The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

The next morning, when Xiao Rui saw Xiao Yan, he was shocked by his decadent appearance.

"Ninth brother, did you go to eavesdrop on the corner? Why is it so miserable? Look at your dark circles, the upper eyelids are fighting with the lower eyelids, and the yawning is still roaring and cheering. How did you look like this?" Xiao Rui asked.

Although Xiao Yan was sleepy to death, he was in high spirits and said excitedly: "Seventh brother, after you left yesterday, I kept writing novels until the end of Zishi. Didn't I just get up and go to the morning court after a short nap. Look I can't lift my hand anymore."

As he spoke, he raised his right hand, drooping like a snake with its bones removed, and his fingers were still trembling.

"You have been writing for so long?" Xiao Rui asked in surprise.

Xiao Yan said: "Seventh brother, you are my guiding light. Now my writing and thinking are flowing like a spring, my talent is like a blowout, I export splendid classics, and write brilliant essays! It turns out that besides being good at poetry, words, songs, Fu, trial, Martial arts, appreciating, riding, archery, handsome... Besides, he is also good at writing novels!"

"Then you don't have to write it yourself, you can dictate it, let someone write it for you, if you really can't do it, you can find a scholar to write it." Xiao Rui reminded.

Xiao Yan was dumbfounded for a moment, and said dumbfounded: "Fuck, why didn't I think of this! I actually wrote it for five or six hours in a stupid way! My god!"

Xiao Rui patted him on the shoulder and sighed: "It's okay, people are born stupid, I don't blame you. Besides, you just made a mistake and shouldn't put my expertise on yourself. I forgive you this time." .Since you have found the direction, write well, Brother Qi has always supported you."

Of all the occupations in the world, except for writing novels, which position is the most unpromising?

writing a novel!

I hope that after Xiao Yan enters the pit in the future, he won't complain that he led him on this road of no return.

calm! I can't laugh myself.

"Then don't accompany me to Huayan Pool today, and have a good rest." Xiao Rui said with concern.

Xiao Yan glared, and said: "That's not okay, I promised Seventh Brother, I have to go, I don't believe you have no conspiracy! It's okay, and you will regain your energy by standing up and sleeping with me later."

"Whether you want to accompany me or not, let's put it aside for the time being. Come, come, and teach you how to sleep standing up. This skill makes me dream of it." Xiao Rui said hastily.

Xiao Yan immediately beamed with joy, and said: "It's a piece of cake, I can still focus on two things, talk to you while resting, in fact, I'm sleeping right now!"

Xiao Rui: ...

After morning, Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan went back in the carriage together, Xiao Yan fell asleep as soon as he entered the carriage, he was talking to Xiao Rui one second, and fell asleep the next second, he was really sleepy.

He even bragged that he slept standing up, his wobbly body almost turned into seaweed, seaweed, swaying in the wind, and even worried that he would fall on King Jing's back, making Xiao Rui worried for a while, for fear that he would make a fool of himself.

Fortunately, he persisted until the end of the morning, which relieved Xiao Rui, and he was able to put away his small books. Xiao Yan's disrespectful behavior has already filled a page, I really don't want to waste pen and ink.

The banquet at Huayanchi didn't start until after noon, so Xiao Rui went back to the palace first. Near noon, Xiao Yan revived with full blood.

"This king is starving to death, Gao Quan, hurry up and prepare to eat, I want to feast on it. This king eats comfortably, and I will give you a role. Don't say that this king didn't take care of you." Xiao Yan said.

Gao Quan respectfully said: "Your Highness Ninth, my Highness has already ordered the villain to prepare lunch, and His Highness said that you will definitely be hungry when you wake up."

Xiao Yan was very moved, looked at Xiao Rui and said, "Seventh brother treats me so well, it's no wonder I treat you as...cough cough..."

When it came to the key point, Xiao Yan suddenly realized that he made a circle with his tongue before holding back the words.

"What do you think of me?" Xiao Rui asked.

Xiao Yan smirked, but he didn't dare to say that he was the protagonist of the novel, for fear that Xiao Ruisheng would tear him alive if he said it.

"By the way, have you chosen a name for your novel?" Xiao Rui asked.

Xiao Yan nodded, and said: "Let's get started, "Journey to the West"! It tells the story of a boy who turned into stone, set off from Dongsheng Shenzhou, went west to tour the world, and finally turned into a fairy! The name is easy to remember and sounds good! It must be a big hit !"

"Ahem..." Xiao Rui was frightened, the names were so close, it was also a stone, but luckily it was not a monkey or a pilgrim, otherwise Xiao Rui would have suspected that Xiao Yan was also a time traveler.

After eating, Li Yuanfang drove and escorted Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan to Huayan Pool.

The two were dressed in casual clothes, and they were riding in an ordinary carriage. They intended to keep a low profile, but when they arrived outside Huayan Pool, they were stopped by the guards of Prince Chu's Mansion.

"Travel is prohibited ahead. His Royal Highness King Chu is entertaining officials who have entered the imperial examination in Beijing at Huayan Pond. If you are candidates, please get out of the car and enter on foot!" the guard shouted.

It was also a coincidence that when they were stopped, a carriage happened to be passing by, and the guards of Chu Palace even stepped forward to guide them, clearing the way in person, and drove into Huayan Pond in a grand manner.

Xiao Yan pointed at the carriage and said angrily, "Why does this carriage enter?"

"Because he is the son of the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, and the cousin of His Highness the King of Chu!" the guard said arrogantly, sarcastically: "If you are a relative of the emperor, I can also escort you in."

Xiao Yan was so angry that he was about to reach into his arms to take out the prince's order, but Xiao Rui stopped him.

"Don't make a fuss, be made a fuss, people are right, we are not high status, we'd better get out of the car and walk, a few steps." Xiao Rui laughed.

Xiao Yan nodded, then glared at the guard, and scolded: "I want a guard like you who is sycophant, I promise to hang him up and beat him, why is Hua so popular?"

When the guard heard this, he was immediately dissatisfied, and was about to rush up to argue, and was knocked down by Li Yuanfang's hand, lying on the ground and crying.

Xiao Rui got out of the carriage and waved his hand, Li Yuanfang let go of the guard, the guard fled in fright, then Li Yuanfang parked the carriage, and the three of them entered Huayan Pool together.

Xiao Yan was envious of Li Yuanfang's skills, and asked: "Seventh brother, where did you find this guard again, he's not bad at it, ten thousand taels, give it to me."

Xiao Rui ignored his deal, and walked straight forward, and came to the gate of Huayan Pool. Someone checked the candidate's ID. Xiao Rui asked Li Yuanfang to reveal the prince's order in a subtle way, and then easily entered Huayan Pool.

Huayan Pond is also one of the twelve major gardens in the capital. The gardens are dominated by bamboo forests, rivers, and plum groves. Because the scenery is more simple and elegant, the ranking is not as good as other gardens.

But now it is winter, plum blossoms are in full bloom, and plum blossoms are also known as the Four Gentlemen and the Three Friends of Suihan. Motivation for people to work hard. Coupled with the Xiaoxiao bamboo forest, which is tough and upright, defying the wind and snow, it also represents the character of the candidates. In this situation, it is suitable to entertain imperial officials.

Xiao Rui lamented that Xiao Yiheng would choose a place. It seems that there are many counselors behind him who make suggestions.

What Xiao Rui didn't expect was that there were still many women coming to Huayan Pool, and after thinking about it, he understood the reason.

This time the King of Chu held the event in person, and the well-known families and talented scholars from the capital all came, especially the popular candidates on the list, most of whom are unmarried. Wait until the next list to catch the son-in-law.

Not to mention, there are some young girls who are really beautiful, but it is a pity that they are princes and cannot take the imperial examination. They must be extremely disappointed, and they are annoyed that they have lost a number one scholar.

Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan wandered around, waiting for the start of the event game.

They are all scholars, and the game held in this event is also related to literary talent. Confucian scholars give the topic, and the candidates write poems. Chu Wang Xiao Yiheng and several great scholars select excellent poems and write them on the white wall of the corridor. superior.

This white-walled promenade is built around the plum grove and bamboo grove, and just connects to the Huayan Pond in the center of the garden. Poems written on the white wall will be commented by the examinees present. This will determine the winner of each question.

Since ancient times, there has been no number one in literature, so the number one selected by the public will reduce dissatisfaction.

And the king of Chu was also forthright, and the contestants who won each question would get 1,000 taels of silver for the imperial examination sponsorship. This not only won people's hearts, but also caused a sensation. I think this white-walled corridor will definitely become a good story for a while.

Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan walked into the garden, passing through a bamboo forest, the scenery suddenly opened up, a pool of blue waves rippling, it was Huayan Pool, in the pool there was a jagged rockery, strange in shape and mysterious in shape. In the distance, a white-walled corridor extends from the bamboo forest and plum grove, like a jade belt adjacent to Huayan Pool. Between the white-walled corridor and Huayan Pool is a four-story stone pavilion with double eaves and six corners.

At this time, there were many people gathered outside the stone pavilion, two to three hundred people. Fortunately, there was a large space outside the stone pavilion, and there were groups of three or five at random, but it didn't seem crowded.

Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan didn't go forward, but stood outside the bamboo forest, looking down from a high position, just in time to catch the situation below.

Chu Wang Xiao Yiheng and several great scholars have appeared, and the game is just beginning.

The first question posed by the king of Chu is "plum blossom". You can write poems or lyrics, and the time will last forever. This is an excellent opportunity to accumulate fame and prestige, so countless candidates began to think hard and began to create.

Xiao Yan asked Xiao Rui: "Seventh brother, your poems are so outstanding that Dr. Jin was taken aback for a while, why don't you shine again? Once your poems come out, they will be at the top of the list!"

Xiao Rui shook his head and said: "Forget it, let's keep a low profile and leave the opportunity to others. If I become famous, what do you ask our second brother to do?"

Xiao Yan turned his head to look at the stone pavilion, Xiao Yiheng was chatting with four great Confucian scholars, they were far away, Xiao Yan couldn't see who it was, but it was probably either Taixue, or a Ph.D. from the Imperial College.

"Seventh brother, you are here just to watch the fun? What do you want to do?" Xiao Yan asked.

Xiao Rui smiled and said nothing, he came here because of the mission, but he hasn't figured out who to look for yet.

At this moment, a fat man standing next to them overheard their conversation. He poked his head over and asked in a low voice: "Brothers, I heard from you two. You have a good work? Why don't you want to contribute money?" Two thousand taels, brother, would you like to give up your love?"

Xiao Yan frowned, looked sideways, and immediately shivered in fright, shouting: "Pig!"

Xiao Rui also turned his head just in time, seeing Fatty's face clearly, he couldn't help but nodded.

Good guy, this guy weighs more than two hundred and fifty catties, his face is fat like a pig's head, his nose is big and his eyes are small, when he heard Xiao Yan's insults, he was not annoyed, but touched his stomach, hehe laughed and said: Fat is fatter."

After Xiao Yan finished cursing, he felt a little embarrassed and asked, "Do you want to buy our poems?"

"I don't want to. If the two brothers feel that the money is short, I can add more!" The fat man became more attentive when he saw that there was something going on.

Xiao Yan wondered: "If you have the ability to do it yourself, it would be embarrassing to buy poems. In addition, the poems you borrowed are famous. If the secrets are revealed, wouldn't it be even more embarrassing?"

The fat man smiled and said: "My father taught me that there is no shame in the matter that can be settled with money. This is a fair trade. And I am not out to be famous, but to make friends with His Highness the King of Chu. Even if it is embarrassing to reveal the truth, I will not hide it from the two of you." , I don't have many advantages as a person, but my thick skin is precisely the biggest advantage."

Xiao Yan gave a thumbs up, and then looked at Xiao Rui.

Xiao Rui looked at the fat man and saw that he was dressed in luxurious clothes and accessories, and he did not look refined at all. It seemed that he was not from a powerful family, but probably came from a merchant.

Although the Great Xia Kingdom did not seriously emphasize agriculture over commerce, the status of merchants was still lower than that of scholars and farmers, but merchants were not prohibited from taking the imperial examination.

Xiao Rui became interested and asked him, "Are you also a candidate for the general examination?"

"That's right! The Golden Leopard, an examinee from Hangzhou Prefecture!" the fat man said with a smile.

"Money Leopard?" Xiao Rui was immediately in awe. The name was so domineering, it must be a big family business.

"It's not impossible for you to agree to the deal, but you need to answer my question first." Xiao Rui asked tentatively.

Money Leopard said: "Brother, please ask me!"

Xiao Rui asked: "A person cannot stand without faith, guess a word!"

Leopard immediately fell into thinking, scratching his ears and scratching his cheek. After a while, he said with emotion: "Brother, this question is very difficult. I can't figure it out after thinking hard."

"Damn it." Xiao Yan was shocked: "You are a Juren after all, you can pass the provincial examination, but you can't solve this anagram? Is this difficult?"

Xiao Rui smiled meaningfully: "Brother Jin's family business is very big, it seems that the family is rich."

The golden leopard was not at all embarrassed, and said with a smile: "It is all thanks to the blessing of the ancestors to be able to win the exam, so the two brothers laughed."

With five fingers deep in Xiao Rui's mouth, he said, "Five thousand taels, it's a deal! How about it?"

"Okay!" Leopard immediately took out a thick stack of bank notes, counted out five thousand taels, and handed it to Xiao Rui without any hesitation.

Xiao Yan took the banknote and saw that it was from the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce. There are many stores in the capital, and you can exchange it for silver directly when you enter the store. It is said that the headquarters of Hengtong Chamber of Commerce is in Hangzhou.

"You really have a lot of money!" Xiao Rui joked.

"Other than the money, nothing else is worth mentioning!" Leopard laughed.

Xiao Rui felt that the Leopard was more and more interesting. This person was just suitable for him to complete the task and make money, so why not do it.

"Come here with your ears." Xiao Rui waved his hand, letting the leopard approach, and then sold him a poem.

After reading it once, the Leopard was embarrassed and said, "Brother, I didn't hear clearly..."

Xiao Rui had no choice but to read it again.

"Brother, what's the third sentence?"

Xiao Rui was speechless and read it again.

"Brother, what happened in the fourth round?"

Xiao Rui sighed, patted Jinbao on the shoulder, and simply waved his hand to call for his servants. He personally wrote a poem with a pen, and left his name: Hangzhou Fu Candidate Jinbao.

Then he gave the poems to his servants and sent them to Shiting for tasting.

"Whoosh..." Unexpectedly, the leopard actually took out a bank note, which was a hundred taels, and said with a smile, "This is the fee for Xiongtai's brush."

Xiao Rui took the bank note unceremoniously, and then asked in a low voice, "Brother Jin, do you want to be a Jinshi?"

The leopard immediately widened its eyes with horror, but was soon overwhelmed by surprise.