4. Child's play

On the third day of Ning Qiwei's lost recovery, she ascended the throne and became the emperor. The whole enthronement ceremony is spectacular. In the palace, from the stone bridge at the entrance to the palace gate to the Taiwei Palace, all the places with railings are planted with the Ming and yellow dragon pattern flags symbolizing the identity of the emperor, with a distance of five steps.

The auspicious time is approaching, and the civil and military officials are lined up in two columns, the civil officials headed by Prime Minister Liang Jing and the military attachΓ©s headed by Lu Li, and slowly walk towards the Taiwei Hall from the stone bridge in front of the palace gate. The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs walked into the Taiwei Hall according to the queue in the morning. After entering the Taiwei Palace, the ministers stood in a face-to-face formation in order. The attendants who had been waiting in the temple rang the bell in the temple.

The Ministry of Rites was out of the ranks, and he slowly walked up to the center of the first turning platform under the throne, standing facing the hundred officials. Then he said in a straight voice: "The auspicious time has come!" Vocal music! As soon as the Ministry of Rites Shangshu's voice fell, the vocal music of * sounded outside the hall.

After the vocal music was finished, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu respectfully knelt on the ground and then shouted loudly: "Please enthrone the new king." The official outside the Taiwei Hall continued the words just now, and the civil and military officials inside and outside the hall knelt down one after another, from near to far, like an undulating multi-colored wave.

Suddenly, Ning Qiwei, accompanied by Yun Niyi, slowly walked into the Taiwei Hall from the Rosewood Pavilion outside the Taiwei Palace. From the first step into the Taiwei Palace, Ning Qiwei felt a majestic aura permeating the air of the Taiwei Palace. Yun Niyi took Ning Qiwei's hand and walked towards the steps under the dragon chair. Ning Qiwei looked at the dragon chair that was bowing her head at her feet and getting closer and closer, and she deeply felt how magical the imperial power was! Although she is only a five-year-old child, she is the supreme authority in the hearts of the people of Ningfu. At the same time, Ning Qiwei also deeply felt the responsibility she carried.

Ning Qiwei was pulled onto the throne of the dragon chair in this state of crankiness. After Ning Qiwei sat down, she said solemnly with the words that the emperor should use: "All Aiqing is exempt from courtesy, flat body!" The officials stood up one after another.

Subsequently, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu shouted: "Please Prime Minister Liang Jing announce the edict of Emperor Shengde on behalf of the hundred officials." Liang Jing put his hands on the top of his head and walked to the main hall. He faced the hundred officials: "Emperor Shengde left an edict, and the ministers knelt down to listen to the announcement." All the ministers knelt down.

Liang Jing unfolded the holy decree and recited: "The emperor of the Ningfu Kingdom has been bustling, and the crown prince Ning Qiwei will take over the throne after a hundred years, in order to inherit the legacy of the ancestor emperor. Chin this. I was bustling with edicts. After Liang Jing finished reading the edict, he immediately knelt on the ground: "Long live the new king!" The civil and military officials echoed one after another.

Ning Qiwei looked at the hundred officials kneeling on the ground, and she said casually: "Zhongqing is flat." All the officials stood up. The Ministry of Rites shouted: "The emperor has ascended the throne." Courtesy. Vocal ode. Outside the hall resounded with joyful music.

A new broom sweeps clean. Ning Qiwei's first fire was about to burn on Lin Yu, the initiator of the trouble outside the Ning Mansion. Ning Qiwei said to the ministers in a childish voice: "Lin Yu is menacing, you give a countermeasure." "The minister didn't expect Ning Qiwei to be such a powerful child, and the ministers were at a loss. Liang Jing seemed to have expected it, and he said calmly: "Your Majesty must have a good plan in his heart. Ning Qiwei said: "I am leading Li Hong to lead the troops to block the frontal enemy army, and the saint aims to do this." As for the deployment of troops, my opinion is only for reference. The details will be discussed by the prime minister and the important members of the military department. My opinion will not be forthcoming. Ning Qiwei's crisp and neat style of work impressed the ministers. They already felt that they had met a refined emperor.

Ning Qiwei participated in the enthronement ceremony. Ning Qiwei suddenly wanted to see Ning Xizao, she really wanted to tell him: she had taken his place, and she would definitely do her duty to carry this burden to the end. Ning Qiwei said to Yun Niyi: "Queen Mother, I want to go and see the emperor's father." Yun Niyi agreed to her very obediently

Yun Niyi took Ning Qiwei to Yichen Palace. Ning Qiwei looked at Ning Xihuo, who seemed to be asleep, and she had a little urge to cry. For the first time, Ning Qiwei felt that there was a person lying in front of her, even if she was entangled in the government before, he still responded to her needs. What a rare and good father. Ning Qiwei walked to Ning Xi's side, and she said to Ning Xizheng deeply: "Emperor Daddy, I have taken your place." You must recuperate in peace, I look forward to you taking me to play kites. Yun Niyi had already burst into tears. They stayed for a long time and then left Yichen Palace.

The next day, Ning Qiwei went back to the imperial study to deal with the music after the morning court. Ning Qiwei took over the government for the first time, and she felt a little powerless. She had been in the study for a long time, and she felt very tired.

Ning Qiwei wandered on the path outside the imperial study that she usually liked to go to the most.

Ning Qiwei has been thinking about the things in the imperial study, she is really tired of doing those things by herself, if she has a good helper, it would be all good!

But she immediately hesitated: it would be too rigid and inefficient to pick an old minister as a helper.

After Ning Qiwei thought about it, she decided to promote the newcomer. Ning Qiwei happily returned to the imperial study with this thought.

After Ning Qiwei returned to the imperial study, she immediately ordered Liang Jing. As soon as Ning Qiwei saw Liang Jing, she immediately said her own thoughts: "Prime Minister Liang, I need to read hundreds of pieces every day. I can't do it alone. I want a helper. Liang Jing nodded and said, "Your Majesty's intentions are also very good, I don't know what kind of helper you need?" ”

Ning Qiwei smiled lightly: "I want to elect a newcomer from among the children younger than ten years old in the princely general's family. "This..."Liang Jing looked embarrassed.

"What do you think of this idea?"

"Your Majesty, what do you think?" Liang Jing asked rhetorically.

Ning Qiwei had insight into Liang Jing's psychology: "Prime Minister, I want to promote a henchman who can be my henchman. ”

Liang Jing pondered for a long time before he said, "So... The minister will go and handle it. Liang Jing hurriedly left the imperial study.

Recruit henchmen

In the blink of an eye, Liang Jing arranged a conference for Ning Qiwei to recruit henchmen. The site of the conference is located in the Taiwei Palace. The hall was full of children from the imperial prince's family, most of whom were boys, and there were only a few dozen girls. The conference has a variety of items, such as writing, composition, and calligraphy.

The competition is about to begin, some children are eager to try, some children are not in the state at all, and some children are still hiding in their father's arms and coquettish.

Ning Qiwei decided to draw lots for the exam. Ning Qiwei instructed that all the candidates' information should be uniformly coded in a wooden box. Ning Qiwei randomly selected the information of the contestants.

Ning Qiwei extracted the information of which contestant she took, and then handed it over to the waiter for roll call. When they heard their names, the children stood out of the queue on their own.

"Liang Rui." The waiter's voice rang out. These two ordinary words pulled every nerve of Ning Qiwei. Ning Qiwei stopped what she was doing, and she looked up at the familiar figure walking towards the center of the hall.

A nameless fire suddenly rose in Ning Qiwei's heart, and she had an urge to blast him out of the main hall.

She immediately realized her current identity and the possible consequences of her actions, and Ning Qiwei held back.

Ning Qiwei was unhappy in her heart, she asked the waiter to stop the roll call and then announced the start of the exam. The children whose names are called are seated in the order in which they are called. Children whose names are not named remain on the other side of the main hall to roam freely.

The composition ability and calligraphy ability test are simple and simple, but it is not easy to say that it is not simple. The content of each exam paper is an excerpt from a different article, and the entire text is full of typos. Candidates who take the test only need to copy the correct passage on the answer sheet and write it in legible handwriting.

When many children get the papers, they either play with origami airplanes or doodle on them. The entire Taiwei Hall was turned into a children's playground. Ning Qiwei looked very happy.

Liang Jing, who was standing in Ning Qiwei, saw this situation, and he couldn't help but shake his head: Ning Qiwei, Ning Qiwei, you are a child after all. Is there still salvation in Ningfuguo?

The test of writing ability and brush ability ended with the noise of the children. There are only a few test papers collected by the chief examiner, and they are barely neat.

They all sighed as they looked at the pile of test papers that had long since been invalidated. Ning Qiwei didn't care about this.

Liang Jing really couldn't stand it: "The emperor will make the world cold when he plays the court like this." ”

Ning Qiwei smiled sweetly and said, "Prime Minister rest assured!" I've got my own measure. ”

After a quarter of an hour's rest, Ning Qiwei gathered all the children in the center of the hall. Ning Qiwei asked the guards to bring a white-background wooden plank to each child. Ning Qiwei asked the examiner to give each child a brush, and they could scribble on the whiteboard at will.

This time it's even more lively. Some children smeared their faces with ink, and the whole thing was a clown. Some children use brushes as big knives, and everyone suffers everywhere they go.

The girls love cleanliness, and a few of them cry when they look at the stained shiny clothes. Some of the girls refused to admit defeat, and they took brushes and faced the naughty boys. The hall resounded with the sound of fighting, mixed with laughter.

Ning Qiwei looked at the unkempt children above the hall, she sat on the dragon chair and laughed.

Liang Jing looked at the messy Taiwei Palace, he couldn't bear it anymore, Liang Jing walked to Ning Qiwei, who was laughing, and said sharply: "Your Majesty, the Taiwei Hall is the place where the early dynasty and the emperor dealt with the country. It is a symbol of imperial power. Now the emperor is gathering a group of children who can't do anything in the world here, which hurts the country, the emperor. ”

Ning Qiwei stopped laughing and said, "Prime minister, don't worry. I have my own measure. ”

"But..."Liang Jing wanted to say something, but was stopped by Ning Qiwei.

Ning Qiwei summoned the examiner and asked him to stop the children who were fighting.

After all the children stopped giggling, Ning Qiwei let the boys and girls who were the most noisy stay with the children selected in the first round. The rest of the children were each given a piece of silk and told to leave.

Ning Qiwei instructed the chamberlain to take the children who stayed behind to change into clean clothes, and she was going to take an additional test of practical ability, which was set up in the imperial study.