Volume 3: Cangshan Snow Chapter 21 in the East Palace

In the East Palace, there are always two factions of opinion, and the faction hostile to Xin Qiwu believes that since Sinan Bofan's family is friendly with King Jing, and now he is married to the prime minister's family, King Jing's son is the second prince, and the prime minister is gradually estranged from the East Palace, so the Fan family must be the second prince's faction. Xin Shaoqing resolutely opposed this opinion, because in his opinion, Fan Jian could not be an ordinary minister who would move with the sleeves of Prime Minister Jingwang.

In the deep palace, Xin Qiwu honestly knelt at the door of the study, his buttocks were high, but fortunately there was an official uniform blocking it, so that he would not look ugly.

"Get up. The Emperor's voice rang out inside the curtain.

Xin Qiwu stood up, his arms hanging by his side, not daring to move the slightest, he had been to this study a few times, but he still couldn't adapt to the natural sense of oppression here, two drops of sweat the size of soybeans slipped from the corners of his forehead, I don't know if it was because it was still too hot at the end of summer, or because of nervousness, but he didn't dare to wipe it off.

The sound of flipping through the paper sounded in the curtain, and after being quiet for a long time, the emperor asked lightly: "This Chen is reasonable, very good, since the one in the north still refuses to settle down, then it's good, the Qing family has to open their mouths wider for me." ”

Xin Qiwu replied in a loud voice: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

The emperor's voice suddenly became a little strange: "Fan Shilang's son is now serving as your deputy envoy?"

Xin Qiwu didn't expect His Majesty to care so much about Vice Envoy Fan, and there were a few more drops of sweat on his forehead, and he responded respectfully: "Exactly." ”

The emperor seemed to be very interested in this matter: "Oh, this Fan Xianzhen asked him to be a co-arse lang in the Taichang Temple. How did you come up with the idea of transferring him to Honglu Temple?"

Although His Majesty's voice was still gentle, Xin Qiwu was nervous and about to faint, and he didn't dare to hide it in the slightest, so he replied honestly: "A few days ago, I was giving a lecture in the East Palace at the behest of His Majesty, and I talked to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince about the envoy of the Northern Qi Dynasty, because Fan Xian was related to this matter, and he was very famous in Beijing. This time, there is a Zhuang Mohan in the Northern Qi mission, and there must be a talented man in the reception of the imperial court. Therefore, the minister took the liberty to make this suggestion, and His Highness agreed. ”

"Hmm. Behind the curtain, the emperor admired the frank attitude of this courtier, he was never afraid that someone in the court would form a party, but this party must be formed in the open, "This matter is not a mistake, I will hand over this matter to you on the same day, even if it is the prince's place." You don't have to ask for advice. ”

"Yes. "The relationship between Xin Qiwu and the crown prince has never been intended to hide from His Majesty, after all, he is the person designated by His Majesty to serve in the East Palace back then.

The emperor flipped through the file again, and vaguely seemed to frown: "How is Fan Xian doing?"

Xin Qiwu didn't dare to be greedy, and said honestly: "The file that Your Majesty saw at this time is the result of Deputy Envoy Fan's painstaking analysis. ”

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"Analysis?" for some reason, the Emperor's tone became a little annoyed, "It's getting more and more ridiculous!"

Xin Qiwu didn't know why His Majesty was angry, and he panicked. Fortunately, this matter does not seem to have much to do with the negotiations. After he exited the study. His Majesty the Emperor lifted the curtain and walked out, and on his face that was not angry but mighty, in addition to a trace of annoyance, there was a more helpless wry smile, and he instructed the eunuchs beside him: "Pass Chen Pingping into the palace." ”

The eunuch took the order and left, the master of Qingguo. The middle-aged man with the most power in the world walked out of the study, stood under the corridor of the palace, looked at the somewhat dim moon in the world, the corners of his lips curled slightly, and said to himself: "The weapon of the country, not directly to help the Honglu Temple, is actually used to make a step for the child to enter the body, good you Chen Pingping, it seems that if you don't knock and knock you, you really want to send my yard hands to the child to play." ”

What a person the emperor is. From the dossier that is claimed to be the result of Fan Xian's analysis. At a glance, I could see the shadow of the Supervision Yuan. But looking at his expression, he didn't seem to be very angry. It's just a little funny. Xin Qiwu's attempt to get the crown prince to win over the Fan family actually happened to cater to His Majesty's thoughts of the emperor - the tendency of the East Palace finally showed some political wisdom, and the prince seemed to have grown, a fact that made the Ninth Five-Year Supreme feel a little relieved.

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In the East Palace, a fierce quarrel is breaking out, and the two sides of the quarrel are Xin Qiwu, the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, and Guo Baokun, the editor of the palace, and the content of the quarrel is naturally inseparable from the eight-rank petty official named Fan Xian. Looking at the appearance of the blushing faces and thick necks of both parties, you can know the intensity of the previous quarrel.

Xin Qiwu glanced at Guo Baokun with a slight contempt and said: "To be a courtier, to be a minister, I came to assist the prince at the behest of His Majesty, just to seek the great cause of the prince for a thousand years and choose a good material for a while." Xielu Lang Fan Xian has a talent in Beijing, looking at what he has done recently, he knows how to advance and retreat, and he has real talent, and the Fan family has always been the only minister of the royal family, so a courtier, of course, the prince should be respectfully accepted, and must not be rejected because of the momentary anger of some characters. ”

Guo Baokun sneered: "Could it be that Lord Shaoqing thinks that this official just remembers the hatred of that punch? Don't you forget, the relationship between the Fan Mansion and the Jingwang Mansion, as well as that Fan Xian, is about to become the son-in-law of the Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister's recent direction, don't you know yet." ”

Xin Qiwu straightened his neck and said: "I don't know, I only know that there is only one majesty in Qingguo, and there is only one prince in Qingguo, and any attempt to artificially divide factions in the court is extremely stupid." ”

He is not a sour rot with empty ambitions but no skills, of course he knows that the second prince has become popular recently, but strategically, he still thinks that there is no need for the East Palace to treat the second prince as an opponent, once this happens, it will open a dangerous door. As long as the prince himself is upright and righteous, there is no enemy at all.

Sitting on a high place, the prince sighed, he is indeed lustful and cowardly, but he is not a fool, and deep down in his heart he also knows that if you start from the perspective of the overall situation, Xin Shaoqing's opinion is undoubtedly the most correct. But politics has always been a life-and-death struggle, even if you are cautious. Who can guarantee that the two elder brothers who are looking at the throne will do something.

"The situation at hand has not come to that point. The prince rubbed his temples and said with some annoyance: "After all, this palace is the prince of a country." It is also a duty to reserve talents for the imperial court. As for the royal brother, don't talk nonsense, that's ridiculous. ”

This is the helplessness in the palace, obviously you guard against me, I guard against you, but no one can say anything verbally.

"What about Fan Xian?" Guo Baokun was still a little unwilling.

Xin Qiwu snorted coldly and said, "Lord Guo." I think you've been misjudging one thing all along. ”

"What's the matter?" the prince asked curiously.

"Many officials, including you, are because of the relationship between the Fan Mansion and the Jingwang Mansion. And the Fan family is classified as the second prince's faction, but who has evidence to prove this? This time, the East Palace Jian Zhi gave Fan Xian a chance to show his face so much, if the Fan family is really as Lord Guo said, I am afraid that they will not dare to accept this messenger at all. Xin Qiwu continued to say coldly: "The most critical place is that Fan Xian is about to become the prime minister's son-in-law, and Lord Guo judges that Fan Xian is unlikely to be loyal to the prince. This is ridiculous. ”

"What's ridiculous?" Guo Baokun's eyes flashed with a hint of ruthlessness, "Whether it is above the court or in the dark, it has already shown that the prime minister has broken with the eldest princess and is trying to gradually break away from the influence of the palace. ”

"As the prime minister of a country, it is natural that he should not be manipulated by the people in the palace. This was a bit excessive, and Xin Qiwu woke up. Salute the prince and confess his sin. The prince shook his head indifferently and motioned for him to continue.

Xin Qiwu said again: "What Lord Guo said before is exactly the problem. Everyone knows that the Prime Minister broke with the eldest princess...... What does this have to do with the East Palace? Does this mean that the Prime Minister is no longer loyal to His Majesty, and is no longer on His Highness's side?"

The prince frowned and said, "But...... My aunt has been angry with the prime minister lately. ”

"Your Highness, forgive your presumptuous...... Don't change your attitude towards the prime minister because of the eldest princess's attitude. Xin Qiwu said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

The prince's brows furrowed even deeper: "But ......" He wanted to speak and stopped, Guo Baokun took this opportunity to say coldly: "But if the prime minister is still the same as before, why after the recent court meeting." They didn't come to the East Palace to say hello like they used to. ”

Xin Qiwu smiled extremely confidently and responded, "The minister has never denied this. Your Highness, at the moment it is just an arrangement, and it is far from the time for the two sides to compete in strength, and the really smart courtiers will naturally cling to Your Majesty, which is enough to maintain the longevity of their own family. The same is true of the Prime Minister, who may be swinging between the crown prince and the second prince at the moment, but in the end he will obey His Majesty's will, and if we want the Prime Minister to really be on our side. He took a deep breath. "The key is Fan Xian. The prime minister no longer has a real son, and Fan Xian and others are the future of the Lin Mansion. If we can get His Royal Highness Fan Xian to surrender to Cheng, the Prime Minister's attitude will naturally change. ”

Guo Baokun scoffed: "The relationship between King Jing and Fan Xiandi, don't forget." ”

"Don't forget whose subordinate the person you found out a few days ago. Xin Qiwu said indifferently: "That person deliberately let Fan Xian meet His Highness by chance, naturally hoping that His Highness would remember the feud a few days ago and humiliate Fan Xian, so that Fan Xian could really join his camp." Fortunately, His Royal Highness is wise, so naturally he will not fall for such a villain. ”

The prince smiled gently, somewhat helpful.

"If the Fan family is really his faction, why should he use this trick again. Xin Qiwu said: "I believe that with the strength of the Fan family, we will definitely be able to discover the hidden truth behind this matter, if it is really found out that the person did it, Fan Xian is only afraid that he will hold a grudge, so don't worry about the current attitude of the Fan family." ”

The prince was a little moved, and said softly: "If the Fan family is still in the dark and falls for that person, this palace might as well tell him." ”

"If you accept Fan Xian, you will receive Fan Mansion and Lin Mansion, the two major forces in Kyoto, civil officials and magnates, at least half of the people are looking at these two. And a few years later, I'm afraid that even Neiku is in charge of this young offspring. Xin Qiwu whispered to the prince: "An eight-rank petty official, what he can bring to everyone in Kyoto is definitely not just a few poems. ”。

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