Qin Bai didn't take the children of the Wang family very seriously. Even if they have to go to Beijing to take the general examination, not to mention whether they can win the examination, and whether they can be given a good ranking by the emperor in the palace examination and enter the Hanlin after they are selected, even if they really enter the Hanlin Examination, the future prospects are enough to choke.

Is there no one in the Wang family in the Hanlin Academy now? What future can the emperor have for those who refuse to use it? No matter how the Wang family sets up the camp, the emperor only needs one look, and there are people who know how to figure out what he wants, and he will throw the Wang family into the Qingshui Yamen or to the poor countryside, and they can still be called experienced. If you can't get the experience, it means that the Wang family is incompetent, can you blame others for not giving you a chance?

As long as Master Wang is not reinstated, it is completely delusional for the younger generation of children to rise to a position where they can hold great power and influence the court situation. On the other hand, if the eldest son of the king is a person who has sued the old man, how can he be reinstated? On the contrary, his eldest son can fight, but if he does not agree with his reinstatement, what position he will be assigned to after the reinstatement depends on the emperor's mood.

Since the day the Wang family returned to their hometown, they have been failures in the eyes of the courtiers, and everyone knows that the emperor does not want to see them, and the prince also looks at them unpleasantly, because the second master Wang asked for grace before his death, and the Wang family can get out and return to their hometown safely and smoothly. Time has passed, whether the former allies of the Wang family are still in their original positions of real power, and whether they are still willing to form an alliance with other families? Today's Wang family has long lost the capital of the past. Even if you really succeed in returning to the capital, what kind of climate can it become?

Qin Bai is now more worried about the in-laws of the Wang family.

The Wang family was in full swing back then, except for the two daughters of Lord Wang, because of their suitable background and age, they married Zhao Hao and Zhao Shuo, two children of the close branch clan, and sought the position of the emperor's heir, the rest of the daughters were married to the royal family or the family of high-ranking officials, even if it was the daughter of the concubine, they were all married very well. However, no matter how well they marry, they also have a natural disadvantage in origin, and they have never matched the eldest sons and grandchildren of high-ranking families who can support the portal. By virtue of their in-laws, the Wang family can get some support from their in-laws. If the Wang family really succeeded in putting the son-in-law of the clan on the throne of the imperial heir, the in-laws would also be happy to add icing on the cake. But if they fail to succeed, the in-laws will not look at the face of a daughter-in-law and abandon their family to contribute to the ambitions of the Wang family.

The reason why Master Wang took the risk to win over those generals in the army, intending to get involved in military power, is also inseparable from this. He thought that if he married the general who held the military power, he would be able to get the help of the other party, but he didn't expect that he was very single, and his daughter was not a fairy, and he didn't have the ability to make his in-laws fall for him as soon as he got married. He saw that his family's situation was getting worse and worse, but his in-laws seemed to be fine, so he knew that he had committed a taboo, but he still reached out to the military power, and because of this, he was stomped on his paws, and his in-laws were safe and sound.

After the Wang family lost power, these in-laws were somewhat affected. It is not an official influence, but an invisible influence, but it is recognized by everyone, as if the daughter of the Wang family they married back is a stain, and some female relatives will discuss in private whether they should alienate them, so as not to implicate their own family when they are affected by their in-laws. If the in-laws and husbands are kind, they can also act as if they were all right, at most they let their daughters-in-law deal less with outsiders and live in a simpler place; it is not for nothing that the in-laws and husbands are mean, and they snub their wives, take good concubines, and even spoil their concubines and kill their wives. There is an aunt from the Wang family, who was angry and fell ill in the past few years, and died miserably.

Of course, this is only a few, the in-laws of the Wang family, if they can be favored by Lord Wang, they will naturally not be fancy. Even if their in-laws are unlucky, they still have the ability to keep their family standing. It's just that relatively speaking, they are indeed a little farther away from the center of power. The emperor did not deprive them of their rights and status, but he would also have some doubts about them, and no longer valued and trusted them as before. It looks good in a short time, but after a long time, it will naturally be detrimental to the development of their future generations.

Qin Bai knew that the emperor had the intention to no longer reuse these people, and planned to gradually let them fade out of the center of power, so he couldn't help but be a little worried. Can these people have the qualifications and real power, so they can willingly accept such an arrangement? In fact, in fact, they have not done anything wrong, at most, they saw that the Wang family was gaining power, so they married his family with the icing on the cake, so that in the future, they would seem to be a little less pure and loyal. But when the Wang family wanted to commit a taboo, they did not follow the confusion, which is enough to prove that they are still loyal to the emperor and the court. If the emperor wanted to boil frogs in warm water, all the frogs would not be able to notice the difference in water temperature. In case they complained, it would not be good for the emperor, especially the crown prince who would succeed to the throne in the future.

Qin Bai reminded Zhao Mo: "The one who needs to be paid attention to the most is the Yun family." After the Yun family was the founder of the country, he was in charge of one of the three major battalions in western Beijing, and his status in the army was transcendent. Marshal Yun Lao died last summer, and the eldest son took over the military power, but the position of commander was taken by General Ma Lao, and the son of the Yun family only became a deputy general. Really speaking, General Ma Lao is only three or four years younger than Marshal Yun, and he is also about to die of old age, but the emperor let him take the handsome seal, and the Yun family is afraid that he will notice it. The second daughter-in-law of the Yun family is the fourth aunt and grandmother of the Wang family, who has two sons, and I heard that she is quite popular with the elders in the Yun family. If your father and Zhao Hao can pass through the fourth aunt and grandmother of the Wang family, saying that the Yun family is on their side, the army is unstable, and the emperor will definitely have a headache. You have to pay close attention to the news from your father's side, and if he is confused, if you can persuade him, if you can't, let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince know, so that His Highness can take precautions. ”

The Yun family, as Qin Bai mentioned earlier, is an in-law with the Wang family, but four or five years ago, he didn't help, so that Master Wang could only find another way to meddle in the military and politics.

Therefore, Zhao Mo couldn't figure it out: "The Yun family didn't make a mistake four years ago, how can it do it now? No matter how much the fourth aunt and grandmother of the Wang family are favored by the elders, she is just a second daughter-in-law." The Wang family has a big business, where will they take risks to do big rebellious things for her?"

Qin Bai sighed: "In the past, his son is an understanding person, and he is also quite prestigious in the army, and he is the heir valued by Marshal Yun. But last winter, the grandson of the Yun family died. The Yun family has only one son, but his younger brother has two sons with the fourth aunt and grandmother of the Wang family. Now that the eldest grandson has died, Marshal Yun only has two grandsons in the second room to inherit the incense, and the status of the fourth aunt and grandmother of the Wang family in the Yun family is naturally different from before. During the Chinese New Year this year, she has been in contact with several sisters in the capital much more frequently than in previous years, especially with Aunt Wang and your stepmother. There is something in this that outsiders don't know, which is unavoidable. ”

The most important thing is that the Yun family is different from the Zhenxi Hou Mansion. As long as there are reliable generals to take over the defense of Zhenxihou on the southwest border, there will be no chaos in the army, and after Zhenxihou returns home, as long as he no longer holds a real position, he will have no available soldiers under him, and the impact on the imperial court will not be great. The Yun family is one of the three major battalions in western Beijing, which is close to the capital, and there are many young generals from the capital under them, including many children of various noble families. The sons of the Yun family grew up in Beijing since they were children, and they traveled extensively, and they also had a close friendship with the commanders of the other two large battalions in western Beijing. If his family wants to help the Wang family or Zhao Shuo and Zhao Cheng do something, the emperor will not be able to be careful. If it weren't for that, the emperor wouldn't have to bother trying to weaken the Yun family's authority in the army.

When Qin Hanzhen heard this, she added a piece of gossip she had heard: "It is rumored that the daughter-in-law of the Yun family injured her body when she gave birth to her son and can no longer have children. But the son of the Yun family has a deep relationship with her, and refuses to accept a concubine, and after losing her son, it is equivalent to cutting off the incense. There are also people in the Yun family who propose that the son of the second son of the Yun family be passed on to the long house. In this way, the Yun family will not fall into the hands of the son of the fourth aunt Wang in the future? The daughter-in-law of the Yun family has been sick because of the death of her only son, and the middle feed in the family is now in the hands of the second daughter-in-law. Fourth Aunt Wang is just when she is complacent, and it is no wonder that her actions become flamboyant. She must wish that the Wang family would return to its former glory, and she would no longer have to be despised. Besides, if the Wang family can't turn over, how can her son, as the grandson of the Wang family, smoothly take over the military power of the Yun family?

Zhao Mo understood, he had also heard some things about the Yun family: "The Yun family...... Not only two sons, Yun Sanye is still young, although he and his wife gave birth to three daughters in a row, but who said that he would not give birth to a son, and then go to his brother's knee as an heir? That day, at the court meeting, I vaguely heard someone joke that the Yun family's little daughter-in-law was pregnant again, and I don't know if this time it would add another granddaughter to Marshal Yun. No wonder Fourth Aunt Wang is in a hurry. ”

Not only Aunt Wang and Grandma Wang are anxious, but the rest of the Yun family is also anxious. If the third grandmother of the Yun family is still a daughter and cannot give birth to a son in the future, then the Yun family can really only count on the two sons of the fourth aunt and grandmother Wang to inherit the family business in the future. If they can't take over the military power of the Yun family smoothly because they have the blood of the Wang family, then the Yun family is doomed. Not to mention Second Master Yun and Fourth Aunt Wang, who are concerned about their own interests, even Marshal Yun can't take it lightly.

Zhao Mo now understands his father's thoughts, probably because he feels that the situation of the Yun family has changed, if the daughter of the Wang family can turn over and be the master, the family is expected to rely on that in-law relationship to seek some benefits, right? Even if Fourth Aunt Wang has the heart to help her mother's family make a comeback, it does not mean that the Wang family can really successfully return to the power center of the imperial court and provide practical assistance to Zhao Shuo.

Zhao Mo said to Qin Bai: "Uncle and grandpa, don't worry, I already know about this matter, and I will definitely pay attention to it." If there is any change in my father's place, I will immediately report it to the East Palace, and I will never let the three battalions in the west of Beijing be unstable. ”

Qin Jian smiled approvingly and nodded: "With your words, I am relieved." ”

Niu doesn't care about these things that are vying for power. Seeing that it was not too early, she interrupted their conversation: "Okay, it's almost lunch, let's talk about it when we're done." As soon as you talk about things in the court, you go on endlessly, do you really think that you are beaten with iron and don't need to eat?"

Qin Hanzhen smiled and grabbed Niu's arm and helped her up: "Grandmother, don't be angry, I've been busy all morning, and my grandfather and Cousin Zhao are actually hungry for a long time." Even if you don't rush them, they will be able to take the initiative to make snacks in a while. ”

Zhao Mo smiled and supported Zhao Mo and walked on the other side. He looked up at Qin Hanzhen, and it happened that Qin Hanzhen also turned his head to look over, and the two glanced at each other.

Zhao Mo curled the corners of his mouth and revealed a bright smile. Qin Hanzhen glanced at him with disgust, grimaced, and turned his head away to ignore him.