Rebirth of the Faint Lord

Lin Xiao originally wanted the emperor to figure out what this severe punishment meant, but who knew that the emperor directly spoke out what was in his heart.This is indeed what he thought, but generally such words should not be spoken by courtiers.

After all, it is a matter of the royal family, and it involves brothers and sisters. As a courtier, even the emperor's uncle can only go so far.Now that the emperor has spoken out his heart, Lin Xiao can't back down.

Furthermore, facing the emperor, he always had to say something from his heart.

Therefore, he looked at the emperor and nodded with a serious face, and said: "Your Majesty, this is a great opportunity. As a minister who said something rebellious, Prince Rui, as the son of the former emperor, had to guard against it. Now that there is an opportunity, it is time to judge it. break."

In a short sentence, Lin Xiao clearly expressed his thoughts.

Qi Junmu pondered for a moment, and then he said with a sense of loss: "Uncle, there is no conclusive evidence yet, isn't it a bit too much to do so?"

Lin Xiao looked at the emperor, and he said: "Your Majesty, people don't kill heaven and earth for themselves. The status of Prince Rui is there, and this time is another excellent opportunity. I know that the Emperor has a good heart, but it is about the throne and the safety of the Emperor. .For you, without Prince Rui, there is less threat. By doing this, the Emperor can also serve as an example to others, so that those who have different ideas will not dare to act rashly."

After speaking, Lin Xiao sighed again: "Your Majesty, sitting in that position, sometimes you have to be patient, but sometimes you have to be ruthless."

Qi Junmu was stunned, he looked at Lin Xiao and moved his lips, as if he didn't guess that Lin Xiao would say such a thing to him.

After a long time, the emperor pursed his lips and called uncle softly.

Lin Xiao said with a bold face: "You are the emperor, and you should not be too indecisive in everything. There is only one chance, and it is fleeting. If you can't grasp it in the future, you will have to spend a hundred times more energy and time than today."

Qi Junmu lowered his eyes, and he said: "Have uncle ever been disappointed with me? In the northern border, Shen Nian these things?"

"I don't dare." Lin Xiao hurriedly said with panic on his face: "The emperor has his own reasons for everything he does. The Marquis of Zhenbei and the Northern Border Army are only the emperor's subjects after all. There is no need to rush to gather military power. Besides, Zhenbei The Northern Marquis has high merits, so it doesn't matter if the emperor pampers him a bit."

The implication is that Qi Junyan is different. Qi Junyan is the son of the first emperor, and he may rebel, so he cannot be given any chance.

Qi Junmu understood what Lin Xiao meant, and he was silent. After a long time, he said in a complicated tone: "Uncle, I will seriously consider this matter."

Lin Xiao could hear the uncertainty in his words, and did not continue to persuade him.

He has said everything that needs to be said, and there is nothing else to say when it comes to this matter. In the end, it is the emperor himself who makes the decision, and he can't go too far.

So Lin Xiao took the opportunity to change the topic and said: "Your Majesty, there is a shortage of officials in various places recently, and talented people have their own positions. After discussing with other adults, the Emperor can add Enke to select Qilin talents to enrich the departments."

The new emperor ascended the throne and added Enke to show the new emperor's thirst for talents, and also to give scholars all over the world an extra chance to enter the imperial court.

This was originally handed down from Daqi since Taizong, but in the reign of Emperor Jing, there was no such thing as adding Enke.

At that time when Emperor Jing ascended the throne, someone suggested this, and Emperor Jing said this: "The officials in the court are all standing, and what to do with Enke, and no one will move their seats when they are selected."

The meaning of irony is undisguised. It is said that at that time, a thin-skinned official hid his face and wept directly in the court hall, indicating that as long as the emperor selects talents, he can let them go.Emperor Jing snorted coldly at that time, and without punishing this person, he waved his hand and retreated.

Qi Junmu is no better than Emperor Jing now. When he ascended the throne, some veterans from Emperor Jing's time retired and returned home, and some were suppressed.Furthermore, adding Enke is the best time to cultivate your own power.

The emperor also needs to cultivate his own power, and the emperor generally attaches great importance to the talents elected for the first time after ascending the throne.At that time, most of this generation will slowly replace the older generation of courtiers in the court, new forces will emerge, and old forces will fall.

The old and the new alternate, and after the dust settles, the era belonging to Qi Junmu will be completely kicked off.

This matter of Qi Junmu is a good thing for some of the emperor's confidantes, it is an excellent opportunity, and after the news spread, the emperor's reputation is very good.

In the previous life, I also added Enke, which was very successful and selected many talents.Although Qi Junmu doesn't care about fame in this life, everyone likes the icing on the cake, so naturally he won't object.

Speaking of adding Enke, he just thought of an interesting thing.

After joining Enke that year, the competition was fierce.After all, it is a rare opportunity, and the examination is troublesome and time-consuming. Many candidates cannot last three days.

It is good to take one more exam even if it is to accumulate experience.

Furthermore, the benefits of being selected this time can be imagined by anyone.

People with knowledge came to participate, and all of them worked hard.Not to mention the children of aristocratic families, even those with a little bit of knowledge will end.

In the end, Huiyuan fell on an ordinary person named Lin Jiu. He said that Lin Jiu was ordinary because he had an ordinary background, but his appearance was excellent.Lin Jiu's grades in the past were mediocre, neither very conspicuous nor low, and he became famous in one fell swoop if he could take the exam.

In the end, Lin Jiu won the title of Tanhua in the palace examination.

Because of family background, many people had opinions on Lin Jiu, and many people secretly put pressure on Lin Jiu, trying to crush him.

Later, Lin Jiu saved Lin Xiao's life by chance, and even took this opportunity to directly worship under Lin Xiao's family, so that these secret dirty things were cleared up.

Probably because Lin En could not be an official in the court because of his appearance, Lin Xiao gave Lin Jiu good advice.Because of this, Yue went to the palace to complain to the Queen Mother, saying that his son doesn't love an outsider or something like that.

The queen mother also criticized Lin Xiao, but Lin Xiao cherished talents, and explained the truth clearly to the queen mother, showing that she only wanted to support Lin Jiu, and the matter passed.

Lin Jiu himself was very intelligent, humble, knowledgeable, not rigid, and humorous. He, the emperor, often talked with Lin Jiu. Lin Jiu was one of the rare young people who could talk with the emperor.

Therefore, Lin Jiu was at ease in the court.

After staying in the Hanlin Academy for a year, Lin Jiu was sent to Jiangnan. Before he died, he received Lin Jiu's notes and told him interesting stories about Jiangnan in a very humorous manner.

Thinking of Lin Jiu, the emperor smiled.

Lin Xiao looked at the smile in the emperor's eyes, and thought that the emperor was very satisfied with the addition of Enke.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiao heaved a sigh of relief. He was worried that the emperor would be more concerned that Emperor Jing did not do this back then, and was afraid that others would gossip.He had thought up all the words of persuasion, but he didn't expect it to come in handy at all.

Qi Junmu quickly came back to his senses. He looked at Lin Xiao and said, "This is a good thing. Uncle draws up an account of the specific time and details. When the time comes, I will announce the time, so that those who want to take the imperial examination can prepare early."

Lin Xiao said: "The humble minister obeys the order."

Students from all over the country will come to the capital to participate in the exam.

Generally, I come to the capital half a year in advance to adapt, and I have to find a good place to live in advance. If I come later, I can't find a good place to live.

If something happens on the way and delays, it will be another opportunity wasted.

After Lin Xiao withdrew, the emperor divided part of his mind to Enke, who was about to add him.After thinking about it carefully, Enke, which was added back then, was relatively successful. Apart from Lin Jiu, Lin Xiao also selected a lot of talents.

There are all aspects, and it really enriches the officialdom.Because it was the first time, all aspects were strictly grasped, and there was no phenomenon of favoritism and fraud.

This can be regarded as a relatively successful event.

Thinking of this, the emperor turned his mind away from Enke.

This matter will take some time, and various preparations are needed in the early stage. After Lin Xiao discusses the details with the six departments, he is making a decision.

My heart was removed from official affairs, and I couldn't help but put it on private affairs.

Qi Junmu thought of Shen Nian.

He also didn't think of what Shen Nian had done specifically, but he just thought of this person.

The emperor was no longer so panicked and confused about the things between the two of them, and after he calmed down, the emperor came to a word in his heart, it is not impossible to meditate.

The emperor is not a sloppy person emotionally, if he thinks things through clearly, he will explain clearly to Shen Nian.

So Qi Junmu called Ruan Jiqing into the room and said, "Can Shen Nian fall asleep?"

Ruan Jiqing hurriedly said: "I just asked someone to ask me, and said that Lord Hou has already fallen asleep. If the emperor has something to do, I will go and wake him up."

"What did you wake him up for?" Qi Junmu said indifferently: "He stayed up all night, if he couldn't fall asleep after hearing some good news, even his body would not be able to withstand it."

Ruan Jiqing: "..."

His lips moved in a daze but he didn't dare to say anything, he was afraid that the good news from the emperor's mouth would frighten him to the point of weakness.

"Go down." Qi Junmu half-closed his eyes and said, "When someone wakes up, let him come to see me."

Ruan Jiqing withdrew.

The imperial study room fell silent again, Qi Junmu didn't read the booklet, he knocked on the table unconsciously with his hand.

Thinking about nothing, but thinking about everything.

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Shen Nian slept until noon, and when he woke up, he was awakened by hunger.

When he came back in the morning, he only took one bite of the snack prepared by the emperor. At that time, he really didn't have much appetite. Now he is really hungry.

After washing and changing clothes, Shen Nian walked out of the side hall, Ruan Jiqing stood outside the hall.Ruan Jiqing smiled and said: "Master Hou is awake, the emperor is waiting for you to eat."

Shen Nian looked at the sky, and didn't say why he didn't persuade the emperor to eat early.

When he arrived at the emperor's place, Ruan Jiqing stepped back and said that Shen Nian would be the one to do the poison test.

It was the first time for Shen Nian to pick up food for the emperor, his movements were a bit clumsy and very careful, Qi Junmu watched from the side with a smile in his eyes.

After eating the food brought by Shen Nian, the emperor smiled and pointed to the seat beside him, "Sit down together."

This seat is the closest to the emperor, Shen Nian sat down without hesitation.

Then the two ate in silence, very quiet but very warm.

Shen Nian has a good appetite, watching him eat always makes people want to eat more.

In front of Shen Nian, the emperor relaxed a lot.

When the food was almost finished, the emperor put down the silver chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a thin towel, and waited for Shen Nian.

The emperor has never waited for anyone, this feeling is quite strange.

It's not annoying, but also a little bit joyful.

After Shen Nian stopped, he looked up at the emperor who had been staring at him and said generously: "What is the emperor looking at?"

"I'm looking at you." Qi Junmu replied equally generously and calmly: "I think this is pretty good now. I haven't experienced it before. It doesn't hurt to experience it a few more times in the future."