The second brother arranged the recruitment meeting in the imperial garden, and the second brother took his little sister and I to sit in the attic of the imperial garden, and there was a platform below for the sons-in-law of the officials to perform. This performance can be martial arts, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, or flute music, as long as you perform what you are best at.

On the day of the audition, my little sister and I will also go up to perform, but we will have to wear a veil.

Originally, I didn't want to participate, but the second brother has already told the ministers that this recruitment of horses, not only the little sister, but also himself, if he doesn't participate, let the ministers of the court think about the second brother, she doesn't want to embarrass the second brother, so she still participates! However, I won't choose, it's up to my little sister.

On the day of the recruitment meeting, Sima Xunye personally arrived and sat in the attic, next to Zhen Rong and their little sister (Sima Qianmo).

Then, in his high-pitched voice, the eunuch below announced, "The selection of the colt is now open!" ”

Then, the sons of the ministers came in one after another and sat down, and his second brother had a rule in this election meeting, and only people with real talents and extraordinary looks could run for the election, and they must be between the ages of eighteen and twenty-six. If anyone does the work for him, or if he uses improper means, he shall be punished as a deceitful king.

The eunuch began to read the rules for the selection of horses, "This time the selection of horses, first, there shall be no favoritism; Second, no one should be found to do it for you; 3. Do not deceive and deceive; Fourth, do not leave the venue at will; Fifth, do not make loud noises; Sixth, do not turn heads to ears; Seventh, everything is over. If there is a violation, it will be punished as the crime of defrauding the king! ”

After he finished reading, he looked at everyone, "Ladies and gentlemen, have you heard clearly?" ”

The crowd stood and clenched their fists and replied, "Hear me clearly." ”

The eunuch said again, "Okay, then the old slave wishes you all the beauties you can hug." And then he went down.

At this time, everyone said indifferently: "Thank you, father-in-law."

When they had finished speaking, they sat down.

At this moment, another eunuch stood on the stage, took the fold in his hand, opened it, and read, "The first, the third son of the Taishi, named Zheng Huaiyuan, is twenty years old, and he performs swordsmanship. Next, please invite Zheng Sangongzi to play! ”

Zheng Huaiyuan wore a light brown robe, with a handsome face, a jade crown on his head, and a pair of black boots on his feet. I saw him stand up, with a sword in his hand, and walked onto the stage, only to see him pull out his sword and start dancing. Sometimes he leaps, sometimes he points to the sky, and the sword in his hand dances vividly.

When he finished dancing the sword, everyone clapped their hands in unison. Next, the eunuch took the stage again and announced, "The second, the eldest son of Guozhang (he is Taifu), is named Yan Yunwen, aged nineteen, and performs calligraphy. Please invite Yan Gongzi to play! ”

When he went up, he saw that he was wearing a azure robe, with a beautiful face, a hosta on his head, and a pair of brown boots on his feet.

He held a brush in both hands and wrote on two pieces of paper, full of three thousand guests, and a sword frost and fourteen states.

His writing is fluid and seems to be effortless.

After writing, it was picked up by two eunuchs and displayed in front of everyone, and after someone saw it, they did not boast, "Okay, the writing is really good, and it is worthy of being the son of the Taifu." Sima Xunye, who was sitting in the attic, also had a smile on his face, thinking to himself, it seems that Taifu has worked his only son.

Then, the eunuch stood on the stage here and solemnly announced, "The third, the son of King Liyang (the only king of the opposite sex in the Lan Kingdom), is named Mu Lingfeng, aged twenty-two, and performs Xiao Le. Please invite the son of the world to play! ”

Mu Lingfeng was wearing a light blue robe, with a handsome face, a silver hairpin on his head, and a pair of dark blue robes on his feet. I saw him walk on the stage with a cold face, holding the long flute in his hand, and blowing a song of Guanglingsan. caused everyone to applaud again and again.

At this time, Zhen Rong, who was sitting in the attic, heard this song, and involuntarily closed her eyes and enjoyed it.

When he finished playing, Zhen Rong felt that the song seemed to be still circling in her ears. It's really a lingering sound, and it doesn't stop for three days.

At this time, she felt that this person's Xiao Qu was on par with Beigong Yuliu.

She had the idea of teasing Sima Qianmo, but she approached Sima Qianmo and muttered in a low voice, "Little sister, I think this prince of Liyang is very good, why don't you think about it!" ”

When Sima Qianmo heard this, her face suddenly turned red, and she said angrily, "Third sister, don't talk nonsense, is the second emperor brother still there?" He lowered his head as he spoke.

Zhen Rong's face was full of trouble, not afraid of big things, "Oops! Little sister, don't be shy! Isn't it just to choose a horse for you today! I'm telling the truth, you can think about it. ”

Sima Qianmo's face was full of gentleness, and her face was so embarrassed by Zhen Rong's careless words that her face was flushed, from her forehead to her neck.

Seeing this, Sima Xunye looked helpless and comforted, "Little sister, although the third sister didn't take into account what she said, but what she said was true, this prince of Liyang is the most talented and good-looking in the entire capital, and he is quite right with you." ”

When she heard this, her face turned even redder, although she knew that the third sister was an unruly and chic person, but it was still a little uncomfortable to see her behave like this.

The eunuch below was already announcing for the fifth time at this time, "The fifth, the eldest son of Situ, named Wan Qin, is twenty-four years old. Today's performance is a guqin, and General Wan is invited to play! "Yes, you heard it right, this Wanqin is Biwanqin.

Wan Qin is now not only the general of Pingxi, but also the commander of the Imperial Palace's Praetorian Guard and the protector of the city defense battalion (in charge of the safety of the imperial city). Therefore, he did not go to the west, Sima Xunye let him stay in the palace, but if there was a war at the border, he would take office immediately.

Then, I saw him wearing a light cyan robe, with a handsome face, a white ribbon on his head, and a pair of moon-white boots on his feet. I saw that after he went up, he sat on the ground, put the piano on his lap, and plucked the strings with his slender fingers, and suddenly, a gentle piece of music trickled out. He played the song slowly.

When Zhen Rong heard the word Wanqin just now, she thought she had heard it wrong, but now she saw him perform on stage, she was full of surprise, she didn't expect him to be able to play the piano, she had never heard him say it before, or played it.

Today, I listened to him play the mountains and flowing water, the tune was soft at the beginning, and after a while it began to go higher, becoming rapid, and the end of the song was unfinished.

Zhen Rong stood up, walked to the window, and applauded without sparing, "Okay, play well." ”

At this time, everyone below looked for prestige, only to see that in their eyes, a woman wearing a light purple long skirt and a simple hairpin appeared in their eyes, and the smile looked like a spring breeze and a sunny sun, which made people very comfortable.

Seeing this, Sima Xunye next to him immediately pulled her in, and then, his voice seemed to have a hint of anger, "Sit down." He didn't know what was wrong with him, and when he saw that the people below were all looking at her, he seemed to be very angry, and he wanted to beat up all the people below.

The selection meeting continued, and after two hours, the recruitment meeting came to an end.