Upon hearing the news, Changle was so excited that he could hardly speak.
Qin Wenyuan smiled softly, pretending to be helpless and said: "Madam, I told you more than ten days ago that Mr. Wei came to our house because of his divine strategy for governing the country."
"As for you, not only do you not believe in my husband, you also think that my husband is lying. To be honest, it hurts my husband to be questioned like this by you."
After saying that, he deliberately made a gesture of covering his heart.
This made Changle anxious. She quickly stepped forward, gently caressed Qin Wenyuan's heart, and said shamefully: "Husband, I...everything is my fault! It's all my fault for not trusting me. I really am, really don't
A qualified lady."
However, at this moment, Wei Zhengyu was not surprised and continued to say: "Mrs. Qin, your husband's achievements are far more than this."
"Not only did he write down brilliant strategies for governing the country for the imperial court, which was highly praised by His Majesty, but he also won the title of Number One Scholar this year. When Wei came here recently, he came to announce it first."
"The subsequent formal appointment will come from the Imperial Envoy. I think he is already on his way."
The voice fell.
Changle was even more confused.
She stood there in a daze, confused and said: "The number one scholar?"
Immediately, Chang Le finally reacted and said in shock: "What? The number one scholar is actually the number one scholar!!"
She looked at Qin Wenyuan in shock, as if she was meeting her husband for the first time.
My husband is very smart, Changle knows it all too well.
But this number one scholar has to compete with all the smart people in the world!
But his husband actually won.
A mere seven days of studying hard can catch up with others who study hard for ten years or even decades!
How can Changle not be shocked?
You know, all the champions and champions who have appeared so far are world-famous figures.
Either become a high-ranking official in the court or become a great scholar!
And at this time, my husband is actually a champion?
Although she was a princess before, she had to admit that being the number one scholar was a great honor.
After all, you have to stand out from the tens of thousands of talented people in the Tang Dynasty, and you also have to be recognized by the examiner and His Majesty.
"Husband, I...I...am I dreaming?" Changle asked excitedly and incoherently.
Qin Wenyuan sighed and lightly hit Changle on the head.
"Ah, it hurts!"
"It hurts, then it's okay. Dreaming won't hurt." Qin Wenyuan said with a smile.
"Yeah……"
Changle calmed down slightly, and when he glanced at Qin Wenyuan, he found that his husband was looking at him with a half-smile, and he suddenly felt a little angry.
She lightly hit Qin Wenyuan on the shoulder and said angrily: "Husband, you are still laughing at me!"
"I will go to greet the imperial envoy now and will not interfere with you."
Changle was very excited at this time. Now she really didn't want to lose her composure in front of her husband again.
Therefore, she was ready to leave and wanted to see Qin Wenyuan's appointment as the number one scholar as soon as possible.
Logically speaking, she used to be a princess of the Tang Dynasty, and the emperor was her father. Naturally, a mere imperial minister would not be excited.
But this also depends on the situation, because the protagonist who appoints the number one scholar this time is his husband!
As soon as Changle heard that her husband was nominated for the top prize, she felt as if she was in a dream and was extremely excited.
"Well, go quickly, look at how excited you are, madam."
"Master Wei and I will be here in a moment."
Qin Wenyuan smiled helplessly and pushed Changle away with little force.
Soon, Changle left here.
On the way, he murmured: "My husband came back in half a day that day. In half a day, he was able to nominate the top candidate on the gold list."
"Husband, he is too...too..."
Changle didn't even know how to describe his husband's talent.
Not long after, Li Lizhi came to the front hall and also saw the so-called imperial envoy.
But when he saw this imperial envoy, Changle was stunned.
"Uncle Cheng?"
Changle could not have imagined that the so-called imperial envoy would actually be the military attaché Cheng Yaojin.
Because Cheng Yaojin came officially, there were many people following him, including common people and informants from other officials. There was a huge crowd.
They looked at the Qin Mansion, most of them were full of respect and did not dare to go beyond anything.
Changle stepped forward and saluted Cheng Yaojin, "Master Cheng."
"Um."
Cheng Yaojin nodded. Although he wanted to call His Highness, he restrained himself.
Immediately he glanced at the Qin family and said calmly: "Mrs. Qin, where is your husband?"
"He..." Just when Changle didn't know how to answer, Qin Wenyuan's voice came from behind.
I saw Qin Wenyuan and Wei Zheng walking side by side and said, "Master Cheng, I am here."
Cheng Yaojin smiled and nodded. Although his previous chats with Qin Wenyuan were always in a fog, Qin Wenyuan saved Chang Le, so Cheng Yaojin liked him very much.
Cheng Yaojin smiled and said loudly: "Master Qin, Mrs. Qin, the imperial edict has arrived, accept it!"
Immediately, Cheng Yaojin opened the imperial edict and read: "By God's command, the emperor decrees that because our student Qin Wenyuan has excellent results in this imperial examination, we will specially confer this title on the number one scholar in this year's imperial examination."
There are only a few sentences in the imperial edict, and there is no promise of official position, money, or even title. That's because the number one scholar is just a false position.
But just this empty position will make countless people want to win over Qin Wenyuan.
After the words fell, the whole place fell silent.
The people who came behind him were completely stunned.
"What...what's going on? Did I hear it wrong? The edict just read out was that the divine doctor Qin was the number one scholar?"
"This, isn't this the imperial edict that Qin Wenyuan cured the terminally ill smallpox and then awarded him a reward?"
"Oh my God, Divine Doctor Qin is actually a great talent. No wonder the number one scholar in the imperial examination has not been announced these days. It turns out that this is the original position of Divine Doctor Qin!"
The people talked a lot and their eyes were full of shock.
They didn't expect that Qin Wenyuan, who had solved the problem of smallpox, would win the first place in the imperial examination. It was really unexpected!
After Changle listened to all the readings, under Qin Wenyuan's instructions, he excitedly took over the imperial edict with both hands.
After receiving the imperial edict, Changle could no longer hold back the joy in his heart. He quickly jumped into Qin Wenyuan's arms and said loudly: "Husband, you succeeded. The number one scholar is the number one scholar!"
Qin Wenyuan smiled softly. He felt that his wife was too excited.
It shouldn't be.
Oh, what a pain in the ass madam.
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Qin Mansion, lobby.
It was noon, and Qin Wenyuan and Changle originally planned to visit the family infected with smallpox at this time.
But because the imperial court appointed the No. 1 Scholar by imperial decree, there was a delay.
Anyway, Cheng Chumo took the cowpox virus to deal with the smallpox in that family as early as last night. It should be cured by now, so there is no need to worry.
Therefore, Qin Wenyuan and his wife received Wei Zheng and Cheng Yaojin with peace of mind.
Not long after the four of them drank tea, Changle made an excuse and took Cheng Yaojin away.
Coming to a secluded place, Changle quickly asked: "Uncle Cheng, my father, does he know that the number one scholar this year is my husband?"
Cheng Yaojin shook his head, "We don't know yet. We have to wait until Wuwei Smallpox is over and the world is at peace. We will tell His Majesty."
When Chang Le heard this, she felt a little disappointed. She thought it was Li Shimin who nodded for her husband to win the first prize this time.
It's that kind of...
The kind who knows that the number one scholar is Qin Wenyuan and then nods his head personally.
But now, Cheng Yaojin told her that this was not the case, and Li Shimin still didn't know Qin Wenyuan's identity.
Changle sighed and continued to ask: "Uncle Cheng, why are you here today?"
Speaking of this, Cheng Yaojin suddenly became angry and said, "Your Highness, Mr. Wei is not too impatient. He was the one who made the appointment today."
"As a result, because he was so excited, he left the court early in the morning and rushed directly to your Qin Mansion without waiting for the imperial edict from the Ministry of Rites."
"Then, I was made to work as a coolie!"
Changle covered his mouth and smiled, feeling pitiful for Cheng Yaojin's treatment.
Immediately, he said with a smile: "Uncle Cheng, please don't use this as a title. I am now Li Changle, a commoner's daughter. The hostess of the Qin Mansion is no longer a Tang princess."
"It's better not to say these words, otherwise, the daughter of the people will not be able to bear the blame now."
Changle said this, directly making his relationship with the royal family clear.
After all, she knew clearly that she was already engaged, and had even been betrothed to her cousin Changsun Chong many years ago.
On the day of her wedding, she married a stranger, tarnishing her innocence and trampling on the dignity of the royal family.
If this incident breaks out on a large scale, what will be the final result? She will be accused by thousands of people!
Because in ancient times, chastity was very important. A married bride had her innocence taken away by another man.
You have to die to apologize, so this matter is more serious than anyone thought.
Therefore, it is obviously the best choice for her to directly give up her royal status.
Because if Li Shimin protected her, he would definitely be criticized by thousands of people and receive countless criticisms.
After listening to Li Changle's words, Cheng Yaojin pondered for a moment and simply stopped talking about the topic.
Don't blame me why Changle can call you Uncle Cheng, but he can't call you Your Highness.
After that, Changle asked Cheng Yaojin many questions about palace matters before giving up.
…………
It was sunset.
Wei Zheng and Cheng Yaojin said goodbye one after another.
Madam Chang Le, who had been immersed in excitement all day, said that there was a great talent in the family and she wanted to make Qin Wenyuan's favorite beef noodles.
Therefore, Xiaolin and I devoted ourselves to the kitchen together.
As for Qin Wenyuan, he drank tea quietly in his study for more than half an hour, as if waiting for something.
All day long, there was a "creak" sound, and the study door was gently pushed open.
The person who came in was clearly a dog.
Qin Wenyuan glanced at it and said calmly: "Xugou, is there any news?"
Xu Gou nodded and said: "Based on the information provided by Lu Dinghai last night and the request you gave me, Master, Yu Heng and his remaining men, Chou Niu have already targeted several people."
Qin Wenyuan's eyes flashed and he said: "Tell me about it."
The information provided by Lu Dinghai last night was very simple. When Yu Heng handed Liu Fu over to him, he kept a secret and learned a bit about the transfer person under the black robe.
The transfer person contacted him at that time and handed over the smallpox patient Liu Fu. What Lu Dinghai saw from under the black robe was the official uniform of an official of the Ministry of War.
Lu Dinghai also said that he had spent some time in the Ministry of War, and he could be sure that this person was an authentic official of the Ministry of War.
It's not that Yu Heng dressed up in a Ministry of War official uniform and then found someone to impersonate him.
Therefore, based on this information, Qin Wenyuan sent Twelve Shadows to investigate the officials of the Ministry of War.
Secret investigation is what the Twelve Shadow Thorns are best at.
Qin Wenyuan's request to the Twelve Shadow Thorns was to find officials from the Ministry of War who had recently received large sums of money.
Yuheng did not live in Chang'an for a long time. This can be known from the twelve shadows and the Big Dipper.
For more than ten years, they have determined that none of the Seven Stars came from Chang'an.
Therefore, Yu Heng can be excluded as an official of the Ministry of War.
And his four subordinates, Kitano Liu Wen, were just mere imperial examination examiners.
The dead Nan Yun has no official position, so it can be judged that there is more than 80% chance that Yu Heng's two remaining subordinates will not be able to get involved in such an important place as the Ministry of War.
There can only be one reason why a dignified official from the Ministry of War helped Yu Heng, who had no power in Chang'an, to work under Yu Heng.
That is, wealth!
As for Big Dipper, according to Xu Gou and others, what they have is money!
At this moment, Xu Gou took out a list from his arms, handed it to Qin Wenyuan, and said: "Chou Niu is fully responsible for this aspect of the investigation. He has screened out a total of three people who meet the requirements you put forward, young master.
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"Among them, there are two people who like gambling and are in debt because of it. They are Qian Ming, the doctor, and Zhao Shun, the Yuanwai Lang."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "When family members are sick, they need extremely high medical expenses, so the family is extremely short of money, and there is one person, Zhou Changwen, a member of the family."
"These three people are all extremely short of money in recent times. Having money can save their lives."
Qin Wenyuan narrowed his eyes.
Among the three people, some lost money due to gambling, were in debt, and had family members who were seriously ill and needed money for treatment.
Indeed, they all meet the conditions he gave.
Because there is a need for money, there is a place to be manipulated.
Money is extremely attractive to ordinary people, let alone those who are in desperate need of money.
"Then what?"
Qin Wenyuan asked again: "Do they have a large amount of money to help them solve this urgent need?"
Xu Gou nodded, "Yes!"
"who is it?"
Qin Wenyuan narrowed his eyes.
Xu Gou looked at Qin Wenyuan and said, "There are all three of them."
"All of them?"
Qin Wenyuan's eyes moved, a little surprised.
Xu Gou smiled bitterly and said: "Master, I went to confirm at noon. Indeed, it is true that all three of them obtained a large amount of money during this period and solved their own crises."
Qin Wenyuan narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and suddenly laughed.
"Interesting. It seems that Yu Heng is really cautious enough. Considering that Lu Dinghai will provide all the information related to Yu Heng to the government after he discovers that he is being used."
"Therefore, the contact person had a risk of exposure when he came into contact with Lu Dinghai, so he found two more people to divert attention?"
If there is only one person, then it is obvious that this person is the most suspicious.
Qin Wenyuan will definitely concentrate on investigating this person, and then start to follow the clues.
But if there are three suspects, it will be very difficult.
There are more things to consider, and there is a risk of making wrong judgments.
Qin Wenyuan sneered in his heart, not paying attention to Yu Heng's arrangement, and even thought it was interesting.
The more complicated it is, the more it shows that you are thinking in the right direction.
He became more and more interested and said, "Tell me how these three people obtained their money."
"This thing sounds a bit magical." Xu Gou said.
"Magic?!"
Qin Wenyuan became even more interested, "Let's talk and listen."
Xu Gou said: "First of all, there is the doctor Qian Ming. His method of obtaining money is relatively normal. Didn't he lose money by gambling before?"
"But he refused to admit defeat, so he later put down the title deed to the house and gambled his life. However, luck turned out for him and he actually won the bet."
"Not only did I win back all the money I had lost before, but I also won a large amount of money. It can be said that I have prospered and made many people envious."
Qin Wenyuan raised his eyebrows.
"You lost money, put down the title deed to the house, and then turned against the odds?"
A comeback?
Xu Gou thought for a while and then understood the meaning of this word.