Although Cao Jie was silent, his thoughts turned sharply.

Is Your Majesty sincere or false?

If it weren't for his sincerity, how could he first cut Wen'an County in Bohai County to King Ji. This is "throwing bricks and attracting jade". First cut to the king of thistle, and then sealed the marquis of Hefei. Acting like this, the hundred officials have nothing to say.

Just as he was about to speak, Cao Jie couldn't help but think again.

Bohai County was originally a Bohai country. In the first year of Xiping, His Majesty ordered Jizhou to assassinate Liu Kui, the king of Bohai, and was imprisoned to investigate the case. Liu Kui was tortured in prison and committed suicide with hatred, and more than 100 of his wife and sons died in prison. What's more, Princess Song of Bohai is the aunt of the former queen Song. Wang Fu, the regular servant of the Song Dynasty, was afraid of the resentment of the Song Queen, so he teamed up with Cheng A, the Taizhong doctor, to frame the Song Queen for "coercing the left road to curse", and then deposed, and then caused a violent room to die of sorrow. Father and brother were executed.

Empress Song died violently. His Majesty once dreamed that the first emperor scolded him, and even woke up in the middle of the night.

"Dream is discerning. The emperor was frightened. ”

The scene in the dream is vivid. His Majesty woke up horrified. With this matter, he asked Xu Yong, the left supervisor of Ji Yulin: "What are the signs of this dream, and whether it is ominous." If it is ominous, how can it be eliminated? ”

Xu Yong replied: "Queen Song's mother has been in the world for a long time, and she has been educated all over the world, and she has no fault or notoriety. And His Majesty listened to slander, so that the queen was innocent and killed, and even the family, inside and outside the palace, complained and lamented for the queen. Bohai Wang Kui is the half-brother of the first emperor. The country is in the domain, and it has never been tasted. His Majesty did not testify to the trial, so he was convicted and killed. In the past, the Marquis of Jin dreamed of powerful ghosts, and he wore his hair on the ground, because the Marquis of Jin killed the ancestors of the ghosts in vain. Heaven is clear, and ghosts and gods are difficult to deceive (difficult to deceive). When they are buried together, so that the souls of the wronged can be at peace. He ordered the Empress of Song to exile her relatives and return to her hometown, and restore the state of Bohai to eliminate the guilt (in order to eliminate the evil). ”

Although His Majesty did not accept his words, he was also deeply uneasy. Often wake up from nightmares. I didn't even dare to live in the palace for a long time, and went to the West Garden more. Over time, "Bohai County" became a taboo in His Majesty's heart, and he was reluctant to mention it.

Today, not only will Wen'an County of Bohai County be cut to the king of thistle. He also wants to seal his brother Hefei Hou as the king of Bohai.

When something goes wrong, there must be a hidden secret.

Cao Jie couldn't stand on the ground, thinking hard about the reason, and didn't dare to say anything.

Liu Kui, the king of Bohai, is the younger brother of the first emperor. The Marquis of Hefei is also the younger brother of His Majesty.

They are also brothers. Comparing the heart to the heart, but it is also reasonable.

Wait a minute!

Lucky. Knowing that His Majesty must ask in person, in order to add three counties to the king of Ji in the past few days, Cao Jie has kept in mind the counties around Jiguo.

Wen'an, Gaozu five years (202 years ago) set up the county. "Named after Wen'an Tan", it belongs to Bohai County. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, it still belonged to the Bohai Sea. However, in the second year of Yongyuan (90 years), it was classified as the Hejian State.

Wen'an is no longer in Bohai County!

Your Majesty is it difficult to do it......

Wrong. Your Majesty is shrewd, how can the so-called three sellers not ask the reason. And the addition of the seal to the three counties of Jiwang has already been planned in my heart. Don't you know that Wen'an has been placed under the jurisdiction of the Hejian State?

That being the case, why pretend to be confused.

The first emperor and His Majesty were both born in the Hejian Kingdom. Soon after the first emperor ascended the throne, he analyzed Liwu and Gaoyang counties between the rivers and placed Boling County. In the past, His Majesty also returned Dongping Shu to the Hu people to the Marquis of Yi, and now he has separated Wen'an and assigned it to the King of Ji.

This is in the same vein as the first emperor, and it is all to weaken the Hejian Domain!

It is precisely because of the two emperors before and after that they all came out of the country between the rivers. The first emperor and His Majesty continued to weaken the national strength of Hejian. I am afraid that the popularity of the river will become stronger and stronger, and a new emperor will come out.

This is a plan of "making mistakes and making mistakes" and "hiding from the sky and crossing the sea".

Nominally, it is to take the land of the Bohai Sea, but in fact, the Bohai Sea has not been touched at all.

That being the case, why did you want to crown the Marquis of Hefei as the king of Bohai.

Thinking about His Majesty's words and adding 2,000 households, Cao Jie will understand. The Marquis of Hefei was named the King of Bohai, or the Empress Dowager of Yongle, but His Majesty really didn't want to do it. Your Majesty added 2,000 households for no reason, just to accept it yourself. In this way, in front of the Queen Mother, His Majesty has a good excuse. It's not that I don't want to, but that Shangshutai doesn't want to.

Time waits for no man. His Majesty is waiting for an answer.

Silent for a moment. Cao Jie then tried to say: "Bohai County... It is the former Bohai State. If you want to seal in vain, you need to follow the Bohai line. The Marquis of Hefei is the younger brother of His Majesty, and he is connected with the same qi. How can you turn from branch to branch? ”

His Majesty pondered for a moment, and then suddenly came to his senses: "Shangshu Ling is reasonable. The Marquis of Hefei was born in the river, and he could not be transferred to inherit the heir of the king of Bohai. ”

"Yes, yes." Cao Jie's worries finally landed. This is His Majesty's true intention.

In this way, Zongzheng can allocate 100,000 copper coins for comfort. Copper coins don't need to be in the inner house, so they will be spent by the West House. "Your Majesty is rare and generous.

"Old slave, obey."

Congratulations to His Majesty on his return to the West Garden. Cao Jie got up late. Turn around and go out of the hall, stand on a high platform, and look at the waning west mountain. A long sigh, drooping old.

Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Xia Yun, Guo Sheng, Sun Zhang, Bi Lan, Su Song, Duan Qi, Gao Wang, Zhang Gong, Han Kui, Ning Dian and other twelve people are all marquis, and they are extremely favored, and they are called "ten permanent servants".

Emperor Ling also once said: "Zhang Changshou is my father, and Zhao Changshou is my mother."

Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong are the heads of the ten permanent servants.

Zhang Rang has coveted Shangshu Ling's position for a long time. but because he is not dead, he cannot ask for it.

Why not learn from Cheng Huang, abdicate and make way for Xian, and retire for the rest of your life?

Cannot. Cao Jie categorically strangled this thought in his abdomen. If he retreats from the edge today, he will not have a good end one day. Even if he dies on the stage, he can't give up the position of Shang Shuling.

Looking back at the high platform of the Mingguang Palace, Cao Jie straightened up and went down steadily. Out of the Hongde Gate, board the royal Ci'an car back home.

The older generation is always serving, and the talents are withering, and they are all overwhelmed. Now Zhang Rang and other middle-aged eunuchs are extremely powerful. Inside and outside the palace, the ears and eyes are widely spread. If you want to sit firmly on Shangshutai, you need to find help. In addition to the ten permanent attendants, who else can make allies?

Huangmen Ling Zuo Feng. In the middle of the long service Lu Qiang. Or is it Yongle's servant, Changle's servant Duan Qi, or the court order Bi Lan......

Zuo Feng was young, and he was friendly with the king of thistle. and lower than Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others. Lu Qiang lived in the West Garden for a long time, guarding Wang Meiren and the second prince. is not in cahoots with Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhongxin, both of them can be connected.

Yongle is too servant, lives in a simple place on weekdays, serves His Majesty, and has never been embarrassed by Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others. It seems that it can also be deeply acquainted and helped.

However, Duan Qi, the servant of Changle, and Bi Lan, the court order, are among the ten permanent servants. Although there are old friends, they need to be cleared up.

Especially a few days ago, the court ordered Bi Lan to come to the door during the day. Speaking of many secret secrets such as 'Toad Palace Laurel', 'Custom Nobles', 'Redemption of the Gardens' and so on. Between the words, there is ambiguity. There seems to be something unspeakable. Could it be that he didn't act secretly, and even the East Window incident......

This matter can be big or small, and it must be guarded against.

"Someone." Before Anche entered the house, Cao Jie suddenly spoke.

"Yes."

"Transfer to the colony, Jinshui City."

"Whoa." The car drove out of the road, entered the royal road, and went straight to the east gate.

I went to the small market to meet with the shogunate's right-hand man.

Zuo Feng, Lu Qiang, and Feng Yu are all friends with the King of Thistle. As long as you secretly marry the thistle king, it is enough to keep the remnants alive. As for what happens after death, there is no need for Cao Jie to think about it.

"This country will not leave the Han family after all."