After Liu Laosan took Shen Congrong out, Chu Heng and others, led by the eunuch, lowered their heads and entered the imperial study with small steps.
He knelt on the ground honestly.
The emperor's eyes fell on Su Yongzhang and Xiong Feng, his eyebrows and smiles became even brighter, "Before, I always thought that a place like Lizhou could not produce many talented people, but you guys have changed my view of Lizhou a lot, not bad!"
Su Yongzhang and Xiong Feng quickly thanked them.
The emperor then set his sights on Chu Heng and others, focusing on their knowledge.
This question lasted most of the day.
It was almost dark by the time these people came out of the Imperial Study Room.
Yang Yu, who had brought them here, had already left. The palace servants sent them out of the palace, but did not say how to arrange them. Everyone became worried for a while.
At this moment, the inconspicuous guard on the side reminded: "I heard that the Taifu has invited some of you to rest in his house. If you don't have a place to stay, you might as well go and ask. The Taifu is kind and will definitely receive you. ”
Chu Heng and others changed their faces one after another, saying yes or no.
Just when they were in trouble, the carriage from the Yongan Marquis Mansion came over.
The smile on the guard's lips suddenly couldn't be maintained.
Shen Congrong got off the carriage and waved to everyone, "Cousin, brother Xiong Feng, sir! Follow me home!"
Everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief. After thanking the guards, they walked towards Shen Congrong.
In the Second Prince's Mansion.
The housekeeper hurried into the study and said: "Your Highness, the Taifu went to the city gate to stop people today. He didn't stop them. All those people followed Yongan Marquis into the palace. They stayed in the imperial study for most of the day. In the evening, the youngest one had already been sent to the palace. Remind them to find the Taifu, but they were kidnapped by Yong'an Hou."
Murong Xu slammed the table angrily, "What does Liu Laosan want to do? Go against me?"
The housekeeper hesitated and said: "I don't know, but among these candidates is the grandson of Marquis Yong'an. Marquis Yong'an did not openly oppose His Highness, but he was very fond of this grandson and looked at him like a ball.
It happened that the other candidates were more or less related to Yong'an Hou's grandson. The child was only ten years old and acted as he pleased, so there was nothing he could do about him. ”
"Hmph! I think it was Marquis Yong'an who did it on purpose! Since that old man can't be used by me, it would be a hindrance to keep him!" Murong Xu clenched his fists fiercely.
The butler asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, what should we do?"
Murong Xu pondered for a moment, then raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth, "Since Marquis Yong'an is so ignorant, he should be taught a lesson!"
Had Shen Tian's matter not been blocked by Liu Laosan and looked on coldly, Murong Chen would not have intercepted it. Murong Xu had a strong opinion of Liu Laosan in his heart, but this time he ruined a good thing again. What can't be tolerated? Tolerate?
The butler obeyed and retreated.
At this time, everyone resting in the Yong'an Marquis Mansion was also talking about the Taifu.
"Today we met the Taifu as soon as we entered the city. When we left the palace, the soldiers mentioned the Taifu again. I always felt that it was not a coincidence." Zhou Ran supported his chin with one hand and looked at everyone thoughtfully.
Xi Mu nodded with emotion, "You can notice it, and others must have noticed this too. The emperor has not established a prince, and the adult princes are only the second prince, the third prince, the fourth prince, and the sixth prince.
Although the sixth prince was born to the empress, he was destined to miss the throne because of his innate illness, so there were only three princes left. Among them, the second prince had been raised by the empress since he was a child, and he was considered the most favored among the three princes.
But the second prince had just returned from the border where he had been sent to the border by the emperor for having a private meeting with a girl in a Buddhist temple. The Grand Tutor's granddaughter is the second prince's concubine, which means that the Tutor is part of the Second Prince's party. If you accept the Tutor's kindness, it will be equivalent to joining the team in advance. ”
Zhou Ran and others were frightened for a while.
Some people covered their chests and said uneasily: "We are all powerless. What will happen if we don't stand in line?"
They all came from Lizhou, and they were like duckweeds in the imperial capital, with no roots or ties.
Xi Mu took a deep look at the man and said slowly: "This is a test of your intelligence and vision. Since you want to be an official, you cannot be alone, especially if you are an official in this imperial capital, there are not many people behind you?
Even today, we only have the protection of Marquis Yong'an to escape perfectly, but Marquis Yong'an relied on his true ability to gain a foothold in the imperial capital. Behind him was the emperor, and even the prince did not dare to force him to take sides. Calm and Yong Zhang Youhou I'm here, and I'm still young, so I don't need to worry about this, but we are different.
As long as you enter the officialdom, someone will always come to you. It's up to you how you choose! ”
Zhou Ran's heart became heavier the more he listened, and he murmured: "This mistake is a serious matter that will affect the clan! Brother Xi, Brother Chu, do you have a complete plan?"
The two looked at each other and smiled, "We have a good relationship with Mr. Tang. If we want to seek asylum, we will naturally follow Mr. Tang."
Zhou Ran knew who Mr. Tang was in their mouths and immediately fell into deep thought.
Others also gathered together in twos and threes and talked about it.
The next day, the official decree of the palace came down. Most of the people were sent out and were asked by the emperor to leave immediately. Only Chu Heng, Zhou Ran and the younger children were left in the imperial capital.
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Xi Mu was overjoyed. After receiving the order, he immediately went back to the room to pack his luggage. He looked at Chu Heng and Zhou Ran with tears in his eyes, "We meet again in the mountains and rivers. We will meet again in the future. You must be careful in the imperial capital."
As he said that, Xi Mu leaned into Zhou Ran's ear and whispered: "The second prince is wrong, don't be beguiled by interests."
Zhou Ran was stunned. Before he could ask further questions, Xi Mu had already left the Yong'an Marquis Mansion quickly with his luggage on his back.
Chu Heng went to the Ministry of Punishment, and Zhou Ran entered the city's south yamen. The two of them did not hold high official positions and had no real power. Instead, they released those people, and some of them became sixth-grade local officials and still held real power.
When the Taifu received the news, he almost vomited a mouthful of old blood, secretly hating the emperor for his sophisticated methods.
At the same time, Shen Congrong went to the College of Ph.D. with Su Yongzhang and Xiong Feng.
The Bo Academy was in the palace. The three of them followed the palace attendants and met several noble people.
The palace attendant took them to the Academy of Education and handed them over to Manager Qi before leaving.
Manager Qi is a serious middle-aged man. Looking at the three and a half-year-old children in front of him, his eyes flashed with contempt and ridicule, and he sent them away without saying a few words.
The three of them were at a loss.
Su Yongzhang asked with a white face: "What should we do?"
Shen Congrong took them to find other officials, but everyone only said hello to them and went about their own business, and no one paid any attention to them.
Su Yongzhang couldn't help but feel discouraged, "Brother Xiong Feng, cousin, are they all ostracizing us?"
Xiong Feng nodded lightly, "Obvious things, forget it, since Qi Guangguan doesn't care about us, we will do our own thing. Don't you like reading books? Let's go read a book!"
The three of them went to the volume collection room. There were not only all kinds of books that were not seen in the public, but also many files.
The three people who were originally depressed were instantly happy when they saw these books. (End of chapter)