Chapter 240 (1/2)



240 Rotten person (1)

Emperor yuanjing looked at Wei Yuan and nodded, “”What’s the matter?”

“In the report sent back by the Qingzhou governor’s office, did it specify that this poem was written by the governor, yang Gong?” Wei Yuan asked.

…. What did he mean by that? The wily old foxes in the officialdom had an inkling.

Emperor yuanjing didn’t answer, but asked, “”What’s the problem?”

The memorial did not clearly state that the poem was written by yang Gong, and the wording was as follows:Duke yang ordered the officials of Qingzhou to set up a commandment monument and carve words on it to warn the world.

This was a very smart choice of words. It was not clear, but it did not deny it. In Emperor Yuan jing’s eyes, this was a tacit agreement.

“This poem was not written by yang Gong, it was written by someone else. This lowly subject feels that once this poem is circulated, it will definitely be famous throughout the world. To me, this is a chance to become famous. It shouldn’t have been monopolized by yang Gong.” Wei Yuan said.

“Oh? Since when did Qingzhou have such a great talent?” Emperor Yuan jing laughed and became interested. He stared at Wei Yuan and said, “”But how did you know?”

It was not yang Gong’s doing, it was someone else … There were indeed many talents in Qingzhou. It was a big province for scientific research … As Emperor yuanjing asked this question, everyone turned to look at Wei Yuan.

They were all wondering how Wei Yuan knew that the poem was not written by yang Gong.

“He’s not from Qingzhou either.” Wei Yuan shook his head.

Emperor Yuan jing answered with a questioning tone.

“Furthermore, I also know that this poem was not written in Qingzhou. It was published more than a month ago. It’s not done by the people of Qingzhou.” Wei Yuan said.

This time, all the officials also gave a puzzled “hmm.” The official who said “this is the great tribute poem” questioned,

“Duke of Wei, don’t keep her Majesty in suspense.”

He’s an old troll, putting on a hat the moment he opens his mouth.

It had already been revealed more than a month ago … It’s not the work of the people of Qingzhou … The sharp-minded official’s heart moved and he had a guess.

For a moment, the faces of the Dukes turned strange.

Wei Yuan looked at Emperor Yuan jing, whose face had darkened, and said calmly, ” this poem was written by the watchman of the Yamen, Xu Qi ‘an. The original work is still in the Yamen. If you all want to enjoy it, I can borrow it.

As expected, it was him … The low discussions started again.

“This kid is a genius, it’s a pity he doesn’t study.”

“Hmph, that Xu Pingzhi is just a vulgar martial artist, short-sighted.”

“It would be great if Xu Qi ‘an could enter the Imperial College!”

At this time, even those who did not like Xu Qi ‘an could not help but sigh. If such a talented poet was a scholar, of course, if he was a scholar in the Imperial College, how good would that be?

No one questioned Wei Yuan’s lies, not even his political enemies. It was impossible for Wei Yuan to do so, and there was no need to lie about it.

That person looked embarrassed and lowered his head in silence, keeping a low profile.