"Yes!" Liu Zhong continued: "The relationship between the Cui family and the scholars is obscure. If you don't investigate carefully, you won't know."
"Getting closer to scholars——"
After receiving such intriguing news, Chen Jue's mind sank, and even the grapes in his hands no longer smelled good.
I began to think carefully about what the Cui family leader wanted to do when he came out like this?
The Cui family is also one of the four major families.
In addition to the Xie family, which had been exterminated by Chen Jue, there are only three left of the four major families, the Langya Wang family, the Qinghe Cui family, and the Xingyang Zheng family.
Of these three families, the Wang family is low-key but headed by the Wang family. The other two also have their own thoughts and secretly want to replace the Wang family and become the head of the family.
Therefore, the quickest way is to let one of your girls become a queen, or become the uncle of the next emperor.
However, the Cui family had neither.
The previous queen, the current queen mother, was from the Zheng family.
Now that his future queen is from the Wang family, if the Cui family is not in a hurry, they will not keep sending their daughters to the palace!
Chen Jue didn't believe it.
But now, he has clearly stated that he will make the future queen, the son of Wang's daughter, the prince, but Cui has made no move!
On the contrary, I got closer to those scholars!
This made Chen Jue find it interesting.
Chen Jue narrowed his eyes slightly, with a half-smiling expression, "Can we find out which scholars are close to the Cui family?"
"Return to Your Majesty, we have found out."
After replying, Liu Zhong took out a book from his sleeve and handed it to Chen Jue.
Chen Jue flipped through it and took a look. At this glance, the people inside were really scholars!
And they are all scholars who come to take the scientific examination!
Seeing this list of scholars who have close contacts with the Cui family, if Chen Jue can't guess the Cui family leader's intention at this moment, then the first two games will be in vain!
"Your Majesty, we must kill them -" Liu Zhong raised his hand and made a killing gesture, the meaning was obvious.
"No." Chen Jueyao nodded and threw the list to Liu Zhong again, "Put it away."
Seeing that His Majesty rejected his proposal, Liu Zhong understood, but he was still a little worried, "Your Majesty, they are close to the Cui family. If they don't kill them, what if -"
Faced with Liu Zhong's worry and confusion, Chen Jue looked at Concubine Jiang walking slowly in the distance and waved his hands carelessly, "That's it, that's all, let them go!"
Students from poor families also have their own arrogance, so they cannot be easily won over by aristocratic families, not to mention that these aristocratic families are still a major obstacle that prevents them from climbing the ladder to heaven.
Chen Jue himself knew very well that the reason why he could successfully plot against the family before was because they did not react.
When they came to their senses, it was not unknown to those family heads. As for why they did not take any action, it was not because their family background was not as great as that of the Wang family, the Cui family, and the Xie family.
Now, Mrs. Cui reacted immediately, but it was a little late!
The aristocratic family and the humble family are in conflict with each other!
Chen Jue smiled nonchalantly, took a grape and threw it into his mouth. His mouth was instantly filled with sweet and sour taste.
"Your Majesty," Liu Zhong wanted to say something more, but saw that His Majesty had already stood up and walked towards Concubine Jiang who was walking slowly, so he had no choice but to shut up and stop talking.
"If I have to say where I feel most comfortable in this palace, it's Ah Rou's place." Chen Jue walked over and held Concubine Jiang's pair of Rouyi and said.
When Concubine Jiang heard this, she smiled coquettishly and looked up at him. When Chen Jue looked at him, his reflection was all in her eyes.
"That's right," Concubine Jiang said coquettishly: "Those women in the harem are not well-intentioned. Only I love Your Majesty wholeheartedly. Your Majesty is not allowed to like them!"
Looking at Jiang Rou's cute and pouty look, Chen Jue couldn't help but chuckle, "Are you praising yourself in disguise?"
"No way!" Concubine Jiang pursed her lips and retorted: "What I said is true. You are not allowed to like others anyway!"
"You!" Chen Jue tickled the tip of her nose lovingly, "You are so jealous. How can you reassure me that Wang's daughter will enter the palace in the next year?"
Chen Jue looked at her with worry on his face.
After he finished speaking, Concubine Jiang naturally understood what he meant.
The rules in Chen Guo's palace clearly prohibit it: concubines must not be jealous.
When there was no queen, except for the queen mother who was imprisoned in Shoukang Palace, only the one in front of her could control her.
But His Majesty loves her so much that he cannot bear to punish her.
The Wang family's daughter was born in the ancestral hall of Langya. When the Wang family's daughter entered the palace, there was a queen in the palace. I am afraid that the palace would not tolerate her being presumptuous!
Thinking of this, the joy on Jiang Rou's face diminished a bit.
However, within a moment, she regained her joy and said happily: "Then I will be a well-behaved and virtuous concubine. She is your Majesty's wife. I respect her and treat her with courtesy. I will never let her choose a concubine." My mistakes will never embarrass His Majesty, but——"
Jiang Rou blinked her eyes and smiled slyly, "But I haven't changed in front of Your Majesty, I'm still the same Ah Rou~"
Unexpectedly, this was the answer. Chen Jue raised his eyebrows, "A Rou is indeed the most considerate of me."
A leaf suddenly fell lightly on her head. Chen Jue slowly raised his hand to remove the leaf, and then held her in his arms.
The imperial concubine was so sensible that it was heartbreaking. Before leaving, Chen Jue decided to reward her well and said: "It will be autumn hunting in a while. Please let the palace people prepare it. I will take you out to play."
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When Jiang Rou heard this, her phoenix eyes instantly shone, and when she saw him nodding, her eyes were filled with unconcealable joy. She was counting the days every day, hoping that Qiu Lie would come soon.
Before the arrival of autumn hunting, the re-examination of the imperial examination and literary test came.
Following the lessons learned from the previous prime ministers and the minister of rites, the officials below were quiet during this literary examination. On the surface, everyone was honest.
For the second literary test, Chen Jue decided to go to Chong College in person to invigilate the exam.
Seeing His Majesty come to Chong College to invigilate the examination, the group of poor students in the examination room were immediately dumbfounded.
However, after reacting, he was even more excited.
His Majesty is here in person. What does this mean?
This shows that His Majesty attaches great importance to this imperial examination, which means that His Majesty attaches great importance to these students!
The students concealed their excitement and hurriedly raised their hands in salute, shouting in unison, "Meet Your Majesty!"
"Students, no courtesy!" Chen Jue was wearing black clothes with gold threads and dark patterns today. He was standing on a high platform, showing majesty and dignity.
Chen Jue looked around and said slowly: "Being a farmer in the morning and ascending to the Emperor's Hall in the evening, a general has no talent at all. A man should strengthen himself. I am promoting the imperial examination this time to give you students from poor families a chance. I hope you won't ask for it." Disappoint me!"
After the words fell, the group of students below became excited again, shouting in unison, "Students will definitely live up to the holy will!"
Chen Jue nodded with satisfaction and glanced at the dean of Chong Academy, "Let's get started!"
