[Comprehensive] The number one cannon fodder

Wen Zhengming looked up at the emperor in disbelief, but the emperor was already immersed in the fun of the new toys and left them behind!Xiao Dazi gestured to them, sent them out of the imperial study room, and then smiled kindly: "Congratulations to the three of you, Mr. Wen, when you go back, prepare to receive the imperial edict of the emperor's marriage. You didn't choose Entering the Imperial Academy, the miscellaneous family guessed that the emperor would let you go to the yamen in Suzhou, and you are familiar with it there. And Mr. Zhu and Mr. Zhou, you will all be big celebrities in front of the emperor in the future, and you should take care of the miscellaneous family when you have time."

Chen Xiaosheng said with a smile: "As for the celebrity in front of the emperor, no one can compare to you, Eunuch Da. We must ask Eunuch Da to take care of you."

Xiao Dazi's eyes showed satisfaction, his smile deepened a lot, and he reminded them of a few things to pay attention to before sending them out of the palace.

The three of them didn't speak from the palace until they returned to Zhu's house. The visit to the emperor this time was really different from what they had expected. The ways of governing the country they prepared were useless, and they were even sealed as officials with real power. , as far as the students who have just passed the first-class exam, their officials are definitely considered high.

Su Xueyun saw that their faces were not right, and asked: "What's the matter? Did it not go well? It shouldn't be, the people in the palace came here specially to take away those three toys. The emperor should like it very much. Didn't he give you official titles?"

The three of them were taken aback, Chen Xiaosheng hesitated and said: "You know that we can be officials with those three toys? But this... this is ridiculous!"

Chen Xiaosheng has been a public official for several lifetimes, and this is the first time he has seen this kind of leader. If it were a modern day, terrorists would attack everywhere.

Wen Zhengming said angrily: "Confucius said to achieve benevolence! Meng said to achieve righteousness! We have prepared a whole lot of strategies for governing the country, but the emperor only cares about how to play and have fun. Do you know Qiuyue? Because the emperor likes the toys invented by Lao Zhu, he ordered him to enter The Ministry of Industry specializes in toys, and nothing else needs to be done!"

Su Xueyun frowned, "Really? I didn't expect the emperor to be so absurd. If Zhishan is only responsible for researching toys, what's the point of being an official in the court? Why don't you take the imperial examination and concentrate on working with Hua Wenwu?" invention."

Chen Xiaosheng held her hand and comforted her: "Don't be angry, I suggested to the emperor to let Hua Wenwu work with me, but he studies things that are beneficial to people's livelihood, and I study toys. And Wen Bin is also with us, He supervised the construction of the Leopard House. The emperor ordered the three of us to ignore the other people in the Ministry of Industry and report directly to the emperor. In short, the three of us will be together in the future, as long as we complete the tasks assigned by the emperor. What are we studying at other times? , no one knows, right?"

Su Xueyun nodded, "It's okay, it can not only make the emperor happy, but also send something truly meaningful to the emperor, which is a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people. What about Zhengming? Zhengming, did you invite me today? The emperor bestowed a marriage?"

Wen Zhengming stood in front of the window with a face full of disappointment, turned his back to them and said, "Yes, the emperor said that this is just a trivial matter. In vain, I have studied hard for more than ten years and only wanted to serve the court, but the emperor did not think about making progress. All day longing for pleasure, I... I am unwilling!"

Su Xueyun heard Chen Xiaosheng say that Wen Zhengming would go to the Suzhou Yamen to take up his post, and comforted him: "Zhengming, this world is not black and white, and we can't choose what happens to the superiors, although there are many admonishers in history, there are many. It’s a story of loyalty and harshness, but what happened to them? Zhengming, there are many ways to serve the country, and Zhishan can also do good things that benefit the country and the people? You went to the Suzhou Yamen, managed it well, and became a parent official. Then you will be promoted to govern a larger place, so that many people can live and work in peace and contentment, this is also serving the country, isn’t it?”

Chen Xiaosheng echoed: "Qiuyue is right, Zhengming, you have been concentrating on studying all these years, and you are too straightforward in speaking and doing things. It is easy to offend people in the capital, and it is even easier to offend the emperor, but there are many things you can't see. I am used to it. If you enter the officialdom in the capital like this, you will definitely have problems. If you don’t think about yourself, you should also think about your mother and Pin Ting, right? Now you go to the Suzhou Yamen, where there are familiar people. If there is anything wrong , whoever holds the knife, they will help you. After you have experienced many things and become smooth, you will be promoted to Beijing in a logical way, and you may not be able to become another Grand Master Hua in the future."

"Yes, Zhengming, don't think too much about it. Think about how your father has lived his whole life as the master of Qingtian. You are about to start a family and start a business. You must work hard." Su Xueyun persuaded again, and finally saw Wen Zhengming's expression loosen. up.

Wen Zhengming stood by the window for a long time, turned around and bowed solemnly to Su Xueyun and Chen Xiaosheng, and said, "Zhishan, Qiuyue, what you said today opened my eyes. Indeed, I want to serve the country, but not necessarily If you want to be high and powerful, you must be at the foot of the emperor. Suzhou is the place where I grew up, and I have deep feelings for it, and now I can do something for them, and I, the number one scholar, is worthy of the exam."

Su Xueyun smiled and said: "You are right to think so, so that you can return to your hometown well. In the future, you will be filial to your mother, take good care of your wife and children, and manage Suzhou well. It will not be easy to do these things well. By the way, Pin Ting was spoiled and raised since childhood. , there is no mother to teach her many things, and she may have conflicts with your mother in the future. She left home with you alone. If possible, I hope you can take her feelings into consideration. I believe she wants to be filial to your mother's heart and you It's the same, except that sometimes everyone thinks differently, and you can't just listen to your mother and ignore Pin Ting's feelings."

Chen Xiaosheng hurriedly said: "Zhengming, I can teach you this, this time it is true, you must study hard."

Wen Zhengming snorted, "It's better to believe that pigs can climb trees than to believe what you say!"

The atmosphere relaxed as everyone talked and laughed, and everyone also accepted the fact that the emperor is such a foolish emperor, and they all wanted to do something beneficial to the people in their own way.

The emperor's decree was issued very quickly, and everyone knew the official positions of Chen Xiaosheng and the others the next day, and at the same time, the emperor bestowed marriages on the Zhuangyuan Lang and the princess.The story of Zhuangyuan Lang being favored by the princess can be found in many dramas and stories. This time Zhuangyuan Lang is really going to marry the princess. Studying, even a poor boy can marry a fairy princess.

Su Xueyun couldn't help laughing when she heard this statement, and suddenly thought of many modern entrepreneurs who dropped out of school to start a business.However, people only heard about this kind of legend, but they didn't see who the parents of these successful people were, and how much family background they had. It's really not ordinary people who drop out of school and start a business to succeed.Wen Zhengming is also a descendant of Wen Tianxiang, and his father is also a master of Qingtian. Although Wen Zhengming is indeed very hardworking, the knowledge, beliefs, etiquette and other things passed down from generation to generation in his family are destined to be better than others. Take a quick step, this is not something a poor boy in a mountain village with nothing can follow.

But it is always good to have hope. Studying hard is not like dropping out of school to start a business. After all, reading is a good thing that benefits everyone. It is really good to use this thing to motivate everyone.

Su Xueyun and the others were beaming with joy, but Prince Ning's Mansion and Taishi Mansion were all blown away.Needless to say, Prince Ning's mansion, he was cuckolded by his wife and adopted son. He only found an open space when he was looking for treasures. With meddling, four of the top five were not him, and the first three were even more difficult with him, and even dared to ask the emperor for a marriage.Everything was going wrong for him, and he was about to die of anger!

Taishi Hua was also extremely dissatisfied with the emperor's imperial decree. There was a set of rules for appointing talents for imperial examinations. It was simply inexplicable and totally against the rules for the emperor to appoint them officials so casually.Grand Master Hua naturally remonstrated with the emperor with righteous words in the main hall. The emperor was full of thoughts about the toys in the imperial study room. Shout "play if you have something to do, retreat if you have nothing to do".

Taishi Hua was startled and angry, and went to the imperial study room to see him after the court, but the emperor naturally did not see him.Grand Master Hua also had a stubborn temper, and knelt directly outside the door of the imperial study, saying that he would not be able to kneel for a long time, which made the emperor very angry.But after the emperor asked Hua Taishi to kneel for two hours, he suddenly realized that even if Hua Taishi was so powerful, he would have to kneel if he asked Hua Taishi to kneel. Why are you so afraid of Grand Master Hua?So what if Master Hua is the elder of the two dynasties?So what if Master Hua is his teacher?Even if he punished Hua Taishi for no reason, so what!

The emperor figured this out, it felt like he had opened up the eight extraordinary meridians, as if the shackles of the whole person had been removed, not only ignored Grand Master Hua, but also changed his clothes and went out from the back door to leave the palace directly. Grand Master Hua knelt in front of an empty room all afternoon, almost fainted from the sun before returning home.

Su Xueyun happened to be chatting with Taishi's wife at the Taishi's mansion, and she couldn't help being a little surprised when she saw the family member running in to report in panic, and hurriedly went to see Taishi Hua with Taishi's wife.Before the imperial physician arrived, Su Xueyun saw that Grand Master Hua's face was pale and his condition was not good, so she took the initiative to ask Ying to have a pulse diagnosis for Grand Master Hua, and quietly sent a trace of internal energy to help Grand Master Hua regain some of his physical strength.

Mrs. Taishi said anxiously: "How is it, Qiuyue? Master, he will be fine, right?"

Su Xueyun frowned, causing everyone to be nervous. She said helplessly, "Master Hua's body is seriously injured. It should be caused by too much worry and work for decades. If she doesn't take good care of her, it may affect her lifespan."

"Ah? So serious?" Taishi's wife looked at Hua Taishi's white hair, feeling very sad, "Our master has really worried all his life for the people of the world, why should he suffer like this?!"

Su Xueyun sighed, and comforted: "Madam, don't worry, no matter what happens, there is always a way to solve it."

Grand Master Hua woke up quietly, saw Su Xueyun, regardless of his physical discomfort, forced himself to stand up and said, "Go, tell Zhu Zhishan and the others not to agree, absolutely not to agree to such a ridiculous thing!"