What the emperor said was to escort Linghu Changqing in, but Empress Wu said: "Let Li Rizhi come in, and his companions, let them come in and see Your Majesty." ”

After hearing this, the emperor hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, and Li Rizhi, let them come in together!" ”

When the little eunuch heard this, he hurriedly left the palace, trotted all the way, arrived at the palace gate, and said to the guards at the door: "The emperor has an order to let Peng Ji take Linghu Changqing, as well as Li Rizhi and his companions, into the palace together!" ”

When the guards heard this, they hurriedly came out and asked Peng Ji to escort Linghu Changqing into the palace, and the guards said: "Peng County Order, those few are Li Rizhi and them, right?" ”

Peng Ji nodded and said, "It's them, are you going to search your body?" ”

If you are not a minister in the imperial court, then when you enter the palace, you will normally have to search your body, which is an official matter, and it is definitely not aimed at anyone.

The guard smiled and nodded, Peng Ji turned his head and smiled at Li Rizhi and the four of them: "Nephew Li Xian, come here, Your Majesty wants to see you, before entering the palace, there are procedures to go!" ”

Others were talking here, Li Rizhi and a few of them were not far away, and they all heard it clearly, and when they heard that the emperor was going to summon them, several people were very excited in their hearts, this is going to see the emperor, for the people of the Tang Dynasty, this is the highest honor.

Of course, seeing the emperor for the first time is an honor, and seeing the emperor more times in the future will be like that!

Li Rizhi, Fu Guibao, Cheng Zizi and Chen Yingying, they came over together, the guards did not embarrass them, after the routine body search, don't let them follow Peng Ji into the palace.

Li Rizhi followed behind Peng Ji, a little nervous, he asked: "Peng Shibo, what kind of etiquette do you want to use when you see His Majesty the Emperor, I have only seen it in books before, and my uncle has also told me, but I have never really used it, so my little nephew's heart is really a little empty!" ”

But he is like this, Fu Guibao and Cheng Zizi are the same, only Chen Yingying is still very calm, because Chen Yingying was born in the royal family, although she is a royal family who died in the country, but she still fully understands the royal etiquette, but now it is too late to tell Li Rizhi about them!

Peng Ji said with a smile: "It's not so exquisite, Your Majesty and Niangniang are very easy-going people, you just need to salute like your own parents, what Your Majesty and Niangniang ask, you can answer anything, don't be so nervous!" ”

That being said, it is still necessary to be nervous, after all, it is the first time to enter the palace to see the emperor, and it is false to say that he is not nervous, even Chen Yingying herself is nervous and her little face is red!

Everyone entered a side hall, waited here, after a short time, the emperor and the queen came, Empress Wu came with the prince Li Lun, she had already changed into a dress, very solemn, Empress Wu has always been like this, as long as she sees the ministers, she must be dressed dignified, and the impression given to the ministers is that Her Majesty the Queen is very majestic!

Entering the side hall, the emperor saw Linghu Changqing kneeling under the pillar at a glance, he stepped forward angrily, and shouted at Linghu Changqing: "Beast, I treat you well, how dare you dare to do this to the prince, you can still have a trace of conscience!" ”

The reason why Linghu Changqing was able to become the head of the inner court was that he was loved by the emperor, and the reason why he had the idea that eunuchs should not have was precisely because he was promoted too quickly, so he got carried away, and really thought he was a character!

Now, when he suddenly became a prisoner and was about to be beheaded, he realized that he was just a minion, even if he became a third-rank official and was in charge of the palace introspection, he was still a minion, and the emperor's words could make him crushed!

Of course, Linghu Changqing was full of remorse, and shouted: "Your Majesty, the little slave is wronged, this is all maliciously framed by others, and all the evil things are not done by the little slave!" ”

He is the great eunuch of the palace province, a third-grade official rank, he can call himself a slave without calling himself a slave, he can call himself a minister, but now is the time to die, he hurriedly called himself a little slave, coupled with the expression of "Chu Chu pitiful", just like when he first started serving the emperor, it is very pitiful!

But the emperor is still angry, no matter how favored the eunuch is, he is only a slave, no matter how favored the slave is, he can't compare with his own flesh and blood, if he wants to take the prince's hair and nails, what magic weapon or elixir, this is simply a heinous crime, and the crime cannot be punished!

Empress Wu just glanced at Linghu Changqing, ignored him, and just said to the prince Li Lun: "Child, you see, wicked people are the most afraid of death, when they do evil, they don't care about the lives of others at all, but if it is their turn to die, then what kind of begging for mercy will be revealed, so don't sympathize with them, and don't pardon such people!" ”

The prince Li Lun is still young, and he can't understand what Queen Wu said, and Queen Wu didn't really tell him, Queen Wu looked at Peng Ji and said: "Hard work Peng Aiqing, you should be the first to solve this case of murdering the prince!" ”

Peng Ji hesitated, who doesn't want the first credit, of course he wants it, but the first credit for solving this case is definitely not him, he knows it himself, so he just takes the first credit to himself, he can't do such a thing, he has always been very disciplined as an official!

Peng Ji said: "Niangniang praised it falsely, the first credit is by no means the minister's, but Li Rizhi and his companions!" ”

He turned sideways, exposed Li Rizhi and them, and pointed at Li Rizhi!

Empress Wu immediately nodded, thinking, "This Peng Ji is still trustworthy, you can safely send him to any major state to do the assassination!" ”

Empress Wu's means of governing are much stronger than the emperor, and when the emperor was still losing his temper with a eunuch leader, Empress Wu had already begun to woo ministers, and even prepare for winning over scholars, and it was obvious that she would definitely succeed!

Empress Wu nodded and said with a smile: "Peng Aiqing is really an honest gentleman, if he is in power, he will be able to benefit the people, and this palace believes that in a few years, Peng Aiqing will become a model for all officials." Well, you are Li Rizhi? ”

Li Rizhi hurriedly stepped forward, gave a deep salute, and said, "Li Rizhi, a grass citizen, has seen the queen's mother!" ”

In the early Tang Dynasty, it was not popular to kneel down and kowtow when seeing people, unless it was a formal occasion to make a big salute according to the regulations, otherwise under normal circumstances, it was okay to bow down, even if it was to see the emperor and the queen!

Empress Wu looked at the three people behind him again and said with a smile: "They are your companions?" ”

Li Rizhi immediately introduced Fu Guibao, Cheng Zizi, and Chen Yingying to Empress Wu, and Empress Wu said: "Sure enough, it was a hero who came out of a young man, and it was you who saved the prince's life!" ”

People in this era are very superstitious, the hair and nails of the prince Li Lun were taken away, what elixir to refine, or even make a magic weapon, then no matter who it is, even people who don't believe in ghosts and gods will think that the prince Li Lun will definitely die, because witchcraft is more terrible than demons and monsters, so if you insist that Li Rizhi and they saved the prince Li Lun, it also makes sense!

Empress Wu gently patted the prince Li Lun and said, "Child, you stepped forward to thank them, and their kindness to you should never be forgotten!" ”

The prince Li Lun was very obedient, but he was too young to speak, and he walked on his calves, and when he came to Li Rizhi, he said in a milky voice: "Thank you, thank you, your kindness, don't, forget!" ”

Li Rizhi and the four of them were immediately moved, and they saluted together and said, "Your Highness is serious, this is a matter for the grass people!" ”

Li Lun turned his head to look at Empress Wu, who smiled and said to him, "You have to salute, how did the queen mother teach you?" ”

Li Lun sighed, he turned around, raised his little hand, faced Li Rizhi and the four of them, clasped his fists, and also made a salute, small and small, looking very cute!

And over there, the emperor had just lost his temper with Linghu Changqing, he walked over and said, "Is this person that Li Rizhi?" Well, and his companions? ”

Li Ri knew about them and hurriedly saluted the emperor!

The emperor nodded at Li Rizhi and said, "Very good, you have done a good job, and I am rewarded!" ”

He didn't say clearly, but walked to the side and sat down, as if he had something on his mind, and he didn't know what the emperor was thinking?

In terms of the means of winning over the ministers, the emperor and Empress Wu are simply the same in the sky and the underground, not the same, even if the reward is given by the emperor, but the courtiers will only remember the good of Empress Wu!

At this time, Peng Ji spoke again, he was really interesting, and said that Li Rizhi was very appreciated by Yan Liben, and he was a scholar waiting for the imperial examination.

Empress Wu listened and said, "There is still a period of time before the exam, is there a lack of help in your yamen?" Why don't you let them help you, and understand how to be a good official who is loyal to the court and benefits the people! ”

This is actually Empress Wu promised Li Rizhi that they would all be selected in the upcoming scientific expedition, and since they were chosen by Empress Wu, they would definitely be valued by her in the future!

Empress Wu is still very practical, so Li Rizhi knows that if they are willing to work hard to do practical things, then as long as Empress Wu is in power for one day, they may show their strength, do practical things for the people, and fight for themselves to have a good future!

Li Rizhi was overjoyed, he originally wanted to enter Beijing to invest in the bank, but he didn't expect that he would invest in Queen Wu, and he was successful, Queen Wu asked him to go to Chang'an County to follow Peng Ji, in fact, he was to learn how to be an official!

Whose line can get such a result?

In the capital, although there are many wealthy nobles, no one can give Li Rizhi such treatment, in the world, only the emperor and Empress Wu can do this, but the emperor obviously doesn't care, so only Empress Wu is left!

Li Rizhi and they hurriedly saluted again, thanked Empress Wu, and then were taken by Peng Ji, and left the side hall together, out of the palace, to what kind of punishment Linghu Changqing would receive, it was none of their business, and there was no need to ask, Linghu Changqing's fate was actually predicted by anyone!

Out of the palace gate, Fu Guibao and Cheng Zizi were extremely excited, even Chen Yingying was full of smiles, Li Rizhi asked: "Peng Shibo, can the little nephew really go to your yamen to study?" ”

Peng Ji smiled: "Of course you can, you don't joke, the queen is also a king, what she says, of course, you have to count, you can come to the yamen tomorrow, start with what the scribe has to do!" ”

He praised a few words, and then returned to the yamen, he had to quickly take back the official document of sea fishing, so as not to post the official document in various places.

Fu Guibao said: "Big brother, can we also go to the county government as an errand, then wouldn't we be an official in advance?" ”

Cheng Zizi took a few breaths and said, "Are you going to be an official?" I'm not ready yet! ”

Chen Yingying said anxiously: "You are all going to be officials?" What about me, what should I do? ”

She is a woman and can't be an official, so she has some eyes!

Li Rizhi said: "What kind of official, we are just going to learn!" Well, there's a word called Guanzheng. We can't even count on politics, and the people who teach us should be some scribes, so we are called Guanguan when we stand up to the sky. ”

Chen Yingying said: "Oh, it turns out that you are just officials, ha, then I will rest assured." She laughed, and she didn't have to look at it.

Fu Guibao and Cheng Zizi thought about it, and yes, they just went to study in the county government, who can there be in the county government? Either it's some catchers, or it's just some scribes.

What can you learn from these people? The ability to catch fast is not as strong as theirs, so they are at most with the scribe. The thought of learning to write and count with the scribes suddenly lost interest.

Li Rizhi smiled and said: "Don't underestimate these, this shows that we can become officials directly after the scientific examination, of course, it doesn't have to be in Chang'an County, maybe we go to other counties!" ”