During the famine, my ancient well connected to modern times

A doctor read two examination papers and said, "Your Majesty, these two are still very talented. They also did a good job in poetry and poetry, but their strategies are poor, but..."

Hu Jijiu smiled and narrowed his eyes, and directly interrupted the doctor who was speaking, "These two people are indeed very talented, but this is the Jinshi examination, and the Jinshi examination is all about strategy."

"But if one of them is from the Xie family and the other is from the Cui family..."

Hu Jijiu said: "If you can't pass the Jinshi exam, you can take the Ming Jing exam. With their talents and learning, they will definitely pass the Ming Jing exam."

other people:"……"

Who is willing to take the Ming Jing exam if he can pass the Jinshi exam?

When the doctor who spoke saw that no one stood up to unite with him, he hesitated for a moment, and then Hu Jijiu decided on the ranking.

The emperor did not object, and others could only hold back even if they were dissatisfied.

After the rankings were decided, the next step was the matter of the Ministry of Etiquette.

The emperor sent everyone away, leaving only Zhang Zhenghai.

Zhang Zhenghai said: "Your Majesty is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period. The prince is ignorant. All he needs to do is teach him well. Your Majesty, please don't get angry because of this."

The emperor was not very angry at first, but when he heard these words, he suddenly became angry and said, "It would be fine if he is ignorant, but he doesn't know how to pretend to understand, and he thinks he is smart. If the country is handed over to him, sooner or later it will be over."

Zhang Zhenghai said with no regrets on his face, "Compared to the previous prince, the prince is indeed a bit inferior, but your majesty is still tough. If you can't do it in one year, you can do it in ten years, if you can't do it in ten years, you can do it in 20 years. Under your majesty's guidance, your highness will always It will grow.”

The emperor also felt that his body was quite strong and it would not be a problem to live for 30 to [-] years, so he was not so angry and thought of important things. "How is the investigation of the matter you asked to investigate?"

"As far as I'm concerned, Your Majesty, things have come to a head, but..."

"But what?" The emperor frowned slightly and asked in a low voice, "Is the prince involved?"

"I imagined that the ambush was a group of mountain bandits. They have been entrenched on that hilltop for seven or eight years. During this period, the government also went to the mountain to encircle and suppress them. However, this group of thieves is very cunning and always escapes before the government encircles and suppresses them. After the officials left, they went back again."

"In the past few years, the number of people has not decreased, but has increased a lot. The official who encircled and suppressed them is called Zhu Sheng. He was born in Mingjing and has been the county magistrate for eight years. During this period, he never stopped suppressing bandits, but There is no merit, but it is used as an excuse to increase taxes, and the people nearby are miserable."

The emperor asked keenly: "Whose person is he?"

Zhang Zhenghai raised his eyebrows and lowered his head and said: "Currently, we only found out that Zhu Sheng's cousin was once a member of the James family."

The emperor's body seemed to have been drained of energy, and he hated iron and said: "Is he really the prince?"

Zhang Zhenghai shook his head, "I don't think so. Maybe someone is acting in the name of the prince. The prince was the third prince eight years ago. How could he have predicted it in advance? He has made so many preparations in advance."

The emperor thought of something, his face darkened, and his hands behind his back clenched into fists.

Eunuch Fulin rolled his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, I remember that eight years ago, the former prince uncovered an official fraud case, and the leading criminal was the prince's cousin."

The emperor's face became solemn, but after a while he just shook his head, "The prince cannot think of murdering his brother. Besides, it has been so long. I don't want this matter to be brought up again."

Zhang Zhenghai was a little disappointed, but he quickly cheered up again. "In addition to this matter, I also investigated another matter. Someone discovered the ranks of the late Ye family in the wing of the courtyard where General Hu once lived."

The emperor was caught off guard and his heart suddenly shook, "Ye family? What is the name of the little general Hu you are talking about? How old is he this year?"

"Hu Shaohua, 23 years old this year."

Shaohua?

The emperor staggered and felt a little dizzy, "It's him, it must be him."

Eunuch Fulin supported the emperor, "Does Your Majesty want to teach the imperial doctor?"

The emperor pushed his hand away and stared at Zhang Zhenghai with burning eyes, "You have known for a long time that that child is General Ye's son."

Zhang Zhenghai lifted up his official robe and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for deceiving you. I did know that Hu Shaohua was Ye Shaohua back then, but I also found out while investigating this case. I definitely did not deliberately deceive Your Majesty."

The emperor didn't know whether he believed it or not.

Zhang Zhenghai boldly asked: "Your Majesty, do you really think that the Ye family intended to rebel back then? Why did the first prince suffer an accident not long after the Ye family was destroyed? Doesn't all this really matter?"

"Presumptuous." The emperor roared.

Zhang Zhenghai adjusted his kneeling posture and straightened his body, "Your Majesty, the only person who can defeat Wang Yuan in civil and military affairs now is Nangong Chun, and it is Ye Shaohua. Nangong Chun has the blood of barbarians. Wang Yuan has sent people to win him over many times. Although Nangong Chun has a weak mind, He is determined, but all the civil and military people in the dynasty are dissatisfied with him. If things go on like this, even if Nangong Chun is determined to protect the country, he will probably turn against him."

The emperor sneered, "Nangong Chun is unreliable. Could it be that Ye Shaohua is also reliable?"

"Your Majesty, Ye Shaohua has been hiding for many years. If it weren't for the border crisis, he would never come forward at this time. If Ye Shaohua really wanted to rebel, he wouldn't have to come out and just wait for Wang Yuan's troops to come to the city and destroy the country."

The emperor hesitated, yes, why did he come out? Is it for military power?

Zhang Zhenghai continued: "But he chose to stand up, which shows that he has the court and your majesty in his heart. Why don't your majesty show kindness and take him for your own use?"

The emperor thought for a moment, but then shook his head, "I'm afraid he has ulterior motives."

Zhang Zhenghai was sad at this moment. He was also a military commander and understood the military commanders' desire to serve the country, but as a king, he always suspected that they were plotting rebellion.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. The prince prefers aristocratic families. Half of the officials in the court are from aristocratic families. If they are allowed to take over the military power... Your Majesty can have people investigate the Ye family's case thoroughly. There must be aristocratic families among them. handiwork."

Using Ye Shaohua to deal with the aristocratic family can also serve as a wake-up call for the prince.

At this time, Eunuch Fulin came back with a bowl of lotus seed soup, "Your Majesty, this is the lotus seed tea sent by Princess Huandu just now. It is said to be used to quell your Majesty's fire. The lotus seeds in it are from the princess." Packed one by one."

The emperor's heart suddenly took a turn.

For the sake of the throne, Luo Jingce even did not hesitate to win over Wang Yuan and gave up his sister's life. She might also attack him for the throne in the future.

Several princes are young, and King Yuzhang is cheerful and ignorant. No one in the royal family can compete with him. Who will be his opponent in the long run?