Xian Xian

Chapter 24: Mingfa

Today, Li Shan and others went out to hunt in the palace. After the children left, the Zigui Palace seemed to be half empty. At noon, the emperor and the queen heard that the prince and the princesses were back, but they were playing at the polo field. As soon as the emperor heard it, he was excited, and went to the polo field to watch with Tin Hau.

They came about halfway through the game. The emperor didn’t let anyone inform him, and quietly brought the queen to the stand. As the emperor watched it, he commented with the queen: “The Pei family really teaches his son well. Pei Ji’an takes care of Li Changle everywhere on the court. He is also good at equestrian skills. He is a general talent?”

The queen is also very satisfied? Pei Ji’an’s performance, the prospective daughter? The son-in-law is affectionate to his daughter? Which mother-in-law saw it? Not happy? Li Changle is the jewel they have been holding since childhood. They put it in their hands for fear of falling, and holding them in their mouths for fear of disintegration. The thing that the queen cares about most is to find a good husband for Li Changle, so as to protect Li Changle from worrying about his life. Li Changle doesn’t need to pay anything, she? The only thing she needs to do is to grow up happily, and then let another man take over the task of her parents and brothers and continue to spoil her.

The emperor was a man. Attention? Li was quickly attracted by the game and watched the young princes playing polo with relish. After watching for a while, Tianhou noticed an anomaly.

Why is Li Chaoge behind? Li Chaoge was adopted by a hermit and grew up. According to reason, her riding and shooting should be far better than those noble boys and girls in Luoyang. She? Why not grab the polo, but rush to a remote angle every time?

What does she want to do?

Tianhou looked at it for a while, and found that Li Chaoge basically walked around Pei Ji’an, while another man in white always followed Pei Ji’an a few steps away. For some reason, the two of them often collided with each other when grabbing the ball, and then they both fell behind, and no one was able to grab the ball.

The Queen thought this was a tactic at first, and Li Huai had one of the weakest team, and he had no face to hold the opponent’s strongest, so that other people could show their talents. But after watching it for a while, the queen didn’t feel like it.

According to Li Chaoge’s level, he would never be dragged by Tian Ji’s horse racing tactics. Once or twice can be said to be a coincidence, but every time I can’t break free, it’s a bit of a doorway?

The queen called the maid? and asked: “Who is the man in white?”

There were only two people wearing white clothes, one was Li Chaoge and the other was Gu Mingke. The maid? Come back soon, respectfully said: “It’s the cousin of the Pei family, Gu Mingke.”

Tin Hau’s pupils were slightly enlarged, quite unexpectedly. This familiar name finally brought back the emperor who was addicted to watching football? The emperor condensed his eyebrows for a while, and finally remembered: “It’s the man who talked to Chaoge last night!”

“Yes, it’s him.” The Queen stared carefully at Gu Mingke’s face and suddenly said, “No wonder.”

Growing up like this, it’s no wonder Li Chaoge fell in love at first sight. The emperor also saw Gu Mingke’s face clearly, he touched his jaw, was silent for a moment, and said, “It’s really pretty.”

Li Chaoge said that Gu Mingke’s looks and temperament were far better than Pei Ji’an, and the emperor scoffed at him, but today, he found it to be true.

Indeed, there are more than one star that is good-looking.

The emperor had a bad impression of Gu Mingke, so he could make Li Chaoge contradict his father when he met him. The emperor could hardly have a good impression of Gu Mingke. But? Now that I saw the real person, the emperor’s prejudice dissipated a lot, and it really rose. The interest of seeing this person.

Good-looking people are inherently dominant. Since the emperor discovered Gu Mingke, the emperor couldn’t help but keep his sight on Gu Mingke in the next half. It’s okay not to look at it, but the emperor is even more interested in it. Pei’s family all said that Gu Mingke was inherently weak and not good at bowing horses, but according to the emperor, it was very good.

The emperor Li Chaoge’s strength had seen it with his own eyes, and he was able to push wild bears away. Now Gu Mingke and Li Chaoge are fighting, looking at the move, it seems that they don’t have the upper hand, but they have never missed, and they can stop Li Chaoge every time.

Intentionally? Thinking, the emperor became interested? He asked: “Didn’t Pei Ji’an say that his cousin is weak and sick, and is not good at martial arts?”

The Queen smiled and slowly said, “It’s better to hear a hundred times than to see. What’s the matter? Call me later? Let’s take a look.”

In the last game, Li Changle was in the water and everyone knew it well. She danced with joy, the emperor was sitting in the stands, and the Queen said with emotion: “A Le is still the same as when he was a child. If someone is the same as her, or someone surpasses her, she will be so angry that she won’t eat, and she will shed tears.”

The Queen actually doesn’t like this kind of personality, too squeamish? How can everything go well in life? She only wins but can’t lose. Sooner or later she will have to make a big deal. But this is her own little daughter. While the queen feels bad, she is reluctant to let her daughter suffer: “It’s a good thing to be competitive, but she’s too sweet, and she might be affected in the future.”

The emperor didn’t care?: “She? Is my princess, the most precious jewel of the Tang Dynasty, squeamish? What’s the matter? All? Someone should hold her? The most precious thing in the world is to go. happy.”

Tian Hou feels bad instinctively, but her parents love Yaoer, so she can’t be an exception. The eldest son and the eldest daughter? It’s hard to teach me, but if I put it on the youngest child, I can’t bear it in every possible way. Li Changle is the youngest child of the Queen of Heaven, or a female child. Even if she speaks harshly, she never feels reluctant to frustrate her.

The Queen finally sighed helplessly, and said, “Fall?, she? is a princess, no one will step on her? In the future, you will be squeamish, right? Right?, Your Majesty? The song is back? You just said those words in private? You can’t mention it in front of Chaoge.”

“I know.” Even if the emperor is not as smooth as the queen, he has been an emperor for more than 20 years, and his skills are not bad. He was not so foolish, saying in front of Li Chaoge that he loved Li Changle the most.

For the upper class, even if the heart is deceived, on the surface, you have to be flat.

The polo was finished, and it didn’t take long before Li Shan and others came up. From a distance, Li Changle’s voice entered the stairs. Before the emperor’s queen was ready, a blue figure slammed into the emperor’s arms: “Father, Mother, I’ve won? Just now? You see. Reached?”

The emperor was hit hard by Li Changle. The emperor was in poor health and couldn’t stand a lot of action. The attendants on both sides instantly showed anxiety. The emperor caught Li Changle and waved his hands to the people on both sides secretly. He still smiled and looked at the little girl in his arms: “I naturally saw this. My Ale is really amazing. There are so many men on the court, no one can beat him. ?you.”

Li Changle raised his chin, his face could not be concealed with pride. She was still wearing men’s clothing, and she was nestled in the arms of the emperor at the moment. She was quite nondescript. Only a small face was white and smooth, and she knew that she was very pampered at home. Li Chaoge followed Li Shan and Li Huai and walked up slowly, and bowed to the emperor and the queen in a proper manner: “You see the saint, see the queen.”

“Get up quickly.” The Queen smiled and waved to Li Chaoge, and said, “Chaoge, sit down with me?”

The Queen intentionally? Settling the positions of Li Chaoge and Li Changle, but love can’t be hidden. Which of the two princesses is more favored? It’s really clear at a glance. Li Chaoge understands that his parents prefer Li Changle, and he also understands that the queen is kind. But she? Really not used to being too close to people, sitting next to the Queen of Heaven, she felt uncomfortable with every hair on her body.

The emperor was not as careful as the daughter, and did not notice the subtle changes between the two daughters. He looked at the two daughters sitting on the left and right, and the two sons standing under the hall. Not far away was the prospective son-in-law. The children were as clever and smart as the pine and the bamboo. The emperor sighed, feeling that there was no regrets in his life so far. He squeezed Li Changle’s nose, and said: “Look at you, wearing Lang Jun’s clothes, but still nesting in Yeniang’s arms, standing and sitting and sitting, how can you look like a princess? ? People see, don’t they laugh at you?”

“There is no outsider here.” Li Changle slapped the emperor’s hand away, and glared at him angrily. “Father, do you hurt me?!”

“Just you are delicate, you are not happy to say a word or two of you?” The emperor said, “Look at your sister, how stable and generous. You, is it time to break away from the child’s disposition and learn to be an adult?”

Li Chaoge was mentioned in the emperor’s words. Li Changle smiled slightly and looked up at Li Chaoge. Li Chaoge sat on his legs, his posture upright and straight, his eyes half drooping, and his eyelashes fainted with fine shadows on his face. It seems that it is indeed very demeanor of an imperial princess.

Li Changle caught a glimpse of himself? The loose and plain men’s clothing suddenly felt that something was wrong with him. The once curious clothes seemed to have thorns, which made her fidget.

Li Changle’s good mood for winning was wiped out in an instant. She was so ugly all day today. She was still on the polo court with a sullen face, while Li Chaoge was wearing a delicate and beautiful Hu suit, and she was spotlessly clean. Compared with Li Changle, Li Chaoge was not out of the limelight.

Li Changle regretted wearing menswear today. She should also wear Hufu. Li Changle’s mood quickly went down, and the change was very obvious. When the emperor saw it, he was surprised and asked: “What’s wrong? Why is it suddenly upset?”

“It’s nothing.” Li Changle said in a gloomy voice, “I? I don’t want to grow up, I just want to be a child of my father and my mother forever.”

When the emperor heard it, he was helpless and funny: “You! How can you be a child forever?”

“I? No.” Li Changle hugged the emperor hard, pouting, “I don’t grow up, I’m going to rely on Father forever.”

Is Li Changle a young girl? She is the most clingy to her father, and the emperor loves Li Changle the most. He can’t hide his partiality towards Li Changle. The queen swept over the other children and said, “No matter how old you are, you will always be children in front of your parents. The prince is the crown prince. To support the court in the future, you should be steady, but you are also the jewel in the palm of your parents. Don’t be so restrained, just be a child with peace of mind.”

Li Chaoge paused for a moment. She didn’t want to be disappointed, but she didn’t want to be treated as a child.

At what age do you do things, five or six years old is not familiar with world affairs is cute, ten years old is not familiar with world affairs is innocent, 15 or sixty years old is not thinking about being a baby, that is stupid?. Compared to being cute, Li Chaoge prefers to hear others praise her? Smart, beautiful and powerful.

Fortunately, a servant came in at this time and relieved Li Chaoge’s encirclement. The servant saluted the emperor and the queen, bowing his head and said: “Sage, queen, Gu Langjun is here?”

This was invited by the Queen of Heaven, who immediately said, “Announce him in.”

Hearing someone coming in, Li Changle finally restrained a bit and sat upright from the emperor’s side. The servant led a person in, and as he walked up the stairs, as if a dim light came from the horizon, the entire stand was illuminated. Gu Mingke’s long sleeves drooped naturally, his hands were closed slightly, neither humble nor overbearing to bow to the emperor and the queen: “See the saint, the queen.”

After he spoke, the whole stand was quiet. Li Changle looked at Gu Mingke up close, and stopped breathing for a while. Li Chaoge had nothing to do, but when Gu Mingke came in, her eyes suddenly fell. Li Chaoge looked at Gu Mingke’s excellent eyebrows, straight nose, and cold profile, and once again lamented that beauty should be treated preferentially.

Just looking at this face makes people happy. The emperor and the queen were also killed by such beauty. After a while, the queen reacted first and said with a smile: “So you are Gu Mingke, please get up soon.”

“Thank God Queen.” After Gu Mingke saluted, he stood aside. His body is stretched, slender and straight, with long sleeves pressed against his clothes, and the hemlines of his clothes are naturally piled on the ground. The breeze has blown, his body is still, only the corners of his clothes sway lightly, like snow falling and shining, thousands of mountains and moonlight, beautiful like a dream.

The emperor’s family is Yan Kong. The emperor immediately had a good impression of Gu Mingke. He even said that he was unconsciously gentle?: “You are the only grandson of Gu Shang, the only descendant of the Gu family, Gu Mingke?”

Gu Mingke nodded slightly: “Is it down?”

Tianhou smiled and answered: “Gu Gong is the pillar of the country. I have studied the history of the Northern Dynasties for a long time. The more I read, the more I admire Gu Gong’s profound and clear principles. I am really lucky to meet Gu Gong’s descendants.”

“The Queen of Heaven is utterly praiseworthy, I am ashamed of it.”

“Gu Gong’s writing history? It is a grand feat that will benefit the future generations. No matter how much praise it should be, what shouldn’t it be?” Tianhou glanced over? Gu Mingke asked softly, “Listen to Pei Dalangjun, now that you are already there. Compiled Sui History? The second part?”

This is the original Gu Mingke repaired, not him. But Qin Ke is now using Gu Mingke’s identity, and he is not worried about taking the credit for others. So he bowed his head slightly and said, “I don’t dare to call it Xiuzhu, but I will be able to complete the last wish of my ancestors. ”

Tian Hou likes to read books, especially the history books. She asked improvisedly about the history of the Northern Dynasties, and found that Gu Mingke had a good answer. It was not just a ‘slight familiarity” in his words. The Queen became more and more satisfied, and said to everyone: “You have such a talent at a young age. It is worthy of Gu’s family who has not lost the prestige of his grandfather. How old are you?”

Gu Mingke sighed inwardly. On the surface, he was still calm and calm, and said, “It was eighteen at the beginning of the last month.”

“Eighteen.” When the Queen heard the slight movement of her eyes at this age, she showed a thoughtful look, “Only one year older than Pei Ji’an. What books do you usually read? It is really rare to have such accumulation at the age of eighteen.”

Gu Mingke was really embarrassed to hear others praise him for being young. But with the task, he had to set up this young and sickly talented person to continue to play the role: “The queen of heaven will be honored. I don’t have a fixed rule on weekdays. I read some of the history, essays, and law. . Miscellaneous but not precise, making the queen laugh?.”

Did Li Chaoge listen to it? Raise his eyebrows, but not sophisticated? just looking around? Li Chaoge can’t stand this kind of? Forcibly humble people, so he said to the Queen, “He can only believe the first half of what he said. He can quote the law casually. If he is not proficient in the law, what would happen that day? No one is proficient?.”

“Really?” Now? The emperor and the queen are here? Interested. Nowadays, Confucianism is prevalent, coupled with the fact that the right to speak of etiquette and law is concentrated in the hands of the family. In Luoyang, there are many lords who understand the Four Books and Five Classics, but there are very few who understand the rules. Tian Hou asked: “Do you know how to make sense? How much do you know?”

Gu Mingke said truthfully: “Slightly? I’ve solved it, not proficient.”

When Li Chaoge heard this, he wanted to roll his eyes again: “Gu Langjun, self-effacement also has a degree. Are you called proficient?”

Gu Mingke raised his eyes to look at Li Chaoge, and said quietly: “I thank the princess to look up to it, but in the next? It’s just rough and rough to Tang Lu, and I have a slight understanding.”

Gu Mingke didn’t make a mistake in saying this. He was in charge of criminal law in the heavens, and he has not made a mistake in thousands of years. Compared to his old line, he really only has a slight understanding of the law of eternal emblem in the world.

The Queen and the emperor were quite admiring. At first, they thought that this person was just good-looking. They didn’t expect that besides his looks, his talents, martial arts, and conversation were not bad. What’s more, it was rare. , He also knows the law.

Tian Hau made every effort to promote the imperial examinations, trying to break the monopoly of the courts by the family from the Han and Wei dynasties, and truly let all the talents in the world use them for themselves. Among them, the imperial examination is the most important measure of the Queen. She suggested several times that the emperor should expand the scale of candidates for imperial examinations. In addition to Ming Jing, Xiucai, and Jinshi, she also added such subjects as martial arts, Ming law, and Ming math, and wanted to select special martial arts and law. , Arithmetic talent?. It is a pity that they are not taken seriously. Nowadays, officials from North Korea and China are still mainly elected by aristocratic families.

Tian Hou tentatively asked a few words, and found that Gu Mingke had a clear thinking and well-organized, not like a self-taught young man, but like a veteran for years. The Queen was surprised and immediately said to Gu Mingke: “It’s rare that you have such a talent. Dali Temple is short of people all the year round. You are so talented? If Hua doesn’t go to Dali Temple, it’s really buried?. Gu Langjun, do you have any ideas, go Try Ming Fake from the Ministry of Rites?”

Ming Fake is specialized in testing the law. Among the unpopular, there are only a handful of people who sign up each year, and those who can pass the test are even rarer.

Pei Ji’an frowned and looked at Gu Mingke worriedly, wanting to signal? Gu Mingke refused, and feared that it would be too obvious to be discovered by the queen. It is never a good thing to be too close to Tin Hau, and it is a ruin in itself that Tin Hau recommends someone to study the law.

With the reputation and connections of the Pei family, Gu Mingke can definitely be elected as an official. Why should he participate in the imperial examination like a poor student? Isn’t it a joke? Even if you go to the scientific examination to prove your talents, you should also report the orthodox Mingjing and Jinshi. What is the nondescript Mingfake?

Pei Ji’an was secretly anxious. When Li Chaoge heard the words “Dali Temple”, his expression was not right? She? Looked at the divas with a look of expectation, and then at Gu Mingke who seemed to be thinking about it, she wanted to tell Gu Mingke not to go.

She? Doesn’t mean anything to the imperial examination? See, it’s ability to get promoted through exams. And don’t look at whether the imperial examination is not up or down? The status is embarrassing. After a few years, the court will be the world of Jinshi.

The era when the family dominates the dynasty will eventually pass, and the future belongs to the masses of ordinary people. Gu Mingke can participate in the imperial examination, and can also participate in the Mingfa Section, but he cannot go to Dali Temple!

Li Chaoge’s previous life was embarrassed on all sides and made countless enemies, but she? The most uncomfortable is the Dali Temple. The town demon division catches the evil spirits, while the Dali Temple discontinued the lawsuit and jail, it seems that they are clearly separated from each other. In fact, the two powers overlap very strongly, and the robbery is particularly fierce.

After all, when a homicide happened, who knew whether it was a homicide or a demon? Moreover, not only the right to judge the case, the right to imprisonment, the right to arraignment, and the right to finalize the case, there are conflicts in all aspects. One mountain cannot tolerate two tigers. Obviously, there will only be one in the court.

Either Zhenyao Division or Dali Temple. In the last life, Li Chaoge used to fight against Dali Temple to fight for the right to speak with the old-fashioned gang of Dali Temple. Naturally, many of the cases that Li Chaoge handed over were overturned by Dali Temple. There are too many new hatreds and old hatreds, which caused Li Chaoge to become sick as soon as he heard the name of Dali Temple. Now that he is back in his life, Li Chaoge is gearing up to vent his anger? Gu Mingke went to Dali Temple… OK?

Tianhou smiled and waited for Gu Mingke’s answer, Pei Ji’an stared at him closely, and Li Chaoge also held his breath. Gu Mingke thought about it and thought, although he feels that it is a bit boring to do his job in the world, but the task of assisting the wolf is obviously not completed in a short time? Find something for yourself to pass the time anyway.

Gu Mingke quickly made up his mind? He nodded lightly in the sight of everyone’s thoughts, “Okay.”