[Comprehensive] The number one cannon fodder

The intention of the people on King Ning's side to set a trap is too obvious, but the emperor doesn't care about it, he just cares about whether it's fun or not, so he didn't wait for Hua Wenwu and the others to answer, and said: "There is such an interesting question? Aiqing, Come and listen."

The minister got up and said: "This question is, how big is the territory of our Ming Dynasty today, I wonder if Young Master Hua and the three young masters can answer?"

Hua Wenwu was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously thought of the vast territory on the map, but he couldn't remember where the boundary was.Grand Master Hua's face changed, and he narrowed his eyes to look at King Ning, his eyes were full of coldness.

Seeing that they seemed to be deep in thought, the emperor couldn't help urging: "Hua Wenwu, have you thought of the answer? Zhu Zhishan, where are you three?"

Chen Xiaosheng naturally didn't know the actual area of ​​Daming, but he could tell from King Ning's micro expressions and small movements that it was a trap, so naturally he couldn't answer truthfully.Chen Xiaosheng glanced at the emperor without any trace, suddenly Fu Ling's heart came, and he thought of a brain teaser!How big is the territory of Ming Dynasty? If the specific value is given, it means that the territory of the Ming Dynasty can no longer be expanded. This is something that no emperor can tolerate. At that time, King Ning's casual provocation will make the emperor dissatisfied.

After figuring this out, Chen Xiaosheng began to think about the problem from a different angle, and he slightly turned his head to look at Su Xueyun.Su Xueyun raised her chin, motioning him to look up at the sky.Chen Xiaosheng saw a bright moon in the sky and instantly understood.Standing up, he said: "Your Majesty, the territory of our Daming has been continuously expanding. How can we tell how big it is? This lord really stumps us. If you really want to answer, then the grass-roots answer——the place where the bright moon shines is my Daming's territory." Thousands of miles of rivers and mountains!"

Wen Zhengming suddenly realized that he was about to speak while staring at King Ning, but Zhou Wenbin firmly held him down.Then Zhou Wenbin cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, what Zhishan said is true. Your Majesty is wise and powerful. Why worry about the expansion of the Ming Dynasty? I am afraid that I will not be able to answer this question in my lifetime."

Hua Wenwu also reacted at this time, looked at the minister with a somewhat cold expression, and said, "I wonder if my lord has the answer in his heart? I have the same answer as the three young masters. The place where the moonlight shines is the land of Daming." .”

Having said so much, the minister naturally did not dare to continue talking nonsense, and quickly lowered his head with a smile: "Your Majesty, your answer is the same as that of the young masters. It seems that the young masters are indeed intelligent people and will surely become pillars of talent in the future." .”

The emperor laughed and said, "Okay! What a place where the bright moon shines is my Ming Dynasty! What a man of great talents! The four of you have done a good job today, and I will reward you with a thousand taels of gold!"

Wen Zhengming said anxiously: "Your Majesty, I will not be rewarded for my meritorious service. I am worthless for my country, and I cannot receive such a generous reward. The so-called Confucius said to achieve benevolence, and Meng said to obtain righteousness! As students, we came to the capital because we wanted to test Passing Enke, being able to serve the emperor and the court, this is what we should do, how can we ask for rewards from the emperor?"

The emperor was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "You are straightforward, okay, then I will remember the reward first, and after you have made some achievements in high school, you will be rewarded. Hua Wenwu, although you don't need to take Enke, you can You can't waste your studies, I'm still waiting for you to invent more things that benefit the country and the people."

Chen Xiaosheng and the others hurriedly saluted and thanked him, but at this time Grand Master Hua said, "The emperor can wait for Zhu Zhishan and Wen Zhengming High School, but I'm afraid he can't wait for Zhou Wenbin to pass the Enke exam."

The emperor asked strangely: "Why did the grand master say such a thing?"

Grand Master Hua glanced at King Ning, and said indifferently: "Zhou Wenbin just returned to Middle-earth from Persia more than a month ago, so naturally he didn't have the chance to take the Juren examination. However, in order to participate in Enke, he specially asked the owner of the Six Arts Guild in Suzhou to help him. He wrote the recommendation letter, which is in line with the rules. Who knows, the king of Hades is easy, and the little devil is hard to deal with. His reference qualifications were erased by Zhu Zijian with a casual sentence, and he insulted Zhou Wenbin in front of all the students. Really arrogant!"

King Ning's complexion changed, and he stared at Grand Master Hua closely, his eyes full of threats.But Grand Master Hua didn't take it seriously at all, and didn't mean to take back his words at all.

The emperor thought with some doubts: "Zhu Zijian? It seems familiar. What is his identity? Why can he influence candidates?"

King Ning had no choice but to stand up and bow down to plead guilty, "Report to the emperor, Zhu Zijian is the adopted son of my minister."

The emperor suddenly realized: "Oh, yes, because you have no son, Uncle Wang, you only have one daughter, so you adopted a foster son. But your foster son is so outrageous that you can get rid of an examinee casually." Reference qualifications? He is doing his best, is Dang Enke held for him?"

The emperor slapped the table with displeasure already on his face.King Ning immediately explained: "Your Majesty, the dog has always been very measured in doing things, and there must be something else behind it. Zhou Wenbin came from Persia and has a case in hand. It must not be that simple. Your Majesty, don't be fooled by him. "

Grand Master Hua snorted coldly, cupped his hands to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, why would this old minister talk nonsense in front of the Emperor with undiscovered matters? At this time, the old minister has ordered someone to find out the cause and effect. Zhu Zijian has no talent and virtue. He is a real good-for-nothing, but he claims to be the son of a prince, and he is arrogant and domineering outside. He never pays attention to those who are lower than him. Previously, he used Zhou Wenbin to seize the Liuyi Club in Suzhou, but failed. Immediately after that, they crossed the river and demolished the bridge, interrupted Zhou Wenbin's arm to draw a clear line with him. Now, in order to prevent Zhou Wenbin from retaliation, he arbitrarily deprived him of his reference qualifications, and meddled in the affairs of the court with a white body. It is simply absurd! The ability to control the subordinates is also not good. When will the officials of my Ming Dynasty obey the orders of the prince's son? Humph, I see that you are bending the law for personal gain, and you regard the Enke exam as a joke. Prince, you once promised the emperor that Enke would not If you make the slightest mistake, who knows that you will know the law and break the law when you turn around, but you don't take the emperor seriously?"

King Ning looked up and saw that the emperor was already full of anger, and hurriedly bowed to explain: "The emperor calms down. I don't know about this matter. If it is true as Grand Master Hua said, I will definitely punish the dog and the officials who committed the crime when I go back. Let anyone disturb Enke."

Taishi Hua stroked his beard and said, "You also made the same promise when you took over Enke's business. What happened? Your lord is too insincere."

King Ning gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to be a guarantor for Zhou Wenbin. After three days, if what the Grand Master said is true, I will personally restore Zhou Wenbin's status as an examinee."

At this time, a minister who was attached to Taishi Hua stood up and said: "Zhou Wenbin was originally an examinee, but now he is disqualified because of the son of the prince, so it is his duty to restore his status. Your Majesty, according to my minister, The prince may not have experience in dealing with Enke. Last time, the prince wanted to put the statue of ghosts and gods in the tribute courtyard to calm the nerves of the candidates. There is a little lack in this aspect. And the grand master is the top literati in the world, highly respected, and knows about Enke's affairs like the palm of his hand, so I think that the grand master can supervise the prince, so that it will be safe and select the most outstanding talents for the emperor."

The emperor nodded thoughtfully, "That's fine too, Grand Master, you always work hard for those who are able, why don't you take charge of supervising Uncle Wang."

King Ning's face turned blue, "Your Majesty, this move is against the rules. How can two ministers be in charge of one thing at the same time?"

The emperor waved his hand impatiently and said: "Then you have made so many mistakes again? It's not that I don't trust you, it's that you can't be trusted by others. Well, this matter is decided like this, you all step back. Remember, After Enke, I want to see the exam papers of Zhu Zhishan, Zhou Wenbin and Wen Zhengming!"

King Ning gritted his teeth unwillingly, "I obey the order."

Grand Master Hua saluted indifferently, "Old minister obeys the order."

King Ning returned to his seat and drank three glasses of wine.This night they originally planned to make the grand master make a fool of himself and anger the emperor, but after repeated defeats, no matter what moves they made, they would be counterattacked by the opponent, and even defeated their own army!King Ning had a gloomy face, but he had nowhere to explode in front of the emperor, almost holding back his internal injuries.Not only did this action not harm the grand master, but it helped them gain a lot of limelight and left an impression on the emperor.In particular, Grand Master Hua took every piece of trash, and he was treating him in his own way. Because of Zhu Zijian, he became a big joke that Beijing would not teach his son!

Different from King Ning's gloominess, the emperor, the grand master and others were in a good mood, and this birthday banquet was full of ups and downs, and it finally ended smoothly.The emperor was satisfied and returned. Before leaving, he not only took away the hot air balloon, but also repeatedly asked Chen Xiaosheng not to just focus on the imperial examination, but to study interesting things with all his heart.Chen Xiaosheng agreed with a smile, and watched him get into the carriage and leave in a mighty way.

Su Xueyun accompanied the grand master's wife to send all the female relatives out one by one, until all the guests were gone, the grand master's wife rubbed her shoulders and sighed, "Master's birthday is obviously a happy day, but it is really exhausting to deal with these people. "

Qiuxiang smiled and supported her to go back, "Ma'am, let me rub it for you when you get back to the room, and see if Qiuxiang's craftsmanship has deteriorated."

Mrs. Taishi patted her hand and said with a smile: "It's enough for you to have this intention. There are so many maids in the mansion. You have helped them with everything, so what do you want them to do?"

Both Chunxiang and Dongxiang smiled and said, "Madam is right, Qiuxiang, why don't you give us a chance to please Madam."

Qiu Xiang laughed, and joked: "Okay, okay, let Madam love you more in the future, and forget about me as an outsider, okay?"

Several people laughed together, and Mrs. Taishi relaxed a lot after seeing her.As she was walking, she suddenly heard a strange sound, and she couldn't help but stop, wondering: "What kind of sound is this? Why does it seem to be hitting someone?"

Chunxiang beckoned a servant to inquire, and the servant replied: "Madam, it was the master who accidentally discovered that Hua An was locked up in the firewood room. After asking why, he was very upset, and said that there is no need to wait until tomorrow. Just clean up the door and make the house clean. So the master ordered people to beat Hua'an's [-]th board, not only that, but also asked all the low-ranking servants to watch, and warned them not to do unruly things in Washington."

"Hua An? Tang Bohu?" Mrs. Taishi shook her head helplessly, "Master is like this. I didn't want him to see these things on his birthday, but he bumped into them anyway. That's fine, just like what Master said On a good day, just clean up the house, and the back mansion will be quieter." She turned to look at Su Xueyun, and asked, "I heard that the four great talents came to Beijing together? They seem to have a good relationship. Right now, Tang Bohu Will being beaten make them feel bad?"

Su Xueyun smiled and said: "How could it be? He has done all this on his own, and others can't help him even if they want to."

Grand Master's wife took Su Xueyun's hand and patted it, "That's good, don't hurt everyone's feelings for an irrelevant person."

Su Xueyun took Zhu Xiaolian and Qiuxiang to sit for a while, and waited for Master Hua to finish talking with Chen Xiaosheng and the others, then they left together.When he went out, it happened that two servants dragged Tang Bohu and threw him out of the door, his original appearance was no longer visible.

Several people paused, seeing Tang Bohu slowly raised his head, fixedly staring at Su Xueyun, and slowly uttered two words, "Poison woman!"