Uncle Wang was speechless.

"As for Mr. Wang, he can receive the reward and return to his hometown to live." Zhao Jiu continued to give orders with a stern face, not leaving any time for the ministers.

"Yang Yizhong, what are you doing?!" Wang Boyan knew that the emperor still wanted to protect Lu Haowen this time, so he immediately became serious, but pointed at Yang Yizhong who was still confused and scolded him repeatedly. "As the commander of the imperial guards, didn't you hear the emperor's order?!"

Yang Yizhong responded hurriedly and was about to go forward to throw those things away.

"Those jars should be smashed first and then thrown away." The official sighed again. "As for Wang Taichang, since you recommended him, you should escort this Mr. Wang back!"

Yang Zhengfu and Wang Taichang were both helpless. The former quickly snatched a hammer from Ban Zhi and smashed the things in front of the emperor and all the officials, while the latter could only pull the distressed Wang Chushi to bow and express his gratitude with sweat on his forehead.

And for some reason, all the officials around and the talented people from western Beijing and Lianghuai who came to watch the scene breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this scene.

Up to this point, the farce came and went in a hurry. Emperor Zhao sighed, but he forced himself to comfort all the officials and the talented people from western Beijing and Huaibei who he met for the first time. He agreed to hold a public palace selection in a few days, and then he rode back to the city.

However, after entering the city and the palace, all the officials dispersed, but Emperor Zhao could not avoid being busy again. First, he asked Scholar Xiaolin to convey his imperial decree to comfort Lu Haowen with kind words, and then he asked the eunuchs to reward the Huangmei wine sent from the southeast to the ministers, close ministers, generals of the imperial camp, and of course Han Shizhong and Li Yanxian who had recently communicated with him.

That’s not all. After these people left, the chief escort Lan Gui came back to report again.

Only then did Zhao Jiu realize that Nanyang had been quite lively these days. Not only were there those who came to apply for the election, but also because Nanyang was stable and had food, fodder, money, and troops, more and more random people had gathered in Nanyang in recent times... As the chief escort, Lan Gui naturally had to tell him about some of the people and events that had a greater impact on the palace and the city of Nanyang.

For Emperor Zhao, some of them were pure nonsense, but some were hard to forget.

"Su Shi's grandchildren are here?" Zhao Jiu was stunned. "To ask for the restoration of their grandfather's reputation?"

"Yes." Lan Gui said carefully.

Zhao Jiu frowned slightly...Su Shi was labeled a member of the Yuanyou Party by Cai Jing, so of course he needed to be rehabilitated, but someone was definitely trying to create momentum by bringing him out at this time, because this matter was also one of the notes he left for Lu Haowen and others before he left.

Of course, just like those who deliberately created momentum thought, Emperor Zhao had no reason not to rehabilitate him, even if it was just for the sake of the name Su Shi. The great scholar Su was a god-like figure, not just a mere Song... I just don't know who is so anxious?

"I understand." Zhao Jiu said casually. "Anything else?"

"Recently, Ms. Yi An and her husband, the Minister of Rites Zhao Mingcheng, have been divorcing in private. Many people say that this is due to the harshness of the government." Lan Gui continued to report in a low voice cautiously.

"It's okay if you're mean." Zhao Jiu had been marching for half a day and then tossed around in the west of the city for a while, so he was already quite exhausted. He didn't care at all when he heard this news. "Isn't it just that I borrowed a few more poems from Yi An Jushi? It makes me seem like I was deliberately mocking Zhao Mingcheng... When this is over, remember to reward Yi An Jushi in my name to express my gratitude."

Lan Gui wanted to say something but stopped himself, and in the end he said nothing more.

When Lan Gui left, Feng Yi came up again: "Your Majesty, the most outstanding painter in the former Tokyo Palace, Ma Xingzu, has been found in Nanyang. His father, Ma Ben, died in the Jingkang period. Your Majesty has a rule in the palace that does not allow anyone to be appointed without permission..."

"If he is originally from the palace, you can just keep him under control." Zhao Jiu heard a lot of nonsense, but probably because he understood that it was a court painter who came, he became less and less concerned.

"Several imperial doctors also arrived after hearing the news." Feng Yi continued to speak softly. "I am in charge of the pharmacy, and I have decided to stay here on my own initiative."

Zhao Jiu suddenly became serious: "Is there anyone burning cinnabar among them? I'm telling you clearly, whoever dares to apply cinnabar on this broken house of mine will be sent to Jiaozhou!"

"Yes..." Feng Yi hurriedly responded, but then quickly explained. "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the people here are all experts in their specialties, and there are no ridiculous people like today. For example, Peng Shi is good at pediatrics; and Wang Jixian is good at men's and gynecology..."

Zhao Jiu nodded slowly, but felt something was wrong: "In this case, these two should be sent to Yangzhou, right?"

Feng Yi bowed his head and said nothing.

Emperor Zhao was stunned for only a moment before he suddenly came to his senses. He looked around the hall again, pointed at one of them and sneered, "I said I wanted someone who could dress in military uniform and serve me, and you came here without permission?"

Hearing this, Lan Gui, Yang Yizhong, Feng Yi, and the man pointed at by the official, who was the "armored soldier" who had been holding the wine and had followed them all the way, knelt down together.

Confused and at a loss, Liu Yan could only kneel down.

"Your Majesty," Feng Yi took the initiative to explain as soon as he knelt down. "It is not that we are trying to guess your intentions without permission. After the last time, I corresponded with several old guards in Yangzhou and mentioned this matter. Naturally, the matter was reported to the Queen Mother and Madam Pan. The Queen Mother and Madam Pan also summoned the palace maids to personally ask if there are any old people from the Kangwang Mansion who can wear armor and ride horses and are willing to come here to serve the emperor... That's why Madam Wu took the initiative to volunteer, and then she arrived in Nanyang two days ago."

Zhao Jiu was slightly startled: "Is this Madam Wu an old acquaintance of the palace?"

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