Chapter 13 One person stirs the storm in the city [4000,,,Follow-up]
The second day is a normal rest period and there is no need to go to court.
However, Ning Chen still arrived at the official department early.
Seeing Ning Chen being so active, many people panicked.
To say Ning Chen is a fool, obviously not.
Can a fool get the top prize?
So it's unlikely that Ning Chen doesn't know the secret behind this.
Now that you know the secret behind it.
The most correct thing for Ning Chen to do now is just one word - dragging.
If you can't avoid something, put it off.
Delay until both parties compromise in the game.
But Ning Chen is so active now, just like Ning Chen wants to die early and be born early.
But in this world, does anyone really want to die early and be born early?
Obviously impossible.
So what exactly does Ning Chen want to do now?
It became a matter that the entire capital officialdom was paying attention to.
Even the members of the Lin Party who were the Minister of Household Affairs were full of doubts about Ning Chen's actions.
For this reason, Lin Youwei paid a special visit to Lin Dunxin and asked Lin Dunxin for advice. By the way, he also wanted to find out whether Lin Dunxin had any new trends.
After a confrontation between the two old foxes, everyone decided on one thing.
That is, Ning Chen's speeding up has nothing to do with the two Lin parties.
Neither of them, the Lin Party, did anything regarding Ning Chen.
"Is it your Highness?" Lin Youwei asked Lin Dunxin tentatively.
Lin Dunxin pondered for a moment and shook his head: "It doesn't look like it to me. Your Highness has already proven her skill through the ceremony of establishing the crown prince.
His Highness is a man with great ambitions.
He is not a person who is eager for quick success,
If it were His Highness, she would probably also suggest that Ning Chen delay.
Until we all reach a consensus."
Lin Youwei listened to Lin Dunxin's analysis and couldn't help but nodded: "What Mr. Lin said makes sense. But how can we explain what Ning Chen is doing now?"
Lin Dunxin really couldn't think of an answer to this question.
If Ning Chen is really a stupid person, then everything can be explained.
But Ning Chen was not.
"Prime Minister Lin, why don't you test His Highness's attitude?" Lin Youwei felt that if he couldn't find the answer from Ning Chen, it would be best to find the answer from Wu Zhao.
Lin Dun said quietly: "The accounts of the Ministry of Revenue should be almost finished this year. How about Lin Shangshu join me?"
Lin You pondered for a moment and nodded: "Just follow what the left prime minister said."
Although he was suspected of being kidnapped, Lin Youwei really wanted to know the root cause of Ning Chen's behavior.
Because of this, it is related to his next series of deployments and plans.
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When Lin Youwei and Lin Dunxin entered the palace to meet His Highness, Wu Zhao also frowned slightly.
Wu Zhao also knew that Ning Chen was taking exams non-stop.
But Wu Zhao also didn't know what Ning Chen was going to do, and he couldn't understand it either.
"Your Highness, do you want to call Ning Chen and ask him? Will he know everything as soon as he asks?" Sun Banban beside Wu Zhao said softly.
Wu Zhao's expression moved slightly, but then he said: "No, I don't understand what Ning Chen is doing. Others don't know what Ning Chen is doing even less? It's good to let them panic like this. The more panic they have, the more likely they will be.
The more you can show off your flaws."
"Your Highness Shengming." Sun Banban said flatteringly.
"I asked you to find two people to secretly protect Ning Chen. How did you arrange it?" Wu Zhao asked Sun Banban.
"Your Highness, I have arranged for two smart people to follow Lord Ning day and night." Sun Banban replied respectfully.
Wu Zhao shook his head and said: "Two are not enough, send a few more people to keep an eye on it. I'm worried that if Ning Chen does it so quickly, some people will jump over the wall in a hurry."
Sun Banban immediately bowed and said: "Old slave, go arrange the manpower right now."
Just when Sun Banban was about to leave, a young eunuch who was delivering orders came to Wu Zhao in small steps.
"Your Highness, the Prime Minister of the Left and the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs would like to see you."
"Let them wait in the main hall, I will arrive soon." Wu Zhao ordered the young eunuch.
The little eunuch responded and walked away backwards.
"I can't sit still so soon. It seems that there are really a lot of things happening to them." Wu Zhao muttered to himself, and then said to Sun Banban: "Sun Banban, you have been taking care of Ning Chen secretly these days."
"Where is your highness?" Sun Banban asked hurriedly.
"I am in this palace. Who dares to do anything to me in this palace?" Wu Zhao said in an unparalleled domineering manner.
Sun Banban could only respond, hesitating for a moment, Sun Banban said: "Your Highness, Lord Ning will be going to the Imperial Academy after the court is over these days.
I'm afraid I'll go there today, as Kong Jijiu has been in the Imperial College these two days.
If Master Ning goes to the Imperial College, will I still follow you?"
Wu Zhao said calmly: "I know why Kong Jijiu is looking for Ning Chen. If Ning Chen goes to the Imperial College, you can just wait outside.
If Kong Jijiu asks, just say that I am the one who sent you to protect Ning Chen, and Kong Jijiu will understand."
"Yes, I know."
After Wu Zhao left, Sun Banban looked at Wu Zhao's leaving figure, with both relief and a little sadness in his eyes.
Sun Banban is an old man who has been taking care of Wu Zhao since he was a child. Sun Banban thinks that he knows Wu Zhao best.
But Wu Zhao didn't know anything about Kong Jijiu looking for Ning Chen.
"Banban, just do your own thing.
That's something Kong Jijiu doesn't want you to know, so there's no need to think too much about it.
Banban is still the person I trust most."
Sun Banban, who was sighing behind him, suddenly heard Wu Zhao's voice in his ears.
Hearing Wu Zhao's voice, Sun Banban quickly bowed and said, "Your Highness will atone for his sins, and this old slave will die."
In fact, what Kong Jijiu asked Ning Chen to do was for the same thing as when Kong Jijiu suddenly appeared at Chu Wu Zhao's dinner party that day.
Wu Zhao indeed needed Kong Jijiu to help him demonstrate his prestige, and Wu Zhao's agreement to Kong Jijiu was also related to Wenshan Shuhai.
Neither Wu Zhao nor Kong Jijiu expected that Ning Chen would suddenly appear.
In this way, the transaction between the two people was completed in disguise.
After Wu Zhao completely disappeared, Sun Banban murmured softly: "Your Highness is really getting more and more powerful, I just moved a little slower.
Your Highness has already seen through what I am thinking.
It seems that I have to teach those brats a lesson in the future so that they will stop being so smart in front of His Highness."
After Wu Zhao went to the main hall, Sun Banban left the East Palace from another direction and went to find Ning Chen.
Wu Zhao met two old ministers who came to see him in the main hall.
Lin Youwei first reported to Wu Zhao some matters concerning the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Lin Dunxin listened on the sidelines and occasionally asked some more critical questions, allowing Lin Youwei to explain to Wu Zhao in detail, acting like a conscientious leftist prime minister.
"Your Highness, I have something to tell you." Lin Youwei glanced at Lin Dunxin, the old god, and finally had no choice but to go into battle in person.
"What does Lin Shangshu want to report?" Wu Zhao looked at Lin Youwei knowingly and acted like he was listening.
"Your Highness, Mr. Ning has been working overtime these past two days to deal with the capital examinations. I am worried that the results will come out too quickly and may affect the autumn harvest." Lin Youwei stood from the perspective of his household department.
Said to Wu Zhao.
Wu Zhao frowned after hearing Lin Youwei's words: "Didn't Lin Shangshu and Zuo Xiang agree to start this matter immediately at the court meeting yesterday?"
"this……"
With one word, Wu Zhao countered Lin Youwei's words.
That's right, you have scruples in your heart, and you opposed it in court yesterday.
If you come here now and tell me this, what do you mean?
Lin You looked at Lin Dunxin as if asking for help.
At this time, Lin Dunxin no longer wanted to participate in the discussion of this matter.
Cursing the old fox in his heart, Lin Dunxin said: "Your Highness, yesterday I and all the officials agreed on this matter because we feel that this matter is a major plan for the country and must be put on the agenda as soon as possible.
But now Lord Ning’s speed is too fast. I am wondering if there will be any mistakes in Lord Ning’s speed. This may cause resentment among the officials.”
Lin Dunxin also talked about this matter from the perspective of himself, the leftist prime minister. As for Lin Youwei's request for help, Lin Dunxin simply ignored it.
"There is some truth to Zuo Xiang's worry. Although the examination curriculum formulated by me is very detailed, with Ning Chen's speed, there may really be mistakes.
Let’s do this, Prime Minister Zuo, send a few more people to assist Ning Chen and review all the evaluations given by Ning Chen to make sure there are no mistakes.”
Wu Zhao chose to listen to Lin Dunxin's opinion, and then kicked the ball back to Lin Dunxin.
"My lord, take your orders."
In this case, Lin Dunxin could only accept the order.
After chatting for a while, Wu Zhao asked the two ministers to leave on the pretext that he still had memorials to read.
After leaving Wu Zhao's East Palace, Lin Youwei asked Lin Dunxin: "Prime Minister Zuo, it can be seen whether Ning Chen has received instructions from His Highness."
Lin Dunxin shook his head and said doubtfully: "To be honest, I didn't see whether Ning Chen's matter was His Highness's intention."
Lin Youwei did not expect that Lin Dunxin would give such an answer: "Can't the left prime minister also see it?"
Lin Dunxin shook his head, and then said with emotion: "Our Highness is really much more powerful than we thought."
"Minister Zuo, are we going to continue to implement our plan?" Lin Youwei asked Lin Dunxin in a panic.
"What's the plan?" Lin Dunxin looked at Lin Youwei blankly.
Lin Youwei said quickly: "Prime Minister Zuo, it was me who was anxious and abrupt. Please don't blame Zuo Prime Minister."
"I don't even know what you are talking about, so why are you so abrupt?" Lin Dunxin did not accept Lin Youwei's apology.
"Prime Minister Zuo, I understand." Lin Youwei looked at the confused Lin Dunxin, regained his senses, said something decisively, and left first.
Lin Dunxin looked at Lin You's departing back and walked calmly in the other direction.
Lin Youwei suddenly came to such a place, and Lin Dunxin couldn't understand Lin Youwei's plan.
Regardless of whether there is Wu Zhao's spy here, this place is within the scope of the East Palace anyway.
Lin Youwei did this to make Lin Dunxin think that His Highness already knew that there was an agreement between them, and that he wanted to force himself to be tied to a boat.
To be honest, Lin Dunxin really doesn't care about Lin Youwei's small actions.
If he really didn't have this level of magnanimity and magnanimity, Lin Dunxin would not be able to sit in this position.
Ning Chen had no idea that the accelerated progress he had made in order to survive would cause such huge waves in all parties.
If Ning Chen knew, then Ning Chen would only finish the matter faster.
Taking advantage of the current popularity, Ning Chen would feel sorry for himself if he didn't make a big profit.
The left prime minister still carried out Wu Zhao's order very well, and asked the official department to send several people to Ning Chen to assist Ning Chen.
Suddenly a few more helpers came, and of course Ning Chen welcomed them.
Because there are really many officials below the sixth rank in the capital.
As for the six people before, we really couldn't figure it out for a while.
Now that more than a dozen people have come to help, the speed will naturally increase.
Ning Chen locked these two dozen people in a big room and worked hard for him.
Ning Chen went to find Kong Jijiu to read.
With such an arrangement, Ning Chen must praise himself as a true master of time management.
Sun Banban, who followed Ning Chen secretly, was obviously overthinking.
Kong Jijiu didn't even come out to ask him why he followed Ning Chen, and he didn't even warn Sun Banban not to enter the Imperial Academy.
Kong Jijiu was completely pretending that Sun Banban did not exist.
After Ning Chen came out of the Imperial College, he went home to have lunch and dinner. When he returned to the staff department, it was Xu time again.
Seeing a group of dizzy officials fighting at night, Ning Chen couldn't bear it: "Work for another half hour, and come back early tomorrow to do the rest."
Listen, listen, is this human speech?
It's already midnight, and we still have to work for another half hour.
The key point is that today is a day for rest. If you don’t rest, we have to stay with you, right?
The key is that you are not accompanying us either.
But Ning Chen is now a superior, and they must obey orders.
"Don't be resentful, everyone. I'm not that kind of inhumane Shangguan. When this matter is settled, I'll invite you all to have a drink on the fourth floor of Lanxiang Pavilion." Ning Chen looked at the frowning officials one by one and humiliated them.
I bought a sweet date and passed by.
"Sir, are you serious?" An official asked Ning Chen as if he had been injected with chicken blood, he immediately became energetic.
"Of course I take it seriously. I am very familiar with Lanxiang Pavilion."
"Sir, we are actually a little bit close to getting it done. It can be done in an hour at most, no, half an hour at most." The person who just spoke said, his eyes shining with a light called hard work.
Ning Chen saw this light called 'effort' in the eyes of other colleagues.
"Okay, I'll wait for you colleagues here."
After finishing speaking, Ning Chen asked: "Which one of you is faster? Take my belt and go to Lanxiang Pavilion to talk about it and prepare the food and drinks first."
"Sir, let me hurry up." Someone stood up and volunteered.
When I saw that Ning Chen was serious, everyone started to work overtime as if they were on the receiving end of blood, as if they didn't regard themselves as human beings at all.
"By the way, we may have to work all night today. If you need to go home and inform us, you can send someone to inform them now." Ning Chen reminded these hard-working people very thoughtfully.
"Thank you for reminding me, sir. I'll send someone home to talk to you right now."
There were two of them, and seven or eight of them sent people back to tell their families that they were being ordered to work all night.
They never thought that one day they would be so happy working overtime.