Records of the King of Xin'an County

Because of the favor of the empress, Li Hui followed Yan and Zhou into the palace every day to serve her grandmother.Speaking of serving illnesses, the female relatives might cook, test, and feed medicines themselves. As a gentleman, it was inconvenient for him to do this kind of serving, so he sat by the side and talked with Queen Qin.

His speech and behavior are not rigid at all, just like the grandmother and grandchildren of ordinary people, talking about Junzhou and what he saw and heard during the journey.Even a rural place like Yunxiang County is full of fun in his mouth. Although there are difficulties, there are also many rare customs and customs.Not to mention the travel stories that Wang Zixian told him, such as telling travel notes and legends, even without adding oil and vinegar, it is enough to make people listen with gusto.

"This Wang Zixian is indeed a man of extraordinary insight, and his character is also very good." After hearing this, Queen Qin commented with a smile, "It's rare for you to hit it off. In the future, when he comes to Chang'an for a tribute, you can recommend him to your grandfather or Uncle, maybe in a few decades, he will be a famous minister again."

"To tell you the truth, grandma, my grandson has already made up his mind that he must praise him a lot in front of his grandfather and uncle. Even if he failed in the Jinshi tribute examination for a while, it may not be possible to persuade him to try again to become an official. Like him It would be great if this kind of talented person can serve us in Tang Dynasty as soon as possible." When mentioning his friends, Li Hui beamed.

Being affirmed and recognized by Empress Qin, he felt more confident. After planning to go home, he immediately sent someone to present a letter to the prince, asking him when he planned to go to Chang'an to take the Jinshi examination.In his opinion, the sooner he came to Chang'an, the better.While their family is still in Beijing, they can recommend more contacts for him.If you can win the favor of your grandfather or uncle, will you still use your sorrow to go straight to the sky?

"What talent do you want to recommend? Let me hear it?"

The saint's voice suddenly sounded behind him. Li Hui immediately stood up and saluted. He raised his eyes to look at the saint who was slowly walking in, and said with a slight smile, "Grandfather came just in time, and my grandson just told grandma about the friend he met during the journey. Although he is old, He is young, but he is very knowledgeable. He has traveled to many places, and he has insightful observations and unique insights. When encountering a canyon collapse, he also went to investigate the situation without fear. The grandmother felt that he was outstanding and talented, so she gave it to her grandson. Come up with an idea and ask your grandson to recommend him."

"How old is he now? If it's suitable, why don't you just let him be an official? If you are really talented and good at doing things, you don't need to stick to the test of tribute." The saint stroked his long beard and said, "It's rare Listening to your kid say so many good things for others, you should let him have a try, both emotionally and rationally."

Li Hui was taken aback, but he didn't expect his grandfather to love the house so much. He immediately shook his head and said, "He is about the same age as me, so he shouldn't be suitable for the examination. I believe that if he is a subject of Mingjing, he will pass the provincial examination. But , it may be difficult for the time being for the first subject of Jinshi. In a few years, he might be able to become the new envoy. If grandpa directly confers on him right now, it will not be fair enough."

Generally speaking, Chaju is to recommend those celebrities and wise men who live in seclusion to meet the emperor's thirst for talents.And such talents are usually already famous.Even if the official position is directly awarded, the officials will not have any ideas.But if a young man was appointed an official after being inspected, he might be attacked by those speech officials.

Empress Qin also nodded her head slightly to show her agreement: "For public and private purposes, it is only appropriate for A Hui to think like this, and to take care of both sides. Good boy, you are right. If he can be honored to be an official, why should he give it to others?" What is the reason? On the contrary, it will be detrimental to future promotion."

She didn't mention the saint's fault, but just euphemistically explained her position, but the saint couldn't help laughing: "It doesn't matter, you are the one who distinguishes between public and private, but I don't. Then when he presents, I will Take a closer look."

Li Hui immediately saluted and thanked Shengen, and then retreated with a wink.Yan Shi and others were waiting in the outer room, talking in low voices.At a glance, there are all kinds of Yingying and Yanyan. Although he is a junior, he has already reached the age of 13. It is a bit inappropriate to sit among them.Therefore, he simply resigned to the elders and walked out of the Lizheng Hall.

Standing outside the Legislative Hall is a group of Qianniu Guards, wearing Mingguang armor with horizontal knives hanging from their waists. They all look very energetic.Li Hui had always been envious of their stature, and then remembered his idea of ​​practicing riding and archery.Now that I go to the palace every day to serve the sick, where can I find free time?Now that I finally got some time, I naturally have to make good use of it.So, he went over and borrowed bows and arrows from the Thousand Bull Guards.

He is quite favored now, Qianniuwei Zhonglang on duty hesitated for a moment, then untied his bow and arrow and lent it to him.With a bow and arrow, he came to the Yanxi Pavilion on the side, aimed at the bushes not far away, and shot one arrow, two arrows, one after another.Perhaps because of seeing blood, although the accuracy is still worrying, but just looking at the momentum, it seems very unusual.As he became more focused, his accuracy began to improve slowly.

Just when he was almost in a state of ecstasy, the arrows in the quiver were used up.When he came back to his senses, there was still a bit of regret in his heart.After all, it is not so easy to enter the state of ecstasy, and I don't know what opportunity I will have to meet next time.

Just as he was about to turn around and ask for more arrows, he suddenly found a little lady standing beside him.She looked no more than seven or eight years old, wearing a very fashionable six-panel skirt with rose branches and valerian, and a primrose-colored cardigan, which made her skin whiter. Her black and bright eyes rolled with a hint of slyness.

"Are you that cousin from the countryside of Junzhou?" She tilted her head and asked, her voice was as clear as a bell, without any malice, but it was indeed somewhat rude.

Li Hui thought he was old, so naturally he would not take such small things seriously, and nodded with a smile: "It is indeed me, and I am indeed from Junzhou, and Junzhou is indeed not a prosperous place. However, ordinary people would not say "from the countryside of Junzhou" in front of their elder brother, it would be considered offensive and rude. Who said this in front of you? Changning?"

"How do you know I'm Changning?" The little lady opened her eyes curiously.

"Of course I know." Li Hui replied, curling up his lips.Being able to shuttle freely in the palace, even leaving the maids without a trace, and at such an age--except for his uncle's eldest daughter, Princess Changning, who else could it be?She is the only child of the Crown Princess Du's family, and she is deeply loved by the Crown Prince. She is raised with gold and jade, even if she is a little bit willful, no one dares to say anything.However, if someone wants to take advantage of the child's innocence and self-will, and take the opportunity to provoke the relationship between the prince's line and King Pu's line, then he has evil intentions.

Princess Changning thought for a while: "I also occasionally heard it from the palace maids... Since they can't talk about the countryside at will, then they are laughing at their cousin? Then they are really courageous, I must tell Ah Mother!" As she spoke, she lifted the hem of her skirt and ran away.After a few steps, she stopped suddenly, turned around, bit her lip and said in a low voice, "I was rude."After she finished speaking, her little face was already flushed red.

Li Hui frowned slightly, and immediately looked at this rumored little princess with a lot of willfulness.The rumors are really not to be believed. Although the Crown Princess dotes on her daughter, she has taught her very well.At least, not all children of this age know how to apologize sincerely after doing something wrong.Thinking of this, he laughed loudly: "It's okay, you are just being misled."

Princess Changning also smiled sweetly, and then rushed into the Lizheng Hall to file a complaint.

Not to mention what kind of turmoil this seemingly insignificant event will cause in the Taiji Palace, Shangzhou Prefecture, which is only 150 miles away from Chang'an, is also brewing a storm due to the previous attack on King Pu. rain.The governor of Shangzhou and the governor of Shangzhou received several imperial edicts issued by the imperial court, urging them to capture the bandits as soon as possible and convict these lawless thieves.However, despite the anger of the sage and the pressure of the court, the two diligently investigated for so many days, but found countless loopholes and doubts.

Not to mention the various evidences left on dozens of corpses, indicating that the identities of these people are doubtful.When they arrested the fleeing gangsters, those gangsters committed suicide after struggling to resist.This is obviously not the first-class behavior of bandits, it is more like a dead soldier pretending to be a bandit.Moreover, the governor of Shangzhou sent troops to search the bandit dens in Qinling Mountains, and captured many real bandits inside for interrogation. It also confirmed that these corpses were not Qinling mountain bandits, but thieves with ulterior motives who came from nowhere.

Seeing "King Pu meets a bandit" turned into "King Pu was assassinated", both of them were stunned.This kind of major and important case is definitely not something that their official rank can handle.Whether it is found out or not found out, they will definitely be blamed!A careless move may even involve their own official career or family, or even their lives!

More than ten years ago, when the abolished crown prince and King Pu were fighting for succession, King Pu was also assassinated.Later, it was confirmed that it was indeed the abolished prince who ordered someone to do it.The people or families involved in this matter were almost all punished as treason, the first offender was beheaded, and the family members were exiled for three thousand miles.Now that the East Palace is stable, where did this assassin come from?Want to kill King Pu who has almost no hope of shaking the crown prince? !

No matter who the final evidence points to, it is very likely that the prince, the king of Yue, or even the deposed prince will be involved.Those who prove their innocence and those who take advantage of the opportunity will immediately set off a bloodbath.And as the ones who exposed this matter, they won't get any benefit at all!However, if such a major event is not revealed, I am afraid that it will be regarded as the accomplice of the treasonist!

Just when the two high-ranking officials from Xiongzhen were so anxious that they couldn't sleep, eat, or sit and sleep, Wang Zixian, who was studying behind closed doors, received a message from Chen Guoyi.He looked at the date of the visit mentioned in the post, with a smile that was not a smile: "Who would rush to visit on the same day? When was this post sent? You waited until the guest was about to arrive, and then rushed to me ?”

The servant replied with a low eyebrow: "Slaves are stupid, and they don't know when this post was sent. It has been left in the corner of the shackles. It was not found until today after cleaning. It is all the fault of the slaves. Look at it." Lang Jun Haihan!"

"Heh, even the dignified Captain Guo Yi's post, you can still leave it behind, and let me hold back?" Wang Zixian raised the corners of his lips, full of sarcasm.

Standing beside him, Qingsou scolded: "You can't even handle such a small matter of delivering posts. What's the use of supporting you? The Wang family in Shangzhou has never been a fifth-rank official. If you offend a distinguished guest, Can you afford the consequences?! Now the servants in the family are really getting more and more slack, sir, you must break up with A Lang and your wife!"

The servant raised his eyes, showing no fear: "The slaves did something wrong, and the slaves are willing to accept the punishment."