Yang Yuzhi and the Shouchun County Lord also stared at Fang Yuan.
Several people had doubts and threats in their eyes.
"It's not that I don't believe it, it's that I can't. It's just my responsibility."
"If His Highness demands it by force, just take it. I will truthfully tell His Majesty the plan you just made."
Fang Yuan also stared at Li Ke, not shying away from his eyes.
If the prince asks for it forcefully, Fang Yuan cannot refuse, but he can truthfully report to Li Shimin and make a small report.
"Presumptuous!"
"You want to use His Majesty to suppress me?!"
Li Ke's expression suddenly changed and he scolded.
This is the first time he has shown anger after being here for so long.
Yang Yuzhi and the head of Shouchun County flashed a hint of panic.
They didn't invite Li Ke to come out at first because the Hongnong Yang family wanted to ask questions about the candidates.
If Fang Yuan reported the truth to the emperor, the emperor might blame Li Ke and blame Li Ke for getting too close to the Hongnong Yang family.
"Your Highness heard it wrong, I meant it's my duty."
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
Don't even take Li Ke's anger to heart.
In fact, as long as you don’t have the power to remove someone from office, you don’t need to take the other party seriously.
But after all, he is a prince, so he still needs to show some superficial respect, otherwise it will be disrespectful to the royal family, and Zongzhengji will not let it go.
"Then just tell me, I will take the food and accommodation of the candidates."
Li Ke snorted coldly and said in a deep voice.
As he said that, he stood up, looked down at Fang Yuan, and took a deep look.
Yang Yuzhi and the Shouchun County Master also stood up and looked at Fang Yuan unkindly.
Fang Yuan's face darkened, his favorable impression of Li Ke was greatly reduced, and he no longer had any sympathy in his heart.
"Hey, third brother is really domineering. He took the power of the Chang'an Order by force. Will the Chang'an Order still be responsible for the security of Chang'an County in the future?"
A strong voice sounded from outside the door.
Without any announcement, I saw a young man walking in.
He wears a nine-beaded crown with white beads and a golden four-clawed python robe.
No need to guess, you will know who is coming just by looking at the attire, Prince Li Chengqian.
Behind him were several people, all of whom were about the same age as Li Chengqian.
"Meet the prince!"
Li Ke and others who had already stood up immediately saluted.
When Fang Yuan saw this, he also stood up and saluted the visitor.
At the same time, I was shocked, why is Prince Li Chengqian here too?
First the third prince Li Ke, and then the prince Li Chengqian, why are they all here?
It's just a small imperial examination in Beijing. It doesn't need the two princes to pay so much attention to it, right?
"No gift."
"Fang Ling, I didn't disturb your official duties, did I?"
Li Chengqian chuckled.
He walked straight towards Fang Yuan, seemingly ignoring Li Ke.
Li Ke and others did not dare to have any opinions and stood aside respectfully.
"No."
"May I ask why His Royal Highness is here?"
Fang Yuan shook his head and asked curiously.
"Just passing by, come in and take a look."
"The Beijing Examination is about to begin recently. Please do not neglect the order. If you have something that cannot be solved, you can ask me for help."
Li Chengqian said with a smile.
After saying that, he looked at Li Ke aside and continued: "Third brother, you have so much time here in Chang'an Ling. Have you finished your homework?"
"Thank you for your concern, Prince. I have done my homework."
Li Ke said seriously.
"That's good."
Li Chengqian nodded slowly.
He seemed to have no intention of talking anymore.
The atmosphere suddenly became silent, and everyone felt depressed.
Yang Yuzhi and Lord Shouchun stared at Fang Yuan, their eyes full of warning.
"His Royal Highness, I just have something to ask you about the imperial examination."
Fang Yuan pondered for a moment and said loudly.
After the words fell, the expressions of everyone including Li Ke changed slightly.
The warning in the eyes of Yang Yuzhi and Shouchun County Master is even stronger.
"Please say."
Li Chengqian said with a thick smile.
"Just now His Highness the Third Prince asked for the candidates' right to food and accommodation..."
Fang Yuan said slowly.
Tell everything about what just happened.
As Fang Yuan said it, the faces of Li Ke and Yang Yuzhi became even more ugly.
"Confused!"
"My father has emphasized several times that we should pay attention to the imperial examination."
"The living environment of the selected location is not good, and it cannot satisfy the majority of candidates. Third brother, you better not get involved."
Li Chengqian immediately scolded Li Ke.
"Brother Emperor, the plan can be improved."
Li Ke frowned slightly and said respectfully.
"Then come back to Fang Ling after it's perfected."
"Like you, after taking back the power, will you really want to optimize the plan?"
"Don't talk about my father, even I will not allow you to ruin the first imperial examination after being taken seriously."
Li Chengqian said in a deep voice.
"Brother Royal!"
Li Ke frowned deeper.
"You guys go back."
"When will you come up with a plan that satisfies Fang Ling? When will you come back to Fang Ling?"
Li Chengqian waved his hand and said seriously.
"Yes."
Li Ke opened his mouth and finally said in a deep voice.
He turned around and walked towards the gate of Chang'an County Government.
"I resign!"
Yang Yuzhi and the head of Shouchun County did not dare to be willful.
I saluted Li Chengqian seriously before I dared to leave.
But before leaving, he glanced at Fang Yuan with a gloomy look.
"Thank you, His Royal Highness, for your help."
Fang Yuan had to thank Li Chengqian.
Although I'm not sure what his intention was, he did help me.
If Li Ke forcibly takes away the candidates' right to food and accommodation, he can go to the emperor himself.
But after looking for the emperor, I can't guarantee what the result will be, and I don't know whether the emperor will punish Li Ke.
Li Ke looks more like the emperor than Li Chengqian in appearance. Maybe the emperor loves Li Ke very much and may not punish Li Ke severely.
"It doesn't have to be this way."
"I just want to do my best for the candidates."
Li Chengqian waved his hand and chuckled.
To value the imperial examination means to value the imperial court and the future of the Tang Dynasty.
As the prince and future emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Chengqian naturally supported the imperial examination.
Not to mention that the emperor might dislike a plan like the one proposed by Li Ke, even he disliked it very much.
Fang Yuan nodded and did not thank him again.
But I’m curious, why hasn’t Li Chengqian left yet?
"Fang Ling, let me introduce to you. This is Su Ziqing, the third most beautiful woman in Chang'an City."
"You may not know her, but her brother Su Chen, the magistrate of Liaoshan County, is your subordinate in Liaozhou."
Li Chengqian waved behind him.
A girl wearing purple clothes walked out.
She has an oval face, fair and rosy skin, round eyes, and curved lips.
It is somewhat similar to the Liaoshan County magistrate Su Chen mentioned by Li Chengqian, and they should undoubtedly be brothers and sisters.
"Su Ziqing, meet Fang Ling!"
Su Ziqing walked out and saluted Fang Yuan slightly.
Her skin is as clean as snow, her hair is as dense as weave, and her figure is slim and graceful.
"I've met Miss Su."
Fang Yuan returned the gift.
Bu Luo Trace looked at Su Ziqing.
Since he is Su Chen's brother, he is Su Dan's daughter.
There are records in history that Li Chengqian married Su Dan's daughter, maybe this is it.
Her appearance is really exquisite. Her beauty is indescribable. Her beauty is hard to describe.
Although Li Chengqian explained that she was the third most beautiful woman in Chang'an City, Fang Yuan felt that she was almost the same as Du Miaoyan and Princess Xiangcheng. They were both stunning beauties.
"Fang Ling, this time the little girl came with His Highness the Crown Prince because of the imperial examination."
"I, the Su family, want to be responsible for the accommodation of candidates."
Su Ziqing said slowly.
The sound is as beautiful as an oriole, as if singing.
"Your Highness, I hope to have a complete plan."
Fang Yuan sighed in his heart, looked at Li Chengqian and said.
Sure enough, he came because of the imperial examination, and he was almost the same as Li Ke.
Moreover, Li Chengqian's status is higher than that of Li Ke, making it harder for Fang Yuan to reject him.
"Hahaha... don't worry about this."
"As long as you feel that the plan is not working, let her change it until you are satisfied with it."
"Fang Ling, I have only one opinion, and that is to make this imperial examination perfect and show off."
Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
After he finished laughing, his smile slowly faded away and his face looked serious.
The more the imperial court paid attention to the imperial examination, the more candidates from poor families took part in the examination.
The more candidates from poor families enter the officialdom, the lower the aristocratic family's control over the court will be.
It may not be effective in the next three to five years, but in eight or ten years, the court will have many new forces.
The new forces are naturally hostile to the aristocratic families, and the two forces compete with each other. The imperial power reaps the benefits and overwhelms the aristocratic and humble families.
As the prince, Li Chengqian supported and valued the imperial examinations, and his ideas were not much different from those of Li Shimin.
"Don't worry, Fang Ling."
"The young lady and His Highness the Crown Prince only have a close personal relationship, but they are very clear about it in official matters."
Su Ziqing also said slowly.
Her beautiful eyes looked at Fang Yuan with a smile in her eyes.
"I understand."
"His Royal Highness is wise!"
Fang Yuan nodded solemnly.
At this moment, Fang Yuan felt that Li Chengqian was wise.
At least he is much smarter than Li Ke and knows the importance of the imperial examination to the court.
Maybe it's the prince who sees further and knows how to support new forces to fight against the power of the family.
And Li Ke is more likely to want to rely on the strength of the aristocratic family to confront Li Chengqian and compete for the throne.
"Since you think I am wise, why not take up a false position in the East Palace?"
Li Chengqian said with a deep smile.
Su Ziqing was stunned and looked at Fang Yuan with surprised eyes.
"Thank you, His Royal Highness, for your kindness."
"But Chang'an Ling's position is special, please forgive me."
Fang Yuan shook his head and refused.
He understood what Li Chengqian meant.
Holding a false position in the East Palace means being a part of the East Palace, which means taking refuge with the prince.
However, as a time traveler, Fang Yuan thinks that Li Chengqian is wise and wise, but the future throne is not his and cannot rely on him.
But the most important point is not this, but that as a person who is clearly the emperor from Chang'an, it would be foolish to seek refuge with the prince.
"I understand."
"Then I will go back first."
"Zi Qing, please stay and discuss with Fang Ling."
Li Chengqian laughed, not dissatisfied, and seemed to have guessed it.
"Yes."
Su Ziqing respectfully said yes.
Watching Li Chengqian leave with the others.
"Miss Su, please sit down."
Fang Yuan sat down and invited Su Ziqing to sit down.
"Thank you Fang Ling."
"What are Fang Ling's requirements?"
Su Ziqing asked directly after sitting down.
"First, it's free or cheaper than a hotel."
"Second, ensure that the environment is quiet and does not affect candidates' rest."
"Third, each candidate has a room to ensure the safety of people and things."
Fang Yuan thought for a while and said.
This is a preliminary idea and may change later.
After all, this is also the first time for Fang Yuan to be responsible for the issue of candidates taking the Beijing Examination.
"These are what we should be doing."
Su Ziqing nodded heavily.
"The above are just what I have thought of temporarily."
"After all, this is my first time taking charge of these things."
"Ms. Su can freely develop based on my experience and prepare a plan for me to review."
Fang Yuan nodded with satisfaction.
He is easy to talk to and is not as difficult to communicate with as Yang Yuzhi and his wife.
"That's okay."
"The little girl will come see Fang Ling in the next two days."
Su Ziqing thought for a moment, then stood up and said.
"Okay."
Fang Yuan also stood up.
Prepare to send Su Ziqing out.
But as soon as I got up, someone else arrived.
It’s not an outsider, it’s Du Miaoyan.
"Du Miaoyan?!"
"Su Ziqing?!"
Su Ziqing and Du Miaoyan looked at each other.
Invisibly, the two seemed to be at odds with each other.
But after a while, it was as if nothing happened.
"Fang Ling, there's no need to send him off. I'll take my leave first, little lady."
Su Ziqing smiled.
Avoid Du Miaoyan and leave directly.
"Fang Yuan, why is she here?"
Du Miaoyan walked towards Fang Yuan, her beautiful eyes slightly hostile.
"The prince brought it here. He said he would be responsible for the accommodation of Beijing Examination candidates."
"How come you not only know each other, but are also hostile to each other?"
Fang Yuan asked Du Miaoyan to sit down and asked curiously.
Since getting to know Du Miaoyan, it seems that most of her has a calm temperament and seldom shows hostility to anyone.
"She and I were born at the same time in Jingzhao, so we have known each other since childhood."
"Don't look at her, she looks harmless, and she calls herself a little girl, which makes her look weak."
"But in fact, she is very cunning, scheming, very good at pretending, and her martial arts skills are also very high."
Du Miaoyan snorted coldly and said very dissatisfied.
"So scary?"
Fang Yuan was surprised.
Although I had just briefly contacted Su Ziqing.
But from the conversation, you can also see the other person to some extent.
She is a very beautiful woman with a nice voice.
But when Du Miaoyan said this, Fang Yuan suddenly felt how terrifying Su Ziqing was.
"Be careful with her."
"She has hundreds of eyes."
Du Miaoyan nervously sat close to Fang Yuan.
Jade Hand took the initiative to hold Fang Yuan's hand.
"Don't worry, I will be wary of her if you remind me."
Fang Yuan felt warm in his heart and held Du Miaoyan's little hand with his backhand.
However, Fang Yuan was also a little curious and felt that Du Miaoyan was overly worried.
He and Su Ziqing only communicated on official matters, but there were too many intersections.
Maybe it was the same jealousy between beauties. Fang Yuan thought about it and thought about it deeply.
"Yeah, that's good."
Du Miaoyan's pretty face blushed slightly, and she lowered her head in embarrassment.
She held Fang Yuan's hand uncontrollably just now, and felt a little shy after being held by Fang Yuan's backhand.
This is a county government office, and there will be government officials walking back and forth from time to time. I feel quite shy when others see me.
"Is Uncle Du feeling better?"
Fang Yuan asked.
Du Ruhui has woken up.
But I still lay in bed and didn’t get up.
His body was too weak and he had not yet recovered after being hit by the arrow.
"Okay, I'm here to find you. He asked me to come here."
Du Miaoyan's expression slowly returned to her natural state.
Although Fang Yuan held her hand, which made her feel shy.
But with the consent of their parents, the two have nothing to worry about.