The day of the list is approaching, and in addition to the nervous lift, there is Wanli. According to the regulations, after the list is released, you have to prepare for the palace examination, and you have to personally go to the school to take these new imperial examinations, arrange the rankings for them, and select the pillars.

When the last palace exam, Wanli was still young, and his knowledge was very limited, so the so-called test was just a formality, and he couldn't even understand the question, let alone Hengwen, in fact, it was Zhang Juzheng who was in charge, and he was only a puppet.

At that time, Wanli still remembers very clearly, the solemn hall, a group of well-dressed talented people worked hard to write, even if he was not an adult at the time, he could see that those people were very nervous. In fact, the Son of Heaven on the throne was even more nervous than they were. I am afraid that if I don't do anything well, I will be criticized by my teacher, and I will be scolded by my mother when I return to the palace.

A group of people answered the questionnaire below, and the emperor could neither speak nor move, acting as if he was being tortured. The following move can still write actions, but he can't move his position at all, and he must always pay attention to his manners, and he can't lose his manners in front of the palace. Even after the palace test, the little emperor was already sweaty and almost collapsed.

As a boy who is fat and not very good, this kind of proctoring is actually a kind of torture. Seeing that the invigilation period has arrived, Wanli is happy that he can grasp power and include hundreds of talents as protégés of the Son of Heaven, but at the same time, he is distressed by the torture.

For the little emperor, the only place in the palace that can relieve his distress is the Cining Palace, where his mother-in-law, Empress Dowager Rensheng Chen, lives.

Although Empress Dowager Chen is the wife of Longqing Tianzi, she is honest and responsible, and she is a little cowardly, and her own talent is poor, so she basically has no advantages except for being honest. Although you are the queen, she is actually an ordinary peasant woman, and she does not have the ability to manage the six palaces in the world. So when Longqing was alive, she gave the management of the inner palace to the imperial concubine Li. When Wanli succeeded to the throne, there was a lot of controversy about whether the Li family, as a noble concubine, was qualified to be called the queen mother, but she, the queen, did not say a word from beginning to end, so those who wanted to obstruct the two queens had no room to speak.

Although Li is Wanli's biological mother, because of his strict requirements for Wanli and his strong temperament, Wanli is far more afraid of him than he loves, and the one who is really close to him is his mother-in-law, Empress Dowager Chen. At least in Cining Palace, he can toss around at will like a child, without thinking about his identity and the responsibilities that come with his identity.

Empress Dowager Chen fell in love with Wanli since childhood, and she also loved this son very much, in her eyes, the emperor is also a child, anyway, he has not yet gotten married, how can he not be regarded as an adult, even if there are absurdities in some behaviors, there is no need to be too harsh.

For example, Wanli had an affair with the palace maid in Cining Palace last time, and afterwards he only handed over the palace maid to Feng Bao to deal with, and the criticism of the emperor without half a word was only regarded as a child's nonsense. Moreover, in the eyes of Empress Dowager Chen, the palace maid was originally for the emperor, and Cheng Huan was not a big deal.

As soon as she saw the emperor coming, Empress Dowager Chen instructed the palace maid to get the newly sent pastries from the small kitchen, and took some fresh melons and fruits to eat with the Son of Heaven. Wanli monkey took two books from the hand of the eunuch Zhang Cheng and sent them to the Empress Dowager Chen and said:

"Queen Mother, these are two books coming in from outside the palace, can you take a look?"

Empress Dowager Chen smiled: "Your Majesty likes to read, this is an excellent thing. The mourning family is no better than your own mother, there are few words you know, or she taught it, you can't read all the books, so you don't have to read it, as long as Your Majesty you look good. ”

"Queen Mother, you can see it by looking at it, even if you don't know those words, it doesn't matter, there are paintings on it, just look at the paintings."

"Oh, that's good. Have you read this book over there? ”

"Well...... It was Mrs. Li who sent it to her mother first, and then it reached my hands. The queen mother also knew that because of the search a few years ago, she burned a few beloved books, and since then she has not been allowed to buy books from outside the palace to read. Whatever book you want to read, you have to be the mother. ”

"That's also for the emperor's good, Your Majesty is still young, and his brain is smart, so it's time to read more sages and sages and understand more reason. Only when you understand the truth more can you manage the country well and not be held hostage by others. Empress Dowager Chen said, she had opened the book, and saw that the so-called book, in fact, there were far more paintings than words, and a piece of paper was painted with characters, and there were only a few words, which was more suitable for her to watch for a semi-literate person. Looking at the portrait on the cover, Empress Dowager Chen nodded and said:

"This painting is very good, look at how majestic this man is, like a god. Who is this? ”

Wanli leaned over and said, "Queen Mother, this is Yue Wumu." ”

"Yue Fei. This book was written about him? Is this a history book or a script? ”

"The book is called the Great Biography of Jingzhong. specializes in talking about loyal ministers and filial sons, so my mother wants me to see more. One of these two books is a lotus pot, and the other is Yue Fei's learning of art and Zhou Dong accepted Yue Fei as an apprentice and taught him skills. Queen Mother, please look, the painting here is Zhou Tong, look at his martial arts......"

Wanli is a teenager, or a person who likes martial arts, hurriedly turned to the page, pointed to the painting in the book, and unconsciously compared the painting with his hands and feet. Empress Dowager Chen smiled and said:

"It's a good thing that Your Majesty likes these books. Don't just look at the level of martial arts, no matter how good the martial arts are, it's useless to be just a martial artist, or to understand the truth of being a man. What Yue Pengju should talk about most is not how high his martial arts are and how powerful he is in battle, but how loyal he is. He was a big official with troops at that time, but the emperor wanted to kill him, and he refused to rebel, nor did he allow his subordinates to rebel, which was a model for military ministers. If the military generals of the DPRK and China are like Yue Fei, our world will be peaceful. ”

Wanli nodded and said, "Yes." I heard that this book has a full book until Yue Fei is loyal, but there are not a few paintings, but Jingshi can't see it. The last time I found one, it was also a fragment, which is a pity. Fortunately, Fan Jin, who wrote this book this time, entered Beijing to take the exam, and if he can be admitted to the exam, I will be able to meet him. ”

Empress Dowager Chen nodded, "The person who drew this book is called Fan Jin?" This man is supposed to be. The person who can write such a book of loyalty must be a loyal minister, and if he cannot be successful, he will not be able to speak, and we must not break the heart of the loyal minister. ”

"I understand. It's a pity that I can't be the master. Wanli was a little frustrated, "Whether he can win or not is not up to me." ”

Empress Dowager Chen smiled: "Emperor, you are playing with a child's temper again." The Talent Ceremony has its own system, even if your father is alive, he can't be the master either, that's the matter of those Hanlin scholars, and we can't interfere. ”

"Queen Mother, if the world is full of loyal ministers like Yue Fei, I really don't need to interfere, but if there are traitorous ministers who do mischief, and I don't interfere, won't they become more and more lawless?"

"Emperor, you are still young, where can you tell who is a loyal minister and who is a traitor, and you are not allowed to listen to some gossip and say who is loyal and traitorous. There is Mr. Zhang in the court, your mother and Feng Daban in the palace, how can any traitor be lawless. ”

"I heard that Feng Daban's nephew is rampant and domineering in Chongwenmen, bullying men and women, and there are many officials participating in his recitals, but I can't see any of them, do you think there are traitors?"

Empress Dowager Chen hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is not allowed to talk nonsense. Feng Daban is an old man in the palace, he is old and reliable, he is a loyal minister, and the mourning family does not allow the emperor to talk nonsense. Whoever speaks nonsense in front of you, you will punish him directly, and you will not allow him to slander the faithful. ”

Wanli promised, and admitted his mistake, Empress Dowager Chen had always been lenient and didn't take this matter seriously, and soon forgot about it. The mother and son were gossiping and chatting about family life as usual, and before they knew it, the weather was already very late. Empress Dowager Chen urged Wanli to leave quickly, and Wanli said: "I want to stay here and accompany my mother." ”

"That's not good, the emperor is almost an adult, and he can't be a child anymore. Your queen mother will be angry again, so go back quickly. After two days, the emperor should prepare for the palace test, you have to be like an adult, the officials will respect you, and you can really bear the burden. Zhang Cheng, send Your Majesty back to the palace quickly. ”

Seeing the queen mother's strong urging, Wanli had no choice but to get off and be accompanied by Zhang Cheng to return to the Qianqing Palace. When he entered the dormitory, Zhang Cheng waited for Wanli to change his clothes, but the young son of heaven said thoughtfully:

"Zhang Cheng, you said that this Yue Fei has learned art, what should he do next?"

"Huh? Heaven, this ...... This slave doesn't know either. ”

"You don't know, Fan Jin must know, right? How about asking him? ”

"Your Majesty...... That's not big, is it? Now it's about to be on the list, Fan Jin estimates that his mind is on the list, and he doesn't have the time to draw this. ”

"Then he would not be a loyal servant. Yue Fei's heart was always on the emperor, and he never thought about anything else. Since Fan Jin painted the biography of Yue Fei, he should be a loyal minister, you go to urge me to see, maybe he takes my affairs more seriously than the imperial examination. ”

The little emperor's eyes flashed with a certain excited light, "Zhang Cheng, I have thought about it, and the queen mother also said that loyal ministers should be what I ask him to do, and he will do whatever he wants." You have to put me more than you do, so that you can be a loyalist. This is just to try Fan Jin, if he is really a loyal minister, I will try him this time. ”

Your Majesty said cautiously...... The matter of this imperial examination has always been decided by the ministers. ”

"In this world, I should be in charge, let alone a imperial examination? Besides, Jinshi is called the protégé of the Son of Heaven, can't I decide the matter of one or two protégés? I'm not in charge of a imperial examination, can't I just mention one person? You go and give it a try, if it doesn't work, it doesn't matter, I will protect you when the time comes, and you will be fine. ”

The list is on February 27, and the lifters usually find a place to gather on February 26, and wait for the person who carries the good news to report the ranking and send the reward. Since the palace test only determines the ranking, it is easy not to brush people, so even if it is in the bag, even if it is in the bag, he will not spare a few pennies to reward silver, and the envoy fee in other aspects is also generous.

Jingshi's restaurant and Qing Mansion will make a fortune at this time. All the restaurants near the Tribute Courtyard or the Ministry of Rites will increase in price by three to five times from the 25th day, and the demand will still exceed the supply. Seats were filled early in the morning, ready to hear the news.

In addition to the banquet, the popular Oiran head in the Qing Mansion will also be invited to perform, and if anyone is on the list, they will also be favored by the beauty, and at least they can get one or two kinds of marks, which can be regarded as a good story of a talented and beautiful woman.

Qian Caiyin, who became popular again due to Fan Jin's relationship, originally took the poet route, belonging to the talented woman type, her name will not be missing in this kind of literary affairs, and more than a dozen red invitation stickers are placed on the desk, waiting for her to choose. But she only glanced at it, then swept aside with no interest, and said to the bustard mother who was full of displeasure: "I have been unwell for the past two days, and I can't go." ”

"Can't go? You said you couldn't go on purpose at this time, right? Don't think that I won't dare to hit you if you're red now, you know your own situation, it's just a false fire, and it won't last long. Why don't you take advantage of this time to meet a few more talented people to maintain your worth, do you want to wait for the matter to pass and then accompany those businessmen and martial artists? I know who you're waiting for, stop dreaming, wake up! People even drove Xue Wu away, would they like an old woman like you? It's just playing with you, aren't you serious? Honestly, has he touched you? How did I hear that he never had a real relationship with you? ”

Qian Caiyin smiled slightly, "Fan Gongzi and I are confidants, not as unbearable as my mother thinks." I'm willing to wait for him, whether he comes or not. If your mother wants to be punished, then please do it, anyway, when the time comes, she will be injured and will not be able to pick up guests, so don't worry. ”

The bustard's mother held the rattan and trembled a few times, but finally thought that Qian Caiyin was now popular, and if she didn't socialize for a day, she would make less money for a day, so she had to smoke the rattan on the table. "Good! I don't care about you if you want to. Anyway, don't regret it when the time comes. ”

Qian Caiyin was noncommittal, and only carefully sorted out her makeup in front of the mirror. She knew that her appearance could only be regarded as above the middle, and when she was older, she couldn't compare to a little girl, no matter how she put on makeup. But...... The woman is the one who pleases herself, she still wants to dress herself up as much as possible to make Fan Gongzi happy.

Mother Bustard's words are true, Fan Gongzi has not done anything to himself. But as long as she can maintain this friendship, she is very satisfied. If Fan Gongzi comes to make a post, or sends someone to send a message, she would rather be beaten a few times than go to his field.

There have been a few invitations from Guangdong, but Fan Jin's invitation has not arrived for a long time, Qian Caiyin felt melancholy in her heart, thinking that she had passed the age of dreaming, and when it came to the end, she would inevitably be amorous and hurt herself. It's just that I don't know, where is Fan Gongzi now, and who is he invited to travel with, Cui Zi'an or Tang Keren?

Ren is Qian Caiyin couldn't think of it, just when all the lifters were ready to look at the list, Fan Jin was blocked in Baoming Temple by Feng Bao, Ren said that he broke his mouth, and he couldn't leave the room. Only put the four treasures of the study in front of him, and several eunuchs waited for him to paint, while Feng Bao patted Fan Jin on the shoulder and said:

"Virtuous nephew, the following people will do the things of the list, as long as you are on the list, someone will definitely tell you. Whether you go or not, it's all the same. It's better for you to draw this Jingzhong Biography a few more times here, don't think about looking at the list. ”

I didn't expect comic books to gain popularity, but they caused such side effects. Since the Queen Mother was also interested in the story of this book and wanted to use this story to educate the emperor, the Queen Mother also began to urge Fan Jin's follow-up, and the emperor and the Queen Mother came together, Feng Bao could only use some improper means, and in the end it was Fan Jin who was unlucky. Full of grievances, turned into the power of the pen, and as Yue Fei's Liquan Divine Spear pierced into the chest of King Xiaoliang, Fan Jin muttered in his heart: I hate violence to urge changes!