Chapter 68: The Academy

Zuo Fu carried the empty food box and walked on the way to the dining room.

I don't know if this time, I can use Shen Tan's power to completely drive the Queen Mother Regent back to the deep palace.

Yan Hongxin, the current emperor of Nanhuan, turned 20 years old last year, and the coronation ceremony was completed as scheduled, but his titular mother, Empress Dowager Yang, showed no sign of returning to power.

Under the leadership of Mr. Zuo Fu, more than 100 officials knelt down to petition, and Empress Dowager Yang finally reluctantly agreed to let the little emperor temporarily take care of the affairs of the three ministries of engineering, rites, and punishment.

The state has six ministries, each with its own duties.

The Ministry of Industry is responsible for civil engineering construction and the use of utensils, and it is also a fat shortage with oil and water among officials, but it is responsible for land taxes, and once the household department of money and grain is real, this oil and water is not something you can fish if you want to.

Examination, General Examination, and Palace Examination...... Many unfounded Nan Huan Han men have entered the official career by virtue of the imperial examination, and the Ministry of Rites has jurisdiction over the local government schools and is in charge of the affairs of the imperial examination, but the right to appoint, dismiss, and promote the people on the list is in the hands of the Ministry of Officials.

As for the Criminal Department, the chief penal decree, supervising the arrest of fugitives, has a literati who are familiar with the bill, a servant who is good at autopsy, and a pawn who is rudimentary. Such shrimp soldiers and crabs will be vulnerable in front of the regular army under the military department.

This power, on the surface, is half released, but in fact it is still in the hands of Empress Dowager Yang.

But the more than 100 people who knelt outside the Qilin Gate for a day still listened respectfully and obediently returned to their own courtyard, and the knife of the Linya Patrol Battalion reflected the light not far away.

Mr. Zuo Fu looked at the Qilin Gate, which represented the royal family of Nanhao, and knew that he still underestimated this Empress Dowager Yang.

Empress Dowager Yang has no military power on the surface, and it seems that there are only protégés and staff members who are vassals of the Yang family.

Mr. Zuo Fu thought that with the response of the three officials in the court, the academy that had been established behind the scenes, and the support of Ping Yuanzhong, a rising star in the army, he would be able to help the little emperor regain real power in one fell swoop.

But he failed, Ping Yuanzhong, who was supposed to lead troops to appear in the capital of Linya, was trapped outside the city, and one of the three officials also defected to the Empress Dowager Yang.

The planned bloody rain of pressure on the palace did not happen, and he had to use the most stupid way to remind the world that the emperor of Nanwei had reached adulthood.

A year on, the situation has not gotten better, but worse.

Ping Yuanzhong, who had been cultivated for many years, died, the emperor was placed under house arrest, the power of the academy was suppressed in Linya City, and some of the nails that had been planted before were found to be removed...... The allied King Cheng also did not help the Nanwei army to take the state.

I don't know if this time, with Shen Tan's help, the situation can be reversed.

He walked into the dining room quickly, put down the food box neatly with his hands and feet, and needed him for the next thing, disguised as a small boy in the dining room to hide people's eyes and ears.

Shunqing was still a small servant, she pretended to be the one who fed the horse in the middle of the night, hid a dagger in her sleeve, and quietly approached the stable of the National Teacher's Mansion.

Wan Jinyue's saddle hung from the wall of the stable, and Shunqing carefully cut the belt that was attached to the stirrup with a dagger.

She flipped the stirrups over and thinned the thick leather where the belt joined the saddle, a dead spot where the saddler seldom checked.

After cutting the skin, she secretly added a little croton powder to the horse's essence, and after doing all this, the sky was already a little blue.

I just don't know if the disappearance of Princess Yong'an will cancel today's autumn hunt.

Today's autumn hunt should have set off early in the morning, and on this day, the officials usually designate a few specific prey, and the one that meets the requirements will be the winner, and a little bit of luck will be awarded.

Princess Yong'an won the appreciation of Emperor Jingming with her outstanding performance on this day two years ago.

Wan Jinyue wore an indigo power suit today, with no decoration on the top and bottom of her body, only a gold bracelet on her left wrist.

She woke up early to-day, and just after breakfast, she wandered around the neighborhood when she was bored in the camp.

The blood-colored dots in the distance gradually became larger, and the water was the governor?

Wan Jinyue looked at the tall man covered in blood, and he was dragging a blood-stained white cat in his hand.

She watched as Shui Xin walked to the vermilion tent, leveling her head with her kneeling legs, and the big boneless cat lying quietly beside her.

The remaining ten dragon tooth guards carried the remains of Princess Yong'an and the remains of their sacrificial brothers, slightly behind.

After searching overnight, Governor Shui Dadu finally found Princess Yong'an after following the bloodstains in the mountains.

Her already unbeautiful face has been damaged, and only her left ear is still intact. At this time, only white bones were left on the plain white lotus arms, and the clothes were torn into crimson rags.

Fortunately, the waist and abdomen have not been bitten off by the white tiger, and the integrity of the corpse is barely maintained.

Shui Xin knew that the wrath of the Son of Heaven was unavoidable, and this fierce beast must not let it escape.

He left the two of them to clean up the body of Princess Yong'an, and took the rest of the people to start searching for traces of the beast in the mountains.

The Water Governor, who had lost two Dragon's Tooth Guards, finally captured the White Tiger at dawn.

Emperor Jingming has already woken up, and as a diligent king, he has already developed the habit of getting up immediately. At this time, he was at his desk dealing with the urgent fold.

"Your Majesty, Princess Yong'an has been found, and the Governor of Shui is kneeling outside the account at this time."

Kneeling? It seems that this eternal peace will have to lose half a life if he does not die.

"Got it."

Lehe quietly stepped back, merging himself with the backlit tent.

Under the thick cloud cover, today's sky is white but sunless, and it is unusually hot and humid, and such a day may usher in a torrential rain that is rare in autumn in the evening.

More and more people gathered, and Emperor Jingming finally put down the government affairs in his hand and went out of the camp.

"Today's autumn hunt is as usual, the first victory of the hunter with two snow wolves, the old slave wishes all the masters in advance the prosperity of martial arts."

The sound of Lehe was loud, and everyone who watched the excitement led the horses into Pingye Mountain.

The surroundings gradually quieted down, and Shui Xin followed Emperor Jingming into the big tent under the signal of Le He's eyes.

A standard bow, a rather forceful kowtow came.

"The minister is guilty of failing to save the princess in time."

Emperor Jingming, who had come out of the camp before, had already seen the corpse covered by the white cloth, and it seemed that this Yong'an was no longer saved. "The person who was injured by this white tiger?"

"Exactly."

The smell of blood on the fourth child is extremely strong, and it stands to reason that this fourth child is more likely to attract beasts, which is "the fourth child and Yongan had an intersection at that time." ”

"In the cave where the four princes are, the minister did find the hair ornament of Princess Yong'an."

"Why did the white tiger only hurt Yong'an?"

"Back to Your Majesty, Princess Yong'an has the smell of nepeta that makes the white tiger crazy."

"There are no other traces of the scene?"

"I don't dare to speak."

"It doesn't matter."

"Your subordinates found the feather arrows and arrows dedicated to His Royal Highness King Cheng in the corner of the cave."

"Got it, you go down and rest."

"The minister retired."