Chapter 260 The child has grown up and has his own little thoughts
"Your Majesty, I have discovered something while teaching the people of several ethnic groups. Someone is deceiving his superiors and lying to his subordinates, reselling national treasury materials, and cheating in the college entrance examination!"
"What?"
When these words came out, the court officials were shocked.
Although the college entrance examination was only held for the second time, the emperor attached great importance to it and investigated it very strictly. He did not expect that there would be people who dared to commit crimes against the wind.
"Is this true?" Lu Yanshi's expression also turned serious.
He suddenly felt a little annoyed. If he had known that he would hear this today, he should have brought Xiaojiu with him to court.
With Xiaojiu here, she can use that melon-eating system to find out who cheated and how.
"This matter was discovered by the chief of the Shela tribe. However, the local nobles and gentry and court officials were in collusion with each other. I was afraid of alerting the enemy, so I only recorded the name of the official who committed the crime and returned to the capital to inform you." The Grand Tutor did not take all the credit for himself.
Pan Shanqu on the side nodded and added.
"That day I went to buy pens, ink, paper and inkstones for the children in my tribe. The government shop had sold out of Qingtan paper, so I had to go to a small shop to buy some. I didn't expect that the paper in the small shop was printed with traces of government Qingtan paper. Someone was reselling government supplies, and they were charging a markup."
"How is this related to cheating in the college entrance examination?" Lu Yanshi asked in confusion.
"I asked about the origin of the paper, and the owner was very arrogant, saying that he had connections in the court."
"He said his nephew had been arranged to work in a paper mill, passed the college entrance examination, and secretly learned the technology of making Qingtan paper. What they sell here is a replica, not the official one, but the quality is exactly the same as the official one."
"But I compared them carefully and found that they were produced by the government, not imitations. I guess someone stole the government's supplies by cheating in the college entrance examination and sold them privately."
"I made many inquiries and found that all the prominent families in the county sent their children to take the college entrance examination and all of them passed. Among them were some rich and spoiled children who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun. How could they pass the college entrance examination when they knew nothing?"
Panshan Qu explained the matter clearly.
Originally, this matter could have been discussed only by the Grand Tutor, but he was so persistent that he insisted on coming to the capital.
After all, in the tribe, one has to go to school and learn to read every day, and he is too old to handle it.
Those words were crooked and looked like little worms, and he got a headache looking at them every day.
After handing over the clan affairs to his son, he could not wait to follow the tutor to the capital.
At least you don’t need to endorse anything before going to Beijing.
Panshan Qu breathed a sigh of relief.
"What a mess." Lu Yanshi was immediately furious.
The talents recruited through the college entrance examination involve the future of Da Xia. How dare they send their own people in to fool him?
"This matter must be thoroughly investigated. If there are any good-for-nothings like these in the Ministry of Works, get them all out. Qu Fufeng, I leave this matter to you."
"Yes, I obey your order." Qu Fufeng was called and had no choice but to stand up and accept the task.
He wailed in his heart: Day after day, these things will never end, right?
When he finds out those bastards who are giving him more work, he will make sure to give them a good beating.
"Thoroughly investigate the college entrance examination situation in various places. I want to know where people are still cheating." Lu Yanshi added an order.
All the courtiers felt the pressure.
They knew that the Daxia officialdom was about to be hit by a bloody storm.
Lu Yanshi left the court angrily. When he arrived at the Weiyang Palace and saw Lu Li, his anger subsided a little.
He didn't want to wait any longer. Those officials were too slow. He might as well just ask Xiaojiu directly who was involved in the fraud.
He smiled and said, "Xiaojiu, my father wants your help with something. See if you can dream about these bad guys, remember their names, and tell my father."
"Father, you say." Lu Li ran over happily, feeling proud that she could help her father.
Lu Yanshi recounted what happened in the morning court.
Lu Li was about to agree, but suddenly shut up.
[If I tell my father directly, he will definitely not take me out to play. ]
[Why not let my father take me out of the palace to investigate. ]
Lu Li blinked and an idea came to her mind.
"Father, I can only dream of a little bit. Let's go out of the palace and check all the people in person."
Lu Yanshi, who learned her true thoughts from her inner voice: ...
The child has grown up and has his own little thoughts.
"That's right, it's just like what's described in the storybooks, a secret visit!" Lu Li looked at his father expectantly.
"A private visit in disguise..." Lu Yanshi stretched out his tone, as if he was considering whether this was feasible.
"Yes, yes, yes. This is a good opportunity to see if those ministers are obedient." Lu Li nodded repeatedly and shook his wrist, hoping that he would agree.
"Now that we're out of the palace, we can go visit our third brother. He's been gone for so long, and I miss him so much." Lu Li brought up Lu Heng again, hoping to shake his mind.
Lu Yanshi said nothing, but reached out and touched his chin.
He had been working diligently in the palace for so long that he had finally built a steam carriage and a steam ship. It was time for him to reward himself with a vacation.
Xiaojiu's suggestion of an incognito visit is a good idea.
He didn't go there for fun; he went there to understand the people's sentiments.
After convincing himself, Lu Yanshi nodded: "Okay, father, take Xiaojiu with you on the incognito visit."
"That's great, father is the best!" Hearing that she could go out and play again, Lu Li jumped for joy.
"Let's get ready first. Once we've got things done, we'll set off." Lu Yanshi was calculating in his mind when would be the best time to go out.
"Yeah, yeah." Lu Li nodded repeatedly, looking forward to the days to come.
The next day, she told her father the list she found in the melon-eating system.
Lu Yanshi handled the matter with great efficiency.
About half a month later, Lu Yanshi announced at the morning court that he would take Lu Li on a secret visit.
The court officials wanted to object, but the decision made by Lu Yanshi would not be easily changed.
"Just like last time, the Queen and the Concubine will supervise the country together. Thank you for your help in assisting the Queen and the Concubine in handling the affairs of state." After Lu Yanshi said this, the officials did not dare to refute him.
That's Concubine Shu.
Only Qu Fufeng shed tears in the wind.
Because the emperor specifically asked to take him on a business trip.
He had just finished his work at the Ministry of Works and had not even spent a few days with Rou'er, but he had to leave again.
With such little time spent apart, it would take him a long time to have a child with Rou'er.
But in this feudal dynasty, the emperor is the sky, and it is impossible for him to disobey the emperor's will.
He could only shed tears silently, pack his bags, and follow the emperor on the business trip.
Xia Shuyi and Shen Liuzheng both sighed when they learned that they were going to supervise the country again, but they didn't say anything and silently accepted the task.
The first time is new, the second time is familiar. You will get used to it after monitoring a country for a while.
When Lu Qi learned about this, he asked Lu Yanshi to recommend himself and wanted to go on a secret visit together.
She stayed in the capital, training every day but unable to practice, and was almost bored with idleness.
Lu Yanshi thought that she was already 18 years old and had not yet been chosen as a prince consort, so it would be okay to take her with him.
Maybe she would meet a nice man on the road and be willing to get married.
For the sake of his daughter's lifelong event, he nodded and agreed.
Just like that, Lu Yanshi took his second daughter and youngest daughter, as well as Qu Fufeng, Meng Shanchuan, servants and secret guards, and left the capital under the pseudonym Lu Siye, got on a carriage and left.