The soft and sticky crown princess is reborn and throws herself into the arms of the crown prince

After Liu Shengyong came back from his shift, he was just about to go back to his room to rest, but his wife was so angry about Wu Qing's matter that she was still angry.

When Liu Shengyong came back, he happened to run into trouble. Wang Cuihua scolded him and then beat him out of the room with a big stick. The pig-killing-like screams almost echoed throughout the Minister's Mansion. He was really embarrassed.

Liu Shengyong picked up his coat in a panic and went to the study.

In fact, he could have gone to Wuqing or another concubine's room to rest, but if he hadn't brought the prostitute home in a daze, he would probably never have taken a concubine in his life.

Now that his wife was so angry, he didn't dare to mention the two concubines, let alone go to their rooms to rest.

The distraught Liu Shengyong did not expect that there was a bigger surprise waiting for him in the study.

Liu Shengyong had just opened the door of the study and had not yet stepped in when he felt a cold touch on his neck. The flash of a knife flashed in Liu Shengyong's eyes, and he was so scared that he almost shouted out, but his mouth was blocked the next second.

"Don't move. If you dare to shout it out, be careful of your descendants for generations to come."

As he spoke, Liu Shengyong saw another man in black holding a sword pointing directly at his crotch, forcing him to clamp his tail tightly and hold back his urine.

"Please spare my life, sir. If you have anything to say, please speak in a nice way. Please spare my life, please spare my life."

When the candle in the room was lit, Liu Shengyong saw that there was a person standing behind the desk.

When the man slowly turned around, Liu Shengyong recognized him and was so scared that he slid to his knees.

"Lord Liu, you have come back so late. You must have worked hard. I have prepared some excellent tea for you. Please."

Liu Shengyong had a lot of grievances in his heart but couldn't express them. The expression on his face was as ugly as if he had eaten shit.

Although he tried to win over candidates for the Spring Examination to become his disciples, he only wanted to expand his own power and did not want to rely on anyone else.

Anyone who is not stupid knows that no matter what the final result of the fight between the princes is, it will not be a good thing. He just wants to guard his own piece of land and live a cowardly life all his life.

However, Liu Shengyong was careless.

You know, the Spring Examination is a major event that concerns the foundation of the country. Since the day he focused his attention on the Spring Examination, he was destined to be unable to stay out of it.

Even without Mu Yunyu's carefully designed conspiracy, he would have found it difficult to escape the fate of being caught up in this vortex.

Moreover, as the saying goes, "a new emperor appoints new ministers." In the fierce struggle among the princes, it is not easy to remain neutral and keep oneself out of trouble. Liu Shengyong actually knew nothing about such a simple and easy-to-understand truth.

Even if he is unwilling to make a choice in his heart, there will always be forces from all sides forcing him to make a choice.

Unless he could possess supreme power or become a close and favored minister of the emperor, there might be a slight chance for him to avoid being forced to participate.

Unfortunately, Liu Shengyong obviously does not have such conditions and capital at present.

"The king...the prince..."

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The next morning, the sun shone through the palaces onto the magnificent court. Civil and military officials dressed in gorgeous official uniforms lined up neatly on both sides, waiting for the emperor to arrive.

As a melodious bell rang, the emperor walked up to the throne with the gait of a dragon and a tiger. All the ministers knelt down and shouted, "Long live the emperor!" After the emperor took his seat, everyone finished cheering in unison and slowly stood up.

At this time, the emperor said: "Today morning, I will summon the top three candidates of this spring examination. Summon them to see me!"

The eunuch before the emperor nodded loudly, and soon, three young talents walked into the hall with steady steps.

Standing at the front was Ouyang Xuan, who was the top scorer in the Spring Examination. He had a handsome face, sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. The white gown he wore made him look even more elegant.

The emperor examined it for a moment, then nodded with satisfaction and said, "Appoint Ouyang Xuan, the top scorer in the Spring Examination, as a cabinet scholar."

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Xuan immediately knelt down and kowtowed to express his gratitude: "Thank you, long live the emperor!" His voice was loud and firm.

Mu Yunchen couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

Although Ouyang Xuan was known as the top scholar in Fanyang, he had just entered the officialdom. He did not expect that his father would directly grant him the position of Cabinet Attendant Scholar, a fourth-rank official, second only to Bai Yu, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple.

However, Bai Yu had military merits, so even those who held higher positions than him sometimes had to be courteous to Bai Yu.

Mu Yunchen pondered in his heart, his father had long known that Ouyang Xuan was a talented person recruited by him, but he still gave him such a crucial position, what was the meaning behind this?

Could it be another test as I guessed?

Just as Mu Yunchen was lost in thought, he heard a majestic and deep voice from above: "I pity you for the misfortune of being persecuted by treacherous villains when you took the Spring Examination a few years ago, which delayed your path to the Spring Examination for several years. Therefore, after a discussion with Master Yu, we have made a decision to allow you to serve in the cabinet."

"Your Majesty!"

Everyone's voices rang out in unison, bringing Mu Yunchen back to his senses. He felt that his father had changed a lot since the day they met in the imperial study.

So far, Ouyang Xuan’s enthronement has not caused much noise in the court.

Only Lu Xiaoyu caused a lot of noise in the court.

Some people said that the gap between the top three official positions was too big, others said that the court was busy with disaster relief this year and it was difficult to select talents, so Lu Xiaoyu should also be kept in the capital.

Some people also say that the imperial court has always kept only the top scorer in the spring examination to serve in the capital, and that the old system should be followed.

The emperor felt a headache watching the ministers quarreling endlessly. Originally, Lu Xiaoyu was appointed as the prefect of Linzhou, and he was to take office three days later.

Just when Lu Xiaoyu was about to accept the imperial edict and express his gratitude, someone suddenly advised that the top three in the Spring Examination were already carefully selected talents, but the top of the list was a fourth-rank official and could enter the cabinet, but why was the second place only a fifth-rank prefect?

Wouldn’t such an appointment seem a bit unfair? It would be bad if it discouraged students all over the world.

The person who said this was from the Censorate. People in the Censorate were the most outspoken and not afraid of offending anyone. Even the emperor would be criticized for this.

When this was said, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Unexpectedly, the Minister of Rites, who was usually the most timid, suddenly interrupted at this moment: "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

Upon hearing this, the Minister of Rites' eyes widened in surprise. He really did not expect that Liu Shengyong would intervene at this time.

But in this hall, he couldn't interrupt Liu Shengyong and could only wait and see what happened, hoping that the emperor would not misunderstand that Liu Shengyong's meaning was the same as their Ministry of Rites'.