Chapter 59: The Court
Xiao Yu made up his mind that he must give Nie Yan the position of concubine.
"It's just a concubine, I believe in me, it will be better in the future." Xiao Yu twisted Nie Yan's sideburns and said.
Nie Yan saw that she couldn't resist Xiao Yu, so she had no choice but to respond, but in her heart, she was thinking about the reaction of Empress Xu and Jiang Guifei after she knew about it.
In the Ningkun Palace, Empress Xu had already known the news for the first time.
"Originally, having a Jiang Lan was enough to worry about the palace, but I didn't expect that there would be a Nie Yan now! Your Majesty, he really doesn't miss the friendship of the past at all! β
When Queen Xu talked about Xiao Yu, she wept again and again.
Mama Qian beside her comforted: "Niangniang don't worry, that concubine is just a foreigner, and there are no heirs yet, but Your Majesty is fresh for a while, and the most important thing we should pay attention to at the moment should be the one surnamed Jiang."
When Queen Xu heard this, she stopped her tears and said: "The Jiang family is the most hateful, Daddy sent someone to say it yesterday, and Jiang Xiang confronted him in the court again, and joined his protΓ©gΓ© to participate in him, so His Majesty seems to have the intention of dismissing Daddy!" β
"It's a pity that this palace is in the position of the queen, but she can't even keep her father's official position!"
Empress Xu said this, feeling that she was useless.
Mama Qian was more rational and came up with ideas for Queen Xu.
"The slave maid thinks, why don't you go to the concubine and think of a way? Now that Concubine Shu is being favored, presumably His Majesty can listen to her. As long as she can intercede with His Majesty, the lord's official position may be kept. β
Mama Qian actually came up with the idea of asking Nie Yan to intercede for the master of the Xu family.
When Empress Xu heard this, she didn't immediately agree, but hesitated: "For no reason, can she help the palace?" β
"In the past, Niangniang did not feel sorry for Concubine Shu, and now she has a shallow foundation, and she needs someone to help her the most. Now that Jiang Guifei is already powerful, even if she leans on Jiang Lan, I'm afraid she won't get any benefits, so it's better to lean on Niangniang. β
Mama Qian explained.
Empress Xu seemed to be persuaded, so she ordered: "Then prepare a gift for the palace, and send it to the new concubine tomorrow." β
And in the Wanqing Palace, when Jiang Guifei heard the news of Nie Yan's promotion to the throne, she just smiled lightly and said: "It's really a blessing, it's not like this palace, so many years, I have worked hard." β
"Niangniang...... The grandmother beside Jiang Guifei saw that Jiang Guifei looked lonely, and just wanted to persuade her, so she heard Jiang Guifei say with a straight face: "Has the thing that the palace asked you to send to the prime minister have been sent?" β
"The slave maid has already handed over the things to the prime minister yesterday, please rest assured."
The mama replied.
When Jiang Guifei heard this, her expression eased slightly, and tomorrow, above the court, I am afraid there will be some changes.
The next morning, Xiao Yu was listening to the minister's report on the disaster relief situation in Gannan Province, and most of the victims have been properly resettled, but in some places where the epidemic has occurred, because the epidemic has not been eradicated, it can only be temporarily controlled, and the number of people who have died is increasing.
In this regard, Xiao Yu had no better way, so he could only issue an order to transfer manpower from the imperial hospital again, and post the emperor's list to recruit some capable folk langzhong.
After the flood in Gannan Province was properly arranged, Xiao Yu looked at His Highness and asked meaningfully, "Zhong Aiqing, is there anything else to do?" β
A second-class member in the hall was about to come out to start the performance, but he saw Prime Minister Jiang Cheng, who was standing in front of him, take the first step and said: "The minister has this to play!" β
Originally, Xiao Yu had arranged for someone to expose the crimes of Zhen Guogong today, but he didn't expect this Jiang Cheng Prime Minister to suddenly stand up.
Xiao Yu frowned, he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Prime Minister Jiang's gourd, but he had to ask, "What's going on?" β
"The minister wants to sue Qi Yuanzheng, the prince of Zhenguo, for betraying the country!"
Jiang Cheng said sonorously.
Xiao Yu's eyes shrank when he heard this, obviously he didn't expect that this Jiang Prime Minister would sue Qi Yuanzheng!
So abrupt! Compared with the crime of collaborating with the enemy, the charges he prepared for Qi Yuanzheng were not much lighter at all.
And the originally calm and relaxed Zhenguo Gong, after listening to Prime Minister Jiang's words, immediately pointed at Prime Minister Jiang Cheng's nose and scolded: "Old horseman!" How dare you slander! β
In the end, the reason is still there, Qi Yuanzheng knew that this was above the court, and he was not too presumptuous, and after only scolding him, he said to Xiao Yu: "Your Majesty, Jiang Youdao has no basis for empty words, framed and framed, and asks Your Majesty to be the master of the old minister!" β
Xiao Yu didn't answer, Jiang Youdao naturally understood that Xiao Yu meant to give him a chance to continue?
"The minister captured a Khitan spy yesterday and found a letter and a token from him, Your Majesty will know it at a glance!"
Jiang Youdao said, then took out a letter and a token from his sleeve and handed it to Xu Lin, who handed it to Xiao Yu.
As soon as Qi Yuanzheng saw that sign, his face changed suddenly, it was indeed the token of the Zhenguo Mansion!
But why does it look like it's burned?
Xiao Yu had a gloomy face, opened the letter, and after reading it carefully, his face became even more ugly, and after verifying the token, he threw two things on Qi Yuanzheng's body, and asked in a cold voice: "My Zhenguo Gong, what do you explain?!" β
Qi Yuanzheng hurriedly picked up the letter, and after reading the contents, he said with surprise on his face: "How come, Jiang Youdao!" Where did you get this letter?! β
The handwriting on the letter was exactly the same as Qi Yuanzheng's own, but Qi Yuanzheng knew in his heart that he had never written such a letter to the enemy!
The troops deployed by the Chu State on the Khitan border are clearly written above! He also expressed his admiration for the Khitan Khan, and admired the Khitan between the lines!
Jiang Youdao said without changing his face: "What Zhen Guogong has done, he knows it in his heart!" β
Qi Yuanzheng didn't want to argue with Jiang Youdao, and the most important thing now was to convince Xiao Yu that he was innocent.
"Your Majesty, the minister is loyal to the State of Chu and has made great contributions to the first emperor! In the battle of Yanyun with the Khitan back then, the minister formed a mortal enmity with the Khitan, don't you know, Your Majesty?! β
Qi Yuanzheng talked a lot about his contribution to the Chu State, which made Xiao Yu feel even more uncomfortable.
The first emperor was very fond of Qi Yuanzheng because Qi Yuanzheng had made great contributions in the battle of Yanyun, so that now the Qi family is in power, so that the officials of the two provinces in Hexi are all looking forward to the Zhenguo Gong, as if they have become the domestic slaves of the Qi family.
If it is a few years later, I am afraid that the world will have to change its surname to Qi!
Even if Xiao Yu knew that the so-called evidence that Jiang Youdao came up with could not be trusted, he would take down Qi Yuanzheng first, not to mention, he was originally going to attack Qi Yuanzheng.
Now Jiang Youdao's actions undoubtedly handed Xiao Yu a knife to kill Qi Yuanzheng.
"Someone is coming, Zhenguo Gong is suspected of treason, and he is temporarily detained in the Internal Affairs Office, and no one is allowed to visit! Violators will be killed! β