Standing up to the west wind and geese not returning

Yan Ci's heart warmed up, and he only felt that his face seemed to be on fire.For a moment, feeling ashamed and embarrassed, he could only clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for letting me know, brother Lin. I will see Brother Lin in the future. I will thank you very much. Yan is busy with mundane affairs, so I will leave."

After finishing speaking, he ignored Xiaoer's answer and went downstairs with a blushing face.

After Yan Ci left Yuzhang Building, Ah Jiu came out from another private room.

The little girl rushed forward in a panic, and said, "It's all according to what the young master told me. Please rest assured, young master and Brother Ah Jiu."

Ah Jiu nodded lightly, and the little girl retreated respectfully without saying a word.Ah Jiu looked down at the busy traffic downstairs from upstairs.Watching Yan Ci hurriedly disappear into the crowd.

In a blink of an eye, it was already the eighth day of March, and the next day was the palace examination period. Early this morning, Su Ce brought in a set of neat clothes, and said to Yan, who was stupefied with his elbows, "Since the day when I gave the lottery When Brother Ri Yan returns from going out alone, he is always in a bad mood. I don’t know what is on Brother Yan’s mind, but if you tell him, maybe I can comfort Brother Yan’s heart a little bit.”

In the past few days, Yan Ci has been quite upset, thinking about those days when he was injured.The past is like a passing cloud.disturbed people are disturbed.

When Yan Ci saw Su Ce come in, he didn't want to talk too much with him, so he just smiled and said, "It's just that Yan Ci won the first place in the exam by chance, and I'm worried that if I get the answer in the palace exam, I won't be able to make Long Yan happy. I'm afraid it will make people laugh and be generous. So it’s hard to show off, brother Su please forgive me.”

Su Ce took two steps slowly, sat down on the bed, and said with a smile, "If that's the case, Brother Yan is too worried. In terms of appearance and talent, I know Brother Yan as No. 1."

Yan Ci smiled indifferently, and didn't bother to be perfunctory anymore, he just said, "I hope that although I can't make Long Yan happy, I don't want to incur the wrath of Thunder."

Yan Ci got up and walked to the clothes that Su Ce put down, and said, "This is?"

Su Ce got up with a smile, came to the tray, and said, "This is for Brother Yan. Tomorrow will be the discussion in front of the palace. Brother Yan is always simple, but don't be dishonest in front of the emperor. Since Jinyun Pavilion has given you a good So I picked some plain and clean clothes and asked someone to make a suit of clothes for Brother Yan.

Tomorrow will not lose face.Some people in the province gossip, saying that brother Yan is a dignified scholar on the gold list, which is disgraceful to the Tian family.It will not embarrass the Holy One. "

Yan Ci lightly picked up the robe, on it were the weaving girls of Jinyun Pavilion, the wild goose and feather pattern weaved so hard, you can see it in autumn.

Neat and generous.Obtaining is the meaning of soaring through the universe.Yan Ci put down his clothes, cupped his hands at Su Ce and said, "Brother Su has a heart."

Su Ce shook his head with a smile and remained silent.

Early the next morning, everyone was conveniently waiting outside Zhengyang Gate.When there is a ceremonial official, go out to announce the decree.Under the leadership of Yinguan, all the talents crossed Ziyang Street to Jinluan Hall.

The purpose of the imperial court to recruit scholars is to select talents from all over the world.It is used by Jiangshan Sheji.

Therefore, even the emperor, who was not usually regarded as a virtuous emperor, regained his energy at this moment.Eager to be able to select good talents once in a while.Turn the world around and create a boundless prosperity.

Everyone follows the rules.Kowtow to salute.Then stand on top of the main hall.After a long and boring opening.

The emperor smiled and asked the question, "Your articles are all top-notch. We won't test the pen and ink today. I only have one question and one couplet. Today's answer. Those who can convince me will be named first."

Everyone should be in unison.Thank you Lord Ron.

The emperor is fifty-three this year.At the age of over half a hundred, the heroic spirit that swept away Hu Chen has long since disappeared, and what is left is only the obese figure soaked in years of wealth and splendor.

Yan Ci raised his eyes slightly, and secretly glanced at the Ninth Five-Year Lord on the golden throne.Desiring to find a trace similar to that person from his eyebrows and eyes.

Before Yan Ci could take a closer look, the emperor had already spoken, his hoarse voice was like dust flying on the official road, which always made Yan Ci feel a sense of powerlessness and dilapidation.

"I have a question. Since March last year, there have been frequent droughts in Yuzhou. It has been a year since spring. It has not rained yet. This is a natural disaster.

It's the widow's fault.However, the widow went to the Gu Temple several times to pray for rain for the people of Dianzhou.Still nothing.I am wholeheartedly for the people.Why don't you see God's mercy.I would like to hear your opinions. "

Yan Ci lowered his eyes slightly.I can't help but slander in my heart.Since the founding of this dynasty.The emperor didn't know how to be diligent, and only wanted to be stable for a lifetime. The imperial court taxed and exploited layer upon layer, so that the people had to pay more than twice the tax stipulated by the law.

Up to now, the sky has not been beautiful for only one season.Then let the people have no life.This year God will not give a harvest.That's God's fault.But if the people are not allowed to store food every year, it is the ruler - fatuous.

Yan Ci just bowed his head in silence and did not answer.There was a brief silence above the main hall, and someone stepped forward, and the voice echoed in the empty main hall, involving the honor and disgrace of a person's life, "The villain Ruan Wenyan. The family of Yunzhou. No. 60, No. [-], four. Let me speak frankly. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Yan Ci glanced at the man slightly out of the corner of his eye, a pale green robe was supported by his slender frame, and he looked a little weak in his sobriety.Like a stubborn bluegrass, standing upright against the wind in the powerful hall.

"But it doesn't matter." The emperor seemed willing to speak out.The appearance of a wise gentleman who appoints people on their own merits.

"The villain is bold. Your Majesty only heard about the drought in Luzhou, but he didn't know that my hometown, Yunzhou, has been flooded year after year. The long embankment is vulnerable. The people are displaced. Officials care about human lives—"

Yan Ci just said badly in his heart!Then Ruan Wentian was interrupted by a voice.Thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king, but I'm afraid that the thunder will make people cramp, skin, bones and ashes.

"Humph!"

A teacup was thrown down the hall, and it was broken into pieces with the crisp sound of broken porcelain.

A piece of broken porcelain was splashed by the cold floor tiles, skipping between Yan Ci's smooth brows.There was a momentary tactile sensation, followed by a burning pain.

The hall was silent.

Someone came down, and Ming Huang Xiangyun's dragon boots stopped in front of Yan Ci.Yan Ci stood with his head down.

A drop of bright red blood dripped on the floor tiles.Blended into the intricately carved patterns.Like the blue-gray floor tiles, flowers are also blooming.

Everyone held their breath.Someone was so scared that he peed on his pants.Being dragged out of the main hall by someone ruined the bright future of his life.

Those boots gradually drifted away, and then returned to the high platform and golden throne.A voice came, with the majesty of inquiry and king.

"What's your name?"

Yan Ci raised his head slightly, and saw that the emperor was looking at him.Then he took a step forward and said respectfully, "The villain Yan resigns, from Fuzhou."

The emperor smiled and said, "So it's No. 1 on the gold list. Does the injury between the eyebrows matter?"

Yan Ci was originally born elegant and beautiful, but now his brows and eyes are a little red, and he looks like a heavenly being.Yan Ci respectfully said, "My Majesty cares about it. The villain is fine."

"Well." The emperor continued, "You said you are from Fuzhou, so I would like to ask you. How has Fuzhou's harvest been in recent years?"

Yan Ci seemed to have returned to the first day of the exam, when he was under the moonlight and tore up the article he had written.

The man has the world in his heart.There is no reason to flatter and seek glory.But even if death is nothing to fear, who will save those people from the fire and water.

Yan Ci paused for a moment, and said, "The villain dare not say it."

"Humph……"

The emperor snorted softly, with a subtle tone of indistinguishable emotion.There was silence above the main hall.

Yan Ci lowered his eyebrows.Respectful yet with a bit of stubborn indecision.

After a long time, the emperor said again, "Yan Huiyuan said that. I am fatuous and incompetent. I can't even tolerate a word of truth from you!"

Yan Ci raised his head slightly, looked straight at the king leaning on the dragon chair, his eyes were clear, and said, "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. He is the patron saint of the people in the world. How could he be incompetent? The villain just can't bear to let His Majesty Sad. As brother Ruan said just now, the reason why His Majesty was furious was that the local officials did not report the truth, which hindered His Majesty's hearing and hearing, and prevented the people from being taken care of by the court. The people suffered, and His Majesty was heartbroken. Naturally, he was furious."

Yan Ci paused for a moment, watching the emperor take the new tea from the waiter, his brows and eyes seemed to be slightly angry, and then he continued, "Master Lin Qingyun, the magistrate of Fuzhou, is getting older, although he wants to benefit the people, but I often feel powerless. So..."

Yan Ci paused for a moment, and continued, "So although Fuzhou is not like Luzhou and Yunzhou, the people's livelihood is difficult, but there are still old problems that have not been rectified. It is not peaceful and happy."

The hall fell into silence again. The emperor sized Yan Ci up and said with a smile, "Okay. As expected of the first-class men in my court. Each of them has a bit of backbone."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and before they could regain their senses, the emperor asked again, "Then according to what you said, what should be the solution to the drought in Yizhou, the flood in Yunzhou, and the poverty in Fuzhou?"

The question was thrown back again, and before Yan Ci could make a sound, there was a person beside him, stepping out.Su Ce clasped his hands and said, "The villain Su Ce is from Linzhou. No. 2 on the gold list, I have a little humble opinion."

"speak……"

Su Ce stood beside Yan Ci, and said in a loud voice, "Yuzhou is located in the north of Chenhe River. It lives by water, but it often suffers from droughts, but it is blocked by Xilan Mountain. It is useless for the water of Chenhe River to flow eastward.

In my humble opinion.Why not move half of Xi Lan.The water from the Chenhe River can be diverted to irrigate Yuzhou.In this way, even if it does not rain, there is still water available. "

After Su Ce finished speaking, he paused slightly, seeing that the emperor was silent.Su Ce went on to say, "As for the waterlogging in Yunzhou, it's because the city walls are too short to stop the water, so that the fertile fields in the city are flooded. It's hard to harvest the grains. If we can build more city walls.

make it higher than the top.It is bound to make Yunzhou impenetrable.And Fuzhou's troubles.It's just that the magistrate of Fuzhou is old and his political power is ineffective.Just replace the magistrate of Fuzhou.Find another talent.It is bound to be able to cut off the old disadvantages and make it prosperous. "

The emperor handed back the tea cup in his hand to the servant.The round body tilted slightly in the bright yellow dragon chair, then looked at the crowds in the hall, and asked, "What do you guys think?"

Some people began to nod slightly, but no one was the first to speak out.Yan Ci slightly turned his head to look at Su Ce beside him, with outstanding features on that face.Concealed a youthful ambition.

Yan Ci finally turned around and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the villain thinks that Brother Su's mention is inappropriate."

There was a gaze coming from the side.Yan Ci lowered his eyes slightly.This time, the relationship between the two may not be the same as before.

But for the government and the people.How can we forget the overall situation because of small righteousness.What's more, I'm afraid even if he has a heart-to-heart friendship.Brother Su has long been unable to tolerate him.

"Oh? Scholar Yan thinks, what should we do?"