Han family achievements

Chapter 501 Matching
On the same day, the edict for Cao Cao's promotion to Grand Sima came down.

This naturally caused great unrest in the government and the public. Unlike in the Jiade Palace, countless people from the government and the government wrote letters of opposition. Even when Cao Cao defeated Wuhuan, many people still impeached him.

In particular, the incident of 'Slaughter of Liucheng' was quickly magnified, and people were clinging to it.

This didn't stop anything at all. Cao Cao entered the Grand Sima Mansion again that day. After carefully reading the reward drawn up by the Shangshutai, he signed and sealed it.

Many of his generals received generous rewards, especially Xiahou Dun and Lu Bu who killed King Wuhuan. Some people even proposed to make them marquises.

No matter how complicated the voices were, they could not shake the will of the imperial court, and the planned rewards were announced one after another.

At the same time, Da Sima's mansion also expanded its membership greatly, with Jia Xu, Sima Yi, Pang Yu and others entering one after another.

Cao Cao had no trouble with Jia Xu's "betrayal". After arranging his position and affairs step by step, he continued to be busy with his affairs.

Jia Xu and others behaved very cautiously and respectfully, and the Grand Sima Mansion remained as calm as ever.

However, the Shangshutai was very lively. Cao Cao not only resurrected, but also went one step further. This made the civil service group represented by the "Yingchuan Party" very panicked.

The discussion at the Chancellor's Desk for more than an hour yielded no results, and then continued the discussion at Xun You's residence. Finally, it was relieved and ended with Chen Lin's words: "Cao Cao is just a lonely minister, so don't worry for the time being."

There was a lot of commotion in the court, but things that needed to be done were still moving forward steadily.

Maoyuan.

The long-delayed 'big exam' has finally arrived.

Countless scholars poured out from all directions, including young people in their teens and gray-haired people in their fifties and sixties.

Carrying boxes on their backs and facing Qiuhuhu, they lined up and entered Maoyuan one by one.

Maoyuan has already been prepared, and officers from Yushitai, Taichang Temple, Licao, Licao, Luoyang Prefecture, etc. are everywhere, trying their best to ensure the success of this exam.

Even Liu Bian was in Maoyuan at the moment, with the official Cao Shangshu Wang Lang and the censor Cheng Tianfeng sitting next to him.

Tian Feng didn't really care about the so-called 'big test', and took the opportunity to whisper: "Your Majesty, King Chenliu is about to return to the capital. I think the time has come."

'Timing', time to thoroughly investigate all river officials!

This is what Tian Feng is thinking about.

Liu Bian glanced at him, smiled calmly and said, "We will discuss this matter after the ceremony in the East Palace."

Tian Feng was about to continue persuading, but Wang Lang suddenly stretched out his head, looked at Liu Bian's confident and expectant face, and whispered: "Your Majesty, I heard some news, I don't know whether to talk about it or not."

Liu Bian nodded and said, "Tell me."

Wang Lang said in an even lower voice: "I heard that some people are preparing to cheat on the college entrance examination. It seems that some rankings have been predetermined and official positions have even been arranged among the officials. However, I thoroughly checked the officials and found nothing. "

Liu Bian's smile gradually disappeared. He turned to look at Wang Lang and said calmly: "Did you not notice it or did you dare not say it?"

Wang Lang's expression suddenly changed, he stood up suddenly, bowed and said: "My lord, I really didn't notice anything."

Liu Bian narrowed his eyes slightly, turned to Tian Feng, and said, "All the officials have received the news, but the Yushitai has no knowledge?"

Tian Feng did not expect that Wang Lang would expose this matter at this time and under such circumstances. He stood up and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, the Yushitai has received some tips and has conducted an investigation. result."

Liu Bian's expression was as calm as water, but the anger in his heart was like waves. His tone became more and more calm, and he said: "There are some clues? Tell me, what was found, and where is it pointing?"

When Wang Lang and Tian Feng heard this, they looked at each other subconsciously, but Tian Feng remained silent.

Wang Lang waited for a moment, and under Liu Bian's gaze, he had no choice but to say: "Return to your majesty, 'Yingchuan Party'."

Liu Bian raised his brows fiercely, his face was cold, and he said, "I'm asking about the specific direction!"

Wang Lang looked at Liu Bian's expression and felt a little regretful, and said in a panic: "Return to your majesty, not yet. Maybe, maybe we have to wait until the end of the big exam, during the process of marking, ranking and admission, we can catch the evidence and determine who it is." Fucking.”

Liu Bian's chest rose and fell, his eyes flashed with a faint cold light, and he said: "Okay, okay!"

This is the first time that he attaches so much importance to this major examination, and he also regards this 'big examination' as the most important observation to determine whether to proceed further and establish the 'imperial examination' system.

But he never thought that even though he attached so much importance and tried every means, there were still people who were cheating on this 'big exam'!

"How many times before?" Suddenly, Liu Bian looked at Wang Lang coldly.

Tian Feng only entered the court this year, and Wang Lang was a sworn enemy of the Yingchuan Party, so Liu Bian stared at him with burning eyes.

Wang Lang's neck felt inexplicably cold, and his scalp was numb. "There were some problems in the past few times, but they were all investigated and dealt with, and there was no impact."

Liu Bian couldn't help but snorted coldly, his face was as sharp as iron, and his eyes were wide open as he looked at the Jinke scholars who entered the examination room one by one not far away.

But Kong Rong, Chen Lin and others were busy everywhere, their heads were covered with sweat and their backs were soaked.

"check!"

Liu Bian took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "No matter who is found, no one will be let go!" "I obey the order!" Wang Lang and Tian Feng responded.

Liu Bian suppressed his anger, glanced at Kong Rong, Chen Lin and others again, turned around and strode away.

Wang Lang and Tian Feng looked at Liu Bian's back and looked at each other with a clear premonition that something big was going to happen!
Kong Rong and Chen Lin were stunned when they saw Liu Bian suddenly leaving, then put down their affairs and walked over.

Chen Lin and Wang Lang said, "Wang Shangshu, why did your Majesty leave?"

Everyone knows that His Majesty in the palace attaches great importance to the 'Grand Examination' and is eager to recruit talents. The exam is about to take place, but he left instead?
Naturally, Wang Lang would not tell the truth, so he said deceptively: "Your Majesty is in a hurry. By the way, will the exam be completed in three days? After the exam papers are sealed, they will be sent to Dongguan immediately. Will Dongguan immediately open the papers for marking? It is Cai Gong, I and Chen Shangshu are the chief reviewers?"

Chen Lin felt strange when she heard Wang Lang's sudden question. Wasn't this something that had been decided a long time ago?
Kong Rong wiped the sweat from his face and said, "According to the rules, Wang Shangshu has different ideas?"

Wang Lang glanced at Kong Rong and said calmly: "My idea is to keep them all sealed in Maoyuan, under the care of Li Cao, and then send them to Dongguan in three days, and they will be graded at the same time."

Chen Lin and Kong Rong were both confused as to why Wang Lang suddenly wanted to change the rules. Although it was okay, Wang Lang's words at this time made people suspicious.

"Shang Shu, you can open the book now." At this time, an examiner came over and said.

Chen Lin nodded with him, looked deeply at Wang Lang, and said, "Okay, just follow Wang Shangshu's wishes."

Kong Rong didn't have any objections. He wiped his sweat and prepared to open the book and take the formal exam.

Wang Lang stared at their backs and said to Tian Feng beside him: "Brother Tian, ​​tell me, are the two of them involved in the case, or are they aware of it?"

Tian Feng looked indifferent and said, "I'm not surprised who is involved in the case."

Tian Feng was telling the truth. When the late emperor was in power, almost all official positions had clearly marked prices, and the three princes could be bought and sold.

Although His Majesty has tried his best to rectify the government after taking the throne, making it visible to the naked eye, how can there be less filth behind the scenes?

Not to mention getting the position, even in the imperial court, it was not uncommon to buy and sell officials. The imperial court issued repeated orders and heads one after another as warnings, but it was still difficult to stop it.

Especially for those noble families with deep foundations, no matter how hard the court cleans them up, they still can't be uprooted.

Officialdom is still officialdom. You can never expect it to be as clear as water. Just like people in officialdom, who can guarantee who is clean?
Wang Lang clearly heard what Tian Feng said and brought him in. He looked solemn and said, "Brother Tian, ​​I can guarantee you that I, Wang Jingxing, will never be involved in this!"

Tian Feng hummed in agreement and said, "The recent closeness between Wang Shangshu and Cai Gong has caused a lot of criticism. Didn't Wang Shangshu think of avoiding it?"

As Liu Shao is about to be canonized as the prince, Cai Yong, as his grandfather, is naturally on the rise. Even if he keeps a low profile, the news that the government and the public believe that he is about to come back has spread to every corner of Luoyang City.

Wang Lang smiled calmly and said: "Dong Cai and I are upright, why should we fear what others say?"

Tian Feng didn't seem to hear. He watched for a while, waiting for the test papers to be distributed. When nothing happened, he said goodbye and left Maoyuan.

Wang Lang put his hands behind his back and went on a leisurely inspection tour.

He is not an invigilator, but as the official Cao Shangshu, he is qualified to inspect here. What's more, he has accepted Liu Bian's "imperial order" to thoroughly investigate the "big examination fraud case" that has just emerged.

Liu Bian left Maoyuan and went straight back to the palace.

After entering the Suzaku Gate, he chose to walk, thinking while walking.

He has always been aware of the chaos in the officialdom. It has only been six or seven years since the late emperor, and the filth and filth in it have penetrated deep into the bones, and it is not easy to clean up.

What he is thinking now is, if the top brass of the 'Yingchuan Party' are really involved, how to deal with the aftermath?
Now is not the best time to deal with the 'Yingchuan Party'.

"Your Majesty, do you want the Imperial City Government to investigate?" Pan Yin saw that Liu Bian had been silent for a long time and whispered beside him.

Liu Bian shook his head subconsciously and said: "This is a matter for the imperial court. It is up to the imperial court to investigate on its own. By the way, can officials from all over the country come to Beijing before the ceremony?"

Pan Yin said: "There is enough time, there should be no problem."

"it is good."

Liu Bian adjusted his hair and said, "Let Xu Yan keep an eye on it."

"Yes." Pan Yin responded.

As Liu Bian walked, he came to the front of Jiade Hall and couldn't help but stop.

Jiade Hall is not outstanding in the small Han Palace, but its items include the Chancellor's Desk and the Grand Sima's Mansion.

They are the two highest-level institutions in the Han Dynasty. These two institutions control almost all the power in the Han Dynasty!

The people in charge were Xun Yu and Cao Cao, one was civil and the other was military.

The pattern that Liu Bian had been planning for many years had finally taken shape.

'This should be the strongest combination at present, right? '

Liu Bian squinted his eyes and looked at the two inconspicuous corridors quietly, feeling calm and turbulent in his heart.

(End of this chapter)