The honor guard outside the Zichen Hall was majestic, and the Jin Wuwei Jin Jia outside the hall was holding a halberd and a Tang knife at the waist, standing with his head held high with a serious expression, and the palace maids were busy preparing for the palace banquet in a new palace costume, but there was a dead silence in the hall, and only the empress's angry voice had not subsided: "...... is actually in the forbidden palace, and his death is unknown, and there is no reason for a thorough investigation of these days, and the real murderer cannot be found! ”

"Fu Da is the people around me can be easily attacked, shouldn't the next one be me?!" The empress was furious, so she simply got up and paced back and forth on the top of the main hall, "There are rebels hiding among you, I already know it, and I will never let your treacherous plan succeed!" ”

There was no joy in the hall at all, and at this time, they were all cautious, and they were all busy prostrating themselves on the earth and mountain to call His Majesty to calm his anger.

The women also bowed down in unison, and the flower crown brocade robe was all over the place, and they didn't dare to come out.

The empress was still puzzled, her fierce gaze swept over the prince, King Liang and King Yu who worshiped on the ground, and said coldly: "Ordered the palace bureau of the province to thoroughly investigate this matter, and we can't let go of any relevant person, we must find out who is behind the scenes, no matter who we are, we must follow the law of the country!" ”

After the crown prince and the others got up and sat down on the table, the empress looked at Wang Shangyan, a bachelor among the ministers: "Has the matter of the Spring Festival been arranged?" Taixue and the state capitals can set up a roster of lifters? ”

Wang Shangyan got up and replied: "The roster has been decided, and the candidates for sealing, transcription, proofreading, and marking have also been determined, just waiting for His Majesty's royal approval." ”

The empress finally looked a little more relaxed: "Just after the Shangsi Festival, on the ninth day of the third month." ”

She instructed Cao Ping, the eunuch on the side: "Let the door draw up an edict, the spring festival will be on the ninth day of the third month, and the palace test will be after the fifteenth, which will be appointed by me." ”

The hearts of everyone in the hall were tight, and they didn't dare to say more.

It was the crown prince who squeezed out a smile and said to the empress: "It is a major matter of the country to be able to select talented people for the imperial court, and it should be appointed by His Majesty, which is also the glory of the world." ”

Several other ministers in the court also hurriedly echoed, and the empress sighed and said, "Finally, you still understand my painstaking efforts. ”

The atmosphere in the hall eased up, and King Liang said with a smile: "In this way, the people in this period of Spring Hunt can be regarded as the protégés of the Son of Heaven, and they are all personally selected by His Majesty, and they will be the humerus of the court in the future." ”

There was an endless stream of good words, and the prince sat on the upper seat and watched the people of King Liang and King Yu say flattering words for fear of falling behind, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, they were all fools, and they were obviously unwilling to be hand-picked by His Majesty, and they had to make a happy appearance.

He inadvertently mentioned Li Qinglai to the empress in the middle of the staggering: "...... A few days ago, I went to Chongwen Hall, and I saw Qinglang, and Mr. Luo said that he had made a lot of progress in his coursework, and he was very smart. ”

As he spoke, he glanced at the empress's expression, and sure enough, he saw that she didn't have much joy, but frowned slightly, and hurriedly continued: "It's just that Qinglang looks really weak, and he has also practiced riding and shooting, and his body is afraid of nothing." ”

The empress looked at him: "What do you mean?" ”

The prince hurriedly bowed and said: "Originally, he shouldn't have asked about the ministers, but Qinglang is a nephew, so he has to care about one or two, thinking that he is also a descendant of the royal family, where is there a reason that he can't even ride and shoot, and I want to choose a riding and archery master for him, and then learn some bow and horse kung fu, and it is good to be able to strengthen the body." ”

The empress looked at him coldly, and then looked at King Liang and King Yu who were looking at this side: "Then who do you say?" ”

"Erchen has a candidate, I don't know if it's suitable." King Yu was the first to open his mouth, "Cheng Wulang of Huainan Houfu is now a temple in Honglu Temple, but he is very good at riding and shooting bow horses. ”

The crown prince and King Liang were obviously a little surprised, but they looked at him but remained silent and did not open their mouths to object.

The empress frowned: "Cheng Wulang? ”

She looked at the prince, and the prince had to say: "The minister also thinks that Cheng Wulang is suitable, before in Huainan Hou Beizhuang, it was he who shot the crazy leopard with an arrow to save Erchen and others." ”

The empress looked at King Liang again, and when she saw that he was silent, she understood what he meant, and she was interested for a while: "I didn't expect you all to think that he was suitable, which is rare." ”

Over the years, the crown prince has been opposed to King Liang and King Yu, and every time the discussion is a quarrel and opposition, she didn't expect that there would be times when an agreement was reached, which made her feel strange.

The prince smiled: "Cheng Wulang's riding and archery skills are recognized, if Qinglang can follow him, he can learn a few points." ”

The empress raised her eyebrows, summoned Cao Ping to ask a few words, and then relaxed her brows: "That's it, since you all feel good, let's settle him." ”

The prince's heart was relieved, and he hurriedly thanked him and said: "It is Your Majesty's grace, after the Shangyuan Festival, I will let Cheng Wulang go to Chongwen Hall to teach Qinglang to ride and shoot, but he is now only a six-grade temple, if you want to be Qinglang's riding and archery master, I am only afraid of ......"

The empress was no longer so concerned about this matter, and glanced at the prince idly: "What, he asked for you?" ”

The prince hurriedly bowed his head: "Erchen doesn't dare, I'm just afraid that I will wronged Qinglang." ”

"The straight bachelors in the Chongwen Pavilion are all four-grade, since he is Li Qing's riding and archery master, let's follow the rules." The empress waved her hand and didn't want to mention it more.

When the court meeting was dispersed, Cheng Mo, who had been keeping his head down at the end of the hall and not saying a word, got up and waited outside the palace gate, the prince strode out with someone first, and showed a smile when he saw him: "You understand everything?" Be dedicated! ”

Cheng Mo smiled and bowed: "Huh." ”

It's just that the prince's smile flashed, and there was more anger and violence between his eyebrows, and he looked back at King Yu and King Liang who walked out of the palace slowly, and their eyes were gloomy: "Tell Jin Wuwei to command the envoy, once Fu Dalang's death is found out, he will quickly come to the East Palace to reply!" ”

After that, he led everyone down the jade steps.

Cheng Mo's face did not change, still waiting for King Yu to come over.

King Yu didn't have the seriousness of the prince, but he looked at him a few more times, and seemed to smile: "I can't see it, Cheng Wulang is even close to the East Palace, and I asked the prince to speak for you, but I have a lot of trouble." ”

Cheng Mo was full of innocence: "Your Highness, I'm really confused, I didn't know this beforehand, where did I think of it......"

He said with a look of embarrassment, "Even if you ask for an errand, you also ask for a quiet and decent person, the one from the Yingchuan Palace...... It's better to stay in Honglu Temple. ”

This is true, looking at the attitude of the empress in the palace, I am afraid that Li Qing's mother and son are still full of vigilance, and later agreed to let Cheng Mo be Li Qing's riding and shooting master, thinking that it is also because of Cheng Mo's usual behavior, so it is not a good thing to be close to the Yingchuan Palace.

King Yu's face looked better when he heard this, and he smiled: "That's it, I'm just joking with you, come to the palace to eat and drink in a few days, and it's rare to have a few days of leisure." ”

Cheng Mo hurriedly agreed, and King Yu took people away.