Chapter 3: Examining the subject to the skies

First of March.

Su Yan followed a group of temple examination tributes, stepping on the scarlet carpet to enter the Imperial Palace Fengtian Hall.

Fengtian Temple is commonly known as the Palace of the Golden Emperor, from a distance, carved beams and painted buildings, blue tiles and roofs, a brilliant and magnificent. Standing in the temple at this time, the depths of the Dragon throne held high, surrounded by all the officials stood in silence, the majesty of the imperial power as big as the sky is undoubtedly, people do not dare to look down.

Su Yan hung his head slightly, his eyes watching his nose, his nose watching his heart, and stood at the end of the line.

He made the worst possible plans, holding the mentality of not caring about himself and watching coldly. On the contrary, those tributes who were full of worries, fearing that the heavenly might was unpredictable, were so nervous that they didn’t even dare to breathe a breath.

Formal temple test before the ceremony is complicated, the courtesy officer full of literary phrases, listening to Su Yan drowsy, a white mist in front of his eyes hazy.

Is being confused, suddenly heard right in front of the clear and elegant voice said: “Fujian Gongshi Su Yan, which one is it?”

Su Yan’s first reaction: someone is calling my name. Second reaction: the program is not right ah, did not say that the first written test and then the interview it. Third reaction: the voice came from above, as if it was …… the current emperor?

Deng a jolt, the mind at first sober, hastily out of the column kneeling on the ground, palms against the carpet, forehead pressed against the fingertips, lifting a mouthful of dantian gas: “I Su Yan kowtowed to the emperor’s long live.”

“Level off.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

Emperor Jinglong was standing tall, only to see Su Yan’s upright figure, elegant posture, lowered his eyebrows and eyes and stood, quite a modest gentleman warm and gentle as jade, his heart was first a few points like, said, “Lift up your head.”

When Su Yan heard the emperor tell him to raise his head, he nonchalantly tilted his face up and curiously scrutinized the Son of Heaven on the dragon chair.

A look, only to realize that the ancient emperor portraits, each looks fine eyes and beard, broad face and heavy cheeks, as if very dignified look, it turned out that most of the artist’s artistic processing. Only that their level of aesthetics, according to the modern eye is really not complimentary.

Let’s say in front of the Jinglong Emperor, about thirty-six seven years old, handsome features end Hua, calm and peaceful expression, only in the eyes occasionally swept through a line of light, only to emerge from the wrath of the overriding atmosphere of self-defense.

If you put it in a modern TV drama, the whole temperament uncle, young milk killer, the portrait handed down compared to myself, simply spoiled beyond recognition.

Su Yan looked satisfied, and then turned his attention to the young man beside him in vermillion fur clothing, this look, shocked almost screamed out –

Not the little brat who knocked him down in the street? was scowling at him, smugly watching his predicament.

It turned out that he was the Crown Prince Zhu Hailin.

Emperor Jinglong saw Su Yan although born elegant and handsome, but the gaze is not too unrestrained, there is a loss of courtesy, frown slightly wrinkled, the dragon heart is not happy. Seeing this, the crown prince secretly tugged on his sleeve and handed him a pleasing look.

He glanced at the Crown Prince with a thinly blamed and doting gaze, and said to Su Yan in a deep voice, “I have heard that you are knowledgeable and virtuous, and are a famous talent in Min.”

Su Yan heard secretly blush: “I am not talented and shallow, negative talent of the name, really is the scholar friends playful fallacies.”

Emperor Jinglong saw his humble words and nodded slightly, “A gentleman should be respectful without loss, respectful and courteous, the state of juvenile frivolity is really not desirable.”

He slightly pondered, “This time the temple examination, it will test ‘Confucian policy to rule the people’, Su Yan, you can first discuss.”

Su Yan was suddenly confused, dumbfounded, and filled with confusion.

Because of the idea of “the big deal is to write an essay”, he did not even go to the study of the temple examination is what is the theory, not to mention that the written examination suddenly turned into an oral examination, was caught off guard.

He was sweating, one side wondered: this temple examination questions are not too elegant, even the “name of the toilet” can be taken out to test, the original ancient court is meat and vegetables are not taboo? This call me to discuss what ah, toilet etiquette? Toilet manners? Or the new flush toilet?

Seeing the time passing by the minute, full of the dynasty looked at him in the eyes have been surprised in the color of impatience, and then delayed I’m afraid it is not good, Su Yan suddenly in a hurry to create wisdom, said: “Your Majesty, I have a pair, should be this question, but …… I do not dare to say.”

Emperor Jinglong said, “Speak and forgive your innocence.”

Su Yan waited for this is this, at the same time feet on the dingzhi, qi contains dantian, calmly and steadily said: “I this pair of couplets, the first line is ‘even though the heroes and heroines, all will not bend their knees and bow their heads’, the second line is ‘any chaste and strong women, but also will be unbandwidth clothes ‘, and the horizontal couplet is ‘The Five Grains Reincarnate’.”

When this pair came out, the whole hall was dumbfounded.

The air seems to be frozen in general, the entire Golden Palace silent. Su Yan turned his head and swept a glance at both sides of the official face stunned stifled color, conscious of what seems to say the wrong thing, some vainly shrink back to the neck.

Standing in the Dan rhino steps under the Feng An Marquis Wei Joon an old face instantly iron green, and from green to red, from red to purple, the veins on the forehead rippled, under the chin of the three-inch goatee wildly trembling more than.

It turns out that this Marquis Feng’an is the real uncle of Noble Consort Wei.

Wei’s origin is a relative, on the generation or the Empress Dowager’s cousin niece, two years ago into the palace.

Although the dynasty since the founding of the country, in order to prevent the monopoly of the relatives, concubines from the folk showgirls in the harem, the successive queens are low birth, naturally, her family can not turn what big waves. But now Wei Guifei holy favor is thick, but also the Empress Dowager this Buddha protection, natural extraordinary, along with her brother and uncle also soared to the top, marquis sealed uncle.

Wei Guifei’s own brother Chang Ningbo character thick, acting quite low-profile, this uncle Feng’an Hou is very some for the old man is not repair, usually trickery, wide occupation of private land, not to mention, to see the beautiful women of the people will want to be forced to ask for a concubine. Those women, there are chaste and strong, in front of her husband’s face head knocked to death on the doorposts, there are also tired of playing after the banishment of home, can not be poked and prodded with hate hanging beams, so that the people’s grievances boiling. But because he was in a high position, even if the Secretary Yamen received a complaint did not dare to investigate, can only be pushed two five six, and finally settled.

This person and horse do not know the face of long, very happy to make a name for themselves, in the front yard of the Marquis House of people planted two acres of millet, grain, beans, wheat, rice, the self-proclaimed “Mr. Five Grains”, in order to visit the people praised him for ploughing the acres of land, pro-people and love for the people.

Now in the courtroom, before the imperial chariot, a hundred officials, a small tribute actually dared to openly ridicule, accusing him of oppressing the good people, forcing adultery of a woman.

Marquis Feng An could not hang on to his old face and became furious, pointing at Su Yan’s nose and cursing: “The vertical son is rampant and extreme! In front of the throne of the emperor, how dare you talk nonsense and defile the holy hearing, simply no king, treason!”

Su Yan was slammed by this flying curse and had not yet reacted, only to see an old civil official with white hair stride out and sneer:

“Su Gongshi did not name, Feng An Hou why do not be a thief! Sage cloud gentleman four ways, its behavior is also respect, its service is also respect, its raise people is also benefit, its make people is also righteousness. You rampage is not respectful, hiding from the sky is not respect, cruelty to the people is not favorable, moth-eaten country infested government is not righteous, and what cheek to call treason in the court!”

Wei Jun look, and this is the Ministry of Justice, Cabinet Secretary Li Xianfeng, relying on their own two dynasties, the leader of the civil ministers, often in the courtroom, often talk about eloquent, many times on him to attack the impeachment, and then the old and the new hatred surged to the heart.

He could not care less about Su Yan, and cursed at Li Xianfeng: “Old man, how dare you insult the state relatives, completely disregard the authority of the Son of Heaven, his heart can be put to death!”

Li Xianfeng was furious, returned fire: “Chaotic courtiers, relying on harem cronyism to deceive the public, treasonous court, I’m the first one who can not spare you!” Said the hand holding the imperial tablet toward him violently thrown.

Wei Joon was momentarily off guard and was smashed squarely on the shoulder, and in a violent rage he lunged over and pushed and punched.

Li Chengfeng was also not willing to show weakness, and his old fists flew out.

Just see two more than half a hundred years of court officials, like the street gangsters like each other beat up. Next to the jaws of the ministers there are, drag to persuade the fight there are, panicked to avoid, fearing that the fish in the pond there are also.

Su Yan stared round eyes, heart exclaimed: too amazing, too tough! It turns out that this is the true face of the ancient courtroom, bricks and fists fly together, spittle altogether false sweat a color.

I don’t know that it’s rare to see an all-out martial arts battle like this one for decades.

After all, Li Shangshu is old and weak, his feet were pushed down by Feng An Hou to the edge of the Dan rhinoceros, which happened to break the thin neck of the copper crane into two, and then he picked up the end of the cool Wuhan duck neck and threw it towards Feng An Hou with all his might.

Bongan Hou ducked under it with a short attempt.

Su Yan is just behind him, suddenly saw the concealed weapon flying around the face, in a panic both legs tripped and fell on the steps in front of the imperial seat, looked up just to meet Emperor Jinglong’s face that was as cold as iron.

One leaned down, four eyes facing each other. A small cold wind blew across the back of Su Yan s neck ……

The head of a bronze crane landed at the emperor’s feet and rolled on its bones ……

Emperor Jinglong heavily slapped the armrests of the dragon chair, rose abruptly and said sternly, “You guys are so bold!”

This stern voice like thunderous anger, the entire hall suddenly quiet, Li Wei two ministers to maintain the tug of war posture stunned there.

Su Yan was so shocked that he forgot to move, and when he saw the crown prince desperately making eyes and pouting at him, almost moving over to kick him with his toes, only then did he realize that he was staying in a place he shouldn’t be, and busily climbed up from the royal steps, shaking his robes to hide in the crowd.

Jinglong emperor cheek muscles slightly, “as a subject, the imperial line so disrespectful, your eyes still have me this emperor? Come on people, escort these two people together into the Ministry of Justice’s prison, waiting to be disposed of!”

Said Fries flung his sleeve and left, dropping a sentence: “The temple examination is postponed, choose another day, leave the court!”

The officials and tributes whispered, shook their heads and sighed as they retreated. Su Yan slowly trailed behind, not expecting that he had just somehow escaped, like watching a movie with ups and downs.

I guessed the beginning of the story, but not the ending. The ancient court, indeed, was very powerful.

As he was floating around, suddenly a chamberlain in a sunflower group collar shirt came up from behind and said to him, “Su Gongshi, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has summoned you to go forward to the Hall of Huagai to advance to an audience.”

That kid wants to see him? He’s not going to settle the score later, is he?

He apprehensively followed the chamberlain to the Huagai Hall, just approached the fan door, he heard a hoarse teenage voice inside the hall laughing wildly, intermittently said: “You are not clear Feng An Hou’s face, can be funny, like a backward old mule …… and Li Taifu that fall fall, out of the hall holding the waist straight grunt This time father’s ears can be at least half a month clean ……”

Another Chunhe noble voice said, “Nonsense, Minister Li is the Chief Cabinet Counselor and the Crown Prince’s Crown Prince, how can any student make fun of a teacher.”

Su Yan was stunned to hear this, and thought, “Isn’t it the crown prince who wants to see him, how come the emperor is also there? Emperor Jinglong just above the hall is still furious, in the blink of an eye to talk with the crown prince on the wind and sun, it seems that this is said to have been appointed as the Crown Prince at birth Zhu Helin, really very much by his father’s favor.

It was too late to think about it, the chamberlain next to him had already reported in a loud voice. The emperor declared, Su Yan only had to enter the door of the temple, bowed and saluted.

Although he came to this dynasty has been half a year, but never used to like the ancients that kneel on both knees, just waiting for the emperor quickly told him to rise.

I didn’t expect Emperor Jinglong’s face to be as heavy as water, and he didn’t open his mouth, only taking a pair of narrow eyes to look at him with a dark and cool look.

As the head sprinkled a cold autumn rain, Su Yan instantly sweating hairs stand up: this eyes are too gritty! Had he angered the heavenly authority again somewhere? Even the imperial relatives and cabinet ministers were thrown into the prison, he was an insignificant tributary, I do not know how he would be dealt with.

I remember that this dynasty had severe punishments, such as the “lord’s order, weighing and washing”, as well as the famous ling chi, which had entertained many loyal and traitorous ministers.

Death is not scary, anyway, we are also considered to be psychologically prepared, but the fear of dying before a bloody, painful, then he would rather go back to his previous life to be ten eight flower pots at the same time hit.

Was thinking of a cold spine, suddenly heard Emperor Jinglong faintly said, “Su Yan, you have a great ability, a pair will stir up the court waves, really is not a sound, a sound.”

Su Yan hurriedly clarified himself: “I am just discussing the question, I just want to answer the strategy, I have no intention to attack the court officials, even if I borrowed a hundred guts, I wouldn’t dare to, Your Majesty, please understand ah!”

The heart secretly complained bitter: not you give me a strange question, I have tried to answer some elegant, who knows that what Hou suddenly crazy, somehow I scolded a bloody head, followed by the seventy-year-old Shangshu stormed out, and now I’m still full of fog, how to become the culprit? I’m wrong, I’m more wrong than sinus!

Jinglong emperor end of the tea, with the lid slowly wiped the rim of the cup, said: “do not need to be terrified, although you act reckless and frivolous, but after all, harboring the heart of the clean discipline, I do not want to be too harsh, only a little thin punishment, in order to warn the next day. You go down to receive twenty canes.”