Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

What exactly is written on the paper?

It could actually make Minister Du, who had lived for most of his life, lose his peace.

Some people in the Xuan Zheng Hall were secretly happy, while others were nervous.

The emperor glanced at Cheng Wan, who was lowering his head to pretend to be invisible, and his eyes darkened: "Read it!"

"Your Majesty!" Cheng Wan raised his head suddenly, bowed and smiled flatteringly at the emperor: "Your Majesty, why don't you just read it yourself, and don't read it anymore."

"How dare you!" Censor Peng raised his head slightly and glared at Cheng Wan, his face full of righteousness: "Marquis Zhaoping is so bold that he dared to bargain with the emperor! If the emperor said to read it, then of course I have to read it. Or did Marquis Zhaoping write something shameful on the paper?!"

Cheng Wan shrank his neck and pretended to be strong on the outside but weak on the inside: "W-Where is there anything shameful to be seen?"

Cheng Wan's performance made Censor Peng and others even more proud, and also made Yan Mu and others feel one step closer to being completely disappointed.

The emperor looked at Cheng Wan, his eyes narrowed slightly: "Read!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Minister Du opened the paper and opened his mouth, but when he looked at the words on the paper, he couldn't read them at all.

Finally, Du looked at the emperor with a bitter face and said, "Your Majesty, please let Marquis Zhaoping read it himself. I, I really can't read it out loud."

"Zhao Ping Hou, read it."

Cheng Wan carefully glanced at the emperor's face, rubbed against Du Shizhong's side, smiled at him embarrassedly, and then took the paper from Du Shizhong's hand with both hands.

Cheng Wan spread out the paper, stood facing the emperor, and confirmed with the emperor one last time: "Your Majesty, have I read it?"

"If you keep talking nonsense, you don't have to talk anymore."

Cheng Wan closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then opened his eyes and said, "Ah! The emperor whom I respect, adore and admire the most!"

emperor:"……"

Civil and military officials: "..."

This doesn't seem to be what they thought?

Not sure, listen again.

"Your Majesty, when I first met you, I was deeply impressed by your magnanimity. I knew at that time that you, who are so wise and intelligent, would definitely agree to my request and let me become an official!

It is indeed the case, Your Majesty, you are so unique in the world, I really...admire you so much!

Your Majesty, every time I see you and every time I talk to you, I feel like I have received a spiritual baptism, which makes me more mature, more rational, and better!

Your Majesty, sometimes I can’t help but wonder how lucky I am to have met such a great ruler as you!

You never had any prejudice against me because I was a woman. You rewarded me for my merits, bestowed me with a title, and allowed me to take the imperial examinations!

Your Majesty, I thank you from the bottom of my heart! Thank you for seeing me, recognizing me, and rewarding me!

Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will study hard for the exam, stand more upright in officialdom, and contribute my humble efforts to you and the people!

Your Majesty, you are my faith! Your Majesty, you are like a lamp in the dark night, lighting my way forward! Your Majesty, you are like the sun in the sky, providing me with warmth and light! "

The emperor moved his fingers. For the first time in his life, his ears felt a little hot. "Ah, are you done?"

The other officials looked at the emperor with a gentle face and couldn't help feeling sour in their hearts.

They didn't remember the emperor ever speaking to them so gently.

"Not yet, Your Majesty."

"Then you continue."

Cheng Wan glanced at the emperor who seemed to be in a good mood, then returned his gaze to the paper and blinked:

“Your Majesty, I know that you have appointed me as an official, and there must be many people who are dissatisfied. They want to make trouble for me and kick me out of the officialdom.

Your Majesty, I really want to tell you directly that someone wants to harm me! I am honest and I will not play tricks. Your Majesty, please protect me! Otherwise, you will lose an excellent and loyal minister!

Your Majesty, all the glory I have comes from your grace. I will definitely strive to prove to everyone that your vision is correct!

Your Majesty, I sincerely wish you long life, and I sincerely wish I could be your subject forever!

I haven't seen the emperor for quite some time, and I miss him very much, so I wrote this letter to you, late in the evening, in early October of the first year of Qitai.

After reading it, Cheng Wan didn't bother to fold the paper in his hand, but knelt on the ground neatly: "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong, please forgive me."

"My dear, what have you done wrong? Please stand up quickly."

A rare smile of comfort and joy appeared on the emperor's face.

"I was too casual and too direct in my essay. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."

"Since it is an essay, it should be casual and direct. You have been kneeling for a long time before, you can't kneel again. Changfu, go and help Zhaoping Hou up."

Cheng Wan looked up at the emperor, secretly pinched his thigh with his hand, and crystal clear tears flowed from his eyes: "Your Majesty, you, you are so kind!"

Cheng Wan is good-looking, and her artificial crying makes her look even more pitiful.

The emperor looked at Cheng Wan with a softer gaze.

He may be the only one who truly regards him as a subject of faith and the sun.

The key point is that this minister is not a fool, he has real ability.

As for whether this minister is pretending?

impossible.

How could she have expected such a thing to happen today? How could she have predicted that Minister Du would dig out the essay she wrote today?

So the words on the paper must come from her heart.

This cannot be done falsely.

"Hehehehe..."

The above is the voice of all officials in Xuanzheng Hall except Cheng Wan.

Even Yan Mu and other Liangzhou officials couldn't help but feel jealous when they saw the emperor's gentle and good-tempered attitude towards Cheng Wan.

What kind of shit luck is this?!

The essays that privately flattered the emperor were so poorly written and so embarrassing that they were forced to be exposed on such occasions.

Perfectly scratched the emperor's itch.

Is it too late for them to learn this trick?

As for the officials in the capital, most of them were jealous, and some who knew the inside story felt angry and sarcastic.

The contents on the paper they prepared were clearly enough to kill Cheng Wanyu, but who could tell them why the contents on the paper turned out to be so drastic? !

The plan that was originally intended to bury Cheng Wan instead gave Cheng Wan the opportunity to completely win the emperor's favor.

With this essay that was forced to be exposed, the emperor has to protect Cheng Wan. Who would dare to set up a trap to harm Cheng Wan in the future?

Zhou Yizhong sighed silently as he watched the emperor gently comfort Cheng Wan, who was very touched and wiping away tears.

Today, I tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing more than a basket of rice.

"Marquis Zhaoping's loyalty is commendable. From today on, Marquis Zhaoping can stay at home with his salary and concentrate on preparing for the exam until he can no longer take the exam.

In addition, I promise that even if Marquis Zhaoping fails the imperial examination, the position of the eighth-rank schoolmaster of the Ministry of Personnel will still belong to Marquis Zhaoping!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor!"

Ah……

The other officials looked numb and were too lazy to make any expression.