On the morning of the morning after the Qionglin Banquet, I arrived at the palace hall on time. Over the past few months, I have become accustomed to this kind of morning meeting every day. It seems that meetings have been a tradition in our country since ancient times.
He Ji first came out and said: "Your Majesty, I, He Ji, have this memorial."
"He Aiqing, please speak."
"Your Majesty, there was a gathering of students in front of Gongyuan yesterday. The matter was urgent at that time. I promised the candidates without even reporting that your Majesty will send an imperial envoy to Gongyuan this afternoon to understand the situation. Any candidates who have questions can go. Please also ask me about this matter
Your Majesty forgives me, but I also ask for your permission."
I was present yesterday, so I naturally know about the student gathering yesterday, and I also thought that no candidates would go to Gongyuan today. The leaders were hiding in some corner at this time, so how could they dare to come out? But since He Ji proposed,
I will not let him break his promise, not to mention that as the examiner, He Ji not only represents himself, but also represents the court, so this is also an issue of the court's integrity. Once there is a problem with the court's integrity, there will be no integrity in the world.
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"What crime is there in loving you? I will report it to you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." He Ji said in relief.
"Wen Tianxiang."
"I'm here."
"You are the number one scholar in Baoyou Year. You should understand the meaning of these candidates. I order you to be the imperial envoy and accompany He Aiqing to Gongyuan later today."
"My minister Wen Tianxiang obeys the decree."
"Your Majesty Ma Tingluan has written a memorial."
"Ma Aiqing, please speak."
"I think that what happened yesterday was instigated by someone, so please order a strict investigation."
"I second the proposal." Weng Yinglong's memorial made me stunned. Originally, I guessed that Jia Sidao might have done it, but now I was confused.
"Ma Aiqing, Weng Aiqing, why?"
Ma Tingluan said: "Your Majesty, our imperial examination has gone through several times, but there has never been a gathering of students. Now that your majesty has ascended the throne, this incident has happened. I feel that someone has done it deliberately to try to damage your majesty's reputation."
I looked at Ma Tingluan and thought to myself, Mr. Ma is quite direct: "Ma Aiqing, Weng Aiqing, this matter will be discussed after Mr. Wen investigates it clearly this afternoon. You two and He Aiqing are the examiners of this time. You have worked hard these days."
, was given a purple medal as a reward."
The three of them said in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Ma Tingluan thought for a while and stepped back.
I continued: "Ye Aiqing, the appointment of the new Jinshi will be carried out as soon as possible."
Ye Mengding said: "Yes, Your Majesty, it will be done in three days."
"kindness."
"I have this memorial." Jia Sidao said suddenly after Ye Mengding stepped back.
"Master, please speak."
"Your Majesty, when talking about undergraduate Jinshi, I think of Chen Yizhong, a former Jinshi. The late emperor once said during his time that this man is talented and can be put to great use. I recommend this person to return to the capital to serve."
"Chen Yizhong?"
Anyone familiar with history knows that Chen Yizhong, the prime minister in the late Southern Song Dynasty.
This man also entered the court through the imperial examination. He was an outstanding person. He first relied on Jia Sidao and prospered in officialdom. Later, when he saw that Jia Sidao was losing power, he turned around and criticized him. He was actually a double-dealing person.
But I have already thought very clearly about these historical figures.
As the saying goes, times make heroes, I am like this, whether I am loyal or traitorous, we will see if I can be reused.
I briefly thought about it and said, "Where is Chen Yizhong now?"
Jia Sidao said: "Your Majesty, this person is now appointed as the official school secretary in Kuaiji Mansion."
"Well, then according to the words of the teacher and minister, let him return to the court and serve as the supervisory censor first. The Ministry of Personnel will issue a transfer order."
"According to the decree."
"Jiang Aiqing, Liao Aiqing, how is the progress of the Ministry of Commerce?"
Jiang Wanli came out and said: "Your Majesty, the initial shape has been taken. The registration of shops in Lin'an City will be completed in late April. The land surveying for Guangdong and Fujian roads is also in progress. I expect that the Ministry of Commerce will be officially operational on May 1st.
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"Okay, Jiang Aiqing, Liao Aiqing, thank you for your trouble."
When the court meeting was about to end, I saw Fan Wenhu and Xia Gui coming out of the class at the same time and saying: "Your Majesty, I would like to give you a memorial."
"My dear friends, please speak."
Fan Wenhu said: "Your Majesty, in three days it will be the anniversary of the formation of the Forbidden Army. I would like to ask Your Majesty to move over to inspect and review."
These two people rarely speak at ordinary times, but they suddenly came to Japan for some reason. Fan Xia and Fan Xia are both Jia Sidao's pawns in the army. They hold the power of the Forbidden Army and are currently the top generals of the Central Army. On the occasion of the anniversary, they
I'm going, what's Jia Sidao's intention?
I paused for a moment and said, "Very good, it's time for me to visit the elite soldiers of our dynasty. Sir, please go together then."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Jia Sidao looked calm and seemed to have nothing to do with him. He added, "Your Majesty, some clues have been found about the masked assassins. These people should have sneaked into our country from different places.
They gathered in the Kuaiji area, and the leader is a Mongolian from Tianya named Kunzhe, who is one of the four elders of Tianya. However, there is no clue as to the source of their intelligence."
"Well, thank you for your hard work, Master. Let's continue the investigation with the Criminal Department. Without insider information, they will not know my whereabouts. Although this matter is difficult, it is worth investigating."
Wen Zhang's arrival in the afternoon was beyond my expectation. It was done so quickly. It seems that this guy has some skills.
"My minister Wen Zhang, my minister Shen Mo, see you, Your Majesty."
I saw that both of them were tired from work, and it was obvious that they had just returned to Beijing: "Haha, let's get back together."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"You two sit down and have a sip of tea first."
Wen Zhang took a big sip and said: "Your Majesty, I have completed my mission. Forty-three young guards were injured, and no one died."
"Well, let me slowly tell you your fledgling deeds."
Wen Zhang began to talk about the suppression of bandits in Jinhua.
Jinhua during the Southern Song Dynasty was located north of today's Jinhua City, about 160 kilometers away from Lin'an.
Since the establishment of the Youth Guard, they have never stopped training. Even during the New Year, they still train as usual. They watch the reserve team members all day long. How dare the five hundred Youth Guard members neglect their training.
In the past three months, I have had no distracting thoughts, just one word: "practice".
Although the young guards are not very old, their own quality is quite good. After three months of hard training, their physical fitness has been greatly improved. It is basically no problem for the emergency march of 80 kilometers a day. In comparison, it is
The hundred imperial guards led by Shen Mo were dwarfed by them, making Shen Mo feel very embarrassed.
Two days later, Wen Zhang and Shen Mo came to Jinhua Mansion, rested for a while in the government office, replenished food and water, declined the Jinhua prefect's offer to send government officials to help, and only needed a guide and a topographic map, and then went directly to Jinhua East.
The Fenghuang Mountain area opens up.
Along the way, the guide told Wen Zhang and Shen Mo that at the beginning of last year, two groups of gangsters appeared. One group was on Fenghuang Mountain, with about thirty people. The leader was named Song Kui, and the other group was in Daliu Mountain.
On the mountain, there are more people, about seventy people. The bandit leader calls himself Gai Jingtian. The two groups of bandits do all kinds of evil, robbing merchants and disturbing the neighbors.
"With just such a small number of people, how many people were there in the Jinhua Mansion's Xiang army? And yet they were not able to be wiped out?" Wen Zhang asked.
The guide replied: "General, there are more than 200 Xiang troops in total. First of all, the terrain of Fenghuang Mountain and Daliu Mountain is relatively remote, and secondly..."
"Secondly why?"
The guide hesitated for a long time before saying: "These Xiang troops have come here several times, but each time they come just to torment the villagers from nearby villages, eat and drink enough, and then go to the bottom of the mountain to show off. They have no intention of going up the mountain to suppress the bandits.
once
, a Xiang Army captain led people to rush forward, but the bandits hid in the mountains. The captain wanted to pursue them, but the soldiers were unwilling. The captain seemed unable to order the Xiang Army soldiers, and in the end nothing happened.