Linque

With Enke just around the corner, Yan Mao's invitation to the court meeting at the Xuanzheng Hall quickly spread throughout the inner and outer cities of the imperial capital.The suspension of the volume is not a trivial matter, and the interests involved in it involve princes, princes and ministers, as well as poor civilians. For a while, the major bookstores and teahouses in the imperial capital sparked discussions on this matter.

Right now, the Holy Majesty has not yet made a decision. Apart from the aristocratic family, Enke's students who are going to take the exam are the most concerned about the result. There are three waves of people here——

As soon as the paperwork is handed over, the high-ranking branches who are waiting for the family to "split the pie" are naturally the most panicked. Many people were about to be frightened, so they objected repeatedly, scolding Yan Xiang for talking nonsense and messing up the government, and treating Guozuo Chaogang as a trifling matter!

Among the ordinary people from poor families, there are investment bankers who ask for connections, and of course there are also those who run into walls and are not appreciated, but no matter what they are, they have to be conscientious and study hard.Therefore, hearing Yan Xiang's political opinions, the first wave was fine, and both hands were ready to watch from the sidelines, but the latter wave was simply applauded.

Hundreds of officials in the court couldn't agree on what to do, and the students in the countryside held their own opinions. The entire imperial capital was aroused by this matter, and there were endless lawsuits.Excerpts flew into the Hall of Respect and Sincerity like snowflakes. Some of them conspired against others and disturbed the hearts of the people, some said that several big families punished dissidents, officials defended each other, and some supported and opposed...

However, no instructions were received, the papers were kept in the middle, and the imperial decree was delayed. It is obvious that His Majesty was moved by Yan Xiang, but he has not made up his mind yet.

In this case, the big aristocratic families will only be more panicked and anxious than Yan Dang. In the past two days, there have been eighty if not a hundred people who have handed out famous cards to invite the face saints, but the emperor has not announced it.At this time, it became more and more obvious that it was not the right time for the celebration of Yishan Academy. Marquis Yong'an of the Xiao family of Yichong had the privilege of entering the palace to face the saint at any time. If Xiao Wencong was here, would he still be waiting in Taiwei City dryly?

What was even more unlucky was Yan Mao at the Shangshutai opposite, because he was an official worshiping the prime minister, he was in the position of Sangong, and he could see Tianyan directly without asking for an invitation!Now if you think about it with your butt, you know you will lose the opportunity.

Really... so angry that I gritted my teeth.

Several princes and princes waited in the imperial city for a long time. Seeing the sun moving westward, no one in Jingzhang Palace announced the order for a long time, so they had to calm down and think of other countermeasures.Fortunately, after one day, Yan Mao on the opposite side did not take the initiative to enter the palace - that guy usually seizes power and is arbitrarily domineering, and he is in the same situation as the royalist party, and has many acts of disrespect to His Majesty, but now he is waiting to see what happens.

On the way back, some of the nobles of the family were able to enter the palace without a ban in the imperial capital, but the eldest princess of Changning and the old princes who stayed in the capital certainly could not. The identities of the clansmen are sensitive, so who would dare to come to the imperial court to deal with the party disputes? water?

For the rest, the Duke of Zhen's government definitely can't count on it. The Gu family has no opinion in front of His Majesty, and they feel good about what His Majesty says. Su Que, Duke of Ying, who is in charge of the Northwest, only left Beijing in early February Taifu Shen, one of the three masters, is undoubtedly the most suitable, and he has a strong position to speak, but unfortunately he is not in the imperial capital now; as for Sankilometer, Shangshutai Yan Mao directly skipped mentioning it, and Lantai doctor Han Zhuo's attitude was ambiguous. He is upright and pure, and the Yuyang Han family speaks for scholars the most. It is hard to say whether Han Zhuo is facing the aristocratic family...

After counting in such a large circle, the ministers couldn't push anyone who could go straight to Jingzhang Palace. After thinking about it, they could only count on the group of children who were sent to Wuying Palace by each family.

Once the sky changes, Feng Shui takes turns.Every aristocratic family in Kyushu that regards a city as its ground needs to send a parent and son of the head of the family who has reached the age of [-] to join the Emperor's Guard Camp in the Hall of Wuying. There will be exceptions.

It's just that many of the "brother's guards" around me today were dispatched by the heads of the various families before they took power.At that time, the Empress Dowager was supposed to be in power, and the emperor was in decline. It was uncertain whether the dragon chair would be replaced. Of course, the Tianzi Guards Camp was not a good place to go.

In addition, the Hall of Martial Arts itself is easy to enter and difficult to exit. It doesn't matter who you are, as long as you enter the guard camp, the family behind you will never want to interfere. After entering the palace, where will you work, when will you leave the palace, and where will you go? The emperor had the final say on the land, and even if he sent someone idle to keep him locked up in the Hall of Martial Heroes, that would still be a great kindness of the emperor, which should not be discussed.

Putting the two together, even if the Hall of Martial Arts is in front of the emperor, the patriarchs of the various families would not dare to send their sons in easily.Except for a few royalist families when the two palaces were fighting, most of the rest sent a bastard who was not valued at his knees to evade the national law.

This group of "brothers and guards" are usually ignored by the family, but now they are all counting on them.One by one, they urgently sent letters to the Hall of Martial Ying, asking them to observe and inquire about what was going on in Yuqian. Even Chu Heng received a message from Zhong Pinghou's residence.After all, he is the servant of the imperial court, and at this time it can be said that "the moon is the first to be close to the water".

Jingzhang Palace, Jingcheng Palace.

As soon as the Great Court was over on the fifth day of March, crowds of ministers and ministers lined up to ask for an interview. For three days in a row, Ling Ye didn't see anyone. He didn't show his face, but Chu Heng knew that he was in a bad mood.This low mood also happened once before the appointment of the chief examiner in mid-February.

The memorials piled up into a hill on the imperial case are all the same, you don't need to read them to know what they are talking about, only the top one, Ling Ye repeatedly picked it up, turned two pages and then put it down, and he didn't write for a long time.

He has always been decisive and seldom indecisive, especially the matter of stopping the volume. He obviously wanted to do it very much and planned for a long time, but he couldn't make up his mind when the matter came to an end.

The sky was gloomy, and the lamps were lit in the study room of Jingcheng Hall, and the candle flames swayed in the wind passing through the hall. Ling Ye held the memorial of Yan Xiang and was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Come here——"

The emperor's shadow guard on duty outside heard the order and entered.

Ling Ye took a deep breath, "Go and call Yun Fei, let him go..."

Chu Heng was sitting on the sidelines helping him preview and sort the memorials, and raised his head when he heard these words.

Fortunately, Ling Ye came to his senses quickly, "Forget it," he put down the memorial and rubbed the center of his brows, closed his eyes and said in a low voice, "It's on the cusp of the storm, we can't see it..."

There was a silence in the study.

Chu Heng sighed slightly, waved his hand to signal the shadow guard to retreat, got up from behind the desk, walked to the imperial case, picked up the memorial signed "Shang Shu Ling Yan Mao", put it back in Ling Ye's hand, held Holding his hand, he said warmly: "On the tenth day of the lunar new year, I'll go to the palace. It must be very lively outside during this time. That student named Wu I don't know has high spirits and lofty aspirations. I asked Uncle Qi to check him carefully. Born in a local college examination, he is considered to be a leading figure in this class of poor families, and has a lot of fans."

His gaze was fixed. Ling Ye looked back at Chu Heng's eyes. After a moment of silence, he moved his eyes to look at the memorial in his hand. The thin booklet contained the future of thousands of people, as if it weighed more than a thousand ounces. Ling Ye nodded agreed."

He smiled lightly and said: "You are the servant of the imperial court, and you are near the water tower. Now there are many people outside who want to see you."

Chu Heng thought of the letter sent by the Hou Mansion in the morning, and said with a smile: "So I went out on the tenth day of the lunar new year. There was a grand court meeting that day, so it was naturally quiet outside."

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Suzaku Street, Yan Xiangfu.

On the evening of the fifth day of the lunar new year, Yan Mao visited his teacher in the study of the Korean government office, and played a game of chess with his senior brother Han Zhuo. During this period, no one mentioned political affairs. Everyone can see the mutual stumbling and tit-for-tat confrontation in the classroom, but it is still a long way from saying that we will never communicate with each other.

This happens every year, and many people are used to it.

The Aristocratic Party failed to push out anyone to make a petition, and Yan Mao was not in a hurry to enter the palace these days. He methodically arranged all the affairs of Chunwei. The Ministry of Rites in charge of the imperial examinations belonged to Yan Xiang, so naturally Forbidden.

The calmer he is, the more restless the family party will be.

"Master, Duke Qing is here." Yan Cang pushed open the door of the study, "You are in the flower hall, you..."①

Yan Mao put down the pen in his hand, blew on the ink on the paper, and said without raising his head, "No, tell him, there's nothing to talk about."

Yan Cang was not surprised at all, nodded yes, and ordered to see off the guests when he went out.

Twenty-five years ago, when his biological mother died of illness and Yan Mao cut his name out of the Yanchuan Yan family tree, those ties that were maintained by blood were severed, whether it was with the old man Yan and his son, or with Yan Yu, the Duke of Qing. The so-called brother.

Yan Mao breathed out slowly, leaned on the armchair, and stared at the branch of apricot blossoms sticking out of the window with ecstasy. It was the same season back then, and the sky was also gloomy, and he was about to try it out. The deviant Yan San The young master was walking on Zhuque Street in the imperial capital with his poems and essays. There were so many mansions of the noble family on both sides, but none of the doors would open for him.

His act of setting up his own family made old Mrs. Yan lose face, so the family members naturally want to teach him a lesson, aren't they capable?Okay, the hospital examination and state examination won't stop you, but your Yan San's ability will stop here.

No aristocratic family would accept Yan Mao's travel documents, otherwise it would be difficult for the Yan family in Tanchuan, a fledgling young man, compared with the hot and popular Duke Qing's mansion, everyone knows how to choose.

Even the political opponents who are at odds with Qing Guogong in the court are too lazy to pay attention to it——Yan Mao, after all, his surname is Yan, and sooner or later he will obediently go back to kneel in the ancestral hall, so what's the use of trying to recruit him?At most, it can be used for amusing, and by the way, it's all to anger Duke Qing, who really dares to use him? ②

Young people think that they have some skills and forget their names and names. They think that they can make a fortune by themselves, but they really don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth.Which family has never produced a few people with rebellious bones, if they all learn from him, then it's okay?

These juniors all thought they were hawks that could soar nine heavens, but in fact they were just kites that could fly high and far without being led by someone.

——His surname is Yan, everything about him must belong to the Yan family, marriage, future, future and even life must be held by Tan Chuan.

If it is not obedient enough, it will be ruined altogether.

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①The Duke of Qing at ② is not alone, ① is now, that is, Yan Xiang’s half-brother, Qing Guogong Yan Yu; Granny.

Dan (tán) Sichuan