The luncheon of the Maharaja's Mansion was set up in a hall in the northwest of the Flower Garden, and by noon, it was already full, except for the more than ten female relatives invited by Yijing alone, all the guests gathered here.

The hall was filled with kabuki and the atmosphere was very pleasant at first.

Princess Jin Yuan is also a good guest, and His Royal Highness the Maharaja specially set up a chairman for her, although the two are not at the same table, the long case is set side by side.

Under the chairman, on the left and right sides are the banquet of Hu and Qing Er, An Jin was also invited to the banquet today, as the wife of the Qing family, of course, she sat behind the Lanjiang Gong seat, and because of An Jin's identity as Princess Dalong, so the banquet between her and Yiyangjun crossed the eldest son Chunjiang Gong, and the look of Chunjiang Gong and his wife was not good-looking from beginning to end.

An Jin didn't see Yijing sitting at the table, and it was inevitable that he was a little disappointed while breathing lightly, but Yiyang's interest was good, regardless of everyone's eyes, he talked to An Jin from the side from the side, and didn't care about the surprised eyes of his relatives.

At this time, the abolition of the political council has become inevitable, Yiyangjun and An Jin don't have to play anymore, for many days, Yiyangjun stayed in the princess's mansion openly, and majesticly "packed and sent back" the white-clothed maid arranged by his family around An Jin, so angry that Lan Jianggong blew his beard and glared for a while, but he couldn't take care of the "rebel" at this time, and Yiyangjun was not the young son he could handle anymore and beat with whips at every turn.

On the side of the Hu family, who was sitting opposite the Qing family, the wine cup in the hand of the Duke of Junjiang was almost never put down, and his eyes were always glued to the thin breasts and waists of the dancers, and the form was unbearable to look at, but Mrs. Junjiang beside him was graceful and noble, and behaved decently, the couple was really discordant.

The eldest son behind them, Boyang Jun, looked worried, and should be worrying about Enfengyi.

Under the two royal families are the major nobles, which are naturally ranked according to the degree of prominence.

When the host Maharaja raised the lamp three times, some guests continued to come forward to toast, and the voices of everyone chatting and discussing gradually became enthusiastic.

But completely let the Mahyun signal to sing and dance to withdraw, it is because of a nobleman named Dang Xuan, his eldest son was recommended by the Hu family this time, followed the Maharaja to expedition to Haojing, at this time he was still guarding the border pass, and waited for the royal family to officially appoint the guard before returning to Beijing.

A few days earlier, the party urged him to pay a generous visit to Junjiang Gong on this matter, hoping that he would vote in favor of the new policy at the political meeting, but he was scolded and the two sides broke up unhappily.

So at this moment, the party urged him to raise his lamp and said a lot of compliments to the maharaja, especially praising the maharaja's proposal for a new policy: "Reward the meritorious heroes, boost morale, and so benefit the country, the three league political meetings are bound to pass." ”

When he said this, the hall was still singing and dancing, and the nobles in the distance did not hear clearly, but Junjiang Gong sat at the bottom, which called a word into the ear, Junjiang Gong was a violent temperament, and he was encouraged by wine, how could he bear it, but he was reluctant to smash the wine cup by himself, and he picked up Mrs. Junjiang's wine cup and smashed it to the party, and almost missed the head and hit the monarch by mistake.

"You are a villain who is greedy for wealth and nobility, you are really a thief, haven't you been scolded by my father-in-law last time? What kind of occasion is this, dare to bewitch the monarch in public! Over the years, thanks to my Hu family's charity, you can only have fine clothes and food, and you dare to take my power, the party thief is ungrateful, and he will be sent by heaven and will not die well! ”

Yes, what kind of song and dance are you appreciating now, it has directly evolved into a scolding, this scolding is especially not level, it is simply unreasonable, Enfeng Yihou's political advice is proposed by the Maharaja, is Junjiang Gong referring to Sang scolding Huai? Actually, no, he really hasn't pointed to the level of Sang scolding Huai, and he is worthy of the four-character parity of the wine-colored man.

The Three Leagues Political Council is dominated by this, but all the decrees that are beneficial to the people's livelihood and unfavorable to the two surnames are all vetoed, even if the King of Xiliang desperately throws blood in front of him to seize land and expand the territory, but the governance cannot keep up, it is difficult to achieve true prosperity, and the political council is not abolished, and the Xiliang royal family is bound to be like a fish in the throat, even if the monarch has great ability, it is difficult to perform.

The Maharaja turned his head sideways to avoid the flying wine cup, glanced at Jun Jianggong, who had a red face and a thick neck, and also took the expression of Boyang Jun, who was slightly embarrassed but clearly stood by, into his eyes, and took the wine cup in his hand.

"Hu Gong, what you said is unreasonable, the advice of the feudal city was originally put forward by Lonely, how did you become the bewitchment of the party? It is axiomatic to reward meritorious deeds, how can it be greedy for wealth and unthanks? The party lord is a courtier of the Western Liang, how can he only rely on Hu Gong's charity? Lonely Su heard that Hu Gong was proud, why was Hu Gong so high today? Let's talk about drinking. ”

These words choked Junjiang Gong dumbfounded, even if he was not convinced, he did not dare to vent his grievances on Dajun, which shows that he is also a strong outsider.

But Lan Jianggong is more difficult to deal with, and he is really arrogant, he sneered: "Although Hu Gong's words are unreasonable, but the party is indeed too big, how can he control the decision of the three alliances political council?" This is an overstep, a light argument, and a heavy argument! ”

This time, it is directly about the crime.

The monarch smiled: "Qinggong, what the party lord means is that as long as the government of the country is beneficial, the political council of the three alliances should be passed, isn't the existence of the political council for the prosperity of the monarchy?" Or does Qinggong think that meritorious deeds should not be rewarded? Moreover, today is a private banquet held by Lone, not a court discussion, how can there be any overreach, Lone originally wanted to hear your opinions today, and he should speak freely. ”

As a result, the nobles below were completely boiling, and they all agreed to reward meritorious deeds.

Lan Jianggong came back to his senses at this time, and the emotional monarch listened to his heart-to-heart words today, and he smiled and said nothing, not agreeing, but he was determined to oppose the political council? So Dantian's anger was not ignited, Lanjiang Gong clenched his fists and forbeared, so he didn't say anything unbearable, and sneered: "Your Royal Highness has just returned to Xiliang, and I don't know much about the rules of the ancestral alliance of Xiliang, only the three royal families can enjoy the honor of the feudal city, how can you easily canonize the nobles?" ”

"Qinggong, it seems that the rules of the ancestral alliance do not limit the nobles to be feudal for meritorious service, and there is no explicit formulation of the privileges of the royal family in the feudal estate."

This is indeed not explicit, but it is just a tacit convention of the three surnames.

"Furthermore, it is believed that any regulation should not be set in stone for the sake of the prosperity of the monarchy, but should be amended if it does not keep pace with the times."

There was a burst of applause from below.

Lan Jiang Gong became more and more annoyed: "But according to the rules of the alliance, all government decrees must be submitted by His Majesty to the Council for consultation and approval before they can be implemented. ”

"Qing Gong is still talking about the rules of the alliance......" The Maharaja said in a meaningful, elongated tone.

"According to the rules of the alliance, the political council of the three alliances should put the people first, and should not only care about selfish interests!"

"This statement is reasonable, it is clear that Duke Qing and Duke Hu are unwilling to let their subjects share the benefits, why should we sacrifice our lives to fight on the battlefield, but we can't reward meritorious deeds, and the benefits are all taken up by the three surnames!"

Gradually, the crowd was boiling.

But the Maharaja raised his arm slightly, and the nobles all fell silent.

"I think that the ministers of the political council will never only care about their own interests, but it is just that the political council of the three alliances only announces the results, and the decree is rejected or even not presented with reasons, which is really difficult to convince the public, just like the emperor of Dalong, for the supreme of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, the decision of the national government is in the hands of one person, but it is also necessary to listen to the advice of the ministers, and it is often the words of the people to be adopted by the monarch, and no matter how high the power, you can't just say yes or no one can control the government."

The implication of this is that the power of the political council of the three alliances is too heavy, it is simply more than the supreme of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and the judgment of the political council is mostly unreasonable and unjust, and it is unfair, but any government that hurts the interests of the two surnames is not allowed to pass, and the rights and interests of the nobles are not guaranteed, so it is no wonder that everyone will question it.

Immediately afterwards, the Maharaja actually talked about the benefits of the imperial examination, if he followed Dalong to implement the imperial examination system, it would be more conducive to the use of virtuous people for the country and the benefit of the people.

This remark caused a sensation again, and the nobles were all excited - Xiliang at this time the official system was only said to be graceful in terms of the three surnames, as for the children of the nobles, if they want to enter the office, they must pass the recommendation of the three surnames, and then be assessed by the officials.

However, there are not many scholars in Xiliang, and it is not easy for non-nobles to take care of food and clothing, how can they have the opportunity to read and learn books, and follow Dalong's implementation of the imperial examination, at least within ten years, the beneficiaries are actually large and small nobles, and they no longer have to flatter the three surnames, they can get the opportunity to enter the office.

Compared with the meritorious fiefdom, this decree covers a wider range of people, and the beneficiaries are more and easier, and of course, the blow to the Hu and Qing clans is also more thorough.

Therefore, before the two surnames got up and walked away, the monarch stopped the discussion in time: "Today is a private banquet, and it is enough to talk about political affairs, it is better to enjoy singing and dancing for a day." ”

So the song and dance began again.

After a while, there were female relatives who left the banquet, and went to the garden in groups to wander around and taste tea, and heard about it at the digesting table.

Except for the two surnames, the rest of the guests were full of interest, pushing the cup and changing the lamp more, and some people left the table from time to time to "change clothes".

When Jun Jiang Gong staggered and was helped out of the palace by two white-clothed maids, no one expected that a disaster would happen.

And the beautiful scenery of Donghua Garden, which is far away, is also entertaining the guests invited by her.

Xiao Man was sitting - Yi Jing didn't plan to invite her, because there was no chance to talk privately when she came, and in a short period of time, things would not progress so quickly, and the exchanges were too frequent, just afraid of complications, and this line had to play a role at a critical time. But this time, the prince looked at the invitation posts of Yijing one by one, and found that Xiao Man was not invited, so he made a special trip to ask.

Yijing had no choice but to say that the guests were all nobles, and he was afraid that it would be unruly to invite Xiao Man.

The Maharaja disagreed: "Since you have made a contract with her, you will invite her directly, if anyone underestimates her and makes irresponsible remarks, my Maharaja's Mansion will never welcome people who pride themselves on their dignity." ”

Well, if it's too hypocritical, the demon will also be suspicious, and Yijing simply wrote the post neatly.

There are also some of them are the female dependents of small nobles, who used to flatter and please those, and Yijing also has a social attitude towards them.

The most honorable person at the table is, of course, the lady of Tongyang.

But today she was very unhappy, and she was completely devoid of her former sharpness.

The reason is naturally the turmoil of the feudal town made by the Maharaja, therefore, Boyang Jun and his father Junjiang Gong are not very harmonious, and Mrs. Junjiang looks down on her husband, compared to the Qing family, the Hu family seems to be more willing to be friendly with the Maharaja, rather than forcing marriage, but once it hurts the root, such as the political council will be abolished...... The Hu clan is still unwilling to compromise - Yiyangjun is a unique outlier, not only is he not at odds with his biological father, but even the entire Qing clan does not allow him, and the Qing clan's gain or loss of power has nothing to do with him, so Yiyangjun does not care about the rise and fall of the Qing clan, he relies on the Wan clan, it is the royal family, and he cannot benefit from the existence of the political council, and he is still the king of Xiliang Yijun and the courtier of the country without the political council.

But Tongyang is different, her father and brother are both ministers of the government, so she does not want the government to be abolished.

Today, she didn't want to deal with Yijing, but in fact, Yijing didn't make a special trip to give her a post, because the prince must invite the Hu family, how could Yijing do this more, not to mention that Yijing didn't regard Tongyang as a confidant at all, after Xiao Man infiltrated, Tongyang had no use for Yijing.

Tongyang came to Donghuayuan, is the result of his mother's strong persuasion, Mrs. Junjiang before the banquet, think that the relationship with the monarch can still be turned around, then the favorite concubine "Qianpan" can not be alienated, of course, whether Mrs. Junjiang thinks so now, then two words.

In short, compared to the "main battlefield" in the northwest, the atmosphere of Donghuayuan is more peaceful and festive, at least on the surface.

Until a white-clothed maid entered the house to report: "Madam, there was a murder in the flower garden, and the king sent someone to let the lady stay in Donghuayuan." ”

These words shocked the ladies and dependents.

Yi Jing naturally wanted to ask for details, but the white-clothed maid was a little impatient, but she didn't know what to do, and the guard who came to report was vague, so she simply said: "It's better for the maid to let the guard report to Mrs. in person." ”

Yi Jingzheng wondered how a guard could enter and leave the back house, and saw that all the ladies were not strange, so he realized that it was in Xiliang, presumably this is not a strange thing.

But as soon as the guard entered the hall......

Yijing almost didn't get excited to shoot the case, but in fact, she had already stood up, and in order to cover up her gaffe, she hurriedly asked about the murder carefully.

Because the guard was an old acquaintance.

He is Wei Ran.