"Master Zhao is right. Your Majesty is fifty years old. It's time to take care of your health. There are many concubines in the palace, and the Yin Qi will inevitably be strong. It's not good to overpower Longyang. However, Master Zhao and I both agree on this matter." It's inconvenient to tell the emperor. It's best to go back and make some suggestions to the emperor, Eunuch Gong, and I can also second your suggestions." Yuan Ren said.
"It's neat and tidy like this." Gong Shouli thought it was right, "There are more concubines in the palace now. The emperor is busy with state affairs and rarely has good fortune. It would be better to invite some of them out, and the palace will spend less every year. silver……"
That's very high-spirited.
"Master Xiao, where are we going to start this errand?" Zhao Yu was happy for a long time, thinking that after the downtown murder case was solved, he would be relieved of a heavy burden. Unexpectedly, he was relieved of another heavy burden. Heavier!
Fortunately, Xiao Chen is there, even if the sky collapses, he will be there to hold it up.
Fortunately, it was Xiao Chen. If it were anyone else, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to withstand it at all.
"Let's start from the beginning." Xiao Chen said, "Ziyu, pick a few unfamiliar and shrewd subordinates, pretend to be candidates for the imperial examination, and infiltrate them first."
"The government officials are not good at that. They are experienced in handling cases, but they don't act like scholars, so they can only choose from the book office." Zhao Yu said.
"Well, I will send two people later, but we have to ask Wu Qingxi to recommend him for this matter. Without his name, we can't get in." Xiao Chen said.
"What is the situation with Wu Qingxi that the emperor is talking about?" Gong Shouli asked.
"I guess I was involved, and I didn't want to join them, so I reported it to the emperor. This person is very important, and his absolute safety must be guaranteed. If those people find out that he has betrayed him, they will definitely kill him. Silence." Xiao Chen said.
"Sir, let's sit and talk. Who do you think these people are... who are so bold?" Yuan Ren said.
"Last year in our Zhili Provincial Examination, the examiner was Wu Qingxi's immediate superior, Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, Cheng Youwen. I heard that he also wanted to be the academic administrator next spring... If this is true, he must be involved!" Zhao Yu said.
"I've long seen that guy is dishonest!" Xiao Chen hated this person the most, "No matter whether this matter has anything to do with him or not, we have to move him down!"
He is clear about love and hate, and speaks so straightforwardly.
But it also shows that he regards everyone here as one of his own.
Otherwise, can we say so?
"Cheng Youwen is indeed...but if there is no evidence, we can't just move him." Zhao Yu's tone obviously didn't like Cheng Youwen either.
"Anyway, we are ordered to investigate the case, and whatever we find out is what we find, I don't believe that Cheng Youwen's butt is clean!" Xiao Chen said, "Eunuch Gong, don't you think so?"
"It doesn't matter whether his ass is clean or not, what's important is that he has someone behind him." Gong Shouli said, "Back then, Prince Fengyang wanted Zuo Weipan to be the Minister of Rites, but Zuo Weipan died unexpectedly, so he chose Cheng Youwen again. , Haha, in terms of qualifications, reputation, and ability, he is far inferior to the dead ghost Zuo Weipan, he just has a good mouth!"
He was flattering and smooth-tongued, and made Li Feng happy, so he was promoted and reused.
In fact, Li Feng may not be able to like him, but he can only choose the bigger one among the princes. No matter how you say it, Cheng Youwen clearly supports him, Li Feng, as the crown prince.
At this time, all the cock-crowding, dog-robbers and thieves can come in handy.
And we must also let those vacillating princes and ministers understand that as long as they are loyal to me, Li Feng, I will definitely support him to rise to power!
It's that simple and crude.
"Eunuch Gong, are you saying that King Fengyang is also involved in this matter?" Xiao Chen said.
"I didn't say it, don't talk nonsense!" Gong Shouli was startled, "I just said that Cheng Youwen has a very good relationship with King Fengyang."
"Why are you so surprised?" Xiao Chen said with a smile, "Aren't we analyzing the case? Everyone can speak freely and express their opinions. It's good if the analysis is right, but it doesn't matter if the analysis is wrong... Mr. Yuan, what do you have in mind? I don’t think we need to bother, as long as Master Yuan teaches you a lesson, we can figure out the root cause of the matter."
"Master Xiao, don't make fun of me." Yuan Ren said, "I don't have that level of ability. I don't know anything except looking at the stars."
"Then Master Yuan, have you seen how our luck is in the Great Zhou Dynasty now?" the fat man asked casually.
As soon as he said this, several people turned to stare at him.
"Did I say the wrong thing?" The fat man was stunned by the big guy's gaze.
"I'm afraid Dean Shangguan doesn't know something. This matter is not something that we ministers can ask." Zhao Yu said.
"I made a mistake, I apologize." The fat man really didn't know, so he apologized quickly.
"Since Dean Shangguan made a mistake, what's the crime?" Yuan Ren said, "But our luck in the Great Zhou Dynasty is booming, so there is nothing wrong with telling others."
When you hear it, it sounds like a scene.
"Master Yuan, I don't understand astrology, so I don't want to make Master Yuan laugh if I ask a ridiculous question." Xiao Chen said, "Who arranged this astrology?"
"God." Yuan Ren answered neatly.
"Who is God?" Xiao Chen asked again.
"Of course he is a god." Yuan Ren said.
"Which one is more powerful, the emperor or the gods?" Xiao Chen's question became increasingly weird. "If a god suddenly appears, should we, the emperor, worship the god, or should the god worship the emperor?"
"Uh..." Yuan Ren was dumbfounded and speechless, saying it was such a sensitive question, and no one had ever asked me that.
"Master Yuan, there is no need to answer me. This is just my random thinking when I have nothing to do." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"You'd better think less about these messy and useless things and think more about this case!" Gong Shouli said.
"What books has the emperor been reading recently?" Xiao Chen suddenly asked a very strange question.
"The emperor only reads books from sages, which are nothing more than the Four Books and Five Classics." Gong Shouli said casually.
"How many eunuchs are there who usually serve the emperor in reading and writing?" Xiao Chen asked again.
"There must be more than a dozen, right?" Gong Shouli said, "Why do you ask?"
"But you can't even read?" Xiao Chen continued to ask.
"You are talking nonsense! How can these brats be literate?" Gong Shouli said angrily, "Aren't you asking questions knowingly?"
According to the rules of the palace, all the eunuchs who serve the emperor, especially those who clean the royal study and have access to the dragon case, are blind and cannot read a single word. This is also to avoid leaking secrets.
"Eunuch Gong, I think Mr. Xiao may have some deep meaning in asking this... Who appointed those little eunuchs?" Zhao Yu said.
"Who else could it be? Of course it's me. Why is there anything wrong with this?" Gong Shouli said.
"Eunuch Gong, although the Spring Festival has not yet started and the academic affairs have not been started, the emperor must have started to think about the test questions for the national examination at this time. Therefore, it doesn't matter what book the emperor is reading, what page he is reading, and what sentence is on the page. It's very important." Zhao Yu said.
Because the questions in the general examination all come from the Four Books and Five Classics.
