When Chen Yuting, the imperial historian of the left capital of the Imperial Procuratorate, came to visit, Zhou Yanru was also thinking about the palace examination. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Recently, the days have been relatively leisurely, and the situation everywhere seems to be still good.

After the withdrawal of the Houjin Tartars, the emperor's mood gradually became stable, and he began to think about some things that he had ignored before, the biggest thing being the famine in Shaanxi and the peasant rebellion.

The emperor was very dissatisfied with Li Yingzhi, the governor of Shaanxi, so in the first month, he appointed the right deputy imperial envoy Lian State Affairs Governor of Shaanxi, and Li Yingzhi was directly transferred to Nanzhili to serve as the right attendant of the Ministry of Works.

As for the famine in Shaanxi, the emperor finally asked the household department to allocate silver taels, and ordered Wu Fu, the governor of Shanxi, to carry money and grain to enter Shaanxi for relief, and served as the governor of Shaanxi.

The trilateral governor Yang He's battle to exterminate the Liukou was carried out smoothly, and his report came to the folds, saying that the Liukou could not resist the attack of the imperial army, and were willing to surrender and submit to the imperial court, Yang He was ready to move to Ningzhou, which belonged to Qingyang Mansion in Shaanxi, to accept the surrender of the Liukou, Yang He also said specifically in the twists and turns that he could quickly pacify the Liukou in Shaanxi and Shanxi.

On the whole, the situation is still good, the emperor is in a good mood, and Zhou Yanru, the first assistant of the cabinet, is in a better mood.

"My lord, the palace test is imminent, and the lower officials have come to consult some matters."

The relationship between Chen Yuting and Zhou Yanru is very good, and there is a layer of kinship between them, and they support each other in the court, so they speak straightforwardly.

"Oh, if Lord Chen has any suggestions, you might as well come and hear them."

"The so-called external move does not avoid relatives, internal moves do not avoid hatred, the clan brother Chen Yutai has good knowledge, this time he will try high school, and I hope to get the favor of adults."

Chen Yutai and Zhou Yanru have an in-law relationship, so Chen Yuting said it very directly, plus their Chen family has many talents, and their father and younger brother are both Jinshi of the dynasty and are powerful.

Zhou Yanru nodded slightly, even if Chen Yuting didn't talk about it, he would consider it, after all, the relationship with Chen Yutai was not ordinary, but Wu Fanhui, the Huiyuan of this examination, was only sixteen years old, and he was already five yuan in Lianzhong, the head of the Shaanxi County Test, the Government Examination and the Hospital Examination, the Shaanxi Township Trial Xie Yuan, and the Huiyuan Examination, if Wu Fanhui was only four yuan in Shaanxi Lianzhong, then everything is okay to say, after all, the level of the northern students cannot be compared with the southern students, but the people will also take the first place, if in the palace examination, This Wu Fanhui played well, so it was really difficult to operate.

"What Lord Chen said, I have also thought about it, but this will try to meet Yuan Wu Fanhui is very popular, two days ago the emperor also specially summoned Fang Fengnian and Lu Weibiao, these two people are Wu Fanhui's mentors, from this point of view, the emperor also attaches great importance to Wu Fanhui, and there are more than ten people in the palace examination papers, you and I are among them, if you are too partial, I am afraid to provoke some gossip."

"What the adult said, Xia Guan has also thought about it, but Xia Guan has something here, if the adult reads it, he will definitely feel emotional."

Chen Yuting took out a document from his sleeve and handed it to Zhou Yanru.

Zhou Yanru opened the document on behalf of him and looked at it carefully.

"Lord Chen, what is written on this document is serious."

"There will never be a fake, this is what Wu Fanhui said when he participated in the poetry competition, and the lower officials also admitted that this Wu Fanhui is knowledgeable, but his conduct, it is indeed up to be discussed, learning and excellence, the reader is extremely dedicated to the country and the people, how can he think of his own pleasure first, if the world's readers are such thoughts, wouldn't it be a big mess."

Zhou Yanru groaned slightly, and put the paperwork into his sleeve.

"Lord Chen, I know it in my heart, but there is one point, when Chen Yutai tries it, he still needs to play well, Yang Tingshu and Wu Weiye and others in Nanzhili are also very prominent, if Chen Yutai's article is compared to a big gap, it will not be easy to do."

"Don't worry, my lord, Chen Yutai's knowledge is absolutely fine, and this can be guaranteed by the lower officials."

Just as Chen Yuting was about to get up to say goodbye, Zhou Yanru suddenly spoke.

"The Restoration Society did a little too much a while ago, and presided over so many academic discussion gatherings before the examination, but what I know is that there is no academic discussion at all, but there is something else, the Wushan Conference when the Restoration Society was established, and the Jinling Conference in Nanjing last year have long attracted attention, Zhang Pu's approach, how can other adults in the DPRK and China not see it, or pay attention to it, the emperor hates the most is the party dispute, if you fall into this whirlpool, no matter what you have, you will be punished."

Chen Yuting looked at Zhou Yanru and spoke unhurriedly.

"My lord, when it comes to this matter, the lower officials have something to say, the gathering between young students, it is impossible to always chant poetry and paint, the situation has changed in the past few years, too many things have happened, when young students discuss academics, they will always care about current affairs, and occasionally discuss it, among which like-minded people appreciate each other, it is also understandable, if there are people in the court who look at these matters and spare no effort to suppress them, then there is a ghost in their hearts, and the adult is the head of the hundred officials, and he understands the meaning."

Zhou Yanru looked at Chen Yuting, and couldn't help frowning, he knew very well the power of the Lin Party in the Middle East, and now it was headed by Chen Yuting, Sun Chengzong was old, and he had no interest in the party struggle, especially after being re-appointed by the emperor, the main focus was on Liaodong, and he didn't care about these things at all. The right deputy imperial envoy Lian Guoshi was sent to Shaanxi as the governor, and his influence in the capital was limited, and the rest were Zhan Shifu, Zuo Chunfang, Zuo Yu, Dewen Zhenmeng, Zuo Zanshan, Yao Ximeng and others.

As for Xiong Mingyu, the secretary of the military department, he is not a real Donglin Party member, but he is more sympathetic to the Donglin Party during the Apocalypse.

The Donglin Party almost completely controlled the Duchayuan, and the predecessor of the Zuodu Imperial Shi Cao Yubian was a native of Donglin, which made Donglin thought already have a deep-rooted influence in the Duchayuan.

The vast majority of the officials in the DPRK are Donglin Party members, and this is the main force of the Donglin Party members, and we must never underestimate the power of these speech officials, if they unite, even the cabinet will be afraid.

But these people must understand that the emperor hates this deeply, and he will never show mercy.

Perhaps Chen Yuting has found that the power of the Donglin Party is gradually weakening, there is no successor, most of them are old, and there are not many people in high positions, so he spared no effort to support and support the resumption of the society, laying a solid foundation for the Donglin Party to continue to control the government.

"Lord Chen, I am saying that there are many members of the Restoration Society, most of them are scholars from the south, and there are also a lot of tributes to the high school in this examination, if after the palace examination, you can do things in peace in the court, be loyal to the emperor, and do your best, it is the best, if it provokes other things, I don't want to say much."

Zhou Yanru's words made Chen Yuting's face not look very good.

"Do you really think that the court is calm, the lower officials don't necessarily see it, so many years have passed, especially when the eunuch party is in chaos, the big and small things that happened in the court, don't you see clearly, the praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch is behind, the adults are dedicated to the emperor, for the court, but the lower officials see that some people may not think so, the lower officials have words first, if someone wants to secretly calculate the adults, the lower officials will never be polite."

Chen Yuting's words are a little ugly, on the surface, he is unhappy with Zhou Yanru, thinking that Zhou Yanru ******** thinking about things in the court, but he did not speculate that some people have always been ill-intentioned, but if you think about it carefully, these words also have the meaning of ridiculing Zhou Yanru's timidity, since he has his own strength, why not protect it, and besides, the cabinet chief assistant also has the power to gather his own strength, otherwise his influence in the cabinet is limited.

Of course, Zhou Yanru can understand these words, but fortunately, Chen Yuting said them, if others said them, Zhou Yanru would definitely be angry.

"Lord Chen, I understand what you mean, I still say that, the continuous years of party strife have made the emperor extremely vigilant, some things that happen in the court, you and I are also clear, like-minded people can gather together and work together for the court, this is of course a good thing, but if something else happens, can you and I predict the outcome."

Zhou Yanru's tone was still a little tactful, he knew that saying this to Chen Yuting might not have much effect, but he had done his best, and what Chen Yuting did next was not something he could control.

Chen Yuting left with a serious face.

Zhou Yanru fell into contemplation, but he made a decision in a short period of time, some clues in the court, he is also clear, but now he is deeply trusted and supported by the emperor, and things are very smooth, Zhou Yanru hopes that this situation can be maintained for a long time, and he is not willing to have some twists and turns in the middle, after all, the court has suffered too many twists and turns before, and the emperor originally wanted to revitalize the Ming Dynasty, but encountered a lot of uncontrollable things.

After some thought and preparation, Zhou Yanru went to the Qianqing Palace and asked to see the emperor.

As the first assistant of the cabinet, Zhou Yanru can go to see the emperor anytime and anywhere, unless the palace gate is closed at night.

Zhou Yanru was in the Qianqing Palace for nearly half an hour, and when he left, he had a smile on his face.

Wen Tiren knew all this in the fastest time, as Zhou Yanru, the first assistant of the cabinet, it is normal to meet the emperor, but it is only a few days before the palace test, and the emperor is diligent, there is an early dynasty every day, if it is a public matter, the early dynasty can completely say why he chose to meet the emperor alone, and he took the initiative to meet the emperor.

Wen Tiren believes that it must be related to the palace test.