Are you stupid?

Wei Yan looked at his son with a new look, hesitantly moved his lips a few times, and finally couldn't help asking: "The prince has recovered, is it your turn to be stupid?"

Wei Qian shrank his neck and let his father scold him, and retorted aggrievedly, "Son, why are you so stupid? Father wants to say that about me."

"It's time for you and the daughter of the eldest princess Ronglu to give each other jewelry to express their affection. I really think that everyone in the palace is deaf and blind, and the empress and the prince don't know? If you are anxious, anxious, you will be anxious. I think You are blinded by sex." Wei Yan patted his son on the back a few times, and then put his hands behind his back under his wife's staring gaze.

He kept taking deep breaths, so as not to do something irreversible and cause himself to have to go to the soft bed in the study to make do.

Wei Qian returned to his sunny appearance.

Seeing his son's loving and heroic appearance, Wei Yan was really angry.

He held his breath and asked Wei Qian, "How did I educate you since I was a child? You talk about Confucius and Mencius at home, but keep your mouth shut. It will be fine after you enter the palace, but you actually have a private relationship with the daughter of Princess Ronglu. Don't be mad at me." Are you uneasy?"

"Father, I absolutely didn't mean that. Cheng Yang and I were just in love, and we never even touched hands." Wei Qian lowered his head, blushing all the way from his face to the base of his neck.

Wei Yan snorted coldly, "Fortunately, you are so passionate and so polite, otherwise you would not be the prince's companion for a long time."

"Since the crown prince has spoken, let Ah Rong prepare for the exam at home; you also resign and prepare for the exam at home. With a white body, no matter how thick your old face is, your father and I are embarrassed to go to the gate of Princess Ronglu's house to replace you. begging."

After Wei Yan finished speaking, she took Mrs. Chen and left together, not wanting to say anything more to her son.

Wei Yan tossed and turned at night and couldn't sleep.It is true that my son is intelligent, but his temperament is too simple, and the doorway in the palace cannot be seen from the beginning to the end;

Seeing that the prince is recovering from illness, and he has rules in speaking and doing things, it is better to withdraw his son from the prince's side early, teach him well, and return to the prince's sight after the guard has been sent down to serve as a small official for a few years.

At that time, based on his early affection, the crown prince would not treat Wei Qian badly.

"What a pity." Wei Yan sighed.

His voice fell, and Mrs. Chen, who was lying beside her, also sighed, "Yes, what a pity. The prince can say that, so it can be seen that he knows how to cherish others, but Ah Rong has other thoughts about Si Niang." Otherwise, Si Niang is three years older than the prince, so she is a perfect match."

"Ah Rong is also the child we saw growing up since we were young. Everything is good, so don't be sorry. The crown prince has one wife and two concubines. When he ascends the throne in the future, he will select beauties from all over the world every five years. I am reluctant to let my fourth wife enter Go to the palace to suffer." Wei Yan comforted his wife, hugged her into his arms, and the two slowly fell asleep in each other's breath.

Wei Yan had a firm mind, and a few days later, when he went to court, Wei Qian was weak and sick and could not bear the heavy responsibility of serving the prince, so he resigned the position of accompanying the prince for the youngest son.

At the same time, Shenlong also directly gave Fan Su and Zhou Rong a long vacation, allowing them to go home to prepare for the exam before the martial arts exam, without having to go to the palace to waste time.

Fan Su was very puzzled, and said directly: "If Your Highness likes me, just give me a background. Fan family was born as a retainer, and I don't care about going to the military camp to suffer hardships. I can rely on military merits to win."

Shenlong believes that Fan Su can fight and dare to fight, but he doesn't think there will be a big battle for Fan Su to get promoted quickly in the long-term peaceful Zhou Dynasty.

He explained with a smile: "Of course I am willing to give you a family background, but the Great Zhou has been in peace for a long time. The biggest battle is to quell the civil unrest in famine-prone areas. Only the head of the lord will be killed, and the rest of the people will be ignored. One at a time, you want to go back to the court I'm afraid that the grandson will have to be the age he is now."

"Yes, I will study hard and not let His Highness down." Fan Su responded immediately, and said without thinking, "Then I will move to Zhou's house and be with A Rong, and let him take me to review."

Zhou Rong did plan to bring Fan Su to review together, but isn't this kind of thing waiting for the other party to invite?How could Fan Su speak casually?

Zhou Rong really wanted to say something, but thinking of Fan Su's empty-headed and disinterested temperament, thousands of words turned into a sigh.

He exchanged punches with Fan Su, and said bluntly, "Sure, my house is big. Don't dislike me when you come. I have a lot of cousins. Let's compete with you."

Shenlong told Fan Su, but he didn't favor one another, and explained to Zhou Rong with a gentle attitude, "I know you are not afraid of the exam, but don't be too nervous. You and the girl from the Wei family are childhood sweethearts, and there are two families. Now, even if the test result is not good enough, Wei Shangshu will not embarrass you, just work harder in the future."

Mentioning his sweetheart, Zhou Rong blushed, but in the end he still straightened his neck and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely take Brother Fan to get a good rank in the exam, so as not to embarrass Your Highness."

Wei Qian resigned, Fan Su and Zhou Rong took the personal leave that they would resign even if they passed the exam, and the six companions around Shenlong were reduced by half in an instant, leaving Mu Huaiyuan, Gu Nian, and Shen Yu, all of whom were good at writing.

Gu Nian laughed directly, "I thought His Highness would send us all away in one go."

"You don't even believe that I can do this." Shenlong rolled his eyes at Gu Nian.

Strange to say, since Gu Nian arrived at Chengqing Palace, no matter what he did, he was neither ahead nor behind, and he was so stable that people almost completely ignored his existence.But at the age of being brave, if someone can make himself feel invisible in everything, this in itself is an act full of presence.

Shenlong is not very familiar with Gu Nian, but he knows that Gu Nian is the one who is always observing and evaluating him.

Gu Nian is probably the one who understands Mu Huaiyuan the best, except for that monstrous figure like Mu Huaiyuan.

"Your Highness is very smart, so of course he wouldn't do the stupid thing of sending all the companions away in one go." Gu Nian laughed, even his handsome and featureless face shone with a rare brilliance.

Shenlong used to be a fool, a character who "needs to be taken care of by others". No matter what he did, he would not pose a threat to Emperor Taixing, because he was destined to live under the glory and shadow of Emperor Taixing; but now it is different from the past.

The foolish prince recovered from his illness and became a wise man.

Even if Emperor Taixing didn't realize the hidden problems for a while, as Shenlong gradually showed his prominence in the court and made his courtiers realize that he would be a wise monarch worth investing in, Emperor Taixing would also be moved by his courtiers' kindness towards Shenlong. to the threat.

If Emperor Taixing found out that the prince had packed all six companions into the court hall as soon as he entered the East Palace, how could he show mercy to his son?I'm afraid that I'll be so frightened that my back is sweating coldly, I can't wait to destroy Shenlong with my own hands.

Shenlong's mind was exposed by Gu Nian, his face was neither painful nor itchy, "Which civil servant must immerse himself in the sea of ​​books for decades to achieve something. I don't think you are people who are greedy for officialdom. You should be by my side more often." In a few years, I learned how to deal with government affairs, lest when I go to a local office in the future, I will know the little tricks in the books, and let the gentry and wealthy households bully me to send memorials to Beijing every day to sue."

Shen Yu doesn't understand these power struggles in the inner courtyard of the palace, Shenlong and Gu Nian are playing riddles, so he can't understand.

But seeing that Gu Nian and Mu Huaiyuan were noncommittal about the prince's arrangement, he knew it was not a bad thing, and he did not interrupt from the beginning to the end, and acted very calmly.

Mu Huaiyuan, on the other hand, looked at the frosty red leaves outside the window and tore through the barely maintained illusion, "Don't worry about the deserted Chengqing Hall. After the crown prince is registered, he will arrange subordinate officials soon. At that time, His Highness will move to the East Palace. Prince Zhan Shi There are nearly 50 officials in the government, and there must be chaos for a while."

"Your Highness, has Your Majesty ever arranged for His Majesty to accompany you around and learn how to deal with government affairs from His Majesty?"

Shenlong cast a blank stare at Mu Huaiyuan, who was dedicated to destroying the atmosphere. Didn't he see him forcefully create a faint fairy aura in Chengqing Palace that doesn't admire power, but he has to tell the truth!

"When the father handles government affairs, there are always red sleeves. People's habits are not so easy to change. The father will not let me go forward for at least half a month."

"The names of the prince's three divisions have yet to be determined. Your Majesty will probably be overwhelmed by the courtiers' advice in the past half month, and have no time to enjoy the services of the beauties in the harem."

Mu Huaiyuan directly commented on the impending turmoil in the court without mercy, "The position of Zhongshu Ling is vacant, and Zhang Xi, whom His Majesty prefers, has no experience in serving as a local official, so he cannot take this position. His Majesty has a habit of picking people, and the officials who can sit on the Zhongshuling are nothing more than those who will please His Majesty, or who are particularly stubborn and loyal-there are not many suitable candidates, and Wei Shangshu is probably the one on the list that His Majesty most wants to choose. If For the others, Zhang Xi may have resigned to his fate, but his failure to succeed in the Zhongshu Order was the result of Wei Yan's obstruction. Therefore, Zhang Xi will definitely seize the time to slander His Majesty and ruin Wei Yan's chance of promotion."

"It's a good thing for His Highness to send A Qian home temporarily. No matter whether Zhang Xi and Wei Yan lose or win the court battle, it will not hurt the harmony with His Highness."

Zhang Xi's daughter is the clan wife of the prince's natal family, and she is related to the prince; Wei Yan's youngest son is the prince's companion, even if he resigns from the official position, he still has the kindness to support the sick prince, and the prince naturally cannot neglect him.Once Zhang Xi and Wei Yan make a big fuss, they will inevitably come over and try to get the prince to stand for them.

Now that Wei Qian has left the palace, he has saved Shenlong a lot of trouble.

Shenlong sincerely sighed, "I thought that Wei Shangshu's resignation on behalf of A Qian was to let him rush to Enke, so that he could marry Chengyang's cousin sooner. I didn't expect Wei Shangshu to see so far."

Who said that loyal and upright officials can't play tricks?

Wei Yan's move of retreating into advance not only allows his son to study at home with peace of mind, but also deliberately shows a retreat and weak posture in the upcoming court battle for the impact of the imperial examination, so as to avoid the prince's chance of worrying about himself.Once Zhang Xi pressed forward step by step and begged in front of the prince, the personalities of Wei Yan's family in front of the prince would be so noble that they seemed to be shining with light.

High, really high!

"Your Highness thinks, Zhang Xi and Wei Yan, who can sit in the position of Zhongshuling?" Mu Huaiyuan asked intentionally, thinking that he would be a dragon in the school examination.

Shenlong rolled his eyes and laughed, "Father will not choose anyone. He will definitely choose one of the foreign officials who can suppress Zhang Xi and Wei Yan at the same time to sit in the court, so that he can continue to spend his days leisurely .”