[Sword III] Life skills take you to fly

Lin Li has recently been proud of his horseshoe disease. Originally, the imperial court had issued a document announcing that the imperial examination would be stopped again, so he thought he would waste another three years.Unexpectedly, the new emperor succeeded to the throne and reopened Enke.Before Lin Li participated in the general examination, he had already been admitted as a tribute student, and he could change schools after the final palace examination was over.Han Chuang has been studying hard for decades, just waiting for this day.

Now that the list of palace examinations has been released, the streets are full of voices. During this period of time, we have been hearing news of someone getting married. Those rich masters like to catch their sons-in-law under the list, and the poor students also look forward to double happiness.No matter how confident Lin Li was in himself, he never thought that he would win Tanhua in this middle school.

The imperial examinations were held every three years, and the number of imperial examinations that the emperor had to hold during his lifetime in power was too many, and there were countless Jinshi.Not particularly stellar, hard to impress the Emperor in the first place.Although it was delayed once, but now it seems that it has never been a kind of luck. After all, the first imperial examination opened by the new emperor is the most valuable, and the exam is the easiest for the emperor to notice at this time.

All the candidates who got good rankings in this imperial examination are thankful, but passing the imperial examination is only the first step for them to enter the officialdom.Lin Li was only in his 20s, and he passed the Tanhua exam. He thought this was the greatest luck, but he didn't expect that there would be more surprises to come.

At the Qionglin Banquet, the host and guest had a great time, even the most elm-headed people would not embarrass others on such an occasion.Emperor Shuo was also a rare joy. During this period of time, he found a solution to the hidden illness that had plagued him for many years. In addition, the first imperial examination he opened after he succeeded to the throne was successfully completed, and he networked a group of talents.

"Your Majesty is overjoyed!" The banquet was going on, and it stands to reason that the eunuchs in the palace also had winks, and they wouldn't disturb anything that wasn't particularly important.But this little Xizi has always been shrewd, knowing that His Majesty has been looking forward to this job for many years, so he snatched such a good job out of his head.

"What's the matter?" Zhou Shun, the chief eunuch next to Emperor Shuo, asked, and recognized Xiao Xizi from the Queen's Palace.

"The empress is happy!"

No matter how calm Emperor Shuo was, a few drops of wine still spilled out of his glass, "Really?" Even though he knew that these people would never lie about this kind of thing, after all, it was something that he had been looking forward to for many years, so he still couldn't help asking more questions. said a word.

"Prince Zhao just diagnosed him." Zhao Qi had been loyal to the crown prince many years ago, and he was also very cautious. If he hadn't been extremely cautious, he definitely wouldn't have said it out loud.

"Show Ningyuan Palace." I was filled with joy, and temporarily ignored the other people at the banquet.Fortunately, Emperor Shuo was the one with the most say in the room, and he was entitled to leave at will in the middle.

Zhou Shun arranged the follow-up of the banquet in a short time, and hurriedly went with Emperor Shuo.My heart is also full of excitement, as soon as the master is happy, the good days of this servant are not far away.

"This...Brother Lin, I really don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing." This is a student who was discharged from Bailu Hospital with Lin Li. He finally became a Jinshi in his early years, but he must be a little stupid in reading. What do you say? Dare to speak out.

"Brother Wang is careful, it is a blessing for Dayong that the empress is happy." Even if His Majesty leaves temporarily, but for this year's candidates, such good news at the Qionglin Banquet is naturally a blessing. good thing.His Majesty thought about it a little afterwards, and whoever has a good impression of those present may have a very different future.

The Qionglin banquet continued, and there was another scene in the Queen's Palace waiting for Emperor Shuo.

The empress who had just been diagnosed with pregnancy was not joyful, but even more dignified, "Nurse, there is nothing wrong with this medicine." Even if Zhao Qi was fooled, but in case, as long as one Carelessness is a serious crime of bullying the king and destroying the clan.

"Don't worry, ma'am, uncle tried many times before he dared to use it for you." The queen's natal family is Suyi Bosu's family, and the uncle mentioned by this nanny is the queen's father.

The queen's face was still a little gloomy, and she didn't want to use such a risky method at first, but she couldn't bear the irresistible persuasion of her parents.In addition, now that the emperor's body is gradually recovering, there is no guarantee that the next prince will emerge from the belly of any concubine.Now the status of the Su family is getting worse day by day, and they didn't help Emperor Shuo in the process of ascending the throne. Even now the queen is still the queen, it is already Emperor Shuo's nostalgia.

During this period, Emperor Shuo kept giving rewards to other cronies, but skipped over the empress's natal family. Although the Su family was not up to date, the empress' uneasiness grew day by day.Hearing that Emperor Shuo's ceremonial car had arrived outside, the queen quickly put on a joyful and shy expression.

"Zi Tong has worked hard." Emperor Shuo stepped forward and sat down beside the bed, holding the Queen's hand, his eyes couldn't stop the joy.

Although there are thousands of thoughts in my heart, everyone is an actor in front of the emperor.Naturally, the empress also had an expression all over her eyes, "It is a blessing for a concubine to bear children for His Majesty."

"Take care of it well, this is the hope of Da Yong in the future." It seems that the kit is indeed a fetish, since wearing it close to his body, not only has his unspeakable problem disappeared, but also good news quickly came from Zhonggong. God treats himself well.

"Your concubine obeys." Seeing that Emperor Shuo paid more attention to this child, the queen became more and more frightened.I didn't want to start around this matter later, so I quickly changed the subject, "Your Majesty, now that the eldest prince and eldest princess have reached their age, the concubine, as the aunt, should also consider a thing or two about their marriage." The criticisms from his own sons were handled in a hurry.In order to prevent the backyard from catching fire, the queen acted with restraint, so she told the queen about her plan.Therefore, the queen also knows that the prince and two princesses in the palace are nothing but fake dragons and phoenixes.

But now the eldest prince and the eldest princess are sixteen or seventeen years old. Although they are being coldly treated according to Emperor Shuo's idea, outsiders will say that the empress is not good if it continues.

"Zitong is right. This matter can be done now, but don't waste too much effort. What's in your belly is the most important thing." Emperor Shuo recalled these 'sons and daughters' from his memory, and immediately You can have your own real children, and you don't mind their existence so much, anyway, they are all under your control.

"I don't know, Your Majesty, what criteria should be used to select the concubine and son-in-law?" If it is too high, according to Emperor Shuo's previous attitude towards them, he will definitely be unhappy, if it is too low, others should blame him.The empress was also in a dilemma, trying to figure out the emperor's intentions, because Emperor Shuo had not been able to have his own child for a long time, and she was a little angry at these princes and princesses who took up his child's title.

"The prince and concubine should be selected from the daughters of the official families below the fourth rank, and the concubines on both sides will be postponed according to the life experience of the concubine. The son-in-law... just came out of the palace examination, just choose the one who is on the list and of the right age." This standard is quite low. Fortunately, there is no harm if there is no comparison. Anyway, Emperor Shuo treats the current children equally, and they dare not be angry.

"Yes, the concubine will definitely do it properly." It should be His Majesty's will, and I can't blame myself.

The two were talking here, but it was too late to report outside.Empress Dowager Liu is almost sixty years old, but she is well maintained. Although her hair is half white, she still looks energetic.He also came here impatiently after hearing the good news that the queen was happy.

Emperor Shuo and the Empress hurriedly got up and welcomed Empress Dowager Liu in.

"It's a concubine, isn't it? I should have gone to pay my respects to the queen mother in person, but now I have to bother the queen mother." Queen Su's half-squatting body was immediately held by the queen mother and sat down.

"What nonsense are you talking about? You are a man now, so sit down and don't get tired." At the beginning, the matter of the eldest prince was advocated by the Empress Dowager Liu. Now that she finally has a grandson, she is naturally overjoyed. .

"Bodhisattva bless, my son, you must reward the person who cured your disease." Empress Dowager Liu has always had headaches with her son's heirs. At the beginning, she didn't know whether her eldest son was plotting something bad or had a physical problem. , there has never been a son and a half daughter, but fortunately, the head and tail were cleaned up, and a few children were brought in behind, so others can't make a fuss about having no heirs.

Originally, the youngest son was able to have a child. Unexpectedly, it was reported that the princess had an affair with someone else, and the evidence was conclusive. In a rage, the youngest son pushed his pregnant wife into the lake. As a result, he drowned, leaving one dead and two dead. .The old emperor made a thorough investigation but found that the original physical evidence was missing, but the witness temporarily changed his statement to say that the nine princes did not like the concubine's intentional murder.The concubine's natal family was naturally dissatisfied and made a fuss in the Golden Luan Hall. During that time, Chu Zhi didn't know what went wrong and acted perversely and violently. The queen and the prince were also implicated and abolished. Although they made a comeback due to various reasons later, they were somewhat passive in the end.

During that time, Chu Zhi couldn't be taken care of, so he could only go to Yingzhou to avoid the limelight.Although it was he who caused all this, Empress Dowager Liu didn't know that it was all a conspiracy by others, and they were all plotted against.How can a mother be willing to be harsh on her own child all the time, and Empress Dowager Liu is more partial to her younger son, which made Chu Zhi suffer so much in Yingzhou, and later found out that he had been poisoned all the time so his temperament changed drastically. After being poisoned, the few things he did for his imperial brother were beautiful, and he felt pity for him even more.

Before the eldest son had no biological child of his own, Empress Dowager Liu could not say that she would help the younger son choose a successor to the princess. If the younger son had a child and the older son could not have one, she was afraid of being suspected that she wanted the younger son's child to inherit the throne. .It's all right now, the queen is pregnant, no matter if it's a man or a woman, it just needs to prove that the emperor can give birth to a child.

"Now that the emperor's son is expected to have an heir, I can't help but think of Zhi'er. He is so old and has nowhere to go. What should I do?"

"What the queen mother said is that I have been thinking about this matter, and I asked the queen to pay more attention to it." Emperor Shuo is happy today, so he doesn't care about his mother's little thoughts.Fortunately, the emperor's younger brother was also loyal to him, so there was no such thing as a brother-in-law.

The queen's face remained unchanged. Although Emperor Shuo didn't pay as much attention to what he said, he couldn't dismantle his stage at this time. A few suitable candidates." To be honest, the queen didn't want Chu Zhi's princess status to be so high, although no matter how high she was, she couldn't go by herself, but it was always a thorn in her heart.It's no secret that the queen mother loves her younger son. The queen is naturally upset after seeing it for a long time. In addition, she was pushed down from the throne of the princess because of Chu Zhi.

"Oh? What kind of girls are there?"

"There is the granddaughter of Marquis Xiangning and the eldest daughter of Uncle Pingyuan. By the way, the sixth younger sister of the concubine's family has not seen her yet. If the emperor's younger brother likes her, the concubine's parents must be very happy."

"I will go back and think about this matter carefully. The queen should rest first."

The emperor and empress respectfully sent the queen mother out again, and as soon as she left the Ningyuan Palace, the face of the queen mother Liu immediately turned black, "Humph, but since there are dragon species, I don't care about this palace, let's see what she gave to Zhier." What kind of family are you looking for!" Although she said so, Empress Dowager Liu also knew what this child meant to Emperor Shuo, no matter what she thought of the empress, she hoped that this child would be born safely.

"The Empress Dowager is really unreasonable." Although the nurse next to her is also an old man who has been with the Empress Dowager for many years, she dare not criticize the Empress too much.

"Xiangninghou's granddaughter, isn't her mother eloped with a poor scholar and was abandoned? Later, Mrs. Xiangninghou felt sorry for her daughter and took their mother and child back, but no one in Shangjing didn't know that shit. Tell my son to be the right concubine. And her sixth younger sister, everyone knows that she is as ugly as nothing... What is the origin of the eldest daughter of Uncle Pingyuan?" Empress Dowager Liu vaguely remembered that the eldest son of Uncle Pingyuan was quite valued by the emperor.

"I heard that the two relatives were mentioned earlier, but the fiancé died long ago..."

The queen mother was even more angry when she heard the words, "Does she want to conquer my son?"

"The empress dowager must not be so angry, the empress may have lost her sight. Prince Li just arrived in Shangjing, and some people didn't know him well, so they didn't raise it rashly. We should consider this matter slowly, and the best will always come later."

Empress Dowager Liu was just talking angry words, thinking that Emperor Shuo treated this younger brother well anyway, and would definitely not choose such a woman as the prince and concubine, so she stopped talking.

Emperor Shuo, who stayed in the house, also noticed Empress Dowager Liu's dissatisfaction, "Why did the queen mother seem to be very angry when she left?" It's hard for him.

"Hey, the father of the granddaughter of the Marquis of Xiangning died early. Uncle Pingyuan's eldest daughter's two marriage proposals have been delayed until now it is almost double tenth. The concubines and six younger sisters are mediocre. Presumably even the queen mother looks down on them."

"The queen mother's vision is indeed a bit higher." If you say that Chu Zhi is also married for the second time, he is now nearly [-] years old, and his reputation was so cruel before. How could someone who is really high-ranking and caring for his daughter take the initiative to talk to his daughter in his prime? he. "Zitong doesn't have to worry, just let nature take its course. If the queen mother has a suitable candidate, she will make the decision. If she still can't find it, just give me some advice."

"The concubine knows."

After appeasing the queen, Emperor Shuo continued to return to the Qionglin banquet, and at the same time bestowed many rewards to the Zhongyonghou mansion.

Xinglou saw off the eunuch who sent the letter, and looked at the boxes of rewards in the yard, and his heart was also confused.Is the effect of this skill so powerful?