The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1329: promoted
Chapter 1329 Promotion
After seeing off Old Lady Liu, Liu Rushi recommended someone to Bai Qingyan: “If this humble minister falls, I would like to recommend two people to Your Majesty for the peace talks. Although one of them has a bad reputation, they should be able to help Your Majesty with this matter, but…”
“No need, just tell me what you have to say!” Bai Qingyan waved her hand to motion Liu Rushi to sit down. She always didn’t like her trusted ministers to beat around the bush when talking to her. It would be easier to get things done if they spoke directly and frankly.
“One of them is Fan Yugan…” Liu Rushi seemed to be afraid that Bai Qingyan would have a grudge against the fact that Fan Yugan’s father was Fan Yuhuai, so he hurriedly said, “Although Fan Yugan was a playboy in the past, perhaps… it is precisely because he was a playboy in the past that he is very good at making trouble. It is very difficult for him to make trouble without reason and still let people find fault with him!”
“Fan Yugan…” Bai Qingyan’s eyebrows were stained with a thin smile. These playboys who usually hang out with Lu Yuanpeng have their own abilities. “You want to promote him?”
In fact, Bai Qingyan also intends to take care of Fan Yugan. Although Fan Yugan’s father Fan Yuhuai was a traitor, he was a traitor of the previous Jin Dynasty, not a traitor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Now Fan Yuhuai is a useless man. If Fan Yugan makes meritorious service, Bai Qingyan does not mind releasing Fan Yuhuai and allowing Fan Yuhuai to spend his old age in peace.
Liu Rushi could not understand the meaning of Bai Qing’s words. He knew that his emperor was not a person who would not listen to others. He did not guess the emperor’s intentions and chose his words carefully. He just sighed and whispered to himself, “I can’t say that I will promote him. At first, I felt sorry for Fan Yugan. Later, I saw that Fan Yugan was very eloquent and could talk you around the bush. It was also very annoying. But… to deal with Yan State, people like Fan Yugan are needed. The more upright the envoys of Yan State are, the more Fan Yugan can make people angry and still be unreasonable! Your Majesty might as well let Fan Yugan go along to discuss this matter. Even if it doesn’t have much effect, at least it can make Yan State upset, which is also beneficial to our Great Zhou.”
“Yeah!” Bai Qingyan nodded, “What about the other person?”
“There is another person, that is Lv Fenglang, the granddaughter of General Lu!” Liu Rushi’s eyes were filled with smiles when he mentioned Lv Fenglang. “Firstly, employing Lv Fenglang can show your majesty’s determination to employ women as officials. Secondly… Lv Fenglang had previously argued with several students who opposed your majesty’s permission for women to study and take the imperial examinations in Zuitian Tower. I was also there, and I was very eloquent, citing a wide range of sources and every word was a pearl! For this reason… I even made a special trip to greet Lord Lv Jinxian, hoping to get Lv Fenglang to the Honglu Temple. Coincidentally, Lord Lv of the Ministry of Justice and the Minister of the Dali Temple also wanted to snatch her away.”
This Lu Fenglang was a very remarkable person. Before the imperial examination, he helped the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple solve an extremely complicated case. This made the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple very concerned about him. When he heard that Lu Fenglang had won the second place in the palace examination, he immediately went to discuss with Lu Jinxian, saying that he planned to bring Lu Fenglang to the Dali Temple.
“Master Liu is really bringing in some ulterior motives!” Bai Qingyan couldn’t help laughing, “If we allow Lv Fenglang to participate in the peace talks this time, then Lv Fenglang will definitely be a member of the Honglu Temple.”
Liu Rushi was not guilty of being seen through by Bai Qingyan. As usual, he said calmly: “Students strive for fame based on their own abilities. When different departments compete for talents… they should also rely on their own abilities!”
Bai Qingyan was amused by Liu Rushi: “Okay, considering that Lord Liu was injured for the country and still didn’t forget to rescue people, I will agree to this matter.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty!” When Liu Rushi heard Bai Qingyan’s words, he was happy from the bottom of his heart and quickly saluted Bai Qingyan.
“Although Doctor Huang said that Lord Liu only suffered superficial injuries, he still needs to be taken good care of. I won’t bother you any more.” Bai Qingyan said as he stood up and was about to leave.
Liu Rushi pretended to be seriously injured, so he didn’t send the man to the gate of the courtyard. In the courtyard, he said to Bai Qing: “Your Majesty, I don’t think this assassin wants to kill me. The thin sword was less than an inch away from my throat. A little force could have killed me. But he was so agile, but he was tripped by himself. This is a bad performance. But I think… when we get to the Dali Temple, we can see what this person says, and we can guess whether the person they are dancing with the sword this time is Pei Gong.”
Bai Qingyan paused. The letter that Xiao Rongyan had asked Yue Shi to deliver just now mentioned that this matter was not simple. Although Zhong Xingxiao was not smart, he was not stupid enough to send people under the name of Dayan guards to assassinate the officials of the Great Zhou court. He knew that Bai Qingyan was smart and would definitely figure out the trick, but now the guard was in the prison of the Great Zhou, and he could not intervene, so he asked Bai Qingyan to be careful.
After all, now is the critical juncture when the two countries are about to discuss the issue of “gambling on the country”, and we must pay attention to any small matters to avoid failure.
Bai Qingyan was already worried, and now after Liu Rushi said this, it seemed even more strange.
She laughed and said, “Let the Dali Temple try the case first. If they can’t come to any conclusion, let Lu Jin try it himself…”
Not long after, Lu Jinxian came to visit Liu Rushi on the orders of his father, General Lu. Shen Sikong and Dong Situ also came. Not long after, Lu Jin, who had always been on good terms with Liu Rushi, also came.
Later, perhaps because they heard that Emperor Bai Qingyan had come to Lu Mansion in person, more officials could not sit still and came to Liu Mansion. For a while, although it was late at night, Liu Mansion was very lively.
Liu Rushi was naturally lying on the window with his eyes closed, pretending to be unconscious. Old Madam Liu was also crying. The maternal family of Liu Rushi’s wife, Liu Hu, could not wait until the next day and came to visit the pregnant Liu Hu immediately.
The excitement continued even after Bai Qingyan left, and even more people came the next day…
However, Old Lady Liu was overwhelmed and too lazy to perform at social events, so she asked the housekeeper to reject all of them.
Although Zhong Xingxiao was the biological brother of Empress Dowager Yan, it was his subordinates who committed the crime. Although the assassin was captured alive and suffered several tortures at the hands of the Dali Temple Minister, he initially insisted that he was seeking personal revenge.
Although Zhong Xingxiao was not thrown into jail, he was imprisoned in an inn. Soldiers from the Great Zhou were guarding the door, and he was not allowed to see anyone until the case was investigated thoroughly.
Zhong Xingxiao paid some silver, and heard that the Emperor of Great Zhou was furious at the morning court, and summoned the Regent and other envoys from Yan State, demanding an explanation from the Regent within three days, otherwise… Don’t even talk about gambling with the country, don’t blame Great Zhou for turning against him and marching westward.
I updated two chapters today, and I still owe one more. I’ll make up for it tomorrow… I’m sorry, my little ancestors!