Since Feng Yinxin lived in Mingxianghou's mansion, Mo Xia still moved out the fifth prince, who had been a good backer for thousands of years, and tactfully refused Mingxianghou's request to order him to stay overnight.

Mo Qing didn't ask for night leave with Hongjun Academy at all, and had to go back to Hongjun Academy's dormitory before midnight.

Seeing Mo Xia got up to say goodbye, Mo Qing also stood up and bowed his hands in salute: "Father, my son is going back to Hongjun Academy first."

Originally, Marquis Ming Xiang didn't care much about Mo Xia and Mo Qing.

Seeing that the pair of brothers could not be kept, and thinking about the family life that had not been chatted with Mo Fengshi and her three children for a long time, and looking at the two of them again, he became a little bored: "Okay, since you have something to do, you should go back first."

Mo Xia and Mo Qing couldn't see the change in Ming Xianghou's attitude before and after?

Over the years, Mo Xia has learned how to ignore Ming Xianghou's favoritism, without getting annoyed, and calmly said to Ming Xianghou, "Father, my son will leave."

There is no curfew in Beijing on the fifteenth of every month.

On this day, fish and dragons danced and stars fell like chess and stars. All the hawkers set up their stalls on the long street, dressed in coarse linen and sackcloth, shouting and selling one after another.

Thousands of miles and thousands of feet are Mo Ya's favorite human fireworks.

Mo Xia and Mo Qing walked among the crowd, their ears were full of buzzing, even talking, they had to speak louder to hear clearly.

Mo Xia folded his hands behind his back, looked at Mo Qing beside him, and unconsciously assumed the role of the eldest brother. In the midst of the bustle, he asked Mo Qing about his studies in a disappointing manner: "Ah Qing, how are you doing at Hongjun Academy?Are there people who push the high and trample the low, and form cliques?"

Mo Qing didn't have any impatience. Seeing Mo Xia's question, he replied very seriously: "No. Master treats me very well, and my classmates are also friendly and friendly. After class every day, we just discuss articles. These daysIt is much more interesting than living in the Hou Mansion."

Mo Xia asked again: "Have you revealed your identity as the son of the Marquis Mansion to your classmates?"

Mo Qing shook his head: "Second brother, I'm not stupid. I'm in Diziyuan, and most of my classmates come from humble backgrounds. If I let them know my identity, it will inevitably be another wave of isolation and exclusion."

"En." Mo Ya nodded, and glanced at Mo Qing appreciatively: "It's best if you can think like this. Ah Qing, you have been transparent since childhood, but I don't know whose character you followed, you are stubborn and impulsive.Hongjun Academy, we still need to restrain our temper and avoid disputes with Tianzi Academy. If something happens, father will not make decisions for us."

Daliang Hongjun Academy is the highest institution of learning in the country, inheriting from the previous dynasty, divided into two schools——

Tianziyuan and Diziyuan.

Most of the Tianziyuan were ignorant and incompetent high-school children, who entered Hongjun Academy under the cover of their ancestors, and donated officials to become officials after gaining a reputation.

Although most of them are small officials with no real power and no power, they are despised by Qingliu.However, relying on the family, even if the rest of your life is busy, you can also keep your life worry-free.

In such a place of smog and smog, even the sons of aristocratic families with a little bit of ambition would not think of taking a short-cut shortcut to Tutian Ziyuan to ruin their reputation for a hundred years later.

Diziyuan are all scholars from all over the Liang Dynasty who were admitted to Hongjun Academy.

There are poor families who study hard by the lamplight, and there are high families who forget to eat and sleep.

There will be an examination in the next day, and 80% of Jinshi will come out of this place.

It is said that Hongjun Academy is a sacred place for scholars. In fact, the real place of learning is Hongjun Academy, Dizi Academy.

Mo Qing has always been aware of Mo Ya's good intentions, looked at Mo Ya with a smile, and said, "Second brother, you ordered me to be admitted to Hongjun Academy no matter what., Get rid of father's control. Although Diziyuan is mostly poor, they will all be the pillars of the country in the future. How can Tianziyuan match this kind of strength?"

"That's why you can see clearly." Mo Yan thought of the bits and pieces of information about Hongjun Academy brought back by the secret guards of the Fifth Prince's Mansion, and thought it was very funny, so he shared it with Mo Qing enthusiastically, "Some people, it's hard work to pull it off."He passed five trials and killed six generals, and finally passed the exam, but he didn't want to enter the Dizi Academy, and only wanted to curry favor with the dandies of Tianzi Academy. Such ignorant people are not valued even in the family, even if they really want to please them, what's the use? When they see the elders themselves, their calves are so frightened that their calves go weak. Is it possible that they are still counting on this meager friendship to find a job for him?"

Mo Qing obviously thought of something interesting, looked at Mo Ya, and joked half-acknowledgingly: "Second brother, tell my brother, where did you know so much gossip? Speaking of which, the students of Tianzi Academy,No matter what you do, it is an open battle, and occasionally watching them fight against each other is much more interesting than those people who talk like snakes."

As a concubine who is not valued, Mo Qing is not qualified to enter the palace to be the prince's companion.

Once Mo Xia, Mo Yunyang, and Mo Yunchao sat in the Mingjian Pavilion with bright and clean windows, listening to the lectures of the great Confucians of the dynasty.Mo Qing could only study the Four Books and Five Classics by himself in a mixed family, with half the effort, and listened to a scholar who had not been ranked for many years, without any rules, pretending to be empty.

Because of this, Mo Xia always felt ashamed of Mo Qing.Every ten-day vacation, most of the time is spent on Mo Qing.Teach him how to behave in the world, and teach him the way of being an official.

This also led to Mo Qing's personality following Mo Ya's by 100%.Even the fact that he likes to watch liveliness is handed down in the same vein as Mo Xia.

Of course Mo Ya knows that Mo Qing likes to tease some wealthy children from Tianziyuan who are not doing anything wrong, and are even cutely stupid. Hearing this, he warned: "You should be careful, and don't mess with people you shouldn't. The Cui familyThose of the Chen family should especially avoid it."

The night of the fifteenth day is always extremely lively.

The children held high the paper dolls sprinkled with phosphorous powder, whizzing past the streets and alleys, reflecting the unextinguished candles of the tall buildings.

Bits of warm yellow condense into golden brilliance, and the capital city with intertwined light and dark is even more thrilling.

Mo Qing entered the Hongjun Academy, studying hard every day, without a moment's rest.It's rare to come out, and you can't help but be dizzy by the flourishing sky.

The soul is hooked away, and the soul is taken away.

It was rare for Mo Xia to meet Mo Qing, so he was not in a hurry to go back to the Fifth Prince's Mansion, but instead walked leisurely along the long street with Mo Qing.

Cui Yanpa is worthy of being a celebrity in the capital, several days have passed, there are still legends about her in the streets, alleys, teahouses and taverns.

Even if the Cui family sent people to stop the suppression, these storytellers were naturally backed by other families, not to mention that they did not name them. The protagonist in these stories is Xianyi County Lord.

All the people in the capital are watching, no matter how angry the Cui family is, they can only suppress it forcibly, not daring to make a move quietly.

After all, Hongjun Academy is a place where scholars gather. Everyone claims to be a clean stream, and they will not judge others at will.

So it was the first time Mo Qing heard these wonderful stories.

Mo Xia and Mo Qing sat in the teahouse, knocking melon seeds and peeling pine nuts.

Mo Qing listened to the sonorous and forceful tone of the gentleman in the audience, the more he listened, the more his brows furrowed.

Mo Xia blew on the tea in his hand, and took a sip contentedly.Looking up at Mo Qing who was puzzled, she said knowingly, "Why, I'm still wondering why Mo Sizhen chose His Majesty instead of the First Prince."

Mo Qing has been in such confusion ever since he accepted the imperial edict with his family.But in the Cangshan Pavilion, Mo Ya didn't give him an answer.

Previously, Mo Qing was fascinated by Feng Xiao's light, and briefly put his doubts behind him.Sitting in a quiet private room now, these unresolved problems unconsciously surfaced in his mind.

"The Cui family is so powerful that they are even dubbed Cui Banchao by the common people. His Highness the First Prince is the eldest son of the empress, in charge of the second department of soldiers and officials, and a sure-fire prince. Why does Mo Sizhen insist on choosing His Majesty and pin her hopes on her illusory heir?His Royal Highness..."

Mo Qing paused for a moment, and continued to ask: "With her position as a side concubine, she can be a noble concubine no matter what in the future."

Mo Ya nodded while putting dried fruit into his mouth.It wasn't until Mo Qing finished speaking that he wiped the corners of his lips with a brocade handkerchief, shook his finger and said, "Ah Qing, you made three mistakes."

Mo Qing: "?"

Mo Xia couldn't rest his hands all the time, grabbed a handful of pine nuts, peeled them and said: "First, don't look at our house as if it has a high status in the court, Mo Yunyang is the eldest prince's companion, and now he is also employedThe Ministry of Punishment, officials from the fifth grade, have a bright future. But our Mo family, in front of His Royal Highness, is not considered very important."

Mo Qing really didn't quite understand what Mo Ya said about the situation.

In Ming Xianghou Mansion, Mo Qing and Mo Xia had the best relationship.

Whether public or private, Mo Qing hoped that the Fifth Prince would ascend to the throne.

As for the situation of the Ming Xianghou Mansion, he didn't want to care about it, and he didn't bother to care about it.

All in all, everything that the Marquis of Mingxiang can obtain now belongs to Mo Yunyang, so what does it have to do with him?

"At the Zongji, my father used some means to save the face of the Mingxianghou's mansion on the side of the eldest prince. However, this was only a stopgap measure. As the private soldiers made the eldest prince's heels more and more stable, MingxianghouThe government is becoming more and more useless in his eyes. It has not yet ascended the throne, so it seems like a dead dog. How could our father want to continue to work for the eldest prince. I am afraid that as early as a year ago,Planning to join Mingzhu again.”

Mo Ya knew Ming Xianghou very well, and perfectly pointed out the hidden secret thoughts in Ming Xianghou's heart.

After Mo Xia finished talking about the first reason, he took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and continued, "This is the root of the second reason. Among the princes, there are only three who match Mo Sizhen's age. The second prince and concubine is Cui Sizhen.Yanpa, of course Mo Sizhen will not join in the fun. The family of the third prince and his mother is the mansion of Hushi General, so they would not like our Mingxianghou mansion. Besides, for many years, in the eyes of outsiders, Mingxianghou's mansion has always been the lineage of the eldest princeEven if you want to change the court, you need to find a reason to convince the concubine Chen. You can barely add a fourth prince. Unfortunately, the concubine Rong is also from the Cui family. With the empress, the fourth prince is even less likely to succeed than the fifth prince. Mo SiJane is so proud and arrogant, how could she allow herself to be just a princess?"

Mo Qing can see through at a single point, without Mo Ya's further analysis, Mo Qing immediately figured out the key points.

"Oh——" Mo Qing opened his mouth, nodded suddenly, put his elbows on the table, looked at Mo Xia with piercing eyes, and couldn't wait, "Second brother, what is the last reason? What is it?"

Mo Xia didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Why, do you think this is listening to a book? You also want to cheer."

Mo Qing scratched his head and begged Mo Xia: "Second brother, don't make me hungry, just tell me."

Mo Xia didn't go straight to the point, but played tricks: "Ah Qing, let me ask you, in Hongjun Academy, whose family's children are the most admired by everyone."

Mo Qing didn't even think about it, and blurted out: "Of course it's the Cui family. The Diziyuan is fine. In the Tianziyuan, even the offshoots of the Cui family, those sons of small officials, are just for the sake of bragging. I'm afraid they will be wronged."

Mo Xia said again: "Hongjun Academy, there is no prohibition on speech. This is a rule that has existed since the beginning of the dynasty. Presumably you also often discuss important affairs in the court."

Mo Qing nodded: "Naturally."

Mo Xia got a satisfactory answer, and smiled like a hamster stealing food: "Then how do you usually discuss the Cui family?"

Mo Xia was afraid that Mo Qing would not understand what he meant, so he emphasized: "Listen clearly, I am asking about the Cui family, not His Royal Highness."

Mo Qing shrugged, as if he was very disdainful of Mo Ya's question: "How else can I say it? It's nothing more than the fact that the Cui family is now powerful, and the old disciples are all over the court..."

Halfway through Mo Qing's speech, he came to his senses, opened his eyes wide, and couldn't believe it: "Second brother, no way..."

Mo Xia got up in time, pressed Mo Qing's shoulders, and stopped his words that he almost blurted out: "Okay, it's good to know. It's hard to talk about this kind of thing."

Although the Cui family has become more and more popular in recent years.But Emperor Delin continued to reuse the Cui family as always, causing everyone to have the illusion that Emperor Delin was paving the way for the eldest prince.

Including Empress Cui herself.

It's a pity that Emperor Delin's desire to kill is not hidden from Mo Xia who holds the script in his hand.

Which emperor can endure powerful ministers pointing fingers at him?Which emperor could tolerate a young and strong son threatening his status at any time?

As early as a year ago, Taifu Cui interfered in the appointment of Jinshi, and the eldest prince had already lost the qualification to seize the heir apparent in Emperor Delin's heart.

Unless the eldest prince rebelled, or he was boiled to death before Emperor Delin cultivated the next heir.

Otherwise, the eldest prince would hardly have any chance to ascend to the emperor's throne.

Except for Lu Chenzhang, Mo Ya never mentioned these things to anyone.

But Mo Xia is sure that Mo Sizhen must have figured out the little-known little thoughts of Emperor Delin from nowhere, so she is eager to get rid of the burden of the first prince.

"So this is why Mo Sizhen is unwilling to marry His Royal Highness the First Prince?"

"That's right." Mo Xia peeled off the pine nuts and poured them into his own mouth. "Of course, what I told you today, just keep it in your heart. Don't say it humanely."

Mo Qing glanced at Mo Xia with some distaste: "Second Brother, I'm not stupid. Why do you have to remind me like this?"

Mo Qing is not close to Mo Sizhen, and only has a good relationship with Mo Siyun on weekdays.Even in front of Ming Xianghou and the old lady, it was Mo Xia and Mo Sizhen who fought secretly.Mo Qing never participated in the slightest.

Knowing Mo Sizhen's thoughts today, Mo Qing felt a little emotional: "I always thought that Mo Sizhen was just a little girl with too much scheming, but now it seems that I still underestimate her."

"Little girl? Her?" Mo Xia shook her body exaggeratedly, shaking her head desperately trying to shake this image out of her mind, "If she were a man, the Mingxianghou Mansion would be able to flourish for at least a hundred years. It's a pity that the Mo Feng familyShe is full of dross, and she wants her to marry into the royal family and have children. She will support Mo Yunyang in the future. If you want me to say, ten Mo Yunyangs are not as good as one Mo Sizhen."

"That being the case, why didn't Second Brother prevent Mo Sizhen from entering the palace? Let her stir up trouble in the palace?"

"Why should I stop it?" Mo Ya was a little amused, "I am worried that His Highness will leave the palace to build a mansion, and no one in the palace will check and balance for me to inquire about the empress's movements. This ready-made character is in front of me. It is a good thing to have the best of both worlds. Why don't I take care of it?"Make use of it? Mo Sizhen has a great ambition in her mind. Just wait and see, the days to come will become more and more exciting."

Mo Qing said again: "?"

Mo Qing is not as familiar with Mo Sizhen as Mo Xia.

He even felt that between Mo Xia and Mo Sizhen, there was a feeling of sympathy and sympathy for each other.

"Do you know who Mo Sizhen admires the most?"

"Princess Ning Beizhao?"

"Wrong, it's the Empress Dowager Yisheng."

If talking about a woman who can be compared with Princess Ning Beizhao, the world will definitely mention the former Empress Dowager Yisheng.

Empress Dowager Yisheng was originally the concubine of the third prince of the former Emperor Guangshou.

Empress Dowager Su was famous all over the world when she was young, and she married into the royal family at the age of Ji, and raised eyebrows with the third prince, which is even a good story in the world.

However, on the occasion of winter hunting, Emperor Guangshou was attracted by the heroic and angry Queen Su in red clothes. Regardless of the objections of the courtiers, he forced his daughter-in-law to be his concubine.

Relying on the survival of the Su family, the Empress Dowager Su endured the humiliation and managed to survive.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Guangshou lived for fifty-four years.

The prince fights for the heir, it's up to you.When Emperor Guangshou passed away, the elder prince would either be demoted, deposed, killed, or imprisoned.

After counting and counting, only the nine-year-old youngest son of the Empress Dowager Su can inherit the throne.

Since then, the Empress Dowager Yisheng has listened to the government behind the curtain for decades, which was the first of its kind in the previous dynasty.

Because of the glory of Empress Dowager Su, the Su family has been famous for nearly a hundred years. Until the previous dynasty was destroyed, the Su family was the well-deserved first family.

Mo Xia's evaluation of the Empress Dowager Yisheng is: take Yang Guifei's bad cards and play Wu Zetian's Wang Bo.

Mo Qing has read history books well, and the honorable actions of Empress Dowager Yisheng are now often mentioned and praised by the masters of Hongjun Academy.

Mo Sizhen regards the Empress Dowager Yisheng as a role model, and everyone knows that she is ambitious.

"Second brother, what do you mean, Mo Sizhen doesn't want to be the queen mother, she wants to be..."

Queen Regent.

"Smart." Mo Xia praised Mo Qing, "So you know why I didn't stop Mo Sizhen from entering the palace. With her here, at least half of the empress' energy can be taken away."

"The eldest prince and I have been classmates in Mingjian Pavilion for many years. I know his qualifications best. A bamboo shoot in the mountains, it is because of his status that everyone praises him like a god. In fact, he is a true scholar.He can't even compare to Mo Yunyang. Outsiders are looking at the scenery proudly, but behind it is Empress Cui who advises her. Now that someone can become the empress' empress' rival, I am too happy to be happy."

After all, most of Hongjun Academy's students have not entered the imperial court, and their hearts are pure.The worst thing to think about is to be jealous of other people's good grades.

Every time Mo Qing listens to Mo Ya sorting out these scheming threads, he always feels distant and complicated.As he listened, he looked confused and puzzled.I don't know where I am at all.

"Second brother, am I stupid?"

Mo Xia could understand Mo Qing's feelings very well, and patted Mo Qing's head as if coaxing a child, comforting: "Of course not. Ah Qing, don't feel ashamed. I have been in and out of the palace since I was a child, studied in Mingjian Pavilion, and was immersed in the prince's fight for power and profit.Even if you don’t learn, you will learn without a teacher. You don’t have my experience, you just listen to me. Of course, you can’t understand these conspiracies and tricks with words alone. People have to grow.You can do everything, why do you need Hongjun Academy?"

Mo Qing also thought so before, but Mo Sizhen gave him a bit of a blow today: "Mo Sizhen is the same as me, but I am not even as good as her."

Mo Xia admitted this, and didn't make any irony because of Mo Qing's depression, but said: "So what? Out of 10,000 people, there will always be a few geniuses. Don't you compare yourself with these people?disgrace?"

"Ah Qing, you are outstanding. You were admitted as a scholar at the age of fifteen. Among scholars, you are already a genius without exception. But there are always people in the world who are more powerful than you, and who are even more determined. You should not be with them.Instead, we should try our best to surpass."

The Mohist disciples are all good.

In Mingxianghou's mansion, apart from not being valued by Mingxianghou, and the old lady would occasionally roll her eyes, Mo Qing's life was almost smooth.

Especially two years ago, Mo Qing was even more proud of being admitted as a scholar and entering Hongjun Academy.

But just now Mo Xia suddenly felt that Mo Qing might need some beatings.Let him realize the cruelty of the struggle.

In front of Mo Qing, Mo Ya never spoke seriously, and it was already very late when he saw it, Mo Ya broke Mo Qing's shoulder, looked into Mo Qing's eyes, very serious: "Ah Qing, don't think so much. What you need to do now, is to study hard, strive for an early autumn exam, and get the first rank in the palace examination. You have to remember that the number one scholar can ask His Majesty for a reward in the palace examination. Even if you don’t think about yourself, you have to think about your aunt.”

As for other difficulties and obstacles, will pave the way for you.

Mo Qing's eyes gradually regained their brilliance.

Mo Xia was satisfied, so he didn't say much, let Mo Qing understand it by himself: "You should go back to Hongjun Academy quickly, otherwise after the time when the academy is locked, even the Da Luo Jinxian will not be able to save you."

Seeing that Mo Ya didn't intend to go with him, Mo Qing was a little anxious: "Second brother, won't you go with me? The Fifth Prince's Mansion and Hongjun Academy happen to be on the way."

Mo Xia shook his head, smiled helplessly, but was willing: "You can go back by yourself. I'm going to take a detour to Rongxiangzhai to buy the sweet-scented osmanthus cake that His Highness loves."

.........

Mo Xia carried the oiled paper bag and wobbled back to the Fifth Prince's Mansion.

When the guards at the door saw Mo Xia, they all bowed and saluted: "Mr. Mo."

Then it was unimpeded and went straight all the way.

Mo Ya thought that Lu Chenzhang had already fallen asleep, and was thinking of using the pastry as tomorrow's breakfast to surprise Lu Chenzhang.

Unexpectedly, passing by Lu Chenzhang's courtyard, he found that it was brightly lit.

Mo Ya was a little curious about why Lu Chenzhang couldn't sleep so late, and walked all the way to the door of the study.Just as he was about to knock on the door, he heard Du Yunjie's indignant voice coming from inside.

"Your Highness, Emperor Delin is a foolish emperor. There was a severe drought in the sky, officials were greedy for salaries, they didn't open the treasury in time to relieve disasters, and punish corrupt officials. They actually wanted to use you, Your Highness, to sacrifice to heaven."

Mo Xia listened for a long time, but did not hear Lu Chenzhang's voice. Instead, Du Yunding continued to chatter: "Your Highness, let's go against it. It's better than being tortured by the dog emperor."

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