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Chapter 38 Earning Rewards

That was the end of the matter, and there was nothing to hide.

In order to hurry up, the little emperor and Chu Cairen recalculated together. Concubine Tong helped to do a recheck at the end, and then the little emperor calculated the details again, and finally calculated the correct answer.

After finishing the work, the three of them had cramps in their fingers and collapsed into armchairs together.

The little emperor took a breath and complained: "It would be nice if you wanted something else, such a dog is not good at all... I will find a dog trainer to train it for you later."

Chu Cairen shook his head: "No! I can do the training myself, no one else is needed."

"But it was taken away for training, and I won't see it for a long time." Chu Cairen pouted, "Besides, it's cute when it's not urinating! At worst, I won't let it when you come." Let's go into the house."

The little emperor wanted to refute, but Concubine Tong opened the mouth before him: "Your Majesty, you can let the girl raise herself. We are not like you who take care of everything every day. We have a lot of time every day. It is really boring not to do something."

Hearing Concubine Tong's support, the little emperor was moved for a while, and felt a little ashamed—although he didn't recruit the people in the harem, they were all his female relatives in name, and he usually ignored them. It would be too unkind to refuse to give in to a small request.

"Okay, then train yourself." The little emperor turned and looked at Concubine Tong, "Why don't you get a dog to raise? No, dogs like to pee messily, or a different kind..."

He saw that Concubine Tong's lavender dress was covered with white gauze, and her face was also covered with white gauze, and suddenly felt that if she held a little white rabbit in her arms, it would complement each other very well.

"How about the rabbit? The rabbit is more obedient and won't disturb you playing the piano."

Concubine Tong waved her hand weakly: "It doesn't matter to me, I'm used to raising flowers, and if I raise a rabbit again, I'm afraid the flowers will be eaten. Anyway, the girl has a dog and a cat. When I make a snack, I'll just come over for fun. "

The little emperor secretly remembered these words, and on the way back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he asked Xiao Fuzi to come up with a plan to give the palaces some game items, such as birds, goldfish, shuttlecocks, cuju, pianos, chess and jade flutes, and so on. .

The matter was settled quickly, and in the evening of the next day, when the little emperor finished handling the government affairs, Shen Yanchuan, who was standing by the side, suddenly said, "I heard that you have given a lot of things to the harem."

There was no concealment about the gift, all the things were sent to the harem during the day, and the Empress Dowager and Concubine An each had a share, but Shen Yanchuan who was in the Hall of Mental Cultivation was not included in the category of the "harem".But this move was deliberately done by the little emperor, just to wait for his words of concern.

"Yes." The little emperor lowered his eyes and said as a matter of course, "I was diligent in government affairs, neglected to pay attention, and left behind in the palace. I felt very sorry, so I sent some gifts to express my apology."

Shen Yanchuan looked at his side face, and asked: "Is there anything else the emperor wants to say to his concubine?"

"Yes." The little emperor raised his head with a smile, and touched the tip of Shen Yanchuan's nose with his soft fingers, "I haven't forgotten you, don't be jealous."

As he said, he got under the table, took out a long and big black box, and moved it to the table with all his strength: "Open it and see?"

The little emperor's eyes were smiling like crescent moons, Shen Yanchuan knew that there must be treasures in the box, so he opened it as he said.

Inside the box lies a silver-black bow, the body of the bow is engraved with intricate and exquisite dragon patterns, the bowstring is tight, and it glows with a distinctive luster, which makes the whole bow look like a sharp weapon. The coldness of the forest.

"You are just stubborn." The little emperor gave her a look, "Can you train it well, and it can still pee messily?"

"I heard that this bow is made of black iron, and the bowstring is made of the tendons of the dragon's back. It's a pity that it's usually hung on the wall as an ornament. It's really a hidden treasure." The little emperor pretended to regret, and then patted the back of Shen Yanchuan's hand, "Take it up and try it on." Try it?"

As a warrior, Shen Yanchuan naturally had some interest in appreciating divine bows. He picked up the bow, held the bow string and tried to pull it a little harder. He only felt that the bow was heavy, but it was extremely elastic.

It was not appropriate to draw the bowstring empty, he put it back after a little trial, and commented: "It is indeed a good bow. If it is fully drawn, the range may be more than [-] paces."

The little emperor watched from the side, and smiled triumphantly: "I knew that treasures and beauties are just right."

Shen Yanchuan put away his bow, and gave him a meaningful look: "The minister and concubine accompany him every day, how can there be such a good gift? It's still the emperor..."

"Is there anything else I'm sorry for?" Before he could say the words, Shen Yanchuan's mouth was covered, and there was soft warmth from his lips.

The little emperor looked into his eyes with a smile, then smiled again, and said, "You know it, don't pretend you don't know, don't ask again."

On the one hand, he gave a unique treasure, and on the other hand, he gave a cute pet to relieve loneliness. This kind of intention can be seen with his toes, and he even used it to make fun of it. Shen Yanchuan's mouth is really bad, like a knife, so he won't It's time for him to open his mouth. The concubine who doesn't open her mouth looks much cuter.

The little emperor secretly admired the speechless beauty for a while, and then said: "Okay, okay, I'm going to bed, and I have an early morning tomorrow, and the noble concubine should take a rest earlier! Come with me to see the Taixue tomorrow." people."

After finishing speaking, he couldn't help but run away, and ran into the bedroom in three or two steps.

Shen Yanchuan stood there watching him run away, swallowed the unfinished sentence, turned around and put away the box, and carried it back to the side hall by himself.

In the afternoon of the next day, some scholars from Taixue came to enter the palace.

However, these people were not brought by Hu Qian, but recommended by the court official Yuan.

The recommender stood in front of the hall and tried his best to introduce and praise the younger generation he wanted to support. The little emperor listened, and glanced at the people below, and found that some of them had been quietly blacklisted according to the reports of the hidden guards. He couldn't help but feel annoyed It's ridiculous--to say that recommending talents before the scientific examination to contribute to the court is to pull out people from several families with relevant interests and stuff them in front of me!Really opportunistic!

He pretended to be acquainted with those young scholars for the first time, and asked them to come forward to take the examination.

"What books do you usually read? What talents do you have?"

Answering one by one below, the answers are very old, most of them are four books and five classics, poems and songs, and occasionally one or two people claim to have studied the art of war; as for talents, they are basically elegant contents such as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. The tall man muttered twice, and replied that he was good at cooking.

Everyone was holding back their laughter when they heard the words, and a recommender in the back row immediately twisted his face as if he had eaten a bitter gourd.

The little emperor had a panoramic view of everything, and continued to ask with a calm face, "Does anyone know the current price of rice?"

The people below looked at each other in blank dismay - what kind of examination school is this?

These scholars came from high-ranking families, how could they know the price of firewood, rice, oil and salt? They all hesitated and couldn't explain why. In the end, it was the tall man who answered. For a moment, everyone's eyes turned to him, and some envied him. , Some were jealous, some were skeptical, some were surprised, some were relieved, the person involved was also a little confused, and hesitantly added: "I like to go to the street to buy ingredients for cooking, so I know."

The little emperor nodded, casually opened the book next to the desk, and gave Xiao Fuzi the question from the lecture that day, and asked them to do it on the spot.

A moment later.

"No one answered correctly." The little emperor announced the result. All the handsome scholars just now lowered their heads in embarrassment, and the expressions of the courtiers in the back row changed from anxiety to ugly.

The little emperor continued calmly: "Everyone, do you have a good strategy for governing the country in your heart, so let me hear it?"

This question made sense, and the scholars raised their heads again, scrambling to recite the previously prepared speeches passionately to make up for their unfavorable start. Said: "It is said that governing a big country is like cooking small fish, but unfortunately, I am dull, I can only cook small fish, and I don't know how to govern the country."

"You're quite honest." The little emperor waved at Xiao Fuzi, "Take him to the imperial dining room to see if he has the ability to cook small delicacies, and whether the standard is high."

The tall man was taken away, and the rest of the scholars rolled their eyes and looked contemptuous, as if they were laughing at him for not being an official, and instead became cooks.

"As for you..." The little emperor stood up, looked down at them, and took a deep breath.

Everyone quickly bowed their heads and ears, waiting for the good news.

However, what they heard was a series of accusations-"I don't understand the livelihood of the people, and I can't do simple calculations. Good policies for governing the country are either clichés or illusory. What use do I need you? Which book have you read that I haven't read? I lack People are telling me the truth, or is there a shortage of musicians and chess doctors? All of them will be disqualified from taking the exam this year, and the recommenders will be fined for one month! Get out of here!"

The little emperor was very happy when he kicked the man out - he has read the book, and he is hard-nosed when he scolds him!

He laughed out of joy, turned his head and said, "Aifei, look, did I do a good job?"

Shen Yanchuan stepped out from behind the screen: "That's right, the emperor knows how to recognize people now."

The little emperor pulled him to sit beside him, and pressed his face to him: "Then give me a reward."

Shen Yanchuan probed over, but stopped when he was still a short distance away: "But your majesty, before you have cultivated a confidant, you still have to leave a way out for yourself."

"Your confidant? The secret guards have already made plans, and they are still testing. There is also a way out. Just now, the black boy is like an honest person. If he is really proficient in cooking, he will be a good cook." The little emperor pointed to his face, "Don't be mean, kiss."

Shen Yanchuan smiled silently when he heard the words, raised his hand to cup his face, kissed him lightly on the base of the ear, and then whispered: "You should cultivate your confidants quickly, grasp the distance between the monarch and his subjects, and put them in the right place." position."

This kind of light kiss is actually more tempting than a kiss on the lips. The little emperor seemed to be fascinated. At this time, he didn't feel that he was being preached. Instead, he felt warm, like a husband who met a good wife.

He said, "Don't worry, I know what's going on."