In the capital city, the black clouds that were hovering over the western garden of the imperial palace finally dissipated. The grand ceremony of the emperor personally presided over finally came to an end. The emperor was very happy. It is said that this time, the ceremony of the emperor gained a lot, and the emperor's cultivation has improved greatly, which is reflected in the fact that he added two words to his Taoist name.

After falling from the altar of ceremonies, all the Taoist priests received a reward. The Heavenly Master Xu Tiandao received the reward and returned to his Taoist temple. Only then did Emperor Xinde of Xiyuan entertain the ministers.

The great companion Feng Ren looked at Emperor Xinde wearing a dragon robe and said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, your complexion is so energetic today that it reminds me of the scene when you just ascended the throne twenty years ago. You are young and never old, but I am old!"

Feng Ren spoke like this to understand the emperor's thoughts. Sure enough, Emperor Xinde felt better after hearing this and said, "You are the servant who can speak! I have been on the Taoist platform these days, and I don't know anything about the world! Today I want to invite the ministers. Tell me what interesting things are there in the capital recently?"

Feng Ren said: "Report to the emperor, if you want to ask the most interesting thing, the Dai Xiang Mansion was preparing to recruit a bride at the palace examination. Dai Xiang spoke, saying that if anyone can win the top scorer next year, he would betroth his daughter to the top scorer. Emperor, what do you think of this prime minister? He has to be so angry that Lu Zheng is so arrogant? "

Emperor Xinde was slightly stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "This is interesting. Dai Gao's move has come out. The capital must be lively, right? The prince, the eldest and the third brother are still very leaping around?"

Feng Ren was slightly stunned for a moment, pondered and didn't dare to speak. The emperor said, "What are you afraid of, you are the old man? You are the only one of you, the king and the minister, what can you say?"

Feng Ren hesitated for a moment and said, "The emperor thought about it, so there is no need for a slave to talk too much! The King of Qin, King of Qi and the Prince of the Crown have been working hard on this matter recently. The value of talented people in the capital has increased. As for those with outstanding talents, they are all caught up in the net, jumping into the dragon gate, and there are many good stories in the capital!"

Emperor Xinde raised his eyebrows, snorted softly, and said, "Is that right? Do they want to create a top scorer like this? The palace examination is the big exam I presided over! Can they decide? By the way, what is this kid Lu Zheng doing recently?"

"Report to Your Majesty, Mr. Lu is very smart. He went to Fayuan Temple with a premonition and closed the door to thank the guests. Mr. Lu really ignored the matter outside when he entered the mountain gate. Haha, he was out of the troubles all over the city. Many people wanted to find him but could not, and even his teachers Nie Yong and Su Qing could not find him.

Su Qing even went to the Eight Great Hutongs and called Miss Li Qianqian. The two of them went straight to Fayuan Temple and were turned away. Master Lu Zheng is young and cunning!"

"Okay!" Emperor Xinde clapped his hands, and the displeasure on his face just now melted instantly, saying, "I am worthy of being the person I like, and I have the ability to cultivate my energy. There are many talented people these days, but it is rare for people with a truly superior mind. Lu Zheng is good. At this time, he can calm down and study with peace of mind, which is much better than those talented men who are eager to climb on the dragon and attach themselves to the phoenix!"

Emperor Xinde waved his hand and took a big strode. Feng Ren hurriedly said, "The Emperor is here to start!"

Outside the Western Garden, the cabinet ministers and ministers of various departments have been waiting for a long time. It is not easy for them. The youngest present are second-rank officials, but this is the only time some second-rank officials have seen the emperor throughout the year.

When Emperor Xinde arrived, the ministers knelt down and said in unison: "See the Emperor, long live my emperor!"

Emperor Xinde laughed and said, "Let's just flat! By the way, why didn't I see Lord Wang Shan? Are our chief examiner absent today?"

Dai Gao stepped forward and said, "Report to Your Majesty, this is a mistake from me. I didn't know in advance that the emperor wanted to see us all the ministers. Lord Wang did not serve in the cabinet and the six ministries. He usually stayed at home to enjoy his old age. I did not ask me to invite you. Emperor, I will invite Lord Wang Shan to see you now!"

"Okay, okay, it's cold when you go to the daylily at this time. Today, I just meet with all the officials and talk to you! The world of our Dakang Dynasty is not peaceful. There have been troubles in the past few months. What's going on in this place in Shandong? Why did it turn back?" Emperor Xinde said.

Dai Gao said: "Emperor, news has been heard from Shandong that Shandong Governor Tan Cheng has led his troops to quell the rebellion, and there is no rebellion in the entire Shandong area. The empress has already submitted a memorial and ask the emperor to reward Tan Chengen!"

Emperor Xinde nodded and said, "Accurate! The ministers who have made meritorious service for the country must be rewarded, but there must be a reason behind the rebellion. We must investigate strictly, find the root cause, and punish them strictly without lending!"

Dai Gao lowered his head and said yes all the other ministers pretended to be deaf and dumb, not daring to say anything. Whether it is Shandong or Northwest, now, except for the emperor's imperial envoy, all regions have powers and silos, and the Dakang Dynasty cannot achieve the central government unification.

Now Jiangnan, South China, Zhili, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Liaodong have all returned to the court, but Longyou, Shandong, and Henan are still in power. Since the beginning of the late emperor, the wealthy family has become a very sensitive term. It is certain that the wealthy family must be eliminated, but how can it be easily eliminated?

Even Dai Gao dared not take action easily on this issue, for fear that he would lose the rice if he could steal the chicken and cause trouble!

Emperor Xinde met with his ministers today, so he naturally would not focus on these problems. For him, he was just taking this opportunity to relax and send some training pains. Seeing that these ministers, except Dai Gao, were all like verbal insects, he felt bored and said a few words in a hurry, which was nothing more than encouraging everyone to work diligently, work hard, serve Dakang, and serve their subjects.

All the ministers and workers knew these words, but the same words spoken from the emperor still made the ministers feel different. Emperor Xinde was well aware of this. When he saw several ministers and workers inexplicably, he nodded in his heart and felt that the temperature was almost the same. He was about to dismiss the ministers and workers, suddenly he felt his heart moved and said:

"By the way, where is Lu Qing?"

Lu Changhe walked out from behind the ministers, looked at his appearance, and hid in the corner, not eye-catching at all. But as soon as he stood up, everyone turned their attention to him.

There are so many officials, and the emperor only has two people. The first person is Wang Shan, who is the emperor's teacher, respected and a master in the literary world of the Dakang Dynasty. The second official is Lu Changhe. Lu Changhe is so envious of this holy heart.

"I am here!" Lu Changhe is neither humble nor arrogant.

"Haha, don't be nervous. I heard that Lu Qing had a happy event and accepted a godson. Haha, this is a good thing! Tell me, what is your godson? Who is your name? I'll introduce it to me and get to know you, okay?" Emperor Xinde said with great interest.

Lu Changhe was secretly amused in his heart. It was Emperor Xinde's instructing him to accept Lu Zheng as his godson. Now he deliberately asked, isn't this a show? The emperor is good at making a show, and his ministers can only cooperate. Lu Changhe couldn't help but feel lucky for Lu Zheng. This kid is not very talented. What's strange is that he can win the Sacred Heart and is so lucky. This is really not easy!

"Report to the emperor, this son is a descendant of the Lu family in Jiangnan. His surname is Lu and his name is Zheng. The emperor once awarded the title of a fifth-rank military officer. I think this son is a good material, and because he has no son, he took him under his knees..."

"Oh? Lu Zheng? It's the Lu Zheng who went to the northwest to be the county magistrate? I remembered what you said, a good boy! He is a talented person. He went to the northwest as a juren and was promoted to the fifth rank in just two years! Lu Qing, your vision is really poisonous, and you have a keen eye to recognize people. Good, very good. I am very happy and very pleased!

Come on, see what to appreciate! What to appreciate? Lu Qing, what do you think I will reward him?"

Lu Changhe said: "Back to the emperor, Zheng'er is studying hard behind closed doors and preparing for the spring exam next year. I think it is not appropriate to give it to you at this time. Young people are prone to pride and prone to inflatedness. It is better to keep a normal mind and prepare for the big exam with peace of mind!"

"Well, no, no, other young people are prone to pride and prone to inflated, I believe it, but I understand Lu Zheng. When he came back from the northwest, his first thing was to resign from his official position and study. How could such a child with a heart be complacent because of some rewards? In this way, I will not reward him with the reward of gold and silver. I will reward him with a title, a second-class general!"

Emperor Xinde was determined to give rewards, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he was a second-class general, and there was a commotion in the audience.

The title of the Dakang Dynasty was extremely difficult to obtain. In addition to the founding heroes and royal relatives, there were very few people who could receive title rewards. You should know that the grandfather of Lu Zheng, the previous generation of Lu Zheng, was the title of a second-class general! Lu Zheng was so favored by the holy ones that Lu Zheng could actually get this title.

The salaries of officials in the Dakang Dynasty were low, while the income of nobles with titles was high, because the salaries of officials were silver allocated from the treasury, and the salaries of titles were silver allocated from the treasury. Lu Zheng, a second-class general, was equivalent to the salary of a second-class official, and he could have it all his life. It would be a great gift for anyone to put such a thing on!

The crowd was in agitation, but no one dared to object to this. The emperor rewarded Lu Zheng because Lu Zheng became Lu Changhe's adopted son. Needless to say, the relationship between Lu Changhe and the emperor is that this person still has the control of the Xuanjingsi. Who is not afraid of this gloomy and terrifying institution for any official? Unless he wants to die, who would offend Xuanjingsi?

In this way, everyone envied, Lu Zheng had a title, and those with keen people seemed to have aroused many associations from this incident.
Chapter completed!