Chapter 146: Gathering in Bianjing

Follow Princess Pingning to the Duke of Qi's Mansion. At this time, the Duke of Qi was anxiously wandering around in the front hall.

Speaking of which, the Duke of Qi is also a bit miserable. He was a good Duke, but he ended up marrying such a powerful wife as Princess Pingning. She had the support of the Marquis of Xiangyang and was able to talk to the current officials. , leaving a top nobleman like him without even a room for concubines, and with few heirs, only Qi Heng was a solitary child.

"I have met Duke Qi." Qin Hao bowed slightly and saluted.

Qi Guogong said quickly, "Brother Hao, there is no need to be polite. It's great that you are here. Go and help us persuade Brother Heng. You are usually the best friends, and only your words can be listened to by him." You have to go in."

Qin Hao couldn't help but feel guilty. Speaking of which, he was the initiator of this incident.

"Okay, I'm going to see Yuan Ruo right away."

Qi Guogong quickly took Qin Hao to Qi Heng's yard. It’s crazy that I haven’t eaten a drop of rice yet, I’m really afraid that he won’t be able to bear it.”

Qin Hao entered the room as soon as he handed over his hand.

Outside the door, Qi Guogong looked at Princess Pingning with some complaints, "Why do you think this is such a bother?"

Princess Pingning raised her chin and said proudly, "Why bother?" It’s not because of the current state of the foundation of the Duke of Qi. It’s not like you don’t know. As a founder of the country, you don’t have military power in your hands. You, the salt envoy and the transfer envoy, have made many people jealous. You might be beaten one day. Lost it, my father is old, and his official health is also not good. At present, there is a turmoil in the city over the establishment of a heir. Who can the Duke of Qi count on in the future?"

"Brother Heng can just find someone. Are you also willing to let a common girl become a big lady? In the future, we will not be laughed at by the nobles in Manbian Capital."

Qi Guogong clasped his hands behind his back and said anxiously, "But, if you do this, Brother Heng will suddenly I can't think about it."

"No, I know him, he would not do such a thing." Princess Pingning actually felt guilty when she said this, otherwise she would not let Qin Hao. She came to persuade Qi Heng, but after being strong all her life, she would never allow anyone in the Duke of Qi's palace to challenge her authority, not even her own son.

In the room, the personal servant didn't expect to see Qin Hao coming, and wanted him to help persuade Qi Heng.

As a result, Qin Hao sat down on the dining table and picked up the tachyon.

"Well, this roasted goose is pretty good. I am worthy of being a chef from the Duke of Qi's palace. His skills are much better than ours. It's so delicious."

My face turned dark, but I felt secretly in my heart. Are you really our young master’s friend?

Qi Heng, who was on the bed, actually knew that Qin Hao was coming, and most likely his parents had invited him to persuade him, so he kept lying on the bed with his back on his side, preparing to No matter what Qin Hao said, he turned a deaf ear. This time he planned to defend to the death his right to marry freely.

However, Qin Hao didn't say a word after waiting for a long time. He was still eating and drinking, and Qi Heng's saliva was drooling.

"Zihan, you"

As soon as Qin Hao turned around, he saw that Qi Heng had sat up from the bed, his face was pale, and he was staring at him with resentful eyes.

"Isn't it better for me to see so much? It's a waste of food if you leave it alone. "Qin Hao said with a smile.

Qi Heng was speechless for a while, and waved to Buwei, "You go down first, Zihan and I have something to say. ”

He hesitated for a moment, but finally walked out of the room and closed the door.

Qin Hao couldn’t help but shake his head when he saw Qi Heng’s appearance as a sick man, hating Tie. Bu Chenggang said, "This is the way you came up with to fight."

Qi Heng said feebly, "What else can you do?"

"You will only make Princess Pingning angry." I and Qi Guogong feel even more about your child's character. Have you ever seen an adult who would listen to a child?" Qin Hao said without stopping the movements of his hands. He was really a little hungry.

Qi Hengyi Startled, he walked to the dining table with empty steps, sat down next to Qin Hao, and asked eagerly, "Then what should I do now?"

"Do you know what Princess Pingning is most worried about now?" Hao asked back.

Qi Heng shook his head blankly.

Qin Hao spread his hands, "Look, you didn't even understand your opponent's needs, so you went on a hunger strike here. How can you fight Princess Pingning with your tactics?"

Qi Heng quickly grabbed Qin Hao and said, "Zihan, you are very resourceful, you must help me. "

"Are you hungry?" Qin Hao scratched the food on the table full of food with his kuai.

Qi Heng said resentfully, "Are you hungry? I've been here for three days." I haven't eaten anything, so I drank some water. ”

“No, I’ll prepare two bowls of porridge for your young master.” ”

“Why do you eat so much and I can only drink white porridge?”

“You haven’t eaten for three days, and your stomach can’t stand eating such a greasy food all at once. Drink some porridge to recuperate. "

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Outside the room, Qi Guogong was overjoyed when he heard that Qi Heng was going to eat, and quickly asked the kitchen to prepare it.

Princess Pingning also He secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although she looked indifferent on the surface, she was actually her biological son.

Qi Heng quickly finished the two bowls of white porridge and looked at Qin Hao. There, his throat squirmed and he swallowed several times.

Finally, Qi Heng couldn't help it anymore and held down Qin Hao's hand holding Kuaizi, "Zihan, you are being betrayed. What can I do?" , tell me quickly. ”

Qin Hao put down Kuaizi and said seriously, “What Princess Pingning is most worried about is the future of the Duke of Qi’s Palace. Unless you can prove to Princess Pingning that you can shoulder the glory of the Duke of Qi’s Palace alone. , otherwise, she will definitely help you find a good in-law to pave the way for you. "

Qi Heng was stunned after hearing this, but hesitant, "But how can I prove it?"

"The only way is to take the imperial examination. You might as well make a bet with Princess Pingning. If next year If Chunwei can go to high school, I will let you choose your wife. If you can't, just accept your fate. Qin Hao said.

Qi Heng doubted, "What if mother doesn't agree?"

"Then just show it off. What did my cousin Gu Tingye do before he was twelve years old?" , just do whatever you want, who is not a playboy anymore?" Qin Hao unkindly used Gu Tingye as a negative example.

Qi Heng's eyes lit up, "This is a good method."

The mission is completed, and Qin Hao doesn't need to stay any longer, lest the city gate catches fire and harms Chi Yu, leaving the remaining problems to Princess Pingning to worry about.

At night, Princess Pingning is not just a person. She was so upset that she almost demolished the house.

After venting her anger, Princess Pingning yelled at Duke Qi, "Look at your good son, if I don't obey his will, he will follow me." Gu Tingye is just like that libertine who doesn't take scientific examinations and wants to sleep in flowers and willows. Who is he threatening?"

Qi Guogong twitched the corner of his mouth and secretly cursed you for not being the same. If I don't obey you, I will There is no good fruit to eat.

Princess Pingning sat on the edge of the bed angrily. Duke Qi asked cautiously, "Then, why not just follow his wishes?"

"What can we do now? If he is really as promiscuous as that Gu Tingye, which noble girl would be willing to marry such a rebellious son like him? I am really angry to death."

After another two days, Qi Qi Heng came back to class happily. Apart from his face being slightly pale, he was more energetic than before.

Sheng Changbai thought Qi Heng was really sick, so he asked with concern. .

Qi Heng secretly pulled Qin Hao aside and said excitedly, "My mother has promised me that as long as I am on the exam list, I will be allowed to choose among the officials. "

Qin Hao nodded. This should be the biggest concession Princess Pingning can make. At least her daughter-in-law cannot be a commoner.

"Don't be too happy too early. There is only half a year left until Chunwei. If you fail the exam this time," Qin Hao reminded.

Qi Heng's face was a little solemn. Although he was confident in his talent, after all, the exam is a national exam. There is no fixed standard for grading papers in an exam where talented people gather together. It also depends on whether the article is to the examiner's liking. Who can be absolutely sure?

Thinking of this, Qi Heng completely put all his thoughts aside. In order to save time during his studies, he didn't even go home and stayed in Sheng Mansion to eat.

Wang Ruofu was naturally happy, as one meal was worth a lot. Money is a huge favor.

Mo Lan is also very happy, and from time to time he gives excuses to his two brothers, Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changfeng, to get close to Qi Heng. When he got up, Mo Lan was also 12 years old at this time, and he would be 13 years old after the New Year. He was getting more and more slim. Unfortunately, Qi Heng only had scientific examinations in his eyes now. Women would only affect the speed of his drawing the sword. For Mo Lan, Yin Qin turned a blind eye.

At this time, Ru Lan would take the opportunity to taunt Mo Lan, which made Mo Lan very angry. The two of them often quarreled over this.She would pretend to be pitiful to win the sympathy of her father, Sheng Hong. Sheng Hong subconsciously felt that Ru Lan must be bullying Mo Lan because of her status as a legitimate daughter, and often acted in an unfavorable manner.

This also exacerbated the deterioration of the relationship between Mo Lan and Ru Lan.

Minglan was forced to witness the whole process of their struggle, and was often implicated by them. In addition, Minglan changed drastically and became the most beautiful of the three daughters of the Sheng family. She was very scared. If it weren't for the old lady of the Sheng family who was watching over her, Minglan's life would not be easy.

Amidst all these disturbances, time soon came to the eleventh month of the lunar calendar.

As the winter solstice approaches, the weather in Bianjing City also begins to get colder. On this day, the carriage of Dongchang Hou Mansion suddenly arrived at the pier, and the people nearby turned their attention to it.

Almost half an hour later, a merchant ship docked, and a tall, handsome young man walked towards the carriage.

This person is naturally Gu Tingye. Qin Hao stepped forward and said, "Cousin, welcome back."

Gu Tingye said with some emotion, "It has been five years, and I am finally back."

Gu Tingye was only 16 years old when he left Bianjing, and is now 21 years old.

Fan Lou is the first restaurant in Bianjing. Restaurants in the Song Dynasty usually functioned as hotels in addition to restaurants. Gu Tingye didn’t want to go home yet, so he stayed in Fan Lou. By the way, Qin Hao was also treated to a big meal.

Qin Hao was not polite. Anyway, Gu Tingye's family was rich. The property left to him by Mr. Bai alone was enough for him to spend his entire life.

"Cousin, why don't you also come to Shengjia Book School? Let's attend the Spring Festival together."

Gu Tingye was a little excited. He had just been admitted to the Juren Examination. For qualifications, the examination is only held once every three years. It would be a pity to miss it. Even if you fail the examination, it is good to gain experience.

"Would it be too troublesome?" Gu Tingye was actually worried that his previous reputation was too bad.

Qin Hao waved his hand, "Don't worry, Brother Changbai and I will go and talk together. People from Shanda and Zhuang Xuexue will agree."

Gu Tingye did not speak, but directly picked up the wine glass. , toasted a glass of wine.

In the afternoon of the same day, Qin Hao brought Gu Tingye to visit him. Sheng Hong was originally not happy that this famous libertine from Bianjing City came to study at home, but he heard that Gu Tingye had passed the exam and was heartbroken. He was secretly surprised, and when he thought of Gu Tingye's identity as the legitimate son of Ningyuan Houfu, he did not refuse.

"It's just Zhuang Xuetu's place."

Qin Hao smiled and said, "I can tell you what Zhuang Xuetuo has to say."

Sheng Hong has no objection, if it is Zhuang Xuexiu rejected Gu Tingye, and it was Zhuang Xuexiu who did the evil, and it had nothing to do with him.

When I arrived at Zhuang Xuexue's place, I checked Gu Tingye's articles and saw that he had real materials, so I agreed to let him enroll.

Now the Sheng Family Academy is very lively. In addition to the two young masters of the Sheng Family, there is also a duke's legitimate son and two marquis' legitimate sons. I don't know how many so-called Qing Dynasties have made it.The envy of others.

As he was about to enter the preparation stage for the exam, Zhuang Xuexue canceled his morning course on classical Chinese appreciation and focused on policy theory.

"Today you will write an article about Qin's unification of the six countries."

Qin Hao and others are fine, but Minglan and the others are blind, and the policy is not for them Just like the number of days, even the best ink orchids picked up and put down again, not knowing where to start.

Xuetu Zhuang didn't care about them and just read his book.

Almost half an hour later, Qin Hao handed in his paper, and another incense time passed before Qi Heng handed in his second paper.

An hour later, Sheng Changfeng was the last to hand in the paper, but looking at his face, you could tell how stumbling the article was.

Zhuang Xuexue just glanced at it and threw Sheng Changfeng's paper aside, but he was not too harsh. After all, Sheng Changfeng had not even passed the examination and was not qualified to participate in the examination.

He picked up Sheng Changbai's article and read it again. Zhuang Xuexue nodded calmly. Sheng Changbai's policy was quite satisfactory and stable. It couldn't be said to be amazing, but it was very solid.

When it was Gu Tingye’s turn, Zhuang Xuexue frowned slightly. It was not that Gu Tingye’s article was not good. On the contrary, Gu Tingye’s article was very distinctive. It mainly analyzed why the Qin State was able to unify the six countries from the perspective of the Qin Army. country.

It’s just that this article is a bit too radical, and the vision is not broad enough. If it is in the joint examination, unless you meet an examiner who has a relatively good understanding of military affairs, you will most likely fail.

After listening to Zhuang Xuexue’s comments, Gu Tingye was also convinced, bowed respectfully and sat down.

Then Zhuang Xuexue began to read Qi Heng’s article. After reading for a while, he said to Qi Heng.

"Tell me what you think about writing this article."

Qi Heng stood up and said loudly, "Since Qin Xiaogong, Qin State has been carrying out reforms and encircling horses to train troops. , chiseling mountains and smelting iron, the strength is directed, and the hearts of the people are united, so Qin is one, and the countries are six, one is easy to return, and the six are easy to divide, and then Su Xun said that the six countries bribed Qin, and then Su "Zhe said that the other countries did not realize the importance of the terrain of Korea and Wei, but Qin did."

Xue Zhuang nodded slightly. After Qi Heng finished speaking, he picked up Qin Hao's article and said with a smile, "Zi Han, please tell me about your article."

After Qi Heng sat down, Qin Hao stood up slowly and said.

"Just now Yuanruo talked about a lot of Qin's advantages, but he only summarized the reform as one of the factors for Qin's unification. But in my opinion, Qin can be unified, what terrain, vertical and horizontal connections The horizontal position is secondary. What really makes Qin's national power surpass other countries is the will of the people."

"Shang Yang's reform implemented the system of counties and counties, private ownership of land, and the system of military merit. The localities are connected with the central government, and the people of other countries are as afraid of war, but the people of Qin rush to join the army because they can improve their class by accumulating military merit on the battlefield. Qin has a 20-level military merit system, starting from the lowest a first-class sergeant,Chehou up to the highest level can be obtained from the battlefield. ”

“Qin is the only country among the countries that has opened up the channel for class advancement. The sand is gathered into a tower and the armpits are gathered into fur, so the trickles are gathered into the rivers and seas. In my opinion, Qin’s Victory is actually a victory for the system. "

After what he said, Gu Tingye's eyes lit up, and Sheng Changbai was also thoughtful.

The three girls of the Sheng family, except Minglan, Mo Lan Both Ru Lan and Ru Lan looked at a loss. They had been living in the boudoir all day, and their perspective had not reached such a height.

Qi Heng retorted, "If this is the case, then why did the Qin Kingdom only have two children?" "Dead"

Qin Hao shook his head and said, "The second generation of the Qin State died because, without external pressure, it still adopted a repressive policy and did not allow the people to recuperate in time. Instead, it carried out large-scale construction projects, and the people's hearts were scattered and the Qin State died. But During the Han Dynasty, many of Qin's systems were still used. In a sense, Qin was not destroyed. "

As soon as he finished speaking, Xuexue Zhuang clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Haha, the Qin Kingdom is still alive. That's a good point. "

Qi Heng also stood up and saluted Qin Hao. "Every time I listen to Zihan's high opinions, it is refreshing. "

Qin Hao lifted him up, "If you are so polite again, I will never speak in class again. "

"Haha" everyone laughed.

In the blink of an eye, it is the New Year's Day holiday, but the exams are about to start. The Shengjia School has not suspended classes, only from the first day to the fifth day of the first lunar month. It's been a holiday for the past few days.

Qin Hao inevitably followed Qin Junye to visit various relatives' houses to pay New Year's greetings. Because the life in Dongchang Hou Mansion was getting prosperous, and Qin Hao himself was good enough, many relatives visited him. He was also thinking about it.

On this day, Qin Hao followed the Qin Liu family to visit the Liu family, and he encountered something that left him speechless.

The eldest lady of the Liu family unexpectedly encountered something. She wanted to marry her legitimate daughter to Qin Hao, saying it was a matter of getting married.

Qin Hao was speechless, but she was his cousin who hadn't even been married yet.

After coming back, Qin Hao went to find Qin Junye. Qin Junye was not happy immediately. It was not easy for the Qin family to have such a daughter. Qilin'er, the glory of Dongchang Houfu is tied to him, so naturally he needs to find a reliable Yue family. Since the death of the old uncle, the Liu family has been demoted to viscount. They are no longer in the same class as Dongchang Houfu. They usually fight against each other. That's all, I couldn't agree to this kind of thing.

She immediately called Qin Liu and scolded her. In front of her son and her parents' family, Qin Liu still chose her son, so she rejected her sister-in-law. The wife's suggestion.

However, this incident reminded Qin Hao that the imperial examination was about to take place. If he passed the exam, more people would definitely have an idea for his wife. It’s settled, otherwise Qin Liu would make such a fuss again one day, which would be enough to upset him.

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