The Ministry of Rites is not like the Ministry of Households and Officials, it is a very oily place, but the Ministry of Rites cannot be offended lightly.

The ancestors of the royal family are all rooted in the Ministry of Rites.

If they stand up and say a few words, they can sometimes influence the emperor's choice.

The Ministry of Etiquette talks about rules, and some of the regulations on etiquette norms have the shadow of the Ministry of Etiquette participating in it.

It is much more convenient to change some of the rules handed down by the ancestors and make some regulations that suit you.

In the eyes of outsiders, King Li is a good old man who likes and mud. Such an external image also made him very favored and trusted by some elders surnamed Liu in the Ministry of Rites, and he was like a fish in water when he took control of the Ministry of Rites.

What if you don't have any real power? The Ministry of Rites restricts the other ministries, and forgives the other ministries to weigh the consequences of offending the ancestors.

Unlike King Qi and King Li, King Zhu, who ranked fourth, controlled the Ministry of Punishment, but he used his ungentle, even extremely tyrannical methods.

Zhu Wang has always been straightforward, and his temperament is also very hot, after arriving at the Criminal Department, he always has no patience to listen to the lengthy process of case filing, hearing, debate and so on. As long as he is present, there will be blood at the torture scene.

Zhu Wang no matter what kind of tricks he makes, all he wants is the efficiency of closing the case.

For such a person, the people in the criminal department are more afraid than convinced.

Zhu Wang used terrifying torture methods to control the criminal department, and I don't know if it will last long.

These three kings of Qi, Li, and Zhu are developing their forces in full swing, and the last remaining King Cen of Xingliu is even more low-key.

King Cen is for the Ministry of Workers, which is a much more inconspicuous place than the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households.

The Ministry of Industry is in charge of the construction and other public affairs, and the research on special details such as agricultural tools, weapons, and castle construction is very small.

According to the private discussion of the courtiers, it is reasonable for King Rui to go to the Ministry of Industry, but King Cen is a little mismatched.

The prince has always thought that the Ministry of Industry is a strange and clever thing, and that place is useless, so King Cen can't even reach his opponent for him.

He doesn't care how King Cen controls the Ministry of Industry.

How did King Cen turn the Ministry of Industry into his territory, it is estimated that the prince does not know.

Anyway, King Cen was under the eyes of the prince and developed his power in the Ministry of Industry.

The five princes all have strength in each department, and there is only one military department left, and after Emperor Yuanwu freely took the post of King Rui in the military department at the palace banquet of the Xianbei mission, the military department has not been given out to let his sons get involved.

The crown prince was busy embarrassing King Rui in the household department, giving him a problem, but giving several other brothers a respite to develop their forces.

When the crown prince reacted, the power of several imperial brothers could not be underestimated by him.

When the prince was about to be on guard against them, he suddenly found that he didn't have a single brother he could trust to help him.

As for the other imperial brothers, it is unknown whether they are in their own formations or have alliances with each other.

The crown prince was genuinely terrified by the fact that the situation was beyond his control.

After discussing with his staff, he decided to test Emperor Yuanwu's opinion on them doing such a thing that threatened his position.

After a night of anxiety, the prince got up early the next day, changed into court clothes, and tried to go to court in the best condition.

This day happened to be the Great Dynasty, and hundreds of civil and military officials stood in the entire hall.

Emperor Yuanwu sat on the dragon chair, and in front of him was a shaking front.

The crown prince stood closest to the jade steps in front of the dragon chair, and he was very handsome in a prince's court robe.

After the eunuch shouted that something was going to be played, there were officials one after another who insisted on the jade official card, and said the things they started one after another, waiting for Emperor Yuanwu to make a decision.

Today is the Great Dynasty, originally Liu Tong almost never participated in the Great Dynasty, and King Rui can also hide, so as not to be noticed by the prince.

But since King Rui showed his face in front of Emperor Yuanwu because of the collapse of the embankment in Langxi, King Rui has to go to court every day, no matter whether it is a big or small dynasty.

In the past, those reasons for leaving that were rotten and Emperor Yuanwu didn't care about didn't work.

Now Liu Tong is doing things for King Rui, and he also has a place for him in the Great Dynasty, and he is still next to King Rui.

He counted one after another ministers to come out to play to Emperor Yuanwu, but listened to what they said, and secretly bowed his head and yawned.

He didn't care about other things, he just had to do what King Rui had ordered.

Thinking like this, Liu Tong moved closer to the direction of King Rui, and was about to talk to him, but he saw that King Rui was listening intently to a bad old man in the cabinet.

The expression on Liu Tong's face was stunned.

This is not the first time I have seen it.

Every time he saw King Rui listening so carefully, sometimes smiling, sometimes frowning, and sometimes angry, Liu Tong felt more resentment towards the prince and pity for King Rui.

Suddenly, the old man in the cabinet had already finished his work and retired.

Emperor Yuanwu smiled and said in a voice like Hong Zhong: "Ladies and gentlemen, do you still have something to play?" ”

Several more ministers came forward one after another.

Liu Tong swept around the people in the hall boredly, and suddenly his expression was stunned, and his brows furrowed slightly.

"Fifth brother." Liu Tong used King Rui's body to block the sight that could be seen from a certain angle, and lowered his voice and said to King Rui: "I see that the prince's expression is not quite right, will he have any plans?" ”

King Rui quietly covered the lower half of his face and said softly: "It's not surprising that there is, he is also in a hurry now." ”

The good situation has been ruined by others, and there is no way to find a way to repair it, can the prince not be in a hurry?

Liu Tong said: "Let's see him make a move first." ”

The prince couldn't hold his breath and quickly made a move.

He picked a gap for the ministers to perform and forcibly intervened.

"My father and emperor did his best for the longevity of the Great Wei Kingdom, and he was full of clothes and food, and his sons admired it in their hearts."

As usual, he said a sycophant opening remark, and the prince said: "Now that it is winter, the weather is cold, especially in the north, and it is unknown whether Xianbei will invade the land of Yanbei again, but Erchen believes that it is necessary to plan first." I don't know how the Ministry of War planned on the issue of using troops against Xianbei? ”

said Xianbei, in fact, it was to lead out the military department.

The prince's plan after discussing with his staff was to save the country.

Since there is already a King Rui in the household department to fight against him, and he can't intervene in the other four departments of rites, officials, punishments, and workers for the time being, he can only focus on the military department that has not yet been divided into forces.

The crown prince felt that if Emperor Yuan Wu asked him to temporarily take the position of the military department, it would mean that Emperor Yuan Wu still had trust and dependence on him, and he could also use this to tell King Sù Qi that his prince's position was not yet their turn to think.

But if Emperor Yuanwu didn't hand over the military headquarters to him as he expected......

The crown prince took a deep breath and stared nervously at Emperor Yuanwu's pair of embroidered dragon soap boots under the throne, waiting for Emperor Yuanwu to speak. (To be continued.) )