Chapter 245: Contention
"Sheji is like this, a group of internal and external officials are still fighting there, hmph, they are in a high position, but their methods are extremely inferior! People say one thing in front of them, but behind them they do another set for silver, women, and hats! โ
In the carriage heading to the Huitong Pavilion, talking about the power struggle between the DPRK and China, Ouyang Tong looked quite angry.
Zhu Qiming smiled faintly, looking like he didn't care about himself. "We can't manage that much, let's take it one step at a time. Xining and the British Duke's Grange are next to each other, and sooner or later there will be a conflict, but most of the British Dukes can't fight Xining, so we have to secretly help the British Duke. โ
The carriage entered the Daming Gate, leaving behind the noisy noise of the market, and the surroundings suddenly became silent, and Ouyang Tong lowered his voice: "Your Highness, we have ironclad evidence in our hands, and it is a pity not to turn over the old accounts of His Highness's assassination back then!" โ
It's not that simple! Zhu Qiming's thoughts passed through the smoke and clouds of time and fell eleven years ago, through a series of bizarre encounters of his own, a huge net that was incomparably exquisitely woven could be faintly seen, which was tailor-made for him, the prince of the year! And Xining is not the only spider weaving webs! But in addition to Xining, if you want to find out other webweavers, there seems to be a few key pieces of evidence missing!
If he, the prince, wants to uncover the secret of that huge net himself, I am afraid that it will be self-defeating!
"Our best choice is to stay put, just secretly add some chips to the British duke's side!"
Ouyang Tong stroked his beard, "Your Highness is right." Your Highness, I heard that Xining blindly fights and fights, and seems to have few scheming, is he so difficult to deal with? โ
The carriage slowly stopped, Zhu Qiming and Ouyang Tong got out of the carriage one after another, and without waiting for orders, the coachman immediately drove away.
The sound of hooves gradually faded away, Zhu Qiming squinted at the Huitong Hall under the morning sun, "Don't underestimate Xining's energy, not to mention that there is a Wang Zhen behind him!" Before we bring down Xining, we have to restrain Wang Zhen first, so that he is busy with self-protection and has no time to take care of him. โ
"Is this the reason why His Highness let him join the pavilion in the next place?"
"Not bad! When the king and Mr. Ma entered the meeting room first, Ouyang Changshi took the opportunity to greet the Korean envoy Li Sui and secretly asked him for verification: In the eighth year of Xuande, Wang Zhen was ordered to envoy to North Korea, did he ask for seven Korean girls in the name of the first emperor? โ
Ouyang Tong was shocked, "Damaging the reputation of the first emperor, this is worth it!" โ
"If this is the case, Ouyang Changshi will persuade Li Sui Toma Yu to ask for a decree in the name of this king, and allow seven Korean women to return to China."
Hearing this, Ouyang Tong's spirits were lifted, "Li Sui thought of His Royal Highness's life-saving grace, and he will definitely inform Master Ma of the truth, so that the shocking scandal that damaged the reputation of the first emperor will be exposed in front of the emperor, wonderful!" Oh, Wang Zhen may be a big one! โ
Zhu Qiming shook his head, "The emperor can't do without Wang Zhen, so no matter how big the scandal is, it can't shake Wang Zhen's status." However, let's add some means in the future, which will definitely put Wang Zhen in trouble in the short term, and that's enough! โ
A wisp of beautiful piano sound floated over, and Zhu Qiming suddenly froze there, and an inexplicable excitement slipped through his heart. Could it be that Sister Xiyu is here? No, the technique of the violin strocher is different from that of the sister of the sunset!
The two female officials walked out of the hall from a distance, and they were amazed as they walked.
"A North Korean woman has such piano skills, it's really unbelievable!"
"Yes, I have good looks and talents, I'm afraid that I will be better than countless women from my Ming family!"
North Korean women? Could it be Li Sui's daughter? As soon as this thought flashed in Zhu Qiming's mind, he saw Ma happily walking over.
"See His Royal Highness King Yue."
"Hello Mr. Ma."
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A short and grand birthday ceremony is being held inside and outside the Xianxi Palace, and the emperor has a stack of inscriptions and recitals in the Yongsu Palace. Next, the inside and outside of the Xianxi Palace became a woman's world, the queen led the harem concubines and the princess of Shunde and Princess Changde to salute in front of the queen mother, behind them was the inner lady of the palace nurse, the door is the foreign woman, outside the door is several rows of female officials, and the female officials are fortunate to participate in the grand ceremony of the grandmother and palace maid.
The stylized etiquette process was quickly completed, but everyone had no intention of ending, a pair of eyes looked back behind them from time to time, looking at the posture, it didn't look like they were waiting for a meal, Xianxi Palace was not a restaurant, and the Forbidden City couldn't hold a flowing water banquet, so many people wanted to eat, and there was no door!
According to the Korean "Records of the Li Dynasty" and the essays left by officials in the Ming Dynasty, when the Ming Emperor entertained guests for dinner, the daily language was not as lofty as people imagined, and the Son of Heaven only spoke three words, which is very interesting.
Enjoy the meal and eat!
Even in the 21st century, these three words seem vulgar! Why does it have to be a "feast" or something, a meal to eat? Let's beat the rhythm of Hanako! But the real history is like this, but after being polished and packaged by those well-educated people who have studied history, it has become elegant!
Fortunately, the queen mother has no food to reward, otherwise you would have to spray rice.
Everyone is naturally waiting for the character Zhu Qiming who has been rumored to be hot! The female officials of the Shanggong Bureau and the Shangyi Bureau saw that Wu Yangyang and the others were unwilling to stop, so they had to disperse and guide them to leave, including Zhou Xiaodie, who was delayed by Zhu Qiming, and Princess Changde, who was displeased, and Princess Shunde, who was quite disappointed.
I'm afraid that Princess Changde will already scold in her heart: Hmph, maybe it's getting uglier and uglier, who is rare with you!
The only people who can stay in Xianxi Palace are the queen and Concubine Zhou. These two not only have an extraordinary status in the palace, but their eyes are very bright: the current situation is turbulent, and Sheji may really be inseparable from King Yue! As a result, the selection of Princess Yue has become an indisputable matter!
Concubine Zhou was originally the queen mother's favorite candidate for the queen mother, but now Queen Qian is the person the queen mother liked before her death, she is well-behaved and generous, and she can't find any fault, and over time, the queen mother also agrees with this daughter-in-law from the bottom of her heart. Besides, the Zhou family has children and the queen is infertile, if you always value the Zhou family and treat the Qian family coldly, it will inevitably remind outsiders of the past when they replaced the Hu family in the middle palace, and that past is not glorious enough, so it must not leave people with the illusion that history repeats itself!
"The queen mother, the concubine's little sister has been waiting for several years, and she is about to miss the most suitable age for marriage."
Is she waiting? The Empress Dowager disagreed, but since the Zhou family opened her mouth, presumably the Qian family would mention the fifteen-year-old Lin Sulan, and the two sides had to be more energetic in words, and this kind of contention made the Empress Dowager very useful.
However, Qian's performance today was quite abnormal, Qian didn't even look at Zhou, bowed to the Queen Mother, and immediately resigned, which made the Queen Mother feel disappointed.
The queen went out of Xianxi Palace and called Yutang, the palace maid in charge of Kunning Palace.
"I heard that the eldest daughter of Lu Xi of the Hanlin Academy is very smart and clever, so I chose a convenient day to pass her into the palace, and the palace wants to meet her."