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Zhao Xie hastily pulled him away: "Brother Su, come with me, I am temporarily staying at the Tongfu Inn in the west of the city, where I met a few scholars who came for the exam together last night, and they told me that His Royal Highness is in Penglai today. The pavilion is hosting a banquet for the scholars who came to take part in the examination, we still have time to go now."

Zhao Xie was very anxious, he would attach great importance to this poem, and wanted to see the demeanor of scholars from all over the country during the imperial examination. If he didn't want to miss the appointment with Su Xun, he would have rushed to Penglai Pavilion a long time ago.

"Oh? It's thanks to Brother Zhao still thinking of me for such a good thing." Su Xun was not very interested in the banquet, but was a little interested in the prince.

Ming people don't speak dark words, he wants to be in two boats, and he, Su Xun, just wants to be a scumbag.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 483 Then Don't Forget

Su Xun wanted to see what kind of person the prince was.

He felt that if his skills were better, he might be able to try to have both the crown prince and the fourth prince take it all at the same time.

You can only eat two at most, and you won't be able to play any more.

How were those scumbags discovered?

Most of them are stepping on more and more boats, and in the end it is inevitable that there will be omissions, and then the boat will capsize.

Only two boats with feet are the most stable.

...............

Penglai Pavilion, the favorite holy place for literati and poets in Yujing City.

Those who can come here to play are the sons of rich families, or the young ladies of princes and noble families.

Today the entire Penglai Pavilion is reserved by His Royal Highness the Prince.

Except for the younger sisters, only scholars from all over the country who participated in the examination can go in by way of the guide.

In the state of Chu, Luyin is equivalent to a modern ID card and passport, which must be carried by ordinary people.

When Zhao Xie and Su Xun arrived, there were already many people inside.

The prince hosted a banquet in a side hall with pleasant scenery in Penglai Pavilion. The whole side hall was completely built on a rippling lake.

Su Xun and Zhao Xie sat down at a table at the end after entering.

As soon as he sat down, Su Xun discovered a very interesting phenomenon.

That is, people in simple clothes sit on one side, and those in luxurious clothes sit on the other side, and the two parties are clearly separated.

One side is Zhao Xie, a scholar from a poor family who studied hard and came from a poor background, while the other side must be a family member who is either rich or noble.

And Su Xun and Zhao Xie, who could tell at a glance that they were not of the same class, actually sat at the same table.

They are simply two different species, as if they are two erhas mixed into a pack of wolves, very conspicuous.

Coupled with Su Xun's handsome appearance and good temperament, their table immediately attracted everyone's attention.

The people who were still talking about it all became quiet, and their eyes focused on the two of them.

"Brother Su, what are they looking at us for?" Zhao Xie was stared at unnaturally, before realizing what the problem was, he asked Su Xun in a low voice.

Su Xun smiled and said, "Maybe it's because I'm handsome."

Zhao Xie felt that this was too shameless, but he couldn't refute it after thinking about it carefully, because he had to admit that Su Xun was very handsome.

Zhao Xie gritted his teeth, got up and introduced himself to the crowd: "Zhao Xie, Nanyang County, Qingzhou Prefecture, is polite here."

"Hmph!" A brocade-clothed young man snorted coldly, and asked in an indifferent way: "Are you from a noble family? Or a family of officials? Or a family of proud gentry?"

Zhao Xie was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and replied, "No, my family has been poor for generations."

"despair!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the young man in brocade clothes who was asking the question put the wine glass heavily on the table and sternly shouted: "In that case, what qualifications do you have to sit with me? Go to the opposite side quickly, don't let your coarse cloth It blocked my eyes from waiting."

"That's right, country boy, you really don't know any rules. Is the position you can sit indiscriminately?"

"A suit of rough cloth is worthy of sitting on the same level as me? Don't dirty our clothes."

"Go away quickly..."

Many people on the Shijiazi side agreed one after another, mocking Zhao Xie for a while.

Only a few people have been sitting quietly drinking, watching with cold eyes, not participating.

Zhao Xie's face turned blue and white, and his clenched fists were bulging with veins, but thinking about the identities of these people, and thinking about his old mother and good wife, he finally held back.

The humble scholars were also livid with anger, because the other party was not only humiliating Zhao Xie, but also humiliating them as a whole.

Just when they were about to fight against each other, a casual voice suddenly sounded.

"I'm curious, who stipulated how to sit in this position, but His Royal Highness?"

Everyone followed the prestige and found that it was Su Xun who spoke.

The humble scholars were very surprised, obviously they did not expect that someone from Su Xun's camp of aristocratic families would speak for Zhao Xie, didn't he consciously agree with the group of aristocratic scholars?

Immediately afterwards, admiration for Su Xun arose in their hearts.

Shi Jiazi's side was also very surprised, apparently they did not expect a traitor to appear among them.

"Are you speaking for him?"

The young man in brocade clothes who spoke first narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at Su Xun unkindly.

Su Xun smiled slightly: "I'm just curious, who decided the way of sitting in this position, and I would like to ask this brother to tell you, but is it the rule set by His Royal Highness?"

Young Master Jin Yi's face was uncertain, and he said after a while, "Of course it wasn't decided by His Royal Highness, but..."

"Snapped!"

Before he could finish his sentence, Su Xun stood up and changed his stern face: "Since it wasn't His Royal Highness who made the decision, it was your decision, and Yue Zu took the place. It seems that you don't take the prince seriously at all! Or say You think you are more noble than the crown prince's identity!"

Hearing these words, everyone's faces changed greatly. This is a heartbreaking statement.

"You don't want to spitting blood!" Young Master Jinyi obviously realized this, sweating profusely, angry and angry: "I never said such a thing."

"But that's what you mean." Su Xun's words were resolute and decisive.

"That's right, this man is right, we all heard it, that's what you meant just now."

"Even His Royal Highness hasn't set such a rule, but you meddle in other people's business. Doesn't that mean you think you are more noble than His Royal Highness?"

"No wonder you are so arrogant and domineering. Since your Excellency doesn't even look down on His Highness the Crown Prince, then I and other humble scholars will naturally not be able to get into your eyes. It is understandable to come like this."

The humble scholars took this opportunity to fight back.

On the side of the aristocratic family, no one dared to lend a voice, because if anyone speaks for Young Master Jinyi, wouldn't that mean that he has the same thoughts as him?

Young Master Jin Yi was isolated and helpless, he almost vomited blood angrily, and gave Su Xun a vicious look: "Okay, okay, okay, I remember you."

"Then don't forget." Su Xun was full of sincerity, shaking his folding fan with a graceful demeanor.

Young Master Jinyi snorted coldly, chose to confess for the time being, and sat back in his original seat.

Zhao Xie looked at Su Xun with gratitude and guilt on his face: "Thank you, Brother Su, for your righteous action. In fact, Brother Su doesn't have to be like this. It would not be beautiful to offend these people."

"It's just a group of eyes higher than the top of the straw bag." Su Xun waved his hands unceremoniously, saying that there is no need to care.

Scholars from poor families are much easier to attract than these rich families with complicated relationships.

What poor scholars need is nothing more than money and dignity.

And these, the aristocratic family already has.

Therefore, he can only win over the poor, suppress the wealthy gentry, and squeeze them dry.

"His Royal Highness is here—"

As soon as the shrill voice sounded, a young man in a bright yellow python robe came in surrounded by a group of people.

Everyone in the hall stood up and bowed their hands.

"I'll see His Royal Highness the Prince."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 484 Prince Chu Zhao

Prince Chu Zhao, now thirty years old, was established as prince at the age of 17, and has been in this position for 13 years.

The outside world's rumors about this prince are that he is open-minded, caring for the people, generous and benevolent.

Thinking about it carefully, most of the princes in the history of the Dragon Kingdom seem to be like this, not because they were originally like this, but because when they took this position, they needed to behave like this.

Because the people, officials and even the emperor hope to see such a generous and benevolent prince, not a prince with dark and cruel methods.

So no matter what it was like before, after becoming a prince, you have to show generosity and kindness.

Prince Chu Zhao has many important officials in the court to support him, especially when the Prime Minister Zuo is still the Prince's Taifu, that is, the Prince's teacher.

So his position is very stable, as long as he follows the steps, and if there are no accidents, he will be able to ascend the throne smoothly in a few years.

This is also the reason why the fourth prince knew that he would not be able to get the throne if he followed the right path, so he had been plotting to rebel.

The second prince and the third prince directly confronted the prince head-on, and they joined hands to deal with the prince. This is well known in the court.

The Emperor Chu also acquiesced in this, because this kind of thing is very normal in the royal family, and it also helps the prince grow up.

So when comparing the four brothers, the fourth brother is still the wildest.

On the surface, he pretends to be weak to show the enemy that his power is definitely the weakest in the court, but in the local area and in the army, his hidden power is definitely the strongest.

The state of Chu values ​​culture over military affairs.

Therefore, the status of civil servants is particularly high, the status of generals is low, and the status of soldiers is even lower.

And the fourth prince just happened to focus on the general and the place, because his foundation is weak, and most of the high officials in the capital don't look up to him at all.

And the army in the capital is firmly in the hands of his father, Chu Huang, so that he cannot get his hands on it.

So he can only choose those local officials and local military generals to win over, and he has only one choice to take this path, which is to raise troops to seize power.

"All of you are worthy of being the future pillars of our Great Chu. As soon as you enter this hall alone, you will feel a wave of literary spirit rushing towards your face."

Chu Zhao said in a bold voice, flicked his long sleeves, and walked towards the first seat.

He went to his seat and sat down, then he stretched out his hands and said in a very contagious voice: "With all the gentlemen around, why should I be unhappy? Please raise your glasses, this cup is for the great Chu."

After the words fell, he raised his glass first.

Everyone below raised their glasses and shouted.

"Congratulations to Da Chu, congratulations to His Majesty, and congratulations to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

They are all pillars who can flatter, and drawing inferences from one instance is just a basic skill.

Scholars from poor families are relatively unfamiliar in this regard, because they have not received relevant education and experience since they were young.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Chu Zhao drank it all in one gulp, then laughed loudly and said, "Please take your seats, gentlemen."

Then everyone sat down one after another.

Then a group of dancing girls in pink gauze skirts walked in with light and elegant steps, dancing to the sound of the piano.

With the dancing of the dancer's uneven figure, everyone was immersed in it.

Especially the lead dancer, who is the tallest, with full curves, a melon-seeded face under the tulle and a delicate body dancing along with it, and a pair of red phoenix eyes has attracted the souls of many people.

At this point, the humble scholars behaved a bit unbearably, after all, they rarely experienced such scenes.

Soon, the dance was over, but everyone still had some unfinished friendship, and they haven't recovered for a long time.

"Okay! Good dance! The dancing beauty is even more delicate."

A cheer from below broke the silence. It was a nobleman in a purple dress.

"What a beautiful dancer is even more delicate, Mr. Chen has a real temperament." Chu Zhao obviously knew the young man in purple clothes, looked around, pointed to the girl who led the dancer and said, "Everyone here is a rookie in the literary world of my great Chu. Dance is too boring, why not write a poem about this girl?"

"The winner, I will give him this jade pendant as a lottery."

After Chu Zhao finished speaking, he took off a green jade pendant from his waist.