Chapter 211 The Queen wrote a poem, and His Majesty blushed and became even more panicked after reading it!
What Su Changan did outside.
Just as Su Changan himself said, he had already ordered people to go to the palace to tell the empress about this.
When the message was delivered, the empress was lying on her side on the floor of the Lingqi Pavilion, covered with a blanket.
Through the curtain, he looked at Yang Shanchang, Mu Xu and others standing in the front yard.
Among them, Mu Xu, Xun Kuang and Cui Yu stood at the front.
but
The atmosphere in the front yard was subtle at the moment.
Many officials looked at Mu Xu and the other two in shock.
This year, the imperial examination had the same cheating incident on the test paper!
Suddenly, everyone understood why Mu Xu and the others came out of the Imperial Examination Hall and came to the palace specially.
Why did His Majesty let others report things first? Even Zhao Yulang's report on the salt tax had to be reported first.
Because compared with other things, cheating in the imperial examination is the most important thing! !
After Mu Xu finished speaking, he held up the three test papers in his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please look at the three test papers."
Sun Shang Gong immediately stepped forward, lifted the curtain, took the three test papers, then turned around and placed them on the low table in front of the empress.
In the front yard, the officials were all thinking about this matter.
Especially when Yan Jingqing heard what Mu Xu and the others reported, it was like a thunderclap falling in his heart. He lowered his head and his face changed drastically! He immediately understood why his teacher Taifu would warn him like that!
Just because among the three people mentioned, Ouyang Wenhua.
I have a close relationship with him!!
Of course, after listening to the Master, I completely cut off contact.
But the matter of the imperial examination is of great importance. Even if I cut off contact with him, I will definitely be reprimanded or punished.
The most important thing is that one move will affect the entire body. If it is really investigated in detail, those censors will definitely use this matter to impeach.
Especially now that His Majesty is causing them all kinds of trouble.
So at that moment, Yan Jingqing's heart was beating like waves, "boom boom boom" like the beating of a drum, and beads of sweat inexplicably appeared on his back.
In my heart, I cursed Ouyang Wenhua for coming up with such a thing. What a clever trick he was playing! He made me suffer as well!
Zhao Yulang also lowered his head at the moment. He didn't have time to get involved in the imperial examination this year, but looking at Yan Jingqing's expression, Zhao Yulang guessed something.
And if Yan Jingqing is related, then he must be connected to Yang Guofu. In this case, can the Grand Tutor escape?
How can I get away from it?
Zhao Yulang lowered his head, thinking that he should say something, but he remembered that the Grand Tutor had just said that apart from the report, he would not mention anything else, so he lowered his head and dared not show up.
As for the censors and other officials today and last week, they all glared at Yang Dang and his men.
If we talk about the people who made trouble over the imperial examination, it must be the Yang Party! !
but
Taifu Yang Shanchang remained calm at the moment. After all, he had guessed some of it before, so he was not surprised at the moment.
The empress looked at the three answer sheets on the table, raised her eyes to Mu Xu and asked, "Have you checked the others?"
After asking, he lowered his head and looked at the three papers.
The liberal arts in Daxia is not just a test of one question.
But three.
The current test paper naturally contains all three questions answered by the students.
The three papers are not all the same. The second question of the first and third papers is "Only when winter comes, do we know that pine and cypress are the last to wither."
The second sheet is similar to the third sheet, which has the third question, "Governing with virtue is like the North Star, which stays in its place and is surrounded by other stars."
And so on.
The three papers are not exactly the same, but the three questions and the answers of the three people are almost exactly the same.
After reading it, the empress put the three papers away.
However, he accidentally knocked the papers on the coffee table off the table.
The table is where Su Changan sits and writes when he is not in the study. There are some papers and other things on it.
Xia Fengxiang didn't care and tidied it up casually.
Mu Xu bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I, along with other examiners, judges, and supervisors such as Grand Tutor Su, have reviewed all the examinees' papers overnight. There are no problems with the others, except for these three."
Xia Fengxiang glanced at the name on the opened paper and said lightly, "Ouyang Wenhua, I remember Yan Jingqing..."
When he said this, Xia Fengxiang saw Feng Chun standing at the gate of the yard and bowing, so he looked at Feng Chun.
Feng Chun immediately said, "Your Majesty, someone close to the Queen has entered the palace and said they have something important to report to you."
Xia Fengxiang was stunned for a moment and then said, "Come in."
Feng Chun immediately saluted and called the Chixia Army soldiers around him to come over.
However, Yan Jingqing just heard the emperor calling his name, and his heart trembled suddenly as if his heart had stopped.
He looked as steady as an old dog as he stood, but his hands tucked into the sleeves of his court robe were clenched tightly.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!" After the Chixia Army soldier arrived at the front yard, he immediately clasped his fists and bowed in salute.
Xia Fengxiang recognized that this member of the Chixia Army was one of the people who was secretly protecting Su Changan.
After looking at Mu Xu, Yang Shanchang and others, the soldier of the Chixia Army didn't know whether he should say it or not.
Xia Fengxiang saw it and asked, "The Queen didn't ask you to tell me in private, so just tell me directly."
The soldier clasped his fists again and said, "It was after the queen left the palace."
then
The soldier told Su Changan everything he had just seen outside from beginning to end.
When Cui Yu mentioned that Maomao was harassed by bullies and servants and was even handcuffed, he was anxious and worried, but when he heard that everything was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief, but his brows were furrowed, and it was unknown what he was thinking about.
Yang Shanchang remained calm from beginning to end, without any unnecessary expression.
But when Zhao Yulang and Yan Jingqing heard that Yang Guofu was involved and was appointed to be in charge of this "sweeping away gangsters and eliminating evil" thing, their faces suddenly changed!
Although it is fleeting.
But he was still noticed by the empress, Mu Xu and Xun Kuang.
Yan Jingqing and Zhao Yulang were even more anxious at the moment.
How could such a thing happen to Guofu?
Now, because of the cheating in the imperial examination, I don't know how it will turn out.
Guofu was asked to do this
Yan Jingqing, who was already very nervous and a little overwhelmed, clenched his fists even more and raised his eyes slightly to look at Yang Shanchang.
But he saw Elder Yang Shan, who was very old and frail, standing there without any hesitation.
The two were slightly stunned.
yes
The teacher is here.
Hold on!!
When the two saw Yang Shanchang's appearance, most of their anxiety was swept away.
Only Yan Jingqing was worried that Ouyang Wenhua would implicate himself, so he was a little anxious, but he was much more indifferent about Yang Guofu's matter.
So I started thinking about how to answer the question next.
but.
After hearing this, Yang Shanchang suddenly understood something in his mind, but decades of experience in officialdom had enabled him to remain calm at all times and places, so he did not show it at all.
"The Black Wolf Gang and the bad guys have been handed over to Lord Yang and Lord Luo for punishment. Your Majesty has gone to the Su family's home." After the soldier of the Red Cloud Army said this, he clasped his fists and bowed again.
After listening to this, Xia Fengxiang said calmly, "Feng Chun, follow the Queen's order and issue an edict to Yang and Luo. However, add one more oral order from me, telling Yang Guofu and Luo Anxu that the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice will assist in the investigation and there must be no mistakes. If necessary, the Imperial Guards can be called in. This is the first time the Queen is going to use the Phoenix Seal to do this. Since the Queen believes that they can do it well, they'd better do it well and report any progress directly to the Queen."
"As for the other matters, since the Queen has explained them clearly, I believe that Lord Yang and Lord Luo will do a good job in this campaign of sweeping away gangs and eliminating evil, right? Let them do it."
Feng Chun immediately saluted: "Yes."
Then, Feng Chun and the Chixia Army soldier left.
However, the imperial censors in the front yard looked at each other.
They didn't think about it so delicately. They just felt that this was a good thing for the country and the people. After all, it was common for bullies to run rampant on the streets and for evil officials to abuse their power for personal gain. Even if they had to take care of it, they would only do it for a short time. However, there were many phenomena.
This time, the Queen Mother personally gave the order, letting Yang Guofu, the biggest villain in the capital, take action to eliminate those small villains. It was truly wonderful!
In their hearts, these imperial censors admired the Empress even more.
At the same time, looking at Yang Shanchang and other members of the Yang Party, he sneered in his heart.
Xia Fengxiang didn't expect that Su Changan would encounter this thing after he went out, but when he thought about it, it wasn't the same thing that bastard encountered.
but.
Yang Guofu is also an unlucky guy to have encountered this incident.
He was also appointed as the person in charge by that bastard.
Thinking of this, Xia Fengxiang smiled faintly, and decided that after returning, he must ask Yang Guofu how he got him to agree.
But at the same time, Xia Fengxiang bit his lower lip, thinking that the bastard could always help me a lot without knowing it.
after all
She is now planning to let Yan Jingqing and Zhao Yulang do something.
On the other side, Su Changan immediately asked Yang Guofu to do this thankless task.
so.
Xia Fengxiang was very happy about this kind of thing, because Su Changan would always help him with many things without knowing it, especially when it was always at the right time.
It's like it was specially arranged by God.
But at the same time, Xia Fengxiang looked at the messy papers on the table, thinking that he also intended to use the bad guys to investigate the bad guys.
It turns out that bastard thought the same thing.
Thinking of this, Xia Fengxiang thought of what Su Changan had said before, 'Even though we don't have the wings of a phoenix, we can still communicate with each other.'
I feel inexplicably sweet in my heart.
But when I think about carrying such a big phoenix seal with him, that bastard wouldn’t mind it being heavy!
But when Xia Fengxiang thought carefully about Su Changan's strength, he didn't seem to be that heavy.
But when I thought about strength, I inexplicably thought of the strength of that bastard last night and this morning, and I cursed him a few more times in my heart.
But even though he was thinking this, Xia Fengxiang realized that since Su Changan did this, he could save himself a lot of trouble. So he looked at the ministers below with a blank expression on his face: "You have heard what the Queen wants to do. When Yang Guofu and Luo Anxu are doing this, if you can help, you must not avoid it."
Hearing this.
All the ministers below immediately bowed and said, "Your Highness, we obey your order."
Xia Fengxiang continued, "Let's put this matter aside for now. Since it's the Queen's business, I won't say anything more. Let's get back to the issue of the imperial examination."
At this point, Xia Fengxiang paused deliberately and asked, "Where was I just talking about?"
As soon as these words came out, Yan Jingqing was immediately stunned.
At the same time, Mu Xu said loudly: "Your Majesty is talking about Lord Yan."
As soon as these words were spoken, Yan Jingqing glared at Mu Xu and cursed him in his heart in an extremely harsh manner.
Xia Fengxiang said, "I remember now. That Ouyang Wenhua, I remember he was the guest of honor of you, Yan Jingqing, and Yang Guofu. In addition to Ouyang Wenhua, there was also Li Hun, a student of Yu Yang. I remember that a month and a half ago, you specially hosted a banquet for these students."
Upon hearing this, Yan Jingqing immediately bowed and said, "Since Lord Yang and I admired the literary talent of these students before, we specially..."
specially?
Oh, so they were specially invited. Why did they specially invite these students? One of them is suspected of cheating in the imperial examination.
And, appreciate?
It is right that the students are appreciated, but you appreciate them and even specially invite them to your homes. Hehe, what is your purpose? Are you trying to cultivate talents for yourself?
Mu Xu listened to Yan Jingqing saying this, clicked his tongue, and glanced at the imperial censors behind him.
But it was when Yan Jingqing said this special word.
Yang Shanchang took the initiative to interrupt Yan Jingqing and said, "Your Majesty, I know that I hosted a banquet for students before. However, there were more than a hundred students in total, and there were also more than a dozen officials invited. It was because I, Lord Yan and other officials believed that these students were the pillars of our Great Xia. They would help our Great Xia flourish in the imperial examinations and become talents that can be used by our Great Xia. They would devote themselves to assisting Your Majesty's great cause, so we specially held a banquet."
When Mu Xu heard this, he smiled in his heart, and the winner was immediately apparent.
It’s also appreciation.
Also special.
But when Yang Shanchang said this, the meaning suddenly changed.
When Yan Jingqing heard what Yang Shanchang said, he immediately reacted and realized that he almost said the wrong thing in his haste, but fortunately the teacher was there.
Yan Jingqing took a breath of fear, and then immediately said: "Your Majesty, that's right. But later, a month ago, because the imperial examination was approaching, Lord Yang and I stopped meeting with these students to avoid suspicion. During this period, many students such as Ouyang Wenhua came to see me, but I turned them away. Moreover, I heard that they also went to see Lord Yang, but Lord Yang did not see them either."
"However, at that banquet, I, Lord Yang, Lord Liu and other ministers from the Censorate and the Hanlin Academy were all present at the banquet. They were preparing for the imperial examination. But now that I think about it, I'm afraid that the incident at the banquet gave them some ideas. It's my fault."
With Yang Shanchang's reminder, Yan Jingqing naturally knew what to do, and said this meaningfully and with great regret.
Xia Fengxiang glanced at Yang Shanchang, smiled and said, "Oh, so that's the case, but don't be nervous, I just saw the name Ouyang Wenhua, so I suddenly remembered it. However, I remember that this person is from the Ouyang family."
Yan Jingqing immediately replied: "He is from the Ouyang family of Jiangdu County in Yangzhou. His grandfather was the former Shangshu Ling, Mr. Ouyang."
Xia Fengxiang thought for a moment and said, "Let's check it out. Old Master Ouyang is a man of integrity. I met him once when I was young. His descendants should not do such a thing. But since you know so much about this, Master Yan, you can check the matter of these three people this time."
"In fact, it would be best if you and Yang Guofu were in charge. After all, it would avoid suspicion. But since Yang Guofu is busy eliminating gangsters and evil, you should be in charge. However, Zhao Yulang."
When Zhao Yulang heard this, he immediately stood up and said, "I am here."
Xia Fengxiang said, "You are very close to Yang Guofu, so you can replace Yang Guofu and work with Yan Jingqing to investigate this matter. However, you just came back from the salt inspection and you are tired from the journey, so I have assigned you another task. But it doesn't matter, because Lord Zhao is so capable."
He didn't give Zhao Yulang any chance to say a word, let alone a chance to refuse.
Zhao Yulang did not dare to refuse, so he immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I accept your order."
However, Zhao Yulang understood why Yang Guofu and others were inexplicably afraid of the current empress.
because
These words are full of traps!
It felt like she was a completely different person from the empress before he left!
Xia Fengxiang looked at Yan Jingqing: "Master Yan, do you have any opinion on what I said?"
Yan Jingqing was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but he immediately realized something and quickly replied: "I dare not. I will definitely live up to the emperor's grace and get to the bottom of this matter."
Xia Fengxiang looked at Yang Shanchang and said, "Grandmaster, we must thoroughly investigate the examiners this time. Many of them are your people."
Hearing this, Xia Fengxiang's words couldn't be more straightforward.
Yan Jingqing and Zhao Yulang were shocked.
Yang Shanchang, on the other hand, was calm and composed. He bowed and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I am terrified."
After that, he continued, "All the land in the world belongs to the emperor, and all the ministers in the world are the ministers of the emperor. No one in the court is the minister's people. They are all your majesty's people and your majesty's ministers. The imperial examination is related to the state system, but there was a fraud. We must investigate it thoroughly."
Xia Fengxiang stood up.
But after moving a little, although the pain was not as severe as when I woke up in the morning, it was still somewhat painful.
So in his heart, Xia Fengxiang cursed Su Changan a few times and said that he would definitely teach him a lesson when he got back.
He forced himself to stand up and draw aside the curtain.
Everyone in the front yard immediately lowered their heads.
Xia Fengxiang came to Yang Shanchang and asked with a smile: "When Mi Wanjun's incident happened, I heard that he ran to the Yang Mansion at night to cry and complain, saying that he was loyal to you, Taifu, and there has always been a saying of the Yang Party in the capital. I thought you, Taifu, had your own people."
As soon as these words came out.
The atmosphere in the front yard froze instantly.
Especially Zhao Yulang and Yan Jingqing, they lowered their heads and dared not utter a word.
Zhao Yulang was even more shocked. He never expected that the empress would become so tough.
Besides, isn’t this the same as the previous emperor?? ! !
Mu Xu changed his usual behavior and stood solemnly.
Xun Kuang was so frightened that he dared not utter a sound. He said he would not come, but the teacher insisted that he come, and when he came it was so strange and scary!
As for the imperial censors, they held their breath.
Yang Shanchang took two trembling steps back, and then knelt down in front of Xia Fengxiang: "Your Majesty, I am terrified!"
Xia Fengxiang sat under the bamboo curtain.
The ministers in the front yard immediately bent their backs even lower and did not dare to let the emperor look up at them.
Xia Fengxiang just looked at Yang Shanchang and said, "That's me. Did I hear it wrong?"
Yang Shanchang knelt on the ground, his face still calm, but in fact, when he heard that Yang Guofu was going to be the leader of the "sweeping away gangs and eliminating evil", he had already thought, "Your Majesty is going to start pruning those people under him."
otherwise
How could the Queen suddenly encounter such a thing? And it was His Majesty who specifically refused to see Yang Guofu when he came to see him!
It happened that the Queen Mother went out at that time.
And what a coincidence that the Queen's maid had encountered that incident, and was even seen by her own son!
All of this.
It's obviously a plan!
More.
When this matter was suddenly brought up, Yang Shanchang was not only terrified, but in fact he was extremely terrified!
When he heard the empress' simple words, he immediately said, "Your Majesty, the Book of Jin says, 'Every movement leads to contention, contention leads to factions, factions lead to accusations, accusations lead to false praise and criticism, and truth and falsehood are mixed up.' I have been an official in the court for many years, and because I have promoted many people, they are all regarded as my people by others, but they forget that they are all officials of Daxia, and even more so, your Majesty's officials. They are not my people, and I am only loyal to your Majesty, and have no other intentions. Therefore, I often educate those people when I hear them by chance. I didn't expect that there are so many rumors outside. This is my fault and my sin. Please understand, Your Majesty."
Xia Fengxiang glanced at Palace Concubine Sun.
Sun Shang Gong immediately looked at Yang Shanchang and said, "Taifu, please stand up quickly. His Majesty did not ask you to kneel. You are already 78 years old."
Yang Shanchang didn't dare to stand up, thinking about all this in his mind.
But after thinking about it, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.
What a good plan indeed.
Especially since the Queen Mother took the Phoenix Seal with her and forced Yang Guofu to be the leader of the matter, thus offending people and even having to deal with the people under his command.
In the palace, the imperial examination was the starting point.
It seems that he is waiting for Yulang to come back.
Thinking of this, Yang Shanchang swallowed, but his face remained calm.
Xia Fengxiang smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if there are Yang's party, just do your job well. Your son is favored by the queen, isn't he? The queen told me before that Yang Guofu did a good job in repairing the palace residents' residences. This time the queen asked Yang Guofu to do such a big thing."
After saying that, Xia Fengxiang looked at Zhao Yulang and said, "Zhao Yulang, help your teacher up."
Zhao Yulang hurriedly walked to Yang Shanchang and helped Yang Shanchang stand up.
But when he was supporting him, Zhao Yulang noticed that his teacher was sweating profusely and was shocked.
Once again
I thought of what Yang Guofu and Yan Jingqing had said before, "Things are different now."
He subconsciously glanced at the smiling empress and immediately looked at his teacher again.
The former emperor?
This one glance made Zhao Yulang feel like he saw the late emperor!
Because the late emperor always talked to people with a smile, but what he said was life-threatening! !
Yang Shanchang stood up and said, "I thank your majesty for your grace."
Xia Fengxiang stood up and said, "Aunt, issue an order."
Sun Shang Gong immediately bowed.
"The matter of cheating in the imperial examination is of great importance and cannot be made public. Yan Jingqing and Zhao Yulang are ordered to investigate the case. Cui Yu, Xun Kuang, and Cai Shu will assist you."
Yan Jingqing, Zhao Yulang, Cui Yu, Xun Kuang and others stood up one after another.
Among them, the imperial censor named Cai Shou, who had previously looked down upon Yang Guofu and his companions in the duty room, also stood up and bowed in unison: "Your Highness, we accept your order."
Xia Fengxiang continued, "Yang Shanchang and Mu Xu will enter the Imperial Examination Hall, and Gao Rou and Duke Qi will also enter together. The four of you, plus Su Wenqing, will be in charge of thoroughly checking all the papers in the Imperial Examination Hall. If there are any similar cases, hand them over to Yan Jingqing and others."
Mu Xu and Yang Shanchang also stood up: "Your Majesty, I accept your order."
Sun Shang Gong also bowed immediately.
Xia Fengxiang continued, "The imperial examination is a matter that should not be underestimated. These three people will be disqualified from this examination. If it is proven that they have committed fraud, all their honors will be revoked and they will never be hired again. The rest of the charges will be decided by you, Yan Jingqing."
Hearing this.
All the ministers in the court immediately said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise."
Xia Fengxiang also walked into the hall and lay down again because he was still in some pain.
But just as he sat down, Xia Fengxiang saw that among the papers he had just piled aside, there was a piece of paper with something written by Su Changan.
So I took it out.
But when he looked over, he was stunned. But after thinking about it carefully, his face turned red!
Immediately put the paper in your hand aside.
When Lady Sun saw His Majesty like this, she was surprised for a moment, but then she looked at Mu Xu and the others and said, "If you have nothing else to do, please leave for now. Your Majesty is so tired, he needs to rest."
When Xia Fengxiang heard this, he coughed and looked at the poem on the paper again.
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Ps: This is a long chapter of 6,500 words, so it’s a little late, in order to prevent you from saying that I’m discontinuous!!
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