Datang cat raising hand letter

Chapter 98

As the sun was setting, when Li Shimin stopped writing, a servant came forward quietly and whispered a word.The sage looked at the current time with a little surprise, and said strangely: "At this time, Qingque still has leisure." He waved his hand but didn't care, and asked his attendants to invite His Royal Highness King Wei in.

Wei Wang Li Tai has been exercising frequently in the past few years. Although he still looks chubby, his skin has turned into firm flesh, and he no longer has to pant for breath when walking as before.The sage is naturally very happy that he is so diligent in practicing martial arts, and he is praised from time to time.

Li Tai strode in, saluted His Majesty with a smile, and said, "Aye, do you still remember what you promised me?" Playing the drums, could it be that Qing Que agreed to some strange things at a certain time... This is not surprising, after all, if he is dazzled by Aizi's coquettishness, Li Shimin will occasionally answer some outrageous things, and then he will be beaten by his son when he goes back. His mother gave serious advice.

It is simply difficult to be caught in the middle.

Empress Changsun has never been involved in court affairs, even if the sage asks sincerely, she just makes her chuckle and shake her head, saying that it is not something she should do, but when it comes to raising children, even a sage, even a prince The king of Wei didn't dare to refute, and the princes and princesses who jumped out of the way had to be obedient.

Li Tai said with a smile: "What else can it be? Isn't today the day of the scientific examination? I heard that this year's exams will only start after the end of the three rounds. I really want to participate in one or two to help Aye, share your worries and solve your problems." He has always been close to the saint, and his words are very intimate, just like ordinary father and son have nothing to say.

Only then did Li Shimin remember that Li Tai had indeed said such a thing before, he looked at Li Tai with interest, tapped his fingers on the table, "How does Qingque want to help me solve my problems?"

He changed his address in a pretentious manner, appearing much more majestic.

Li Tai said solemnly: "The matter of invigilating the examination has been shared by other courtiers. After thinking about it, my child, maybe it's time for me to do the work of grading papers. It just so happens that I can see whether this examination can be selected." What kind of talents come out."

Li Shimin has always known that Qingque doesn't like to wield knives and guns, but prefers to travel in the sea of ​​books, so it is understandable to make such a request.He smiled and watched Li Tai pleading in different ways, and when the first candle was lit in the palace, he nodded and agreed pretending to be moved, "It's not impossible to let you go, but you have to remember that if you go Now that you are an ordinary paper-approving official, you must not interfere with the ranking, if there is such a way, I will punish you."

Li Tai cupped his hands and bowed to Li Shimin begging for mercy. Even a saint who pretended to be serious couldn't help laughing out loud. He shook his head and summoned the servant behind him to give orders, and asked him to deliver the decree to deal with the rest of the matter. Get ready.

After Li Tai went out excitedly, the stars replaced the remaining afterglow at some point, the dark night hung high, and the faint starlight hit Li Tai, dragging a shallow shadow behind him.

Right now.

In the southern courtyard of the Ministry of Rites, a few examinees occasionally walked out of the open door. They were all pale-faced and haggard, and some were excited but their feet fell in front of the door... There are all kinds of different attitudes.Outside, among the scattered crowd waiting, there were also several cars and horses parked in one place.

Those are those with relatively outstanding net worth, and their slaves are anxiously waiting for their master to return.

And one of the carriages was very quiet, except for the coachman standing beside the carriage and staring at the door with folded hands, it seemed that there was no one else inside.Only Fu Liu who was sitting in the carriage knew how nervous Bai Shuang was.

This scientific examination is held three times a day, from the early morning light to the evening candle burning. Those who finish the examination early can hand in their papers and leave, so students have been leaving the door one after another since the afternoon Come.

It's just that most of the examinees who came out early looked sluggish, not because they handed in the papers because they finished the exams early, but because they were unwilling to sit in it because they gave up on themselves, and finally handed in the papers early and left.

There were also those who cried loudly as soon as they left the door. The tearing cries of the gray-haired middle-aged candidate made the scalp numb, and even the family members who were just waiting couldn't help showing empathy.

This is already the case outside the test room, and the pressure in the test room is naturally greater.

"Bai Shuang, Mr. Lang has always been concentrating on reading, and this is a common thing when writing at the beginning of the Huadeng..." Fu Liu also scolded Xu Qing for not being able to comfort others in the morning, but when it was her turn, she could only be half-hearted, saying No suitable words came out.

Bai Shuang's lips were a little pale, and her pretty face was slightly lowered to hide in the shadow of the car curtain outside. She shook her head and said, "I'm not worried that something will happen to Mr. Lang, it's just..." She stopped and thought for a while, The faint voice sounded again, "It is Lang Jun's expectation from Shicheng County to take part in the imperial examination. He has always had a stubborn temper. I don't know how far he can go for this."

Bai Shuang squeezed Fu Liu's hand, "I'm not sad, but happy." After all, now Lang Jun is doing what he wants to do most these years, and he can finally take this step.

It's just that after being overjoyed, I became at a loss. After all, with Yu Yu's temperament, it was a bit difficult to go through the imperial examination alone. There may be more things in the future, and at that time, will Mr. Lang stick to it as always? Woolen cloth?

Bai Shuang thought ecstatically, although she didn't know, she also knew that with the choice of Mr. Lang, maybe the road would not be easy in the future.

Xu Qing's voice suddenly sounded, and he said happily: "It's Erlang, Erlang has come out!"

Bai Shuang got out of the car quickly.

There were several other candidates who came out with Yu Yu, all of whom were helped away by their family members with red eyes and weak hands and feet.Yu Yu was walking normally, Xu Qing squeezed people over quickly, took the food box in Yu Yu's hand, and said repeatedly: "Erlang is hungry? Are you thirsty? There are cakes and hot tea in the carriage, go back and eat some Pad your stomach."

Bai Shuang, who was behind, rushed over quickly, seeing Yu Yu's tiredness from the light of the thin lantern hanging outside the door, even stopped Xu Qing from talking, and said to Yu Yu: "Mr. Bar."

Yu Yu nodded at Bai Shuang, and calmly returned to the carriage to lie down.

Bai Shuang Fuliu, Xu Qing and the others looked at his introverted and quiet appearance, and they didn't dare to disturb him, and went back to the house quietly all the way.But Yu Yu, who took a short rest along the way, got out of the car, and then showed a little lively expression.He said to Bai Shuang: "I spent a lot of energy in the examination room, and I was a little mentally ill just now."

Bai Shuang naturally knew it.

After all, she watched several people who came out fell directly outside the door, and still had to rely on the help of the guards to help them out.It's just a short day, but how many people have spent their hard work, exhausted their thoughts on one thing, and it is easy to lose energy when they focus on it. This is the simplest truth.

When Yu Yu arrived home, it was rare that everyone in the entire family was waiting for him.

It's as if Qiqi postponed the afternoon meal until now, and no one asked how Yu Yu was doing in the exam. The meals that Mrs. Fang and sister-in-law Xiao gave to Yu Yu are already like a small hill, which is daunting.Yu Zhi let go of his hand to let Yu Hong run around, but this nephew loves to climb on Yu Yu's body, and now he is sitting beside Yu Yu's arm, as if stuck to him.Yu Shinan was talking to Yu Chang, and from time to time, his eyes would glance at Erlang's body, as if he was deeply concerned about Yu Yu's body.

And after Yu Yu struggled to eat a bowl of Xiao Shan's food, Yu Zhi personally sent him back to the courtyard, and Bai Shuang and the others had already prepared hot water for him to feel warm after bathing. Putting on a new undershirt, he lay comfortably in the quilt warmed by the hand warmer, so warm that even his cold fingertips seemed to warm up.

At first, Yu Yu thought he was not sleepy, but as soon as he lay down, the black and sweet sleepiness rushed over him, only to let him flash a blackness in the last moment of clarity, and fell asleep suddenly.

As for Yu Yu, he fell asleep until the next afternoon. The afternoon sun bounced on the carpet, and Yu Yu, who had been sleeping dazedly, finally woke up and sat up with his aching wrist.

After sleeping for such a long time, the sleepiness deep in the body has completely disappeared, even if the arm that was overstretched yesterday still has a feeling, it is not a big deal.

Yu Yu turned over and got out of bed, walked barefoot to the window sill, and could see Bai Shuang in the courtyard telling some maids something, and there were birds singing melodious ditties on the branches with new shoots, just in time. The flower pots and plants placed under the corridor are more and more vigorous, more lively and beautiful than in winter, stretching their branches and leaves to absorb the vitality of spring.

Looking at the greenery in the courtyard, Yu Yu inadvertently remembered the last thought before going to bed yesterday.

A touch of black.

Yu Yu pursed his lips. It wasn't that he was aimlessly, but... During the third exam, he seemed to really see Mr. Dashan in the Gongyuan.

The whole body is pitch black, the hair is fluffy and soft, it looks abnormally smooth and smooth under the sun, and it drags a long and thick tail, with white spots on the tip of the last tail... It looks like a cat that is no longer the same , Yu Yu thought for a while and thought that he would not admit his mistake.

And the place he found... Yu Yu is silent.

It is behind Zhigong Ju.

Zhi Gong Ju is the servant of the Ministry of Rites this year. As the chief examiner, he naturally has to inspect the discipline during the imperial examination. Saw him patrolling several times.

It's just that in these few times, he caught a glimpse of black behind him.

Like a peeping black cat.

Yu Yu couldn't help frowning, maybe Mr. Da Shan was worried about something?

"Lang Jun is awake?"

The appearance of Bai Shuang interrupted Yu Yu's thoughts. She came over with some easy-to-digest side dishes and white porridge. Sleepy, did not wake you up, but left an oral order for you to enter the palace in three days."

Yu Yu raised his eyebrows, three days later?

...

On an ordinary morning, Li Tai took only one servant surnamed Li to the Ministry of Rites, and after handing over the decree and the opinions of Zhongshu's disciples, he smoothly entered the Ministry of Rites to work.

This servant was given to Li Tai by the saint a few days ago.

When Prince Li Chengqian received the news, it had been two quarters of an hour since Li Tai appeared in the Ministry of Rites.

"Crack-"

After the sharp scissors trimmed the last branches and leaves, the drawn out voice revealed the prince's carelessness, "Let him go. Fortunately, he found such a breakthrough." Li Chengqian's lowered eyes stared at the flower ball that had already been built. , the delicate and cute appearance has such a shape after abandoning many lush green branches.

Recently the crown prince has a hobby of pruning flowers and plants. The gardeners in the palace send pots of delicate and delicate flowers to the main hall, but they often end up in a colorful end. Finally, they have practiced the crown prince's good skill of flower arrangement and pruning.

"Your Highness, if His Royal Highness the King of Wei is allowed to intervene in Shangshu Province's affairs, then in the future..." someone in the hall said anxiously, the voice sounded familiar.

The prince said coolly: "When did this happen?"

As soon as the words came out, several people in the hall looked at each other in blank dismay, and someone said hesitantly, "What does His Highness the Crown Prince mean?"

"It should be a temporary decision, but it was not revealed before, but a decree was suddenly issued by the Ministry of Rites this morning." Another cold and indifferent voice sounded, the man who spoke should be a little young, even though the voice was cold, it was still a little clear.

Li Chengqian laughed softly, "Smart. It doesn't matter when, at least it wasn't decided today. And in such a big government, who can seriously hide it from Gu's eyes and ears and do it quietly?"

This seemed to be a question and an answer. The cold voice that spoke just now paused, "Your Majesty."

The prince smiled and clapped his hands, bent down to hold the pruned flower ball, then turned around and handed it to a handsome man behind him, and said with a smile: "Chiwu got the answer right. Unfortunately, there is no reward, this is considered a gift stop."

After presenting the flowers, Li Chengqian put a finger on his lips as if remembering something important, and gently frowned with eyebrows and eyes: "I will be inspected in the future.

"If you dare to catch a flower and put it in someone's hair... If you lose one, you will be punished once."

The man holding the bouquet was startled.

... What kind of reward is this?

...

Li Tai's appearance naturally made Zhi Gongju a little embarrassed.

Since the students protested against the low status of the meritorious service examiner, Wailang, this year, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, Zhigong, will be in charge of the exam, and the ranking of the papers will be invigilated.As an official who was on the shelf for the first time and personally participated in several recent restructurings, the Minister of Rites naturally knew that there were not a few people staring inward and upward this time, so he had already made sufficient preparations.

Although the appearance of King Wei surprised the servant of the Ministry of Rites, but after a brief surprise, he quickly set aside an area for Li Tai according to His Majesty's will, which was the same as the officials who approved the papers beside him, except that he waited behind him. Aside from a low-key and quiet eunuch, they are not very different from each other.Some of the officials in the Ministry of Rites have seen His Royal Highness the King of Wei, and some of them have no intention of correcting others. Although there was some commotion, it gradually subsided after a while, and they all started to do things seriously.

Naturally, Li Tai didn't come here just to approve the papers.

But the one thing he can do, or only needs to do, is to approve the testimonials.

This year's imperial examination has added a lot of changes, such as the thick stack Li Tai is holding in his hand, the handwriting is the same no matter how you look at it, and it is the same for dozens of papers.These are all re-transcribed by the pen and ink officials.In the process of copying, if there are any traces of smear on the roll, it can be discarded without copying.

After all, the minister of the Ministry of Rites was still wary of King Wei's participation. Although he was allowed to do things freely, he was only assigned to make corrections from the Ming Jing Division.As for the examination content of Ming Jing, it was a lot of copying and filling in the blanks. Li Tai felt dizzy after correcting only [-] sheets.His chubby body was kneeling and sitting, Zhu Hong circled the typo at once, and if there were four mistakes, he threw it directly into the stack on the right.

In this full house, Li Tai could occasionally hear the sound of the abacus being fiddled with, and after looking up a few times, he lowered his head in silence.

He really felt that the corrections of Mingjing were very boring, but if compared with Mingshu, which had to calculate the correct answers one by one, then Mingjing would be happier.

At any rate, he could recite these scriptures with his eyes closed.

...

In the past, the grand imperial examinations in Chang'an, the capital city, usually had their results in late January. The Mabai tide that covered the streets and alleys would soon dissipate after the announcement of the imperial examination list, and they would all return to the countryside and towns.But after repeated reforms, it took more time and effort than before, so much so that when the spring snow dissipated and ducks were floating on the warm river, the Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites was still busy, and the lights were still brightly lit in the night.

"This sentence breaks the title, 'The holy day is a blessing, and the virtue is added.'①It's not bad. The whole text is on point, and the antithesis is appropriate. It can be the upper middle class." Right in front of the minister of the Ministry of Rites, there are ten outstanding poems. Fu, all of which are written in the same handwriting, it is impossible to tell which candidate it is.

And on his left hand side, there is a stack of papers pressed by paperweights, and the markings such as upper class, upper middle class and the like can be vaguely seen drawn in Zhu Zhu.

The ranking of the imperial examinations is finally determined by the Ministry of Rites. In the three exams, there are differences of upper class, upper middle class, middle class, lower middle class, and lower class. In the end, the names are disassembled and the highest class is ranked from top to bottom. , are those on the list.

But this time the sage had a decree. After this batch of scientific examination rankings, the top ten test papers of Jinshi subjects will be sent to the front of the hall. Therefore, although the minister of rites is doing what he should do, he is still a little secretive in his heart. worry.

If His Majesty didn't make such a fortune, then of course everything would be fine, but now I have to worry that the selected list will not be seen by the saint.

This is not without precedent. A few years ago, His Majesty personally selected the candidate Xiaolian who "raised Xiaolian", but he didn't expect that one or two of them could not answer the questions of the sage prince and several courtiers. It is really absurd ridiculous.

However, Li Tai held up another copy and read it shaking his head, "...the time is also when the world is cleared and the prosperity is clear. Bathing in salty pools is at the end of the sky, and blowing like trees is like the descendants of the sea. Non-smoke is held in round elephants, and it is a splendid brocade; Yu Xia is scattered in the heavy wheel, looking beautiful." ② After reading these few sentences, Li Tai couldn't help shaking his head, as if he had a feeling of being immersed in his prose.

With a smile on his face, he said to the servant of the Ministry of Rites: "One tight sentence, two long sentences, and three separated sentences are quite ingenious here. Praise." He was full of praise, and then said a few more casual words before nodding his head with a smile, "I can't complain that this gift is the best."

The servant of the Ministry of Rites is a thin middle-aged man, he looks a bit stern, "These days are thanks to the presence of His Royal Highness the King of Wei, so that all of you are working hard, and your contribution is immeasurable." Yes, there is a strange contrast with that appearance.

Naturally, Li Tai didn't take this compliment to heart, he has been correcting the test papers of the Mingjing Department these days, and the corrections made him ecstasy.He claims to be a person who likes allusions in books, but this trouble caused him to talk less for half a month after he went back, and he didn't want to touch those classics that were regarded as the standard again.

He slandered in his heart, and after finishing the revision of the Ming Jing Section, he went to the side of the Minister of Rites, and read the dozens of selected test papers.Among them, there are things that make him happy, but there are also things that make Li Tai disapproving.

It's just that Li Tai seldom revealed it. It was only when he saw the Fu that was listed as the best that he couldn't help being overwhelmed and wanted to read it with a shake of his head.

The servant of the Ministry of Rites has also lost a lot of weight these days. After grading the last test paper circle, it finally means that the long-term grading paper has been completed.Li Tai watched with amazement as the servant of the Ministry of Rites led the staff to seal the thirty test papers, put the seals on with his own hands, and waited for them to be sent to the Hall of Saints tomorrow.

"Your Highness." The eunuch surnamed Li stood behind Li Tai.

Li Tai came back to his senses, said goodbye to other officials of the Ministry of Rites with a smile, and then walked away from the Ministry of Rites, as normal as before.

Yuan Wailang said with emotion: "Before, I only saw His Royal Highness Wei Wang from a distance, and thought that such a proud son of heaven must be arrogant, but I didn't expect His Highness Wei Wang to come in and out with me these days, and endure hardships and stand hard work. Seeing what you hear is not as good as what you hear!"

Someone nearby nodded in agreement, echoing Yuanwailang's words just now, "It's fine to listen to the rumors in the market, is there anyone else who can't tell the truth? If those dirty rumors are true, that sow will up a tree."

"All right!"

The Minister of Rites who sent King Wei away with a smile in his eyes just now reprimanded him, and said coldly: "His Royal Highness King Wei is a prince, and he is not someone who can speak freely behind his back. Please be careful in your words and deeds!"

"Yes--"

Only when he went to Shangshu's house with the box in his hand, did anyone dare to express dissatisfaction, but in the Ministry of Rites, the assistant minister is second only to Shangshu, no one really dared to refute, and they all just bowed their heads and went to deal with the aftermath up.

Li Daozong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, is the younger brother of the sage, who used to follow the sage through life and death.Even if he is in the position of Shangshu right now, he can easily make the officials below him calm and respectful, and dare not show any disrespect.

The servant of the Ministry of Rites offered the box with both hands, and said softly: "Shang Shu, this is the test paper for the top ten candidates in this year's scientific examination."

Li Daozong entrusted the matter to the servant. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "That's very good, but what did you say outside just now? It sounds a little noisy."

The servant of the Ministry of Rites bowed, "Let them not talk about His Royal Highness Wei Wang behind his back."

When Li Daozong heard this, his slightly gray beard moved around his lips, as if pouting his lips. After a while, he shook his head and said with a smile: "Qingque is not an easy-going temper, and I don't know how to play it when I come to the Ministry of Rites." What a ghostly idea, it's clearly aimed at me here... His Majesty also let him do whatever he wants."

Li Daozong said this, but the Minister of Rites and the others couldn't.

In the past two years, Li Daozong was already the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and he even had the title of King Jiangxia.However, he was dismissed by His Majesty because of corruption, but within a few years, he recovered and returned to the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites.After all, this is the clan, and it is still somewhat different from ordinary officials.

"Don't worry about him, restrain the officials under him a little bit, and don't get involved in the affairs between the crown prince and the king of Wei."

Li Daozong said pointedly.

"Yes!"

...

The next day.

After the end of the Chang Dynasty, Li Shimin and the prince went back to the palace together, and they were still talking about the affairs of the court just now on the way.After returning to the palace, a servant who stayed behind came forward and delivered the box specially sent by the Ministry of Rites.

The seal on it was just to show that there were no other unpacking along the way.

The prince looked at the box with the seal of the ministry of ceremonies, and said with great interest: "Aye, you want to check the papers yourself?"

In the regular subjects of the Ministry of Rites, it is rare to hear that the sage will personally check the papers. After all, there is a compulsory subject in the back, and the candidates who can participate are all candidates who have passed the regular subjects. It is in the system department.And like Ju Xiaolian in the past few years, this is an occasional thing, and it will not become a rule.

Li Shimin said with a smile: "After all, there are a lot of changes this year. I also want to see how the selected talents are. This year's quota is a bit looser. I don't know what the test papers sent by the Ministry of Rites are."

He looked at the handsome prince standing beside him, and said with a light smile, "Gao Ming, why don't you take a look with me?"

The crown prince leaned forward and said, "What Aye said is true."

The seal is just a thin piece of paper, and it will disappear if you tear it lightly.Li Shimin opened the box himself and took out the test papers that had been graded by the Ministry of Rites.The test papers divided into three piles looked thin, and the top test papers were listed on the top.

Li Shimin just glanced at it, and then laughed, "I can't blame you for proposing to copy all the test papers and then correct them. Now it seems that you can't even recognize which student wrote the test papers behind them." After the evaluation is over, remove the ambiguous names and then carefully identify them. Although this is a bit troublesome, it can indeed avoid fraud."

The prince said lightly: "Although it can reduce the possibility of cheating, if someone studies the loopholes in it, they can still find some ways." To close the loopholes, let this be a fairer and clearer way to select talents.

The sage raised his hand and took out the first class above, which was an item of essays.

This is undoubtedly of some interest to Li Shimin.

Seeing that His Majesty took away the test papers of essays, the crown prince avoided posting scriptures in the remaining two piles and took a trial strategy, "If the proportion of posting scriptures is too large, then there is not much difference between Jinshi and Mingjing. "

Li Shimin nodded with a smile on his face, and casually opened the first-class test paper to read.

The crown prince, on the other hand, sank his mind, but he didn't look at it from the top name, but pulled out the No.10 test paper from the bottom, and lowered his eyes to read it.

For a while, the hall was very quiet, only the slight sound of pages being turned.

Until there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the hall, the servants outside the door couldn't stop, or didn't dare to stop, and let the comer break in, but it was Wei Wang Li Tai!

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① Quoted from "Day Five Colors Fu" written by Tang Zhanben

②Quoted from "Day Five Colors Fu" written by Tang Licheng

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