"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info In view of the fact that Lin Xiaotang is in poor health in the Criminal Department, I regret it when I hear it, so I am authorized to recuperate at home for three months, and during Lin Xiaotang's recuperation, the various divisions of the Criminal Department perform their respective duties step by step. ”

In the afternoon of the same day, a holy decree for Lin Xiaotang to recuperate was transmitted to the Criminal Department, which immediately caused an uproar in the Criminal Department. Whether it was the officials of the Criminal Department, the secretary office, or even the other Lang Zhong, the outsiders, and the principals, there was a monstrous wave in their hearts, and they really knew too well the meaning behind this holy decree.

It is precisely because they know the meaning of this holy decree that they will have this monstrous wave in their hearts, they never thought that Shen Yan's status in the emperor's mind would be so high, after Shen Yan stimulated Lin Xiaotang to vomit blood, the emperor not only issued a decree to resign Shen Yan, but actually let Lin Xiaotang recuperate for three months, this is really as Shen Yan said, the emperor moved his mind about Lin Xiaotang.

For a time, the officials and clerks of the Criminal Department were full of flawless reverie about this holy decree.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said. Today, in view of the fact that Zhong Shaoyou, the housekeeper of the Ten Princes' Mansion, was guilty of violating the law of etiquette, and his godson was not strict, and he was even guilty of several crimes, the Criminal Department clearly had enough evidence of the crime, so he would not die loyal to the monarch to serve the country, strictly investigate Zhong Shaoyou, and sit back and watch Zhong Shaoyou continue to do evil. Now Shen Yan and the eighteen princes are provided with relevant criminal evidence, therefore, all officials of the Criminal Department are fined for one year. In addition, Zhong Shaoyou's case will be handed over to the Eighteen Princes for full trial, with Shen Yan and Cui Mingshi assisting. Chin this. ”

If the previous holy decree made the hearts of the people in the Criminal Department flood with monstrous waves, then this holy decree completely filled the people of the Criminal Department with infinite awe for Shen Yan, but more importantly, it gave rise to the heart of clinging, and everyone had the idea of climbing up, but these people were too suppressed in the Criminal Department, and they knew very well in their hearts that there was no room and room for development, so these people hid the thoughts in their hearts very deeply.

However, two consecutive decrees made these people's hearts suddenly become hot, and their hearts fiercely longed for a new opportunity to come.

Lin Xiaotang was holding the holy decree in his hand, and he was pulling out the cold in his heart, and he originally wanted to wait for his body to recuperate a little, and find an opportunity to reprimand Shen Yan and get back the face he threw back today, but with the advent of the holy decree, this thought in Lin Xiaotang's heart was shattered, and he couldn't help but feel a desolate feeling in his heart.

It seems that the emperor's attitude towards himself is really as Shen Yan said, over the years, the seven princes have almost violated the emperor, and the emperor has not touched himself, that is, he still has some use value, but with the rise of Shen Yan, with the initial establishment of the foundation of the eighteen princes, his own value has been gradually replaced by the younger belt. Coupled with the emperor's attitude towards himself, if he doesn't move himself, he is called a stranger.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiaotang's eyes flashed with endless vicissitudes, and a trace of blood secreted from the corner of his mouth, which invisibly aggravated the pain in his heart.

Perhaps, resignation is the only way to protect yourself.

However, all these years of hard work and struggle, with the resignation will come to naught, this is not the result I want to see, the power obsession in my heart has never given up, otherwise, I would not have taken refuge in the Seventh Prince, what I didn't expect was that instead of going any step, I broke my wings on the road I walked.

Through this holy decree, Lin Xiaotang has already realized in his heart that the Seven Princes are not a good choice in the emperor's mind.

Since the Seven Princes are not, then who are they?

Lin Xiaotang knew very well in his heart that the Seventh Prince had lost the qualification to compete for that position, so he had to choose again, so he let himself fall from the pinnacle of power, Lin Xiaotang couldn't accept it, so he kept thinking about who was most likely in his mind, nothing more than wanting to start anew, with his own talent and influence, no matter which prince he took refuge in, he would add strength to the other party, and the other party would definitely agree.

The Ten Princes have also been excluded. Through the emperor's letting the eighteen princes try the ten princes' housekeeper Zhong Shaoyou, it can be seen that the emperor's mentality towards the ten princes can be seen, if the ten princes are the candidates in the emperor's mind, Zhong Shaoyou will certainly be punished, but it must be handed over to the ten princes to do it themselves, not to the eighteen princes.

is such a simple personnel arrangement, Lin Xiaotang, who has been in the eunuch field for a long time, obviously grasped this trace and comprehended the changes in the emperor's subtle thoughts. This has to say that Lin Xiaotang's vision is still quite vicious, but he is caught in the obsession of power and can't see it clearly, perhaps it confirms the old saying: the authorities are obsessed with bystanders.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiaotang's mind suddenly appeared The personnel changes of the Ministry of Officials, does this also mean that the emperor is weakening the strength of the second prince, after all, the foundation of the second prince in the court is the Ministry of Officials, with the emperor releasing Gu Chaoru out, and Shengqiu Mubai is the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, this is not moving the foundation of the second prince, what is it, from this point of view, the second prince is not the candidate in the emperor's mind.

The second prince, the seventh prince, and the tenth prince have all been excluded, so who will be the emperor's candidate? Lin Xiaotang held the holy decree with trembling hands, and kept thinking about possible candidates in his mind, from the eldest prince in charge of the household, to the third prince who controlled the military, and other princes, Lin Xiaotang couldn't handle it very accurately at once.

Could it be that it seems that there is no possibility of the eighteen princes? Lin Xiaotang's mind suddenly had a vague impression of the Eighteen Princes.

If it weren't for the Eighteen Princes, then why would the Emperor send all the Princes to inspect the localities, leaving the Eighteen Princes alone, and letting the Eighteen Princes follow Shen Yan to Lingnan to attack the White Lotus Sect, which is nothing more than gilding the Eighteen Princes. What's more, after the eighteen princes came back, they let the eighteen princes serve in the criminal department, and served as the head of the criminal department under Shen Yan's name, didn't this make the eighteen princes rise rapidly.

The most critical point is that the emperor actually asked Shen Yan to be the attendant of the eighteen princes, which is to bind Shen Yan to the side of the eighteen princes and let Shen Yan serve the eighteen princes.

What kind of person Shen Yan is, everyone in the court knows that to be honest, Shen Yan is indeed very talented, which is also a fundamental reason why Shen Yan can rise quickly and gain a firm foothold in the court.

The eighteen princes don't seem to have any strength, but as long as the emperor is covered and Shen Yan is on his side, the strength of the eighteen princes may not be lost to other princes.