Cao Xiong frowned when he heard this.

He had heard that this small exam was to choose a companion for the prince, and now the emperor himself took the school exam, it seems that this news is true.

"Cao Fu, prepare a car for me, I want to go to the palace."

Henchman Cao Fu was stunned: "Now? ”

"Now!"

Cao Xiong got up, and Cao Fu followed behind him and hurriedly asked, "Is the master worried that Xie Qingheng has climbed the crown prince?" ”

"It's not."

Cao Xiong shook his head: "The emperor chooses a companion for the prince to read, and he must choose someone who can help the prince, my Cao family has no share, and the same is true for the Xie family." ”

"The emperor values Xie Yuan, and he really wants the Xie family to be used by the prince, but the son of the Xie family wants to ask for the position of the prince and inherit the title of Marquis of Xuanping.

"As long as the Xie family has some brains, they will definitely not ask him to be the prince's companion at this time."

Cao Fu's face was dazed when he heard this: "In that case, why does the master still want to enter the palace?" ”

Cao Xiong walked towards the room and said, "I just want him to climb the prince." ”

Cao Fu's face was puzzled.

Cao Xiong said in a deep voice: "Since the Xie family is aggressive and wants to trample my Cao family to death, it is better to completely muddy the water, and everyone should not think about it." ”

His eyes were full of gloom, and after going back to the room to change into court clothes, he said to Cao Fu with a calm face while tying the leather belt around his waist: "You go and bring me the medicine I prepared before, and then let people prepare the carriage." ”

Cao Fu was instantly shocked: "Master, is it so serious?" ”

The medicine was prepared just in case, but it would hurt you after taking it!

Cao Xiong glanced at him: "How much better do you think the current situation can be?" ”

"The Xie family doesn't know how to say that they moved Lin Gang to stand up for them, don't you know what kind of virtue the people in Yushitai are, those people are crazy, but if they target a little mistake, they can bite it."

"And don't forget, there are also the sons of the Yue family, the Zhao family, and the Bai family who came to the mansion that day."

"On that day, they all went to the Xuanping Marquis Mansion, and they must have been mixed up with the Xie family."

"Now that they haven't followed suit, I'm already so passive, if the three of them also follow and deal with us with the Xie family, do you want me to sit here and wait for death?"

After Cao Xiong finished speaking angrily, he snorted coldly:

"If you want to go, go and bring me the medicine quickly."

"Also, let people keep an eye on the little boy for me, if he dares to take another step out of the mansion, he will break his legs for me!"

Cao Fu saw that his master was angry, so he hurriedly dared to hesitate, turned around and went out to get medicine.

After Cao Xiong cleaned up, he took the medicine in Cao Fu's hand and fed it directly into his mouth with tea, and after swallowing it for a while, his face began to turn white at a speed visible to the naked eye, the original reddened lip color faded, and the whole person instantly took on a sick look, and some cold sweat was soaked on his forehead.

Cao Xiong felt the discomfort in his body, and his voice weakened a little.

"Help me out."

……

Emperor Xuan of the Ming Dynasty chose a companion for the crown prince to read, so he was naturally cautious.

When Xie Qingheng and others were taking the entrance examination in the palace, they called the prince Yu Wenxu together, accompanied by Qi Wenfu, Shen Fengnian, and the crown prince and Fu Gezhang.

Emperor Xuan of the Ming Dynasty picked some current political matters and examined them, and then read the strategies of several people, and after selecting a few people to ask them some questions, he asked the palace people to lead a few people out to wait outside, and then looked at the few people beside him.

"What do you think of them?"

"They are all pillars of talent."

Shen Fengnian said.

Emperor Ming Xuan glanced at him, smiled and scolded "slippery head", then looked at Ge Zhang next to him and asked, "What does Mrs. Ge think?" ”

Ge Zhang is old, has a white beard, and his eyes are very clear:

"The old minister thinks that what Shen Xiang said is right, these are all the pillars of the future imperial court, but among them, Xie Qingheng, Cao Li, and the four of Ji Zhao and Yan Zhen are the most outstanding."

"Xie Qingheng is mentally changeable, quick-witted, and both civil and military."

"Cao Li has a strong temperament and does not miss the opportunity to change."

"Ji Zhao followed Lord Ji and looked at things very accurately, and when he mentioned current affairs before, he was to the point, as for Yan Zhen, he is good in all aspects, although there is no special outstanding, but there are no shortcomings."

"If you read it for the prince, the four of them have enough character and talent, and it depends on who Your Majesty thinks is suitable."

Emperor Xuan of Ming listened to Ge Zhang's comments, frowned and thought about it, then turned his head to look at the prince.

"Prince, what do you think?"

Prince Yu Wenxu has just turned fifteen, but because he was appointed as a prince early, he was taught by the emperor since he was a child, and the queen died early, although the prince was nominally raised by his successor, but he has always grown up under the knees of Emperor Ming Xuan, so he looks particularly stable.

His appearance still has the immaturity of a young man, and his eyes are warm and peaceful.

Hearing Emperor Ming Xuan ask him, the prince smiled slightly: "There is actually no shortage of people around Erchen, there is a master to teach, and there is a father to correct him, there is not much need to find a companion to read." ”

Emperor Xuan of the Ming Dynasty disagreed:

"You have reached the age of fifteen, and sooner or later you will have to learn the affairs of the court, and the companion you choose for you at this time is the most credible person around you after you enter the court in the future."

"Years of companionship can not only make you familiar with their temperament, but also make the friendship between your monarchs and ministers deeper, and when I pass on the throne to you in the future, these people will be your right-hand men, how is it unnecessary?"

"I look at these are not bad, what do you think of yourself, but who do you fancy?"

Seeing that Emperor Ming Xuan had made up his mind, the prince thought about it before saying softly: "Erchen thinks that they are all good, but Gongzi Cao is the cousin of the eldest emperor's brother, and the eldest emperor's brother is quite eloquent. ”

"As for Ji Gongzi, he can speak well, has unique insights into court affairs, and is even more to the point when he mentions current affairs."

"Such a talent should be left to his father, and it would be too much of a waste of his talent to follow his sons."

Emperor Ming Xuan subconsciously frowned when he heard this.

This world belongs to the Yuwen family, and the courtiers are all ministers of the Son of Heaven.

And the boss is indeed a little unkind during this time, he made such a fuss with the Cao family a few days ago, and actually calculated Xie Yuan's son with the Cao family, the Cao family is not a fuel-efficient lamp, the Cao family is the mother of the eldest prince, if Cao Li really follows the prince, then he may have some thoughts.

Cao Li can't ask for it.

As for Ji Zhao, he looks outstanding, but he is too sharp and his words are too sharp.

If this person is placed on the Imperial History Tower, it is a good seedling, but it is not suitable to follow the prince.

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