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Chapter 2533: The Principal of the Academy!

But since he couldn't figure it out, he also had a way to deal with it, so he said cunningly,
"Your Majesty, I don't know what the Queen Mother is thinking. Whatever her purpose is, I think we can't guess it.

But you are the Queen Mother's son after all. Since the Queen Mother has given you rewards, I think Your Majesty should also give you rewards. This is what a son should do."

After hearing what Yan Shu said, the emperor asked uncertainly, "Reward? Then what reward should I give? Even if it is a reward I give, how can it compare to the Queen Mother's?"

Seeing the emperor say this, Yan Shu seemed to have already made up his mind and said very calmly,
"Your Majesty, I think you have many ways to reward, you can grant marriage, confer official titles, or even titles!

Of course, Your Majesty can also entrust Wang Yue with important matters, which will allow Wang Yue to understand Your Majesty’s intentions.”

The emperor pondered Yan Shu's suggestions and they seemed to be all good ideas.

How can one be conferred a title without merit? This suggestion is as good as no suggestion.

There is a reason to confer an official title. After all, the empress dowager has already given rewards, and Wang Yue is the uncrowned champion of this imperial examination and has the title of Jinshi. It seems not bad to confer an official title on him.

But the emperor was confused about the marriage, so he asked uncertainly,

"Teacher, arrange a marriage? I don't have any sisters that haven't been assigned yet! How do you want me to arrange a marriage?"

Seeing that the emperor didn't understand, Yan Shu said solemnly, "Of course I know that Your Majesty doesn't have a suitable sister. But Your Majesty, do you know why the Queen Mother targeted Wang Yue? You don't think that just because you like Wang Yue, the Queen Mother won't give Wang Yue any position, right?"

After hearing this, the emperor asked in confusion, "Why?"

Yan Shu thought of the news he had heard and said with a smile, "Because Wang Yue accepted the daughter of the Eighth King as his apprentice, he offended the Queen Mother."

If it weren't for the Eighth Prince breaking the window paper, the emperor probably wouldn't know who his biological mother is, and there wouldn't be so much rift between the empress dowager and the emperor.

Therefore, the Queen Mother wanted to kill the Eighth Prince, but now in the royal family, the Eighth Prince was the only uncle left.

When the emperor heard that Wang Yue had accepted the daughter of his eighth uncle as his apprentice, he immediately understood the reason, but he couldn't help laughing.

However, after laughing, the emperor asked doubtfully, "I do know that the Eighth Uncle has a daughter, but they are already master and disciple. It is not easy for me to grant them marriage. After all, it is not reasonable."

Seeing the emperor smile, Yan Shu felt relieved and smiled to comfort him, "Your Majesty, if you really grant me a marriage, it won't be between him and the daughter of the Eighth Prince.

Your Majesty only needs to write the imperial decree granting the marriage, but leave the name blank, allowing Wang Yue to choose a suitable marriage partner himself, and then take it to the palace to fill in the name!
In this case, this marriage can only serve to win him over. When he actually gets married, it will probably be a few years later, and it won’t seem like Your Majesty is deliberately going against the Queen Mother.”

After hearing this, the emperor smiled and said, "Teacher, this is a good idea, but how should we appoint officials?
As long as this official position is given, doesn't it still mean that he is against the Queen Mother?"

Yan Shu smiled and said cunningly, "Your Majesty, this is wrong. I think that since the Queen Mother has given Wang Yue the right to punish evildoers and eliminate evil, she should execute them first and report later.

Your Majesty can give him a position as an Inspector General and let him tour the country on Your Majesty’s behalf.

However, I think this is not enough. After all, even without your Majesty's reward, Wang Yue can still do it."

After hearing this, the emperor said with a headache, "The appointment of an imperial censor is already an exception. If it still cannot make Wang Yue return to his loyalty, then there is really no point."

Yan Shu also cherished talents. He didn't want talents like Wang Yue to be lost among the people, so he smiled and said, "Wasn't Wang Yue recruiting disciples himself? Your Majesty, why don't you give him a reward so that he can recruit disciples legitimately? You can also train more talents for our Song Dynasty instead of always recruiting women. It's really a waste."

After listening to this, the emperor felt that it made sense. Before the empress dowager passed away, Wang Yue was destined to not be able to hold any official position. It seemed like a good idea for him to teach more apprentices.

After the emperor and Yan Shu confirmed the plan, they returned to the palace and began writing the imperial edict overnight, preparing to announce it the next day.

Wang Yue knew that there would be many spies watching him, so he deliberately pretended not to sleep that night, just to show it to those who were interested.

Zhao Jian saw that the candles in his main courtyard were still lit, so he did not sleep either, so he kept the lights on in one of his small courtyards. He took the military book and read it seriously, and he read it all night.

Seeing that her senior sister was not sleeping, Le Shan, who lived in the same small courtyard, was also awake. She also followed her senior sister's example and read medical books seriously.

The same thing went for Cao Danzhu. Both of her two senior sisters didn't sleep. She was also worried that something was wrong with the master she had just met, so she also stayed up reading.

This went on until the 2nd quarter of an hour in the morning, when there was a sudden noise outside the yard. The steward Wang, the servant bought by Wang Yue to change his fate, hurriedly crossed the wooden bridge and came to the island.

He did not go in, but shook the rope at the entrance of the courtyard on the island.

When Zhao Jian heard the noise, she felt confused. She didn't know who would come here in the middle of the night. She didn't want Wang Yue to show up either, so she put down the book in her hand and walked out.

When she saw Butler Wang waiting there, she asked solemnly, "What's the matter?"

Steward Wang bowed to Zhao Jian through the fence and said respectfully, "Miss, an official came outside and said there is an imperial decree, and the master needs to go and receive it."

Zhao Jian was a little puzzled, but she immediately guessed that this was the emperor wanting to comfort his master. She asked the butler Wang to accompany the person who read the imperial edict and turned to the main courtyard.

Although there is a large courtyard on the island, the library is in the middle of the courtyard, Wang Yue is in the east wing of the courtyard, and several disciples are in the west.

Zhao Jian had just arrived at the gate of Wang Yue's yard when Le Shan and Cao Danshu came over and asked anxiously,
"Master Sister, what happened?"

"Big sister, is there someone coming from the palace?"

Zhao Jian looked at Cao Danshu with some surprise. She didn't expect that her junior sister could guess something. Only then did she understand what she liked about Cao Danshu.

So, she smiled and said, "Yes, there is an imperial decree. I don't know who is coming. I will go and inform the master. Since you are already up, come together."

Cao Danshu breathed a sigh of relief and followed the senior sister, preparing to go inside.

After hearing this, Le Shan asked uncertainly, "Junior Sister, how did you guess that someone would come to the palace?"

Cao Danshu looked at Le Shan and saw a pair of cute big eyes, sparkling in the candlelight in the dark night. It also made her understand that in her world, people grow up at a young age.

So, she explained helplessly, "Our master was very famous in this imperial examination, but he was kicked out. The court must comfort him, otherwise, so many scholars will be disappointed." After listening to Cao Danshu's explanation, Li Leshan said excitedly, "So that's how it is. I was wondering, how could our master, such a brilliant person, fail to impress the emperor?"

While the two of them were chatting excitedly there, they had already arrived at Wang Yue's door.

Zhao Jian said respectfully to the courtyard, "Master, there is an imperial decree!"

Wang Yue opened the door before Zhao Jian finished speaking. He glanced at his three disciples and then said with a smile,

"Let's go, let's go meet Prime Minister Lu!"

After hearing what Wang Yue said, the three girls immediately looked at each other. They were all shocked.

This time, not only Le Shan, but also the other two, did not expect that Wang Yue actually knew who the person coming was, so they all wanted to see if what Wang Yue said was true, so they followed Wang Yue and walked outside.

Several people came to the large courtyard outside the island together, and saw Lu Yijian standing there admiring the night view.

Lu Yijian originally thought that if he came in the middle of the night, he would have to wait a while, so when Butler Wang wanted to move the chair, he actually agreed. But in the end, Wang Yue came out not long after.

This suggests two results.

Either Wang Yue couldn't sleep because he failed the palace examination.

Or, Wang Yue guessed that there would be an imperial edict today.

He couldn't guess the reason, so he smiled and asked tentatively, "Lord Wang, you came out so soon, are you not asleep?"

Wang Yue bowed to Lu Yijian, then smiled and said, "Prime Minister Lu, you are joking. I have been waiting for the imperial edict. I didn't expect that it was Prime Minister Lu who came first instead of Prime Minister Yan. I am really surprised."

When Lu Yijian heard this, he immediately understood what Wang Yue meant. He actually knew that as long as the empress dowager's edict came, the emperor's edict would also come. And even if the empress dowager's edict did not come, the emperor's edict would at most be delayed for a while.

After all, Wang Yue and the emperor had known each other for a long time, and it was impossible for him to let Wang Yue wander around outside.

But this delay should be very long, probably until the emperor truly takes power.

Therefore, Lu Yijian was a little confused about Wang Yue's true thoughts. He felt that Wang Yue was somewhat unfathomable. No wonder he was valued by the emperor.

Lu Yijian was also worried that if he said too much, he would reveal more, so he went straight to the point and said,
"Lord Wang, there is an order."

Wang Yue immediately prepared to salute, but his movements were slow and methodical. However, he looked very elegant, as if he was a handsome man walking out of a painting.

Lu Yijian originally wanted to test Wang Yue again, but seeing that Wang Yue was so slow, he had no excuse to say that he was too late.

He could only stop Wang Yue now, and then said with a smile, "Lord Wang, the Queen Mother has exempted you from the gift, but I dare not accept it."

Of course Wang Yue knew this, which was why he deliberately slowed down his movements. So after listening to Lu Yijian's words, he did not continue to salute.

Zhao Jian and the other two were simply shocked. They hadn't expected that Wang Yue would not even need to perform the formalities, and that his honor and favor were so high!

But since the Queen Mother valued Wang Yue so much, why didn't she give Wang Yue the top spot, or even bother to give him a ranking?

Without mentioning the three people's doubts, Lu Yijian quickly read out the imperial edict.
Empress Dowager Liu E's Decree
I have granted your Majesty the title of Prince Yue, with the power of an imperial envoy, to tour the country on behalf of the Emperor and enforce discipline.

I have given you a sword with dragon patterns. With it, you can kill the wicked, punish the tyrants, and redress the injustices...

After Lu Yijian finished reading the imperial edict, he looked at Wang Yue solemnly and said, "Lord Wang, accept the edict!"

Wang Yue bowed to the imperial edict and said solemnly,
"Student Wang Yue, accept the order!"

After he finished speaking, he took two quick steps and then easily accepted the imperial edict.

Lu Yijian said a few more words of comfort, then left a dragon-patterned sword and left with his servants.

After seeing off Lu Yijian, Wang Yue saw the three female disciples standing there, so he asked curiously, "What are you doing? Why don't you go back to sleep?"

Seeing Wang Yue asking, Zhao Jian said excitedly, "Master, the Queen Mother has so much power. It shows that the Queen Mother really values ​​you. Can you still sleep?"

Li Leshan also quickly said, "That's right, now Master is replacing the Queen Mother, who else in this world can embarrass you?"

In fact, Cao Danshu was full of worries, because after seeing the emperor in the palace that time, she had a good impression of him. She really hoped that one day she could help the emperor realize his ideal of the most prosperous world. However, she did not expect that her master would be valued by the empress dowager and she would become the opposite of the emperor.

Wang Yue took in the performance of his three disciples, and he immediately understood that Zhao Jian wanted to serve the country and make a name for himself, regardless of whether his father was the emperor's man.

Li Leshan didn't think too much about it and probably just felt happy.

As for Cao Danshu, I'm afraid she already likes Emperor Renzong now.

After knowing what was going on, Wang Yue quickly said, "You should go to bed early. The emperor's decree will probably arrive early tomorrow morning. If you don't go to bed now, I'm afraid you won't have time to sleep."

After hearing this, Li Leshan was shocked and asked hurriedly, "Master, how do you know that the emperor will give you an imperial edict?"

Cao Danshu knew that Wang Yue's guess was correct, so she immediately breathed a sigh of relief. She thought that the wise and powerful emperor would definitely send someone to win her over, but she didn't expect that he would come back too late.

Zhao Jian was completely relaxed. In fact, when she ran away from home this time, she said that she had no relationship with the family anymore. But he was her father after all. How could she just say that they had no relationship?
Wang Yue did not answer Li Leshan's words, but went straight back to his own courtyard, leaving Leshan looking at the two senior sisters with a puzzled look on his face.

Seeing that Li Leshan still wanted to pull Wang Yue, Zhao Jian pulled Li Leshan and said with a smile, "Okay, let's go back to sleep."

(End of this chapter)