The news of the release of the results of the court examination reached the East Palace as soon as possible. When Yu Yongqing saw that Li Jiangyun successfully passed the imperial examination and entered the Hanlin Academy, she breathed a sigh of relief.

From the perspective of Yu Yongqing, the current forces in the DPRK and China can be roughly divided into three forces, the opposition, the neutral faction, and the Donggong faction. The opposition is extremely rejecting women to become emperors, and no matter what efforts Yu Yongqing makes, it cannot influence the opposition to fall to the East Palace.

The ideas of the opposition come more from the shackles of thinking in the land of China for thousands of years. This part of the people is not a few, and it is also the main force of King Zhao. This part of the people is far more than the people in the East Palace.

The deep-rooted distrust of women and the fear and anger of women in power are not something she can reverse for a while.

Unless you can give them enough benefits.

However, Yu Yongqing knows that the current strength is far from being able to do it. Instead of wasting time on them, it is better to co-opt the neutrals.

The composition of the neutral faction is much more complicated, and part of it is loyal to the emperor. How the emperor decides, they act. Some of them are wise to protect themselves and do not consider taking sides. There are also some people who are secretly observing the abilities of the Imperial Concubine and King Zhao.

What Yu Yongqing can win over is the third kind. It would be better if the first type of person could be slightly biased towards the East Palace without disobeying the emperor's orders.

Since Lu Jiangfeng was canonized as the prince, most of the neutral faction entered a wait-and-see state, creating a lot of opportunities for Yu Yongqing. Yu Yongqing has also shown corresponding strength in the past three years, which has shaken many neutrals.

Liu Fengqing seized the momentum of the development of the imperial concubine and quietly influenced the Yushi Observatory, making most of the members of the neutral faction more inclined to the East Palace. As long as the emperor does not change his mind in the past three years, Li Jiangyun will be able to enter the Yushitai smoothly.

At present, among the six departments, only one of the rites is dominated by the East Palace faction. It is one of the reasons why the Ministry of Rites can stand so firmly on the side of the East Palace, and the testament of Gong Shengzu is one of the reasons, even if there are still doubts among them about women as emperors.

Among them, the household department is dominated by the opposition, and under Jiang Chengyan's many years of operation, this part of the opposition is no longer to support King Zhao in order to oppose the imperial concubine. Even many of the neutrals in the household department were more inclined to King Zhao.

The opposition of the officials accounted for only a quarter of them, but the majority of the neutrals questioned the strength of the imperial concubine because of women. Although after Zhou Guangkai, the official secretary, defected to the East Palace, some neutral attitudes began to lean towards the East Palace, but the vast majority of neutrals are still waiting, and there are not many people who really belong to the East Palace.

King Zhao thought about pulling Zhou Guangkai off the horse, but the emperor did not mean to change the secretary of the ministry. King Zhao had no choice but to give up and make plans again.

Because of the relationship between the Feng family, there are more or less people in the military department who are biased towards the East Palace. However, the emperor was already afraid of the power of the Feng family, and made a lot of balance in the position arrangement of the military department, and the people who held important positions were also trusted by the emperor.

Whether it is King Zhao or Huang Ji, if you want to infiltrate the military department, you have to weigh your father, who is not yet old.

Although the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the Ministry of Industry are neutral, the opposition is the majority.

Overall, the power of the East Palace in the Six Divisions is weaker than that of King Zhao.

The emperor is still in the prime of life and is in good health, and there is no need for Yu Yongqing at this stage to expand his power in a hurry. Chu Yongrui did not have military power in his hands and could not launch a coup d'état, leaving a long time for Chu Yongqing to plan. As long as the situation is stabilized and the position of the imperial concubine is stabilized, everything is easy to say.

If he is in a hurry to expand his power, it is likely to make the emperor think that the emperor of the East Palace is coveting his imperial power. Once the emperor has such an idea, so as to suppress the East Palace, then Yu Yongqing's efforts will be in vain.

Although Yu Yongqing is not in a hurry, there are some long-term things that should be considered.

Yu Yongqing looked at the three words "Li Jiangyun" written on the information, and kneaded the corners of his forehead.

After Li Jiangyun received the news that she had passed the court examination, the whole family rejoiced again. I had already held a banquet when I was a high school jinshi before, and I didn't plan to entertain guests again this time. However, the gathering of the little sisters can be organized.

According to the old rules, Li Jiangyun sent the invitation to the princess's mansion, the Huaixing Marquis' mansion, the Wu family and the Situ family, and after struggling for a while, she wrote another letter and sent it to the Zhong family.

Of these girls' families, only Situ Ran and Lu Jiangfeng have official duties, so they can only choose their two days off for their time.

On the day of the gathering, Li Jiangyun waited quietly in her small courtyard, holding an embroidery bandage in her hand and doing needlework. From time to time, look up and look at the door.

"Ouch! Is our little jinshi doing female red? Is it a handkerchief or a sachet embroidered? ”

Wu Shilu played a fan, stepped into the courtyard door with a smile, and walked towards Li Jiangyun happily.

"Your female celebrity has never been good, and there is not enough time left for you to prepare your dowry. I'm curious if the mandarin ducks you embroidered have turned into a pair of big ducks! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a hoarse goose cry appear in the courtyard.

"Oh? Chopper Moon is back too? ”

"If it doesn't come back with me, where can it go?"

"I heard that Jiang Wei took it to the county lord's mansion, and I thought that this stupid goose would live there. I didn't expect to follow you back to Uncle Anyuan's mansion? ”

Li Jiangyun was stunned and asked in confusion: "You pay so much attention to a goose?" ”

"Where do I pay attention?" Wu Shilu shook the fan, "Do you remember the roast goose in the Zhuyin Pavilion?" ”

Li Qianyun smiled and nodded, "How could I not remember?" The roast goose of the Zhuyin Pavilion, the roast duck of Wanbao Zhai, and the jade of the Meiyuge are all famous in Beijing! ”

"You haven't been back to Beijing for a long time, I don't know that the roast goose in Zhuyin Pavilion has been replaced by the pigeon in Shanyu Pavilion."

"Fish Pavilion?" Li Jiangyun exclaimed: "Even the capital has a store in Shanyu Pavilion? No, where is the signature roast goose of the Zhuyin Pavilion? ”

"In the past, I used to make roast goose in Zhuyin Pavilion, but now I go to Zhuangzi in the suburbs to raise geese. I have a good relationship with me in private, and I often correspond, and I happened to talk about your family's moon cutting. She had wanted to see Chopping Moon for a while, and she happened to see Chopping Moon last time when she sent snacks to the county lord's mansion. ”

Slashing Yue slipped under the table, ran to Wu Shilu's feet, and opened her mouth to bite the hem of Wu Shilu's skirt. Li Jiangyun plunged the needle into the cloth and knocked the goose's head with her free hand.

"Don't make trouble."

Only then did she let go of her mouth and ran towards the courtyard gate with a shout.

"I'm going to run out!" Wu Shilu's fan pointed at the goose and said, "Don't you care?" ”

"I can't get out."

As soon as the words fell, the goose's webbing stopped. Not long after, another person appeared in front of the courtyard gate and picked up the big white goose.

The relaxed appearance is as if he is holding a duckling instead of a goose.

Wu Shilu saw the person coming clearly, and the fan stood up to block his mouth and nose, revealing only his round eyes.

"Shizi!"

Walking into the courtyard was Lu Jiangfeng, who was wearing a black camellia half-arm and a rose-colored dress.