The imperial examination was held in the Baohe Hall of the Imperial Palace.
The rest of the crowd stopped at the gate of Shenwu. Ye Zhenzhen and Aunt Cui didn't go back either. They stayed in the carriage and waited until the sun was high in the sky. Only then did they gradually see someone coming out of the palace gate. After waiting for most of the day, there was still no sign.
Seeing the shadow of Cui Weizhen.
Ye Zhenzhen just started to get anxious. She happened to see Zhou Xunting coming out. She quickly went over and asked, "Mr. Zhou, have you seen Wei Zhen? Why hasn't he come out yet?"
"I was just looking for you."
There was no rush on Zhou Xunting's face, but instead a proud smile, "Weizhen was summoned by the Holy One, and he probably had to leave for lunch. Before he left, he asked me to let you know that you don't have to wait for him."
Ye Zhenzhen and Aunt Cui both breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him. They originally wanted to ask him how he did in the exam, but seeing that he was avoiding him, they couldn't ask anymore. They apologized again and went home.
Already.
Cui Weizhen didn't come back until the afternoon.
There was no joy on his face, but a slight solemn look on his face. Ye Zhenzhen's heart skipped a beat and she asked nervously, "What's going on? Did His Majesty reprimand you?"
"It's nothing, don't worry."
Cui Weizhen first went to see Aunt Cui and reassured her. After returning to the room, he told Ye Zhenzhen in detail, "Your Majesty is about to take action against the aristocratic family, and he will probably reuse me."
"Isn't this a good thing?" Ye Zhenzhen couldn't understand it for a moment and looked at him doubtfully.
Cui Weizhen did not comment, but instead mentioned his late father, "The reason why my father was able to become a minister in just ten years was not only because of his outstanding abilities, but also more importantly because of his status as the son of a noble family. His Majesty wanted to weaken the strength of the noble family, but he was unwilling to cause any trouble.
There was a fierce backlash, so people from the aristocratic family were mobilized to use the spear of the son to attack the shield of the son. In the past, my father was the spear, but now it is my turn."
Ye Zhenzhen began to understand.
The current emperor is a conservative and wants peaceful reform. He adopts the method of boiling a frog in warm water and gradually disintegrates the strength of the family. Re-employing the family's sons is the best way.
But... Ye Zhenzhen asked again, "Isn't this what you want?"
Although Cui Weizhen came from an aristocratic family, he had no favorable impression of the aristocratic family at all due to his experiences in his youth, and his political ideas also weakened the aristocratic family's strength. It is estimated that the emperor saw this from his strategy, so he specially invited him to stay and discuss it in detail.
Cui Weizhen shook his head, "You still haven't understood that if I want to become a spear in the hands of the emperor, I must return to the family. Otherwise, a spear without the support of a noble family will be just a silver spear with a wax head, which is useless."
Only then did Ye Zhenzhen suddenly realize.
No wonder Cui Weizhen has a serious look on his face. He already hates the Cui family deeply. He only thinks about how to escape from the family and bring down the clan leader to avenge his deceased father. Now that the emperor wants to weaken the family, it must not be done overnight. During this period, he must maintain a good relationship with the family.
relationship, which means that you cannot turn against the Cui family.
In other words, if he can't take revenge happily, wouldn't it be more uncomfortable than killing him?
Secondly, they can now be free and unfettered, all because there is no family control. Before Cui Weizhen first showed his talents, the Cui family tried to recruit him back several times, but Cui Weizhen stopped him. In the end, he even instigated the relationship between the Wang family and the Cui family.
Now the two families are still arguing with each other.
More than half a year has passed, and the Cui and Wang families have not yet figured out what happened when Aunt Cui was wrongfully accused of having an affair with her servant. It is not clear what the conclusion is.
Seeing that Cui Weizhen is about to get the results of the imperial examination, how will they react?
I'm afraid there will be no more scenes in the future.
Ye Zhenzhen was worried and asked Cui Weizhen, "So what do you think? Are you planning to return to the Cui family?"