Chapter 414
Su Ruchun glanced at the person in front of her. He was quite good-looking.
To be honest, this person is very similar to the Queen Mother.
But he is not very old, so he is about the same age as Gu Junli.
How should we arrange for such people?
After all, this person is the Queen Mother's natal family, and she is also the only root of their Rong family, so she must not be treated lightly at this time, otherwise the Queen Mother will definitely be sad.
But if he were allowed to become an official in the court, it would indeed be against the rules. After all, if he were allowed to become an official, it would be equivalent to giving him a reward without any reason.
You must know what the emperor wanted to do during this period, which was to rectify the entire court. Nowadays, most of the official positions in the court are monopolized by families.
Whether it is passed down from father to son, or between uncles and nephews, in short, it cannot be passed on to the outside world.
In this way, coupled with the effect of marriage, their unity is really too tight.
These big families are not from this dynasty to begin with. Many of them have gone through dynasty changes and have been entrenched in the previous dynasty for a long time.
The imperial court changed, but the family remained intact. This was an incredible thing, but it just happened.
Now, the emperor is working so hard just to get rid of them.
At least they can't be allowed to control the court anymore and let them do whatever they want. At this time, Su Ruchun also gave a good suggestion, that is, to become an official through the imperial examination.
When recruiting students from poor families, they have no one else to rely on except the emperor, so they will naturally choose to follow the emperor.
It won't take many years for these people to grow up and naturally become a powerful force.
But having said that, if you want them to grow up as quickly as possible, you need a large number of admissions.
Moreover, the imperial examination cannot be held once every three years, but once a year is enough.
After all, when they grow up, there is nothing they can do after three or five years, but under the current circumstances, the emperor is probably not willing to wait.
So having said that, people from the Rong family were not allowed to enter the court, but the emperor had to be gentle about this matter, so he took the initiative to find the queen mother.
Now, the Queen Mother is holding her nephew and crying. She is also very happy. After all, she has given some explanation to the family.
The emperor coughed, and then the queen mother let him go and said, "I am so happy that I forgot that you are still injured. I will go down and clean up first."
But at this time, the eldest son of the Rong family suddenly knelt down and said, "The Queen Mother should be merciful and pardon my wife."
It's too much to hear this because, what is a wife?
During this time, they actually found him a wife. Thinking of this, the Queen Mother felt very uncomfortable.
"Who are you talking about?"
"When I returned to the Queen Mother, she was a concubine of the Zhang family. Thanks to her care, I was able to save my life. Later, the two of us finally got together.
Over the years, because I have been involved in a lot of things, it has been very difficult for her. Now that I am free, I cannot forget my wife. What's more, we have children."
When she heard this, the Queen Mother was very depressed. The Zhang family was so ambitious that naturally no one could be left behind. It would be better to distribute them directly, not to mention that they finally found evidence of the Zhang family's crimes.
If it hadn't been for the help of the National Preceptor, it would not have been easy to convict them today. In other words, it would have been hard to say whether their family could have come out alive.
But now, seeing her nephew begging her like this, the Queen Mother couldn't say anything, so she refused directly, and decided to take a look at the other person first before talking.
"Don't worry, I'll ask the emperor to release him immediately."
With the Queen Mother's promise, he left with peace of mind. He also understood that this request was a bit excessive, but no matter what, he must save his wife and children.
Therefore, he did not dare to disobey any of his orders and only asked to spare their lives.
Seeing her nephew like this, the Queen Mother felt very unbearable.
Back then, this boy was also very handsome, and there were countless noble women who wanted to marry him.
What's the result? Hey, we can't talk about the past, so let's look forward. After all, it's not a good thing to always look back.
"What does the Emperor want to say to me?"
When the Queen Mother asked this question, Gu Junli was actually a little sad. After all, the Queen Mother would not be so polite to him before.
But when it came to matters related to the Rong family, he could feel that the Queen Mother must be very cautious.
Su Ruchun didn't say anything. It was inappropriate for her to say anything at this time. After all, she was a daughter-in-law. She thought it would be better to let the emperor handle this matter.
Sure enough, the emperor said with great difficulty: "Mother, the former residence of the Rong family is still there. I will have it repaired properly and I will also give my cousin fifty thousand taels of silver as compensation. I will never disgrace the Rong family."
When she heard this, the Queen Mother nodded. She also understood that the emperor didn't have much money now, and it was rare to be able to give him so much, so she was basically satisfied.
"Moreover, I will definitely re-examine the case from that year. I will definitely give him justice and give the Rong family an explanation. When the time comes, I will restore the Rong family's reputation and reward him with a title."
Hearing what the emperor said, the Queen Mother burst into tears. This had been her wish for many years.
She also knew that it would be difficult to do this and involve many people, and the emperor also wanted to take advantage of this matter to kill many people in one fell swoop, which would take many years.
Don't be in a hurry, she has to tell herself that you can't be in a hurry.
"It's good that the Emperor has this intention, but you can't be too anxious. Those people are too cunning. We must have conclusive evidence to catch them all!"
The emperor was very happy that his mother was still so smart and calm.
So he continued: "There is just one thing. I want to discuss it with my mother. This title can be restored, but the official position cannot."
The Queen Mother didn't understand. Even titles can be given, why not official positions?
"Why?"
"Mother, I want to purge the entire officialdom. I hope that the situation of officials protecting each other will never happen again. I don't want to leave the entire court in the hands of the family. I want to get rid of them all."
The Queen Mother was shocked when she heard this. She didn't expect that the Emperor was so thoughtful.
But having said that, this is what my son wants to do, so he must support it.
So the Queen Mother nodded and said: "This is natural. I can understand this matter. If your cousin really wants to be an official in the future, then let him follow your rules. If he can do it, he can do it. If he can't, he can do it.
Forget it."
The emperor was very moved. He didn't expect the queen mother to be so reasonable.
So the emperor gave in a few more steps, almost giving the Rong family supreme honor.
Su Ruchun sighed slightly in her heart, she only hoped that the Zhang family woman would be good.
After all, it was arranged by the Zhang family. Who knows what the other party is thinking? No one is sure, especially those two children. What kind of people are they? How were they raised?
Su Ruchun felt a little headache when she thought of this. If something went wrong, it would be troublesome.
Chapter completed!