Shi Chongwei has been a little annoyed recently. Princess Qingyang, whom he usually loves, feels noisy when he plays beside him. Lianxi checks his face and sees the prince’s brows not showing, so he finds an excuse to pull his daughter away, and the hall becomes quiet.

The discussions that happened in the capital naturally reached his ears. The summary of daily reports from the Literature Commission was thick, most of which were to report the unfairness of this imperial examination.

Shi Chongwei was a little discouraged. He was responsible for this imperial examination. In order to win over some ministers, the opening was slightly larger. However, the number of people admitted to the current academic examination has increased by dozens, and the overall number of candidates won has not decreased. The imperial examination list was shown to the emperor, and the emperor also acquiesced and said nothing to him. However, the people in the capital were discussed and public opinion was not good for him.

The report from the Yin of Jingzhao and the Secret Guard of Longwei recorded these street discussions in detail, mostly rumors that were rumored, and the rumors were true and false. The people who spread the rumors obviously did not know the truth, but just followed the crowd. Zhang Changlin and others gathered to complain every day, asking the Ministry of Rites to review the examination papers and announce the results, which was really annoying. Shi Chongwei frowned, and behind Zhang Changlin, Tian Fengliang and others was the shadow of the Chuan Prince's Mansion. It was obvious that Shi Chongjie was using this matter to make a fuss. Should he send someone to arrest Zhang Changlin and Tian Fengliang and kill the chicken to scare the monkeys? The strife in Beijing might disappear earlier.

A sharp flash shone through the window. Shi Chongwei was shocked and came back to his senses from his meditation. He felt that something was about to happen. He stood up and walked a few steps in the hall. Shi Chongwei wanted to find someone to talk to. The first thing he thought of was Cheng Mingdao. It was already three hours before the Youth, and Cheng Mingdao should go home. At this moment, only the officials on duty were left in Wenhua Palace. Shi Chongwei stood up. The strong wind outside the hall teared the branches and made strange roars. He vaguely heard the shouts of eunuchs and palace maids. They were moving bird cages and flowers and plants under the eaves under the house to prevent them from being damaged by heavy rain.

The hall was a little stuffy. Shi Chongwei stepped out of the hall and stood under the corridor. The strong wind blew and the dark clouds rolled in the sky, and his heart was quite restless. Since the news of the defeat of Mobei, he felt like he was covered with dark clouds and could not see the clearness. Finally, the news that Jiang Anyi sent the Huiye Mansion to solve the problem was covered by the dark clouds of the imperial examination. No wonder his father always said that it was not easy to be the king.

Some time ago, he fought with King An of Chu because of Jiang Anyi's incident. King An of Chu was really powerful. Many ministers in the court helped him speak openly and secretly, and could almost compete with him. It was precisely because he saw the crisis that he was eager to use the imperial examination to win over the court officials. This was to boost the growth of the seedlings, but the father was seriously ill. If he had any problems, he would have to prevent King An of Chu from causing trouble and suppress his voice in the court.

A leaf was brought to the clothes by the strong wind. Shi Chongwei reached out to brush it away and sighed. A few words flashed through his mind for the benefit of mutual benefit. If the profit was exhausted, the power would fade away. If the power would lose it, the power would be abandoned. If the love would be lost, the love would be hurt. If the hearts were connected, the intention would be indifferent and clear, the friendship would not be lost. He smiled mockly, as the prince, there would be no friends. Li Jingxuan, Liu Yixing, Wang Zhixing and other Eastern Palace companions were surrounded by him, but he was just thinking that he would seek benefits for himself and his family in the future, and he would win them over. He would also win them over to the support of the aristocratic family behind them. Cheng Mingdao was the young secretary of the Eastern Palace, and he was a close minister of the Eastern Palace, but he assisted himself with his heart, but this person was also very selfish and asked for a lot of benefits under his own banner. The ministers in the court had their own thoughts and were not pure in their hearts. If they really thought about themselves, the only one who was the father-in-law Xiong

Zhiren, but this old man kept saying that he couldn't stand it.

Shi Chongwei remembered that his father said that he would be very useful in the future, his brother-in-law Wei Youcheng. As the Minister of Personnel, he helped him a lot in the court. According to his father's wishes, let his brother-in-law be the Prime Minister and can be the Prime Minister in the future. My brother-in-law must be very happy to be the Prime Minister. My brother-in-law represents the Wei family, and it will be much easier to be the emperor. The second is Zhu Yifeng. The Zhu family is loyal. There is no need to doubt that his father paid close attention to Zhu Yifeng secretly and found that he is brave and resourceful, loyal and brave, and can inherit the position of Taiwei in the future. With this help from both literature and martial arts, the court can be determined by most of it.

The third one is Zhang Yucheng, the governor of Huangzhou. His father said that his talent and ability in dealing with things is more than Wei Youcheng. This person can be placed outside as a herdsman, and he will serve as a six-department and nine ministers in the capital in the future. If Wei Youcheng is not in power, he can be appointed as a right-level minister and let himself listen to Zhang Yucheng's opinions more. Then He Ziying, Cui Yuanhu, Xiong Yian and others, He Ziying is the censor, Cui Yuanhu is the Minister of Rites, Xiong Yian and others, etc.

Thinking of his father's ill body and analyzing the ministers who can assist in the future with him, Shi Chongwei's eyes were a little astringent. His father intended to explain his affairs after his death. It's ridiculous that some ministers in the court thought that his father was dissatisfied with him and developed a desire to be easy. When he ascended the throne in the future, he must vigorously suppress the Huang family and expel the Huang family from the aristocratic family.

Speaking of dissatisfaction, Shi Chongwei frowned slightly. The father learned about the mother's acceptance of Jiang Family Perfume shares. He had never seen her scold her mother like this, saying that she was short-sighted, greedy for small profits, and destroyed the city. He and her mother knelt on the ground to apologize, which made her stop her anger.

After a long silence, the father sighed repeatedly, "Jiang Anyi is a national sage. He was the minister I value the most. In the future, whether it is to use him to govern, manage finances or guard the border, but you took half of his perfume benefits, so that my efforts to let him go out of Dali Temple were gone. Alas, what would you think if it were Jiang Anyi? If I knew about this, I would never let it go and let Jiang Anyi return to Huazhou. It has been like this, so I can only give up. Wei'er, remember that after Jiang Anyi pacified Huazhou, he should transfer him back to Beijing as soon as possible and neglect him for a while. If Jiang Anyi has no complaints, he can be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in the future. If the country has border troubles, he should use him to lead troops. Remember to leave his family in the capital as a hostage. Jiang Anyi values ​​his family so that he will not have any unfaithful thoughts."

The wind blew the hair, and Shi Chongwei stretched out his hand to swish it, disagreed with the words of his father. As the emperor, he only needed one decree to deal with a minister. Does Jiang Anyi dare to resist the decree and refuse to obey it? Besides, Jiang Anyi has always been loyal, so how could he have a rebellious heart? His father was sick and his suspicious heart was also severe.

Seeing him standing in front of the hall, the eunuchs and palace maids avoided him from afar, Shi Chongwei felt lonely, and Jiang Anyi said that "there is no colder than the heights", which is probably the feeling. Shi Chongwei remembered that Jiang Anyi was demoted to Fuluo County, and he would write the experiences of Fuluo County in words and send them to himself every once in a while. It was once a rare happiness. Times passed and he grew up, and Jiang Anyi was no longer as close as before.

A sharp flash, the pouring rain fell, the wind blew the raindrops into the eaves, Shi Chongwei retreated, and the rain wet the eaves. Zhang Jin rushed forward and said, "Your Highness, the wind and rain are too fast, so let's go to the hall to avoid it for a while.

Wherever you go for a meal, my servant told me to send it."

"To..." Shi Chongwei originally wanted to talk about Jingyu Palace (Lien Xi's residence), but when he said that he changed it to "Duan Ben Palace", and then asked casually, "What is the Crown Princess doing? Where is Sheng'er?" Emperor Shi Shousheng said that he was four years old, but in fact he was only two years and eight months old. In the past two years, Shi Chongwei had one man and two women, in addition to Princess Qingyang, and the second son Shi Shouhua was born to the good concubine Wei, and Wei Concubine Wei was Wei Youcheng's cousin.

Zhang Jin responded respectfully, "The Empress is embroidering flowers in the hall, and the little prince is playing aside."

Shi Chongwei felt a little guilty. After giving birth to Shi Shousheng, he spent the night in Duan Ben Palace not many times, and even Sheng'er was not as favored as Princess Qingyang. Last time he went to Yanshan Villa to pay his respects, his father and mother asked him to take Sheng'er with him. He didn't see him for a while, and both his father and mother missed Sheng'er very much.

After taking the raincoat and putting it on his body, Shi Chongwei walked towards Duan's palace, and Zhang Jin followed closely. Shi Chongwei paused and ordered, "I will invite the father-in-law to come to the East Palace tomorrow. Gu has something to say to him, tell the princess, and let them meet after Gu met the father-in-law. Let them prepare some wine and food in the kitchen, and Gu will have a banquet tomorrow." Xiong Zhiren found that the prince did not like to listen to his advice, so he spontaneously came to the East Palace less.

Zhang Jin responded repeatedly, his eyes rolled, and he wanted to find an opportunity to tell Liangyuan Lianxi the news. She was always generous in her actions, and this news would definitely bring a lot of rewards.

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Storm and rain cover the entire Yongchang City. In the Chuan Palace, Shi Chongjie looked at the bamboo bushes that were tilted by the wind and rain outside the window, and sighed in a loud voice, "The strong wind destroys trees and the heavy rain drifts from flowers. I don't know how many flowers this storm will knock down, and how many people are suffering from disasters."

Shen Wenqing knew what he said and said, "The palace examination will be in two days. After the palace examination is released, it will be the time to find out."

Shi Chongjie looked at the storm outside the window with a serious expression. Shen Wenqing stood behind him, and the two stood silently, listening quietly to the wind and rain.

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In the secret guards, Huang Xi stood under the eaves with his hands behind his back. The rain splashed in front of the steps moistened the bottom of his long gown. Huang Xi did not like the secret guards' uniforms, and always liked to wear scholars' blue shirts in the official hall, so that he felt that he was still the scholar Zhang Bojin, rather than the eunuch Huang Xi in the palace.

"The wind and rain are stormy", Huang Xi said four words quietly, staring at the intertwined rain curtain in the yard, thinking about something.

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In Yanshan Villa, the rain drooped down the pearl curtains. Shi Fangzhen sat on the soft couch, looked out of the hall in a daze, murmured, "What a heavy rain, the time for the news is approaching. I wonder if Wei'er asked the Ministry of Works to prepare for the news? With such heavy rain, the houses of poor families in Beijing were leaking. Jingzhao Yin asked someone to send him to check it out. It's time to provide disaster relief."

Queen Wang sat beside him and said with a smile, "Wei'er has been supervising the country for a while, and the ministers are helping me. You should think of these things. You can rest assured and don't worry. Wei'er will take Sheng'er to the public tomorrow. I haven't seen Sheng'er for two months. I really miss him."

Shi Fang was really attracted to his grandson by Queen Wang, and the couple talked about his grandson with a smile like an ordinary family.

No one expected that another heavy rain that was about to come would cause storm in Zheng State's political arena.

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