Seeing that the two sons and youngest daughter who hadn't seen each other for so long had returned, Yao was the happiest one.

If any child feels thin and dark, it must be too hard outside, and it is not good to eat.

Under the explosion of motherhood, she simply lifted her sleeves and went to the kitchen to direct the cooks to cook, wanting to make up for the children who had not seen her for more than half a year.

Although Ning Zhiyuan, who was a father, didn't say anything, the smile on the corner of his mouth never stopped.

It's a pity that the eldest daughter Ning Yashan is not here, otherwise the family would have all arrived.

However, according to the report of the spies who stayed in the capital, Ning Yashan was doing well and was not affected by the new emperor's accession to the throne.

After all, her mother-in-law is the eldest princess of Qingping, the aunt of Emperor Shuntian, and Ning Yashan is a foreign daughter, so she should not be held accountable for it.

Of course, the more important reason is that Emperor Shuntian and An Guogong have turned their faces, and the two sides are fighting in the middle of the battle, so they don't have the heart to care about such a trivial matter.

Thinking of the current situation in the capital, Ning Zhiyuan showed a sneer.

He had long guessed that this would turn out like this.

If he is a weak and incompetent emperor, in the face of such a strong minister, he can only choose to be a faint monarch who enjoys all day long.

But Zhao Yufeng is self-righteous and self-serving, and his heart is higher than the sky, where is he willing to succumb to Xie Lao Thief.

Even if the other party is his grandfather, Zhao Yufeng is an emperor after all. In the face of huge power, this ancestral family affection is as thin as paper, and it is not worth mentioning at all.

It was only a matter of time before the two sides clashed, so Ning Zhiyuan didn't feel strange at all.

Ning Zhiyuan is more concerned about the response and approach of both sides.

Let's talk about this old thief Xie first, judging from the fact that he blatantly robbed the true knowledge report, it can be seen that he really doesn't care about tearing his face with the emperor.

Perhaps in his opinion, this Shuntian Emperor is just a chess piece in his hand, and he is not worth talking about at all.

This is also very in line with Xie Lao's ruthless work style.

It's just that Emperor Shuntian's reaction Zhao Yufeng's reaction was a little unexpected for Ning Zhiyuan.

Ning Zhiyuan didn't expect Zhao Zhuofeng to dare to directly return the pot to the old thief Xie through the True Knowledge Report, which was obviously a sign of breaking with the Xie family.

Although Zhao Yufeng is not a tolerant person like his father Emperor Jing'an, he is not a fool without brains. It stands to reason that you shouldn't turn your face with the Xie family at this juncture.

Taking advantage of the fact that there was still a lot of time before the meal, Ning Zhiyuan called his three children and his little son-in-law Chi Fei into the study to discuss the matter together.

After talking about the recent situation in the capital and his own questions, Ning Zhiyuan asked, "What do you think about this matter?" ”

After thinking for a while, Ning Yabai took the lead in replying: "Father, if I guess correctly, this should be the puppet emperor's intention to break with the Xie family on the surface, and then attract people who are dissatisfied with the Xie family to come and take refuge.

Because now the forbidden army and the five military camps of Gongwei Jingshi are all under An Guogong's subordinates, and the puppet emperor has no soldiers and no generals to use, and he is like a puppet.

And the puppet emperor is not a person who is willing to be subordinate, in order to regain imperial power, he can only rely on external forces.

That is, to attract those who are dissatisfied with the Xie family, or who are still loyal to the court, to come to take refuge against the Xie family.

But the puppet emperor was supported by the Xie family, and An Guogong was his own grandfather, if he didn't break with the Xie family, no one would dare to take refuge in him.

Therefore, he repeatedly provoked An Guogong, just to take this opportunity to show his attitude and determination.

It can be seen that Zhao Yufeng has already murdered the Xie family. ”

After Ning Zhiyuan listened to his eldest son's words, there was a satisfied look in his eyes.

He also thinks so, the eldest son can have such vision and insight, which shows that he can indeed be independent.

"What do you think?" Ning Zhiyuan asked his second son, Ning Yafeng, and his youngest son-in-law, Chi Fei.

Ning Yafeng replied with a big smile: "Dad, what the eldest brother said is very reasonable, I have nothing to add." ”

Chi Fei arched his hand and said: "Father-in-law, I also agree with the eldest brother's statement, this is the most reasonable explanation."

In my opinion, this is both a conspiracy and a conspiracy.

Zhao Yufeng's biggest reliance is that he is the only bloodline of the Heavenly Family, and he is betting that the Xie family will not dare to touch him, the only seedling of the Zhao family. ”

Ning Zhiyuan asked with interest: "If you were An Guogong, what would you do?" ”

Chi Fei smiled bitterly: "Father-in-law, you are forcing me to be a rebel and thief, and it is really inconvenient for me to say some things." ”

Ning Zhiyuan scolded with a smile: "Stinky boy, what are you afraid of, this is all your own family, what can't you say." Say it. ”

Ning Yabai, Ning Yafeng, and A Zhi were very happy to watch the excitement next to them.

At the urging of his father-in-law, Chi Fei had no choice but to be honest: "Zhao Yufeng is still too big."

That's right, he is indeed the only bloodline of the Heavenly Family. But he forgot one thing, he was not the only one in the old Zhao family.

Not to mention other more distant branches, the nearest room is Fu Wang Zhao Yan'an.

If Zhao Yufeng dies of 'illness' one day, do you think it is possible for An Guogong to invite King Fu to be the new emperor of Great Wei?

Compared with Zhao Yufeng, who is rigid and self-serving, isn't Fuwang's soft bones easier to control? ”

Seeing that Chi Fei deliberately used rhetorical questions to trick him, Ning Zhiyuan couldn't help but be angry and funny, this kid was really cunning.

Ning Zhiyuan coughed dryly before saying, "It's good that you know these things in your hearts, don't tell people outside."

Anyway, that's a matter of heaven, and we don't need to worry about it. ”

Chi Fei understood what his father-in-law meant, he planned to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and not interfere in the affairs of the capital at all.

After saying this, Ning Zhiyuan mentioned another matter, "After the New Year, I plan to try out the suggestion made by Lao Zhang before, relax the restrictions on the promotion of lower-level officials, and allow officials to be promoted."

If you have any suggestions and ideas, you can try to put them forward and refer to them together.

This matter has a great impact, and it can be said that it affects the whole body. Therefore, we need to gather the strengths of all people and get this matter done. ”

Ning Yafeng couldn't help but ask: "Father, since there is such a shortage of talents in the northwest, why don't we hold our own imperial examinations to recruit talents?" Why bother to reform officials? ”

Ning Zhiyuan sighed and said, "You think I don't want to, but we are playing the flag of the orphans of loyal ministers, and we are still nominally the courtiers of the former Emperor Jing'an."

Since we are just courtiers, what qualifications do we have to run the imperial examination? Isn't this an excuse for the puppet DPRK to denounce us in vain?

Moreover, the northwest and northeast are not like the areas with a flourishing literary style like Jiangnan, and there are not many scholars, and even fewer have the ability to be admitted to the jinshi and become officials.

Even if we do want to release the water, it is still unknown whether we will be able to recruit usable people.

Instead of this, it is better to try Lao Zhang's method and promote officials from among the officials.

After all, local officials have practical experience in local governance, which is better than those nerds who can only read and know nothing about mundane affairs. ”

Ning Yabai and Ning Yafeng felt that their father was reasonable, and this was indeed a way out of the way.

Ah Zhi didn't understand anything, because she didn't even know what advice Mr. Zhang Wenxuan was proposing, after all, she wasn't there at the time.

Chi Fei fell into deep thought, because he remembered the official selection methods of his era, as if there were some things worth learning from.

After thinking about it seriously for a while, Chi Fei finally spoke: "Father-in-law, regarding the selection of officials in the northwest, the son-in-law has some immature ideas, I don't know whether to talk about it or not. ”

When Ning Zhiyuan heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "What do you think, you can say it quickly." ”

He wanted to hear what kind of advice this little son-in-law, who was full of all kinds of whimsy and kept bringing him all kinds of surprises, would give this time.