The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

Cen Yuan came out of the Imperial Examination Hall and watched Shi Anxia's carriage go away before approaching Ma Chuyi and saying, "If you want to educate people, it's very simple. How about coming to my Yunqi Academy to be a teacher?"

Ma Chuyi answered without hesitation, "Okay, you teach me and I teach my son, that's fine too!"

"Deal!" With just a few words, Cen Yuan got a good teacher. He was in a good mood. "Now is the best day. Come with me back to the academy to see the venue and the place where you usually rest."

Ma Chuyi raised his eyebrows, "So the Prince Consort has already been plotting against me?"

"Of course." Cen Yuan smiled, "I'm too busy to take care of those little monkeys."

The two of them got into the carriage, chatting and laughing.

Ma Chuyi thought of his little monkey, "You just said that Ma Xiaomei added her own drama? What do you mean?"

Cen Yuan said, "He didn't have time to shine on the archery field the day before yesterday. Tang Xinghe fired five arrows at once, so he couldn't fire four arrows. He was holding back. So he planned to..."

"Wait." Ma Chuyi asked in surprise, "You said my brother can't shoot four arrows at once, does that mean he can shoot four arrows at once?"

"You care too little about your brother." Cen Yuan smiled faintly, "He knows so many things. The emperor asked Tang Xinghe if he was willing to go to the battle that day, and your brother was so envious..."

Ma Chuyang and Tang Xinghe are inseparable. Seeing that his friend has become famous, he is eager to let Emperor Mingde question him.

The lyrics were even designed: Spring wind blows north, horses neigh and hurry. This lyrics was thought up by Zhao Yunqi, just waiting for today's battle.

But in this battle, Ma Chuyang was beaten too badly by Liu Wu, and the effect was not achieved. So Liu Wu wanted to try again, and Ma Chuyang went with the flow. He just wanted to fight a fair battle so that Emperor Mingde could see clearly that in addition to the Xinghe, there was also Jiaoyang in the North Wing.

But the emperor still didn't ask, and he got anxious. The emperor didn't ask, so he asked himself, and that scene happened.

Ma Chuyi listened to Cen Yuan's story and suddenly smiled, "This shamelessness... I can't even compare to him."

"This is the best look of a spoiled rich and powerful child."

The two of them went to Yunqi Academy, walked around, and after everything was done, Ma Chuyi returned to Dongyuwei to report.

Hong Que came to report to Cen Yuan, "Young Master, the Young Master's wife and the old lady are waiting for you to have dinner in Yu Sheng Pavilion."

Cen Yuan then realized that it was getting dark. Just as she was about to say "I'll go back right away" she saw Long Jiang coming.

It turned out that Emperor Mingde summoned the son-in-law to meet him.

Cen Yuan had no choice but to rush back to the palace, pay her respects, and when she saw that everyone else had retreated outside the palace, she complained, "What's the hurry? I'm busy."

"Good thing!" Emperor Mingde smiled and pointed to a chair beside him, "Sit down. You look reluctant."

Cen Yuan lowered his eyes and sat down, "I haven't had dinner yet."

"Then I'll have someone serve the meal?" It had been many years since Emperor Mingde heard anyone speak to him so easily.

Even when Cen Yuan was joking with him earlier, he kept a certain degree of control. Unlike now, it was like the attitude of a spoiled son talking to his father in an ordinary family, which made people feel very comfortable.

His son-in-law really treats him as his father!

Cen Yuan refused with a look of refusal, "No. If you have something to say, just say it. I have to hurry home to eat. My wife..." He paused, raised his head and curled the corners of his lips, and said mischievously, "and my wife's mothers are waiting for me to come home for dinner."

Emperor Mingde: “…” There’s no need to go into such detail.

Cen Yuan retorted to Emperor Mingde, and felt relieved. "What's the matter that's so urgent?"

"It's not a big deal." Emperor Mingde said, "I just suddenly thought that we could set up a new department to manage the Yijing Weekly, independent of the six ministries. How about you be the minister?"

Cen Yuan raised her eyes and looked at Emperor Mingde calmly, "You're still saying that you're attracted by my movable type printing?"

Emperor Mingde cleared his throat and didn't dare to look Cen Yuan in the eye. "Don't be so polite! You are my son-in-law, we are one family! You will have to hand over the movable type printing technology sooner or later, right?"

Cen Yuan raised her eyebrows slightly, "Are you afraid that I'll run away?"

Emperor Mingde sighed, "I... am really afraid that you will run away."

Cen Yuan was silent for a moment, her heart softened inexplicably, "You can't run away, your Princess Haiyan is my wife. Beiyi is her home, and it is also my home. As long as you don't doubt me, I always hope that Beiyi can become strong."

Emperor Mingde said, "You are being suspected and feared."

Cen Yuan said calmly, "People who sit in high positions are always worried that powerful people will rebel against them... I have a big family and a lot of wealth now, do you think I am afraid?"

Emperor Mingde reached out and patted Cen Yuan on the shoulder. "Alright, good boy! I believe you. I was just thinking about how to let you do things legitimately, so I want to open a department specifically for you."

Cen Yuan said frankly, "More than half of the people working under me are from Liang. Aren't you worried?"

Emperor Mingde had thought about this problem a long time ago, "If you can control it well, I will not worry."

Cen Yuan pondered for a while and replied, "Okay, set up a propaganda department independent of the court. My people do not participate in court affairs, nor are they court officials. You can transfer some officials to serve here in name only, and then you can take over the business of Yijing Weekly in the future."

"Who do you want? You can draw up a list for me." Emperor Mingde's wish was fulfilled, and his heart was beating with joy.

"You don't have to leave your original department, just come here to work part-time." Cen Yuan casually made a list and handed it over.

When Emperor Mingde saw them, he felt relieved: these people are loyal ministers who have stood the test of time!

He carefully put the list away as if it were a treasure.

In fact, Emperor Mingde had selfish motives in establishing this department. He wanted to preserve the essence of "movable type" printing forever, and he also wanted Cen Yuan's rich treasures that were full of wild imagination to be landed in the North Wing.

After all, he was the emperor of Liang!

One day, Cen Yuan will leave Beiyi to develop his own Liang Kingdom... Whenever Emperor Mingde thought of this, he felt empty in his heart.

How he wished that this child was truly his people and could be used by him. How he wished that this child could take root and grow peacefully in the North Wing!

No one could understand his complex feelings as an emperor. To put it bluntly, he coveted Cen Yuan's brain.

If any emperor in the past were in his position, he might have thought, since this boy cannot be used by me, he must be killed.

But Emperor Mingde can't do that!

Others protected his life, but he wanted to take their lives!

Is that human being?

How can he be a wise ruler if he repays kindness with enmity?

That night, Emperor Mingde summoned several chancellors and officials from the Secretariat to discuss matters and announced the establishment of a "Northern Propaganda Department."

The Minister of the Northern Propaganda Department was Princess Haiyan’s husband, Cen Yuan.

Everyone discussed it, but no one objected. Of course, objections were futile.

The next day, when Emperor Mingde went to court, he issued an edict to establish the Northern Propaganda Department and allocated a courtyard not far from the Hanlin Academy as an office space.

The Hanlin Academy and the Northern Propaganda Department in the north wing are very close to the imperial palace, just across the street from it.

Among them, ten officials including Lu Sangyu, Huang Xingyue, Zhu Yuxian and Wu Changlin were temporarily transferred to the Beijing Propaganda Department to take charge of routine affairs.

Among them, there was a more interesting person. He was Yan Xingchen, an official of the Secretariat who only participated in the combat examination and did not take the imperial examination.

Shi Anxia looked at a list of names, his eyes fell on this name, and he smiled, "Yan Xingchen, very good."

This is the author of "Northern Wing Mountains and Rivers"...