Chang Chengyou had already walked outside the Jingyi Hall, but he suddenly turned around and asked: "By the way, the literary list was unveiled in Beijing today, but has any great scholar defeated Tao Yi?"
"Yes, there is." Sun An said with a smile: "Although there are no comments from the great scholars in the capital, there is news from outside the palace that someone is competing for the ranking in Zui Lailou, and they still competed for three rankings, five poems and one word The pair made the whole house happy, and even the great scholar Li Heming sighed that he might as well hide his face and run away."
"Oh?" The emperor became interested: "Not to mention the three lists, there are actually five poems. Come and listen to them."
Sun An knew that the emperor was concerned about this matter, so he cleared his throat and recited the five poems in a pair in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, Chang Chengyou's eyes lit up, and he was not in a hurry to return to the Jingyi Hall. He repeated a few words, looking quite excited.
"Great talent, this man is a great talent. Although the meaning and mood seem to be written by a woman, isn't it just to compete with Tao Yi's ranking? Who wrote it?"
"Written by Mr. Qiu Wanshan, the Right Minister of the Ministry of Revenue."
"What?"
Chang Chengyou, who had been looking excited just now, immediately couldn't laugh or cry when he heard the words Qiu Wanshan.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, there are spies from Qianqi Camp in the building. They saw it with their own eyes and heard it with their own ears."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible." Chang Chengyou said with a strange look on his face: "Qiu Wanshan recommended him with mediocre qualifications. If he has such talent, how could I not know about it?"
"When you said that, the old slave remembered that the person who was on the ranking list was a young junior. He said that he listened to Lord Qiu's poems that he recited casually, so he competed on Lord Qiu's behalf."
"Young young man?"
"Yes, there is one more thing. The old slave heard it funny, saying that the young disciple also read a poem, which was neither fish nor fowl."
"tell me the story."
"Today you ignore me, but tomorrow I will make it impossible for you to reach for me."
Chang Chengyou was stunned, then laughed.
After laughing for a few times, his expression suddenly changed slightly, and the emperor murmured: "The dignity of an adult is to pack away the hardships and continue to live happily..."
Sun Anqi said: "This is not what you heard in Qizhen Pavilion a few days ago..."
"Yes, he is the young master who claims to be the son of the Minister of Industry." Chang Chengyou looked slightly moved: "So, it is one person, it must be one person, the son of Wen Sheng, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry. As expected, this person is very talented in writing. It's interesting, very interesting. The export is a masterpiece, but it has no reputation. Instead, it exchanges such a masterpiece for money. What's even more interesting is that this famous masterpiece, which has been famous for thousands of years, exchanged money for the Qizhen Pavilion. Those nonsense words that are incomprehensible are actually strange, strange, and interesting people."
It's no wonder that the emperor misunderstood. Chu Qing was careful at that time and only mentioned the son of the minister, without mentioning his left and right. However, as everyone knew, Chu Wensheng didn't know a few words, and he even pampered his only son like a little brat. If you haven't read the book, how can you possibly export this kind of rubbish?
Sun An came to his senses: "Your Majesty, you are saying that the people who competed on the list were not reciting poems written by Master Qiu, but poems written by himself. This person was the young junior who was in Qizhen Pavilion that day, and he was also Master Guang. the son of?"
"Yes, that's 80% true, but I don't know why I got together with Qiu Wanshan." Chang Chengyou said with a smile on his face: "Young and hidden, but you also like money. In a while, you will copy all the poems on the list. Come down, I want to comment on it, and the couple, I didn’t take it seriously at first..."
Halfway through, Chang Chengyou burst out laughing again: "Hahahahahaha."
This smile does not have the majesty of an emperor. It can be said to be a heart-pounding laugh.
It was also the first time for Sun An to see the emperor like this and he was at a loss.
"This person... this person..." The emperor slapped his thighs in an imageless manner, laughing so hard that he was out of breath: "He made a fool of Qiu Wanshan. No wonder, no wonder, listen, I am a lonely widow with an empty window, Hahahaha, and those poems, Qiu Wanshan’s face is not saved, his face is not saved, hahahaha.”
Sun An entered the palace at a young age and had read books for several years, but that was all. He could not appreciate the profound meaning of this poem, and was confused.
The emperor laughed for a long time, and then finally took a breath: "This man is so interesting, extremely interesting."
After finishing his words, Chang Chengyou adjusted his facial expression and entered the Jingyi Hall.
The emperor's laughter just now was so loud that it shocked the whole world. The three ministers in the palace didn't know why.
After entering the palace, Chang Chengyou sat on the cushion behind the desk. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw the frightened Hiroshi Shang, who was smiling again.
"The Guangqing family has a good way of raising their children. Not bad, not bad."
The name "Guangqing's family" made the three courtiers have different expressions.
Liu Xun's face was blank, but Guan Haishang's face was filled with ecstasy. Only Chu Wensheng, who looked like he was in a state of confusion, looked as usual.
You must know that the new emperor has always been unhappy, so he is like a high-ranking paraplegic. He is paralyzed from the forehead down. He usually has no expression. Most of the titles he addresses his ministers are also official positions. They are also called Qing family, but they are both for officials and households. To call a minister like this, one can at most add the title of Shangshu Ling Zaifu. As for calling him Aiqing, only a few princes have this treatment.
Today, the emperor called Hiro Haishang "Ai Qing", how could he not be overjoyed.
Liu Xun was originally hesitant to "sell" to Chu Wensheng, but now he saw that the emperor still said "Aiqing" to Guang Hai for no reason, and he suddenly made up his mind.
"Your Majesty, regarding the Weijiang Granary matter, the old minister has pleaded guilty. The Ministry of Industry cannot escape the blame, and... Chu Wensheng, the left minister, is in charge of this matter. He will resign tomorrow morning."
"Are you going to resign tomorrow morning?!"
An inexplicable look flashed across Chang Chengyou's face. He obviously didn't expect Liu Xun to be so cruel. He thought Liu Xun would drag him out for a while and then take the blame for Chu Wensheng.
According to the emperor's plan, it was Chu Wensheng who should be waiting to participate, so that the rebellious old man would worry for a while, and at the same time, other civil servants would criticize him. When Chu Wensheng was about to give in, the emperor would make another note, giving both kindness and power. , so that this old man's "heart" can be completely captured and used by the emperor.
This is Chang Chengyou's plan. In name, all the officials and everyone must work for him.
But in fact, Chang Chengyou knows better than anyone that there are really capable people who are so easy to "conquer", especially military generals like Chu Wensheng who used to follow the Supreme Emperor. Jun, it’s just that you are dissatisfied with your mouth and heart.
Even if things went against his wishes, Chang Chengyou had a countermeasure. He just nodded slightly and said, "This matter has already spread throughout Weijiang, and more than ten thousand households have been affected. I will order the Qianqi Battalion to conduct a thorough investigation. I will make a decision after the whole story is found out. , step back."
Upon hearing this, all three ministers, including Chu Wensheng, looked shocked.
The Qianqi Camp does not belong to the six tribes or the three provinces. It is regarded as the emperor's personal army. There are two people in charge of the camp. The commander is Sun An, the old eunuch whom the emperor trusts most.
Although it is called Thousand Cavalry Camp, there are not only a thousand people. No one knows how many people there are. They are the personal followers of the new monarch who has not yet ascended the throne, that is, the private army of the Yue Prince's Palace. At that time, the new monarch was still the fourth prince's At that time, he was canonized as King of Yue.
After the emperor ascended the throne, these private soldiers became thousands of cavalry spies, filling every state in Chang's territory, secretly monitoring all the people and officials, and if there was any news, they would rush to Beijing and send it to the palace as soon as possible.
It was the people from Qianqiying who reported the loss of the Weijiang granary.
Now the emperor has asked Qianqiying to investigate the matter thoroughly. It is obvious that he is going to go to war. It is unknown how many officials from the Ministry of Industry will be implicated.
In this way, Sun An took three ministers out of the palace.
In the Jingyi Hall, Chang Chengyou, who had a majestic look on his face just now, suddenly whispered softly: "Lonely and cold window guarding..."
Before he finished reading, Chang Chengyou suddenly covered his mouth and let out a laugh that sounded like a rooster crowing but someone suddenly grabbed his throat. He tried his best to hold it back, and Le Le's tears almost fell.
This is the Son of Heaven, the most powerful person in the Chang Dynasty, and possibly the least funny man in the Chang Dynasty.
