Emperor Longping looked at Ye Xingyuan, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it. Originally, his first impression of this young man was very good, he was a real celebrity and a merry man, and Ye Xingyuan's romantic affairs made the emperor talk about it.

Unexpectedly, this young man is still loyal and righteous, and he stepped forward at a critical juncture, and he really has a monarch father in his heart, which is even more commendable.

The emperor walked up to Ye Xingyuan and asked Wen Yan, "Are you willing to be an official?"

Eunuch An is a spirit, and it is rare for Emperor Longping to speak in such a gentle voice, even if he is not so polite to his son. This kid is just a man, why should he be so generous, if he wants to be an official, he will be an official? And take the initiative to ask his wishes? This honor is boundless.

After this big drama was performed, Ye Xingyuan was also mentally prepared, and the effect today was really speechless. It can only be said that luck can't even stop the mountain, if no one deliberately makes it bad, the performance of the crow god will definitely not be so powerful, and of course he will not get such treatment from the emperor.

However, we still can't get carried away by temporary success, and we still have to follow the established plan step by step. Ye Xingyuan was neither humble nor arrogant: "The student is a disciple of a saint, and if he learns well, he is excellent, why don't he want to share the worries of the court and serve the people? ”

First of all, I am of course willing to be an official, and I want to thank the emperor for his kindness, but I am not a Confucian who wants to hide in the mountains and forests, and this basic concept must be clear.

Second, I still have to show my attitude, although I want to be an official, I want to go through the imperial examination, and I don't want to be a person.

That's a big difference. If you take a person as an official, even if the emperor is promoted unusually, no matter how high the starting point is, the promotion in the future will be greatly restricted. All the way, the route of the favored ministers is rare and fruitful, and it is not taken by Ye Xingyuan.

If you start from Jinshi, then all aspects of selection and promotion will be advantageous, plus there is an emperor covering, you can't suffer a loss. Before entering the palace. Ye Xingyuan made this decision, even if the emperor wanted to make him an official, he would insist on not accepting it, let alone just asking so politely.

This is also true. "Ye Xingyuan's hardships, Emperor Longping of course understands that although the emperor represents the mandate of heaven, the civil and military officials control the heavens. The so-called water can carry a boat and capsize a boat, and many times he is not able to do what he wants, but must do things according to the established rules.

If it is only given to a low-ranking official position, then of course it can be decided by the emperor, and the cabinet cannot quarrel with the emperor for this. But the future ahead. But it's not that Emperor Longping can be lightly allowed, promoted and judged, looking at political achievements and merit, the emperor's will will be ranked last, which is also helpless.

Therefore, Ye Xingyuan wanted to be a scholar first and then become an official, this is a sober idea, and he was not dizzy because of the emperor's kindness, but he was a talent that could be created.

Emperor Longping said with a smile: "I heard that your poems are famous, and you are a province of Jieyuan." Presumably the article is also good, but it is not easy to try, are you sure?"

The culture and education in Dinghu Province are not bad, but after all, they cannot be compared with the thriving literary style in Jiangnan. It's extremely difficult to try. Even if Xie Yuan is not guaranteed to be a Jinshi, even if he does not fall off the list, if he falls into the top three and the same Jinshi, it will inevitably be a bit of a fly in the ointment.

Dare me to seal today's three big articles. Holy Lord, you haven't read it at all, right? Ye Xingyuan muttered in his heart, I really don't know where this article sealed into Beijing was sent, but Emperor Longping was probably really impatient with these eight strands of words. It's normal if you haven't seen it.

Judging from the reputation of this monarch in the outside world, he cannot be regarded as a pleasure lazy, and he can also be said to have a wide range of hobbies and full of energy, but he is by no means a wise monarch in the traditional sense. Of course, all the lords in the court are ashamed of His Holiness, although their admonitions are not polite, but they are already regarded as literary and decognizable.

During the reign of Emperor Longping, he was very neglectful, except for the first three years of his reign, he often called off the dynasty, and entrusted the important affairs of the military state to the cabinet. And many times the selection of harem beauties, the rejuvenation of Jiangnan flowers and stones, all over the country into the auspicious wind everywhere, I heard that there is also the absurd behavior of the white dragon fish suit.

The only thing that is commendable is that he has always insisted on lightly leviing and paying a small amount of money - but unfortunately this point has been almost completely covered up by the various local levies and regulations, and the burden of the common people is still extremely heavy, and no one will think of the emperor's good.

Due to the enlightenment of the saints and the existence of the Heavenly Machine System, even if the emperor who represents the Mandate of Heaven does not care about political affairs, under the leadership of the cabinet, the imperial court can still operate normally. It is probably because he saw through this that Emperor Longping fully delegated power, and it can be regarded as the rule of the Holy Son of Heaven in a sense.

I heard that the emperor was not very enthusiastic about the grand events of the imperial examination, and there were also troubles about admitting the wrong champion at the previous Qionglin banquets, and the articles sealed into Beijing were certainly earth-shattering, but it was natural for the son of heaven not to read it.

Ye Xingyuan pondered for a while and then replied: "The sage's mystery, how can it be easily understood by the laity of our generation? ”

Emperor Longping clapped his hands and smiled: "Young people should have some ambition, I think you deserve to be the champion like this, but if you let me do something, let your kid be a flower." ”

Eunuch An listened to Emperor Longping's happiness today, and the more he spoke, the more he couldn't speak, and hurriedly wiped his cold sweat to stop him: "Long live Lord Shenyan, if these words are heard by those adults in the foreign courts, I am afraid that I will have to write a book again."

Emperor Longping also knew that he was laughing too much, but the boss was still unhappy, and said angrily: "Our own people talk behind closed doors, it's just a joke, how can they take it seriously?

The main examination should be a bachelor of this dynasty, which has not yet been determined at this time, but even the examiner cannot decide the final ranking of the candidates, of course, the emperor can not interfere.

The emperor and the scholar are nothing more than the chosen talents of heaven, and the so-called title of the gold list is the emergence of heaven, and it is no longer written by mortals.

The influence of power and authority on the results of the examination has been minimized as much as possible under the system of rules set by the saints to ensure the most basic fairness. It's a pity that there are too many loopholes in the previous two exams, so even if the last level can be overcorrected, it still can't stop the society's selection from forming a gradual accumulation of deviations.

Ye Xingyuan can only hide these words in his heart, he can hear Emperor Longping's unhappiness, as the Son of Heaven, he acts in a constrained manner, although he has the mandate of heaven, he is not free, this kind of taste should not be comfortable, Ye Xingyuan at least will not talk nonsense at this time to poke his heart.

I have to wait until the future, Ye Xingyuan secretly wrote down the emperor's attitude, in this world of strict heavenly machines, the only thing that can compete with the heavenly machine is the mandate of heaven, that is, the power of the royal family, if Ye Xingyuan wants to make a difference, every detail cannot be relaxed.

After Emperor Longping finished complaining, he looked at Ye Xingyuan and frowned, then turned around and asked Eunuch An with a smile: "It's a little difficult to do now, this kid doesn't want to be an official for the time being, and I can't help him with the imperial examination, I can only look at his own ability."

But he has made a great contribution today, and he must be rewarded, Father-in-law An, you have seen a lot of things, and you have been by my side for a long time, what do you think you should reward this kid?"

Why did you suddenly ask me? Eunuch An chuckled even more in his heart, Emperor Longping usually took care of these trivial matters in a hurry, and he didn't care about other people's opinions at all, and often had to let the cabinet members take care of the aftermath for him.

Today, he asked Ye Xingyuan first, and then asked himself, which shows that Emperor Longping attaches great importance to Ye Xingyuan. Hooray, it's easy for others to misunderstand you like this!

Eunuch An saw that the faces of everyone around him had changed greatly, and his eyes looked at Ye Xingyuan with more awe, but he was afraid that as soon as today's incident passed, the rumors of Ye Xingyuan's royal pearl would become more and more intense.

It's hard to explain this, and there is no way to remind the emperor, Eunuch An can only grit his teeth and say: "Ye Xingyuan is not a small merit, only this merit is not exclusive to him, it is the power of Dinghu Province, Your Majesty wants to reward it, you must first reward the officials of Dinghu Province, and this Tang Shiyan, Zhu Ning'er and others."

However, today Ye Xingyuan has the merit of rescuing and guarding, and the two merit are combined, and the old slave does not dare to say anything. However, according to the practice of the previous dynasty, there may be a reward of knighthood. ”

The first half of his words were reasonable, Emperor Longping nodded slightly, but Ye Xingyuan felt that something was wrong, could it be that this old eunuch meant to suppress his own merits? No, today the crow god behaved like this, the emperor was so satisfied, even if he was blind, he knew that Ye Xingyuan would definitely not be able to suppress it today.

When he heard the second half of Eunuch An's words, Ye Xingyuan's heart was awe-inspiring, and he looked at the eunuch in disbelief, unable to guess whether he was kind or malicious.

The reward of knighthood, is it idle?

The title of this dynasty is extremely strict, and the heroes are also demoted to hereditary status, and most of the nobles who founded the country have disappeared after three hundred years. However, there was a change in the middle of the dynasty, leaving behind a lot of nobles, and now it is also a force surging in the court.

This group of people is brave and ruthless, and has the divine power of the mandate of heaven to protect themselves, and there are often hidden gold medals in the family of Danshu iron coupons to avoid death, and they are the most domineering in Beijing, hugging each other as in-laws, and both glory and loss are lost, that is, the clear stream that controls the government and the powerful eunuchs do not want to provoke them, but for the balance and stability of the court situation, they must find a way to win them over.

After the honor, of course, the most hated are the nouveau riche, which is equivalent to a share of their privileges, who can be happy? For those who have been knighted for military merits, they may not have anything to say, but for the fortunate knighthood, these people are not polite at all.

It is not unheard of in Beijing that the son of Xungui beats his favorite ministers, and Emperor Longping has a good temper, but he just admonishes both sides to calm things down.

Now that this eunuch An proposed to knight Ye Xingyuan, was this a good intention to praise him? Or did he want to borrow a knife to kill people and throw him at this group of murderers who were sharpening their knives? Ye Xingyuan was not able to judge for a while. (To be continued......)