Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

"Did the person behind the scenes promise to you that once you handle this matter, he would let your son become an official in the future?"

Ning Fan looked at Dong Chengtian with a half-smile.

When he saw Dong Chengtian's face gradually showing a look of shock, Ning Fan knew that he had guessed correctly.

"You have been just a scoundrel in your life. Even if you are rich and powerful, you are just a dog that serves as an official. So your biggest dream is to become an official yourself, or to have your son become an official. Am I right or wrong?"

Ning Fan looked at Dong Chengtian.

"Your Majesty is right, every word is correct, and every sentence is almost from my old Dong's heart, but I don't know how your Majesty knows these things."

Dong Chengtian was struck by Ning Fan's words, and the only thing left on his face was surprise.

"Don't worry about how I know it, but I can tell you that if you want your son to be an official, you just need to let your son learn things well, not through these crooked means."

"Okay, now tell me the person behind your scenes. Who asked you to do that? Who asked you to send people to sell exam questions on the street."

Ning Fan finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked Dong Chengtian directly. He really wanted to know who was behind this.

"It's Master Su Wenruisu!"

"I believe His Majesty will be shocked, because Mr. Su Wenrui is the cabinet bachelor who is most valued by Your Majesty in the cabinet. I am afraid that His Majesty would never have imagined that Su Wenrui is the person who is most opposed to the imperial examination system."

Dong Chengtian knew that he could no longer hide it, so he simply told the truth and revealed the person behind him.

"It's impossible, it's absolutely impossible that it's Mr. Su Wenrui. Everyone in the whole society knows that Mr. Su is highly respected, kind-hearted, and has always stayed aloof from the world. How could he cause such a big thing?"

Before Ning Fan could say anything, Lei Zhen beside him became angry.

This is not to say that Lei Zhen took the initiative to protect Dong Chengtian, but that Dong Chengtian's backstage was really thunderous. If the investigation of this matter was stopped because of this, it would probably be a huge blow to all parties.

Su Wenruina is a bachelor of Wenhua Palace. He has a high status among civil servants. He is even a literary leader in the Jiangnan literary world. It can be said that he is even more popular among scholars. Even the emperor dare not touch such a person easily.

But no one thought that a few people hidden behind the scenes would cause a huge chaos in the world.

Ning Fan never expected that the person behind his back would be Su Wenrui. This bachelor who had always pretended to be very good turned out to be a true double-dealer.

However, after thinking about it, Ning Fan realized that Su Wenrui was the person who had the best access to the test questions. Only in Su Wenrui's position could such a person leak the test questions without anyone noticing.

"First there was Zhao Laosi, and then there was you Dong Chengtian. It seems that this Su Wenrui is really a scholar's rebellion. It won't happen in ten years. If he had been so cruel and killed both of you at that time, I'm afraid what he will do today Things just went unnoticed.”

Ning Fan put his hands behind his back, shook his head, and walked out of the prison. As for what happened to Zhao Laosi and Dong Chengtian, Ning Fan didn't want to worry about it. The fate of such little people was not worthy of Ning Fan's attention.

"Your Majesty, Su Wenrui is most likely influenced by Cheng Wei, the former chief minister of the cabinet. Perhaps Su Wenrui and Cheng Wei have the same mind from the beginning, and their ideas are of the same strain."

Ergou walked beside Ning Fan and whispered.

Ning Fan nodded and had to admit that Ergou's inference was very reliable and very close to the truth. The cabinet back then was united, but now it seems that Ning Fan only arrested the prime minister and let go of the remaining seven cabinet members. , which is a big mistake.

"It's probably not just Su Wenrui, but several other people are also highly suspected. These people are colluding and working against each other..."

Ning Fan sighed and shook his head slightly.

"Ergou, I'll leave this matter to you. You can take the Jin Yiwei to arrest Su Wenrui and several other cabinet members, and tell Zhou Qun the facts."

Ergou never expected that he would be asked to do this kind of thing by a personal eunuch. He was dumbfounded for a while and couldn't react for a long time.

"I don't have anyone reliable around me anymore. I think you can be quite reliable sometimes. In the future, I plan to leave some of the Imperial Guards to you to command."

Ning Fan said calmly.

Jin Yiwei has now become a behemoth. Ning Fan must support another force to compete with Jin Yiwei. As an emperor, Ning Fan naturally does not want his subordinates to dominate the family. If Jin Yiwei has the idea of ​​​​rebellion in the future, then The situation under Ning Fan's control will be out of control.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty divided the Jinyi Guards into the East Factory and the West Factory. Ning Fan naturally followed suit because it was a very wise approach.

"Your Majesty, actually Ergou just wants to be by your Majesty's side..."

Ergou hesitated for a moment, then knelt down beside Ning Fan, tears streaming down his face.

He is not polite but shows his sincerity. Sometimes Ergou is also a person who likes to be comfortable.

"There is no way. I don't have enough manpower around me. If I have enough manpower in the future, I will definitely let you come back and follow me. But now I need your help to stabilize the situation and copy a force that can compete with Jin Yiwei."

Ning Fan sighed and said to Ergou who was kneeling on the ground.

"I understand. In fact, I have wanted to say it for a long time. The Jin Yiwei family is the only one. Now we obey His Majesty. That is because Miss Yueying controls the Jin Yiwei. In the future, once Miss Yueying no longer controls the Jin Yiwei, no one else will be able to control the Jin Yiwei. It’s appropriate, so Your Majesty must support another force to check and balance.”

Ergou analyzed quietly and explained Ning Fanren's thoughts clearly.

"As long as you understand this truth, in the future the force under your command will be called Xichang."

Ning Fan waved his hand, and Ergou hurried away with more than a dozen Jinyi guards.

At this most critical moment, seven or eight court officials were suddenly arrested, causing a huge sensation in the entire government and the public. Even Zhou Qun was alarmed and went to the palace overnight to inquire about the real reason.

"Your Majesty, seven academicians were arrested at the same time. This created a storm between the government and the opposition. I would like to ask what on earth did these seven academicians commit?"

Zhou Qun's face turned pale and he knelt at the foot of the steps with a look of fear on his face.

The cabinet was destroyed overnight, which meant that Zhou Qun, the prime minister, had become a polished commander. This had to remind him of many bad things. Could it be that the emperor was suspicious of himself?