After separating from Yuan Chun, Jia Baoyu walked around in the imperial garden, and it didn't take long for him to follow the traces of the crowd and come to His Excellency Fengyi.

After boosing with the eunuchs and palace maids standing in line under a row of banana trees, Jia Baoyu slowly walked to the side, and looked into the Fengyi Pavilion through the gap between the plantain and the sycamore.

As its name suggests, Fengyi Pavilion is four or five steps above the horizon and leads to it on all sides. On both sides is a pedestrian corridor, and the main pavilion in the middle is supported by only four huge nanmu columns.

On the pillars and beams, the yellow and red precious brocades are entangled, overlapped, and falling, like a phoenix dancing and coiling dragon.

Facing north in the pavilion, there is a screen horizontally, which is embroidered with a huge pattern of birds and phoenixes.

Fragrant, noble, atmospheric.

The most difficult thing to move your eyes is the two beauties sitting behind the long phoenix case under the screen and on the imperial steps.

One is graceful and beautiful, and the other is pure and elegant.

Because during the national mourning period, the queen did not wear a phoenix costume, so that the aunt and nephew of the Ye family, who were originally blessed with unique beauty, were even more beautiful like two peony sisters with flowers blooming side by side.

Jia Baoyu wholeheartedly admired the beautiful scenery in the hall, but he didn't know that the two rows of palace maids and eunuchs standing next to him were also secretly looking at his demeanor.

Is this the rumored King Jing, really young and handsome......

And it's so bold that you dare to peek at the queen's whereabouts like this!

Xia Shouzhong bent over and walked over, stopped slightly when he passed by the palace maids, and as soon as he pressed his hand, all the eunuchs and palace maids lowered their heads again.

Then Xia Shouzhong trotted to Jia Baoyu's side, bowed his waist and said: "The slave sees the prince, the queen is selecting the people to serve the prince in Fengyi Pavilion for the prince, and now she has finished selecting the people in the clothes and the food, and it should be the people in the Sile place immediately."

But the prince asked to see him? Let the slave go in and report ......"

Jia Baoyu turned his head and looked at the big eunuch beside the queen, and did not answer, but pointed to the twenty or thirty palace maids and eunuchs next to him and said, "These people are selected by the queen's mother?" ”

He saw that most of the eunuchs and palace maids in the pavilion would go to the other side after being seen by the queen, and only a few would come this way, so he guessed.

Xia Shouzhong nodded again and again, "Exactly, these are all innocent people who have been selected by the queen mother herself, and the mother has been here since the end of the hour, and only about thirty have been selected now, which shows that the mother is considerate and careful."

Of course, there is also the credit of Miss Ye in this......"

Putting aside the eunuchs, Jia Baoyu looked at the palace maids in front of him, and only felt that the biggest difference with the maids of the Jia family was uniformity.

Although most of the maids of the Jia family are carefully selected, because of the different sources and standards, there are some differences in tallness, shortness, fat and thinness, and size.

But these palace maids, in these aspects, are not much different.

At a glance, all of them are about the same size, height, and even their statures are almost the same, mainly modest.

There is neither "mediocre" nor too convex and backward, just like a product produced with uniform specifications.

Fortunately, judging from their slightly lowered faces, each of them is very delicate and beautiful. Jia Baoyu was relieved.

Nodding, he didn't let Xia Shouzhong report first, he directly crossed the flower bed and walked towards the Fengyi Pavilion.

Xia Shouzhong smiled slightly bitterly, but he didn't dare to say more, so he hurriedly followed, and sang when Jia Baoyu was about to walk up the steps: "Lord Jing is ......"

In this way, the people in the pavilion can be regarded as seeing Jia Baoyu.

The queen glanced at Jia Baoyu, and there was no surprise, but Ye Zhenzhen hurriedly stood up and bowed.

Jia Baoyu nodded to her, and then bowed to the queen: "I've seen the queen." ”

The queen raised her hand and let go, and then said slowly: "King Jing came to see the palace, I don't know what happened?" ”

"Indeed, there is something to report to the queen...... But seeing that the queen is busy now, it doesn't hurt to talk about the minister's affairs later. ”

As he spoke, he glanced back.

The sharp-eyed eunuchs immediately lifted out the chairs that had been prepared and put them on the side of the long case, and Jia Baoyu also sat down.

The queen glanced at him and said, "It just so happens that the palace is now selecting someone to listen to the call for your new palace, so it's good for you to take a look here." ”

"Empress Lao has bothered us."

Jia Baoyu smiled and glanced at Ye Zhenzhen beside the queen.

When Ye Zhenzhen heard this, she only felt a little embarrassed behind her ears.

She hadn't passed the door yet, but Jia Baoyu said this, which made her very embarrassed, and she even regretted agreeing to her aunt to help choose someone.

When the queen saw her appearance, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

In the past, she also felt that her little niece was smart and introverted, and she would not suffer anywhere in the future.

But now she felt she was wrong.

Jia Baoyu's casual words can stir up her emotions and make her absent-minded, in the future, she will not be pinched to death by Jia Baoyu?

It seems that she still has to take a good look at it, and she can't let this stinky boy bully Zhen Zhen......

……

Xi Garden, Dust Palace.

The Emperor Taishang looked at the King Zhongshun who was kneeling and talking below, and said, "What do you mean, you want to take over the king of Hejian and run the birthday ceremony for me?" ”

"Returning to my father, exactly! The king of Hejian is full of talent and thoughtfulness, but this time he hunted with his father in the autumn, but he was seriously injured because of protecting his father, and his son was already very ashamed, how could he bear to watch him work hard to prepare for his father's birthday ceremony?

Although the ministers were not talented, but the ministers of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Households, and the Honglu Temple prepared together, and then there were the proper arrangements of the king and brother of Hejian, and there were not many remaining affairs in the ceremony. As long as the father gives the son a chance, the son will definitely be able to ...... the scenery of the father's birthday ceremony."

King Zhongshun said very humbly.

The Emperor Taishang just looked at him and said for a while: "Don't you know that now is your imperial brother's funeral?" ”

King Zhongshun's smile seemed to be choked.

Looking at the emperor's salty and non-indifferent look, it seems that he really shot the horse's leg this time?

Could it be that what they said is not right, the father still cares about the four emperor brothers very much in his heart, and the reason why the civil state mourning is set at three months is not for the birthday ceremony?

Even, the father will cancel the birthday because of the funeral of the fourth emperor brother?

Although his heart was nervous, he still trusted the strategist and his own judgment.

First of all, the 80th birthday of the Emperor Taishang, since last year, the Ministry of Rites and others have been preparing for it, and before and after, I heard that the silver money withdrawn from the treasury alone is enough to be as many as millions......

With so much money and material resources expended, wouldn't it be a pity if it was terminated?

Moreover, the 80th birthday of the Emperor Taishang was originally a big day planned by the imperial court to celebrate the whole world, and even some of the envoys of the surrounding small countries have already arrived in Beijing.

In the end, the court situation was in turmoil, and rumors were spreading in the capital, and it was time for a grand ceremony to wash away these negative traces.

Anyway, the Emperor Taishang does not need to mourn for Emperor Jingtai.

Therefore, he said: "The four emperor brothers are in mourning, and the sons and daughters are very sad.

However, the 80th birthday ceremony of the emperor was also the grandest and most important ceremony of the imperial court in decades.

The imperial court has been preparing for this for a long time, and everyone such as the sons and ministers are looking forward to that day.

I believe that even if the fourth emperor brother has a spirit in the sky, he definitely doesn't want his father to affect his father's great ceremony because of his posthumous affairs.

Therefore, the sons and daughters had the courage to beg their father not to cancel this birthday ceremony......"

The king of loyalty prostrated and asked for his life.

The Emperor Taishang purified his hands, leaned on the dragon bed, and said, "Is this what you mean, or is this what the ministers mean?" ”

"Back to my father, this is what everyone means, no, what the son just said is what the son meant, do you believe the minister, and the son has the same idea, they are all waiting for the day of the father's birthday, to celebrate the father's birthday." Be loyal to the king.

There was no joy or anger on the old face of the Emperor Taishang, he waited for a while, and saw that the king of Zhongshun had nothing to say, so he said:

"In that case, I will leave this matter to you, and in two months, I hope to see a satisfactory outcome."

King Zhongshun's heart was relieved, and then he was overjoyed: "Thank you father, my sons must prepare with their hearts and live up to their father's hopes!" ”

"Alright, you go down. In the future, you can discuss relevant matters with Wang Weiren and others, and if there is nothing important, you don't need to come over. ”

"Yes......"

When King Zhongshun heard this, he knew that the Emperor Taishang wanted to cultivate, and he didn't think about it.

In fact, he was already very excited when the Emperor was willing to see him today.

He knew that Wang Weiren and others had asked to see him before, but the Emperor Taishang had not seen him......

Moreover, not only that, but he also got the right to manage the 80th birthday of the Emperor Taishang as he wished.

In the past, these things naturally did not have to worry about the point, and they were all arranged by Emperor Jingtai.

Now that Emperor Jingtai is dead, and the King of Hejian is still injured, if he lets go of this opportunity, then he is too stupid.

Moreover, the Emperor Taishang, who has never heard anything about him, is now willing to hand over such an important matter to him, isn't this also an important signal......

The King of Zhongshun, who was full of apprehension and hope, left the Dust Palace, but he didn't know that before he left, a trace of anger and sneer appeared on the ancient face of the Emperor Taishang.

"Restore the ancestral title to the clan, and give Duke Wenchen...... Hehehe, he is generous, even the promises that Taizu and I dare not make, he dares to take them out as a bargaining chip to win people's hearts, good very, good very ......"

On the side, Feng Xiang, who was arranging the tea set for the emperor, had a meal in his hand, and then continued to do his own thing as if he didn't hear anything.

……

In the Prime Minister's Palace, several ministers and ministers above the third rank came to Wang Weiren's house.

"Lord Shousuke, doesn't the Emperor even refuse to meet you?"

Wang Weiren has been the first assistant for ten years, and his protégés and former officials are all over the government and the opposition.

At this time, all the ministers who came with him as the absolute center.

At this sensitive time when the emperor is newly mourned and the imperial power is redivided, they need to keep up with the pace of one person so as not to make mistakes.

Wang Weiren shook his head, "The inner supervisor around the Emperor Taishang said that the Emperor Taishang needs to recuperate, and let me decide on the affairs of the court and politics, if there is a disagreement, I will consult King Kejing and the Taishi......"

"This?"

The ministers were amazed when they heard this.

Emperor Taishang has been raised for more than ten years, and it is normal not to want to do political affairs, so it is common for them to go to the Taishi.

After all, the Taishi and the Emperor Taishang's monarchs and ministers get along, and they can best know the Emperor's intentions.

But King Kejing ......

To be honest, although King Jing's performance in this autumn hunt and the rebellion of the second prince made many people feel amazing.

However, he is too young after all!

Moreover, regarding his identity, it was unilaterally announced by the Emperor Taishang, and no details were made afterwards. Many ministers still have some doubts about this.

Could it be that the Emperor Taishang really intends to support King Jing?

So, everyone began to talk about it.

One said: "No. Now the court is in turmoil, and the Emperor Taishang has also been ...... by His Majesty"

This person almost missed his mouth, but when he saw Wang Weiren looking at him coldly, he immediately changed his words: "The Emperor Taishang was also surprised by the assassins, the dragon body was sick, and in the clan, the Emperor Taishang had no credible candidate for a while."

It just so happened that although King Jing was young, he was extremely talented, and he had to do things according to the emperor's will, so he temporarily relied on him.

To say that Emperor Taishang intends to establish King Jing to inherit the throne is too subjective speculation.

Even if there is no doubt about the identity of King Jing, don't forget that the old prince who was loyal to him back then led his troops to force the palace, and finally ended up killing himself. ”

Because everyone is their own people, except for the secret about Emperor Jingtai that cannot be disclosed, there are not too many worries about other words.

His words were also recognized by many people, and everyone was not so panicked.

After all, if the Emperor had really chosen King Jing, they shouldn't be discussing these things here now.

How to cling to King Jing, so that he does not become a victim of a son of heaven and a courtier, is the most important thing.

"If that's the case, then who do you think the Emperor really wants in his heart?"

Let one person be reasonable.

"The old man thinks that he should be loyal to the prince.

After all, among the thirteen sons of the Emperor, only this one is alive now......"

One person answered.

His words made everyone a little silent.

After all, when Emperor Jingtai was there, these Zhu Zi ministers didn't want to see King Zhongshun at all.

Also, no one cares about a mother's low status, her own biased reputation, and even the title of the prince is lower than that of a normal prince.

Otherwise, Du Anjiao and King Beijing and others would not have easily stripped King Zhongshun of the power of supervising the state, without the opposition of the courtiers.

But now that Emperor Jingtai is dead, they look back and find that this master has actually become the only seedling of the emperor?

"Ahem, even if the second prince plots to rebel and die, doesn't Your Majesty still have a son?

Although the four princes and concubines only have the position of nobles, they are the only princes of His Majesty now, why do you avoid mentioning them? ”

A person can't bear it, and finally has his own doubts.

He is not the only one who has this doubt.

They are all people who don't know the truth, or guess that the mutiny that night was committed by Emperor Jingtai, but they don't know Emperor Jingtai's bloodline.

The others just looked at their doubts, but they didn't say anything or explain them.

Everyone is a smart person, and when they see this, they also know that there must be an inside story, so they don't say more.

After talking for a long time, everyone has guessed even some of the princes with good reputations in the clan, but there is still no fixed clue.

So, they finally looked at Wang Weiren.

"I wonder who Shousuke-sama thinks is the most likely successor to the Great Treasure? We all respect the first assistant, and ask the first assistant to give advice. ”

Wang Weiren's face was gloomy and handsome, and he looked a little worried.

But seeing everyone's eyes, he still said: "It's pointless for me to wait here to guess, who the Emperor Taishang wants, only the Emperor himself knows."

But I think that at this time, the emperor is afraid that it will be difficult to make decisions in his heart......

At this moment when the safety of the Great Xuan Guozuo is at stake, we, as the pillars of the imperial court, should share our worries for the country! Solve problems for the emperor.

Although it is a matter of the Emperor Taishang's words to set up a new monarch, we cannot let the Emperor Taishang fall into a dilemma.

Therefore, the old man would like to ask you to think about it carefully after you go back, and then write down your thoughts into a recital, and discuss it with all your ministers at tomorrow's court meeting.

Otherwise, the major affairs of the dynasty are always decided by ourselves, or we go to consult King Kejing, which is not justified after all.

What do you think?

Wang Weiren's words have spoken to most people's hearts.

Yes, if the emperor can't make up his mind, shouldn't this kind of big thing be for their courtiers to worry about the king?

Moreover, such a major event as the joint promotion of the new monarch is not something that can be encountered in every dynasty, and when you think about it, it can make people excited!

Just imagine, how glorious is it for the emperors to be elected by them? Isn't it much easier to be a courtier in the future?

But there are also humanitarians: "I'm afraid that something is wrong, the Emperor Taishang has been in power for many years, and he has always been arbitrary, and I am so rashly persuaded to advance, I am afraid that there is a danger of angering Long Yan......"

As soon as this remark came out, some people thought that it seemed to make some sense.

Wang Weiren said: "

The country cannot be without a king for a day, we are walking on a righteous road, even if there is danger, how can we and other people who eat the country and the court retreat.

Besides, the Emperor is benevolent, as long as we are dedicated to the public, I believe that his old man will never be angry with us because of this. ”

"Lord Shoufu is right, the country cannot be without a king for a day!

Even if there is a slight risk, isn't it just right to use it in times of crisis?

We were sent by the first assistant! ”

Before the man could say anything, his friend next to him looked at him.

He could only put aside the doubts in his heart.

After a long discussion in the palace, everyone made a good statute of conduct, and then they broke up happily.

After Zhao Yi, the squire of the military department, left the palace, he couldn't help but complain to his friend:

"Brother Jide, judging from the previous situation, the most likely candidate in the heart of the Emperor Taishang is still Lord Jing, why do Shoufu and others insist on turning a blind eye?

Let's rush forward now, if the emperor has another plan in his heart, wouldn't it be the way to cause trouble? ”

The friend looked normal, and he sighed: "Do you remember that Shoufu once openly criticized Shandong Juzi, and also dropped him off the list and ordered him to reflect for three years?" ”

Zhao Yi said: "There is such a thing, it seems to be the Shandong genius Xie Yuan who vainly commented on the government, called Gu Dingchen's ......"

"That person has already been accepted into the palace by King Jing......

"Eh, what does Brother Jide mean?"

The friend continued: "Also, do you know that King Jing led his troops to quell the rebellion of the second prince that day, what was the first thing he did after entering the city? ”

"I don't know."

"King Jing visited Zongzhe's mansion late at night, and with great courtesy, he respectfully invited Prime Minister Zongzhe to do government affairs."

Zhao Yi's face changed, and he finally realized a little.

King Jing is close to the elder of the Sect!

The elder of the Zongge, but the most powerful cabinet minister under the first assistant, if this is the case, no wonder the first assistant ......

He felt a little frightened.

The friend said: "But this kind of thing has nothing to do with us, tomorrow the court, you and I can be cautious in our words and deeds." ”

"Brother Jide is reasonable, and the foolish brother has been taught." Zhao Yi said.