After a while, Cheng Zhan said slowly, "The palace test is presided over by the emperor, and the state test and the provincial test are still in the hands of those old adults. ”

Taizu Xiao Sheng is a person who wants to become a generation of Ming Jun, and he has always respected Wenchen, not to mention that he also knows that his intelligence alone is not enough to govern all aspects of the Liang, anyway, the Wenchen are unarmed, but they rely on their mouths and pens, and they can't subvert his country, so Zhao Hua's previous proposal on "politics comes out of the book, and the power belongs to His Majesty" is quite recognized, and after Wen Dingnian's death, the government has always been in the hands of civil officials.

The civil officials are the direct beneficiaries of Zhao Hua's words, for decades they have been holding Empress Zhuang Jing's chicken feathers as arrows, hollowing out their minds to divide power from the emperor, and the affairs of the court and the central government are all agreed by the courtiers, which is also one of the reasons why no matter how the book is written in these years, the public opinion trend of the imperial court has always praised Empress Zhuang Jing as the queen of the ages.

"Empress Zhuang Jing has been dead for so many years, do you think the emperor's cousin will care about her words?" Cheng Jin laughed at himself, "I have only seen the emperor's cousin from afar, but I think he is different from several previous emperors. ”

"Why?"

"First, he is young, second, he is in good health, third, he ascended the throne at a young age, what he has seen, heard and learned over the years is the emperor's mind, he has known what power is since he was a child, and he is more eager to hold power firmly in his own hands than anyone else."

Cheng Chan was a little inexplicable, "The third is somehow reasonable, but the second is what's going on?" ”

"The most important thing is the first and second, which of the previous emperors of the Great Liang does not love power? Who doesn't want to take power into their own hands? But the young emperor has vigor and sharpness, and has the courage of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, so he dares to have the idea of confronting those old adults. Several previous emperors are not in good health, almost all of them have disappeared after a few years of reign, and they are reluctant to go to court every day during their reign, so how can they have the energy and ability to deal with the complicated government affairs? The courtiers took power away or shared their worries? The emperor's cousin is different, he is young and strong, and he believes in his heart that he has a way to handle the government well. But those bosses have become accustomed to the taste of power and refuse to let go, although he is pro-government, he is constrained everywhere, and he will not be reconciled. ”

"The emperor's cousin was taught by Su Xiang and Cui Xiang personally, as well as Taifu and several gentlemen are very modest, I have heard them give lessons to the emperor's cousin, although the content is varied, but I think there is only one theme - Ming Jun should be ruled by the arch." Cheng Xuan lowered his voice.

The ministers would never be willing to teach an emperor to share power with them, even if he was a so-called Ming Emperor.

"I remember that Su Xiang was brought down by Cui Xiang back then, and Su Xiang and his family have been excluded and suppressed all these years, right?"

"You remember this kind of thing clearly."

"I heard what you told A-Niang."

Cheng Zhan's face was a little gloomy, one of her handkerchiefs was handed over to the girl of the Su family, and now she has already returned to her hometown with the Su family, I am afraid that there will be no goodbye in this life, when Su Xiang returned to her hometown, she also cried with Mrs. Cheng.

"Whether it is Su Xiangyi or Cui Xiangyi, they all have their own positions, especially the side that loses power, in order to win the support of the emperor's cousin, there will always be people who are willing to violate the principles of scholars and pay a little price."

Cheng Chan shuddered, but inexplicably felt excited, "The emperor's cousin wants to select his favorite talents in this imperial examination, no matter whether Su Xiang's family will compromise or not, Cui Xiang will definitely find a way to obstruct it, but now Cui Xiang has the upper hand in the court, the emperor has the final say in the palace test, and it should be their people who are sent to the state test and the provincial test." ”

"That's not necessarily, Su Xiang has been operating in the court for many years, his power should not be underestimated, in addition to his people, there must also be people who have figured out the idea of the emperor's cousin and took the initiative to take refuge, Cui Xiang is afraid that it is not easy, this autumn is lively."

Cheng Chan also laughed, "At this time, you still want to watch the excitement." ”

Cheng Chan felt that he still underestimated Cheng Jin, this sister who looked the most out of tune, it turned out that in addition to being smart, she also had such a thorough understanding of officialdom, she was clearly only eleven years old, Rao was carefully raised Cheng Chan since childhood, and she had to admit that her overall view was far inferior to Cheng Jin, and her vision of the problem was far less thorough than her, if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she couldn't believe that there was a person like her in the world.

After listening to Cheng Jin's words, Cheng Zhan thought about it alone in the room for a while, she is the eldest daughter, and she must make an example for the younger brothers and sisters in the house, many things are not free, even if she desires in her heart, she can't make up her mind to get fame.

But Cheng Jin is different, she used to be an idiot, and she was the youngest daughter in the family, no one had any expectations for her, and she didn't have to bear any responsibility for the family, since she had such a talent, why couldn't she choose a path that was more suitable for her?

She figured out this joint, and went to Mrs. Cheng to speak, the dream she couldn't realize, maybe Cheng Jin couldn't realize it.

"There are such cheap slaves who chew their tongues behind their backs, and they are all sold to me!" When Cheng Zhan entered the door, she was just in time for Mrs. Cheng to be furious, and Mrs. Cheng's favorite tea cup smashed at her feet with a "snap".

"Big girl, you have to worry!" Mama Hu hurriedly stepped forward to hug Cheng Chan, helped her around the mess, and sat down on the side.

"You're not resting in the house, what are you doing here?" Mrs. Cheng looked at Cheng Zhan's feet, which were still inconvenient to walk, her eyes were red, but she didn't like what she said.

"I was bored in the house, so I came over to talk to my mother." Cheng Chan said softly, "What's going on?" What made you so angry? ”

Mrs. Cheng held back the fire in her belly, and she didn't want to say it, but Cheng Chan has been helping her over the years, she is delicate, and her actions are quite orderly, even if she doesn't say it at this time, Cheng Chan can also inquire about it herself, so she endured her anger and said, "These Diao slaves are talking about the master's family behind their backs." ”

The only thing that can make Mrs. Cheng so annoyed is the matter of their children, thinking of what happened to her a few days ago, Cheng Chan was a little clear, and asked calmly, "But what about the prince of Qi?" ”

Mrs. Cheng's face stiffened, and the corners of her lips involuntarily pulled down, "Don't mention that bastard to me, I will be angry when I mention it, your good reputation is ruined by such a bastard!" ”

The prince of Qi sounds noble, but compared to Xuanhe's Chengenhou Mansion in the capital, it is really not a thing.