On February 12, spring is in full swing.

On the branch outside the eaves, a finch flew in, chirping, as if talking slowly to the woman in the house.

When the woman's voice fell, the finch suddenly became dumb, flapped its wings twice, and flew away.

Inside and outside the house, there was only silence.

Mrs. Yan Guo listened to Lu Zijin's words, but her face did not soften, she was silent for a moment, and said: "The canonization edict has passed through Zhongshu Province, and no one has stopped her-" She looked at Lu Zijin fixedly, "Do you know what this means?" ”

It was only at this time that Lu Zijin's eyes changed slightly, and he said softly: "There is a disagreement in the East Palace. ”

This is not unexpected, she was also a witness to the Xue Ling incident at the beginning.

It's just that she didn't expect that the fire of the Xue and Chi families would be the first to burn on her.

"What should you do if the crown prince's decree is one step later than the canonization edict?" Mrs. Yan Guo asked.

Lu Zijin thought for a while and smiled faintly: "Then come from behind!" ”

……

"The minister is indeed selfless, but it is really for His Highness's plan-"

In the main hall of the East Palace, the Duke of Qi was calm.

"Lu Da entered the palace, it is not a good thing, with Lu Da's virtuous prestige, the harem is unmatched, at that time, the harem will become the help of His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness must not underestimate the influence of the harem on the previous dynasty!"

Li Yan looked at him with a faint look in his eyes and said, "What you want is not the throne, but the world." ”

Qi Guogong smiled slightly: "If Your Highness wants to pass through the Western Regions, you need to choose a person who is both wise and brave, Lu Da is a weak woman, she is not the best candidate, and it is not as good as Chihou Weizhen in the Western Regions." ”

Li Yan looked at him quietly for a moment, and said, "To envoy to the Western Regions, Chi Hou is indeed an excellent candidate——"

Qi Guogong stroked his beard with a smile.

"Since the death of King Liang, Henan has been unstable, and he wants to send one person to govern Henan.

Qi Guogong's movement of brushing his beard froze, and his face changed.

Li Yan lowered his eyes and took a drink, and said lightly: "There are hundreds of civil and military officials, and there are many people who can use them, how can they push everything to one person?" This time, those who have passed through the Western Regions, Lone has already set Lu Zijin! ”

Qi Guogong bowed his head respectfully: "What His Royal Highness said is extremely true, it is the minister who is narrow-minded!" "Wei paused, sighed, "But the prince's order is indeed a step later than the edict, hey, it's all to blame the minister's thoughts, and he didn't stop the edict——"

"Then send the prime minister's post, intercept the edict and the crown prince's order!" Li Yan interrupted him.

Qi Guogong's face changed again.

The Son of Heaven said the edict, the crown prince said the order, and the prime minister said the hall post.

The Prime Minister's Decree can indeed intercept the edict and the prince's decree, but how can these two be intercepted casually? Whoever intercepts it will be on whoever else is responsible.

"What about after the interception?" Qi Guogong asked stubbornly.

Li Yan looked at him coldly: "Two days later, I hope that the Japanese court will meet, and the court will discuss!" ”

Qi Guogong was silent for a moment and respectfully responded.

"It doesn't matter if it's late," His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said lightly, "The latecomers can also be on top!" ”

……

"The crown prince's order is late, and he can also come later, after all, the government is bigger than the harem, and the emperor canonized the harem, how can it compare to such a major event as the Western Regions?" Pond Changting Road.

"So what are we all nervous about?" Chi Tang didn't understand.

Since you are so sure, what order are you rushing to grab in a hurry?

Chi Changting smiled and said: "The court discussion is risky, mainly because Mr. Lu is not the right person, in case the discussion is over, they all think that Mr. Lu is not suitable, but they think that your father and I are suitable, and when the time comes, send me to the Western Regions and send Mr. Lu to the palace, where are we going to cry?" ”

Chi Tang's little face turned white, but he quickly regained his composure: "Mr. must be the most suitable!" ”

Chi Changting couldn't help but look sideways: "You have confidence in her?" ”

"Of course!" The little girl suddenly smiled slyly, "Daddy, you say, if it's appropriate or not, who has the most right to speak?" ”

Chi Changting raised his eyebrows and laughed.

……

On February 15, the Japanese court meeting discussed the belonging of Lu Zijin.

Everything is as expected -

"It is important to go to Kangju, but Lu Zijin is a woman, why does he take on this important responsibility? Is there no one in the DPRK? Zhongshu Lang Gao Mian said.

Chi Changting waited for this sentence, and walked out of the ranks leisurely, saying: "Why take on this important responsibility, it is better to be assessed by the court, if there is anyone who is consciously more competent than Lu Zhi, you can stand up and accept the assessment together!" ”

As soon as he said this, many people silently took a small step back.

Who wants to run thousands of miles away? I don't know if I can come back in this life.

Chi Changting swept around and said with a smile: "It seems that there is indeed no one in the DPRK and China who has raced against Lu Zhizhong." ”

Bohai Gong lifted his eyelids and said, "Chi Hou once sent an envoy to the Western Regions, isn't he a ready-made candidate?" ”

Chi Changting waved his hand: "No, no, no, I'm not as good as Lu Zhizhong, I admit defeat!" ”

The corners of Bohai Gong's mouth twitched.

In the court full of ministers, how can there be such a shameless guy?

"Weichen is not talented, and he is willing to accept His Majesty's assessment together with Lu Zhizhong!" Among the civil officials, there is one person who stands out, the wind god is handsome, like a jade tree, it is Cui Jiu who is with Xiao Zhuo and is the "double master of the capital".

Chi Changting looked at it and "chuckled" in his heart, is there really a kick in the hall?

Encouraged by Cui Jiu, two more people stood up.

Since there is an assessment, someone has to take the exam.

The Prime Minister, Hong Luqing, and Chi Changting, who had been an envoy to the Western Regions, were all listed as the main examiners.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who stood in front of His Majesty Dan, raised his eyes and said: "Since Princess Kangju returned to China and helped Princess Kuang restore orthodoxy, I will invite the princess to participate in the selection!" ”

Whether it is suitable or not, in addition to Chi Changting, the most vocal is Kang Yuniang, the princess of Kangju.

The so-called court assessment is always inseparable from language and customs.

The Changting Chambers of the Western Regions have already been handed over to Lu Zijin, presumably Lu Zijin is already familiar with it, and at most he is on a par with others.

The choice between the two of them, with Chi Changting and Kang Yuniang, must be the most suitable for Lu Zijin!

In this assessment, Lu Zijin is destined to win.

Unexpectedly, Cui Jiu also performed well.

There is a humanitarian: "Cui She people also understand the terroir of the Western Regions, and they are men, I am afraid that they are more suitable than Lu Qi!" ”

Chi Changting was about to refute, but he heard Cui Jiu calmly say: "This is going to Kangju, the mission is not enough for one person, and the minister is willing to be the deputy envoy, and accompany Lu to send an envoy to Kangju in the matter!" ”

That's a good idea!

Chi Changting almost wanted to applaud him.

"That's great!" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also readily agreed, "All of you who participated in the assessment today are all pillars of the body, and you should go together!" ”

At this point, the ministers had no objections.

Li Yan turned around and bowed to the dragon chair: "What does Your Majesty think?" ”

The emperor leaned on the armrest, sneered with drooping eyebrows, and said, "With the prince here, what else is there to do?" ”

Li Yan was unmoved: "If Your Majesty has no objection, you will hand it over to the Zhongshu to draft an edict." ”

The emperor stood up and said lazily, "Are you finished?" I'm tired! ”

Li Yan straightened up, looked up at him, and said lightly: "It's not over yet-"

After such a scene, how can it be simply over?