"The drums have been beaten, but His Majesty has not personally summoned them." Before it was time to hold the lamp, the study room of the Ran Ye Guogong Mansion was already brightly lit.

The newly promoted Kang Jieyu's brother, Ji Mingban, the son of the Marquis of Minyang, walked in the door, first saluted the ancestors and fathers, and bowed slightly to a few brothers, was signaled to sit down next to him, and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty only made an excuse to comfort the first emperor Xiaozong at the court meeting, and secretly instructed the relevant officials to deliberately drag it, this time, I am afraid that it will not be pressed for similar reasons!" ”

"It's not up to him." His cousin, Ji Minglang, the prince of the Marquis of Haixi, sneered slightly, "The Chao family only identified the Xie family now, if the Xian concubine is favored and ignored today, the next step will be the anecdote of the favorite concubine of the dynasty and the Qi family all over the market...... Chunjia is ambitious and has great plans, how can he afford to lose this face?! ”

But if Chunjia personally asked Chao Jingyou, "This time the Qi family is ambushed, the cause and effect are seamless, that is, the imperial city envoy personally went out, and the conclusion can only be that the Xie family killed people in order to prevent his concubine from having an affair with the Qi family...... At that time, it will be up to this son of heaven, how to choose?! ”

Moreover, after learning the lesson of the previous emperor who oppressed people with power and helped Xie Fengfang, who was obviously red apricot out of the wall, clear up the "grievances", and forcibly beat his husband's Wang family into a master who reversed black and white, Ji is definitely fully prepared this time: If the emperor wants to confuse right and wrong again, he can definitely only lift a stone and shoot himself in the foot.

In order to set up this game, the Ji family has endured so far, of course, it is impossible to just go to a cloud wind fence.

The key is still the regent.

The heirs of the Fuyang King from Chunjia are thin, and now they are in a state of extinction, and their biological father has no help, only a dispensable Fuyang Yuan.

After ascending the throne, he was under the supervision of Ji and other powerful ministers, and endured for eight years before he got the opportunity to turn over - the key to his turnaround was to persuade the regent, uncle and nephew to join forces to fight against outsiders.

Even if the uncle and nephew have their own thoughts, they are not particularly harmonious, and they even began to find ways to dig holes for each other before they decided to join forces, but when facing outsiders like Ji, they still remained consistent.

Therefore, starting from Qi Jiulu and Yun Fenghuang as a fiancé, the Ji family arranged for Chao Jingyou to come forward to beat the drum, just to give the regent a chance: to uproot Chunjia's arrangements in the north!

"Two brothers, the regent is full of hostility towards my Ji clan, but will you endure this time, so as not to turn against me?" Ji Minglang spoke, and several juniors in the Ji family in the study bowed slightly, but a young man in brocade came out and said, "And even if the regent uses this to force the death of the virtuous concubine, belittle the Xie family, and cancel the descent of Her Royal Highness Princess Penglai...... Now he has always been forbearing, so he may not break with the regent? ”

If you want to say who hates the Ji family the most in the Gongxiang clan, it is definitely the regent and not Chunjia.

After all, if it weren't for Ji's life and death, he would have become the emperor's younger brother a long time ago, and then Xiaozong died, so it would be a logical new monarch.

Why bother to camp and plan painstakingly to get a regent

, so far, I have tried every means for the throne, but I have cheapened my distant nephew Gongxiangji, and the emperor has descended from the sky, and he has become the son of heaven without much effort?

And now the battle between the Ji family and the Son of Heaven can be seen by those who have eyes in the government and the opposition.

Since the regent hated the Ji clan deeply and refused to take the opportunity to eradicate Chunjia's hand stretched out to the north, it was not impossible.

As for Chunjia, when he inherited the throne, he didn't tie his hair, and in the eight years he was in power, he was the most bloody and impulsive age, and he could endure it without leaking, so Ji didn't suspect it at all. Now there is only a more forbearable reason, and it is a bit slim to expect him to flip the table in anger because of the failure of the Northland's calculation.

After the young man spoke, his peers, who had previously expressed their approval, immediately hesitated.

Ji Minglang frowned, glanced at his younger brother, and said lightly: "The regent resents our family, isn't he jealous of today?" The most important thing is that he is quite capable and young today. The regent was a generation older, and although he was still in the prime of life, he was about to grow old day by day. And Wang Shizi Gongxiangxiao is just a middle-aged person, and the young son rarely appears in front of people, even if there is Mr. Lingshan as a teacher, for a while, how can a yellow-mouthed child afford a big thing? ! ”

"The regent could not have pinned his hopes on his son, he had to do it himself...... However, it has been less than a year since the current pro-government has been in full swing, and it has already made an excellent reputation, and if it goes on like this, even the old men left by Xiaozong to the regent earlier will be shaken! ”

After all, life is rare in seventy years, although the regent is still in his prime, but he is also in his early forties, compared to Chunjia, who is only in his twenties, although he has rich experience in governance, old and spicy, but first, Chunjia does not have the slightest frizziness of young people, but is considered by many people to be "with the demeanor of a wise gentleman", and secondly, if it drags on for a few years, Chunjia doesn't need to do anything, after boiling him to death, just liquidate his son directly.

"Therefore, between the regent and Chunjia, it is the regent who can't sit still."

"If it weren't for our Ji clan still here, their uncle and nephew would have been in a mess a long time ago!"

Chunjia doesn't have many chips in his hand now, but looking at his practices since he became pro-government: first, he does not lightly move important positions, so as to calm the hearts of the government and the opposition; Second, friendly young and capable ministers, such as the likes of Du Langu, cultivate their henchmen for later use; Triple marriage, Luo's Ouyang family, and other famous families second only to my Ji family, full of wings; The princess even lowered the cold family, and borrowed the virtuous concubine Buzi Beidi, and also recalled Ouyang Yanran and other old ministers to stabilize the overall situation and strengthen its momentum...... Over the years, the regent is afraid that the underwear has been wet several times? ”

Ji Minglang snorted and said, "If he lets go of this opportunity to weaken Chunjia, when the uncle and nephew settle my Ji family, the next one will be the Regent Palace!" ”

"My Ji family has a meritorious support for Chunjia, and there are two clan elders in the palace, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, no matter how much Chunjia is afraid of us, it will be impossible to completely kill them all until it is absolutely necessary!"

"But it's different with him in the Regent's Palace."

"Even if death is not given, there will certainly be no heirs."

"In contrast, if it falls into the hands of my Ji clan

, it's still a little possible for my Ji clan to leave the Regent's Mansion alive......"

He exhaled and said firmly, "So the regent must not be able to advance and retreat with Chunjia in the matter of the Chao clan's sue for the royal court!" ”

Moreover, "Although Chunjia is good at forbearance, he will not settle things this time, sacrificing Concubine Xian and the Xie family in exchange for the continuation of the covenant with the regent!" ”

Of course, this is not because Yun Fenghuan is deeply satisfied...... In the face of this kind of overall situation, even the personal preferences of the emperor are insignificant.

The reason why Ji Minglang is so sure is, "Although Du Langu has become famous in the temple, his foundation is still shallow; Enke has only been a few days in the past, and the scholars who have entered the ranks, except for the three quasi-horses, have not received the profound favor of the Son of Heaven, and there is not much friendship between them and Chunjia. ”

"In this case, Chunjia gave in, and even the virtuous concubine who was known inside and outside the name of Sheng Pet couldn't keep it, how could he not make these hard-earned team members feel cold and even endanger themselves?"

"At that time, we will wait for the stone to fall into the well again, and force it to change its court with both soft and hard measures...... The forbearance of the Son of Heaven for many years, and all the measures since the pro-government, will be abolished! ”

"If he originally had a deep foundation, but his vitality was greatly damaged, and he still had the strength to fight again after recuperation, he might be able to taste his courage on his back."

"But ......"

Ji Minglang sneered, "Chunjia Xiao'er, but taking advantage of our negligence over the years, as well as the fact that the regent is old, worried that there will be no successor, and is anxious to start an incident, this is the opportunity to be pro-government." Its background is shallow and vulnerable, so it is a step backwards, so even if he joins forces with the regent to deal with my Ji clan, he will definitely not be the regent's opponent next...... The regent has always regarded the throne as his own, once he is no longer restrained, will he still read it for the sake of the thin blood between them, so that Chunjia will have a good end?! ”

Therefore, Chao Jingyou's lawsuit is up, and the breakdown of the alliance between the regent and Chunjia can be said to be inevitable!

And this uncle and nephew have broken up, for the Ji family, what else is there to be afraid of?

The brocade-clothed young man who raised objections before listened, but he still didn't have any reassurance, but said with a straight face: "What my brother said is quite reasonable, but we all know now that he is loyal and treacherous, not such a weak and incompetent person who is at the mercy of others!" The core of this situation is that the virtuous concubine he loves has a marriage contract with the Qi family. ”

"But Chunjia is not unaware of this!"

"Last year, it was for the sake of Concubine Xian's crying and pleading, and the Imperial City Division was specially sent to the Northland...... Chunjia is not a person who is obsessed with beauty, even in the eight years of forbearance, he also borrowed the old love to linger in the Huzhu Palace, and he was fortunate to be stunning in the palace. The palace concubine Yi, who entered the palace a little after the age of last year, is rumored to be beautiful and beautiful, and she is not as good as the virtuous concubine in terms of favor. It can be seen that Chunjia's perseverance! ”

"Then how could he dispatch the Imperial City Division just for Concubine Xian's request?"

"You must know that the Imperial City Division was originally the descendant of the Son of Heaven, but because Xiaozong wanted to establish the emperor's younger brother, he fell into the hands of the regent. Even if it is an alliance of uncles and nephews, there are not many people in Chunjia's hands who can be used and trusted. At that time, it was still the time when our family was about to be filial piety, and he was most anxious to lay out

。 ”

"The Imperial City Division's trip is obviously a cover for the daughter of the Xie family, 'Zhaoxue', and the real purpose must be for the Northland."

"And Concubine Xian once had a marriage contract with someone, and the other party to the marriage contract is still a child of the Northland clan who lived in the Regent's Mansion to Cui Yuan, how can Chun Jia not take it into account?"

"If he had a plan at the time, we are afraid that today's move may not be effective, not to mention, and it will also fuel his reputation."

Ji Minglang squinted, and said with a smile: "That's what you mean...... What should I do? ”

…… When the discussion of the Yeguo Mansion was in full swing, there were also bright candles in the Regent's Palace, illuminating many faces in the chamber.

"Lord, the humble duty has gone to Qi Xiaowei's house to visit, his wife Chao went to beat the drum, he has not yet returned, his cousin Qi Jiuzhang came forward on his behalf, saying that his brother's life is dying, so as soon as he entered Beijing, he was sent to a hidden famous doctor for treatment, and he was not at home. When he asked the famous doctor, Qi Jiuzhang said that the famous doctor didn't like to make noise, so he was not allowed to tell his address. Because his brother still needs to be diagnosed by a famous doctor, he does not dare to disobey...... Humble to his words and deeds, but he has entered the Ji family! ”

The regent looked noncommittally at the last seat, where a new seat had been added, and it was his prince Xiangxiao who was sitting in danger: "The prince and Qi Jiulu are kind to each other, do you have anything to say?" ”

(End of chapter)