"The emperor has a lot of opportunities, how can Weichen bother the emperor with some trivial things?"

The emperor looked at Xia Qing fixedly for a long time, and sweated on his back when he saw Xia Qing. However, his face was still calm, and he only bowed his head and did not dare to look directly at Tianyan.

"Oh? Old? I remember that Xia Aiqing is not old yet, right? ”

The emperor's cold voice sounded in the Taihe Palace, raising Xia Qing's heart to his throat.

As soon as he said this, he regretted it, and today he was enchanted, how could he say such a thing? He is several years younger than the emperor, and if he is old, it means that the emperor is also old.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, who doesn't know that Emperor Huiming hates others saying that he is old? The emperors of all dynasties refused to obey the old, who wants to leave this dragon chair? Who wants to leave behind the glory and wealth of the world?

The officials standing behind them couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on their foreheads, and they didn't even dare to raise their heads, and they wanted to shrink their heads into their necks.

At the same time, he was also abusing in his heart, how could Xia Qing make such a mistake? Could it be that he has been occupying the court for many years, and he doesn't even look at the emperor in his eyes?

"How can Wechen remember that the emperor is much younger than Wechen?" Xia Qing raised his eyes and looked at the emperor, and then seemed to be puzzled.

"Your Majesty, you look so young that you compare Weichen to an older one."

Xia Qing didn't expect that one day he would say such flamboyant words. He is the capital of Xia, where the government and the opposition are in power, and today he is actually patting the emperor's ass in front of the first few officials behind, and his face is lost.

The officials behind were also calmed by Xia Qing's words, it turned out that the emperor was angry, and the Xia capital had to try his best to curry favor, which made them feel refreshed.

When the emperor heard this, his face softened slightly, and Xia Qing did his best to handle the affairs of the cabinet for him on weekdays.

There is no merit, there is hard work, although he has been a little dissatisfied with Xia Qing's frequent actions recently, but Xia Qing is still a pure minister, and he is very easy to use.

This matter was temporarily turned over, and the emperor talked about the exam papers again, "Zhong Aiqing, do you also think that among these three test papers, you can't choose the first?" ”

Several officials below were silent, and no one dared to make a bird, for fear that the emperor's anger would be sprinkled on them.

Seeing this, the emperor's face turned blue again, and he originally wanted to name them and let them tell the reason. However, De'an, who was standing on the side, spoke, "Your Majesty, the hour is not early, don't miss the auspicious time!" ”

When the emperor heard this, he remembered that there was still a ceremony of rumors, so he could only select the top three first.

"I think that when I saw Gu Chengyu's questioning, I did a very good job, and I looked very good."

The emperor has read Gu Chengyu's test papers, and the officials all know it, but what does the last sentence mean?

Since Emperor Huiming ascended the throne, the champion selected every time was a little older. No, those who can go all the way to the palace exam are not young.

This year, so many young talents have been produced at once, which is also rare in decades, and it can be regarded as the heyday of the imperial examination.

Among the top three, there is also a test paper, and they have already guessed who it is, and it is very likely to be Fu Yanshan.

These three are all young talents, but Gu Chengyu is the youngest and the best-looking.

The champion needs to be older, and the best and youngest one may be called a flower.

Could it be that the emperor wants Gu Chengyu to become a Tanhualang? Didn't the summer capital deliberately plant flowers that did not bloom, and unintentionally planted willows and willows?

Gu Chengyu stood outside the Taihe Hall and looked at the majestic palace in front of him, but he was thinking about the face saint in his mind. When the palace was tested, although the emperor came to Baohe Hall to inspect and stood behind him for a long time, he didn't see the emperor's true face.

I heard from the teacher that the emperor sometimes took the pills he refined. And those pills are all heavy metals, and they contain erysipelas, and I don't know what the emperor's complexion is, whether he can see it from his face.

As soon as Xia Qing heard the meaning of the emperor's words, his heart was overjoyed, it seemed that the emperor was going to point Gu Chengyu as Tanhualang. You can't blame him, who called Gu Chengyu to look too good? This is delayed by appearances.

After a while, just when Xia Qing thought that this matter was a foregone conclusion, the emperor spoke again.

"However, that Gu Chengyu is brilliant. Whether it's reciting poetry or asking questions, it's all done very well. He knows a lot about the current affairs of the government. Since it is a champion talent, it would be a pity if it was just a point to explore the flowers. ”

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the ministers below twitched the corners of their mouths. It turns out that the emperor also likes to pant when he speaks, since he said it, Gu Chengyu has the talent of the champion, so the position of champion naturally belongs to Gu Chengyu.

These three test papers have been opened just now, and the emperor plans to rank these three people at this time.

"Gu Chengyu is already Xie Yuan and Huiyuan, if he wins the champion again, it will be three yuan and the first, and he is a young talent. If you are in the capital across the streets, wouldn't it just show that we are a big country with talents? ”

The more the emperor thought about it, the more he felt that such a ranking was very good, that Gu Chengyu was young, and he was good-looking, and he was already famous before, so it was just right to be the champion.

"The champion is Gu Chengyu, the second place is Fu Yanshan, and the third Tanhua is Min Feng, do you have any objections?" As the emperor spoke, he looked at the courtiers below, especially Xia Qing.

When Xia Qing heard that the emperor actually put Min Feng in the third, he couldn't help but feel a little unconvinced, Min Feng's talent and learning were not as good as Gu Chengyu, but compared to Fu Yanshan, it was also slightly better, what did the emperor mean by this? Is this to give him a warning?

The officials standing behind Xia Qing were also very puzzled in their hearts, they had also read Fu Yanshan's test papers. Although it is good, it is not as good as the other two, it was filled by Xia Qinglai, but I didn't expect it to be in front of Min Feng, is the emperor dissatisfied with Xia Qing?

In fact, they really thought right, Xia Qing's relationship in the court is complicated, although the eldest prince can also contain him, but Xia Qing has been too rampant recently, and he has completely lost his previous caution. It seems that he has been in a high position for a long time, so that he has forgotten who the emperor is, and he has forgotten his duty as a courtier.

The emperor just wants Xia Qing to understand that even if he does all the tricks, just by his own words, he will make his bamboo basket empty, this is the emperor!

Xia Qing's mind finally cleared up at this time, and he could only put it in his heart if he was not convinced. His face was expressionless, let the emperor look at him, and took the lead in flattering the emperor: "Weichen has no objections, the emperor is wise!" ”

The officials at the back also hurriedly seconded the proposal, lest they be left behind. Yu Zheng couldn't help but be glad at this moment, he hesitated for a while on Gu Chengyu's test paper before, and finally drew a circle, he was very lucky at the moment.

The emperor seems to pay special attention to Gu Chengyu, if he draws a triangle on it, then the emperor is not so easy to speak.

No one in the palace made a noise, and everyone stood in line according to their rankings, waiting for the emperor to call the top ten.