"Prime Minister, are you perhaps implying that I wrongly accused this person before?"
Qin Yu asked in a cold voice.
Upon hearing this, Sima Lie secretly realized something was wrong.
He never expected that this tyrannical emperor would care about this.
If the tyrannical emperor is displeased, the matter of the commander of the Western Camp will inevitably encounter more twists and turns.
"Your Majesty, the one who judged this case was Li Dingbang, who served as the Grand Commander of the Five Armies. You were also deceived by him!"
Sima Lie's mind raced, and he quickly came up with his explanation.
Upon hearing this, Qin Yu was greatly pleased and nodded.
"Yes, it's all Li Dingbang's fault. Hmph, luckily I was smart and took him down, otherwise who knows how many more loyal ministers and generals would have been framed by him."
Seeing Qin Yu's happy expression, Sima Lie almost burst out laughing.
This foolish ruler has absolutely no self-awareness.
"Alright, since it was a misjudgment, let's release Wen Dashou immediately. As the Prime Minister suggested, let him be the commander of the Western Camp."
Qin Yu waved his hand.
"yes."
Sima Lie cupped his hands in greeting, then turned to look outside the palace.
"Now, the newly appointed commander of the Western Camp, Wen Dashou, shall come to the palace for an audience."
At his command, the guards outside the palace immediately relayed the order.
Not long after, Wen Dashou, who had shaved his beard, was wearing a suit of crimson-gold iron armor and a cloak, and looked very imposing, strode into the hall.
"Is he Wen Dashou?"
Qin Yu looked at Wen Dashou curiously and asked.
As for why Wen Dashou was already waiting outside the palace to be summoned when he had just ordered a pardon, Qin Yu seemed completely unaware.
The courtiers, seeing that the incompetent emperor couldn't even notice this, couldn't help but shake their heads.
This incompetent ruler is completely beyond saving.
Sima Lie was secretly pleased with himself.
His purpose in acting first and reporting later was to prove to the court officials that what he wanted to do did not actually require the emperor's consent.
"I am Wen Dashou!"
Wen Dashou casually cupped his hands in greeting to Qin Yu, then looked at Sima Lie with a serious expression.
"Your humble servant greets Your Excellency the Prime Minister!"
Seeing this man's attitude, the courtiers were all secretly surprised.
Goodness, this guy doesn't even try to pretend.
Qin Yu, however, chuckled on the dragon throne, seemingly unconcerned.
Sima Lie's face showed satisfaction.
This time, Zhu Fei really recommended a good person to him.
Such sensible people are rare under his command.
"General Wen, His Majesty has pardoned your crimes and appointed you as the commander of the Western Camp. Why don't you hurry up and accept the decree to express your gratitude?"
Sima Lie waved his hand.
Wen Dashou reluctantly raised his head and looked at Qin Yu.
"Your Majesty, I thank you!"
Qin Yu waved his hand when he heard this.
"My dear minister, you must guard the capital well from now on. Don't let the Xiongnu and those rioters come into the capital. Otherwise, if they disturb my enjoyment, I will have no choice but to dismiss you from your post!"
Seeing that Qin Yu only cared about such things, the officials below were speechless.
"yes."
Wen Dashou responded with a nonchalant remark.
After he returned to the ranks of officials, Qin Yu looked at the assembled ministers.
"Do any of you ministers have anything else to report?"
Seeing that he seemed about to leave, the officials who weren't really in a big deal all kept quiet.
"Your Majesty, the palace examination will be held in two days. I wonder if you have prepared the examination questions?"
At this moment, Song Zhenglian stepped forward.
Upon hearing this, everyone realized that the palace examination was indeed just around the corner.
At the same time, they also looked at Qin Yu with curiosity.
This is the first time this tyrannical emperor has asked himself to set the questions for the palace examination, and everyone is very curious about what kind of questions he will ask.
When Qin Yu heard someone ask about the exam questions, a smug look immediately appeared on his face.
"I have already prepared these test questions, and I guarantee they will absolutely blow your mind."
Qin Yu chuckled.
Seeing his confident demeanor, the officials couldn't help but whisper among themselves.
Does this tyrannical ruler really have the ability to set such difficult questions?
Sima Lie, however, secretly sneered in his heart.
Seeing the tyrannical emperor's confident demeanor, he became even more convinced that Qin Yu had indeed colluded with Zhang Tang.
Only Zhang Tang could come up with exam questions that would leave all the officials speechless.
"Hmph, it seems you've really grown too big for your britches. But even with Zhang Tang's help, the people selected in this palace examination will still be my own people!"
Sima Lie sneered inwardly.
When Song Zhenglian heard that Qin Yu had already set the test questions, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty, now that the exam questions have been set, let me make rubbings and seal them."
Qin Yu nodded.
"After court, you may come to the study to retrieve the examination questions."
"yes."
After this matter was discussed, the other officials had nothing more to report.
They are now only concerned with what kind of test questions Qin Yu has given.
After the court session, in the Minister's study.
"These are the questions for this palace examination."
Back in the study, Qin Yu took out the test questions he had prepared and handed them to Song Zhenglian.
Song Zhenglian solemnly accepted the test questions.
His Majesty said that these test questions would amaze all the officials.
He couldn't suppress his curiosity any longer and took a look at the exam questions written on the paper.
But after he saw the exam questions, a look of astonishment appeared on his face.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, this... this is the test you set?! Did you bring the wrong one?"
Song Zhenglian quickly looked at Qin Yu and asked in disbelief.
If it weren't for His Majesty giving him this exam question, he would have thought it was some kind of cruel joke.
"That's right, these are the questions for this year's palace examination!"
Qin Yu glanced at the question above and nodded.
"But Your Majesty, these exam questions have no connection to classical texts, history, philosophy, or literature, and no historical allusions or current affairs. How can they be used as exam questions?"
Song Zhenglian hurriedly pressed for an answer.
There's one more thing he didn't mention: Qin Yu's entire question revolved around extravagance and indulgence, which only made people think Qin Yu was a tyrannical ruler.
The palace examination is a good opportunity for His Majesty to win over the hearts of newly promoted scholars, so it is really inappropriate to set such questions.
"Scholar Song, do you really think that there are no other ways to select talent besides what you've said?"
Qin Yu asked calmly.
After pondering for a moment, Song Zhenglian replied, "Your Majesty, I cannot deny that the selection of talent should not be confined to one form. However, in my opinion, your examination questions, apart from yielding some flattering articles, are completely incapable of selecting truly talented individuals."
When Song Zhenglian said those words, he was already prepared to go all out.
However, Qin Yu did not get angry.
He looked at Song Zhenglian with a hint of disappointment.
"Scholar Song, when you see these exam questions, all you think about is how to flatter the emperor? Nothing else?"
Song Zhenglian was taken aback when he heard Qin Yu's question.
What other way is there to answer Qin Yu's questions besides writing some flattering articles?
Seeing that he clearly had no other ideas, Qin Yu waved his hand.
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