fake prince

Chapter 1096

"There is such a disadvantage, so Wei Shizu opened the sea, and the later generations repeatedly banned it for no reason. It seems that we still need to discuss it in detail."

After a moment of silence, Qian Wei changed the topic to matters in Southwest Province.

"Your Majesty, now that the chieftain of the Southwest Province has surrendered and everything has gradually calmed down, do you want to call Governor Luo Pei back to Beijing for a review?" Qian Wei asked inquiringly.

Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed, Luo Pei had already taken refuge with the grandson, so what's the point of mentioning this?

The emperor thought for a while and said, "Luo Pei has been away from Beijing for a long time, it's time to come back. You draft a decree to designate Luo Pei as the Prince Shaobao, and order him to return to Beijing as soon as possible after receiving the decree."

"Yes!" Elder Ge replied, he was shocked, Prince Shaobao was one of the three masters, so he gave it to Luo Pei?
But thinking about it again, the crown prince Shao Bao, as the name suggests, the young guard protects the prince, Luo Pei is someone who is close to the grandson, so it sounds very appropriate for Luo Pei to be the prince Shao Bao.

The cabinet ministers were thoughtful, and then heard the emperor say: "It is a major event for the country to appoint a grandson, and the New Year festival should be more grand..."

These words involve Su Ziji, so we can't continue to shut up and just listen, and hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, the grandson can only be canonized as grandson by the emperor's favor. Sun Chen celebrating grandly? This is absolutely unacceptable!"

Su Ziji hastily declined, he didn't care about such a false name.

Hearing Su Ziji's resignation, the emperor said indifferently: "There is no need for grandsons to decline. You are a grandson, and you are the prince. The success of the prince is a major event for the country, and you should celebrate it grandly."

After the emperor said this, Su Ziji knew that he could not refuse. It was already the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, and it was time to seal it in two days. . .

However, there is one person who cannot be sealed, that is, Yin Tanping of Shuntian Prefecture. Even during the Chinese New Year, Yin Tanping of Shuntian Prefecture is also responsible for the security of the capital.

The emperor specifically explained the matter of sealing to Yin Tanping of Shuntian Prefecture, saying: "From today until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it is a festival. The security of the capital must be taken seriously, and there must be no mistakes."

"Please rest assured, the emperor, I will do my best to handle the errands!" Yin Tanping of Shuntian Mansion immediately came out to respond.

"In order to be safe, Sun Linzhao!"

"The minister is here."

"You lead the Tiger Guards to assist the security of the capital."

"Yes!"

"Okay, time is running out, you can do it now." The emperor directly waved his hand to order him to retreat, as if Sun Linzhao, the commanding officer of Hubenwei, was to sit in on this matter.

The two left, and the only minister left in the hall was Elder Ge.

Yin Tanping of Shuntian Mansion will make preparations for festivals and law and order, and Luo Pei will also come back. There is only one thing that Mr. Ge needs to discuss immediately, and that is the matter of Chunwei.

Because the emperor didn't let the grandson leave, and the grandson is the crown prince, there is no need to avoid it. Zhao Xu is the chief assistant, so he asked for instructions: "Chunwei is a national ceremony of ethics and talent, please show me, who is the examiner? What's the question?"

The emperor listened, walked slowly, and pondered: "Chunwei is indeed a major event, and a cabinet minister should have been appointed to lead it, but now the state affairs are busy, and you are already tired, so it is not good to add more burdens."

"Luo Pei was born as a Jinshi. This time he has made a lot of contributions in the Southwest. I think that after returning to Beijing for a review, I can appoint him to be the chief examiner. How about it?"

The emperor said so, what else could the ministers do? Of course, everyone said it was true, and Xie Zhi, a scholar of the Huagaidian University and a political adviser, couldn't help but look sideways.

Whoever is the chief examiner is the "teacher" of two or three hundred Jinshi in the first class, and has a great influence. This is a special kindness. Could it be that the emperor is really sincere to the grandson and strengthen his wings?
After thinking about it, the emperor continued: "As for the test questions, I will come up with one first, one person and two people, whether you want to or not."

As soon as these words came out, all the members of the cabinet were so angry that they couldn't help but glanced at Su Ziji.

According to the usual practice, after the emperor gave the content of the first test question, the chief assistant Zhao Xu pondered for a while: "The emperor's question is excellent, and it is in line with the dignified way of governing the country. If I ask a question, what is the country's unparalleled scholar?"

The emperor nodded, and Xie Zhi followed up with the third article: "What is the relationship between the people and the officials?"

These three items, rewards and punishments, talent selection, and governing the country, are actually closely related to each other, and they are the core of the Chunwei examination questions.

For the rest, set questions around three items.

Looking at the emperor's expression, he obviously felt that these three questions were all right. He glanced at Su Ziji and saw that he didn't say a word. how?"

"Yes, Sun Chen obeys the order."

It's strange to say that this was a great grace, but Su Ziji's heart suddenly trembled, and his hair was terrified out of thin air in these gentle words, but he couldn't think about it at this time, so he could only kneel down in front of the small table and write with pen and ink, Presented with both hands.

The emperor looked it over, signed the seal with his own hands, carefully folded it, put it in a letter and sealed it, sealed it with a seal, and locked it up.

The emperor glanced heavily at the people in the hall again, and said lightly: "This is the topic of this big exam, which is related to the future of thousands of candidates. Only you and I in the hall know about it, so we can't let it out, otherwise... Don't blame me for being unpredictable."

Although the emperor was old and the twilight was dark, his words made people break out in a cold sweat. The ministers were all elders, and they were also very frightened, so they hurriedly knelt down and said.

"Your Majesty, this is a national talent ceremony. Participating in this is a great trust. How dare you learn from the old things in the fourth year of Qingwu and play with your family and your life?"

In the fourth year of Qingwu, during the second imperial examination during Taizu's time, some people leaked the questions. Taizu was furious. Seventeen examiners were all executed, [-] officials were punished, and more than [-] people were exiled... This incident is a lesson for the past, and even bloody is not far away.

"..." Su Ziji sat and listened to these words, suddenly felt something, and narrowed his eyes.

"It's good if I can remember... I'm tired, you can step back, Chen Xu, and see off your grandson." The emperor's energy was obviously not getting better day by day, and after dealing with the Chunwei exam questions, he felt a little sleepy, which made them all feel tired. back down.

"Yes!" Someone outside the hall responded, Chen Xu respectfully greeted Su Ziji and went out with a smile: "My servant congratulated the grandson, it's not my servant who flatters you face to face, in terms of favor, no one can match you, Your Majesty It really puts you on the tip of my heart."

"Yes, I put it on top of my heart." Su Ziji responded with a smile, and went out of the palace gate. This time, he didn't get on the golden scorpion, but directly got on the ox cart behind him, and ordered: "If you don't go back to the palace first, Now, go to Maoer Lane, Nanluo Hutong, slow down!"

The bullock cart was not empty. The wild Taoist was inside, and he reached out his hand to let Su Ziji sit. The silver plate inside was covered with burning charcoal, and the hot air flowed out. He then handed the simmering towel to wipe his face and hands. After thinking about it, He held a blue robe and handed it over: "My lord, if you are going to Mao'er Lane in Nanluo Hutong, you should wear this suit."

"Chirp!" A little white-haired fox squatting near the charcoal stove yawned.

"You prepared well."

This is a thick cotton gown, the style is popular this year, [-]% of it is new, it looks like it was worn by a well-to-do scholar at home.

Then put on thick cotton boots, put on a Confucian scarf on his head, and let the wild Taoist put some makeup on his face. Even people who know Su Ziji at first glance can't tell that Su Ziji is the grandson. He will only be regarded as a newcomer with good looks and good temperament.

This outfit is indeed what a newcomer from Xiaofu would wear in winter. Su Ziji took a mirror and looked at it, and was very satisfied with the craftsmanship of the wild Taoist.

What is more satisfying is careful preparation.

Although I had thought about going to Maoer Lane in Nanluo Hutong for a return visit to an old friend, I only mentioned one thing and there was no time, but everything was already prepared.

"My lord, if you go to the palace today, you don't use much earlier, so you can't hurt your stomach. This is a dessert from the Emerald Building. It is famous in the capital. I have tried it in advance. Use it as much as possible!"

Then, he took out a silver bottle from the side of the charcoal stove, poured a cup of hot tea, and opened a box, which contained several kinds of snacks, all of which were still hot.

Su Ziji took it and chewed it slowly, seeing that the emperor is not good at this point, who knows how long he will stay, drinking too much and eating too much and wanting to go to the latrine is a big deal.

"The emperor sees me today, and I feel that it is very unfavorable to me."

The dessert was very sweet, and the tea was very good, but Su Ziji threw out this sentence in a gloomy manner, and suddenly, the whole bullock cart was filled with chill, even the charcoal fire was darkened.

"Emperor, you want to kill me!"

(End of this chapter)