DWGL _ Chapter - 13

A Scholar from Jiangnan

With whom the emperor had a good conversation

When he came down from Wangcheng to Jiangnan, Chu Yuan's heart was full of things.

When he returned from Jiangnan to Wangcheng, Chu Yuan's heart was also full of things.

But the difference was that when he came, he was preoccupied with the danger of the journey, and with speculation about what the Liu family would do. When he returned, he was more concerned about how to reshuffle the power in the dynasty, the impending war in the northwest, and  ......Duan Bai Yue.

Fenxing in the palm of his hand is very cold, no matter how long it is held warm, it is as if it has just been taken out of the ice. Chu Yuan looked out the window thoughtfully, as if remembering something, the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.

"Your --" Eunuch Si Xi pushed in with the fruit and saw that he seemed to be concentrating on something, so he hastily swallowed his remaining words and carefully placed the plate on the table before bowing and retreating.

"Come back." Chu Yuan said, "I have something to ask you."

"Yes." Eunuch Si Xi re-covered the door again.

"Apricot stem?" Chu Yuan sat back down at the table and picked up dried fruit.

"Yes, pickled with the best wolfsbane honey." Eunuch Si Xi said, "Your Majesty will probably find it too sweet, but it's a token of the people's appreciation, so it's good to try and  it is fresh."

"Take some back to Wangcheng." Chu Yuan said, "The Liu clan has fallen, and although Liu Da Jiong is not involved with it, he must be feeling anxious at this time of the day, so bring some trinkets back as a way to calm down."

"Yes." Eunuch Si Xi nodded his head, "I will have someone prepare it right away."

"In this way, Wangcheng will be much calmer." Chu Yuan wiped his fingers, "I don't know how the students' qualifications are this year, and whether they are qualified to fill the vacancies in the court."

"There is no need to worry, Your Majesty." The country's borders are so vast, how can we still be afraid of not being able to find capable people to be officials?"

Chu Yuan nodded his head, but then he remembered something else, so he said casually, "That plum tree ......"

Eunuch Si Xi hurriedly said, "They are being planted in the cold palace." I didn't throw it away. I didn't throw it away.

Chu Yuan said, "Oh."

Half a day later, Eunuch Si Xi went out and called for the courier official, ordering him to send someone to hurry back to Wangcheng. The plum tree must be properly planted before the emperor returns to the palace.

There was a noise outside the window. Chu Yuan glanced down and saw a group of bandit-like people being shackled and escorted forward by the magistrate. There were still a lot of people, and the people stood on both sides to watch the excitement. After inquiring about it, the guards came back and told them that a scholar was going from Jiangnan to Wangcheng to rush for the exam. As a result, he met this group of bandits on the way. Don't know what happened. Instead of being robbed of money and killed, they took the initiative to surrender to the magistrate and earned a lot of rewards for nothing.

“Oh?" Chu Yuan laughed.

"A scholar's mouth can really talk." The guard lamented, "Even after the men had arrived at the court, the bandits still hadn't come to their senses and kept crying out for the scholar to become the leader."

"Where are the people?" Chu Yuan asked.

"According to the onlookers, after bringing the robbers to the court, the scholar went to buy some large jars of candied fruit with the reward money and went on to Wangcheng in high spirits." The guard said, "Shall I bring him back?"

"No." Chu Yuan shook his head, "Since he's going to catch an exam, he'll have to meet me sooner or later, and I want to see if I can find him among all the papers."

On the other side of the official road, Duan Yao kicked his horse's belly and took a few steps after him to run alongside Duan Bai Yue: "Is this really the way to go?"

"What else?" Duan Bai Yue asked.

Of course, we should go and snatch your beloved back! Duan Yao found it hard to understand why he was so domineering in other matters, but so indecisive here. What's more, this time he went all the way to Wangcheng to relieve the court of the great suffering of the confidant. If you can't even change one person back, then what is the face of Xinan Mansion, what is the face, and what is the face.

"Cough, cough!" Duan Yao cleared his throat, ready to give a long lecture.

Duan Bai Yue threw back his horse's reins and stepped over countless puddles of water, leaving him far behind.

Duan Yao: "......"

Nan Mo Xie did not return to Xinan together this time but stayed in Qionghua Valley. Ye Jin went shopping on the street this day, and the owner of the medicine shop recognized him and greeted him with a smile, saying that a batch of new herbal medicines had come from Xinan, and there were many exotic flowers and herbs. Ye Jin was really interested when he heard this. He went in and picked and bought a lot. The boss frowned and helped him wrap it up, and forcibly gave away this martial arts secret, saying that it was brought by a medicinal material dealer to sell it. Everyone in the Southwest wants it. It's very rare.

Ye Jin opened it in his hand, and there were four big black characters on the title page.

The Bodhi Heart Sutra.

……

Of course, although the name is the same, the moves are different. The one Bai Laicai gave is to drain the sperm, while this one is to strengthen the yang when practised.

Ye Jin shook his head and tucked it under his bag, intending to take it back for firewood.

In Wangcheng, there have been a lot of rumours about the Liu Mansion, and the people are all feeling that today's Emperor is really powerful. After he ascended the throne for three years, he completely eradicated Liu Mansion, which had been in the middle of the dynasty for decades. All his accomplices were not spared, but they did not kill one person. For example, Liu Dajiong of the official department, Lord Liu, although he is also a distant relative of Liu Mansion, is still sitting in a sedan chair in front of the grand official, and even got a plaque with a royal pen and a book, which hangs brightly on the middle hall.

Don't know how many matchmakers in Wangcheng blushed with envy.

After returning to the palace, Chu Yuan did not even take a break for two days before summoning officials from the Ministry of Rites to the imperial study room to discuss this year's examinations.

Shen Qian Fan, a martial artist, didn't know anything about the imperial examination and was recovering from a serious injury, so it was rare to relax. As soon as he encountered good weather, he wandered around the imperial garden to relax. By the way, he wondered if he could take time to go back to Jiangnan. It is said that the fourth brother injured his head. He should also go and see if he is a brother. However, before he could finish his writing, another Northwest war report was sent in an urgent manner for eight hundred miles overnight-after hearing of Shada's disappearance, the tribes in Mobei began to become restless again. Recently, they have clashed with the Chu army again and again, and their intentions are clear.

Chu Yuan sighed: "Thank you General for your hard work.”

“Your Majesty speaks seriously." Shen Qian Fan bowed his head and took his orders. The next day, he led the guards to set off to the northwest to meet with the Chu army and jointly guard the frontier.

The imperial examination was held as scheduled, and after five days, the screened test papers were sent to the imperial study room. Chu Yuan has read carefully one by one, and those who have read poetry and calligraphy with great literary talent are naturally there, but they are not too outstanding, let alone a glance at each other, and there is inevitably some disappointment in his heart.

"Your Majesty." Eunuch Si Xi said at the outer head, "Lord Taifu requests an audience."

"Proclaim." Chu Yuan put down the examination paper in his hand.

Tao Rende entered the imperial study and the chamberlain brought a chair as usual. Chu Yuan gestured for him to take a seat and said with a smile, "Why is Taifu here now? What is it that cannot be discussed tomorrow morning?"

"Your Majesty, forgive me, this is not in order, but I have been thinking about it for a long time, and it would be a pity if this examination paper could not be shown to Your Majesty." Tao Rende took a stack of folded rice paper out of his sleeve and presented it to him with both hands.

"Why is it not in accordance with the rules?" Chu Yuan asked.

“This candidate doesn't know why, he only answers half of the questions." Tao Rende said, “But the font is free and easy to please the eye, and the whole article is brilliant and unique. If he can finish the article, I'm afraid he will be the champion."

“Oh?" Chu Yuan became interested when he heard the words, and laughed after taking a closer look, “What is the name of this candidate?"

Tao Rende said: "Wen Liu Nian, a native of Jiangnan.”

“Find someone!" Chu Yuan said, “I want to meet him in person."

Tao Rende was overjoyed, and after returning to the mansion, he hurriedly found the housekeeper and asked him to go to the city to find someone soon. The steward's name was Tao Dajin, and he was also quick to do things. It didn't take long for him to ask about the candidate's inn, and he personally took someone to find it.

“Your Excellency is Master Wen?" Tao Dajin smiled all over his face.

“Who are you?" Wen Liu Nian was very vigilant.

“My surname is Tao, and I am the housekeeper in Tao Rende's mansion, the Grand Master of the dynasty." Tao Dajin said respectfully, “My old master sent me to invite Master Wen, saying that there is a mutual consultation."

“Oh, congratulations to Brother Wen Xian!” The housekeeper had just finished speaking, and before Wen Liu Nian had time to open his mouth, a circle of scholars had already surrounded him, scrambling to talk and bow, and even trying to hold his hand.

I thought no one was paying attention to me before ...... Wen Liu Nian was frightened and rushed to hide behind the housekeeper, leaving the inn with him and being carried first into the Tao residence and then, together with Tao Rende, into the palace.

It was already late, but Chu Yuan was still waiting for them in his study.

"Greetings, Your Majesty." Wen Liu Nian saluted.

After seeing him, Chu Yuan was a little surprised, because the scholar in front of him was white and clean, and he looked at them at most fifteen or sixteen. After reading the previous half of the article, the thinking was meticulous and insightful, and the person behind it was at least in his thirties.

Wen Liu Nian knelt on the ground, his heart saying why he didn't say for a long time.

"Wen Liu Nian." Chu Yuan said.

"That's this humble." Wen Liu Nian raised his head slightly.

"Get up." Chu Yuan ordered the chamberlain to bring two chairs and then picked up the examination paper, "Did you really make this?"

"Yes." Wen Liu Nian nodded anxiously.

"Why don't you want to finish it?" Chu Yuan asked again.

How can I say no? I really want to win the first prize for my ancestors. He said honestly, "It's because, on the day of the examination, this humble was not feeling well in the stomach." I had to go to the toilet seven or eight times before I even started, my legs were weak and I had a headache, so I couldn't hold on any longer, so I hurriedly handed in my paper and let the slave outside take me to the medical hall.

"So that's how it is." Chu Yuan understood, " Stay in the palace tonight."

Wen Liu Nian was surprised: "Huh?"

"Tomorrow morning, come with me to the morning court." Chu Yuan raised his eyebrows, "If you can convince those old ministers, I will give you a title as a candidate."

Wen Liu Nian knelt down and thanked him, thinking with regret why he would only give me a candidate.

I still want to be a first-prize winner.

The spy of Xinan Wang's Mansion continued to record that the Emperor had eaten small dumplings for breakfast and noodles with silver thread for dinner.

He also wrote that the plum tree had not been dug up today and was growing well.

In the last sentence, Emperor summons a white, clean and beautiful Jiangnan scholar to the palace.

They had a good chat.

He stayed up all night.

—— ฅʕ•̫͡•ʔฅ ——ㄚ

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