But fortunately, Xiao Chen is not an official in the court, and academic administration is a temporary position. When the spring is over, he will go back to Yanyun, thus cutting off all contact with those students, who cannot rely on him. , and he was unable to establish his own power in the court.
Therefore, it is okay to let Xiao Chen be the censor of Zuodu, or to be an academic administrator, but he cannot be allowed to do both. In that case, Li Wanjiang will probably not be able to sleep again in the future...
As usual, the imperial examinations are presided over by the Ministry of Rites. Cheng Youwen is unreliable and Jiang Tiansheng has little qualifications. The Ministry of Rites does not yet have a minister. Otherwise, let Xiao Chen get the title of minister of the Ministry of Rites, so that he can be more legitimate in academic affairs.
But this thought just passed through my mind, and I still didn't say it out loud.
After the emperor came out, Gong Shouli, who was waiting outside, immediately came up to him and asked, "Where did you take Yang Feng'er?"
"You old Gong, don't talk nonsense!" Xiao Chen was startled and looked around subconsciously.
"Then what are you guilty of?" Gong Shouli looked at his words and expressions and felt that there was something wrong in his mind.
"Who is feeling guilty? This is the Qinzheng Palace. If you speak lower, what does it mean if the emperor hears you?" Xiao Chen said.
"I'm going to report this to the emperor!" Gong Shouli said, "Now that I look back, I've been plotted by you again. You said that Yang Feng'er wants to live or die. I think it's true that you really want her. of!"
"Don't talk nonsense." Xiao Chen's face turned slightly red.
"Why are you blushing?" Gong Shouli was keenly aware of the subtle changes in the expression on Xiao Chen's face.
"Refreshed!" Xiao Chen said.
"Why, the emperor wants to kill you." Gong Shouli said with a smile, "It just so happens that criminals are being exterminated outside right now. Have you caught up with them?"
"Not only did the emperor not want to kill me, he also wanted to promote me to an official position. Don't you think that's irritating?" Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"The hell can you still get promoted?" Gong Shouli said angrily, "If you get promoted again, you will be promoted to heaven. I see you!"
"Thank you very much, I'd like to lend you some good words." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"Looking at your virtue, why did you get promoted?" Gong Shouli became even more angry.
"I'm just telling you, you must not tell others." Xiao Chen whispered in his ear, "The emperor wants me to be the examiner of academic affairs next spring."
"Why the hell!" Gong Shouli was furious. Why did you get to do all the good things?
"Look at you, you are a person who makes people angry but laughs at nothing. Your structure is too small." Xiao Chen said with a smile, "You also know that the examination of academic affairs is never done by one person. There must be at least one deputy examiner. I I think you, Lao Gong, are very suitable. I recommended you to the emperor just now, and the emperor agreed. Please go in and thank me."
"Really or not?" Gong Shouli was surprised and happy when he heard this, and he was about to turn around and enter the palace.
"Just listen carefully and go quickly, the emperor is waiting for you." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"What the hell are you kidding me again!" Gong Shouli came to his senses and was happy. He knew that even if the emperor was willing to make him a candidate, he would not let him be the chief examiner of academic affairs... He could not read. Son.
In fact, they still know each other, but not many. They learned from the emperor after entering the palace as a eunuch.
Although the eunuch was not literate according to regulations, the emperor did not impose such restrictions on him. He also encouraged him to read and literate. The emperor really didn't say anything to him.
But he and Xiao Chen were not the only literate eunuchs. After Xiao Chen reminded him last time, he immediately started a secret investigation.
Sure enough, they found that some of the young eunuchs serving the emperor's study were also literate, and they were also suspected of secretly delivering paper packages outside the palace...
This made him very angry. You are doing this under my nose. Not only are you seeking death, but you also want to kill me!
Fortunately, Xiao Chen warned him, otherwise he would have been kept in the dark until the Dongchuang incident happened, and he would still be involved!
These bastards are really too courageous. Not even I, Gong Shouli, nor this Xiao Chen in front of me can do this!
And these guys are risking their lives to do this kind of head-turning thing, I'm afraid the people behind the scenes are very important. They are all very smart, and they definitely won't do this just for a few taels of silver...
The emperor is not dead yet, and you are thinking of surrendering to the new master?
"Xiao Chen, do you want to report this matter to the emperor?" Gong Shouli asked Xiao Chen, because Xiao Chen is currently the leader of their small case-handling group, mainly because he himself can't make up his mind.
"You must seize tangible evidence for this kind of thing, and everyone will get the stolen goods. Otherwise, even if you beat them to death, they will not admit it. Admitting it is a capital crime of exterminating the family. Who will admit it? You report it to the emperor. If the emperor If I ask you for evidence, you can't answer it. You can't say you heard about it, right?" Xiao Chen said.
"That's what I say, but if the test questions set by the emperor are really leaked and we fail to grasp the current situation, wouldn't it be..." Gong Shouli said.
"If I say you're stupid, wouldn't it be better if you had a runny nose and leaked it?" Xiao Chen said.
"Yeah, what are you talking about!" Gong Shouli was surprised.
"Old Gong, Old Gong, you have to calm down when things happen. I see you are a little excited and your brain is hard to use. Are you afraid that the test questions will be leaked? Why don't we just change the questions before the test?" Xiao Chen said with a smile. .
"Damn it, isn't that what happened?" Gong Shouli was greatly annoyed when he heard this and slapped his head hard.
"Stop beating it. It's just like a watermelon to begin with. If it's beaten into pieces, it will be completely useless." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"What do you mean?" Gong Shouli asked.
"The main reason is that now we are not sure what the emperor means? Is he dealing with it in a high-profile and public manner, or in a low-key and secret manner? I just told the emperor about Cheng Youwen, and the emperor seems to be unconvinced, so we will do it secretly Investigate, wait and see what happens, and let the emperor take the initiative."
"Well, the emperor has summoned you for so long, what else have you been talking about?" Gong Shouli knew he shouldn't ask, but he still couldn't help asking, with a very strange look on his face.
"What do you want to ask, old Gong?" Xiao Chen said, "You can ask whatever you want to ask. As long as you ask, I will definitely answer you. Even if it is a huge secret, I will never hide it from you. , you ask.”
"Then forget it." Gong Shouli grinned after hearing this.
"Look, you don't dare to ask, how dare I say it?" Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"It's so hard to talk to you!" Gong Shouli said, "I wanted to inquire about something, but you almost found out the details. In short, there are some things that you know, and I also know. What I know, you may not know, I If I don’t ask you, don’t ask me either. If you don’t dare to say it, I don’t dare to say it either..."
"Since we don't dare to say it, let's not say it. Anyway, the truth will come out one day." Xiao Chen said, "By the way, the five hundred thousand silver you gave is almost spent. How can we do things without funds?" ?You take out another two million taels."
