Although Zhixing Qiyou is not in the temple, his temperament is free and easy, and when he arrives in the court, which all students in the world yearn for, he can't help but stir in his chest, and it is inevitable to kneel on the ground at this moment.

The emperor sat upright, put down the paperwork in his hand, and quietly watched the two from top to bottom.

The replacement of officials in successive dynasties is not easier than the replacement of dynasties, above the high position, for an emperor, no matter how big or small the officials are. He is the emperor, he made mistakes, but it was the people of the world who were trapped, it was easy to be a faint emperor, and it has always been difficult for the emperor to be a king.

"I heard Zhou Qing say, you two don't want to live in the temple. I simply came to ask, or is it a boyish nature, now that I see these tens of millions of people going to the majestic palace, do you have any regrets? ”

"For the sake of this document and the method of dedication, I am willing to give you both a chance to regret it."

There was a moment of silence, and there were only a few eunuchs left in the court, and they were also invisible.

The emperor's heart is unpredictable, Qi You has anticipated many situations since he came, and when King Qi was escorted away by the old man, he clearly sensed from the old man's expression that his choice with Zhixing was not wrong.

After the natural disaster, the emperor's thirst for talent has reached the extreme, and he no longer tolerates his presumptuous younger brothers, and is willing to let commoners like them cross several classes to enter this Jinluan Palace in advance.

He raised his head and bowed again, and his clear voice sounded: "Life is like chess, there are no regrets, just because there are thoughts in every fall, the saint is Rongbing, I and Zhixing are in that side of the world." ”

Zhixing is silent, and he also bows down.

The emperor looked at the two people below, and it was not until he saw that the two of them were not timid in this kind of scrutiny, and the emperor laughed out loud, and was no longer willing to hide the trace of appreciation in his eyes.

He was in Kyoto, and compared to the Beijing officials under his nose, those magistrates were the ones that the emperor could not take care of, so he had to be cautious and cautious in his selection. Now that there are two young people with high ambition and upright hearts, there is nothing to make him more at ease!

"Good! Remember what you both said today! ”

The two of them raised their eyes, and only then did they see the first sight after entering this Jinluan Palace.

Faded away from the dismount just now, the emperor at this moment had an elegant face and a virtuous appearance.

Calculating the time, he was only thirty, and it was when he was in the prime of life, and his eyebrows were full of joy, and he swept over the two of them with appreciation: "If it weren't for the fact that you mentioned the Yue lady in this document, I still thought that such a good appearance should match you with a girl of the right age." ”

As he spoke, he looked at Zhixing and said jokingly: "What about you, are you interested?" ”

Frightened to learn from Xing, he hurriedly shook his head: "Holy Mingjian, Xiaomin...... The small people have also been decided. ”

The emperor listened to it but it was a pity: "Most of the students climbed everywhere as soon as they entered here, and several of them were set on the day of the release of the list, but I heard Zhou Qing say that the two of you are not out of the door, and several adults in the court want to invite you both because of the picture album in front of them, but they can't invite them, and I also said that you two have not yet adapted to the communication in Kyoto, so you are so guarded!" ”

"In the end, this document is not comprehensive, I read it carefully, but I have a lot of respect for this Yue lady, this woman can raise a family alone, and take you, a person with a foreign surname, into the house, I think she must be a broad-minded, she has other deeds, talk to me and listen."

Then he glanced at Qi You: "I'm glad to say it, I'll give you a will later, so as to avoid a lot of gossip in the countryside!" ”

Qi You was immediately stunned, and looked up at the emperor as if he was rude.

A will......

The emperor couldn't help laughing when he saw that he was rarely stunned, and that he no longer had the same rules as before.

"I think it's because of deep feelings, but I see you showing such a look!"

The emperor smiled and shook his head: "It's rare." ”

After staying for a long time, a monarch and two ministers talked a lot, this is on the main hall, the two did not hide the slightest clumsiness, whether it was the emperor's occasional political affairs or trivial trivial things, the two of them were right.

After some back and forth, the emperor also figured out the background of these two people to some extent.

This one is no different from the palace test.

When he was leaving, Qi You subconsciously looked up, only to see the emperor smile lightly: "Don't worry, your wish will be granted." ”

The saint summoned two lifters, negotiated all morning, and also dealt with King Qi, who had a conflict with them, and the officials knew the inside story, but those who moved in the same period were different.

Before the palace test, he was able to get the blue eyes of the saint, and he disposed of King Qi, who had been favored for many years, what kind of message is this, in short, after Qi You Zhixing returned to the Zhou Mansion, the invitations came like snow in winter.

According to Zhou Shilang's meaning, he also refused.

In front of the saint, he passed his eyes and expressed his ambitions, the first half of his life in the officialdom was in the local circle, and those vain banquets were useless, but a few Confucian ministers in the court could get acquainted with each other in advance.

These self-owned Zhou Shilang helped Zhou Xuan, and Qi You and Zhixing immediately wrote a letter to their families as soon as they had spare time, and the happy Father Guo sent them back to report safety.

Survived this crisis of King Qi safely, all relying on the planning of the spring return, as for the porcelain business that had just arrived was expropriated by the imperial court, Father Guo, an insider, was even more happy and sighed.

For most of his life, he originally thought that he would be satisfied with being able to connect with the official family, but when he was old, he was actually doing things for the emperor!

From an outsider's point of view, isn't their Guo family just half an imperial businessman!

Not to mention that those officials who knew the inside story walked around their shop intentionally or unintentionally after coming out of the court, which invisibly drove a lot of business!

I have to thank the Yue lady for going back this time!

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Father Guo didn't dare to delay along the way, and hurriedly returned to Qizhou.

Chungui waited left and right, and was worried for a few days, but he was afraid that King Qi would react first and hurt Qi You Zhixing, and he was afraid that the saint would be suspicious, and something would go wrong halfway.

When Guo Ruyi came to the door with a letter of peace, she was shocked to realize that her legs and feet had been soft in the past few days, and she sat on the stool as if she had a big dream, and she was shocked into a cold sweat.

She didn't avoid Guo Ruyi when she read the letter, and when Qi You wrote that the saint intended to help them clear up the gossip, Guo Ruyi's eyes showed a hint of surprise, and he didn't say much.

After Chun returned to read the letter, he raised his eyes and saw Guo Ruyi looking at her in a daze.

"What? But worry about Zhixing, rest assured, they have now won their eyes in front of the saint, and they will be able to come back after the palace exam, don't worry. He said that he would show her the letter.

Guo Ruyi hurriedly shook his head: "...... Sister Yue doesn't have to give it to me, my father has already told me. ”

"That's good! I have been worried for a few days, and I haven't taken good care of the shop in front of me, you sit here for a while, I'll go ahead and take a look, and I'll stay here at noon, let's talk for a while! ”

The tense spirit for several days was relaxed, and Chun Hui didn't notice Guo Ruyisuo's appearance, only as enthusiastic as ever.

When she entered the front shop, Guo Ruyi sat quietly in the courtyard alone.

After a long time, he suddenly laughed.

Chungui bluntly told her not to worry about Zhixing, thinking that she already knew about her and Zhixing.

and Qi You's undisguised words on the letter, and then look at the free posture of Chungui, the family must be clear in their hearts, in order not to cause gossip, they have concealed it until now.

When she communicated with Zhixing before, she thought that it would be a pity that a woman like Chungui had not been attached for a long time, and then she felt that Chungui could stunned herself, and others did not have her tenacity, but now that she looked, that person was Qi You, and she suddenly felt that it should be so.

After coming back from this trip, the two of them would no longer hide it from everyone, and they became famous, if they added a will of the saint, no one in the world dared to put their beaks.

As for her and Zhixing, looking at what her father meant, she was extremely satisfied.

She likes this family from the bottom of her heart, and she is willing to accompany this family to move forward day by day.

As spring often says, the days are always getting better and better.

Father Guo sent good gifts for several days, whether it was rare medicinal materials, pen, ink, paper, inkstone, or cloth materials, and turned them out of boxes and cabinets to send them to Chungui.

The previous child was just two of them doing business, and only Guo Ruyi came forward, and since Guo's father came back from Kyoto, he came out many times by himself, and he was warm and courteous to the spring return at the gate of the Liu family. Everyone saw it in their eyes, and they couldn't help but have a little more respect for the spring return.

Only then did the people realize what a great honor it was to have two more masters in the family, this is a real official master! He made all the rich merchants from Kyoto treat each other with courtesy.

The shop in front of him is even more prosperous because of Daddy Guo's enthusiasm.

A group of people who are used to eating in the shop feel even more honored, they have been friends with the spring for nearly a year, and in the future, they will also have a face in front of the two officials, don't you have to be happy! As soon as I was happy, the silver in my hand was spent like flowing water, and it was all spent in this shop. In the end, I didn't want to go back to spring, so I came forward to stop it, and sent some snacks and fruits.

At this moment, everything has a relationship with the spring return here, even the vegetable vendors who come to deliver vegetables every day look like they are honored.

Everyone didn't know about the crisis in Kyoto, but these days were as usual. Only a few children were more sensitive to the changes in the atmosphere at home, and when the spring returned to show their smiling faces again, several children finally returned to their usual and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After a catastrophe, the road ahead was unusually smooth.

Half a month later, the palace test, a group of students gathered in the Jinluan Palace, there were great Confucians, there were hundreds of officials, and there were even more emperors sitting in high positions watching, putting aside many who were so frightened that their legs were weak and fainted on the spot, and there were dozens of people standing firmly, although some were trembling, they also stood strongly.

The three policy theories of the on-the-spot test were respectively asked by Confucian, and they were waved in the classroom.

The emperor's eyes were cast one by one, and when he saw that his waist was straight, he showed some appreciation when he was upright, and some of him were cowering and glancing left and right, and he frowned when he saw it.

Sure enough, there is also a talent in the lift, but it is difficult to take on a big responsibility.

The results came out a few days later than in previous years, and due to the strictness of the emperor, it was agreed earlier that the list would be released in January.

This month, everyone inside and outside the court was tense, reviewing more than 100 copies of the policy, discussing, and evaluating each other, and the emperor personally reviewed another round, and then the monarch and the ministers discussed each other, and finally the rank of officials.

Autumn fades and early winter ushers in.

It's time to open the charts.