After drafting a report on the investigation results, preparing various auxiliary materials, including Wu Jichuan, Xu Shilian and a group of invigilators, testimonies signed and stamped by the reviewing staff, and carefully checking them again, Liu Yang just went there with an uneasy mood.
Chongzheng Palace Face Saint.
It was getting late, twilight was falling, and the gentle breeze blew away the slightest hint of inflammation that had permeated the capital, but it could not dispel the heavy concentration in Liu Yang's heart.
He was still thinking about it. Although the matter had been clarified and straightened out without any obstacles or twists and turns, and the result was favorable, there was still a shadow lingering in his mind.
Even if it is possible to prove Li Fang's innocence and the fairness of the court's selection of scholars, the impact that has been caused cannot be easily eliminated. In fact, the faster the investigation is carried out, the more it will give people a sense of haste and deepen the most instinctive doubts about human nature.
Being involved in this turmoil and getting involved in this layer of trouble, no matter what the facts are, Li Fang has been deeply affected and his reputation has been damaged. He may not be able to get rid of it in a short time in the future. The general will be questioned and criticized by others.
This is also the reason why Liu Yang still feels heavy after finding out the facts. Sometimes, the facts and the truth are really unimportant or even meaningless. Too many people are only willing to believe the truth they expect.
Of course, what really made Liu Yang feel unhappy was the vague fog surrounding the incident, and the suspicion that had emerged in his mind from the beginning, as to who was behind it.
After learning about Xu Shilian's situation, Liu Yang thought that this incident was just an accident and coincidence, and no one was involved in it.
However, when I was writing the report, I suddenly thought about it. Perhaps it was Xu Shilian's temperament that made him easy to exploit and provoke, and the possibility of revealing his flaws was small. From this perspective, everything still makes sense.
Although he was biased in his thinking about the matter and wanted to get to the bottom of it, Liu Yang also knew that the matter should end here, at least on the surface.
, the bad influence on the imperial court will only spread more and more.
In the Chongzheng Hall, bright lights and simple decorations jointly create a quiet and peaceful atmosphere. After returning from Mount Tai, Emperor Liu issued an order to remove all the luxurious and gaudy decorations around him.
Furthermore, the Ming Dynasty issued an edict to local Daozhou states to prohibit the collection of tribute items except salt, tea, sugar, wine, porcelain and other items for daily use, and the Shaofu drafted a list of tributes, defining a scope and standard.
After a period of confusion, Emperor Liu may still have not found the goals and pursuits that allow him to regain his passion. However, he still tries to move closer to the past in terms of his life style and find things that he persisted in for many years but were gradually forgotten in the past ten years.
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And, to be truly successful, even the jade ruyi, which is usually used for scratching, has been replaced by a wooden one, although it is not ordinary wood.
Nowadays, Emperor Liu's body is made of silk except for his robes. Only the jade necklace on his thumb and the jade ornaments on his waist look more expensive.
When Liu Yang arrived, Emperor Liu had just finished his meal and was leisurely listening to Xiao Zhou's song and sipping fine wine. This was the imperial wine donated by Zhang Zi, the transshipment envoy to Hedong. It is said to be a batch brewed and sealed during the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Fenjiu was accidentally taken out as a tribute to Emperor Liu when he was granted Zen status.
Regardless of coincidence or not, Emperor Liu still didn't say much about this meaning. Even the name Zhang Zi came into his sight again, and some impressions of Mo Hu became clear.
As the most beautiful girl in the country at that time, he also had an encounter with Emperor Liu among the people. Zhang Zi's official career went relatively smoothly. He served as Emperor Liu's secretary for a period of time, and after the Northern Expedition, he was sent to Yunzhong County and worked in Yunzhong County. Yunzhong was rebuilt under the leadership of Song Qi, and he also benefited from Song Qi's credit, and he had considerable political achievements during his tenure in Yunzhong.
Later, Song Qi was transferred to the Central Committee to worship the prime minister, and Zhang Zi also learned about Yunzhou from Yunzhong, and was later transferred to Taiyuan Prefecture, and has been the current Hedong transfer envoy. The establishment of transfer envoys in the Han Dynasty did not follow the principle of one establishment, such as Jiannan When the transfer envoy was first established, his scope of authority was within the three Sichuan and Sichuan roads. Now, it includes the entire five southwestern roads.
The Hedong Transfer Envoy is similar, responsible for Hedong and Shanyang Roads, and manages the most important economic exchange channel between Beijing and Monan.
In today's power structure of the Han Dynasty, the authority of the transfer envoy is becoming more and more important. This represents the imperial court's influence and control over local financial rights and is also one of the prominent measures of centralization.
As far as Zhang Zi is concerned, a Taoist official who is less than forty years old is very extraordinary and has a lot of room for improvement. And at this position, Zhang Zi's instinct to dig into the camp also began to take effect. Of course, he did not easily go to After all, those who were in power in the DPRK were the people around Emperor Liu, and the most important thing was to be filial and please Emperor Liu.
After all, although the powerful officials in the court (mainly Zhao Pu) had a certain say in the transfer and promotion of ministers at the Taoist level, they had to go through Emperor Liu in the end.
Xiao Zhou is not as talented and versatile as her sister, but the daughters trained by Zhou Zong have excellent basic qualities. Xiao Zhou's advantages are, firstly, that she is young, and secondly, she is better at pleasing Emperor Liu.
After the announcement, Liu Yang entered, and Rao's murmuring among the beams of the palace stopped. Facing the prince, Xiao Zhou Yingying bowed, and after receiving Emperor Liu's approval, she retreated gracefully.
Liu Yang glanced at Xiao Zhou more and sighed in his heart. The most favored one in the harem nowadays is probably Zhou Yifei. This can be seen from the frequency of accompanying the king recently.
Emperor Liu still had a calm look on his face, and the "Dengwen Eucalyptus" that had caused a sensation in both the government and the public during the past two days did not seem to affect his leisurely mood at all.
Liu Yang calmed down and cupped his hands and said: "As for Lu Shilian's report, I have gathered with my colleagues and made a detailed investigation and have come to a conclusion!"
"Sit down!" Emperor Liu said softly. He took the stack of memorials and documents presented by Liu Yang without looking at them. He asked Yan Tuo to pour him wine and said, "Drink a few sips with me!"
This really meant just two sips. The aroma of the wine was overflowing, and the smell was intoxicating. Not to mention that once it was in the mouth, Emperor Liu only dared to lick it with his tongue. There was still more than half of the one or two liang in the cup.
"When this wine was brewed and sealed, you were not yet born, and your mother had not yet married me! Try it, this Fen wine, which is the same age as the Han Dynasty, to me, can be considered the taste of hometown!" Liu The emperor's eyes were filled with memories.
"Yes!" Emperor Liu invited him, but Liu Yangzi did not dare to refuse, so he said respectfully. He took a small sip and almost coughed out, but in order to avoid losing etiquette, he held it back and his face turned red.
"Don't hold it in, it's so hard, and it won't be worth it if it breaks your body!" Seeing this, Emperor Liu smiled and expressed concern.
Only then did Liu Yang cough up. He coughed several times and sprayed a mouthful of foam. The redness on his face not only did not lighten, but became more intense, and sweat was oozing out. He took it and wiped it with a silk handkerchief.
Slow down.
"I've lost my temper! This nearly 30-year-old wine is so amazing!" Liu Yang said awkwardly.
"You drank too quickly!" Emperor Liu shook his head.
After all, his attention was not on the wine. He picked up Liu Yang's report and flipped through it. Emperor Liu asked casually: "What are the results of the investigation? What conclusions did you draw?"
Quickly calming down his mind, Liu Yang stood up and said solemnly with a cautious attitude: "The examination process of this subject is all in accordance with the rules. There are no violations and regulations. To be fair, Mr. Li did not cheat!"
"Oh?" Emperor Liu seemed surprised: "If this is the case, then why is Xu Shilian so enthusiastic?"
Liu Yang: "According to the observations of my ministers, Xu Shilian was arrogant about his talent and arrogant. His articles were not accepted by the reviewers, and he felt unfair. Because of the relationship between Jichuan and Li Gong from the same hometown, he invited him to criticize!"
Glancing at Liu Yang, Emperor Liu said leisurely: "I thought it would take some time to get the results of the investigation, but I never thought it would be so fast. It is very efficient!"
Hearing this, Liu Yang's expression became extremely serious, and he bowed and said, "At first I thought this matter was complicated, but the fact is indeed simple and clear!"
Emperor Liu remained silent and immersed himself in reading the memorials.
"The results of the second review are similar and different, which is normal!" Liu Yang simply explained the results of the second review: "After the second review by two batches of officials, Xu Shilian was not included in the admission.
It can be seen that the injustice and fraud he calls do not exist, but are just too frustrated and angry!"
Emperor Liu finally nodded and raised his eyes: "However, I also met this Xu Shilian. Judging from his performance, there are also some remarkable things. On paper, it is so unbearable that it is difficult to get into the eyes of the reviewers?
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Liu Yang: "My son also personally asked Xu Shilian. He was indeed quite eloquent and insightful. However, he was too arrogant. He did not make any omissions in his answers to the Jinshi Examination questions. He only made some mistakes in his policy and argumentation.
It was extreme and had a narrow discussion, so it was rejected by the reviewers! On the contrary, Wu Jichuan’s article, which he questioned, was pertinent and down-to-earth, with no weird theories or weird talk!”
"Ha!" Emperor Liu smiled: "Xu Shilian's strategy is among them, I want to take a look!"
"Here!" Liu Yang stepped forward and helped Emperor Liu pick out the wrinkled policy paper from the stack of memorials.
"The writing is quite good!" When he first read it, Emperor Liu's evaluation was the same as Liu Yang's.
