The Road to the Imperial Examinations of Farmers in Ancient Times

"The case needs to be tried, so of course we have to eat. Let's have a meal here before we go to other things." His Highness the Crown Prince didn't seem to be in a hurry about the matter of trial, but His Highness's subordinates are full of people. Shao Mu doesn't need to do everything by himself, just instruct the people below to handle some things.

Furthermore, the preliminary investigation was assisted by personnel from both the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the Dali Temple. His Highness the Crown Prince was the presiding judge and the final decision maker of the case, and the case could only be judged through his hands.

This case of the Ministry of Household Affairs is not easy to handle. If it is not handled well, it will easily shake the foundation of the court. Therefore, how to handle this case must be handled carefully.What I am most afraid of is that someone with a conspiracy will attack the court by making a fuss, but this is not impossible.

At this time, they were sitting in the upper wing of the Yipin Building, the largest restaurant in the capital.

This position has a good view, they can see the people sitting in the lobby from here, but the people below can't see him.There seem to be a lot of guests in the restaurant today, they can even hear the people below discussing the affairs of the court when they sit here.

"You two sit down together." Yang Shaomu asked his Zhao Xiangyi and Li Liuyuan to sit down together, and said, "Today is a lonely treat, Li Liuyuan is welcome, just order whatever you want."

"Hehe, thank you so much, Your Highness." Li Wen was not polite to His Royal Highness. When ordering, just order whatever you want. His Highness will not afford to invite him to eat such a meal. It is rare for someone to treat you. Never treat yourself badly.

Zhao Xiangyi sat down with him, and he didn't have much requirements for food, as long as he could eat enough.

However, when Li Wen ordered, he still ordered two dishes that he liked, and a smile flashed in Zhao Xiangyi's eyes.As for what His Highness the Crown Prince likes to eat, Li Wen really doesn't know. Anyway, what he ordered are the special dishes of Yipinlou, and His Highness the Crown Prince would also like them.

Tea was served on the table, and only one eunuch, a confidant of His Highness the Crown Prince, was left in the room to serve, and the rest of the people waited outside.

Yang Shaomu looked easy-going outside, and he didn't have any pretensions of a prince.

"I met Marquis Zhongyuan a while ago, and the Marquis told me about Xiaoyu, so I knew that Xiaoyu was following you to run the newspaper." Hou is the father-in-law of His Highness the Crown Prince, and the Crown Prince must have a closer relationship with Marquis Zhongyuan than anyone else, so it is not surprising that Lord Hou would talk to the Crown Prince about his son, Situ Yu.

Yang Shaomu said, "I watched Xiao Yu grow up. In the past, this child was young and loved to mess around. It's rare that he can find something he likes to sit on now, so Master Hou has saved a lot of worry. "

The crown prince didn't directly ask about Li Wen's report, but started from the young prince, which showed that he knew such a thing.

As early as the year before last when Li Wen went to Xiangzhou for disaster relief, such a mansion newspaper appeared in the capital, and Yang Shaomu noticed it.This daily is not the same as the government’s mansion newspaper. The news reported in it is more flexible and faster. During that time, the daily has been reporting the drought in Xiangzhou, and the news written on it is basically the same as what he knows. .

This daily newspaper not only reports the political affairs of the DPRK and China, but also folk gossip and anecdotes. The language of the articles in it is more easy to understand, and ordinary people can understand it.Probably because of this, it was quickly accepted and liked by the common people, and now almost everyone in this restaurant and teahouse has a copy, and they are all reading this daily newspaper.

At the beginning, Yang Shaomu didn't connect this mansion newspaper with Li Wen, but after his people checked it out, he realized that the person behind it was Li Wen.

Not only the common people like to read this mansion newspaper, but it even appeared on his father's desk, so Yang Shaomu knew that Li Wen must have the emperor's approval to run this mansion newspaper. do it.

If it was the daily newspaper run by Li Wen, he wouldn't be surprised.

Yang Shaomu occasionally flips through the Kyoto Daily and learns some useful information from it.

However, what the crown prince really didn't expect was that Li Wen would invite the young son Situ Yu and the young masters from several marquis houses in the capital to participate together. All the officials in the middle school have lost their records of the young masters of the Houfu.Instead, it was these boys who turned their heads and grabbed these court officials,

The officials in the DPRK were terrified when they talked about these young masters in the Houfu.

Thinking of these things, Yang Shaomu couldn't help laughing, and said, "You don't know, these boys in the past, even the emperor had a headache for these boys. You gave them something to do, and they didn't mind it. Don't cause trouble." He, the crown prince, doesn't have to wipe Xiao Shizi's ass from time to time.

Did he unknowingly do a great deed?

Thinking that his purpose of inviting Xiao Shizi and the young masters to the newspaper office was not too pure, Li Wen touched his nose guiltily and said, "Your Highness, you are welcome, it is Xiao Shizi and the others who are smart, I just asked for an order from the emperor." , Xiao Shizi and the others made great efforts, and I didn't do anything."

What he said was also true.

If the newspaper office didn't have people like Xiao Shizi and the others, it really wouldn't be able to run.

Now not only the people in the capital like to read the Kyoto Daily every day, but even the merchants and peddlers who come from other places will take a few newspapers with them when they leave. Officials outside the capital even let people go to the capital to buy newspapers every day. Send it to them, and pay attention to the movements of the DPRK and China through the Kyoto Daily.

While they were talking, the food they ordered was served.

Right now Li Wen's stomach is really hungry, put everything aside, let's fill up his stomach first

The meat of this duck is so tender...

This fried bamboo shoot is also good...

Mmmmm...a good time...

Seeing the young man eating happily alone, Yang Shaomu's eyes flashed a smile. He usually eats by himself most of the time. Whether the food is good or not is just to fill his stomach.

I don't know if it's because I have two more companions today, but Yang Shaomu feels that his appetite is better than before, and the dishes on the table are also more delicious than before, so the chopsticks in his hand are also frequently dropped, and he doesn't notice what's behind him. Just eat a little too much.

Li Wen didn't know if others were stuffed, but it was true that he was stuffed himself. The hand under the table quietly touched his stomach.

--- Good support.

Zhao Xiangyi noticed the boy's small movements, and he knew at a glance that the boy was eating too much to support himself, but His Highness is here, so it's not easy for him to help the boy rub his belly.Seeing that everyone was full by now, Zhao Xiangyi asked the servant who was serving him to come over and remove the dishes from the table, and serve a pot of tea again.

Now that my stomach is full, it's time to get down to business.

"Your Highness, it was Mr. Zhao and I who went to fetch the person yesterday. I think you also know about it." Li Wen said that when it comes to the case of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Crown Prince is the presiding judge. some things also

Yesterday he and Zhao Xiangyi led troops to search people's homes. Li Wen knew how many things were confiscated from these officials' homes, so he told the prince about these things.

"Well, I know." Yang Shaomu nodded. Hearing Li Wen's words, these officials were not wronged at all. He sighed and said, "As one of the six departments, the Ministry of Household Affairs is in charge of the entire country. As for finances, natural disasters and man-made disasters have continued in various places in the past few years, and the Ministry of Household Affairs has not even been able to get out the silver taels for disaster relief..."

I really didn't expect these officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs to dare to act like this. Even if all these people were killed, it would not be a pity

"The officials in Xiangzhou are like this, the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs are like this, the whole Dacheng... looks good on the surface, but you don't know what it looks like underneath." Yang Shaomu is not unaware of the problems in the court. Although he is the prince , the power in his hands is not very great, he is suppressed by the emperor, and several brothers around him are staring at him. In the past, it was difficult for him, the prince, to do anything.

Li Wen could see that the prince was worried about the country and the people, but these problems could not be solved overnight, he comforted, "Your Highness, you don't have to blame yourself, these are not your fault. We can find the problem, It is a good thing, we will solve these problems one by one in the future, and we will always be able to handle them well."

"You're right, I'm too impatient." Yang Shaomu knew that these things should not be impatient, and it is easy to make mistakes. It is best for them to deal with them step by step.His Royal Highness Yang Shaomu knows better than anyone else how the officials in the court are.

During these years, Prime Minister Dong has been in charge of the government, and his father doted on Concubine Dong Gui. He listened to Prime Minister Dong's words, and the officials in the court only followed Dong Xian's lead.

Thinking of Dong Xian and Concubine Dong Gui, Yang Shaomu narrowed his eyes slightly.

After eating, they drank a cup of tea in the box and left together.

The emperor asked him to assist His Royal Highness in handling the case of the Ministry of Household Affairs, so in the following period of time, Li Wen had to work with His Royal Highness.It's just that he still has a job at the Ministry of Accounting, so he can't ignore the affairs of the Ministry of Accounting.

Originally, the Ministry of Household Affairs was a busy department, but now that there are so many officials missing, the work on his hands has suddenly increased.

So in the following period of time, he has to run at both ends and be busy on both sides.

The household department, as an indispensable department in the six departments, is in charge of the money and lifeline of the entire Dacheng.Now so many officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs have been arrested. Before the case is judged, these people will still be locked in the cell. When the case is sentenced, these people will not know what crime it is.But with so many vacancies in the entire household department, it must be

It needs a lot of manpower to fill it back.

The assessment, promotion and transfer of officials in the DPRK and China are all managed by the Ministry of Officials.Although this matter is under the control of the Ministry of Officials, it is definitely not just the officials of the Ministry of Officials who have the final say. It is a contest between various forces to see who has the ability to stuff their own people into the Ministry of Households. in.

So in the days that followed, the morning court was very lively every day. The officials in the court jumped out to speak one by one, and the officials of several factions held back each other, wishing to get rid of each other's people. So that his own group of people can come up.

As for who can stuff their own people into the household department, it depends on their ability.