The emperor's expression became quite serious at this time. After glanced back and forth on Li Ling and the map on the wall, he finally said: "Li Ling, you can think deeply about the major affairs of the country and it really does not disappoint me. I also know that this was your hard work. However, it is of great importance. I cannot make a decision now, and wait until I discuss with the magistrates before making any decisions.

"Of course, you still have your credit. I will record it. After you go back, wait for the news."

It was false to hear this answer that Li Ling was not disappointed. After all, he had spent a lot of effort on this game before. Even if he didn't visit all over the northern Xinjiang earlier, he had made careful preparations during the days after returning to the capital.

This is the same as the feeling of loss that I felt like I was lost when I was busy working for several months after I got up early and went to bed late for a project. I had made hundreds of PPTs and said everything I should say in front of the leader, but the result was that I still couldn't officially pass. What's more important is that Li Ling was facing the emperor, so he couldn't even show any complaints, so he could only thank him again, saying that His Majesty was wise.

Of course, the emperor felt a little disgusted, so he asked again: "Li Ling, I heard that you have married in Jiangnan, do you have children now?"

"Return to Your Majesty, I have just got a daughter, but I still have no son."

"Is that true... Well, since that's the case, I will enthrone your wife as a sixth-rank imperial edict. At that time, the officials of the Ministry of Rites will contact you and report your wife's name, origin, etc.."

Li Ling looked at the emperor again in a strange way, and then thanked him again. This was also considered a grace given to him by the emperor, but it sounded a bit like compensation.

The wife of the imperial edict is not as easy as it is sung in later operas. Generally speaking, except for noble families, only the wives of officials who have made great contributions to the court can be granted the imperial edict, rather than just a woman who can obtain the imperial edict by her husband.

Moreover, as long as she receives an imperial edict, she is considered a member of the court, and she has a salary on weekdays. She can even interact with officials on an equal footing after leaving the house, and is no longer a vassal of her husband.

But the imperial edict was a bit strange today, and it was hard for Li Ling to doubt that the court did not intend to promote himself for his merits. I think so, he was only thirty years old and was already a fourth-rank high-ranking official. If he included the merits this time and added more, he would probably become a high-ranking official at the department level and would almost go straight to the center.

Not to mention whether others will have objections, just in this way, there will be no situation in the future, which is not what the emperor wants to see, so he can only temporarily feel wronged and make up for it with his family's imperial edict.

After thinking about this, Li Ling was much more balanced. Instead, he was a little grateful to the emperor's arrangement and thanked him sincerely again. Seeing that he understood his painstaking efforts, the emperor also smiled satisfied: "Get up and talk back. By the way, I have something else to ask you about your opinion."

"Your Majesty, please speak, and I will definitely tell you everything."

"Just the day before yesterday, a court official reported that he wanted me to enthrone Sun Bi as king. What do you think you should do?"

Li Ling was stunned and his body trembled slightly. He really didn't expect the emperor to ask him about this. But soon, he calmed down and said seriously: "Your Majesty, this is a matter of the heavenly family. I am just a minister and I am not an official of the Ministry of Rites. How dare I talk about it?"

"You don't have to be nervous. I just want to ask you what you think because I know that you have a friendship with Sun Bisu and know him well." However, the emperor refused to give up, his eyes set on Li Ling, and he still asked him to give himself an explanation.

Now Li Ling is not able to avoid it anymore, so he can only say carefully: "Your Majesty, I think that the Ministry of Rites' request to be named the Seventh Prince is also their duty. After all, the princes of our dynasty have always had the tradition of becoming an adult and becoming a king. Now the seventh prince is over thirty years old and should follow the ancestral system.

"As for the seventh prince whom Your Majesty is worried about, it may be as rude as he was back then, I think there is no need to worry too much, because people will grow up. At least in my opinion, the seventh prince is upright and cautious in his work, and will never make mistakes just because he is awarded the title of king..."

"Well, you said it well, I understand." The emperor nodded, then waved his hand and said, "I am tired, you should step down."

"I obey the order, I hope Your Majesty will take care of the dragon body. I will leave." Li Ling bowed carefully and then left the warm pavilion. When he got outside, he felt a little wet on his back, but he was shocked and sweated coldly. He was blown by the north wind, which immediately made him shivered. He quickly walked away, wanting to go back to his carriage to keep warm.

At this time, after pondering, the emperor in the door raised his mouth slightly and asked the old eunuch beside him, "Wei Tang, what do you think?"

"I think Lord Li is still very good. He can share His Majesty's worries and stick to the way of a minister. He has never surpassed the rules and is a loyal minister."

"Are you loyal ministers..." the emperor laughed, "The court officials all regard themselves as loyal ministers, but in fact, none of them do not have their own little Jiujiu. Especially in recent years, seeing that I am old, everyone is thinking about finding a way out. In the past, they used to be the crown prince and the king Yong, but now when the king Yong falls, they all flatter the crown prince.

"It seems that this situation cannot continue anymore, okay... Although Sun Bi is still far from mature, with Li Ling taking care of him, he may not be weaker than Sun Lin. So let's push him out and fight with the prince for a while."

As he said that, he hesitated again: "Although Li Ling now has a certain reputation, it is not enough, and he cannot be promoted to him this time, so that he can enter the center. If there is any dispute, they are probably far inferior to the Eastern Palace. It seems that they still have to help him, and some people should also call him back to Beijing."

When the emperor whispered this, Wei Tang lowered his eyes, as if he hadn't heard it at all. It was not until the emperor called him and ordered: "You go to the Political Affairs Hall and the Ministry of Personnel to ask, see if there are any vacancy. I will summon Wenming and Wei Liang back to Beijing to serve as officials." Only then did he react again, whisper to agree, and then go to the outside world to make corresponding arrangements.

...

Just as Li Ling was half happy and half sad, waiting to see the final result appear, two days later, Yang Chen came to him again, bringing him two unexpected good news.

"Are you saying that Master Wen and my teacher are going to be recalled to the capital? Take this seriously?" When Li Ling heard the news, he stood up from the chair and stared at the other party and asked.

"Of course it's true. This is the news from the palace. The government affairs hall has already written the article." Yang Chen replied with a smile, "It seems that this is really a rare good news for adults."

"Of course, one of them is my teacher, and the other has been kind to me. I have always expressed deep regrets that they can only serve as officials in the local area. Now they can return to Beijing to take on important tasks, so I am naturally very happy." Li Ling did not avoid it and said with a smile, "By the way, do you know what official position the imperial court will have with them?"

"It's hard to say what the specific is. I just say that Lord Wen will return to the Censorate. As for Lord Wei, he was an official from the Ministry of Justice."

"Does the Censorate and the Ministry of Justice?" Li Ling frowned slightly and thought deeply. Wen Ming had already had the experience of serving as an official in the Censorate, so it was reasonable to return to the old yamen this time, but what was the arrangement for his teacher Wei Liang to go to the Ministry of Justice?

You should know that before Wei Liang was released, he only served as an official in the Censorate as a Qingliu. Later, he served as a attendant in front of the emperor. He was really indisputable to ask questions about cases from the Ministry of Justice. Even in the past few years, he has served as a local official such as a county magistrate and a local official, and he has experience in case-trial investigation, but he is not a professional after all. Can he be competent after going to the Ministry of Justice?

The emperor made this arrangement, what medicine is sold in this gourd?

Yang Chen could not give a clear answer to this question, so he could only say that this was a good start after all, especially those like Wei and Liang who were among the top in the imperial examinations and were deliberately cultivated and released as an official by the court and recalled a few years later, the future career will inevitably be open.

Li Ling could only comfort himself with such words, but a few days later, as some new news came out, he was no longer so optimistic.

In a few days, Wen Ming and Wei Liang were transferred back to the capital and had spread in the court. Naturally, there were many opinions on this, and the most noticeable of the two was Wen Ming. After all, he had a higher status and had a greater impact before. He was the one who almost caused a big incident in Jiangnan.

Many wary people expressed their opposition to this, but this was the intention of the emperor and the priests, and he did make contributions to the Battle of Northern Xinjiang, which made people unable to find any mistakes and could only accept them.

As for Wei Liang, under Wen Ming's cover, no one paid attention to it. Except for some officials from the Ministry of Justice, as well as some people with the same surname as Wei, the Wei clan, they were very dissatisfied with this.

Because as Wei Liang was transferred back to Beijing, he took the position of the fourth-rank doctor in the Ministry of Justice. This position should have fallen to Wei Jie, who has been working in the Ministry of Justice and has made great contributions. This person is the elder brother of the Wei Liang clan. Compared to just a child in the Wei side branch, Wei Jie is a child of the Wei clan, and is still a younger generation who is highly valued by the elderly in the clan.

As a result, Wei Liang was summoned to the capital and directly took away the official position belonging to Wei Jie. Obviously, this would inevitably make the Wei clan dissatisfied. They dare not blame the court and the emperor, and would only expose this anger to the upcoming Wei Liang!
Chapter completed!