Chapter 209

At night.

All the lights in the capital were extinguished, but the lights in the palace were still bright.

This is not a royal extravagance.

It's because in the palace, there is not only the emperor, but also many yamen.

They are all still at work.

For example, the twenty-four divisions controlled by eunuchs, or the great bachelors, and some internal court officials.

At this time, in the imperial study room, with candlelight flickering, everyone was still arguing.

Not for anything else, but because this spring exam is coming soon, and we are discussing the candidate for the examiner.

After all, the imperial examination was a major national event, and the emperor himself even presided over the final examination.

One can imagine.

The examiner is also very important, because every candidate who comes from the imperial examination will become an official in the court in the future.

There is naturally a close relationship between the examiner and the candidates.

There is even a tradition today, that is, "teacher" and "disciple".

Therefore, the position of examiner for each spring examination was the focus of competition among various factions in the imperial court.

Whoever wins will mean that their faction will absorb a lot of new blood.

"In the humble opinion, Prime Minister Li is the most suitable candidate for the Confucian leader of the dynasty."

"No, no, it's precisely because Prime Minister Li comes from Confucianism that he should keep his distance from these candidates."

"Taifu Cui is highly respected and has experience as an examiner in the imperial examination before, so he is suitable!"

While everyone was debating, there were actually only two main candidates.

One is Li Guozhong, the provincial minister under the sect, and the other is Cui Anshi, the imperial tutor of the dynasty.

Li Guozhong was a Confucian scholar. Although he did not explicitly join the reformists, he sympathized with them.

There are even many secret connections, and he is considered a candidate recommended by the reformists.

The four major clans from which Cui Anshi was born were the leading forces of the conservative faction back then.

So he's the old school guy.

However, the labels on both of them are not so clear, which is one of the reasons why they were pushed out.

After all, the reformists and conservatives whose labels are too obvious are unacceptable to the other party.

Even the empress didn't accept it.

After discussing for a long time, the beautiful empress frowned and became even more charming.

However, her temperament was not in line with this pitiful beauty, and there was still a strong look between her eyebrows.

"alright."

After a long discussion with no result, the Empress was really upset and waved her hand, "Let's call it a day."

"Tomorrow at the court meeting, all the ministers will discuss together. The spring examination is coming soon, and the candidate must be decided as soon as possible."

When the empress spoke, everyone did not object and could only nod in agreement.

In fact, this is the result they expected. After all, there is still one night, which means they can game in secret.

Or reach some deals with the other party.

After the ministers retreated one after another, the empress rubbed her brows and looked at the tall man next to her.

"Sister Gao, how many loyal ministers and good generals do these people have?"

Although the empress is young, she has been able to discern people's hearts since she was raised in the treacherous court of Boyun.

No matter which faction she belonged to, she was extremely disappointed with her performance just now.

Not many people really wanted to take the imperial examination, but were fighting for power and gain.

Lord Gao smiled softly, "So what? Your Majesty takes advantage of the situation, can't it also be used for the country?"

"Instead of expecting them to serve the country sincerely, it is better to induce them with benefits and then add a yoke."

"At that time, they will be the sword in His Majesty's hand. Whether they are fighting for power or profit, what's the harm?"

The empress smiled and said, "Sister Gao, you know how to say some flattering words."

The tall man smiled and said nothing, but there was a flash of distress in his eyes.

When a girl is this old, she is still pregnant, and the biggest problem is her husband.

But the girl in front of her only thought about the lifeblood of the Han Dynasty, the most powerful dynasty in the world.

Every move is related to the fate of the country.

No matter how powerful a person is, he feels extremely tired and haggard in his heart.

"I was thinking of someone."

The empress murmured to herself, "Maybe I can ask him and see if he can give me an answer?"

…

Shen Wuming has received the news that his father-in-law's family will pack their things and prepare to enter the capital soon.

Since he was here, he naturally had to arrange things in advance so that they would not have a place to stay when they arrived.

After discussing it with Cao Zhuyu, I finally decided not to live in the same house as my father-in-law and the others.

Instead, buy the property next door at a high price and then renovate it. In this way, it is still close.

And he also started his own business.

Don't always eat soft rice.

"It's just that according to Mrs. Chu's character, I'm afraid she will be a little unhappy when the time comes."

Cao Juyu held his arm, her magnificent chest tightly squeezed, which made people's hearts flutter.

However, Shen Wuming thought the problem she mentioned was normal.

My mother-in-law is very concerned about the atmosphere at home. She would rather travel than go to Guangwu Camp to celebrate the New Year with her father-in-law.

"That's true, but there will come a time!"

Shen Wuming patted her little hand, "No matter what, I can't let you marry and go to Shoutinghou Mansion?"

"That's true."

The corners of Cao Juyu's mouth curled up slightly, with expectation and longing in her eyes.

It seemed that he had already thought of the scene when he wore a wedding dress and walked into Shen Wuming's home.

The two talked for a while, and then Cao Zhuyu walked to her room.

Although the two often practice yin and yang at night, they don't actually live in the same room.

But next door.

Mainly because Shen Wuming was afraid that he wouldn't be able to bear it anymore and would do something to this girl if he got emotional.

It's not that it's impossible...it's just that the things you promised them have to be counted.

"Go to sleep."

Shen Wuming yawned and then lay on the bed. Not long after, he suddenly felt a wave of excitement in his heart.

As expected, I fell asleep again.

It was still the same pavilion as before, but this time he appeared directly in the middle of the pavilion.

"Sit down."

The female ghost opposite made him tea and asked, "Why did you sleep so late today?"

"Well……"

Shen Wuming rolled his eyes speechlessly, "You are so rude, just drag me into sleep."

"You still care about when I go to sleep?"

The female ghost said calmly: "I'm too lazy to care about you. I just want to ask how things are going with King Wei?"

"I see that you have been quiet and hanging out with the Tiele tribe people."

"What? If you can't beat me, then join. Are you going to be a guest in Prince Wei's Mansion?"

Shen Wuming rolled his eyes, "The mountain man has his own clever plan, please stop asking around."

"Tell me about it."

The female ghost said calmly: "Don't worry, I also want to get rid of King Wei, and I won't betray you."

"Just tell me what you want me to say?"

Shen Wuming rolled his eyes. The most important thing about his secret plan was to keep it secret.

If this woman had such a big mouth and fell into King Wei's dream again, wouldn't she be blind in vain?