"Your Majesty…"
At this moment, Nalan Zhuming finally spoke. He raised his right foot and was about to step out of the formation.
The other officials could back down at a critical moment, but he couldn't. As the leader of this interest group, he had to stand up at this time. Otherwise, who would dare to work for him in the future?
"Minister Nalan, is there anything else?”
Da Qian stared coldly at Nalan Zhuming.
Nalan Zhuming saw the meaning in Da Qian's eyes." This matter started because of you. If I don't find trouble with you, don't come and plead for Li Hanhai. Even if you plead for mercy, you can't change this ending.
Finally, after hesitating for a while, Nalan Zhuming withdrew her right foot.
He could tell that the Emperor had made up his mind today.
Regardless of whether he persuaded or not, Da Qian would not change their decision today.
Since that was the case, why did he still stand out?
Ignoring Li Hanhai, who was kneeling on the ground and peeing in fear when he heard that his family was going to be exiled to the frontier, the Great Qian Dynasty turned to ask Wu Shulai,""Who are the other two vice presidents who are in charge of this exam with Li Hanhai?”
Wu Shulai walked out and knelt on the ground.""Your Majesty, they are the Supreme Court's Minister Liu Zhengcheng and Taichang Temple's Minister Xu Yuan.”
Hearing Wu Shulai say his name, the two vice presidents of this year's exam, Liu Zhengcheng and Xu Yuan, who were third-grade officials of the imperial court, immediately turned pale, just like Li Hanhai.
Thud!
He knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and cried. He pleaded with Da Qian,""Your Majesty, please spare my life. I know my sins.”
"Since you know your crimes, why do you still break the law?" Da Qian asked. You two are deputy officials, but you didn't assist your main posts and complete the mission given to you by the Imperial Court. You also neglected your duties. Pass on my orders, immediately capture them and send them to the imperial prison. Together with Li Hanhai, they will be beheaded outside the Wu Gate and their families will be exiled to the border.”
Upon hearing the Emperor's order, Liu Zhengcheng, Xu Yuan, and Li Hanhai instantly collapsed to the ground, their faces lifeless. They didn't even know that their official hats had fallen off because they had kowtowed to beg for mercy.
"What about the examiners?" Wu Shulai asked.”
Da Qian sat back on the dragon throne and thought for a moment before saying,""The words of those examiners carry little weight, and they don't have any authority. They have also completed their duty of assisting in the orderly conduct of this exam, so they can be exempted from this responsibility.”
Wu Shulai thought for a moment and nodded. He understood what the Emperor meant.
Forget about the examiners, but as the chief and vice presidents of the imperial court's general exams, they had to be severely punished.
Not long after, a team of about ten guards with sabers walked into the Palace of Heavenly Purity. They stripped off Li Hanhai's official uniform, who was lying on the ground like a dead dog with lifeless eyes. They took off his pipe cap and dragged him out.
The Supreme Court Official Liu Zhengcheng and Taichang Temple Official Xu Yuan were not spared from this misfortune. They were also stripped of their official robes and hats, and were temporarily imprisoned by guards with swords.
"Your Majesty, Li Hanhai, Liu Zhengcheng, and Xu Yuan have been arrested for bending the law for personal gain. Then, how should we deal with He Kun, who was implicated in this matter and failed the roll?”
Wu Shulai, who knew that the Emperor admired the literary talent of He Kun, immediately took the initiative to help the Emperor and raised this question.
"Since He Kun has the qualifications to meet, then abolish the previous exam rankings and grant He Kun the title of meeting." When executing Li Hanhai, Liu Zhengcheng, and Xu Yuan, I will personally announce it. Do you have any objections?"
The Great Gan sat on the dragon throne and swept his cold gaze back and forth.
All the officials stood there like statues, not moving an inch. No one dared to oppose the decision of Great Gan at this moment.
What a joke. Since Da Qian had already expressed their support for He Kun, they would only be reprimanded if they spoke up.
"Since there are no objections, then this matter is decided.”
After saying this, Great Gan turned around and left the Palace of Heavenly Purity with the eunuchs and palace maids.
Nalan Zhuming stood in the middle of the Clear Sky Palace. He looked at the back of the Great Gan Dynasty with a gloomy expression.
Seeing Ao Gui, Long Duo, Gongshun, Tutu, and the other four powerful ministers walking to his side, he said in a low voice,"
"I was careless this time. I didn't expect this little Emperor to be so sinister. He would suddenly use this matter to make trouble, causing us to lose one Secondary Level Two and two Secondary Level Three officials.”
Before the Great Qian Dynasty ascended the throne last year, Ao Gui, Long Duo, Gongshun, Tutu, and Nalan Zhuming had been fighting for power in the court. Everyone wanted to get rid of the others so that they could become a formidable figure like Cao Cao.
However, after Da Qian ascended the throne, they realized that they had underestimated this young emperor.
In the previous few silent battles, the result was that Da Qian was more skilled and won.
This time, under the unexpected attack of Da Qian, they were careless and lost three high-ranking officials to the Emperor.
Although Great Gan was still weak and their forces were slightly stronger than Great Gan, they were afraid that Great Gan would kill them one by one as if they were nails. As such, they had secretly formed an alliance.
Nian Yao stayed in Chengdu, Sichuan Province all year round. Although he was also powerful, his influence in the imperial court was limited, so he was excluded from this circle.
"Minister Nalan, you really weren't careful enough. You've lost three officials of the third rank and above.”
"The little Emperor always likes to play tricks. If I don't like anyone, I'll use this big hand to tear them apart.”
"Minister Nalan, be careful!"
"If this continues, I'm afraid that it won't be long before Minister Nalan doesn't have anyone under him.”
Tutu, Ao Gui, Long Duo, and Gongshun walked past Nalan Zhuming one after another. They gloated over Nalan Zhuming's misfortune and left without looking back.
When Nalan Zhuming heard the four people's words, her expression instantly became even gloomier.
Although they had no choice but to unite because of the little Emperor, their alliance was extremely loose due to the conflict of interest. Other than dealing with the Great Qian Dynasty, their goal would be the same.
At other times, they wished that the other party would die and they would be the only ones left.
……
At noon.
The scorching sun of spring felt warm on the passers-by. It was far from the scorching heat of summer.
He Kun, who didn't look like it on the surface, was actually very annoyed. He Kun was taking an afternoon nap in the inn's room.
"Brother He! Brother He! Get up! Get up!"
"Good news! Good news! Great news!"
Bang bang bang!
At this moment, there was another annoying knock on the door, as well as Cao Rui's familiar voice.# Date:09 7 2019 12:30PM
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