Chapter 673: Emperor Yong'an's Misunderstanding Deepens, and His Arrangements for the New Jinshi

After listening to the eunuch's words, Emperor Yong'an's mind became much clearer instantly. He was a little drunk after drinking so much wine, but now, he was no longer drunk.

Chen Mo asked the eunuch to repeat these words, obviously knowing what he had said to the queen before.

Emperor Yong'an broke out in a cold sweat. He understood that Chen Mo's words were definitely not to show his loyalty to him, but to warn him.

If he was really loyal, he would not say these words to him.

At this moment, Emperor Yong'an was very uneasy. Since Chen Mo knew what he said, what would he do to him in the future?

He would definitely not be "kind and kind" to him anymore.

He thought of those dynasties in history where the rulers were weak and the ministers were strong. Those monarchs died by drowning or died suddenly.

Then he.

He thought of the death of Wang Chufeng of Nanping County.

Chen Mo was absolutely unwilling to remain a minister. When he wanted to go further, he would definitely attack him.

Emperor Yong'an felt very uneasy. He was guessing who told Chen Mo those words.

Was it the spy that Chen Mo arranged in his bedroom, or the queen?

Emperor Yong'an looked gloomy, but the most urgent thing was to apologize to the queen.

If the queen had an affair with Chen Mo, then he would be the one who would suffer if he treated the queen like that just now and the queen complained to Chen Mo.

Thinking of this, Emperor Yong'an felt extremely aggrieved. It was obviously the adulterous couple who were having an affair, but he had to apologize instead.

"Come here." Emperor Yong'an called outside.

"Your Majesty."

"Go to the queen's bedroom."

...

Queen's bedroom.

Queen Zhao, who hurried back to the bedroom, wanted to just change her clothes and then take care of Emperor Yong'an.

But the ginseng soup poured on her body, the remaining ginseng soup smell, and the sticky feeling made Queen Zhao very uncomfortable.

So she asked the palace maid to prepare hot water and took a bath.

When Emperor Yong'an came over, Queen Zhao had just finished washing, put on her palace skirt, and dressed up in front of the dressing table.

Upon learning that His Majesty was coming, Queen Zhao quickly stood up to greet him.

"Your Majesty, why are you here? Aren't you drunk?" Queen Zhao bowed to Emperor Yong'an.

"I'm much better now. I have something to say to the Queen." Emperor Yong'an glanced at the maids and eunuchs around him and said in a deep voice: "You all go down."

"Yes."

Emperor Yong'an followed Queen Zhao to the inner hall of the bedroom.

"Queen, I was indeed drunk just now. Don't take it to heart when I treated you like that. Now that I think about it, I feel a little regretful. Queen, you are so good to me, but I treat you like this." Emperor Yong'an endured the frustration in his heart, held Queen Zhao's hand, and said softly.

Hearing this, Queen Zhao trembled and wanted to cry.

Sure enough, His Majesty was drunk, so he treated himself like this.

His Majesty is still the same His Majesty as before.

Now that he is sober, he immediately came to explain to himself.

His Majesty still cares about himself.

It's all the King of Wei's fault. If it weren't for the King of Wei, Your Majesty wouldn't have drunk.

Queen Zhao sniffed and said tenderly: "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? I am your queen, and I know that Your Majesty was drunk just now. How can I blame Your Majesty?"

"I am very happy that the Queen can understand me."

As he spoke, Emperor Yong'an had already come to the inner hall, and he saw the python robe on the table next to him at a glance.

And this python robe was obviously Chen Mo's.

Emperor Yong'an's eyelids twitched, and he tightened his hand holding Queen Zhao.

Queen Zhao felt it, and looked along the gaze of Emperor Yong'an. Her face changed slightly, and she immediately explained to Emperor Yong'an.

She said that her dress was wet by the ginseng soup, and she happened to be caught by King Wei, so King Wei took off his python robe to cover her shame.

And in that situation, she couldn't refuse, she just wanted to leave quickly.

Emperor Yong'an took a breath, let go of Queen Zhao's hand, and sat down in front of a chair. His face was calm, but he felt cold in his heart.

As for what Queen Zhao said just now, Emperor Yong'an took it as an excuse.

At this moment, Emperor Yong'an felt that the things he said about Chen Mo in the bedroom were all Queen Zhao's complaints to Chen Mo.

And the words Chen Mo said to him were meant to warn him, and I'm afraid they also meant to make him treat Queen Zhao better.

Otherwise, how could this be so coincidental.

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Mo knew it.

And Queen Zhao still had Chen Mo's dragon robe here.

It was obvious that Queen Zhao went to find Chen Mo as soon as she left his bedroom.

"Your Majesty, what I said is true, you have to believe me." Seeing that Emperor Yong'an didn't speak, Queen Zhao thought he didn't believe it, and her expression was a little anxious.

Emperor Yong'an wanted to strangle Queen Zhao to death. Not only did she have an affair with Chen Mo behind his back, but she also wanted to build a memorial archway for herself. However, he did not dare to do so, and he did not even dare to yell at Queen Zhao. Instead, he had to smile in a very aggrieved manner and said, "Queen, don't think too much. Of course, I believe in you."

Queen Zhao was relieved.

Emperor Yong'an's expression remained calm, but his hands, which had been retracted into the sleeves of his dragon robe, were tightly clenched together, and the clenched fists were trembling slightly.

He looked at Queen Zhao and called her nickname again, saying, "Yu Shu, you are right. The King of Wei worked hard for the country and saved the world from collapse. He is the pillar of the Song Dynasty. Alcohol is really harmful. I actually took advantage of my drunkenness to say that about the King of Wei."

Obviously, Emperor Yong'an wanted to tell Chen Mo through Queen Zhao that he knew he was wrong.

"It's good that Your Majesty can think so." Empress Zhao could not guarantee whether there was Chen Mo's spy in her bedroom, so she could only follow Emperor Yong'an's words.

Queen Zhao's answer made Emperor Yong'an feel even colder, and at the same time he felt that his guess was correct.

There was some bloodshot eyes in his deep eyes. He immediately looked at Queen Zhao and said, "Yu Shu, do you think I am not worthy of being the emperor?"

Queen Zhao was startled and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, you can't say this nonsense. You have the blood of Taizu, and you are the well-deserved emperor of the Song Dynasty."

Emperor Yong'an smiled and said: "There are many people in the world who have the blood of Taizu, so wouldn't they all be emperors? I thought about it, my throne was originally supported by Lu Sheng, so it is not justified. Shun.”

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

"I think it's time to give up this throne." Emperor Yong'an's voice was low.

Chen Mo's warning made Emperor Yong'an worry that if he continued to be in charge, his life would be in danger.

Queen Zhao: "..."

Her eyes moved slightly. She originally wanted to persuade Emperor Yong'an, but after thinking about it carefully, she decided to give up the throne.

In this palace, what worries me every day is that as a queen, she cannot enjoy the majesty of the queen. She is far less free and leisurely than she was as the Princess of Yue.

And now there is a voice in the court. Sooner or later, King Wei will take a step further.

Then your Majesty will be an obstacle to King Wei.

If you give up the throne now, you won't be stuck in this kind of decision later.

"Your Majesty, no matter what decision you make, I will support you." Queen Zhao said.

Seeing that Empress Zhao didn't even offer a word of advice, Emperor Yong'an's heart was completely shaken.

It seems that Yu Shu’s heart is no longer with me.

After that, Emperor Yong'an made excuses to leave.

But Queen Zhao still felt a little guilty for pushing away the drunk Emperor Yong'an before. Now that he has sobered up, then...

She stepped forward and held Emperor Yong'an's hand, and said softly: "Your Majesty, would you like to take a bath in my concubine's place to wash away the smell of alcohol on your body?"

Queen Zhao blinked at Emperor Yong'an.

But after Emperor Yong'an learned that Queen Zhao had an "adulterated affair" with Chen Mo, and was beaten by Chen Mo before, he no longer dared to touch Queen Zhao, and said: "No, my head is still a little dizzy, and I need to take care of myself." Take a rest."

"Then just rest here, my concubine."

"No."

…

Hanyuan Hall.

Chen Mo was discussing arrangements for the new Jinshi with Geng Songfu, Zuo Lianglun, and Chen Xiu.

As usual, the first-level Jinshi is the number one, second, and third overall. The number one scholar will be appointed as the editor of the Hanlin Academy, while the second and third best will be appointed as the editor of the Hanlin Academy.

Geng Songfu and the others also agreed that it was the same as usual.

Erjia Jinshi are usually assigned to work in various ministries and academies, taking the path of administrative civil servants, and a small number of them are sent to local areas to serve as county magistrates.

The top three Jinshi were generally assigned to the Sixth Ministry, or other institutions to study and serve, or sent out to serve as county magistrates.

Previously, the reason for such an arrangement was related to their background and performance.

Those who have no background and are unwilling to join a party are destined to be exiled.

No need to think about the first-level Jinshi, they must have entered the Hanlin Academy. These are all Prime Minister Miaozi.

Chen Xiu directly asked Chen Mo for people to join his Ministry of Etiquette.

He fell in love with Liu Taoshu and Jiang Quyang, who were among the top three Jinshi.

Seeing that Chen Xiu was directly asking for someone to marry, Geng Songfu and Zuo Lianglun were no longer polite, and also wanted to marry someone one after another. These people were all already in their minds.

Geng Songfu and the others could all know their general talents from the examination papers of Xinke Jinshi, but Chen Mo was relatively lacking in this aspect. According to the principle of making full use of talents, Chen Mo had less intervention in this aspect.

Chen Mo told Geng Songfu about Zhang He.

Chen Mo still missed his old friendship very much. The "Guo Xian" incident had a great impact on Zhang He, especially his daughter Zhang Zhu.

But this time, Zhang He was able to stick to his bottom line. Even though he had already learned about "Guo Xian", he did not show any personal favoritism. Chen Mo planned to transfer Zhang He to the capital and promote him.

Chen Mo asked Geng Songfu to look at any official positions that were not particularly important but had certain authority.

Geng Songfu thought for a while and then said: "King Wei, the Beicheng Gate Captain who is in charge of guarding the capital city gate, and the Sili Colonel who is in charge of guarding the capital and surrounding counties can make arrangements."

There are four captains in the city gate, namely the four captains in the southeast, northwest and northwest.

Now Beicheng Gate School Captain is temporarily vacant, and there are 600 people at the gate.

The authority of the Sili Colonel is greater than that of the Beichengmen Colonel.

Chen Mo thought for a while and said: "Let him be appointed as the captain of Beicheng Gate, and you, Zhongshu Sheng, will issue an order to summon him to Beijing."

"promise."

…

After Chen Mo finished handling the affairs of Hanyuan Palace, the sky had darkened. Chen Mo left the palace and rushed towards the Palace of Wei Prince.

At this time, the palace of Prince Wei was in the back hall.

Beautiful women are like clouds, gathered together, like a hundred flowers blooming, competing for beauty, and every corner is full of dazzling beauty.

Wu Mi was wearing a steady light blue dress with beautiful eyebrows. She, Han Anniang, Xia Zhiqing, and Yi Shiyan were teasing the children under their knees.

On both sides below, Xia Zhining, Yue Ruyan, Song Min, and Xiao Yunxi were sitting, chatting with each other.

Nalan Yiren also sat on the pear wood chair, but she didn't say a word.

Just after moving to the capital, all the girls gathered together.

Just then, the maid from the outer room entered the hall and said, "Princess, the prince is back."

The hall instantly became quiet, and I looked in the direction of the voice.

I saw a tall young man entering the hall from the outer room.

"Husband." Yingying Yanyan's voices rang out one after another, accompanied by the childish voices of several children calling "father".

"Husband, why did you come back so late?" Wu Mi asked with a smile.

Chen Mo said, "I and Lord Geng handled some political affairs in Hanyuan Hall. It's a little late. Have you had dinner?"

"Not yet, I'm waiting for you to come back, husband." Wu Mi said softly.

"Is it really just handling political affairs? How come your dragon robe is gone after entering the palace this time?"

A faint voice sounded, it was Xia Zhining.

When these words came out, the eyes of the women flickered slightly.

"It was stained, and someone took it to the laundry department to clean it."

Originally, Chen Mo was going to tell the truth about this matter, but he was afraid that Xia Zhining would think too much, so he simply found an excuse, and then his eyes moved slightly, smiled at his daughter, and picked her up: "Youyou, father will hold her."

Xia Zhining curled her lips when she saw this.

Chen Mo looked at Nalan Yiren and said: "Miss Nalan, I just arrived in the capital, and it will take a few days to go to the Western Regions. Please wait patiently."

"Yes." The reason why Nalan Yiren stayed in the hall was to listen to Chen Mo's words. Now that she had an answer, she felt a little relieved.

Wu Mi's clear eyes flickered under her beautiful eyebrows, and she said, "Princess Zhaoqing and the others, I will arrange for them to live in the house across the street, which was originally Xu Guozhong's house."

Chen Mo nodded, and said nothing more, but cast his eyes on the flower-like faces, and smiled, "Which one is better, the house in the capital or the Prince of Wei's Mansion in Xiangyang?"

Wu Mi pondered for a moment, and said softly, "I can't tell yet, I have to live there for a while, but this house is much bigger than the one in Xiangyang."

"It seems not as hot as Xiangyang, Nuo'er and Youyou like it here." Xia Zhiqing smiled.

"It's good that they like it. They are still young. I was worried that they would not feel comfortable if we moved to another place." Chen Mo said.

"Okay, since my husband is back, it's getting late, let's get some food and have dinner." Xiao Yunxi said.

If we continue to talk, how long will it take?

Chen Mo said, "Let's eat and talk."

After dinner, Wu Mi found Chen Mo alone and talked.

"Husband, is what Sister Ruyan said true?" Wu Mi asked.

Chen Mo nodded.

"Then husband, can you be sure that the child in the Queen Mother's belly is yours?" Wu Mi asked seriously, this is very important.

Chen Mo nodded solemnly.