The process of selecting guests is similar to the situation of the draft girl, most of them take turns to accept Xiao Yixuan's questioning, show their respective skills, and leave aside those guys who are mediocre and grandstanding, enough to see more than a dozen people, and there are really few who can be regarded as talented, in fact, those who really have the ability either to participate in the imperial court examination, or to serve the country in the army, the prince's guests, after all, is a shortcut, and it is a shortcut, unless there are special circumstances, it will never be seen by people who really have the ability. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The unbearable time finally passed, and after seeing the twenty-one people, the candidate in Xiao Yixuan's mind finally appeared.

"Grass people Ji Yun, meet His Royal Highness the Prince."

As he spoke, a young man in a plain robe walked up, Xiao Yixuan looked at it fixedly, and saw that this Ji Yun was about less than thirty years old, not tall, but unusually straight, his face was strange, his eyes were extremely bright, and he had a goatee under his chin.

Judging from his face alone, this person is somewhat similar to the Ji Xiaolan in Xiao Yixuan's memory, but after all, he is an ancient, and no one knows his exact appearance, so Xiao Yixuan suppressed his excitement and asked patiently: "You are Ji Yun?" Who? ”

"Back to Your Highness, the ancestral home of the grass people is from Shangyuan County, Yingtianfu, and they are actually from Zhili Xian County."

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Yixuan was a little more sure of his identity in his heart, and in his heart, he said out loud: "Okay, I'll make a few pairs, if you can match, then you have passed." ”

Ji Yun was puzzled when he heard this, and said in his heart that those people were tested by the prince before, and the questions were very tricky and strict, but why did he only make a few pairs? It's just that he thought so in his heart, and he didn't want to raise any questions in his performance, so he had to kowtow and reply: "Obey His Highness's order." ”

"Listen up."

The next moment, I heard Xiao Yixuan chuckle and said: "My uplink is: the bell is ringing and the drum is sounding, and the sound is free." ”

When the words fell, there was a slight commotion in the hall, there were still many literati here, as soon as this couplet came out, I saw that they couldn't stop turning their heads and ears, this couplet Xiao Yixuan was light, but it was quite difficult to get it seriously.

It's just that this kind of difficulty doesn't seem to be anything to Ji Yun, I saw him frown and think for a while, then he replied in a loud voice: "Back to Your Highness, the grass people are here: the mountains and water are looking for colors, and the colors are empty!" ”

The words fell, there was a commotion in the hall, some people couldn't stop shouting loudly, Xiao Yixuan behind the screen was also happy, in fact, this couplet was Ji Xiaolan in the previous life who received a couplet from Emperor Qianlong, this couplet was 'Doumu Palace' On the day, it was hung on a Buddhist hall in the palace because of the request of the master in the palace, which was his own handwriting, since the two are not the same word in comparison, then who can this person be Ji Xiaolan?

Thinking like this, Xiao Yixuan took a sip of tea in his heart, and then said: "That's right, yes, listen to the next couplet!" Because fire is smoke, if you don't put it aside, it will be bitter! ”

"The wood is a tree, and it is inhumane and also king!"

This time, Ji Yun didn't even hesitate, and blurted out after a little thought, which caused everyone to cheer!

Xiao Yixuan listened happily without stopping, and then said again: "Listen again!" Eighty kings, eighteen fairs everywhere! ”

"Back to Your Highness, the Ninefold Son of Heaven, every year the weight of the Nine Festivals is stopped!"

"Good!"

Ji Yun's last couplet just came out, and everyone present didn't care about the presence of the prince here, even if it was cheering in unison, Xiao Yixuan was also very happy in his heart, completely determined his previous guess, stretched out his hand and nodded Liu Wengui's arm, the latter understood, took out an object from behind him, and even bypassed the screen and sent it to Ji Yun's hand.

Ji Yun subconsciously took this thing from Liu Wengui's hand, but found that this was a gilded smoking gun, this smoking gun has a smooth and beautiful shape, carved with a python, and a piece of blood jade suffix, it is really a beautiful thing in the world. ”

"It's just a gift from the prince, what's the matter, isn't it to your liking?"

"The grass people don't dare!"

Hearing this, Ji Yun immediately knelt down, then raised his head and replied with a smile: "Caomin is just confused in his heart, I don't know where His Highness heard it... I heard that the grass people have this hobby, and they bother His Highness to prepare this thing personally, which really makes the grass people ashamed! ”

"There's nothing to be ashamed of, wait until you enter my East Palace in the future, and then do your duty to assist me."

As soon as these words came out, he was sure that Ji Yun was selected, and he naturally hurriedly kowtowed, and changed his title in his words: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Longen!" ”

It stands to reason that Xiao Yixuan, as the crown prince, cannot call himself a 'minister' to him as an official, but since he is a guest of the prince, he is directly responsible to the prince, and has nothing to do with the affairs of the DPRK and China, so he is an alternative.

"Don't be too busy with thanksgiving just yet."

Hearing this, Xiao Yixuan waved his hand and said: "I still have something to understand, Ji Yun, since you are so talented, why don't you go to participate in the imperial examination, as an official, but come to run for me, the prince's guest?" Don't you know that although my guest is a third-grade guest, he has no title, no power, and no specific charge? ”

"Back to His Royal Highness, the minister actually didn't think about entering the court as an official, but the people's hearts are sinister, the minister only because he inadvertently offended an examiner when he took the exam last year, and the examiner deliberately smeared the minister's paper, so that the minister could not be on the list, not only that, but the examiner also said that as long as he was in office for one day, he would not let the minister have a bright day, and in desperation, the minister was...

"Got it."

Before he finished speaking, he heard Xiao Yixuan's voice and interrupted him: "In this way, I have to thank the examiner a lot, haha, you can rest assured, I, the guest of the East Palace, although it is a position with no power and no substance, but this situation will not last, as long as you do things for me with your heart, I will definitely give you a satisfactory position in the future, and the examiner's anger, I will not come out for you, wait until one day when you have a product in the official residence, and then solve it yourself!" ”

These words were tantamount to giving Ji Yun a big promise, he was naturally overjoyed, and even if he was a little grateful, he kowtowed heavily and said: "Thank you for His Royal Highness Prince Longen, the minister is willing to die for His Royal Highness!" ”

"Come on, don't say some pretty things, it's the right thing to do in the future, Wen Gui'er, lead him down, next!"

Hearing this, Xiao Yixuan replied loudly, and Ji Yun went with Liu Wengui with a thousand thanks, as soon as he walked on the front foot, there was a stir in the hall on the back foot, thinking that the guest of the prince was mixed with an official position without power and rank, who knew that there would be such benefits, and he could expect to have an official residence one day? Under the warm atmosphere, the people who stepped forward to take the exam in the back also worked hard, especially those martial artists, practicing the style is almost called poking a hole in the ceiling, but Xiao Yixuan is here today, but the ambition is not in them, so it is still useless for them to behave no matter how they behave, waiting for a few people to look at one by one, and it is Xiao Yixuan's next target, Zeng Guofan.

"Cao Min Zeng Guofan, meet His Royal Highness the Prince!"

I saw this Zeng Guofan come out of the crowd, and the rules knelt down in front of the screen to salute, compared with Ji Yun in front of him, it gave people another feeling, I saw that he was wearing a slim and exquisite literati brocade robe, tall and thick, pale complexion, resolute face, deep eyes, slightly drooping eyebrows, two deep nasolabial folds on both sides of the person, at a glance, he knew that he was a master who was not easy to mess with.

After taking a look at his good life, Xiao Yixuan didn't talk too much nonsense, and said: "It's still the old way, I'll make a few pairs, and you will follow." ”

"Obey Your Highness's orders!"

"Well, listen well, my uplink is: the husband should live in death, and seek happiness in disaster!" "Back to Your Highness, the grass people are linked: the ancients were poor and cultivated virtue, and poor and wrote books!"

"Yes, come again! Although the sages and sages are inevitably too bad, may all the kings talk about their advice and often attack my shortcomings! ”

"Fantang belongs to the same junior brother, so that the liao friends practice cultivation and establish a name, and do my best!"

Xiao Yixuan just made a few pairs in a row, this Zeng Guofan was a good word and very quickly, not even the slightest hesitation, which attracted the applause of everyone in the hall, and then looked at his face calm and unchanged, at a glance, he knew that he was sharp, bold and abnormal, whether it was inside and outside, and that Ji Yun was a completely different type, Xiao Yixuan used to test his pairs, in fact, they were all Zeng Guofan's self-proverbs in his previous life, so after several examinations, his identity was naturally confirmed. When even the clapper smiled: "Not bad, not bad!" Zeng Guofan, like that Ji Yun, I also have a gift for you! ”

When the words fell, I saw Liu Wengui go around from behind the screen at the right time, and presented an object to Zeng Guofan's hand, who picked up the object and looked at it, and immediately liked it, but it was a dark green carved stone, although this thing looked ordinary, and even a little ugly, but this Zeng Guofan was a person who knew the goods, and even shouted loudly: "Old pit Tao Yan!" This... ”

As soon as he saw his performance, Xiao Yixuan knew that he had chosen the right thing, that Ji Yun was known as Ji Da Tobacco Bag in history, and his hobby was naturally easy to grasp, but this Zeng Guofan's hobby was to write elegiac couplets for others, to put it bluntly, he loved to write articles written for the deceased after the dead, this wonderful hobby, Xiao Yixuan couldn't be satisfied, so he had to retreat to the second best thing and give him a top-level inkstone.

It is said that the raw materials of this 'old pit Tao inkstone' are extremely rare, and the reserves are very small, just like the gold in the inkstone, which is the best among many inkstones, and it is more rare than the end inkstone and the inkstone, and it is no wonder that Zeng Guofan has this kind of performance.

It's just that although he was proud in his heart, on the surface, Xiao Yixuan was still very protective of the winner, and pretended to be puzzled: "What? This thing doesn't work to your heart? ”

Hearing this, Zeng Guofan hurriedly kowtowed and replied: "The grass people don't dare!" This thing is extremely precious, and the grass people naturally love it! Thank you Your Highness for your hard work, the grass people have nothing to repay! ”

"Look at your capable appearance, but you don't have Ji Yun to speak, this title should be changed."

The next moment, after hearing Xiao Yixuan's smile, Zeng Guofan was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately thanked him: "The minister is stupid, thank Your Highness for your grace!" ”