Aoyama Chronicle

In the past, after passing the palace examination, the Holy Master would send the first-class, second-class and third-class top candidates to Hanlin.The No. [-] scholar was edited and edited by the Sixth Rank Imperial Academy, the No. [-] candidate was edited by the Seventh Rank Imperial Academy, and the other Jinshi were reviewed by the Seventh Rank Imperial Academy, etc.But this year's situation is beyond everyone's expectations.Except for Lang Zhong Yiwen, the number one scholar, who was directly appointed by the emperor as a servant of the Imperial Academy from the fifth rank, not to mention that he was promoted to two ranks, none of the other Jinshi could enter the Imperial Academy again. Although their official ranks did not change much, the meaning was I don't know how much.

After three years in the Imperial Academy, some people can even be promoted several levels to become cabinet bachelors or ministers of various ministries, or at least they can be sent out to become county magistrates or general judges.Now that he has been appointed to other positions, not only has he lost the opportunity to study in the Imperial Academy, but his chances of promotion are also very slim.

Originally, during the palace examination, the Holy Majesty kept nodding his head, and everyone thought that the Holy Majesty was more satisfied with this Jinshi Association, but who knew that the final result was like this.Zhong Yiwen, the only one who was promoted to an official position, should be excluded collectively by Jinshi Jinshi, but in fact, these Jinshi, including the second place and Tanhua who had a lot of communication with Zhong Yiwen, were all ashamed.There is only one person they will hold grudges for the rest of their lives, and that is Jizhou Han Youguang, who was deprived of his name as Jinshi and imprisoned for three years by the Holy Spirit, and he will not be hired again for life.

The matter of the night of the Lu Ming Banquet was no longer mentioned, but the sequelae of this matter were very serious.

Princess Biyou was immediately found out to be pregnant for more than five months. The Holy Majesty was furious, and directly demoted him to a commoner, and sent him to a Buddhist temple in the suburbs of Beijing, where he shaved his hair and practiced. He was never allowed to enter the capital again.Princess Biyou fainted on the spot after hearing the imperial decree, and almost had a miscarriage.As a result, the Holy Majesty seemed to be determined and sent the person directly to the suburbs of Beijing. Even Princess Anle and Empress Yu's intercession could not soften the Holy Majesty's heart.

King Anle was fined for three years, compensated Xiaogong's servants with 1000 taels of silver, and was imprisoned for half a year.All the affairs in Jingzhou that were being handled were handed over to the Second Prince and the Seventh Prince.

The most serious punishment was on the prince.The Holy Majesty directly listed his six major crimes, including disregarding right from wrong, being jealous of the virtuous and capable, listening to slander, arrogance and domineering, unfair rewards and punishments, causing internal strife, directly abolishing his crown prince, and confining him in the cold palace.The crown prince shouted and yelled that he was wronged, but the sage didn't even look at him.

As for the sixth son-in-law who was stabbed out, the Holy Majesty did not punish him directly, but handed it over to the fourth prince.In fact, the Holy Majesty also knew that the second prince must be the one who wanted to find out the truth the most, but the Holy Majesty was afraid that the second prince would be influenced by family affection, so he left a place for people to talk about.The fourth prince really lived up to His Majesty's entrustment, and soon found out the truth, and it was exactly as the little palace servant said.Immediately after the sixth son-in-law was imprisoned, the Holy Majesty directly ordered beheading for public display.However, the family of the Minister of the Ministry of War deceived the top and the bottom, and they were all sentenced to exile.

Regarding the matter of the Luming Banquet, the one who suffered the most anger from the Holy Spirit was probably the family of the Minister of the Ministry of War.

The crown prince was abolished, and the situation in the harem began to change drastically. The imperial concubines who were originally unanimous in the outside world began to have their own ghosts again, and a new round of open and secret struggles will begin again.

It is estimated that the only one who is not in the mood to get involved is Concubine Hong, the concubine of the second prince. As soon as the matter of the sixth princess came out, although the culprit was beheaded for public display, Concubine Hong, who knew the truth, fainted on the spot.The sixth princess's marriage was the matchmaker of Concubine Hong's family, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Hong Darenbao, but now Concubine Hong doesn't even want to see this family again.

"Concubine Mo, you have to take care! The ninth brother is still young, and I still need you, Concubine Mo, to take care of me." The second prince looked at Concubine Hong who had lost a lot of weight in just a few days with red eyes.

Concubine Hong shook her head: "Tianyi, Concubine Mo is fine, I just miss your sixth brother."

"Concubine Mo, the sixth brother's matter is over, so don't mention it anymore!" The second prince was afraid that Concubine Hong would never be able to come out when talking about the sixth princess.

"Concubine Mo has figured it out. After a few days her health will be better, so she is going to eat fast and recite Buddha's name, and stop worrying about other things. Tianyi, Concubine Mo told you that no matter who the crown prince will end up with, you Don't try to grab it." Concubine Hong suddenly looked away and asked the second prince.

The second prince was a little surprised, not knowing what Concubine Hong meant: "What concubine?"

Concubine Hong looked at the second prince calmly: "Back then, your grandfather's family sent me to the current Holy Majesty as a concubine for the sake of official career. Fortunately, my stomach was upbeat, and I gave birth to you, the eldest son, in the first birth. I became one of the four concubines. But, have you ever seen your grandfather’s family plan for you? You are obviously the eldest son, and my rank is the same as that of Concubine Lin back then. After Concubine Lin’s son was born, everyone died He was posthumously conferred the title of empress, his son was conferred the title of crown prince, but your grandfather's family firmly stood by the crown prince's side. These are things that Concubine Mo has only seen through today. What they want is an official career, what they want is a future , so we were able to sacrifice me, you, and your sixth younger brother. By now, we should wake up. Even if they follow you in the future, and want to help you win the crown prince, or even help you ascend the throne, it is only for themselves. I I would rather you live in peace for the rest of my life than to be used and sacrificed again."

The second prince suddenly realized as if he had complied with Concubine Hong's words: "I will remember my concubine's lesson!"

Concubine Hong nodded: "If you are wavering, think about your sixth younger brother who passed away, concubine Mo, and your ninth younger brother who is not yet an adult."

Concubine Hong's words are very heavy, but it is also the path that all the concubines in the entire harem have been walking their whole lives.He can see it now, and wants to choose himself out.However, there are still countless people who continue to pursue fame, fortune and status, fighting endlessly in the small harem.

The Holy Majesty is now also troubled by the battle in the harem, he never imagined that he would cause so much trouble by abolishing the crown prince.

First of all, there is the Queen Yu Shi. Yu Shi has only one fifth princess, who married out early. Originally, the young prince was raised by his side, which is no different from his own, but now the prince has been abolished.These days, Mrs. Yu has been constantly looking for people to discuss how to save the prince. No, it should be called the method of the third prince now.Even Master Yu, the Minister of Rites of the Yu family, who was about to retire and return to his hometown, was alarmed.

However, in the final result of the discussion, everyone said to continue to wait until the emperor's anger dissipated before making plans.Otherwise, I'm afraid it will provoke the emperor who is furious.

Empress Yu didn't know that some of these people had begun to waver, and the crown prince was abolished. Now they are also planning to start looking for a new master.Yu Shi secretly hated this group of people, but he had no choice but to wait for them to find a way to rescue the prince.Originally, the relationship between the Yu family and Anle Wang's family was not bad, but now the situation of Anle Wang's family is worse than theirs, and there is nothing they can do to help.

The fourth prince's concubine Mo is the most favored concubine Tian after this harem.Concubine Tian is not visible at home, and now the highest position is an official of the fourth rank.But Concubine Tian has one of the most powerful foreign aids, Lord Tian, ​​Minister of the Ministry of War, and they are of the same clan.Although Mr. Tian is the minister of the Ministry of War, he is indeed a civilian official.In addition, the mentor of the fourth prince is Lord Lu Bonian, so the fourth prince is also very famous among the literati of the Qingliu school.With both literature and martial arts, it is no wonder that the fourth prince will become the most powerful contender for the crown prince.

Concubine Tian laughed arrogantly after hearing that the crown prince was abolished, and said that she could tell fortunes.When the matter of the last test came out, he felt that the prince was too ostentatious, and that he had exhausted the favor of the Holy Majesty, and sooner or later something would happen.No, just after passing the palace examination, the crown prince foolishly messed with the same person again, and as a result, he couldn't keep his position as crown prince.

Concubine Tian clearly ordered the fourth prince and Zhong Yiwen to have a good relationship, even if they couldn't, they must not mess with him.Zhong Yiwen is now the Holy Majesty's favored minister, although he has just entered the officialdom, his future development is limitless.

In the harem, apart from Concubine Hong and Concubine Tian, ​​there is another concubine, Concubine Li, who is the concubine of the Seventh Prince.Concubine Li's family background was even lower, but she was the older brother of the Li family from a scholarly family in Qingzhou, who was also Li Zhang's aunt.If Zhong Yiwen could know about this relationship, he would know why Li Zhang was able to hear so many secrets, and why the Seventh Prince would take the initiative to help him.

Concubine Li has self-knowledge and knows that her backstage is not as strong as other concubines, so most of the time she just follows the crowd, echoes what others say, and just doesn't get squeezed out.It is because of such a temperament, coupled with the fact that he was born in a scholarly family, that he carries a bookish aura, that the Holy Grace will continue to be favored.This time the prince was abolished, it is estimated that he is the same as before.But whether this indifference is superficial or otherwise, no one knows.

The battle for the throne in Yan Kingdom began to show signs after the crown prince was abolished.

Now, Zhong Yiwen didn't have the heart to pay attention to these messy things in the court and harem. After receiving the letter of appointment, Zhong Yiwen presented a letter to the emperor requesting to be dismissed and returned to the field.

The Holy Majesty sighed after reading Zhong Yiwen's scriptures, such a great talent was actually used in such scriptures.Zhong Yiwen stated a total of twelve reasons for wanting to leave in the booklet, each of which was taken for granted, but after reading the whole article, the Holy One was even more unwilling to let him go.

The next day, the Zhong family was surprised to see the father-in-law sent by the sage, and they only gave Zhong Yiwen a verbal order: "Zhong Qing, I have read your paperwork, and I can understand your feelings, but I still feel that I cannot let you go I will give you time to adjust, and I will give you the position first, and report to the Imperial Academy after the Chinese New Year."

Zhong Yiwen couldn't laugh or cry when he heard such an oral order, the Holy One really regarded him as a treasure.He has written it like that, but the Holy One still doesn't agree, is there any humanity in the end!