After suffering a whole winter in the Western Regions, Li Jiuzhou had not yet come back to his senses from that painful experience, and of course he had no intention of going to visit the kiln. Although Yang Feng repeatedly invited him in the evening, he insisted: Don't go.

After a good night's sleep, Li Jiuzhou was in great spirits. When he went out, he saw that the street was already green and the willows began to sprout, bringing infinite vitality.

Li Jiuzhou looked at the long-lost sun, and the clouds in the sky were colorful and looked very beautiful. He turned his head to ask Feng Wenjing beside him, "How did you feel when you stayed in the mountains for so long?"

Feng Wenjing also looked at the sky quietly, "The rising sun in the capital is better than that in the mountains."

Li Jiuzhou smiled and said, "Although the capital is full of beauty, people's hearts are floating, and there are struggles in places where there are people, let alone the capital is so popular."

Feng Wenjing showed a faint melancholy on her face and said, "Then be careful."

Li Jiuzhou felt warm in his heart and said softly: "Okay, it's time for me to go to the morning court."

Perhaps Gao Lishi really told the emperor that the emperor had moved out of Huaqing Palace and sent someone to inform him of attending today's court meeting.

It was already dawn, and the court meeting in the Daming Palace was held as time goes by.

The emperor sat high on the dragon throne and looked good.

As usual, the ministers first reported some irrelevant government affairs. Li Jiuzhou stood at the end of the left and patiently listened to their discussions one by one, and gently shook his legs that were standing numb.

In ancient times, the right was respected and the civil servants were more concerned than military officials. Therefore, civil servants stood on the right and military officers stood on the left. Because Li Jiuzhou had no official position yet, he could only come as the general of the gatekeeper.

The emperor spoke: "But what else is there? If nothing happens, then retreat to the court."

The Minister of Rites took the list and reported: "Will the scientific examination be held this year in accordance with the old rules?"

The examination was presided over by the Ministry of Rites, but it was only changed to the Ministry of Rites during the Kaiyuan period.

As soon as Li Jiuzhou calculated his days, it was not long before the spring examination, so he had to prepare quickly.

"It's already the spring examination." The emperor seemed to have been spending no matter how many years and months in the Huaqing Palace, and then he remembered this matter, "What do you think?"

The first thing he looked at was Yang Guozhong, who was in the leader.

So Yang Guozhong took the lead, "I think selecting talents is a major event in the court, and we should reform and eliminate the old."

When Li Linfu was the prime minister, he had "no wise men left behind" and was mostly controlled by him to exclude dissidents and promote disciples. If he followed the previous rules, this spring exam was optional.

Now that Yang Guozhong has taken office, he naturally does not want to follow Li Linfu's rules.

As early as this time last year, Yang Guozhong expressed his dissatisfaction with Li Linfu's autocratic scientific examination, so Li Jiuzhou was given the opportunity to enter the palace examination. Speaking of this, he had to thank Yang Guozhong.

The ministers agreed with Yang Guozhong and said that the scientific research should be reorganized.

Li Jiuzhou also felt that this was a good thing, so he had no objection.

As for how to innovate and get rid of the old, it is still not that easy to just give this matter in the court.

Some people said this, and some people opposed it. The emperor listened to the discussion for a while but had no consensus. He said, "The matter will be formulated by Yang Qing and the Ministry of Rites to present a plan and discuss it later."

This matter was temporarily put aside. The emperor looked at the ministers again, and saw Fang Guan, the prefect of Fufeng, slowly leaving the line, his face was heavy, and reported that there was a flood in the local area.

In fact, not only Fufeng, but also the entire Guanzhong area, floods have occurred continuously, causing serious famines, but Fufeng is particularly affected.

After hearing his speech, the emperor was a little surprised and asked, "Can disaster destroy local crops?"

People are based on food. In feudal society, natural disasters have always been a major event, and agriculture is the foundation of the country and cannot be shaken. If crops are destroyed and the people have no harvest, it will inevitably cause panic.

Fang Guan's face was a little sad and said, "Return to the saint, the disaster is extremely serious. I beg the court to provide relief."

Seeing his expression, the emperor was a little panicked, and calmed down a little, and then said, "Yes, it's related to people's livelihood plans, and this matter cannot be delayed."

Yang Guozhong reported: "It's already spring, and there is not much rain in spring. I'm just afraid that the prefect of Fang is exaggerating."

Fang Guan hurriedly replied: "Return to the saint and Yang Xiang, I will report the truth and dare not lie."

Yang Guozhong disdained and replied: "At this time, no matter how much rain is, how can it hurt the crops?"

Fang Guan's face was slightly dark and said, "How could I make up such a thing?"

Yang Guozhong ignored him and told the emperor: "Now the national treasury is tight, and a large amount of money and grain are out of the warehouse, so you need to be cautious, for fear that someone has ulterior motives and lie about the disaster. Perhaps the prefect of the house is also deceived by others."

A discerning person could tell at the moment he heard that Fang Guan reported the disaster, but Yang Guozhong refused to believe it and insisted on refuting it in public. Isn’t this because he had opinions about Fang Guan on weekdays and deliberately made things difficult for him?

The emperor couldn't see it and hesitated: "What Yang Qing said is reasonable. I don't see that there is much rain. It is a good thing for the prefect to worry about the people, but you must not make a big deal."

Fang Guan was not a naughty man, and knew that he could not tell Yang Guozhong in the court, so he changed his tone, "I would like to ask the saint to send someone to find out the situation, so that I can know what the disaster is."

The emperor nodded and turned to Yang Guozhong and said, "The matter will be handled by Yang Qing. If the disaster is serious, the court should pay for the money and food to go to provide disaster relief."

Fang Guan was anxious when he heard this. This was not good. Yang Guozhong had always been incompatible with him. If he was sent to him, he would definitely report the disaster in vain and turn to tell him to deceive the emperor. He had done this before.

"I'll ask the saint to send someone else." Fang Guan's tone was a little excited.

Yang Guozhong was a little angry, but he was inconvenient in front of the emperor. He held his temper and asked Fang Guan with a smile: "Prince Fang is not worried about me?"

The emperor was also surprised that Fang Guan was so excited and looked at him.

Fang Guan pondered for a long time, but didn't know what to say.

But Yang Guozhong spoke first, "Then send Chen Xiang."

Chen Xilie immediately stood up and said, "I am willing to go."

"It's so good." The emperor was too lazy to listen to the two of them quarrel over this trivial matter.

Fang Guan shook his head helplessly.

Chen Xilie has always been timid and afraid of things. Now that Yang Guozhong is tyrannical, he will report how Yang Guozhong asks him to report to the emperor.

Fortunately, the disaster is true, and you can do it right and sit upright, so why should you be condescending and fearing slander?

The two most important things for a court meeting were the Spring Examination and the Guanzhong disaster, but neither of them was concluded. A group of ministers said anything and said nothing, but they did not discuss any results.

Since the emperor did not make a conclusion on the spot, the rest should naturally be presented by the ministers, and the final plan the emperor saw had to be passed through Yang Guozhong's hands first.

This is the efficiency of the court's work. Li Jiuzhou also felt helpless. This court meeting had nothing to do with him, and he just came to collect the number of people.
Chapter completed!