And Zhao Zhiliang, who was stared at by Jiang Wenbin, was actually very busy, but the direction in which he was busy was different from Jiang Wenbin's prediction.

He is currently busy following Li Xiang's instructions and trying to make friends with He Wenmao, the secretary of the household department. In fact, Zheng Ying also knew about this matter, because Han Denian, another "straw bag beetle", had also entered the household department by buying an official and became a Shuling Shi from the eighth grade.

Don't look at the low official position of the Hubu Shuling, but the oil and water are very sufficient. Han Denian (Mu Ping) was really satisfied with the soil buns that cost money to buy officials, and in order to thank Princess Ningfu for helping him find this shortage, he deliberately spent a lot of money to find a maritime merchant through Linglong Pavilion, and received a box of longan-sized Nanzhu.

This box of Nanzhu is evenly round, exuding a soft light like moonlight.

Nanzhu, which is rare on the market, was quickly sent to Princess Ningfu's mansion. Such a rare and precious Nanzhu is rare in the palace, so it really pleases Princess Ningfu, so Han Denian got a sentence to let him do things well and he will not suffer in the future.

Meddlesome! When Han Denian heard this, he smiled proudly. And behind his pompous smile, there is a condensation.

Isn't it a good thing? It is not in vain that the second princess deliberately sent the box Nanzhu that his eldest sister owned before her death into the capital, and also found a reasonable place for these rare pearls through Linglong Pavilion.

These Nanzhu were originally the things of the imperial offering, and of course they were the best of the best. When Concubine Han newly entered the palace, she was favored by the saints, and the emperor rewarded her with many rare pearls and jade treasures in the world, and this box Nanzhu is one of them.

The palace of Concubine Han, who favored the harem back then, was almost filled with all kinds of dazzling treasures, so although these Nanzhu were rare and precious, Concubine Han didn't care too much about it, and just put them away.

Until Concubine Han fell out of favor and died, the rare treasures in the palace were all taken back by the inner treasury, leaving only some relatively inconspicuous gold, silver, pearls and jade, which were secretly put away and packed by Queen Xie, and the small half was secretly transported out of the palace to the Han family, and most of them were quietly handed over to the second princess and the fourth prince born to Concubine Han for storage, in order to meet the needs of emergencies.

After the defeat of the Han family, Lord Han was degraded, the family was displaced, the situation was quite difficult, most of the relics of Concubine Han smuggled out of the palace by Queen Xie were sold for emergencies, and there was not much left, but the jewels in the hands of the second princess and the fourth prince were still well preserved.

This time, the second princess carefully selected a part of the priceless but inconspicuous jewelry, and let people bring it into the capital and hand it over to Han Muping, just to pave a good way for him.

Three years ago, Zheng Ying and Zheng Jin entered the court as adults at the same time, which opened the prelude to the battle for the throne, and the princesses and princes who have become adults all know in their hearts that although the crown prince can only choose one of the two people, it is impossible for others to be alone.

There is no way, who calls them children of heaven.

Everyone thought that the first to enter the game was Princess Ningfu, because she was the sister of Zheng Jin, the king of Yi, and her position was clear. However, in fact, it was the second princess, Princess Yiling, who chose her position earlier than Princess Ningfu, and the fourth prince who has not yet been crowned king and is still recuperating in the palace under the name of the prince.

Before Zheng Ying and Zheng Jin were minors, they had already decided that they would unite all the forces of the Han clan in the future and go all out to protect Zheng Ying from the throne.

This is their return for Empress Xie's kindness, the collective revenge of the Han family, and the only way for Princess Yiling and the four princes to change their current embarrassing situation.

Princess Yiling and her sick brother are actually not very demanding, they want to live all the time, live well, have a title, have a fief, even if they can't return to Beijing all the time, it doesn't matter. They also want to correct the name of the late Lord Han, want to fight for Concubine Han, and want the royal family to recognize their mother's status, that's all.

Princess Yiling and the four princes know that the current emperor is a father who can't be counted on. It is impossible for him to help Lord Han correct his name, and he will not posthumously crown Concubine Han, even if it is for the sake of Empress Wei, it is impossible for him to do so.

Therefore, their only hope is Zheng Ying. They can only hope that after the new emperor ascends the throne, he will be able to posthumously seal Concubine Han, who has been dead for many years, and then give Lord Han a fair evaluation and a nickname.

These things were decided many years ago, when the second princess had just married and was sealed to Yiling. Therefore, when Princess Pingyang took the initiative to contact Princess Yiling according to Zheng Ying's instructions, she and the four princes were really happy.

It's not that Zheng Ying is happy that she finally left the palace branch, got rid of Empress Wei, and began to compete for the throne in the court. Instead, he was surprised that the eldest sister finally chose the same position as their sister and brother.

In this way, there are two princesses and a prince standing next to Xiao Wu, and it is not too much of a loss to Zheng Jin, who is standing next to Empress Wei and Princess Ningfu.

Since then, the scattered children of the Han family began to gather slowly, secretly changed their identities one by one, and quietly moved to the vicinity of Yiling. Among them, Han Muping, who has the most outstanding literary strategy, changed his identity through the way of the second princess and entered Beijing directly. The rest of the Han family sons received Zheng Ying's order from Princess Yiling, washed their identities through various channels, and went to the capital, or the rich and prosperous state capitals of the Great Zhou.

Some of them are businessmen on the surface, some have become low-level scholars, and some have washed their identities to be white and transparent, and directly entered the high-ranking officials' offices as staff.

Some of these children of the Han clan are still very young, and after changing their identities, they continue to study steadily and prepare to become officials, while some are already old. Fifty years old, or sixty years old, the twilight of their lives could not stop them from starting to work hard for the future of the Han family again.

These Han clan disciples are not like Ji Ling and them, they are the cronies that Empress Xie prepared for Zheng Ying in advance, but because they tie all the hopes of the clan to Zheng Ying, they are also very loyal and trustworthy.

When these Han children gradually began to be active, Princess Yiling and the four princes were not idle, and began to quietly look for talents for Zheng Ying and accumulate capital.

So for now, on the surface, it seems that Zheng Jin has the preference of Empress Wei, and the support of Princess Ningfu and Li Xiangyi's important ministers of the court, and has an advantage over Zheng Ying. But in fact, Zheng Ying's secret strength is not weak.

At present, the two princes have been in the court for almost three years, and the forces in the open and in the dark are becoming more and more active, but on the surface, it still seems to be harmonious, and the years are quiet.

And the one who sat on the throne knew it, but he watched and watched silently.

No one could figure out what he was thinking.