Seeing Tianxuan take out the imperial edict, everyone present quickly fell to their knees without thinking.
Tang Ji didn't expect that Emperor Ning's imperial edict would be issued so quickly this time. He just didn't know what kind of reward would be given. A smile appeared on his face and he knelt down.
Tianxuan glanced at him, opened the imperial edict, and read it loudly: "The edict says: Director Xingchen made Tang Ji perform his duties in the invigilation of this provincial examination, stop fraud in time, and ensure the fairness and justice of the provincial examination. Special Royal
I will give you a jade belt, a hundred taels of gold, and five hundred pieces of cloth as a reward. I appreciate this!"
Tang Ji's eyelashes trembled slightly. He thought that the Dog Emperor could give him a knighthood. It seemed that he thought too simply, but it was better than nothing. He quickly received the imperial edict: "I accept the edict, thank you Your Majesty."
Ron.”
The candidates present raised their heads and looked envious. Is this an imperial edict? I wonder when they will receive it again!
Soon, when Tang Ji stood up, Tianxuan said with a smile: "Master Tang, the things your Majesty rewards you will be sent to Prince You's Mansion later."
Tang Ji nodded slightly: "Thank you, Lord Tianxuan."
Tianxuan waved her hands indifferently, looked at Jiang Ran and asked, "Who is this?"
Seeing her staring at Jiang Ran, Tang Ji's heart tightened. Although Tianxuan still looked charming, according to Li Yu, she had been the governor for more than fifteen years and she must have known about the "Northwestern Rebellion" that year.
", it would be troublesome if she discovered that her old father-in-law looked similar to Ranran, but she still pretended to be calm and said: "Oh, this is my fiancée."
"Oh? I didn't expect Mr. Tang to already have a beautiful woman by his side at such a young age. It's really enviable." Tianxuan stroked her lips and smiled, and was about to continue asking, but was interrupted by a Star Guard soldier, so she had to continue: "Okay.
, Your Majesty’s decree has been conveyed to me, so I’m going to leave now.”
After saying this, she turned around and left with the soldiers.
Tang Ji immediately breathed a sigh of relief and patted Jiang Ran's head sideways: "Just wait for me at home from now on and don't be recognized."
Jiang Ran reacted immediately and nodded gently.
"What's wrong with being recognized?" Li Yu squeezed between the two of them, asked casually, and then said with sudden realization: "Oh, I understand, you are afraid that someone will miss Sister Jiang, so you plan to hide your beauty in the golden house?"
Looking at his wretched look, Tang Ji rolled his eyes and took Jiang Ran to leave.
Just at this moment, an examinee came over and said, "Master Tang, those famous disciples were so bold and cheated on the provincial examination. There must be someone helping behind the scenes. Have you found out?"
"Of course..." Tang Ji subconsciously wanted to take Zhang Xiuhao out, but found that Li Yu grabbed his sleeve from behind. After all, the two had known each other for almost a year, so they still had a tacit understanding.
, and quickly changed his words: "Of course not. I just arrested the person last night, and I am in the Gongyuan. How could I possibly know the person behind the scenes? Just wait a little longer. I believe I will tell you the truth in a few days."
Hearing this, the candidates present nodded one after another, and the person who asked the question earlier also raised his hand and thanked him: "Thank you, Mr. Tang. Mr. Tang has worked hard these days. Go back and have a rest."
Tang Ji was not polite and quickly left with a few people.
Soon, they got on the carriage and headed towards Prince You's Mansion.
In the carriage, Tang Ji asked: "What's wrong? Doesn't the court intend to make this matter public?"
He heard the results of Tianxuan's investigation yesterday. The informant who contacted the petty officials finally entered a yard bought by the Zhang family. According to the confessions of the "gunmen" who were caught copying the answers, the person behind the scenes was Zhang.
Xiu Hao.
Li Yu sighed and lowered his voice and said: "The Ministry of Personnel is already in charge of the dispatch of civil servants in the world, and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is also the examiner of this provincial examination. If the candidates and the people know that he engages in malpractice for personal gain, then how can the face of the Ministry of Personnel and the imperial court be saved?
?”
"Didn't you say that he was demoted? If a good minister was demoted, wouldn't it arouse suspicion from others? Will the news still get out by then?" Tang Ji asked doubtfully.
Li Yu shook his head: "So, Zhang Xiuhao broke his leg when he returned from the imperial city last night. The imperial doctor said that he might not be able to get up for the rest of his life. He would have to recover for a year or two at the earliest. Father
The emperor has decreed that the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel should temporarily take over the position of minister!"
Hearing this, Tang Ji's eyes widened instantly. No wonder he didn't see Zhang Xiuhao in the Gongyuan today. He touched his chin and asked, "Did he really fall by himself?"
Li Yu didn't answer, but answered him with his eyes.
Tang Ji raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't expect that the court would do such a thing in order to maintain credibility, but what came to his mind: "What about Li Xian? He was beaten for no reason?"
"The news from the court is that King Li Xian of Jin Dynasty contradicted his father in the imperial study room this morning, so he was given fifty big boards by his father and had to face the wall in the palace for three months." Li Yu explained casually, leaned on the carriage, and continued
Said: "Actually, the nineteen corrupt officials can guess the whole story, but since the imperial court decided to hide it, even if the officials know the inside story, they can't spread it randomly, otherwise... they will wait to go to Xingchen Division
Let’s have tea!”
Tang Ji nodded. No wonder Li Yu wanted to stop him just now. If the truth about this matter came out from his mouth, the court would not be able to hide it even if it was hidden from him. Emperor Ning would not let him go. He exhaled: "Thank you.
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"We are brothers, so why thank you!" Li Yu touched his shoulder, and then smiled: "However, I found out that my father's punishment for Li Xian was not just as simple as hitting the board and facing the wall, but even when he was
All the military power in the Forbidden Army was taken back."
"The prince can still control the military?" Tang Ji was a little surprised.
This dog emperor is really not afraid of his son rebelling!
Li Yu snorted lightly: "Listen to me, there are two armies in the Forbidden Army, named Qinglin and Changlin, each with a thousand people. They often fight with each other. At first, they were to help the generals develop their command skills.
, Later, Kyoto united with the four nearby states to form the Gyeonggi garrison, and the generals were trained in different places. The two teams were handed over to Li Qin and Li Xian respectively. And because Li Xian had a good relationship with the Minister of War, Changlin Army
The equipment and combat power of the Qinglin Army are much stronger than those of the Qinglin Army. As for the military power issue you are worried about... the total number of forbidden troops in the imperial city is more than 5,000, not to mention the 50,000 troops stationed inside and outside Kyoto, and 2,000 people.
It won’t make any waves at all.”
After listening to his words, Tang Ji finally understood.
Jiu'er, who had been sitting nearby and listening to the conversation between the two, suddenly asked: "Your Majesty, your Majesty has taken back the military power of the Changlin Army, will it be transferred to you?"
"Shh~" Li Yu quickly raised his hand to signal her to stop talking nonsense: "Planning for military power is a crime of rebellion, so don't hurt me!"
Tang Ji nodded: "I think it's possible too!"
"Brother, I was wrong, please spare me!" Li Yu immediately begged him to shut up with a sad face.
Seeing this, Tang Ji and Jiu'er looked at each other and smiled.
The little girl blinked her smart eyes and asked, "Your Majesty, where should we eat tonight?"
"A new restaurant has opened in Beicheng. When you went to Jingwang County, I ate there once. It tasted pretty good. I've asked Sister Yao to book a place. We can go there in a while." Li Yu replied casually.
Jiu'er licked his lips, flexed his fingers and said, "Jiu'er wants to eat sauce elbows, big chicken drumsticks, braised pork..."
Hearing this, Jiang Ran immediately gave her a look: "Don't go too far!"
Li Yu waved his hand: "It's okay, as long as you don't mention the Forbidden Army, you can eat whatever you want!"
Seeing that he still looked worried, Tang Ji and Jiu'er couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Hahaha~"
However, the laughter in the carriage was interrupted not long after, and the carriage was slowly parked outside Prince You's Mansion. Li Yu was the first to lift the curtain, only to find two eunuchs standing beside the carriage. He adjusted
With a look on his face, he stepped out of the carriage and asked: "Two father-in-laws are looking for Tang Ji?"
While talking, Tang Ji also walked out of the carriage with Jiang Ran and Jiu'er.
An older eunuch smiled and saluted and said: "By His Majesty's decree, His Royal Highness King You is summoned to the palace."
Enter the palace?
It's almost dark, why did you come to the palace at this time?
Li Yu was a little puzzled. Suddenly he remembered something and quickly turned to look at Tang Ji: "Is it possible?"
Tang Jicai promised him not to tell anything about the Forbidden Army, so he replied: "Maybe?"
"Hahaha, Tang Ji, your mouth is really smart!" Li Yu laughed and patted his shoulder.
The two eunuchs standing aside looked suspicious. The older eunuch shook his head. It was said that something was not normal since King You and Master Tang became close friends. It seemed that the rumors were true. He stopped thinking about it and continued: "
Your Highness, let’s go quickly, don’t keep His Majesty waiting.”
"Then you go find Sister Yao first after cleaning up. I'll go find you directly when I come back from the palace." Li Yu blinked at Tang Ji, then turned around with a smile, adjusted his expression, and said to the eunuch: "
Let’s go.”
After Li Yu got on the carriage again and left, Tang Ji also took Jiang Ran towards the mansion.
Jiu'er looked at their backs, pursed her lips and murmured: "Obviously my mouth is smarter!"