"I'm not happy, what do you want to say?"
The official choked.
"Qiluo."
"I am here."
"The Queen's coronation ceremony will be held in a month. The Ministry of Rites will come up with a set of rules."
"Yes." Qi Luo did not dare to object and returned to the queue with a bitter face. One month? The emperor was too impatient.
"Also, I want to change my name." Yan Tinglan dropped another thunder.
All the officials were surprised and couldn't help but discuss in a low voice.
"Your Majesty, why did you change your name?"
"The old name is unlucky. I have been using this name for so many years, and the government has been monopolized by treacherous ministers. I want to change my name and get rid of my old bad luck."
He just didn't want to marry his sweetheart under the name of his unlucky brother.
Zhang Zhiyuan couldn't help but ask, "May I ask what name the emperor wants to change to?"
"Listen to the words of the Cangli people, listen to the waves of the people, listen to the waves."
"But Your Majesty, the autumn examination is approaching, and you suddenly changed your name. What if many candidates' names offend the emperor's taboo?"
"Pardon, just be lenient, there's no need to make such a big deal out of it."
What else could Zhang Zhiyuan do? He just agreed. The emperor just wanted to change his name, not to do anything against the law.
There are precedents of killing people directly in the court and greatly demoting or promoting people, so this is not out of the ordinary.
He knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Majesty is wise!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" Seeing this, other officials also knelt down.
"If you have something to report, please report it. If not, please leave the court."
"Your Majesty, I have something to report..."
After the court session, Yan Tinglan went back to have breakfast and asked Zhang Yuanlu, "Is the queen awake?"
Zhang Yuanlu raised his head quietly. The emperor had already called the empress before the ceremony of conferring the empress. It seemed that the emperor really liked her.
"Your Majesty, the maid said that the Queen has not woken up yet."
"Well, go wait outside."
"Yes." Zhang Yuanlu stepped out.
The emperor became more and more different. He no longer favored the concubine he used to favor, and no longer allowed himself to serve him. He also no longer complained to him and scolded his ministers. He became more reserved and majestic.
Sometimes Zhang Yuanlu even thought in his heart that the emperor might have been replaced by someone else.
But he only dared to think about it, because the emperor now is different from before.
After Yan Tinglan finished his breakfast and entered the imperial study, two dark shadows appeared in front of him.
"Your Highness, you are too obvious. Zhang Yuanlu has become suspicious." said one of the black shadows.
"If he has doubts, then he has doubts. Does he dare to say it?" Yan Tinglan said lightly.
"You shouldn't make Zhu the queen. She is of no benefit to the court." said another black shadow.
Yan Tinglan's eyes turned cold, "You are overstepping your authority."
"Since he asked you to invite me back, you should know that he has no say over what happens next."
"Go to the Imperial Mausoleum and guard him. Don't come out again."
"You!" The dark shadow behind him turned red with anger.
Another person held his shoulder, "Yes, Your Highness!"
Two black shadows disappeared in front of Yan Tinglan.
"Fire."
"Master." Another dark shadow appeared.
"Send someone to watch them."
"yes."
Yan Tinglan took the memorial beside him and began to correct it.
Since he knew his own life experience and was not clear about Yan Tingyuan's thoughts, he made preparations early, established his own power, and infiltrated the court.
This is also the reason why he could easily produce a lot of evidence and deal with batches of people with ease.
As for the vacant official positions? There are too many redundant officials and too few capable ones. Most of them are just sitting there doing nothing. In addition, the natural disasters in recent years are almost bankrupting the national treasury.
He also placed his own people among the next batch of candidates, so that they could take up positions after the imperial examination.
"Zhang Yuanlu."
"The old slave is here!"
"Call the people from the Ministry of Works."
"yes."
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