In the palace of the harem and concubines, Sima Yu quietly knelt down on the cushion, and the concubine behind him gently pressed his shoulders to familiarize his muscles and bones.

"Didn't you say that beautiful people will be sent directly to me? Why is there no one now? Or is there nothing selected in this draft?"

From the emperor's tone, the chief internal officer could naturally hear the anger in the emperor's heart.

"Your Majesty, it seems that I have reserved it for the Queen. Queen Dianxi said that she will personally select beautiful girls for Your Majesty."

Yeah?

Sima Yu frowned. He stood up, walked to the door, and looked out the window, wondering what he was thinking.

Sima Yu wears a deep red robe trimmed with gold, which is like a flawless jade figure cast from a piece of flawless jade. Even if she stands there quietly, she is still graceful and graceful, with unique charm, giving people a noble Tsinghua University feeling.

The chief minister looked at the Emperor's back. This matter concerned the Queen. If he could remain silent, it would be best if he remained silent.

Talking too much on this kind of issue is not a good thing.

"If the queen wants to choose, let her choose."

The chief minister heard the emperor's anger when he said these words, and said quickly: "Her Royal Highness the Queen is also worried that there is someone in this beautiful girl who is deliberately scheming, or there are some crooked melons and jujubes mixed in, which will insult your majesty's bloodline."

"Don't say it anymore."

The emperor waved his hand.

"Go and see those beauties, and bring the most beautiful ones to my palace tonight."

"promise."

The chief internal officer quickly took the order and left.

After the chief minister left, Sima Yu gave a serious snort.

Queen, you really have to take care of all my affairs!

.........

Early next morning.

Wang Sheng woke up from his sleep.

In early spring, the morning was still a bit cold.

After Wang Sheng simply changed his clothes and walked out of the room, this feeling became even more obvious.

At a glance, the world outside the house is filled with light milky white fog, but this light white fog is slowly diminishing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Because the sun has risen.

Wang Sheng looked up at the sky. There was a little red light in the eastern sky, and the clouds next to him were also dyed slightly pink. Slowly, the sun poked its head out, revealing it bit by bit. Then it was all white.

The fish belly later turned into a half-cut red orange. Finally, the sun rose.

When the white fog dissipated, the wisps of coldness in the air became lighter and lighter, so light that people could hardly feel it.

Today's weather is really nice.

Wang Sheng immediately performed a set of national primary and secondary school radio gymnastics.

You can exercise on the high platform and have a panoramic view of the entire Jingu Garden.

In Wang Sheng's eyes, the tall trees in the mist in the distance were still full of brown branches, like an elegant and quiet ink painting.

Every branch of the trees in spring is covered with full and strong buds. They are absorbing the energy of spring and bursting out the loneliness that contains the entire winter.

Flowers will soon bloom all over this land.

It is truly a season of vitality!

I wonder if I can thrive like all things in spring?

Wang Sheng sighed and ended today's morning exercise.

I just moved a few times, but naturally I didn't sweat.

After having a rich breakfast, Liu Yong handed over the letter sent from the photo studio last night.

Wang Sheng took the letter.

I took it apart and took a quick look.

Yesterday, the biggest thing that happened in Luoyang was the emperor's draft.

There were nearly fifty imperial officials, and all the aristocratic families sent their daughters to the palace.

But in the end, the palace only selected twenty people.

As expected by Wang Sheng, Yang Xianrong was among these twenty people.

After all, with this guy's ambition and appearance, it would be a strange thing if he couldn't get in.

I don’t know how much this sheep Xianrong could please the emperor.

Wang Sheng shook his head gently.

This kind of thing is equivalent to long-term investment.

He is also going to the palace today. I am afraid he can learn more about the news in the palace this time.

"Let's go."

"promise."

Liu Yong quickly went down to prepare the convoy.

Wang Sheng, on the other hand, went straight out of the house.

People in this era have the habit of getting up early.

Perhaps after the sun rises, in their view, it is not considered as getting up early.

For example, Nannan was driven out by Mr. Zhang and could read and write.

Morning is the time when memory is best and it is also the best time for learning.

But this little girl, Nannan, has a pouting look that is very heart-wrenching.

Of course, learning is a good thing. Mastering knowledge and staying away from ignorance is of great benefit to both men and women.

Wang Sheng walked to the chariot in the inner courtyard and got into the carriage.

The carriages and horses moved forward slowly on the cobblestone path of Jingu Garden, which was not too bumpy, and then entered the official road outside the city.

Half an hour later.

Wang Sheng's carriage has already arrived in front of the palace gate.

The palace looked as it always did, not decorated with lights and decorations just because of the emperor's draft.

Enter the palace.

It's still early to review the memorials.

The minister ordered Wang Yan to deal with matters at the minister's desk first before coming over to review the memorial.

And Sima Tong, the Prince of Yan, the Supervisor of the Zhongshu Province, also wanted to do a good job in the Zhongshu Province before he came to the Tai Chi Hall.

Wang Sheng is the most idle one among the three, and of course he has nothing to do.

The three of them are three procedures, one of which is indispensable.

Especially Wang Yan and Sima Tong are the first few processes.

Wang Sheng is doing the last process. Without the first two, his work cannot go on.

Arriving at the palace so early, Wang Sheng naturally wanted to take this time to see the emperor.

Wang Sheng went to the Tai Chi Hall and informed him of his intention. He met the chief internal officer first.

The chief eunuch had a smile on his face as usual. When he saw the chief eunuch coming, Wang Sheng gave him a gentle salute.

The latter quickly returned the salute to Wang Sheng.

"Marquis Guangyuan is so polite. There is no need to salute to a cripple like me. It will not be good for your reputation if people outside see you."

Eunuchs have always been abandoned by the world after the Shi Changshi.

The aristocratic family especially despised it.

This reason may also be extended to the party control struggle in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

It was established from that time that eunuchs could not interfere in politics.

Therefore, although the imperial eunuch was the closest eunuch to the emperor, his status was definitely not high.

Even people like Shangshu Ling Wang Yan and King Yan Sima Tong were honest with him.

It's as if he has lost his identity if he doesn't glare at him.

After seeing more of it, the chief officials got used to it.

Anyway, when you are unhappy, if you say bad things about them in front of the emperor, isn't that just revenge?

"That's wrong."

Wang Sheng shook his head.

"How can it be useless for a high-ranking official to serve His Majesty and serve a saint? It is also the proper behavior for me to show courtesy to a high-ranking official."

Of course, Wang Sheng could not offend the people around the emperor. Not only could he not offend, but he also wanted to win over them.

Wang Sheng knew very well the power of the words of those around the emperor.

The wind beside the pillow was blowing up.

This is also the reason why Wang Sheng wanted to place people around the emperor.

After all, Jiang Jun and Jiang Meiren don't accept her behavior.

In Wang Sheng's eyes, among the emperor's concubines, Jiang Jun was probably the most scheming, and as for Wang Huifeng.

Of course you are smart, but if you come from a wealthy family and have good qualities, you will not do those dirty things. When you want to do things, you always want to be fair and honest.

In the palace, this kind of thinking was originally inferior.

If you compete with others, you will naturally lose.

I don’t know what impact the people selected in this draft will have on the harem.

"Marquis Guangyuan is so polite."

Humans are social animals, and what they crave is to be valued and respected by others.

When the imperial officer saw that Marquis Guangyuan respected him as a cripple, he was naturally happy and spoke more than usual when meeting others.

"To be honest, I came here so early today to take advantage of this opportunity to meet with His Majesty."

The official's face showed a look of embarrassment.

"I know your time is precious, but your Majesty took care of three girls yesterday. I'm afraid I won't be able to get up early today."

Lian Yu's three daughters...

The emperor was in a good mood.

Wang Sheng's eyes lit up, and he wanted to ask whose family the beautiful girls from these three families belonged to, but when the words came to his lips, Wang Sheng did not ask.

This is the emperor's family matter, and it is not something that a minister like him can ask if he wants to.

"If that's the case, it would be a pity."

Just when Wang Sheng thought he would have to see the emperor late at night, an eunuch walked up to the chief eunuch and whispered.

The prisoner spoke in a very low voice, so naturally Wang Sheng couldn't hear him clearly.

But looking at the smile on the official's face, he knew that this was definitely a good thing.

"Your Majesty, good news, Your Majesty has left the palace."

If the three concubines can still get up early, then the emperor's health is doubly good.

"That's great. I'd like to ask the chief minister to pass the news on my behalf."

"Of course."

Just as the chief minister was about to go down, Wang Sheng spoke and asked the chief minister to wait for a moment.

"Grand Neiguan, I have purchased a manor outside the city. If the Grand Neiguan has relatives and family members, they can be settled here. As for the younger ones to read and read, and the older ones to live out their old age peacefully, with my financial resources, naturally

More than enough.”

Hearing Wang Sheng's words, the chief minister paused.

"How did the prince know what happened to me?"

People don't pop out of rocks, they naturally have relatives and friends. This is a perfectly normal thing.

The same is true for high officials.

After becoming eunuchs, what these eunuchs wanted most was, of course, to have a queen for themselves.

The chief imperial officer was quite lucky. Before entering the palace, he had saved his seed, so that he would not really become extinct.

But when he was in the palace, things outside the palace were unpredictable.

In the palace, the prince and the important officials of the family naturally disdained to communicate with him as a eunuch.

Moreover, even if he got money in the palace, it would be difficult for him to give it away.

Therefore, although he was the emperor's personal official, his family's life outside the palace was not satisfactory.

Although he will not starve to death, his grandson is already old enough to attend school and cannot go to a private school.

If you can't read, will you be unable to enter the palace in the future?

"Previously, the Imperial Household Officer asked Commander Hua to do something, but he rejected it. I also have some friendship with Commander Hua. He told me this while drunk."

As soon as he heard Hua Heng's name, the official's face showed anger.

When he went to beg Hua Heng earlier, he didn't want to give him face at all.

"In this case, it will be a nuisance to the lord. I will bear all the expenses myself. There is no need for the lord to worry about it. Instead, it will be a nuisance to the lord to find a private tutor."

He has spent most of his life in the palace and has accumulated a lot.

He didn't want to owe Wang Sheng too many favors on this matter.

One is enough, two is too many.

Wang Sheng naturally understood what the great internal official meant.

"In that case, of course."

Looking at the back of the chief minister, Wang Sheng's eyes flickered uncertainly.

If you want to influence the emperor, you must first bribe the people around the emperor.

Originally, Wang Sheng wanted to influence the queen, but because of the Langya Wang family, the emperor somewhat ignored the queen.

Even if Wang Sheng influenced the Queen, it would be of little use.

Compared with concubines, the chief ministers undoubtedly spent more time with the emperor.

After waiting for a while in the Tai Chi Hall, Wang Sheng soon saw the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I would like to pay my respects to Your Majesty."

When seeing Sima Yu, the first thing to do is to salute.

Emperor Sima Yu seems to be in good spirits. He had a good sleep last night.

"Marquis Guangyuan, you came to court early today, do you have anything important to do?"

Wang Sheng nodded slightly.

"It's really important."

Sima Yu knelt down on the main seat, waved to the eunuch beside him and said, "Give me a seat for Marquis Guangyuan."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Sitting on his knees on the deerskin cushion, Wang Sheng also spoke out his words.

"I still underestimated this matter. I originally thought that there were countless scholars from poor families in Luoyang. After a simple recruitment, not to mention the talents for governing the country, the officials in the three counties and fields could always be gathered. But a few days ago,

When I examine these poor scholars in the school, out of a thousand people, less than ten are truly capable."

Wang Sheng said it very tactfully.

"You mean there aren't enough people?"

Wang Sheng nodded slightly.

"Not to mention the three counties of Tuntian, but the one county of Tuntian, there is also some shortage of manpower."

"It's just that I don't have anyone available for you to use."

This is the truth.

After the emperor dismissed half of the court officials, there were not many original officials in the court.

Many of them were promoted from local areas.

The emperor was afraid that he would not be able to give Wang Sheng a man to farm.

"There is no one from a poor family. I'm afraid I will have to recruit people from aristocratic families."

It was clearly stated.

Say it clearly now so there won't be any misunderstanding later.

After Wang Sheng said these words, Sima Yu fell silent.

"It seems that I can't use the people from this family, and the Marquis Guangyuan can't use them either."

At this time, Wang Sheng actually had the urge to propose the imperial examination system to the emperor.

But after thinking about it for a while, I decided to forget it.

Not to mention whether the emperor will implement the imperial examination system, after he said this, he might be hated by the family.

This is not a good thing.

"There are not many talented people among poor families. They have no books to read and don't even know the words. How can they become talented?"

"Then which scholar will you choose?"

Sima Yu looked at Wang Sheng quietly.

"I rely entirely on His Majesty to make the final decision."

Let’s explore the emperor’s tone first.

"The Langya Wang family has already held enough official positions in the court. There is no need to choose Langya Wang family. The rest can be chosen as you wish."

The emperor was really worried that Langya Wang's tail would not fall off.

"Your Majesty, I understand."

After receiving this answer from the emperor, Wang Sheng became much easier to operate.

Just when Wang Sheng was about to retire, the emperor tried to persuade Wang Sheng to stay.

"It's a good time for you to come today. I have something to ask you."

Wang Sheng was stunned for a moment and then stopped.
Chapter completed!