Misty rain and heavy flowers accompany the king's return

Before the start of the second round, there is a five-day break in between.

Guowei entered the palace as soon as he finished his work, and presented the sinking paper.

"I've already read it, and he's already silent." Emperor Qianyuan handed him the memorial that Shen Luo had approved in the past few days.

Surprised, Guowei looked at it carefully, and kept praising it while looking at it.

"I'm waiting for you to discuss the appointment of this person. It seems that the cautiousness between you and me may be a way to obliterate him, and even make other people peep at him more." Emperor Qianyuan thought of Huan. Speaking of things from the east.

Guowei didn't say a word after hearing this: "People are different from people, and fate is different. During the time of the first emperor, the emperor was already the appointed heir. This was made by Emperor Gaozong, and the first emperor dared not violate it. What's more, even the Tianyin Pavilion I am very satisfied with the emperor."

"So the first emperor's effect on you was to hide your clumsiness, but before I first ascended to the great treasure, I had a long-term layout and used Yunhao's hand to shatter the iron hooves of the Tuna Dynasty and go south." Emperor Qianyuan asked back.

Guowei got up and knelt down: "Your Majesty, forgive me."

Emperor Qianyuan waved him to get up, and Guowei stood up.

"I don't blame you, I just feel sorry for Yunhao." Emperor Qianyuan said a little guilty.

"Among the princes, only King Luo has the talent to be a commander, and it is an extraordinary talent." Guowei said: "Does the emperor think that there is no reason why Qingyang rose so quickly at the beginning?" Guowei said.

Emperor Qianyuan sneered: "I want to know too."

"The 3 elite black armored guards of the late emperor were quietly given to him," Guowei said.

"Did you give it to me, or the first emperor?"

"It's the late emperor, the late emperor was the sage, and he has seen the ambition of the Tuna dynasty for a long time." Guowei said with a bit of sobs.

"Does the fifth brother know?" Emperor Qianyuan asked.

"He didn't know that the minister was helping him secretly, he just thought it was the late emperor Gu Lian."

"I have wronged you." Emperor Qianyuan looked at his vassal and sighed and said, "I have carried so many years of infamy."

"It's nothing. It's the late emperor who looked far ahead and made arrangements long ago to remove all obstacles for the emperor." Guowei said.

"That's why the fifth younger brother pulled up an army so quickly in Jinyang, beating the Tuna people to their knees and begging for mercy." Emperor Qianyuan thought of the difficulty in the early days of his supremacy: "The reason why the Tuna people came to attack is that my power is not stable. In the hands of you, an unknown but ambitious Taifu who dared to tamper with the last emperor's will."

Guowei nodded: "The late emperor expected it, and all of this is what he expected."

In the year of Emperor Qianyuan's destiny, thinking of this, he couldn't help but raise his head and stop crying: "My father has worked so hard for the Dafeng Dynasty. I am here today because of my father's protection!"

"I have thought about what the emperor said just now. It is indeed different from the situation back then." Guowei said calmly: "It was a foreign aggression back then, but now it is an internal strife. Without the support of the emperor, I am afraid that without prestige it will not be enough to shock the world, at least the Imperial Forest Army must be under his control."

Emperor Qianyuan glanced at him: "Aren't you worried that he leans against King Qi?"

Guowei shook his head: "He has Jiangshan in his heart, and the safety of Dafeng in his heart."

Emperor Qianyuan nodded: "I think so too, so we need to be trained gradually. He can't be too smooth. He doesn't have the skills and struggle. He is not qualified to be the high-ranking and powerful 'Teacher' you mentioned."

"Two phases and three kings, he has to defeat two of them to be eligible, and Tianyin Pavilion's acceptance of him will be tighter than we think, after all, the identity of the new emperor is like a flying star from the sky."

Emperor Qianyuan nodded.

The second exam is policy theory, which discusses "the method of defending the border and winning without fighting."

For many students who are buried in their studies, this is simply a topic like a fantasy.

Shen Luo saw this topic in the middle of the night, the cold wind was blowing outside, and the curtain was covered with oiled paper. The weather was going to change in the past few days, and the cold spring mixed with spring thunder was brewing. White lightning pierced the sky from time to time in the night sky, announcing The spring rain is coming, and before the deep and roaring thunder comes, the earth is in a low pressure, and the students who are under the pressure are the students who will take the exam.

Today, Baili Songran and Yun Mo will take the time to answer the papers, trying to go home before the morning, and many students in the examination room in the afternoon will sleep with their heads buried in their batteries to prepare for the unpredictable weather.

If there is no "dream of previous life", it would be difficult for Shen Luo to make any major articles on military decision-making.

But when he attacked Khitan before "Shen Bai", pulled out the Khitan barracks, threatened Zhongdu, and built cities such as ports and Yunzhou, he already understood the "offensive as defensive" and "both offensive and defensive" defenses. It is much more important than "drawing the ground as a prison".

Combined with the painstaking efforts of "brother-in-law" Yu Wentuo in building the three major guards, he has a comprehensive idea of ​​these defenses, which belongs to his own summary.

"The borderlands are vast and boundless, but the enemies are strong and weak, with different strengths and layouts. The geography is different and the defenses are different.

The southern border of the country is densely covered with forests, and there are dangerous passes in the mountains. Take advantage of the situation, build a pass to gain a foothold, combine footsteps and crossbows, and defend by danger.In the northwest of the country, there are deserts and sandy plains, there are thousands of miles of smoke and dust, guard the oasis passes, build fortresses to defend, guard the outside, garrison behind, the enemy comes, wears and procrastinates, waits for the enemy to tire, and strikes with elites.In the northeast of the country, there is a vast forest and sea, thousands of miles of ice, and the army is stationed behind, deterring foreign enemies by virtue of danger.In the north, although there is no danger to defend, but looking at the situation in Qingyang, the enemy is strong and we need to be strong, so we will garrison the border city with heavy troops.

For border defense, border towns and fortresses should be widely set up. When the enemy invades, it can prevent the enemy from advancing and delay the enemy's momentum through defense.After the border towns, there should be Dacheng prefectures and counties as backup, and heavy troops can be garrisoned, so that the troops can be divided to block delays, and troops can be stationed in multiple cities.It can be divided and defended, or gathered and attacked.

After the prefectures and counties, there is the military town government department, which is the place where the army hoards, the army rations, and the military equipment are hoarded. 30 troops can be prepared when attacking. "

Guowei read it carefully, while Emperor Qianyuan, who was seated above, remained silent, thinking about the key points.

"I will choose him first in the test, and I will choose him fourth in the palace test." After a while, Emperor Qianyuan said.

"This?" Guowei looked embarrassed: "Doesn't this make it clear that there is something tricky about the meeting test and the palace test this time?"

"This is the only way to achieve a balance." Emperor Qianyuan made up his mind and said, "Give them a name, give Shen Luo hope and benefits, this is balance."

At the end of the second exam, many people felt a little more relaxed, because the third exam was based on poetry, rites and music, and even ink paintings were acceptable, which was indeed unheard of.

With his piano skills, Shen Luo hardly needed to think about it.

But Baili Songran and Yun Mo still asked him out, saying that they would attend a literary meeting together.

"This is Qian Xiaoran, the youngest son of General Qianping, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, and one of the four young masters of our imperial capital." Baili Songran introduced to Shen Luo.

"The fourth young master of the imperial capital, is there another one?" Shen Luo asked curiously.

"His elder brother, Qian Yueran, has gone to guard the northwest of the frontier. Don't look at the people in the imperial capital saying that General Qian is not good at force, but brother Yueran is not ordinary, he is a fierce general!" Baili Songran said without hesitation .

Qian Xiaoran gave him a white look.

"Why, do you think I'm talking about your father?" Baili Song said disdainfully: "You think I don't know the three major jokes in the imperial capital?"

Yun Mo couldn't help laughing, he had never seen such a shameless person who even used himself as a talking point.

"The imperial companion, Shen Luo." Yun Mo was introduced by Qian Xiaoran.

Qian Xiaoran nodded and smiled: "Young Master Shen is in the limelight in the imperial capital all the time, and it really makes people admire the beauty of Jiangnan."

Shen Luo smiled slightly, in the tranquility, there was no lack of demeanor, under the long scholar's scarf, there was the temperament of a young man.

When the three of them saw his smile, they were as calm as a mountain, amidst the clouds and mist, they actually had a lot of character.

"Brother Shen won't be worried about the last scene. May I ask how many people can play the piano with your demeanor, but we have to get entangled." personal.

"Speaking of which, I would like to thank Brother Chen for the camellia. The scent of the lingering fragrance refreshes the mind, and the fragrance of the lips and teeth is a kind of clear and bright feeling." Yun Mo said a few words, but also at ease, this person can be It's not that the number one scholar is ignorant.

"Oh?" Qian Xiaoran became interested: "There is also such a camellia, if one day I have time, I really want to taste it with Brother Shen."

"It's a great honor, Mr. Shen is waiting for you at any time." Between Shen Luo's smiles, there was a breeze blowing on his face.

"Brother Shen said so, but you have to deal with the affairs of the palace. Compared with us, you are very busy. To be honest, if we hadn't counted your time correctly, we were afraid that we would not be able to invite you to sit down. What!" Yun Mo said.

Shen Luo looked at him: "My life is very simple, as long as you have time, it is easy for you brothers to see me."

"That's true, no matter how you pass the exam, you have already been settled, and you are still a fourth-rank salary. In the future, you will definitely not be able to get away with simple duties, but we don't know what to do!" Baili Songran said with a sigh , obviously the family gave some pressure.

"No accident, Brother Baili must be Tanhualang, why are you worried?" Shen Luo asked curiously.

"Of course I'm worried, Tanhualang, I'm going to be a bachelor, or an inspector, to learn Taoism, or to be a censor or the Imperial Academy. Just dawdling." Baili Song said calmly.

"Hmph!" Shen Luo couldn't help laughing and said, "Brother Baili is happy, but he is a genuine person."

"That's right!" Baili Song said proudly: "I dare not say anything else, I am a straightforward person."

Shen Luo nodded: "Let the honorable be the prime minister, I think there will be arrangements."

"He!" Baili Songran said with a headache: "I am not as good as Yunmo, he is smart, and he can arrange a county sheriff to be competent. In my father's eyes, when I am an official, it is enough not to cause trouble for him. "

"That's not necessarily the case. I think Brother Baili has a lively personality, so he is very suitable for doing something lively." Shen Luo persuaded.

"Oh?" Baili Songran looked at him excitedly: "Brother Shen, do you have any suggestions? Your imperial companion is not a common sense, even my father said so."

"The king of Yue is currently in charge of the Salt Division of the Third Department of the Taxation System. He is in charge of the coastal areas, and there are all salt merchants in the world. Brother Baili has a rich family and a high status. He will certainly not have the idea of ​​being greedy like ordinary people, not to mention that the Salt Tax Division needs to patrol. Four Seas, can also participate in the formulation of commerce and trade in many state capitals in the world, and even deal with high-ranking officials and wealthy merchants, Brother Baili is good at dealing with people, so I think it is very suitable for this job."

"That's a good idea. With King Yue's care, it's not easy for you to get into trouble." Yun Mo said.

Baili nodded calmly: "Maybe I'm really good at dealing with salt merchants."

The four of them talked very happily and hit it off very well.

The third exam was relatively easy, but it was a concentrated exam with 20 people.

Quite a few of them brought musical instruments, seeing that Shen Luo didn't even bring Yueqin, he couldn't help being a little curious.

Baili Songran reported a hole flute.

"Brother Shen, will you accompany me?" Baili said calmly.

"Can we play together?" Shen Luo asked.

"I say yes." Baili Songran whispered in his ear.

"But I didn't bring a Yueqin, so borrow one!" Shen Luo said.

Baili Songran stared at him with wide eyes: "What are you going to test today?"

"Ink painting." Shen Luo said.

"Ah?" Baili clicked his tongue softly: "These people who care about the joy of silk and bamboo must die laughing."

Shen Luo was surprised by his exaggerated expression.

Sure enough, during the exam, Shen Luo was invited by Baili Songran to help him, and he was not hindered in any way.

Shen Luo nodded calmly to Baili, who picked up the flute and began to play it.

The voice of Dongxiao is low, but the sound range is full of remoteness and silence.

When Shen Luo touched the qin, the sound of the qin was indistinct, already in an extraordinary realm.

The sound of the hole flute is like the breeze of the Changhu Lake, and the sound of the piano is like the flying egret. Between the entanglement and neighing, the artistic conception is far away, which makes the listener feel intoxicated like detachment.

Baili Songran's flute played well, at least it contained emotion, and with the embellishment of sinking, it was even more icing on the cake.

After playing a song, the examiners received unanimous praise.

Shen Luo went to the calligraphy and painting place by himself, splashed ink and painted a picture of misty rain, Baili Songran who accompanied him was dumbfounded.

After he finished the exam, he couldn't help but praise: "Brother Shen is really all-rounder, he can do even this."

After the exam, the students are very relaxed, they are already Juren, no matter what, they squeezed into the Dragon Gate, as long as they have a good life and go one step further, they are enough to honor their ancestors.

Shen Luo didn't have the opportunity to participate in the constant carnival tea parties, because Huan Donglai had already arrived in the imperial capital.

On the morning of the 27th, Guowei took him to the seat of the Imperial Academy of the Phoenix Hall, and sat aside to listen to the morning court as a recorder.

This position is covered by a screen, so you can see the outside, but the ministers in the hall cannot see him.

Huan Donglai was promoted to the local government affairs coordinator of the tax system reform of the Third Division Yamen. He did not have direct management power, but he had the right to participate in the formulation of strategies.

When it was time to publish the list, the officials of the imperial list went to the Palace Gate Square to post up.

Long Tu, Chang's and Changxian Cheng had just disembarked when they heard shouts from the street.

"Brother, brother!" Long Tu pulled a boy who was singing happily, and handed him a handful of copper coins: "Who will be No.1 in this year's exam?"

"Imperial Companion, Shen Luo." The young man took the copper coin, took out a piece of paper copied by someone else, and handed it to Long Tu.

Long Tu took it, and saw that the first line on it really read "Jiangnan Huzhou sinks, first place in this exam."