To Rule in a Turbulent World

The rain stopped, and the cicadas outside began to chirp again. Three days later, on the [-]th day of the seventh lunar month, when the rankings were released, the capital was crowded. You Miao knew that she would win the test, so she didn't care much. Only Zhang Wenhan didn't win. You Miao was a little concerned.

"Master! Master!" Cheng Guangwu came in hurriedly. Zhang Wenhan was playing chess with You Miao. When the two looked up, Zhang Wenhan immediately smiled and said, "Congratulations, Master!"

Cheng Guangwu said: "Young master and Zhang Er, both of you have won the tribute!"

You Miao was overjoyed when she heard it, and gave Zhang Wenhan a thumbs-up, and said, "Now we can pack up and go to the palace exam together."

Zhang Wenhan said happily: "God knows that the young master must be accompanied when he goes to the hall. Wenhan is also in the honor of the young master."

The two laughed. It was a blessing for You Miao to have such a friend in his life. Cheng Guangwu took out another letter from his bosom, handed it to You Miao, and said, "Uncle Qiao's family letter, young master, please write a letter back to announce the good news. stop!"

You Miao shuddered, and immediately said, "Who sent it?"

But a young man named Yaoguang came, stood outside, polite, but said very little, bowed and said: "Congratulations to our young master."

You Miao took money to reward Guangwu and Yaoguang, even though it was his own family, this matter was going to win a lottery, You Miao waved to Yaoguang while opening the letter, and said: "Come and tell me, how is your family doing? "

Yaoguang's temper is similar to Li Zhifeng's. He usually stands quietly when he doesn't call. He talks when he has something to say, doesn't say anything, doesn't make jokes, and has a calm expression.At this moment, he was full of travel and dust, and he was obviously tired from the road. He came over to wash cups for You Miao and Zhang Wenhan, poured tea, and said, "Everything is fine at home. When the flood happened last month, the water truck almost broke down once. The housekeeper kept it. gone."

You Miao read the letter while listening to Yaoguang's explanation, the flood flooded most of Yangzhou, but fortunately Jiangbo Villa was safe and sound, Li Zhifeng had to go back in time, otherwise the waterwheel would break and be washed away.Even so, half of the waterwheel was washed away, the chain was loose, and it sank to the bottom of the river.Li Zhifeng is leading people to salvage.

For the water accumulated by the rain, Qiao Jue led people to work for three days and three nights to divert the water from the canal. The skilled craftsmen hired when Jiangbo Villa was built had already made preparations. The canal can not only supply water, but also drain water.Having said that, You Miao finally let go of the big stone in his heart.

After reading Qiao Jue's letter, he found that there was another letter inside. He shook it open with his hand, but couldn't help smiling.

You Miao's family letter has only been out for three days, and it is estimated that it has not arrived at Jiangbo Villa at this moment, but Li Zhifeng's letter has arrived first. Inside is Li Zhifeng's own handwriting. In just a few lines, the content is: "The things at home are not finished, I will go back immediately, I miss you so much, I don't know how to say a thousand words, and I don't know who to talk to, see letters like faces, take care of yourself, Feng."

You Miao watched and couldn't help laughing. The more he thought about it, the more funny he was. He wrote a letter by himself.But Li Zhifeng was just the opposite. He was full of words, but he was limited by his literary talents. He racked his brains and didn't know how to express it. It's really funny.

Zhang Wenhan saw that You Miao couldn't help but joked, "Let me see? What did Brother Li say?"

Zhang Wenhan also laughed when he saw it, and sang loudly, knocking on his teacup: "It's been a long time-it should be a good time-it's a fake! Even if there are thousands of styles-who can tell?"

You Miao laughed until his stomach ached, stopped him from grabbing the letter, and said with a smile: "No, no, I want to send colored notes and rulers. I know where the mountains and rivers are! Come back! Hurry up!"

This time several students laughed even more, Zhang Wenhan was in a good mood, and had a good time with You Miao, someone joked, "But Mrs. You's letter came?"

You Miao folded the letter with a smile, put it away, hummed, and went into the room without explaining.

That day You Miao took Li Zhifeng's letter and read it over and over for a while, thinking that when he came to Beijing in a few days, he would take him around after passing the imperial examination.August [-]th can always arrive. When the emperor entertains the ministers, he will also lead him into the palace to see the world.

There is still one month left for the imperial examination on the tenth day of August.After You Miao got the letter, she woke up and went to the library every day to look through books.

With the addition of a flutter to serve, Cheng Guangwu and Cheng Guangwu are finally busy enough.As soon as the exam results were released, the students who didn't make the list went back one after another. For a while, Guozixue was quite deserted. Most of the candidates wanted to get fame, and they could stop when they got the tribute.And those who stay to take the exam seriously and prepare for the palace exam all have their own ambitions.On the tenth day of August, before Li Zhifeng came back, You Miao took Yaoguang to take the exam.

The palace examination questions are written by today's emperor himself, and only the questions are asked. When he enters the hall at dawn, he rolls his name and salutes.The examinees stood in front of the Hall of Mental Cultivation in a dark manner. After the roll call, the attendant led them to their seats.

You Miao was a little flustered in his heart. Li Zhifeng didn't come, so he always felt that something was missing.

When the policy question was opened, You Miao's heart shuddered, it was actually talking about frontier affairs!

You Miao couldn't help but look up at the tributes in the arena, everyone's faces were full of surprises, the policy question was the last part of the test, the questioner was the emperor, and the question in the policy was obviously the emperor's question The government is in the interest of the people, and it is a "countermeasure" to express one's own views on this matter, synthesize what one has learned in one's life, and give one's own answer.

You Miao has imagined many exam questions, and Sun Yu has also talked about policy questions. Usually, the questions are about people's livelihood, governance, and clean government. Exam question precedent.

However, when it comes to frontier strategy, You Miao never imagined that the Hu people are raging outside the Great Wall now, which is much more serious than a few years ago. Perhaps Emperor Tianqi's question is also a sign of crisis.

Speaking of the frontier, You Miao is confident that among so many candidates, there are not many who know more about the frontier warfare than him.

But what made him even more embarrassed was, should he tell the truth?In the correspondence with Zhao Chao three years ago, and the art of war learned from Sun Yu, there are quite a few things that are not easy to talk about, or even impossible to talk about, because these are too sensitive, and it is extremely easy to touch the emperor and even the court. The string of the minister.

You Miao raised her eyes to look around, then at the hall, and sighed heavily.

The topic of the palace examination seems to indicate You Miao's future. Perhaps in the dark, there is really a pair of eyes watching him, from Li Zhifeng, the dog Rong man, to the third prince Zhao Chao, to Sun Yu's teaching, and his own ambition to serve the country.They are all inextricably linked with the frontier.

As it rises day by day, it sprinkles golden light on the glazed tiles on the Hall of Mental Cultivation, which is dazzling.

You Miao put his mind to one side, picked up a pen and wrote "A good fighter will subdue the enemy without fighting", and started with a very correct stroke, carefully considering every word and every sentence.

It was three poles in the sun, and everyone was sweating profusely, sweat dripping on the paper, where You Miao was still sitting under a tree, fluttering light slowly blowing the wind, with a leisurely and calm look.