Hu and Yi ate and walked towards the Donghua Gate, outside the Donghua Gate, the two checked the waist card and the position waist card, and waited for a cup of tea, only to see a small waiter hurriedly come out to pick up, and the two followed the Wenhua Hall small waiter into the palace.

Hu Yanjin held his breath all the way, did not squint, walked not far and crossed a small bridge, the left leads to Wenyuan Pavilion, and the right is Wenhua Palace. Sure enough, it is the same as the structure of Yingtianfu Palace.

When he came to the Wenhua Palace, the prince and grandson had not arrived, but there were already a few Wenchen military generals standing, Hu Yanjin naturally didn't know him, and everyone couldn't stop looking at him. Yi Chengjin only nodded to those who knew nearby, no one spoke, and the hall was quiet.

stood on another pillar of incense, only to hear an inner attendant announce: "The crown prince has arrived!" The emperor's grandson has arrived! ”

Only then did I see the chubby crown prince, supported by a chamberlain, slowly walking in, and the crown prince walked behind him with his hands in his hands. As soon as the imperial grandson entered the hall, he looked for Hu Yanjin with his eyes, and when he saw Hu Yanjin, he couldn't help but smile and nodded to him gently.

The expression of the imperial grandson, except for the crown prince, everyone in the palace saw it, and even Yi Chengjin was suspicious in his heart: Hu Yan is just a six-rank Si Zhilang in the South James Mansion, why does the crown prince have blue eyes for him?

It is said that the crown prince Zhu Gaochi is the prince, and the grandson Zhu Zhanji is only assisting the prince in managing political affairs. But because of the emperor's preference for the grandson, he often bypasses the prince and allows the grandson to directly participate in the government. The grandson himself is very smart, and he has been by the emperor's side since he was a child, and the emperor has given him far more guidance than the prince.

Over time, the power of the prince has surpassed that of the prince, and the prince, as his father, is not happy and worried, plus he is obese and has difficulty moving, and he is even more worried that he has been the prince for seventeen years, and it has come to an end.

"This time...... Pacifying Wang Yan and Meng Xian plotted against the rebellion, all of them were meritorious ministers, because they were all done by subordinates, the emperor has been exempted from the crime of King Zhao, and the people involved in the rebellion case were all killed, and there was no family property. ”

The prince paused, raised his hand and pointed at a young man standing in the front row and said, "Wang Yu, you killed your relatives in righteousness, and first sued Meng Xian and Gao Zheng, although Gao Zheng subdued the law, but your clan was exempted from punishment because of you......"

Before the crown prince finished speaking, the young man named Wang Yu knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, Emperor!" Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince! ”

"Well," the prince nodded with a smile, and said: "Today, everyone in the palace has been rewarded, and I am very relieved to hear that Chen Kai and his brother Chen Xuan, who have escaped, have also been brought to justice." Which of you is ...... Yi Chengjin of the Criminal Department? Huyanjin of Taisun James's Mansion? ”

Yi Chengjin and Hu Yanjin are out of the line:

"Chen Yi Chengjin/Hu Yanjin, I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince."

"They are all young talents, not bad! Today, Lone saw that the two of you have the lowest level, only the sixth grade, and Lone will reward you for a promotion, Yi Chengjin, and you will be promoted to the fifth rank of the foreign lang. ”

"His Royal Highness Prince Xie!" Yi Chengjin didn't expect that this errand would make him rise from the head of the sixth grade to the outsider in only one year, and he was surprised and delighted.

"Hmm. Hu Yanjin, you were originally Zuo Si Naolang of Zuo Chunfang in Taisun Nanfu, then you will be promoted to the ...... from the fifth rank of Zuo Yude"

Hu Yanjin was just about to kneel, only to hear the imperial grandson say urgently: "Father!" Erchen has something to say! ”

Zhu Gaochi was slightly surprised, he glanced down, the left waiter of the official department who came with him today happened to be the grandson's person. He sneered secretly, in the past two years, his son has almost exhausted the cabinet and the six ministries of the DPRK and the Central Committee, so can he use a small reward to make the decision with himself?

The prince said quietly: "You say." ”

Zhu Zhanji saw that his father was displeased, but he didn't mind, and he didn't know when his father suspected that he was going against him no matter what he did.

"The staff of Erchen South James's Mansion are dissatisfied, but many things still have to be handed over to them to do, Xu Lao Zhanshi is already old, and Erchen has no one available, so I want to mention Huyanjin to fill the vacancy for Shao James, please ask my father for permission!"

Zhu Gaochi looked at the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, and asked lightly: "It's not impossible to skip the ranks, but the young James is a fourth-grade official, and there must always be a reason to serve the public if he is promoted two levels in a row, right?" If this is the case, Yi Chengjin also has to be promoted! ”

The father and son were fighting in the court, and the left waiter of the officials below began to sweat, and was thinking about how to help the prince come over, only to hear the prince say again:

"Lord Yi has a meritorious service in chasing and escaping, and his father mentioned that he is a reward for meritorious deeds, and there is still a shortage of young James in the Jamesian Mansion, and the sons and daughters are in urgent need of employment, and there is a reason for it."

Zhu Gaochi was a little gasping when he looked at Zhu Zhanji now, and he raised his finger to point to the left waiter of the ministry: "You say." ”

Zuo Shilang said carefully: "There is a fixed number of official positions above the fifth grade, and the criminal department ...... There is still a gap in Langzhong, and Lord Yi can make up for this vacancy. Taisun South James's Mansion, Shao James does have a shortage, and the James's Mansion does not have a five-grade official position, so it is not impossible for Lord Huyan to make up for Shao James. ”

"So be it." The crown prince stood up and said, "Today's reward has already been formulated, although there are changes, the rest will not be rewarded. ”

Everyone in the palace was stunned when they heard it just now, and this is the end? Quickly kneel down and give thanks. Raising his head, the crown prince had already been helped away. It is rumored in both the court and the middle that the crown prince and the grandson are vying for the throne, it seems that it is not groundless.

Although Hu Yanjin is a party, he is also a fool, how did he become a young James? It seems that it still makes the prince angry? What's going on? He turned his head to look at Yi Chengjin, his face was not very good, could it be that he was also unhappy about this position?

He guessed correctly, Yi Chengjin was indeed indignant, although he was promoted to the rank of Lang Zhong of the Criminal Department, half a level higher than the original Wai Lang, but he couldn't be happy. The criminal department is the power of the prince, and the prince can't fight the grandson, so he is a little shorter than Huyan.

The two walked out together, and Hu Yanjin asked in a low voice, "Go back to Yongfu Inn first?" Yi Chengjin was about to find a reason to refuse, but a small chamberlain caught up and said to Hu Yanjin: "Lord Huyan, His Royal Highness the Imperial Prince is waiting for you outside the Donghua Gate." ”

Yi Chengjin smiled, pushed Huyan and said, "Go quickly, don't let His Royal Highness the Taisun wait for a long time." ”

Hu Yanjin took two steps, turned around and smiled: "I'll wait for you at the inn tomorrow morning." After speaking, he took three steps and made two steps down the stairs and went straight to Donghua Gate.

Yi Chengjin is right when he thinks about it, this matter has nothing to do with Huyan, he only blames himself for his bad luck, but in Langzhong's position, there are more things to do, don't worry about not having a chance to be promoted, maybe it won't be long before he can go hand in hand with Huyan.

Outside the Donghua Gate, the imperial grandson was already sitting in his special car, as soon as Hu Yanjin came, the chamberlain opened the curtain for him, and Hu Yanjin knew that he was going to get on the car by himself, so he bowed down and entered the carriage. Zhu Zhanji was sitting in the carriage and looked at him with a smile:

"Long time no see!"