Imperial Palace, Yonghe Palace.
"Master, the nails were just delivered this morning." Lian Rui presented a secret letter.
Ning Wanyin had secretly sent a message to the spy in the capital to keep an eye on the officials from the Ministry of Rites, Hanlin Academy and Ministry of War who were sent out to Beijing to give lectures.
certainly……
A list of these officials will also be submitted to the emperor for his review.
But Ning Wanyin always verified each other to ensure that there were no mistakes, so naturally she had to send someone to follow secretly.
Ning Wanyin opened the secret letter and scanned it.
The third batch of officials sent abroad include ten from the Ministry of War, ten from the Hanlin Academy, and eight from the Ministry of Rites...
Ning Wanyin's gaze paused on the Ministry of Rites' list.
Jiang Chengxu, Yang Quanren.
These two people...
After reading the secret letter, Ning Wanyin placed it on the candle flame, lit it, threw it into the incense burner, watched it burn to ashes, and got up to go to Ganxin Hall.
Wang Degui was holding an imperial edict and had just left Ganxin Hall when he saw Ning Wanyin bowing and saluting:
"I pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine! I was just about to go to the pagoda to pass on the emperor's order. His Majesty has granted your grandmother grace, allowing Madam Ning to continue praying for the country for another three years."
This morning, the official in charge of the pagoda submitted a memorial specifically requesting instructions.
Madam Ning’s three-year blessing period has come to an end. Is it necessary to find another person to pray for her?
So the emperor issued another imperial decree, asking Madam Ning to continue praying for the country.
"Your Majesty, your grace is something that the entire Ning family is honored to have." Ning Wanyin responded with a faint smile.
Wang Degui smiled and congratulated him, then turned around and went out to convey the emperor's order.
Ning Wanyin entered the Ganxin Hall and bowed:
"I thank your majesty for your grace. It is a blessing for our Ning family that my grandmother has the honor to pray for the country."
"Get up now." Helian Qi waved at her, "Come and serve me with the writing brush and ink."
When he said he was serving the writing, he meant he was reading memorials with Helian Qi.
The emperor would occasionally speak to her, but most of the time Ning Wanyin would just watch government affairs in silence.
The Minister of Rites wrote a letter stating that the third batch of officials to be sent abroad had been arranged. Helian Qi was about to close the letter after reading it...
"Your Majesty, there are two people on the Ministry of Rites' list who are questionable," Ning Wanyin reminded.
At first glance, the officials on this list are all young officials, and you can't see any problems with them.
The memorial will not specify the specific circumstances of each official.
Unless the family backgrounds of all officials on the Ministry of Rites list are investigated in advance...
Among the three things that cannot be faked, the only thing that is difficult to fake is age.
The other two have loopholes that can be exploited.
Officials who do not want to go can say that they are ill if they catch a cold.
Or they may say that their parents are bedridden and have no one to take care of them.
Some people who meet the requirements find reasons not to go, which is difficult to define.
But if you assign someone who does not meet the requirements, it is obvious at a glance.
"Jiang Chengxu's father died early, and he only has a mother who is bedridden. His family is poor and has no servants. Logically, he is on the list of "three no-go places". Of course, if he bought servants in advance to take care of him and volunteered to go to the southwest, it would be fine."
What Ning Wanyin said was that there were doubts, not that it was definitely not possible.
The most important thing is whether Jiang Chengxu can arrange his family affairs properly and then volunteer to leave Beijing, rather than being forced to leave.
In comparison, the other candidate is even more questionable:
"Yang Quanren fell into the water last year and became seriously ill. He has been taking medicine all year round. If he hadn't suddenly recovered in a few days, he shouldn't have gone."
Helian Qi's eyes fell on the roster and his brows furrowed slightly.
The Minister of Rites obviously did not put his heart into the tasks assigned to him, which is why he dared to act so hypocritically.
There is a reason why Minister Yao doesn't take it seriously.
Compared to the Qilin Guard, which was also established by the emperor himself, this lecture was not led by an important official, nor was there a famous teacher. Only low-ranking officials were selected, so it didn't seem like a big deal...
There are many decrees issued by the emperor in the court every day.
Officials have their own way of judging whether a policy is important.
If it is presided over by an important official, it must be a major event.
It can be a big deal if it can be done by low-level officials and no important officials are involved.
For such a small matter, the emperor would certainly not be able to check the list of officials sent one by one, so there was room for arrangement.
Even if the emperor really discovered that the list was wrong and held Minister Yao accountable, Minister Yao would have his own way of dealing with it.
For these old foxes in officialdom, ability is secondary; dealing with the emperor is what they are best at.
The one who was sick said that he had almost recovered from the illness and that it was nothing serious, and he was determined to serve the court.
As for those who have mothers at home who need care, it is even simpler. He can just say that he will send someone to take care of them.
Even if he failed in his job, Minister Yao always had an impeccable excuse to deal with the emperor.
If something really goes wrong, the people below will also take the blame.
Many times, the emperor did not care about how to do it specifically, he just wanted a result.
"Send an order to the Qilin Guard to summon Jiang Chengxu and Yang Quanren to the palace to meet the emperor." Helian Qi said.
…
Outside the capital, on the official road.
Two young officials were sitting in a simple carriage...
"Cough, cough, cough..." Yang Quanren's face turned red from coughing.
Because he was seriously ill, other officials who were traveling to the southwest with him were afraid of being infected by his illness and did not dare to ride in the same carriage with him. Only a close friend of his went with him.
"Brother Yang, are you okay? I've implicated you..." Jiang Chengxu looked a little guilty.
He was a newly-qualified Jinshi in the previous imperial examination. After being assigned to the Ministry of Rites, he was targeted by Shangshu Yao because he had opposed some of his arrangements. He was later demoted two levels.
"I'm fine... No matter whether I'm implicated or not, the main thing is that I didn't... I didn't cough cough... I didn't give him any money..." Yang Quanren waved his hands repeatedly.
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