Chapter 238

"What?"

Li Guozhong's face was originally full of impatience with Zheng Chengwu, but now it turned into anxiety.

The dignified prime minister of the country was no longer indifferent, but reached out and grabbed Pei Deben's shirt.

"What's going on? What is your Tiance Mansion doing? What are the local defenders doing?"

"I have repeatedly emphasized that we must be closely escorted along the way and there must be no mistakes."

"What the hell are you doing?"

"If something happens to that adult, you won't even be able to save your head."

Li Guozhong's breathing became rapid. He was definitely not joking.

Now the Yan State is becoming more powerful, especially after annexing overseas peninsulas, and is strong enough to compete with the Han Dynasty.

Just like a young tiger that has grown up, it is eyeing the status of the big man.

And the big man is also a tiger.

But he is an old and sick tiger. He seems to be powerful, but there are constant conflicts in the country.

The emperor and the powerful, the conservatives and the reformers were constantly fighting, and there was constant internal friction.

Especially after the empress ascended the throne, criticism continued between the government and the public.

If there really is a war with Yan State, the outcome is unknown.

The Yan State was afraid that a war would interrupt its rise and destroy hundreds of years of achievements.

The big man is also afraid, afraid that other countries will see clearly the big man's weakness.

Therefore, border frictions continued, but both sides of the court were deliberately controlling the intensity of the war.

Don't want a war to break out.

But secretly, the Han Dynasty was conquering the Tao of Heavenly Masters, uniting with the Southern Tang Dynasty, and cutting down the feudal vassals.

Among these things, the most important one is to unite with Southern Tang Dynasty.

As long as the north and the south can work together, they will surely be able to stifle the rise of Yan!

Even destroying the country in one battle is not impossible.

The Southern Tang Dynasty also had ideas, because once the Northern Han Dynasty was defeated, the Yan Kingdom would unify the north of the Yangtze River.

At that time, combined with the power of the north and the Yan land, they will inevitably move south.

The Buddha-minded emperor who eats fast and chants sutras every day seems to be aloof, but in fact he is very clear.

"Sorry, Prime Minister Li!"

Pei Deben lowered his head, full of guilt, "It's my fault in Tiance Mansion."

"The general has gone to the northwest. I am in charge of Dali Temple, and Su Letian is guarding Tiance Yamen!"

"The commander sent out is only in the sixth level. If he attacks with all his strength, he will not be able to defeat the assassin!"

"Humph, is this a reason?" Li Guozhong sneered, "When he returns to Beijing, I will send him to the northwest!"

"I'm afraid...he won't be able to come back." Pei Deben shook his head and sighed heavily.

"Zhen Dongcheng, the commander of the left wing of Tiance Mansion, faced a formidable enemy and refused to retreat, and died in the line of duty..."

"...There are no bones left."

When he said the last few words, Pei Deben's tone became very deep.

Li Guozhong's expression paused, and the hand holding his clothes unconsciously let go and slowly lowered it.

"That's all."

He stood up straight, looking slightly bleak, "Sorry, Deben, I was too excited just now."

"Speak to Zhongshu Sheng and draw up a letter to posthumously designate Zhen Dongcheng as the General of the Auxiliary State and the Marquis of Dongchang!"

"I will reward you with five hundred taels of gold, five hundred taels of silver, ten boxes of cloth, and let his legitimate son attack the title!"

"The rest of the casualties will be compensated according to the court system, with an increase of 20% in financial terms."

Pei Deben quickly handed over his hand, "I am here to represent the brothers. Thank you very much, sir."

Li Guozhong waved his hand, "How can I say thank you for subsidizing the meritorious officials?"

Zheng Chengwu on the side did not speak the whole time, but looked solemn and had a sharp look in his eyes.

"How is that adult's condition now? It won't hurt his life, right?"

Zheng Chengwu spoke now.

Pei Deben shook his head, "I was just poisoned. I'm unconscious now. There's nothing I can do!"

"Su Letian has already set off overnight to meet us. He should be arriving in Beijing tomorrow."

After explaining the general situation, Zheng Chengwu nodded.

"Um……"

Li Guozhong's eyes were slightly closed, but he was still a little worried.

As much as the Han Dynasty and the Southern Tang Dynasty wanted to unite, the Yan Kingdom wanted to destroy their alliance.

Let alone the seventh realm.

It wouldn't be surprising even if a strong man from the eighth realm appeared as an assassin.

"I heard that Su Letian had a fight with Shen Wuming some time ago?"

"And you lost?"

"Yes." Pei Deben nodded, "The battle situation at that time was recorded by the ANBU."

Li Guozhong pondered, "Can you arrange for Shen Wuming to come there?"

"That's not true, is it?"

Pei Deben was a little embarrassed, "Shen Wuming is still preparing for the imperial examination!"

Even if the imperial court is short of people, it should not pull out candidates who are still taking exams.

What's more, the spring exam has only passed the first one, and there is still another actual test.

"Go and discuss it and see if there is any way?"

Li Guozhong frowned and said, "Didn't His Majesty appoint him as the Left Commander of the Anbu before?"

"He is also from Tiance Mansion."

"At worst, let him work hard and give him the position of deputy ANBU commander later."

"This is much higher than the official position obtained by the imperial examination, don't you think?"

Pei Deben smiled helplessly, "Then I'll go back and think about it."

"Well, remember that, by the way." Li Guozhong ordered.

"Also, let's put aside all the cases in your Dali Temple."

"We must investigate this case thoroughly and give Nan Tang an explanation. Do you understand?"

"yes."

Pei Deben also nodded seriously. The identity of the envoy from the Southern Tang Dynasty was extremely unusual.

If something goes wrong, the cooperation between the two parties may come to an end.

Others don't know, but he, Pei Deben, knows it very well.

That envoy was different from the Jiaxing Princess who was causing trouble for Shen Wuming.

Compared with him, Princess Jiaxing can't compare even to a toe. There is a huge gap between the two sides.

"We need to step up patrols at Honglu Temple and ask Tiance Mansion to bring more people over."

"In addition, your Dali Temple will join forces with the Jingzhao Mansion Office, the Criminal Department, and the Leading Army Guards to jointly patrol."

"There are three floors inside and three floors outside. I can't even let a mosquito in. Do you understand?"

Li Guozhong said seriously.

…

at the same time.

All the examination papers for the imperial examination were sent to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites, and many marking officials had been waiting for them for a long time.

Every grading official must be at least a Confucian monk of the third realm or above.

They are all strong men transferred from the Hanlin Academy, the Ministry of Rites, and the Imperial Academy.

First of all, the literary style in these places is very prosperous. Even after they become officials, they will not forget Confucian practice.

Secondly, if a group of Confucian monks were to mark the examination papers, there would be no need to worry about favoritism and malpractice.

Cui Anshi, as the examiner, is also responsible for grading.

Even though he was an octogenarian, even late at night, he still walked in the yamen with his hands behind his back.

Look at the marking officer from time to time, and look at the paper from time to time.

There is no need to correct it yourself.

"Everyone, please move quickly. Today we only need to correct the scriptures, so it's not too much trouble."

"You guys need to be smarter so we can go to bed early."

Cui Anshi gave instructions and turned towards the backyard.

The full moon hangs high.

There were several men standing next to Yuanzhong's table, and each of them had an aura of righteousness like candlelight.

They are all great scholars of the time!

"What? You are all here to keep an eye on me, because you are afraid that I will engage in malpractice for personal gain."

Cui Anshi stepped forward with his hands behind his back, grinning, showing his yellow teeth.

The scholar in Tsing Yi who looked up at the moon turned around and said, "If you want to practice favoritism, then practice favoritism. What does it have to do with me?"

"I just wanted to come over and see if there were any good seeds."

"Come on!" Cui Anshi sneered, "The paper's name is obscured!"

"Even if you read a good article and don't know who it is, where can you find the seeds?"

"I think you are eyeing the saint seed of your Confucian school, right? Are you so impatient?"

(Updates have been a bit unstable these two days. Please forgive me, brothers. The main reason is that this book has not entered the dark room yet, but it has also been stopped. Even after modifications, I still can’t pass it. I have to read the previous content chapter by chapter, and I only have time. It’s a bit tight, come on, hold everyone tight)

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