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Chapter 288 Mid-Autumn Festival 3

The next morning court.

Emperor Jingtai sat high on the dragon throne and looked down at all the ministers present. After the ministers knelt down, he looked at Jiang Lang who was standing among the ministers intentionally or unintentionally, and then said: "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. I will hold a banquet in the Imperial Garden tonight. Everyone present will come to enjoy the moon with me."

When the ministers present heard this, they had just gotten up and knelt down immediately after they got up. Thank you. After all the ministers got up, Eunuch Qian, who was standing next to Emperor Jingtai, said sharply: "If you have something to report, you will leave the court if you have nothing to do!"

Jiang Lang, who stood up, was waiting for this sentence. He quickly stood up, handed over the memorial that had been written long ago, bent down and said, "I have something to do!"

Emperor Jingtai nodded, and the grandfather Qian next to him immediately walked down, picked up Jiang Lang's memorial and came back to present it to Emperor Jingtai respectfully. Although Emperor Jingtai, who had received the memorial, knew the content of the memorial, he pretended to pick it up and read it carefully in front of the civil and military officials in the court.

Jiang Lang bent down respectfully and waited. This feeling was not very good. After all, he didn't go to court at the beginning. However, the rules of the court were just like this. No matter what, he was now a member of the court, and his every move was watched by people. This is the so-called example.

Many people in the imperial court secretly looked at this and very dangerous person. The killing of Wei Jinzhong that day caused a storm. How could the ministers in the imperial court not know? Under such circumstances, the ministers directly reacted that they were fear. Even some generals were somewhat surprised by Jiang Lang's performance, which forced them to re-recognize this young man who was rising rapidly. In the eyes of many people, Jiang Lang possessed one of the minimum essence of a hero, that is, brutal!

But what they are most curious about now is the content of Jiang Lang's memorial handing over. However, Emperor Jingtai did not have any expression on his face, and even those who are good at guessing the meaning of the holy will cannot guess the content of Jiang Lang's memorial.

Emperor Jingtai on the stage pretended to look at it for a while before closing the memorial, looking up, and said lightly: "Xu Aiqing, is there a scholar named Chen Shaoyi in this imperial examination?"

The Yingzong personally fought and led many ministers with the army. Almost all of them were killed in the battle of Tumu Fort. After Emperor Jingtai ascended the throne, he promoted many officials again, and Xu Zhi was one of them.

When he heard the emperor call him, Xu Zhi quickly stood up. The imperial examination was a major event for the court, and he was a new official, so he also inquired about this matter himself. Of course, he knew about Chen Shaoyi's affairs, and Chen Shaoyi's name. Now, when Emperor Jingtai asked, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, there is indeed a lie named Chen Shaoyi, but his qualification for the imperial examination has been cancelled."

"oh?"

Emperor Jingtai still pretended to be confused and handed the memorial in his hand to Eunuch Qian, and said at the same time: "This is the memorial of Wang Aiqing, you can take it down and take a look!"

Eunuch Qian took the memorial and came to Xu Zhi and handed it to him. When Xu Zhi heard that Jiang Lang’s memorial was related to him, his face suddenly turned slightly and quickly took it over and looked at it carefully. As he looked at it, his face changed.

Emperor Jingtai also said: "In the memorial, Wang Aiqing spoke out for this son named Chen Shaoyi, saying that your Ministry of Rites is unfair to deal with things, is there any such thing?"

Xu Zhi quickly closed the memorial and said, "Your Majesty, this young man is also the son of Chen Hai, the guardian of Huailai City. Huailai City is broken because of Chen Hai's improper command. Later, the Ministry of Justice thought of being loyal to the country, so he did not pursue his widow and others again. But after all, he is a criminal minister, so it is natural to cancel his son's qualification for imperial examination!"

Chen Hai's crime was not only passed by the Ministry of Justice, but also participated in the conviction. Under such circumstances, the Ministry of Rites made such a decision to cancel Chen Shaoyi's qualification for imperial examinations. So Xu Zhi is justified in speaking. After all, in his eyes, Chen Hai is a criminal.

Emperor Jingtai nodded and said, "But Wang Aiqing also said in the memorial that Chen Hai was wronged. According to Chen Hai's command at that time, it was absolutely correct. If the people in the city were mobilized to defend the city, the city might not be broken. It was wrong to Liu Chenglong. The first was to transfer the defensive troops of the Ximen to the north gate. After being discovered by Wasan, Chen Hai had to send cavalry to rescue the siege. After discovering that there were a large number of Wasan troops outside Huailai City, Liu Chenglong was afraid of death and led his troops to open the south gate to escape, disrupting the morale of the army, so that the soldiers in Dalian and the people in the city fled. In order to cover the escape of these innocent people, Chen Hai and his subordinates stood by Huailai City, and when the city was broken, they committed suicide by committing suicide."

Xu Zhi didn't know the truth about Huailai City. When he heard Emperor Jingtai say this, he was stunned and turned his head slightly to look at Yu Qian. After looking at the current Minister of Justice Luo Yuan, he gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, is the Battle of Huailai City better known to you as Minister Wang said than Weichen. Weichen and the Minister of Rites decided on this basis before discussing it."

"What Lord Xu meant is that the Ministry of Rites made such a decision without investigating the truth?"

Jiang Lang has been listening quietly to the conversation between Xu Zhi and Emperor Jingtai. Now, the Ministry of Rites made such a decision without investigating the truth. He thought that these students had been named on the Golden List for ten years. Now the Ministry of Rites deprived others of their rights in just one sentence. He turned his head to look at Xu Zhi and said, "What Mr. Xu meant is that the Ministry of Rites made such a decision just after listening to Chen Hai from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Justice. If Chen Hai was not guilty, wouldn't the Ministry of Rites be responsible for being inadvertent?"

Xu Zhi turned his head and looked at Jiang Lang and said, "What does Lord Wang mean is that the crime convicted by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Justice for Chen Hai is inappropriate?"

If Jiang Lang said yes, it means that the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Justice have a responsibility to be inadvertent and intend to trap Jiang Lang in one sentence. How could Jiang Lang not know? He did not nod or shake his head at the moment, but said: "I did not say whether Chen Hai is guilty. My memorial said only the evidence I collected. Now the overall situation has been decided, so there is naturally time to investigate. I now mean that the Ministry of Rites cancelled Chen Shaoyi's imperial examination qualification! I think after the war, many officials in the Ming Dynasty sacrificed their lives for the country, so many positions were empty. At this time, the imperial court should open up widespread channels, recruit talents, and fill these vacancy. The imperial examination is undoubtedly the best opportunity. Now the people of the Ming Dynasty are watching. If these scholars cut off their way to serve the country for some reasons, it would be unreasonable."

Jiang Lang paused, glanced at the expressions of everyone present, and saw that they were all staring at him, and then said: "The so-called hero does not ask the source. Even if Chen Hai is really guilty, it is him who should not affect his children. Moreover, Chen Shaoyi does have the intention to serve the country now. Why not be as good as his wish? Wouldn't it be better for him to use his achievements to forgive his father's sins?"

Xu Zhi snorted coldly. He was also the Minister of Rites after all. Now Jiang Lang is aggressive, so he felt naturally uncomfortable. He said, "Do you know that this young master Chen is also a talented person?"

"How can Lord Xu know that he is not?"

Jiang Lang asked back, "The so-called mule or horse, just pull it out and you can tell whether Chen Shaoyi is talented. On the contrary, whether Chen Shaoyi is a fool, you, Lord Xu, cannot judge, but everyone cannot judge, so why not let him prove himself? If it is the best, then the court will have a talented and capable hero. If it is not, it can be abandoned and not used, and this will not be any loss to the court. On the contrary, it can also show that the court is magnanimous and magnanimous, and it will be a kind of beautiful story. If it is spread, it will be a kind of beautiful story. If the talented people in the world know it, wouldn't they fight to serve the country? Then why worry about not being strong in the Ming Dynasty? Why worry about not being rich?"

After saying that, Jiang Lang did not intend to argue with Xu Zhi about this issue, but knelt down to Emperor Jingtai and kowtowed: "I beg the emperor Long En to give Chen Shaoyi a chance to allow him to participate in the imperial examination! Putting aside his father, he also asked the emperor to remember his ten years of hard work, and to serve the country, and to be willing to participate in the imperial examination."

When Jiang Lang and Yu Qian looked for Emperor Jingtai yesterday, he was already a little moved and made a decision in his heart that it was just his words to let Chen Shaoyi participate in the imperial examination. This was just for legitimate reason. He nodded and sighed: "Hey... I have been studying hard for ten years, and I have been awarded the title of the Golden List for a dynasty. How can I not know the hard work of this? I will not investigate whether Chen Hai is guilty. I will give Chen Shaoyi a chance to let him participate in the imperial examination. If he is really talented, it will not be a waste of my efforts!"

Jiang Lang was overjoyed and quickly kowtowed, "The emperor is wise!"

As soon as Jiang Lang's words fell, Emperor Jingtai asked the ministers: "My dear friends, what do you have any other opinions?"

The emperor has made up his mind. What do the ministers have to say? Everyone kowtowed and said, "The emperor is wise!"

Just as the emperor's wise statement, Chen Shaoyi's affairs were settled, but Xu Zhi's face was not very good-looking, and Jiang Lang saw all this. After the morning court, Jiang Lang deliberately walked to Xu Zhi and whispered: "Mr. Xu, this Chen Shaoyi is the emperor's kindness to participate in the imperial examination. How can this emperor be happy? You know better than me!"

Xu Zhi was stunned, snorted coldly, and said, "What do you mean?"
Chapter completed!
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