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Chapter 737: A young tiger is also a tiger

Wang Xuance immediately looked panicked and guilty, lowered his head and admitted his guilt, not daring to defend himself.

But in his heart he complained, "Your Highness, you are too shameless. I know how much you can drink. One or two jars is no problem at all. Even when you are drunk, you have never behaved inappropriately.

But you got drunk too quickly yesterday, and your movements were exaggerated, clearly making up for the pig that the girl had raised for more than ten years.

That’s not all, but you also want to put the blame on a young girl who is just beginning to fall in love and pretend that she slept with you.

How insidious, despicable, shameless and obscene!

Compared to Ashina Yun, who is like a blank sheet of paper and innocent, you are a big bad wolf with great cunning.

However, Wang Xuance knew that he also played the role of an accomplice.

After sensing Li Yan's strange behavior yesterday, Wang Xuance, who is four or five years older than Li Yan, guessed what Li Yan was planning after a little thought, and then gave a perfect assist, pretending to persuade him but actually instigating and secretly adding fuel to the fire.

The king and his minister cooperated well and put the kind-hearted little Turkic princess into the cloth bag.

Thinking back to the morning when I personally went to invite her, the little Turkic princess was like a proud little deer, jumping and skipping with joy like a lark in the forest. But when she left, she was so sad that her eyes were as swollen as two little peaches from crying, and she walked tremblingly.

Even so, he still struggled to leave, without even going to the horse stable in West Market, and went home to complain.

Wang Xuance himself felt that he was worse than beasts, but for the sake of the crown prince, he had no choice but to be the bad guy.

But now that there are no outsiders and only the two of them are left, Li Yan still pretends to be the victim. Wang Xuance is helpless and secretly complains that Li Yan is so young, but he is really a hypocrite. It turns out that none of the people in power are good people.

Li Yan frowned and thought for a while, then said: "My words are as good as gold, you should quit your job as proofreader!"

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Wang Xuance was panicked and suddenly felt a little at a loss. What happened just now was fake, but now it is real. Could it be that he really made a wrong judgment? The Crown Prince did not mean that? He was just judging a gentleman by his own standards.

The thought of how I acted on my own and caused the prince to lose his virginity made me feel uncomfortable.

No matter whether it was Tuli behind Ashina Yun, or the Emperor and Empress behind the Crown Prince, if any one of them was held accountable, I would not be able to bear the charges of murdering the Crown Prince, having ulterior motives, and plotting to disrupt the government!

Thinking of the serious consequences, Wang Xuance was extremely frightened, and his soul was out of his body. Cold sweat poured down his forehead. His legs softened and he knelt down, trembling and said, "Your Highness, I am guilty. I made all these assumptions without authorization."

Thinking of this, Li Yan seemed to have thought of something, and immediately angrily accused: "You treacherous villains, you only know how to curry favor with your superiors, and you have no concept of family, country and people. You only know how to flatter your superiors, oppress your subordinates, form cliques for personal gain, exclude those who are different from you, and don't care about the lives of ordinary people at all."

"Do you know where the food, clothes and daily necessities you use come from? They are all earned by us ordinary people with hard work and sweat. You know, every grain of rice is the result of hard work!"

"You are the one who earns your salary, and you are the blood and sweat of the people. It is easy to abuse the people, but it is hard to deceive God. Do you know that?"

Wang Xuance was suddenly overwhelmed, wondering what had happened to the prince. What you said was correct, absolutely correct, and I don't disagree at all.

But, are you an ordinary citizen?

Aren't you His Royal Highness, the crown prince, who is second only to the emperor and above all others? You put yourself among the common people and attack a servant like me so recklessly. Is this appropriate? Is there still justice and law?

However, seeing that the prince was really angry, Wang Xuance did not dare to refute. He had to kneel down, bow his head, confess his guilt, and constantly review himself.

Li Yan was furious for no reason, but when he saw that he had intimidated Wang Xuance, he knew that he was being unreasonable. It was mainly because what happened in the morning brought back some bad memories for him, and he was just complaining. It had nothing to do with Wang Xuance.

However, that’s how people in power are. When they’re in a bad mood, they curse, and after cursing they feel much better immediately.

"Okay, get up. I don't blame you."

Li Yan sat back in his chair and said calmly, "Next time, don't guess my feelings. What are you speculating about?"

"Since you have always been diligent in your work, I will not blame you this time."

After that, Li Yan took a document from the table and said, "You also made contributions in the last Flying Tiger Army incident. In addition, you did a good job in the Jinyiwei. I will promote you to the position of Eastern Palace Internal Affairs. The Ministry of Personnel has already entered your application. From today on, you are an official of the eighth rank in my Tang Dynasty."

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The ups and downs came so quickly that Wang Xuance suddenly turned from sadness to joy. He reached out and took the official document handed to him by Li Yan with trembling hands. When he took it and looked at it, he saw his name, age, native place, position and rank, as well as the salary and treatment he should enjoy.

In the past, I was a ninth-rank proofreader under the Chongwen Academy, the lowest-ranking official in the court, and I was a low-ranking official with a rank but no position. I was called an official, but in fact I was just a reserve official. The county lieutenant and county magistrate were only at this level. It was just that they had real power, while I was just a treatment.

Now the prince has directly promoted himself to the position of Neizhi Cheng in the Neizhi Bureau, below the eighth rank, skipping over three major ranks and five minor ranks: upper ninth rank, lower ninth rank, upper ninth rank, lower eighth rank, and upper eighth rank. Isn't this a huge step?
Although he was an official of the Eastern Palace, he still had a rank but no position, but the rank of the Eastern Palace was the same as that of the imperial court. He could be transferred to serve as a county magistrate in large counties such as Jingzhao, Henan, and Taiyuan.

In the Sui and Tang dynasties, which evolved from the Nine-Rank System of the Wei and Jin dynasties, although becoming an official was not as demanding after the turmoil of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, mainstream society was still controlled by the big families, who adhered to the principle that there were no commoners in the upper ranks and no gentry in the lower ranks.

As a low-class person born into a merchant family, Wang Xuance was very excited that he had become an eighth-rank official in the court in less than half a year.

Especially among the first batch of tutors recruited by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself, there were many people from aristocratic families, but he was promoted the fastest. Even Xue Rengui is not as high as him now.

Wang Xuance immediately knelt on the ground again, tears streaming down his face with excitement: "Thank you, Your Highness. I will devote my whole life to your service until my death."

Before Wang Xuance finished expressing his loyalty, Li Yan interrupted him: "Okay, okay, in the future, try to say less flattering words and just do your job and the things within your responsibility well."

"I know your intentions. I will not treat anyone unfairly as long as he works for me wholeheartedly. Please go and complete the handover procedures." Li Yan nodded with satisfaction. He gave a sweet reward after a beating. I also know how to play the game of rewards and punishments.

Wang Xuance thanked the Crown Prince profusely and left the study, walking towards Chongwenguan happily. Halfway there, he suddenly reacted and smiled bitterly. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was indeed a natural born emperor, with both kindness and power, and both strength and flexibility.

This was clearly a reward for what happened yesterday. Wang Xuance thought carefully that perhaps the paperwork had already been done. Whether it was about the Flying Tiger Army or the Embroidered Uniform Guard, His Highness had decided to reward him handsomely.

But what happened just yesterday, and he was dismissed from his position as proofreader this morning. If he really blamed me, I would definitely put my promotion on hold this time. But the prince handed the document to me at this critical moment, which was clearly a hint to me.

Yesterday's work was done very well. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very satisfied, so he rewarded himself immediately.

Before this, I also hit myself for this matter.

Wang Xuance pondered Li Yan's words carefully. It was fine to just do his job well, but what on earth was "something within one's responsibility"?

Naturally, the job has its own scope of authority as prescribed by the court, but what exactly is one's job?
Was what happened last night part of my job?

Wang Xuance felt that it must be the case, and it was a very important matter within his responsibilities.

Thinking back to the time when he and the prince had just interacted, with both scolding and rewarding him, Wang Xuance pondered for a long time, and a flash of enlightenment occurred to him.

This shows that there are some things that can only be done but not said. Even if everyone knows it in their hearts, it cannot be spoken out loud.

This also shows that there are actually another way to deal with many things. You need to be extra careful to figure out His Highness's intentions, and then cooperate with him tacitly, and you may even have to take the blame afterwards.

But as long as His Highness is truly satisfied with the work done, there will naturally be huge compensation, which may even far exceed the rewards obtained for some legitimate meritorious services.

Of course, there are disadvantages as well. If His Highness does not give any instructions and I make my own guess, if I do it right, the benefits will be huge. But if I do it wrong, the punishment will probably be very severe, and I won't be able to explain or distinguish the consequences, so I can only bear the consequences.

Thinking of this, Wang Xuance began to worry about gains and losses. Although the prince was only a prince, Wang Xuance had already felt that being with the emperor was like being with a tiger. A tiger is a tiger, even if it is just a young tiger. The majesty of a tiger roaring in the mountains is brought by its blood.

They also eat people.

The thunder and rain just now contained a hidden edge, which made Wang Xuance feel awe-inspiring. The promotion documents in his hand seemed to be much heavier, and he no longer had the excitement and excitement he had just felt.

He also became more respectful of the young prince from the bottom of his heart, and became more calm.

Wang Xuance knew that this kind of change was called growth. After following the prince, he was at the core of power in the Tang Dynasty and served the prince closely. He was exposed to more, understood more, and grew the fastest.

Only after constant tempering of worldly affairs can I grow into the prince's arm and a pillar of the court. To be honest, I am now also in charge of the Jinyiwei Zhenfu Division, but in fact I have no contribution at all. The structure of the Zhenfu Division was built by the prince.

Some important spies were also deployed by the prince himself, and the current Jinyiwei is actually supported by the prince alone.

Could it be that the prince's scolding just now was because he was dissatisfied with his work?
The prince is of noble status, and there are many young men serving as tutors in the Eastern Palace. He will not always focus on cultivating me. I still need to grow up soon. If I cannot stand on my own, the prince may be disappointed and give up on me.

When Wang Xuance thought of this, he felt an extra layer of pressure and a sense of urgency that time was running out, urging himself to speed up and take on the responsibility as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)