Zhu Bai said: "Brother, don't panic. When he really becomes the number one pick, I will naturally have a solution."
Three days later, the palace examination was held in Fengtian Palace.
Lao Zhu was wearing regular clothes and sitting on the dragon chair. Zhu Bai and Zhu Biao were sitting on the left and right respectively.
One hundred and fifty tributes stood in rows in the main hall.
Lao Zhu glanced below and saw that the tributes were either handsome or handsome, and they all showed talents. He was secretly happy: the people selected for the imperial examination this time were very good.
Lao Zhu extended the questions asked by the previous five examiners and asked the following 150 people one by one.
Although Lao Zhu tried his best to appear amiable at the moment, the murderous aura in his body still made the people below him uncontrollably tremble.
Some people stammered, and some people were completely dumbfounded. They heard the question and didn't respond for a long time.
The two people Zhu Bai and Zhu Biao had chosen before were very nervous, and their voices trembled when they answered questions.
In contrast, Ouyang Lun was calm, well-mannered, and answered questions generously and concisely.
At the end of the palace examination, Lao Zhu selected Ouyang Lun as the top pick, Zhu Biao and Zhu Bai as the top pick and the second pick respectively.
Zhu Biao pursed his lips, but there was nothing he could do.
Aside from his moral flaws, Ouyang Lun is indeed the strongest in terms of literary talent and appearance.
At the end of the palace examination, Ouyang Lun was allowed to wear the No. 1 Scholar uniform and rode a tall horse from the palace gate all the way back home to show the emperor's favor.
It’s truly a sight to behold.
As soon as Lao Zhu stood up and walked away, Zhu Biao asked Zhu Bai in a low voice: "Twelfth brother, what is your method? What is it specifically?"
Zhu Bai smiled, pointed behind him, and walked back.
Zhu Biao followed him, and then saw his sisters hiding behind.
The cheeks of the princesses were red, their eyes were like autumn water, and they looked like little girls yearning for spring.
Zhu Biao understood Zhu Bai's intention instantly. These sisters have indeed reached the age of marriage.
The princesses were a little embarrassed. After bowing to Zhu Biao and Zhu Bai, they left in whispers.
Zhu Biao asked Zhu Bai: "What did you tell them?"
Zhu Bai said: "To tell you the truth, today my father wants to pick the top pick and the second overall pick. They just went to ask their father for permission and watched the fun from behind."
Anyway, once the screen is blocked, the inside can see the outside, but the outside cannot see the inside.
In fact, even if these princesses come to see them, they can only take a look at the temperament and demeanor of the Jinshi from a distance.
Moreover, in order to win Lao Zhu's favor today, Ouyang Lun did not dare to dress too showily and dressed elegantly.
But this kind of dress is the easiest to attract the soul of a girl.
Zhu Biao frowned slightly: "Is this good? Ouyang Lun's family is so poor..."
Do you really want to trick your own sister like this?
Zhu Bai sighed: "Now that Ouyang Lun has become the consort, my father will naturally not let him suffer poverty again. Besides, his character is indeed not suitable for being an official, but being a husband may not be a shortcoming."
To put it bluntly, what kind of backbone does it take to be a prince-in-law?
From now on, the wealth and prosperity of a family will all depend on their wives, and they must do their best to pamper, flatter and make their wives happy.
Ouyang Lun happens to be good at this.
Moreover, he has a high degree of education, literary talent, appearance, temperament, demeanor and figure.
All things considered, he is just one of the best "good husbands" in a million.
Therefore, if the princess marries her, she will never be wronged, let alone resent Zhu Bai and the others.
Zhu Biao nodded slightly: "That's true."
Zhu Bai added: "Now that Ouyang Lun is the number one scholar appointed by his father, he has no choice but to run away. If we don't want him to bring trouble to the government in the future, we can only give him the title of Prince Consort, an official who has no real power but can make him rich."
According to the regulations of this dynasty, in order to prevent relatives from interfering in politics, the prince-in-law cannot be an official with real power, and can only be titled as a pro-military captain.
To put it bluntly, he is the honorary captain of the Royal Security Force.
As long as Ouyang Lun is willing to be the prince's consort, he will definitely be a pro-army captain for the rest of his life and will not be able to make any waves.
And this also has the advantage of invalidating a chess piece that Hu Weiyong painstakingly arranged.
At most, the court would waste some money to support him.
Whichever is the lesser of two evils…
After thinking about it, so far, I still can't see the harm in letting Ouyang Lun be the consort.
Zhu Biao: "Okay."
Zhu Bai said: "I will convince my father, and my eldest brother will convince Ouyang Lun. This matter will be done."
He really disliked Ouyang Lun, and he was afraid that if he saw him later, he could not help but give him a big ear first, and the matter would not be possible.
So, he can't go.
Zhu Biao stretched out his hand: "Okay, let's split into two groups."
Now Zhu Biao is used to this action.
Zhu Bai smiled and high-fived him: "Brother, come on."
Lao Zhu had just selected a few young talents and was in a very good mood.
Seeing Zhu Bai come in, he said: "Tell me, you are a traitor, and you are trying to trick your sisters to see the candidates. What kind of tricks are you trying to play?!"
Zhu Bai said: "Oh, my father, my elders and my elders have reached the age of marriage. Today, the young talents of Ming Dynasty are gathered together. It is a good opportunity to choose a prince-in-law."
Lao Zhu said: "That's right."
Although the country needs employees, it would be a lot to miss this one.
Moreover, people who are good at making fuss may not necessarily be good at doing things.
His daughter's life-long event, but she couldn't choose that after trying this.
Lao Zhu thought for a while and said, "What is Ouyang Lun's background?"
Zhu Bai answered honestly: "He is a child from a poor family, but he was born innocent."
He was not wrong, he was not from a humble background, even though he was from a clean background.
Lao Zhu frowned.
Zhu Bai said, "Father, we don't care about betrothal gifts, and we don't expect to rely on the in-laws to get promoted and make money. As long as the other party has a clean background, it will be fine."
If the Tang and Song dynasties were left alone, the emperor would still use the princess to marry him.
When it comes to Lao Zhu, this item no longer exists.
Lao Zhu had only one policy for dealing with neighboring countries: either the other party took the initiative to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and paid tribute, or he had to fight until the other party surrendered and paid tribute.
It is okay for the other party to send his daughter to Ming Dynasty for Lao Zhu to play with, but it is absolutely impossible for Lao Zhu to send his daughter to another country to be his wife! !
Lao Zhu smiled: "No, he is poor, and we can help him not be poor. We also come from a poor family. Besides, how much can a family spend on food, drink, housing and transportation? We can afford it."
Zhu Bai said: "Isn't that right? My father is wise. Moreover, my father has always asked his sons and ministers to vigorously promote the imperial examination. If Ouyang Lun, a young man from a poor family, gets the first prize and becomes the prince-son-in-law, wouldn't that be the best publicity? "
Only one champion is born every three years, and there are even fewer civilian princes-in-law.
To say he is one in a million would be an understatement.
But that's not important, because people won't think about it.
The message they received was: As long as they take the imperial examination, they can become an official and a consort! !
Lao Zhu touched his chin: "This is true."
Zhu Bai added: "My father also knows the fourth sister's temper."
If she were to marry, she would definitely choose the oldest Princess Anqing among the daughters who are currently waiting for marriage.
Princess Anqing ranks fourth among the princesses and is the second daughter born to Queen Ma.
