"Your Majesty, they have arrived."
"Yes, let them in."
Soon, the two, who looked slightly nervous, were led into the hall.
Although they had prepared themselves mentally before coming, they still couldn't help feeling a little nervous when facing the emperor.
“Commoner, Jia Xu, Cheng Yu.”
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Yes, no need for formalities."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After exchanging greetings, Liu Hong began to sized up these two representatives of the ruthless world, a strange smile playing on his lips.
Feeling the emperor's gaze, the two suddenly felt as if they were being seen through, which filled them with a sense of awe.
Liu Hong looked at the two of them and slowly said, "I have seen your exam papers. I deliberately erased your rankings!"
The two men were only slightly taken aback, but they didn't ask why. They knew that the emperor must have other intentions for doing this.
Seeing that the two men's expressions did not change at all, Liu Hong nodded in satisfaction: "I feel that you are different from others. Being local officials may not be suitable for you, so I have decided to send you to do some other things."
"Please give your orders, Your Majesty."
The two said in unison.
"good!"
Liu Hong then took out two plans he had devised and handed them to Jia Xu and Cheng Yu.
The two took it and examined it carefully.
These are two overall development plans for the "Investigation Division".
As the emperor of the Han Dynasty and the dictator of a country, although he seemed to have great power on the surface and could decide life and death with a word, in reality his vision was limited to the capital, and he could not even leave the capital.
Intelligence is crucial in both war and governance.
Therefore, it was imperative to establish an intelligence organization that obeyed him. So Liu Hong drew on the intelligence organizations of later generations to formulate this plan.
In Liu Hong's view, Cheng Yu and Jia Xu were obviously the most suitable candidates.
Although the plan Liu Hong gave them was only a rough outline, the sheer size of the intelligence organization greatly shocked the two men, and they were also deeply attracted by the plan.
Both Cheng Yu and Jia Xu felt that the emperor had created this department specifically for them. The feeling of secretly watching and manipulating everything from behind the scenes was something they both longed for.
What do you think?
After the two finished reading, Liu Hong looked at them, whose eyes were now shining.
"We are willing to serve Your Majesty until death!"
"good!!"
Liu Hong then took out two appointment documents and handed them to Jia Xu and Cheng Yu, saying, "Your identities should not be made public for the time being; everything must be done in secret."
"Your Majesty, I understand."
"Alright, go ahead. I will order Zhang Rang to prepare initial funds for the two of you. As for how well you manage to accomplish it, that depends on your individual abilities."
"promise!"
The two then left the palace.
Before long, the Imperial Secretariat issued a series of edicts, making arrangements for the students who had passed the examination.
Most of them were assigned to the Sanfu region as county magistrates, while only a few were kept by Liu Hong at the Ministry of Personnel.
This matter did not cause much of a stir. Since Emperor Guangwu established the capital in Luoyang, the political center of the Han Dynasty moved eastward. In addition, the barbarians in the west and north often invaded, and the Guanzhong region of Shanxi had long lost its former prosperity.
Nowadays, most of the officials in the imperial court are scholars from Shandong, so they naturally don't pay much attention to that region, and besides, no one is willing to serve as an official in that harsh and cold place.
This behavior of the Shandong scholars was exactly what Liu Hongle had seen. Guanzhong has always been a rare fertile land. If Guanzhong could be transformed into the granary of the Han Dynasty again, it would undoubtedly be extremely beneficial to the whole country and would also facilitate future control over the northwest region.
After several days of peace, the imperial court was suddenly thrown into turmoil again by an unexpected event.
It turns out that Yang Qiu has solved a murder case. According to the murderer's accusation, the person who ordered him to commit the murder was Dou Wu's son, Marquis of Weiyang, Dou Ji.
The man who was killed was a member of a noble family, and the reason for his death was actually a dispute over a courtesan.
Yang Qiu immediately ordered his men to summon Dou Ji, but Dou Ji, who was then serving as the Tiger General, ordered his men to throw him out.
The killing of the sons of scholars and the sending of men to beat up the constables of the Sili government office were both extremely serious matters.
Upon learning this news, Wang Fu and others immediately spread rumors in the marketplace, saying that the general was plotting something sinister and wanted to do what Liang Ji had done. Rumors spread like wildfire.
Countless scholars and students also took to the streets, shouting: "Eliminate the traitors!"
You must understand that in the past, even if eunuchs wanted to kill someone, they would have to find a crime to justify it. But the Dou family was so arrogant and domineering that they even used such despicable means as assassination. This was tantamount to going against the scholars of the world.
Dou Wu was shocked when he heard the news; he never imagined his son would be so audacious.
With the Dou family's current strength, he wouldn't be afraid even if he offended the emperor, but the fact that his son insisted on offending those scholars made Dou Wu feel a little scared.
The only one who could help him out of his predicament was the Emperor, so Dou Wu hurriedly went to the palace to request an audience.
Inside the Deyang Palace, Liu Hong was also extremely angry upon hearing the news. He had never expected that Dou Ji would be so audacious as to dare to directly challenge the laws of the Han Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, General Dou Wu requests an audience."
Upon hearing that Dou Wu was requesting an audience, Liu Hong immediately frowned. Dou Wu's request at this time was clearly to plead for Dou Ji.
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