At this time, in the Zichen Palace, where the inner court was held, the empress and the prime ministers were sitting at the court meeting.

In the middle of the hall, there is a dragon chair and a royal case, and the one sitting is the empress.

After the court of His Royal Highness Xuanzheng, the empress has changed her clothes again, removed the dragon crown with twelve white beads hanging from the front and back, and restored the bright yellow palace dress with a high bun and clouds.

Not only is the empress's dress more ordinary, but there are also many fewer ceremonial guards around, and there are no furnishings such as the wall, kicking mats, smokers, and incense tables in the Xuanzheng Palace, as well as the large imperial fans held behind her.

The guards on both sides of the empress were less Jinwuwei, and only eight Qianniu guards were still standing.

Among them, standing on the left side of the empress, only half a step away from the empress, is Xie Ji.

There are three rows and six rows of couches on the left and right of the queen's imperial case.

There are three people sitting in the first row on the left side of the empress, the leftmost is the King of Jin who has been seen during the trial of the three divisions, and the one in the middle is unknown, but on the right is the King of Wei, which shows that this row is all Prince Yipin.

The three people sitting in the first row on the right side of the empress, Liu Chenxing found that he also knew him, and on the far left was Cui Yao's uncle, who was currently the second rank of the Zhongshu Ling, and was the head of the prime minister, so he was called the prime minister in private. In addition, sitting in the middle was Ouyang Zijin, who was wearing a three-grade life woman's court dress, and the one next to him did not know.

Then there were seven or eight people sitting behind these six people, Liu Chenxing knew, there were officials from the three divisions of the triage - Cai Zheng, the imperial historian, Zhang Boshan, the secretary of the Dali Temple, Zhao Chenggui, the secretary of the criminal department, and the wine Fan Yi of the Guozi priest and Uncle Liu, the rest of the people did not know, but they were very easy to recognize their identities, the ones wearing purple official uniforms were the big guys like the six Shangshu, and the green and blue official uniforms were the first-class officials of Uncle Liu.

When Liu Chenxing stepped into the Zichen Palace, her eyes quickly glanced at the situation in the hall, and half of the people present were all she had seen.

In this way, he felt more confident, and Liu Chenxing became more and more calm.

Following the little eunuch into the hall, she bowed to the empress behind the imperial case, bowed ninety degrees and said: "Liu Chenxing see Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live Long live!" ”

Yes, although it is a feudal society nowadays, as an aspiring young man who grew up under the red flag, how can she kneel when she sees someone, even if the other party is Her Majesty the Empress whom she thanks and admires from the bottom of her heart, so for this bow, Liu Chenxing was very willing to bow with satisfaction, and almost bowed his head to the ground.

Of course, being able to be summoned by the empress again, especially to "enter the cabinet" in advance, as a scholar and literati, it is indispensable to be excited.

Liu Chenxing was excited in his heart, but how could he be excited in his heart, he had to show it, otherwise how would the empress know her excitement?

Regardless of the jokes of the bigwigs on the left and right sides of the hall, and even Uncle Liu, a person who knows the roots, Liu Chenxing exposed the little fan girl in his heart, and his face with baby fat was full of excitement, and his voice trembled with excitement, and even the people with her trembled because of their efforts to suppress their excitement.

The bigwigs present are all old fritters in the officialdom, and when the sage said that the emperor's grace was swaying, as a courtier, he had to be grateful.

Everyone is a courtier, no matter how high or low the rank, the essence is the same.

Seeing that Liu Chenxing was so excited, he looked at it noncommittally.

A talented farmer will be very nervous and excited when he meets the saint for the first time, but under such a grand scene in the Xuanzheng Hall just now, Liu Chenxing's words and deeds are not bad at all, so now such a small court will be nervous?

Hehe, it seems to be a promising one.

The bigwigs were silent.

The living man who was writing on the right side of the imperial front paused, and splashed ink on the snow-white rice paper and said: In February of the tenth year of the Holy Dragon, Liu Chenxing, the female lifter, won the first place in the sage's hand-picked palace test, and she was very grateful. Facing the Holy Zichen Palace, the excitement is indescribable.

The historian glanced at the side, bowed slightly, and used the right words.

There is no one who does not like to be adored and admired.

It's just that the whole world is my own, and I hear too many compliments, how many of them are true and how many are false?

No one knows.

But looking at Liu Chenxing, who was extremely pious and saluting His Royal Highness, and the trembling that tried to suppress his excitement, it was just the same as the little eyes that were excited to peep at him on the day of the palace test, such a real emotional outpouring, the empress unconsciously showed a faint smile, and said: "Liu Chenxing, the Xuanzheng Hall was sealed, the scene was grand, and I didn't see you excited." Why is this so now? ”

The Empress's voice still couldn't hear her age, nor could she detect joy or anger, and the only feeling she gave people was majesty.

But it's still the same sentence, it's impossible to change the order at night.

Moreover, the empress has been holding the women's imperial examination for ten years, and finally a female lifter has won the top spot, or the empress herself handpicks, to say something very confident, the empress must still appreciate herself.

With this confidence in his heart, Liu Chenxing said without thinking: "The minister is the self-promotion of His Majesty, and he can be a protégé of the Son of Heaven." When he was in the Xuanzheng Palace, the ministers kept their identities in mind and did not dare to make mistakes to damage His Majesty's prestige. Nowadays in the Xuanzheng Palace, the left and right are His Majesty's right-hand men, and they are their own people. Therefore, it is equivalent to the ministers being holy in private, and the ministers dare to no longer restrain themselves and show some emotions. ”

When answering the holy words, Liu Chenxing still bowed.

At this time, after solemnly saying word by word, she was still calm and composed, without the slightest shame.

How dare you say it!

Protégé of the Son of Heaven!

But the palace test is indeed done by the empress herself, and Liu Chenxing is even more hand-picked by the empress, and in a sense, he can be regarded as a "protégé of the Son of Heaven".

However, it is shameless not only to put gold on his face, calling himself a "protégé of the Son of Heaven", tying himself to the empress, but also taking the opportunity to show loyalty and flattery, attributing his calm performance in the Xuanzheng Hall to not daring to lose his dignity, for fear of damaging the prestige of the saint.

Yes, grassroots people like them who have no background have to hold on to the saints to survive.

The little eunuch who led the way just now heard Liu Chenxing's response in the hall, and couldn't help but sigh again, no wonder she could become the first female champion in the country, this brain is flexible!

His stepfather is the former chief administrator of the emperor, and he has been running errands in front of him since the empress was not yet the queen, and now he is more than forty years old. And he has been on an errand in front of the empress for four or five years, with his understanding of the empress, Liu Chenxing's words are simply right!

What does the Empress like most in recent years?

It's that the civil and military officials think she is old and begin to have two hearts.

Relatively, the favorite is naturally only her in my heart.

This woman can be handed over!

The little eunuch rolled his eyes, and sure enough, he saw a smile in the eyes of his father-in-law standing beside the empress.

As the little eunuch thought, the empress was very satisfied.

Looking at Liu Chenxing, who has been bowing and saluting without giving up himself, he is very accessible when he is smart, but when he faces himself, Mu Na, who is also straightforward, is probably only a person who is loyal to the monarch and has insight to do so.

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