At this time, although it was late at night, Emperor Xiao was still in the study to watch the twists and turns, and there were many miscellaneous things at the end of the year, and the officials of the provinces had to live in the palace every day, so the twists and turns on the case of Emperor Xiao were also piled up.

Emperor Xiao leaned against the charcoal fire and yawned and looked at the fold, and Xu Huaiyuan on the side handed him the fold while urging in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the winter night is cold, you are also sleepy, rest early!" The bones of the body are the most important! Xu Huaiyuan looked at Emperor Xiao's tired expression and said worriedly, he had followed Emperor Xiao for almost forty years, and in his eyes, Emperor Xiao could be regarded as a diligent and thrifty emperor. Others dream of being quite an emperor, but Xu Huaiyuan has been waiting for the emperor for so many years, and he knows in his heart that Emperor Xiao's embarrassment and distress, the big clans are vying for power, the ministers of the court and the central government are forming parties for personal gain, and several princes are also fighting openly and secretly, and Emperor Xiao must not only maintain the balance of forces on all sides, but also try to resolve contradictions and conflicts, in addition to dealing with these intricate factional relationships, he also has to care about the people's livelihood, and how can others know the hardships and sweat, and he is an old henchman who looks at it in his eyes and sighs in his heart.

At this time, Xu Huaiyuan suddenly found that Emperor Xiao frowned, looked at the two parts in his hand, and seemed to be sleepy, and he thought that there must be trouble in the court again.

"Your Majesty...."Xu Huaiyuan called softly,

Emperor Xiao took a long breath and said: "There are two copies here, one is the letter of Lian Deqing in the household department, saying that the assessment of the officials is unfair, saying that Xuancheng County has halved the households and taxes this year, and Wang Shiheng is suspected of dereliction of duty and should not be designated as superior." And the officials of the Imperial Historical Observatory also wrote to impeach the ministry. The other is Su Weixin's recommendation for Wang Shiheng to serve as the internal history of Wuxing County. ”

When Xu Huaiyuan heard this, he understood the trick inside, and thought to himself that Lian Deqing had offended Pei Yunyi and Su Weixin. I really don't know what this long-bearded old man is thinking in his heart, what can he do with an old bone, even Emperor Xiao has to let the two of them score three points, he actually dares to break ground on Tai Sui's head, no wonder Emperor Xiao has a headache.

"Your Majesty, let's rest early, let's talk about tomorrow's affairs tomorrow!" After all, Xu Huaiyuan was an internal servant and could not interfere in politics, and it was difficult to say anything, so he had to persuade Emperor Xiao to rest and wait for the court to make a decision tomorrow.

Emperor Xiao nodded. I also understood what Xu Huaiyuan meant. So he propped himself up and went to bed with Xu Huaiyuan's support.

At this time, Jiang Mei's Jiang Mansion was also discussing the same thing.

"Miss, Lian Deqing's twist and turn must have arrived on His Majesty's desk." In the dark pavilion of Jiangmei Jiang Mansion. One of Jiang Mei's chess pieces, Yi Hibiscus, is reporting the news of the DPRK to Jiang Mei.

"Wang Shiheng is just the beginning. There are a few magistrates in Dahuan who can be regarded as two-sleeved, and most of them use their official authority to encroach on the land and houses of peasant households and force them to accept their own shade. First, the people suffered heavier taxes, and the grain tax in the treasury was reduced, and the treasury was empty. They are like moths, gnawing at the flesh and blood of the country and the people! Jiang Mei said indignantly, with a hint of fierceness churning in her eyes.

"Miss is right, but all the big families who are officials in Beijing have their own villas and fields in Sanwu, and other officials are rarely allowed to occupy fields and shades in rich places, and over time, the number of households and fields that the court can control is getting smaller and smaller." Ichiki shook his head and sighed.

"You just joined the Ministry of Officials and encountered the New Year's exam, can you still adapt to it?" Jiang Mei thought that he had just been promoted, so she cared.

Yijin thought about this matter, and couldn't help wiping his sweat, the Ministry of Officials is the head of each department, the selection of officials, assessments, and knighthoods are all handled by the Ministry of Officials, and the affairs are complicated, and it is really not comparable to the Imperial Historical Observatory, "Fortunately, I have to ask some seniors for advice on many things, but I am so busy that my feet don't touch the ground." Ichiki replied with a wry smile.

Jiang Mei can also think of his bitterness when she hears this, but Yijin has always been cautious and steady, and the affairs of the Ministry of Officials are the most suitable for him, Jiang Mei smiled: "Thank you for your hard work, the Ministry of Officials has not been able to install people, so this time I also thought of a lot of ways to let you be promoted to the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Officials has always been controlled by Pei Yun, there must be a lot of Shen Ke in it, you just take the opportunity to be familiar with official affairs to explore the truth, Pei Yun, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, has also done too long, if you want to control the center of Dahuan, you have to start from the Ministry of Officials...."Jiang Mei said leisurely, There was a sparkle of calculation in his eyes.

Hearing this, Yi Jin finally understood Jiang Mei's intentions, "But what about Su Weixin?" Now Pei Yun and him are almost breathing out of the same nostrils, not to mention that Pei Yun has just returned from the westward expedition, and it is when the momentum is at its peak, how can we easily let us succeed? Ichijin said worriedly.

"Hehe, you forgot, things must be reversed, Pei Yun has already made great achievements, the reason why he and Su Weixin are advancing and retreating together at this time is that the family is about to decline, and they want to work together to resist the imperial power, but I won't let them be so proud, and I used Wang Shiheng's advance to dismantle their gang, you remember, if Emperor Xiao asks about the candidates for the internal history of Wuxing County, you try your best to recommend Pei Zhan." Jiang Mei's eyes were like a clear spring, and she looked at him with a smile.

Yijian's eyes lit up, and he instantly understood Jiang Mei's intentions, "Yes, Miss!" ”

"However, before you are familiar with the affairs of the ministry, I am not in a hurry to move Pei Yun, and let him hand over the military power after the next year, not to mention that Jingzhong still relies on him to contain the Su family, but the Su family has many intricacies in the court, Su Jin has always been an old fox, I don't know how many chess pieces have been secretly arranged, we need to make some efforts to cut off his wings, and when the stove sacrifice is over, it will be Su Taibao's seventieth birthday, and I should also meet this elder of the Three Dynasties!" Jiang Meisen smiled, and her tone was a little sad.

Yijin nodded slightly, and said firmly: "I will try to make Pei Yun trust me and familiarize myself with the official affairs of the Ministry as soon as possible." ”

"That couldn't be better." Jiang Mei smiled, and then felt that the conversation was almost over, it was so late, it was time for him to go back to rest, so she said loudly: "The night is cold and cold, you should go back to the house quickly, no matter how busy you are on official business, you have to take care of yourself." Jiang Mei was softly concerned, and as she spoke, she took out a box beside her and handed it to him: "This is Xiaoyuelou's pill, the most important is to replenish qi and calm the mind, take one pill when you are tired." ”

Ichijin immediately bowed down and took the pill box. He thanked her with a grateful face: "Thank you, Miss..." Ichijin looked at her steadily, remembering the sacrifice of Ruoxue a few days ago, knowing that she must be grief-stricken, and wanted to open his mouth to comfort her. But he was afraid of arousing her sadness, so he swallowed the words back when they came to his mouth, and only said a word to ask her to take care of herself and got up and left.

The next day, the court really broke the tranquility of several days, Lian Deqing first poked out this basket, and then a group of imperial historians followed, one by one with sharp words, directly scolding the Ministry of Officials for their unfavorable work and dereliction of duty, even Xie Hui, who has always been humble and retired, also slowly came out of the ranks this time, saying that the Ministry of Officials did not do anything wrong. It's unfair. Under his influence. In order to show that they are not afraid of the magnates, the imperial historians simply blamed Su Weixin, bluntly saying that he did not know people and took the opportunity to appoint protégés and former officials. Later, some people ate the gall of the ambitious leopard. shook out the matter of Su Weiheng's embezzlement of fertile land in Wu County. But the cronies on the side of the Su family and the Pei family naturally couldn't look at it, so they quarreled with the imperial historians.

Shang Shufu saw that the matter was getting bigger and bigger, so he and some neutral ministers persuaded the two camps. However, the effect is that the more noisy it becomes, the more noisy it becomes, and for a while the people in the DPRK and China are full of voices, and they can no longer hear who is saying what.

Only Pei Yun and Su Weixin were silent, while the three princes and Mu Xiaohe who were standing on the side had different expressions, Xiao Mocheng saw the chaos of the situation, and felt a little anxious and helpless, while the other two princes looked at the passionate ministers coldly with a look of indifference.

Su Weixin's eyes were cold, he stretched a face, stared ahead, motionless, he had lived in the court for many years, and had always been supported and respected by the ministers, when would he be so faceless as today, if it weren't for the fact that the position of Wuxing County's internal history was really important, where did he need to take action in person, the reason why he did this, first, he rarely asked Emperor Xiao, Emperor Xiao must not refuse him this time, and secondly, he also greeted Pei Yun in advance, Pei Yun repeatedly promised to promote this matter, and secondly, thinking that he and Pei Yun agreed, Who else in the DPRK will break ground on Tai Sui's head if he has nothing to do? As a result, I didn't expect that now I ended up being impeached and couldn't get off the stage, the Su family is noble and elegant, when was someone pointed at his nose and said, Su Weixin suddenly felt that his face was gloomy. What's more, being troubled like this, don't count on the position of Wuxing County's internal history, and the more Su Weixin thinks about it, the more angry he becomes.

However, he did not show his anger, he pondered, he can let so many imperial historians and ministers work together to impeach himself, except for Pei Yun and Xie Hui, there is no one else, Lian Deqing is Xie Hui's subordinate, and Pei Yun has the strength to incite courtiers, thinking that the internal history of Wuxing County is a fat shortage, Pei and Xie also want to take the opportunity to intervene, Pei Yun has always coveted the wealth of Sanwu, if he didn't think about it, it would be really strange.

Emperor Xiao couldn't stand it later, so he drank a group of noisy courtiers, after all, he had trusted Su Weixin for many years, and he couldn't make him look too bad.

"Okay, okay, since Zhongqing thinks that Wang Shiheng is not suitable for the internal history of Wuxing County, then you recommend someone to me!" Emperor Xiao looked at the ministers under the hall and said helplessly.

As soon as Emperor Xiao's voice fell, the ministers, you look at me, I look at you, and they were silent for a while, because this candidate is too crucial, and it involves the interests of all parties, and even Emperor Xiao himself is undecided.

At this time, Zhang Shaoyu, the official of the department, raised his head and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the master of the horse Pei Shilang is elegant and broad, humble and polite, and can be the post of the internal history of Wuxing County, and furthermore, Pei Xiang has made great contributions to the rebellion in Jingzhou, and His Majesty just awarded this position to Pei Gongzi, in order to show His Majesty's compassion for the old minister!" ”

Pei Yun was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect Zhang Shaoyu to stand up and speak for the Pei family at this time, but at the moment, this situation is really not suitable for anyone to put forward any candidates, he didn't intend to fight for this position at this time, he just wanted to wait for the matter to pass, and then find an opportunity to recommend his son, he didn't want to offend Su Weixin at the cusp of the storm, so Pei Yun didn't know what to say about Zhang Shaoyu for a while.

had to immediately come out and say: "Your Majesty, Xiao'er and the princess are very in love, and the princess must be reluctant to leave Beijing, so Xiao'er is not suitable for this position." ”

Su Weixin heard that there was a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth, as soon as Zhang Shaoyu spoke out, he understood Pei Yun's intentions, and now Pei Yun's excuse was to retreat into advance in his eyes.

With Zhang Shaoyu's initiative just now, many officials saw that he was now a minister, thinking that he was instructed by Pei Yun, so they also recommended Pei Zhan to Emperor Xiao, and Pei Yun, who was standing in the middle, couldn't cry or laugh for a while, and it seemed that he was tied up with the Su family.

Xiao Moheng looked at the situation in the hall with cold eyes, and his expression was quiet. On the other hand, Xiao Mocheng's face was a little unsightly, in his opinion, Pei Yun and Su Weixin were suspicious, and he was the one who suffered, and he was the only one who could ease the relationship between the two.

He straightened his clothes and calmly stepped forward and said: "Father, Pei Xiang has done his best for Dahuan, and his contribution is great, Pei Shilang is a talent, and it is very suitable for Pei Gongzi to take over the internal history of Wuxing County, as for Wang Shiheng due to the influence of the Wuxing Rebellion, it is expected that the household registration will be reduced, and the father does not have to pursue it too muchIn less than three years, the people will be rich and the country will be strong! ”

Xiao Mocheng's voice was sonorous and powerful, loud and sound, and his words were even more reasonable, which could not only envelop Pei Yun but also comfort Su Weixin, and also pointed out the direction for Dahuan's next government. At that time, all the courtiers were impressed by him, but they didn't expect that this Nine Emperor Princes not only had a good skin, but also had hills and ravines in their chests.

Even Emperor Xiao, who was tired, cheered up at the moment, showing a look of appreciation, and thought to himself, this son really didn't let himself down, he just relied on someone to protect him, and he looked lazy and lazy, presumably he had a lot of calculations in his heart.

Emperor Xiao chuckled inwardly, but there was no trace on his face, nodded, and said: "My son is reasonable, just do it," Emperor Xiao squinted slightly and glanced at the ministers, and finally his eyes fell on Su Weixin, seeing that his face was calm, thinking that the words of the Nine Emperor Princes had stabilized his mind, so he opened his mouth again: "Do you still have doubts?" ”

Ji Ruosi and several courtiers secretly looked at Su Weixin, and when they saw that he looked indifferent, they knew that he had acquiesced, so they were silent.

Emperor Xiao glanced at everyone's eyes, although some ministers were calm and silent, but most of the Qing family nodded slightly or smiled, sure enough, as soon as Xiao Mocheng spoke, the atmosphere was much more harmonious, he suddenly had a strange thought, and specially observed the expressions of the other two princes, Emperor Xiao looked at Xiao Moheng and Xiao Moxuan on the lower right, and saw that the two of them were a little stunned, and that look that was completely irrelevant made Emperor Xiao feel that they seemed to have completely forgotten that they were in the court, and Emperor Xiao sighed a little in his heart, The two princes themselves were used to ignoring themselves, and they didn't even know what they were thinking, and they couldn't help but feel a little sad in their hearts.

But now is not the time to think about this, Emperor Xiao saw that everyone had no objections, so he said loudly: "Okay, since all the Qing families have no objections, then the edict will be issued on the same day, and Pei Zhan, the secretary of the Zhongshu, will be promoted to the internal history of Wuxing County, and he will go to Beijing to take up his post in ten days!" (To be continued......)