Chapter 2592 How could such a middle-aged person write such an article?
And in the East Palace, which is riddled with holes and is like a fence, there may be a few confidants of Cheng Qian.
But more importantly, Empress Changsun didn't bother to guess, nor did she want to guess.
I just hope that my husband can let the prince inherit Qian's eastward tour earlier, just to avoid the current weird atmosphere, so that the father and son can breathe.
Seeing the knot between the Queen's eyebrows, Hu Shanggong spoke in a low voice.
"My Lady, how about I send someone out of the palace and invite Duke Zhao into the palace to give a brief explanation?"
"No need, I don't want to cause trouble again." Empress Changsun's expression was condensed and her tone was calm and authentic.
"My slave knows." Hu Shanggong felt a chill in his heart and quickly obeyed his command respectfully.
Queen Changsun did not blame Hu Shanggong. After all, even her husband did not know the secret of her brother Changsun Wuji and her eldest son Cheng Qian.
Unfortunately, I couldn't and didn't want to tell my husband about this.
After all, there were too many involved, and Empress Changsun was already keenly aware of her brother's thoughts.
There is a big deviation from my husband's political philosophy, but my brother hides it very well, and I am just guessing.
Empress Changsun stroked her eyebrows and sighed, then turned and walked towards the palace.
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Ma Zhou stood in the hall, and at this moment, his mind was still savoring the new content he read in the newspaper today.
Today's article, "A Brief History of Tianzhu Continent", is about the Kingdom of Upper Tianzhu, and its level of detail is almost the same as the last article about Middle Tianzhu.
As for that boy Cheng Sanlang, he was sent to the mansion last time to inform the author of the news, that is, the author named Yitu Jushi, but he didn't leave any contact information at all.
This made Ma Zhoudu a little suspicious. Could it be that this thing was ghostwritten by the gunman Cheng Sanlang found?
Or maybe the author has some compelling reasons, so he can only remain anonymous and doesn't dare to show his face?
Otherwise, given Cheng Sanlang's status as a local leader in Luoyang Order, it should not be difficult to find this local layman.
Therefore, there is a high probability that that boy Cheng Sanlang is pretending to be confused because he understands.
In this case, I don't bother to deal with that arrogant boy anymore, and it would be more appropriate to directly recommend a local layman to His Majesty.
After all, His Majesty takes action, no matter how slippery that kid is, he has to admit his cowardice.
As for Fang Xuanling, she looked at the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty who was standing behind the imperial case rather suspiciously.
Since the last time I made a speech, I have been watching with a cold eye, but so far, I have not seen any movement from His Majesty.
This made Fang Daxiang also suspicious, but in the end, Fang Xuanling did not wait until the end of the court meeting before His Majesty spoke.
At this moment, Fang Daxiang couldn't help but murmured, Didn't Your Majesty see the ability and talent shown in the article by the layman?
Fang Xuanling stroked his long beard and wandered outside the palace gate. He was considering whether he should go to His Majesty again and directly recommend the Yitu layman.
Then he saw Ma Zhou turn around and speak softly to the eunuch beside him.
Fang Xuanling, who had a sharp ear and eyesight, heard the exchange between the two and couldn't help but smile and moved over.
"Is Ma Xiang going to Wencheng Hall?"
"I've seen the prime minister, that's right. Could it be that the prime minister also went to Wencheng Hall for business?" Ma Zhou quickly returned the greeting.
Fang Xuanling pointed to the "Luoyang Xunbao" in Ma Zhou's hand with a smile, and also picked up a copy of "Luoyang Xunbao" from his sleeve.
"Of course, Ma Xiang must have thought of something with me..."
Hearing this, Ma Zhou's eyes lit up. "Is the prime minister also here for a layman?"
"Exactly."
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Li Shimin returned to Wencheng Hall and once again sat down behind the desk, carefully appreciating the "Chang'an Xun Bao".
What he was examining carefully was the chapter on the country of Tianzhu in "A Brief History of Tianzhu Continent", and there was also a thick booklet spread out on the table.
This booklet is a manual on the situation of the countries in the Tianzhu continent collected by the Honglu Temple's overt and covert inspections in these days.
Now that we have reached the chapter on Tianzhu, Li Shimin is comparing the two.
Looking at the comparison of those detailed data and the concise and extremely skillful writing style of the layman, Li Shimin had to admit that this layman was indeed a rare talent.
"By the way, Zhao Kun, there is some news from Xiuyi. Is that local layman the official of Honglu Temple?"
"Your Majesty, Xiu Yi has found out that among the officials of Honglu Temple, there is no one with the title of Yi Tu Jushi."
Having said this, Zhao Kun paused and thought of something that Xiu Yi mentioned before.
"Your Majesty, there is something that I find a little strange."
"What's the matter?"
"Cheng Sanlang and His Highness the King of Wu went out of the city to see Wang Xuance before the day when the prisoners were presented to the ancestral temple."
Li Shimin suddenly raised his buried head and looked at Zhao Kun.
"Wang Xuance, you mean, the Wang Xuance who led his army to avenge my envoy from the Tang Dynasty?"
"Exactly, and on the second day after the prisoners were presented in the ancestral temple, His Highness King Wu and Cheng Sanlang went to visit Wang Xuance's mansion again."
"...could it be Wang Xuance?" Li Shimin looked at the article in front of him in astonishment, full of disbelief.
This is impossible. You must know that even Wang Xuance's superior officials thought that Wang Xuance was just a middle-aged man.
Moreover, Changsun Wuji, who was in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, was also very sure that although Wang Xuance had the experience of serving as the chief administrator of a county.
However, its official evaluation is only above average, which can be said to be attainable by most officials.
Moreover, Changsun Wuji also said that Wang Xuance was not admitted as a Jinshi, so he used his connections to send Qian to the Imperial College.
How could such a middle-aged person write such an article?
Li Shimin put his fingers on the table and frowned, thinking hard. At this moment, the eunuch came to report that the prime minister and Ma Lianlian had something to attend.
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"You two nobles, are you here for that local layman?"
Li Shimin saw the newspapers in the hands of Fang Xuanling and Ma Zhou, and stood up and asked with a smile without them having to speak.
Ma Zhou bowed first and said with a shy smile.
"Your Majesty has a keen eye. It seems that I was overly worried. I thought I had found a relic for the imperial court. Unexpectedly, Your Majesty already knew about it."
"You can't say that. After reading the last issue of "Luoyang Xun Bao", I feel that this person is quite desirable, but I just want to wait patiently."
"As a result, he still did not disappoint me in this issue of "A Brief History of Tianzhu Continent"."
After hearing His Majesty's words, Fang Xuanling felt relieved, and Ma Zhou also smiled.
"May I ask Your Majesty, who is this local layman?"