RPAGF Chapter 183 All Night Long
Chapter 183 All Night Long
Watching the ministers leaving the hall one after another, Yun Zhi gently closed his eyes, raised his hands and gently rubbed his temples.
It was Chou time when she received this expedited battle report. She had just finished her official business and was about to return to her bedroom to rest.
These days have been really busy, with many official duties piling up in this half month.
For the past half month, I have been busy until midnight every day. Today it is already 3:00 am, and it seems that I will not be able to sleep well.
Yun Zhi put down her hands, slowly opened her eyes, and was about to continue with the work at hand when she saw Liu Anruo standing quietly in the center of the hall.
At this time, all the ministers in the hall had left, and she was the only one left.
He just stood there quietly, looking at Yun Zhi, with a hint of worry in his eyes.
"Lord Liu, do you have anything else to do?"
Liu Anruo looked at Yun Zhi's dark blue complexion, which was not obvious under the candlelight, and said in a very soft voice, "Your Majesty, please take good care of yourself and avoid overwork. Also..."
She pursed her lips and looked at the person in front of her whose emotions were difficult to guess. "Don't be sad because of those people."
Liu Anruo didn't know whether Yun Zhi would feel sad for those who were instigated by the Wu Kingdom, but if it were her, she would care a little.
In the battle report written by Chen Yuanshu, several captured spies were mentioned.
Among them, there was actually one who was a member of the first batch of the Yun family guard team, that is, someone who successfully joined the guard team at the same time as Chen Yuanshu.
Liu Anruo had inquired about the first group of members of the Yun family guard after arriving at Yunjiazhai.
Only twelve people were recruited in that batch, and all of them fled there with His Majesty.
Now, these twelve people can all be regarded as veteran-level figures, and the lowest official rank is captain.
It can be said that their current glory is all thanks to Your Majesty.
But it was such a person who had followed His Majesty for a long, long time, even longer than her, who chose to betray His Majesty and betray their country.
Yun Zhi looked at the man below with worried eyes and couldn't help but chuckle, "Lord Liu, do you think I will be sad about this?"
Will she feel sad for these people?
It's ridiculous that people get sad because of betrayal by others, but that's because they have expectations and trust in them.
She had never completely trusted them, so how could she be sad?
In her eyes, those who betrayed her were just a grain of sand on the road to the end, not even a stumbling block.
Hearing Yun Zhi's question and her expression at the moment, Liu Anruo knew that she was not sad for those insignificant people, and felt relieved.
"I don't think Your Majesty would. After all, they are all greedy and disloyal people. How could they deserve Your Majesty's grief?"
Seeing that the worry in Liu Anruo's eyes had obviously dissipated a lot, Yun Zhi secretly complained in her heart, how could she be so fragile in Liu Anruo's eyes?
Yun Zhi picked up the brush beside her and was about to dip it into the ink ground on the inkstone to write on the rice paper. When she was about to let Liu Anruo leave, she suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, I remember that the provincial examination will be held in a few months, right?" Yun Zhi frowned slightly, as if trying hard to recall something.
"Your Majesty, that's exactly what happened," Liu Anruo replied respectfully. "It's been over two years since the imperial examinations were reopened. The county exams were held in February of the first year, and the prefectural exams were held in April of the same year. The academy exams, which were held every three years, were held in February of the second year."
"I see..." Yun Zhi nodded, a thoughtful glint in her eyes. "So, this year happens to be the third year since the imperial examinations were reopened. Then, according to tradition, the provincial examinations should be held soon, right?"
"Your Majesty, that's indeed the case." Liu Anruo nodded and said, "The provincial examination is held every three years. This year is the third year. I believe that our Anguo will soon have its first batch of successful candidates."
Juren has the right to enter the officialdom and the power to serve as an official.
Although he is only a reserve official, if he is lucky, if a certain position happens to be vacant, he can be directly sent to serve as a seventh-rank county magistrate. Even if he is less lucky, he can still become a minor official such as county magistrate or chief clerk.
"Well, very good!" Yun Zhi raised a satisfied smile, feeling particularly happy: "In this way, Anguo will soon have a group of new officials emerging. This is indeed a good thing!"
"Alright, my dear, go back and have some rest. It's already past five in the morning, so you can still take a short rest if you go back now."
Liu Anruo nodded and looked at the brush still in Yun Zhi's hand. "Your Majesty, are you still not resting?"
"Write a few more things, and then I'll go to rest. Lord Liu, don't worry."
Hearing this, Liu Anruo's face was filled with disbelief, but he also knew that he could not persuade him, so he could only bow slightly and say, "Then I will take my leave. Your Majesty, please take care of yourself."
After Liu Anruo left the hall, Yun Zhi dipped the ink and wrote four names on the rice paper.
These four people were actually Xie Chengyun’s trusted confidants in the court.
An Guo naturally sent people to incite them to rebel, but all of them returned in vain.
Their loyalty to Xie Chengyun was such that they were willing to die for him.
Therefore, they are very likely to know where the deposed emperor Wang Yi is imprisoned.
If you want to find out the address where the deposed emperor is imprisoned, the best way is to start with them.
After writing the names of these people, Yun Zhi placed the brush on the jade pen holder beside him.
Yun Zhi looked at the four names on the white rice paper, recalling the information she had collected about them over the years.
The first one, Zhang Yue, was promoted by Xie Chengyun from a small official. He was very grateful to Xie Chengyun as his mentor. He was upright and honest, and had no bad habits.
If there is a weakness, it is only his family, but his family is very well protected and not easy to get.
The second one is Zhao Zicheng. He was originally from a noble family. He was impressed by Xie Chengyun's great talent and strategy and followed him wholeheartedly.
He is aloof and overly conceited, and always looks down on people who are not as good as himself.
The third……
After sorting out the information of the four people one by one, Yun Zhi's gaze finally stopped on the fourth name, Yang Chenyu.
This person was also a juren before, and his past experience and personality were quite similar to Xie Chengyun, so he was highly valued by Xie Chengyun.
There is one shortcoming that can't really be considered a shortcoming, and that is that I value reputation more.
Yun Zhi picked up the pen and circled his name.
After making up her mind, she began to write a document to be sent to the King of Yue.
It was stated that the two countries joined forces to disrupt the Wu court, and at the same time searched for Wang Yi's whereabouts and released him, forcing Xie Chengyun to return to Beijing.
In this situation, the most panicked country is Yue. The soldiers need to eat every day. If the war is prolonged, they will be short of food and grass.
That was why the two countries decided to join forces and attack the State of Wu with overwhelming force.
I think His Majesty of Yue will agree readily.
Before I knew it, the sky outside the window gradually brightened and a new day began.