Thief Emperor

Chapter 850: Lightning Speed ​​Fall

Li Zheng is still in Qingyang, repairing the ancestral tomb for Li Yun and himself.

However, the matter of repairing the ancestral mausoleum was obviously not as important as being the Jingzhao Yin.

Because of his position as Jingzhao Yin, he would need to coordinate all aspects of the city's affairs in the future, and more importantly, he would need to be able to keep his head down.

Li Zheng, in terms of identity, he can almost be regarded as Li's biological brother. In terms of seniority, his seniority in the military is first-class.

Moreover, as the Jingzhao Yin, he will most likely control an armed force in the future, and it will be a fairly large one.

After much thought, Li Zheng is the most suitable person for this position.

Li Yun glanced at his two prime ministers, thought for a while, and smiled dumbly: "Okay, okay, I will write him a letter later and tell him that there is something urgent, asking him to put down what he is doing and rush to Luoyang as soon as possible."

"As for the selection of the two Shao Yins."

Li Yun looked at the two prime ministers and said with a smile, "You two, please recommend a few people each."

They were asked to recommend a few each, but there are unspoken rules for such things.

If we ask both of them to recommend two positions, then most likely each of them will get one vacancy.

The two prime ministers bowed and saluted: "I obey your command."

Li Yun looked at Zhuo Guangrui and said with a smile: "Brother Zhuo has worked hard and made great contributions. If you have suitable candidates, you can also recommend a few and let me take a look."

Zhuo Guangrui probably knew that Li Yun's words were polite, so he bowed his head and said, "I obey your command."

"One more important thing."

At this time, the group had already walked into the Emperor's bedroom in the imperial city. Li Yun looked around, then turned back and said to the three of them, "It's next year's imperial examination."

"Next year, we will change the era name. Next year's imperial examination will be the first of the new dynasty. I will participate in the entire process of this examination."

Li Yun put his hands behind his back and continued, "Minister Tao of the Ministry of Rites is a bit pedantic and doesn't do things efficiently. You should find a minister of the Ministry of Rites who can do things efficiently and have him spend a whole year preparing for this event."

"We should try our best to grant him the money he deserves, and we must get this done and get it done well."

The current Minister of Rites is Mr. Tao Wenyuan, the head of the academy who escaped from Guanzhong Academy to Jinling. This gentleman certainly has no problem in academic research, but his work efficiency is a bit low.

In short, he is suitable to be a figurehead in the Ministry of Rites, but not suitable to do practical work.

The Ministry of Rites now has a vice minister, and that is Li Yun’s father-in-law, Mr. Xue Song.

However, Mr. Xue is still in Nanjing to "keep order" and has not had time to move to Luoyang. Naturally, he has no way to prepare for the first imperial examination of the new dynasty.

After hearing what Li Yun said, Du Qian seemed to be thinking about something.

Just as he was lost in thought, Li Yun asked, "By the way, Brother Shouyi, your brother has been in Shu for a month or two, and there is no news yet?"

Du Qian shook his head slightly and said with a wry smile: "My brother should have arrived in Shuzhong a long time ago, but he hasn't written back for several days. I think he is either controlled by the small court in Shuzhong or has met with an unexpected disaster..."

Mr. Li narrowed his eyes immediately and stopped walking. He took a deep breath and said slowly, "It seems that the emperor is only in a good temper in front of Wei Quanzhong. I may have to be Wei Quanzhong someday."

He looked at Du Qian and said, "I'll let Jiusi follow up on this matter."

Du Qian bowed his head and thanked him.

Li Yun continued, "The scientific examination cannot be delayed. We need to select the right person to prepare for it as soon as possible."

The two prime ministers both bowed and nodded their heads.

Afterwards, they followed Li Yun and took a general look at the imperial city as if they were taking a cursory look. When they walked out of the imperial city, Li Yun looked back at the palace and remained silent for a long time.

After a long while, he waved his hand and said, "Okay, we've talked about a lot of things today, and I'm a little tired. Let's go our separate ways."

"If there is anything, report to me again."

All three of them bowed their heads and responded with a yes.

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In April, the weather in Luoyang also became hot and dry.

At this time, the imperial city had basically been repaired, and Li Yun took his family to wander around the imperial city and inspect the place where they might live for a long time in the future.

At dusk that day, Li Zheng, riding a fast horse, galloped all the way into Luoyang City. Then, under the guidance of Jiusi, he quickly found the palace where Li Yun's family was temporarily living.

After arriving at the palace, he was immediately taken to Li Yun's study. After seeing Li Yun, he took a few deep breaths before saying, "Second brother, what happened?"

Li Yun looked up at him and smiled: "Why are you in such a hurry?"

Li Zheng wiped the sweat from his forehead, a little dazed: "Didn't you say in the letter that it was urgent? After I received Jiusi's letter, I didn't stop for a moment and rushed here on horseback."

Li Yun stood up, pressed his shoulder, motioned him to sit down, then personally poured him a cup of tea and asked with a smile: "Did you see the girl from Xiangfulou during your time in Qingyang?"

Li Zheng was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "I saw it."

Li Yun asked again: "How?"

Li Zheng's expression turned bitter. He smiled bitterly and said, "After ten years of separation, you are no longer recognizable."

Li Yun smiled dumbly: "Maybe the girl you remember in your heart is different from the original appearance of this girl."

Li Zheng shook his head slightly: "No." He sighed: "In ten years, she has changed a lot."

Seeing him like this, Li Yun did not ask the girl whether she had become darker, fatter, or older.

But it’s not surprising. In this era, things can indeed change beyond recognition ten years after marriage.

As Li Yun was pouring tea for himself, he suddenly heard Li Zheng continue to say, "She has become much ruder."

At this point, Li Zheng said something else without any context: "However, if she wants to be with me, I am still willing to take her in."

Li Yun almost spit out a mouthful of tea. After swallowing it down with great difficulty, he shook his head and laughed, "She may not even know you. Why did you take her in? If you look into each other's eyes, it will be so awkward."

Hearing this, Li Zheng lowered his head, sighed, and said nothing more.

After a long while, he finally came out of his emotions, looked up at Li Yun, and asked, "Second brother, what exactly is this urgent matter you mentioned?"

"Your sister-in-law is pregnant."

Li Yun said with a smile.

"Sister-in-law?"

Li Zheng asked: "Which sister-in-law?"

"The one in the north, from the Fanyang Lu family."

The two of them were born in the village, so naturally they didn't have so many fussies. On weekdays, Li Zheng privately called Li Yun's concubines "sister-in-law".

"That's a good thing."

Li Zheng lowered his head and drank a sip of tea, frowning and asking, "What's the emergency?"

"This matter is not extremely urgent. What is extremely urgent is that I have an errand for you to do."

“And it takes many years.”

Li Yun smiled and said, "I guess you'll have to do this for more than ten years."

"What errand?"

Li Zheng was a little curious.

"Luoyang Yin."

As soon as Li Zheng said the three words "Li Yun", the tea in his mouth almost spit out. He looked up at Li Yun with disbelief on his face.

"Second brother, me?"

He pointed at his nose and stared: "Me?"

Li Yun calmly poured him a cup of tea.

"I can be the King of Wu, why can't I be the Yin of Luoyang?"

Li Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "Second brother, I haven't learned all the characters yet."

He has been studying very hard under Li Yun these years, but he did not learn it when he was young, so his foundation is too poor, and he is still not very good now.

It's a half-baked level.

Li Yun patted his shoulder and said softly, "It's rare that those civil servants are willing to give up this position. Now only you can sit in this position, and everyone can be convinced."

"Brother, this position."

Li Yun said seriously: "It concerns the lives and property of your family, my family, and many other families. This is a fatal position."

"After the establishment of the new dynasty, the first few years will definitely be unstable. This task must be done by our brothers."

Li Zheng stared at Li Yun: "Second brother, I don't know how to..."

"It's not a big problem. They said they will prepare two capable Shao Yin for you. I guess you won't have to do too much political work. When Luoyang Prefecture gets into trouble and needs you to settle it, you can just go out and settle it."

"But... you must keep the soldiers of Luoyang Prefecture firmly under your control in the future."

Li Zheng was confused by what Li Yun said and could not utter a word.

However, Li Yun acted quickly. On the third day after Li Zheng returned, he took office as the new Yin of Luoyang.

Only three days after taking office, the new Luoyang Yin came to Li Yun's residence with a pile of gift lists in his hands, and once again came to Li Yun's study.

He put the gift list on Li Yun's desk, still a little confused.

"Second brother, many people gave me gifts and invited me to dinner, saying something like..."

He frowned, a little puzzled: "Let me grant them a piece of land..."

Li Yun looked up at Li Zheng, then looked down at the gift list in front of him and found it a little funny.

"You've only been in office for three days."

"He's about to be beheaded."

(End of this chapter)