The past few days have been the best few days since Ye Tianhuai's rebirth.

Although the Criminal Department reported on the same day that there was no shop selling exam questions in the West Market, this was also expected by Ye Qianhuai.

During the curfew, gambling was still available in the shop, which shows that the shop not only had an intricate relationship with the Ministry of Rites, but also had an intricate relationship with the forbidden army or the Gyeonggi Guard.

Ye Tianhuai exposed the leak of the scientific examination in front of hundreds of officials in the court, in order to catch Gu Shihai and them off guard, and make the case practical in court, so as not to make them mess around later, and finally handed it over to the criminal department, which became an inconclusible ending.

But if she acted in such a high-profile manner, it was natural that someone else would go to report to the shop.

Sure enough, when the Criminal Department took the survey to the forbidden army to transfer people, the shop had already disappeared without a trace in the surging crowd in the West Market.

Gu Shihai has recommended many people in the court over the years, and all ministries and departments have his protégés, and it is impossible to defeat him in one fell swoop. This time, he was able to fold a book of rites, which can be regarded as a gain.

More importantly, after this incident, the fraud of the Spring Festival was cut off from the root, and the change of Chengtianmen would not have happened.

This made Ye Tianhuai breathe a big sigh of relief.

In addition to the relaxation of his mood, Ye Tianhuai's recent schoolwork has also relaxed.

Lu Yanchen took a leave of absence.

It's not that Ding is worried, the report said that he occasionally felt a cold, and he was afraid that the emperor would be sick, so he took a few days off.

Ye Qianhuai was a little skeptical.

If he is really a weak scholar, it will be okay to be cold. But judging from his ability to climb over the wall with Ye Tianhuai on his back that day, the years of practicing martial arts are not short. The day before, when he sent Ye Tianhuai back to the palace, he was still alive, why did he leave the next day and say that he was so sick that he didn't even dare to enter the palace.

Ye Tianhuai couldn't help but think of the blood stains on her body that day.

If the blood was not Lu Yanchen's, it should be someone else's. Perhaps, the carriage was not rented by Lu Yanchen for his own use, but because he also carried a person who had to ride.

This person must be a very important person to him, so important that he is willing to use the gold medal given by the emperor for this person.

He hadn't taken out this gold medal for two years, so much so that Ye Tianhuai didn't know about the existence of this gold medal, and it stands to reason that with his temperament, he would not divert the gold medal given by the first emperor for other purposes. If he would do it, it means that he has no other way.

Ye Tianhuai then had a bold idea.

Maybe this person was seriously injured, but he couldn't go to an ordinary hospital for treatment, so Lu Yanchen had to take him to the ghost city for treatment under the curfew.

After all, as long as the price can be negotiated, the doctor in the ghost market will dare to rule even the imperial court.

From this point of view, it is very debatable whether the sick leave that Lu Yanchen reported is true or not.

Another thing that makes Ye Qian feel comfortable is that Li Baoquan hasn't been chattering in her ear much recently.

Most of the officials of the Ministry of Rites were suspended because of the scientific research case, so the preparations for the various ceremonies at the New Year Festival were in short supply, and Li Baoquan took a group of little eunuchs to help the Ministry of Rites.

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On the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month, the last early dynasty of the previous year.

Most of the turmoil in the scientific examination case has passed, and the court hall is no longer filled with the tense atmosphere of the previous few days, and it is filled with a festive atmosphere.

Ye Qianhuai didn't want to ruin everyone's interest, she asked the newly raised waiter of the Ministry of Rites to read out the ancestor worship on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and then let the ministers disperse.

I have to say that since the last time she was angry at the court and dismissed Shi Taiping in public, the courtiers' eyes have changed when they look at her.

Although she still can't talk about awe, not even respect, but at least in this court, she is no longer an air-like existence.

At least, the courtiers could already see her.

Ye believes that this is the first step.

The first step has always been the hardest.

Therefore, she was still relieved in her heart.

After going down to the court, Ye Tianhuai saw that it was still early, so he went to Wenxuan Palace. Although Lu Yanchen took a leave of absence, she did not put down her homework, and took out one hour a day at least and a few hours at most to study in the Wenxuan Palace.

However, after a while, Chen Yuansi chased her to the Wenxuan Palace.

"Your Majesty, the old minister has discussed with various ministries in the past few days, and has drafted the proposition of these six people participating in this spring." Chen Yuansi handed over an excerpt.

Ye Tianhuai flipped through the names on them, and listened to Chen Yuansi's statement: "Two of these six people are from the Ministry of Rites, and the other four are selected from the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry, and the Taiqing Pavilion. Wen Xinzhong, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and Peng Chenwei, who gave the matter, have already investigated it clearly, and it has nothing to do with this leaking case. ”

Ye Qianhuai saw the last name on the fold, paused with his hand, and asked, "How did Chen Ge Lao count my husband as well?" ”

"The scientific examination is to select talents for the imperial court, and it can be said that the foundation of the court is the foundation of the great scenery. Lu Yanchen is twenty and first, if you talk about talent, no one in the government and the opposition can match him. He participated in the compilation of the exam questions in the spring, which is the most suitable. This matter is a matter of national importance, so the old minister dared to seconded him to His Majesty for a few days. After Chen Yuansi finished speaking, he gave a big gift to Ye Tianhuai.

After Lu Yanchen rejected Chen Yuansi's marriage that year, the two almost never intersected again, and there were mostly rumors that the two of them were incompatible. Ye Tianhuai didn't expect him to speak for Lu Yanchen like this, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"Elder Chen Ge has said so, can I still not let people go?" Ye Tianhuai said, helped Chen Yuansi up, and said, "Spring is going to be in early February." Elder Chen Ge, time is pressing, I have to work hard for you. ”

"It is the duty of the old minister to share the worries of His Majesty, Your Majesty should not say that." Chen Yuansi said, trembling and standing up.

Among the courtiers, Chen Yuansi had the most respect for Ye Tianhuai, the puppet emperor, and he never exceeded the rules between his words and deeds. This point makes Ye Qianhuai very comfortable.

When he was still in the first emperor's dynasty, Gu Shihai was quite important to the emperor because of his meritorious protection in the Renshen Change, and he was promoted several levels within a year, and he was very popular in the court. At that time, Chen Yuansi didn't deal much with him. Later, Ye Tianhuai ascended the throne, and the two of them were one of the first assistant and one of the second assistants, and they didn't deal with each other.

Now that Ye Tianhuai intends to suppress Gu Shihai, he also intends to win over Chen Yuansi in his heart, so he is even more respectful to Chen Yuansi, seeing that Chen Yuansi is about to retire, Ye Tianhuai remembered something.

"Elder Chen Ge, I'm going to go to your mansion in the past two days, have you been in the mansion all year ago?"

Chen Yuansi looked at Ye Tianhuai with some surprise, and there was still some joy in his eyes, and said: "The old minister is about to invite His Majesty to the mansion for dinner, but thinking of His Majesty's recent work, he doesn't dare to bother His Majesty. ”

"What did Chen Ge Lao say, what kind of annoyance is this. I went to your house every year ago, and you forgot? ”

Ye Tianhuai is also telling the truth, the emperor will go to the house of the important minister every year ago, which has been an unwritten custom in Dajing for many years.

"Your Majesty came twenty-nine last year, and twenty-seven the year before last. The old minister didn't dare to forget. Since His Majesty said so, the old minister was bold. Your Majesty, it's better to choose a day than to hit the day, how about today? ”

Ye Tianhuai looked at Chen Yuansi's face full of ravines, and suddenly felt that he was very kind, not like a powerful minister.

She stood up and said, "It's a good day." ”

Then she instructed the eunuch standing outside: "Fu Hai, go to Li Baoquan and ask him to prepare to leave the palace." ”