The old east wind comes to dream

Chapter 122

After Emperor Tianshun finished speaking, the courtiers who were disturbed by the matter of paying taxes together by the government and the people were even more flustered.

Gu Zizhan also panicked.

Emperor Tianshun's footsteps were too fast, she couldn't react for a while, but when she came back to her senses, she was full of guilt.

She has hidden too many things from this old man, from this old man who entrusted her with his wealth and life and gave her all his trust.

Gu Zizhan's throat rolled, and he finally swallowed all the words.

After coming down to court, Emperor Tianshun called Gu Zizhan into the imperial study, and ordered Li Ruoyu to put it on the chessboard. After all the maids in the court had withdrawn, he looked at Gu Zizhan with a smile. "Smelly chess basket, play another game with me?"

Gu Zizhan had a bitter face, "The stinky chess basket is not in the mood, I'm afraid it will stink even more."

Emperor Tianshun laughed loudly, "This little thing scares you like this? You are useless!"

Gu Zizhan sniffed and smashed the jar, "I'm just worthless."

Emperor Tianshun looked lovingly, "You are worthless, I want you as a child. Come on, stop talking nonsense, you play this game first!" After speaking, he pushed the chess box containing the white pieces towards her.

Gu Zizhan was even more saddened by her words.Picking up a white piece, put it on the upper left, and tentatively said: "You are calling me back and forth, you can't do that to Manman, can you? She has a different status after all, um, she should be pampered." What she said It was vague, but Emperor Tianshun naturally understood the meaning clearly.

Tianshun Emperor Heizi landed on the Tianyuan seat in the middle, and frowned, "Manman is still young, so don't be in a hurry to restrain her. Besides, no matter what her status is, she will eventually become the lord of the world in the future, and she must be strict when she needs to be strict." Strict, you can't spoil her."

After thinking about it again, Emperor Tianshun also tentatively opened his mouth: "What's wrong? You brat, can't you even eat your child's jealousy? Tsk tsk tsk, good luck—"

Gu Zizhan choked, he didn't expect that the old man across from him would want to go over here.Immediately blushing, "I don't have it."

Emperor Tianshun stared at her for a long time, and sighed: "I am ready for the fact that Manman inherits the heirs. What you said earlier is correct, there are men and women in heaven and earth. This should not be a problem." The standard for evaluating a person. This child is full, I think he is really smart, if you discipline him well, he will definitely be better than those boys in the clan."

"Furthermore, Dazhao now has female officials and generals. In the next few decades, even if I can't see that time, I can still imagine that the atmosphere will definitely be different from today. You can do it freely, and you can control it. When the time is ripe, it's not impossible for Manman to be willing to restore her identity. I have already seen this point. I also believe in you, even if that time comes, I will never let her be wronged."

Gu Zizhan's hair was burning hot, and he heard Emperor Tianshun continue: "As a parent, you should have a far-reaching plan for your children. Here, I can help you, and I will take care of it for you. As for the full, I will rely on you and You'er Went to take care of it."

In the end, under the eager and expectant eyes of Emperor Tianshun, Gu Zizhan still failed to reveal her own identity.She was a little scared, not because she was afraid that Emperor Tianshun would blame him after learning the truth, but because she was afraid of disappointing the old man who cared for her.

With a lonely expression, Gu Zizhan returned to the East Palace.

The news from today's Great Court Meeting had already given birth to wings and flew all over the entire harem, and Chu Lan knew about it early in the morning.Seeing Gu Zizhan's expression, he naturally guessed the hesitation in her heart.

Pulling her to sit down on the soft couch, Chu Lan winked at Jian Wei, and after Jian Wei withdrew, he came back soon and brought a box of food.

Chu Lan gestured with his eyes, and Jian Wei retreated quietly with a group of maids.

Going forward to fiddle with the food box, Chu Lan took out a pastry from it and gave it to Gu Zizhan. "Try it."

Gu Zizhan took it in a daze, and was about to put it in his mouth when Chu Lan stopped him. "I made this myself, you can taste it carefully to see if it tastes good."

Gu Zizhan's eyes lit up, and he put it in his mouth to taste it carefully.Chu Lan asked her from the side, "Is it delicious?"

Immediately, without waiting for Gu Zizhan's reply, he chuckled again, and said softly, "Don't tell me if it's not delicious."

Gu Zizhan was amused by her, and finally relaxed his eyebrows and eyes. He took a few mouthfuls seriously, with a very cute expression: "It's delicious."

There was a smile on Chu Lan's lips, "If it's delicious, then don't frown anymore."

Gu Zizhan stretched his eyebrows, "Okay—" Chu Lan interrupted her before she finished speaking, "Otherwise you always frown, and you look a little old."

Gu Zizhan choked suddenly.

Chu Lan was amused by her expression, and laughed loudly.

Gu Zizhan was helpless and pampered, and also laughed.

Maybe it was to let them better understand the responsibilities of being parents, or maybe it was to enhance their relationship with each other. After a hundred days, Emperor Tianshun had someone carry her to the East Palace, and handed her over to Gu Zizhan and Chu Lan to raise her personally.

Regarding this, Gu Zizhan secretly felt that Emperor Tianshun didn't want his little grandson to disturb his two-person world with the queen, so he came to disturb their two-person world.

Fortunately, Manman is well-behaved and doesn't make much fuss. He eats and sleeps every day, and seldom cries.Full of precocious wisdom, the little baby of a few months, babbling and babbling all day long, is full of curiosity about everything.

Gu Zizhan loves her very much, and always loves to hug her small and soft body, and imitate her babbling, and the two of them enjoy themselves when they talk to each other.

Chu Lan looked at the two of them with a rare tenderness.

It has been almost ten years since Emperor Tianshun suddenly announced his abdication at the Great Court Meeting.Gu Zizhan hesitated for a long time, but still did not find the right time to inform Emperor Tianshun of her identity.Right now, she is busy with official business, and after the detailed regulations on the tax system reform are finalized, it will start to be implemented, followed by preparations for the selection and evaluation of officials.After this assessment, there will be the general examination, and after that, there will be the government examination.

A new yamen in the Ministry of Households, named Taxation Section, was established in a low-key manner.

At the same time, Tan Sixian's long-prepared silver taels have also been allocated to various prefectures and counties.

In short, the emperor's abdication is a major event, and the regulations and procedures are extremely cumbersome, and it will not be finalized in a while.Gu Zizhan planned to pass these exams one by one first, and then go to Emperor Tianshun for a detailed discussion.

At the end of March, Dazhao's annual selection and evaluation of officials was successfully held.Don't look at this kind of assessment is not limited to knowledge and status, anyone who has reached the age of 16 can participate in the test.But the content of the test paper is really not simple. It is probably more difficult than the government test, and it is mostly related to people's livelihood. The policy questions focus on practical results.More importantly, to show fairness, Gu Zizhan specially added one this year.

——For all those who take the test, the results will be announced to the public, and each person's name, place of origin, paternal grandparents and spouse's origin must be indicated after the results.

In this way, it is natural to avoid many people who are not knowledgeable enough.After all, if only three or five points are scored, no one wants to be ashamed among the villagers in the village.At the same time, because of marking their net worth, the children of officials with poor education should not cheat too blatantly.

When the results were summed up, women accounted for more than one-third of the qualified ones.This is another happy event for Gu Zizhan.

Emperor Tianshun was also very happy, rewarded Gu Zizhan, and brought up the matter of abdication again, so that the Ministry of Rites needed to speed up the progress.

After asking Qin Tianjian, the date was set on June [-].At that time, the government test had passed, and the whole court was free to handle the matter properly.Although this day is not the first choice given by Qin Tianjian, there are a few days in May where the sky is unclear, and Qin Tianjian thinks that the second half of the year is more suitable.But the emperor was in a hurry to retire, and as a courtier, he could only obey.

After finalizing the date, Emperor Tianshun issued an edict to announce the matter to the world.

Gu Zizhan wrote to resign several times, but was rejected by Emperor Tianshun one by one, and the process that should go was completed.

Because of the successive major events that happened this year, especially the outstanding performance of women in the county examination and the selection of officials, the "Chunwei" general examination also held in March was somewhat overshadowed.

This time, all the candidates who participated in the examination were the masters who passed the provincial examination in previous years, and naturally they were all men.All follow the old rules, nothing new.Emperor Tianshun arranged for Gu Zizhan to take care of the general examination, and even the subsequent palace examination, as the emperor, he only attended symbolically.The final list of the top three was directly finalized by Gu Zizhan and several important ministers.The No. [-] Scholar, No. [-] and Tanhua are not young, but judging from their articles, they are all people with aspirations for innovation.

All the performances of Emperor Tianshun are showing the world that Gu Zizhan will be the next generation of emperors and the next ruler of the world.

According to the traditional tradition, the Enke was also held in the first year after the new emperor succeeded to the throne.Everyone knows that next year's scientific research will usher in the most earth-shaking changes.

The days passed quickly, and it was time for the government examination in a blink of an eye.

The government examination is naturally much more difficult than the county examination. In addition, some women with good foundations have chosen to select officials for examination. This time, the number of people participating in the examination is much smaller than the county examination.But in the end, about [-]% of the girls stood out from the children who participated in the test, became scholars, and entered the government school.Due to the special existence of Enke in this year, the provincial examination held later will no longer limit the study time limit of prefectural students. Anyone who passes the prefectural examination can participate in the provincial examination.

Gu Zizhan looked at the thick list of scholars handed over by each government, and saw a somewhat familiar name from it.

House Examination No. 1 in Hedong Prefecture is a woman named Zhou Xiaoting.

When he saw this name, Gu Zizhan wanted to laugh a little, but then he suddenly realized that it was like a lifetime away.

At the beginning, the young lady of the Zhou family who was all about marrying a good man by means of hydrangea balls, has now embarked on the road of becoming an official and a female official.It turned out that her arrival really had an unprecedented impact on this world and those people in this world.

This is a surprise, but also a spur.

Gu Zizhan rubbed the center of his brows, feeling a little tired.

Logically speaking, her physical fitness is good, her inner breath has never been neglected, and without the interference of her unconsciousness, she should be alive and well.It's just that I don't know if it's because I've been tired recently. Gu Zizhan often feels physically exhausted and feels powerless.

Chu Lan showed her carefully, and found that there was nothing abnormal about her body, so she had to put it down for the time being.On the contrary, the empress was a little worried, and often asked the small kitchen of Hekun Palace to bring some precious medicinal food to nourish Gu Zizhan's body.

Gu Zizhan looked at the extra flesh on his lower abdomen, and became more and more melancholy.

In May, news came from Fu Wang's mansion that Fu Wang, who was contemplating behind closed doors, was ill.Emperor Tianshun remembered this uncle, who was more friendly in Japan, and thought of his well-timed letter of confession, so he asked Gu Zizhan to bring some rewards and visit him at his residence in person as a prince.

Manman caught a cold the night before, but developed a fever this day.Chu Lan couldn't leave, so Gu Zizhan went to Prince Fu's mansion alone.

Fu Wang's face was a little pale, compared with the red face in the past, it was obvious that he was seriously ill.Gu Zizhan only took one look, and King Fu asked her to go out, not daring to let her get sick.

Gu Zizhan left the reward he had brought, and talked for a while with Fu Shizi, the eldest son of Prince Fu, met several grandchildren who were said to be talented, and then Gu Zizhan left.

King Fu was extremely romantic when he was young, and he had more than ten famous concubines.There are 37 children in the backyard who live to adulthood, and there are naturally more grandchildren.But King Fu has always disliked government affairs, and there is nothing successful among his children. They are trapped in the backyard all day, fighting for each other, making a lot of noise. It is indeed a pile of bad debts.In Gu Zizhan's eyes, these grandchildren who were brought to him by Prince Fu were all embroidered pillows that were not in use.Ambition and calculation were evident in one or two eyes.

After coming out of King Fu's mansion, Gu Zizhan couldn't help but feel a little headache for King Fu when he thought about the people he had just met.It seems that King Fu's line, after him, will no longer be as glorious as it is today.

My head hurts again, and the feeling of fatigue floods my heart again.Gu Zizhan rubbed the center of his brows, closed his eyes in the carriage, and rested his mind.

At this moment, there was a commotion outside the carriage.As soon as Gu Zizhan opened his eyes, he heard Liu Zan whispering outside: "My lord, something urgent has happened, can I allow my subordinates to report it?"

Gu Zizhan lowered his eyebrows and replied, "Come in."

Liu Zan opened the curtain of the car and entered, with a look of disbelief. "My lord, just now this subordinate saw a person on the corner of the street, it seems, it seems to be Li Dai!"

Gu Zizhan frowned.

Li Dai betrayed Gu Zizhan after he escorted Gu Quan to Ningling County to become a feudal vassal.And when Gu Zizhan and Lian Shi went to encircle and suppress Gu Quan and Taoist Yuan Hui, they did not find any trace of Li Dai.According to the rebels under Daoist Yuan Hui, he was killed early in the morning.

So, who is it that appears on the street corner at this time?

Gu Zizhan's face turned cold, and she felt that the exhaustion in her heart was getting stronger, making her a little dizzy.Pulling himself together, Gu Zizhan praised Liu: "You immediately take someone to chase after you!"

After a pause, he said again: "I'll go first and have a guest waiting for you. Whether it's dead or alive, you have to report it to me immediately!"

Liu Zan took the order, got out of the carriage, and immediately led the people towards the corner of the street.

Gu Zizhan propped up his increasingly dizzy head, and ordered the remaining guards to go with her and wait for the guests.

It's just that no one expected that after she left, she disappeared without a trace.