighed: "Why should Yu Qiao be modest, my son Zhao went to sea first, I only care about his safety now, as for the rest, I don't think much about it." ”

"Brother Li doesn't have to worry about it, Zhao Xian will definitely be fine."

Xie Qian felt that Li Dongyang was really miserable, one of them died of illness, and now the remaining one went to sea again.

When he went to sea and encountered a storm, he died and died.

"I heard that Yan Chengjin is betting on Song Jing and Xie Pi, I don't know which of the two of them will be among the top three."

If two people are among the top three, this possibility is too small.

Li Dongyang feels that it is good to be on the list.

"Yan Chengjin's kid bets on the topic, who knows whether it is accurate or not, only when the list is unveiled." Xie Qiandao.

A few days passed,

When they first arrived, the scholars in the capital got up early and prepared to go to the Gongyuan to read the list.

Yan Chengjin ran in the courtyard, and after a while, he bathed and changed his clothes, preparing to go to court.

He also wanted to go to the Gongyuan to see the list.

I don't know what ranking Song Jing and Xie Pi can get.

By the way, there is also Cheng Zitang.

Cheng Minzheng is not here, and it is also appropriate to help him get to heart.

But today, the court will not rest, and must go to the court on time.

"At this time, the Gongyuan hasn't posted a list yet, right?" Yan Chengjin guessed that the Gongyuan Zhang Bang was afraid that he would be in the future.

Sitting in a sedan chair into the palace, waiting for the court at the left and right doors.

"Xie Gongzao!"

"If my son is on the list, this official will invite you to eat and drink." Xie Pi said with a smile.

Yan Chengjin saw Li Dongyang on the side, as if he was wilted, standing at the front of the team, without saying a word.

According to the time, the eldest brother is still floating on the sea.

When I arrived in Hainan and sent the letter back, I was afraid that it would take two months.

The golden bell sounded, and the hundred officials walked into the Fengtian Palace.

"If I'm not mistaken, today is the day the list will be released, right?" Emperor Hongji asked with a smile.

"Back to Your Majesty, it should be released at this time."

Liu Jian had a smile on his face.

The ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, some of the children of the disciples participated in the Autumn Festival, and they were also quite looking forward to the results.

Yan Chengjin looked at Emperor Hongzhi, the township test of Shuntian Mansion did not need His Majesty to look at it, and the list was not sent.

If Song Jing can't win Shuntianfu Xie Yuan this time, there is still a chance.

In the imperial examination, there are also people who have to understand the Yuan in the autumn and fail in the spring.

Anything is possible......

Half an hour later.

"After today's court discussion, the princes should go down to the court to see the list earlier."

Emperor Hongzhi was in a very good mood, and let the ministers rest for a long time, and everyone had a smile on their faces, and Xie Qian was the leader, and they all bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

Coming out of the temple of Fengtian,

Xie Qian, Zeng Jian and others planned to go directly to the Gongyuan to see the list, but Li Dongyang walked behind with a lack of interest.

Originally, he could also go to the list, but the next moment he shook his head, remembering the strategy that Li Zhaoxian did, and he couldn't pass the test.

"Do you want to go and see the list?" Yan Chengjin asked.

"There is no one in the official's house, what kind of list to see!"

Li Dongyang had an expression of "this son hates it", snorted and walked away.

Yan Chengjin sighed lightly, it's not interesting to see who got in?

Sitting on the sedan chair and going to the Tribute Courtyard, you can feel the crowd of people across the sedan chair.

"Let's see, who is admitted to the Yuan Yuan between Song Jing and Xie Pi, by the way, there is also Cheng Zitang, his father is not in the capital, and the official should take care of it."

Yan Chengjin's sedan chair stopped in the distance and instructed He Neng on the side.

Listening to the voices around them, it seems that the list has been revealed, some people cry heartbreakingly, and some people cry with joy.

It is as lively as the temple fair on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.