After leaving the Hanlin Academy, Su Cheng went straight to the main hall where the emperor was.
On the Imperial Academy side, he had made arrangements in advance because he was worried about what Shangguan Hao, the old fox, might do. After all, his power in the court should not be underestimated.
What's more, Shangguan Yunge suddenly took action against the bachelor in charge of his college this time. He must have valued this imperial examination very much.
This can be regarded as a contest between him and the old forces after taking power. If he can suppress Shangguan Hao and absorb some people among the new candidates, he can use this as a basis to continue fighting against Shangguan Hao in the future.
But if he loses this time, not to mention those who will participate in the imperial examination in the future, even those who are waiting and watching in the court and the centrists will no longer support him, and may even fall to Shangguan Hao.
Therefore, he cannot lose in this imperial examination, and he must prevent Shangguan Hao from tampering with him.
While deep in thought, Su Cheng came outside the main hall. After the announcement, he waited for the emperor to receive him.
In the hall, Su Sheng was reviewing the memorial, and below stood An Lao, who was reporting news to others.
"Oh? Marquis Wu An went to the Hanlin Academy?"
Su Sheng was a little surprised to learn the news. He thought Su Cheng would hold on to the case file given by King Liang and investigate the two incidents that year.
Although everyone knows that those two things were due to the defection of King Qin and King Yan, which allowed Taizong and the late emperor to successfully ascend the throne, as a grandson and son, Su Sheng will never deny the achievements of his ancestors, let alone these two things.
The matter was overturned.
Su Sheng was even ready to talk to Su Cheng in person, hoping to make Su Cheng give up investigating those two matters.
Unexpectedly, Su Cheng actually changed his mind now and did not dwell on those two matters. Instead, he became concerned about the situation at the Hanlin Academy.
Putting down the memorial, Su Sheng raised his lips slightly: "This Marquis of Wu'an is really interesting and knows how to advance and retreat!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a eunuch's voice appeared outside the palace: "Your Majesty, Marquis Wu'an wants to see you!"
"Oh? It's really strange that Marquis Wu An actually came to see me in person. Let him come in!"
Although he was a little surprised, Su Sheng still waved his hand to signal An Lao to retreat first.
After a while, Su Cheng entered the main hall and bowed his hands to Su Sheng and saluted: "I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"
Su Sheng smiled and said, "It's rare that Marquis Wu'an comes to see me in person. What's the important matter?"
Su Cheng curled his lips, was too lazy to talk nonsense, and said directly: "Your Majesty must know about the matter of Qunying Tower. The Shangguan family took action against a minor official."
Su Sheng laughed: "The two palindrome poems written by Marquis Wu'an really shocked me. Didn't you foil the Shangguan family's conspiracy?"
Su Sheng naturally knew about the matter of Qunying Tower, but Su Cheng had already solved the matter, so why did he suddenly bring it up now?
Su Cheng shook his head with a solemn look on his face: "Your Majesty, they came here for my position as the bachelor in charge of the academy, which means they did not ask me to become the examiner. If this fails, they will definitely take the next action."
The smile on Su Sheng's face disappeared, and a solemn look appeared. He stared at Su Cheng and asked, "What do you think of Marquis Wu An?"
Su Cheng narrowed his eyes: "Before he makes a move, His Majesty will immediately issue an imperial edict to remove the name of the examiner to avoid further trouble!"
Anyway, he is the bachelor of the academy. According to the rules, he is the examiner. The emperor issued an imperial edict and just acted in accordance with the rules.
Take action earlier to avoid Shangguan Hao from continuing to make a fuss about this matter.
As long as the emperor issued the imperial edict, the matter would be finalized and there would be no further changes.
When Su Sheng heard this, he took a deep look at Su Cheng and was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the Marquis of Wu'an was so aggressive.
During this period, Su Cheng had been on defense. He thought that Marquis Wu An could only defend and not counterattack.
Looking at Su Cheng with a serious look on his face, Su Sheng couldn't help but feel a little relieved. His ability to judge people was indeed right. This Marquis of Wu'an almost satisfied all his needs for a chess piece.
Su Sheng suddenly gave Su Cheng a thumbs up: "As expected of Marquis Wu'an, he has already thought of this matter. Do you know that since you became the bachelor of the Academy, many ministers in the court have been trying to drive you out?
, they said everything, some said you didn’t have enough literary talent, some said you didn’t have enough qualifications!”
"However, after your two poems appeared yesterday, there is no memorial against you today. I would like to thank you. If it weren't for you, I would be annoyed to death by these people. But you are right,
The position of the examiner should really be fixed!"
After saying that, Su Sheng immediately picked up his pen and wrote an imperial edict himself.
Of course, the original drafting of the imperial edict was done by the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy, but Su Sheng always liked to write the imperial edict himself, which deprived the Hanlin Academy of its right to draft the imperial edict.
Su Cheng looked at the emperor who was writing rapidly and rolled his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.
Soon, Su Sheng picked up the written imperial edict, took a look at it, and then handed it to Su Cheng: "Okay, here is the edict, and I will also send someone to announce it to the outside world."
Su Cheng stepped forward and took the imperial edict with both hands and took a look. The content inside was nothing special. He just praised him and finally appointed him as the chief examiner.
It's just that Su Sheng's handwriting is very good!
Su Cheng put away the imperial edict and said with a smile: "I didn't expect His Majesty's handwriting to be so strong and powerful. Your Majesty took back the Imperial Academy's right to draft the imperial edict. Isn't it because you want to show off your handwriting?"
Su Sheng rolled his eyes: "What you said, Marquis Wu An, do I still need to show off?"
Su Cheng shrugged and said with some difficulty: "If this is not the case, why would Your Majesty take back the Imperial Academy's right to draft imperial edicts?"
Su Sheng suddenly smiled mysteriously: "Guess!"
This time Su Cheng rolled his eyes.
Guess what, you are an emperor who does not do his job properly and writes imperial edicts by yourself every day, and you are not tired!
etc……
The emperor would rather write it himself or even submit the matter to the Hanlin Academy. Is it because he is worried that there will be problems with the people in the Hanlin Academy?
Thinking of this, Su Cheng's expression changed: "Is there a problem with the Hanlin Academy?"
Su Sheng did not shy away, nodded and said with a smile: "Otherwise, you think I will write the imperial edict by myself every day after eating enough? In this day, there are not even seven or eight but three or four copies. Just writing the imperial edict takes me a lot of time.
, If possible, I certainly hope to have someone from the Hanlin Academy write an imperial edict for me."
If there is a ghostwriter, Su Sheng will definitely use it!
But once the ghostwriter is someone from other forces, the trouble will be big, because everything around him as the emperor will be known to other forces.
Instead of doing this, it's better to work harder on your own.
When Su Cheng heard this, his face became solemn: "Since there are people from other forces in the Hanlin Academy, isn't there a risk that the questions at the beginning of the imperial examination will be leaked?"
Su Sheng shrugged and chuckled: "This is something you, Marquis Wu'an, should consider as a bachelor in charge of the college. What's the use of telling me this? Anyway, if the exam questions are leaked, the first person to be killed will definitely be Marquis Wu'an."
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Su Cheng's face darkened.
This emperor is a real dog!
If you have merit, it belongs to the emperor; if something goes wrong, it belongs to the examiner.
It must be too difficult for a minister like him to do it!
Just now he was still wondering why the emperor so easily ordered him to be the examiner. It turned out that this was a pit of fire, just waiting for him to jump into!
Thinking of this, Su Cheng, far from being discouraged, narrowed his eyes: "In that case, did I say how to play the imperial examination questions this time?"
Su Sheng smiled and said, "As long as it's within the rules, you can play whatever you want!"
"This is what your Majesty said, don't go back on it!"