Liu Niangniang listened, thought for a while, and said, "Lord Bai, this palace can say hello to Lord Yan, the host of this examination." ”

When Master Bai heard this, he hurriedly said: "Niangniang, the old man is honestly afraid, the dog is a grass people, and the same as the poor students in the world, Niangniang must not ask about this matter with the respect of a noble concubine because he is the son of the old man." ”

He paused for a moment, and then said: "The old man offended the salt party in the court, and the court did not convict the old man, which is a great luck." The old man is a guilty minister, and he only hopes that the dog will not be implicated in the matter of the salt party, which is already a great grace! ”

His words sounded selfless, but Xiao Yue was listening, but she felt that there were several meanings in her words.

The first is to express to Niangniang that he was dismissed because he offended the Salt Party, and the second is to explain to Niangniang another concern that if Bai Hongyan is in high school and becomes an official in the court, he will inevitably be implicated.

This seems to be saying that Niangniang must not cheat for the sake of the dog, but in fact, he expressed to Niangniang his worries about his beloved son becoming an official in the future.

Liu Niangniang listened and smiled slightly: "Lord Bai, you have participated in many crimes of the Salt Party, and the court dismissed your officials, do you think the court is unfair?" ”

Old Man Bai bowed down and said, "The court did not wronged the old man. ”

Liu Niangniang said: "Lord Bai, you didn't tell the truth to this palace. ”

Master Bai said: "Hui Niangniang, the salt party is all over the government and the opposition, intertwined and interlocking, and it is difficult for the criminal ministers to fight with their own strength."

Liu Niangniang listened, shook her head slightly and said, "Lord Bai is still complaining that this palace did not help you impeach the Salt Party." ”

Old Man Bai paused and said, "The sinners don't dare. ”

Liu Niangniang looked at him intently and said, "Look at this palace, the court has been cold to you in the past few years, and your heart is still full of resentment, right?" ”

Master Bai said: "The guilty minister didn't. ”

Liu Niangniang's eyebrows raised and said, "What do you mean, that is, the emperor has wronged you without distinguishing between right and wrong?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and Master Bai hurriedly knelt down and said loudly: "The criminal minister will never dare!" ”

Liu Niangniang sighed slightly, stepped forward to help Master Bai up, and said softly: "Lord Bai, this palace knows that you have grievances in your heart. The impeachment of the Salt Party, the palace stood by and watched, which led to your failure in the court. But this palace wants to ask you, can you afford to look down on this palace in your heart? Are you wondering in your heart that women are unreliable? Are you still thinking in your heart, how can a woman in this palace interfere in the affairs of the court? ”

Master Bai stood up, bowed down and said sincerely: "Although Niangniang is a woman, Niangniang has the knowledge and mind of a husband, far better than many heroes in the world. Although the criminal minister is pedantic, he admires his mother very much. The criminal believes that one day, Niangniang will create a prosperous era and leave her name in history. ”

When Liu Niangniang heard this, she looked very happy, and said with a smile: "Lord Bai, you have offended so many people with this stinky mouth for so many years, but this sentence has made the heart of the palace." Who says women have long hair and short insight? Although the palace is in the harem, it is concerned about the dawn of life! In the final analysis, this palace and Lord Bai are like-minded people. ”

Master Bai nodded sincerely.

Liu Niangniang continued: "However, in the case of the Salt Party, why didn't this palace come to help you, do you understand the reason?" ”

Old Man Bai shook his head.

Liu Niangniang said: "This world is the emperor's world." The reason why Gonggong Jin controls the government is because he has received the favor of the emperor, even if the evidence of the salt party's crime is conclusive, he cannot be convicted, do you know why? ”

Master Bai was puzzled and said: "The sinner doesn't understand, please make it clear." ”

Liu Niangniang said: "These palace slaves and maids, they are different from you ministers, you have wives and daughters, you have knowledge, you have ancestral teachings, you have the way of saints, you can be righteous and awe-inspiring, you can care about the world." But these slaves and maids, only the emperor, the emperor is their heaven, and the emperor's words can determine the rise and fall of their lives. Therefore, the emperor also regarded them as his own people. The reason why these slaves and maids are so powerful outside is because behind them is not someone else, but the emperor!

When Master Bai heard this, his expression was solemn and silent.

Liu Niangniang said: "Lord Bai, you are really in a hurry to impeach the Salt Party, for your own sake, you let the emperor offend the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty, and you want the emperor to admit his mistakes in public, if you are the emperor, what will you do?" ”

When Master Bai heard this, his face turned pale, and he quickly knelt on the ground again, and said, "The sinner never dares to figure out the holy will!" Niangniang's sentence broke the dream person! ”

Liu Niangniang helped him up again, and said earnestly: "We still need to mediate with them about this matter in the court." It's not a bad thing to make the Salt Party think they can cover the sky with one hand. If a person is carried away by victory, he will swell and become arrogant. We just need to keep quiet and slowly collect their crimes, one day, when their power is so great that even the emperor feels that he can't control it, the emperor will definitely suppress them heavily, and at that time, the emperor will definitely reuse you and let you eradicate the salt party. ”

Old Man Bai listened with a solemn expression, nodded incessantly, and said, "Niangniang, the sinner understands." It's just that the criminal is old and has a serious illness, so I'm afraid that he can't help his mother anymore. ”

Liu Niangniang frowned and said, "Aiqing, your body is what this palace is most worried about. This palace brought the imperial doctor from the palace this time, so let's take a good look at it for you. ”

Old Man Bai coughed and said, "Niangniang misses the old man, and the old man is very moved, but the old man's own body is very clear." The old man has only one wish now, and that is to hope that the dog will be safe and ......."

He didn't say anything, Liu Niangniang interjected, and said: "Aiqing, this palace has agreed, your son, this palace must treat it as his own and cultivate it himself." She turned to look at Bai Hongyan, looked at it carefully, and said, "Bai Hongyan, your father is full of expectations for you. From now on, this palace will treat you like your own son. This palace must cultivate you well, cultivate you into a weapon of the country, and his future is limitless. It's just that this palace has a requirement for you now, and that is forbearance. The so-called ninja word has a knife on the head, after you go out, you must not talk nonsense with people, saying that you have seen this palace. ”

When Bai Hongyan heard this, he didn't know the deep meaning, but he heard Master Bai hurriedly say: "Yan'er, don't hurry up and bow to the mother!" ”

Bai Hongyan was at a loss, so he kowtowed to Liu Niangniang three more times according to his father's words.

Liu Niangniang smiled slightly, suddenly clapped her hands, and saw that the brocade robe guard beside her presented a booklet.

Liu Niangniang handed the booklet to Master Bai and said, "This is the list of corruption of the Salt Party and officials across the country that this palace has collected in the past few years. ”