- Bianliang

"Hey, I finally understand why His Majesty Taizong in the past is reluctant to move the capital." Jiang De took a bite of the dish and said to Zhao Ji opposite with a sigh.

Zhao Ji sighed and asked, "Why is it?" ”

Jiang De pointed to the delicacies in front of him and said, "Just for this delicacy, who in the world wants to leave here?" The official, I didn't expect that the palace could really grow vegetables at such a time, and the former Weichen was just talking, but I didn't expect someone to realize him. ”

Half of the dishes in front of Jiang De are green vegetables, which is terrible, now that the cold winter has just passed, everything has not yet recovered, even cabbage, which is also priceless.

Zhao Ji smiled and said, "This is also thanks to the glass you donated, but I didn't expect that in a few days I will take you to see my rejuvenation palace, which is really ingenious, there are hundreds of water pipes in it, with warm water, so that the harsh winter inside is also like spring, so that there are these vegetables." ”

Jiang De took a bite of cabbage, nodded admiringly, speaking of the ancient emperors were also quite pitiful, they couldn't even eat vegetables in winter, and they couldn't even eat vegetables in the summer, and they couldn't air conditioner in the summer, so they could only go to the mountains to escape the heat.

Jiang De put down his chopsticks and looked downstairs, the downstairs was already full of pits and valleys, and on the stage, a person was singing.

"Yuhuan is captivating the city and the country, and the lonely king is difficult to give up and leave.

Remorse and tears in my eyes, my heartbroken wife is my beloved wife.

The twin stars swore a heavy oath again, and the gods learned from me Li Longji.

In the heavens, I wish to be a winged bird, and in the earth, I wish to be a branch~~"

Yi Fengnu was wearing a dragon robe and pretending to be Li Longji, and such singing suddenly made the audience applaud. Zhao Ji, who watched it, kept shaking his head with emotion, with some tears in his eyes, Jiang De was also next to him from time to time, slapping his thighs, how much time has it been, Master Li and Yi Fengnu have learned four or five scripts stolen by Jiang De from later generations, and they have taught more than a dozen apprentices, Qionglou drama has become the most popular entertainment in the entire Tokyo city, and the farthest Ding ticket also costs 20 yuan, which is still priceless.

And Jiang De and Zhao Ji are now in the Tianzi room, if it costs money to come in, there are no three or four hundred guan, don't want to come in and listen to it for a night, that's it, there is still a price, there is no market, twelve Tianzi private rooms, all of them have been covered by the dignitaries and nobles in Bianliang City for a long time.

"Hate Li Longji, such a beautiful woman was forced to lose her fragrance and jade pendant in the end, it is really heart-wrenching." Zhao Ji stomped his feet and said to the people next to him, "Such an official family, I'm really sorry for the beauty." ”

Jiang De looked at the catering of Cai Jing and the others next to him, secretly amused, and looked at Master Li who was pretending to be Yang Yuhuan below, if you want to say that you are not an unqualified emperor, you Zhao Ji may not be as good as Li Longji, but the first half of his life is brilliantly tight.

"Xiaolang, how old are you this year?" Zhao Ji sighed for a while, looked at Jiang De and asked.

"Wechen is sixteen."

"It's so fast, I remember seeing you in the past, it's still two years, and today it's been five years, I used to tell you that I wanted to give you a background, and today it seems that you are also old, this year's big competition, you participate." Zhao Ji looked at Jiang De with a smile, he actually wanted to keep Jiang De, a person who can come up with new things every time, by his side, but Jiang De has always used the excuse of studying and studying, and traveled all over the world, and now that Jiang De is finally back, he naturally wants to tie him up, but the king binds people, and he never uses ropes, but high-ranking officials.

Dabi? Jiang De's head was big when he heard it, and it was no problem for him to copy some articles and poems from later generations, and he wanted him to compete with those ancient literati who had studied hard since childhood.... Can it be compared to a knife and a gun?

Jiang De hurriedly bowed and said, "The official family, Weichen is shallow, and he still needs to learn for more time, otherwise he is afraid of losing the face of the official family." ”

"Hey! What are you afraid of, you really didn't do well in the exam, didn't I promise to give you a background? Zhao Ji said indifferently.

Jiang De looked at Zhao Ji and smiled bitterly, he could only thank him, I have to say that Zhao Ji has nothing to say to the people around him.

- Late at night

"Lord, this is a good thing, why are you so unhappy?" Xu Guanzhong saw Jiang De's unhappy face when he came back, and couldn't help but ask suspiciously.

"Mr. Xu, I participate in the big competition, no matter what the result is, there are disadvantages, if I get a higher name, I am afraid that Zhao Ji will order me to be a Beijing official, and it will be extremely difficult to move around in the future. If I don't do well in the exam, I will lose face again. Jiang De said the worries in his heart.

Xu Guanzhong smiled and persuaded, "Lord, I don't think there is so much to worry about this matter, and I must master Jingdong Second Road in the future, if there is no name, it is inconvenient, but the lord of this big competition, according to the students, is extremely necessary." ”

Jiang De crooked his mouth and said, "Otherwise, if you go and do well for me, your essay is much better than what I wrote." ”

Xu Guanzhong hurriedly shook his hand and said, "Lord, the last of this big competition is going to enter the palace for a competition, who else in this palace can't recognize the lord?" ”

That's just as well.

Jiang De sighed, yes, take the test, but you still have to prepare in advance, Jiang De knows his level, and he puts too much thought on other things, although Enke is not as discriminated against as the Ming Dynasty at this time, but it is not the right way after all.

"My lord, I think we can set up a special banquet in Qionglou to gather those literati who have been to the capital, and maybe we can find some talents." Xu Guanzhong put forward an idea, Jiang De felt good when he heard it, although Tianxiang Academy is also constantly cultivating some students to supplement the gap of Jiang De's Chinese people, but talents, who will dislike more?

Jiang De said, "Okay, then it's set on the second day of February, when the dragon raises his head, he will hold a Wenqu banquet in Qionglou, as long as he comes to the capital to catch the exam, he can enter for free to eat and drink!" If you already have a Jinshi fame, you can also enter the same way! ”

The news that Qionglou wants to open a Wenqu banquet soon spread throughout the capital, and there are rumors flowing out, when the Wenqu banquet has nobles to test the test more than everyone, the first can get a thousand gold, as the saying goes, the poor are rich and martial, there are really a lot of poor children among the people who come to Tokyo to catch the exam, these people can only sigh a few times when they pass by Qionglou on weekdays, and they dare not enter, today with this opportunity, it is natural to call friends and friends to come, and some of the scribes who have become officials, while wanting to take this opportunity to see the rising star, On the other hand, he also secretly guessed who the noble man was. For a time, the Wenqu banquet became a major event in Bianliang City.

Zhao Ji also got the news in the palace, and he smiled and said to Cai Jing, who was painting with him next to him, "I said, Taishi, this little Langjun of your family is really interesting, such a grand event, I can't wait." ”

"The official, King Ding and others have arrived." Liang Shicheng entered and said to Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji sighed and said, "Let them come in." ”

More than a dozen boys, big and small, walked in, the oldest of them was Zhao Huan, who was only fifteen years old at this time, and the youngest had just begun to learn to write and read, no matter how young he was, he would not be here, because there was no need to take the test.

Zhao Ji looked at so many children, his heart was happy, and he smiled at Cai Jing and said, "Taishi, you see, my other may not be as good as the previous emperors, but in terms of heirs, I am really the first." ”

Cai Jing sighed, "This is because the official family is a man from heaven and earth, so there are so many heirs." ”

Zhao Ji nodded and praised, "This statement is reasonable, since ancient times, the emperor has been blessed with the luck of the world, so the heirs are often not prosperous, and only those who have great luck can prosper in the heirs." ”

Saying that, the two began to talk about ghosts and gods, and the dozen or so princes below looked at each other, not knowing what to do, and Zhao Huan, who was the leader, was extremely disgusted with Cai Jing, he had read the book, and knew that since ancient times, those who talked to the emperor about ghosts and gods must be traitors, but he understands his current identity better, he is not even a prince now, and Cai Jing is the minister of the humerus in Zhao Ji's eyes, if he shows dissatisfaction, I am afraid that the position of the prince will be farther and farther away from himself.

Zhao Ji and Cai Jing chatted for a while before they came back to their senses and said to everyone, "Emperors, there will be a literary and opera meeting in Qionglou recently, and there will be countless literati attending the meeting. ”

Zhao Huan arched his hand forward, and Zhao Ji asked, "You are fifteen this year, and you study weekdays. ”

When Zhao Huan heard this, he suddenly felt that his head was wooden, and he hesitated for a long time, but he didn't say it, Zhao Ji's face sank suddenly, and at this time, a crisp voice sounded.

"Single-minded and soft, can you be a baby?

Can you be flawless when you get rid of the mysteries?

Love the people and govern the country, can you do nothing?

When the gate of heaven is opened and closed, can it be female?

Understand Sida, can you be ignorant?

Born, animal, born but not had, for the sake of not being afraid, long but not slaughtered, is called Xuande. Daddy, am I right? A young man like jade walked out, smiled and said to Zhao Ji, Zhao Ji was overjoyed to see it, and said again and again, "It's not bad, it's like a stream, Brother Kai is my son, Dingwang, you have to learn more, you can't memorize a copy of the Tao Te Ching, what big things can you do in the future?" ”

Zhao Huan lowered his head and responded, looking at Zhao Kai next to him with a smug face, and the resentment in his heart can be imagined.

Zhao Ji also selected some articles for them to recite according to the age of the princes, naturally some are good, some are bad, Zhao Ji finally said, "After a few days of Wenqu banquet, King Ding, Brother Kai, the two of you will go with me." ”

"I'm going too!" A silver bell-like voice sounded from outside, and a jade-like doll-like Gong'e broke in, jumped on Zhao Ji's body and said, "Daddy, the child is going too, can you take the child to play?" ”

As soon as Zhao Ji looked at the people, his heart was happy, and he hugged him and said, "Okay, okay, what Xiao Fujin says is good, so let's go and ask, see if any of your sisters are willing to go, there are many talented people that day, they can go and see." ”

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"Bastard! That Zhao Kai really regards this king as nothing! With the scolding, a blue and white porcelain cup announced the end of his life.

"Hehe, why is Your Highness so angry?" A scribe walked up to Zhao Huan and persuaded with a smile.

Zhao Huan looked at the person who came, and hurriedly said, "Teacher, today my father tested me, and there was a question, and before I could answer, Zhao Kai rushed to answer, and my father not only did not blame, but boasted about him, how can I not be angry?" ”

The person who came is Geng Nanzhong, a native of Kaifeng, Yuanfeng's five-year jinshi, and now he is over fifty years old, he has been in politics and two years to the Ministry of Rites Wailang as the prince's right concubine, try the prince Zhan Shi, Huiyou Pavilion straight bachelor, is one of the few people who can be trusted by Zhao Huan.

"King Ding, do you know the story of Cao Pi and Cao Zhi in the past?" Geng Nanzhong stroked his beard and said.

Zhao Huan thought for a while, nodded and said, "You mean... Zhao Kai is like Cao Zhi, although his literary talents are flying, it does not mean that he can ascend the throne? ”

Geng Nanzhong smiled and said, "King Ding, abolishing Chang Liyou has always been the way to make trouble, not to mention King Ding, you are not at fault, even if the official family has this idea, the officials will not agree."

What His Royal Highness has to do is to continue to maintain the current image of King Pu Suxian, so that the hundred officials will naturally stand on His Highness's side, as for King Yun, he is indeed a brilliant man, but governing the country is definitely not a literary talent, please think twice. ”

Zhao Huan sighed and said, "I'm just afraid that the official family wants to make Zhao Kai the crown prince." ”

Geng Nanzhong thought for a while and said, "Your Highness is already fifteen this year, I will ask a few people to write a letter in the same year to request the establishment of the crown prince, isn't Your Highness going to Qionglou in a few days?" Remember to be gracious when the time comes. ”

Zhao Huan asked happily: "Is this really the case?" ”

Geng Nanzhong nodded, smiling without saying a word.

Zhao Huan clapped his hands and said, "Okay, please leave everything to the teacher!" ”

- At the beginning of February, the second dragon raised its head

On this day, Qionglou is extremely lively, countless students wearing long robes gather in Qionglou, chanting poems, from time to time there are bursts of applause, Zhao Ji and others in casual clothes have already sat down in the Qionglou room, listening to the following students discussing and doing poems, frequently commenting on one or two.

And Jiang De was completely stunned, because he rarely compared with literati on weekdays, so although he knew in his heart that he would not have much advantage over ancient literature, he didn't know how much worse it was, and now when he heard it, he knew how terrifying these top ancient literati were.

What is called seven steps and one poem, ten steps and one fu, this is not a matter at all among the literati below, don't you see these people drinking a glass of wine and coming to a poem? It's all original, anyway, Jiang De hasn't heard it anywhere else.

I still shouldn't meet these ancients in the imperial examination, but now Zhao Ji has ordered that this must have a name if you don't take the exam.

"The official family, everyone is almost here, please ask the official family to test the students." Cai Jing arched his hand and said to Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji thought for a while and said, "Today is the second day of February, the dragon raises its head, let's take the dragon as the theme." ”

Jiang De looked back at Yue He and said, "Shopkeeper Yue, go down and pass on the question." Saying that, Jiang De looked at Xu Guanzhong again, and found that Xu Guanzhong was a little absent-minded, so he walked over and asked, "Mr. Xu, what's wrong with you?" ”

Xu Guanzhong sighed, as if he had woken up from a dream, saw Jiang De, and hurriedly said, "It's nothing, it's nothing." ”

"Daddy, can we participate in the competition too?" Zhao Kai said with a fighting face.

Zhao Ji smiled and said, "Okay, no problem, you can all participate, if you win, I will be rewarded!" ”

"Thank you Daddy!" Zhao Huan and Zhao Kai thanked in unison, but compared with Zhao Kai, Zhao Huan's face was much worse.