A Complete Explanation of the Negative Textbooks of the Imperial Examination - Chapter 91

    Xia Lan’s heart is higher, who is this? Why did the princess call him alone to accompany him? Why do you sound so familiar after meeting each other?

    Rong Ke stretched out her hand to the palace maid behind her, but the maid did not respond for a while, until Rong Ke moved her eyebrows, and she hesitated to hand over the umbrella handle to the princess: “His Royal Highness… “

    “I want to walk outside, you don’t have to follow.” Rong Ke took the umbrella, turned around and walked out, Xiao Jingduo took the new umbrella from the palace maids, nodded to them and walked quickly Catch up with Rong Ke.

    “Your Highness.”

    Rong Ke did not slow down, but Xiao Jingduo quickly caught up with her. “Your Highness, it’s raining outside…”

    “You go back if you talk nonsense.”

    …Xiao Jingduo can only hold back the words that are full.

    Sure enough, a person’s temperament will not change because of age, even if Rong Ke looks a lot more stable now, she is still her.

    “Why don’t you speak?” Rong Ke’s tone brought a mocking smile, “It rained so hard today and called you out, are you secretly slandering now?”

    It was simply unconscionable, Xiao Jingduo said helplessly: “His Royal Highness, I am worried that the wind and rain will make you catch cold.”

    Whether it’s true or not, it’s still very comfortable to hear. When the mood improved, Rong Ke explained a few words for the first time in the world: “I was angry when I saw the papers presented by Liu Bu, so I had to go outside to blow the wind. The only one who was closest was you, so I called you in.”

    Xiao Jingduo was simply flattered: “Your Highness, how do you know that it is my turn to be on duty today?”

    “The Sixth Department sent the on-duty schedule a few days ago. I glanced at it and remembered it.”

    The brain is so fearless that Xiao Jingduo smiled and said, “Your Highness has a good memory, which is really enviable.”

     I wonder if you’re doing business outside.”

    “That minister thanked the princess in advance for your appreciation.”

    After a few jokes, the atmosphere between the two improved a lot. At this time, Rong Ke stepped into a corridor, and Xiao Jingduo took the umbrella in Rong Ke’s hand and put away the rain dripping umbrella for her.

    There is a cloister to cover the rain, so there is no need for an umbrella. After Xiao Jingduo put it away, he put it on the side of the porch. After a while, the palace maids who were far behind them cleaned up. Although Rong Ke did not need to follow the words, the servants dared not really listen.

    Without the barrier of the umbrella, it is more convenient for Xiao Jingduo and Rong Ke to talk. The wind mixed with rain rushed towards them and lifted the corners of their clothes. Only the quiet sound of rain could be heard in the sky and the earth.

    “I heard that you were in the Ministry of War a few days ago and handed in a recipe that can quickly generate smoke?”

    “That’s right. I fought against Liu Zhao, and this kind of smoke is very useful in the army. Speaking of which, I think this recipe is also thanks to a group of thieves in Jinjiang County. “Speaking, Xiao Jingduo briefly described the matter of Taili teaching pretending to be a ghost.

    Rong Ke nodded after hearing this: “Indeed, it is a pity that it only lives in the people. However, although this kind of smoke is unexpected, it is only in the dense jungle in the southwest. If it is placed in the northwest, One is that the plains are windy, and the other is that there are no hidden objects around, so I am afraid there is not much cover.”

    “How’s the Southwest War in the past few years?”

    When asked about the war, Xiao Jingduo’s expression became solemn. “Nanzhao’s attitude is vague. It turned out that there were constant frictions in the area of ​​Wuzhao. The remnants of Wuzhao relied on Tubo’s backing and provoked our dynasty many times. However, every time the governor sent troops, they fled back to the country, which was extremely difficult to deal with.”

    Rong Ke sighed, obviously very worried about this. “There are still jungles in the southwest. If the plains cavalry fights, what will happen?”

    Although Xiao Jingduo participated in and even led several battles in recent years, all of them occurred in the southwest, and he had no experience in plain battles. However, Dingyong Hou’s mansion started with military exploits, and Xiao Jingduo was also familiar with the military books of various schools. Although he had no practical experience in cavalry warfare, he could speak well.

    Rong Ke suddenly asked about the war, Xiao Jingduo secretly kept it in his mind, Rong Ke was not a person without a target.

    However, she just started her head, stopped talking, and said instead: “Don’t talk about that. I heard someone say that your sister got married a few days ago, I didn’t know about it before. , now I have to add a congratulations with hindsight.”

    Xiao Jingduo was helpless: “His Royal Highness, my sister is married, what did you say congratulations to me?”

    “It’s true.” Rong Ke was asked, she paused, and said, “I’m not good at giving you gifts, so I won’t fill your sister’s makeup this time, don’t care. .”

    Xiao Jingduo unexpectedly did not answer. In fact, what Rong Ke said was to protect him. Rong Ke was embarrassed on all sides in the court. She wanted to promote female officials, and was teased by all the ministers secretly. If Rong Ke gave Xiao Jingduo’s sister a gift, the relationship between Xiao Jingduo and Rong Ke would be exposed immediately, which was obviously very unfavorable to Xiao Jingduo, who had just returned to the capital and had a great momentum in the court.

      Xiao Jingduo could only take the initiative to speak: “Your Highness, the wind is strong, you should go back to the palace.”

    Rong Ke let out a “um”, accompanied by Xiao Jingduo, turned a corner and walked towards the Liangyi Hall. The palace maid of the Liangyi Hall had already lit the lamp, and seeing the two of them walking slowly away from the night, she quickly greeted them with the lamp in their hands.

    The maids surrounded Rong Ke, Xiao Jingduo also took a step back and slowly opened the boundaries with Rong Ke.

    Rong Ke picked up the skirt with one hand and walked slowly up the stone steps. She took two steps, suddenly stopped, turned to Xiao Jingduo and said, “Do you know the story of Zhao Kuo?”

    Rong Ke returned to the palace, Xiao Jingduo stood under the steps and watched Rong Ke leave. Now Rong Ke suddenly stopped and asked such a headless question. Xiao Jingduo was stunned for a moment before realizing that Rong Ke was talking to him.

    Xiao Jingduo didn’t answer, Rong Ke didn’t wait and didn’t force it, turned around and left.

    Xia Lan saw that Rong Ke had a good face, so she asked tentatively, “Princess, why did you think of going out to enjoy the rain today?”

    It is not uncommon for nobles to appreciate the flowers and the rain. Where is Xia Lan asking about the rain, she is obviously the one who accompanies the rain.

    “Suddenly rising, I just want to meet the old man.” Rong Ke said, “Just hold the lamp, I have to deal with the memorial.”

    Xia Lan dared not ask any more, and bowed back: “No.”

    When Rong Ke walked to the back of the inner hall, another female official of Yonghe Palace quietly asked Xia Lan: “How do you ask about the princess?”

    “It’s nothing.” Xia Lan recovered and said, “I just think he’s unusual.”

    The female officer thought it amusing: “Since His Royal Highness became the regent, we don’t know how many foreign men we meet every day, and we can’t count the number of people who are higher than the official Xiao Lang today, how do you know that he does not Ordinary?”

    Xia Lan just shook her head and refused to say more. She always felt that the princess treated him differently.

    The inner hall on the east side was brightly lit. On the sandalwood table, a fold was pressed against the table by jade.

    It is written in teeny small capital letters, neatly writing the customs of the northwest, livestock specialties, and recent developments on the border.

    The last line of the book is marked with Bai Jiayi’s name.

    Rong Ke closed the information brought back by Bai Jiayi and exhaled sadly.

    Bai Jiayi is a county magistrate in the northwest border, and he is most familiar with the movements of the Turks. Looking at his description, I am afraid that in the near future, the Turks will have a big move.

    Rong Ke firmly believes that his judgment is not wrong. It is expected that the Turks will not be convinced when they see the women in the Xuan Dynasty. place.

    Manchu civil and military, who should fight?

    She urgently needs to grow up, she needs to be able to silence the courtiers, and she needs to be a deterrent.

    In the fourth year of Jian’an, also known as the first year of Qianyuan by later generations, the Turks suddenly tore up the peace treaty in June and blatantly invaded the border.

    The majesty of a great country cannot be challenged, and the Xuan Dynasty immediately became angry and shouted to send troops north to make the Turks look good.

    In the courtroom, there was already a quarrel over who would come to fight.

    Although Empress Dowager Cui came from an aristocratic family, but the Cui family has been in business for so many years, and the military commanders she has made are quite impressive. Empress Dowager Wu is a veteran of three dynasties. They captured Chang’an together, so in this battle, the Erlang of the Wu family was also very active.

    The other two empress dowagers were aggressive, and the serious empress dowager’s Xia family saw this scene, and not to be outdone, invited Rong Ke to fight. In the eyes of the Xia family, Rong Ke is the granddaughter of the Xia family. In this battle against the Turks, the Xia family will be chosen as the leader.

    The whole early morning was shrouded in this kind of quarrel. The little emperor was frightened by this scene, stared at him and did not dare to speak. Xiao Jingduo had a headache while standing in the queue. Rong Ke, who was sitting at the top, must have won.

    Seeing that the court is about to leave, there is still no reason for this matter. Liang Wangrong Mingli has been standing on one side, not participating in any faction, until the court is about to leave, he can calm down He stood up and said in a loud voice, “It’s really a blessing for my dynasty that you generals are willing to fight for the country. However, it is Rong’s duty to open up the territory and defend the country. Although I am not as good at fighting as Gaozu, I am willing to go north with the army. , and lead all the hot-blooded men to beat the Turks out! I ask for your order, and take the post of general of the Northern Expedition.”

     King Liang invited to fight, and the hall was quiet. King Liang is now twenty-nine years old, in his prime, and he has a wealth of children. In addition, he has been an official for many years, and he has accumulated a great deal of prestige in the court. When an important official in the court saw him, everyone bowed and called him His Royal Highness King Liang. The royal family has always had a reputation for being good at fighting. King Liang’s remarks were righteous and arrogant. Many people were shocked, and they gave rise to an appreciation for King Liang’s actions. They did not dodge or avoid foreign enemies. This is the royal family. Should be responsible.

    Since King Liang came forward to ask for the name of the main general, other ministers were willing to give King Liang this face, but they each took a step back and argued for the candidate of the accompanying deputy general Come.

    Seeing King Liang’s statement, King Qi also stepped forward and said, “The minister is also willing to lead the army north to fight the Turks!”

    Rong Ke sat behind the bead curtain and snorted softly.

      It is what everyone expects, and because of this, Rong Ke cannot easily decide on the leader. The Grand Marshal of the Northern Expedition has the powers of grain, army, manpower, and financial power all in one. It is a big trouble to take power after the war. Moving his body, Rong Ke needs this victory, but he can’t let this victory go beyond his control.

    Rong Ke didn’t speak in the whole morning, foreign enemies were in front, she must make a statement, this battle must not only be fought, but must be won, so as to deter other vassals that are just around the corner. However, in the situation in the court, she did not dare to use people at will, so she could only carefully deal with the forces of several parties, so as not to allow any one family to dominate.

    Seeing that Rong Ke did not speak, King Liang raised his head and said, “Ke… The eldest princess doesn’t speak, but is afraid of the Turks? You can rest assured, niece, that with me, I will not let you The Turks are the next step!”

    King Qi also followed suit. They were both young and strong, with firm eyes, and it seemed that they really wanted to serve the country.

    Rong Ke’s heart flashed a little hesitation very quickly. King Liang and King Qi were uncles who had watched her grow up since childhood. This time, they really wanted to do something for the country and their family. Her eyes dropped, and she swept to her intricately painted skirt with silver borders, embroidered with beasts symbolizing kingship, her eyes paused, and when she looked up again, her expression was very firm. Rong Ke didn’t call the third uncle, but called Rong Mingli’s title: “King Liang’s words are bad, as the regent princess, how can I be afraid of barbarians? I didn’t say anything, because I was thinking about this. How should things be arranged?”

    I am used to being called the third uncle. This time, when my niece called me the title, King Liang frowned, quite unaccustomed to it. He suppressed the irritability in his heart and asked, “What does the princess mean?”

    “This hall thinks…” Rong Ke paused and smiled softly, “This is not right.”

    Liang Wang widened his eyes in surprise, and many people behind him gasped in surprise. “His Royal Highness Liang Wang and Qi Wang took the initiative to ask for a fight, why is it wrong?”

      Where does the regent look like?

    “The third uncle’s words are really hurtful. I didn’t let you play for the sake of brotherhood. The third uncle doesn’t appreciate it. How can you think like this?”

    “Your Highness, this is the courtroom, don’t mess around!”

    “Presumptuous!” The imperial court attendant said angrily, the buzzing sound in the court disappeared immediately, and the needles could be heard in the silence of the hall. King Liang’s temple was throbbing and hurting. He used to think that his niece’s eloquence was annoying, but now it was him who felt extremely annoying.

    On the first one, only the glass curtain shook, Rong Ke sat still, without making any statement. Seeing this, King Liang had to endure his anger and take a step back, clasped his fists and said, “I am disrespectful.”

    Rong Ke tapped lightly on the table with his fingers, and continued: “This time is different from the past, since my father left an imperial edict on his deathbed, I will naturally follow it. This hall must first be the regent princess, Only then can it be Gan Ning. King Liang thought that this hall was suspicious of you, so he suppressed you from leading the troops, but the third uncle might as well think about it. It would be great if Uncle Wang could play in the battle. This hall is very grateful to Uncle Wang for his willingness to share his worries, but it would be very difficult for the two uncles to want to be the head coach at the same time. I thought about it, no matter what. It is difficult to have both, so I can only reluctantly refuse. If the peace between the third uncle and the fourth uncle is ruined because of the Turkic affairs, it will not be worth the loss. Two uncles, do you think this is the truth?”

    In the front, Rong Ke moved out of the identity of the princess regent, and she became the king of Liang, but later became the third uncle. In the end, she dared to ask the two uncles back. It can be seen that the court’s education for Rong Ke is very qualified.

     “His Royal Highness is right.” Prime Minister Duan stood aside and said a fair word.

    Everything was said by Rong Ke, what else could King Liang and King Qi say, King Liang smiled clearly and said: “Since the princess doesn’t want us to fight, then you might as well go straight. Tell me, what do you want?”

    The eyes of King Liang and King Qi didn’t blink, Cui, Wu, Xia’s family also stared at them, and the courtiers were waiting for Rong Ke to give an explanation.

    Rong Ke paused for a while, and said in a calm voice: “When my grandfather led a group of capable officials to fight in the south and the north, the situation and scene were so fascinating, and I don’t know how many people in the Daxuan listened to this. The story of the generals grew up. All the veteran generals who founded the country worked together to bring down the world, and only they can deter the Turks and the world. Do you think the old general Geng Rui Geng should be the inappropriate commander?”

    General Geng Rui? Geng Rui is a veteran general who fought with the great ancestor, and is famous for his heroic killing. Civil and military officials were a little surprised. If General Geng fought, they would not dare to fight again, but Rong Ke actually asked General Geng to fight?

    Geng Rui stood at the forefront of the military attache. Hearing this sentence, he was also very surprised, but he stepped forward and said: “When I killed the Quartet, those Turks couldn’t walk. , the old man is willing to teach the Turkic children a lesson.”

    The monarch entrusts major matters such as defending the family and the country and killing foreign enemies into his own hands. Which general can resist this temptation? Even General Geng Rui, who had been disarmed for a long time, was no exception, so as expected by Rong Ke, General Geng happily took over this important task.

    Although Old General Geng took over the important task, he still didn’t have a good look on the two brothers and sisters Rong Ke. General Geng has fought all his life. He has a high position, and is the most domineering. He stubbornly believes that governing the world is a matter of **** men. Rong Ke, a girl, plus Rong Lang, a little baby, can do anything? General Geng has always disliked Rong Ke, and every morning he has a stinky face and doesn’t speak. Everyone can see that General Geng does not agree with Rong Ke’s regency. However, in this case, Rong Ke actually handed over the general political power to him. Geng Rui, not to mention others, even General Geng himself was surprised.

    With Geng Rui in charge, no one else would dare to compete for the head coach candidate, so they turned their heads and competed for the deputy general. Rong Ke breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately felt a deep sense of helplessness. She tried her best to keep the coach candidate from being taken away. Although Geng Rui didn’t like her, he didn’t stand in line anyway, and he was not a member of any party in the harem. Being able to keep the general direction of the coach is already Rong Ke’s limit. As for the lieutenant general, she can’t do anything about it.

      In the current situation, everyone is watching from a distance, no one will take the initiative to surrender, all Rong Ke can do is to try his best to maintain the balance.

    Seeing the quarrel below, Rong Ke felt a deep sense of powerlessness, she closed her eyes and sighed wearily.

    “The Wu family supported Gaozu’s entry into Beijing all the way. Who wouldn’t praise this kind of achievement? Who else besides the Wu family is competent for this expedition?”

    “That’s not a good word. Although the Wu family has produced many talents, the number of children who have joined the army in recent years is not large. How can you really fight on the battlefield by just relying on your words? The old man is not talented, but The country is in a critical state, so the old minister is willing to recommend a few people with shame. One is his nephew, who is now in his twenties and has been in the Sixteen Guards for ten years. This trip is most suitable as a lieutenant. The second is Mrs. Cui Jiulang, the Cui Clan of Qinghe is famous, and his descendants are all Zhilan Yushu…”

    Because of the matter of being in charge of the army, the Taiji Temple fell into another round of quarrels.

      Xiao Jingduo raised his head and saw that behind the swaying glass curtain, Rong Ke was leaning on the seat and rubbing his brows helplessly.

    The quarrel in front of Rong Ke shows that these people don’t take Rong Ke seriously at all, and only care about fighting for their own interests. Xiao Jingduo looked down at the silver pattern on the hem of his clothes and stood up gently.

    “My minister Xiao Jingduo, please fight.”