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The red sun was slanting in the west, and the ministers in the Golden Palace gritted their teeth even though they were dizzy with hunger.

Not to mention that the share far exceeds that of previous years, the imperial examination system has been regarded as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh by the gate valve and the family since the day of its birth.

What's more, there is no evidence, and the reason is not sufficient, the family has the confidence to deal with the emperor.

The noise in front of the palace gate weakened a lot, and Xu Fan personally distributed the food, while gently reassuring: "The court will definitely give you a fair explanation......

In fact, Xu Fan is not hopeful about this.

After all this time, there has been no news of it, and it is already clear what the result will be.

"The old minister retires!"

Li Linfu bowed and retreated, and after walking out of the palace gate, his body that had been holding on for a long time staggered, holding on to the pillar, with a splitting headache, and his eyes were full of shaky phantoms.

He stood for a long time before he staggered away.

In the side hall, Li Longji's face sank like water, and it was obvious that Li Linfu's attitude just now made him very dissatisfied.

If such a thing happens, someone should be sent to check and appease the students' emotions immediately, but Li Longji is not a hairy boy, several similar exam papers, and there is no substantial evidence of fraud, so let people check it, what can they find out?

If he dies without a problem, the damage to the emperor's authority will be even greater.

As an important means for the emperor to weaken the gate valve, although the imperial examination has been continuously improved over the past hundred years, there are more and more means to prevent cheating, but the power of the gate valve is too strong!

From the question to the exam to the marking, most of the officials involved in the whole process are from the family of the gate valve, even if they have a fair heart, they cannot withstand the two shackles of family affection and family interests.

But if all officials from poor backgrounds are used, will the imperial examination be fair?

As the emperor, Li Longji always thinks about the balance of the court.

I was helpless, but the trouble in front of me still needed to be solved.

Li Linfu obviously didn't want to stand on the opposite side of the gate valve, but the cold forces in the court have been unstable in recent years, and they can't carry the banner of fighting against the gate valve.

"Or, let's let the law secretary and the internal guard go to investigate together, right?" Gao Lishi on the side hesitated and said: "Drag it down, where is the prestige of the imperial court?"

"And then?" Li Longji's face was full of exhaustion, and he moved his gaze to Gao Lishi, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "They are waiting for me to issue an order to investigate thoroughly!

As the lord of the world, the emperor's best way to face court disputes is to stay out of the matter as an arbiter and watch the courtiers' battles coldly, and the more the courtiers are on a par, the more they will cater to the emperor, trying to gain more power from the emperor to defeat their opponents.

Li Longji has been the emperor for decades, and he has already won the samadhi.

After being silent for a long time, Li Longji suddenly asked, "Is Yang Guozhong here?"

Colliers shook his head and said, "No." ”

Today is not the day of the morning meeting, and the students began to make trouble, so Li Longji, who got the news, urgently recruited the prime minister and the officials of the Ministry of Rites in charge of scientific research affairs into the palace for questioning.

"Summoning Yang Guozhong into the palace!" Li Longji said lightly.

"Yes. Gao Lishi's heart moved, as if he understood something, and turned away.

Since Yang Guozhong got the position of Du Zhilang, he is also diligent and diligent every day, he has been in the market for many years, and he is used to being a person, and the relationship between the top and bottom of the household also allows him to take care of it properly.

Today is the release day, the students are making a fuss outside, but they have nothing to do with Yang Guozhong, in the household yamen, after Yang Guozhong finished handling today's official business, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart again when he waited for the release of the yamen in the afternoon.

"It is up to people to make things happen, and it is up to them to make things happen......"

Last time, he supported Mrs. Qiu Guo and asked her to go to Jingzhao Mansion to complain, in order to throw stones to ask for directions and find out the original situation.

Originally, everything was as he wanted, with Xu Chen in prison, although Xu Dang did not make too obvious moves, but Xiao Jiong and the wealthy family behind him began to move, and then the prince family also began to move, pulling the whole body, the situation in the court suddenly became dangerous, but it also dissipated the fog in front of Yang Guozhong.

As a person who is not qualified to play, Yang Guozhong doesn't mind how dangerous the situation is, but thinks that these people are not fighting hard enough and fighting badly.

If these people don't fight and get hurt, how can they come out of the day?

What Yang Guozhong didn't expect was that when the situation was about to break out, the princelings, Xu party, and Li party actually joined forces to attack the seven sects and five surnames, and they were even more sure to hit with one blow, ending the long-term chaos in such a decisive way.

Now the major giants in the court are busy digesting the results of the war and expanding their power, and when they grow stronger, there will be conflicts again and start a melee, and they don't know what year and month they will have to wait.

For Yang Guozhong, a great opportunity slipped away from his eyes.

In addition, since Mrs. Qiu Guo was favored by Li Longji, she realized that she had become the emperor's woman, not only did she no longer look for a face, but even Yang Guozhong, an old friend, resolutely gave up, and today's scientific examination fraud broke out, Chen Xilie, who was the main examiner, did not know what fate she would end.

The house leak happened to rain overnight, and Yang Guozhong, who has a self-motivated heart, suddenly couldn't see the way forward.

"Alas......"

Just when Yang Guozhong lamented the impermanence of the world, a eunuch outside the door had already arrived quickly.

"Yang Guozhong, the Duzhi Lang of the Xuanhu Department, enters the palace to face the saint!"

Since it was just a verbal message, Yang Guozhong only had to bow down to receive the order, but the voice like a heavenly sound still made him bow his head and bow down excitedly.

"Minister, thank you for Your Majesty's Longen!"

After entering the palace, Yang Guozhong did not take a second look at the many ministers in the Golden Palace, nor did he look at the cheap boss who was still kneeling in front of the palace gate, but lowered his eyebrows all the way and followed the eunuch into the side hall.

Although the ministers in the Golden Palace had been hungry for a long time, Yang Guozhong's arrival still made them look twice.

Those who know have begun to think about the emperor's intention of summoning Yang Guozhong, and those who don't know naturally have to ask the people around them for a few words.

Everyone knew that Li Longji was waiting in the side hall, in order to make them bow their heads and give in.

There was a cheating case, and it was verified that they had to retake the exam, which was absolutely unacceptable to them.

They were not afraid of verification after they had cleaned up, but the Emperor clearly understood that they had no fear, and preferred to stalemate rather than give an immediate decree for verification.

In this way, these people see the hope of negotiation.

As long as the emperor does not deny the results of this scientific expedition, then for these officials of the gate and family, everything can be discussed.

As soon as Yang Guozhong entered the side hall, he immediately bowed and worshipped: "Weichen see the saint!"

In the Tang Dynasty, unlike in later generations, most monarchs and ministers only had to bow down when they met, and big gifts such as three kneels and nine bows only appeared on some grand occasions, but Yang Guozhong made a bow every time he met Li Longji in order to pat himself.

"Calm down!" Li Longji really showed joy on his face, and raised his hand with a smile: "I haven't seen him for some days, Guozhong seems to have lost a lot of weight." ”

The emperor's concern immediately made Yang Guozhong feel flattered.

"By the love of the Holy Lord, my lord...... The minister is really ......" said, tears overflowed from the corners of his eyes, Yang Guozhong choked and said: "The minister knows that his qualifications are dull, and he is afraid that he will not be able to do the errand assigned by the saint, so he can only spend more energy." ”

"But please rest assured that the saint!" Yang Guozhong hurriedly added: "Weichen's body is hard-boned, gritting his teeth, and he can still serve the saint for decades!"

"Haha!" Li Longji Longyan Dayue: "I don't expect to live for decades. ”

"The Holy Spring and Autumn Festival is prosperous, and its self-energy longevity is better than Nanshan!"

Li Longji smiled, and then asked: "Guozhong, in addition to the ability to manage money, do you also have the ability to recognize people?"

"It's coming!" Yang Guozhong's heart suddenly moved.

From the moment he received the decree, Yang Guozhong was thinking about the emperor's intention to suddenly summon him, and in connection with what happened today, Yang Guozhong guessed that it was probably related to the imperial examination fraud case.

Although Yang Guozhong has never been in contact with criminal names, and when he was in the market in the past, he only had the experience of being arrested and tried, but the opportunity is in front of him, and he has to be hard-headed!

With his mind racing, Yang Guozhong bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, in the past, the ministers were mostly mixed in the slang of the countryside, and it was difficult to recognize capable people. Ranchen was able to serve His Majesty thanks to two benefactors, and the minister thought that these two were really talented people. ”

"Well, you have to be recommended by Zhang Qiu and Qiong to enter Beijing, he is really the benefactor of Qing. Li Longji nodded slightly and asked, "What about the other one?"

"The other is the former proprietor of the minister, who is rarely in Zhongtong. Yang Guozhong raised his head and hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, although Xian Yu Zhongtong is a wealthy man in Shu, he is also an official of the imperial court, and he is currently the court's minister. ”

"Oh, the Asahiro is a sixth-rank rank. In this way, do you think these two people are talented people?" Li Longji looked indifferent.

Yang Guozhong observed his words and looks, and hurriedly took some breath: "Your Majesty, the ministers are shallow, I think these two people are so scheming in order to show favor to the ministers, and they can't help but have selfish intentions." ”

"Oh, not necessarily. Zhang Qiu and Qiong are the envoys of Jiannan Jiedu, although Xian Yu Zhongtong is a loose official, he is not exchanged for money, and the selection and appointment of the imperial court are based on qualifications, and he can be listed in the six grades, and he is not mediocre. ”

Li Longji pondered for a moment, then asked Yang Guozhong: "Where are these two now? Are they both in Shu?"

Yang Guozhong shouted in his heart: "Oops!"

Seeing that the emperor's posture is clearly to give officials, and it is clear that there are important things to entrust immediately, but these two people have already left Beijing the day before yesterday!

After a long struggle in his heart, Yang Guozhong gritted his teeth, and his heart was crossed, and he said: "Zhang Qiu and Qiong happened to go to Beijing to report on their work this year, and they only left Beijing yesterday, and Xian Yu Zhongtong came to Beijing together but did not leave, I think he is still in the capital......"

I can't care about bullying the king in person!

It's a big deal to chase people back as soon as they leave the palace, and the two of them are only grateful for their promotion to the knighthood, how can they say anything to break it?

As for the eunuch who passed the decree, it was not impossible to walk for a day or two, it was nothing more than a matter of spending some money.

"Well, the post of the head of the household department has been vacant so far, so let Zhang Qiu and Qiong enter Beijing to take this position. Li Longji paused for a moment, and then spoke: "As for Xian Yu Zhongtong, let's give him the title of Shaoyin of Jingzhao Mansion first." ”