The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 2117 The First Case 320 Chapter Six: Candidates

"Wang Shouli and the Wang family?" The Minister of Rites was stunned.

It's not that he doesn't know what's going on with the Wang family, but this Wang Shouli is actually related to the Wang family.

If it is said that His Majesty does not hate the Wang family, then the Wang family will not end up like this. It can be seen that His Majesty is very decisive in the Qianzhuang case. Whoever is involved in the case will die, and even the officials who are close to the Wang family have been implicated later. , Most of them were demoted from official positions and fined their salaries, but fortunately their lives were saved.

This Wang Shouli.
"Xiaoguo, please tell me about Wang Shouli's specific situation." The Minister of Rites said.

"Yes." Dou Xiaoguo responded.

"Wang Shouli is now Dr. Guozi, a fifth-rank official. Although the reputation of the Guozijian has declined a lot compared to before, the officials of the Guozijian still perform their duties. The students in the Guozijian also attend classes as usual. He also still attaches great importance to the Guozijian in Chang'an City. Wang Shouli is a well-behaved official on weekdays, but his mind, the next official does not mean that he knows him well, so he can't figure it out, but he has been curry favor with him in the past. The Wang family's approach, this person should still want to go up in his official career. In addition, the lower officials found out that after the news came out from the palace that His Majesty was going to choose a concubine for His Highness King E, this Wang Shouli took the initiative Contact the officials of our Ministry of Rites and want to add his daughter to this list."

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites nodded while listening to Dou Xiaoguo talking about Wang Shouli. When he heard the last word, he said, "You want to nominate your daughter's name to the Ministry of Rites to join the roster?"

Dou Xiaoguo nodded: "Exactly."

Although Li Jue could aspire to the crown prince in all likelihood, it was not a [-]% chance. Wang Shouli was a little too anxious.

Is he going to put the treasure on Li Jue?
This behavior is clearly standing in line.

What can be confirmed is that Wang Shouli did this to allow himself to cling to Li Jue.

If his daughter is really married to Li Jue by His Majesty, then he is Li Jue's father-in-law. Regardless of whether his daughter is the main concubine or side concubine in Li Jue's palace, there is such a relationship, then he It doesn't matter if you have a close relationship with the Wang family in the past, who will pursue it?

What Dou Xiaoguo is afraid of now is that before that, if people pursue it, their Ministry of Rites will be unlucky.

Without Xuan Shijing's guidance, Dou Xiaoguo would not have noticed this level.

"Unexpectedly, this Wang Shouli really has a set!" The Minister of Rites said, slapping the table.

Hearing about this from Dou Xiaoguo's mouth, he was also a little angry in his heart, why the people below are so incapable of doing things, this is a big mistake.

If His Majesty knew about Wang Shouli, would he still choose Wang Shouli's daughter?
But the problem is that His Majesty doesn't know now, and the roster has already been handed in, and His Majesty has already seen it. If you go to His Majesty at this time, you must be making yourself uncomfortable.

"Xiaoguo, how did you know about Wang Shouli?" asked the Minister of Rites.

"My father-in-law said that he was the one who investigated the Qianzhuang case. He naturally knows about the Wang family's connections." Dou Xiaoguo said.

Everyone knows about this matter, and there is nothing to hide. He is now standing with the Minister of Rites, and he wants to work together to solve this matter. It doesn't matter if he speaks out, and it won't cause any loss to his father-in-law.

Therefore, when Dou Xiaoguo faced the Minister of Rites, he basically said something about this matter. He knew it and would not hide it.

"So that's the case." The Minister of Rites said: "In this case, how should we investigate? You continue to investigate. As for the officials and small officials in the Ministry of Rites, I will pay attention to it. If this matter is really brought out, They can't run away."

When the Minister of Rites said this, he basically confirmed the fate of the officials who gave Wang Shouli the back door.

If something goes wrong, they have to pay the price for what they did, who else can they turn to?
If Wang Kaifan's name appeared on the roster through normal means, it is estimated that the roster would not have been sent to His Majesty in this way.

Although there is suspicion of shirking responsibility by saying this, but when things come to an end, you have to protect yourself first before you have the time to take care of others.

"Yes." Dou Xiaoguo answered with cupped hands.

Now, with the support of the boss, it will be more convenient to do things.

As for how to prevaricate and conceal the real reason for his investigation, it has become the business of Lord Shangshu, and the people below only know that Dou Xiaoguo is investigating, and they will not know what Dou Xiaoguo is investigating for a while.

In the palace, after Li Chengqian got the roster, he brought the roster to Queen Su's palace that night.

"My concubine pays my respects to Your Majesty." After hearing the eunuchs outside singing and shouting that His Majesty had arrived, Empress Su asked a maid to greet Li Chengqian outside the palace.

"The queen doesn't need to be polite." Li Chengqian stretched out his hand to help Queen Su up: "Let's go in and talk."

"Your Majesty, please."

Li Chengqian walked into the hall first.

"Have you had dinner, Your Majesty?" Queen Su asked.

Li Chengqian nodded: "Well, it has already been used in the Xuanzheng Palace, and the queen doesn't need to be too busy. I came here today to discuss something important with the queen, which is about Jue'er."

"About Jue'er, didn't His Majesty say a few days ago that he wanted to find a good marriage for Jue'er? Could it be that Your Majesty came here for this matter?" Queen Su asked.

"Exactly." Li Chengqian said.

Lin'an delivered the brochure and sent it to Empress Su.

"This is a brochure drawn up by the Ministry of Rites." Li Chengqian said: "The Ministry of Rites inquired about the girls from various families in Chang'an City, gathered them together, and asked Qin Tianjian to count the birth dates of these famous ladies' families. This is the selection process. Come out with a more suitable candidate, as for who to choose, I want to ask the queen's opinion."

Empress Su took the booklet from Lin'an's hand, and flipped it lightly. In the booklet were the girl's name, date of birth, and portrait.

There must be no problem with the horoscope of the birthday. Empress Su only needs to look at the portraits of these girls.

That girl looked blessed, and that girl looked very fertile, and she looked carefully at each one.

"Your Majesty, this girl is not bad." Empress Su said: "Look, she has a gentle face, and you see, the sky is full, and her body doesn't look too weak."

"Oh? Which one?" Li Chengqian asked.

"This girl, my concubine, take a look." Empress Su carefully looked at the girl's name, and said, "It's called Wang Kaifan, and the name is not bad."

"Wang Kaifan?" Li Chengqian thought about it carefully, and seemed to have a little impression.

He has seen the roster, and the girls who can impress him are all good, so it can be said that they are accepted by Li Chengqian.

(End of this chapter)