Several snowfalls in winter rushed one after another, and they came down one after another, so that the entire capital seemed to be trapped in the snow-paved Yuyu Qiong Building, so quiet that it seemed to hibernate with the withered branches and beasts.

However, the court is not as calm as it seems.

It was as if the pebbles had been thrown into the lake, causing ripples in circles, not enough to roll up the wind and waves, but it seemed that a storm was brewing.

First of all, the postponement of the imperial examination was still fermenting, and although the anger of the people had been appeased by various means, some people were pointed out that there was another mystery in this matter, so they joined forces with some people to jointly write a letter to admonish, pointing the spearhead directly at the cabinet center of inaction.

Then there was a case that happened in Shuntianfu at the beginning of the month, although it was not a shocking event, but several of the people involved were actually the servants of the important ministers of the court.

Then His Royal Highness the Prince, who rarely spoke directly about political affairs, also went straight to the imperial study of the saint after going down to the court one day, retreated left and right, and had a secret conversation with the saint and the two, and returned in the evening.

No one knew what their father and son were talking about in the study.

But when he saw that the young prince came out of the imperial study, his face became a little more solemn, and he couldn't help but arouse the suspicions of all parties for a while.

Maybe this court is about to change?

Some people are so frightened to speculate.

However, things have gone beyond the imagination of some people, and they have played into the hands of others.

The towering tree, to shake its roots, is an even more difficult thing, not to mention, behind this big tree, there is the support of another force.

In the end, the cabinet ministers were only fined for three months for failing to deal with the matter of appeasing the son.

Wu Youzhen, the first assistant, did not even lower his position as an official and a half, and the edict only said that he was punished for failing to teach and manage his domestic servants in self-examination, but other than that, nothing has changed.

When he heard that the edict came down, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince rarely turned cold, and after returning to the East Palace, he closed his door and drank every night, as if he was completely disheartened by the government and was willing to fall.

In this regard, Wu Youzhen only raised the corners of her mouth slightly, as if everything was in the hands of this scheming and powerful first assistant.

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In the East Palace, the silk and bamboo feast, the red sleeves are fluttering, and several princes sit on both sides, and the banquet is very uncomfortable.

Only Xiao Yu, who was sitting in a brocade robe, although he also had a smile on his face, when he raised his glass to drink, there was a trace of solemnity between his eyebrows.

For him, feasting and drinking is just a matter of desperation.

Wu Youzhen's forces in the DPRK and China are intertwined and not easy to overthrow, he had already expected it, but what he didn't expect was that he had presented the evidence of Wu Youzhen's corruption and bribery and collusion with demon forces to the front of the emperor, and he only got a result of Wu Youzhen's "self-examination behind closed doors".

Its methods are indeed sophisticated, and should not be underestimated.

Even this head-to-head confrontation with him, not only made the opponent unscathed, but also exposed some of his own forces to the other party's eyes, which can be said to be more than worth the loss.

It's just that because of this incident, the other party may also be annoyed by that young man.

Dr. Meng......

When he thought of the young man, Xiao Yu's heart was slightly astringent, and it was suddenly mixed with an emotion of joy and sourness, which made him feel that there was something in his heart, and he couldn't take it down.

The young man has always disliked officialdom, and he has regarded the power and status as nothing, and this time he is in prison because he is arrogant and refuses to flatter Wu Youzhen.

Although the boy was fortunate to get out of trouble this time, but now he has lost a city, if Wu Youzhen takes the opportunity to make trouble at this time and then pushes the boy into an embarrassment, how can he protect the young man?

Thinking of this, Xiao Yu couldn't help but hold the green jade bamboo cup in his hand a little tighter, and the clear wine swayed in the cup, accidentally spilling out a few drops, and sprinkled on the sleeve of the young man embroidered with dark gold dragon patterns.

Seeing this scene, a palace maid hurriedly walked up and wiped the cuffs for the young man with a clean brocade papa.

But the movements seemed to be extremely tactful and gentle, and the woman's soft and fragrant body was too close. There was an overly sticky scent of incense wrapping around the tip of his nose.

Xiao Yu frowned.

The maids in his palace would never be so unruly.

At that time, he raised his eyes and was about to reprimand, but he saw several imperial brothers sitting at the bottom of the head squeezing their eyebrows at each other, looking at him with a hippie smile.

Xiao Yufang reluctantly drank the palace maid and raised his glass to signal to several imperial brothers.

But seeing that these people still didn't let him go, he put down the wine glass, so he quipped: "I know that the imperial brother has always been worried about the country and the people, and has great plans, which is different from me and a few others who only know how to have fun and be chic and free, but now this nephrite jade is warm and fragrant, and the imperial brother really doesn't even look at it?" ”

It was his third emperor brother who spoke out, who has always been suave and suave, and he is quite at home in that pink country.

Xiao Yu just wanted to say something, but saw that the Seventh Emperor Brother also smiled and echoed: "Third Emperor Brother, you are wrong, I see the happy and sad appearance of the eldest brother just now, it doesn't seem like he is worrying about the country and the people, it seems that he is thinking about a beautiful woman, there is a beautiful woman in his heart, and he ignores the beautiful women around him." ”

The two of them laughed and laughed, and even argued with each other, making a mess, how could they still look like half a prince.

Xiao Yu smiled and shook his head.

Different from the open and secret battles of the previous dynasty, the relationship between their brothers has always been harmonious, whether it is private contacts on weekdays or political views, they have always supported him, and he did not hide from them in this confrontation with Wu Youzhen.

It's just that in this joke, he has always said that he can't talk about a few clever royal brothers, and this time he was teased by the two royal brothers, so he had to laugh and ignore it.

I didn't want the Seventh Prince, who was smart and lively to be that day, to see Xiao Yu ignoring him, but he came to the young man with a smile, and said, "Could it really be that he is missing the beauty?" ”

While talking, he said in a "tsk" voice: "I blame the eldest brother of the emperor for not being close to women, and there is not even a beautiful concubine in the palace, and I thought that the eldest brother of the emperor is the kind of person who 'the Huns have not been destroyed, how can he be home', but it turns out that he has already hidden the beautiful woman privately, and he hid it so that our brothers don't know, and the royal brother is not interesting enough!" ”

When he said this, he aroused the interest of all the princes, and one or two sighed, "I see", "Fortunately, the eldest brother of the emperor is not good at that" Yunyun.

Xiao Yu didn't hold back for a while, the wine in his mouth squirted out, but the remaining half choked into his lungs, coughing and his face turned red.

This time it was even more teasing and funny.

He hurriedly took the Jinpa handed over by the palace maid on the side to cover his mouth and wipe it, but his movements were embarrassed, but he suddenly remembered this embarrassing scene, as if he was familiar.

On that day at the juvenile's mansion, he was also choked by cold tea like this, and was teased by the young man for a while.

Thinking of this, the burning sensation in his lungs was slightly relieved, and he couldn't help but slightly hook the corners of his lips.

Comparing the handsome young man to a "beautiful woman", if the young man knew, he would definitely be angry and annoyed.

Well, he had never seen a young man angry, and if such a pair of eyes, which were always smiling, were filled with anger, it would be another unforgettable gesture......

"Brother Huang is alright?" Just thinking about it, Xiao Yu was interrupted by such a question.

It turned out that the third prince saw that Xiao Yu was silent for a long time, and thought that a few of them were joking too much.

Xiao Yu looked at it again, and several people also looked at him with silent expressions, and couldn't help but laugh in their hearts.

But I didn't want them to speculate and tease so casually, and after a long silence, he said: "The current situation is not peaceful, I have no intention of doing things between men and women, where is the 'beauty'?" The royal brothers smiled. ”

When the princes saw his serious and uninteresting answer, they couldn't help sighing, and each of them squeezed their eyebrows and teased their eyes, and then they went to admire the graceful dancing girl again.

Xiao Yu smiled lightly, but his mood became heavy again.

At present, the situation in the DPRK really does not allow him to have a chance to breathe. Nowadays, he is relying more and more on a few cabinet ministers, and the first assistant of the cabinet has become an existence that overrides the imperial power, arbitrarily exercising power and dictating himself, forming parties for personal gain, and stirring up the miasma of government and politics.

It is also necessary to be cautious and careful.

Xiao Yu's side is worried, and Wu Youzhen's side is not easy.

I saw that in the elegant and simple study, a man with a heavy face stood by the bookcase, staring silently, and there was a woman sitting at the rosewood table not far from him.

It was a particularly bewitching and gorgeous woman.

The woman was dressed in a crimson dress, leaning on the chair casually, and she had a moving style, but unfortunately the expression on her face was a little too cruel.

It was a chilling cruelty.

Wu Youzhen glanced at the woman a few times, twisted her eyebrows, and paced a few steps with her hands in her hands, only feeling bored in her heart.

Although this time he did not lose trust in him, but became more and more sheltered, but the blow from the prince's side had to make him more vigilant.

I thought it was a sick cat that was dying, but I didn't expect it to be a crouching tiger that was pretending to sleep.

And this "Crouching Tiger" is actually related to the thorn in the eye.

Wu Youzhen paced back and forth in the study, her face becoming darker and darker.

In the end, he still underestimated that Doctor Meng.

The boy's every move was even more distracting than his, until he was caught off guard at the end, which really had to be alarming.

"In your opinion," Wu Youzhen pondered for a long time, and finally asked in a deep voice: "Then Meng Heng is really the son of Meng Ren, the secretary of the military department?" 166 Reading Network