Following the prince back to Chang'an City, Emperor Zhao Yumin ordered the prince to return to the East Palace to reflect on himself. As for other remarks, no one in the court was ignorant of it.
After all, the lost territory has been recovered, and the three provinces and three prime ministers have been sealed. It can be seen that a consensus has been formed in the court long before the prince returned to Chang'an.
The prince personally conquered and recovered the lost territory, which was a meritorious service, but he did not annihilate the enemy chiefs, which was no fault.
Merits and faults are the opinions of the Daqian court on this prince's personal expedition.
But in reality, everyone has a steelyard in their heart, but no one is willing to reveal the truth.
A small exam is held every year for Daqian, and a big one is held every three years. The small exams are the courtyard examination and the provincial exam, and the big exams are the general exam and the palace exam.
The college examination is also called the Tongzi Examination, which consists of three stages: county examination, prefectural examination and college examination. Only after passing the college examination and obtaining student qualifications can you enter prefecture, state, and county schools to study. Those who pass the examination are called tongsheng.
The rural examination is an examination held every three years in various prefectures. Because it is held in autumn and August, it is also called Qiu Wei. Those who pass the examination can be selected as civil servants for the local area.
The examination is an examination held every three years in Chang'an. Because it is held in the spring, it is also called Chunwei. Those who pass the examination are called tribute scholars, also called three hundred tribute students. They can be officials or study in the Imperial College. Those who are officials usually go to Jiuzijian. The fifth eunuch of the temple holds office.
The Imperial Examination is the highest-level examination. The emperor personally questions the Gongshi admitted in the imperial examination to determine the first rank. Those who pass the examination are considered Jinshi. The number of Jinshi in each session varies, with eight, sixteen, Limited to twenty-four.
Things are rare and valuable, and those who pass the Jinshi examination often become officials in the three provinces and six ministries.
Now two-thirds of the three provinces and prime ministers in Daqian were born as Jinshi.
This time, in order to prevent civilian officials from embarrassing the military, the Honorable made an exception and proposed to increase the number of Jinshi for this imperial examination to thirty-two.
In the struggle for power, everyone relies on their own methods, and they compete for power, but they cannot be beaten to death with a stick.
Seeing the warrior lower his head, the scholar naturally did not pursue him and fight him.
After returning to Chang'an, Su Ce did not go to the East Palace. Instead, he went to the Ten Command Mansion and returned the two thousand brigade Ben army to the five guards leading the army. The remaining one thousand people were selected by Su Ce, leaving the left army behind. Listen and use it.
Returning to Chang'an, Su Ce stayed in Shifu for three days before he and other guards sorted out the transfer orders of the Lu Ben Army.
After finishing the chores, Su Ce went to the East Palace.
The prince had shaved off his beard, but still wore a green shirt. He held a little boy in his arms, and the prince was reading to him.
"I have met the prince!" Su Ce stood solemnly, head slightly lowered.
"This is General Su, please remember it!" Prince Zhao Zaicheng did not raise his head, but put his head next to the little boy's ear and said warmly.
"Father, Mu'er remembers that the left guard of the East Palace leads Su Ce, the uncle of Jingyang County." The little boy's eyes rolled around, and it seemed that he was not an honest child.
He jumped down from Zhao Zaicheng's lap, held his little hands behind his back, and walked around Su Ce like a little adult.
"I want to talk to you." The little boy walked up to Su Ce and pulled Su Ce's skirt.
"Your Majesty, please speak!" Su Ce, wearing armor, knelt on one knee and squatted down.
The little boy patted Su Ce on the shoulder in an old-fashioned way and said, "My father said that General Su cannot defeat ten thousand people on the battlefield. Can you defeat ten thousand people?"
Su Ce liked children very much. He lifted up his visor and showed a smile: "I don't think I am the world's Liao Zan, but I think I can beat more than a dozen people!"
"Father, can I ask General Su to do me a favor?" The little boy turned around, grabbed Su Ce's arm armor with one hand, and looked at Zhao Zaicheng with pleading eyes.
"You tell me first, if it's feasible, it's not impossible." Zhao Zaicheng put down the book in his hand.
"Mu'er went to see the concubine. The concubine always cries. Some people bully the concubine. Can Mu'er ask General Su to help Mu'er beat those bad guys away?" The little boy looked at Zhao Zaicheng pleadingly.
"...Mu'er, don't talk nonsense, no one dares to bully your mother and concubine. Go find Grandma Sun, my father and General Su have important things to do!" Zhao Zaicheng's eyes were slightly red, but he quickly adjusted himself.
"Oh, okay! Father, please leave. General Su, goodbye!" The little boy released his grip on the arm armor.
The little boy showed a smile and saluted Zhao Zaicheng. An old woman came over and took the little boy's hand.
"Your Majesty, goodbye!" Su Ce stood up, waved his hands, and said goodbye to the little boy who turned around several times.
"Su Ce, I called you here today for two things." When the little boy walked away, Zhao Zaicheng straightened his body.
Su Ce said nothing and pulled down his mask.
"The first thing is that the child just now was born to the Guhe Zheng family. The prince had a fever a few days ago and the queen took Mu'er to the palace. This is good. It is quiet in the East Palace. Gu needs you to take these things.
The moth has been caught. The second thing is that the prince lives in the East Palace and needs you. Stay with him and protect him!" Zhao Zaicheng did not hide anything.
"Here!" Su Ce beat his chest and saluted. This is the duty of the ten leaders of the East Palace. If the prince has a fever, it's just a nice way to say it.
"Go!" Zhao Zaicheng handed Su Ce a military talisman. This was a tiger talisman, which was in charge of controlling the East Palace Brigade's troops.
Su Ce took it with both hands and stuffed the tiger charm into his arms.
Zhao Zaicheng sat on the chair and picked up the book again, waved his hand, Su Ce bowed his hands and exited the prince's study.
After coming out, I looked at the sky outside. The continuous drizzle in spring made the East Palace a lot more lively.
But Su Ce knew that there was dirt hidden under this tranquility.
Jiang Lan has gone home. Now Su Ce has no reliable person available, but this does not prevent Su Ce from doing things.
Returning to the Ten Commander's Mansion, Su Ce showed the tiger talisman and asked Lu Ben's army to summon the other guards.
Left guard rate, right guard rate, left Si Yu rate, right Si Yu rate outside the palm, left Qingdao rate, right Qingdao rate, left prison gate rate, right prison gate rate, left inner rate, right inner rate six rates inside the palm.
The prince's fever seems to be just a child's illness, but now there is no mistress in the East Palace, the mother is more valuable than the son, and no one knows who needs to get rid of the prince to make way for himself to ascend to the throne.
Although the Zheng family is in the Yeting Palace, the Crown Prince said just now that he went to see her, which means that the Zheng family is protected by the queen, and there are only two possible problems in the East Palace.
One is for some of the crown prince's concubines, and the other is for people who can come into contact with the concubines of the Eastern Palace.
There are 4 out of 10 chances that the prince will have the chance to enter the East Palace.
The left and right internal rates are the prince's personal attendants, and their daily activities are also in the front hall. The remaining four rates, namely the left and right Qingdao and the left and right prison gates, are the most likely.
Last year, among these four rates, only the left and right Qingdao rates had new players.
So on the way, Su Ce locked the general range, but as for who it was, Su Ce was not a god, so he could only check it out.
As for why Su Ce didn't hide the truth from the other nine guards, the reason is very simple. Mainly, no normal person would take the initiative to get involved in matters in the palace. And with the ability to do the guards, except for Su Ce's special situation, the last time
He is also the legitimate son of a prince, and as a member of the nobility, it is impossible for him to do those shameful things.
The total number of left and right Qingdao soldiers left in the East Palace by the Crown Prince himself was only 102, and excluding the two guards, there were still 100 left.
"Everyone, the matters in the inner palace of the East Palace must not be leaked. It's not that I can't trust you, but it is related to the safety of the prince. If Su Ruoruo can't be sorry, afterwards, he held a banquet to apologize. The left guard of the East Palace guard took over first. Everyone, first take the lead.
The government has been aggrieved for a while."
Although Su Ce already had a general direction in his mind, except for the Lu Ben Army from the Northern Expedition, no one else in the Ten Commands could eliminate their suspicions. It could not be just speculation rather than inference.
The main reason is that there is no motive for murdering the crown prince within the inner circle of the East Palace. For the descendants of senior executives, their father's Yin Meng is enough to make them rich and wealthy for a lifetime. No one will foolishly get involved in the new emperor's succession that started more than ten years later.
In the middle position, it is even more uneconomical to take a whole family for this purpose.
Su Ce thought carefully about Prince Zhao Zaicheng's demeanor, who seemed to be in no hurry to find the assassin.