Zhou Jinzhi picked up the teacup unhurriedly, took a sip, and then said slowly: "This Huo Shizi grew up in the back house of the Hou Mansion, and seems to be unknown, but in fact, Huo Shizi, who is used to being obscure in the back house, is used to the conspiracy and treacherous plans in the future, and he is naturally handy. ”

"He is really powerful when he uses what he learned in the Huo family and the main hall to the Huo family." Chu Li's face sank like water, "The Huo family gave birth to him and raised him, and gave him the identity of the prince of Jingbei, and this is how he repaid the Huo family!" ”

Hearing this, Zhou Jinzhi reminded lightly: "The identity of the prince of Jingbei was given by His Majesty, not by the Huo family. ”

Chu Li's face darkened instantly, of course he knew that Huo Sijin's identity as the son was given by the emperor, more precisely, it was won by the crown prince Chu Zheng for Huo Sijin. It's just that Zhou Jinzhi is so blatantly demolishing the stage, it's not appropriate!

"Lord Zhou, don't forget your identity." No matter how fast Zhou Jinzhi is promoted and how high his official position is, in front of him Chu Li, he is just a courtier.

Zhou Jinzhi owed, hooked his lips and smiled: "The lower official didn't choose to say anything for a while, don't blame Your Highness." ”

This tone is light and breezy, obviously there is not much taste of "unscrupulous words" in it, but it is more like taking advantage of the situation to give Chu Li a step down, so that he can get by in terms of face.

Chu Li was not a fool, hearing this, his eyes sank even more.

To be honest, from the bottom of his heart, Chu Li didn't like Zhou Jinzhi, and he didn't even want to deal with him. It's just because of this Zhou Jinzhi who is arrogant and ambitious, and more importantly, his ambition is clearly expressed, and he is not deliberately hidden. Ambition but never hides it, either this person is honest and straightforward enough, or he is confident enough that he can cope with it even if others see through his intentions.

And Zhou Jinzhi is obviously the second type.

Zhou Jinzhi's self-confidence and arrogance sometimes made Chu Li feel afraid. He is the king, Zhou Jinzhi is the minister, and the king is afraid of the minister, which is not a good thing......

"How do you think Master Zhou should deal with this person?" Chu Li's eyes lifted, and his eyes fell on Zhou Jinzhi.

"If this person is not removed, he will definitely become a big problem for His Highness in the future." Zhou Jin was not polite at all, and said directly.

Although what he said was exactly what Chu Li was thinking, Chu Li didn't want to be led by his nose. So, Chu Li frowned and said, "You mean to kill him?" Lord Zhou, you should know that Huo Changjin is the cousin of the main hall, and he is also the only male heir of the Jingbei Hou Mansion. Although Lord Zhou's sister is still pregnant with a child in her belly, it is difficult to say whether a man is a woman or a woman, if Huo Changjin is eliminated at this time, wouldn't it be to Jingbei Houfu? ”

After speaking, Chu Li changed his words again, "Lord Zhou, what you said made this hall can't help but wonder, what kind of heart you have. Isn't it to make room for your nephew? ”

As soon as Huo Sijin died, the position of the prince of the Marquis of Jingbei naturally had to be moved, in addition to the eldest lady Yang in the backyard of the Marquis of Jingbei, there was only the second lady Zhou, Huo Sijin died, and the position of the prince naturally fell to the son of the Zhou family.

In the face of Chu Li's "questioning", Zhou Jinzhi's face did not change, he did not panic at all, he didn't even move his eyelids, and put down the tea cup in his hand lightly, and said: "For Your Highness, it doesn't matter who is the prince of Jingbei. As for Zhou Mouan's heart, His Royal Highness is wise and naturally clear. ”

One sentence made Chu Li speechless.

He really doesn't care who the Hou Shizi of Jingbei is, as long as he can ascend to the throne, he has the final say in everything in the world, and whoever he wants to be the Hou Shizi of Jingbei can be when the time comes.

Zhou Jinzhi's ambition was not disguised at all, and it was all put on the bright side, but it made Chu Li unable to say anything more.

Chu Li didn't speak, fell into silence, and Zhou Jinzhi was not in a hurry, drinking tea leisurely, quietly waiting for Chu Li's decision.

After a while, Chu Li spoke: "Huo Changjin can't be used by the main hall, so there is no need to keep him." ”

This is an agreement to get rid of Huo Sijin. For this result, Zhou Jinzhi was not surprised.

However, Chu Li said in the next sentence: "This matter will be handed over to Lord Zhou." ”

Zhou Jinzhi's eyes finally fluctuated, and he raised his eyes to look at Chu Li.

"The main hall has been stared at too closely by the people of the Yao family recently, if the main hall makes a move, I am afraid that the news will leak, but it is not safe to hand it over to other people. After thinking about it, it is most appropriate to hand over this matter to Lord Zhou, what does Lord Zhou think? Chu Li said with a smile.

This time, Zhou Jinzhi did not hesitate at all, and nodded directly, "Okay, Zhou Mou takes the order." Huo Sijin is also the person Zhou Jinzhi wants to kill.

Chu Li was very satisfied with Zhou Jinzhi's refreshment, raised his glass to Zhou Jinzhi, and said with a smile: "That hall replaces wine with tea, toast Lord Zhou, and thank Lord Zhou first." ”

"His Royal Highness's order is a matter within Zhou's responsibility." Zhou Jinzhi replied with a faint smile.

After drinking tea, Zhou Jinzhi said goodbye and left, and Chu Li immediately ordered his subordinates to send Zhou Jinzhi away.

"I want to get rid of Huo Changjin with the hand of this hall, I want to be beautiful!" As soon as Zhou Jinzhi left, Chu Li's face immediately changed, and he said sarcastically, "Zhou Jinzhi, you have ambitions, and you must also have the ability to support your ambitions, let this hall see how capable you are." ”

……

Someone had murderous intent against him, but Huo Sijin didn't know it at all.

In the evening, a banquet was held in the palace to catch the wind and wash the dust for the eldest princess of Nghe An, and ordered the officials above the third rank of the court to go with their families. Huo Sijin was naturally among the people who participated in the palace banquet, but she did not go in the name of the prince of Jingbei, but followed Chu Zheng to the table.

Chu Zheng acquiesced to Huo Sijin's behavior, and quietly instructed the palace people to arrange Huo Sijin's position beside him.

The prince of Jingbei and the chief of the East Palace, such an identity, sitting next to Chu Zheng, is understandable, at most it is speculated, Chu Zheng attaches great importance to Huo Sijin, a strategist, and treats each other with courtesy and kindness.

Chu Zheng's position is at the top, and he is separated by several positions from the Marquis of Jingbei. Jingbei Hou glanced at the top of the head, then turned his eyes, lowered his eyes and was silent, his face was a little gloomy but he didn't dare to show it too obviously. He was angry with Huo Sijin, a rebel, but he didn't dare to be disrespectful to Chu Zheng.

Huo Sijin actually saw Jingbei Hou's actions in her eyes, but she didn't care, she just didn't see it, turned her head, and continued to observe the other people at the banquet.

Above the banquet, Empress Dowager Yao sat on a high position with a straight face, although she knew that she was not suitable for putting on a face at this time, but none of the Yao family was invited, not even Queen Yao, she was really not happy. Empress Dowager Yao asked, and the palace people only said that this banquet invited a third-grade official, and Yao Weiji was only a fifth-grade official, and his grade was not enough, so he couldn't come. As for the queen mother, she was seriously ill, so she didn't come.

Whether Empress Yao is seriously ill or not, Empress Dowager Yao doesn't know, this is clearly what the emperor meant, and she deliberately did not let Empress Yao attend.

After the emperor took the lead in saluting the eldest princess of Ngee An, the next thing was singing and dancing. There was a sound of singing and dancing, and the Empress Dowager Yao spoke to the emperor: "Your Majesty, even if you punish the Yao family, it will not implicate the queen." The queen is just a harem woman, you know how much she is capable of, she has nothing to do with that incident, Your Majesty, you don't let the queen attend, isn't it a bit too much? ”

Empress Dowager Yao tried her best to control her tone, she knew that the emperor had already annoyed the Yao family, so she couldn't add fuel to the fire, she could only reason gently, and even did not hesitate to belittle Empress Yao, she almost said that Empress Yao was a stupid person and not worthy of being implicated.

Xu is Empress Dowager Yao's attitude is not bad, and Xu is in front of everyone, the emperor spoke very gently, "Queen Mother, I am also for the good of the queen, Aunt Yi'an sees the queen, if she says two words, what does the queen think will happen to the queen?" ”

Needless to say, the eldest princess of Nghe An, the Empress Dowager Yao can't deal with it, and if she is Queen Yao, she is afraid that the eldest princess of Nghe An will pass by in a few words, and she will only cry.

In this way, Empress Dowager Yao had nothing to say, so she could only quietly glare at the eldest princess of Yi'an, and scolded her thousands of times in her heart.

The eldest princess of Yi'an noticed Empress Dowager Yao's fierce gaze, but she didn't take it to heart, and only hooked her lips and sneered. Even if Yao is the queen mother, on this occasion, she can't do anything with her, and she won't take the initiative to make trouble regardless of the severity. When to be ruthless, the eldest princess of Ngee An has always mastered the scale very well.