Force a good concubine

Although it was the end of the year, it seemed that it was the time when the yamen sealed the new year, but because Zhengdanli was the emperor's pro-government ceremony, the officials in Gyeonggili still worked hard and did not dare to slack off. It was attracting the attention of thousands of people, and the officials and ordinary people talked a lot, even diluting the interest of the New Year.

"The first order is to be in charge of the government. Needless to say, the ceremony of the first day of the first lunar month is going to be in charge of the government today." Xu Xi came back from the teahouse after listening to many discussions, and he learned and sold to Gu Yan, "The second way The decree was that big case—Zheng Tingji, the governor of the Water Transport, sentenced him to death, and Jia En changed his life today, saying that the decree would be implemented as soon as it came." She looked at the bright sun outside the window, "at this time, it must be It's over."

Gu Yuan frowned slightly. The emperor had always had an unspeakable heart for Prince Gong's mansion, so he was quite hesitant about how to deal with Zheng Tingji in the dark. At this moment, he should deal with it suddenly. She must have something inside. She was still thinking, maybe Xi has already continued to read, "The third decree is related to us—in April next year, it will be Enke!"

"Isn't it always in August in previous years?" Mother Gu brought in the newly baked dim sum, and said in surprise, "Why is it changed to April this year?"

"The decree said that scholars from all over the world have been in Beijing and China for a long time for Enke. In August, there was a martial arts competition, so it was changed to April. There is also an decree, saying that it is an exam in Beijing. Gong students can go to the Xuezheng Yamen to receive the regular silver on a monthly basis with their resume documents, so as to avoid hunger and cold. Although it is not much, each person only has one tael of silver, so they can live through the winter sparingly." Xu Xi raised his eyebrows and smiled again, sitting at the table He picked up a piece of glutinous rice cake and took a bite, "Thanks to this decree, after the new year, I can resign from my job in the teahouse and concentrate on studying Shiwen with you."

"It's time to quit that errand, and concentrate on studying is the real thing." Gu's mother put another small plate of snacks in front of Lu Chuan who was teaching Gu Yang to write big characters in front of the window, and turned to Xu Xi and said, "Even Ah Yuan, I won't let her Let's get involved in family affairs again. After taking such a trick from the palace, she lost a lot of weight, and even her hands were burned badly. Although she refused to say it herself, I also know how much pain she has suffered—what's so good about those noble people Sexual?" She sighed, "At least I've got rid of this calamity, and earn a name in a serious manner, as long as I don't get bullied and receive a salary in peace, I'm content!"

Whenever the palace was mentioned, Gu Yan refused to make a sound. In the past two days, even Lu Chuan's expression became strange when he heard these words. It is said that the good days are naturally to come - when it comes to receiving a salary safely, there has been a decree today: after the fifth day of the first lunar month, people who are good at calligraphy will be selected to enter the Luanyi Pavilion to collect those rare books in the palace. Select some that are beneficial to the world and people's hearts and transcribe them, and award them to the schools of various states, saying that they are paid according to the example of the scribes, and they are free to come and go without delaying the exam. , Wouldn’t it be a great thing? If I’m not bad at writing, and I don’t have as good a word as A Yuan, I’d like to give it a try.”

Gu Yan still remained silent, just frowned, as if in deep thought, and as if hesitating, but Lu Chuan glanced at her, and said to Xu Xi, "I haven't been in charge of the government yet, and two big cases happened in succession. Listening to the discussion of those gentlemen, they all said that they were young and wise today, and they thought they were going to rectify the officialdom, why did they suddenly make such a decree?"

"I heard that it was inherited from the Emperor Taizu's behest to compile ancient and modern books together so as not to be lost, but now it is just a beginning." Xu Xi said, "Don't look at it as an errand of copying books, but the leader is Luan Yisi Lord, I heard that the collection of books in the Wenyuan Pavilion of the Outer Dynasty is also organized by the head of the Hanlin Academy. They only need to sort out the list of books, and they also need to recruit people to copy them! Our Majesty, if we really don’t do it, we will do it all the time. It will be a blockbuster!" She said and urged Gu Yan, "Ah Yuan, it is our literati's luck to get a little bit of such a big event-you want to give it a try? I won't say anything else , This is a serious errand, if you can meet that Mrs. Zheng and have her take care of you, no clan prince will dare to do anything again!"

Because the letter received by the Gu family was vague, and the word from the Shangyi Bureau was that King Yu made Gu Yuan stay in the palace. There was nothing else to say. No one thought of Gu Yuan and the emperor together, but they all blamed King Yu for this crime.Now that I think about it carefully, besides the emperor who lives in the ninth level, who else can force people to stay in the deep palace?Lu Chuan glanced at Gu Yuan who was still silent, let go of Gu Yang's hand, and told him to follow his own words to submit the post, then turned and left the main room.

The Gu family's yard is not big. There are three main rooms, one bright and two dark, and one side room on each side. One is the kitchen, and the other is the storage room and woodshed. He found an ax from the woodshed and came out. After splitting three or five roots, seeing Gu Yuan bring over hot tea, he took it in his hand, squeezed the teacup for a long while, still couldn't bear it, and said: "Ah Yuan, you really don't want to—"

"Senior Brother," Gu Yan shook his head at him, with apologetic expressions in his eyes, "I have already said that I have given her my body and mind—the two of us can't do it."

Her tone was as light as when she heard it for the first time, but Lu Chuan's heart sank to the bottom of the valley again. He squeezed the teacup and said in a deep voice: "A Yuan, you also told me, the old queen mother I don't agree, and the same goes for those ministers—Your Majesty ruled the world with filial piety, and he was young and famous. It was time to let go of his hands and feet to do something big, and he was worried about his ancestors. How could he not wrong you? Instead of wasting his youth in vain, you--"

"Senior brother." Gu Yan shook his head again, stopping his words, "I only have her in my heart now, if I promise you, wouldn't it be wronged you? You know my temperament, if you decide it, you don't change it easily, even if it is, Even if she is ruthless," she said, looking at the direction of the Forbidden City again, and said in a low voice, "after I have made it clear to her, I will make other plans."

Even if that person is ruthless, what other plans can he have?Thinking of getting along with Gu Yuan from childhood to adulthood, Lu Chuan sighed secretly again - no one understood Gu Yuan's stubbornness better than him, even in front of the emperor.

Everyone has their own concerns, and the New Year's Eve goes by extraordinarily quickly.The sun rises and falls, and in a blink of an eye, it is the fifth day of the first lunar month. Every yamen opens the seal of directors. The first important thing for Luan Yisi is to post a notice to recruit scribes. Because the emperor attaches great importance to it, Luan Yisi is very pompous It was grand, it was originally scheduled that Lin Yuan would be in charge of the first test, and Zheng Luan would be in charge of the second test. Unexpectedly, the emperor made a surprise move on the first day, and ordered the newly appointed Deputy Zong Ling Bei Wang to join in the fun.

"In terms of speaking, my handwriting is not as good as yours." Bei Wang is a straightforward person, he does not play charades with Lin Yuan, and cuts to the chase, "Your Majesty wants me to come here, just to help you identify people. Do you understand?"

As she spoke, she patted Lin Yuan's shoulder, laughed, and walked forward on her own. Lin Yuan just smiled wryly as he looked at her back.The emperor had been ill for a while, and lost some weight, but his mind was much deeper, and his face was truly expressionless, making it difficult for these trusted officials to figure out the truth.

Could it be that the emperor already knew what he said to Gu Yuan at the beginning, and sent the Northern King to take precautions?Lin Yuan was slightly startled, he caught up with Bei Wang a few steps, and before he could speak, he was stopped by the other side: "Don't ask me, I don't know either."

Lin Yuan was stunned for a while, and even more frightened, but the King of the North laughed loudly: "Your Majesty said that you look bold, but you are the most cautious inside. You must be frightened when you hear such words, and it is true." She spoke again. With a smile, "A Yuan, you and I also had a life-and-death friendship before the battle, and now I would like to advise you - you are wholeheartedly for the foundation of the Luanyi Bureau, but who set the foundation for the Luanyi Bureau in the first place? Without Your Majesty, the Luanyi Bureau is nothing, but without the Luanyi Bureau, Your Majesty still has the Supervisor of Ceremonies and the Cabinet, and it’s nothing more than a little extra effort." She squinted her eyes, "The group of people in the cabinet believed in Hanlin What they said, I saw that His Majesty is reasonable and polite, and I think that His Majesty is the one who can be bullied, but I don't know that His Majesty has been very righteous since childhood," she said, straightening her face, and said to Lin Yuan, "Don't be a sensual person Confused by Li, even adults can’t do it, let alone a teenager? These people only think that His Majesty listens to the words of the Hanlin masters, but they don’t know that His Majesty has his own choice in his heart, so he let those scholars be presumptuous. Others are confused , you have been in the palace for so many years, can't you understand?"

"A Luan understands much better than you." The Northern King laughed again, "Your Majesty asked her how to deal with Luan Yisi's selfishness, so she gave her life as a guarantee for you. You have a chance, otherwise, you have to go to Dingzhou for me to watch Hu Er let the horses go." She patted the dumbfounded Lin Yuan lightly, "Don't worry, our Majesty is not a stingy person, he can tolerate the cabinet, Can't you tolerate your selfishness? Just because you are one of our own, I just want to mention a little bit - Our Majesty is not Emperor Taizu, let alone Emperor Mu Zong, don't be fooled!"

Did you miss it?Lin Yuan smiled wryly, and after a while he quickly chased after him.The emperor woke up faster than he imagined, and his methods were more decisive, but the arbitrariness in it was really shocking.Is it wise and decisive, or is it arbitrary?There is only a thin line between the two. Recalling the scene where Gu Yuan appeased the emperor, Lin Yuan's wry smile deepened. Could it be that the ancestors had spirits, knowing that the emperor's temperament was the same as that of the Taizu emperor? The cabinet and Luan Yisi can't check and balance, so send down a queen of Shengwen?