There is no shortage of wise men in the court, Pei Kun just took advantage of the near water, and saw Tian Qiniang's mind before others, just one day later, many officials in the court also tasted the taste, and they began to feel that the battle for the succession that began since the queen ascended the throne has been settled.

No! It is not that the dust has settled, but that a new phase has begun.

In the past, it was the dispute between the Jiang family and the Tian family!

And now, it is the dispute between the Marquis of Weiyang and the Marquis of Changle!

The Jiang clan will completely withdraw from the stage of competition, and the future king of Great Qi will be produced in the Tian clan, will the supreme throne belong to Tian Chengqian or Tian Sansi? The choice faced by officials who want to stand in line is no less difficult than the previous Jiang Tian dispute.

Except for the red-eyed gamblers, most of the officials chose to remain silent for the time being, and they wanted to see a clue from the king's words.

However, has this queen's mind really been seen through by the officials?

At least, the Queen herself was unimpressed.

Tian Qi Niang, who was training the stiff cat and the parrot in the hall, still had a mysterious and peaceful smile on her face, just like the majestic statue of Nuwa carved based on her appearance in the shrine.

Nuwa, the great goddess of all things, smiled, smiling at all living beings rushing around in the red dust, and Tian Qiniang also used a god-like smile from above, looking at the people of the world running in the circle of fame and fortune she drawn.

Changle Hou Mansion, Yu Shi Zhou, Yao Shaozhi and other Tian Sansi descendants gathered together and held a banquet.

Tian San Sigao sat on the head, his face was already six or seven points drunk, and his face was slightly red with wine. Zhou Yong said with a smile: "Since the king ascended the throne, I have waited for a long time, and now the overall situation is finally settled." The crown prince is destined to be His Royal Highness the Marquis of Changle, haha......"

Tang Sansi's eyes flickered, and he hurriedly coughed and said: "The more critical the moment, the more slack, the Holy Lord's mind has been clear, this crown prince must be from the Tian family, but it may not necessarily be our Royal Highness the Marquis of Changle." Don't be sloppy! ”

"Who else could it be if it wasn't our Hou Ye, could it be the Marquis of Weiyang? The removal of Weiyang Hou from the post of prime minister shows that he has lost the favor of the saints. Now that the king intends to depose the current crown prince. The future crown prince of Daqi will give me Changle Hou, who else dares to take responsibility? ”

Tian San thought for a while and said, "Hehe...... As long as Ben Hou has not entered the Zixing Palace, the position of the crown prince will not fall into the hands of Ben Hou properly...... Next. Ben Hou has only one thing to do! ”

He looked around at the most loyal minions in front of him. He said in a deep voice: "Solid pet!" ”

In the Weiyang Marquis's mansion, Tian Chengqian hurriedly circled in the study, and Cai Yongdi, a member of the Fengge Pavilion, followed step by step.

Tian Chengqian suddenly stopped, shook his head slowly, and said, "That's not right! If my aunt had already selected Changle Hou as the prince, she would definitely immediately agree to the crown prince's resignation from Zixing Palace and appoint Changle Hou as the prince, which is in line with my aunt's always thunderous character. Now that my aunt is waiting for a vacant position, it can be seen that she has decided to abolish the crown prince. But it has not yet been decided who will succeed the crown prince! ”

"That's right!"

Cai Yongdi high-fived and said: "Master Hou is wise, the lower officials will say it." It's too early to say defeat at this time! Although Hou Ye was removed from the post of prime minister, he did not become the prime minister because of this, Hou Ye is not only the first-class marquis, but also Zong Zhengqing, and the longest in the Tian family, Changle Hou is just Changle Hou, no matter how you calculate it, Hou Ye's chances of winning are higher than him! ”

"Hmm!"

Tian Chengqian nodded and said in a deep voice: "Not bad!" Ben Hou can't say defeat! Now, Benhou has only one thing to do......"

He turned around, looked at Cai Yongdi, and said in a deep voice: "Invite pets!" ”

……

Mrs. Mu repaid the favor with her own way, skillfully used tricks, and took advantage of her mother's suspicious personality, not only to protect the crown prince, but also to eradicate Tuan'er and its power group in one fell swoop.

In this process, of course, Pei Kun was not idle, and his forces also began to consciously infiltrate the inner palace, Pei Kun didn't care much about this before, and the limited contacts and forces he established were just to ensure that his ears and eyes were unblocked, so that he could have a certain ability to protect himself in this deceitful court.

Therefore, Pei Kun's forces are mainly concentrated in the Miyagi area, in order not to conflict with Tuan'er, he did not extend his hand to the inner court, and now for the safety of Sister A, he began to expand his power. Pei Kun was close to the water, and the important functions of the inner court vacated by the Tuan'er power group easily fell into his hands.

Mrs. Mu also took this opportunity to expand her influence in the palace, and there were only a few eyes and ears from Jiang Yuan in the palace, and these people were not important figures in the inner court, so sometimes in order to get some confidential information in the palace, or if she wanted to do something in the palace, she needed to use Pei Kun or buy Tuan'er.

Not now, taking advantage of the rapid collapse of the Tuan'er power group, her people have also obtained several important positions in the inner court. Of course, the strength she has in the palace is still far from being comparable to the previous Tuan'er, and it is far inferior to today's Pei Kun.

In the palace, because of Tian Qiniang's favor, no force can compete with Pei Kun. Even if Pei Kun is indisputable, because of his special identity and status, he also has his own housekeepers and female officials in the inner court who take the initiative to attach him, not to mention that he is now deliberately developing his own power.

However, for Mrs. Mu, the power of the inner palace she controls now is enough to use. Unless she wanted to stage a coup d'état, it didn't serve her much to have more power in the inner court, all she needed was a quick ear and eye, and she had done that now.

Her brother, the crown prince, was preserved, and she expanded her power in the inner court. It was a great joy for Mrs. Mu to let her know her mother's joys, sorrows, sorrows, sitting, lying and walking, and even various measures for the first time, but with Tian Qiniang's subsequent actions, she couldn't laugh.

The crown prince was claustrophobic in Zixing Palace, all the subordinate officials of Zixing Palace were dismissed, the crown prince was forbidden to meet with the minister, and the crown prince and several other princes and grandsons were all demoted, what does this series of actions mean? The crown prince's life was saved. But the position of the crown prince is obviously about to be unkept, if the son and nephew of the Tian family become the king......

Thinking of this, Mrs. Mu shuddered. She is the princess of Daqi. She is the daughter of the Jiang family, and that will never change. Just like her crown prince brother Gongzi Su, although he is the prince of this Tian Qi, who would treat him as a member of the Tian family because of this? No one else will, and neither will he himself.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the inheritance of bloodlines, only the paternal line is recognized. Others are like that. For the parties. Even more so. Therefore, Madame Mu is not willing to let the throne fall into the hands of the Tian family, even though her mother is now the queen. But many people in the world actually don't recognize Tian Qiniang's status as the queen. They don't admit this so-called Tianqi Kingdom, in their opinion, it is just the daughter-in-law of the Jiang family who is in charge now, and sooner or later, the daughter-in-law of the Jiang family, who has become a mother-in-law, will have to hand over the family business to her son.

Now. She wants to hand over the country to someone with a foreign surname. It is another thing to be the master of the house by someone with a foreign surname, it is unacceptable to people in the world, and it is even more unacceptable to Jiang, especially what frightens her is that even if she is now the daughter-in-law of the Tian family, once the people of the Tian family really become the king, whether she can save her life or not is between the two. Not to mention her two brothers.

Is the Jiang family about to become extinct?

Mother. Is it so ruthless?

Mrs. Mu's heart is in turmoil!

Li Yi stood beside Mrs. Mu, secretly raised his eyes to glance at her, saw that her face was gloomy, speechless for a long time, couldn't help coughing, and said slowly: "Now, that Yao'er is in Kouqing Palace, obviously it is going to be of great use, or...... She can be Her Royal Highness's backup in the court......"

Mrs. Mu shook her head slightly, and a faint worry appeared on her face: "Those who interfere with the establishment of the prince, favor Rujun and his subordinates, what will happen?" Honorable as the prime minister, what will happen? The establishment of the prince depends on the will of the mother, and interfering with the prince is tantamount to contempt for the monarchy, which is the most important thing for the mother, how can others be allowed to get involved? Yao'er doesn't play much of a role in this regard, and even ......"

Mrs. Mu took a breath and slowly exhaled it, her solemn face relaxed, showing a little softness, but there was a bit of depression in the softness, like a flower about to wither under the autumn wind: "Even because of this, it is inconvenient for me to be too close to him, and I am ...... drunk."

Mrs. Mu paused, and sighed again: "Besides, whether that Yao'er can gain a firm foothold in Kouqing Palace is still a question, there is no mediocre person in the Three Law Divisions, and now he has jumped out of thin air for a long history, and it is also a woman, to step on top of their heads, he wants to subdue people's hearts, it is difficult...... Not every woman has such a ...... as her mother."

Li Yi asked cautiously, "Then should we help her?" ”

Mrs. Mu raised her eyes and fixed them on his face coldly, Li Yi hurriedly leaned over, and said lightly from Jiang: "How can I help?" Do you think the power of this palace can interfere with the Three Law Divisions? The three law divisions are the most important yamen of the mother, and if the palace does not come forward, it will be harmful to her.

Moreover, with the strength of the palace to help her suppress the officials of Kou Qing Palace, even if she succeeds, she will not be able to gain a foothold there, just like there is no trace of the road, he was promoted by his mother, what is the result? There are some things that others can't help, it depends on her own ability! ”

……

When I got up early in the morning, Yao'er finished grooming and had breakfast, and then put on the official uniforms I received yesterday one by one, with a white gauze inner single, a curved collar, a knee cover, black leather shoes, and a light scarlet official robe, a leather belt to tie the waist, a jade and green ribbon, a silverfish bag, and a hedgehog crown.

Dressed up, take two steps back, look at yourself up and down the bronze mirror, dressed like this, handsome and handsome, but also with a bit of majesty, I can't help but laugh at myself: "Ouch, like this, be careful when you go out for a while, don't frighten the children." ”

……

The summer and summer are gone, the autumn is coming, the sky is clear and the breeze is clear, Yao'er is wearing the autumn colors of the day, wrapped in the autumn breeze, and stepped into the yamen with a refreshing expression, that is, the main hall of Kouqing Palace.

Yao'er had already reported to Kou Qing Palace after receiving the appointment of the bookmaker yesterday, so it was considered to have already reported, but today was the first day to officially take office and meet the chief official.

The Great Qi Kouqing Palace follows the Zhou system, with one Kouqing Palace Shangshu and one Shilang, who are in charge of the world's criminal law, apprenticeship, sentence repetition, and imprisonment. There are four divisions under Kouqing Palace, one is called Kouqing Palace Division, two is called the Capital Lawsuit, three is called the Ministry Division, and the fourth is called the Door Division, all of which are led by Kouqing Palace Shangshu and Kouqing Palace Shilang.

Among the four divisions, the Kou Qing Palace Division is the Kou Qing Palace Division, known as the Little Kou Qing Palace, which is where the Kou Qing Palace is really in charge of criminal law. Now that the Shangshu of Kouqing Palace is vacant, the waiter of Kouqing Palace is Xia Ru, before Yao'er arrived, the post of Director of Kouqing Palace was vacant, only Cui Liangyu in Langzhong was in office, and when Yao'er arrived, he would press Cui Liangyu.

The lobby of Kouqing Palace is located in the first courtyard, the yamen of each division is located in the second courtyard, and the four divisions each have a large courtyard, and each courtyard is assigned to the officials' signature rooms in turn according to the size of the official position, and the office rooms of the Kouqing Palace Attendant and Kou Qing Palace Shangshu are located in the third courtyard.

Now Xia Ru is acting as the squire of Kouqing Palace, so he alone occupies the third courtyard, after Yao'er arrives, the first thing to meet is this Kouqing Palace waiter, and now Xia Ru, the real head of this yamen.

When Yao'er used to be an internal guard in the palace, although he saw Zhu Zi coming in and out of the Manchu Dynasty every day, he just watched the excitement, at most he was a little familiar with these officials, but he was not familiar with them, and it was even more difficult to match their names with their appearances.

Xia Ru's office room is very large, high and wide, but there are no calligraphy and painting stickers, potted painting screens and other things, the whole room is very elegant, and the things that stand against the wall are not Bogu shelves and other ornamental things, but rows of bookshelves, which are densely packed with thread-bound books.

From the arrangement of a room, you can roughly tell the character of a person. From this spotless, wide but not empty, not a single messy room is arranged. It can be seen that Xia Ru has a rigorous temperament, and this person must like to be meticulous in doing things.

Such a judge who is in charge of the world's criminal law and meticulous in handling matters should be stern and not angry and arrogant, even if it is not like some old judges like the two deep nasolabial folds that appear slightly, which makes people feel uneasy, and should be full of majesty, but really sitting face to face with this person, even if the other party is wearing an official uniform, it still makes people feel a little official authority.

Xia Ru's appearance is very honest, her complexion is slightly dark and a little rough, her face is slightly round, her facial features are not angular, she has a pair of fat lips, a short nose with a bit of flesh, and although the beard under her jaw is neatly trimmed, it is not thick and thick, and it is difficult for the sparse beard to show a noble temperament.

With his appearance, if he is dressed in the clothes of an ordinary old farmer and walks in the fields, he will not be able to see any difference from those people who work in the fields, he is such a person, but he is a branch of the family from the Xia clan of Zhengjun County, and the current Qi country can be proud of the princes.

is the so-called desireless is rigid, in the past, Yao'er just regarded being an official as a way to get close to the enemy, whether this official did well or not, she didn't care at all, but now it's different, this is one of her careers, rashly transferred her to a completely unfamiliar judicial yamen, and the gender is so abrupt, how can she not have a little apprehension in her heart. (To be continued......)