Near the Daming Palace, at the end of the long and silent Xuanzheng Hall corridor, an old eunuch led the way, and Yu Shinan followed him step by step, supported by Yu Ji.
This is not the first time Yu Ji has come to the palace. He came just once not long ago, and the situation was exactly the same as today.
Yu Ji could no longer remember how many times his grandfather had entered the palace to ask for resignation, but he was rejected by the emperor every time.
Yu Shinan lowered his head and walked as fast as possible. Only Yu Ji lost some sense of urgency and walked around looking at the flowers, as if he was very curious about the palace.
"Master Yu, the Emperor is in the Zichen Palace, waiting for the servant to pass on the message."
"Thank you, father-in-law."
Yu Shinan replied politely, and the father-in-law led the way to the palace.
After the two were quiet outside the palace, Yu Shinan saw that his grandson was still looking around, and he couldn't help but frowned: "In the future, you will have to get closer to Bai Song. When grandpa leaves Beijing, you will have to rely on this person to live in the future. Do you know?"
"Bai Song?" Yu Ji obviously didn't understand it very well. Besides, I don't know if he can resign today.
Before Yu Ji could respond, Yu Shinan was invited into the palace.
The current Yu Shinan's official position is not high, he has no power, and he has no right to meet the emperor according to his rank. However, every time this person wants to see the emperor, the emperor will receive him seriously and never delay, and today is no exception.
When the monarch and his ministers met, it was indispensable to count the years. Because Yu Shinan was eager to resign and had already decided to leave, after many times entering the palace to resign, this time, Li Shimin finally agreed.
After all, Yu Shinan was already seventy-four, and in ancient times he was considered to be the only one in ten thousand who lived a long life.
Li Shimin didn't like him, but he also admired him. Even if he left in the future, Yu Shinan would always have a place in Li Shimin's heart.
After the emperor and his ministers recounted the past events in detail, the emperor agreed to Yu Shinan's request to resign. Finally, the emperor focused on today's key issues.
Li Shimin first dispersed the people around him, and then asked: "Have you brought the papers for those fifteen people?"
Yu Shinan immediately took out the package and presented the final round of test papers for the fifteen people that day.
Of course, Li Shimin knew very well that Yu Shinan would not leave just like that. The test paper presented at this moment may very well change the political situation of Datang in ten years.
So Li Shimin specially reminded you to take a look, maybe you can get some clues from the poems of these young birds.
Li Shimin took the paper and did not read it immediately, but asked: "What question did you ask?"
"Back to the Emperor, this title is the lyrics for "Shui Diao Ge Tou"."
"Shui Tiao Ge Tou..." Li Shimin frowned slightly, looked at Yu Shinan, and gradually smiled again. He shook his head helplessly, pointed at the other person, and said with a smile, "What an old guy!"
Yu Shinan's expression remained unchanged and he listened silently.
Li Shimin started to look through the papers, and after looking through a few papers, he praised the Yu brothers and sisters, saying that Yu Shinan had a successor.
Yu Shinan still didn't show anything after hearing this.
Until Li Shimin saw the last paper, a white paper that had been altered.
"Whose volume is this?"
"Youzhou's poor family and the Bai Song Dynasty."
"Among the others, he is the only one who handed in a blank paper?"
Yu Shinan nodded.
Li Shimin took a deep breath and looked a little disappointed: "It seems that there are not many juniors who understand your thoughts. Then this Bai Song..."
Li Shimin knew in his heart that Bai Song must be deeply liked by Yu Shinan. Based on this white scroll alone, it could be inferred that the person who would inherit Yu Shinan's mantle in the future would most likely be this poor family named Bai Song.
Li Shimin was about to ask more questions when he suddenly realized something was wrong. He quickly spread out the test paper in his hand and frowned: "Why is there one missing?"
Yu Shinan replied calmly: "I hope the Emperor will atone for his sins. There is indeed one missing paper. I didn't know in advance that the Emperor wanted to see it, so I was a little careless when saving the papers. One test paper fell off and I can't find it anywhere."
"Lost?" Li Shimin was full of doubts, but he didn't point it out. He pretended not to care and said, "It doesn't matter, but who answered the lost test paper?"
"He is also a member of a poor family. His name is Lu Yao. He is from Xixin Village, Chang'an."
Li Shimin nodded and returned the test paper to Yu Shinan in person. Although he didn't say anything, he could clearly feel that Li Shimin was no longer as enthusiastic as before. He waved his hand: "Step aside, I'm going to rest."
Yu Shinan stood up to retire and left quickly.
After Yu Shinan left, a person walked out from the side hall of Zichen Hall, it was Changsun Wuji.
When Li Shimin saw this person, his face suddenly darkened. He pointed at Yu Shinan's direction and said angrily: "You are an old immortal, half of your body is buried in the ground, you are bullying the superiors and hiding the truth from the inferiors, and you are still not letting go!"
"Your Majesty, calm down."
Li Shimin seemed to have been depressed for a long time. He kept talking a lot and was banging on the table where the test papers were placed!
"You didn't see it before! This old guy used a fake white paper to deceive me! It was obviously a paper with writing on it, but it was painted with flowers to attract my attention! I almost fell into the trap! A group of young people under twenty.
How can people understand the mind of this old fox? How can anyone teach Bai Juan? He did this to make me mistakenly think that the successor he chose was the one named Bai, but he did not want me to see it.
The paper is hidden!"
Changsun Wuji lowered his head and said nothing, not daring to answer the emperor's anger.
Li Shimin was so angry that he walked back and forth a few steps and pointed outside: "Go! Go and check for me to see what happened to the man named Lu Yao? Maybe he will be the future leader of Jianghuai Group and send someone
Keep this boy under surveillance and you must control every move! Also, I want to know within one day what answer he wrote in Yu Shinan's hand!"
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The Ministry of Punishment is in the Shangshu Province, and the Shangshu Province is in the imperial city.
How could a person without official status or position in the Bai Song Dynasty enter the imperial city?
He didn't understand the rules and was stopped outside the imperial city.
Bai Song looked at Yu Qingqing. Yu Qingqing didn't understand the rules. She argued with the officials guarding the city for a long time, saying who she was and who she knew, but it was of no use at all.
The two of them were delayed outside the imperial city for a full hour and refused to enter.
It happened that while he was arguing with the defenders at the gate of the imperial city, a group of men in black with extraordinary momentum came over surrounded by a carriage.
When the city defender saw this team, he hurriedly opened the door like a grandson, for fear of provoking them.
Yu Qingqing was startled, pulled Bai Song aside, and warned Bai Song seriously: "Don't say anything, you are a bad person."
"Bad people..." Bai Song remembered that there was such a common name in the Tang Dynasty. It was an investigation team of the Tang Dynasty. It appeared in many novels and TV shows in later generations. Bai Song always thought it was fiction, but he didn't expect it.
Really!
However, the next second, Bai Song discovered what these people were wearing on their waists, and Bai Song suddenly realized: "It turns out that the commonly known bad person is Mi Zhao Si!"
At this time, a familiar voice came from the car: "Boy Bai? Why are you here in Chang'an?"
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty!"
Isn’t this King Li Zhan of Shu?
Bai Song didn't expect to meet an acquaintance at this time, and he was a big shot in the imperial city.
Now it’s easy to say!
Bai Song hurriedly stepped forward and told what happened to him, but he did not say that Yu Shinan asked him to go. He simply said that he was going to the Ministry of Punishment to meet old friends.
As soon as Li Zhan opened his mouth, the two finally entered the imperial city.
After passing through the imperial city and entering the city corridor, the prince said goodbye to Bai Song, saying that he had important matters to deal with and would come back to catch up with the past when he had time another day.
The imperial city was filled with officials from the three provinces and six ministries. Everyone was in a hurry, few people spoke, and the atmosphere was calm but depressing.
After entering the imperial city, Yu Qingqing was familiar with it. She quickly found the Criminal Department with Bai Song, reported Lu Xiaochen's name, and waited at the entrance of the Criminal Department for another quarter of an hour. Finally, she was in the alley next to the Criminal Department.
I met an old friend I hadn’t seen for a year.
Bai Song and Lu Xiaochen shared adversities and experienced life and death. Even though they had known each other for a short time and hadn't seen each other for a long time, they still excitedly slapped each other on the shoulders after meeting each other.
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, your scenery has not diminished!"
"Hi! I'm an imperial envoy! The last time I failed in my search, I was blamed by the emperor and almost lost my life. I was originally demoted from the fourth rank to the Imperial Young Prisoner, but now I am from the sixth rank to the head of the criminal department."
"Young and old are also officials. They go in and out of the imperial city and work for the emperor. Unlike me, I was stopped outside the imperial city for an hour and couldn't get in even if I wanted to."
"That's right!" Yu Qingqing complained, "It's not as troublesome to come in on weekdays as it is today!"
As he said this, he gave Bai Song a blank look.
Lu Xiaochen looked at Yu Qingqing and quickly handed over his hands, but before he could say anything, Yu Qingqing coughed quickly: "Ahem, you're welcome, we're all acquaintances."
Lu Xiaochen understood and nodded.
Bai Song asked: "Sir, you asked me to come to you. Do you have any instructions?"
"It's not a big deal. It's just that I want Brother Bai to move around in the Ministry of Punishment. Mr. Xu, the left minister of the Ministry of Punishment, has been favored by Mr. Yu. As long as he is a disciple of Mr. Yu, when he arrives at the Ministry of Punishment, he only needs to say hello and his activities will be very convenient."
Lu Xiaochen said, looking at Bai Song with emotion: "I have been treating each other with admiration for three days. I didn't expect that Bai Song would be supported by Mr. Yu as soon as he entered the capital. His future is limitless."
Bai Song smiled and shook his head: "Now is not the time to talk about this. When ancient people meet, how can they not drink wine?"
"Yes, yes!" Lu Xiaochen nodded with a smile, and added, "It's just that there is no restaurant in the imperial city. We have to find a restaurant after we go out. Lu will be the one to take care of Brother Bai."
"It doesn't matter who's treating us, why don't we invite some friends from the Criminal Department to join us?"
"This is natural." Lu Xiaochen nodded and said he was going to inform his brother in the Ministry of Punishment.
Bai Song and Yu Qingqing were waiting outside the bank with their eyes peeled. Xiao Nizi already regretted going out with Bai Song. It would be better to wait with eggs in the bank.
After a long time, Lu Xiaochen came out of the Criminal Department again, but his expression was no longer as relaxed as before. He was accompanied by a team of fully armed officers.
Lu Xiaochen ran to Bai Song, lowered his voice and said, "Brother Bai, I can't drink enough wine today!"
"how?"
"Recently, there have been a series of murders of Turkic people in the city. Now the murderer has become so rampant that he sneaked into Furong Garden to commit murder. I heard that a Turkic prince was killed, which alerted the Minister and ordered that the murderer must be caught within two days."
