Chapter 54: The Imperial Examination Case

Doctor Liu was very cautious about giving Yang Hanyue acupuncture, her forehead was constantly sweating, and her hand was tightly pulling the brocade quilt, Li Shimin walked to the side of the bed and hugged her, holding her hand tightly.

Wang De walked into the Hebi Palace and saluted Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, the thing has been found." The little chamberlain behind Wang De stepped forward to present the jewelry box, Li Shimin glanced at the jewelry box, and lowered his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Bring her in!" ”

Zheng Shanxue walked in slowly and knelt in front of Li Shimin: "See Your Majesty." ”

"Zheng Jieyu, hurry up and ask Your Majesty for guilt." Wang De stepped forward and saluted and admonished Zheng Shanxue.

Li Shimin looked at Zheng Shanxue and snorted coldly: "Zheng Shanxue, I have always tolerated you in your sister's face, and I originally thought that as long as you behave, I would try to accept you, but I didn't expect your heart to be so vicious, don't do to others what you don't want to do, if others use this method to harm you in the future, what will happen to you?" Li Shimin threw the jewelry box at her, his combed hair fell down, and his eyes flashed with faint tears.

"Your Majesty, this matter was not done by the concubine, but now the concubine hopes that the concubine did it, because the concubine does not want to see Yang Hanyue and her children appear in this world one day." Zheng Shanxue stared at Yang Hanyue on the bed, and pulled the loose hair behind her ears.

"Han Yue is my concubine, the mother of my children, and her children are also my children." Li Shimin pinched Zheng Shanxue's jaw tightly, looked at Zheng Shanxue's pitiful expression, and slapped it over: "You said that Hanyue is not worthy of having my child, then you are even more unworthy." ”

Yang Hanyue slowly opened her eyes, and Li Shimin walked to the side of the bed anxiously: "Hanyue, you are awake." ”

Yang Hanyue grabbed Li Shimin's sleeve, although he was awake, his head was still groggy and rubbing his temples, seeing so many people, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with me?" How are there so many people. ”

"Hanyue, there is anything wrong with your body." Li Shimin hugged Yang Hanyue tightly.

"Your Majesty, I'm fine, I'm just dizzy." Yang Hanyue shook her head and pushed Li Shimin away.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with me? It seems like I slept for a long time. Li Shimin didn't speak, just stared at Zheng Shanxue coldly.

Wang De stepped forward and saluted: "Niangniang, you were poisoned by Changshun and the musk in your body was unconscious, and Jieyu Niangniang was the driving force behind it." ”

Yang Hanyue looked at Li Shimin and smiled, and persuaded him: "Your Majesty, women are selfish, Zheng Jieyu seems to just want to keep Your Majesty by her side, since Changshun has cut himself, please treat it leniently!" ”

Li Shimin didn't speak, just smiled at her, and turned his gaze to Wang De beside him: "Wang De, the harem concubines are guilty of bullying the king, how should they be dealt with according to the laws of our dynasty." ”

Wang De stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, if the concubine is disrespectful, she can be grounded in the palace and punished by her and demoted to her position." ”

"In this case, Zheng Shanxue made disrespectful remarks, and her words contradicted the virtue of the virtuous concubine, and she was specially reduced to a four-grade beauty who was grounded in Qiyun Hall for three months, and the silver was issued according to the talent of the person."

Zhicui stepped forward to help Zheng Shanxue, Zheng Shanxue shook off Zhicui and walked out embarrassed.

"Girl, I want to stay with you tonight."

Yang Hanyue was coquettish and took his arm: "Your Majesty, you should go and see the queen mother!" I don't want people to say I'm pampered. ”

"It seems that you are scared, girl, then I will go to see the queen and accompany you to dinner early tomorrow morning." Li Shimin gently imprinted a kiss on Yang Hanyue's forehead and took Wang De and the others away.

Cheng Ziqing entered the hall and saluted: "Niangniang, Zheng Jieyu came to visit." ”

"Tell Zheng Jieyu to thank her for her kindness, I will visit in person another day, and no one will disturb me now." Yang Hanyue turned over and fell asleep peacefully.

Yang Hanyue slept soundly in the morning, Li Shimin, who was dressed in regular clothes, strode into the Hebi Palace, everyone saw his instinctive salute, he waved his hand, everyone was silent, lifted the bead curtain, and walked to the bedside: "Get up, the hour is not early." ”

Yang Hanyue suddenly opened her eyes, and quickly got out of bed and saluted: "Concubine see Your Majesty." ”

Li Shimin had a smile in his eyes and coughed a few times: "Get up!" Put on your clothes and go out for a walk with me. ”

Yang Hanyue stood up, and the palace maid handed her a set of clothes: "Your Majesty, where do you want to go." ”

"Don't you want to go out of the palace to see? And if you don't change it, I'll change it for you. ”

Yang Hanyue was a little embarrassed, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she grabbed her clothes and said with a squeak: "How dare the concubine work for Your Majesty, the concubine can change it herself." ”

Li Shimin looked at Yang Hanyue's panicked appearance, turned around to look at her back, and the familiar feeling came to his face again.

Yang Hanyue walked slowly in front of him, and the small hanging bun with a peacock Buyao and the dark blue bandeau skirt were matched, which was even more agile and eye-catching.

"It seems that this hanging bun is not only suitable for princesses, you really have a unique charm when you comb this bun, the girl is really outstanding, no matter what kind of bun you can control."

Li Shimin and Yang Hanyue took a carriage out of Xuanwu Gate and came to the market in Chang'an City to hang out.

The two walked to a wonton shop and sat down: "Shopkeeper, come and have two bowls of wontons." ”

There was a lot of riots opposite Li Shimin and Yang Hanyue, and Li Shimin called Xiao Er, who came to deliver the wontons, and asked the reason: "Shopkeeper, how could there be a civilian siege of the official mansion there, what happened." ”

Xiao Er sighed and sat down: "This is all God's injustice. Xiao Er didn't speak again, and stood up: "Guest officer, you use it slowly." ”

Li Shimin glanced at Yuwen Chengji next to him and nodded, Yuwen Chengji walked over and showed the token and brought those who were beaten to Li Shimin.

Those people thanked Li Shimin one after another: "Thank you for saving your life." ”

"Why are you besieging the government? And why are they beating you. ”

"Since the beginning of the Wude period, various magistrates have used the imperial examination to buy and sell officials for huge profits, so that those of us have no way to enter the officialdom at all, and the titles on the gold list are the children of some aristocratic gate lords."

Li Shimin thought for a while, and then said: "In case those disciples of the gate valve have real talents and real learning, they are not partial!" ”

"This is not the case at all, the people who are on the list in the imperial examination system are all the children of some gate lords and some rich children from businessmen and landlord families, and if they don't make the list, it depends on who has more money."

Li Shimin clenched his hand tightly into a fist and slammed it on the table: "The imperial examination system adopted by the imperial court was originally to recruit talented people for our dynasty to strengthen the country and enrich the people, but now it has become a special means for some people to make huge profits, and I will never allow them to do anything wrong." ”

Li Shimin left Du Ruhui and the eldest grandson Wuji alone in the Imperial Garden and talked secretly for a long time.

"Do you believe that there is a problem of buying and selling officials in the imperial examination?"

The eldest grandson Wuji and Du Ruhui followed closely behind him: "Your Majesty, the imperial examination system has replaced the five-grade Zhongzheng system in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties since the period of Emperor Yang of the previous dynasty. ”

Du Ruhui walked up to him from behind Li Shimin, saluted and suggested: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that this phenomenon exists or not, and few people can say the truth, it is better to experience it in person to know the truth of the matter." ”

"Oh, Keming and Fang Xiang are worthy of being the Fang Mou of my dynasty, they are really waking up from their dreams." Li Shimin turned sideways slightly, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

Li Shimin and Yang Hanyue changed into men's clothes and went out of the palace again, and the two went to the inn together.

"Shopkeeper, give the two of us the best room." Li Shimin took out a piece of gold and put it on the cabinet.

Sure enough, as Li Shimin expected, a pair of eyes were already staring at them, and as soon as the two sat down, a middle-aged man in a long robe walked over to them: "Son, but I want to go to the scientific examination." ”

Li Shimin shook the folding fan and pretended to be unlearned: "Our two brothers have studied hard for ten years in the cold window, naturally hoping to serve the imperial court to participate in the imperial examination. ”

The middle-aged man sat down and handed them a piece of paper: "The two of them are full of spring and full of energy, at first glance, they are either rich or noble, so why should they be humble, everything is in people, there is no need to be so arrogant." ”

The two glanced at each other, and Li Shimin acted to the end: "I heard the elder say that there is already a person in the family who is an official, so please take our brother when necessary." Quietly gave him a piece of gold: "A small meaning, not a tribute." ”

The middle-aged man took the gold bar in his hand and shook it, and got up with a smile: "Two sons, my lord has cultivated a lot of political stars who are officials in the court, and the two of you are interested in going to my house to find out." ”

Li Shimin also had a smile on his face: "In the next two brothers, it is an honor to ask the elders to lead the way." ”

The two walked and smelled the incense, and soon both fainted.

When Yang Hanyue woke up again, she had been taken to a strange paradise blindfolded with the students who took the exam this time.

The middle-aged man appeared in front of them again: "This time in the imperial examination, as long as you pay a high price, the first place will be whoever, and the high price will be lost for a while, but it can be exchanged for a lifetime of glory and wealth, you should think about it yourself!" ”

Yang Hanyue thought to herself, to see what tricks they were playing, and pretended to be very happy and took out ten gold bars: "In the future, please ask the elders to mention more, after becoming famous, the grass people will be thanked." ”

"This son, please go to the wing room and talk alone." The middle-aged man smiled, and Yang Hanyue followed him.

The middle-aged man's eyes kept rolling on Yang Hanyue at this time, and he suddenly took off the crown of Yang Hanyue's hair, and Yang Hanyue's long hair instantly floated down: "I guessed that you were a woman, but I didn't expect it to be so beautiful, it's a pity." ”

The subordinates came up and tied Yang Hanyue's hands and feet and put her in a sack.

Li Shimin hurriedly ran back to the guest house, looking for Yang Hanyue's traces: "Have you seen my brother?" We seemed to have been calculated by someone, and I didn't look at him when I got up. ”

"This is how we were taken to a strange place, but I hear the sound of boating, and you may find a little clue to your brother along this path."

"Brother Lao, thank you." Li Shimin let go of his hand and hurriedly chased him out the same way.

Li Shimin ran to a bamboo forest and found a river, he was keenly aware of the sound of footsteps approaching, he quickly hid, and a group of people threw the sack containing Yang Hanyue into the river.

Li Shimin threw a stone into the water, and a group of people quickly left the place when they were alert, Li Shimin quickly got the sack up and rescued Yang Hanyue: "Your Majesty, you are finally here." Yang Hanyue hugged Li Shimin, and her heart was filled with a sense of security at this time.

"Don't be afraid, girl, I will always be by your side." Li Shimin's arms have become stronger, hoping to give her more security.