Although there are many candidates causing trouble now, they are obviously acting on their own, and there are even some who are trying to take advantage of the situation. The officials here originally turned a blind eye to this situation, and now when they see people coming from the capital, they just act as if they are going to hold them accountable.
Although the bigger the disturbance caused by the candidates, the better, at least they have to produce a decent memorial to identify the culprit.
These days, Chen Yan and Ying have been investigating the matter while controlling the situation. However, they have to keep these things secret from the officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang and the court. They are so busy that they have no time to rest. It is the first time that Ying has seen Chen Yan smile so clearly.
"Nothing."
Hearing Ying's question, Shen Yan raised his head and answered calmly, then paused and added, "It's just that I saw a girl who was more stubborn than a dead duck."
"girl?"
Ying's eyes widened for a moment, then he looked at the list placed in front of Shen Yan.
It was clearly the same thing that he had, so how come there were girls on the list of scholars in the past five years? Has Your Majesty been too tired these days?
Thinking this in his heart, Ying glanced at Shen Yan worriedly.
Noticing Ying's worried look, Shen Yan coughed lightly, then said, "I'm fine, continue looking at the list."
Ying naturally wanted to persuade Shen Yan to take a break, but he also knew that even if he told him everything, Shen Yan would definitely not listen to him, so he stepped forward and moved more lists in front of himself, thinking that if he read a few more books, Shen Yan would have to read less and could go to rest earlier.
The two of them continued to bury themselves in the pile of books in silence. Outside the window, insects chirped and a breeze blew in from somewhere, dispersing all the clouds that blocked the bright moon, revealing a full moon that was exactly the same as the one in the capital.
On the fifth day after Chen Yan left Beijing, Lu Wan dressed up as usual and went to the end of the Golden Palace to be a salted fish.
Logically speaking, since Lu Wan did not hold an official position, he was not qualified to go to the Golden Palace. However, the two people who could make the decision on this matter, the empress dowager secretly agreed, and the little emperor was naturally very happy.
As for the others, Lu Wan is the nominal brother-in-law of the Regent. Who would dare to offend the Regent?
In this situation where everyone knows that Lu Wan should not be here, but no one will express their opinions about Lu Wan's appearance, this has led to the current situation.
For Lu Wan, this was naturally a good thing, because only in the Golden Palace could she get first-hand information related to court affairs.
Just like today.
The Empress Dowager, who usually kept her emotions to herself, threw a memorial to the ground and sneered, "Great, great, you are truly a good minister to your majesty and a good pillar of Southern Xia."
The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment at the Queen Mother's sudden anger, and then they all knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, "Queen Mother, please calm down."
The Queen Mother turned a deaf ear to the advice of the ministers and said angrily, "According to the report submitted by the Regent, the number of candidates causing trouble has reached more than 600, but you, including me, were deaf and blind before and knew nothing about it!"
Not to mention others, even Lu Wan couldn't help but open his mouth wide.
Are there so many people?
She was extremely surprised and couldn't help but think, if Chen Yan could recruit a few of these people to serve him, wouldn't he be able to achieve great things in the future?
But from the current situation, it seems that he has submitted all the lists to the court.
Lu Wan couldn't understand what Shen Yan was going to do.
In fact, in this matter, not only Lu Wan couldn't understand Shen Yan's actions, but even the empress dowager, who always felt that she had played the court officials in the palm of her hand, was confused by this.
This time Shen Yan behaved too normally, but that made people feel weird.
The Queen Mother couldn't figure out Shen Yan's thoughts for a while, so she went to Lu Wan.
"Where is Lord Lu?"
Hearing this question, Lu Wan trembled suddenly. What should she do if she didn't want to stand up?
Now that Chen Yan is secretly doing something big, if there is any blame in the court, the Queen Mother is very likely to find him without thinking.
As someone who was passively drawn into the vortex, Lu Wan felt more than just crying without tears.
Even though he didn't want to think about it anymore, Lu Wan still walked forward and bowed to the Queen Mother, "Your humble servant is here."
"Has the Prince Regent sent any letters back to the capital today, or has he mentioned the affairs of Jiangsu and Zhejiang?"
Listening to the Queen Mother's question, Lu Wan rolled her eyes quietly. You don't know whether Chen Yan sent a letter back or not. Don't the spies you sent to guard around Prince Shen's Mansion know about it?
After complaining in his heart, Lu Wan smiled and looked at the Queen Mother, "To answer your question, the Prince Regent must have been worried about state affairs day and night since he left the capital. As far as I know, the Prince Regent has never sent a letter to the palace, let alone mentioned the trouble caused by the candidates in the letter."
When saying these words, Lu Wan tried his best to make his expression appear calmer.
The Queen Mother's gaze lingered on Lu Wan's face for a long while, as if she didn't quite believe what Lu Wan said. When she was about to ask again, Song Ping suddenly stood up.
"Please allow me to report, Queen Mother. As I thought, the Prince Regent has always been disrespectful to Your Majesty and the Queen Mother. Now he has taken this action, firstly to let the Queen Mother and the Empress let down their guard, and secondly to win the hearts of the people."
"No, the Regent does not dare to have such thoughts."
As soon as Song Ping finished speaking, Lu Wan immediately started to explain for Shen Yan.
After hearing what Song Ping said, the Queen Mother's face was obviously thoughtful. Seeing Lu Wan's excitement at his sudden arrival, she once again focused her attention on Lu Wan, "Oh? Why does Lord Lu dare to say such a sure thing? Could it be that you are a worm in the Regent's stomach and you even know what he is thinking?"
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