reborn monarch

The exam is just around the corner, and at the court meeting this day, Minister Wen urged Gu Zhen to appoint examiners, and after deliberation, let them go as soon as possible.

As soon as Gu Zhen raised his hand, revealing the crimson relic on his right wrist, all the officials subconsciously lowered their brows and lowered their eyes, as if they had been trained into a habit.

Gu Zhen opened his mouth slowly, and said: "There is nothing wrong with the examiner who was negotiated by the Qing family. I agree with the candidate chosen by Prime Minister Wen. It's just that"

As soon as this "just" came out, all the officials pricked up their ears.

"It's just that I admired Jiangnan for a long time, but I couldn't come in person. This time, I intend to send an imperial envoy to the Jiangnan imperial examination examination room to inspect the imperial examinations on my behalf. After returning to Beijing, the imperial envoy can explain to me the scenery of Jiangnan in detail. "

At first glance, it is not a big deal, but the position of "imperial envoy" is "imperial envoy" after all, so Wen Jinli neither agrees nor disagrees, but only asks: "Who does your majesty want to be the acting imperial envoy?"

Gu Zhen looked at Xie Jiuyuan and asked Wen Jinli: "I want the guard Xie to go, what does Prime Minister Wen think?"

Oh~ It turned out that thanks to the guard, all the ministers felt that they understood, this is to find a reason to let people go home to visit relatives, to show the mighty grace of the Holy Grace.

Wen Jinli also thought so, and said bluntly: "Naturally, His Majesty's preference shall prevail."

"Okay." Gu Zhen ordered: "Three treasures, read the decree."

"All ministers listen to the decree!"

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Three Treasures unfolded a dense imperial decree, from the official examiner in the northernmost imperial examination room to the official examiner in the southernmost imperial examination room, and finally read out the picture.

"In addition, Jin Wuwei Xie Jiuyuan is specially appointed as the patrolling imperial envoy to supervise the Jiangnan imperial examinations, and to exercise power on behalf of the emperor with the sword of Shangfang! If anyone disturbs the imperial examinations or disrupts the examination room, regardless of civilians and important officials, Xie Jiuyuan is allowed to kill first and then play, and he will not be blamed! Qin this!"

Xie Jiuyuan came out from the head of the guards, walked slowly to the center of Fengtian Hall under the stupefied eyes of all the officials, lifted his clothes and knelt down, kowtowed, and said: "Minister, Xie Jiuyuan accepts the order and will definitely live up to the great trust of the Holy One! "

"Okay!" Gu Zhen clapped his palms three times with great joy in his heart, and said in a deep voice, "I'm waiting for Aiqing to come back from supervision, and tell me in detail about the grand Jiangnan scientific examination!"

"Yes!"

Wen Jinli's intuition told him that the development of the situation must be stopped immediately, but Emperor Qiyuan did not miss a single omission, and settled the matter clearly, and there was no room for questioning.

He was just an imperial envoy, Wen Jinli comforted himself in this way.

The reactions of all the officials were different. Some officials felt that Xie Jiuyuan was really favored by the Holy One, while some officials already understood that Emperor Qi Yuan wanted to support his courtiers.

The guards in the hall were all shocked. They never expected that the sword given to Xie Jiuyuan so casually was Shangfang's sword. They also looked at Xie Jiuyuan with a little more consideration. Although they are dudes, they have The sense of smell is much more sensitive than that of ordinary officials, and these people have already sensitively noticed that this Xie Jiuyuan is bound to be limitless in the future.

But at this time, Xie Jiuyuan was holding Shangfang's sword by his side, but his heart was peaceful.

He had already seen clearly the path Emperor Qi Yuan wanted him to take.

He went up safely.

Xie Jiuyuan was going to set off with the invigilating officials from Jiangnan, and he was leaving in two days.

After much deliberation, Gu Zhensi assigned him a small team of guards and a young eunuch recommended by Sanbao.Although these guards may not be able to defend themselves, they are more or less a deterrent, and when it comes to dealing with people in the officialdom, no one is more proficient than them.

This little eunuch was the one who offended Shengyan in Dilongchi that day. When he saw Gu Zhen knocking his head, there was such a layer of entanglement. Gu Zhen felt relieved and named him Xiaobao. The little father-in-law who was released from the oven thanked Gu Zhen for his kindness, and he listened to Gu Zhen's deep voice: "This time, you will follow Xie Qin to go out of the palace. He is your master, understand?"

After all, Xiaobao was young, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with this statement, so he faithfully accepted the order.

But Sanbao finally understood all these things recently, and broke out in a cold sweat.

What, what is this?

"Three treasures?"

Triple Treasure trembled, looked up at Emperor Qiyuan who seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and then he calmed down, bowed and said, "Your maidservant is here."

"Bring a cup of warm water."

"Yes."

Let it go, he is a eunuch who serves tea and water, and he is content with his duty.

Xie Jiuyuan reported to Emperor Qi Yuan that before leaving, he went out of the palace and walked around, and when he returned to the palace, he did not slack off his duties as a guard, and went to the imperial study to guard.

When Gu Zhen heard the report that the guard Xie had returned, he announced him into the imperial study.

He knew that Xie Jiuyuan's trip was full of dangers.

The south of the Yangtze River has been prosperous since ancient times. Jinling City, the old capital of the former dynasty, has many good stories spread around the Qinhuai River.The Jiangnan examination room is located in the Jinling Gongyuan, and talents from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Huizhou have to come here to take the exam, which is equivalent to enclosing all the talents in the southeast to fight together. Therefore, even though the Jiangnan examination room has the largest number of admissions, compared with other examination rooms, it is still Yuyue Longmen is generally difficult.

So important, correspondingly, the invigilation is also the strictest.

Even so, since the founding of the Great Chu Dynasty, the most serious fraud case occurred in Jiangnan, and even the most serious bribery case also occurred in Jiangnan.The reason is also because of the difficulty of the Jiangnan examination room.The Jinshi who passed the Jiangnan Examination Center were different after all. They would be officials in the same dynasty in the future, and when they met, they reported that they were both from the Jiangnan Examination Center. This alone gave them a feeling of closeness.

In his previous life, Xie Jiuyuan, who had just returned to the dynasty, ran into the most serious bribery case in his dynasty. He noticed the intricate details of the case, and he was not cowardly. When it comes to Wen Xiang.

In fact, this matter was really not Wen Jinli's idea, it was a foolish thing done by his confidant Zhejiang governor Feng Weixiang, but Wen Jinli, the banker who bribed the election, got the big head, and it was he who instructed the investigating officials to "go down" "Investigate", only taking the students' mistakes, and wanted to use the prefect of Jinling to take the blame for Feng Weixiang.

Xie Jiuyuan refused to obey his orders, but he was not a brave scholar. He knew he couldn't defeat Wen Jinli, so he didn't mention Wen Jinli at all. Then, while delivering the memorial on a flying horse, he asked the guards to lock him up, and went to Beijing to plead guilty.

On the day he left Jinling in a prison van, candidates and students kneeled on the ground outside Jinling City.

After entering Beijing, Wen Jinli didn't feel embarrassed at all. He just produced Feng Weixiang's "personal confession", saying that Xie Jiuyuan also bribed his party to seek fame, and at the same time, he produced more than a dozen civil servants Wrote and sealed the impeachment memorial.

The next day, all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty knew that Xie Jiuyuan had worshiped Wen Jinli as his teacher, and he called him "Master" and was very close.

At that time, Gu Zhen thought that a clean stream had finally come, but he didn't expect to join the Wen Party so soon, so he was very dissatisfied with Xie Jiuyuan.

Misunderstanding.

Xie Jiuyuan was still wearing the uniform of the Jinwu Guard. He first saluted when he entered the imperial study room, but after waiting for a long time, he didn't hear Emperor Qiyuan speak, so he called out again respectfully: "Your Majesty."

Gu Zhen came back to his senses and looked at Xie Jiuyuan.

He understands that Xie Jiuyuan who has not experienced tempering will never be the Xie Jiuyuan who makes him fall in love.But, who would put his lover at risk?

Gu Zhen tapped an ink-colored kit on the desk, and said to Xie Jiuyuan, "Hang it up."

Xie Jiuyuan followed his word.

"If you are in a dangerous situation, open it again." Gu Zhen said hesitantly.

Xie Jiuyuan thought for a while, then knelt down and said, "I will never open it unless it is absolutely necessary."

Gu Zhen was startled, lowered his head and smiled, thought for a while, and then instructed: "Be careful in everything. Don't trust Su Wei."

Xie Jiuyuan's eyes warmed up, and he replied, "Yes."

Gu Zhensi and Xie Jiuyuan's troubles when he entered Beijing raised his eyebrows again, and asked, "Has Aiqing ever enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the Qinhuai River?"

Xie Jiuyuan replied solemnly: "I have official duties, and I have no intention of Qinhuai romance."

Gu Zhen raised his eyebrows and said, "Aiqing, you must remember what you said."

Xie Jiuyuan sternly said, "One word from a gentleman."

Gu Zhen: "What if it is violated?"

Xie Jiuyuan thought for a while and said, "Then, let His Majesty handle it."

"Okay." Gu Zhen answered his words with a smile, Xie Jiuyuan's back turned cold, not knowing why.

Feng Weixiang, the governor of Zhejiang, loves singing, dancing and having fun most of all. When he arrives in Qinhuai, he will never do business if he doesn't go on the Qinhuai boat.

Gu Zhen restrained his expression, and hurriedly said: "Ai Qing doesn't need to continue to guard, I will live in Biezhi Hall tonight, and bid farewell to all the examiners at Xuanwu Gate tomorrow morning."

The Biezhi Pavilion is just outside the palace city, where important guests such as local officials and envoys from other races live.Gu Zhen arranged for Xie Jiuyuan to live in the Biezhi Pavilion, in order not to make him stand out too much.

Xie Jiuyuan should have received the order to thank you immediately, but when he got to his lips, he found himself a little bit reluctant.

After compose himself, Xie Jiuyuan bowed and saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Take care, Your Majesty. I will come back after finishing my errands."

Under the wide sleeves of court clothes, Gu Zhen squeezed his hands tightly.

"Go."

Go earn yourself a reputation for achievements, and earn me a foundation for reforming officials.

Xie Jiuyuan bowed on his knees, turned and left.

"Thank you, my lord, please."

"Master Wang, please."

Early in the morning, Xie Jiuyuan was wearing a magnolia-colored imperial uniform, with Shangfang's sword hanging around his waist, surrounded by a little eunuch bestowed by the sage, and behind him a group of careless guards. With such an appearance, the examiners were very respectful and greeted Xie Jiuyuan affectionately. Say hello.

After Xuanwu Gate bid farewell to Miyagi, the chief examiners of different examination rooms parted ways. Xie Jiuyuan and the two chief examiners who were going to the Jiangnan examination room took a carriage to the ferry and were about to board a boat and go straight down to Jiangnan.

The ferry was bustling with people, officials and merchants were flourishing, and small private traders were also increasing day by day. Xie Jiuyuan and his party had to stand by the ferry and wait for the official salt ship to finish unloading. Just for a while, they heard someone making noise.

"Officer dog! The extra [-]% crop silver taels, should you pay it back or not!"