Chapter 452 I, Luo Jingfeng, took over
Han Pei had been an official in the court for nearly twenty years. He presided over five imperial examinations and selected countless young talents for the court. When he first took over, various forces approached him, trying to change the imperial examination rankings.
Han Pei directly said publicly: "Either kill me, or the science and technology examination must be completely eliminated!"
Once this news spread, the people loved him, the poor students selected by him were grateful, and even the emperor felt that because of his existence, the reputation of the court was getting better and better.
That was why Han Pei had been able to serve as an examiner for so many years without any problems. However, just after the examination ended this year, the emperor summoned him alone and said that Tao Jingyu, the young prince of the Duke of Ying's Mansion, was extremely talented and could be of great use.
Even though Han Pei was a fool, he could understand this blatant hint...the one who was going to conduct the imperial examination this time was the emperor.
Since ancient times, the identities of the monarch and his subjects have been so clear.
If the king wants his subject to die, the subject must die.
What's more, you didn't let him die, you just wanted to change a small imperial examination ranking.
After Han Pei took on this task, he couldn't sleep all night.
For this purpose, he specifically went to find out about Tao Jingyu's achievements. He was the number one in the Hanlin North Courtyard, which often produced top scorers.
Han Pei thought: Maybe Tao Jingyu doesn't need any help at all, he can get into the top class by himself, at least in the top five.
But he didn't expect that this year's students were better than each other, and it would be impossible to get a good ranking without some tricks.
So, he abandoned his persistence and conscience and took action.
When Minister Shao heard this big news, his heart began to beat faster. No wonder Master Han said that ordinary people could not suppress Zong Jincheng's status. It was not originally for the purpose of suppressing others, but to find a reason to let Tao Jingyu go up.
From the very beginning, from the very beginning... Mr. Han came to read the papers under the emperor's order.
"!!!"
After learning the truth, Minister Shao could no longer bear it. He couldn't catch his breath and fainted from fright.
Luo Jingfeng's forehead was throbbing with veins. Han Pei's words were stating the facts, but to him, they sounded like a threat and a provocation.
He sneered, squatted down in a condescending manner, and said with contempt and coldness: "Then you go back and tell our emperor that since this year's imperial examination cannot be guaranteed to be fair, then I, Luo Jingfeng, will take over. Let him wait in the palace with peace of mind. I will help him select talents."
The Han University student was shocked.
Luo Jingfeng clearly referred to himself as "minister", but it sounded as arrogant as "lord".
Han Dashi stuttered, "You, what are you talking about... The imperial examination is in charge of me and Minister Shao, how can it be in charge of you... Luo Jingfeng, are you crazy? This is the emperor's will, how dare you challenge the emperor's power?"
Although he knew that the military power was in Luo Jingfeng's hands.
Although he knew that the emperor was also very jealous of the Luo family.
But the world still belongs to the Chu family, and the emperor has not yet given up the throne to the Luo family!
Luo Jingfeng was about to say something more outrageous, but the little devil quickly pulled him back and said, "The Protector of the Country is for the fairness of the imperial examination, how can it be said that he is challenging the imperial power? Master Han, please stop talking nonsense, otherwise you will be slandering the emperor, and even the people will not let you go."
Zong Jincheng's words were very well rounded.
What it means is: The emperor had no intention of promoting Tao Jingyu at all, this was all a misunderstanding, and Luo Jingfeng's insistence was for the sake of students all over the world, and he was right.
Luo Jingfeng snorted, kicked the unconscious Minister Shao awake, and ordered coldly: "Get up and write out the correct ranking again. This Duke wants to give justice to all the students in the world."
"Yes, yes, I'll write it right away!" Minister Shao got up and started working. He tore up the memorial he had prepared and started writing again.
And Han Pei has already closed his eyes.
Half an hour later.
Luo Jingfeng threw the memorial in front of Han Pei and ordered, "Send it to the palace and let the emperor take a good look at it."
After Han Pei left, Luo Jingfeng continued to supervise Minister Shao's notes.
This time, they were writing a list to be posted externally for the whole world to see. Because the font was large, it would take a long time to write. Luo Jingfeng got tired of waiting and asked General Pang to come over to watch it while he took Zong Jincheng home.
The imperial palace.
Han Pei knelt in Yu's study with a pale face and reported what had happened in the Ministry of Rites truthfully. The prepared ranking memorial was placed on the desk and had never been opened.
"I am incompetent and have not done my job well. I beg Your Majesty to allow me to resign and return home."
The emperor knows Han Pei well. He will never resign because of such a small matter. He will only resign because he is forced to do so.
He asked with sharp eyes: "Did Luo Jingfeng ask you to resign?"
Han Pei lowered his head and repeated: "I am incompetent."
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The pressure around the emperor was extremely low.
He suppressed his anger and asked, "How could Luo Jingfeng be involved in the imperial examination? Didn't his son go to participate in the martial arts examination?"
Han Pei whispered, "The Duke of the Protectorate brought an eleven-year-old child here. It is very likely that this is the first-place winner, Qin Ye. He is the second son of Lord Qin and the one who was originally going to be replaced by Tao Jingyu."
Not only did he fail to keep the first place, he also failed to get the fourth place.
The emperor clenched his fingers and said to Han Pei, "I will consider your resignation. You may leave first."
"yes."
With Han Pei here, the emperor still has some sanity left.
As soon as everyone left, the emperor grabbed the expensive inkstone on the table and smashed it to the ground, making a shattering sound. He felt that it was not enough, so he kicked a half-person-high vase in the hall, and a series of shattering sounds were heard.
The emperor cursed in anger and resentment: "Luo Jingfeng... Luo Jingfeng... this disrespectful and rebellious minister, I will kill him, I must kill him!"
Eunuch Huang knelt down in fear: "Your Majesty, please calm down..."
Ever since the military power fell into the hands of the Luo family many years ago, the emperor's temper has become more and more irritable, and Luo Jingfeng's constant provocations have made the emperor's pent-up anger grow more and more intense.
Eunuch Huang had a premonition: the emperor was about to lose his patience.
But the emperor only has Zong Zhao by his side, and Zong Zhao has not yet been able to take back the military power. They can't compete with the powerful Luo family at all.
"I must endure..."
The emperor took a deep breath to calm himself down. He said with a fake smile, "Summon Qin Yi'an to the palace. I want to see if he has the guts to let his son curry favor with Luo Jingfeng."
The next day, the results of the Spring Examination were announced.
After Luo Jingfeng's trouble yesterday, the Ministry of Rites finally released the real list of successful candidates in this year's imperial examination. Students all over the capital who were waiting to see the results were all excited, and there were so many people rushing to see the list that there was no end in sight.
Since Zong Jincheng already knew his own results, he was not that interested in looking at the list. He rolled his eyes to the sky, still unwilling to accept that he could not catch up with Qin Ye.
Qin Ye had clearly admitted defeat to him in person earlier.
Could it be that Qin Ye was trying to confuse people so that they would let down their guard against him?