Please, let me be a fool

Chapter 123 Discussing the Eternal Faint King, Give My Brother-in-law a Marquis? 【Ask monthly ticket】

In the imperial study.

Wang Lun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, bowed and stood below.

Above, Wei Yunyi sat on the main seat, flipping through the playbook in his hand.

On this, it was the topic of the imperial examination that the Minister of Rites had just sent up today.

Although the above content notes are complicated, they also quote classics.

But because of patience.

Wei Yunyi still finished reading it.

After all, at this time, Concubine Ying is no longer there, and she can only rely on herself.

Of course, the content is not very important, the important thing is the test questions.

The Ministry of Rites has drawn up a total of three.

Not only does it sound like a mouthful.

It seems that it is even more incomprehensible.

Especially for Wei Yunyi, if it wasn't for this period of time and reading some books, he probably wouldn't have understood the above meaning.

As for the topic, he can fully understand it, it's nothing more than commonplace governance and the like.

Then let the candidates focus on this topic, give full play to their talents, and write their own opinions.

So Wei Yunyi immediately shook his head after reading it.

Such questions.

Not only is it nothing new, it's also useless.

And in the past few days, he has already thought about it.

That is, for this exam question, not only do you want to ruin your own prestige.

More importantly, it is also necessary to select real talents.

What talent?

Of course, they are talents who can harm the court and ruin luck!
Wei Yunyi thought about it for a long time, and felt that the reason why the bad luck hadn't made any progress in the past few months.

In addition to his own wrong direction, it is that his subordinates have no talents available.

Take the old man as an example, he can only be regarded as a mediocre minister.

Although it is arranged to the cabinet.

But the cabinet is not made by Song Gongwen alone, but by Zhang Zhengming.

Under such circumstances, it is useless to rely solely on mediocre officials to ruin the country's fortunes.

For example, for me, the last time I shared a small amount of money into an acre.

It is a very profound lesson.

and so.

Wei Yunyi felt that he had to look for some real treacherous ministers.

For example, think of someone like Sun Kejian, who can talk and is extremely smooth, and at first glance he is a traitor.

Looking at this period of time, the other party was participated in by a group of officials, and even committed such crimes as private business.

After having this experience, he thinks such a talent.

In the imperial court, there are still too few.

A lot of digging has to be done.

Help yourself to ruin Da Wei's luck together.

In this way, with the addition of the national power consumed by the Grand Canal and Wei Zhidao, even the current Great Wei, whose national power is constantly advancing towards the peak, must not be able to bear it.

But now it happens to be the imperial examination, so I must make good use of it.

Although it has now reached the palace test.

can reach this level.

Almost all are talented people.

But who said that someone with talent cannot be a traitor?
But now, the exam questions drawn up by the group of people in the Ministry of Rites are too unreliable.

How can I choose the talents I need?
Still have to rely on yourself.

Fortunately.

In the past few days, after thinking day and night, Wei Yunyi also had a general direction.

The Great Wei imperial examination system also continued the previous dynasty, and mainly used two types of questions.

One is called: pasting scriptures.

The other is called policy theory.

The so-called posting is equivalent to filling in the blanks and doing reading comprehension.

Extract a passage from various Confucian classics, deliberately leave a few words blank, let the examinee fill in, and then briefly describe the meaning of this passage.

This is equivalent to a basic knowledge exam. Only candidates who are really familiar with Confucian classics are eligible to enter the next round of marking.

As for policy theory, it is to draw up an examination question, play freely, and write down your own opinions and discussions.

In other words, it is equivalent to an argument.

The former is relatively simple, and is usually used in rural or general examinations.

The Palace Examination will also be used, but it is relatively rare. After all, the Palace Examination is the highest standard examination and is of great significance.

But policy theory is completely different.

You need to develop your own thinking to the greatest extent and write unique insights.

Therefore, it is also the most commonly used examination question category in the palace examination.

Wei Yunyi decided that this palace exam will be about strategy theory!
Immediately, he regained his composure, looked down at the Minister of Rites and said: "These questions proposed by the Ministry of Rites are not good. This is the first imperial examination in this dynasty, so it must be different."

Will not work?
After Wang Lun heard the words, he was taken aback immediately.

He has been the Minister of Rites for almost ten years.

Most of the imperial examinations in the late emperor's period were drawn up by himself, and there were never any problems.

Even if it is placed in the cabinet, in the hands of Taifu Zhang Zhengming, at most it will only give some opinions.

But the general direction will not change.

otherwise.

When Wang Lun drafted the examination questions, he would not quote the scriptures and use the words of the sages, in order to give his own questions a foothold.

I thought that His Majesty would definitely be able to pass through the palace this time, but I didn't expect this to be the result.

Of course, even if he had some opinions and doubts in his heart, he would not say them out.

He just bowed and said, "What does His Majesty mean?"

"Change, I will decide for myself!"

With a big wave of his hand, Wei Yunyi said directly: "The topic of this palace examination is, On the Eternal Faint King!"

Isn't policy discussion just about opening up the mind and letting the candidates speak freely?
Coincidentally, I have some problems when I am a fool.

Nothing can spoil luck.

It's better to brainstorm and ask all the scholars in the world how to be a foolish king.

If you see a well-written one, you can adopt it, saving yourself from thinking hard on your own.

There's no way, being a faint king is not as easy as imagined.

Especially in the case of not increasing the burden on the people.

Even more so.

Even the last time the Grand Canal and the method of building straight roads were conceived after a long period of thinking.

After all, if he wants to ruin luck, he can hurt money, but he can't waste people.

too difficult.

If you can find a few good ideas in this palace test, it is also a good choice.

Even if he didn't destroy his prestige, he had achieved his goal.

Especially the talents selected this time are different from the past.

It's the best way to use this test.

On the eternal faint king?
When Wang Lun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, heard these words, he almost fainted.

What kind of exam question is this?
In all dynasties, it has never been like this?

Immediately, he felt that he had to say something at this moment.

"Just do as I said." But at this time, Wei Yunyi spoke directly, and continued: "Now is the new dynasty, and we pay attention to a new person and a new atmosphere. I think this topic is very good, so you don't need to say any more, tell me After the cabinet, let's settle it."

This is the advantage of being an emperor. It is completely unrestrained, and no one dares to object.

Especially in today's court, there is no courtier who can threaten the emperor.

The majesty of the emperor is even more inviolable.

It's almost what it says it is.

"This"

Wang Lun's face turned bitter, but in the end he still didn't speak, he just said: "I understand."

After this period of time, he already knew that the current His Majesty said nothing.

Even Tai Fu Zhang Zhengming's opinion can not be listened to.

There are also excerpts on the Yushitai.

Almost everything has been refuted.

Say more yourself,
It will definitely displease His Majesty, so it is better not to speak.

But at this moment, he did not choose to leave the imperial study room, and still stood where he was.

"Why, what else is there for Wang Aiqing?" Seeing this, Wei Yunyi immediately asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, besides setting the imperial examination questions, there is another matter for this minister to enter the palace." Wang Lun bowed slightly and continued, "It's the news from the Southwest Wusi area."

"Recently, Tiandu Kingdom has repeatedly invaded the border of our Great Wei Dynasty, and conflicts occurred, which almost caused bloodshed."

"The Ministry of Rites also sent people to negotiate before, but Tiandu Kingdom has no intention of stopping."

"It even stationed thousands of soldiers and horses on the Uz border."

Speaking of this, he continued: "I don't know when, please ask Your Majesty to judge."

The Kingdom of Heaven beyond the border of Uzbekistan?

Hearing this, Wei Yunyi was taken aback immediately.

Outside the southwest border of Tiandu Kingdom, it borders the Great Wei Dynasty.

Unlike Gaoyang Kingdom, Tiandu Kingdom is not a vassal of Wei, and its national power is also very strong, it is a powerful country in the Eastern Continent.

Whether it is population, economy, or military, it will not be much weaker than Wei.

And since the founding of the Great Wei, Usi was included in the territory.

There are frequent frictions between the two countries.

As for the root cause, it is actually very simple.

That is, in the former dynasty, a part of Wusi area was once the territory of Tiandu Kingdom, and there was a deep connection between Wusi area and Tiandu Kingdom, and they were also very similar in religion.

Even after more than 100 years of influence, the relationship between the two is very close.

Especially the part of Wusi that originally belonged to the Tiandu Kingdom.

More often than not there is controversy.

However, this kind of debate also started in recent decades.

Because when Emperor Taizu Gao founded the country, he had a very good relationship with King Aqin, the current king of Tiandu Kingdom.

For a period of time, the two countries could even be called brothers, and they were completely indistinguishable from each other.

They also often send envoys to each other and carry out various trades.

Even the national borders are very blurred.

It is equivalent to jointly managing the Uz region.

of course.

It is dominated by the Great Wei and supplemented by Tiandu.

However, because there is a huge snow-capped mountain range between the two countries, communication is difficult.

So even if there is trade, it is not fully expanded.

And after Emperor Taizu Gao died.

The relationship between the two countries began to become delicate.

Moreover, there was a coup d'état in Tiandu Kingdom for a certain period of time, and the current king is not from the line of King Aqin.

As early as Emperor Taizong's time, the imperial court thought of some ways to ease the relationship with Tiandu Kingdom, but unfortunately the results were minimal.

In this way, as time goes by, the relationship between the two parties has become worse and worse from the close relationship before, especially in the period of the first emperor, the two sides were already at war.

The reason is that there is a disputed area in Wusi.

The Kingdom of Tiandu believes that it belongs to their territory and must be returned.

But what the imperial court considered was that Emperor Gao, the great ancestor, had helped King Aqin solve the domestic chaos.

In addition, the entire Usi was brought down by Emperor Gao, so I feel that that piece of territory belongs to Wei.

Of course, in addition to this, there are deeper reasons.

That is the disputed area of ​​Wusi, which is located in the northeast of the Daxueshan Mountains. Further east, there are no mountains and rivers. Once it is returned to the Tiandu Kingdom, in case of war between the two countries, the Tiandu Kingdom You can use that area as your base camp to invade the Great Wei.

And if that area belongs to the Great Wei, the two groups raised funds to build it, because of the existence of the Daxue Mountain Range, there will be a natural barrier.

Even if the national power of Tiandu Kingdom was doubled, it would be almost impossible to fight across the Snow Mountain.

Even if it is achieved, the rear supply will inevitably become a big problem for Tiandu Kingdom.

and so.

It is absolutely impossible for the court to give up that area.

Now, Tiandu Kingdom has started to attack again, obviously for this reason.

Wei Yunyi naturally understood this, so after hearing the words of the Minister of Rites, he fell into deep thought.

Logically speaking, if the Tiandu Kingdom acted so recklessly, the imperial court must give a favorable counterattack.

But the problem is that the existence of the Great Snow Mountain separates the two places.

The current Great Wei is indeed strong enough.

But it is also very difficult to cross the Great Snow Mountain and fight against the Kingdom of Heaven.

Furthermore, Tiandu Kingdom is also a powerful country in the entire Eastern Continent, which is not something that Gao Yang can compare to.

Once there is a fight, neither side can take advantage.

of course.

He can choose to only fight in that disputed area, and just drive out the people from Tiandu Kingdom.

It's just that if this is the case, Wei will fall into the situation of fighting on two fronts again.

After all, the war in the north is not over yet.

In addition, the Uz area is far away from Middle Earth, so the delivery of food and grass is also a big problem.

Moreover, Wei Yunyi thought that if the war was only fought in the disputed area, then Wei would be [-]% sure of winning. After all, Wei's army did not need to cross the Snow Mountain at all.

But in this way, the military has won another victory, and the luck of the Great Wei will inevitably continue to grow.

He hasn't recovered from the psychological shadow that his brother-in-law brought to him last time.

That's a lot of luck.

Again.

That simply couldn't bear it.

I finally opened the two projects of the Grand Canal and Wei Zhidao, which can weaken the luck of the Great Wei, so I can't waste all my previous efforts.

Therefore, starting a war is completely out of Wei Yunyi's consideration.

Especially the relationship between Great Wei and Tiandu Kingdom.

Emperor Taizu Gao left a last word.

That is, the two countries need to have good relations from generation to generation.

Unless the Kingdom of Heaven invades aggressively, the Great Wei should not take up arms easily.
At this point in his thoughts, Wei Yunyi thought for a while, and then said: "I know about this matter. Emperor Gao had a last word that the two should not fight easily, so the Ministry of Rites should find a way to negotiate with Tiandu Kingdom again." .”

"If they really don't want to step back, then we'll figure out a way."

His only thought now.

It is best not to start a war easily.

The current Great Wei is really too strong, basically showing a crushing situation for some countries in the Eastern Continent.

Unless the grassland tribes go south again in a big way, and then the surrounding countries unite, they can shake the entire Great Wei Sheji.

Therefore, even if Tiandu Kingdom deliberately provokes, it is better to bear with it.

Especially Wei Yunyi thought of another point.

If it is in this negotiation.

I chose to regress.

Wouldn't that ruin Da Wei's luck again?
Of course, these are just his thoughts, and the specific situation will depend on the situation.

The best way now is to let the Ministry of Rites and Tiandu Kingdom continue to deal with each other, after all, things haven't reached that point yet.

Down below, after hearing this, Minister of the Ministry of Rites didn't say much, just bowed and said: "It's Your Majesty, I understand."

To be honest, if Emperor Gaozu hadn't left a glance and found a way to avoid conflict with Tiandu Kingdom, then I could do a lot, but now, on the one hand, I have to worry about Tiandu Kingdom's national strength.

On the other hand, it cannot violate the last words left by Emperor Gao.

So he is really difficult to deal with.

Therefore, you can only continue to choose to negotiate with the other party.

At this time, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites had nothing to do, and immediately said: "If that's the case, I will retire."

Hearing this, Wei Yunyi nodded, and after watching the other party leave, he went to the alchemy room.

Just yesterday, Wang Jin reported back and invited the little celestial master of Longhu Mountain.

Now it is coming towards the capital.

This is good news for him.

Refining the elixirs several times did not achieve the desired effect.

Now it is not easy to invite professionals. He feels that this batch of pills should be taken care of, and strive to be released as soon as possible. When the little celestial master comes next time, he can refine another batch of pills.

However, he was still very curious about how Wang Jin invited the little celestial master.

The other party, just come to the capital so obediently?

But anyway.

This time, the errands in the East Factory were done well.

On the other side, Minister of Rites left the Imperial Study Room and was rushing towards the cabinet.

During this period, his face was slightly bitter, and he looked a little sad.

It's not about worrying about the kingdom of heaven.

After all, this cannot be resolved in a short time.

So what Wang Lun was really worried about was the exam questions in the palace exam.

On the ancient faint king.

Really, as a minister of the Ministry of Rites, he has never seen such a palace examination question, and it feels too casual and problematic.

At other times, it was all about state governance or reform, but what about now?

The exam questions are really weird.

Wang Lun felt that he simply couldn't figure out what His Majesty was going to do.

"Master Wang."

And when they walked to the cabinet, a voice suddenly sounded.

It was Song Gongwen who had just stepped out of the cabinet, holding some documents in his hand. After seeing the Minister of Rites, he couldn't help but walked up and said, "Master Wang, why do you look so sad?"

Hearing this, Wang Lun raised his head and looked at the other party.

If he changed his job before, he would have had a problem with Song Gongwen.

I feel that the reason why the other party can climb to the position of the cabinet is entirely because of the empress.

Especially Wang Lun, who himself has some relationship with the gentry, so he would not respond to the other party at all.

But now, Song Hongzhi has the merit of destroying the country, and with the contact during this period, he found that Song Gongwen is indeed a capable person,

He can manage the accounts of the Ministry of Accounts quite well, which is not much better than the previous Li Fang.

So at this moment, he just hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Master Song should know that coming to me to meet His Majesty is to determine the exam questions for this palace exam."

"Naturally." Song Gongwen nodded.

During this period of time, the imperial examination can be said to be one of the most important things in recent times.

Even the cabinet is dealing with some corresponding incidents.

After all, this is about the selection of talents by the imperial court, and it cannot be sloppy no matter what.

Immediately, he continued: "How about it, which exam questions His Majesty has appointed, is Mr. Wang going to submit the exam questions to the cabinet for final review?"

Generally speaking, the examination questions of the imperial examinations are quite important, and they are the most important secrets of the imperial court.

Except for the cabinet members and the emperor, almost no one can divulge.

And just right.

Song Gongwen is a cabinet scholar.

He is also responsible for reviewing the examination questions.

So asking this kind of thing is not beyond the rules.

"Your Majesty has decided, but this is the test question." Wang Lun sighed, then glanced around, and immediately said in a low voice: "The test question confirmed by Your Majesty is: On the Eternal Faint King!"

As soon as these words came out, Song Gongwen was shocked and couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"That's right, His Majesty said it himself."

Wang Lun said: "Your Majesty said that the only question in the imperial examination is this, and the cabinet is required to pass it."

He also expected the shock of the national head.

to be frank.

Such an exam question, no matter who it is, will be shocked.

So he continued at this moment: "Master Song, what do you mean by His Majesty's question?"

Song Gongwen was also contemplating, because this so-called "On the Eternal Faint Emperor" question is completely unreasonable.

Throughout the dynasties, not to mention such examination questions, there were not even similar ones.

So now he can't answer for a while.

But Song Gongwen can be sure of one thing.

Your Majesty today is the true emperor of the ages.

Every word, every look, has a deep meaning.

As for the imperial examination, it is of great importance. A wise emperor like His Majesty will definitely not mess around.

It can be inferred from this that things are not as simple as imagined.

At this moment, after careful consideration in my heart, I immediately said: "Lord Wang, I think I already understand what Your Majesty means!"

Do you understand what His Majesty means?

Wang Lun was a little confused when he heard this.

"Your Majesty's question about the stupid kings through the ages is very simple, that is, let the candidates list the deeds of those stupid kings in the history books, and then give them to themselves and the court as a warning!"

Song Gongwen said: "My lord, think about it. Your Majesty has only been on the throne for three years now. Although he has done a lot of things, he is still young after all."

"Your Majesty wants to make some great achievements through the ages, but His Majesty must also be worried that something will go wrong with one of his decisions, so let those candidates sum up the actions of those who have been fooled through the ages and those who have subjugated the country. , take this as a lesson.”

"In this way, His Majesty can learn from it in the future, and try to become a better emperor!"

This sentence.

The eyes of Wang Lun next to him were confused, and he couldn't help saying: "But we courtiers can also do these things."

"Besides, if His Majesty wants to become a Mingjun, he only needs to learn from the practices of those Mingjun in the history books, isn't it enough? Why do you need to do this extra thing and use it as a question for the palace examination?"

To be honest, he really didn't understand.

At the same time, I also feel that Master Song's statement is a bit exaggerated.

Even if His Majesty wants to become a wise king, there is no need to spend a lot of effort.

But at this time, Song Gongwen shook his head directly, and said seriously: "Lord Wang, you are still too superficial to understand the king's heart."

"Lord Wang, you and I are all courtiers. How can you not understand that you have been in the officialdom for many years? The reason why His Majesty drafted the examination questions himself is to select the talents he wants."

"And this kind of talent must be outspoken, but what about the students? Everyone is very young, so the so-called youth must be vigorous. When His Majesty asks questions, he can speak out regardless of everything."

"About Qiangu Hunjun, it is said to be about Qiangu, but in fact, it is His Majesty who wants to hear the views of the world's scholars on himself."

"After all, your majesty is also a king, and when the candidates are answering the questions, they will intentionally or unintentionally compare those stupid kings with your majesty."

"As for Your Majesty, you can use this method to reflect on yourself!"

Speaking of this, Song Gongwen continued: "Indeed, it seems that we can do this kind of thing, but the question is, if His Majesty really asks us to say it, do you really dare to speak out?"

this speech.

Wang Lun lowered his head.

Because he felt that what Song Gongwen said was indeed reasonable.

All the candidates are young and have no experience in officialdom.

Although I lack experience, what is commendable is that I dare to speak.

Your Majesty actually wants to talk about the eternal emperor, so he naturally wants to listen to these dare to speak.

Of course, Wang Lun was more concerned about another point Song Gongwen said.

That is His Majesty, the talent that Jane wants.

Can also be understood as.

Your Majesty, it is time to build your own team in the new dynasty.

This is nothing, because the new emperors have almost always done this when they ascended the throne.

And now His Majesty, except for Li Fang, has not moved any of the important positions of the imperial court during the three years since he took the throne.

Now this imperial examination is also an opportunity!

of course.

Wang Lun was more concerned.

It was the other party who spoke, saying that His Majesty wanted to reflect on himself.
This made him a little strange again, and he couldn't help saying: "Lord Song, your majesty has only been on the throne for three years now, and you are still young. Why do you need to reflect on the eternal emperor?"

Song Gongwen thought for a while, and immediately expressed his thoughts, saying: "My lord, it has nothing to do with how long you have been on the throne or whether you are young or not. As an emperor, you must review your actions at any time. "

"After all, the emperor holds the divine weapon of the country in his hand and has thousands of people under his rule. This burden is very heavy and cannot be relaxed at all."

"The so-called copper as a mirror can straighten clothes, history as a mirror can tell rise and fall, and man as a mirror can tell gains and losses."

"Your Majesty's topic of the faint king is to use history as a commandment, so that he can always be vigilant!"

After finishing this speech.

Song Gongwen couldn't help but began to sigh, feeling that His Majesty was really sober.

It should be noted that since this period of time, the reform has achieved staged success, and the imperial court has achieved a major victory in the battle against Gaoyang Kingdom.

If it were an ordinary emperor, facing these two achievements, he would definitely be satisfied and feel proud.

But what about Your Majesty?

Don't care about it at all.

It is even during the imperial examination in the imperial examination that such a question is set to remind myself.

Sure enough, he is the eternal Mingjun in his eyes!
On the opposite side, Wang Lun, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, also fell into deep thought because of his words.

Because the more I thought about it, the more I felt that Song Gongwen was right.

Indeed, if His Majesty did not want to use history as a warning.

Why is such a question raised?
Therefore, at this moment, the expression on his face changed from the previous doubts to a clear one, and he continued: "Thank you, Mr. Song, for clarifying the confusion. Otherwise, I'm afraid that I would not have expected this level after thinking hard!"

To be honest, Wang Lun now has a heart of admiration for his Majesty from the very beginning.

Emperors have always accepted advice with an open mind, but they are really like His Majesty.

There are almost none directly on the table.

Because the emperor has the dignity of the emperor.

I can't tolerate others talking too much.

But His Majesty himself doesn't seem to think so.

On Qiangu Hunjun, I just want to remind myself from those articles.

And by doing so, you can also select some outspoken talents for the court, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Previously, because of his Majesty, Wang Lun often refuted his courtiers, and completely ignored Yushitai's Zhezi, thinking that His Majesty is an arbitrary emperor who does not listen to other people's opinions.

Just looking at it now, it doesn't seem to be the case.

Sure enough, I despised His Majesty.

So at this moment, he looked at Song Gongwen with a little gratitude in his heart.

At the same time, I also feel that although the questions of this imperial examination do not look very good, but after thinking about it carefully, it is indeed the most suitable.

As His Majesty said, newcomers have a new atmosphere, and now it is the first imperial examination in the Tianqi Dynasty, so it must be different.

"Your Majesty Wang is too polite."

Song Gongwen let it go, and then said: "You and I are in the court, although we have different political views, we are also His Majesty's subjects. Don't thank us for such things."

Wang Lun, Minister of Rites in front of him, has also observed it during this period of time.

One of the great Confucianists of the time, he also abides by etiquette.

In addition to being old-fashioned, there are no other major shortcomings.

So at this time, of course Song Gongwen would not hide what was in his heart.

Especially about His Majesty.

Because he remembers.

I was promoted by His Majesty, and I must consider His Majesty at all times.

Especially when other courtiers don't understand, I have to go forward and speak for His Majesty.

Just like waiting for the teacher in the snowy night.

"it is good."

After Wang Lun heard the words, he didn't say much immediately, and then invited Song Gongwen to go to the cabinet together.

The most important thing for them now is to determine the questions for the imperial examination.

After all, it wasn't long before the palace examination began.

And when the exam questions are presented in the eyes of cabinet members.

Almost everyone was shocked and did not understand what His Majesty meant.

Even Zhang Zhengming was full of suspicion after seeing this topic, and asked Wang Lun if he had misheard His Majesty.

Seeing this, Song Gongwen repeated what he said before.

After hearing this explanation, other cabinet maesters.

Believe it.

But there are also people who feel that there is a problem and want to make comments.

However, in the end Zhang Zhengming made a decision, and after passing the exam questions this time, the others didn't say much.

After all, Wang Lun, Song Gongwen, and Shoufu already agreed with the three of them. Even if they thought there was something wrong in their hearts, it was useless to say it.

As for why Zhang Zhengming agreed, he naturally believed Song Gongwen's words.

I think the reason why His Majesty decided to set this exam question.

The reason is to wake yourself up.

that's it.

After the examination questions of the palace examination passed the review of the cabinet, they were directly determined.

And what they need to do afterwards is to wait for the opening of the palace examination, write the examination questions and distribute them.

Of course, before that, everyone must keep it completely confidential.

If someone leaks it, it will be a disaster.

Those present were all court officials.

Of course it matters.

So after leaving the cabinet office, the matter was not discussed.

Especially after returning to the mansion, close the door and refuse anyone to visit.

After all, now that the imperial examination is about to be held, there must be many candidates running around, and even more officials want to do something about it.

As the only court officials who know the exam questions, they had better not contact anyone.

And so, time keeps passing.

this day.

That is, the day before the imperial examination.

In Kunshou Palace.

Wei Yunyi tasted the food made by the queen, and made admiration sounds from time to time.

Previously, because the queen fainted suddenly that day, and she was pregnant, she needed to take good care of her.

So he hardly let the other party cook.

Even the number of trips to Kunshou Palace has decreased a lot.

After all, this is about his own child, no matter what, he must let the other party have a good rest.

So much so that for a while, I didn't eat meals made by the queen herself.

Fortunately, after careful recuperation.

Queen Song Youwei's body has recovered, and she is not as weak as before. Even if she is pregnant, it is not a hindrance.

It was precisely because of this that Wei Yunyi agreed that the other party would continue to cook in person, and he was really hungry.

There's no way, compared to the queen, those imperial chefs are still far behind in their craftsmanship.

Of course, for the sake of the other party's body.

He ordered the imperial physician to be ready at any time in case of emergency.

And today, the queen also made a sumptuous lunch, which relieved Wei Yunyi from his long-standing craving.

In the end, after drinking and eating, he lay quietly on the chair with a satisfied face.

There is no way, there are too many things recently.

Another alchemy, another imperial examination.

It was the gentry making trouble again.

Almost one after the other.

Although apart from the first incident, everything else has nothing to do with Wei Yunyi, after all, there is not Concubine Ying, right?
But even so, Wei Yunyi still felt that it was a bit hard. Now that he finally had some rest time, he naturally couldn't waste it.

"Go, prepare a cup of ginseng tea for Your Majesty." Song Youwei smiled, then turned her head, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, I will check the time, Hong Zhi will be back soon, right?"

Ever since Song Hongzhi left the capital and went to Liao Town.

As the queen of my sister, I have always been worried.

Even if he knew that His Majesty had left behind, it would be very difficult for the younger brother to encounter any danger.

But the other party is not around after all, and the younger brother is only 17 years old, so it is normal to worry.

Of course, after learning that the younger brother won and destroyed the Gaoyang country.

Song Youwei was shocked and couldn't believe it.

Knowing the final confirmation, the whole person was completely stunned.

She didn't understand that her younger brother, who talked all day long, could actually win a battle and destroy a country.

Although I don't know what is going on.

But one thing can be confirmed.

My younger brother didn't seem to be talking big before.

The feat of destroying a country, even if it was only a Gaoyang country, is enough to be proud of.

It was precisely because of this news that the stone in Song Youwei's heart fell to the ground, and her health became better and better.

Now she calculated the time, thinking that the day when her younger brother's class teacher returned to the court should not be far away.

And next to him, after hearing this, Wei Yunyi immediately thought of his brother-in-law.

It was the other party, who increased his luck by ten thousand last month!
So he treats that brother-in-law.

There is some resentment in my heart.

He looks like a dude, but he didn't expect this to be his first time on the battlefield
Forget it, things have already happened, and it's useless to think about it.

Immediately, he looked at the queen, and said with a smile on his face: "Yes, he should be back before the end of the month. He is now returning to the imperial court in command, and he has hundreds of people from the Gaoyang royal family, so the schedule is a bit slow."

Earlier, my brother-in-law and his lieutenant headed straight to Liao Town.

Because there is no need to have any scruples, and there is no need to bring too much dry food, the speed is naturally fast.

But now, he is escorting the royal family of Gaoyang, with thousands of people under his command, of course it is impossible to go as fast as before.

"I can rest assured that."

Song Youwei breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the words.

Although my younger brother won the battle, it was a war after all.

Who knows if the other party is injured, as the only sister, she is naturally very concerned.

In fact, Song Hongzhi had such a good relationship because he was loved and maintained by Song Youwei when he was a child.

Wei Yunyi naturally understood that the other party was concerned with his younger brother, so he immediately smiled, and said, "Uncle Xiaoguo has shown the majesty of our great Wei in this battle, and shocked the surrounding countries. How magnificent, Queen, do you think I will give Xiaoguo What kind of reward does uncle have?"

In fact, this is also a headache for him recently.

The merit of destroying the country.

In addition, it was the first victory of the dynasty's foreign war, so no amount of rewards could be too much.

But the question is, after this time, should the opponent continue to lead troops, or should they stay in the capital?
Continue to lead troops?

That is impossible.

If there is another battle of Gaoyang Kingdom, it will be completely over.

Therefore, Wei Yunyi is more inclined to let the other party stay in the capital and keep him under his nose.

In this way, the other party can't make too much noise, and it can also prevent the other party from continuing to lead the army.

It can be said that there is no need to worry about the future.

but.

Wei Yunyi always felt that there might be a better way, but of course, he hadn't thought of the specifics yet.

But at this time, Song Youwei smiled immediately after hearing this, and said directly: "The reward is naturally up to His Majesty, and the concubine's request is that Hongzhi can return safely."

What the queen said was extremely clever.

First of all, it is completely up to Wei Yunyi to decide, and he only wants his brother to be safe.

Neither did she lose her duty as a queen, nor did she say too much about it,
after all.

Song Youwei has read a lot of poetry and books, and knows that at this time, it's best not to say anything.

Even if His Majesty dotes on her, even if His Majesty values ​​her father, she still remembers one sentence, the king is the king, and the minister is the minister.

At this time, Wei Yunyi had expected that the other party would speak like this.

The queen is sensible, but sometimes too sensible.

Unlike Concubine Ying, who sometimes knows how to argue and argue, she can adjust the atmosphere.

Immediately, Wei Yunyi couldn't help thinking about it, teasing the other party's intentions, and immediately said: "Well, it's easy to let me make the decision. When Uncle Xiao Guo comes back, I can directly make a Marquis!"
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ps: Typos should be corrected first
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