"The position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites and the servant, the decree in charge of the world's etiquette, sacrifice, and tribute, has little to do with the country, even if the emperor is determined to open the holy hearing and win the people's will on the matter of establishing the prince, he will not take the beginning of the Ministry of Rites first!"

Mu Xuanlong frowned after hearing this, what Xia Xue'er said made some sense, but it was not completely impossible. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Recently, there has been a lot of hype in the court about the establishment of the prince, but the quarrel about the candidates is nothing more than the third brother, the fifth brother, the eighth brother and him, the strange thing is that no matter how chaotic the court is, the father is not in a hurry at all, it looks like he has already planned!

The heart of the emperor is really the most difficult to guess!

Suddenly, his frowning brow widened, and his eyes widened instead! This was because he suddenly remembered something, something he might have overlooked!

"I heard that my father had summoned Liu Yong five days ago, and the Ministry of Rites is not the first!"

"Lord Liu?"

Xia Xue'er looked a little surprised, and finally looked at Mu Xuanlong with straight eyes.

His thoughts were running rapidly, and he guessed a rough idea after only a while, and then chuckled lightly and said, "Interesting! ”

Mu Xuanlong was confused by the contrast between before and after her attitude, how could such a life-and-death matter become "interesting" in her eyes?

"Don't worry, it's not so easy to make a reserve!" It is indeed not easy, otherwise there would not be so many bloody examples in history!

After saying this, my mouth is really dry. Xia Xue'er leaned over to pick up the teapot on the small table, and handed it to Mu Xuanlong after arriving at a cup, but he didn't have the heart to drink tea, and he never took the connection, his two eyes just stared at Xia Xue'er, as if he could see the answer just by looking at it!

Seeing that he didn't drink, Xia Xue'er was not polite, she picked up the cup herself, took a small sip of it under Mu Xuanlong's fierce gaze, and after putting the teacup, she sat down satisfied.

He glanced at Mu Xuanlong, who was sitting opposite, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and only after a while did he open his thin lips lightly and asked, "How many people are there in His Majesty's harem now?" ”

Mu Xuanlong was obviously puzzled by her questioning like this. It is said that girls love gossip, but she doesn't seem to be the kind of person who is idle and broken-mouthed!

"What are you asking for?"

Regardless of his puzzled eyes and a look of surprise, Xia Xue'er continued: "As the saying goes, the Son of Heaven has seventy-two concubines in three palaces and six courts, and there are also a fixed number of people with different grades and titles. ”

Xia Xue'er paused, and then said: "The harem is like the previous dynasty, and it is good that all grades and positions are complete. Of course, what Jieyu, beauty, talent, Baolin, royal maid and other little people must have never put them in your eyes, we will not talk about them for the time being, but in addition to the queen, among the ladies, the concubine is the head, followed by the fourth concubine, since Concubine Li's demotion, the concubine is missing, and the concubine is only your mother and concubine Sun Guifei! ”

Xia Xue'er said it to this extent, it was impossible for Mu Xuanlong not to understand.

Although there are queen mothers and queens in the harem, the queen mother is old and only dedicated to worshipping the Buddha, and rarely asks about harem things. And the queen is not favored by the emperor, and there is only one mentally handicapped son under her knees who cannot be made the crown prince, and she has no intention of competing for favor, only seeking a stable life, which is naturally like an empty shelf.

After all, whose words in this harem carry more weight?

The left is just the favored Concubine Jingxian and Concubine Sun Guifei! And these two people both have princes and adults, and they are also the two candidates who are most likely to be appointed as crown princes, so they naturally have more weight than others!

"You mean, my father is preparing to seal the harem?"

Mu Xuanlong was not stupid, and with a little reminder, he understood what Xia Xue'er wanted to say.

"The reason why the emperor is the emperor is not only because he has the blood of the Mu family in his body!"

After Xia Xue'er said this, she stared at Mu Xuanlong with an unpredictable smile.

The implication of her words is that in terms of means, thoughts, and cities, the emperor will not lose to others!

King Yan, who now lives in Youzhou, has a very deep and ambitious city, and has coveted the throne for a long time.

Let's ask, how can such a person not have insight into the overall situation, how can he not know the little tricks of his sons to entrap the courtiers? After all, the emperor also came from the prince, and there are only a few ways to seize the heir, which means has not been used by the ancestors?

To say that he will be bewitched by a few courtiers is pure nonsense!

"I remember that two years ago, I said to the prince, "only do political achievements, not cage courtiers" eight words, I don't know what the prince now knows what my intentions were at that time? ”

After Mu Xuanlong heard this, he only raised his eyebrows and did not answer.

Those who can be officials in the court are not idle people, and some can be called old foxes. If this person is not admired because you have real skills, and is willing to be driven by you, but because of some petty profits and defects to it, such a person is useless, not only will he spoil the emperor's impression of him, but even drop the chain at a critical time!

It's a pity that although Mu Xuanlong understands this truth, he doesn't fully understand it, otherwise he wouldn't have painstakingly planted people in the six parts!

Xia Xue'er shook her head gently, now she can only hope that the people he has installed can be regarded as cronies, and there is that value for the Marquis of Anguo Mansion to accompany him to take such a big risk!

Although Xia Xue'er changed the topic, Mu Xuanlong was still thinking about what she said about the vacancy of the position of the harem concubine.

"Judging from the qualifications, Concubine De will be the best candidate for the concubine, and Concubine Jingxian will not fade, and it is very likely that she will be promoted to the next level!"

"This concubine is already lacking, and if one is promoted to become a concubine at this time, two people who are still in the concubine position will inevitably be promoted. Although Xiang Concubine is not outstanding, after all, she is also the biological mother of the Eighth Prince, and the Eighth Prince has already made a relationship with the Seventh Miss Wen of Yan Guogong, and she can afford to be promoted to a concubine, and who is the other candidate does not have much impact on the prince. It's just that this concubine, whether it is Concubine De or Concubine Jingxian, whoever comes up, the mother concubine will not be comfortable in her heart. ”

Xia Xue'er said this, and deliberately leaned forward, her eyes staring at Mu Xuanlong. (To be continued.) )