Crazy criticizes the regent for reading my mind and his character collapses

Chapter 19

Palace, Palace of Diligence.

Emperor Jing Li Beimu is sitting on the dragon chair. His facial features are still immature even in his teenage years. When he frowns lightly, his expression is similar to Li Qingmo's.

Li Qingmo sat at the bottom, leaning lazily and casually on the back of the chair, coughing from time to time, and never stopped playing with the walnuts in his hands.

Not far down, several officials nodded slightly, and two others were kneeling on the ground, trembling and bearing the anger of the little emperor.

Bang!
Li Beimu jumped up and said, "Two foreign students with no foundation in the capital can easily buy scientific examination content, but you people who have been officials for many years can't even catch anyone now. What use do I need from you!"

The scientific examination fraud case has been going on for several days. Everyone in the city knew that someone in Zhuangyuan Alley could buy examination questions, but who was selling them could not be found out. No wonder the little emperor was so angry.

"Your Majesty, rest your anger."

"The humble minister is incompetent."

The two kneeling officials kowtowed hurriedly.

Li Beimu snorted heavily and sat down again.

King Gong is the only king with a different surname in this dynasty. When the young emperor succeeded to the throne, he made a lot of efforts and was highly regarded.

Gong Huaiqing bowed and cupped his hands, "Your Majesty, the two students suspected of cheating have just been acquitted. One of them, Nan Mingkun, even threatened that he was valued by the regent and was bound to win the top prize. If we let them go so easily, there is no guarantee that they will not be punished. It will make other students feel that this move is not a fault, and I am afraid it will not be able to serve as a warning."

Emperor Jing looked at Li Qingmo, unable to conceal his respect in his tone, "Uncle, is this serious?"

Li Qingmo nodded and admitted.

Gong Huaiqing seemed to have finally caught the clue. He raised his neck and asked: "The regent is so indulgent to Nan Mingkun, but because he is the brother of the daughter in your backyard? Such favoritism, how can the emperor and courtiers trust you again?"

Li Beimu was a little surprised: "Did the emperor take a concubine?"

"This king does not take concubines."

Li Qingmo skipped the topic with one sentence, and looked at Gong Huaiqing with his beautiful but always somewhat decadent peach blossom eyes.

"It's just two students arguing about buying test questions. Does King Gong really take it seriously? Why, he doesn't even allow people to daydream? One person has no witnesses and two has physical evidence. You still want to imprison him for life?"

He spoke slowly and calmly, "I have sent people to investigate clearly. Shen Wen entered the family because he was fooled by others. There was no real leak of the test questions. However, just in case, it is better to invalidate the original test questions."

Li Beimu nodded, "Then let the emperor come up with the question."

Those peach blossom eyes that were similar to Li Qingmo's looked over with nothing but trust and expectation.

Gong Huaiqing was naturally unwilling to give in: "Your Majesty, Nan Mingkun has said everywhere that he is highly regarded by the regent. Now that the regent is responsible for the new examination questions, there is no guarantee that he will not be criticized..."

"Does Prince Gong suspect that I will pretend to be a public servant for personal gain and deliberately show favoritism?" Li Qingmo interrupted him and snorted, "Nan Mingkun is not qualified yet."

Li Beimu waved his hand, "I believe that the emperor will not do it. This matter has been settled. Please step aside for the time being."

"Yes, Wei Chen retire."

King Gong and others backed away.

Only Li Beimu and Li Qingmo were left in the Qinzheng Hall.

"Uncle Emperor, do you have a sweetheart?" Li Beimu couldn't hide his curiosity and smiled, "But you met her in the south? Have you brought her back to Beijing? How is she? When are you planning to get married?"

Li Qingmo frowned slightly, "When did the Emperor become so noisy?"

Dare to say that the emperor is noisy, I am afraid that there is only Li Qingmo in the entire dynasty.

Li Beimu didn't care, and smiled, looking a bit naive: "Uncle, you have been away for two months, and no one in this huge palace can even talk to me."

"Isn't there Li Erbao?" Li Erbao is a young eunuch who has been with Li Beimu since he was a child. He has served him for many years and has won his trust.

Li Beimu pursed his lips, showing such a childish expression only in front of Li Qingmo.

"He only picks up what I like to hear."

Li Qingmo didn't say anything.

Born in a royal family, this kind of thing has long been commonplace. It is better to just pick up what you like to hear and say it than to go against the rules and stab someone behind the scenes.

"Is the emperor's trip south going smoothly this time?" Li Beimu seemed to have finally met his parents' children, and he always had endless things to say.

He had never left the palace, so he was even more curious about the outside world.

"Not bad." Li Qingmo's expression was still calm, but the look in his eyes was a little lighter, not as cold as before when he was towards Prince Gong.

Li Beimu felt relieved. He remembered what happened just now and couldn't help but remind him: "Prince Gong seems to be paying special attention to your whereabouts, uncle."

He was trained by Li Qingmo, and his behavior was very similar. He never trusted others easily, and he was already wary of the increasingly ambitious King Gong.

Li Qingmo was quite satisfied with his nephew's acumen. He nodded and asked, "His eldest daughter still likes to run into the harem?"

Li Beimu curled his lips, "The Queen Mother likes it, and Prince Gong's Palace also thinks that it can secure the back seat in this way. Anyway, I still have five years before I can be crowned, and I have a lot of time to waste with them."

It is the ancestral motto of this dynasty that emperors of all dynasties have done so before they can be crowned.

Li Qingmo was not a talkative person, and it was rare for him to talk so much with his nephew. "You can take in a few concubines first."

After leaving these words, he stood up and left.

Outside the palace gate, King Gong and Marquis Bo'an stood in front of their respective sedan carriages, their eyes facing each other. They were either wary or taunting, neither of them obeying the other.

"Tsk, tsk, some people always want to drive a wedge between the emperor and the regent, but they don't know that uncles and nephews have deep feelings for each other, so how can outsiders be able to influence them?" Marquis Bo'an said with ridicule.

King Gong snorted coldly and said with pride: "The Queen Mother prefers my eldest daughter to be the queen. When the Emperor comes to rule personally, I and the Emperor will be a real family."

Marquis Bo'an: "The queen mother is interested? But the emperor doesn't want to see her."

Everyone in the court knew that the emperor did not like the eldest daughter of King Gong, and only their family felt that they had a chance to win the throne.

King Gong fired back: "It's better than someone rushing to the Regent's Palace, only to be turned away time and time again. It's almost like laughing your head off."

It was a fact known throughout the capital that the legitimate daughter of Marquis Bo'an was in love with the regent.

The two of them talked to each other, neither giving in to the other. Finally, they glared at each other fiercely, turned around, got on the sedan chair, and left.

On the street, Nan Xi was holding his cerebellar ax in his arms while appreciating the prosperity of the capital.

"Yuanbao, do you want to eat candied haws on a stick?"

"Yuanbao, do you want to eat roasted chestnuts with sugar?"

"Yuanbao, do you want to eat wontons?"

One person and one tiger ate almost the whole street, while the lotus and peony behind them secretly remembered Nan Xi's preferences in their hearts.

"Hanlian, Shaoyao, do you know where there are patients or people who need help?" Nan Xi asked while eating peanuts.

She had to quickly find a way to earn merit points.

(End of this chapter)