Chapter 352: Crowding Out
Zhao Xu's cowardly demeanor aroused Ouyang Shu's pleasure of abuse, no matter what, this is an emperor. How satisfying is the vanity of a man who sits on the ground in front of you, looks at you with trepidation, and keeps retreating!
Zhao Jing had already run behind Ouyang Shu at this time, her shirt had been torn to shreds, but she still wore it on her body, but she didn't wear such ragged clothes after all, it was difficult for her to get used to walking in many parts, and she kept covering it with her hands. This aroused her anger even more, and even though she was in front of her brother, whom she respected most an hour ago, she cried out: Kill him!
Zhao Xu was more and more shocked, and repeatedly asked for mercy.
Ouyang Shu smiled harshly and kicked Zhao Xu's body. Zhao Xu suddenly let out a terrible shout. This severe pain made him forget his fear for a while, and actually threatened Ouyang Shu: Ouyang Shu, do you really dare to kill the monarch and harm the monarch, are you not afraid of exterminating the Nine Clans?
Ouyang Shu smiled faintly: Afraid, how can you not be afraid!
If you're afraid, you're still there
Ouyang Shu didn't kick this time, but stepped on Zhao Xu's ankle fiercely.
I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid, but I hate it even more, just something like you, and you have also become the king of the world, no wonder a huge court has been made miasma by you, big officials are intrigued, small officials are corrupt and pervert the law, the northwest is full of gunsmoke, but the Great Song Dynasty can't help the little Western Xia. I won't talk about you, a person who has no ability may not be the emperor, but if you don't have the ability, it's okay, the partial character is so inferior, even your own sister refuses to let go!
said that, it was another kick, and this time, it was kicked in Zhao Xu's chest. Zhao Xu's body was already sick, and he was beaten by Ouyang Shu like this, where could he still withstand it, and he could only lie there and moan for a while. However, Ouyang Shu's use of both hands and feet seemed to be stormy, but he never touched Zhao Xu's vital parts, so although Zhao Xu was in pain, it would never be fatal.
Zhao Jing was already a little soft-hearted when she saw Zhao Xu being beaten by Ouyang Shu, after all, Zhao Xu has been pampering her for so many years, and it can be regarded as benevolent and righteous. Hearing Ouyang Shu say this, her anger surged up again, and she muttered: Kill him, kill him, kill this beast!
Ouyang Shu shook his head, turned back to Zhao Jing and said: Kill but you can't kill, kill him, the entire court will be in chaos! He has another plan in his heart, the country cannot be without a king for a day, if Zhao Xu dies today, the cheapest one can only be Zhao Yu, the king of Yan, and if Ouyang Shu's unborn child is a man, he will be excluded when he grows up, and it is difficult to have happiness at all. For this reason, Ouyang Shu had to maintain Zhao Xu's life until Queen Meng gave birth to a child no matter what, even if Queen Meng gave birth to a baby girl at that time, it didn't matter if Zhao Yu succeeded to the throne as usual. Because Zhao Yu will not attack a girl who is not a threat, but will take more care of her father because she is grateful for passing on to her.
Then what do you say? Zhao Jing is completely dispossessed at this moment, and puts all the hope of solving the problem on Ouyang Shu. If she only had a special affection for Ouyang Shu before, at this time, she completely relied on Ouyang Shu in her heart. After the first-class papers are listed, according to the number of the first-class papers, take out the papers written by the examinee's handwriting, put the essay and the examinee's name and other materials together, and hand it to the top three in the Emperor's Imperial Pen Hand-picked Palace Examination. So, generally speaking, it is difficult to win the champion if the handwriting is too poor. Because it also has a lot to do with handwriting.
It is precisely because the top three in the palace examination were hand-picked by the emperor that since the Song Dynasty, students from all over the country no longer take the examiner as their teacher, but all of them are called protégés of the Son of Heaven. It means that their seat teacher is the Son of Heaven himself. This was also a measure taken by the Great Song Dynasty to limit the power of the gate lords. I have to say that without the so-called protégés, the cruelty of the political struggle in the Great Song Dynasty has been greatly reduced compared with the past.
Under the supervision of the relevant personnel, Han Zhongyan and Xu Jiang wrote down the numbers of the ten first-class papers on a piece of paper one by one, and then, according to the number, Cheng Anton, who was in charge of supervision, drew out the papers written by the candidates in the examination room.
Originally, after all this was completed, ten first-class papers should have appeared on the desks of Han Zhongyan and Xu Jiang immediately. However, the two of them sat there and waited for a long time, but they did not see Andian take the scroll, they all looked at each other in surprise. You know, taking the roll is not a complicated thing, just take it according to the number, which does not consume physical or mental energy.
For a while, not only Han Zhongyan was speechless, but even General Xu, who had always been quite self-contained, also began to frown.
At this moment, I suddenly saw a soldier running in and reported: Qi Qi two adults, An Zhongcheng is invited!
The two were even more suspicious, looked at each other, and got up and followed the soldier.
The house guarding the question bank in the Gongyuan was already heavily defended, and due to the impact of this scientific examination leak, the forbidden army specially sent the most elite troops to guard it. In this way, this side is full of bearing, three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, which looks very majestic.
However, Han Zhongyan and Xu Jiang both often went in and out of the more heavily defended imperial city, so they naturally would not be frightened by this. But it is precisely because of this that they are more suspicious in their hearts, and there should be no problem in taking a roll under this kind of defense.
When the two walked in, they saw An Dan's face was extremely strange, and he was standing there stunned, and when he saw the two of them walking in, he hurriedly took out all the soldiers in the treasury, and then said to Han Zhongyan and Xu Jiang: "Second Gong! There is one person, you must not let him be the first!"
Han Zhongyan was immediately displeased, because Xu General played a supervisory role next to him in this grading, he was very satisfied with his work efficiency. Moreover, for the sake of this first-class list, he and Xu General discussed it one by one. Especially for the poetry that is particularly prominent, General Xu also taught him a good lesson. To this day, he still has the feeling of being initiated.
Because of this, he did not like it when someone came forward to deny the fruits of his labor. So, he rolled his eyelids and said, "An Zhongcheng, what do you mean by this?" You must know that you are only responsible for supervising whether there is any favoritism and malpractice in this scientific expedition. As far as the old man knows, the old man did not have any children and nephews to participate in this competition, and Xu Gong was the same. If you question the list we have jointly drawn up, I am afraid that it will hinder the system!
Don't look at him as if he is a little shorter in front of Xu Jiang, he is much more dragged than Xu Jiang in front of others, who made him the deputy minister of the court, the number three person in the court? Besides, what he said is also very reasonable, An Tun is only responsible for monitoring the discipline of the examination, and as for the results of the examination, it should not be something he should worry about.
And Xu Jiang didn't say anything, just looked at An Duan quietly. He knew that An Tang had always been the most well-behaved, and he would never say something that displeased Shangguan for no reason.
An Duan smiled bitterly and said: The second prince has been eating and living in the tribute courtyard recently, I don't know, about this person, there has been a lot of uproar recently, almost to the point of being spurned by the world. If the following officials think about it, maybe even His Majesty has already heard of his notoriety, and if the second prince lists this person as the first rank, I'm afraid it will be a little hindering!
Han Zhongyan became interested and hurriedly asked: Who are you talking about, what did he do to make such a big move?
An Dan's eyes widened, and he smiled a little flatteringly: Han Xianggong didn't know that this person actually kidnapped the daughter of the Fan family!
Han Zhongyan looked at An Tang with a look of disbelief: You are talking about the Fan family in Xicheng? Fan Zhengping's family! The people of the Fan family are brand guarantees in his eyes, although he and the people of the Fan family have very different political views, but he still finds it difficult to believe that the people of the Fan family will do something to elope with someone.
An Dian nodded, and said a little sarcastically: But isn't it? The daughters of the Fan family are said to have lived in the inn with her now! Fan Zhengping has been on leave for a long time recently, maybe it has something to do with this matter. Now, the matter is on the bright side again, and it is said that he has fallen ill with anger!
Han Zhongyan was dumbfounded, unable to say a word for a long time, just looked back at General Xu. Xu Jiang was also shocked about this matter, but he was not too surprised in the end.
Anton didn't give up, and continued: That's not all, this person is said to be amorous and has had affairs with many women, and one of them was chased to Tokyo, and now he lives in his inn!
Han Zhongyan was too surprised, but calmed down a little: What are you talking about, the three of them live together now?
An Dian nodded and said: Exactly! This is not counted, it is said that this person still has a great relationship with the daughter of Li Gefei, the former Taixuezheng! Last time, he was jealous of this woman and Zhao Jiefu's son, and made a big fuss!
Han Zhongyan could only listen stupidly, his face almost demented. And Xu Jiang, who had not spoken, had a moving face and said: What is the name of this person?
An Dian said: This person's surname is Li Mingtang!
Xu Jiang's face changed slightly, and he did not speak.