Chapter 132: Night return

The demands of these scholars not only scared Concubine Rou's face, but also stunned the many courtiers behind her.
Use the imperial examination as the only way to screen officials...
Even these people can think of it!
It's just whimsical.
The courtier looked at the scholars who were kneeling on the ground, and his eyes suddenly became sharp. And the scholar kneeling on the ground did not change his expression, saying: "Since the empress comes out, she must be ready to petition for my poor disciples. I have waited for the poor disciples to study for dozens of years to fulfill the hope of the family. I just want a fame. My old father studied to support the grassroots. He didn’t dare to get medical treatment. He didn’t eat rice. He finally got the news that I became a tribute. He was overjoyed and stayed up all night. But I never thought, my hope for decades, but It was destroyed overnight."
"This is the case for you," Rou Fei reacted, she frowned, "It's just how to select officials, it has nothing to do with this matter."
"How does it matter?" The scholar said loudly, "The imperial court opened the imperial examination to recruit talents. Can you dare to ask your mother that it has been nearly ten years since the imperial examination, can there be a poor student who passed the imperial examination to become an official of Grade 5 or above?"
As the scholar said, he took out the scrolls from his sleeves and laid them on the ground: "These are the officials who were not aristocrats in the imperial examinations in the past ten years. Let me take a look at what they are doing up to now. Now the court is controlled by the family. The up and down accumulates evil, the danger is like an egg..."
"presumptuous!"
An official yelled loudly: "Outside the palace gate, how can you allow you to talk nonsense, come, and drag him down!"
When the soldier heard the words, several tall students immediately stood up and said loudly: "What are you doing? Are you planning to kill people and seal our mouths? Don't you dare to say it? Roufei Empress, this is what You want to be fair to us?"
When the students asked, the soldiers did not dare to move anymore. They looked at Concubine Rou, and Concubine Rou coughed slightly: "This is a big matter. Everyone should get up and we will deal with it one by one."
"What is the mother planning to do?"
The leading scholar kept chasing her, Roufei hesitated for a moment, and then listened to the student: "Isn't the empress planning to coax us into the palace first, and calm down, then make plans?"
Concubine Rou really meant this, but being exposed so directly by the scholar, she didn't even know what to say for a while.
She pondered for a moment, and finally said: "My palace knows that you don't worry about me, but my palace can't be the master of such a big thing. But my palace was born in a poor family. When I was young, my father made two ounces of silver. You sold me into the palace. I have suffered all the hardships you have suffered, and even, because I am a woman, I have suffered more than you."
After Concubine Rou's words, the crowd was slightly moved. The scholar fell silent. Concubine Rou took a deep breath and went to help him personally: "Don't worry, the justice that can be given to you will be given to you by this palace. Stand up, wait a while, and I will go to the Superintendent of King Su's Palace, and you will go there together. We will deal with your grievances one by one, and we will never perfuse everyone."
Concubine Rou's identity is Rou Concubine's greatest weapon. When she says something, and with her red eyes, it seems that it is your sin not to believe her.
The scholar wanted to say something more, and the scholar next to him responded. The scholar leading the trouble saw such a scene. After hesitating for a moment, she was finally helped by Concubine Rou, and then Concubine Concubine comforted them. These students drove to the inspectorate department.
After comforting the students, Concubine Rou returned to the court with King Su and the officials. Concubine Rou asked Li Cheng to repeat what had just happened. Under the guidance of Concubine Rou, Li Cheng stubbornly finished the matter, and Li Ming was silent. Still silent.
Everyone is waiting for Li Ming's response.
The most important thing in this matter is no longer the matter of the students being replaced, but the matter of the students who said they would change the selection of officials.
These students suddenly appeared here. Obviously someone had instructed them. If everyone was still speculating that this was a party fight among court officials, at this moment, they have to suspect that these people were arranged by Li Ming.
It has been more than ten years since Li Ming intended to suppress the family. From the beginning of his reuse of Pei Lizhi, he opened the imperial examination, tried to promote the poor family, and even later petted Concubine Rou and named King Su, all of which were suppressing them.
The suggestions made by these scholars today seem to be for them to seek justice, but in the end, the biggest beneficiary of the court is Li Ming on the golden seat.
Everyone wondered what Li Ming meant, but Li Ming just drank a sip of tea without saying anything, then stepped back.
After retiring from the court, Pei Wenxuan quickly looked at Li Rong, Li Rong didn't even look at him, and walked out of the hall directly.
Pei Wenxuan became anxious for a while, turned around and walked quickly, trying to follow Li Rong, but before he walked out of the hall, he was stopped by the eunuch, and the other party whispered: "Your Majesty, let you pass."
Pei Wenxuan paused, he took a deep breath, calmed himself down, nodded and said, "I'll pass."
Just like that, Li Rong had already gone far.
Pei Wenxuan looked at Li Rong's back. After a while, he stepped out and saw Su Rongqing standing at the door.
Pei Wenxuan ignored his mood, and after passing by, Su Rongqing suddenly said: "That Wen Xingzhi is yours."
Wen Xingzhi is the one who complained today. When Pei Wenxuan heard Su Rongqing's question, he only smiled: "I don't understand what Master Su is saying."
With that, he stepped out.
Pei Wenxuan went to see Li Ming, and Li Rong was stopped by Li Ming's people as soon as he left the palace gate.
Li Ming's people and her wanted to supervise the official seal of the Secretary. She was not vague, and threw the official seal that had been prepared straight away, retracted into the carriage, and said coldly: "Go."
When the carriage left the palace, Li Rong felt the surroundings calm down. She sat blankly, and after a while, she slowly recovered.
She leaned in position, a little tired for a while.
She asked Pei Wenxuan about these scholars before, and he deliberately changed the topic. At that time, she knew that Pei Wenxuan didn't want her to participate in this matter, and he was planning something she didn't like.
Although some of his specific thoughts are not clear now, she is quite clear about his general thoughts.
He wants to change the official system at this time.
They had fought for many years in their previous life to reform the selection of officials.
She likes the family's recommendation, because the most important thing about being an official is not how knowledgeable, but the ability to do things. The imperial examination system produced a large number of scholars every year, but those scholars who shook their heads did not know anything except for reading. Sometimes there were some clever ones, and most of them were not right in their minds.
Learned arts and martial arts, goods and emperors. These low-school children, from the moment they were studying, were meant to be officials. This is doomed. Being an official is a business for them, so after taking office, corruption and bribery have been repeatedly banned.
But Pei Wenxuan loves the imperial examination, even if the people elected by the imperial examination are often not suitable for officialdom, Pei Wenxuan does not matter.
Because he cares more about justice.
Even if this method is inappropriate, it is the best way to ensure justice.
Now Pei Wenxuan wants to change the official system at this time, of course not for justice.
He had her reasons, but he didn't tell her.
Even, he deliberately kept her from her. No matter how many times she told him to trust her more, he still didn't believe her in his bones.
Li Rong laughed mockingly. She closed her eyes and thought about Pei Wenxuan's next move. How does he plan to...
Li Rong thought for a while, and finally decided that she was going to ask him in person.
Thinking of this, Li Rong lifted the car curtain, turned her head and said to the person outside the car curtain: "Go to the new house and let Cui Yulang come to the new house to find me."
The house she bought next to Pei Wenxuan's mansion was finally decided. She hung it under other people's names, and now she can almost move in.
After she moved to the new house, she found a rocking chair in the house and lay down.
She slept for a while, and then heard the news from outside that Cui Yulang had rushed over.
Li Rong saw that he was very busy, and raised her head to look at him: "How?"
"Your Highness," Cui Yulang was a little anxious, "Those scholars actually want to change the official election system, do you know about this?"
Li Rong nodded when hearing this, "I know."
"Then why didn't you tell the Weichen soon?" Cui Yulang adjusted his tone and let himself be patient as much as possible: "Today Roufei accepted the case and came back to train me. If I can't handle it, I will be with her. Here it falls short."
"What did you say to her?" Li Rong saw Cui Yulang in a hurry, her face was still, she held the tea cup, and asked nonchalantly.
"According to what I said before," Cui Yulang saw Li Rongping's peace, and his expression slowed down. "I told her what these scholars had complained, and asked her to use it to inspector Si Liwei, and then analyzed with her. The meaning of, made her believe that your Majesty hoped that she would take this case, and then coaxed her over."
"and after?"
Li Rong drank the tea, and Cui Yulang frowned: "She went to the court to take the case, and took King Su to the Superintendent Department. Before leaving, she whispered to me that I would kill her. Your Highness ," Cui Yulang was quite disturbed, "what should be done?"
Concubine Rou could go to investigate the case of the court examination, but she did not dare to change the official system. These scholars are so admirable, it is normal for Rou Fei to be angry at Cui Yulang who gave her advice.
Li Rong was holding the tea cup, she thought, and after a long time, she slowly said: "It's good for her to taste the sweetness."
Cui Yulang was stunned, Li Rong only said: "This play is arranged by your majesty, and Concubine Rou is willing to follow, and your majesty will comfort her."
"Concubine Rou, takes your Majesty too seriously." Li Rong smiled, "Your Majesty is willing to appease, it's okay."
Cui Yulang listened to Li Rong's words, thought for a while, and finally nodded.
Li Rong talked to him about the follow-up for a while, and then sent Cui Yulang down.
Then she ate in the house, and at night, she asked Zhao Chongjiu to find the housekeeper of Pei's house.
The housekeeper of the Pei Mansion is Pei Wenxuan's confidant. Li Rong said that he would come over, and immediately went to the wall to set up a ladder, cleared the people, and welcomed Li Rong in.
He knew what Li Rong meant to Pei Wenxuan, so he didn't ask much, and led Li Rong straight to the bedroom.
Li Rong was a little tired, so she simply lay on the rocking chair in the bedroom and closed her eyes for a nap, and instructed the housekeeper: "When someone comes back, I will lead them directly to the bedroom."
The housekeeper replied respectfully, and Li Rong waved his hand: "Get out first, I'm tired."
The housekeeper led the people out, so Li Rong was left alone in the house without lighting.
She waited for Pei Wenxuan, and at night, Pei Wenxuan finally came out of the palace.
Li Ming held him to discuss for a long time, and today's things have progressed a little beyond what he and Li Ming expected, and they had to make other adjustments.
There are so many things that Pei Wenxuan can't get away, but Li Rong is still in his heart. He hurriedly returned to the house, without letting the concierge inform the butler at all, he walked directly towards his bedroom.
The concierge saw him coming back in a hurry, so he hurriedly sent someone to inform the butler, but the butler had not had time to see Pei Wenxuan, he had already entered the bedroom.
He arrived at the door, still instructing Tongye to prepare the carriage, and whispered: "I will change my clothes, and I will go to the princess mansion."
Tong Ye nodded, Pei Wenxuan opened the door and entered the room.
There was no light in the bedroom, and Pei Wenxuan didn't bother to turn it on. Then after Moonlight fumbled to the screen, he grabbed a set of clothes he usually wears, and then began to take off his clothes and prepare to change to leave.
Only when he unfastened his belt, he heard a cold female voice ringing in the room: "Where are you going?"
When Pei Wenxuan moved stiffly, he quickly looked up and raised his eyes, and saw a woman on the rocking chair, lying quietly like a glamorous fairy described in a book, with her eyes closed, and said slowly: "I've been waiting for you all day."
While speaking, Tongye stood at the door and whispered: "My son, the carriage is ready and you can set off at any time."
Hearing this, Pei Wenxuan turned back immediately: "Not going anymore."
Tong Ye was at a loss: "Huh?"
While he was speaking, the housekeeper went to the door and saw Tong Ye standing at the door. The housekeeper whispered, "The son went in?"
Tong Ye nodded, before waiting for the housekeeper to explain, he listened to Pei Wenxuan calmly saying: "Go down, I'm going to sleep."
Tongye and the housekeeper looked at each other, but in the end, Tongye reacted and echoed: "Yes."
The footsteps of people leaving came from outside. Pei Wenxuan held his jacket in his hand. After a while, he finally moved.
He slowly put down his coat, looking for a topic: "You... why are you here?"
"I have many doubts, and I would like to ask Master Pei to answer."
Li Rong's voice was very soft, falling in Pei Wenxuan's heart, like a knife blade.
"I also hope Master Pei will give me any advice."
As Li Rong said, she raised her eyes, so bright that they were sharp in the moonlight.
She looked at Pei Wenxuan standing in front of her. She was as indifferent and calm as the politician in his memory. She obviously looked like a rabbit and harmless to humans and animals, but she always showed her fangs inadvertently.
She made a hundred thousand points of preparation, waiting for Pei Wenxuan's response, and after a short silence, Pei Wenxuan suddenly moved.
He went to the bed and squatted on the floor, digging for something on the floor.
Li Rong frowned: "What are you doing?"
Pei Wenxuan ignored her, and just heard the crackling noise in the room, Pei Wenxuan pulled out an old-looking washboard from under the bed.
Then he came back with the washboard, patted the dust on it, and placed it in front of Li Rong. His expression was calm and calm, and he knelt down in front of Li Rong when he fluttered his clothes.
Li Rong was a little shocked, and then looked at Pei Wenxuan's face calmly and said: "You punish me, don't talk to me like this."
"I admit what I did, yes, I want to change the official system."
"I know that Su Rongqing is going to embarrass His Royal Highness with this case. With His temper, he will eventually take this case. Once the prince accepts this case, he will lose no matter whether he advances or retreats. So I found His Majesty in advance, Informed him of this case, and then discussed with him, simply through this case, change the official system."
Li Rong frowned, Pei Wenxuan looked like death at home. In the future, Long Qumai said clearly: "The scholar who speaks today is my person. This is my arrangement. I have also discussed with your Majesty. Today I will take the initiative to take this case, and then I will say in the courtroom that this matter is my sole responsibility, and then these scholars file a complaint and demand that the official system be changed. Your Majesty will force the prince to accept the case. If the prince does not take it, I will stand up and take the case. Prince Jishi's people will fully support me in taking the case. I took the opportunity to make the courtier promise that I will be solely responsible for the case. After I get the courtier's promise, I will go out to accept the case again, and then, with the support of his majesty, carry out the matter. "
"You fool!"
Li Rong slapped her hand on the armrest: "If you ask them to make these requests today, you won't be able to do it for hundreds of years!"
"I know," Pei Wenxuan immediately echoed, "So the real request of my majesty and I is not really to abolish the recommendation system. I just want the scholars who come out of the imperial examination to have a good place. I will propose first. When I come to an unbelievable request, and then run in with them, when my real request comes out, they will be much easier to accept."
"In this way, your majesty will not stare at the prince, and the prince will not fall into the dilemma of whether to accept the case."
"Secondly, if your majesty implements the imperial examination system, it will inevitably conflict with the family. The enemy's enemy is my friend. Your majesty has become the enemy of the family. The family's tolerance for the prince will be much higher. Your majesty's body will be no more than two. In 1988, the poor family did not rise so quickly. Su Rongqing's plan was to force the prince to lose the support of the family step by step. What we have to do is to let the prince continue to maintain the support of the family without being controlled by the family. The easiest way is to create a common enemy for the prince and the family."
"Third, I hope to resolve the contradiction between aristocratic family and imperial power while His Majesty is alive, so that when the Prince is enthroned, there will be a stable court. I know that you want His Royal Highness to be a wise monarch, in the history books. Leave a good name. But someone always wields the knife, either the prince or your majesty."
Li Rong listened to Pei Wenxuan saying this, but she lowered her head and said nothing.
Seeing that she was silent, Pei Wenxuan felt a little bored, but his expression was calm, and he only said, "I know you won't agree. You never think that the imperial examination can select anyone who can be used, so I didn't tell you, just afraid You stopped."
"I know you mind if I hide this from you, but I'll still conceal this again. If you want to be punished, please fine." Pei Wenxuan's voice paused. After hesitating for a while, he softened his tone, "The punishment is over, stay tonight. Come down, okay?"
Li Rong didn't speak, she watched him quietly.
Her silence was his Ling Chi, and Pei Wenxuan couldn't help but regret it. What did he argue with her?
But as soon as things were done, he had no choice but to kneel on the ground, straighten his back, and stand in a stalemate with her.
After a long time, Li Rong said tiredly: "Pei Wenxuan."
"I'm not unhappy that you pushed for the imperial examination system," she raised her eyes to look at him and whispered, "I am worried about you."