After a while, Sun Bian heard Gu Yanzhang and the Son of Heaven sitting on top of him, talking a lot of things, and finally figured out the ins and outs of the matter.

He had been up and down for decades, and he soon sensed that something was wrong from the conversation between the two.

That Gu Yanzhang went around with the Son of Heaven and extended Chen Ducai's case, not limited to one place or one case, and did not just treat this case as a case, but as if using it as a warning, he forced the Ministry of Officials to reform and revise the current method of merit examination.

Sun Bian is not the same as Zhao Rui, Zhao Rui is the Son of Heaven after all, as far as the Son of Heaven is concerned, everyone below is just a talent in the urn, and they all have to be used by him.

Have you ever seen that chicken farmers will study the size of the cockfight's cry and the meaning of its claw movements? As long as you can win the fight and don't make trouble, the chicken breeder will not pay attention to it.

And Sun Bian can sit in the political hall, in addition to his original ability, his sensitivity to the actions of courtiers is far greater than that of the Son of Heaven on the dragon chair. Without him, everyone is born from the same origin, and all desires are similar, and smart people do smart things, often on different paths, and it is naturally easy to speculate.

He turned his head, and vaguely felt the intention of the new subordinate beside him.

One by one, it seems that he wants to exonerate the criminal Chen Ducai.

Why is that?

Obviously, the human and physical evidence are all there, then Chen Ducai has already pleaded guilty, as long as the relevant people are arrested and brought to justice, it will be a great credit to the Criminal Division, then Gu Yanzhang is the merit of acting, although it is not as big as the pie that he and Hu Quan can share, he can also add a sum to the merit book, why do you want to go far and near?

For him, what are the benefits of mitigating Chen Ducai's crime?

Could it be that he accepted some bribes from the other party?

In addition, he really couldn't think of a reason why Gu Yanzhang wanted to speak for Chen Ducai.

Sun Bian was old in political affairs, he became suspicious, and he didn't speak casually, but listened to it for a while, and gradually, the more he listened, the more unexpected he felt.

This Gu Yanzhang, why does it seem that every sentence is feeding himself?

Obviously, Hu Quan said that Chen Ducai was the mastermind of this case, colluding with the traders, and making profits together with him, but why did Gu Yanzhang say that it was the traffickers who deliberately lured Chen Ducai to act, as if there was another mastermind behind it?

And, as if the case is still to be pursued?

Who's talking about counting? What is the reason for this?

Sun Bian thought in his heart, but he heard Gu Yanzhang say on the side: "...... The minister heard that Sun Shenzheng was planning to reformulate the regulations for the examination of merit, and after thinking about coming here, he would trace back to the source, and no longer treat the surface and not the rule, but the examination is a major event, and he wants to rebuild, not a day's work, I am afraid that it will be a long-term drain, and this is not under the jurisdiction of the minister, so he will not say more......"

His mind moved, and he suddenly raised his head and looked at the Son of Heaven sitting behind the table.

Zhao Rui's face was solemn, and he listened very seriously, and when he heard that Chen Ducai was acting before and after, his face couldn't bear it, and when he heard that it was necessary to rebuild the examination regulations, it was necessary to consider many things, and he couldn't do it in a hurry, this was an important matter, so he bowed his head slightly from time to time.

At this time, Sun Bian had long since not put Chen Ducai's case in the first place, but couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Gu Yanzhang.

He was slightly shocked in his heart, and suddenly realized, and couldn't help but secretly say: I can't complain that I was pressed aside and sat on the cold bench for a long time, and was pressed and beaten by Fan Yaochen and Huang Zhaoliang. How can my road to officialdom for many years seem to be in vain?

Which emperor is willing to catch a big case during his own tenure? Isn't this Ming Huanghuang accusing the Son of Heaven of ineffective education?!

When he returned to the court, he saw that the Son of Heaven was angry, and he thought that the other party wanted to do a big job, and he also thought that only by doing a big job could he show his ability and share the merits, but he forgot that although the Son of Heaven was angry, it did not mean that he was willing to let everyone in the world know that there was such a big case in his country.

It's just Chen Ducai's case, what is it all about?

That Gu Yanzhang, is it to cater to the wishes of the gods, so he is doing this, or does he have other plans?

Sun Bian didn't know the front and back, so he didn't dare to interject at will, but he already knew in his heart that there must be a problem in the criminal department.

He stood aside, quietly, only when the Son of Heaven asked, he answered two sentences from time to time, and the rest of the time, he listened carefully to Gu Yanzhang's correct performance in the hall.

The more he listened, the more frightened he became, and when he turned his head, he suddenly met the other party's seemingly inadvertent glance.

There was a hint in his eyes.

"If you can reform the rule of officials and improve the examination of merit, Your Majesty's deeds will be beneficial in the present and in the ......future."

Zhao Rui had already followed up and asked, "What does Sun Qing think?" ”

Sun Bian had already been prepared, took a step forward, and said: "This is the duty of the minister, and it is being implemented, but the matter is big, and it may not be possible to get credit as soon as possible." ”

Zhao Rui said with a smile: "The matter of merit examination is related to the officials of the world, how can they act hastily, they should be cautious!" ”

***

Once in the court, Gu Yanzhang did not retire from the palace until it was dark in the afternoon.

Today is Sun Bian's turn, he stayed directly in the palace, before leaving the palace, he was still caught by the Son of Heaven and talked about political affairs for a long time, and said and said about the official examination, very excited.

Sun Bian knows that if you want to revise the merit examination regulations, it is not so simple, anything, as long as it involves interests, it is not easy to shake, and it is impossible to come up with a constitution that satisfies all parties.

However, this is what he has always wanted to do since he took office, and he is still thinking about how to persuade Zhao Rui and ask him to support him, don't be moved by others, drag his feet, but he doesn't want to make a mistake today, he hasn't done it yet, he has picked up a bargain.

When he exited the Wende Palace, it was already half dark, Sun Bian followed the little yellow door and walked out, recalling the questions and answers in the hall in his heart, and couldn't help but be a little suspicious.

One by one, what Gu Yanzhang did today, did he guess what he was trying to do, did he take advantage of the situation, and specially helped kick it, or was it just a crooked hit?

Although it is not difficult for the family to achieve their goals without his help, but with such a kick, after all, it will save some effort.

Is this time showing favor to yourself? Could it be that after falling out with Chen Hao, he was really ready to lean towards him?

When you think about it, it's not a surprise.