The world is heavy and late

Chapter 331 Fang Gui ([-])

Xu Zhong looked at Xu Ji, who had a slightly awkward expression, and said in a gentle voice, "She has gone to see the empress, and the apprentice will take her to greet you later."

Xu Ji's face was still a little ugly, but he didn't exchange many pleasantries. Xu Li, who had been sent in to report, also came out to invite Xu Zhong. Xu Zhong finally bowed and went to see the emperor.

The emperor's complexion was indeed much more haggard than before Xu Zhong left Beijing. He glanced at Xu Zhong, but his complexion didn't change much.

Throwing a few booklets to him, he said, "Look at it."

Xu Zhong picked it up and quickly skipped over it, not sure what Zhao Chengming meant.

The emperor didn't say much, leaned back on the chair behind him, pinched his brows and said, "You're a bit late when you come back."

Xu Zhong hurriedly bowed to plead guilty: "This humble minister is guilty."

The emperor snorted and said, "Okay, you did a good job in Xuzhou. I also read Shen Changfeng's and Guo Cheng'an's excerpts. It's probably Xia Qing who dragged you around."

Xu Zhong cupped his hands and said, "It's the lower official who wants to visit Yizhou."

The emperor snorted coldly and stopped saying anything and asked, "What kind of official position do you want this time when you come back?"

Xu Zhong guessed the meaning of the emperor's question, lowered his eyes and said, "I will obey your Majesty's will."

The emperor looked up at Xu Zhong, raised his teacup and took a sip, "You've become more and more cunning with Xia Qing, do you want to join the bureaucracy?"

Xu Zhong originally guessed that the reason why the emperor asked this question was Mr. Zhang's last wish, and now he heard that it was indeed so, but he thought about it and rejected the emperor's proposal.

The emperor nodded and said: "I also have the same idea. It is much more convenient for you to stay in Zhongshu Province than to stay under the door."

Then he asked: "Since you read the scriptures, who do you think is the most suitable?"

Xu Zhong put the booklet in his hand, lowered his eyes slightly and didn't look at the emperor directly, he thought about it and still didn't say anything to evade.

He is different from other officials, he has no idea of ​​being an official.

And maybe it was because Xia Qing yelled at the emperor one by one, he gradually realized that he was not as afraid of the emperor as other officials.

This is a frightening fact.

But he does think so sometimes.

Xu Zhong said, "What Mr. Zhang said is very appropriate."

The emperor raised his eyebrows, his expression was a little unclear, he looked at Xu Zhong and said, "You still think he is suitable after reading these papers?"

Xu Zhong glanced at the document impeaching Cao Xiu in his hand, cupped his hands and said: "The document also said that it was a mistake more than 20 years ago. No one can be innocent without a sage, and Mr. Cao also moved to the left because of his mistake back then. related to this time."

The emperor squinted his eyes and looked at Xu Zhong, and said after a while, "Let's draw up an order tomorrow."

Xu Zhong promised, and only then did he understand why the emperor hadn't appointed a prime minister these days.

Even Cao Xiu, who is very stable, did not file a letter. It is indeed difficult to refute this matter of being raped.

The matter was settled, but Xu Zhongxin still had some doubts. He wanted to open his mouth to ask but felt it was inappropriate.

The emperor glanced at the silent Xu Zhong and said, "The people around Zhang Zhi have problems, and he took care of them before he died."

Only then did Xu Zhong fully understand that the matter of a retired prime minister recommending a new prime minister should have been a secret among secrets.

If Zhang Zhi was not terminally ill and could no longer enter the palace, the emperor would not have personally gone to the Zhang family to inquire.

But who knew that as soon as the emperor left, someone began to slowly search for Cao Xiu's previous loopholes, obviously leaking the news.

But Xu Zhong was not Xia Qing, so he didn't have the curiosity to explore the gossip, and the emperor obviously didn't want to say anything about it.

He sat up straight and casually flipped through a table full of folders, picked up a few and glanced at them, then threw them into Xu Zhong's hand and said, "Pay attention to these people."

Xu Zhong opened it and found that it was a note urging the emperor to confirm the prime minister earlier. There were some familiar names of the censors and some less familiar ones.

The emperor went on to say: "In the past few years, there have been a lot of people enrolled in the Imperial College. This year, because of Zhang Zhi's incident, the imperial examination has been postponed, but it will start in two days. Go and pay attention for me."

Xu Zhong responded silently, and took over a lot of work arranged by the emperor, and then he began to report what happened to Xuzhou like the emperor.

The emperor listened carefully for a while and asked, "Then what do you think of Shen Changfeng?"

"Die crime and make meritorious deeds."

In fact, Xuzhou cannot do without Shen Changfeng.

Here the emperor and Xu Zhong's affairs happened one after another, and several people in the harem were happily reminiscing about the past.

After teasing Xiao Jingning and Xiao Jing'an for a while, Gu Weiyun asked people to carry them down for dinner.

I also asked someone to pass on the dinner, turned my head and said enviously: "Your child is so good, Jing An has only seen you a few times, and you can still hug her."

While talking, she still complained: "You don't know how much Your Majesty loves her. Her temper is much worse than Jingning's when she was a child. She won't let others hug her at all, and Chu Wen can only hug her for a while."

Xia Qing pushed forward: "Of course children like to play with children."

After successfully getting a supercilious look from Gu Weiyun, Xia Qing smiled cheekily.

Gu Weiyun waved away the palace guards, leaving Qiao Huan and Xiang Cang to watch at the door, turned his head and asked doubtfully, "What did you say in your letter? You brought Anyang to Beijing?"

Xia Qing nodded, and while inspecting the things in Weiyang Palace, said: "It's not about bringing, she also wants to go to Beijing, I told her about the academy."

Gu Weiyun lowered his eyes and pondered for a while before he understood what Xia Qing said. He said happily, "It seems that Anyang also has the same idea as us."

Xia Qing smiled and said, "He has a better idea, but it won't succeed."

Gu Weiyun still wanted to ask again, but Xia Qing had already started to say: "I will accompany her into the palace in the future, you can have a chat, we will meet again after a long absence, now you probably have endless things to say."

Gu Weiyun nodded and didn't ask about the details. Qiao Huan watched the conversation between the two stop for a while, and then went into the room to set the meal.

Gu Weiyun simply pulled Xia Qing and talked while eating. Xia Qing tasted the taste and said, "It's worthy of the palace."

Gu Weiyun added a chopstick to her bowl, amused and distressed, and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Xia Qing finished Gu Weiyun's food quite arrogantly and said: "Okay, shall we share between you and me? Let's talk about Mr. Mu. Do you have a charter next?"

Gu Weiyun nodded and said, "I've thought about it, but I'm still not sure about some things."

She wanted Xia Qing to help her come up with an idea, but Xia Qing didn't even ask any questions and said directly: "If you are unsure, leave it to Mr. Mu."

Gu Weiyun is the back mountain of Xia Qingcha's source of information, and of course she is very clear about Mu Yunsheng's affairs, but she is a little worried: "Mr. Mu is old..."

It's true that Zhang Zhi, a young man, has worked so hard to death, how could she bother Mu Yunsheng who is older than Zhang Zhi?

Xia Qing knew what Gu Weiyun was thinking, smiled twice and said: "If you don't tell the dean about such a big matter as the construction of the academy, that would be really bad."

"Let him make up his mind, we can proceed later, have you met Mr. Mu?"

Gu Weiyun nodded and said: "As soon as he entered Beijing, His Majesty brought me to visit."

Xia Qing nodded and said: "Then you will write down your thoughts as a discussion later, and I will visit him in person someday and talk to him about this matter."

Gu Weiyun hesitated and said, "I heard that you got angry with Mr. Mu?"

Xia Qing raised her eyebrows, and Gu Weiyun put down his chopsticks and said seriously: "Although we must do this, but if you feel wronged by it, I will feel even more uncomfortable."

(End of this chapter)