After raising the emperor, he always wanted to marry me

It was noon, and King Gu Hong retreated to the palace.

Gu You held Gu Xiu's shoulders, and flattened his lips with a pitiful face: "Seventh brother, just help me, I can't answer Enke's paper, and if I write in a mess later, my father will beat me up again." Me, please feel sorry for your sixth brother's ass, can't you?"

Along the way, Gu You rubbed his palms cheekily and stuck them to Gu Xiu's body just to beg him to nod.Gu Xiu walked all the way with his shoulders in his arms, indifferent.

"Your Highness Sixth, Your Highness Seventh." Walking in front of the Yi Gate on the side of the Xuanzheng Hall, Han Mochu still stood there, saluting the two with a smile. Gu You was so frightened that he immediately retreated from Gu Xiu's body. Gu You, who was one year older, had lessened his fear of Han Mochu, but overall he was still afraid.

When Han Mochu took Gu Xiu's hand, Gu Xiu's heart trembled from the cold, and he couldn't help frowning: "Master, have you been waiting here all this time?"

"Well, there's plenty of sunlight here, so I don't feel cold." Han Mochu smiled and walked on the palace road with Gu Xiuxing: "How will the court go today?"

"My seventh younger brother is amazing at the court meeting today. He didn't even give in to that Lord Han. It's like being possessed by you, Young Master Han." Gu You answered first, telling how Gu Xiu got up this morning with that Zhongqin. Zaifu spoke out exactly what happened to Zaifu's confrontation.

Han Mochu raised his eyebrows slowly when he heard that, and said with a soft smile, "Your Highness, are you so powerful?"

For some reason, every time Han Mochu laughed like this, Gu Xiu would instinctively feel a dull pain in the palm of his left hand.Feng could not help but frown, and cast a blank glance at Gu You who was beside him.

As simple as Gu You didn't notice much.

The two groups parted ways in front of the Guiyun Palace gate, and the little eunuch Baode had already set lunch on the dining table in the wing room, a simple four dishes and one soup.

Han Mochu took off his outer cloak and sat down with his hands clean, only to see Gu Xiu standing aside with a sullen face, motionless.

"Your Highness, don't you want to eat?"

"Let's wait until the master has finished his lesson."

Gu Xiu walked up to Han Mochu, and naturally stretched out his left hand.This action caused Han Mochu to hold back a smile, raised his hand in a serious manner, and patted Gu Xiu's palm lightly: "When did you say you were going to teach His Highness a lesson? Just now?"

"Yeah." Gu Xiu looked sideways at the display, he was never afraid of Han Mochu's punishment and teaching, he was only afraid that one day if he didn't do well, he would disappoint Han Mochu.

"Your Highness is coming to the court for the first time today, so you should be more cautious, but if your Highness wants to gain a foothold in the court, sooner or later he will show his edge. It doesn't matter if it is sooner or later. It's just that whoever offends you today, you just need to be careful in the future. "Han Mochu raised the corner of his mouth, and gently rubbed the lightly swollen mark on the palm of Gu Xiu's left hand. The layers of marks were so blurred that even the lines on the palm could not be seen clearly: "It seems that I will restrain myself in the future. Seeing that His Highness's left and right hands are almost not the same size."

"People's hands are not the same size, as it is said in the famous doctor's manual." Relieved, Gu Xiu also took off his clothes and sat down, and picked up a small bowl to eat.

"When did Your Highness start reading medical books?" Han Mochu was a little surprised, and reached out his hand to put a chopstick in Gu Xiu's bowl to roast the mutton.

"Just last month, Master wanted to study the pulse cases left by Mr. Su, so I followed suit."

Those pulse cases left by Su Che are absolutely treasures.

Through the pulse cases that reflect people's physical conditions, we can see many unknown secrets of these people in the palace.

After all, people don't lie to doctors when they are sick.

"Your Highness's memory is getting better and better." Han Mochu said with a warm smile, "Then, can Your Highness remember what was discussed at the court meeting today?"

"Remember. In addition to some routine communiqués, there is Mengshi Monan's intention to marry our princess, and Monan's eldest son Arisilan will come to Bianjing again next month."

As Gu Xiu said that, an unknown fire rose in his heart inexplicably. He had a cold face before, but when he mentioned this matter, even his eyes became colder and colder.

"Your Highness? Do you hate that prince of Monan so much?" Han Mochu propped his chin and looked at the little wolf cub with a fierce expression on his face: "Don't worry, Princess Qingzhao is the princess of His Majesty, no matter how strong Monan is, she is just a foreigner." Tribe, if the princess is unwilling, His Majesty will not allow the princess to marry. At most, the eldest son will be dismissed by adopting the daughter of one of the ministers."

"En." Han Mochu's words made Gu Xiu's expression soften a little.

"Aside from courting relatives, what else is there in court today?"

"There is also about this year's Chunwei Examination, which requires Enke to become an official. Father also took a copy of the exam questions from three years ago and asked me to answer the six emperor brothers. I will come to the court five days later and show it to him." He said. , Gu Xiu took out a handwritten silk cloth from his bosom and handed it to Han Mochu

"Open Enke again so soon? Enke is held every three years, and it's hard for all the scholars in the world." Han Mochu shook his head and sighed while dragging the silk cloth.

"Why did Master say such a thing?"

"Since the imperial examination was adopted in the previous dynasty, in order to enter the imperial court, change their fate, and glorify the lintel, the children of poor families in the world can only take the road of becoming an official through the imperial examination. Those children of poor families study poetry and books every day, just for one day toad palace Zhegui, what's more, has been a child for a lifetime, but still does nothing. The original purpose of reading is to increase knowledge and knowledge, and to apply what you have learned. The original purpose of the imperial examination is to obtain an official in the world, but now it has changed a bit." Han Mo Chu said , the conversation changed: "Your Highness, the war horse I asked you for years ago has now been delivered, would you like to go to Qiji Courtyard to have a look?"

"I still won't go today, I want to finish this paper sooner." Gu Xiu shook his head and rolled up the silk cloth again.

"Your Highness, don't you need to submit it in five days? Why do you have to rush to do it today?"

Gu Xiu thought about it, and finally decided to ask for it: "I have to make two copies. Brother Six..."

"Your Highness, I don't need to say much, I understand that it's normal for two brothers to play tricks like this. When I was young, I often exchanged homework with Chang Ru like this, and Mr. Yi hardly noticed it." Han Mochu smiled and patted Pat Gu Xiu on the shoulder: "Just remember, Your Highness, you must teach His Highness the Sixth Highness to transcribe it by himself, otherwise the difference in handwriting will be easy to be noticed."

Gu Xiu understood, and went into the main room to answer the questions after lunch.

Enke's exam questions were much simpler than Gu Xiu imagined.

Most of the topics are from Confucian classics such as the Four Books and Five Classics, and Gu Xiu memorized those books by heart when he was enlightened.

Due to the huge amount of questions, Gu Xiu answered until it was completely dark in the middle of the day, as if he forgot to eat or sleep.

Han Mochu was sitting by the side with a bowl of warm small wontons, filling Gu Xiu's mouth bit by bit.While eating, Gu Xiu suddenly stopped the pen in his hand, and said to Han Mochu solemnly: "Master? Enke is elected every three years, can you really select all the talents in the world?"

"The state system in the old dynasty was like this. Compared with Shiqing Shilu in the early years, Enke's appointment as an official is already the best way to recruit talented people from all over the world." Han Mochu replied warmly, and wiped the corners of Gu Xiu's mouth with a square scarf in his hand .

"Enke's questions are all the same. If this person has a great talent, but he just doesn't want to read the Four Books, and he doesn't want to memorize these things, then he can't take an official position to serve the country? If this person is like a master, although he is talented, he has never participated in the scientific examination. Isn’t the good talent of the country lost? Didn’t the master also say that reading should be for the purpose of applying what you have learned? Is it for the sake of governing the country or for oneself? The princes and teachers in the imperial city are all Jinshi was born, only the master is not. But the master's talent is clearly established in the previous dynasty, and he can do a lot, but because he has no fame, he can only live in the inner palace as a fourth-rank minister. Is it true that the people in the world can only look at this paper fame Is it?"

"This..."

For the first time in these two years, Gu Xiu was taken aback by Han Mochu's question, and for the first time he didn't know how to answer.Because what Gu Xiu said coincided with what he thought in his heart.

Although the imperial examinations opened the door for students from all over the world to be more convenient, but can these uniform dogmas really cultivate talents for the country and make the world more powerful?

In recent years, there have been more and more corrupt Confucians who don't know how to adapt, don't understand the country, and only know how to abide by the etiquette and laws in the book, no matter in the previous dynasty or in the local area.Many local officials who have entered the imperial examination, although diligent and honest, can govern the place for several years without any scientific research.

It can be seen that the imperial examination system should indeed be changed.

Gu Xiu, who is only 14 years old, can see this point from this small test question, which is enough to show how broad this young man's vision has been in the past two years.

Han Mochu was very pleased that Gu Xiu could ask this question.

Because although Gu Xiu is a young man, he has the world in his heart.

"What Your Highness said is very reasonable, but I am willing to stay with His Highness." Han Mochu touched the top of Gu Xiu's hair: "Your Highness should take a rest after writing a policy statement. Writing under the lamp hurts your eyes."

Han Mochu's words of willingness, in exchange for Gu Xiu's heart warming.When he came back to his senses, he really felt his eyes were sore and swollen, so he stopped writing naturally, and followed Han Mochu back to the wing room for bed.

Three days later, Gu Xiu hurriedly answered the two test papers and threw them to Gu You for him to copy them easily.

Gu You didn't care about Han Mochu's presence or not, and said hundreds of thank you to the seventh brother on Gu Xiu's body.

At noon on the sixth day, Bao Ming, the little eunuch in front of the imperial court, rushed to the gate of Guiyun Palace to deliver an order, saying that King Gu Hongyou invited all of you to go to Chongning Palace.

Gu Xiu, who just had lunch, didn't think too much, changed his clothes on his own, and followed the little eunuch.

When Gu Xiu arrived in Chongning Palace, he saw Gu Yan and Gu Shen were both there, only Gu You was kneeling on the ground with tears in his eyes and lowered his head.

"Okay, now that everyone is here, you can just talk about it. Which of your good brothers answered your paper for you?" Gu Hong, who was sitting behind the Longshu desk, asked softly with his head propped up. .

When Gu Xiu heard the words, his heart skipped a beat, his eyebrows were slightly raised, he looked at Gu You who was sobbing on the ground, and said in his heart: His two sets of papers are very different, as long as Gu You transcribes it again, it will be almost foolproof, why? Will it be seen so easily?Could it be that his sixth brother didn't copy a word at all in order to save effort, and directly handed over his finished answer to the emperor?

"No, it's...it's me..." Gu You knelt with his head drooping, his voice was as low as a mosquito.

"What about yourself? You answered the question yourself. You don't know that you wrote two pages out of three pages. Where did the middle page go?"

"Maybe, it's lost."

"Lost it? Then tell me what you answered in the last question?" King Gu Hong stared and slammed the table: "Say it!"

Gu You burst into tears. A 14-year-old boy cried more terribly than a four-year-old baby.

Gu Xiu stood aside, completely silent.

He never expected that his ignorant sixth brother would be able to make such a big mistake in the transcription, not only missing a page, but also copying the title.

The four princes in the womb all answered, so the king Gu Hong has not yet found out Gu You, the hapless accomplice.

"Success, don't you say it?" Gu Hong couldn't help being angry at Gu You's wailing: "Cui Shang, fetch the cane and draw it until he says it."

"Father! Farewell, Father! Father, I'm afraid of hurting you, don't hit me!" Eunuch Cui turned around and took the cane, and as soon as he stood behind Gu You, Gu You howled like a wolf, rolling his hands and feet together Crawling and dodging, Gu You didn't even get a corner of Gu You's clothes three or four times in a row.

The other two princes who had never been involved in it could only stare at it from a high position, and they didn't know where to stop it.

"Father Emperor." Gu Xiushi's ears hurt from Gu You's screaming, and he stood up resolutely, lifted his robe and knelt down: "I helped Brother Liu Huang to do it."

"Seventh brother, don't talk nonsense, don't talk nonsense." Gu You crawled to Gu Xiu's side on his knees with swollen eyes like rotten peaches.

Gu Hong raised his hand, signaling the old eunuch Cui Shang to stop.

King Gu Hong's anger did not come entirely from the fact that Gu You asked someone to answer the test papers for him.

Originally, he knew that he, the sixth prince who had never been very competitive, would definitely not complete this examination paper alone, and finding a ghostwriter was a must.

It just never occurred to him that he, a mediocre and pampered emperor since he was a child, could even copy this virtue.At the end of the court today, he specially took these papers and read them together with a dozen of his servants. Under the eyes of everyone, he found Gu You's wrong paper, which was a shame.

What he didn't even expect was that Gu Xiu, a little wolf cub who had always been a loner, would actually help his elder brother, who was next to his mother, to do these things in private.For a while, I didn't know whether to be happy or angry.

He was delighted that Gu Xiu, a child, had some affection for the court he lived in.But he was really annoyed at the loss of face in front of those dozens of princes and ministers today.

Gu Hong rubbed his slightly sore forehead, and said very calmly: "You two are venting from the same nostril now? If that's the case, then each of you will have twenty rattan sticks, and I will have a long memory."

"Father, it's my fault. I should copy more carefully. Please don't punish my seventh brother." Gu You said weakly, and knelt down in front of Gu Hong pitifully.

"Don't punish him? Then punish you. Cui Shang recorded all the forty canes on the sixth prince."

Gu You burst into tears when he heard the words: "Well, my father, my son will be beaten to death, my father begs you, please spare me this time!"

Gu Hong raised his head, he didn't intend to let go at all, he let the old eunuch Cui Shang call for someone to hold Gu You down, the cane twitched in the air, Gu You almost cried to the point of death.

The two princes standing on the side finally couldn't hold back anymore, and pleaded for the weeping Gu You with the pretext of brotherhood.

"Whoever intercedes today will be punished for him. If you also want to be beaten, then just persuade." Gu Hong scolded coldly, and the other side raised his voice: "What are you doing in a daze? Continue beating."

"Father." Gu Xiu, who was kneeling at the side, said again: "I have made mistakes in today's matter, and I am willing to bear all the punishment."

"Stop." Gu Hong stopped Cui Shang, and his eyes fell on Gu Xiu. As a father, he suddenly thought of a good way to teach his son. : "Since this is the case, then I will help you. Cui Shang, change to a two-fingered cane."

Then he said to Gu You, who was lying on the ground sobbing so hard that he could barely speak: "Look carefully, your seventh brother was punished today because you didn't live up to it. If you still understand who you are, then start working hard today." , otherwise you will even feel sorry for your younger brother."

Gu Xiu knelt up straight and remained motionless.The old eunuch Cui Shang really changed to a cane that was twice as thick as before, stood behind Gu Xiu, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness Seventh, this old slave has offended you."

The two-finger-thick rattan fell on Gu Xiu's body with a thunderbolt. Looking at the thick and shocking rattan, it actually fell on him with the same force as dust.Gu Xiu wondered why Gu You was crying until his throat was torn.

"Father, father, son, I know I'm wrong, please, don't beat the seventh brother." Gu You was pushed aside, and was forced to watch Gu Xiu being beaten. The rattan is a thousand times more painful than hitting yourself.

Gu Xiu closed his eyes, and Gu You's uncontrollable crying could be heard in his ears.Crying made people's ears go numb, and the explosion made people's brains almost condense.If he had known earlier that this guy would cry even if he was not beaten, Gu Xiu would not have suffered this crime for him.

At sunset, Gu Xiu and Gu You were finally pardoned and walked out of Chongning Palace.

"Seventh Brother, Seventh Brother, how are you doing now? Do you want to see an imperial physician?"

"Need not."

"Seventh brother, I made a mistake, but I really don't know where I made a mistake." Gu You went to grab Gu Xiu's shoulder as usual, and pressed firmly on Gu Xiu's shoulder that was more blamed. .

"Hiss..." Gu Xiu frowned, and Gu You raised both hands in fright.

"Seventh brother, I beg you to understand if I can make it? I really didn't do it on purpose. Otherwise, I will do what you say. Just don't talk to me like this." Gu You raised two hands in a dilemma, two He hurriedly followed Gu Xiu's side.

Gu Xiu walked forward with a gloomy face, all he could think about was how to go back and hide those marks on his back tightly, firstly, he couldn't teach Han Mochu to know, and secondly, he couldn't teach his elder sister to know.

Gu You followed him like a fly all the way to the gate of Guiyun Palace, Gu Xiu finally turned around with a sigh: "Listen, if you cry so that my master knows, I will never talk to you again from now on." You have spoken, and now you go back to your own palace, except that nothing has happened to you."

Gu You nodded half understanding, turned around and left with the accompanying eunuch.

Gu Xiu stood in front of the door, straightened his robes, and walked into the east room where he and Han Mochu lived together as if nothing had happened.

At this time, the carbon basin was already warmed up in the house, and it was as hot as late spring and summer.The couch was also covered with soft cotton pads, and there were bottles of wound medicine and clean water on the table.

Han Mochu sat on the small chair beside the couch and waited for him. Seeing him come back, he smiled warmly and said, "Your Highness, come here and let me have a look."

Gu Xiu was taken aback for a moment, then silently turned his face to the side, his eyes blurred inexplicably.

At the moment before entering the door, he was still thinking about how to hide the scars on his body, and how to perfunctory the matter of being summoned by the king just now.

When he was in Chongning Palace, he didn't feel how painful those vines were, let alone how wronged they were.

But for some reason, when he heard Han Mochu calling him over, he seemed to be extremely tired, his whole body was exhausted, and the pain in his back began to scream, which was worse than any other injury.

Gu Xiu pursed his lips tightly, trying to suppress his emotions as much as possible.

He untied his outer robe neatly, Yiying took off his middle coat and inner coat, and lay down on the comfortable and soft bed, revealing his thin and strong back.

The injury on Gu Xiu's back was more serious than he imagined. Although there was no flesh damage, several places had bulged into blue-purple scars.

Gu Xiu buried his face very low, and tried his best to block all the sounds that Han Mochu could detect emotional fluctuations in his throat.

"Your Highness is curious, how did I know?" Han Mochu used a small silver pressure plate to apply the wound medicine mixed with warm wine to the bruised scar on Gu Xiu's shoulder bit by bit, with a tone of voice She said softly: "I only tell Your Highness, I know everything, so Your Highness doesn't need to hide anything from now on."

Han Mochu concealed one thing from Gu Xiu, that is, these wound medicines were sent by King Gu Hong early in the morning.He also explained to him the whole story of the incident in the Chongning Palace.

But now, Han Mochu's lie is much more effective than the truth.

Youngsters who grew up in military families are ashamed to shed tears, and they can't make a sound even if their teeth are broken anyway. This is the rule that Gu Xiu has always followed.

For some reason, Han Mochu's movements were very light, and Gu Xiu could hardly feel much pain, but the warm liquid in his eye sockets still couldn't stop rolling out.No matter how hard you suppress it, even if you endure until your whole body trembles.Those Gu Xius sneered the most, the liquid called tears continued to flow until the pillow was wet.

"Your Highness, don't hold back, isn't the minister alone here?" Han Mochu rubbed the back of Gu Xiu's head with a smile.

All the defenses of the young man completely collapsed at that moment.He endured it for too long, like a guqin with tight strings, because it was stretched for too long, it was torn off by the last flick of the finger.

He has been really tired these years, after all, no one is born with a strong wall, and no one is born with the ability to know how to live with a cold face and a serious face.

Everything he has is acquired through hard work.From the moment he was born, there were two heavy fates on his shoulders, one was given by his father and the other was given by his mother.

In order to hide his weaknesses and inhibitions, he has not been able to laugh, let alone cry, since he was a child. No matter what he faces, he must not change his face.Even if it is life and death, even if it is hatred, even if it is painful.He wants to suppress it as much as possible, until no one sees it through.

As for Han Mochu, he could see through him at a glance, whether he was happy or sad, looking forward to or disappointed, in pain or not.No matter how much he forbears, Han Mochu only needs to take a look at him, and he will be able to understand clearly.

Gu Xiu couldn't hold back anymore, he suddenly got up from the couch, put his arms around Han Mochu's neck, his head hung in Han Mochu's arms, sobbing uncontrollably.

Han Mochu didn't speak, but carefully wrapped his arms around Gu Xiu's uninjured back, rubbing it gently one after another.

"I...I'm going to ride a horse." Gu Xiu sniffed hard and said something without thinking.

"Okay, I will take your Highness to ride a horse." Han Mochu patted Gu Xiu's back, as if coaxing a wronged baby: "How about going tomorrow?"

"I haven't finished reading the Zuo Zhuan yesterday." Gu Xiu's sobbing gradually subsided, and he lowered his head, leaning against Han Mochu's arms.

"Okay, Your Highness closes your eyes, and I'll just listen to you." Han Mochu changed into a more comfortable posture and embraced Gu Xiu's whole body in his arms, and recited "Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals" with Gu Xiu word by word. ".

Gu Xiu closed his eyes, smelling the almost imperceptible aroma of paper and ink in Han Mochu's arms, his mind went blank.The voice of Han Mochu's endorsement was very soft, as if it came from outside the sky. Hearing that voice, Gu Xiu's mind also began to drift away, and he seemed to be asleep, half awake.

I don't know how long it took, Gu Xiu suddenly woke up, jumped out of Han Mochu's arms, retreated to a place far away from Han Mochu, put his hand on his chest and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Your Highness, what's the matter? Don't sleep for a while anymore?" Han Mochu smiled while holding his hands numb from Gu Xiu's pressure.

"Don't sleep anymore." Gu Xiu turned his back on his back, and quickly put back the jacket that had been taken off at the side, rubbed his wet cheeks with both hands, and put on his resolute, indifferent, invulnerable look again: "Master , the time has come, let’s spread the meal.”

Han Mochu rubbed his shoulders somewhat helplessly, looked at the wet marks on his chest, and always felt that he was the bridge that this wolf cub tore down, the donkey that he killed, the cook who scolded and cried after eating, The monk who ran away after reading the scriptures, the person who turned his face and refused to recognize him.