With Zhao Jin's favor in front of the emperor, he wants to form a party, naturally there are people who tend to be inflammatory, don't think that people who read have integrity, among which the most useful to Zhao Jin is Jiao Fang.

Jiao Fang, a native of Miyang, Henan, was a jinshi in the eighth year of Tianshun.

But at the beginning, he did not enter the Hanlin Academy, and the prime minister at that time was Li Xian of Zhengzhou, Henan, and for the sake of the Datong Township of Nanyang Prefecture, he was listed in the list of "Shu Jishi" and was able to be appointed as the editor of the Hanlin Academy.

After nine years, he should be promoted to a bachelor's degree in attendance after nine years of performance evaluation.

Someone said to Prime Minister Wan An: "A person like Jiao Fang, who is careful with the fire candle in his stomach, can he also be a bachelor?" ”

He has a bad character.

When Jiao Fang heard this, she said openly with a fierce voice: "This must be Peng Hua saying bad things about me." If I don't become a bachelor, see if I don't kill him! ”

Peng Hua is a cabinet bachelor, and he is very trusted by Wan An, but he is very timid, Jiao Fang deliberately intimidated him like this, the purpose was to make Peng Hua scared and go to Wan An for him to talk.

Sure enough, Peng Hua was afraid that his life would not be guaranteed, so he begged for peace and promoted Jiao Fang to a bachelor's degree.

In this way, Jiao Fang completely used hooligan means to be an official, domineering, and cunning, and actually followed the seniority level to become the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites.

Jiao Fang has a fellow villager named Liu Yu, who is currently the "Governor of Xuanhua, Datong, and Shanxi Military Affairs of the Right Capital", and is also a villain.

He was at odds with Liu Daxia, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and wanted to replace him, but he was at the border and could not operate in Beijing.

Hearing that Zhao Jin intended to settle in the foreign court, he introduced Jiao Fang to Zhao Jin with the origin of his old friendship, hoping that Jiao Fang would represent him in front of Zhao Jin with many words that were inconvenient to say in detail.

Jiao Fang looks like an old coarse on the surface, but in fact, he is very thoughtful, and after receiving a letter of introduction written by Liu Yu, he is not busy going to see Zhao Jin, planning to find an opportunity to "be loyal" to the emperor first, and then talk about it.

The opportunity finally came, one day the minister would discuss the state affairs, and when it came to finance, an old minister said with emotion: "The treasury is empty, and financial management is not a trick, you can make something out of nothing, only to persuade the emperor to use it." ”

At a meeting like this, Jiao Fang knew that there must be eunuchs sent by the palace to eavesdrop in a secret place, so he deliberately pretended to be indignant: "The common people's homes also have extra use, not to mention the royal family?" As the saying goes: 'No money to pick up old paper', such as today's accumulated money and food, evasive taxes, countless! Why not step up the urging and limit the emperor's use? ”

These words were to be spoken to the emperor through the mouth of the eavesdropper.

Yang Houzhao was very happy when he heard that this person was towards me, so he praised this person to the Eight Tigers, which means that in the emperor's heart, he had a good impression.

After that, Jiao Fang met Zhao Jin with Liu Yu's letter, because the little emperor already had a good impression of Jiao Fang, so Zhao Jin was also easy to say good things, Yang Houzhao trusted Jiao Fang very much, and said that he would promote him to be a scholar.

This Jiaofang not only befriended Zhao Jin, Ma Yongcheng was also his friend, but Ma Yongcheng was not as smart as Zhao Jin, and he was not good at drilling, so the relationship between the two should not be strong.

But it doesn't matter.

Jiao Fang is such a clever and cunning "villain", he knew tonight that Liu Jian was going to kill the Eight Tigers, so he secretly handed over the news to Zhao Jin.

After Zhao Jin got the news, he would unite with the Eight Tigers to find Yang Houzhao to cry, and then said what he recorded in the history books, so that Yang Houzhao came to his senses, and then Liu Jian and others gave him a straight shot, and he completely turned the tables and sat in the position of the eunuch who held the seal of the celebrant and sat down.

Therefore, tonight is the most important night, Yang Houzhao is going to be enlightened, but it is definitely not said through his Zhao Jin's mouth.

Li Zhao raised his hand to interrupt Aunt Qin and said, "Don't ask yet, you will be able to see the result after tonight, now according to my instructions, don't let Zhao Jin get close to the Long Live Lord, and the Long Live Lord ...... there."

She raised her head and raised her eyebrows: "It's weird to face me every day, stuff him with a woman." ”

That woman is Wang Pingting.

As long as it is related to Wang Pingting, Aunt Qin is more excited than playing chicken blood, and says, "Slave and maid, let's do it." ”

After saying that, he trotted out, and Li Zhao couldn't catch up if he wanted to......

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There is still half an hour before the emperor's banquet, Ma Yongcheng is already dressed in Qingning Palace, and he can be ready to go to the banquet at any time.

But he didn't leave immediately, thought about it, went to the cabinet and turned it up, at the bottom of the clothes, there was a paper folded ** small hat, the hat was red all over, and the color was very good, but after all, it was paper folded, no matter how good it looked, it was not like that, but Ma Yongcheng replaced the official hat on his head and put the paper hat on.

Xiaobao happened to call her and saw her at the door.

“……”

Xiaobao walked over and asked, "Godfather, I'm going to see Banzai in a while, why don't you bring an official hat?" ”

Ma Yongcheng stood in front of the dressing mirror and looked at it, then turned around and said: "This hat was made when he was ten years old, but he was ingenious, and he was rewarded to our family when he finished it, but Zhang Yong didn't give it." ”

Xiaobao said: "So the godfather wants to take this hat to the banquet?" ”

Ma Yongcheng sighed and said: "Yes, I hope that Long Live Lord can remember the old love, for the sake of the hat, leave me for a while." ”

Xiaobao said in a low voice: "Don't take the path of the Queen Mother?" ”

Speaking of the Queen Mother, Ma Yongcheng's crying and swollen eyelids drooped, and the old demon woman said it nicely when she fooled him on the boat, and she could protect him, and she couldn't wait to drive him out of Kunning Palace at the critical moment.

The old demon woman deserves to be a widow and her son is not close.

He said fiercely: "Don't fall for her in the future, that kind of woman who goes back on her word is not worth serving." ”

Xiaobao said: "Is it because Wang Huanting's matter didn't work out?" Long live tonight the godfather to drink, the queen's little day is here again, it is a good opportunity, otherwise let's gamble again, in case of success, the queen mother is happy, she can intercede for you, and moreover, if Wang Pingting is favored, she must also be grateful to her godfather. ”

Ma Yongcheng pinched his chin and thought about it for a long time, until a voice came from outside the door: "Father-in-law, Father-in-law Zhao is invited." ”

Ma Yongcheng looked up at Xiaobao: "Is it Zhao Jin's father-in-law?" What is he looking for in our family? ”

Xiaobao shook his head and said, "Maybe I want to go to the banquet with my father-in-law." ”

Yang Houzhao invited the eight of them, and he wanted to go with the eight of them.

Ma Yongcheng groaned and said: "I'll go to see Zhao Jin, don't act rashly about Wang Pingting, anyway, the night is long, let me think about whether the old demon woman is worth my liver and brain." ”

Xiaobao nodded busily.

After Ma Yongcheng left, Xiaobao waited for a while, there was nothing in the palace, and he had to rush back to serve the emperor.

Xiao Bao took a step out of the gate of the Qianqing Palace.

Because the emperor has not returned to live in the Qianqing Palace recently, there are only a few small firefighters and palace ladies in the huge palace.

In the night when the stars are shining, there are fewer palace lights, and the promenade is covered with ceilings and pillars, all of which are shadows.

Therefore, Xiaobao didn't see it when he went out, just in front of Ma Yongcheng's bedroom, that is, at the door where he just walked out, a black shadow was looking at his back with a smile that seemed to be smiling.