This was the day the Emperor assigned positions to the top three finishers in the imperial examinations.
Sheng Wenjin, Bai Mo, and Yang Luo stood at the front of the main hall in turn to receive their titles.
Si Nantian and Sheng Wanwan sat side by side on the dragon throne, the two of them, one big and one small, looked like father and daughter.
Si Nantian's gaze swept over the three of them, and he had already made up his mind.
"Wanwan! Your elder brother is exceptionally talented and insightful. I appoint him as a compiler in the Hanlin Academy, responsible for compiling the national history and recording important national events. What do you think?"
Si Nantian asked Sheng Wanwan with a smile.
"Not so good! Uncle Emperor, my elder brother is very capable. It's a waste of his talents for him to be a compiler! I did some calculations and found that my elder brother is more suited to be the Minister of Personnel!"
Sheng Wanwan said with a smile.
As soon as she said this, the former Minister of Personnel, Lord Gao, immediately stood up.
"Little goddess Wanwan, you can't be so biased! This old minister has worked diligently for the court for decades, and even if I haven't made any great contributions, I have certainly put in a lot of hard work! It's really unfair of you to treat this old minister like this!"
Why don't you recalculate? Wasn't I completely honest and upright during my tenure? Wasn't I dedicated and responsible?
With a pained expression, Gao Daren pleaded directly with Sheng Wanwan.
He knew that ever since the arrival of the little goddess Wanwan, the emperor had become a 'tyrant'!
The emperor didn't need a brain at all; as long as the goddess said a minister had a problem, he would arrest him and deal with it.
Convict first, then investigate!
The court officials were already complaining about the emperor's actions and were impeaching Sheng Wanwan, the little goddess, for bewitching the emperor and should be stripped of her goddess status and sent back to the general's mansion to drink milk.
However, the officials later discovered that, according to Sheng Wanwan's calculations, the officials who had been arrested were indeed all problematic.
So the ministers all fell silent again.
Some loyal ministers were even secretly pleased, thinking that it was good to have Sheng Wanwan whispering in the emperor's ear, at least the court was much cleaner.
It's just a pity for those corrupt officials who aren't entirely clean. Every time Sheng Wanwan appears at court, they try their best to keep a low profile, afraid that she might suddenly say something like:
"Uncle Emperor, that minister over there looks like a treacherous official. You must investigate him thoroughly!"
Then their official robes would be stripped off, and they would be immediately thrown into prison.
The most fatal flaw is that Sheng Wanwan is too good at calculating. No matter how secretly she does something bad, as long as Sheng Wanwan calculates with her fingers, she can point out where the evidence is.
Every treacherous official that Sheng Wanwan identified with a simple calculation was innocent.
Sheng Wanwan could not only point out what they had done, but she could also predict the fate of her own descendants.
During a previous court assembly, Sheng Wanwan suddenly pointed to a minister. Although the minister was not entirely clean, he hadn't done anything too immoral.
Sheng Wanwan usually turns a blind eye to this kind of person.
After all, she understood the principle that "if the water is too clear, there will be no fish."
The minister was so frightened that he wet his pants and knelt down on the ground with a thud.
He recounted all the bad things he had done since childhood, like stealing peaches from the neighbor's house when he was young, and getting into a fight with the neighbor's dog, Er Gouzi, and breaking his head...
I've recently developed a crush on someone else's wife, but it's just a crush; I don't have the courage to make a move because her husband is a higher-ranking official than me.
As soon as he finished speaking, the high-ranking officials with beautiful wives all glared at him angrily, secretly cursing him for being so hypocritical on the surface but so despicable on the inside.
The emperor, who was about to order the Imperial Guards to strip his official robes, was stunned and awkwardly touched his nose.
He said to Sheng Wanwan, "Wanwan! There's no need to 'calculate' such a small matter!"
In response, Sheng Wanwan said in a childish voice, "Uncle Emperor, I wasn't talking about him! I was talking about his son. He must have just committed murder. Uncle Emperor, please send someone to investigate!"
Upon investigation, it turned out that the son of that high-ranking official was indeed drinking and carousing at a brothel, vying with another young master from a prominent family for the title of courtesan, and then accidentally killed the young master.
After this incident, everyone in the court both admired and feared Sheng Wanwan's divine calculation abilities.
From then on, not only did the corrupt officials in the imperial court reform, but even the纨绔子弟 (spoiled sons of high-ranking officials) became much more obedient.
So when Sheng Wanwan demanded that Minister Gao be replaced, Minister Gao was terrified.
Let Sheng Wanwan calculate it quickly; he really is a good official!
"Hey! Lao Gao, are you short on cash lately? Did you take something you shouldn't have? Your wife's strict, so talk to me! I promise I'll lend it to you. You wouldn't stoop so low as to embezzle or take bribes, would you? Do you really not want to lose your head?"
Minister of Rites, Lord Bai, stroked his beard, looking disappointed in his son's lack of ambition.
"Old Bai, stop talking nonsense. I, Gao, have lived a life of integrity. When have I ever embezzled a single penny? Don't try to frame me!"
Lord Gao was so anxious that his face turned red and his neck bulged. He glared at Lord Bai and turned his head away angrily.
"Lord Gao, Lao Bai is only doing this for your own good, but... Little Goddess Wanwan would never wrong an innocent person. I believe you won't do anything outrageous, but have your children done anything wrong?"
Minister Zhong of the Ministry of Justice frowned and reminded him.
"Hmph! It must be my good-for-nothing eldest daughter. That child is always a bit dim-witted; has she done something foolish? My little goddess Wanwan! Just tell me directly what my daughter has done wrong, and I will not tolerate it!"
Lord Gao was extremely worried. He hadn't done anything wrong; it must be that his silly daughter had done something naughty again. He would have to discipline her properly when he got back.
"Grandpa Gao, I didn't say you did anything wrong, nor did I say your daughter did anything wrong! I just simply felt that my eldest brother's official position was too low, and I wanted to get him a higher position!"
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