Everyone held their breath, kneeling, standing, sitting, but none of them moved.

It seems that they are unwilling to be the first bird, and they want to wait for someone to take the lead, and they seem to be weighing and thinking.

The air seemed to freeze.

Xia Yuan didn't say anything, just sat on the chair and waited, when it came to this, and then he said it, it seemed like he was persecuted.

After a long silence, someone finally made a move, but instead of handing in the paperwork, he signed the document with a brush and pressed his handprint.

Understatement.

Although signing this document is like signing a life and death certificate, it takes a lot of courage, but once signed, the whole person is relaxed.

Everyone looked at the merchant, and after a while, a second went to sign the paperwork, then a third, a fourth.

People have a herd mentality, not everyone is willing to sign this document, but when they see the people around them signing, they sign and press the seal.

Maybe it's because he's afraid of being looked down upon by his peers, maybe he has a kind of confidence, or maybe he wants to fight hard, trying to get the grace of the court with this matter, even if he can't, he should be for himself and his descendants to seek a promotion.

No matter what kind of mood or purpose, everyone silently signed their names and pressed their handprints.

At this moment, Xia Yuan's tense face finally relaxed, "Hand in one copy of the signed documents, and keep the rest for yourself, since you signed the documents and received the errand, it is good to run errands, put away all the thoughts that should not be there, the official doesn't want to see you in the West Fourth Archway." ”

——

There were a total of 1,873 post stations in the Ming Dynasty, and at present, more than 600 post stations have built post offices, and the rest are still under construction, and the issue of stamps can be put on the agenda.

Of course, before issuing stamps, you have to warm up with newspapers.

Coming out of the official lobby, Xia Yuan got into the carriage, at this time he only cared about one thing, did Zhu Houzhao complete the task?

In the cabinet room, Zhu Houzhao was touting in front of the three cabinet ministers, "Master Liu, everyone in the market has spread it, Liu Gongmou, Li Gongju, Xie Gongyou Kankan, Master Liu's strategy must be first-class." ”

Liu Jian shook his head very reservedly, "How can the old minister know any strategy, it is all spread by the market, and it cannot be taken seriously." ”

"Master Liu is too modest, since it is a legend, it must be true, and my father often tells the palace that Master Liu's knowledge is deep, let the good students of the palace learn from you."

"Master Li, this palace has always admired you the most, especially in poetry and writing, I heard what kind of tea you are"

Speaking of this, Zhu Houzhao paused, raised his palm and glanced at it, and then continued: "Oh, everyone of the Chaling Poetry School, this character is also very well written. ”

Li Dongyang stiffened his old face and said solemnly: "Your Highness doesn't have to be like this, the poems are just a little Dao'er." ”

Zhu Houzhao didn't answer, and looked at Xie Qian again, "And Master Xie, this palace has heard that you were the champion at the beginning, ranking first, this knowledge must be first-class in this Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs." ”

Xie Qian said modestly: "Your Highness is really a mistake, the old minister can win this champion, but it is just due to fate." ”

Zhu Houzhao put his face on the face, "Where did the fate come from, this palace can know, this imperial examination every three years, I don't know how many people participate, Master Xie can stand out, the top student in high school, and he must be the first in learning." ”

There are only three ministers in the Hongzhi Dynasty, and Zhu Houzhao didn't spare one of them, and they were all touted.

Listening to the praise in their ears, the three elders became more and more confused, what does the prince want to do?

Usually, when I see the three of them, the most I can say hello is, but now I uncharacteristically run to the cabinet in person and slap rainbow farts at them.

And this rainbow fart is so hypocritical that he even forgets the words, and just glances at his palm when he has nothing to do.

It really made the three elders unable to believe that this praise was from the bottom of their hearts and from the bottom of their hearts.

"If Your Highness has something to say, the ministers will do their best."

"Oh, then the palace said bluntly, in fact, it is nothing for the three masters, that is, the palace heard that the three masters are extremely knowledgeable, and I want to ask the three masters for articles, not too much, the three masters each give a dozen copies."

"Asking for an article?"

The three of them looked at each other, and then Li Dongyang asked, "I don't know what His Highness's important ministers are doing?" ”

Zhu Houzhao immediately said with a straight face: "Since it is used to read, this palace is now eager to study, reading articles diligently night and night, and I can't let go of the volume." There was really no article to read in the past two days, so I begged the heads of the three masters. ”

Liu Jian's old face twitched, and what he said was really getting more and more fake, so that people couldn't listen to it.

Do you want to pierce him?

After a slight silence, the three ministers still decided to leave a decent impression for the crown prince, Liu Jian forced a smile from his face, "Your Highness asked the ministers for articles, and the old ministers were really flattered, but more than a dozen articles, I'm afraid it will take some time to write them."

"You don't need to write it now, the three masters will give more than a dozen copies of the articles you wrote before to the palace, you can do anything, and the palace will not choose."

Hearing this, the three of them had no choice but to say: "The articles are all at home, and I will bring them to His Highness tomorrow." ”

"Tomorrow won't work."

Zhu Houzhao shook his head, "This palace can't wait, I want to see it now, or else." The three masters sent someone to pick it up at home first, and the palace was waiting here, and the three masters should not be idle, so they wrote a copy on the spot, so that the palace could learn the talents of the three masters. ”

“.”

The three of them began to look at each other again, this is really abnormal, what is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince going to do with their articles?

If you want to say that it is for reading, no one will believe it.

I'm afraid it's used to sell silver.

It's really not that they boast, as a pavilion elder, their articles can definitely sell for a high price in the market.

But sell it, sell it, it's better to sell the prince, of course, if the prince really uses it to read, does he understand it?

"Your Highness, wait a minute, and the ministers will send someone to get it at home."

Sending their respective scribes back to their homes to pick up the articles, the three of them sat down beside the bookcase, pushed aside the promissory notes, unfolded the rice paper, pondered for a moment, and then began to write.

With this move, I threw myself into it.

can serve as an auxiliary minister of the cabinet, it is all from the Hanlin Academy, when he participated in the imperial examination, he was also a top second-class player, and when it came to writing articles, he was a top hand.

It's just that now that their status is noble, their articles are not easy to show, and they are suspected of being pretentious.

I don't even bother to take out the article and sell it, for that bit of silver, I can't do it.

But if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants it, then it's a different matter, and you can't refuse.

Xie Qiancai has always been agile, but in an instant, he did an article with thousands of words sprinkled first.

After drying the ink and appreciating his own article, Xie Qian suddenly felt in his heart, the article was made by nature, and he got it by chance.

I didn't expect it to be so well written.

It is worthy of being the champion of the article.

Xie Qian showed a faint smile on his face, and looked at the side again, Liu Jian and Li Dongyang were still writing.

Seeing that Xie Qian stopped writing, Zhu Houzhao had already come over, and after a cursory look, he made a conclusion in his heart.

What kind of bullshit is written, in the clouds, this palace can't even understand it, this thing can really increase the sales of newspapers?

(End of chapter)