Royal Palace.

Political Hall.

The former political hall is where the cabinet is now.

It is a large-scale courtyard building, and the main courtyard is the official residence of Wen Boiyu, the chief minister of the cabinet.

The west courtyard is the administrative office of Shangshu Province, and the eastern courtyard is the yamen of Menxia Province and Zhongshu Province.

Nian Chengfeng sat in the Zhongshu Provincial Yamen, put down the pen in his hand, and roasted his frozen hands on the charcoal fire next to him. Then he stood up, slapped his sore waist, and sat across from him.

The Imperial Academy on the side said goodbye to the winery:

"The Taiyuan Academy is full of flowers and has left Kyoto, but next autumn cannot be delayed because of him!"

"This matter is urgent. The three provinces have discussed and approved it, and the chief minister has also signed the decision."

"The regent said before he left that the imperial examination is the top priority of the country!"

"We must achieve openness, fairness and justice in the true sense!"

"So from now on, the original recommendation system is completely abolished!"

"All students are uniformly selected through the scientific examination to become officials, so this decision must be sent to various places now. After all, students from remote areas of Ningguo have to walk a long way to Kyoto."

"The venue for the Autumn Festival next year has been decided by the regent at Changle Palace... It is a good place with many empty houses for students to live in, but the Gongyuan still needs to be re-planned... Huang Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry has gone

Changle Palace, so you don’t have to worry about anything.”

"As for the topics for the scientific examination, the regent ordered one question. The rest of the topics will still be drafted by your Imperial College. When the new year starts next year, all the people who proposed the questions will go to Changle Palace. The regent said that the matter is very important and will never be allowed to appear.

Such a major mistake in leaking test questions.”

"Do you have any more questions?"

When bidding farewell, he bowed his hands and said: "The lower official has understood the meaning of your Excellency and the Regent, but... the selection of the person for this proposition used to be appointed by the emperor. If the emperor was not in the palace, it would be appointed by Ji Tai. Now...

…?”

"This matter will wait until the new year begins, and those who will formulate the proposition in the provincial capital of Shangshu should now convey the matter of next autumn to various schools, so that students in various schools know about it, so that they can leave for Kyoto as early as possible."

"Okay, I'll take your orders!"

When he was leaving, a young eunuch hurriedly walked in.

He came to Nian Chengfeng, bowed and said: "Sir Nian, there is an old man named Qian Guodong outside asking to see him, saying that he has something important to report to you in person!"

Nian Chengfeng was startled, "Invite him in!"

"Slave obeys!"

After a while, Qian Guodong came to the yamen of Zhongshu Province. He grinned when he looked at Nian Chengfeng, raised his hands and said:

"You will get stronger with age!"

Nian Chengfeng raised his hands and said, "You old guy, you are living a comfortable life!"

"Hey, it's just your fault for showing off your skills. I also want to use my remaining energy, but the regent doesn't like it!"

Nian Chengfeng glared, "Don't say that. There are still some vacancies in the DPRK. By the way, why don't you continue to go to the Ministry of Justice? Chief Wen is worried about perfecting the constitution and finding no ideal people.

!”

"That's you!"

Nian Chengfeng raised his hand and said, "You old guy has been in the Ministry of Punishment for twenty years and in Dali Temple for more than ten years. I guess no one in the court can be as proficient in the law as you!"

Qian Guodong was immediately stunned.

His heart suddenly beat a little fiercely!

But he quickly calmed down and his expression became serious: "But that's not why I came to see you!"

"Why is that?"

"Have you heard the rumors in Kyoto recently about the regent and Xi Wei's daughter?"

Nian Chengfeng frowned, pondered for a moment, stretched out his hand and said, "Come, sit down!"

The two of them sat in front of the tea table.

Nian Chengfeng cooked a pot of tea and nodded, "This rumor has been around for a few days. Wen Shoufu originally suggested that the Regent send the Imperial City Secretary to find the person who spread the rumor... But the Regent did nothing.

not give a damn about."

Qian Guodong leaned over and asked in a low voice: "Then, is this true or false?"

"It's true!"

Qian Guodong was startled and heard Nian Chengfeng say again: "There is indeed a girl beside the Regent, and she is indeed Xi Wei's daughter. This is true."

"But there are rumors that the regent and Xi Wei conspired to steal the country... This is nonsense!"

"Xi Wei is dead!"

"The regent has not ascended the throne as emperor, everyone knows this."

"Now he proposes to change the governance of the country from the rule of men to the rule of law. He advocates placing imperial power under the law... Think about it, if he wants to steal the country, what he needs is the supreme authority. How will he let this power

Constrained?”

Nian Chengfeng poured a cup of tea for Qian Guodong and said: "Many people don't know him well. In fact, I didn't know him well before this."

"Originally, I had no intention of becoming an official again at this age. Originally, I recommended Wen Boiyu to him."

"But these days, I accompanied Wen Boyu and listened to him talk about his thoughts on governing the country for several days...I admit that he is the light of Ningguo!"

"That's why my heart became more active. I hope that I can do my part to realize his ideals. In fact, I am also selfish in my heart!"

"Old money!"

Nian Chengfeng said earnestly: "This is an earth-shaking change!"

"Once successful... those of us who participated in this revolution may be famous in history and will be remembered forever!"

"When people live at our age, don't they just live for a name?"

"If you can make some contribution to the revision of the Constitution, your name will be passed down through the ages along with the Constitution!"

Qian Guodong's heart was pounding.

"This...then I will ask you to make a recommendation to Chief Wen!"

"Let's go now!"

"Wait a minute, I still think the rumors need to be taken seriously!"

Qian Guodong stretched out his finger and tapped the table: "Old man, think about it, there is no smoke without fire!"

"I do think this is a huge hidden danger that cannot be underestimated!"

"The common people don't know that these measures taken by the regent are for the great cause of Ningguo. They are uneducated and can be easily incited!"

"Besides, they have a very strong concept of king in their bones. This is a deep-rooted concept that has been passed down to this day for thousands of years!"

"Although Xi Wei is dead, Xi Wei's reputation among the people is extremely bad!"

"Now his daughter is with the regent. It is said...it is said that the relationship is still very close. Let's not talk about how the people will view the regent. What I am worried about is that people with ulterior motives will take advantage of this rumor!"

"For example... mutiny on the grounds of recovering Ningshi!"

"For example... people in the world were incited by him and launched an assassination attempt on the regent!"

"The regent does not live in the palace, he lives in Plum Garden. Although Plum Garden is not far from the palace, it is the most dangerous road!"

"I suggest that the regent draw a clear line with that Xi Wei daughter... and let the regent move to the palace!"

Nian Chengfeng's face also became serious, "I'm afraid it's difficult to draw a clear line. Besides... the regent has left Kyoto!"

"What?!"

Qian Guodong suddenly became anxious:

"He is the regent! How could he leave Kyoto so easily!"

"Isn't this putting your own life at risk?!"

Nian Chengfeng spread his hands and said helplessly: "Just because he is the regent, we can't control him!"

"Let's go, I'll take you to see Wen Boiyu, and then I'll go to the Imperial City Department to find Wang Zhengjinzhong, the deputy of the Imperial City Department."

"It would be better if the Imperial City Division handles this matter!"

The two of them headed towards the main courtyard.

At this moment, in the Imperial City Department, Wang Zheng Jinzhong dug out a dark wooden box from under the crooked neck tree.

He carefully opened the wooden box.
Chapter completed!