No matter what the situation in the capital is, the eldest lord can sit firmly in the Diaoyutai.

The top boss of the Ministry of Works, affected by the turmoil of Prince Zhongshun's affairs, his position is precarious, and the eldest lord is very likely to replace him.

I just don't know, do you know the purpose of Prince Zhongshun today?

If you don't know, when Prince Zhongshun appears in a new capacity in the future, what will be his expression now?

At this time, the mood is not very good, although he has obtained several key positions in the court from Prince Zhongshun in one go, and the power of the imperial party has grown rapidly, but he cannot figure out the thoughts and intentions of Prince Zhongshun, which makes his heart very unstable today.

As an emperor, it is like this, no one is suspicious and refuses to be gullible, and when there is an abnormal situation, such as the sudden resignation of Prince Zhongshun, so that I have no clue after pondering for many days.

Prince Chungshun has been a political enemy for many years, and even if the struggle for succession has not ended, he still threatens his current position from time to time.

"Dai Quan, haven't you found Zhongshun over there yet?"

was bored in his heart, and his tone of voice today was a little harsh, which frightened Dai Quan, who was next to him, trembling.

Contrary to speculation from the outside world, the disappearance of Prince Zhongshun is now quite important, and as soon as he heard the news, he secretly ordered the embroidered guards to make every effort to investigate.

"Emperor Bing, I haven't found any trace of Prince Zhongshun yet!"

Dai Quan's forehead was full of cold sweat, and he replied cautiously.

"Oh, that's right!"

Today nodded, not at all surprised by this result.

If Prince Zhongshun wanted to hide, the embroidered guards would not be able to find anyone at all, if he didn't even have this ability, how could he compete with him for the throne?

"What about Zhongshun's men, from the capital?"

Now that the topic has changed, as for the pursuit of Prince Zhongshun's traces, it will definitely not stop.

Dai Quan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly explained: "Elder Zheng Ge, I really plan to retire this time!" ”

"This old thing, it's long overdue!"

Now he was angry and said: "If it weren't for Zhongshun who has been protecting him, I would have cleaned him up a long time ago!" ”

Zheng Ge is always the top junior brother of Prince Zhongshun, as an old cabinet elder, he has not made trouble for the present day before, and it has stopped in the past two years.

Now that Prince Zhongshun has disappeared, if he doesn't know that the rapids are retreating, then there is only a dead end, and he will definitely not be polite to him today.

"What about the others?"

I finally heard the good news, and I feel a lot better today.

There is one less eye-catching guy in the cabinet, and the imperial party can have one more important general, and as for who should be picked, it has not been decided for a while.

"Qi Shangshu has the idea of voting for others, and he has been active quite frequently recently!"

Dai Quan's tone did not carry a trace of emotion, and he reported honestly: "He has contact with several major forces, and I don't know which party he will join in the end!" ”

"Hmph, it's just a villain riding on the wall, I'll clean him up after a while!"

Today, he snorted coldly, although he didn't deal with Prince Zhongshun, he couldn't allow the courtiers below to jump around among several royal bigwigs.

"Jia Enhou is quite responsible in the Ministry of Industry, and he has no great merit and no fault!"

Dai Quan continued to speak, but when he said about the eldest master, his expression was obviously a little hesitant, in view of the good attitude towards the eldest lord before, he finally added: "In the past year or so, Prince Zhongshun and Jia Enhou have almost no contact!" ”

As for the rest of Prince Zhongshun's right-hand men, they were basically cleaned up during this time.

The remaining officials of the Zhongshun lineage, the highest official position is only the third grade, but the eldest lord is highlighted from the second grade of the Ministry of Works.

"Jaenhou?"

A gleam flashed in his eyes today, and he said leisurely: "In the Ministry of Industry, no mistake is meritorious, but this is not in line with this guy's style of acting!" ”

For the eldest master, today is no stranger at all.

In the Soviet Province, it was almost turned upside down, but it also governed the Soviet Province prosperously.

And the personal force is too strong, and the most important thing is that this guy seems to have some connection with both Zhongshun and Yizhong, so I don't know what the situation is.

Dai Quan was silent, this was obviously not a good time to interject.

"Keep an eye on it, don't relax!"

Sure enough, he sighed for a moment and ordered: "Recently, his house seems to be quite lively, I heard that the guys in Lantai Temple are preparing to impeach Jia Enhou for not governing the family strictly?" ”

"Exactly!"

A sneer appeared at the corner of Dai Quan's mouth, and he said disdainfully: "But I just don't want to see the smooth transformation of the Xungui family, and I don't want the Jia clan to continue to grow!" ”

"Hmph, they're so domineering!"

Speaking of this, today's anger can't help but rush up, the work that the eldest master ordered in the house back then has almost become today's heart disease.

After more than a year of secret investigation, it has basically confirmed the original words of the eldest master, and the imperial examination really shows signs of being monopolized by those academies.

This is something that is absolutely intolerable today, but fortunately, the power of the civilian clique has not yet swelled to the point where it is difficult to suppress, and when the situation in the capital stabilizes, it will be ready to attack the Jiangnan officialdom today.

It's not good to deal with those famous academies without authorization, and find an opportunity to win the assembly of the leaders cultivated by the major academies, and indirectly deal a heavy blow to these academies.

It's really the opposite, and he dares to secretly manipulate the imperial examination, he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead!

At this time, a little eunuch outside the door hurriedly came to report, and the emperor lost his temper again, so please go over and speak.

"Bastard!"

Today's face is so angry that the Emperor Taishang has been getting more and more excessive.

Holding on to the sudden disappearance of Prince Zhongshun has created a lot of trouble for today, and what is even more excessive is that he oppresses people with filial piety from time to time, forcing him to take the initiative to go to Wanshou Palace to report and comfort him.

Doesn't the Emperor Taishang know that he, the emperor, is very busy?

Tossing back and forth every day, the time spent on the road alone, even if he got to the Wanshou Palace, the Emperor Taishang just took the opportunity to knock on it, and there was no substance.

If he hadn't known that Prince Zhongshun would not be so stupid, he would have even suspected him of joining forces with the Emperor Taishang to play tricks on himself, which would have made him cry and laugh.

Although he was extremely unhappy in his heart, he was reluctant to go to the Wanshou Palace today, and as expected, he accepted a saliva baptism.

What made him most unhappy was that Concubine Zhen Gui and the prince under his knees were also there, just sitting next to him and watching today's jokes, making him so angry that he almost couldn't help but break the gong, and he hated the mother and son in his heart.

If you want to say how much the Emperor Taishang values Prince Zhongshun, I don't believe it at all today, but I just want to take the opportunity to make trouble and show his authority.

With the passage of time, the struggle between the Emperor and the present day has gradually become clear.

After the abdication of the emperor, his body became more and more healthy, but unfortunately he is not a vegetarian today, and with the passage of time, he slowly grasped the initiative and began to occupy a comprehensive advantage in the court.

It's just that there is filial piety suppression, and I don't dare to do too much today, just cut off the emperor's wings first, and when the emperor has no useful subordinates, he will naturally become a real 'lonely person'.

Until then, you have to endure it.

I wasted almost an hour in the Wanshou Palace, and when I came back, I was not in a very happy mood, which made the eunuchs and palace maids on the side of the Qianqing Palace silent one by one and did not dare to make a big move.

It won't work out like this!

I have to find a way to divert the attention of the emperor now I have an idea in my heart and when I am busy with the work at hand and resting, it seems that I will casually ask Dai Quan if there is a way.

Dai Quan didn't dare to slack off at all, and after thinking about it, he immediately came up with an idea: "Emperor, the princesses are not young, should you choose a companion for them?" ”

In fact, he wanted to say that he would directly make a draft to ensure that the Emperor's attention would be focused immediately, but he didn't have the courage to say it.

"Choosing a companion for the princess?"

Muttering to myself today, although I'm not very satisfied with such an answer, but it's better than nothing, try it first and then talk about it.

……

News came out from the Ministry of Internal Affairs that several princesses under the knee today, as well as several daughters of princes and princesses, were ready to choose companions, and soon reached the ears of the eldest lord.

The eldest master ignored it, it had nothing to do with him, so why care?

Choosing a companion for the princess and county lord is a good thing to read, but it is just to choose a high-level playmate for these golden branches and jade leaves, only those petty officials who are very motivated, and the merchant families who are eager to be involved with the royal family, will value such an opportunity.

Just like the female officials in the palace, she is just a high-level palace maid.

Otherwise, their grades really have to work, the court has already turned the sky upside down, regardless of the effect of the old man's hard work for half a lifetime, it is not as big as the role of the palace maid who has struggled in the palace for a few years, and no one can stand it.

Hey, how does the old man feel that such a plot is very familiar?

Come to think of it, isn't Baochai in the original book going to Beijing under the banner of entering the palace as a princess to read?

pondered the situation of the Xue family, and estimated that after hearing the rumors, he should not let go of such a great opportunity for speculation.

Once Xue Baochai is selected, the Xue family will have a much better life in the future.

He really guessed that the Xue family was still a serious imperial businessman at this time, and he had some connections in the Internal Affairs Office, and the news that the princess was going to choose a companion to read also reached the ears of Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai through the Xue family's shopkeeper in Beijing.

The mother and daughter were moved all of a sudden, especially Xue Baochai has always been very confident in herself, even here in Rongguo Mansion, she is able to suppress Duquis Ladies like Tanchun and Shi Xiangyun, even if she is not much better than Yingchun.

Lin Daiyu, the young lady of the Lin family who has had a few faces, made her jealous.

It's just a pity that her background is a hard injury, and when she arrives in a place like the capital, where powerful people gather, her background greatly hinders her upward path, which makes Xue Baochai, who is bent on 'going to the blue sky', be ruthless.

"Mother, this is a daughter's opportunity, and it is also a great opportunity for our Xue family, we must take advantage of it!"

"My son, what do you think?"

Aunt Xue asked curiously with a smile on her face.