In the Xuanshu Palace, Ji Shen only left Nie Yuansheng to speak, and even Mu Biwei was excused by him.

His face was very ugly, and the corners of his mouth showed a hint of ridicule: "Since I was a child, I have often heard palace people talk about the queen mother's preference for the second brother, I think that I am also her biological flesh and blood, that is, the second brother grew up next to the queen mother, and the queen mother will not be too partial, now it seems that the queen mother treats me like this - if it is the second brother who is almost ruined today, and the initiator is me, I don't know how the queen mother will make a fuss and ask me to compensate him!" Do you see that? No wonder the eldest brother wanted to drag the second brother to do this, speaking of which, the eldest brother has been with the queen mother for a longer time, and the queen mother has been refuted once and still dare not say it in person, so I have to entrust the second brother, it turns out that the eldest brother can see more clearly than me! ”

Nie Yuansheng smiled slightly, but instead he spoke for King Guangling: "Your Majesty doesn't have to be too sad, in fact, the Queen Mother has a sentence that has never been wrong, King Guangling has a loyal temperament, but he is confined to brotherhood and is not thinking completely, if he sees that this matter has damaged his reputation, he will definitely not have today's actions." ”

Ji Shen sneered: "He entered the palace without thinking about what the eldest brother entrusted him, and he didn't say anything about what I was going to do!" You don't have to speak for them, I know your difficulties, I have to remind me, but also have to be afraid of talking about you inside and outside the palace to instigate the royal flesh and blood, in fact, if this royal family had affection, the king of Jiqu would not have died violently after the emperor left! ”

Liang Gaozu Ji Jing when the matter had a number of sons and daughters, in the pacification of the world for more than ten years, although the horse was busy, but also added some children, to Dingding, the harem had to accept a few people, Gaozu Yuan with did not go to the establishment of the North Liang and died, posthumously crowned the queen, the two sons and two daughters of the Yuan with died in the war, the princesses and no matter, the first emperor Ruizong was born when Gaozu conquered the world, his mother died in childbirth, Gaozu posthumously presented as a concubine, Ruizong succeeded to the throne, and posthumously crowned the queen.

However, the mother concubine of King Jiqu was once the concubine Pang Shi, who was favored by Gaozu, and King Jiqu himself was also handsome and intelligent, and was very favored by Gaozu among his sons. It's just that the king of Jiqu is seven years less than Ruizong, and the foundation of the Northern Liang has appeared when he was born, so he has never suffered hardships, and Gaozu considered many ways when he established the prince, and he was afraid that the Southern Qi was still there, and felt that Ruizong, who grew up in the chaos of the war, was more suitable for succession, and the king of Jiqu was dissatisfied, and Gaozu also sent his mother Pang Guifei as a warning, and sent him out of Yedu to the army to sharpen, intending to beat, but he didn't want the king of Jiqu to somehow rebel against part of the army, and actually counterattacked Yedu.

At that time, not only Gaozu was still there, but the veteran who laid the Northern Liang with Gaozu also existed, and the rebellion of King Jiqu naturally failed, and he was also imprisoned for a lifetime by Gaozu - thinking of the relationship between father and son, Gaozu couldn't bear to kill him, but Ruizong succeeded to the throne, but immediately called him to meet Gaozu happily.

The government and the opposition knew about this matter, but they were afraid that Ruizong would be so ruthless to his brothers, so they pretended not to know.

Of course, Nie Yuansheng also knew about it, but Ji Shen could openly mention it, but he wanted to continue to pretend to be confused, and avoided the matter of King Jiqu at the moment, and said: "Speaking of which, this matter is still caused by King Anping's invitation to the concubine, and the original royal matter, according to what King Guangling said, is indeed not something that Weichen can say......

Ji Shen sneered: "You and I are called Junchen, we are really like best friends, if it weren't for your alertness to remind me today, you can look at it, the queen mother is definitely reluctant to blame the second brother who came out for the eldest brother, and I must not ask me to go over to reprimand me for disobedience, and then I must revisit the matter of the dignity and humility of the concubine...... Didn't the queen mother still have a seizure of Sun today? What was the previous dynasty worried about the heavy snow, ready to save, but it was just looking for a way to find Maozi! On the contrary, the eldest brother only pushed a concubine out to say something, and he didn't want to do anything yet! The queen mother is eccentric to this point, and my brothers regard me as a chess piece, and I look up and down this up and down, and only Yuansheng is loyal to me! If you have something to say, don't say that there is no one here, just in front of the government and the opposition, I will see who dares to not allow you to speak! ”

"King Anping's move is bad!" When Nie Yuansheng heard this, he was not polite, and said, "Your Majesty, please think about it, Princess Gao is Your Majesty's cousin, and she is also the cousin of King Anping. There is a way that young couples are old companions, Princess Gao is not a childless person, and she is also the biological mother of the world, the mother of the concubine is just a concubine, don't say that the dignified clan, it is an ordinary family, and the backyard has its own master mother's cooking, even if the husband's disposal of the wife has a complaint, the so-called teaching the child in front of the face, training the wife behind the back, always have to leave enough dignity with the main mother! lest the master's mother lose face and be unable to restrain the people below, causing chaos in the backyard! Besides, Princess Gao is still the wife chosen by the Queen Mother for King Anping, that is, for the sake of the Queen Mother and the little prince, King Anping should not have swept the princess's face like this...... Even if you have to ask for the concubine, you must always ask the princess to come forward to show that there is a difference between inside and outside, and the palace is a place with rules, so that the concubine is more grateful for the grace of her mother! That's the way to make peace in the backyard! If King Anping and the princess discussed the matter, and the princess came forward, the queen mother has always been kind, even if she was not allowed once, there were many times, and the princess's face was naturally allowed, so why did she have to make trouble in the Xuanshu Palace, and also alarmed the officials of the Ministry of Rites, so that the holy reputation was damaged? ”

Nie Yuansheng's words were reasonable and modest, and Ji Shen's eyes deepened again, and he said coldly: "The eldest brother is not as good as the second brother!" My cousin is not more virtuous than my second sister-in-law, how can I be willing to ask for a seal for my concubine? ”

"In that case, King Anping should give up." Nie Yuansheng said disapprerovingly, "The state has national laws, the family has family rules, don't say that the concubine is the concubine, the princess is both the main mother and the elder, there is absolutely no such thing as brushing the princess's face for the sake of the children, besides, the princes and concubines are the county lords, and the concubines are not sealed, this is the rule!" If for the sake of King Anping's grace, the concubines of other mansions also make such a request, and in other days, if there is a clan that makes a contribution, Mo Feize and his descendants will be promoted to the county lord as the county lord, so that the concubine will also be the county lord? If there is no distinction between the descendants and the concubines, how can there be no reason not to be chaotic? Besides, where is the East Palace? Where is the emperor? ”

Ji Shen actually doesn't take the rules very seriously, otherwise he wouldn't have done anything to insist on establishing the Sun family as the queen, but Nie Yuansheng first said that King Anping's move would damage Ji Shen's reputation, and King Guangling knew that King Anping had asked the Empress Dowager Gao on this matter, but was rejected by the Empress Dowager Gao, and actually concealed Ji Shen's will to ask for his will, and even brought officials from the Ministry of Rites to the same time, obviously wanting to make Ji Shen bear the reputation of a disobedient Empress Dowager to fulfill them, and there was a suspicion of persecution of the king, and now Nie Yuansheng emphasized the rules, but made him gradually suspicious, Although Xindao himself is a son-in-law, in the end, he is the youngest son, although the two brothers will not openly oppose the first emperor like the original King Jiqu, and they have never dared to take the crown prince openly in the dying words of the emperor, I am afraid that they are also unwilling in private.

This time, Ji Xi said that he didn't think much about it and just helped Ji Xu, but who knew that it wasn't the two of them who colluded to set a trap so that their reputation would be worse? In this way, after accumulating over time, he has won the title of faint king both inside and outside, and he can justifiably abolish himself...... Ji Shen's brows gradually furrowed, and he suddenly said: "What Yuan Sheng said is very true, but the eldest brother and the second brother are certainly confused, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites, instead of admonishing them, help them deceive Yu I, which is really hateful!" I see that Xu Nai is also old, and he is really unworthy of his position, and he is honored, and he is considered to be a decent monarch and minister! ”

Nie Yuansheng smiled silently in his heart, in the end, he used this matter to provoke Ji Shen's vigilance against the throne, Ji Shen's move was clearly intended to kill chickens and monkeys, and then I am afraid that I will have to clean up those ministers who are close to the two kings of Anping and Guangling, this is not possible, Ji Shen is angry now, after all, the Empress Dowager Gao is still alive, and her biological mother and son are related by blood, if you let Ji Shen openly attack the two kings now, how can the Empress Dowager Gao spare herself? Even if Ji Shen woke up, he couldn't get well.

After thinking for a moment, Nie Yuansheng said: "Xu Nai's time has indeed arrived, and His Majesty only gave favor to the son-in-law of the Xu family a few days ago, Mu Qi's father and son are much stronger than the descendants of the Xu family, and the shepherd's family is thin, and they have a relationship with the ancestors and the emperor, so for Mu Qi, the Xu family should indeed retreat, after all, the son-in-law is like a half-son, and Xu Shangshu is an understanding person." ”

Xu Nai is the highest person in the Xu family in Yedu now, the official to the Ministry of Rites, in fact, there is no one who has just been invited by King Anping to come to the Xuanshu Palace, but since Ji Shen wants to warn the ministers who are good friends with the two kings, of course, he is also picking a high position, and at this moment he said: "Although there is no Xu Nai among the talented people, but the Ministry of Rites is under his rule, but I hope that the new Secretary of the Ministry of Rites will not be the same as Xu Nai!" ”

Nie Yuansheng smiled lightly and said, "Weichen has a suitable candidate. ”

Ji Shen has always trusted him, not to mention that if today's incident was not reminded by Nie Yuansheng, Ji Shen would have to be cheated, which would naturally not feel that he was overstepping, but felt that Nie Yuansheng had grown up with him in the end, so he was so unrestrained, and said happily: "I think there will be no mistake in the person you recommend, but I don't know if Jiang Yao and those two old people agree, I always have to think of a way." ”

"This candidate will definitely agree to the prime minister and the queen mother." Nie Yuansheng smiled lightly and said, "It's His Majesty's cousin and Princess Gao's brother Gao Jie." ”

"Takeyo?" Ji Shen was stunned for a moment, Gao Jie is not only the brother of Princess Gao, but also the nephew of Queen Mother Gao, his father Gao Chuan is the current head of the Gao family, Ji Shen's uncle, the family background is so prominent, but he is not a completely incompetent person, and he has been in the court for many years, and the ministry in charge may still owe some heat, but the way of etiquette has always been the family's forte, Gao Jie thinks there will be no problem, but ...... Ji Shen frowned and said, "I remember that you didn't have any friendship with him, and you went to the New Year's Palace for a banquet, and I heard that when you met him on the road, he borrowed wine to mock him a few times?" ”

Nie Yuansheng smiled calmly: "The ancients did not avoid relatives and did not avoid revenge when they moved externally, not to mention that Weichen and Lord Xiao Gao were just a few words of quarrel, far from the point of hatred, or did Your Majesty think that Lord Xiao Gao was inappropriate?" He added, "Although Your Majesty has been wronged in today's events, if it spreads, King Anping and King Guangling will be attacked, and this can be regarded as the righteousness of all brothers, so that people can know Your Majesty's magnanimity." ”

Ji Shen took a deep look at him and sighed: "Looking at the court and the field, although I am the Son of Heaven, the loyal ones are only Yuansheng and one ear!" ”

——Nie Yuansheng and Gao Jie not only have no friendship, but also suffered humiliation from the latter, and King Guangling is also quite disdainful of Nie Yuansheng, in this case, Nie Yuansheng also recommends Gao Jie to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the reason is to avoid King Anping and King Guangling having a gap with Ji Shen for this, how can Ji Shen not be moved?

What's more, Gao Jie is not only the brother-in-law of King Anping, the cousin of King Guangling, but also the nephew of the Empress Dowager Gao, if the Empress Dowager Gao knew about this, she would also agree with Ji Shen's move, Ji Shen felt more and more that Nie Yuansheng was loyal and commendable, and Gao Jie, who had a conflict with him, was really not authentic, but after thinking about it, he still nodded: "I will tell Gao Jie who recommended him to this position, so that since he has taken the position of the Ministry of Rites, he should behave appropriately!" Don't be rude again! ”

Nie Yuansheng smiled and arched his hand: "Your Majesty Shengming." ”