The Ministry of Works supervised the construction of the civilians for hundreds of days and nights, so when Wang Rong and Du Guangyuan and Du Youlin came to the magnificent Du house in Xuanyangfang, they were all stunned for a moment.

This is more than double the size of their former residence, more than three or four times the size

Wang Rong sent Yu Jiang to the front station on the road. At this moment, the young man who was smart and skilled at Yu Jian got off the car and immediately stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Madam, according to officials from the Ministry of Works, this Du house was completed in October last year and was three times more expanded than before. Because many of the houses were old, they were all demolished and rebuilt. Now there are still 100 houses of various types, and the garden at the back has also been expanded. It is said that the original regulations would be larger, but because the back of the Princess Xincheng Mansion was only built until the back wall of the Princess Mansion."

Even though he had not yet fully visited this huge mansion, Wang Rong realized how much the imperially built house cost through just a few words. Du Shiyi and she saved countless unknown private houses, which could build many magnificent luxury houses, but none of them wanted to be too ostentatious, but now they could not escape the emperor's self-compassionate move. So she nodded slightly and immediately took the lead in the main entrance.

As an official, Shuofang Jiedushi emphasizes majesty and majesty. All buildings are based on this goal. Du Shiyi is not enthusiastic about repairs. He was originally scheduled to carry out the second major renovation of the Jiedushi since taking office this year, but it did not expand the regulations and was only repaired. Therefore, Du Guangyuan felt that his eyes were not enough for such a new mansion. The pavilions, towers, these exquisite and magnificent buildings were fine, but the courtyard walls, steps, bricks, tiles, corridors, and other details were all attentive, which was rare.

The kitchen, warehouse, stable, and even the places where the owners don’t know how to set foot are all neat and shiny. There are even thirty or forty horses for the masters and servants to ride in the stables.

Faced with this scene, Du Youlin finally couldn't help but ask, "My grandma, have you raised so many horses in your family before?"

In the past, Du's house only had a dozen horses for riding, but it imitated the rules of post stations on the official roads of the thoroughfare. It could change horses in places that seemed to be guest houses and continue moving forward. How could it be swaying in the open?

Wang Rong looked at Yu Jiang while thinking, and the latter immediately whispered: "Madam, I heard that His Majesty gave eight imperial horses from the stables in the palace. In addition, it was the official of the Ministry of Works that the owner of the neighboring house went to work outside the office during the expansion, so all the horses in the stables were transferred at a low price. Because they were all kept within the funds allocated by His Majesty."

Such a rich and generous thing, the supervisor was too late to take advantage of the situation, so how could he give it to him in a big way? It was just that Du Shiyi was now receiving the holy favor, so he gave it as a gift. That's all.

After sighing softly, Wang Rong stopped thinking about what was going on during the construction of this house, or who was adding fuel to the fire, making everything even more than expected. She turned around and looked at Du Guangyuan who was looking around. After hesitating, her eyes were on Du Youlin.

"Youlin, you go to take a shower and change your clothes first, and then go to the Jiang family of the Duke of Sichu in person, and send me my own post, saying that I have returned to Beijing and will visit after I have settled down."

Seeing Du Youlin agree and go in a hurry, Du Guangyuan woke up as if he was in a dream: "My grandma, why don't you let me go?"

"You, the prospective son-in-law, come to your house for the first time, so how can you do whatever you want? You used to be in Chang'an, and I didn't let you meet guests everywhere, but this is impossible to avoid in the future. Go back first to wash off this dust, and there will be times when you are busy in the future."

Even though he had already made up his mind, Du Guangyuan was really unhappy in the face of such a life in the future and left weakly. As soon as he left, Wang Rong looked at Yu Jiang who wanted to speak but stopped and asked, "What else did you have to say just now?"

"Madam, I just learned the news that this year's Ministry of Personnel has made a major event."

The imperial examination system began to be gradually completed in the Tang Dynasty, and fraud and even unfair practices in the imperial examination have always been common. In the eighth year of Kaiyuan, Du Shiyi's examination was Li Na, who was the master of the imperial examination, accepted the request of others, put Ge Fushun's son in the Mingjing high school, and placed Du Shiyi's test paper in the group that failed the exam. If it were not for someone who made a fuss afterwards, this would be a fait accompli. In Kaiyuan, Li Longji changed the minister of the imperial examination from a mere meritorious officer of the Ministry of Personnel to the Minister of Rites because of Du Shiyi's advice. As for the selection of the Ministry of Personnel, Du Shiyi was also one of the troupes and participated in it personally. He had to take the exam first and then interpret the comments. The degree of trouble was definitely not lower than that of the imperial examination, and fraud was common. The most serious thing was that such troubles had to be once a year.

"What the hell is going on?"

"Although the Right Prime Minister is also the Minister of Personnel, he is too busy to take care of the matters of the collection and selection. He has always been the two ministers on the left and right as the presidency. However, among the people who were sentenced to the book, he was rated as the first place, the son of Zhang Zhongcheng, the Censorate. I don't know who reported this matter to the front of the imperial court. His Majesty ordered today to let the candidates enter the palace in person, and he will interview in person."

"This is indeed not a small matter."

Knowing that Wang Rong answered this way, the implication was nothing more than saying that this had anything to do with the Du family. Yu Jiang explained: "One of the ministers of the Ministry of Personnel is none other than Miao Jinqing. Just a short time before the wife arrived, Miao Jinqing personally asked someone to send a post and asked when the wife would be there."

The origin of the Miao family and Du Shiyi in Shangdang originated from Miao Yansi, who was the first to be a clerk of the Secretariat, but that was definitely not a good fate. The two of them fought to the death and ended up with Miao Yansi and his advocacy Jiazhen defeated. However, Miao Yansi's sons Miao Hanze and Miao Hanye have always had a good relationship with Du Shiyi. Miao Jinqing, who belonged to the same clan, also had some contacts with Du Shiyi because of the one-time relationship between Princess Yuzhen's villa.

After all, Du Shiyi, who was in a foreign office, had to rely on someone in the court to influence the transfer of officials in the court to do these matters. Since Miao Jinqing became the Minister of Personnel in the 29th year of Kaiyuan, he has helped a lot. Of course, this is also because Du Shiyi's request was all foreign officials who were regarded as useless or fearless. Otherwise, since Miao Jinqing lived under Li Linfu's hands, he would definitely not have the courage to play tricks.

"It seems that Miao Jinqing is really panicked, otherwise he would not have come to me." Wang Rong pondered for a moment and immediately ordered, "Yu Jiang, you can go out quietly and find out who complained in front of His Majesty, and then come to report to me again."

Yu Jiang followed Wang Rong back to Chang'an several times. He was agile and no one could keep an eye on his side, so he was relying on him to pass the message between him and Chi Bi. At dusk, when he came back, he was accompanied by a piece of news that Wang Rong felt was simply incredible.

"It was An Lushan who complained? He was the governor of Pinglu, and what was the idle business of the Ministry of Personnel?"

"Madam, Uncle Chibi said that the specific situation is unknown. I only know that Su Xiaoyun, who had served as the magistrate of Ji County, went to see An Lushan. Su Xiaoyun is now selecting officials, and perhaps she is angry about the unfair selection of officials in the Ministry of Personnel. When she saw An Lushan's return to Beijing this time, she wanted to try An Lushan's way, but she didn't expect that the Pinglu Jiedushi's Jiedushi would really dare to break the window paper in front of His Majesty. You know, Zhang Zhongcheng of the Censorate was very glorious in front of His Majesty. After An Lushan returned to Beijing, he wanted to visit him, but was turned away by him."

"Maybe it is because Zhang Zhongcheng is so glorious that he doesn't take An Lushan seriously, so he will suffer such a big loss."

Wang Rong smiled, but when she remembered Miao Jinqing's incident, she couldn't laugh. After thinking about it, she finally called Du Youlin, who had been to the Jiang family for a while, and taught him a few words in person, asking him to see Miao Jinqing immediately. After Du Youlin came back hurriedly before the curfew, she didn't care that her young son had not had dinner yet, and hurriedly called the person in front of him.

"What did Miao Jinqing say?"

"He said that the Minister of Personnel did not read the papers for the review by himself. If he scored the papers and put Zhang's son in the wait, he would never be the first." After Du Youlin reposted the original words, he thought about it and said, "Miao Minister Miao seemed a little worried, suspected that Li Linfu was instigating An Lushan to sue. In recent years, Li Linfu used various means to exclude many dissidents, and he was worried that he would be the next one."

"Even if it is Li Linfu, he will have such a handle to arrest him." Wang Rong rubbed his eyebrows and then said thoughtfully, "If he is just taking on the responsibility of inadvertent investigation, he should be able to move to the prefect. I will transfer this matter to Gao Lishi. What's wrong is who will be the next Minister of Personnel."

"Miao Minister also mentioned this matter. He said that Wei Zhi, the Minister of Rites, and Li Pengnian, the Minister of War, should hope to be the greatest."

Li Pengnian and Wang Rong were not familiar with him, but Wei Zhi was Wang Wei's old friend. He was Du Shiyi's cousin Wei Li's uncle, who was the palace's attendant censor many years ago. He realized that Li Linfu's rise was unstoppable. Yu Qian avoided his foreign position and is now in the governor of Qinzhou, but it is better to bear it with Li Linfu in the court. As for his father, Wei Zheng, who had been a ten thousand years ago, was retired because of his age and weakness.

After savoring these messages, Wang Rong quickly came to his senses. Thinking that Du Youlin's young age could actually reassure Miao Jinqing and make him pass on such messages on his behalf, she was relieved. She gently stroked her young son's head, and then said warmly: "Good boy, it's hard for you to run like this. Your brother is getting older, and many things are not convenient for him to come forward again, and his temperament has to be polished. I'm afraid you need to go out frequently these days."

"My mother, I am my younger brother, of course I should help you. If you have any questions, just tell me."

Du Guangyuan, who was outside the door, couldn't help but bit his lips tightly when he heard the mother and son's answer inside.
Chapter completed!