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Chapter 309 Promotion! Dali Temple Shaoqing!

Three days later, in the East Palace.

Li Shimin sat upright on the main seat, his back straight and his eyes deep. The table beside him was filled with all kinds of precious fruits and cakes, but his eyes did not linger on these precious delicacies that ordinary people would never have the opportunity to eat in their entire lives. Instead, he stared at the white-bearded Sun Simiao in the hall from beginning to end. He watched Sun Simiao holding a piece of cloth and flipping through a medical book. Although the expression on his face was as unfathomable as usual, his fingers on the table kept tapping, revealing his inner unrest.

At this time, in the hall, there was not only the busy Sun Simiao, but also four other people.

——Li Tai scratched his ears and cheeks, secretly looking at Li Shimin from time to time, and his inner nervousness could not be concealed on his face.

——He had a calm expression, standing in the hall like a javelin, motionless, but his eyes drifted towards Sun Simiao many times, showing that he was not calm inside. Li Zhen, the Qianniu guard.

——Sun Fujia, who had a sore back due to the long journey, had to secretly change his standing posture. At the same time, he stared at Sun Simiao with an expectant look on his face.

And... Lin Feng, who was yawning, the only one who didn't look at Sun Simiao, but closed his eyes to rest, looking very relaxed, and seemed out of tune with the others.

After Lin Feng and others found the royal secret treasure left by Emperor Wu of Liang, they immediately ordered people to count the supplies inside. After the count was completed, they rushed back to Chang'an without stopping.

At this time, they had just arrived in Chang'an City.

Originally, Lin Feng wanted to go to the palace to report directly to Li Shimin, but before he reached the palace, he was intercepted by the eunuchs in the palace halfway. The eunuchs told Lin Feng that Li Shimin was waiting for him in the East Palace.

This made Lin Feng suddenly realize that Li Shimin already knew what he had done, and then they quickly changed their route and came to the East Palace.

After arriving at the Eastern Palace, he handed the prescription he found in the royal secret collection to Sun Simiao, asking Sun Simiao to determine whether the prescription was the prescription for the Golden Pearl Poison and whether a corresponding antidote could be prepared based on the prescription...

Inside the huge hall, there was no other sound except the sound of Sun Simiao looking through medical books.

Everyone was nervously waiting for Sun Simiao's results.

Seeing that Sun Simiao had been silent for a long time, Li Tai was so anxious that he wanted to help Sun Simiao turn the pages of the book. Since he came here, Li Shimin had not even looked at him, which made him feel very disappointed. He now hoped that Sun Simiao would quickly announce that this prescription was the prescription for the golden bead poison, and then announce that Li Chengqian could be saved, so that he would have a chance to make amends. Otherwise, if Li Chengqian really died, he estimated that the rest of his life would be over.

Sun Fujia was also a little anxious at this time. After all, Sun Simiao's result would directly determine whether Lin Feng had completed Li Shimin's task perfectly. Once completed, unprecedented merit would be waiting for Lin Feng. But once he failed...all Lin Feng's efforts in these days and all his battles of wits and courage with the Four Symbols Organization would be in vain. Lin Feng would fall into the abyss and be doomed.

The two results were so different that Sun Fujia, who had experienced too many ups and downs in life, couldn't remain calm.

Li Shimin's deep gaze swept across everyone. He took in the nervous anticipation and anxiety on everyone's faces. There was no expression on his calm face, but when his eyes fell on Lin Feng, he saw Lin Feng closing his eyes and resting with a calm expression. There was a slight difference in his expression that had not changed all the time. He looked at Lin Feng carefully, as if he was judging whether Lin Feng's calmness was just an act or he was really calm. After a moment, there was finally a change in his eyes.

He just nodded slightly, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

"His Majesty."

At this moment, Sun Simiao, who had been busy, suddenly closed the medical book. He raised his head and called Li Shimin softly.

Li Shimin's gaze quickly turned to Sun Simiao, and Li Tai and others stared at Sun Simiao closely. They knew that when Sun Simiao's voice sounded, it meant that he had finished testing the prescription and had obtained the result.

Is Li Chengqian dead or alive? Are the efforts of Lin Feng and others over the days worth it... At this moment, the final result is finally coming!

"What?" Li Shimin's voice was calm, but his hands hidden in his sleeves subconsciously clenched into fists.

Then, Sun Simiao, who had a white beard but looked not old at all, bowed and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Lin Sizheng's hard work has not been in vain. This prescription is the prescription for the golden bead poison."

Hearing Sun Simiao's words, Li Tai's eyes lit up quickly, and Li Zhen subconsciously wanted to wave his arms, but when he thought of the current occasion, he quickly lowered the arms he had just raised. Sun Fujia also let out a long breath, as if his heart, which had been hanging in the air, suddenly fell to the ground.

"Then can Doctor Sun prepare an antidote based on the prescription to wake up His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Sun Fujia asked hurriedly.

Finding the prescription for the golden bead poison is only the first step. Whether Li Chengqian can be saved is more important.

Sun Simiao chuckled and nodded: "My first teacher was the imperial physician of the Southern Liang Dynasty. Before he passed away, he left me a lot of medical books. Many of those medical books were the results of their own research... And it just so happens that this golden bead poison appeared during the Southern Liang Dynasty. The pharmacology in it happens to be similar to the medical books my teacher left me, so..."

He looked at Li Shimin and said, "As long as there is a prescription, I can prepare the corresponding antidote. Your Majesty only needs to wait for two days, and I will be able to give you the prescription for the antidote. Then let His Royal Highness take it continuously. In as short as seven days or as long as half a month, His Royal Highness will definitely wake up."

The moment Sun Simiao finished speaking, the air in the entire hall seemed to stop flowing. But the next moment… it was like the dark clouds covering the sky dissipated in an instant, and it was like a long-dry field suddenly welcomed a rainstorm. The nervous expression on Li Tai's face quickly turned into excitement and surprise, and then he cheered: "We did it! Brother is saved! We really did it!"

The calm Li Zhen could hardly control his excitement at this moment and could not help but nod repeatedly.

Only by personally participating in Lin Feng’s investigation can you know how difficult it is to get this result at this moment.

He just felt that if life had to go through some ups and downs, then the case before him would be enough to bear most of them.

It’s really not easy!
Fortunately... their efforts were not in vain, they completed the task perfectly!
Sun Fujia was overwhelmed with joy at this moment. He felt that his waist and legs were no longer sore. He looked at Lin Feng excitedly, with a smile on his face full of joy for Lin Feng.

Lin Feng also opened his eyes and saw Sun Fujia smiling at him. He also smiled and nodded. In his opinion, completing the task perfectly is worth being happy about, but having a confidant who can be genuinely happy for making himself better is even more worth being happy about.

Sun Simiao was infected by the joy of the crowd and stroked his beard with a smile. Although he didn't know how many hardships Lin Feng and the others had experienced, he could imagine that the journey must have been full of ups and downs. Fortunately, the result was good.

Even Li Shimin, who had always had a calm expression, no longer frowned. He laughed heartily: "Good! Lin Feng, I was right about you. You really did it!"

Lin Feng saluted and said: "Your Majesty has placed so much trust in me, I shall serve you wholeheartedly. Fortunately, I am lucky and have not failed your Majesty's trust..."

As he spoke, he looked at Sun Fujia and others who were very happy for their great contribution to him, and continued, "And this time, I was able to complete the task thanks to the help of Doctor Sun, Li Qianniu and His Royal Highness the King of Yue. Without their help, I would not have been able to find the prescription for the Golden Pearl Poison so quickly, let alone save His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Hearing Lin Feng's words, Li Zhen and others were all stunned.

They looked at Lin Feng in surprise. They never expected that Lin Feng would mention their contributions in front of Li Shimin at this time.

If the Donggong case was a complete piece of cake, if Lin Feng did not mention other people, then Lin Feng could have monopolized this piece of cake, and this cake would be enough to make Lin Feng full... But now Lin Feng mentioned other people. No matter how much they had done, the moment Lin Feng mentioned them, it meant that Lin Feng was willing to give them some of the cake.

As a result, they all got some credit, but Lin Feng got less credit. In the court, they had seen too many people snatching credit, but it was rare for someone like Lin Feng to take the initiative to share the credit for such a huge achievement.

Not to mention, they never thought about sharing the credit. After all, they knew very well that the reason they were able to smash the conspiracy of the Four Symbols Organization and find the prescription for the Golden Pearl Poison was all because of Lin Feng. Lin Feng almost perfectly crushed the Four Symbols Organization with his personal wisdom... So even if Lin Feng took all the credit, they would not feel dissatisfied. Instead, they thought that it was what Lin Feng deserved.

Even Li Tai, who had been spoiled since childhood, was not jealous of Lin Feng.

But who would have thought that although they did not covet the credit, Lin Feng took the initiative to give them the credit. Even Li Tai, who was just watching the fun, was mentioned by Lin Feng... This made Li Zhen and Li Tai stunned for a moment, and then they couldn't help showing gratitude and touching expressions.

How could they not understand the purpose of Lin Feng's doing this? Lin Feng was helping Li Tai so that Li Tai could have a good impression of making amends in front of Li Shimin. He was helping Li Zhen to gain credit so that Li Zhen's hard work would not be in vain.

They originally admired Lin Feng's abilities, and at this moment... they respected Lin Feng's character even more.

As for Sun Fujia, he just glanced at Lin Feng and was not too surprised. He knew Lin Feng too well. Lin Feng was never a selfish person. Even though this was the critical moment for Lin Feng to compete for the position of Shaoqing, Lin Feng would never take all the credit for himself.

Li Shimin glanced at the crowd, and just by looking at the reactions of Li Zhen and the others, he understood that Lin Feng's division of credit was not what they had discussed before. Li Zhen and the others had no idea that Lin Feng would mention their names... This made Li Shimin nod slightly in his heart, thinking: "It's rare to have the ability and not be greedy."

Li Shimin, who already admired Lin Feng, admired him even more at this time.

He said slowly: "I am aware of your contributions. No one should be left behind. So you don't need to share the credit. What is yours is yours. What is not yours cannot be taken away by you even if you want to."

Lin Feng nodded quickly: "Your Majesty is right."

Li Shimin looked back at everyone. He looked at Li Tai first, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Go back and reflect on your mistakes. You are not allowed to go out for three months."

Li Tai was stunned for a moment, and then quickly became overjoyed.

He was afraid that his father would ignore him. Once his father paid attention to him and punished him, it would mean that the punishment was over and the matter would be over. The fact that he had been used to harm his brother would be over.

He said quickly: "I understand. I will go back and reflect on my mistakes."

Having said that, he was afraid that Li Shimin would go back on his word, so he quickly turned around and walked out. When passing by Lin Feng, Li Tai nodded heavily to Lin Feng to express his gratitude to Lin Feng, and then quickly left the hall.

After Li Tai left, Li Shimin no longer had to maintain his father's authority and his expression became gentler.

He looked at Li Zhen and Sun Fujia again and said, "I will have the Ministry of Personnel record your contributions. After the Ministry of Personnel's assessment at the end of the year, I will make new arrangements for you based on your contributions."

Hearing Lin Feng's words, Li Zhen and Sun Fujia hurriedly bowed to express their gratitude. Li Shimin's words were undoubtedly telling them that they would have new personnel appointments at the end of the year. If their merits were sufficient, promotion would not be impossible. This was naturally a great surprise to them.

Especially Sun Fujia, he had given up the competition for the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and felt a little lonely in his heart. After all, his biggest wish was to return to the fourth rank.

But he didn't expect that by fighting side by side with Lin Feng, he found hope for promotion here. How could he not be excited?

He subconsciously looked at Lin Feng, and saw Lin Feng secretly waving his arm at him. Sun Fujia felt a warm current in his heart. Just as he was genuinely happy for Lin Feng's achievement, he also had the hope of promotion, and Lin Feng was also genuinely happy for him.

"In the end it's you, Lin Feng."

Li Shimin's voice continued to sound, and Sun Fujia hurriedly raised his head and looked at Li Shimin again.

Li Shimin looked directly at Lin Feng, his expression became gentler, and he did not hide his admiration in his tone: "I already know everything you did in your battle of wits and courage with the Four Symbols Organization. Lin Feng, you crushed the conspiracy of the Four Symbols Organization with your extraordinary wisdom and calmness and wisdom, caught the mastermind behind all this, and saved the crown prince of our Tang Dynasty. Your achievements are enough to meet the standard for promotion."

"The former Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple, Wang Jian, was murdered by thieves. The Dali Temple is overloaded with affairs, and this crucial position cannot be left vacant for a long time. At the same time, Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple, Xiao Yu, Minister of Justice, Dai Zhou, and Imperial Censor Wei Zheng have praised you repeatedly and jointly recommended you... After careful consideration, I believe that you are capable enough to be Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple. I have witnessed your character with my own eyes, and your merits are also enough to be promoted, so..."

Li Shimin smiled and said slowly: "From now on, you will take over the position of Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple!"

Brush it!
As Li Shimin's voice fell, Sun Fujia immediately looked at Lin Feng, with an excitement that could not be concealed on his tired face!
done!
Lin Feng really did it!
He actually won the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple in fierce competition!

When he told Lin Feng that he would give up the competition for the position of Shaoqing, Lin Feng promised him that he would not let his giving up go to waste... and now, he really did it!
Even Li Zhen couldn't help but look shocked.

After all, he knew very well that Lin Feng was not the former Dali Temple Secretary at all. This meant that in just a few months, Lin Feng had gone from being a beggar to successively crossing the thresholds of Dali Temple Chief and Dali Temple Junior Secretary, and had become a fourth-rank official who played an important role in the court and the country, a true official of the country!
Not to mention that Lin Feng was not originally an official. Even if he was a real court official, except for the early days of the establishment of the Tang Dynasty and the reward of meritorious officials during the Xuanwu Gate Incident, no one could achieve continuous promotions in just a few months.

How many people have to endure decades to go from the sixth rank to the fifth rank.

Many people never have the chance to move from the fifth rank to the fourth rank in their entire lifetime.

But Lin Feng accomplished a miracle that many people could not achieve in their entire lives in just a few months. How could he not be shocked?
And Lin Feng, the man who was destined to shock the government and the public today, couldn't help but feel excited at this moment.

When investigating the Wang Jian case, Lin Feng was constantly harassed by the fourth-rank Gao Xingxing. Although he perfectly solved the difficulties raised by Gao Xingxing with his brain, he still felt very uncomfortable. A higher-ranking official can crush a person. Even if he has a high reputation, what does it matter? Even if everyone respectfully calls him a detective? In the eyes of the fourth-rank Gao Xingxing, the fifth-rank officials are just ants that can be bullied at will.

So for the sake of the people he values, he can unscrupulously steal the credit and cause trouble for me, just because he is a fourth-rank official and I am a fifth-rank official.

And now... I, a lowly ant, have finally become a fourth-rank Dali Temple Shaoqing like Gao Luxing.

At this stage, the number of people who can suppress me can really be counted at a glance...

When investigating a case next time, it won’t be Gao Luxing causing trouble for him, but it will depend on whether he is willing to deal with Gao Luxing.

He finally became a truly important official of the Tang Dynasty and truly entered the power center of the Tang Dynasty.

He took a deep breath and then saluted Li Shimin very formally: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Suddenly, a ray of sunlight passed through the window and shone onto Lin Feng. In the eyes of Sun Fujia and others, Lin Feng seemed to be wearing a golden attire, as if the heaven and earth were celebrating for Lin Feng.

They stared at this scene in a daze, and suddenly the same thought popped up in their minds: The fourth level, which many people cannot reach in their lifetime, will definitely not be Lin Feng's end!
And they had no idea where Lin Feng's destination was...

(End of this chapter)