Chapter 386 Pre-trial

"Empiciary, why do you thoroughly investigate the Ministry of Ceremonies?"

Although the lights are bright now, the lights in the Zichen Hall are bright. Peng Yan standing on the stone steps trembled. He lowered his head and did not look at Zhao Defang, who was anxious, and did not dare to open his mouth and make some movements.

In the daytime, it was in this hall that the Marquis of Wenwu and the officials spoke to get rid of the injustice of Enke, and at this moment, Zhao Defang, the king of Hui, also came for this matter.

It's just that the two obviously don't do the same purpose.

Yang Jing, Marquis of Wenwu, advocated breaking and taking it again, breaking the law that the former emperor was superior to the Shizi of the north; Zhao Defang, the king of Hui, was promoting the promotion of the former emperor.

Otherwise, there will not be so many Northern scholars in the Enko Emperor's list.

When Peng Yan was thinking about it, Zhao Defang saw that Zhao Dezhao did not speak, blushed and took a few steps forward. "Brother, my brother thinks that the Ministry of Ceremonies is not at fault. How can he say that it is favoritism?"

Brother, after Zhao Dezhao ascended the throne, Zhao Defang did not use it. Today, he said it. Obviously, he felt very angry in his heart, so he forgot the etiquette that he had always reminded him to keep.

After all, this Enke is the sole responsibility of Zhao Defang. The official issued a decree to strictly investigate the Ministry of Ceremonies. Doesn't it make the world laugh at him, the prince of the Song Dynasty, who is not doing well?

"Defang, don't be impatient."

Zhao Dezhao slowly opened his mouth, and then waved his hand to Peng Yan beside him. The latter consciously agreed and bowed and retreated.

Up from the dragon chair, Zhao Dezhao slowly walked down the steps, "I know your grievances, but I have no choice but to do it."

"What's the difficulty? When the former emperor was alive, he once said that there were many barbarians in the south. Moreover, I have always admitted Jinshi in the Song Dynasty, which is also favoritism to the north. Brother, if you thoroughly investigate the Ministry of Ceremonies, don't you tell the world that the ministers and brothers are not good at doing well?"

Zhao Defang, who was angry, turned red and her shoulders trembled. "In the eyes of the royal brother, I can't even compare with the outsiders!"

Outsiders, of course, it's Yang Jing.

Knowing that Zhao Defang had been wronged, Zhao Dezhao patted him on the shoulder, "Alas... It's all my thoughtfulness. At the beginning, I wanted to use Yang Jing's name among the scholars to make Defang you admired. Although I knew it was self-defeating and implicated you.

With that, Zhao Dezhao sighed again, "Defang, you are not wrong. I have personally looked at the selected Jinshi. Among them, they are all loyal to the old ministers of the former emperor in the court. We all want to use these people to cultivate cronies and borrow the power of the old ministers who have not yet disappeared, but it is really dense and sparse. There are a lot of them, but they forget a very important thing.

Hearing this, Zhao Defang, who was angry, couldn't help frowning and showed puzzlement in her eyes. "What did the official say?"

With his hands behind him, Zhao Dezhao smiled, but changed the topic. "Defang, do you still remember the sentence that the late emperor asked us to copy a hundred times in this hall that year?"

"The beginning of the husband's overlord is people-oriented. The reason is that the country is solid, and the chaos is the country is in danger.

He was slightly stunned, but Zhao Defang still subconsciously said this sentence, and then said, "How can I not remember? It was that sentence that made my brother have no dinner, or the official sent someone to send some fruit cakes at night."

The language is full of indelable memories.

"In those years, I didn't understand the taste. Even Zhao Shi didn't bother to explain it to us, but he was not in his position. He always failed to understand it, and then..."

A trace of pain flashed between Zhao Dezhao's eyebrows, and Zhao Defang also fainted a little. Later, it was the most suffering day for his two brothers. The first emperor died inexplicably, and Zhao Guangyi ascended the throne and was humiliated and oppressed for more than ten years.

"It's all right."

Zhao Dezhao, who came to his senses, patted Zhao Defang on the shoulder again. "At this moment, I have become the emperor of the Song Dynasty. Although I am extremely prominent, I dare not make any mistakes. I am afraid that heresy will be born again. You and my brother will return to the previous days."

After a little pause, Zhao Dezhao paced and walked to the high platform, "So, I want to slap myself in the face and order the Ministry of Ceremonies to be inspected. Although Yang Jing is an outsider, sometimes he does have a very unique vision. Since ancient times, only by gaining the hearts of the people can we win the world. In this case, I should no longer distinguish between the north and the south. Otherwise, let the students have a gap between life and miss the ability to govern the world, but I am ashamed of the former emperor.

With that, Zhao Dezhao sat on the dragon chair with a heavy face and stared at Zhao Defang, "Defang, we have suffered too much. We know that it is not easy to come at the present. We really can't afford to lose."

In silence, Zhao Dezhao squeezed his mouth and finally bent down and saluted, "I understand that I should act carefully in the future and follow the order of the royal brother."

After leaving the palace, Zhao Defang, the king of Hui, was silent. The eager ceremonial minister came to see him many times and closed the door. He had to hurriedly turn to the palace, but he still couldn't see the official family.

Under the urgent attack, it was only two days, and the whole person lost weight.

In the palace, the ministers stood quietly, probably reading the secretary of the Ministry of Ceremonies with the rest of light. The thorough investigation of the Ministry of Ceremonies has spread. Thinking that soon, there will be another storm in the court.

With Peng Yan's shout, Zhao Dezhao appeared in the hall. Naturally, the courtiers knelt down, and Yang Jing was no exception.

Today, he won't miss the imperial examination.

After seeing the ceremony, Zhao Dezhao talked about some court affairs. After that, he turned around and talked about several crimes of the Ministry of Ceremonies one after another.

In anger, the minister of the Ministry of Ceremonies was fined a year's salary, and the two foreigners became real scapegoats and were dismissed from official positions.

Yang Jing looked at these silently without saying a word of plea.

Like him, Zhao Defang, the king of Hui, was also silent.

Waving his hand made the ministers who begged for mercy stop, and Zhao Dezhao ordered Peng Yanxuan to enter the hall.

Randomly, a group of long-shirted men carefully entered the hall, and their steps were extremely restrained, and they didn't even dare to raise their heads.

"See the official!"

Naturally, there was another salute. Zhao Dezhao said a few words of encouragement, and then said something amazingly, "Enke is a talented person in the world, and now because someone cheats for personal gain, and even the pearl is covered with dust, it is really the misfortune of my Song Dynasty."

With that, Zhao Dezhao swept over the scholars, "So, I can't tell your talents clearly. In this case, I will do a new examination in this hall. If you want to be the champion, it depends on your ability."

When Zhao Dezhao's words fell, Peng Yan ordered the internal servant to send the pen and ink to the scholar. They also looked different when they got the test questions. The faces of the top people on the list changed greatly, and their faces made people panic at a glance, and the rest of them were quite happy. Xi, I want to take the opportunity to fight. The carp leaps over the dragon gate, competes for the champion, and wins the favor of the official family.

Ma Liang is one of them.

Of course, knowing the reason why all this could happen, Ma Liang looked gratefully at the left front, where Yang Jing was nod and standing, as if he had not noticed him.

Suppressing the joy in his heart, Ma Liang opened the rice paper and began to think hard, but he didn't know that the previous glance at Yang Jing had been seen by Zhao Dezhao in the high hall.