Wang Jingzong looked at Ruan Ping'an and nodded solemnly: "That's right. It's true that you don't have much to see after seeing a few old men all day long."
Ruan Ping'an couldn't help laughing: "What a pain for the saint."
Wang Jingzong seemed to have remembered something. His heart moved, and he suddenly raised his head and asked, "Wen Ran, have you never thought about joining the cabinet?"
Ruan Ping'an could face the execution ground with rivers of blood without changing his expression, but after hearing these words, he was so shocked that he could almost stuff an egg into his mouth. He staggered and almost fell down. He stretched out his hands to cover his face in fear. Stopped Wang Jingzong's mouth: "Don't talk nonsense, don't talk nonsense, trouble comes from your mouth, you are trying to kill me."
Wang Jingzong took off Ruan Ping'an's hand and said nonchalantly: "It's okay after thinking about it."
Ruan Ping'an choked and turned pale: "It's a sin to say it."
Wang Jingzong glanced at Ruan Ping'an and thought seriously: "Wen Ran, you have just passed your thirtieth year this year, and you are already the minister of the Ministry of punishment and a third-rank official. It can be said that Jane is in the heart of the emperor. In time, you will not be able to join the cabinet. What I can’t think about is that you will miss this opportunity, which is such a pity.”
Ruan Ping'an shook his head and said with a stern face: "Don't mention this matter again. I have no intention of getting involved in these things that will be irreversible if I am not careful. I just want to be a safe and sound official."
Seeing Ruan Pingan's firm attitude, Wang Jingzong stopped trying to persuade him and just shook his head with great regret.
He knew very well that he had no hope of joining the cabinet in this life, let alone joining the cabinet. With his stinky, tough, and incomprehensible temper, even finding a real job in the Sixth Department would be difficult.
He glanced at Ruan Pingan calmly.
He can't go any further, but Ruan Pingan is different. Ruan Pingan is born to be an official. He has a perfect combination of smoothness, transparency, straightforwardness and tenacity. If such a person only stops at the Sixth Department, What a pity.
Wang Jingzong and Ruan Ping'an were standing in the corridor, lowering their voices and whispering softly, when a corner of dark clothes quickly flashed past the moon cave door not far behind them, and fluttered away in the wind.
The atmosphere in Mingyuan Building was also a bit tense. The noise in the dormitory last night was too loud, which alarmed the officials in Mingyuan Building. Although they did not go out of Mingyuan Building to watch the excitement, they all I looked through the window and saw clearly from beginning to end.
It's not unusual to catch a scholar cheating in a provincial examination, but it's unusual to catch six cheating scholars in the first test.
It can be seen how uneven the level of the scholars this time is, which is worrying.
The officials in charge of the provincial examinations all lived in the Mingyuan Building. There were many people with mixed opinions, and everyone had acquaintances. As word of mouth spread, rumors gradually began to spread. In a matter of hours, rumors spread. Then it reached the ears of the examiner Jiang Shen.
What's the matter? It's cheating. Someone in the Gongyuan is acting in harmony with others.
Anyway, it is so mysterious how to spread it.
When Jiang Shen heard these words, his head buzzed. The big fish and meat on the dining table no longer smelled good. He slammed the bamboo chopsticks and asked Mu Rongxuan angrily: "Where is Han Changmu? What is he doing? How could he let him This kind of rumor has spread. You just went to look for him. What did he say? What did you say? Why hasn't he come over yet?" He slapped the food table heavily: "Could it be that he wants me to go there? See him?"
"Mr. Ge, Mr. Ge, no matter how crazy he is, I can't let Mr. Ge condescend to see him." Mu Rongxuan
He was so anxious that his forehead was covered with sweat. He was usually the most eloquent person. Facing the sudden change of expression of Mr. Pavilion, he also became incoherent: "Xiaoguan, I have told Mr. Han everything I need to say." , Mr. Han also said that after he took care of the official business at hand, he came to see Mr. Ge. Mr. Ge, please calm down and bring Mr. Han back. You can just reprimand him to vent your anger, but don’t really do it. I'm so angry at myself."
After saying this, he patted Jiang Shen on the back as if to calm him down, lest Jiang Shen would actually pout in anger.
The matter of his joining the cabinet is still in limbo, and Jiang Shen still needs to give a message in front of the saint.
Jiang Shen took a breath and thought about the rumors in Mingyuan Tower. If these rumors were not stopped as soon as possible, the door of Gongyuan would be opened and the rumors would spread outside. It would be a small matter whether he, the pavilion boss, could do anything safe. It would be a big deal to lose the face of the world's scholars and scholars.
His face became solemn, and he ordered sternly: "Go and invite Master Han again, and be sure to ask him to come with you."
Mu Rongzhen responded with a bitter look on his face. He didn't even have time for lunch. He ran away twice before even finishing a mouthful of hot rice.
He opened the door with a grimace, and saw Wang Jingzong and Ruan Ping'an walking over with smiles on their faces. He put on a gentle face, nodded and said: "There are some rumors in Mingyuan Building. Mr. Ge is a little unwell. I am Go and invite Mr. Han to come over for discussion, Wen Ran, Baowen, please pay attention to these things." He pursed his lips towards the room: "Speak less and do less, avoid the limelight."
Wang Jingzong and Ruan Ping'an looked moved and saluted deeply: "Yes, I understand. Thank you, Lord Mu."
Mu Rongxun sighed, somewhat wishing for happiness, and walked out with his hands behind his back.
Wang Jingzong and Ruan Ping'an looked at each other and saw fear in each other's eyes.
Could it be that this provincial examination is going to be screwed up?
Not to the point.
The two of them stopped at the door with a tacit understanding.
Ruan Ping'an lowered his voice uneasily and hesitated: "No?"
Wang Jingzong looked calm and profound, and shook his head: "It's okay."
Although he said it was fine, he felt a little unsure in his heart. When he entered Mingyuan Building just now, he heard a few rumors, which were very evil.
Although rumors are limited to wise men, those who can take charge of provincial examinations are not necessarily wise men.
Besides, wise men are not exempt from vulgarity, and they also like to watch the excitement and talk about right and wrong.
Now the rumors are spreading in the Gongyuan, and they can still be controlled. If the gate of the Gongyuan is opened and the rumors fly all over Chang'an City, none of them, the officials in charge of the provincial examinations, will be left behind.
However, Wang Jingzong was a close minister of the emperor. He had been with the emperor for five years like a tiger and he did not fall down. His perseverance and perseverance were naturally extraordinary.
He was worried, but his face didn't show anything. He pushed the door open and saw Jiang Shen sitting with a calm face, eating his lunch slowly.
He sneered in his heart and bowed respectfully: "Mr. Ge."
Ruan Pingan also bowed.
Jiang Shen smiled kindly and said: "It will be difficult for you to be locked up in the Gongyuan for twenty days. Please sit down first. Mr. Han will come over later and we will discuss the matter."
Wang Jingzong and Ruan Ping'an looked at each other, agreed in unison, and stepped forward together with a wink to put away the lunch on the dining table.
Then he poured out the remaining ashes in the incense burner and replaced it with a stick of ashes to remove the smell.
Watery scent.
Jiang Shen didn't say anything and let the two of them take care of things. He leaned on the bed, closed his eyes slightly, and didn't know what he was thinking.
This time Han Changmu came very quickly. Wang Jingzong and Ruan Pingan had just tidied up the room, and he had already arrived. He saluted Jiang Shen and sat down.
Jiang Shen looked calm, looked at several people in the room, thought for a moment, and asked straight to the point: "Does Mr. Han know all the rumors in the Gongyuan?"
Han Changmu also nodded calmly: "Yes, I have already heard about it."
Jiang Shen felt that Han Changmu was too calm. When he heard those specious rumors, his eyes turned black with anger. How could Han Changmu be so calm?
He coughed slightly and asked, "Master Han, what countermeasures do you have?"
Han Changmu looked confused: "It's just a few rumors. Does Ge always think there is something wrong?"
Jiang Shen hit a nail that was neither hard nor soft, and choked up, but his face remained calm. He took a sip of tea and said: "I've been saying this for a long time. Let's try it. It's not a trivial matter. A few rumors can't be done." But it would be a disaster if the sky collapses, so it’s better to stop the rumors as soon as possible.”
Jiang Shen did not call Han Changmu by his official title, but called him by his first name, which quite meant that he regarded him as his nephew. If he did not follow Jiang Shen's words, he would be out of touch.
But Han Changmu was such a ignorant person, or rather he was intentionally ignorant. He said with a stern face: "Rumors only stop at the wise. The Gongyuan gathers the best of the world's scholars and scholars. Sooner or later, rumors will be self-defeating."
Jiang Shen's face turned pale as he was choked.
Wang Jingzong's shoulders shook three times, and he laughed silently with great difficulty.
Ruan Ping'an pursed his lips several times before suppressing the smile at the corner of his lips and stopped laughing.
Even Mu Rongxun, who had always had a grimace on his face, relaxed a little when he heard Han Changmu's words, but then frowned again.
If they were really all wise men, how could this rumor spread? It shows that this person is talking nonsense.
His face darkened, he assumed the posture of a superior, and said in a calm voice: "Master Han, something went wrong in the provincial examination, but we, the courtiers, are not the only ones who will be reprimanded. You, the envoy of the Internal Security Department, I'm afraid There is no way to escape responsibility.”
Han Changmu was waiting for Mu Rongxun's words. He raised his eyebrows and said respectfully: "What Mr. Mu said is absolutely true. However, this official is only responsible for guarding the Gongyuan. If you want to inquire about Mingyuan Tower at will, I'm just afraid that those in the middle will be suspected of overstepping their bounds."
As he said that, he gave Jiang Shen a meaningful look.
Jiang Shen's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly understood that Han Changmu was waiting for him here.
Jiang Shen narrowed his eyes. He was worried about Han Changmu's style. Naturally, he didn't want Han Changmu to interfere too much in the affairs of Mingyuan Tower. But if Han Changmu was not allowed to do these things at the moment, he would have to do them himself. , he asked himself that he did not have the energy and manpower, and he also asked himself that he could not be as perfect as Han Changmu.
He also had another thought in his mind, that is, imperial examination fraud has always been a hot potato. Whoever gets involved will be unlucky. It is better for Han Changmu to be unlucky than for him to be unlucky.
He glanced at Mu Rongxun calmly, and then said in a deep voice: "The saint has given Mr. Han the right to act expediently. Mr. Han can monitor and inquire about anything and anyone in the Gongyuan without any worries. , if the sage accuses you afterwards, I will tell you the right thing and will never make things difficult for Mr. Han."
