Chapter 132: The Dispute Between Concubines
The words she said today would definitely anger Wang Qifu, and it would also make Wang Qifu understand that Jing Qicheng had already decided to fight for the throne, but she didn't care very much.
The open and secret struggle between them has already begun, and now it is too late for Wang Qifu to be a lobbyist.
Some people are not to be trusted.
Even if they stop now, the prince will not let them go, and the only way is to fight and be the final winner.
Jing Qicheng has been very busy these days, and even when he returns to the palace, he is meeting some people in the study.
These people are in a hurry when they come and will be in a hurry when they leave.
"Lord Ding."
Meng combs his eyebrows and stopped the waiter of the Criminal Department, oh no, now he is already the secretary of the Criminal Department.
Just after being promoted, Lord Ding was proud, and hurriedly saluted after seeing Meng combing his eyebrows.
"Seeing the adults with red faces, I think it's a good mood."
"Thanks to the prince's support."
Jing Qicheng secretly collected a lot of things related to the Shangshu of the Criminal Department and secretly handed them over to several adults in the court, who jointly wrote a letter of impeachment, and the emperor ordered the original Shangshu to be removed from office and investigated.
Yuan Shangshu was the prince's person, and when he was taken away by the official, he didn't think so, thinking that the prince would definitely help him speak, but what he didn't expect was that the prince didn't make a move this time.
The crown prince knew that this happened so suddenly, there must have been someone behind it who had planned it a long time ago, and many people had already suspected the death of Chen's father, if he came forward to intercede, even the emperor might be suspicious of him.
Shangshu of the Criminal Department helped him do a lot of things, but now he is just an abandoned son of the prince.
He was not at all worried that the original Lord Shangshu would betray him, because although he wanted to live, he wanted his whole family to live.
And this Lord Ding, after the original Shangshu was imprisoned, was naturally promoted to Shangshu.
Ding Shangshu knew that he was able to have today all thanks to Jing Qicheng, so he naturally wanted to help him do something in return.
"Chen Ziqi's case has been handed over to Honglu Temple, and the Criminal Department has sealed all the files and sent them over, the princess can rest assured, and the lower officials believe that the prince must be innocent."
Although he was just a squire before, he had also lived in officialdom for a long time, so he naturally knew how to do things for his master, so there was no need for Meng to comb his eyebrows, and there would never be any words that were unfavorable to Jing Qicheng in the case file.
"I'm relieved that Lord Ding said that."
Meng combs his eyebrows and pointed to a few boxes behind him, saying that he knew that Ding Shangshu had just started a family, and these were all a little bit of heart that he gave to his wife, and he hoped that he could accept it.
Chun Xing stepped forward and opened a corner of the box, revealing the contents inside, Ding Shangshu's eyes lit up when he saw it, and he quickly thanked Meng for combing his eyebrows.
"Lord Ding is not polite, I will bring your wife to the palace more in the future."
Meng combed his eyebrows politely and asked Chunxing to send him out, knowing that this Ding Shangshu would come in handy in the future.
Although Chen Ziqi is dead, the results of the previous examination and the palace examination are still counted, and those students with the title of the gold list will serve according to the arrangement of the ministry.
Zhang Ji is the champion of Jinke, and the emperor means to keep him in the capital, but Zhang Ji refuses.
He said he was going to Binzhou.
Binzhou, like Luzhou, is a natural disaster for many years, and the people are struggling to make a living, but because Jingqicheng went to Luzhou once, he disposed of the Wang prefect's mansion, and personally selected a new prefect to take office, and the people's lives have improved.
Zhang Ji said this to the emperor.
Although being a Beijing official is also to serve the imperial court, but the capital is too comfortable, and staying for a long time will wear down people's will, he wants to go to Binzhou to feel the suffering of the people, even if it is just to be a small prefect.
As long as he can work for the well-being of the people, he doesn't care about anything.
The emperor was very moved by his words, and agreed to Zhang Ji's request on the spot.
Zhang Ji also said that he was able to get the top prize, and he had to thank King Chen, if he hadn't funded himself, he wouldn't have even been able to participate in the exam.
At this time, the emperor and the ministers of the court knew that Jing Qicheng had been sponsoring poor students in the name of Meng Guogong.
The emperor was greatly admired, saying that Jing Qicheng's move not only found talents for Qingguo, but also did good deeds without leaving a name, which was really exemplary.
The scholars led by Gu Hanlin also attached great importance to literati etiquette, and their favorability towards Jing Qicheng was a little more at this moment.
Meng's investment has already borne fruit.
When the list of officials was sent to the prince, the prince just glanced at it and threw the booklet on the ground.
"You'll all show me!"
Li Ya picked up the booklet on the ground and took a look, many of them were poor students who had been sponsored by Jing Qicheng.
If a confidant dies, these people will definitely remember Jing Qicheng's friendship in the court in the future, and they will definitely not help the East Palace.
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, don't be angry, these people are just starting to become officials, and they can't become a climate, you don't have to be so angry."
"You're talking lightly."
The prince sneered, during this time, Jing Qicheng can be said to have done his best to win the hearts of the people in the court and the people, and he is about to catch up with his own prince!
If Jing Qicheng is the same as Jing Ran, the mother's background is not high and the emperor should not pay attention to it, but Jing Qicheng is the son of that cheap woman!
Concubine Jing was the favorite of the special room back then, Jing Qicheng was expected to return as soon as she was born, and the prince deeply understood one thing, if he wasn't the eldest son, this prince wouldn't have been able to take his turn at all.
He clenched his fists tightly, Jing Qi Cheng! You're just as nasty as your mother!
Li Ya saw that the prince was angry, so he persuaded on the side, now these things are already a sure thing, even if he is angry, it will not help.
"It's a blessing that you've been able to pluck it out of Chen's time."
There are a few people in the entire Qingguo who dare to kill people outside the Honglu Temple, although it is true that Father Chen was not killed by the prince, but people in the world don't think so, they will all guess what role the prince played in this matter.
So Li Ya felt that since they had pushed someone out to convict, it was best to deal with this matter in a low-key manner and suppress it quietly.
General Mu Xiao is about to return to Beijing soon, and for the prince, it is important to win over the Mu family well, after all, General Kuiwu has the power to control the forbidden army in the capital in addition to half of the military power of Qingguo.
This is a hole card of the prince, it must be grasped well, and the support of the Mu family is more important than anything else.
"Your Highness, you can't lose big because of a small thing, you must not care about the immediate gains and losses, you must take a long-term view, after all, what you want is the whole world!"