Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace

Since the construction of the Yongle Emperor, the Qianqing Palace has been used as the emperor's dormitory, it can be said that for more than 200 years in the Ming Dynasty, nearly ninety percent of the policies were discussed or promulgated here, but today, the Qianqing Palace has been uncharacteristically out of a burst of roars.

"Bastards, bastards, they should all be killed, they should all be killed, everyone only knows that they seek benefits for the sake of forming a party for personal gain, but no one can share the worries of the monarch's father, pity me for more than 200 years, and now there is no loyal minister, I am ashamed of my ancestors and ancestors!" A low, wounded beast-like roar resounded all around.

The person who can roar so much in the Qianqing Palace and say such a thing can only be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty today, Emperor Chongzhen, and I saw that in the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, there were broken porcelain everywhere on the ground, and there were some pen, ink, paper, inkstone and other things, in addition to Emperor Chongzhen, who was wearing a yellow robe behind the desk and was full of black and white, there were also some little eunuchs kneeling respectfully in some corners of the surroundings, but at this time, these people seemed to be made of stone clay, not to mention talking, and they didn't even dare to breathe too loudly. for fear of angering the emperor who was angry and causing death for himself.

Half a day later, Chongzhen's anger finally calmed down slowly, except for the heavy breathing, the entire Qianqing Palace instantly seemed to be frozen in ice, there was no sound, the silence made people palpitate, fortunately, a rush of footsteps broke the strange quiet.

With the sound of footsteps, I saw a eunuch wearing a black inner uniform, not tall, and a little chubby walked in quickly, as soon as the eunuch entered the door and saw this situation, he hurriedly came to Chongzhen's side, and whispered, "Master, please calm your anger, there is no hurdle that cannot be passed, there is always a time when things are resolved, the master must take care of the dragon body!" ”

After the eunuch finished speaking, he hurriedly waved his hand to the eunuchs next to him, and when he saw his gesture, the eunuchs all moved in a hurry, and soon the fragments on the ground were swept away.

Emperor Chongzhen, who was standing behind the desk, turned a blind eye to all this, and only after a long time did he slowly speak: "Wang Companion, do you say that I am like the king of a dead country?" ”

Hearing Chongzhen's words, the eunuch Wang Ban was stunned for a moment, and then he hurriedly knelt on the ground excitedly, and shouted, "The slave is ten thousand deaths, the slave is ten thousand deaths, Your Majesty is a rare Ming Jun in the world, how can you say such a thing, if Your Majesty is really unhappy in your heart, then beat the slave, or kill the slave, Your Majesty must not have this kind of thought." ”

Seeing Wang Ban's reaction, Chongzhen was also stunned for a moment, and then, with a wry smile on his face, he said, "Okay, Wang Ban, it's me who lost my words, you get up quickly, but, I just can't figure it out, you said that since I ascended the throne, for the sake of the common people in the world, the foundation of my ancestors, I dare not have the slightest slack, I can't eat four dishes a day, and I can't sleep for less than three hours, but why is there no great rule in this world, but it is getting more and more chaotic, ten years ago, although the smoke is everywhere, as long as the army of the imperial court arrives, the war can be quelled in the blink of an eye."

However, now, those ministers who lead the troops are asking for merit every day, saying how many thieves they killed today and how many anti-kings they killed tomorrow, but until today, those anti-thieves not only did not decrease, but there were more and more, not to mention the county seat, even the state capital and the central capital Fengyang were occupied by those anti-thieves, and I couldn't even keep the ancestral mausoleum, and I didn't know how to face my ancestors after I died. ”

After listening to Emperor Chongzhen's words, Wang Ban didn't speak for a long time, as an absolute confidant of Emperor Chongzhen, he knew very well about Emperor Chongzhen's words, but he didn't know how to answer these questions at all, so he could only open his mouth and comfort, "Your Majesty, a slave is a thing that serves people, and these military affairs and slaves don't understand it at all, but the slave thinks that those adults in the court will definitely have a way!" ”

As soon as Wang Ban's words were finished, the anger that had just calmed down of Emperor Chongzhen suddenly surged again, and his right hand slapped heavily on the table and said, "Hmph, hum, those wastes, usually say them one by one, as if there is nothing they don't know, but when it comes to using them, they are all dumb and don't speak, and those who open their mouths are all Zi Yue Shiyun's, and they are all nonsense for a long time, and they are useless at all."

Jiang Dejing, as a cabinet minister, actually said that when the country and the people are safe, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, it is comparable to the prosperity under the rule of the Three Emperors. ”

After listening to Emperor Chongzhen's words, Wang Ban couldn't help but feel sick to his stomach in his heart, if these words were said by those of them who were slaves, it would be understandable, but now it was actually said by a group of ministers in the court, and what they said was so open-minded, not to mention that Emperor Chongzhen was an emperor, even he had to admire the thick skin of these people.

Although, in his heart, he also despised those ministers of the court, but as Emperor Chongzhen's henchman, he still had to find ways to make Emperor Chongzhen not angry, so he said, "Master, since that Jiang Dejing is so incompetent, let him go home as soon as possible to retire, I am looking for some virtuous people to enter the court as officials, and there are many worries for the masters!" ”

"Hey, why don't I want to drive all those corpse eaters back, but if I really drive them all back, where will I find someone to replace them for a while?" After listening to Wang Ban's words, Chongzhen couldn't help but sigh.

Emperor Chongzhen's words had just finished speaking, but Wang Ban had already prepared and said, "Master, someone, you have forgotten what day it is, today is the day of the list, according to the minions, this imperial examination has more than 5,000 people to take the examination, you know, these more than 5,000 people are carefully selected from all the scholars in the world, master, why not take advantage of this opportunity, in this person to choose some materials that can be made, over time, these people selected by His Majesty himself, will not be able to share the worries and solve problems for the master?" ”

After listening to Wang Companion's words, Emperor Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, and then said thoughtfully, "Yes, that's right, since those old ministers are already so unusable, why don't I select some talents?" Okay, Wang Ban, you go to the Ministry of Rites immediately, bring all the test papers for the Jinshi in this examination, and I have to pick them well. ”

Just when Emperor Chongzhen was staying up late to read the test papers in the palace, in a simple courtyard in the north of the imperial city, there were also two people talking at night.

"What, what are your plans after being on the list this time, are you preparing to take the road of Qinggui, or are you going to go to the local area to experience more." The one who spoke was an old man in a navy blue robe, with a pair of half-foot-long beards, and a somewhat thin face, who was holding a teapot in his hand, and opened his mouth while taking a sip.

"The students haven't thought about it yet, don't you know if the teacher has any good advice?" By the dim candlelight, I saw that the person who spoke was Shi Lei. And the old man who became his mentor was the official of the ministry who was invited to his home by Shi Shan, called Liu Xiangyan, the official who lived in the fifth grade.

"Hahahaha, little slippery head, you haven't thought about it, if these words were said by you before, I still believe it, now, hum

If you hadn't thought about it, you would have come over to see me, a bad old man, besides, do you really think that I would have some good way, if I knew how to choose, I wouldn't have been mixed up with a five-rank lang for so many years. Liu Xiangyan said.

After listening to the words of his teacher, Shi Lei did not have the slightest embarrassment on his face, his face was calm, for this person who can be regarded as having changed the fate of his life, whether it was the Shi Lei in the past or the Shi Lei now, there is nothing else in his heart except gratitude, without the old man, there would be no Shi Lei today, maybe he would have been killed by the mother and son in the family.

"Hey, hey, I didn't expect that the student's mind still can't escape the teacher's eyes, yes, the student has figured it out, and now in this situation, even if I want to take the road of Qinggui, it is estimated that it will not work at all, so the student wants to go down there and really do something." Although Shi Lei's mouth said so, but what he really thought in his heart, even if he knew his mentor very well, he couldn't guess it, after all, no one would believe that the Ming Dynasty, which seemed to be very large, actually had less than a year of life left.

"Oh, you want to go down, hehe, yes, I know that your kid is not a peaceful person, since you have made up your mind, then the rest of the things will be handed over to the teacher, I have been in the ministry for so many years, nothing else, this little face is still there, but, you have to think about it, now in this world, there is a lot of chaos outside, and if you are not careful, you don't know how to die." Liu Xiangyan opened his mouth and said, although his tone sounded very flat, but Shi Lei also heard the concern in it.

"Hahaha, please rest assured, it is said that heroes emerge in troubled times, and the changes that have not been encountered in a thousand years in front of us are the time when my generation has made meritorious contributions, if you are not sure of this, wouldn't it be in vain to be blind to your teachings for more than ten years?" Shi Lei said arrogantly for a while.

After listening to Shi Lei's words, looking at Shi Lei's heroic expression, Liu Xiangyan didn't say much, he knew his student very well, he knew that his student was not only smart and studious, but more importantly, he had a tenacity, a momentum that would not give up until he reached his goal, as long as it was something he decided, others could not change it at all.

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