After the rebirth, the empress took the tragic script of Meiqiang

Chapter 29 Class Resume

The first lunar month has come to an end, and Chunwei's exam questions have finally been compiled a few days before the exam. Lu Yanchen returned to Wenxuan Hall, and Ye Qinghuai's schoolwork finally resumed.

Teacher and student have not seen each other for more than a month since that night in the ghost market.

In this month, so many things happened, so much that Ye Qinghuai felt as if it was a lifetime ago.

After the class was finished, Ye Qinghuai and Lu Yanchen faced each other. Neither of them had any intention of leaving the get out of class, but no one spoke.

After a long time, it was Ye Qinghuai who spoke first: "During the time when you were on leave, sir, I have already studied the Synopsis of Chengde by myself. In addition, I have also read through the Seven Books of the Martial Arts."

Lu Yanchen nodded: "Your Majesty did a great job."

"It's because you taught me well, sir. Is it going well for you these days in the Ministry of Etiquette?" Ye Qinghuai asked.

"It goes well. I don't have much work, I just help Master Wen choose the topic."

"Wen Xinzhong, Minister of Rites?"

"Yes. I and he are responsible for the test questions of the Mingwen subject."

Ye Qinghuai nodded: "With a few of you coming up with the questions this time, and Mr. Chen Ge supervising me, I feel relieved."

At this point, Lu Yanchen raised a question: "Your Majesty went to the ghost market that day to buy questions?"

Ye Qinghuai thought for a while and replied: "Yes. I heard that there were people selling questions. I thought it was a thief who was trying to cheat, but I didn't expect that it was actually a real question."

"Really? I heard that His Majesty made an attack on the court that day, and it seems that he was sure that the Ministry of Rites would reveal the problem."

Ye Qinghuai was heartbroken. She had never thought about this problem because no one had ever questioned her about it.

She raised her head and looked at Lu Yanchen with caution, and saw Lu Yanchen looking at her, with a half-hearted smile on his lips, and a pair of bright black eyes, as if he wanted to see through Ye Qinghuai.

Ye Qinghuai felt a little weak when he looked at her. She turned away her eyes and said, "How could it be? It was just a mistake."

Lu Yanchen also withdrew his gaze and said: "The government and the public do not think so. There are rumors that the leak of the Ministry of Rites was revealed to His Majesty by Mr. Chen Ge."

Although Ye Qinghuai had never heard of this person, she had expected it. She felt in her heart that it was very reasonable and reasonable for Chen Yuansi to take the blame. Since he and Gu Shihai were already at odds with each other, it would not hurt to have another feud.

"There are also rumors that the set of questions in your Majesty's hands was copied by Mr. Chen Ge's people from the Ministry of Rites to frame Mr. Gu." Lu Yanchen added.

Ye Qinghuai was stunned, this was a bit outrageous.

It has to be said that the crowd’s ability to brainstorm is always beyond imagination.

Ye Qinghuai couldn't help but become interested. Seeing that Lu Yanchen stopped talking, she asked, "Are there any other rumors?"

Lu Yanchen paused for a moment, as if it was a bit difficult to speak, but he finally said it: "There are also rumors that His Majesty has long been communicating with the concubine of the Chen family, and even the jade pendant he carries has been given to Chen.

Miss Fu is used as a token of love. The suppression of Mr. Gu Ge has also been planned for a long time. This time the Ministry of Rites is just the beginning. The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War under Mr. Gu Ge are also in danger."

Ye Qinghuai took a deep breath before she calmed down. With a livid face, she asked, "Is there any more?"

Lu Yanchen looked at her coldly and asked back, "What else does your Majesty want to hear?"

"The test questions for the scientific examination can be easily bought on the street. Is it so ridiculous that no one is talking about it?"

She originally thought that the Chun Wei scandal would cause an uproar in the court, making the officials of the six ministries realize that the court had long-standing abuses, and then conduct self-examination and wake up. She never expected that in the eyes of the courtiers, such a heinous case would only lead to party disputes.

and gossip.

Isn't this more absurd than the case of leaking the title itself?

Lu Yanchen's expression dimmed and he replied: "There are some people talking about it, but very few."

"Why?" Ye Qinghuai felt in disbelief.

"Because it is difficult for people to empathize with things that have nothing to do with them. Your Majesty, for courtiers of third rank or above, the imperial examination has little to do with them." Lu Yanchen replied calmly.

"Why? Even if they themselves have been officials for a long time and do not need to take the scientific examination, don't their descendants also need to take the scientific examination?"

"Judging from the current situation, yes, the children of the powerful and aristocratic families in Beijing can bypass the scientific examination."

Ye Qinghuai was speechless. She suddenly remembered that the time she sneaked out of the palace, Du Wenle had persuaded her to ask her uncle to get her a place for promotion.

"Sir, are you talking about an illegal increase in tribute?" Ye Qinghuai asked calmly.

Lu Yanchen was slightly surprised, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes, as if Ye Qinghuai had answered the question correctly.

"The tribute paid by the Ministry of Rites was abolished during the Longde period. What people often call tribute today is actually the filial piety and integrity system of the Ministry of Officials." Lu Yanchen explained.

"I know that our dynasty implements a parallel system of scientific examination and promotion of integrity. This is the regulation set by the Holy Ancestor Emperor. To promote filial piety and integrity, all states and ministries need to select talents from local schools and submit reports. How can the children of the powerful in Beijing become

The local filial piety?"

"Since ancient times, it has been very easy for the children of the capital to get a status in the local school. Sometimes, there is no need to take the initiative to tell the local officials who have the eyes to see which important minister or son of aristocratic family.

When I reached the age of becoming an official in the court, I took the initiative to get all the necessary documents for them."

Ye Qinghuai was shocked and angry when she heard this. She sneered and said, "Oh, back then, Emperor Shengzu established Xiaolian in order to recruit more wise men and prevent talented people who were partial to science from being buried by the scientific examination system. Now it seems that Emperor Shengzu has

This intention was in vain."

"When Emperor Shengzu was alive, the rules for promoting Xiaolian were very strict. Only dozens of officials entered the court through Xiaolian every year. During the Longde period, Xiaolian was reorganized and the number of people increased sharply. During the Xingrui period, the number of officials in the court was above the fourth rank.

Half of the important officials in the country came up through the promotion of filial piety and integrity. And most of these officials who promoted integrity came from powerful and aristocratic families in the capital."

"So many?" This number shocked Ye Qinghuai. After the shock, she sighed softly.

Although she knew that there had always been two ways to select talents in Da Jing: scientific examinations and promotion of integrity, she never knew that the path of promotion of integrity had long been a shortcut open only to high-ranking officials.

Ye Qinghuai was silent and asked: "Is this already the case when sir took the scientific examination?"

A short bitter smile appeared at the corner of Lu Yanchen's lips, and he said: "When I participated in the scientific examination, this matter had been an undisclosed secret in Beijing for a long time. But the scientific examination at that time was considered fair, and it was not open to civilians.

It is indeed the only ladder to heaven."

"It's really rare that you, sir, knowing this, can still praise a man of integrity in a scientific research article for his actions despite his humble status and not forgetting to worry about his country."

Ye Qinghuai had read Lu Yanchen's scientific research articles over and over again, and he knew them by heart. Now that he thought that he knew how dark the scientific research was, but could still write such sonorous words, Ye Qinghuai couldn't help but admire him even more.

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Lu Yanchen shook his head: "When I rushed to take the exam, I didn't know the reasons. Just like Your Majesty now, I thought that the imperial court's selection of talents treated the rich and the poor equally. It was also the first time I met Chen after high school.

When I was an elder, I guessed a few things from his words. Later, after I had been an official for a long time, I slowly understood the truth."

The first time Lu Yanchen met Mr. Chen Ge was probably when Mr. Chen Ge came to propose marriage. Lu Yanchen's words were vague, but Ye Qinghuai could also guess a rough idea. It was probably when Mr. Chen Ge proposed marriage.

, promised Lu Yanchen some conveniences and let him guess the clues.

Ye Qinghuai then remembered a question that everyone was curious about, a question that she was also curious about back then.

Why did Lu Yanchen reject the Chen family's marriage proposal back then?

"It's probably because of this that Mr. rejected the Chen family's marriage proposal."

"Different Taoists do not agree with each other." Lu Yanchen raised his eyes to look at Ye Qinghuai and said, "What's more, I didn't come to Shengjing from Yunzhou to get a wife and settle down."

"Then why are you here, sir?"

Lu Yanchen looked at Ye Qinghuai, his eyes were like a deep well reflecting the light, hiding the old memories that he could not talk about.

Ye Qinghuai was a little frightened by him. Just when she thought Lu Yanchen was going to say the cruel words "I'm here for you", she saw Lu Yanchen smiled softly at her and said: "My lord,

I am here to repay my kindness and also to assist the Mingjun."

The second half of his words reminded Ye Qinghuai of the gold medal awarded to him by Emperor Shunping.

Could it be that his father had any favor towards Lu Yanchen?

"Aren't you from Yunzhou, sir? Why do you still have a favor to repay in Shengjing City?" Ye Qinghuai asked.

Lu Yanchen thought for a while and said, "Although Wei Chen is from Yunzhou, he lived in Shengjing City for more than a year when he was young."

Ye Qinghuai was a little surprised, she had never known about this matter.

"Have you repaid your kindness now, sir?"

Lu Yanchen closed his eyes and shook his head.

He stopped talking, and Ye Qinghuai comforted him and said, "The days ahead are long. Don't you, sir, always teach me that you shouldn't rush for success in everything?"

Lu Yanchen opened his eyes, looked at Ye Qinghuai and said, "It's a pity that Your Majesty didn't listen to Wei Chen's instructions."

The teacher and student looked at each other, and Ye Qinghuai felt that Lu Yanchen's eyes had become bottomless again.

"Your Majesty, Qi Dafeiqi."

Ye Qinghuai was startled for a moment before he realized what he was talking about. Lu Yanchen was talking about the fact that she had made Mr. Chen Ge's granddaughter his daughter-in-law.

"This matter has been finalized. It will be useless to say anything now." Ye Qinghuai did not want to discuss this topic with Lu Yanchen.

Unexpectedly, Lu Yanchen asked reluctantly: "A few years ago, Your Majesty did not agree with the ministers that he did not want to establish a queen, but it was to allow the Chen family and the Gu family to check and balance each other. How come it has only been a month? What is Your Majesty's intention?"

Has the transformation become so complete?”

Ye Qinghuai was speechless.

Naturally, she couldn't tell the whole story about her plan to abdicate the throne, but with Lu Yanchen's character of asking for answers, if she didn't give a reasonable explanation, Lu Yanchen would never give up.

After thinking about it, Ye Qinghuai decided to tell a lie.

She sighed and said helplessly: "It is said that a hero has a hard time being a beauty. I was confused for a moment. When I saw the painting of Miss Chen's family, I forgot about it for a moment. I felt that if I could have this close friend in this life, I would die without regrets. Alas,

The word "sex" has a knife on its head. Now that I think about it, I really regret it."

Ye Qinghuai beat her chest and stamped her feet.

After beating her for a moment, she raised her head to observe Lu Yanchen's reaction.

Lu Yanchen was seen frowning at her, his eyes full of suspicion.

"Has Your Majesty met Mr. Chen Ge's granddaughter?"

"No." Ye Qinghuai shook his head.

Seeing Lu Yanchen still staring at him suspiciously, Ye Qinghuai said: "Although I have never met her, I really like her. Really."

To be honest, Ye Qinghuai really admired that girl's talent.

This time, Lu Yanchen seemed a little doubtful.

For a long time, just when Ye Qinghuai thought Lu Yanchen was going to teach him something, he heard him say: "How can your Majesty like someone so freely?"

For some reason, his voice was a little quiet, which reminded Ye Qinghuai of the red plum that Ling Han had bloomed alone in the Qinxian Palace.

(End of chapter)