Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Champion of Civil and Military Affairs (I)
"I'll say it again, Sister Fufu won't be the crown princess, please go back and tell your royal brother that he won't waste his thoughts!"
"Are you sure?" said the princess playfully.
"That's it!"
"Okay! I admire you, you dare to go against my imperial brother, you are very courageous!"
"I don't want to go against His Royal Highness the Prince, Sister Fufu and I are in love, the prince wants to snatch love with a sword, you have to ask me if I agree to this sword!" The knife picked up the nine-star sword on the table and stretched it out hard, the blade of the sword exposed the scabbard a few inches, the cold light flashed, and the princess couldn't help but close her eyes.
"It turns out that the concubine chosen by the royal brother is his sweetheart, no wonder he is so nervous!" the princess said secretly in her heart, with a little regret!
"It's a pity! No matter how high your martial arts are, you don't have an official position, why do you want to rob a woman with the crown prince of the dynasty?" said this, and the little knife also felt reasonable, and couldn't answer for a while.
The princess then said, "I have an idea, I wonder if you have the ability to do it!"
"Princess, please speak!"
"The first day of next month is the Ruiguo Liberal Arts Imperial Examination, if you can be a high Chinese champion, then you are at least an official to the third product, and after the liberal arts is a martial arts department, if you win the martial arts again, then you are the first Wenwu double champion since the founding of the Rui Kingdom, dare not say that the official residence is a product, at least it is also a positive second product, and then you will be qualified to compete with the prince to drink vinegar!"
"What are the requirements for registering for the imperial examination?"
"You need to be recommended by officials above the county order, why don't you let me be your recommender?" But I have one condition!" After the princess finished speaking, she sat down on the chair, and at this time Yuan Lan had already instructed the maid to serve good tea.
"But the princess said that it doesn't matter, as long as I can do it, I will promise you!"
"A gentleman's word, the horse is hard to chase!Then I want you to be my master!" the princess smiled and took a sip of tea.
"The knife is only shallow, I'm afraid it will be difficult to be a big responsibility, the princess is better to find another famous teacher!"
"Brother Xiaodao, you are too modest! I don't know how talented you are, but your martial arts are excellent, and that is what I have seen with my own eyes!" Yuan Lan said.
"That's it, I'll have someone send me a recommendation form tomorrow, don't let me down!" said the princess, and strode away.
"Congratulations to the princess!" Yuan Lan saluted.
"What's the name of this princess?" asked Knife without hesitation.
"Brother Xiaodao, the princess's name can't be called directly, her name is Liu Yi!" Yuan Lan said softly.
"Guo Shaoxia, you are running so fast!" Steward Xia walked in panting. Outside the city, he rode a horse, and when he arrived in the city, he led the horse back, which was naturally much slower!
"Steward Xia, it's just right to come back! I'll write a letter later, please help me send someone to Qingcheng and give it to Fufu?"
"Guo Shaoxia, please rest assured!" Steward Xia said.
"Do you have pen and ink? I'll write it now!"
"Yes, yes!" Steward Xia called someone to get pen and ink, and the knife was written on the hall, the words were written crookedly, Yuan Lan watched from the side, her eyes and brows were wrinkled, how can you be the top student at such a level!
"Alright!" Knife handed the letter to Steward Xia.
"Brother Xiaodao, do you really want to be the champion of the exam, your writing is too ugly!" Yuan Lan was straightforward.
"So you have to help me find a teacher now! There are still ten days until the first day of next month, and I still have ten days!"
"Ten days, ten days, you want to be the top student in the exam?" Yuan Lan looked surprised!
"You can help me inquire, who is most likely to be the top student in liberal arts this year?"
"If you inquire about the news, you should ask that Ye Siniang who is not pulling out a dime!"
"That makes sense! Take it for me first!" the knife threw the sword to Yuan Lan and went to Siniang Teahouse.
Siniang Teahouse is still as good as in the past, business is booming, and Ye Siniang greets guests with a smile.
As soon as the knife entered the Siniang Teahouse, Ye Siniang saw it, and walked over with a smile, as long as it was a generous guest, Ye Siniang would be very enthusiastic!
"Oh! Guo Shaoxia is here! Upstairs seat!" Ye Siniang directly held the hand of the knife.
"Would you like a wing?"
"That's great!
"But if you want the boss lady to drink tea with me in person, it's no problem!"
"Guo Shaoxia, there are too many guests today, and I can't be busy!"
Xiaodao took out a silver ticket of one hundred taels and shook it in front of Ye Siniang.
"No matter how busy you are, you can't snub Guo Shaoxia!" Ye Siniang grabbed the silver ticket with one hand and said with a smile.
In the wing room, Cha Xiaoer had already brought tea and peanuts.
"Let's say, if you are so generous, you must have something to ask me, and I may not help others, but Guo Shaoxia's help, I Ye Siniang will definitely help. Ye Siniang held her chin with her hand.
"I'm going to be the top scorer!"
"I'm not the chief examiner! In this matter of the imperial examination, you asked me a weak woman, are you asking the wrong person?" Ye Siniang blinked.
"Weak woman, haha, as far as I know, the news of Kyoto City can't escape Siniang's ears, you just tell me quietly, who has the best chance to win the Wen champion this year, I can go and ask him for advice!"
"Are you going to kill people and steal papers? No? Every year, you don't know until you enter the examination room, and even if you take someone else's article in advance, it's useless to say the wrong thing. ”
"It's really a question for advice, tell me who this year's examiner is, and I'll ask him what this year's exam questions are!"
"If I'm not mistaken, this year's chief examiner should be Lord Lin Wen of the Hanlin Academy, this person is notoriously fair and rigorous, and it is difficult for you to ask questions from his mouth!"
"As long as it is a human being, there are shortcomings, but some people are better hidden, not easy to find!"
"Even if you know the exam questions and find someone to write you an article in advance, who can beat Du Xiaozhong's writing? Most of this year's champion in liberal arts is him, this person is talented, his writing is sharp, and he writes articles smoothly, but every word is beautiful, all of which imply deep meaning, which makes people think deeply, he is really a great talent in Ruiguo, it is also strange to say, he has been in an accident at home a few days before the scientific examination for two consecutive years, delayed the exam, first his father died, and then his mother died of illness, and now he is alone, no one will become his concern, this year will definitely be the exam, the champion of the text is none other than him!" Ye Siniang finished speaking in one breath, and poured herself a cup of tea to drink.
"The officialdom is sinister, the death of his parents just stopped him from the imperial examination, although it was not intentional, but it was the will of God, which means that he has no chance to be a teacher, it is better to be a teacher with peace of mind!"
"Coincidentally, I see it that way too! Then you still go to the top of the exam?"
"Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, I prefer to go to the tiger mountains, that's my character!"
"That's really a tiger, or a big tiger, Dean Song of the Imperial Court wants his nephew to be the champion of literature. Ye Siniang said very seriously.