Zhao Chengxi asked: "You are exactly the same, can your family recognize you?" ”

"It's not exactly the same." Song Mingming explained.

"I have a red mole here." Song Qiaoqiao turned his face sideways and pointed to a little red mole at the end of his eyebrow on the right side.

Zhao Chengxi nodded: "This is a difference, but you can't detect it if you don't look closely." ”

"Once you're familiar with us, you'll be able to tell the difference." Song Qiaoqiao said.

Zhao Chengxi really likes this pair of lively and cheerful sisters.

Song Lingxiu asked, "Haven't consulted Brother Bi's mansion yet?" ”

Zhao Chengxi laughed embarrassedly twice, and prevaricated: "The family is just doing a small business in the city, not enough one, not enough one." ”

Song Lingxiu smiled brightly and didn't ask much, but the exploration in his eyes was delayed.

Qin Chongzhou glanced at Song Lingxiu and did not speak.

This Pingshuixuan is indeed full of people, and many literati and artists gather in groups, or drink tea, or chant poetry. The decoration of Pingshuixuan is also antique, quite a bit of elegant taste, there are also a few desks in the lobby, and pen, ink, paper and inkstone are prepared for people to take for themselves.

Zhao Chengxi and his entourage went up to the second floor and asked for a seat on the edge of the fence, just enough to have a glimpse of the situation in the lobby.

Emperor Wan Kang and Emperor Xiangqing can be said to be a generation of Ming monarchs, willing to listen to public opinion and open up their eyes and ears, so the commoners of Tanglin can also discuss state affairs. Especially in this Pingshuixuan, most of them want to enter the court as officials through the scientific examination, so it is common to comment on state affairs and civil affairs.

Zhao Chengxi came here with his own plans, a scientific expedition every three years, and this year is the first time since Zhao Chengxi ascended the throne. Under normal procedures, Zhao Chengxi would not meet the tributes who passed the examination until he went to the palace examination. But Zhao Chengxi has always taken an unusual path, and he prefers to explore these talents in advance.

As soon as Zhao Chengxi and the others sat down, they heard a table directly below them discussing.

"Do you know who the examiner is this time?"

"It was Meng Xiang last time, and this time it should also be Meng Xiang, otherwise it would be Master Fan Zhili."

"I guess the champion this time must be Fan Yanqing."

"I guess too, there is a father who is a secretary of the ministry, and it is not as simple as finding out for this champion?"

"But the last round of the palace test is Your Majesty's proposition, and Your Majesty evaluates it, I'm afraid it's not something that Master Fan can influence, right?"

"Hey, Lord Fan, the elder of the three dynasties, can Your Majesty not give some face? Moreover, I heard that this Fan Yanqing is not bad-looking, and when the time comes, who wants to see us crooked melons and cracked dates. ”

"Look at what you said, it's like choosing a concubine haha......"

"Then let's not talk about the champion, no one will rob him of the first place, right?"

"Could it be that I have been studying hard for ten years in the cold window and wasted it like this?" One was wearing a gray linen robe, with his back to Zhao Chengxi and the others, and his tone was quite depressed.

"How can we say that it is wasteful, we have no hope for the first class, and we can still work hard for the second and third grades."

"I came for the first place in this imperial examination, how can I be willing to be subordinate to others!" The more the man in gray spoke, the more indignant he became.

Song Mingming, who was upstairs, listened to it and whispered, "This person is ambitious." ”

Zhao Chengxi glanced at the man in gray a few times, he couldn't see his face, he was quite thin, and his back was straight: "Ambition is ambition, I hope it's not good to be self-assured." ”

Seeing him like this, everyone was dumbfounded, and they labeled him as pretentious in their hearts, and one person opened his mouth and moved away from the topic.

"If you are in high school, do you want to return to your hometown to serve, or do you want to serve in this Jingling City?"

"Of course it's in Jingling City!" A few people said without thinking.

"yes, the chances of promotion are always relatively large."

"I just want to go back to my hometown to be a parent official and benefit one party." The man in gray said.

"Your hometown is Jiangzhong City, that place is rich, no wonder you want to go back."

"Hmph." The man in gray snorted coldly, as if he had a lot of dissatisfaction, "In our dog official fish meat township, the people are miserable, and there are even those who are forced to go up the mountain to become thieves, if I am in high school, I will definitely ask Your Majesty to dismiss that dog official and investigate it!" ”

Zhao Chengxi was quite surprised when he heard this, and saw that the man was excited and indignant, not like a lie, and secretly calculated in his heart.

Everyone was shocked when they heard this: "No, our Majesty is sympathetic to the people, it is a rare good Majesty, and now the streets and alleys are still spreading the deeds of Your Majesty angrily beheading Yuan Chunzhi's father and son, how can this kind of dog official be tolerated." ”

"Whether Your Majesty is good or not, Your Majesty, I don't know, in short, I have seen the things in my hometown. If Your Majesty has always known about this, but has let it go, I am afraid that it will not be a good Your Majesty, and it is not worthy of my service for him. ”

When everyone heard this, they secretly smacked their tongues, this person really had a very high opinion of himself, and he didn't know how to try it, and he said it as if he had reached the first place.

Zhao Chengxi got up silently, leaned on the railing with the teacup, then lifted the lid of the cup, tilted his wrist slightly, and a small stream of water poured straight down to the gray-clothed man directly below.

"Ah......" The back of the gray-clothed man's neck was wet, and he suddenly bounced up, raised his head and glared angrily.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was distracted just now and wet my brother's clothes, and I hope my brother will forgive me." Before the man in gray could speak, Zhao Chengxi spoke first with an apologetic face.

Zhao Chengxi didn't expect this gray-clothed man to speak so boldly, but he was still born with a young face, but his face always had a bit of old age that did not match his age.

The man in gray saw that Zhao Chengxi was sincere, he was not stingy, so he waved his hand to show that it was okay.

Zhao Chengxi said again: "I heard Brother Tai say just now that he wants to ask His Majesty to dismiss the dog official in Brother Tai's hometown and investigate it, if you say it, Your Majesty can't do what you want, I'm afraid that you will be punished for your crimes?" ”

The man in gray flicked his sleeves, but there was a hint of righteousness and awe-inspiring taste: "The big husband looks up to heaven and earth, but he has a clear conscience, even if he treats me with death, I have no regrets!" ”

Zhao Chengxi tilted his head, hooked a smile, deliberately wanted to raise the bar, and said: "What if Your Majesty wants to punish your nine clans?" ”

The man in gray was stunned, but he didn't expect this, his face turned a little blue for a while, and he couldn't speak.

At this time, the other people on the first floor whispered, "Isn't that Fan Yanqing?" Who's that guy next to him? ”

"That's the cousin of Prime Minister Meng's mansion, Master Meng Yingran."

"Oh...... It is said that they are confidants and friends......"

The man in gray came back to his senses and looked upstairs, but saw that Zhao Chengxi had already returned to his seat, so he sat back in his seat.

"Master Bi, why are you scaring that scholar!" Song Mingming was a little puzzled.

Zhao Chengxi took a bite of side dishes and said, "It's okay to be idle, it's fun to watch him." ”

"I don't think he's funny, he's too self-righteous, not like the eldest brother, who is humble with poetry and books!" Song Qiaoqiao said proudly.

"Yes, the eldest brother is much stronger than him!" Song Mingming agreed.