Rebirth of the Four Seas Emperor

Hou Yao was summoned by Princess Wenjun for questioning.

After the salute, Ji Wenjun did not speak for a long time. Instead, he looked at Hou Yao with interest for a long time before saying:

"Are you Hou Yao?"

Hou Yao secretly cursed that she was talking nonsense, but on the surface he still said respectfully:

"Back to Your Highness, the student is Hou Yao."

Ji Wenjun snorted and said:

"Have you ever offended a Juren named Ming Hongbo?"

Hou Yao's first reaction was that the princess was sending someone to investigate him, and he was almost scared out of his mind.

But then he thought again: If something is really found out, he should be ineligible to participate in the 'Deer Ming Banquet'.

Since he was asked to come, he probably didn't find anything, maybe there were other reasons.

After thinking this, he calmed down again, and then said slowly:

"Back to Your Highness, the student did have some minor disagreements with a scholar named Ming Hongbo.

These are all trivial matters. I don’t know why the princess asked this question. "

Ji Wenjun sneered:

"Humph, a little holiday? You are really big-hearted. Do you know that if I hadn't helped you get the paper back?

Today's deer roaring banquet has no share of yours at all. "

Hou Yao was really confused this time, with a blank look on his face.

Lin Lihui chuckled, shook his head and explained:

"Jieqiu, this matter has not been made public. The thing is like this. Ming Hongbo is one of the consort officials this time.

He stole your test paper, and was later discovered by the princess, who helped you chase it back.

That’s why I was able to see your test papers and appoint you as Jieyuan. "

Hou Yao let out a stunned sound, and stood blankly on the spot for a moment.

He really didn't expect that he would have such a bizarre experience with a test paper, and it took him a long time to say:

"Ask me weakly, what will happen to Minghongbo?"

Lin Lihui said dumbfounded:

"Because of personal grudges, the court's favor was unfair. The criminals were not pardoned and the other three clans were not punished. This was already an act of mercy outside the law.

What do you think will happen to him? "

Hou Yao sighed, feeling a little sad:

"Then he's dead. Oh, poor baby..."

Ji Wenjun said with a puzzled look:

"He almost ruined your future, and you actually pity him."

Hou Yao quickly explained:

"Back to Your Highness, I don't pity Ming Hongbo, I just pity his unmarried wife..."

As he spoke, he told the story of Yao Yingzhe and Wan Jun, but the true identities of the two were hidden.

"...That's the thing. Although Ming Hongbo is hateful, his fiancée is so innocent.

So just now the student immediately thought of that poor girl, alas... "

Ji Wenjun almost burst into tears when he was told this. Lin Wenhui nodded gently:

"Jieqiu turns out to be a sweetheart, but I think this may be an opportunity given to your friend by God.

It allowed him to restore the relationship between his childhood sweethearts, but it was unclear whether he would go and whether he dared to go. "

Hou Yao nodded:

"My teacher is absolutely right. If I have a chance later, I will definitely advise my friend.

It's rare to be single-minded in life, and you can't give up just because of a little difficulty. "

Ji Wenjun also recovered from his sadness:

"Think about yourself first."

Hou Yao was a little confused and said:

"I wonder what your Highness Princess means? I'm sorry for my student's stupidity, but I don't know what's wrong with me?"

Ji Wenjun said dissatisfied:

"My master has helped you so much, don't you have any expression?"

Hou Yao understood now that he was asking for benefits.

But the identity of the other party is hard to deal with if given too little, and painful if given too much. How can this be dealt with?Just pretend to be stupid.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess is already rich all over the world, but the student doesn't have much money. I don't know how to express it?"

Ji Wenjun said with a look of disgust:

"Who wants your bad money? I heard that you are very talented in poetry, so just write a poem to praise me."

Hou Yao breathed a sigh of relief:

"Your Highness, please wait a moment while the student goes to get some paper and ink..."

Ji Wenjun interrupted:

"No, I have it here."

As he spoke and waved his hand, a palace maid came closer holding a blank fan and pen and ink.

Hou Yao smiled bitterly and picked up the pen. After thinking about it carefully, he wrote on the fan:

The most precious thing in the world, the Pearl of Daxia:

The country is beautiful and the city is beautiful, neither flowers nor mist, the spring breeze is everywhere.

It is better than the enchanting Xizi, and even more muddy than Taizhen.

Lead and beauty cannot be controlled.Mandaoyou, Wushan Luopu.

It seems to be elegant and unparalleled, anchoring the depths of the painting building.

It was easy to be sent away by the wind.He was once retained by Yue and Yiyi.

It's like a flower turning to make the flower shy, like a willow letting the willow be jealous.

No singing and dancing are taught.Fear turns into colorful clouds.

After the letter, Cai and Yangcheng were both fascinated, and they read Song Yu's poems and poems.

As soon as Hou Yao finished writing, Ji Wenjun couldn't wait to grab it:

"Let the master look at how the first talent in Guangdong is praised, alas, the country, and the vulgar words ..."

Initially Ji Wenjun watched with interest, but halfway through, he suddenly blushed.

This poem not only praises her unparalleled beauty, but also contains the hidden meaning of unrequited love.

In this era of strict etiquette, this can be regarded as a naked confession.

How could a girl who had just begun to fall in love withstand this? She was immediately overwhelmed with embarrassment.

However, if others look at this word and investigate it carefully, it will be suspected of being disrespectful.

So she immediately put the fan away after seeing it, without even showing it to Lin Lihui.

Just at this time, an official came up to report that it was an auspicious time and it was time to sing "Lu Ming".

"Xiaoya Lu Ming" is a song composed by the king of Zhou at a banquet with ministers and guests. It has developed to this day and has formed a complete set of etiquette.

Women were not allowed to participate in the ceremony, so Ji Wenjun took the initiative to retreat to the inner hall with his chamberlain and maids.

The outside was left to Lin Lihui, the chief examiner, to lead the officials and scholars in singing.

Yo Yo Lu Ming, the apple of the wild food.I have guests, harp blowing Sheng.Blow the sheng and drum springs, and carry the basket as the general.People are kind to me, show me how to go around.

Yo yo deer roar, eating wild wormwood.I have a guest, Deyin Kong Zhao.If a gentleman treats the people with disdain, he will be effective.I have a banquet, and the guests are Yan Yiao.

Yo yo, the deer roars, eating wild herbs.I have a guest who plays the harp, harp, drums and harp.The drums, harps, drums and harps are harmonious and exquisite.I intend to drink wine with the intention of enjoying the guests.

While singing, it is supplemented by the music of zither and sheng. However, this music today is not the most ancient music. The ancient music has been lost.

Nowadays, the auxiliary music has been re-edited by later generations based on ancient books. It is a little less cheerful and a little more solemn.

Hou Yao felt the charm of classical music for the first time. After singing the song "Lu Ming", he felt much relaxed both physically and mentally.

No wonder the traditional Chinese character for medicine starts with the word "乐" under the prefix "草". Good music is also a good medicine for treating diseases.

After the rituals and music were completed, the servants began to serve the dishes, but the princess would not come out to join everyone in the banquet.

At the end of the banquet, several elderly candidates came forward to propose a toast to the examiner, and then they all knelt down to ask for their leave.

This is also the tradition of the Luming Banquet. Some middle-aged and elderly scholars from poor families who have no intention of taking the imperial examination again will apply to the host of the banquet to fill their vacancies at the Luming Banquet.

Generally, banquet hosts will prepare two or three not-so-good job vacancies in advance according to the situation, and assign them to these scholars according to their ranking in the exam.

Those who have received a real share are naturally happy, while those who have not received a share can only lament their bad luck.

Lin Lihui looked at the Chief Envoy Zuo, who immediately understood and stepped forward:

“There are currently three magistrates in this province who need to fill their vacancies: Meizhou Fengshun County, Meizhou Dapu County, and Guangzhou Prefecture Bao’an County. Those with higher rankings will be given priority.

Who wants to go to Fengshun County? "

An old scholar said loudly:

"The students are willing to go, thank you for your love."

Ambassador Zuo nodded and recorded:

"Well, within three months, you can go to the county government to take office. Who in Dapu County is willing to go?"

A middle-aged scholar said loudly:

"The students are willing to go, thank you for your love."

Ambassador Zuo nodded again and recorded:

"You will also go to Dapu County to take office within three months. Finally, Bao'an County, who is willing to go?"

All the students were silent for a while. In fact, the positions filled at the banquet were the worst positions.

Dapu and Fengshun are both well-known poor counties in the province. No one with any connections is willing to go to these two places to take office.

Most of these scholars who applied for jobs at the banquet were ordinary scholars with little connections.

Even if they are ranked in order, most of them can only be ranked in this place, so naturally there is nothing to be picky about.

But Bao'an County is different. It was named because there is a treasure mountain in the territory and there are silver mines in the mountain. It has been an important county, an important county, and a large county since ancient times.

Its geographical location is extremely important. In Hou Yao's previous life, it had a name that shocked the world, Shenzhen.

Moreover, the area under the jurisdiction of Baoan County is much larger than that of Shenzhen, including the entire territory of Hong Kong and part of Dongguan.

The vacancy in such an important county should have caused a rush at the 'Lu Ming Banquet'.

But the result was that everyone was collectively silent.

Ambassador Zuo couldn't help but lament: Bao'an County is now so smelly that no one wants to go there, and he is afraid that a new county magistrate will be forcibly appointed again.

Immediately, when he was about to announce that he was withdrawing his appointment, a voice suddenly sounded:

"The student is willing to work in Bao'an County, thank you for your love."

When everyone looked for fame, the person who spoke turned out to be Xinke Jieyuanhou Yao.

This time everyone was confused. Xinke Jieyuan gave up the examination and directly filled the vacancies. This was definitely an unprecedented situation since the beginning of the imperial examination.

Yao Yingzhe hurriedly stepped forward and gave Hou Yao a hand, then whispered in his ear:

"Jieqiu, are you crazy? Not to mention the impact of giving up the exam, do you know where Bao'an is?

It is known as the magistrate's cemetery. In the past ten years, one magistrate has been sent away on average every two years, and no one can survive.

If you rush up to others even though others are avoiding you, are you going to die? "

Hou Yao's move really caught him off guard. At this time, he was still thinking about how to introduce him to his father.

Once this official is accepted, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky to recruit An Na.

Especially a place like Guangzhou Mansion where even his father's power cannot penetrate.

Hou Yao really didn't know what was terrible about Bao'an County. In fact, most of the scholars in Nanhai Prefecture didn't know.

Nanhai Mansion lives overseas and has relatively little information. Except for a few well-informed people, most people are ignorant of the situation in the outside world.

"What do you mean by Yingzhe's words? Is Bao'an County still a dragon's pond and a tiger's den?"

When Yao Yingzhe heard that Hou Yao really didn't know the danger, he felt relieved:

"Jieqiu, there are four tyrants in Bao'an County today. None of them can be offended by a small county magistrate.

Being the magistrate of Bao'an, let alone promotion, I would be grateful if I could save my life... ”.