Xuanmen Xiaoguo Shi is divination again

Chapter 111 This is Trust, Your Highness ([-]th)

"Fourth brother, presiding over the imperial examinations and supplementary examinations for the emperor is a great opportunity to exercise your talents and build a good relationship with the courtiers."

"Maybe the top three selected in the palace examination will still miss the fourth brother's kindness, and will say a few good words for the fourth brother in the court hall in the future!"

"Little brother, let me congratulate you first."

As soon as the three of them left the imperial study room, Mo Shuyuan smiled and cupped his hands, expressing his joy to Mo Shucheng.

When the latter heard this, his face was as golden as paper, and when he looked back at him, he couldn't help but smile: "Fifth brother laughed, how can a brother have that ability."

"Third brother, fifth younger brother, I suddenly remembered that there are still matters that have not been dealt with in the mansion, so I can't chat any longer, so I'm going back to the mansion first." Mo Shucheng said, twitching the corners of his lips, "Third brother and fifth brother, please forgive me."

"It's okay, fourth brother, go back and get busy with your business." Mo Shuyun nodded, "Brother and fifth brother can enjoy the scenery in this imperial garden, and we will leave later."

"That's very good, you two, farewell." Mo Shucheng cupped his fists, and left in a hurry after speaking.

Mo Shuyuan and the two who stayed in the same place looked at his back, which was almost fleeing, and the smiles on their faces became more and more dim.

However, they didn't realize that behind the window pane of the imperial study room was standing an emperor in casual clothes. He stood with his hands behind his back, looked at the courtyard through the window lattice, looked away for a while, and sighed.

"Deyong, light a lamp, it's getting dark."

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Emperor Yunjing was always neat in his work, and he would only call people into the palace in the afternoon, and in the evening, the imperial decree and the required clothes and tokens were sent to the Fourth Prince's Mansion.

After Mo Shucheng thanked him for his kindness, he sent off the old father-in-law who delivered the decree. He turned around and looked at the pile of things on the table, his face twisted, and he couldn't stop worrying.

When he learned that the examiners for this test were Mrs. Xiao and a group of academicians from the Hanlin Academy, he no longer had the slightest thought of taking over the spring test. It fell on his head?

That old matriarch is extremely rigid and serious. When he was a child studying in the Imperial College, he was often reprimanded by him for indulging in old-fashioned tricks. Now the two of them have to work together... After more than two months of spring exams, he still has to be punished. He said die!

Thinking of this, Mo Shucheng couldn't help holding his chin and sighing, grabbed a lottery tube on the desk, and shook it in his hand. He felt that he shouldn't have left the door today.

In other words, he should have closed the doors and windows tightly as early as this morning when he made the hexagram, and he would never step out of the study room no matter who came to invite him!
Mo Shucheng straightened his waist and clenched his fists tightly, but he let it out in less than two breaths.

——Not stepping out of the study room, this is easy to say, but if he really did that, wouldn't it be "resisting orders and not obeying orders" again?
The matter of resisting the decree can be big or small, but as the prince of the Tian family, his words and deeds are watched by the world. If he really dares to disobey his father's decree, it will probably take less than two hours. The table in the Imperial Study Room must be filled!
This is simply...

Hey!
Mo Shucheng poked his cheeks again, and was about to shake the stick to make a divination in his distraught, when he heard a knock on the door in the courtyard, he followed the sound and turned his head, only to see that the person who came was his adviser.

"Your Highness, Si Nian heard that His Majesty appointed you as the chief examiner of this year's palace examination, and came here to congratulate His Highness." Xie Sinian, dressed in elegant green clothes, smiled happily.

Mo Shucheng caught a glimpse of the joy in his eyebrows, and couldn't help but let out another long sigh.

"Huh?" Hearing that sigh, Xie Sinian couldn't help showing surprise, "It's a great joy to take over the Spring Examination, why is Your Highness so depressed?"

"Si Nian, the person who wrote the question this time is Mrs. Xiao and a group of academicians from the Imperial Academy, and the chief examiner is Chao Ling, Minister of the Ministry of Rites. Why do we like it?" Mo Shucheng covered his face with his forehead.

"Father, isn't he playing tricks and trying to punish me!"

He is a person who is born at odds with those great Confucians, and every time they meet, there will be conflicts, not to mention this spring test, where they have been working together for more than two months?

Just thinking about it will kill you!
The more Mo Shucheng thought about it, the more irritable he became, and he couldn't help shaking the lottery in his hand.

Xie Sinian lowered his eyes when he heard this, and after a little thought, he smiled again.

"Your Highness, this statement is wrong." Xie Sinian pursed his lips, and tapped his palms rhythmically with his fingertips, "Si Nian thinks that His Majesty's actions are just a sign of trusting His Highness and wanting to use His Highness again."

The shaking stick paused, and Mo Shucheng slightly raised his eyes when he heard the words: "What do you say?"

"Your Highness, look, the spring exam is only held every three years. In previous years, His Majesty personally presided over the palace exam, but this year it was handed over to you alone. Isn't this a great honor?" Xie Sinian pointed out a finger , "This is one of them."

"Secondly, the person in charge of setting the question this time is Mrs. Xiao—then who is Mrs. Xiao?"

"I have been an official in the court for nearly a year, two generations of emperor teachers, and have assisted three kings-you see that we have a peaceful court, and the head of civil servants on the surface is the current Prime Minister, but in the past, the Prime Minister was also the prime minister. Who did you learn from?"

"Master Xiang... seemed to be a disciple of the old master Xiao?" Mo Shucheng hesitated and frowned.

The old lady Fu is over eighty years old, and has already entered the period of octogenarians. She has countless disciples, how can he remember clearly whether the prime minister is his disciple?
"That's right, Your Highness, Xiangye was indeed the old matriarch's favorite student back then." Xie Sinian nodded his chin slightly, persuading, "So, no matter in terms of prestige, identity, age or status, the old matriarch has stabilized Xiangye is the best."

"In addition to the chief examiner, Minister of Rites Chao Lingchao, and a group of academicians from the Imperial Academy...Your Highness, at this time, have you not seen the good intentions of the Holy Majesty?"

"You mean..." Mo Shucheng frowned, thoughtfully, "Father, does he want to take this opportunity to examine the ability of this hall to handle affairs, and let this hall expand its contacts in the court by the way?"

"Not only, not more." Xie Sinian shook his head, and slowly stretched out his third finger, "Thirdly, the Spring Examination is for the purpose of promoting talents. Direct access to reference examples."

"In other words, before the talents of the world can enter the official career, they must first go through the hands of His Highness—Your Highness, think about it carefully, this is the best time for you to cultivate your own team."

"The best time to train... your own team?" Mo Shucheng's face was shaken, he was moved by Xie Sinian's words.

"That's right, that's it." Xie Sinian saw the slack on his face, and quickly added fuel to the fire, "Your Highness, connections, team members, and abilities. His Majesty is willing to hand over important matters such as the Spring Examination. You manage—”

"Do you still think that the Holy Majesty is trying to punish you in a different way?"

"Important matters of the country...Trust, reuse?" Mo Shucheng pondered for a long time with his eyes down, and finally exhaled slowly, "Sinian, you are right."

"Since father gave such an important opportunity to this hall, this hall should go all out and try not to disappoint father."

"Your Highness is right." Xie Sinian cupped his hands, and the smile in his eyes suddenly dimmed.

(End of this chapter)