Chapter 305
"Okay! You discussed with Zhang Xun to get the questions for the provincial examination. When you arrive at the palace examination, I will give the questions myself!"
Li Qing said this and beat other people who might manipulate the imperial examination to death. Only Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan were able to give questions, so there would obviously be no problem of missing questions.
The imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty were actually quite rigorous. If we had not known the questions in advance, it would be almost impossible to get any good results.
After Xu Yuan understood the truth, he ended this banquet in Tai Chi Palace. On his way back to the mansion, he finally understood Li Qing's cleverness.
At first glance, it turned out that they were all following Li Yan's confidants, and their status was indefinitely different. But now suddenly, Zhang Xun sat alone in the position of prime minister and also brought a minister of justice. Xu Yuan and Lei Wanchun were just ministers. Just because the court was unclear, there would be many people who were unfair to Xu Yuan.
After all, Xu Yuan was already the prefect of Suiyang when he was in Suiyang, and Zhang Xun's official position at that time was much lower than Xu Yuan. Now he suddenly came to Xu Yuan's head. Isn't this just a matter of Li Yan's preferences?
However, Xu Yuan knew that neither Zhang Xun nor Li Qing were like that, and this time Li Qing’s arrangement should have sacrificed more than Zhang Xun.
Whether it is Xu Yuan, Lei Wanchun, Chen Zhibao, and Nan Jiyun, they only need to focus on one thing, and no one can cause trouble for them.
But Zhang Xun is different. Among them, Zhang Xun is obviously a person standing to divert their attention and thunder. Once something happens in the court, Zhang Xun will be the first to be affected.
When Xu Yuan came back and successfully became the Minister of Rites, Li Neng summoned all his confidants except Nan Jiyun to the Tai Chi Palace late one night. On the one hand, Li Neng wanted to let them drink and chat regularly like before so that they would not make their relationship unfamiliar. On the other hand, Li Neng had one thing that they had to help him complete.
When it was halfway through the drink, Li Neng stood up from his seat and said to the few people: "As these days, you have already sorted out the matters in the court. Whether it is Yuan Zai or Wang Jin, you should not do anything to you in the short term. After all, the real conflicts in the court have not yet erupted, so I have one thing, I am afraid it is time to do it."
When Li Yi said this, all the people looked at each other. What was Li Yi’s implication? They all knew that he might not be in the court for a few days?
"Your Majesty has just ascended the throne for more than a month. Although the matter in the court has been sorted out, if you don't attend court for a few days, it's probably impossible to say it. Yuan Zai, who has been dealt with by Your Majesty, may take the opportunity to attack!"
After more than a month of training, Zhang Xun's business ability must be much stronger than before. He can see more or less about Yuan Zai and Wang Jin, and the relationship between them.
Now Zhang Xun has completely believed that what Li Xuan said before, Yuan Zai is definitely not an easy person to deal with, because in just over a month, they have shown the image of a very qualified prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. The only thing Zhang Xun is curious about now is how long they can last in front of themselves.
Now Li Qing suddenly said that he was leaving the court, which really happened too rarely for an emperor.
"The reason why I have to leave for a few days is just to do what I have not done before. The Supreme Emperor and the Last Emperor left hastily, especially the Supreme Emperor, and the burial was also very hasty. Whenever I think about it, I feel a little guilty. Therefore, I decided to go to the imperial tomb to guard the Supreme Emperor and the Last Emperor for twenty days. I will explain this matter in the court three days later. I will tell you in advance that it is to let you prepare. By the way, Chen Zhibao has sent out a hundred imperial guards from the Northern Yaya to follow me, and General Lei, and go with me!"
Li Neng's reason is really correct, and everything he said is reasonable. If he really did this, both civil and military officials in the court and the people of the Tang Dynasty would think that Li Neng was a good emperor, and that kind of good emperor with affection and righteousness.
Not only that, this reason is definitely something that Zhang Xun and the others could not refute, so they could only accept this fact silently. Li Yu was not there, and they were just the eyes and ears of the court. Once Li Yu came back, the court that had been rectified and had changed a little changed before became a mess again, which was Zhang Xun and the others' responsibility.
However, Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan looked at each other and saw the questions in each other's eyes. It was indeed okay for Li Qing to guard the tomb, but why did he have to bring a hundred Northern Ya Imperial Guards and Lei Wanchun? This is obviously a bit unreasonable.
Especially Lei Wanchun, he is not an ordinary person who needs to do something, especially now he is the Minister of War.
But Lei Wanchun and Chen Zhibao didn't think so much. They just nodded and immediately knew where their mission was after Li Qing left.
After seeing these people off, Li Yan came to Zhang Mingyue's room.
Just after the last court, Li Qing had already announced the world, and conferred Zhang Mingyue as the Empress of the Tang Dynasty and Feng Yi as the Imperial Concubine.
This is actually Li Neng's helpless move. If the queen is not established, some officials below who don't know what to do every day will give Li Neng a memorial almost every day, just like if you don't establish a queen, it means that there is something wrong with your harem. Moreover, if Li Neng does not establish a queen, there are people who will arrange to send some women to the harem every day, and there are many purposes here.
Li Qing, a woman with impure purpose, naturally could not be put into her harem, otherwise it would not be embarrassing to Li Qing if the palace fighting drama was staged on her.
"Empress, I may have to leave Chang'an City in a few days. I will trouble you with this harem."
"Your Majesty, you have just ascended the throne for more than a month, why have you left the city?"
It was quite sensitive for the emperor to leave the imperial city, so Zhang Mingyue was a little surprised when she heard it.
"Oh, now, I will tell you. This matter starts from when I just returned to Chang'an City, before the Supreme Emperor's bed..."
"What? She is still alive? Your Majesty, you shouldn't have told me about this. If this is leaked, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
Chapter completed!