Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages

Chapter 220 Cai Jing in the Gongyuan, the successor of Cai Party

After they walked out of the yamen and parted ways, Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun felt more and more wrong.

Before the two of them came to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, they made up their minds that no matter what happened to Sima Guang today, they must let the Ministry of Rites cooperate with them to quell those messy rumors.

This is also what Cai Jing said from the Gong Yuan.

If the rumors continue to simmer, those officials who did not get the test questions in advance may take advantage of the situation to make trouble, and some officials who did not pay attention to this matter will also be attracted.

If it attracts the attention of some censors, it will be even worse.

A while ago, Cai Jing's party was fighting them to the death on Song Min's matter. Now if those censors catch him as a pigtail, they will definitely not let go easily...

Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun also knew the seriousness of the matter, so they made up their minds before coming.

Originally, it was enough for one person to discuss this matter, but they still came together as two people, just to show the determination of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Cai Dang!
But I didn't expect Sima Guang's methods to be even more clever, and after a set of words, the two of them were limped.

It wasn't until they left the yamen of the Ministry of Rites and let the cold wind blow that the two of them gradually recovered.

Suppressing rumors does not mean that the announcement can be completed on the same day, you have to leave the time for the announcement to spread, and the time for people to react...

And now what they lack the most is time!

Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun wanted to catch up with Sima Guang again, but when they looked up, they all ran away.

At this time, there was a creaking sound from behind. It turned out that all the officials of the Ministry of Rites had left, and now the last official left had locked the door.

It's over, the yamen of the Ministry of Rites are closed now, and the seal is also left inside.

There is no notice of the big seal of the Ministry of Rites...it might as well not be issued.

The two were walking on Tianjie, surrounded by many low-value officials.

There were constant whispers in the crowd, and the topic of many people's discussions was this exam and the leaked exam questions.

Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun looked at each other, both of them sensed the seriousness of the matter, the former said solemnly: "Come back tomorrow morning!"

Gao Xun also nodded solemnly, and the two followed the flow of people and continued to go to the Hanguang Gate.

The sky was getting dark, and low-value officials were walking on Tianjie, but even so, the two servants in scarlet robes were still very conspicuous among a certain kind of officials.

The orange-red sunset reflected on their red official robes, refracting fascinating colors.

Unfortunately, it was sunset.

On the second floor of the yamen of the Ministry of Industry, Guan Peng was looking at the two servants walking on Tianjie from behind the window. The setting sun came in through the window lattice, reflecting patches of orange-red light on his face and body.

"Sima Shilang left so fast just now, and now the two of them have been standing here stupidly for a long time. It seems that no matter what the matter is, they haven't reached a deal."

Standing beside him is Yan Lide, the left servant of the Ministry of Industry.

Yan Lide just took a look, then turned around and sat down sleepily, sipping the tea in his cup one after another, unable to say anything.

Seeing this, Guan Peng shook his head lightly: "Yan Shilang, you don't have to worry about this too much."

"Nowadays the news in the capital and the imperial court is very strange, maybe Cai Jing and the others are going to make a big fall..."

Yan Lide just sighed: "Guan Shilang, I just can't think about it for a while, just take it easy, take it easy..."

The last time Su Ling'a was drinking at his house, she slipped out what the deputy examiner had agreed to.

Although Yan Lide was very drunk at that time, his younger brother Yan Liben was sober at that time, and he told his own brother the next day.

Yan Lide asked Su Ling'a later, but Su Ling'a followed Wu Shenglan's instructions and did not continue.

So Yan Lide didn't take it seriously, he just thought it was Su Ling'a's slip of the tongue after drinking.

But that day when the candidate for the deputy examiner appeared, and when Cai Jing and others entered the tribute academy, the news about the appointment of the deputy examiner gradually spread, and they also said that they had a nose and eyes.

It wasn't until this moment that Yan Lide suddenly came to his senses, and Su Ling'a didn't hide it from him anymore, but told him the source of the news.

At that time, Yan Lide's eyes went dark after listening to it.

The assistant examiner who has been fighting for so long, has put in countless energy and money. He established relationships with Cai Jing, humbled, paid, and helped Cai Jing's henchmen, just to let them say a few good words in front of Cai Jing... …

He even didn't hesitate to blush with Lu Yin, the servant of the Ministry of war, and blush with other servants for the position of deputy examiner.

When the deputy examiner was first selected, Yan Lide was disappointed with the result, but he had no other thoughts.

After all, Han Mulu has a great advantage over several competitors.

He was originally a member of the Cai party, so he had a natural advantage in this aspect, and he had money, and he was willing to spend money to open up joints. Yan Lide and Lu Yin couldn't compare to this.

So whether it was Lu Yin, Yan Lide, or other servants, everyone didn't say they were convinced, at least they didn't have much complaints.

But tell him now that the deputy examiner has already made an appointment, no matter whether it is Yan Lide or the other servants, they can't accept it!
What does this mean?To fool people for fools?
Yan Lide almost fell ill at the time, and it took nearly a month to calm down his emotions.

Today Guan Peng followed Yan Song's wishes and came to the Ministry of Industry to discuss the next sum of money for building the dam after a year, but Yan Lide didn't let him go immediately after the discussion.

He had heard it from Su Lingana, and at first he said that the deputy examiner had appointed him to be the left servant of the household department. He and Han Mulu were both in the household department, so he got the first-hand news.

Now Yan Lide wanted to ask him if the rumors about it were true, and if the people in the Cai party were really such bastards.

Guan Peng naturally gave him an affirmative answer.

Now his mentality has changed, from trying his best to conceal it at the beginning, to now acting badly.

After all, there are so many people who know about it, no matter how much they hide it, it's just trying to cover it up.

"Your Majesty really said this to you?" Yan Lide looked up at Guan Peng unwillingly.

"of course it's true."

Yan Lide heaved a long sigh.

He didn't blame His Majesty the Emperor for not saying it earlier, because there was no way to say it under the circumstances of the confrontation between the two sides at that time.

Even if His Majesty the Emperor at that time reminded them of these servants, they would not believe it, but felt that it was sowing discord.

And as long as this kind of thing is leaked in advance, Cai Jing's people can immediately change the candidate, turning the real news into fake news, such as replacing Han Mulu with Song Qiaonian from the Ministry of Rites...

Thinking of this, Yan Lide sighed heavily again.

Seeing him like this, Guan Peng hesitated for a moment, then whispered: "And on the day the examiner's date was set, Cai Pushe and Wang Zongbo went to the palace to consecrate. It is said that His Majesty also said something at that time..."

"What?" Yan Lide raised his head.

Although what Guan Peng said was vague and confused, Yan Lide knew that since he said it, it must be not nonsense.

Guan Peng sighed: "Although I don't know if it's true or not, His Majesty seems to have changed his mind in the end. He no longer insists that the ministers of Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province be the deputy examiners. Deputy Examiner."

"I?"

Yan Lide was stunned.

"That's right." The official nodded and didn't say any more.

"Then...then what did Cai Pushe say?"

Looking at it now, His Majesty's proposal was obviously not adopted, otherwise the deputy examiner would not be Han Mulu.

"It is said that..."

Guan Peng coughed twice, and recalled: "It is said that Uncle Da Zong didn't say anything at that time, but Grandpa said that it was the common opinion of all the servants in the Six Departments, and it could not be changed."

"Otherwise, if you delay it any longer, it won't be good if you delay the trial."

Yan Lide clenched his fist even more upon hearing this.

Guan Peng secretly sighed: "Yan Shilang, the matter is over, so I won't bother you any more."

Recently, Yan Lide tended to move closer to He Shen's party. Although Guan Peng wanted to stop it, he also knew that now was not the time, and it was best to let Yan Lide be alone for a while.

When Guan Peng left the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun had already arrived at Caifu.

Cai You was waiting for Xin'er at home, when she saw the two of them coming over, she rushed to meet them.

"Two uncles, what did the Ministry of Rites say?"

Deng Xunwu shook his head, Gao Xun also sighed and said, "Today is too late, we have to wait until tomorrow."

Cai You didn't show any harsh expression, but just nodded like this: "Then Sima Shilang resigned early today, and the Ministry of Rites can't handle it?"

Well, this is another way of saying it, turning incompetence into a force majeure factor.

Gao Xun was a little worried, but he also knew that Cai You was doing it for their own good, so he nodded warmly.

Upon hearing this, Cai You hurried back to the table and added a few more words on a note, then rolled it up.

"Uncles and nephews, I'll go to the Gong Yuan to deliver food to my father first."

"Be careful on the road."

Deng Xunwu just stared at this sentence and let him go.

After Cai You left the study, apart from the serving servants, only Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun were left.

Looking at the dimly lit study room in front of them, the two couldn't help but recall the lively scene when Cai Jing was there.

In the beginning, Cai Jing and Han Mulu went to the Gong Yuan first, but now even Song Qiaonian is gone, one after another, and in the end it was only the two of them left.

Looking at the empty study room, the two felt inexplicably miserable and desolate in their hearts. They looked at each other speechlessly and didn't know what to say.

But the two also knew that this was just an illusion.

Although Lord Cai is not here now, Cai You is.

Everyone didn't pay much attention to it before, but after going through this incident, Deng Xunwu and Gao Jun discovered that Master Cai's eldest son has so many advantages.

Knowing how to advance and retreat, being measured, not chaotic in times of crisis, not surprised by changes, and knowing the ways of the world, respecting elders, and being very decent in all aspects...

Even if Mr. Cai is not around now, he can stabilize the situation very well, and he has played a role that cannot be ignored in just a few days.

Cai Dang really has a successor, and this is still a talent!

Thinking of this, the two of them are not so uncomfortable.

At the same time, Cai Dang's successors moved quickly, and arrived at the Gongyuan in a sedan chair in a short while.

"Young Master Cai is here to deliver food to Lord Cai again."

The soldiers guarding outside the tribute courtyard greeted him with a smile.

In fact, the Gongyuan itself is in charge of meals, and of course, delivery of meals is not prohibited.

Cai You said with a smile: "My father is not around, and he can't take care of himself as a child. He is always worried that he won't be able to eat or sleep well, so he is a little more diligent in delivering meals."

The soldiers nearby stretched out their thumbs and praised: "Young Master Cai is really the most filial son in the capital."

"Yes, Mr. Cai is also very lucky to have a son like Mr. Cai!"

"If my kid can have a finger of Mr. Cai, then I am willing to die..."

Cai You was not deluded by these nasty rainbow farts, but looked at the leader of the soldiers with a smile, and handed over the food box in his hand.

"This officer, please search for food and send it to my father as soon as possible."

Cai You instructed: "Today, I made him a tremella soup that nourishes the lungs and relieves the cough, so I came late, and if it was later, the old man might starve."

"Hi~ Why do you want to check the meal sent by Mr. Cai?"

The leading soldier just lifted the lid of the food box, looked at it casually, and then closed it again. He waved to Cai You with a smile, and said to the surrounding soldiers:
"Okay, I'll deliver the meal to Mr. Cai, you stay here and watch carefully."

Cai You smiled without saying a word, watching the soldier's back as he walked into the tribute courtyard, then turned and left.

After going through such a process, a small note appeared on Cai Jing's desk.

After Cai Jing read it, he let out a long sigh, put the note on the oil lamp beside him, and let it burn to ashes.

Han Mulu frowned at the side: "What? Master Cai? The two of them didn't make it?"

"Difficult, difficult, difficult!"

Cai Jing walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, shaking his head constantly.

Even if it is too late to calm the rumors today, let alone wait until tomorrow?

Fortunately, they still have time.

To be honest, Cai Jing is not worried about what will happen after the exam tomorrow, nor is he worried about the candidates staying at home the day after tomorrow.

Because in the exam room for three days, there are limited charcoal blocks for heating and boiling water. Candidates can only eat cold rice, drink cold water, and sleep on wooden boards in the exam room for a few days, and they have to spend all their minds and minds doing the questions.

Once these three days are over, even a tough man will lose half his life.

Cai Jing himself has personal experience and experience.

Candidates who go home after the exam usually sleep soundly for a whole day, and then wait until the next day to enter the exam room, and have no time to care about other things.

What Cai Jing was worried about was that after the three exams were over, the turmoil would break out again.

At that time, it will be impossible to end.

"Master Cai, what shall we do now?"

Han Mulu was worried, and he looked at Cai Jing helplessly.

"What should I do?"

Cai Jing looked at him bitterly, and took a long breath: "Every major event needs to be calm. At this time, the outside is already chaotic enough, and we can no longer mess ourselves up."

"Now you and I are in the tribute courtyard and can't do anything, so just wait."

"Replenish your energy in the tribute courtyard, and deal with the mess after you get out."

"Yes, Master Cai."

Han Mulu breathed a sigh of relief, and finally seemed to have a backbone.

Cai Jing ignored him, and stood by the window with his hands behind his back, squinting his eyes and looking at the night outside the window.

From a humble Jinshi who just entered the officialdom to the current situation, it can be said that Cai Jing has eaten more salt than many people have eaten, and he has experienced countless ups and downs in the court.

But even so, this scene still makes him feel very tricky...

(End of this chapter)