Chu Mingwei swore allegiance to Qi Ning, Qi Ning naturally would not believe this person immediately, but he knew very well in his heart that although he had deterred the officials of the Criminal Department, the relationship between the Yamen of the Criminal Department was complicated, and this pool of water was to be clarified, and Chu Mingwei's full assistance was really needed.

He has naturally figured out that although Chu Mingwei is the right attendant of the Criminal Department, over the years, his real power in the Criminal Department is actually extremely limited, Qian Raoshun covers the sky in the Criminal Department, and Da Xichong is Qian Raoshun's henchman, these two people control the Criminal Department, although Chu Mingwei has the title of the right attendant of the Criminal Department, but he has always been on the edge of the Criminal Department.

Chu Mingwei himself is also an extremely smart person, he is extremely low-key in the Criminal Department, and he has never formed a gang in the Criminal Department, he knows very well that if he is a lonely person and weak in the Criminal Department, Qian Raoshun may still feel that this person is in the way, and continue to let him stay in the position of the right attendant of the Criminal Department, once he finds out that Chu Mingwei is forming a party in the Criminal Department, Chu Mingwei's position is likely to be unkept.

So over the years, Chu Mingwei has been extremely low-key in the Criminal Department, and has even been ignored.

In the officialdom, no one will be willing to become an ornament, Qi Ning knows that Chu Mingwei must also want to get ahead in his heart, and he can really make a difference in the Criminal Department, and because of this, this time Chu Mingwei took down Da Xichong with Qi Ning's hand, and the next position of the left waiter of the Criminal Department is naturally none other than Chu Mingwei.

Qi Ning did not forget the agreement with the Jiuxi Poison King, and asked Chu Mingwei to arrange for Duan Qingchen's corpse to be handed over to the Jiuxi Poison King that night.

Qiu Qian Yi didn't have any extra words, took Duan Qingchen's corpse, and left Beijing, but Qi Ning knew in his heart that although Qiu Qian Yi was a yin owl person, this person was not a generation of poison kings, and he took Xinnuo very seriously, since he promised to continue to find Lu Shanghe's whereabouts, he would naturally try his best to do it.

The case of Da Xichong stealing beams and changing pillars was naturally listed in the file, Qi Ning knew that if the excerpt was submitted, it would probably pass through the hands of Sima Lan, Sima Lan had always wanted to use Da Xichong to infiltrate the power of the Sima family into the criminal department, if this case fell into the hands of Sima Lan, I don't know what tricks the old fox would do.

He knew that this matter could only be submitted directly to the emperor, but fortunately, the evidence in his hands was conclusive, and as long as the emperor said a word, the case could be decided.

This kind of thing naturally can't be delayed, and early the next morning, Qi Ning personally took the file and went straight to the palace.

The palace gate did not prevent Qi Ning from entering the palace, and when he entered the palace, Qi Ning wanted to go directly to the imperial study, but learned that the emperor was not in the imperial study at all.

The emperor's wedding has been three days, according to the rules, after three days, the emperor should also come out of the harem and start to deal with government affairs, if the emperor's wedding is before the minister's wedding, the auxiliary minister still has a great say in state affairs, but the emperor's wedding from another point of view, is also a signal to the government and the opposition to manage the government.

Longtai has already been subdued, and in the nearly a year after succeeding to the throne, in fact, many affairs in the court and China were first seen by Zhenguo Gong, and then forwarded to the emperor, and many decisions were made in accordance with the opinions of Zhenguo Gong, the auxiliary minister, but now that the emperor is married, that is, he has grown up completely, according to the convention, the auxiliary minister must also begin to gradually give some hands to political affairs.

Throughout the ages, there are not a few things that are entrusted to the government at the end of life, the emperor is young, and the state affairs are handed over to some capable cronies and ministers, so as to smoothly pass the transition period of the government, which has happened in all dynasties, and most of the auxiliary ministers are also after the emperor grows up, and gradually return the government to the emperor, so that the monarch and the minister are mutually reinforcing, smoothly entering a new era.

But there are also some auxiliary ministers who are greedy for power and do everything possible to obstruct the emperor's pro-government, and even become powerful ministers who lean towards the government and the opposition, covering the sky with one hand, but such characters often end up not very well, without extraordinary courage and ambition, and ordinary auxiliary ministers do not dare to do this at all.

Qi Ning has always felt that after the emperor's wedding, he is likely to take this opportunity to start taking back some power from the hands of Zhenguo Gong, with Longtai's shrewdness, although it is impossible to immediately slash the power in the hands of Zhenguo Gong, it is impossible to miss this great opportunity to take over the imperial power.

He always felt that as soon as the wedding was three days over, the little emperor was likely to immediately convene the ministers to discuss politics and start a new dynasty, but the facts were beyond Qi Ning's expectations, and now three days have passed, but Xiao Longtai does not seem to have the intention of starting to govern, and until today, he still remains in the harem.

The newlywed Yan'er, the young men and women, are greedy for each other, this is also a reasonable thing, but the quality that Longtai showed before does not seem to be an emperor who neglects state affairs because of his beauty, but he knows that Longtai Wu stayed in the harem, which made Qi Ning a little surprised.

Qi Ning entered the palace to prepare to cut through the chaos quickly and quickly solve the case of Da Xichong, at this time Longtai stayed in the harem, and he was a foreign minister, of course, he could not enter without announcing it.

Fortunately, the eunuchs in the palace also knew that Jinyi was highly valued by the emperor, and some eunuchs invited Qi Ning to wait for a while, but Fan Dehai, the emperor's personal eunuch manager, came over.

As soon as Fan Dehai saw Qi Ning, he immediately trotted forward, Qi Ning was not verbose, and asked straight to the point: "Grandpa Fan came from the harem?" ”

Fan Dehai nodded slightly, and said in a low voice: "Master Hou wants to see the saint?" ”

"Exactly, I have something important to say to the emperor, I don't know ......?"

"Master Hou, take a step to speak." Fan Dehai made a look, Qi Ning was a little strange, but he still followed him to the bottom of the corridor, Fan Dehai looked left and right, and then said in a low voice: "Master Hou, the saint is accompanying the queen mother to watch the song and dance, and it will take some time to go over to play, and ......!" His expression was slightly unhappy: "And the old slave has not been close to the saint for two days." ”

Qi Ning was stunned, surprised, and said in a low voice: "Hasn't my father-in-law always been close to the emperor to serve?" ”

"Master Hou doesn't know, Liu Zhen, the chief manager of the Rite and Music Supervisor, is now deeply favored by the saint, and Liu Zhen has been waiting by the saint's side these days." There was no jealousy in Fan Dehai's tone: "If you want to see the saint now, you must first report to Liu Zhiyu." ”

Qi Ning was surprised, thinking that he hadn't seen the emperor for a few days, how could there be an extra Liu Ji by his side, and he didn't know what was going on in the palace for a while, so he frowned and said, "Rite and Music Supervisor? Why haven't I heard of this Liu Zhen? ”

"It's not surprising that Master Hou hasn't heard of this person." Fan Dehai said in a low voice: "In fact, among the eighteen eunuchs in the palace, this ceremonial supervisor has never been welcomed. When the first emperor was alive, he was busy with national affairs, and rarely watched songs and dances, and only on big days did he gather the ministers of the court and the central government to watch together, but this situation was very rare. Originally, after the saint ascended the throne, he never cared about the ceremonial music supervisor, but a few days ago, on a whim, the saint recruited Liu Zhen and asked him to arrange songs and dances for the queen to watch. ”

Qi Ning bowed slightly, and Fan Dehai lowered his voice and said: "The queen mother can sing and dance, after watching the song and dance, she will personally instruct, and make suggestions to the emperor, the queen mother will personally choreograph for the emperor, and instruct the dancers of the music supervisor to practice, and the emperor will immediately approve it, so Liu Ji has been in Fengyi Palace for the past few days." ”

Qi Ning suddenly realized and asked, "The queen is still choreographing?" ”

"I heard that it was arranged yesterday, and early this morning, I will perform for the emperor." Fan Dehai said softly: "The emperor is very fond of the queen, and after the wedding, they ......are inseparable!" Speaking of this, he seemed to feel that he was talking a little too much behind his back, and smiled.

Qi Ning thought that when Longtai first went to the Qi Kingdom, he had a good impression of Princess Tianxiang, and now they are married, which can be regarded as a happy relationship, the original Princess of Qi and now the Empress of Dachu, took the initiative to choreograph for the emperor, and Longtai, who was lingering in the gentle township, naturally agreed happily, which was reasonable, and it was taken for granted.

"Father-in-law Fan, won't I see the emperor today?" Qi Ning said softly: "Why don't I enter the palace again tomorrow?" ”

Fan Dehai hesitated for a moment, and then stopped talking, Qi Ning saw it in his eyes, and said in a low voice: "What does my father-in-law have to say, but it doesn't matter, there is no need to be taboo." ”

Fan Dehai hesitated for a moment before he said softly: "Master Hou, I don't see the emperor today, but I'm afraid that it will be difficult to see tomorrow." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"As far as the old slave knows, Liu Zhen selected a few women from outside to enter the palace yesterday, and it is said that they are all good at the piano." Fan Dehai's expression was serious: "Today, Liu Xun deliberately said it in front of the old slave, claiming that those women are all singers who are one in a million, not only good at the piano, but also good at singing, and he is ready to dedicate it to the emperor." ”

"Singer?" Qi Ning was stunned for a moment, and sneered: "Does Liu Ji want the emperor to indulge in singing and dancing all day long?" ”

"Liu Zhen is in charge of the ceremonial music supervisor, and if he wants to win the favor of the emperor and the queen, he can only rely on singing and dancing." Fan Dehai was also extremely dissatisfied: "The queen seems to like singing and dancing very much, then Liu Wei caters to the queen's preferences, and the emperor loves the queen and accompanies the queen ......!" He looked left and right, and even leaned closer to Qi Ning's ear, and said in a low voice: "The old slave is only worried that Liu Zhen will continue to bring people in the palace next, but don't miss the state ..... because of this!" ”

Qi Ning knew that Fan Dehai might not be really worried about delaying any state affairs, but because he was worried that Liu Zhen would take his place and become Longtai's confidant eunuch.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are battles, the eighteen eunuchs in the palace revolve around the emperor, Fan Dehai is the chief eunuch in the palace, and Liu Zhi is only the chief supervisor of Lile Prison, according to the level, Liu Zhi is naturally under Fan Dehai, but if Liu Zhi really pleases the emperor and the empress, then Fan Dehai will not dare to act rashly against Liu Zhen, and Liu Zhi will also pose a great threat to Fan Dehai's position.

"Then according to Grandpa Fan's meaning, how can I meet the emperor now?" Qi Ning groaned slightly, and then stared at Fan Dehai's eyes and asked.

Fan Dehai thought for a while, and then said: "Hou Ye is here for state affairs, since there is something important to perform, the old slave will be punished by the saint, and he will also go to the saint to say, Hou Ye is waiting here, the old slave will go to Fengyi Palace immediately, if he gets the holy summons, come to report immediately!" ”

Qi Ning arched his hand and said with a smile: "Then there is Lao Fan's father-in-law!" ”

Fan Dehai didn't say much, let Qi Ning wait, and turned around to go to Fengyi Palace, Qi Ning sat down in the chair, frowning slightly, thinking to himself Did the little emperor really fall into the land of gentleness and be fascinated by the sound of glamour?