The news released on the imperial list spread rapidly throughout Xijing. Similarly, when the officials of the court heard the news, countless people were shocked and stunned! "Master, it's not good, no, Li Fan has become the top scorer, and Li Fan has become the top scorer!"

At the mansion of an old official, the housekeeper hurriedly ran in and news came from the imperial list.

The old official who was reading a book in the study was stunned when he heard the news. The books in his hand subconsciously fell to the ground! "How could this be... How could Li Fan become the top scorer?

!”

The old official spoke in a dismayed voice and said, “Didn’t he anger the emperor?

If you haven't even drawn the test questions, how can you become the top scorer?

!This is a rumor!”

He shouted angrily.

However, the housekeeper knelt on the ground with a panic expression on his face and said, "Sir, this is not just Li Fan, but also his three disciples, all of whom are among the top five!"

"Even the only second-tier player who was not his disciple was picked up by Liu Jingchan from Yizhou!"

Upon hearing this, the old official was so angry that he exuded a mouthful of old blood! "Oh my God, how could you let the prince get so powerful!"

He shouted!—As a conservative old official, he hated Li Fan, who was born to break the pattern, and he had been humiliated by Wu Tiangu. As a person from Zhao Nantang, Li Fan was naturally a thorn in his eyes. He had attacked Li Fan more than once, but now the person he hated the most has become the top scorer in the imperial examination... Moreover, even his disciples are among the top five! It's so terrible! This is just a microcosm of many officials in Xijing! "God, what's going on?

What exactly did the emperor think, and why did he give Li Fan and his disciples such a great honor?"

"This must be instructed by the Lord. Without the Lord nodding, whoever dares to wait so hard is seeking death!"

"Li Fan, the prince, actually rose up like this. As the top scholar, he also has three Jinshi. Such glory, even the big family that has been standing in Xijing for many years, cannot be compared with it..." Countless officials were talking about it! At the same time, this matter also had a different meaning in their opinion! "What do you think of the results of this imperial examination?"

In a restaurant, a group of officials in casual clothes were drinking, and one of them asked.

“Hey, how can you see it?

The prince is proud, our Daxi Kingdom's imperial examinations have really been corrupted from now on!"

Someone shook his head and spoke.

"Yes, even a madman like Li Fan, who is arrogant and arrogant, has received this honor. In the future, all the scholars in the world will probably be ashamed of the imperial examination!"

"Yes, we should really make a promise to the emperor, which will destroy Li Fan's fame and honor, and will make Daxi a man a bright sunny day!"

Others also agreed and didn't like Li Fan very much.

But, someone sneered and said, "Everyone, are you thinking too simple?

This time, no Master personally decided on the matter. Can this emperor be announced?

!”

Hearing this, many officials were surprised.

"Mr. Ge, what do you mean?"

Everyone asked questions.

The official surnamed Ge said with a little cold look, "When Li Fan reported his duties, he criticized the administration of our Daxi Kingdom for his great power. During the palace examination, he told him about the two middle and lower strategies of how to reform the administration. 1 Now, he has been named the top scholar. The three major disciples with the same political views are all among the top five. Even Liu Jingchan of Yizhou expressed his support for Li Fan!"

"Everyone, don't you understand what this means yet?"

His words were a little heavy! Hearing this, many officials' expressions changed! "Mr. Ge means that the emperor... will reuse Li Fan and innovate the rule of officials?

!”

Someone spoke in a lost voice! "It must be so, it must be so... The storm is really going to use the sword?"

"This is too big. If Li Fan really takes power, no one of us here will be able to live a good life."

"What should I do?"

Everyone's faces suddenly showed a worried look! Li Fan was in power, which most officials in the court were absolutely unwilling to see.

Who is not shocked when thinking about what Li Fan did in Yangzhou?

No one wants to be the next Sun Zhongfu, Heliancheng is broken! "Ah, from the imperial list, the emperor's determination is really great. We have no choice but to see if the right prime minister will mediate... Only he in our court can change the emperor's attitude!"

The official named Ge sighed! All the officials looked ugly!... Right Prime Minister's Mansion.

The weather gradually became hotter, and the spring breeze blew, and there were already some bulging green spores on the tops of the big willow tree in the yard.

Li Wen was building willow branches with scissors.

Chen Jiming walked in quickly, bowed to Li Wen's back, and then said, "Teacher, Li Fan has become the top scorer."

"At the same time, Yizhou Liu Jingchan and Li Fan's disciple Chen Youting ranked second, Tanhua, and his disciples Gu Ren and Zhang Shihuai ranked fourth and fifth!"

After he finished speaking, Li Wen seemed to have never heard of it and continued to build the branches calmly until he could no longer hold it in his hand, and then he still put a handful of broken willow branches in several places.

After the willow branches rot, they can continue to nourish the willows.

Li Wen put down his scissors, clapped his hands, and said calmly: "It was expected."

As expected! Chen Jiming's face was a little complicated and said, "Now, all the officials in Xijing are in a panic and are speculating about the intentions of the emperor."

"There are still many people who want to visit you."

When Li Wen heard this, he smiled and said, "No one can see you."

"Teacher, your attitude may change some things... Do you really have the heart to look at Li Fan's abnormality and destroy the court that you have worked hard to maintain for many years?"

Chen Jiming couldn't help but speak.

Since Wu Tiangu's death, the court split a lot, and the surrender faction accounted for the majority. Many officials who were once suppressed by Wu Tiangu even advocated the liquidation of Wu Tiangu's defeated army.

At that time, Emperor Jianye was mixed in the middle, with Hu people carrying the power of great victory outside and officials inside.

At this time, Li Wen stood up. He used the sophisticated mediation of the Taoist to stabilize the court. In addition, he signed a "March Alliance" with the Hu people, tributed cattle, sheep, cloth, etc. to the Hu people every year in exchange for temporary peace, and balanced the interests of various factions. Zhao Nantang was sent to Yangzhou and could not be reused.

However, the temporary balance did not erase the cracks towards the situation.

There is already a deep-rooted factional hatred among all officials.

Li Wen was like a stabilizing needle in the court. He made it his hand that led to today's peace and won time for the development of the empire.

Everything today is hard-won.

But what about Li Fan?

In Chen Jiming's view, Li Fan is a destroyer.

Wherever he goes, all the original order will be destroyed.

The balance that Li Wen struggled to maintain could not withstand Li Fan's trouble. If he truly gained a foothold in the court, he would inevitably provoke conflicts among various factions again.

Now the Hu people secretly formed a Qiang people and were preparing to invade. If it were the internal forces, Li Fan would have to do this, then Daxi would probably be really dangerous.

Therefore, although he knew in his heart that Li Fan was a rare comet, he was afraid.

Fearing this comet will burn everything.

When Li Wen heard this, he smiled slightly, with a hint of emotion in his eyes.

"I thought about it the same as you before."

"But then I gradually understood a truth."

"Not destruction, no one can establish!"

"Isn't it a deadlock that I have been trying to maintain over the years?

I should be pleased if someone can stand up and break the deadlock."

"He will inevitably overthrow all my so-called achievements, but for the empire and the people of the world, no one's achievements are important. What is important is whether this country can become stronger and whether the people's lives will be better."

"Success does not have to be with me, but success must be with me."

"Don't think about it anymore, let's step back and leave this stage for the youth--" A rare ease appeared in his smile, and then he picked up the scissors and continued to build the branches of the willow tree.
Chapter completed!