She seemed to... dote on that girl very much.
It's rare to see a smile like that.
Mo Junran sat on the roof all night. No one knew what he was thinking that night. It was almost five o'clock in the morning when he got up and disappeared in a flash.
but.
In the early morning of this day.
In the Sixth Prince's Jade Palace, the servants' cries of alarm were heard once again: "Quick, quick, someone come! It's bad! The prince, the prince has fallen into the toilet again..."
When the Jade Prince was rescued, his face, which had just subsided, was swollen again like a steamed bun. The stench was so strong that the Jade Prince's wife and concubines, who had hurried over, vomited.
I heard later.
Not only did the Jade Prince multiply his number of soldiers and personal guards, he also had every cesspool in the palace filled in. Even the servants had to use dung buckets. Almost every night, the Jade Prince's palace had to carry several carts of dung buckets out of the palace!
…
"Do you think the higher-ups have noticed something? Otherwise, why would they come up with this obscure package after the final exam? Now it's like looking for a needle in a haystack for us to find it." It's really troublesome to tear it open, take a look, and then carefully restore it.
Another person, upon hearing this, said unconcernedly, "Every time there's a little commotion, it's just a show of force from the higher-ups, letting the people know that the imperial examinations are rigorous and cheating is impossible. Really, there's nothing impossible; it just depends on your own 'ability'."
"That's right."
"Alright, stop talking. Now, before the adults who are transcribing the papers arrive, quickly find the test papers and swap them..."
'Bang'
Several yamen runners broke in through the door.
The two men in official uniforms who were flipping through the exam papers changed their expressions when they saw the person coming in behind the yamen runner...
…
Half a month later.
The morning bell rang.
Civil and military officials entered the Golden Palace in two rows.
Elder Lu, dressed in a crimson official robe, stepped out with a spirited expression: "Your Majesty, I have a memorial to make."
Emperor Wenyuan looked at Old Lü, whose eyes sparkled with energy, and wondered. Minister Lü, now old and nearing retirement, had rarely looked so energetic in the past two years.
Could it be that something good happened?
Emperor Wenyuan couldn't help but sit up straighter and raised the corner of his mouth: "What do you want to report, Lord Lu?"
Mr. Lu saw that Emperor Wenyuan was so "serious".
He couldn't help but feel excited, thinking that His Majesty had high hopes for him, and this must have been a long-awaited opportunity.
Mr. Lu immediately took out a thick memorial from his arms.
Open.
The ministers watched helplessly as the thick memorial fell to the ground with a crash, and the arc in the middle fell directly to the ground.
Everyone was stunned.
What is Minister Lu going to do?
Emperor Wenyuan was also a little confused.
Elder Lu said in a resounding voice, "Your Majesty, after enduring humiliation and bearing heavy burdens for so many days, even using myself as bait, I have finally lived up to Your Majesty's expectations and thoroughly investigated these corrupt officials within the court..."
A parasite in the court?
What's the meaning?
All the ministers looked at Mr. Lu.
Emperor Wenyuan also looked at Mr. Lu - the long book in his hand, and felt an inexplicable bad premonition in his heart.
really.
Then, Master Lu's voice, like a resounding bell, began to read out the names of officials one by one, and after the names, he listed the crimes they had committed, such as cheating in the imperial examinations, buying and selling official titles, corruption and abuse of power, and embezzlement of military pay...
The list of crimes was almost never the same.
As more and more words were read, the faces of most of the court officials gradually turned darker, but no one dared to say anything for a while, because Mr. Lu had just said, "I will not disappoint Your Majesty."
What I mean is...Emperor Wenyuan asked Mr. Lu to investigate this.
It was Emperor Wenyuan who wanted to reorganize the court.
Otherwise, relying on an old man Lu who was about to retire, would he dare to offend so many officials? Moreover, he didn't have such great ability to investigate so quietly and find out so many crimes against officials, and each of them was true.
But no one noticed that as Elder Lu read out the words one by one, Emperor Wenyuan's eyelids twitched violently...
Does this old man Lu want to overthrow his court before retiring?
"Your Majesty, the guilt of all those listed on this list is proven... These people are parasites of the nation. If they are not eliminated, they will sooner or later become a major threat to our dynasty. Your Majesty, please make the final decision..."
Mr. Lu was so thirsty from what he said.
There was no other way. He had spent several days compiling these lists and other evidences. If he didn't read them out in court, it would not be powerful enough. This was the emperor's grace given to him, and he had to make a good contribution to the country before retiring.
Guaranteed to satisfy the Emperor.
Wei Qin had been secretly paying attention to Emperor Wenyuan's expression.
To be honest, he didn't really feel that Emperor Wenyuan was "happy", especially when he saw his slightly dark face and twitching eyelids.
but……
Wei Qin also stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I second what Lord Lu said."
"Your Majesty, I second this motion."
"I second this motion."
A group of court officials walked out and agreed with what Mr. Lu said. Naturally, these people were not on the list.
The official positions in the court are all assigned to specific people.
When someone is pulled out of the hole, someone will naturally fill it.
Anyway, as long as it doesn't implicate themselves, many people are still happy to see it happen.
Then someone tasted it carefully.
You will also find that the officials listed in Mr. Lu's books all happen to hold positions that are not very high but are in very critical positions, and many of them have only been in office for a few years.
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