The splendid youth of the farm gate

Chapter 352
Ye Yu then explained to his two younger brothers in detail.

It turned out that when the late emperor was still alive, the treasury was empty and unable to make ends meet because of his militarism and his determination to capture the northern Dawan Kingdom, so a minister in the court gave the late emperor an idea.

It is to take advantage of the time when everyone wants to study in the Imperial College, and the price is clearly marked. Whoever can provide the prescribed money will be allowed to study in the Imperial College. Children from poor families.After all, Guozijian is the highest institution of learning, and entering here is equivalent to being a half-official!

The old man Ye who was at the time of the Guozijian offering wine naturally refused, and he united a group of Qingliu officials to argue hard, even at the risk of remonstrance, and with the help of the then empress Xianzhen to persuade, he finally persuaded the late emperor, don't just be a cat or a dog If you have money, you can get in. If you have money, you have to take an exam. If you pass the exam, you can get in.

At that time, Duan Yuankun came to Kyoto after selling his family's food reserves for three years. It was a pity that he was rejected in the first round. During this period, many children with good qualifications from wealthy families passed the exam and entered the Imperial College as they wished.

For a while, the capital was full of rumors, saying that Mrs. Ye had accepted bribes from others, so that the poor were dismissed and the rich were retained!Even more coincidentally, Duan Yuankun won the first place in the first class in one fell swoop in the middle of Chunwei next year.From here on out!Of course, this feud is over!

After Yuanyuan finished speaking, all the people in the room fell silent for a while.

Ye Nan and Ye Yu are fine, for them, this matter has long been clear, the surprise is that Duan Yuankun made trouble at this time, but they don't know what it means!
The three brothers Ye Yu, Ye Cheng, and Ye Jing looked at their father with concern, and said with a concerned face: "Father, what should we do? This Yuan Kun is now the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the emperor's favorite, If he really intends to deal with our family, then we..."

Ye Mingde cast a glance at the three brothers who were terrified, leaned slightly, raised his arms to hug his brows, and turned to Ye Yu and said, "Brother Yu, Prince Rui, is there anything unusual recently?"

Ye Yu thought for a while, then shook his head.

After a moment of silence, he looked at Ye Mingde and asked, "Uncle thinks that Duan Yuankun's real target is actually not the Ye family, but Prince Rui?"

Ye Mingde nodded, but after nodding, he looked at Ye Yu with complicated eyes.Ordinarily speaking, scholars like them don't need to stand in line with the court, let alone stand among the crown princes, but...Ye Mingde sighed.

Ye Nan, who had been silent for a long time, said slowly at this time: "I heard from Duke Qin a few days ago that the emperor seemed to be ill. At that time, even the empress did not recognize him."

The son of Qin Guogong is on duty in the palace of the Jinwu Guard, in charge of the emperor's imperial guards, and is dedicated to protecting the safety of the emperor and empress. What he says cannot be faked!

"Back when the second prince died, the crown prince and the third prince conspired against each other. If the emperor had grown older but not young, the throne should have belonged to the fourth prince Gong Wangye. But the fourth prince's biological mother came from a humble background, and she severely offended the empress." Ye Mingde knocked on the table with his hands, and said slowly: "Prince Rui's birth is enough, but unfortunately he lost in a small character. It's really hard to say who will win the battle between these two!"

"Father, is our family on the side of Prince Gong or Prince Rui?" Ye Cheng asked.

"Second brother, our family should belong to Prince Rui's side." Ye Yu said with a smile.

Ye Cheng couldn't help but frowned when he heard the words, and after thinking for a long time, he said hesitantly: "That means Duan Yuankun is on the side of Prince Gong? So, he is the one who intends to move slowly and eliminate Prince Rui? "

Ye Mingde felt very relieved, one of the three sons finally became enlightened!
"It should be like this." Ye Yu took Ye Cheng's words, and said softly: "The emperor is a very disciplined person, but he is also a generation of capable emperors. He naturally hopes that his country will last forever. Taking up the position, but he is softer, although he can become a benevolent emperor, but he is easy to be manipulated by courtiers. This is not what the emperor wants to do."

"Although Prince Rui is young, his heart and courage are beyond the reach of Prince Gong. If he inherits the throne, 20 years later, Daxuan will usher in a prosperous dynasty!"

"The emperor is hesitating. It just so happens that he was ill again a few days ago. If this is the case, Prince Gong might be in a hurry. He wants to try it first. The general and the general are not active. Our house is a poor teacher. It becomes the stone he throws to ask the way!"

Ye Mingde nodded approvingly.

"That's right, it's exactly what Brother Yu said."

"Then, father, what shall we do?"

Ye Mingde looked at the Ye Yu brothers, "Brother Nan, Brother Yu, what do you think?"

Ye Nan thought for a while and said, "Or we can ask people in the palace to inquire and find out what the emperor means, and then we can make plans."

"Brother Yu, what about you?" Ye Mingde and Ye Yu looked at each other, "What do you think?"

"Me?" Ye Yu smiled, looked at Ye Mingde and said, "Uncle, according to my opinion, I think it's better to keep things unchanged."

"Why?" Ye Yu asked puzzledly: "We don't do anything, in case the emperor misunderstands the slander..."

Ye Yu smiled and said softly: "A few days ago when the emperor fell ill, did any of us know that the emperor was ill?"

Everyone in the room shook their heads.

Ye Yu went on to say: "The emperor is sick, but the emperor is not confused. There are some things that you know but don't know. Duan Yuankun treats us as stones asking for directions, and we have never treated him as a knife tester." stone?"

"Brother Yu, I...why didn't I understand, what do you mean by talking about it for a long time?" Ye Jing said with a blank face, "What kind of knife did we try with Duan Yuankun?"

Ye Mingde understood what Ye Yu meant when he spoke, and immediately agreed with his words.And Ye Nan understood it in a blink of an eye, but it's a pity that the three brothers Ye Yu, Ye Cheng, and Ye Jing suffered. .

"Third brother, in fact, what I mean is the same as Duan Yuankun. He used us to test the emperor to see whether the emperor is really confused or not. We also use Duan Yuankun to test the emperor, but we are not the emperor. Confused, but the emperor's dragon body."

"Dragon body?" Ye Jing looked at Ye Yu.

Ye Yu nodded, "If the emperor is really dying, Duan Yuankun will try this, the emperor will definitely make some moves, and we will make plans early. But if the emperor is still getting better, you said he will allow someone to take care of him while he is still alive." At that time, will you spy on his country?"

(End of this chapter)