During these two months, Cai Jing planted flowers, raised fish, wrote, painted, tasted food, and played with his concubine, and lived a very pleasant life.

Hanlin Bachelor's Commitment, also known as Du Chengzhi, is the step to the road to slaughter and execution, and you can step into the ranks of slaughtering and execution, and the position of slaughtering and execution is almost within reach, but Cai Jing has been wandering in this position for several years, and he still can't take this step, and he still can't step into the ranks of slaughtering and execution.

The reasons for this are complicated, mainly due to the suppression of Prime Minister Zhang Dun, Minister Zeng Bu and others.

At this time, although Cai Jing's younger brother Cai Bian was the deputy minister of the imperial court, and there was also a deputy minister named Xu Jiang, they were basically set aside by Zhang Dan, and the decree was basically from the Zaifu, and Zhang Dian became the de facto sole minister of the Song court. Not only that, but the quota of the six ruling ministers was basically not full during the reign of Zhangton, and Zhangton rarely recommended new people to join the ranks of the ruling party.

However, since these days, Zhang Dian has shown favor to Cai Jing, which makes Cai Jing feel uneasy.

Sima Zhao's heart is well known to passers-by. Cai Jing was still undecided at this time.

And Zeng Bu has always been disgusted with Cai Jing, the reason is that Cai Jing had defected during the Yuanfeng period, which made Zeng Bu disdain Cai Jing's personality, which is quite complaining, and of course he tried his best to curb Cai Jing.

"Master, the third son is back." Just as Cai Jing was thinking about his own thoughts while admiring the pond fish, the old man in the house reported.

Cai Jing currently has a total of five sons, two sons died early, and there are four sons, and the fifth son is young and unbearable. Cai Jing made the eldest son Yu better than Duan Wang Zhao Ji, the third son Yu quietly married Zhao Ji, the fourth son Yu better than Jian Wang Zhao Yi, so that nothing went wrong.

"What did King Shen tell you?" Cai Jing asked when he saw Cai Ying coming back.

"King Shen didn't say anything, just gave the child a bottle of golden Buddha." Cai Ling then took out the Golden Buddha and said.

"Golden Buddha?" Cai Jing then played with the Golden Buddha and said after a while: "King Shen gave it to you, and you accepted it?" ”

"Yes ... Child... How? Doesn't my father think he should accept it? Cai Zhen asked when he heard this.

"Because of small losses, we must not abandon long-term plans for the sake of immediate benefits." Cai Jing nodded and said, "The situation is unknown, how can you accept the gift of King Shen?" ”

"Father." Cai Yi retorted when he heard this: "King Shen is the elder, and according to what the child has seen, the possibility of King Shen ascending to the throne is very great, so at this time, we should do something to send charcoal in the snow." ”

"That's a fallacy." Cai Jing shook his head and said, "Are all the emperors of my dynasty ascending the throne as the eldest son?" It's not unheard of to be virtuous. ”

"What do you mean, Father..." Cai Ling then asked.

"You come with me." Cai Jing then said to Cai Zhen.

The two then walked to a pavilion, where Cai Jing picked up a few stones and placed them on the ground.

"This is the Empress Dowager." Cai Jing squatted on the ground and moved the largest stone on the ground and said.

"This is King Shen, this is King Duan, and this is King Jian." Cai Jing then placed three larger stones on the ground.

"This is Prime Minister Zhangdun, this is Zeng Bu, and this is your uncle." Cai Jing then placed some of the stones on the ground, which was second only to the Queen Mother's stone.

"This is the concubine Zhu, Wu and others... Cai Jing put some of the smallest stone rubbles on the ground again.

Large and small stones formed a circle on the ground, and Cai Jing finally put a pink petal in the middle of the stone circle and said, "How many pairs of eyes are staring at this position, where do you say the most important thing is at this time?" ”

"The child doesn't understand, please make it clear to the adult." There are a bunch of large and small stones on the ground, which dazzles Cai Chong, how do you know what Cai Jing means?

"You go and bring a basin of water." Cai Jing smiled at Cai Zhen.

Cai Yi was puzzled, but he still obeyed Cai Jing's wishes, brought a basin of clear water, and looked at Cai Jing like a second monk.

"Fall down to the pile." Cai Jing then commanded.

Cai Yi nodded, gritted his teeth and poured the clear water in the basin towards the stone pile, the two only heard a bang, the clear water poured behind the stone pile, and the countless small stones were scattered, leaving only the boulder of the Queen Mother and the larger stones of Zhang Dian, Zeng Bu, King Shen, King Duan, and King Jian, the boulder of the Queen Mother did not move at all, and the stones of Zhang Dian, Zeng Bu, King Shen, King Duan, and King Jian were washed away by the water.

"Now you understand, right?" Cai Jing then asked Cai Zhendao.

Cai Yi looked at the boulder of the Queen Mother in a daze, and nodded as if she didn't understand.

"In my dynasty the Queen Mother is like a rock, let him rain and blow the wind, all of them are not moving, and the rest of the people are gravel, a little bigger wind and rain can blow it away, so the Queen Mother is the key at this time, the Queen Mother's will determine all my movements, she decides who is on the throne, that's almost it, Zhang Dian can't do it, Zeng Bu can't do it, and the rest of the people can't do it." Cai Jing said.

"What do you mean... Befriending the Queen Mother? But the Queen Mother is a person in the palace, I'll wait... How is it... Yes? Cai Yi stammered and asked when he heard this.

"Hehe" Cai Jing finally smiled: "My father has made arrangements over the years, the Queen Mother is a person in the palace, but she didn't jump out of the cracks in the stones, she will eventually have relatives in the family, and her father has long been close to them like brothers." ”

Cai Jing refers to the two brothers Xiang Zonghui and Xiang Zongliang, the two are the brothers of the Empress Dowager Xiang's clan and the Empress Dowager's mother's family, Cai Jing has long been friendly with the two and is like brothers. Trina

Cai Jing not only made friends with relatives, but also made friends with many emperors' chamberlains, close ministers, concubines, and even ordinary palace maids and eunuchs.

An important person in the palace that Cai Jing befriended was Tong Guan, an official in the palace.

"No matter who she decides to take the position, it is always right for us to marry her, this is my Cai family's long-term plan, and it is also more secure." The Cai family then smiled.

The Song Dynasty is quite different from other dynasties, although the Song Dynasty also strictly prevents the harem from interfering in politics and relatives from abusing power, but it is not so strict with the Queen Mother, but it is the practice of the Queen Mother to interfere in politics, especially at the extreme of the transfer of power, even more so, "Hanging the curtain to listen to the government" seems to have become an unwritten ancestral system, and the ministers always have to raise the banner of the Queen Mother, so that the name is justified.

"What do you mean... The child will not associate with King Shen in the future? Cai Ling then asked.

"Not really." Cai Jing shook his head and said: "Just now you said that you sent charcoal in the snow, what my father wants to say at this time is that the icing on the cake is also a flower, and it is better than nothing." ”

"Jiang is still old and spicy, and the words of adults make the children's huts open." Hearing this, Cai Yi asked again: "Having said that, who do you think is more likely to be on the throne?" ”

"Duan Wang Zhao Ji." Cai Jing replied affirmatively after taking a sip of tea.

"Why do you think so? King Shen is the oldest, and King Jian is His Majesty's own brother, why do you think that the irrelevant King Duan can ascend to the throne? Cai Ying asked in wonder.

"The Queen Mother has no children, and the Queen Duan has no mother." Cai Jing replied with a smile when he heard this.

The mothers of King Shen Zhao Tong and King Jian Zhao are still alive and are harem concubines, so how can the Queen Mother allow them to climb onto their heads? Such a humble person, sitting on an equal footing will also make the Empress Dowager Xiang extremely uncomfortable.

However, all this is based on the fact that Emperor Zhao Xu of the Song Dynasty did not designate an heir to the throne, and if Zhao Xu suddenly appointed an heir before his death and left a will, then things would be completely different.

However, it is not uncommon for all dynasties to be overbearing, which is the main reason for Cai Jing's decision.

Cai Jing finally suddenly remembered something, so he asked, "What's wrong with the immortals?" Any news? ”

"Father." Cai Yi replied when he heard this: "The child has received the news, and Sister Qixian has escaped and is on the way back at this time." ”

"So it is reassuring to be a father." Cai Jing nodded and said, "I wonder if she was humiliated in the bandit's den?" ”

"It should be all right, right? What does Daddy mean... Cai Ying glanced at Cai Jing and asked.

Cai Jing frowned, shook his head and said nothing.

Cai Rongxue is talented and beautiful, how can Cai Jing not know? The reason why Cai Jing is so concerned about Cai Rongxue's experience is that Cai Jing intends to marry Cai Rongxue to the three county kings who are competing for the throne as side concubines, so as to increase the Cai family's bargaining chips.

The Cai family had this plan for a long time, and the reason why it was not implemented was because they were undecided. At this time, if Cai Rongxue loses her virginity, then this chip will lose her role, not only will it lose its effect, but it will also become a burden, and Cai Jing will have a headache for this.

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"Driving... Drive... Drive... Return... Avoid! ”

On an official road from Lingnan to Kaifeng Mansion, hundreds of Song soldiers rode on war horses to guard a carriage, galloping on the official road, raising an overwhelming dust.

"Ouch, it's so upset, sister, I have so much pain in my body." Xiao Qin, Cai Rongxue's personal maid in the carriage, rubbed her buttocks, which were torn by the galloping carriage, and said.

"Ninja point, we can rest when we get to the station." Cai Rongxue pursed her lips and smiled.

"Sister, why are you so impatient? I'm in such a hurry to go back... Can't you walk slowly? Xiaoqin pouted and said.

"I said I wanted to be an adult, do you believe it?" Cai Rongxue said with a smile.

Xiaoqin has been Cai Rongxue's maid since she was a child, and the two have long been intimate and have nothing to talk about.

"I don't believe it." Xiaoqin said disdainfully: "You are for him... ”

"What nonsense are you?" Cai Rongxue's cheeks flushed when she heard this, and she hurriedly said, "Which one is him?"

"Sister, don't pretend, although the slave is young, he is not blind, he knows everything, hehe."

"What do you know?"

"Xiaoqin just knows, sister, you care about him so much, does he care about you?"

"Hey... Why does he care about me? ”

"He doesn't care about you, he's just a blind person, just a demented person, hum!"