Ganquan Hall, the emperor did not go to court today.
Staying in Ganquan Hall, I wanted to review some memorials, but my mind couldn't calm down at all.
Thinking about what he said to Zhao Chen in front of everyone yesterday, the emperor was still a little worried.
With Zhao Chen's temperament, if he was unhappy, he would not even be the magistrate of Wannian County.
Wouldn't all my plans be ruined by then?
What's more, the words I had with Zhao Chen yesterday were indeed a bit serious.
"Alas -" the emperor sighed and threw the book aside.
"Your Majesty, what's going on?" Queen Changsun slowly walked into the palace and asked Li Shimin.
Waving their hands, the eunuchs and maids waiting on the side quickly left and closed the door.
"Guanyin Maid is here!" Li Shimin raised his head and waved to Queen Changsun.
"I heard that His Majesty did not go to court today, so I came here to visit." Queen Changsun explained and sat down next to Li Shimin.
He reached out to pack up the memorial that Li Shimin had just casually thrown aside.
"If it wasn't because of what happened yesterday, Wei Zheng probably hates me very much now." Li Shimin said slowly, without seeing any change in his expression.
It seemed as if he was talking about an extremely common thing.
"My concubine and he have hinted at it, but I don't think they will understand it for a while."
"However, they will naturally understand when Zhao Chen returns to Chang'an City in the future." Empress Changsun comforted the emperor in a low voice.
After hearing what Empress Changsun said, the emperor slowly shook his head.
"Guanyin Maid, have you forgotten Zhao Chen's temperament?"
"Whether he will go to the county magistrate for ten thousand years is still unknown. When he returns to Chang'an, I am now afraid that he will take Wei Zheng far away and live his free life."
"Say, if that kid really does this, wouldn't it be in vain that I have spent so much time arranging people for him?" Li Shimin's face showed a little worry.
Didn't he just push Wei Zheng out of the position of admonishing the officials and throw him into the position of Wannian County Magistrate just to give Zhao Chen a helper?
If Zhao Chen got angry and ran away with his people, then Li Shimin would have wasted all his efforts.
Zhao Chen's temperament was so casual that even the emperor himself couldn't be sure.
"I think Zhao Chen will not give up on being a county magistrate for ten thousand years." Empress Changsun and the emperor laughed.
"How do you say that?" The emperor looked curious.
"Your Majesty thinks that your Majesty's decree yesterday sounded to anyone as if Wei Zheng was demoted to a county magistrate because of Zhao Chen's involvement."
"Although Zhao Chen has a bad temper, he has good intentions. He will not see Wei Zheng banished from the court because of himself."
"So I feel that Zhao Chen will not only be the county magistrate, but also do a good job!" Empress Changsun explained to the emperor.
"You said that boy Zhao Chen will help Wei Zheng return to the court?" The emperor seemed to understand what Empress Changsun meant, and a smile appeared on his face.
As long as Zhao Chen feels at ease as the Wannian County Magistrate, Zhao Chen can cultivate his own power.
The officials in the court are all old foxes, and they will not take sides easily.
Otherwise, why would Changsun Wuji and Li Chengqian come up with such a plan?
"Your Majesty, there has been nothing going on in the palace recently. I want to go out of the palace to relax. I beg your Majesty for your permission." Empress Changsun suddenly made a request to the emperor.
…
Pei, the wife of the old Wei leader, knew that Wei Zheng was demoted to Wannian County Prime Minister by the emperor, but she did not collapse as Zhao Chen expected.
Instead, he arranged lunch with Zhao Chen with a smile on his face.
This made Zhao Chen very embarrassed.
"Aunt Pei, I'm sorry about Old Wei, but don't worry, I will take good care of Old Wei in Wannian County and try to get him back to Chang'an as soon as possible." Zhao Chen and Mr. Pei poured tea to apologize.
Zhao Chen just felt that Wei Zheng was dragged down by him.
It must be that Old Li Tou wanted to deal with him. Seeing that Old Wei Tou was on the same side as him, he took the opportunity to suppress Wannian County with him.
"No need to say anything, Mr. Zhao. I understand that my husband used to check His Majesty's faults in the court every day. I was always worried."
"The thoughts of a saint are unpredictable. I don't know when I will anger Your Majesty and implicate my family."
"This dismissal has relieved my worries. However, this Wannian County still needs more help from County Duke Zhao." Pei and Zhao Chen said with a smile.
What Mr. Pei said was not a lie.
Every time he heard that Wei Zheng sprayed the emperor with blood in the court, Pei didn't think it was such an honor.
Everyone has a temper and everyone wants to save face.
No matter how much the emperor could endure being scolded by Wei Zheng in front of hundreds of people, one day disaster would eventually fall on Wei Zheng.
Being a county magistrate, even though the position is low and the position is small, is easy and hassle-free.
"Zhao Chen, I am relying on you now. In Wannian County, you have to take care of food and housing."
"Of course, if you don't know anything, I will teach you one by one." Old Wei Tou hummed while eating vegetables.
The old guy seemed to be in a much better mood after getting drunk.
He also makes fun of himself.
"It's easy to talk about." Zhao Chen smiled.
…
There is no way to escape the matter of going to Wannian County.
But what Zhao Chen didn't understand was.
In the afternoon, the emperor sent another order to Wei Zheng, saying that Chang'an Academy should also be moved to Wannian County.
Wei Zheng is still the vice president of this academy.
While Zhao Chen was serving as county magistrate, he also had to go to the academy to teach.
I gave him the leg of grandma!
Zhao Chen scolded the envoy back at that time.
Zhao Chen's words made the messenger look horrified.
It's just that he didn't directly capture Zhao Chen and take him away to the emperor for disposal.
Zhao Chen didn't understand.
Now that both myself and Old Wei Tou have been sent out of Chang'an, why is this shameless guy like Old Li Tou still clinging to me?
Which county magistrate still works part-time as a teacher in an academy?
Acting randomly! Acting randomly!
Wei Zheng is very happy!
It seems that he, the admonishing doctor, has an heir.
Moreover, that curse word simply spoke to his heart.
How can it be so frustrating?
Of course, Wei Zheng didn't dare to say anything after seeing Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong leading soldiers to move things from the academy and out of the city.
After all, they also brought the emperor's imperial edict.
Zhao Chen's title has been raised to the rank of Wannian County Duke.
However, the Tang Dynasty only had administrative divisions such as Dao, Prefecture, and County, and the Wannian County did not exist at all.
So Zhao Chen, the so-called Duke, sounds like a fake.
Although Zhao Chen felt happy in his heart, he was also scolding Lao Li for being careless.
I still can't find a place to seal myself as a county prince.
Old Wei Tou also received some benefits and was rewarded with a hundred strings.
Um.
Maybe the emperor just felt that Old Wei was greedy for money, so he gave him one hundred thousand gold.
Old Wei was quite happy, breaking off the coins one by one in the basket and counting them.
Tomorrow I will go to Wannian County. The county government office and the village are not very close.
Uncle Fu wanted to stay in Chang'an, saying that he had made an agreement with Doctor Xue to go to Wannian County together in a few days.
Li Ruoshuang wanted to go with Zhao Chen and rush people to pack things.
Unexpectedly, the emperor sent someone again and asked Zhao Chen to go to the palace.