After Hua Wuxiang finished reading, Zhao Guangyi twisted his beard, glanced at the ministers in the field, and asked Wen Yan, "Have you heard clearly?" ”

The minister in the field immediately understood Zhao Guangyi's intentions, and Lu Duoxun came out and said loudly: "The poem of the flower girl is really excellent!" Enough to last forever. The poems are fierce and fierce, stepping through the lack of Helan Mountain, laughing and talking about thirsty for the blood of the Huns, and vividly expressing the ambition of my soldiers to yearn for the shame of the Northern Expedition. Respectable and lamentable. The poems are excellent, that is, the flower girl is so heroic and imposing, and the cardamom of the fifteenth flower season can not forget the national shame, such ambition is enough to make us embarrassed! ”

Chu Zhaofu also exclaimed: "Yes, Yan Yun is ashamed, it has not snowed for decades, which really makes it difficult for me and other Great Song courtiers to sleep and eat." If we don't recapture the sixteen states of Yanyun as soon as possible and leap into the capital, what face do we have to say to serve the court and share worries for the emperor? ”

For a while, the ministers all nodded in admiration.

Xue Ju just glanced at Hua Wuxiang and said, "Dare to ask which subject the flower girl is?" ”

"Doctor."

Xue Juzheng was even more stunned, and looked back at Shen Lun and the others, all of whom secretly admired. Xue Juzheng said: "The girl studied the art of Qihuang, cured the disease and saved people, and hung the pot to help the world, but she also cherished the court and did not forget the national shame?" ”

Hua Wuxiang raised his eyebrows, and said in a delicate voice: "The humble person does not dare to forget the country's worries!" ”

This is a sentence from the famous poet Lu You's "Expressing Illness and Feelings", Leng Yi copied it to Hua Wuxiang to prepare for the exam, Hua Wuxiang has memorized it very well, and now it is used here.

"It's a good sentence 'I dare not forget the country'!" Zhao Guangyi patted the case and shouted, "Xue Qing, you are too underestimated to be a little goddess doctor!" Hahaha"

"Weichen didn't dare, but she was a little curious that she was so interested in politics at her young age and studying medicine."

Hearing the praise of the officials, the invigilator hurriedly explained to Hua Wuxiang: "Actually, as early as the exam, Hua Girl expressed her heroic mind to serve the court with a song "Red Cliff Fu". It can be seen that the flower girl did not rise up and write this poem. ”

Zhao Guangyi was very interested, oh, and said: "Please Huaqing recite this word, and I and Zhongqing will also listen to it." ”

Hua Wuxiang bowed down and agreed, and recited Leng Yi's plagiarism to Su Shi's "Former Chibi Fu" that she would try to pass.

When it is recited, "Then drink and rejoice, and sing about it." The song says: 'Gui Yi Xi Lan oar, hit the sky and trace the streamer. Slim in the arms, looking at the beauty of the sky. When this sentence was heard, the former prime minister Zhao Pu was fascinated, and couldn't help but applaud the festival, and praised: "The flower girl really has the grand desire to serve the court, but it is not a whim to make the palace test This magnificent and fierce word." ”

Zhao Guangyi nodded frequently, signaling Zhao Pu not to speak first, and let Hua Wuxiang finish reading.

After Hua Wuxiang finished reciting, the ministers in the field nodded their heads and admired, most of these are well-educated Confucians, and they can naturally distinguish between good and bad poems.

Zhao Guangyi was even more happy, reading his beard and smiling: "Sure enough, good words, Hua Qing is not only excellent in poetry, but also a genius in this song!" ”

Lu Duosun praised: "The talent of poetry and song alone is only slightly better than the Hongru Fang family present, but this heroic spirit with the imperial court in mind and the horse leather shroud is the most worthy of admiration!" Before the flower girl was so open-minded, she was one of those who claimed to be the pillars of the court, and she was afraid that she would be ashamed of herself! Hey, hey, hey" After saying that, he glanced at Xue Juzheng and the others, and the corners of his mouth kept sneering.

After listening to Lu Duoxun's ridicule, Xue Juzheng and the others couldn't find the words to fight back for a while, after all, just talking about the heroic spirit shown by Hua Wuxiang, they were indeed ashamed of themselves.

Zhao Guangyi knew that the time had come to strike while the iron was hot, so he glanced at all the ministers and said loudly: "Hua Qing said it very well, 'Yan Yun is ashamed, and it is still snowing'!" Now, the moment of shame for me has arrived. Since you are the pillars of the imperial court, you should contribute to the imperial court. If there is any more Qing family throwing objections to the Northern Expedition, please write such a good poem in such a short period of time to overshadow Hua Qing, I will listen to him! ”

In such a short period of time, he wrote such poems that have been passed down through the ages, and it is said that these ministers are not famous poets now, even Su Shi and other famous artists are here, and they can't write for a while. Therefore, as soon as these words came out, the ministers in the audience knew that the officials had made up their minds, but in fact, those anti-war ministers had known this for a long time, but they just didn't want to admit it. For a moment, there was silence in the room, and no one spoke.

Zhao Guangyi said: "Since you have no objections, the matter of the Northern Expedition is decided. Later, I said that I drove the expedition! In the early Ming Dynasty, I will decide on specific matters. ”

Xue Juzheng and the others sighed and were silent.

Gao Huaide, Shi Shouxin and others, who have been canceled from military power, have not said a word from front to back, and since they were released from military power with a glass of wine, they know very well in their hearts that the official family is very jealous of them leading troops. Therefore, when it comes to the use of soldiers, they can not open their mouths without speaking. They know their status very well, they are just pawns of the official family on the battlefield, it is useless to talk more, they just need to follow orders.

Zhao Guangyi was very grateful to Hua Wuxiang for writing such an ambitious poem at this time, and gave him a resounding excuse for the Northern Expedition "Yan Yun Shame". Therefore, he appreciated Hua Wuxiang very much, and said: "Hua Qing, the poems of the You Will Test and the Palace Test are all upper-class masterpieces, I don't know how the poems made in the Township Test are?" ”

The examiner saw that the official family was particularly interested in Hua Wuxiang, fortunately, he had read the poems of these palace test candidates before, and he was also very appreciative of Hua Wuxiang's work in the township test, and said with a smile: "Official, when the flower girl took the township test, a song "Wanghai Tide" was beautifully worded, depicting the beautiful scenery of the prosperous Qiantang in the south of the Yangtze River, and the comfort of the people's health and prosperity, which can be called a masterpiece, and ranked first in the township test poems!" ”

Zhao Guangyi was even more admired, and said: "Why don't you recite it and listen to it." ”

A smile appeared at the corner of Hua Wuxiang's mouth, but she didn't dare to look at Leng Yi, for fear of revealing her feet, she coughed lightly, and read the poem loudly. It was Liu Yong's famous article, and naturally it was praised from the bottom of his heart by Zhao Guangyi and all the ministers present.

At this time, candidates began to hand in their papers. Zhao Guangyi read it one by one, but he was no longer summoned to come in, and in the end, all the candidates handed in the papers, Zhao Guangyi finished reading it, and said: "It's better to take Hua Qing's "Man Jianghong" as the best, and be the first champion!" ”

The invigilator hesitated for a moment and said, "Dare to ask the official, why is the flower girl the champion?" ”

"The temple test only tests poetry, so it is not divided into subjects! There is only one champion! Zhao Guangyi said.

Xue Juzheng hurriedly bowed down and said: "Official, this woman is quite helpless to participate in the imperial examination, and she is limited to one subject of Ming medicine. ”

"Discussion?" Zhao Guangyi said, "Whoever wants to discuss, whoever writes one according to it will show me if it can overshadow Hua Qing!" ――You all talk about it, can Hua Qing's three poems and songs be the champion? ”

The ministers in the field are mostly open-minded, although there is no first, but it mainly refers to the mutual dissatisfaction between the literati of the same level, and once the literary style is too different, there is no controversial issue, these ministers ask themselves, their literary talent can not compare to the three poems of Hua Wuxiang, so they all arched their hands and said: "The flower girl is talented and loves the world, and deserves the reputation of the champion!" ”

Xue Juzheng arched his hand and said: "Although the flower girl is indeed brilliant, there is no precedent for a female champion since ancient times." ”

"Precedents need to be set by people, so I'll be the first."

The invigilator bowed down to receive the order, walked outside the main hall, and said loudly: "Bazhou flowers are fragrant, Qin nods his head!" ”

Hua Wuxiang was overjoyed, knelt down and kowtowed: "Wuxiang knocks on the official's family!" ”

Zhao Guangyi said happily: "Where do you want to be an official?" ”

Hua Wuxiang smiled happily, her pretty face was full of excitement, and said, "I hope to be like my uncle Hua Mingzun and become an imperial doctor!" ”

Zhao Guangyi was surprised and delighted: "Doctor Hua is your uncle?" ”

"Exactly."

"Then your medical skills must not be wrong, since this is the case, I will canonize you as the imperial doctor, seven grades!"

Generally speaking, the palace examination and the first jinshi held official positions, and they were all first-class petty officials, such as Su Shi and the first, but they only went to the local area to be a petty official equivalent to the director of the county office. Start slowly from the grassroots. Like Hua Wuxiang, who is a seven-grade imperial doctor, and she is a female streamer, it is unique.

The ministers congratulated Hua Wuxiang one after another. But Xue Juzheng and others were vetoed by the official family for opposing the war, and the novelty was not good, so the congratulations were also perfunctory.

Zhao Guangyi nodded again, Zhao Changyan, and Hu Dan. All the 38 people who participated in the temple examination were jinshi. At the same time, he expanded the number of admissions in the previous Song Taizu period several times, and gave a number of outstanding candidates who failed to enter the palace. One by one, these jinshi were as surprised and excited as pies falling from the sky, and they all kowtowed in front of the palace to thank them.

Zhao Guangyi ordered the scattered dynasty.

At the moment, the special guard of honor surrounded the champion flowers with red and green, as well as the list of eyes, Tanhua horseback riding and paraded through the streets, and walked around the capital, and it turned out that the crowds of people watched lively. Seeing that the champion of this year's imperial examination turned out to be a woman, those scholars all had dull faces and flushed faces. The old pedants shook their heads and sighed. However, Hua Wuxiang's palace test poems have been posted on the Imperial City Gold List, and they have all seen it, and they all feel that this champion is really deserved.

Different from the frustration of those old masters and scholars, the women in the city all danced with their eyebrows, smiled, and followed most of the capital without feeling tired, as if they had also become champions.

After the parade was completed, there was a decree that the eunuch passed the decree that the flower entered the palace without incense.

Hua Wuxiang followed the eunuch into the palace and came to the Yanfu Palace of Emperor Zhao Guangyi's bedroom. met Zhao Guangyi, and also met another person, that is, Hua Wuxiang's uncle, who is also the sworn enemy of their family, the divine doctor Hua Mingzun.

Hua Mingzun was very surprised to see his niece.

Zhao Guangyi laughed and said, "Flower Divine Doctor, I have already appointed your niece as the champion and appointed her as the Imperial Doctor of the Seventh Rank!" Specially for the palace concubines, princesses, princesses, county lords and so on. lest they always say that it is inconvenient for male doctors. ”

Hua Mingzun looked at Hua Wuxiang with disdain: "Can your medical skills be worthy of the position of serving the imperial doctor?" ”

Hua Wuxiang salivated and bowed to Fuli and said, "My niece's medical skills are naturally inferior to my uncle's. If the uncle can give advice, the niece will be very lucky. ”

"Let me point you out? Dream! Hua Yingzun said coldly.

Zhao Guangyi hurriedly played a round game: "Doctor Hua, Wuxiang is your niece in the end, so you will point out one or two, and it is also her creation." ”

"I'm not going to point her fingers." Hua Mingzun said coldly, "This is my grudge with her family, the official family doesn't know, please don't force me!" ”

Zhao Guangyi was very jealous of this miracle doctor's strange temper, and hurriedly smiled: "Okay, I don't interfere." By the way, the day after tomorrow, I will send troops to the Northern Expedition, Flower Doctor, please follow me to serve the doctor, how about it? ”

Hua Mingzun hurriedly bowed down; "Weichen Command!"

Zhao Guangyi got up to discuss the specific matters of sending troops with the privy envoy of the Privy Council and others. Arrange for someone to take Hua Wuxiang to report to the Tai Hospital, and then go straight away. Sending troops to the Northern Expedition in such a short period of time, although I have been making preparations, I still feel that it is a bit rushed, and there is still a lot to do.

Hua Mingzun also followed Zhao Guangyi. Didn't even glance at the flowers.

Hua Wuxiang was a little depressed, she went to the Tai Hospital to practice medical skills with her uncle Hua Mingzun, especially the "Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Gate" that was unique to their Hua family. But now Hua Mingzun is extremely cold and even hateful to her, and the day after tomorrow she will go to the north with the official royal driver, and she doesn't know when she will be able to come back.

Hua Wuxiang went to the Tai Hospital and met the Tai Doctors. The judge of the Tai Hospital knew that she was the champion of the official family, and she was deeply loved by the official family, and she had already prepared a banquet for her to pick up the wind and wash the dust.

Hua Wuxiang simply sat down, drank two glasses of wine, and left the hospital. took the official sedan arranged for her by the Tai Hospital and returned to Lengfu.

Leng Yi had already returned, and was discussing with his family that Hua Wuxiang Hall had won the first prize, and the wives and concubines of Qi King Zhao Tingmei, Shi Shouxin and other powerful people came to celebrate. Wait for the flower to come back.

When he saw Hua Wuxiang coming back in a sedan chair, he surrounded her and congratulated her. Hua Wuxiang's originally depressed mood became elated again, talking about her nervousness when she was in the palace test and meeting the emperor, and her happy bird-like laughter came out from time to time in the crowd.

Finally, the guests who came to congratulate were gone, and the cold mansion quieted down.

While the women were gathered in the hall and kept talking, Leng Yi hid in the study to read. When they were all gone, he was about to go over to congratulate Hua Wuxiang, but Hua Wuxiang took the initiative to come to his study first, jumped and hugged his arm, and said, "Brother, thank you!" If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have gotten this title anyway. You're so good to Wuxiang! ”

Leng Yi touched her hair lovingly, and said in a low voice: "It's also a coincidence, it happened to hit the official family's mind, and this is why I won the champion." ”

(To be continued)