Beihai County, Beihai Palace.

Liao Changshi hurriedly walked and hurriedly handed over his hand to report: "Lord Qiqi, the prince sent someone to deliver a letter from the capital." ”

After the "serious illness" of the King of the North Sea, the whole person lost a lot of weight, and his handsome facial features and eyebrows became more and more visible. He sighed, took the letter, opened it, and read it.

After reading it, the King of the North Sea sighed.

Liao Changshi was up and down in his heart: "Lord, is there something big going on in the court?" ”

The King of Beihai nodded: "The prince of Chengyang was assassinated, and the king of Chengyang rebelled against the court under his grief. The imperial court sent 20,000 elite soldiers to quell the rebellion. ”

Liao Changshi's face changed suddenly, and his voice was tense: "In this way, wouldn't it be too dangerous for the prince to be in the capital?" ”

The first to encounter the assassin was Xu Jing. Fortunately, Xu Jing is safe and sound.

Now that the king of Chengyang has rebelled, the imperial court has sent troops to quell the chaos, and the situation of the princes of the vassal princes in the palace is extremely embarrassing.

The King of Beihai was silent for a moment before he whispered: "Don't publicize this matter for the time being, hide it from the princess first." ”

Princess Beihai still doesn't know that Xu Jing has encountered assassins! Otherwise, I would have been unable to hold back and rush to the capital.

Liao Changshi responded with a solemn expression.

After Liao Changshi retreated, the King of Beihai called the commander of his own soldiers and commanded in a low voice: "...... At the expense of gold and silver, he continued to recruit troops and horses, and continued to fight with swords and armor. Remember, this must be done in secret, not in the dark. ”

The commander of the pro-soldiers surrendered and quickly retreated.

The king of Beihai put Xu Jing's letter into the secret compartment of the study, and wrote a reply.

"Chunsheng, the situation in the capital is complicated, and people's hearts are unpredictable. Even though you are friendly with the prince, you must be on guard in secret. ”

"The storm is turbulent, you have to be careful to deal with it."

After writing the letter, he asked people to go to Zhao's house, and brought Zhao Yuanming's reply to Zhao Xiyan with him and sent it to the capital.

After all this, it was evening.

The King of the North Sea returned to the inner courtyard as usual.

Princess Beihai, who didn't know anything, greeted her with a smile and a happy face: "Lord, there is a great happy event." ”

The king of Beihai said with a smile: "Qiu Yu hasn't released the list yet, could it be that you dreamed that your uncle was raised in the exam?" ”

The talents of Beihai County left for Qingzhou together a month ago to participate in the Autumn Festival, and stayed in Qingzhou to wait for the release of the Autumn Festival. If you count the time, you'll have to wait a few more days.

The princess of Beihai is old, and she still has a lot of charm: "I had a dream of being raised by my uncle once, but I was teased by the prince every day." ”

The King of the North Sea laughed.

Princess Beihai also laughed: "It's Yingniang." She has not yet arrived this month, and she can't sleep and has no appetite. Today, I found a doctor to diagnose the pulse, and it turned out to be a happy pulse. ”

Xu Ying and Xie Lingfeng have been married for several years, and their stomachs have not moved. Mrs. Xie is most dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law, which is this.

Unexpectedly, Xu Ying went back to her parents' house for a few months and became pregnant.

The King of the North Sea was overjoyed and immediately said, "This is really great news. I immediately wrote to Chunsheng to tell him. ”

Princess Beihai smiled: "Wait patiently for a few more days." If my uncle is hit by the autumn season, wouldn't it be a double happiness. When the time comes, I will write a letter to Chunsheng to report the good news. ”

……

Time flickered, and it was another five or six days.

The autumn list is released, and the good news is repeated.

A total of 120 Xiucai from Beihai County went to catch the exam, plus hundreds of Xiucai from other counties, a total of about 1,000 people participated in the Qiuqiu, and finally 100 people were selected.

Huo Yan High School ranked first Xie Yuan, and Wu Shao won the thirteenth place. Xie Lingfeng's ranking is slightly lower, at eighty-six. In the end, I have also passed the exam, and I can go to the capital next year to participate in the Spring Festival.

Zhao Yuanming also became famous in this autumn season. Beihai County has taken more than 30 exams, accounting for 30%. And most of them are from Zhao clan studies, and they are students of Zhao Yuanming.

The first Confucian in Qingzhou, with a great reputation, the students who came to apprentice almost broke the threshold of the Zhao family.

However, Zhao Yuanming couldn't be happy.

The letter written by Zhao Xiyan was heavy in my heart.

Zhao Yuanming has long been away from the court, and now he pays special attention to the movements of the court. Whenever the King of the North Sea received news, he would immediately send someone to deliver the message.

Marquis Zhongyong had already led his troops to the Chengyang King Domain. A mere vassal king, even if he secretly raises troops, how can he be the opponent of the elite army of the imperial court?

Thinking of Xu Jing and Zhao Xiyan who were in the whirlpool, Zhao Yuanming's heart became more and more anxious, and he hadn't slept well for many days.

"Master Qiyu," Songshi came in with a smile and reported: "Huo Gongzi and Wu Gongzi are here." ”

The students raised people from high school and came together to pay respects to Mr. Xie.

Zhao Yuanming cheered up and smiled: "Let them all come in." ”

Hulala came in a group of new imperial examination people, led by Huo Yan. Huo Yan has studied hard for many years, and now he has been admitted to Xie Yuan, and he is full of spring breeze, so there is no need to elaborate.

Wu Shao and the others were also excited, and they bowed their hands together: "Thank you Master for your hard work for several years. ”

Zhao Yuanming temporarily let go of his thoughts, and said with a smile: "You study hard every day and concentrate on learning, so that you can have today's joy." I, Master, am glad and proud of you. ”

"Next, you have to go to the capital together to prepare for next year's Spring Festival. As a teacher, I only hope to hear the good news of your high school jinshi next year. ”

The students responded in unison.

Beihai County is a long way from the capital, and the Spring Festival will be held in February of the following year. It is indeed necessary to leave early and go to the capital as soon as possible to settle down and prepare for the exam.

The students bid farewell to their masters, but only Huo Yan stayed.

Zhao Yuanming looked at this proud disciple, his mood was quite complicated, and he said with a smile: "Xie Yuan deliberately stayed, but do you have something to say?" ”

Huo Yan replied respectfully: "In front of the master, how dare the student boast of himself. After a pause, his voice lowered a little: "Master, the student is about to get married." ”

Zhao Yuanming's eyebrows moved, and he glanced at Huo Yan: "Is it the Xie family?" ”

Huo Hengwen had repeatedly gone to Xie Mansion before. Zhao Yuanming had already guessed what was going on.

Xie Junshou is a fourth-grade civil official, Xie Jiao is delicate, in addition to being rude and ignorant of the general situation, he can also be regarded as a first-class lady in Beihai County. Huo Hengwen has a pair of snobbish eyes and a rich heart, and if he wants his son to climb a good family, he has already targeted the Xie family.

Huo Yan whispered.

Zhao Yuanming talked about the matter: "You are going to participate in the Spring Festival next year, after you win the Jinshi, wouldn't it be better to wait for the list to catch your son-in-law?" ”

When the time comes, maybe you can still cling to a noble or high-ranking official in the capital as your father-in-law!

Huo Yan was hot behind his ears, his face was ashamed, and he was speechless.

After a while, Huo Yancai said: "The student's family banquet, please invite the master to attend." ”

In the end, teachers and students are a one.

Zhao Yuanming put away all the mean words and opened his mouth to respond.

Half a month later, the good news of the Huo family and the Xie family's marriage spread. The Huo family set up dozens of banquets, which was very lively.

On this day, the king of Beihai received a letter, and after reading it, he was furious and tore the letter to shreds on the spot.

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(End of chapter)