The sound of a hundred officials entering the court rang out.
The crowd entered one after another, with Duke An and the others leading the way, Xu Qingnian inexplicably felt the benefit of the team, at least not walking alone.
Entering the palace, Xu Qingnian saw a familiar figure, it was Eunuch Li Xian Li, who was waiting inside the palace gate, and when he saw himself with Duke An and the others, he instantly revealed a smile.
Apparently he was worried that he did not know the rules of entering the court, so he waited for himself here, and now that he saw himself with Duke An and the others, he did not come over to guide the way.
This Li Xian was still a nice person, or one could say that the silver was well spent.
With a gentle smile towards the other party, Xu Qingnian counted it as a thank you, and Eunuch Li Xian also made a slight salute towards Xu Qingnian before leaving.
“Nephew Qingnian, do you know him?”
Duke An Guo was keenly aware of this and asked with some curiosity.
“I know him. Yesterday, this eunuch came to deliver a message, so I thought he was from the palace, so I was polite.”
Xu Qingnian replied.
Just as soon as this was said, Marquis Guangping’s voice rang out.
“A group of eunuchs, what is there to be polite about? Brother Qingnian, you are just too cautious, let me remind you, such eunuchs have little power, there is no need to be so kind to them.”
Marquis Guangping spoke up, and his words seemed to have no good feelings towards these eunuchs.
When this was said, Xu Qingnian was somewhat shocked.
Although it was said that eunuchs were eunuchs, male or female, but since ancient times, these eunuchs had basically been doing quite well, right? Unless there are some eunuchs with no status, but all eunuchs with some status should not be reigning and arrogant and domineering?
Look at Wei Zhongxian, look at Liu Jin, these are the highest dreams of eunuchs, how come it feels like people don’t care about eunuchs?
“Don’t these eunuchs have power? They are close to His Majesty and in the palace, they shouldn’t have no rights, right?”
Xu Qingnian curiously asked Marquis Guangping, raising his doubts.
When this was said, the crowd laughed.
“Qingnian, ah Qingnian, you don’t understand the court, do you?”
“These eunuchs, who are usually in charge of running errands among the palace, are close to His Majesty, yes, but they are only close.”
“Brother Qingnian, just follow us from now on, as long as you don’t do anything wrong and don’t talk nonsense in this court, no one will dare to say anything about you, even if someone is looking for trouble with you, they will have to weigh it up.”
Marquis Guangping spoke up, he looked to be in his thirties but was actually close to sixty years old, in theory he had to call Xu Qingnian a nephew, but the State Dukes had called him nephew first, so they couldn’t, after all the State Dukes had to call them nephews.
This is not what he meant, but what he said was for the Confucian officials nearby.
He wanted to let them know that Xu Qingnian was one of theirs.
The Confucian officials continued to walk forward with their expressions unchanged as the voice of the Marquis of Guangping rang out, but occasionally they could not help but cast a glance to see what Xu Qingnian really looked like.
Xu Qingnian, on the other hand, could not help but think about the matter of eunuchs.
Since ancient times, eunuchs, as the close friends of the emperor, should theoretically be feared by everyone, right?
But now, it seems that these eunuchs are not relied upon and have no power in general. It is normal for military officials to scold them, but these Confucian officials or civil officials also seem to not care about these eunuchs.
This made Xu Qingnian curious.
The power of eunuchs is not to be underestimated, and often every rebellion has the shadow of these people, and the rise and fall of the country is a tenth or even a third of the eunuchs.
Good eunuchs, such as Zheng He, Wang Chengen, Zhang Yong, Huai En, Cai Lun and Sima Qian, were a good thing for the country.
But bad eunuchs, such as Wei Zhongxian, Liu Jin and so on, were a bad thing altogether.
But both good eunuchs and bad eunuchs were a double sharp sword that could solve many political problems, especially internal ones, at critical times.
Take the Ming Dynasty for example, what was the role of the Eastern and Western Factories? Was it really to raise a bunch of eunuchs to kill people indiscriminately? Wasn’t its purpose to deter the party and stabilise imperial power?
Nowadays, the Wei dynasty is suffering from internal and external problems, so it is logical to have a group of eunuchs, right? What about the Confucian officials? But the eunuchs are not evil spirits, so they can raid your house with a group of people, are you convinced?
There are also some civil officials, but if they don’t listen to what they are told, or if they get into trouble, then they will have their whole family copied.
It is one thing to be unjust or not, it is another to listen or not. There is no right or wrong in court politics, nor is there any injustice.
Of course, if the emperor pulls across, it’s the courtiers’ game, the minister is strong and the lord is weak, the lord is strong and the minister is weak, which is a huge contradiction in itself.
“No, find the opportunity to understand it properly, such a powerful force, absolutely with can not be buried ah.”
Xu Qingnian instantly realised in his heart that he might have discovered a treasure.
The government has been in the process of developing a new system for the development of the country, and there are no good people in the court since the ancient times. You can’t say that Confucian officials are good either.
If all Confucian officials were saints, why would they be officials? If they were saints, why would they be officials? They would have gone to the four corners of the world long ago.
The military officials may look like they are loud and clear, but they are still fighting for power in private. Moreover, if they mumble about fighting every day, do they not have other selfish motives?
The government’s officials have no selfish motives, Xu Qingnian does not dare to judge, but there are many people in the army who want to fight the war quickly, when the time comes, all kinds of empty ring to eat, tsk, that is the next ten generations of ancestors can not finish.
As for the civil officials, what else do we need to say about this? They are the ones who hold the reins of government, and if they toss around a few million taels or tens of millions of taels, it’s just a small amount of money.
When all is said and done, the world is bustling with profit, the world is bustling with profit.
And I, Xu, am different.
The three countries I killed put the loyalty card, for the world, the sky does not give birth to me Xu Qingnian, Great Wei ten thousand years like a long night.
Xu Qingnian set his mind to go and talk to the eunuchs when he had time to see what was wrong with that link.
At this point, the crowd had already arrived outside the hall to wait.
“Qingnian, later you will stand here and wait, we will go to court first, if a eunuch announces you, you will go in, after you go in you must hold steady, don’t worry no matter what happens, old man will help you.”
An Guoguan opened his mouth and pressed his voice to inform Xu Qingnian that he should not make any loud noises or anything when he had already reached the outside of the hall.
“Thank you, Duke of State.”
Xu Qingnian thanked him, and soon the eunuch’s voice outside the door rang out.
“All officials enter the court.”
With the sound of the voice, the crowd did not let loose anymore, one by one, they straightened their clothes and after seeing that there was nothing serious wrong, they walked towards the court in turn.
As the hundred officials entered the court.
Xu Qingnian waited quietly.
Under the blazing sun, Xu Qingnian was calm, and the only thought in her mind was, “Does this empress look good?
The only thought in his mind was, “Is this empress good-looking?
Xu Qingnian only hoped that it would not be too ugly, as she was so handsome and talented, she was still slightly worried about being seen by the empress.
If that was the case, I could only hope that the empress would be better looking, so that it would not be too uncomfortable for me to struggle.
He thought about it for a long time.
To the outsiders, Xu Qingnian stood at his highness, motionless.
It was close to an hour.
Finally, a voice rang out.
“Declare, the first of the Great Wei House Examination, Xu Qingnian, Xu Shouren waiting outside the hall.”
As the voice rang out, Xu Qingnian exhaled a long breath, having been a little nervous earlier, but the moment he heard the voice, Xu Qingnian completely calmed down.
He walked towards the stairs, there were 36 steps in total, Xu Qingnian walked from the left and then arrived outside the hall.
Outside the main hall.
Xu Qingnian bowed her head slightly, this was the rule of the court, standing outside the hall, not to be straight saint.
The great hall was empty and wide, with the civil and military officials lined up side by side to the left and right, a vermilion coloured pillar towered, carved with dragons and phoenixes, and a cloud pavilion with flowing pavilion, looking end heavy.
“In the name of the Emperor, Xu Qingnian is the first prize winner in the first year of the new dynasty’s government examinations, he is nearly twenty years old, but he has already made a clear statement, therefore, he will be rewarded with a residence in the 36th Square, Jing’an Square, and a school to house him.”
“Another reward of a thousand taels of gold, five sets of the four treasures of the literary house of Shang Jing Zhai, the royal purchase of a set, in order to tell the world’s literati, imperial grace, Xu Qingnian, enter the hall to receive the decree.”
A very pleasant voice rang out, Xu Qingnian did not think much about it, directly crossed into the hall, soon a figure appeared in front of him, slowly placed the decree in Xu Qingnian’s hands.
He looked up slightly.
The woman is absolutely beautiful, flying immortal temples, delicate features, peach blossom eyes, skin like snow, the age looks about the same as their own general, it is not too much to say that it is the most beautiful on earth, especially a pair of eyes, a glance seems, inexplicably make the heart and soul.
The good thing is, Xu is not good with women, just a glance, Xu Qingnian will collect his gaze, accept the holy decree said.
“Student, kowtow to your grace.”
Xu Qingnian thanked the Great Wei empress, and there was one thing that had to be said about the setting of the Great Wei dynasty that was very good: a Confucian student could not kneel before the emperor unless it was something big, or if he had done something big wrong, then he could not kneel.
The person who gave him the decree was naturally not the current emperor, but Xu Qingnian had heard of this person’s name, Zhao Wan’er, the personal attendant of the empress of the Great Wei, a true confidant, and all the princes and kings, as well as the Confucian officials and ministers, were all in awe of this person.
“Please excuse me.”
Xu Qingnian looked up at this moment and really looked away.
On top of the dragon chair, to the left and right were immortal cranes and incense burners, a glorious golden dragon chair that looked incomparably domineering, and on the chair a woman clad in a red dragon robe was quietly looking at herself.
It is still absolutely beautiful.
If Zhao Wan’er’s beauty is of that soul-stirring kind, with a pair of peach blossom eyes that are captivating, then the beauty of the empress is of that cold and high-minded kind.
Her skin is better than white snow, her skin is better than white jade, she is in her twenties, in the prime of her youth, but her beautiful eyes reveal a holiness like that of a divine mountain, but the aura revealed from her body is like an iceberg that does not melt in ten thousand years, making people awe.
How to describe the beauty of Zhao Wan’er and the empress.
Two words instantly came to Xu Qingnian’s mind.
The extreme of lingering and the extreme of imperial sister, ah.
Xu Qingnian’s gaze was instantly withdrawn, although inwardly thinking nonsense, but openly he did not have any little blasphemy, this is the empress of the Great Wei, if there is half an evil thought, only to die on the spot in the courtroom.
“All the lovers, Xu Qingnian is the first in this dynasty’s governmental examination, and also has the reputation of being the talent of the ages.
The empress’ voice rang out, giving Xu Qingnian the title.
When this was said, the court was surprised, and even Xu Qingnian was a little surprised.
In the Great Wei Dynasty, there are three provinces and six ministries, the Central Secretariat, the Menxia Province and the Shangshu Province, of which the six ministries are: Officials, Household, Rites, Military, Penalties and Works.
In one sentence, the Ministry of Officials was responsible for the promotion of officials and other things.
The Ministry of the Household is responsible for the expenditure of money in the state treasury.
The Ministry of Rites is responsible for diplomacy and other matters.
The Ministry of Military Affairs is about fighting wars.
The Ministry of Justice is the investigation of cases and whether to arrest people.
The Ministry of Works was responsible for the production of tools, from firearms and palace buildings to ritual objects.
Of course, the jurisdiction of the six ministries is certainly more than this, it is just a general concept.
Among the six ministries, Xu Qingnian basically thought that the empress would put herself in the Ministry of Household, so that she could easily carry out her plans later on, but she never thought that she would be placed in the Ministry of Officials?
What is the concept of the Ministry of Officials? The Ministry of Officials was responsible for the promotion, appointment, dismissal and inspection of officials, and to put it bluntly, controlling the Ministry of Officials was tantamount to controlling the lifeline of the literati.
So the Ministry of Officials was headed by the Left Chancellor of the Central Secretariat, Chen Zhengru, and Confucianism was selfless, and it was true that Confucianism had to be in charge of such matters, but even if Confucianism was in charge, it could not be selfless.
The reason is simple. Suppose two people are both talented and have real talent, one in the Zhu Sheng lineage and one not, how do you choose?
This is not really a joke, the court is short of talent is short of talent, but the shortage is amazing talent, otherwise normal talent will be short? How many positions in the Ministry of Justice can there be that are properly ranked and have power?
But how many scholars are there in the world? According to unscientific statistics, there are 50,000,000 scholars in the Great Wei, so is there still a shortage of talent in this situation?
So it’s okay to arrange your own people, people are not talentless and incompetent.
The normal treatment for a talented person is to go to the Ministry of Public Works or the Ministry of Rites, where he or she can get some experience and do some odd jobs, and then go to other departments after they have done well and have a stable attitude.
But to be placed directly in the Ministry of Officials is not a matter of valuing Xu Qingnian, it is a matter of valuing Xu Qingnian very much.
This is a very high regard for Xu Qingnian. What’s more, even if you are a*signed to the Ministry of the Officials, a casual chief is almost enough. It is an official of the sixth rank, and has the power to manage the promotion of officials in a county, but of course the county sheriff is not one of them.
If Xu Qingnian joined the Ministry of Officials and became an officer, within three years, Xu Qingnian would be able to accumulate a large number of contacts, and with such high regard from His Majesty, within three years, Xu Qingnian would have no problem being promoted to the fifth rank.
At that moment, someone spoke up.
“Your Majesty! I feel that something is wrong.”
The voice rang out, but it was not an official from the Ministry of Officials, but from the Ministry of Rites, but it was still a Confucian official.
It was the Minister of Rites, Wu Pu, an official of the fifth rank.
“In my opinion, although Xu Qingnian has great talent, he is only talented in Confucianism; to govern the country, it is impossible to rely solely on literary talent, and more sharpening is needed.”
“Xu Qingnian has just joined the court and is serving as a foreign minister in the Ministry of Officials, it is really a bit inappropriate, I think it is better to let Xu Qingnian come to the Ministry of Rituals, there is just a chief position in the Ministry.”
“On the one hand, it will allow Xu Qingnian to become familiar with the court etiquette, and on the other hand, it will also allow Xu Qingnian to gain insight, so that he will not make mistakes in the future.
Wu Pu’s voice rang out, but in Xu Qingnian’s ears it was a bit outrageous.
After all, this was the political centre of the Great Wei, and any position that was put outside would be a huge official.
But the empress gave herself a sixth-ranking officer, and you’re directly reducing me to a seventh-ranking officer?
A direct weakening of two ranks is simply outrageous.
The more official you are, the easier it is for you to do your job. Otherwise, if you want me to go over there to do odd jobs, you’ll have to report to the authorities and get stuck for a year on one thing?
Xu Qingnian did not want to do that.
“The most important thing is that you have to be able to do it.
“The more you get older, the more talented you are, right? It’s just that practice makes perfect.”
“The first thing that I would like to do is to give him a job as a lieutenant, not to mention a lieutenant.
At this moment, the voice of the Marquis of Guangping rang out.
They, the Marquis of Guangping, did not need to attend the court on a regular basis, but today they were there to support Xu Qingnian and to fight for his position.
Everyone knew that the matter of Xu Qingnian’s posting would definitely be a battle, so they came over and directly asked the Marquis to fight for Xu Qingnian’s power.
It was also a way to show them their attitude.
Indeed, as the Marquis of Guangping opened his mouth, Wu Pu fell silent. After all, he was only a governor, an official of the fifth rank, how could he dare to argue with the Marquis of Guangping over anything, the two sides were not on the same level.
However, at this moment, someone from the Ministry of Officials came out.
“I, the minister of the Ministry of Officials, dare not agree with the words of the Marquis of Guangping.”
“In my opinion, the Ministry of Officials is in charge of the promotion of officials in Wei and needs sufficient experience, otherwise, no matter how many times you get it right, if you get it wrong once, you will make a big mistake.
“In my opinion, the Ministry of Rites or the Ministry of Works is suitable, and serving as a minister is also good, after all, Xu Qingnian’s talent is something that I have heard of.”
Although he was no match for the Marquis of Guangping, he was still qualified to say a few words in the court, especially since he was an official of the Ministry of Officials.
His words naturally carried sufficient weight.
However, he did not deny it outright, but left Xu Qingnian with the post of a foreign minister, although the foreign minister of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works would be of little use.
“Wouldn’t going to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works seem like a big talent?”
“I don’t agree, the Ministry of Officials is best.”
“And since Your Majesty has asked for it, I think Your Majesty has thought it through, and I agree with Your Majesty’s words.”
The Marquis of Guangping opened his mouth, the aura of a military official shook out, a sentence scolded the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works a little unhappy, what do you mean by coming to my Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works appearing to be of great use?
The scale of your going out, and the official robe you are wearing, including your home is not we made? Good guys.
“My subjects second what Marquis Guangping said.”
At that moment, the group of military officials spoke in unison, except for the Duke of State and others who did not speak, the rest of the military officials all spoke up to help.
It was good to go to the Ministry of Officials.
It was impossible to keep the Confucian officials in control, right?
Although they didn’t know what His Majesty meant, it was a warning of sorts. The State Dukes smiled coldly in their hearts, while the Confucian officials were somewhat silent.
It was at this point that the old man at the forefront of the civil officials finally spoke up.
“I, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Chen Zhengru, meet Your Majesty.”
“Xu Qingnian has come to the Ministry of Officials, there is something wrong with this matter, I hope Your Majesty will think twice about it.”
Chen Zhengru spoke up, Xu Qingnian did not look away, but he knew that when he spoke up at this level, basically the empress was about to make a decision.
The left chancellor of the dynasty opened his mouth, which still carried enough weight, especially if he was also the minister of the mandarin ministry, which was a handful.
“No, no, I think Xu Qingnian is suitable to go to the Ministry of Officials.”
He stepped forward, his tone calm, but his attitude was clear.
He would go to the Ministry of Officials!
“Alright.”
“Xu Qingnian indeed has great talent, it is not appropriate to go to the Ministry of Rituals and Ministry of Works, but if you go to the Ministry of Officials, I have thought about it, and there is something wrong with it.”
“In this way, let Xu Qingnian go to the Ministry of Punishment,”
“Zhang Jing, is there a vacancy in the Ministry of Punishment?”
The Empress of Wei’s voice rang out, she made a peace, but placed Xu Qingnian in the Ministry of Punishment, for a moment everyone was a little confused.
They really did not know what the empress was trying to do here.
“Your Majesty, I am here.”
“There is no vacancy in the Ministry of Punishment yet.”
Zhang Jing spoke, looking respectful, he was a civil servant, of the Dongming Society, not a power in the same league as the Confucian officials and military officials.
So he was also a little curious, how could Xu Qingnian be placed in his department?
Isn’t this a Confucian-Muslim rivalry? What does it matter to me?
Zhang Jing was full of curiosity, but this curiosity could only be hidden in his heart.
“So, is the main minister available?”
The empress continued to ask.
“No, but the Ministry of Punishment is indeed short of staff recently, so I can add up to one.”
Zhang Jing spoke out, he completely understood what the empress meant, first asked if there was a staff member, this could be said no.
But then he asked if there was a chief of staff, which was actually a kind of roundabout way of saying that there might be something wrong with a member of the staff, but a chief of staff was almost enough, so if he still said there was none, he would be asking for trouble.
“Since this is the case, then Xu Qingnian will go to the Ministry of Penalty and serve as a seventh-ranked chief minister, and will take up his post within three days.
The empress opened her mouth, her majestic gaze sweeping the hall.
At that moment, her voice rang out.
“My courtiers have no objections.”
A seventh-ranked minister, it didn’t sound like much, but it was actually not a small position.
The six ministries, which were in charge of all matters large and small in the Great Wei Dynasty, especially the three departments of Officials, Household and Penalties, were even more powerful departments, and a seventh-ranked chief minister was considered to have some power.
Furthermore, Xu Qingnian has only just joined the court.
The first thing you need to do is to go to the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Public Works, to get some experience, and of course to other departments, after all, it doesn’t matter if there are more handymen, to share the pressure.
The first thing you need to do is to get a job as a director, which is a bit different, and before that you were a member of the staff, which is even more exaggerated.
All in all, everyone was satisfied with the result.
For the Confucian officials, going to the Ministry of Justice is not a particularly good place.
For the military officials, it is not bad to be the head of the Ministry of Justice.
For the Dongming Society, the addition of a new chief minister is a bonus.
For the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works, apart from His Majesty, they were all a bunch of F**king white-eyed wolves.
“Xu Qingnian, I order you to be the head of the Ministry of Penalty and join the Capital Inspection Court to serve the country, understand?”
The Empress’s voice rang out again, while Xu Qingnian worshipped.
“Thank you, Your Majesty, I will do my utmost to serve the Great Wei and Your Majesty!”
Xu Qingnian spoke, her voice booming.
With these words, all the people in the hall were surprised, especially the Confucian officials, who could not help but look at Xu Qingnian.
This was because this phrase, “Bow to the best of your ability, die before you do”, was somewhat unusual.
“Good, a good line about bowing and exhausting oneself and dying afterwards, transcribe this line and frame it on Xiangyun Pavilion.”
Even the empress of Great Wei was somewhat moved after hearing this sentence again, eight simple words expressing the ultimate in courtiers, not bad, not bad.
“Retire the court.”
As a voice rang out, the crowd left and left the courtroom.
After walking out of the main hall, the Confucian officials cast their eyes at Xu Qingnian from time to time.
Although they had an innate ill feeling towards Xu Qingnian, Xu Qingnian’s talent made them marvel at him, just a casual remark in the middle of the hall was a remarkable speech.
It was a pity, a pity, a pity that such a great talent was not used by them.
“Qingnian nephew, now that you have joined the Ministry of Punishment, you must do well. His Majesty has asked you to go to the Ministry of Punishment, so you must be relied upon.
“Of course, if someone stops you from doing something, you come to Uncle Li, I would like to see if someone dares to stop you from doing something.”
An Guo Gong said with a smile, still speaking to others.
Xu Qingnian went to the Ministry of Punishment, they could not understand the empress’ mind for the time being, but no matter what department they went to, the most urgent thing was to do the things at hand well, no matter how well they were done, but at least they could not be picked on.
The first thing you need to do is to do a good job.
This kind of routine they all understand, and there is no such thing as a three-day promotion or a five-day promotion.
“Nephew understands.”
Xu Qingnian understood this, no matter what the empress wanted herself to do, she should first do the matter at hand well.
If he couldn’t even do the small things well, what was the point of doing the big things?
It was at this moment that a voice suddenly rang out.
“His Majesty has decreed that Xu Qingnian will appear in the Hall of the Nurtured Heart in one hour’s time.”
As the voice rang out, all the civil and military officials were stunned.
A private audience with Xu Qingnian?
What does this mean?
The crowd was filled with curiosity.
“Nephew Qingxian, go ahead.”
Duke An did not say anything more and let Xu Qingnian go to see His Majesty.
The hundred officials left.
A eunuch also walked over, it was Li Xian.
“Eunuch Li.”
Seeing Li Xian, Xu Qingnian smiled.
And Li Xian also looked at Xu Qingnian very respectfully and said, “Lord Master, you come with me, the Hall of the Raising Heart is quite a bit far.”
Li Xian said with a smile, treating Xu Qingnian with great respect.
“Good, thank you, Your Excellency.”
Xu Qingnian was very polite, and followed Li Xian forward.
The Hall of the Raising Heart was indeed a little far away, and after crossing one palace, about two quarters of an hour, Xu Qingnian arrived outside the Hall of the Raising Heart, not outside the main hall, but outside the palace.
The empress had said she would see him in an hour, and now she was just coming over to wait in advance, it was impossible to keep the emperor waiting for him.
There were heavy soldiers outside the palace, and they would not be released until they were ordered to do so; they would need to be informed by someone inside before they could be released.
Turning his gaze towards these imperial guards, it had to be said that the masters of the Great Inner City were just extraordinary, the strength of some random ones guarding the door were so strong that at least one could not see through the martial realm of the other party.
Both at the side, Xu Qingnian had nothing to do idly, so he simply chatted with Li Xian for a while.
“Eunuch Li, things are tedious in this palace, so it’s really tiring.”
Xu Qingnian laughed.
At this remark, Li Xian laughed somewhat sarcastically and said.
“Lord Xu is joking, those of us who are servants, there is no such thing as strenuous work, but Lord Xu, on the contrary, treats me so well.”
“Lord Xu, to speak from the bottom of my heart, usually these princes and noble ministers, including those Confucian ministers, do not look at us servants, calling us eunuchs, only Lord Xu is gentle and elegant, looking at us, and willing to talk to us.”
Li Xian was a bit emotional, and these words came from his heart.
When this was said, Xu Qingnian was a little curious.
“This is not very likely, is it? His Excellency is close to His Majesty and has entrusted him with important duties, so it is reasonable to say that even if the courtiers are arrogant, they can’t say they don’t look up to him, right?”
Xu Qingnian said.
“Lord Xu, please don’t laugh at us. Although we are close to His Majesty, we are just serving him, so there is no such thing as being entrusted with important duties.”
Li Xian laughed, thinking that Xu Qingnian was laughing at him.
However, after hearing this, Xu Qingnian almost completely understood what was going on.
Since ancient times, it was a historical inevitability for eunuchs to be in power. There were many parties in the imperial court, which were a provocation to the imperial power, and in order to suppress the parties, a new party had to be established.
But this new party had to obey its own orders and be of the unconditional kind.
Then the eunuchs fit the bill perfectly.
Because the eunuchs had no descendants, even if they wanted to usurp the throne, it would be very difficult for them to do so. One might even say that the eunuchs were the family slaves of Heaven, and if the Emperor failed, they would be worse off.
So the eunuchs could only serve the emperor. Moreover, as eunuchs, they took their work more seriously and had no distractions.
The eunuch party is a sharp sword, if used well, the emperor’s power is secure, but if not, the eunuchs will be in control of the government.
To put it bluntly, the worst consequence of letting the eunuchs hold the reigns is to change the emperor, but they can’t change the dynasty. Who needs a group of eunuchs?
So the eunuchs were perfectly suited to be a sword in the hands of His Majesty.
But when you think about it, the five generations of literary emperors, the presence of Confucian students, and the fact that this is a transcendental world and not a history in space, naturally the eunuchs’ abilities are much weakened.
In addition, the Five Dynasties of the Emperor, with the emphasis on literature and the suppression of martial arts, did not allow these eunuchs to take their turn.
Naturally, these eunuchs did not have any power and could only run errands in the palace.
“Eunuch Li, let me ask, do you usually practice martial arts?”
Xu Qingnian continued to ask.
When this was said, Eunuch Li did not think twice and said, “Naturally, we study martial arts diligently, after all, we don’t have anything to do, and besides, learning martial arts can also prolong our lives.”
Eunuch Li replied.
Xu Qingnian nodded, not bad, the bottom has not fallen out, it seems that he really picked up a treasure.
To be honest, after offending the Confucian lineage in one breath, did one panic?
The most important thing is that you can’t be afraid.
The most deadly point is the Northern Expedition, which I definitely do not agree with, but now that I have been drawn into the martial arts group, it is a bit embarra*sing, and sooner or later I will face the issue of the Northern Expedition.
Moreover, although the military officials have been good to him, in the final analysis it is only a ‘borrowed power’, not a real power.
What if you could create a real force of your own?
Oh no, what if it was a force that belonged to His Majesty and himself?
If the castrati are bad, Xu Qingnian doesn’t care.
He made it sound as if other parties were very good.
As long as it works for you, then it’s good. You can’t control others, you can only do well for yourself.
Of course, this idea can be kept, but it just depends on how it really is.
It was also at this moment that a voice rang out.
“Xu Qingnian, His Majesty has called you in.”
The voice rang out, and it was Zhao Wan’er’s voice.
She stood not far away and shouted out.
Hearing the voice, Xu Qingnian said goodbye to Li Xian and then walked towards the Hall of Nurtured Heart.
Walking into the hall, Zhao Wan’er led the way in front, while Xu Qingnian followed behind.
Zhao Wan’er was exquisite, her figure was even more graceful, and she walked in a graceful manner.
The first time I saw her, I was able to see her.
Xu Qingnian lamented in his heart, and the next moment Wan’er’s voice rang out.
“Lord Xu, why don’t you continue watching?”
The voice was pleasant, but the tone was a bit odd, not seductive or indifferent, as if she was just asking about an ordinary matter.
But once these words were said, Xu Qingnian looked extremely calm and said.
“What is Miss Wan’er saying again? Someone Xu doesn’t understand.”
As the saying goes, “A fair lady, a gentleman is good at martyrdom, such a stunningly beautiful woman is meant to be appreciated, and it is normal to look at her twice, but there is one thing to say, Xu Qingnian did not have any bit of evil thoughts.
It is just a pure appreciation of beauty.
Also, why did you know I was looking at you again?
Trying to trick me?
As Xu Qingnian’s voice rang out, Zhao Wan’er did not say anything, she did not mind for the simple reason that Xu Qingnian was extremely handsome and although she was a maid of honour beside His Majesty, she was still a woman.
It was a good thing that someone was looking at her, at the very least it proved that she was attractive.
Of course, if some ugly-looking people dared to look at her like that, it would not do.
There was still a short distance to go to the Hall of the Nurtured Heart, so Xu Qingnian saw that Zhao Wan’er had not spoken, so she spoke up, “How old is Miss Wan’er?”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth, the emperor’s side maid, that must be a good deep friendship, after all, in the future encounter something, may also be able to help themselves.
So it was normal to have a few small talk.
“She should be a year younger than Lord Xu.”
Zhao Wan’er replied.
“Oh, I thought Miss Wan’er was several years younger than me, she looks a bit young.”
Xu Qingnian complimented.
“Lord Xu is too kind, but Lord Xu also looks very young, he should be considered the youngest in the court.”
Zhao Wan’er was not unkind, instead she responded to Xu Qingnian.
It looked like this person wasn’t difficult to get along with, so they could have a good chat and be considered new contacts.
“Not quite the youngest, I can only say that I am lucky, thanks to His Majesty’s holy grace, does Miss Wan’er like sweets? That day at the court, I will bring some sweets and give them to Miss Wan’er.”
Xu Qingnian smiled lightly and said.
“Sweets?”
There was some curiosity in Zhao Wan’er’s eyes.
“If Miss Wan’er doesn’t mind, next time I will bring some so that Miss Wan’er can try them.”
Xu Qingnian said with a light smile.
There were many rules in the palace, and although it was said that all the delicacies were in the palace, in reality these delicacies were just tonic products, and in terms of taste they were definitely not as good as the snacks outside.
Moreover, even if the taste is good, it is just the same when you are used to eating it, and it is definitely not as good as what is available outside.
“Then, thank you, Lord Xu.”
Zhao Wan’er was a smart person, always accompanying the monarch, so naturally her mind was sharp and wise, but she knew a lot about matters of dynastic affairs, but she was not as sophisticated when it came to communication between men and women, or other people.
In the end, she is still young, plus she has an innate fondness for Xu Qingnian, so she has a word for a word.
Of course, the main point is that all women are lovesick, and she will have to marry sooner or later, even if she is a female emperor, sooner or later she will find a man, let alone her.
Wouldn’t it be great if she could find a man with talent and good looks, who also held great power in his hands?
As for whether you like it or not, it is a secondary matter; the palace section does not allow you to have your own ideas.
Soon the two approached the Great Hall beyond.
The two men were silent and no more words were spoken.
“Lord Xu, wait here.”
Zhao Wan’er opened her mouth and told Xu Qingnian to wait here quietly, then walked into the great hall to report.
After a while, Zhao Wan’er’s voice rang out.
“His Majesty declares Lord Xu to enter.”
As Zhao Wan’er’s voice rang out, Xu Qingnian walked into the main hall.
He was also curious as to what His Majesty had declared him to be here for.
Was it the An Guo policy?
Xu Qingnian was curious.
“I, Xu Qingnian, pay my respects to Your Majesty.”
Xu Qingnian made a salute and bowed towards His Majesty.
The main hall was cool and seemed seriously silent.
The purple gauze covered the empress’s face, but one could vaguely see the figure of a beautiful and beautiful woman.
Yet all was quiet.
No sound was heard.
Xu Qingnian was silent and did not get up, still bent over.
After a long time, Xu Qingnian could not help but speak again.
“I, Xu Qingnian, pay my respects to Your Majesty.”
He spoke again, counting it as a reminder to the other party.
“Ahem …… Xu Qingnian ……”
“Has Aiqing eaten yet?”
The empress’s voice rang out, causing Xu Qingnian to freeze.
Ha?
You declared me into the Hall of the Nurtured Heart in front of all the ministers, and you’re asking if I’ve eaten?
“My courtiers ……. I have not yet eaten.”
Xu Qingnian inexplicably felt a little strange and odd.
Is this the emperor’s mind trick?
Love up love up.
“Haven’t eaten?”
“Oh, then go and have your meal first, after some days, I will look for you again.”
The empress’ voice rang out.
It left Xu Qingnian completely dumbfounded.
This is it?
You asked me to come just to tell me to go and eat first and find me again in a couple of days?
Xu Qingnian was completely confused as to what the empress was thinking.
He felt very odd, very odd.
“Stand down.”
The Empress’ voice rang out again.
It directly told Xu Qingnian to leave.
At that moment, Wan Er walked down and said, “Lord Xu, come with me.”
“Good.”
“Your Majesty, my servant, farewell.”
Xu Qingnian felt more and more odd, but did not say anything more, as a minister, it was better not to guess what the emperor was thinking.
It was impossible to guess anyway.
The two men retreated.
In the midst of the Dragon Luan, the beautiful eyes of the Great Wei Empress were tightly frowned, and her eyes looked a little confused.
