Beijing.
In the main hall of the Minister of War's residence.
"What is it? Kuifang's leg is broken?"
Nalan Mingzhu had no beard and was thin. She was about fifty years old and wore a noble purple court dress. She sat on an armchair. When she heard the report from her butler, her eyes were filled with power and her face was gloomy. She spoke in a furious tone.
"Yes, Master. Not only did the three teenagers have their legs broken, but even the three guards who went with the third young master had their legs broken as well.”The butler standing below heard his master's anger and his face was filled with fear. His originally hunched body bent even lower.
"Do you know who did it?"
Nalan Mingzhu asked.
A strange look flashed across the butler's eyes."Master, according to the witnesses on the street, Third Young Master and a few guards fell and broke their legs.”
"Who was there?" Nalan Mingzhu asked again.”
The butler replied,"Other than the juren who just finished the exam and are standing around to watch, there is also He Shen and Cao Rui."”
"Who is this He Shen Cao Rui?" Nalan Mingzhu asked. What was their relationship with Third Young Master?”
"Reporting to the master, that Cao Rui is He Shen's friend." And He Shen was a great scholar who had suddenly become famous in the capital in the past few days.”
"A few days ago, he defeated Yu Minzhong, the number one scholar in Shanxi, Yu Yougong, the number one scholar in Guangdong, and Mu Wenfu, one of the four great scholars in Jiangnan. He became the winner of Miss Chen Yuanyuan's poetry competition and got the chance to chat with her at night. He stayed in Miss Chen Yuanyuan's room for a night. It was because Third Young Master knew about this news that he went to He Shen to teach him a lesson.”
As the butler explained, he carefully observed his master's reaction.
He knew that his master was old but not old at heart. He was about fifty years old and had already had seventeen concubines. He even had the idea of taking Chen Yuanyuan, the peerless beauty of Jiangnan, into his room and making her his eighteenth concubine.
However, because Chen Yuanyuan was a famous prostitute, the old master did not make a move because he was concerned about his reputation.
In addition, after Emperor Qianlong ascended the throne, he suddenly attacked a few powerful ministers, including his own master. This made the few powerful ministers tired of dealing with it, so the matter was delayed.
During this period, who knew that He Shen would become the winner of Chen Yuanyuan's poetry competition. He was suspected to have won first place and removed Chen Yuanyuan's red pill.
Nalan Mingzhu's third son Nalan Kuifang knew what his father was thinking and wanted to please his father, so he went to teach He Shen a lesson.
Who knew that teaching He Shen a lesson did not succeed, and he was tricked instead.
Although Nalan Mingzhu was a little surprised, she said expressionlessly,""I see.”
Then he continued,"Send my decree to find the best doctor in the capital to treat Kuifang."”
"Then Master, how should we deal with He Shen?" the housekeeper asked carefully.”
Nalan Mingzhu laughed coldly,"Isn't He Shen taking the imperial examination to develop his career?" I remember that Li Hanhai, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, was the one who presided over the exam this time. Help me pass a message to Li Hanhai. If he helps me to let He Shen fail the exam, I promise to recommend him to the emperor as Minister of the Ministry of Justice.”
The girl he liked had been taken away by a nobody who only had a high rank. It would be a lie to say that he wasn't angry.
Adding on the fact that her son was injured while teaching He Shen a lesson, Nalan Mingzhu wished she could tear He Shen into pieces.
Hearing his master's instructions, the butler hurriedly knelt down and said,"Don't worry, Old Master. This old servant will do it now.”
After instructing her butler, Nalan Mingzhu forgot about this matter.
Compared to the things he had to worry about every day, Heshen's matter was simply a small matter.
But even so, his method of dealing with He Shen was much more vicious and experienced than his son Nalan Kuifang.
Once he blocked He Shen's path to the imperial examinations, it was equivalent to temporarily blocking He Shen's career. In the future, he would find an opportunity to remove He Shen's Juren status. At that time, He Shen would be like a fish on a chopping board, not at his mercy.
At that time, he wouldn't need to do anything. Those who wanted to please him would let He Shen know the consequences of offending him.
……
The next day, He Shen and Cao Rui once again arrived at the entrance of the examination hall.
Today was the last round of this year's examination. Some of the examinees lining up at the entrance of the examination hall revealed a rare smile on their faces.
"Brother He, this exam is over. The general exams that we have been preparing for several years have finally come to an end.”
Cao Rui looked at the smiling candidates around him and said with a smile.
All this while, due to the old magistrate's expectations and his high-pressure discipline, his mind had been on edge. However, with the end of the exams, he could relax a little.
"Good luck, Brother Cao. I hope you can get into the Gongshi examination.”
He Shen smiled and encouraged Cao Rui.
"Thank you for your encouragement, Brother He."
Cao Rui was very touched when he heard this.
He knew that with He Shen's talent and knowledge, passing this exam and obtaining the honor of a tribute scholar should be a matter of nine out of ten. As for himself, it would depend on luck.
The two of them were searched by the soldiers and separated after entering the examination hall.
Not long after, the examiner rushed over and handed out the examination papers again.
The questions this time were completely different from the previous two. This time, it was poetry. There were three questions:
I. A five-character poem with eight rhymes was written with "vegetation" as an Fu.
Second, write a seven-character quatrain on the frontier fortress, regardless of dynasty.
Third, he wrote a five-character eight-rhyme poem with "Spring Rain" as his Fu.
Compared to the other examinees, poetry was He Shen's forte. After looking at the questions, he pondered for a moment and came up with an answer.
He immediately wrote down the answers on the paper.
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