From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 63
The court of Daqing has been shaken recently. The murder of Dai Zhongming and the assassination of Qin Yuan, as well as the Jiaofangsi case, have caused a huge earthquake in the court.

A large number of officials were dismissed and punished, even the six ministers and several high-ranking university scholars were involved.

Marquis Fuyuan, Marquis Dongxiang, and Earl Dongping were imprisoned and their properties were confiscated. The Minister of Personnel Yan Xingshu retired, the Minister of Rites was demoted three levels, the Junior Minister of Rites Wang Minzhi, the Minister of Taichang Temple Zheng Boyang, and all the former officials of Taichang Temple were imprisoned, and the Ministry of Rites was almost emptied.

The rest involved over a hundred officials, both large and small, and countless clerks...

It was not until March, when the entire case was concluded, that everyone was shocked to discover that more than 3,000 people were involved in the case.

The case of Dai Zhongming was concluded a bit hastily. Clues were found in the correspondence between Dongxiang Hou and the bandits in Gucheng Mountain. After interrogation, Dongxiang Hou admitted that he was the one who ordered the bandits in Gucheng Mountain to do the crime.

Many people don't believe it, because everyone knows that Dai Zhongming has a very secret past with Dongxiang Hou, and it can even be said that he is a loyal lackey of Dongxiang Hou. However, it is not impossible that if a lackey knows too many secrets of his master, he will be silenced.

But it doesn’t look like it!
Well, you have a big mouth, so whatever you say goes.

After three months of turmoil, the dust has finally settled. Everything seems to have returned to how it was before, but it also seems not to have gone back.

After careful consideration, everyone finally discovered the key point.

The prince, who had been a child until now, began to attend court.

Whenever they saw Li Chengqian, who was already a tall young man sitting below Emperor Qing, they suddenly realized that the prince was no longer a child.

The prince is attending court. Is this a signal?
Thinking of the prince's demeanor in Chengtian Palace three months ago and Emperor Qing's attitude at that time, many people began to speculate.

But soon, a stronger signal appeared.

The second prince entered the Linhu Palace.

This is big news.

The importance of Linhu Palace is not a big secret in the court.

Many people in the court have also been there.

However, those were all summoned by Emperor Qing individually, and they would only be called up when there were major events related to them.

Normally, Chen Pingping and Fan Jian would often go there, reportedly to accompany His Majesty to fish, because when they were young, they often fished in that lake. After Emperor Qing ascended the throne, in order to make fishing more comfortable, he built a palace overlooking the lake.

What a fool!

Apart from these two people, Prime Minister Lin and General Qin are regular visitors. Now, the second prince has been added to the regular visitors.

Is this signal strong enough?

The direction of the court was unpredictable, and what made him even more unsure was His Majesty's thoughts.

Let’s take a look.

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Outside Kyoto, Ten Mile Pavilion
In late spring in March, the grass grows long in the south of the Yangtze River, flowers grow on the trees, and warblers fly around.

Although it is April, it is not Jiangnan

But the scene of vibrant life and flourishing things is not inferior to that of the south of the Yangtze River.

亭内
Gu Qing filled the glass with wine and choked up as he looked at Yan Xingshu, whose hair had become more than half white in the past few days.

"Teacher...you..."

"Never mind. I deserve this." Yan Xingshu smiled wryly, raised his glass, and drank it all in one gulp. "Leaving today can be considered a good ending. But you, having just entered the officialdom, have already found yourself in the vortex. You need to be careful at every step."

"The disciple understands."

"Over the years, I've been in the Ministry of Personnel. While I can't claim to have many achievements, I've certainly cultivated some talent." Yan Xingshu pulled a thin roster from his package. "The Ministry of Personnel oversees hundreds of officials, but there aren't many people who are truly useful. The people here are just like you and me, sharing the same ideals and are considered relatively reliable. However, don't contact them unless absolutely necessary."

"Yes, teacher." Gu Qing was moved after taking the booklet.

"You are too close to the Second Prince. You need to be careful."

"The Second Prince is now a frequent visitor to Linhu Palace. Your Majesty's intention to cultivate him is obvious. If he cannot consolidate his position at this time, he will inevitably be taken advantage of."

"It's too early. Let's wait and see." Yan Xingshu looked at Gu Qing's expression, shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly, "Forget it, it all depends on your heart. But you still have to be cautious in your actions. You are still young, and the most important thing is to cherish your body. I can't leave you too many handles."

"Disciple, please remember the instructions."

Gu Qing bowed deeply, raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.

After a short gathering, Yan Xingshu didn't waste any time and quickly boarded the carriage for his return journey. "Master, Grand Secretary Chen just sent someone to deliver a letter."

Not long after the carriage started moving, an old servant got on, lifted the curtain, and whispered.

Yan Xingshu took the letter, opened it, glanced at it, and smiled coldly, "Old thing, how many years can you live? You really want to use me as a scapegoat." After that, he crumpled the letter into a ball of paper and put it into the charcoal fire beside him to burn it to ashes.

"Yan An, tell Madam that I need to go back to the academy first, so let them go back home first."

"Yes, sir."

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East Palace
Li Chengqian turned his wheelchair into a recliner and half-lay on it, looking as if he had lost all hope in life.

Emperor Qing forced him to go to court.

Going to court is really a very annoying thing.

I would sit in Chengtian Hall and listen to a group of court officials arguing for the entire morning. Sometimes, when there were too many things to do, the argument would continue into the afternoon.

Whether he was the emperor or the crown prince, they could only sit upright and listen patiently.

"So, we must have a good relationship with our father!"

After turning his gaze to the heavens and myriad worlds, Li Chengqian no longer thought of competing with Emperor Qing for the throne.

What are you fighting for? It’s bullshit.

Emperor Qing is just a mortal. Even if he is a grandmaster, how many years can he live?
Is this a competitor? No.

This is my father!
My father is a great master!
Li Chengqian hoped that he would live as long as possible, and ideally, destroy the Northern Qi and Dongyi tribes while he was in power, first unifying the eastern continent. Then, given his personality, he would definitely not be satisfied with the current relationship with the temple, and might even clash with it. Not to mention overthrowing the temple, but at least causing it to suffer some damage, and then...

Then he died, and he ascended the throne, inherited a unified empire, and reaped the benefits of his achievements.

No, that is not enough. If one is still energetic, after unification, one must still reform and change the law, and wade into deeper waters. It would be best if one could withstand a wave of reforms before collapsing.

Look, what a good father, the chosen working man, the emperor!

Yes, that's right, this couldn't be more perfect.

Therefore, there is no contradiction or conflict between him and Emperor Qing.

Although Lao Deng was strong, he was constrained by the limitations of the times and did not handle government affairs to his satisfaction. This might be because of Ye Qingmei. Although he was curious about new things, he was more cautious. He would come up with new policies from time to time, but they were all policies with a new name but the substance remained the same. Most importantly, Li Chengqian discovered a very bad sign.

Although this chosen worker is a grandmaster himself, he is increasingly disgusted with the existence of grandmasters and feels that such people should not appear in the world. Therefore, he intentionally or unintentionally emphasizes the civil governance of Daqing, and the voice of warriors in the court is getting lower and lower.

The most direct manifestation is that the military forces represented by Mr. Qin were gradually marginalized in the court, while the civil service group headed by the four major academies rose rapidly in the court and their voice became increasingly important.

Li Chengqian did not care about how much say the civil service group had; what he cared about was the four major academies.

This is also the most discordant thing he has felt since coming to this world.

"The four great academies had no presence in the original novel. Why is it that after I came here, I found that these four academies are everywhere, and their traces can be seen in everything?"

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A huge screen was erected in the room.

The screen was filled with endless emptiness.

After an unknown amount of time, a green light appeared in the void.

Suddenly, the huge screen began to flash red and emit a sharp chirping sound.

Snapped! !

A large hand appeared and pressed a switch, and the shrill sound of the screen disappeared.

click

The man standing in front of the screen bit off half of the golden apple in his hand, looked at the green light that suddenly appeared on the screen, and laughed, "The fourth one who successfully cultivated will be resurrected. Monitor their trajectory and see how lucky he is. Can he..."

Before he finished speaking, the void on the screen suddenly twisted like ripples, and the green light plunged into the ripples and disappeared.

The man looked at the screen in surprise, not even eating the golden apple. Finally, he smiled helplessly, "I'm really lucky to be attracted so quickly. Resurrection, remember, and monitor it at the right time."

(End of this chapter)