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Chapter 57 I am Gao Qiu

"Well! What a Gao Qiu! It's true to be well-educated!"

For the first time, the emperor actually praised the high ball.

Everyone envies Gao Qiu in their hearts, but only Gao Qiu himself knows that he must be Gao Qiu in his life. The original intention is to be obedient and obedient. It is precisely because of this that the emperor speaks like this.

It is said that there is a golden word. With the emperor speaking, this is more effective than registering a household registration. Gao Qiu was helpless, but he also accepted the reality. Gao Qiu? Then I am Gao Qiu! Names and other names are just symbols, but they actually don’t have much to do with what they call them. Even if the name on Xu Ruolin’s household registration book was mistaken by the police officer who registered for a household registration for a full twenty years, what is Gao Qiu’s thing?

Originally, it was not the name that made Gao Qiu embarrassed, but the evaluation of this person in history. But then I thought, I was not the kind of person who did evil, just a name, so why is it worth making a fuss?

In the hall, Gao Qiu was still thinking about it, but the emperor sitting on the dragon throne spoke, "Gao Qiu, I'm here to ask you, have you read the Four Books and Five Classics?"

"When I go back to the emperor, the grass people read the four books and recite the Five Classics!"

Speaking of the content of the exam, Gao Qiu was full of confidence.

Thinking about the questions the emperor asked just now, although some of them needed to respond on the spot, they were actually mainly memorized. However, memorization is the thing that Gao Qiu, a modern person, is the least afraid of. Not to mention anything else, as early as in Hangzhou Prefecture, Gao Qiu had already memorized the Four Books and Five Classics well, so he was full of confidence at this time.

"Oh? Is it? As expected, you are a rare talent, but I don't want to ask you about the contents of the Four Books and Five Classics today." To Gao Qiu's surprise, the emperor shook his head and suddenly laughed, "Haha! Gao Qiu, you don't have to be too nervous. I just asked you a few small questions. If you answered it, I will pass the palace examination. If the answer can satisfy me, then I will give you the first place in the palace examination this year."

"This... the grass people listened attentively."

This kind of thing is not something that Gao Qiu can control, so he simply agreed. Anyway, he has to answer, and it is a good thing to have a good answer.

"Well! Then I'll ask you, what's above and what's below in this world?"

The emperor smiled and was waiting for Gao Qiu's answer with peace of mind.

After the emperor finished talking about the problem, all the children showed envious expressions. The so-called "Heaven is above and Qian is below and Kun is below." Why didn't they catch up with this problem that was not difficult at all?

But contrary to those who participated in the Boy's Episode, the princes and ministers in the hall knew that things were not that simple. Although saying that "the sky is above and the earth is below" is the correct answer, it is obviously not what the young emperor wants. If it is really that simple, then there is only one possibility, that is, Gao Qiu is the illegitimate son of today's son, but looking at the age of the two, this situation obviously does not exist.

Gao Qiu came from later generations. After thinking for a while, he got the answer. After bowing respectfully, he spoke to Lanxen and replied: "Return to the emperor, the people thought, 'The king is above, the minister is below'."

As soon as this answer came out, everyone looked at it.

The emperor stood up from the dragon throne, slapped the table in front of him with a 'bang', and said happily: "Okay! What a 'the king is above, the minister is below'! Then I ask you, what is in the east and what is in the west?"

"Return to the emperor, literature is in the east and martial arts are in the west."

Since the answer to the monarch and ministers before, the next thing is to say "civil and military". Gao Qiu has long been familiar with the routine.

"Well! The answer is good. I'll ask you again, what are you fat and what are you thin?"

Slowly bypassing the table, the emperor had already walked to the front of the table, lowered his head and looked directly at Gao Qiu, and asked.

"This... spring rain is fat, spring rain is as precious as oil; severe frost is thin, and withering all things."

Unlike the previous answer, Gao Qiu's answer this time was very serious, but there were more answers.

"Okay! What a 'spring rain is fat, frost is thin'!" The young emperor said as he walked down the steps and came to a place two meters away in front of Gao Qiu. He stared at Gao Qiu and said seriously: "Gao Qiu, I will ask you the last question again, you must answer it carefully. What is thick and what is thin?"

"The emperor's kindness is strong, and the emperor's kindness is vast, and it is more important than Mount Tai; people's kindness is thin, and people's kindness is as thin as paper!"

Gao Qiu calmed down and said his answer.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked. The young "schools" felt that they were not that strong, but the princes and ministers were really shocked. What's more, those who knew the relationship between Gao Qiu and Su Shi had already turned their eyes to the civil minister named Zhang who spoke before. Of course, those who knew the inside story basically had a good relationship with Su Shi.

However, no matter what the ministers were, the emperor was already very satisfied at this time, nodded repeatedly, and praised: "Okay! What a 'the emperor's kindness is rich, the favor is weak'!"

The emperor praised him. No matter which dynasty or the other, it was actually rare. Even if the emperor has not been in power for a long time now, there is no need to say anything more at this time. Everyone knows that Gao Qiu's palace examination is sure to win today.

After praising Gao Qiu, the emperor turned around at the corner of his dragon robe and slowly walked towards his dragon chaise.

Sitting back on his dragon throne, the emperor patted the table lightly and said, "I have ascended the throne at a young age, but it has been the past two years since I really took power. Because the imperial examination is a major fact and it is related to scholars all over the world, I just specially held a 'Boy'."

"The emperor is wise!"

It was still the minister of the surname Zhang who immediately started to praise him after the emperor finished speaking.

"My dear, don't be anxious to praise me. I am still young, so I can't say it. Speaking of this time, I am not sure in my heart. Many times, I am thinking, 'Is this time a little bit of a joke?'" The emperor said a few words to the minister surnamed Zhang, turned his eyes to Gao Qiu in the hall, and then said: "But the fact is beyond my expectations. No, maybe it should be said that this time, I really saw the vitality of my Song Dynasty!"

"The emperor is wise!"

This time, not only the ministers of the surname Zhang, but also all the princes and ministers, including Su Shi, said this. Obviously, this is a process.

"The ministers are so serious." He raised his hand and pressed him down twice. The emperor signaled everyone to shut up, and then said, "Before today, I have thought that there will be a few good ones among these children recommended by the prefecture or the ministers. After all, I have many ministers from the Song Dynasty, so how could their descendants be useless? But what really makes me feel relieved is this child..."

Seeing the emperor's finger pointing at him, Gao Qiu quickly lowered his head. When he entered the palace, someone reminded him that when he talked to the emperor, he must not look up. The unwritten rule is "Looking up at the lord, intentionally assassinating the king and killing the emperor."

After Gao Qiu lowered his head, the emperor's eyes turned again, "Come on, tell them, what's your name?"

"Caomin, Gao Qiu!"

Gao Qiu paused for a moment and shouted out his ‘new’ name.

"Okay! What a great man! I want to reward you, but before that, I allow you to make a request."

The young emperor seemed very generous to Gao Qiu, who was very satisfied with him, and casually promised Gao Qiu a "check" to fill in the amount.

Of course, no one came out to stop the emperor from saying this. Even though this was a gift from the emperor, there seemed to be no restrictions, but in fact it was not the case. People should know how to advance and retreat. The emperor agreed to the prize, but Gao Qiu knew that he could not go too far.

After thinking for a while, Gao Qiu remembered the somewhat worn squid fur coat he had worn in the past two years, and immediately said, "Back to the emperor, Caomin wants two, no, three fur coats, and squid fur coats worn by adults."

"Oh? There are three more marten fur clothes worn by adults? Who are you going to give to?"

If Gao Qiu had not changed his words, the emperor would naturally think that this was something for his parents, but Gao Qiu's change of words made the emperor a little curious.

"This... Caomin is capable of a duckweed between heaven and earth. Thanks to the gentleman's intake, the emperor's blessings can survive to this day. Caomin requested these three fur clothes for the gentleman and his two wives."

To be honest, Gao Qiu originally wanted two items, one for Su Shi and the other for Wang Chaoyun, but if you think about it carefully, Wang Runzhi was not good to him. Although he didn't treat him as his own as Wang Chaoyun, he never had any less time to ask about his well-being, so he changed his words this time.

"Well! Not bad! I did not read you wrong!" The emperor was very satisfied with Gao Qiu's answer to repay kindness. Of course, the most satisfied was the sentence "The Emperor's blessings" that made the emperor happy. Without hesitation, the emperor waved his hand at the eunuch on the side and ordered: "Go, take three sable fur coats and give them to Gao Qiu."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Seeing the benefits of getting them, Gao Qiu bowed to the emperor again.

Of course, the sable fur coat was supported by the eunuchs outside. After all, no matter what, it was still a palace examination now. It was obviously not very realistic to let Gao Qiu hold three sable fur coats like this.

After rewarding the fur clothes, the emperor cleared his throat and looked at the civil and military ministers in front of the hall, "Ahem! My dear friends, this boy's behavior is naturally unnecessary to say. Gao Qiu should be the first. Do you think, what official position should be given to him?"

The previous boys' appointments, titles of officials, or grants, or rewards, have always been temporarily decided, so this situation has occurred.
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