The leave request in Shangshu was very smooth.

Heng Yu told Li Zhangyuan of Hanlin Academy what he planned while resting. Li Zhangping directly agreed to him and said, "I thought you were having sex in the capital. I have forgotten that I still have to take the imperial examination."

Hengyu and Ye Fufeng are the fifth princes to accompany them. If the fifth prince can really ascend that position in the future, then he and Ye Fufeng will definitely be the confidants of the fifth prince.

But the problem is that Hengyu is not as good as Ye Fufeng. The Ye family is a famous family and a relative of the foreigners. When Ye Fufeng becomes an official, he is much higher than ordinary people. The Xu family is Qingliu, who is promoted to the imperial examination by studying and enrolling in the imperial examination. If Hengyu wants to make a difference in the court, the imperial examination is the only way.

Li Zhangyuan taught Heng Yu for so many years and knew this child. What's more, he could see some signs as he watched over the years. Although Heng Yu was a companion to the fifth prince, he was not close to the fifth prince and Ye Fufeng.

This kid has been happy for so many years. If he does not have the protection of power in the future, how can he continue to be free and easy? He will inevitably bow to power and reality.

The old man has been proud of his civil servants for a lifetime, so he naturally does not want this child who is proud and arrogant from the bottom of his bones to bow his head in the face of power reality.

Heng Yu didn't care when he heard Li Zhangyuan say this, "If I really don't plan to go to the imperial examination, you don't have to do it. My father can beat me to lie in bed for a month and not get out of bed."

Li Zhanyuan glanced at him sideways, and the kid continued to talk nonsense. As far as he knows, Xu Fei had only hit Heng Yu once, but he just chased him with a stick for a long time, but he didn't even hit him.

Source: Fan Qi, who also often hears Heng Yu complain about Xu Fei, and is more informed in this regard.

Specific reason: Fang Hao saw that Xu Fei was so pitiful, so he took Xu Yu back to Xu Mansion to drink with Xu Fei and accidentally told him about letting go.

The consequences: Heng Yu's escape skill was perfectly exposed, Xu Fei was taught a lesson by his wife and mother, and Fang Hao was also taught a lesson by his wife and mother-in-law.

Li Zhangyuan did not give any other reactions. Heng Yu said dryly and decisively changed the topic, "No matter how I say it, it can be considered as your teaching. If you don't take the small three-yuan exam, how can you be worthy of you."

"Don't put a high hat on yourself, if you can't get a little three-yuan exam, just wait for me."

Li Zhangyuan also has some estimates of Heng Yu's level. Among his companions, Heng Yu's grades are the best, no worse than his eldest grandson who has already won the three-yuan junior and is now preparing for the provincial examination.

He was not worried about Heng Yu not being able to pass the scholarship exam. The problem now is just the ranking.

After all, Jiangnan is a place where culture and education flourishes, and he recognizes Hengyu's talent, but sometimes he takes the top spot, not only does it require strength, but also a little erratic luck.

After chatting for a while, Li Zhangyuan waved his hand and sent Heng Yu away, too lazy to talk nonsense with him here.

Heng Yu didn't care. Before leaving, he took the pretext of being nervous about the exam and needed the protection of his teachers. He walked away from Li Zhanyuan with another famous inkstone from the court, which made Li Zhanyuan so angry that he almost couldn't maintain his leisurely literary temperament.

This brat has gone through so many good things!

In fact, Heng Yu, who is really not short of good things, said that he just enjoys the pleasure of grabbing good things from the boss.

After taking leave from Li Zhangyuan, Heng Yu told Zhao Han and Ye Fufeng the news.

Zhao Han and Ye Fufeng naturally expressed their support.

Zhao Han looked at Heng Yu, and a trace of complexity flashed in his eyes in an instant, so fast that it was impossible to capture the traces. "Do you still want to say goodbye to your father?"

After knowing each other for so long, Zhao Xin never deliberately concealed it. Zhao Han naturally knew that Heng Yu was highly valued by Zhao Xin.

Sometimes when he looked at it, he could even clearly feel that Zhao Xin was a little better at Heng Yu than him.

His father knew clearly what his companion liked to eat and what type of idle books he liked to read. He even taught Xu Hengyu's calligraphy and paintings after dealing with the heavy government affairs.

As a son, how could he not have any admiration for his father? So sometimes, even if he is as noble as Zhao Han, his attitude towards Heng Yu cannot be concealed in his closeness.

Heng Yu did not deny it when he heard Zhao Han's words, "I just don't know that it is inconvenient for Your Majesty."

"It's okay, after class today, you can go to see your father with me. This trip to Jiangnan will take at least half a year. It's better to say it yourself." Zhao Han said in a warm voice.

We set out in early November, take the county examination in February next year, and then go to the government examination and the hospital examination. At least we will not be able to return to the capital until the end of April next year.

Heng Yu leaned over and thanked him respectfully.

Zhao Han looked at Heng Yu and waved his hand to signal, but he felt more and more uncomfortable.

This was not the first time he expressed kindness and closeness to Hengyu. Even Ye Fufeng often went to Xu's house to find Hengyu, but for some reason, Hengyu was always separated from them by a layer, as if he had been deliberately keeping a distance.

Zhao Han shook his head slightly and put these thoughts aside. After today's class, it was still early, so he took Heng Yu to find Zhao Xin.

Zhao Han greeted Zhao Xin a few words and found a reason to leave, leaving Heng Yu in the imperial study.

After Zhao Han left, Heng Yu was obviously much more relaxed than before.

The sandalwood in the incense burned, and a faint smell of sandalwood floated in the air inside. Heng Yu glanced at the Yu Study room and said dissatisfied: "Beautiful brother, the room is too stuffy."

Zhao Xin laughed twice and signaled Liu Li with his eyes. Liu Li retreated to the window and opened a small opening to make it breathable.

Zhao Xin waved his hand to signal Heng Yu to come over, and then instructed Wei Xian, "Go and bring me the painting that was placed in the northwest corner."

Turning his eyes to Hengyu, Zhao Xin said, "Yesterday someone presented me a painting by Master Wu. I originally wanted Liu Li to go to the study and come to you to appreciate it together, but I didn't expect you to come first."

Wei Xian had already brought the painting over and did not interrupt His Majesty. He carefully spread the scroll of the painting on the desk little by little.

Zhao Xin likes calligraphy and painting. Heng Yu has always studied this aspect, and his eyesight is no worse than Zhao Xin. Whenever Zhao Xin gets these rare calligraphy and paintings, he always likes to find Heng Yu to appreciate them.

Heng Yu walked to the desk and stood behind Zhao Xin. He accompanied him to read the painting. He usually told Zhao Xin about his desire to go back to his hometown to take the imperial examination.

Zhao Xin's eyes were a little dazed, "Yu'er is about to take the exam for fame now."

The scene of Heng Yu calling him "beautiful brother" in memory is still vivid in my mind. Now he is watching the grown-up child being at the age of taking the scholar exam.

"When I become an official, I can serve the beauty brother and write a good story with you about the king and the ministers." Heng Yu's eyes fell on the painting, and this sentence was very natural. Without sensationalism or brewing, it was the purest idea in his heart.

Zhao Xin laughed loudly. The emperor, who had just recovered from a typhoid fever, had already worn a thick fur coat. His originally pale face was a bit bloody because of this smile, and he looked much more energetic. "What official do Yu'er want to be a member in the future?"

Heng Yu raised his eyebrows, "How about I become your prime minister in the future?"

Zhao Xin laughed again, thinking that he was joking, and didn't care, "Anyway, I and Yu'er will definitely be a good story in history books after a hundred years."

With a happy smile, Zhao Xin wiped out the depression he had in the past few days and felt much better. He kept Hengyu for a while and chatted for a while. After dinner, he sent someone to take him back to Xu's mansion.

In early November, Heng Yu boarded a boat heading south and headed for Jiangnan.

As early as the second day after Heng Yu decided to go back to his hometown to participate in the imperial examination, Xu Fei had already sent the second housekeeper of the Xu Mansion to go south and go back in advance to arrange everything.

After Heng Yu returned to his hometown, because there were no close tribe members at home, he only went to the patriarch to greet him a few words the next day, and since then he has been staying in the house to review with peace of mind.

In February, March, and April, Heng Yu has never been worried about his level.

When answering questions, you need to consider the examiner's preferences. With Heng Yu's family background, you can learn about these things by just a little inquiry.

The ranking he came out was as expected, and Xiao Sanyuan was taken into his pocket.

The twelve-year-old little Sanyuan is worthy of a prodigy. With his family background, he will not have to worry about a good future. When attending a banquet hosted by Xuezheng, Xuezheng has always been kind to him.

If someone else gives you a face, you will naturally have to pay it back. Heng Yu is not unfamiliar with these social engagements, and it is considered a banquet that both guests enjoy.

As for what other people attending the banquet think, Heng Yu doesn't care.

After attending the banquet hosted by Xuezheng, Hengyu returned to his residence. When the second housekeeper heard that Hengyu was back, he did not dare to delay. He hurried over and handed the letter in his hand to Hengyu, "Young Master, a letter from the capital."

Heng Yu took the letter and thought it was just an ordinary greeting, but he didn't care. He changed his clothes and washed up, and then he looked through the letters in the bright candlelight in the bedroom.

After reading the letter at a glance, Heng Yu's eyes sank, and his clear eyes were as deep as ink. He slowly raised his hand and moved the letter paper in his hand to the candlelight.

The candlelight leaps and ignites the letter paper, and the flames spread upwards little by little. The letter paper in Hengyu's hand turned into ashes little by little, scattered on the table.

"Come here," he shouted in a heightened voice, "Come in and clean up."

The servant who heard his voice ran in quickly, looking at the pile of ashes spread out on the table, was a little unresponsive, but looking at Heng Yu's face, he didn't dare to say anything, so he hurried to get the things to deal with.

Before the servant went out with the broken ashes, Heng Yu said lightly: "Go and see if the second housekeeper has slept. If he hasn't slept, tell him that we will find a passenger ship to return to Beijing tomorrow."

"Ah." The servant was stunned.

Now that the admission list of the college entrance examination has just been announced, his young master won the little three yuan, so he naturally should stay in Jiangnan for a social event before returning to Beijing. The young master also gave the second housekeeper this way, but now he suddenly changed his mind.

The servant Yu Guang swept over the ashes of the letter he cleaned up and contacted the letter from Jingzhong. Suddenly, he didn't dare to think about it anymore. He lowered his eyebrows and replied, "Yes", walked out, and took Heng Yu to the door.

Heng Yu put out the candle, then the faint moonlight walked to the edge of the bed and lay down.

Xu Fei's letter to him did not say anything about his family, but only told him one thing. His Majesty was seriously ill after the New Year, and he was lingering in his bed for half a month. The sky over the capital during the New Year holiday was shrouded in haze.

Until early February, Zhao Xin recovered his vitality and the first thing he did after he could do after he was to call all the cabinet ministers into the palace. Under the witness of all the cabinet masters, he ordered the Minister of Rites to write a memorial and appointed the fifth prince Zhao Han as the East Palace.

Compared with the rebellion between foreign relatives who will only appear in the future, if the Eastern Palace is not established in front of him, Zhao Xin will have any accidents and the impact will be even greater.

People's calculations are not as good as God's calculations. Zhao Han is now the crown prince of the Eastern Palace and the crown prince of a country. If Hengyu wants to implement the new policy in the future, Zhao Han will also become one of his biggest obstacles.

Heng Yu closed his eyes and did not think about this question again.

He must do the new policy anyway. Now he is only worried about Zhao Xin's health.

Heng Yu returned to the capital half a month earlier than he had agreed with Xu's mother and others, but Xu Fei had expected it and calculated that it was time to ask the servants to go to the dock every day to wait. On this day, he took Heng Yu and others back to the mansion.

Xu Fei did not reveal the news to Xu's mother and Song Zijin in advance, so that they were both surprised when they saw Heng Yu and asked him about his well-being.

In the evening, Xu Fei went home on duty and then found Hengyu to talk to the study and informed Hengyu in detail about the matter.

After hearing Xu Fei's words, Heng Yu frowned slightly, and the corners of his mouth were pursed with force, and a faint white appeared, "How dare Ye Dang act like this!?"

When Zhao Xin was seriously ill and lingering in bed, he actually asked some officials of the Ye Party to kneel down in front of the palace gate to petition, asking His Majesty to establish the crown prince as soon as possible to consolidate the foundation of the country.

In the name of persuasion, the Ye Party became more and more arrogant in his actions.

Heng Yu lowered his eyes and returned to calm, but his words were not as gentle as his temperament. "I would like to ask my father to give me a list of officials who went to the palace gate."

Xu Fei frowned slightly, "What do you want to do on the list?"

"They petitioned in front of the palace gate, gained fame and career. They were actually gambling, so they had to be prepared to lose, right?" Heng Yu said lightly.

Xu Fei looked at him, shook his head and sighed, "Yu'er, dad suddenly can't see through you."

When he didn't know, how much layout did Hengyu make?
To be continued...