Chapter 99: The Emperor's Troubles (4)
"Emperor." Hao Xin stayed in the palace all day today to formulate his own prince's assessment plan, and it was not until sunset that he could barely get it done. Seeing Hao Xin stretching and putting down the pen, Dexi spoke. "The Empress sent someone to invite the Emperor over before."
"What's the matter?" Hao Xin frowned. He had never been to the harem since he came here. After all, she was not a lily and had no interest in women. If she was a handsome man, she could still appreciate it.
"The Empress said she had something to look for the emperor, but she did not explain what it was." Dexi replied.
"So, let's do it." Hao Xin still frowned, feeling troublesome.
When he arrived at the palace where the queen lived, he held her as she knelt down to see the carriage, and then took the queen's hand into the hall, "What's the Queen looking for me?"
"The emperor has not entered the harem for a long time, but he is in good health?" The queen sat down with the emperor and told him about finding the emperor.
"I am old now, and I should cultivate myself and live a healthy life." Hao Xin had already thought of an excuse.
"So that's it. I'll arrange this matter. I'll make sure that the people in the palace disturb the emperor's self-cultivation." The queen is the original wife of the original owner, and has no son and a daughter. She is married. Naturally, she will not think that there is anything wrong with the emperor's life. After all, even if the prince ascended the throne on her day, she is not as happy as the Queen Mother of the Holy Mother. After all, you must know that the biological mothers of the seven princes are still alive. What can she be the nominal mother?
So after hearing what Hao Xin said, he directly agreed to help resist the concubines who compete for favor in the harem so that the emperor could maintain good health and live longer.
"Then thank you, the queen." Hao Xin had expected this situation for a long time, and then had dinner with the queen based on the original owner's memory, and in the evening he returned to the Yiqian Hall, which the emperor could only live in, to rest.
After processing the memorial, Hao Xin went to bed early and got up early the next day to tell the truth. If she hadn't been used to absorbing the ray of purple air from the early sun, she would have really not been able to adapt to such early upset. After practicing a set of Tai Chi, she sucked the purple air into her body and ran a large circle and returned to the dantian. Hao Xin went to Qianyang Palace with a refreshing spirit.
"See the Emperor, long live the Emperor." The ministers knelt down.
"Flat." Hao Xin has become accustomed to this posture. After all, she has been here for almost a month. "I have made arrangements for this examination. I will let Chen Aiqing, the Minister of Personnel, be the chief examiner, and Guo Rong and Li Qun, the Hanlin Academy, be the deputy examiners."
"I received the order." The three officials named were taken out. As for the other officials who were also responsible for dispatch, the three of them were fully responsible, and Hao Xin did not need to give a note.
"After Chen Aiqing goes to Minqing Palace after he goes to court, I have something to explain to you." Hao Xin felt that since she wanted the prince to join the members of the scientific examination, she must make some preparations, and the test questions must not be allowed to be released by the people below.
"Here." Chen Miao bowed again after hearing this.
"I have thought about the election of the prince that my dear ministers had proposed for a long time and finally came up with a solution." After saying this, everyone had nothing to report to him, so they started to say it himself.
The court officials did not expect that the emperor, who had already suppressed the matter, would take the initiative to mention the matter of establishing the crown prince, and immediately felt that the emperor had a candidate, which was not a good thing for those who had already taken the team.
"I think that the seven princes are so outstanding, it is really difficult for me to choose. Yesterday, my dear friends mentioned the matter of the imperial examination. I thought, since officials can pass the examination, why can't the prince be allowed? So I decided to set up some examination items specifically used to assess the candidates of the prince for the prince to be assessed, and only the strongest person can become the prince."
Hao Xin thinks he is really too smart. Is there any better way than this? As for the emperors who were tested, they may be foolish, tyrants, or have some other problems. It's okay. At worst, all these problems that will arise will be considered in the assessment. Not only are they talented, but also their character, they also need to be assessed.
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed." Unexpectedly, the emperor actually wanted to choose the prince in such a silly manner. Everyone thought it was ridiculous and immediately knelt down and begged the emperor to take his life back.
"I have decided, so please don't say anything more, but the prince's assessment is definitely different from those who are juren. What should I do together need to discuss together. I am the examiner when setting the questions and the examiner, so don't worry." Hao Xin made up his mind. This method is also very good, and it can convince other princes.
After a bombshell was released, Hao Xin went back to review the memorials. She was in a happy mood. The court officials and the princes and concubines who heard the news were not happy. They had never heard of being a prince and having to undergo an assessment.
"What did the father think?" After hearing Hao Xin's decision, the eldest prince Su Yuan felt that it was a bolt from the blue. Take the exam? They are not scholars and juren.
"Exam? Isn't my father decided like this because I didn't like it?" The third prince Su Bu, who focuses on military affairs, has a little worse literary attainments.
"Is the exam the same as those who take the Jinshi exam? I like it." The fourth prince Su Yang was overjoyed, thinking that this was the method that his father wanted to decide the candidate for the prince.
"The exam? It shouldn't be the same as those who took the exam, so I don't know how my father would ask questions." The seventh prince Su Ji felt that this was not that simple.
"Exam? It's really hard for the father to think of it." The eighth prince Su Mo gently landed the chess piece in one place. The person on the opposite side looked at the chess board and put it down, "I lost."
"In the exam? Will you be able to take the exam for riding and shooting? Should you do it?" Although the tenth prince Su Xian also values martial arts, he does not care about literature. He feels that he is still confident, but will his father really conduct the assessment fairly?
"Choose the prince by passing the exam? That's great." If you can be lazy and cheat, you don't have to be that prince or become the emperor. The eleventh prince Su6 was overjoyed and felt that his good days were coming soon. Will this be true?
Not to mention the princes' reactions were different, even the princes' mother's reactions were different. At first, I felt surprised and suspicious when I heard that, and felt that the emperor was thrusting, but then I felt that this was their prince's opportunity. They all thought that their children were the best, and they must be the one who won the final victory.
Chapter completed!