Summer wraps autumn, water keeps wind

The Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner, the weather is getting colder every day, the scent of cinnamon and wine in the streets and alleys is getting stronger, and thousands of families are looking forward to reunion.Different from the past, today's Majesty's Longevity Day falls on the twelfth day of the eighth month just in time for the fifteenth day, and coincides with this year's Enke release of the rankings. Xiaqionglin Banquet replaced Longevity Banquet.

Many literati praised him for having the demeanor of a wise emperor, and praised him for being lenient and benevolent when he was in Enke, and he was more partial to Tian Shelang when he was admitted to the imperial examination.Rumors spread in the literary world that several great Confucian scholars who were reclusive in the world had come out to accept disciples after Enke, and the spirits of many failed candidates were lifted.

Such a grand Qionglin Banquet has never been held since he became the emperor, and the palace staff who were in charge of the affairs held tight to their bones for fear of making mistakes.Bi Xin thought of asking for advice in front of the palace, and Shi Shen really lived up to expectations, with good looks and extraordinary literary talent. What was more unexpected was that he was quite humble. After the scientific examination, I didn't go out for fun with my classmates, but just stayed in the school to study.Bi Xin was a little curious about what Liu Fu had said to this person, but it made the disciples behave in the eyes of the world.

Between the cups and cups, he felt as if he had passed away, remembering that when he was a prince, he and Liufu were never the main characters, they only chatted and made fun of each other, Liufu occasionally ate the fruit on his table, and he would take candied lotus bullets on his sleeves , Then the two looked at each other and then covered their faces and snickered.

Looking at Liufu again, he was chatting happily with the first-class Jinshi, and toasted frequently.He Xin's eyes drifted to other places again, and wherever his eyes went, many people got up and saluted hurriedly, and some hurriedly took a glass of wine and drank it down in one gulp.

After drinking a few times, Bi Xin saw how drunk and cheerful everyone was chatting, so he went to the table and said slowly: "The weather is getting colder, and some rookies have caught the cold and have not yet arrived. You should take care of your health."

Liu Fu said with a smile: "Brother Huang said yes, I have sent people to look at it, and there is no serious problem." Everyone stopped talking and hurried back.

But a few scholars pushed the wine glass away and whispered that it was insulting to the gentleman, if they came to me, they would only get sick after waiting.Bi Xin looked at him coldly, and someone made a gesture of silence, several scholars hurriedly got up and saluted: "I am a little drunk, and I have committed a disrespect, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me." .Shi Shen drank the wine and laughed. Mimi watched the faces of those scholars turn from red to white and then to ruddy.

Liu Fu met Bi Xin's eyes, and said to everyone: "Those scholars are all from Lingqiu, and they live in the same hometown as Mr. Mi. This place is backed by the outstanding people in Kyoto, and it really is extraordinary."

Master Nami's expression froze and he said: "Yes, yes."

Bi Xin also nodded and said: "Lord Mi Cai has also contributed a lot. Since he is Sun Ge's old deputy, he is also the mentor of all the scholars."

Sun Panjin's expression was as usual, and he said: "There are a lot of things to do in this scientific examination, and the veteran has made many mistakes in his hasty preparation. It is the greatest mercy for the veteran if the court does not blame him."

Liu Fu said: "Several scholars have not yet arrived, but they also wrote a few poems to add to the fun and played them along with the dictionaries. If you are interested, you can watch it."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and even a few adults who wrote impromptu poems stopped writing.The internal officer brought some poems and read them aloud in public. After a few poems, some people whispered among the audience, and gradually some people burst out laughing.A bold man said: "It's better than my little nephew doodling."

Someone answered: "It's not like that. Although some places are blunt, they are still considered to be good at diction. It's okay for a wise man to learn classics and classics and not be good at poetry."

The man laughed louder and said: "You don't understand, brother Huakuang is going to laugh."

Shi Shen raised the amber light lamp in his hand, only smiled and drank it down in one gulp.The laughing person said again: "Your Majesty doesn't know, these rhetoric are copied from the random graffiti of my classmate, current number one scholar, Mr. Hua Kuang when he was young."

Shi Shen laughed and said: "What a Qu Chuan, Qu Jiachan, he made fun of the number one scholar before the Qionglin Banquet." Qu Chuan smiled and saluted and said, "I'm not drunk."

Bi Xin's eyes signaled Liu Fu, and Liu Fu said, "Maybe the scholars borrowed Hua Kuang's poems in a hurry, how can it be considered plagiarism if borrowed by literati?"

Seeing that Bi Xin didn't blame Qu Chuan, some people who spoke in low voices just said: "Those people fight cocks and dogs all day long, and even molested girls from good families all day long. They couldn't even tell what the nun said. Our sons who study hard, how can those scum deserve to enter the Qionglin Banquet?"

Mi Cai hurriedly said: "Don't talk nonsense, does His Majesty choose some bad people?"

Liu Fu said: "Master Mi is right, if someone takes advantage of the power of the imperial court for personal gain and commits fraud, it will be embarrassing for Brother Huang."

Sun Panjin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, since there are some people who have doubts, the Emperor may as well read the papers of these people's trial strategies for himself."

Liu Fu said coldly: "I've seen it a long time ago, the answer is good, there's nothing wrong with it, but the handwriting of several scholars are very similar, it's no wonder that they are students from the same family."

Everyone was startled and whispered. The examiners only read the papers whose names had already been copied. If they hadn't suspected that someone was cheating, they would never have read the original papers.

Liu Fu said again: "I didn't want the Qionglin Banquet to spoil everyone's interest, but I did find some clues, so I invited three people from Lingqiu to sit in the palace."

Bi Xin replied to Liu: "I am most at ease when you go to do things." He also said: "You don't have to worry, the court, I, Prince Xuan will definitely give an explanation to the scholars all over the world, and will not tolerate any fraud." He took the cup, smiled and drank it down.

Enke is over, and before the Qionglin banquet, Prince Xuan exposes the fraud in the imperial examination, and Prince Xuan personally investigates it.A few students in Lingqiu relied on the fact that they were from the same town as the deputy examiner, Mi Cai, and they bought some silver land, and asked someone to write the content for them in exchange for the real paper. A few youngsters who lack knowledge and boast arrogantly will not be discovered.

After a thorough investigation by Prince Xuan, he quickly revealed the secrets. After reporting to the court, he heard that the Holy One was furious and sent Dali Temple to conduct a thorough investigation. Several people who followed the fraud case were involved in many cases of collusion between disciples. More and more people were involved at once. Many factions have disappeared because of this technological fraud case, and the ethos of the good beginners in the capital city has been greatly weakened.

The young eunuch of the Yonghe Palace hurried in from outside, walked a few steps to the corridor and whispered something to Xiao Dongzi, Xiao Dongzi asked him to step back and asked Wan Zhao to enter the palace to reply.Wan Zhao leaned on the couch and closed her eyes slightly to listen to Xiaodongzi's words, but Xiaodongzi stood aside after finishing speaking.

Wan Zhao thought that a lot of people were involved in the recent fraud case, and with the support of the Liu family, he had increasingly close contact with the officials in the capital. If he was not careful, he might make a mistake.Fortunately, he had allowed a group of accompanying children to enter the palace a few days ago, and Liu Liang and other children were among them.

Although he is too busy to study with the attendants, he is not yet old enough to leave school, and according to the ancestral system, he still has to keep corresponding companions in the palace, so many news exchanges are more convenient.

Wanzhao heard that Liu's family was also involved with a disciple who was thinking about how to deal with it. Someone outside said that Liu Liang had come to pay his respects.Wan Zhaoxin said that this brat sounds sweet but has a temper, and now he is working as a companion and running into the harem.Wan Zhao called Qin Huan and Hua Xin to change clothes and go to the main hall to meet him.

Seeing Wan Zhao, Liu Liang hurriedly saluted and said, "Auntie is well."

Wan Zhao said with a smile, "Come whenever you come, what kind of basket are you carrying?"

Liu Liang pursed his lips, pushed the basket made of flowers and plants on the table, and said, "His Royal Highness's Seven Immortals basket, my nephew said it was not like Seven Immortals but Eight Immortals. She asked what to say, and my nephew said it was Lancai. Isn’t it the Eight Immortals to mention the Basket of the Seven Immortals? Who knows that His Highness is so kind to carry the basket to throw at my nephew, and my nephew even respected her a few words, unexpectedly, I will not let my nephew go if I catch her.”

Wan Zhao covered her face and hid her smile, and then said, "You are also the first one to say nonsense like Lan Caihe to her."

Liu Liangdao: "The day before yesterday Your Highness worked hard in weaving the Seven Immortals Basket in the garden behind the Upper Study Room. I didn't even know that I lost my jade boot. If my nephew hadn't picked it up, it would be a disgrace to the royal family to be seen by a man from a foreign family. Now it's all right, The basket was thrown to pieces, His Highness asked my nephew to give her a new flower basket. Nephew will send it after paying aunt's greetings."

Wan Zhao said: "You are a foreign minister and a junior, so don't argue with the eldest princess. You can just find a palace man and send it to you. It's not appropriate to enter the harem without recruiting."

Liu Liangyi said righteously: "Of course my nephew knows the rules. The Eldest Princess sent my father-in-law to invite me personally, but my nephew can't do it either. Just don't play tricks on my nephew."

Liu Liang said again: "Recently people outside the palace always ask about my nephew's news. My nephew doesn't see His Majesty much and I don't know His Majesty's nature. I also want to ask my aunt what to do."

Wan Zhao was worrying about this matter, he was walking on thin ice in the harem and could not talk to him because of his embarrassing status.Suddenly, Wanzhao thought, "I have a countermeasure for this matter. Tell the outsiders to be safe and don't be impatient. Don't rush to make connections, just write a booklet to show your loyalty." Liu Liang replied yes, and wanted to leave .

Wan Zhao stopped him with a smile and said, "Being good friends with the eldest princess is a blessing." Liu Liang curled his lips helplessly and said, "If you don't use your status to pressure your nephew, you will be blessed and safe, and your nephew will leave." After saying that, Liu Liang hurried away up.

It is said that Qingyang was playing with the potted plants in the yard of Xiejingzhai, and sometimes he poked his head out of the yard, and the servants stood in a row, and no one dared to speak. Qingyang tore off a leaf and said to himself: Well, I don’t know which palace man I went to gossip with.”

Only heard someone outside said: "Servant Liu Liang pays respects to the Eldest Princess." Qing Yang dropped the leaves and ran out of the palace gate, smiling: "It's so slow, I'm tired of waiting."

Liu Liang didn't raise his head but continued: "I will present the Seven Immortals Basket to Your Highness, and I will kneel down without incident."

Qingyang wore a pleated skirt with branches of light-colored peach blossoms, the sleeves flicked gently in front of Liu Liang, and a gust of fragrant wind rushed towards her face.Qingyang said: "Is it fragrant or not, it tastes like sweet fruit, come and eat some."

Seeing that Qingyang ignored his words, Liu Liang turned around and wanted to go back to the palace gate without even looking at the flower basket.

Liu Liang entered the door and sat on the side absent-mindedly, Qingyang chattered a lot, Liu Liang's mind was full of saying that he would be laughed at as a "little son-in-law" when he went back, so his toes almost flew out of the door in his heart.

Qingyang poked his shoulder with his fingertips, and Liu Liang came back to his senses and said, "I am here."

Qingyang held his cheeks and bent slightly: "What are you thinking, talking to you, don't tell others what I just told you."

Liu Liang's face was full of bewilderment, he didn't listen to what Qing Yang said just now, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes."

Qingyang said: "I'm really bored, even if no one cares about me." She turned her head and said: "Aren't you very good at talking, why don't you talk today."

Liu Liang showed an embarrassing smile, thinking that he was a man entering the eldest princess's palace and the queen mother knew that she would not eat her. Qingyang was born as a princess, and if he was arrogant, he would be teased by her if he didn't come, and he couldn't run away from her. He couldn't beat her, and he couldn't even compare in size, so he wondered why he provoked this aunt.

Qing Yang only said: "I know I shouldn't ask you to come, but there are not many people in this palace who dare to talk to me and make fun of me except you. It's not easy for the queen mother to go there often, and the emperor doesn't like it." I ate some fruit and fiddled with the flower basket.

Liu Liang also took a piece of fruit and gnawed on it and said, "I think the girls in Jingfangxuan are very hot."

Qingyang hissed and said: "Don't mention them soon. Seeing that Concubine Ning has attained the Dao, each of them used [-] kinds of martial arts. Just in time for my birthday, I invited a few girls to the palace last time. Coming to sit and sitting almost swallowed my life alive, and I was so embarrassed that I wanted to find a crack in the ground. The rest of the indisputable ones were either wood or I hid them for fear of causing trouble, just like a mouse seeing a cat."

Liu Liang chuckled and said, "Then I'm not human anymore?"

Qingyang smiled and said: "You are one generation younger than me, even if you say a few more words, people will only say that I love the younger generation."

Liu Liang clasped his fists together and said: "Don't dare, it's the junior who asked you for advice." Liu Liang just wanted to make a mockery.

"Did you take what you said last time seriously?"

"what?"

"The time I threw you."

Liu Liang thought for a while, it seemed that Qingyang was throwing a flower basket at him, and he said Xie Princess was the champion of the lottery ball toss.Liu Liang smiled and said: "Of course it's good to be the number one scholar, I naturally hope it's true."

Qingyang said: "Then when I become a mansion, you can come to my mansion."

Liu Liang made a silent gesture and said: "Then don't want to cut me alive?"

Qing Yang flicked his sleeves and said: "What nonsense, I want you to come to my residence to be a guest."

Liu Liang was full of doubts, and said: "If I really want to pursue an official career, I will probably be dispatched by His Majesty."

Qingyang cut it and said: "You deserve it too? Only this princess will give you a chance, otherwise you will have to go back to the house to be shaded."

Liu Liang said yes again and again, and said: "His Royal Highness is well educated and reasonable, and has both talents and virtues, which cannot be compared with those in the palace who chase after cats and dogs."

After hearing this, Qingyang made a gesture to fight, Liu Liang quickly subdued and said: "Sister, sister."

Qingyang spared him this time, asked him to bring some fruit, and specially brought him a stack of practiced calligraphy: "You send them a note, saying that this princess wants to ask your classmates for advice on writing."

Liu Liang took it with a smile, and hurried out of the palace, thinking that he had finally escaped, while nibbling on the fruit, he secretly made up his mind not to provoke this aunt again.