Rubbing the corners of his forehead tiredly, Chen Ping sighed, thinking about the subsequent changes in the court.

Pingyang Hou Cao Yi committed suicide by swallowing gold, although it pushed the Gaomiao incident to the point of no return, but it preserved the Pingyang Hou lineage - the little emperor ordered on the same day: The imperial historian is very sad; His order is often sent by the celebrant to hang the noise, and choose a good word to describe his merits and demerits.

The next day, that is, in the early morning of the first day of the first lunar month, Shuowang Dynasty, Fengchang Liu, who had only 'attempted suicide' the day before, wrote: The second Pingyang Marquis, the law is simple, and the political punishment is not disturbed. Fayun: Congratulations to oneself and say that it is quiet; The order of leniency is finally appeased.

The little emperor immediately nodded, gave a number of dark lamps, and allowed the 'Pingyang Jinghou' to bury him with the princes' rites, and ordered Fengchang to choose the loyal and good ones from among the sons of the Pingyang Jinghou to succeed his ancestral temple.

After the Shuowang Dynasty, before the hundred officials had time to return to the subordinate government, news came out from Weiyang Palace: Jinghou Zizhu (qí), benevolent, filial piety, virtuous and good, can attack the Marquis of Pingyang.

In this way, Cao Qi, who was only eleven years old, became the third Marquis of Pingyang.

The little emperor then ordered: send the regular officials to help the Marquis of Pingyang Cao Qi deal with the funeral of the Marquis of Jing; After the funeral, the Marquis of Pingyang was summoned to the palace to read for Liu Qi, the youngest son of the king, Liu Wu, and Liu Wu, the younger brother of the Son of Heaven.

In other words, if nothing else, after a lapse of fifteen years, the Marquis of Pingyang, the Marquis of the Founding of the People's Republic of China, returned to the camp of Emperor Liu again.

But what worries Chen Ping is that this incident not only did not cause uneasiness among the officials of the court, but set off a wave of public opinion in Chang'an: Your Majesty is benevolent, and this intermittent act of survival is quite the style of Emperor Taizu Gao!

And the reason for this, Chen Ping knows it well: the little emperor is a cat crying mouse, and he is really beautiful!

——In this era of serving death as if it were a life, and 'it is better to die well than to live', Cao Qi, who was completely incompatible with the little emperor, was not retaliated against, but was allowed to be 'buried with the rites of the princes and kings' for the first time in history!

This alone has made the little emperor easily take back the hearts of most of the lords and ministers - the meaning of the little emperor's move could not be more simple: my Han family treats meritorious heroes well, lives as glory and wealth, and dies as a glorious burial!

All of this corresponds to Emperor Taizu Gao's sentence 'The mountains and rivers are eternal, and the country is resting together'!

In addition, the little emperor summoned the third Pingyang Marquis Cao Qi into the palace and put on a posture of 'teaching in person', which completely calmed down the hearts of the meritorious candidates who had been in turmoil.

- Even Pingyang Hou Cao Jiao can be buried in a grand manner, leaving a vein to serve blood and food; His son was personally taught by His Majesty...

Then how can Your Majesty not forgive us for that little mistake?

Even if Your Majesty doesn't forgive, then we are the worst, and we are just learning from Pingyang Hou to swallow gold! The family can still be saved!

What is there to fear from dying?

For the Han people, it is the most terrible thing to not be able to enter the earth after death, and there is no descendant to offer blood and food, so that the ancestors are disgraced!

And now, the little emperor has shown his attitude with his actions: My old Liu family said that if you treat heroes well, you must be counted!

Even if someone makes some 'small mistakes', I can guarantee that you will die in style!

All of a sudden, I don't know how many Chehou Xungui fell into madness, left the little Jiujiu behind, entered the palace overnight, and offered all his loyalty to Liu Hong.

——In the early morning of the third day of the first month of the first month, the little emperor issued an edict again: Chen Bi, the marquis of Boyang, the servant, is loyal to the country and gives a sword; Chen Shi, the son of the Marquis of Xu Boyang, entered the palace and read for Liu Wuzhi, the king of Liang.

Since then, the Gaomiao incident has come to an end; Chen Ping's power has shrunk significantly, and the little emperor's voice in the court has risen.

Among the three dukes, Chen Ping and Zhou Bo worked hard to support, and the position of the imperial historian was temporarily idle, and when Cao Qi's suicide subsided, and Zhang Cangguan, the Marquis of Beiping, was reinstated, it would be unstoppable.

Jiuqing belongs to the Ya, Fengchang and Zong Zheng are in the hands of Liu Budo, Weiwei Worm Da also fell to the little emperor early, and the servant Chen Wei is a fresh and hot member of the 'Imperial Party'!

Shaofu, Tingwei, and Lang Zhongling were all implicated in this incident, and the follow-up appointment, the little emperor is even more unlikely to let go!

In Chen Ping's control, only the transparent person of Dianke and Liu Jie's internal history are left to support him...

Even Liu Jie, the internal history, has been included in the list of the little emperor - there is often news that Liu Jie, the matter of the selection of the two of them is nearing the end!

If nothing else, no later than spring and February, Liu Jie will become a member of the Han family; Ji Hui will also get a complete candidate - the marquis of Guannai.

All this put Chen Ping in a dilemma.

It is true that the court is still pressed by Chen Ping personally, and in the army, there is a double insurance of Zhou Bo and infants, but under this still advantageous surface, the situation is becoming more and more unfavorable for Chen Ping and others.

- Jiuqing in the middle of the court, even if you don't say the three positions that are vacated, there are six positions left, and the little emperor has already controlled four!

Chen Ping's tightly guarded money bag: Shaofu is about to gradually get out of Chen Ping's control after this Gaomiao incident.

If in the end, Shaofu, Tingwei, and Lang Zhongling are all controlled by the little emperor, then in the court, facing the little emperor who accounts for seven of Jiuqing, Chen Pingrao is the prime minister, and he will inevitably fall into an embarrassing situation: the order of the prime minister's mansion will not be able to reach the place!

And the biggest killer weapon of the Prime Minister's Mansion: the appointment and dismissal of officials, will have no effect on the Jiuqing level - the appointment of Jiuqing, even the emperor cannot be arbitrary, and it needs to be voted on by the court, and it can only be decided after the consent of the vast majority of courtiers.

As for the recall, it is impossible to talk about it - unless it is involved in a political event like the Gaomiao incident, otherwise, Han Jiuqing is almost an iron rice bowl, except for being promoted to the third duke, he can only be released as a higher level of princes and princes, or the chief general of a field army.

In the future, the Prime Minister's Mansion led by Chen Ping issued an order, but Jiuqing said that 'this matter is widely implicated, and His Majesty's Holy Judgment is still needed', and the situation of not birding the Prime Minister's Mansion order will become Chen Ping's daily life.

Although it is unlikely that the little emperor would slap the prime minister in the face so nakedly, on some major issues, the little emperor will have the 'strategic veto' power from now on.

Chen Ping and his party will fall into a difficult situation in the court!

Looking at the silent Zhou Bo and Guan Ying beside him, Chen Ping had mixed feelings in his heart, and he had to die to solve the situation.

Lang Zhongling, as early as when the little emperor summoned the Flying Fox Army into the pass, there was already a conclusion - even if the remaining seven of the Jiuqing were abandoned, it would be impossible for the little emperor to let Wei Wei and Lang Zhongling out of control!

The remaining Tingwei and Shaofu will be the battlefield that the two sides will fight for in the Ming Dynasty.

Especially Shaofu, Chen Ping has to ensure that the Shaofu Order is under his control no matter what.

At the very least, it is necessary to ensure that Shaofu remains relatively neutral in the battle between himself and the little emperor, rather than completely falling to the little emperor.

Otherwise, Chen Ping will no longer have any value in the 'Zhuhong' group.

And the selection of the new Shaofu is the problem that the three of them need to solve today.

As for Tingwei...

"Alas, bitterness..."

In Chen Ping's hands, there is no one who is worthy of serving as Jiuqing...