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Chapter 155 Begging for mercy

Seeing Xu Wenhui coming out, Zhao Zhen's expression softened a lot, he raised his hand and said with a smile:

"Ai Qing, tell me!"

Having seen Sheng Hong behave like this in the previous post, Zhao Zhen somewhat believed what Xu Wenhui had said before.

This Sheng Hong is indeed a bit timid and fearful! He shouldn’t really take refuge in King Yan!

If he had really voted for King Yan, Sheng Hong would not behave like this in the court now!

Xu Wenhui got Zhao Zhen's permission and changed the subject:

"Your Majesty, I want to impeach the local officials on Hubei Road and Jiangnan West Road.

The continuous rebellion in the south is not a crime of war, but is actually caused by local officials preying on the people.

From ancient times to the present, if everyone could have a mouthful of food, how could there be so many people rebelling!

Therefore, I sincerely request your Majesty to send an envoy to investigate the two groups of officials in detail! "

Xu Dongchang's suppression of the rebellion in the south was originally very smooth, but for some reason,

After the assessment, as soon as the army leaves, the local area will rebel again.

There have been some rumors recently that Xu Dongchang's incomplete suppression of the rebellion led to the resurgence of the rebels. Xu Wenhui naturally disagreed.

I just took the opportunity to express my opinion. Xu Wenhui believed that it was caused by the waste of local civil servants.

It should be the responsibility of local civil servants to appease the people.

As long as the civil servants can properly resettle the local people, how can they rebel again and again!

Xu Wenhui suddenly poked a hornet's nest.

No one paid attention to Sheng Hong anymore, especially the civil servants who started to refute Xu Wenhui.

"General Xu's words are wrong. In the past two years, floods and locust plagues have occurred frequently in the south! How can we blame the local officials for the food failure?"

"Yes, yes! The local officials have done their best to relieve the disaster and save the people. What General Xu said is so chilling!"

"Yes, this is a natural disaster, not a man-made disaster! The court has already allocated food and grass for disaster relief, but it is just a drop in the bucket, so no blame on the officials!"

Probably Xu Wenhui didn't mention his name.

Therefore, the language of these civil servants is also very euphemistic.

If an ordinary military commander had said this, he would have been sprayed to death by civil servants one after another.

But Xu Wenhui belongs to the noble family,

After all, Xungui is different from ordinary generals.

Basically, nobles and nobles share the same kinship with the country.

The family continues to exist, and its status has always been high.

Who can guarantee that ordinary civil servants will always have ups and downs in their family just like nobles?

So I generally won’t offend you too much!

Xu Wenhui just put forward this argument and reminded the civil servants not to seize Xu Dongchang of the Xu family.

Otherwise our Xu family wouldn’t be vegetarians!

He would not go to death to offend the civil servant group, so after hearing the explanations of these civil servants, he

He took the initiative to take a step back, saluted Zhao Zhen who was at the head and said:

"As a humble minister, it is inevitable that his thoughts may be a little incomplete. Officials are wise and powerful, so there must be public opinion!"

After saying that, he stood back up again!

Start closing your eyes and meditating! As if everything has nothing to do with me!

Sheng Hong also took the opportunity to secretly return to his position, lowering his head to reduce his sense of presence!

The big officials in the civil service also understood what Xu Wenhui meant.

They also started to change the topic, discussing where disaster relief is needed, where taxation is good, and so on!

……

After the next court meeting,

Sheng Hong was still a little worried about issuing the token, especially since he was called out by the officials today.

He felt like something was stuck in his throat. If he didn't ask clearly, he probably wouldn't be able to sleep.

Who would have thought that he hasn't taken action yet?

Gu Yankai pulled Xu Wenhui towards the inner palace first.

Sheng Hong was delayed by a colleague and failed to catch up.

He was stomping his feet in anger from behind!

Gu Yankai and Xu Wenhui asked to see Zhao Zhen together. After briefly explaining their reasons,

Zhao Zhen was a little embarrassed, but he wasn't angry either.

Instead, he looked at Gu Yankai with some surprise.

"Gu Aiqing, do you really want your second son to pass the imperial examination and become a civil servant? This road is not easy to follow!"

Obviously, Zhao Zhen didn't think it was a serious matter that he removed Gu Tingye's quota.

He is just a Jinshi. For other families, it may be a big deal to honor their ancestors.

But it really doesn't matter to a noble family like Ningyuan Houfu who holds great power! At best, it’s just the icing on the cake!

Gu Yankai hesitated for a moment and then said:

"We always let the boy try to know his quality. Your Majesty, you also know that my Dalang is not in good health. He will not be able to take the imperial examination or become a military commander.

Wei Chen only counted on his second son.

I also want to see what kind of material he is. If the civil servants can't get through, it's not too late to come back and learn to lead troops with him! "

Gu Yankai is actually somewhat selfish. If Gu Tingye embarks on the road of becoming a military commander at this time,

Then the Gu family's power in the army will basically pass to Gu Tingye completely.

Now he is still strong and still has a glimmer of hope for his eldest son Gu Tingyu.

If you want to see if Gu Tingyu can have another grandson, let Gu Tingye go on the civil service road first, so that you still have room for choice!

Xu Wenhui came to help at Gu Yankai's request, so naturally he couldn't just watch from the sidelines, so he also agreed:

"Erlang and Chen of the Gu family have been friends for many years. He has been working hard for this imperial examination for many years.

Failure this time was a big blow to him.

As far as I know, Marquis Gu also gave Erlang a severe beating because of this incident!

I hope your majesty will be more open-minded and give Gu Hou a loving fatherly heart! "

"That's it! It seems that I was a little hasty!"

Zhao Zhen didn't take this matter seriously at first. Seeing that the two nobles came to plead for mercy on this matter, he

So I decided to go with the flow and said with a self-deprecating smile:

"Hey, after so many years, that Yang Wutuan has almost become a problem for me! Anyway, since both my beloveds have spoken, I will take back what I said before!"

After saying that, he thought of something, coughed dryly, looked at Gu Yankai and said:

"But the results have been released this time. I'm afraid it won't work. Let your second son take the exam next time. My dear, let's see if it's possible?"

Gu Yankai naturally nodded excitedly. He did not expect to let Gu Tingye pass the exam again this time.

Otherwise, the impact will be too bad, and those candidates who failed the exam will still cause trouble.

As long as Zhao Zhen can give Gu Tingye a chance to take the exam again, it will be fine. He bowed deeply with joy and said gratefully:

"Thank you, Your Majesty,"

Xu Wenhui also followed Gu Yankai and bowed!

The two chatted with Zhao Zhen for a while,

Then we said goodbye together and left!

After coming out,

Gu Yankai insisted on dragging Xu Wenhui to drink.

express gratitude,

Xu Wenhui thought it would be a good idea to go see Gu Tingye.

He smiled and said:

"Then don't go anywhere else, just go to your uncle's house. It just so happens that I can help persuade Zhong Huai so that he can regroup and fight again next year!"

(End of this chapter)