"That's true, just send a killer." Leng Yi rolled his eyes and said: "If the emperor is worried about this, it's simple. He won't draw pictures of him having sex with his concubines or drawing him with other women.

If he cares about a woman, wouldn't he feel at a disadvantage?"

"Hehe, that's true, but only if the emperor is willing."

"So, the emperor has never issued an edict announcing my entry into the palace. It is probably because he has various considerations and has not yet made up his mind to let me paint the erotic palace for him?"

"That's right. Besides, this kind of thing is not something to be anxious about. Let me observe you first, and then think about how I can let you draw without losing money or leaking secrets."

Leng Yi smiled bitterly: "He can wait, but my wife's illness cannot wait!"

"Unless it's like what you said, the emperor has a woman he doesn't care about but really wants to paint. And it must be painted right away. It can't wait. And your paintings cannot be replaced by other painters. He

Only then can I call you into the palace to paint immediately. Otherwise, what if I wait three to five years? When I am firmly seated on the throne, I will observe you clearly, think that you are trustworthy, and find someone suitable to paint with you.

Now that you are a woman, it will not be too late to call you into the palace at that time."

Leng Yi's eyes lit up, and he thought of a woman, that is, the heroine of the famous erotic painting "Xiling Xing Xiao Zhou Hou"!

Empress Xiao Zhou was the queen of Emperor Li Yu of the Later Tang Dynasty and the woman of the subjugated king. Zhao Guangyi coveted Empress Xiao Zhou's beauty. He and Empress Xiao Zhou had no relationship, let alone love. This started when he raped Xiao Zhou and made the painter

It can be inferred from the drawing that he was just an insult to the winner's pride towards the loser, and raping a queen who surrendered to the former king gave him a greater sense of accomplishment. He wanted others to see this, so he drew

This was not only his hobby of taking selfies, but also because he showed off his military exploits in conquering enemy countries. After he knew that he had this "painting" technique that was far more realistic than others, he

I will definitely let myself help him draw the scene after he raped Xiao Zhou. Now, as Cheng Luojie said, it is only a matter of time. And this problem can be delayed for Zhao Guangyi, and for himself,

But it can't be delayed.

Now, we must find a way to make Zhao Guangyi feel that he cannot afford to delay!

What can you do?

Leng Yi whispered: "Do you know Little Empress Zhou?"

"Xiao Zhouhou?" Cheng Luojie was puzzled for a moment.

"She is the queen of Li Yu, the leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty."

"Oh. You're talking about Mrs. Zheng Guo. You know, what's wrong?"

Mrs. Zheng Guo was the title given to her by Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin after Xiao Zhouhou and her husband returned to the Song Dynasty. Xiaozhou Hou was the name given to her by later generations. Leng Yi said: "Is there any way you can make the emperor feel that she is going to die soon?"

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"She's going to die soon? Why?"

"I asked you to find a way to make the emperor feel this way."

"Why has to be this way?"

Leng Yi asked curiously: "Don't you know what happened between the emperor and Xiao Zhouhou?"

Cheng Luojie shook her head: "What happened to them?"

Historically, Zhao Guangyi raped Xiao Zhou in the year Li Yu died, which was also a year after the era set in this book. At the time when Leng Yi and Cheng Luojie were talking, Zhao Guangyi had not yet told Xiao Zhou

He did not do it until the Lantern Festival of the following year. Before that, he did not even reveal his covetousness for Xiao Zhou Hou, so although Cheng Luojie was also in the palace, she did not know about it.

Leng Yi said: "Because the emperor likes this little Empress Zhou very much. If he knew that she would die soon, he would definitely take action against her, and he would also ask me to draw this scene."

"how do you know?"

"Didn't you say that his favorite scene is to draw the scene of him having sex with his concubine? He won't let me see his concubine, but he will definitely let me watch him rape the young queen. And he will draw it. Because

Xiao Zhouhou is the queen of a country that has perished. He will feel a sense of accomplishment by doing this. And my paintings are very lifelike and unmatched by other painters. So the emperor will definitely let me enter the palace."

Cheng Luojie said: "I mean, how do you know that the emperor likes Mrs. Zheng Guo and would rape her?"

"Xiao Zhouhou is unparalleled in beauty, and she is the queen of a subjugated king. The emperor likes this kind of incongruity, so I guess he will do this. - Now I must do everything possible to get the emperor to summon me, and at the same time

Only if you ask me for help can I ask him to order Hua Mingzun to treat my wife's illness."

Cheng Luojie nodded: "That's right."

"You are familiar with the emperor. Please help me think of a way to make the emperor think that Xiao Zhou is about to die."

Cheng Luojie smiled brightly and said, "You really found the right person! I have a way."

Leng Yi was overjoyed: "What can we do?"

"The guard leader who is responsible for the safety of Li Yu and his wife and also monitors them is called Lu Feilong. He used to be the guard of the late emperor and he has a good relationship with me. Once he made a mistake and the late emperor wanted to execute him. It was I who interceded with Queen Kaibao. This

I spared his life and asked him to protect Li Yu and his wife while monitoring them, and made meritorious service. He was very grateful to me. If I asked him for help, he would definitely agree. Besides, it was his duty to report the situation of Li Yu and his wife.

But, what should I say to make the emperor think that Xiao Zhouhou is about to die? How about saying that she is seriously ill?"

"This is not good. The imperial doctor knew it was fake at a glance." Leng Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Let's just say that Li Yu and his wife missed their homeland and planned to commit suicide together."

Leng Yi said that Li Yu missed his motherland, but he was not wronged. Li Yu wrote many popular poems about missing his motherland. In history, Li Yu was jealous of the emperor Zhao Guangyi because of this, and he was poisoned to death. And it was a year later.

Of course, it is said that Li Yu and his wife were planning to commit suicide and die for their country. In fact, at that time, Li Yu and his wife planned to survive in the Song Dynasty. However, after Li Yu was poisoned by Zhao Guangyi, Xiao Zhou did commit suicide to die for his love. This point

She was not wronged.

Leng Yi wanted to fabricate this incident in order to make Zhao Guangyi feel that time could not wait. For a person who wanted to commit suicide, it was impossible to tell when he would take action.

Cheng Luojie blinked her eyes and said, "Is this okay?"

"I'm not sure, so I can only try and ask him to speak more urgently."

Cheng Luojie smiled and said: "The guards are pretty good at saying sesame seeds are watermelons, otherwise they won't be taken seriously. Well, I'll do as you ask, I'll write an eight hundred

I will give it to him urgently and ask him for help. As for the purpose of doing this, I will not tell him, and he will not ask. He is a smart man, and doing this is actually good for him. Because he has spied on things. The emperor is originally

I am very suspicious of a subjugated king like Li Yu, for fear that his former subjects will miss him and cause trouble."

After agreeing, the two remained warm for a while. Then Cheng Luojie went out to do errands.

After a while, Mr. Dong came in with a few scholars. His excitement was palpable. He took a test paper and said to Leng Yi: "Dong Weng. We reviewed this Ming Medical College test paper and felt that this poem is worthy of being called the best."

The excellent works are much better than the poems in the Jinshi Department, so I don’t know how to judge the paper, so I ask Dong Weng to make a decision."

Leng Yi took the test paper and saw that it belonged to Hua Wuxiang. The poem was of course Liu Yong's "Looking at the Tide" that he had copied to her. This famous song that eulogized the peaceful and prosperous times of Qiantang was naturally enough to attract these few people.

The eyeballs of a great scholar.

He pretended not to know what was going on, and did not read the words. He smiled and said, "You are not mistaken, are you? This is a candidate from the Ming Medical Department. His poems are better than those from the Jinshi Department. Isn't it a joke?"

Mr. Dong said: "We also thought this was impossible, but it happened to appear like this. We have all read this poem carefully. It is really excellent, so we specially came to ask Mr. Dong to read it."

Several other scholars also nodded in agreement and kept praising this poem for being well written.

Leng Yi finally picked up the test paper. After reading it carefully, he let out a sigh and glanced at them. His eyes were full of surprise. Master Dong and others were very happy, quite a bit happy.

Leng Yi read the poem carefully again, and exclaimed: "Good words! Really good words! Who wrote this? Which great Confucian scholar is he a disciple of?"

A medical officer came forward and said: "This is written by a fifteen-year-old girl. She and her grandmother opened a small shop selling medicinal materials in Bazhou."

Leng Yi's face was even more surprised and he said: "It is really rare for a fifteen-year-old girl to have such talent!"

An old scholar said: "It is a pity that she is a woman, and women cannot be officials. Otherwise, with such talent, she can be transferred to the Jinshi Department and be admitted as the first Jinshi!"

Several other people also showed regret.

Leng Yi asked: "How about her medical skills?"

The medical officer in charge of correcting the medical skills examination papers stepped forward and said, "Her medical skills examination papers are also among the best among all Ming Medical candidates."

"Well, since she is a woman and cannot be an official, she cannot be transferred to the Jinshi Department, so she can still be ranked according to the Ming Medical Department."

Master Dong said: "With this poem, it should be ranked first."

"Then I'll be number one."

The medical officer hesitated a little and hesitated: "But if a woman is placed first, I'm afraid it will cause controversy."

Leng Yi glared and said, "What's there to talk about? I can't compare to this young girl in literary talent, nor can I compare to her medical skills. I don't have that ability, so how can I have the face to talk about others?"

"Yes!" The medical officer was quite embarrassed.

Since the examiner had decided on the ranking, it naturally could not be changed. Leng Yi also read all the other people's test papers. He did not understand the imperial examination and could not change it casually. He agreed with their preliminary opinions and let these people

The few Hongru who corrected the papers were very honorable.

On the same day, the Yamen announced the list of those who passed the examination. Sure enough, Hua Wuxiang, a young girl who ranked first in the Ming Dynasty medical examination, caused a lot of discussion. There are various theories. However, Hua Wuxiang wrote

After the poem came out, those who said weird things were speechless.

After Leng Yi returned home from the office, he saw Cao Sui sitting alone on the porch, sobbing silently. His heart tightened, and he quickly stepped forward and whispered: "What's wrong? What happened?"

Caosui looked up at him, then looked back at the room and said: "Sister's eyes..."

"What happened to the eyes?"

"I can't see clearly..."

Leng Yi was shocked and hurried in. He saw Zhuo Qiaoniang leaning on the head of the bed with her eyes closed, as if she was asleep. Leng Yi walked to the bed and sat down on the edge. Zhuo Qiaoniang then slowly

He opened his eyes, looked at him, and smiled slightly: "The official is back...?"

Leng Yi said: "What do you think?"

"It's okay, it's fine..."
To be continued...