Chapter 238: Empire Changes
Although a year has passed, this year is much calmer than last year's New Year.
At this time, the cloud empire can really be said to be smooth.
The empire has been through so much and too much change in the course of the year that people seem to be on their nerves all the time.
However, when the new year arrives, everything seems to start to come to life.
After Zuo Gong's death, Hua Yiqing also jumped from the roof of the Songhe Tower and paid with his life for his crimes.
After that, both Mr. Jiang Qiandao and Liu Ruyu were haunted by Zuo Gong's death.
On that day, none of them were in Songhe Tower, if any of them were there, Zuo Gong would definitely not have an accident.
However, there are no ifs in this world.
Zuo Gong died and was killed by Hua Yiqing, and all kinds of phenomena show that Hua Yiqing is an undercover agent sent by the Yuan family to monitor Zuo Gong.
However, this undercover agent was picked up by Mr. Jiang Gandao from the street.
Therefore, in the past year, Mr. Jiang Gandao has not been able to forgive himself.
Because of his own negligence, it directly led to the death of Zuo Gong, and he felt ashamed of the world.
The Yuan family can no longer make waves in Yunjing, and the Yuan family's power in the east and South Vietnam has been almost divided between the Qianlong Society and the local first family in this year.
At this time, the Yuan family has completely been reduced to a second-rate family, and it no longer has the strength that it was at the beginning.
Although Zuo Gong won this battle after all, he could no longer see the fruits of this battle.
The Pine Crane Tower is still this Pine Crane Tower.
It's just that there are no more people who come to eat, and in this year, the people who come to Songhe Tower are basically here to mourn.
Mr. Jiang Qiandao's health has deteriorated rapidly in the past year, and he is already not young, but now he is like ten years old.
The physical condition is really poor, since the left of Zuo Gong, Mr. Jiang has not slept steadily, and he has not eaten a good meal.
In a year's time, his guilt and self-blame have cost him half his life.
Shopkeeper Liu and the third prince not only operated the Yuelai Inn at this time, but also took the initiative to take charge of the operation of the Songhe Tower.
At this time, Songhelou is no longer a place to eat, and he seems to have become a spiritual pillar.
The world's chefs, for Zuo Gong Dai filial piety March!
The Nine Chef Kings, except for Yang Ming, who ran away from the open sea, all brought their disciples to Songhe Tower in Yongzhou Mansion to mourn Zuo Gong.
Even, the Zong family also specially greeted Zuo Gong, although he could not come in person, but he asked the eldest prince and the second prince to come to mourn for Zuo Gong instead of him.
In addition to the two princes, many bigwigs in Yunjing also came to mourn Zuo Gong.
After obtaining the permission of the Zong family, Elder Liu Ye of the Heaven Guard Pavilion came to Yongzhou Mansion with General Xiao Ding to mourn Zuo Gong.
A person who is unparalleled in the country is always respected.
That is, after the death of Zuo Gong, the world's chefs, under the leadership of Master Huang Zhixing, set off a frenzy of rebellion against the Yuan family!
Yuan Enhong has already severed his relationship with the Yuan family, but this Yuan Enze still lives in the Yuan family's mansion in Yunjing.
After the common struggle of the world's chefs, Yuan Enze was forced to leave Yunjing with this big family and defected to the third elder along the east.
Although the life of this Yuan family is not easy, it has not fallen to the point of killing them all after all.
And the Yuan family also knew in their hearts that the reason why the Yuan family was not killed was because two people had not returned.
Western Regions Qincha, Lu Cheng, and the little kitchen god Yang Ming.
If these two people come back from the open sea, it will be difficult to say what will happen to his Yuan family.
When Lu Cheng left the empire and went to the open sea, he was already a fourth-order master of the god transformation, and after another year, his realm should have been completely stabilized.
If he comes back, according to Yang Ming's temperament, I am afraid that he will really be unforgiving to the Yuan family.
Therefore, taking advantage of the gap when they haven't come back yet, they quickly hide and stay away from Yunjing, the place of right and wrong.
After Zuo Gong's death, the empire suddenly fell silent, as if there would be a tranquil ripple on the surface of the sea after the monstrous waves had subsided.
This year, although a lot of things have happened, things that should come will always come.
For example, the imperial examination that makes all the scholars in the world eager to try!
The scholars who have gone through the township examination, and those children of the family who are qualified to enter the hall examination directly, really gathered in Yunjing in May to start a grand examination!
The test center for the hall exam is Hongmeng Temple in the castle tower, and there are nearly 20,000 candidates from all over the world and Kyushu this year!
With 20,000 candidates, it is very difficult to arrange the test center.
Fortunately, the place of this Hongmeng Academy is relatively large, even if there are 20,000 more candidates, he Hongmeng Academy can arrange it for him.
The question of this year's hall exam was written by Lord Chu Yunfei from the Public Opinion Mansion of Tiantong Prefecture.
This topic is actually directly related to the world, and the title he came up with is only two words.
"Syndicate. ”
Therefore, in this year's class examination, a fierce discussion was launched on the topic of business.
Out of the 20,000 candidates for the hall examination, it is not an easy task to select 2,000 people to enter the temple examination.
The understanding of the 20,000 candidates for business is varied, but it is sad for the bachelors who read the papers.
Although this question was made by Lord Chu, this judgment paper is not his business.
This year's verdict was judged by several high-ranking members of the castle tower.
Scholar Luo, Scholar Wang, as well as the Han patriarch and a dozen examiners they selected.
No, the current Han patriarch should be honored as a scholar of Han University.
The ascension of this Han scholar also marked the cancellation of the grievances between the castle tower and the Legalist Hanmen.
I have to say that this Elder Guo confessed his mistake to the Legalist Hanmen in a daze, and became a back-handed man.
This incident just made him feel inexplicable, since the beginning of the year until now, he has been in retreat and cultivation without asking about the world.
However, this Mo Min was wonderfully the back-up man twice, but it made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Therefore, he directly called the second prince to the retreat and directly criticized the second prince.
So much so that the second prince stopped directly for a long time, and he never dared to go out to do things again.
The excitement was gone, so he simply lived a shameless life with the shopkeeper in Wen Xiangju every day.
Although there have been many things that have happened this year, it has been a good year in the final analysis.
After the end of the judgment, the palace examination was ushered in, and this year's palace examination, but the Zong family personally opened the question.
The topic proposed by the Zong family is not a topic that is as practical as Lord Chu.
On top of the palace test, the Zong family also talked about the wind and snow.
The title of the Zongjia is three words: love and hate.
This question is stumped by bad candidates, I thought that so many big things have happened this year, and the total price will definitely be for the world.
However, he came to do the opposite, not to test political affairs, but only to test the wind and snow!
The unexpectedly returned horse pistol with one hand, which directly caught these candidates off guard.
This question has allowed a candidate to have a very good performance!
That is, Lin Ruo.
Lin Ruo didn't expect that the Zong family would actually give such a topic to investigate them.
Who knows this entanglement between love and hate better than Lin Ruo?
Therefore, Lin Ruo's "Love and Hate Words" directly won the first place in the palace examination!
Suddenly, Yunjing was a sensation, the empire was a sensation, and Lin Xiao was also a sensation!
For so many years, Lin Ruo seems to be the first female champion of the Cloud Empire!
Moreover, the most incredible thing is that the Lin family's double champion directly created the legend of the imperial examination of the Cloud Empire!
Lin Ruo is the champion, his father Lin Xiao is also the champion, and his grandfather Lin Luan is the master.
This family is so amazing? Could it be that the tutor is really good?
Although the big family of Yunjing knows that Lin Ruo's mother is the lord of Junhan, and Lin Ruo's grandfather is Li Sheng of the Zong family.
However, the family doesn't seem to care about his granddaughter at all.
This royal matter, everyone can't say clearly, after all, this county lord of Junhan is still cultivating in Wuqing Mountain.
The marriage between the big family and the royal family is generally more complicated, and even those historians can't explain it clearly.
The people couldn't explain it clearly, but this Lin Ruo's love-hate speech really caused a sensation in the entire scholarly world.
"In the love-hate entanglement, affection is long. ”
Scholar Wang spoke highly of Lin Ruo's article, and when Lin Ruo asked to enter the forbidden book layer of the Heavenly Tower Scripture Pavilion to cultivate, he also readily agreed.
The female champion wants to go to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion to study, which is naturally a great thing!
Maybe in the future, the castle tower will be able to win over the young lady of the Lin family, who not only has strength, but also knowledge and background, and is called a scholar of the castle tower!
It's entirely possible!
Compared with Lin Ruo's good luck, Xiao He and Chen Yueru didn't have such a good experience.
What kind of love, love and the like, he Chen Yueru has never experienced it!
Xiao He is too, after so many years of only caring about cultivation, he has never experienced this feeling of love and hatred at all!
The two of them were very uncomfortable with this topic, and in the end, they didn't even keep the top 20.
It's a shame......
Two of the top ten youth in the cloud list actually fell to Sun Shan because of the topic of love and hate.
Suddenly, both of them felt a little uncomfortable on their faces, so they got drunk that night.
As a result, the next day there was a foreign appearance.
When Xiao He's maid asked Xiao He to get up, she saw Chen Yueru who was disheveled on Xiao He's bed!
These two people actually slept together because they drank alcohol!
This is the most sensational gossip news in Yunjing in recent months!
Even the second prince has become a melon-eating crowd, and he cares very much about the scandal between these two people!
Mainly, during the Chinese New Year, this Chen Yueru had an affair with Yang Ming, but she didn't expect that a few months later, she would come up with such a set with Xiao He.
This is Miss Chen, who was originally chased by no one, and now it is estimated that no one dares to marry.
In desperation, Xiao He could only be forced to associate with Chen Yueru, he was really wronged!
He didn't even touch Chen Yueru's body! When the maid woke up, Xiao He fell asleep on the ground!
However, this lonely man and widow are in the same room, and it is inevitable that there will be some kind of moth, this Xiao He feels too wronged!
Although he Xiao He was very reluctant, Xiao Ding, the ancestor of the Xiao family, said the truth.
"Man, if you dare to do it, you must dare to be, if you like it, this big girl is like a flower, and it can be regarded as a cheap kid!"
When these remarks came out, Xiao He was completely speechless.
He really didn't do it!
Now I can't wash it even if I jump into the Yellow River.
Chen Yueru was naturally very unhappy, but it was obvious that she had suffered a loss, how could Xiao He still look like a victim.
She really couldn't bear this, so she went directly to the Xiao family with a sword to force marriage.
This girl, who is really fierce enough, put the long sword directly on Xiao He's neck and questioned him.
"The old lady's innocence is gone, and you still look like a victim!"
"You have to marry today, and if you don't, you have to marry!"
Subsequently, this Chen Yueru directly overlord made a bow and broke Xiao He's body.
Speaking of Xiao Heke, he was really innocent, not only lost his reputation, but also directly broke his virgin body.
Speaking of which, he Xiao He is really shameless and respectful......
This Tianhuo Master taught Xiao He that the affairs of men and women must be sincere, if it is forced, there will inevitably be big problems.
As a result, he didn't force others, but he was forced by others.
Although it feels good, he always has a feeling that he has suffered a loss.
So, Xiao He couldn't think about it for a while, so he fled Yunjing directly and went on a tour around the world.
As soon as he saw that Xiao He was going to run, he Chen Yueru didn't do it, he did everything that should be done, what's the matter, Xiao He wanted to eat and wipe clean and didn't recognize people?
Then he rode his horse and pursued him with his sword in his hand.
Later...... The two men disappeared.
Lin Ruo had found exercises that suited her in the Scripture Pavilion, but if she really converted all the exercises, it would still take some time.
However, she had already made up her mind to do so, so she didn't care about anything else.
When she was changing the exercises, Lin Ruo suddenly had a new understanding of her sword, so much so that she, like Yang Ming, went directly to the castle tower to retreat.
However, her retreat time was not as long as Yang Ming's, and she was out of the customs in just two days.
After leaving the Scripture Pavilion, she actually went to the Tingxuan Pavilion to find Lin Luan Ancestor.
After talking with Lin Luan Ancestor for a long time, the misunderstanding between the grandfather and grandson was truly resolved.
After all, the current Lin Ruoke is the leading female champion in the empire, and her future prospects are limitless.
Moreover, the honor of the Lin family's double champion was also very pleasing to Lin Luan's ancestor, so he no longer pursued the marriage of Lin Ruo and Tang Xin.
This marriage, she Lin Ruo can finally decide for herself.
Although he said that, Lin Ruo had already been engaged to Tang Xin, and if he had to regret the marriage, he would still be a little embarrassed.
Therefore, this matter can only be put on hold for the time being, and the matter will be discussed again when there is an opportunity in the future.
In the second half of the Cloud Empire, it became very quiet, and the dynamics of all parties became not so significant, but the Luxian Palace had made a lot of progress.
This sweetheart Yuan Qiao was in charge of the sect, and in this short period of time, he actually broke through the condensing realm and entered the realm of transforming gods, which was something that people did not expect.
However, Luxian Palace did not become arrogant because of this, but continued to act steadily and in a low-key manner.
It seems that Yu Qiu's leadership is indeed not very good......
If he knew about it, he would probably jump to his feet angrily.
In the second half of the quiet year, it passed quietly, and when the New Year was approaching, the People's Government of Tiantong Mansion officially began to hold the first conference.
Presided over by retired Sho-sama, a meeting was held with representatives of public opinion from various states in Kyushu.
On the second day of the lunar month, it was officially held in Yunjing.
In the past six months, the reform measures of Tiantongfu have been very good, and both work efficiency and flexibility have been improved.
These old Shangshu were not idle, and directly took the land of the Yuanjing Chamber of Commerce and demolished the original Yuanjing Chamber of Commerce directly.
Then, an office site was built for the Tiantong Minyi Mansion, and one of the largest conference halls in Yunjing was renovated!
This conference hall, which can accommodate 10,000 people to hold meetings, has been turned into a public opinion hall by these old scholars!
The public opinion hall in the public opinion hall, and the public opinion hall talks about the public opinion.
It is indeed a good achievement, and the first meeting of the Public Opinion House directly attracted the attention of the entire Cloud Kyoto.
The delegates from the land of Kyushu, with their own expectations and aspirations, gathered in the Hall of Public Opinion, and these Shangshu adults personally recorded and gave feedback, and the conference was held directly for four days.
However, the effect is very significant, and they have received a lot of good opinions and feedback on the meaning of the grassroots and middle level of the cloud empire.
These deputies are also a group of people who are more knowledgeable and reasonable elected by various counties and counties, and they still give a lot of face to this official.
Although these problems are relatively acute, they are not particularly difficult to solve.
The current cloud empire has a great future!
Not only the internal worries are relieved, but there are also no external troubles.
The deeply hidden sect also began to disappear after losing the Qi scholar and the Qi king's lineage, and I haven't heard of any signs of the sect for more than half a year.
In the midst of this peace, the Cloud Empire ushered in the New Year.
After the year, a more important event is about to begin, and this year is destined to be a year of stars holding the moon.
In March, the world is in a big competition! No, it should be: the stars under the dome and the clouds compete for the world's supreme arena conference.
This conference that gathers young people from all over the world is also about to kick off, and Lu Cheng and the others, who have been away from the Cloud Empire for nearly a year, will definitely come back before this conference.
Lin Ruo came to Jiangzhou Mansion early, waiting for their return from Landing City.
Although she is the first female champion in the world, Lin Ruo has no interest in serving in Yunjing.
However, he still couldn't resist Lin Luan's ancestor, and in the end, Lin Ruo agreed to take over the position of Jin Haishan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, in the Ministry of Rites.
Now, she started as a minister of the Ministry of Rites, and as a minister of the Ministry of Rites, dealing with foreign countries is a compulsory course.
Therefore, Lin Ruo came to Jiangzhou Mansion, firstly to welcome them back from Lucheng, but also to deal more with the foreigners in Jiangzhou Mansion.
At the beginning of the first month, the day of the dragon's rise on the second day of February, that is, when the family was in retreat, Yang Ming and the others finally returned to the Cloud Empire.
"Hey, hey, Cloud Empire! Lao Tzu is back!"
The donkey master stood on the deck, grinning his big teeth.
Being able to see the wharf of Jiangzhou Mansion, his donkey master was very excited!
Are the grandsons of the Cloud Empire ready to meet the hard hooves of the donkey master?