After reading Wang Chengwei's article, Li Heng felt relaxed all over.
Especially Wang Chengwei's last suggestion, to change the Yuan Dynasty, hit Li Heng's heart.
The reign name of Zhide was decided by Li Heng back then, but later he learned that "Zhide" was once the reign name used by the Queen of Nanchen, and the counter-insurgency war has not been going smoothly. Li Heng, who has always been feudal and superstitious, also felt that it was a bit unlucky.
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More importantly, Lingwu's ascension to the throne was hasty, which always made Li Heng feel that it was not formal enough, and changing the Yuan Dynasty was just in line with his achievements in regaining the two capitals.
As long as he welcomes the emperor back to Shu, his throne will be truly secure.
Wang Chengwei's article captured what Li Heng needed most in his heart.
And this article's advice on the national line is also secretly consistent with the balance of yin and yang that monks pay attention to, and it pricked Li Heng's mind.
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"Bring me the ink pen!"
Pei Mian deliberately put Wang Chengwei's test paper at the end, and the emperor was very satisfied after reading it.
Li Fuguo immediately asked someone to bring the ink pen. Li Heng picked up the ink pen and clicked on Wang Chengwei's examination paper, and then asked Li Fuguo to stamp his seal. This was Wang Chengwei's appointment as the number one scholar in the undergraduate program.
Li Fuguo joked and said: "Congratulations to the saint, congratulations to the saint, our Tang Dynasty has gained another group of talents!"
Li Heng smiled with satisfaction and said: "General, I gave the order last time that no one in the palace will call you a saint anymore. How dare I call myself a saint?"
When Li Longji was in court, all officials called him a saint, which was also Li Longji's original title.
Li Heng has been called a saint for half his life, but he is a little confused about these two words. He recently decreed that he is the emperor of the world and does not dare to call himself a saint.
Li Fuguo had just come back from below. He immediately understood Li Heng's thoughts and said with a smile: "Your Majesty calmed down the troubled times and restored the two capitals. Can't you call him a saint with such achievements?"
"A saint is a perfect person."
"It is difficult to create the world, and it is even harder to revive it. Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty can be called the ancestor of the clan, so what if His Majesty calls him a saint?"
After this flattery, Li Heng felt much better.
It seems that being called a saint feels good, right?
After hearing this, Li Heng did not hesitate about the title and said directly to Li Fuguo:
"Let's publish the list according to the terms drawn up by the Ministry of Rites. I think Wang Chengwei's native place is Longyou. I'm afraid he is from a poor family. I asked the inner government to allocate some money. I heard that the wedding banquet is too shabby to be held."
"The saint has thought for thousands of miles, and the new champion will definitely shed tears of gratitude when he receives the decree!"
Li Fuguo held the sealed box again and walked out of the hall.
After walking out of the palace, Li Fuguo suddenly said to the eunuch beside him: "Is Sun Gongling too busy these days when I am away?"
Sun Gongling was the middle-level eunuch who just took the credit from the young eunuch. The eunuch next to Li Fuguo immediately understood and said with a smile:
"Godfather, you guys understand, today we have relieved Sun's errand and asked him to go to Yeting to serve the emperor."
"If he can do it, let him do more work, do you understand?"
"clear!"
Eunuch Sun, who had just come out in the limelight, didn't know that he was about to experience a roller coaster ride.
Li Fuguo walked to the door and greeted his two godsons who had just been robbed of their merits.
"Godfather, the child is incompetent!"
The two eunuchs knelt on the ground, and Li Fuguo sneered and said:
"You two are incompetent! In this place in the palace, if you don't rob you, you will be robbed. It is better to understand this truth early than before you die."
"You two, get up. The Emperor has appointed King Chengwei of Longyou as the number one scholar. Send this news to the Queen and Princess Yanguang, and they will naturally reward you."
"Be smarter next time!"
"Thank you godfather! Thank you godfather!"
The two eunuchs kowtowed hurriedly. The Ministry of Rites had not published the list yet, so the information about who was the number one winner was naturally very valuable.
Both Queen Zhang and Princess Yanguang were famous for being generous in rewarding their servants, so this was how Li Fuguo compensated his two godsons.
The two young eunuchs happily went to deliver the message. Li Fuguo then handed the box to the envoy and quickly sent it to Chang'an.
However, Li Fuguo did not tell Empress Zhang the more important news that the emperor wanted to change the Yuan Dynasty.
Although he and Queen Zhang were political allies, Li Fuguo had other ideas about recommending King Nanyang to seize the throne.
Li Chu, King of Guangping, had already participated in government affairs when the emperor was still in the East Palace.
Dong Gong is the general marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, and a kind of military generals, including Guo Ziyi, all support Dong Gong.
The king of Nanyang and the king of Guangping fought for the throne, and Li Fuguo really didn't think highly of the king of Nanyang.
What is more important is the identity of King Nanyang.
Queen Zhang accepted King Nanyang as her legitimate son, but after all, King Nanyang was not Queen Zhang's biological son, and if King Nanyang recognized his mother at his age, he probably wouldn't be able to cultivate any affection between mother and son.
Smart people all understand that the reason why Queen Zhang carried King Nanyang out was just because her son was too young and needed a transition.
In other words, this is a game of grabbing seats. King Nanyang is just pushing out to occupy the seat. Queen Zhang’s ultimate goal is to push her own son to the throne.
For a political veteran like Li Fuguo, Queen Zhang's idea was a bit fanciful.
Emperor Li Tang's throne allows you to play with it casually?
Not to mention that King Nanyang was originally an adult prince and had ambitions.
The relationship between him and Queen Zhang was just a mutual use, and the two parties were not of the same mind.
Even if he helped King Nanyang succeed in seizing the legitimate son, Queen Zhang would have to seize the legitimate son again when his own son grows up.
The difficulty is not that one plus one equals two, but that if you are not careful, you will be doomed.
Li Fuguo was not a fool, nor did he have no choice. He cooperated with Queen Zhang just because the price offered by Queen Zhang was higher.
Li Fuguo called the young eunuch beside him and whispered:
"Go to the East Palace and reveal the news that His Majesty wants to change the Yuan Dynasty."
This little eunuch was even more well-behaved. Without asking any questions, he quietly left the team beside Li Fuguo and headed towards the East Palace of Fengxiang Mansion.
At the princess's house, Princess Yanguang received the eunuch's information and immediately ordered Wan'er beside her to reward the young eunuch with a piece of gold cake.
The little eunuch smiled happily and said some auspicious words, and then left happily.
Princess Yanguang said to her maid Wan'er:
"You have someone notify the Shang Liu envoy in the backyard of the Dudu Mansion and tell him the good news."
Wan'er immediately found a servant who could handle the matter properly and asked him to inform Shang Bo.
During this period, under the management of Shang Bo, the Princess Mansion was even tied to Longyou's chariot.
Shang Bo first handed over all the best-selling Longyou goods to Princess Yanguang's imperial estate for management.
On the one hand, Huangzhuang is already tax-free, but thanks to Princess Yanguang's preferential policies, it doesn't dare to buy things on credit when officials and nobles come to buy things.
In addition, through the sharing of interests, Princess Yanguang and Longyou are tied together.
Specializing in several Longyou goods, Princess Yanguang made a fortune.
Nowadays, the Princess Mansion is famous throughout Fengxiang Mansion for its generous spending.
He held various banquets, supported poor officials, and cultivated his own power.
All these require money, and it is precisely with money that Princess Yanguang became the most favored among the many daughters of the current emperor.
Princess Yanguang is not an ignorant girl, so she naturally knows how to use money to do things.
She would pay attention to collect the information in the palace and the dynamics of the court, and then have the news sent to the backyard.
Empress Zhang also received the news from the young eunuch about the new champion. Empress Zhang frowned and said, "Does the General of the Fuguo have anything else to say?"
The little eunuch said in confusion: "The general of the auxiliary country only asked the slave to report the news, and had no other instructions."
Empress Zhang nodded, and the maid beside her brought a piece of silver cake and gave it to the little eunuch.
The little eunuch happily accepted the silver cake and then stepped back step by step.
Empress Zhang frowned, the alliance between Li Fuguo and herself was not as solid as it seemed.
The news of the new champion is indeed important, but even if the Jinshi is the most valuable, it still takes more than ten years of ups and downs in the officialdom from being a Jinshi to becoming an important minister who can influence the government.
Empress Zhang could not wait more than ten or twenty years. What she needed was important ministers who could serve her immediately.
Empress Zhang sighed, the biggest card now is the emperor.
As the person beside him, Empress Zhang also realized the emperor's dissatisfaction with the prince.
This is not because the prince did something wrong, but on the contrary, it was because the prince did not do anything wrong, which made the emperor dissatisfied.
This year, the emperor's health is not as good as before. When he was young, he was suppressed by the emperor and devoted himself to managing the affairs of the court, which made the emperor's health not good.
When Chang'an rushed to Lingwu, the long distance hunger and fatigue also made Li Heng's health worse.
Recently, he became obsessed with alchemy in Fengxiang Mansion, which also made the emperor, who was originally a kind-hearted emperor, become moody.
The emperor who was once the staunchest supporter of giving power to the prince and did not want his son to make the same mistakes became more understanding of the emperor's mood.
After eliminating Wei Jiansu, the prime minister who supported the prince the most, the emperor became more and more wary of the East Palace.
Empress Zhang also took this opportunity to encourage King Nanyang to confer the title of King Qi, creating the current situation.
Li Fuguo, the most powerful eunuch, was also Empress Zhang's biggest partner.
However, Li Fuguo took the initiative to pass this news to himself, which also showed his attitude. Empress Zhang felt relieved and called her maid again:
"Let someone inform King Nanyang. Oh, King Bu Qi, this news means that His Majesty has appointed King Chengwei of Longyou to be the number one scholar in the new subject."
Two days later, the box containing the results of the imperial examination was delivered to the Ministry of Rites in Chang'an.
Under the witness of all the examiners, the examiner Pei Mian opened the box.
He took out the examination paper with the imperial seal and the imperial seal, and said to everyone:
"The number one scholar appointed by His Majesty is King Chengwei of Longyou!"