"I'm still thinking about what Your Majesty can do to you?"

The slightly fat courtier standing next to Lord Han couldn't help but snort,

"Don't look at what you look like now, there is Zhan Changdong in the Imperial Courtyard, the prince and the Shen family have also regained their favor, how can Your Majesty still remember you, a useless mourning dog, and still want to step on me to please Your Majesty and have your Spring and Autumn dreams!"

Just now, Xu Lizhen's words made these people hold a grudge.

These people are the people of the Three Princes, and they still remember what happened to the household department last time, if it weren't for Xu Lizhen biting like a mad dog.

The Chengguo Mansion and the three princes did not suffer heavy losses, so that they took risks and wanted to frame the prince under the pretext of the Criminal Department.

The courtier couldn't help but scold: "Don't think that you can get good if you fall into the well, Your Majesty is still tired of you......"

"Alright."

Lord Han stopped him, "Don't tell him, it's just a toothless mad dog, and someone will clean him up sooner or later." ”

"Why bother sooner or later, when the prince and the Shen family come to their senses, they will definitely kill him."

"Also, at the beginning, he had the most trouble with the prince and the Shen family, and he looked for trouble with others when he found an opportunity, but now that they are in power, Lord Xu is waiting to be unlucky."

A few people sneered, turned around and left.

The slightly chubby official deliberately hit Xu Lizhen's broken leg before leaving, tripping him to the ground.

After the heavy rain last night, there was already stagnant water under the steps in front of the hall, Xu Lizhen was planted in a puddle, his official uniform and hair were splashed, and when he finally stood up with the stone pillar next to him, the whole person looked extremely embarrassed.

Seeing this, the courtiers around all avoided it, and Xu Lizhen hung his head and limped away.

……

Emperor Tianqing was still angry when he returned to the imperial study.

The crown prince persuaded on the side: "Father, don't be angry, the people in the court have always been like this, and Chengguo Gong is also an old minister after all, maybe there was a misunderstanding about what happened last night......"

"You know what!"

Emperor Tianqing glared at the crown prince, a little angry, "You just have a good temperament, I don't know that these people have crooked stomachs." Do you know that Cheng Guogong said that you colluded with Yongzhao Yu, and also said that you knew about Cao Yun for a long time, and it was you who colluded with Zhan Changdong with the Shen family to seek profit for yourself! ”

The prince's eyes widened in astonishment.

Seeing this, Emperor Tianqing couldn't help but reprimand: "I know that you have a good heart, but you should also have more eyes, don't really let these people ride on their heads and don't know." ”

Chen Yin and other old ministers stood aside and looked at Emperor Tianqing Xunzi, seeing that his attitude had changed overnight, not only was he no longer as alienated and jealous of the prince as he was some time ago, but it seemed to have returned to a few years ago when he was close to the prince, and several of them couldn't help but show surprise.

What else happened last night besides what happened to Cheng Guogong?

Why did His Majesty suddenly change his treatment of the crown prince?

If Emperor Tianqing's kindness to the prince surprised a few people, and when it came to filling the vacancies in the court, Emperor Tianqing took the initiative to mention the reactivation of Yongzhao's old ministers and the redeployment of those who were innocently implicated and deposed due to the rebellion case back in the capital to enable it, which made several people almost drop their jaws.

The people mentioned by the prince were all selected by the official position as the most suitable, and there was almost no room for opposition after everyone deliberated.

The only thing to argue about is what position to put those people in, how high or low they are in official positions, and what to choose between meeting people who are equally talented.

Emperor Tianqing agreed to use those people, and he did not regret it.

Chen Yin and others discussed the selection of suitable people from among them, and during this period, the prince was reasonable, humble and not arrogant, and most of them were willing to listen carefully to everyone's opinions, not blindly following and not listening to advice, and not only did not take the opportunity to install people to fill the vacancy, but devoted himself to the public.

When the matter of filling the vacancy was decided, when the elders came out of the imperial study, they couldn't help but look at the prince differently.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is worthy of being the prince, and this open-mindedness is incomparable to others."

"It's not, it's like the three princes, they always want to install people for themselves, but I didn't expect Your Majesty to really agree to use the old people of Yongzhao, and I don't know how His Royal Highness the Crown Prince persuaded His Majesty......"

Chen Yin listened to the whispered discussions of several people around him and said indifferently: "Those people are all capable, and most of them were affected back then, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can persuade His Majesty to use them, no matter how they are done, it is a good thing for the imperial court." ”

After he finished speaking, he commanded several people,

"Your Majesty has already decided on the person to fill the vacancy, so hurry up and explain it, don't delay the official affairs of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China."

The others nodded in response.

Waiting for the others to leave, Chen Yin looked at Shen Zhongkang on the side: "You taught the prince very well." ”

Shen Zhongkang smiled with a smile in his eyes: "It's not that I taught well, it's that the prince is pure and good." ”

He has a good enlightenment teacher, and when he was young, he followed people with decent hearts, what he saw and heard was the correct way to be a king, and the prince was naturally different from Emperor Tianqing.

Chen Yin understood the unfinished meaning of Shen Zhongkang's words, and looked up at the white jade steps not far away.

There are a few people who can be emperors, and Emperor Tianqing was also generous and benevolent like a prince before he ascended the throne, but later he became unrecognizable.

The position of power is chaotic, and the court cannot tolerate pure people.

There are some things that Chen Yin understands better than anyone else, even if he didn't understand them before, he has understood them one by one after thinking about them for so many years.

It's just that he is old, and he can't move, and it's not like Shen Zhongkang has a son with both talent and morality, and an outstanding grandson.

So he can't meddle, and he doesn't have the ability to meddle.

Chen Yin's clothes were blown back and forth by the wind: "In another month, I will be ready to pay tribute." ”

Shen Zhongkang suddenly raised his head.

Chen Yin said: "You are ready to prepare, and after I give office, you will be this Yuanfu." ”

"Old ...... Chen"

Chen Yin waved his hand to interrupt what Shen Zhongkang was about to say, and his face full of ravines showed exhaustion:

"Actually, I should have retired seven years ago, but then I was afraid that you would mess with the government with selfish intentions, so I sat in this position."

"In the past few years, even if Your Majesty allows me not to go to court every day, most of the things in the cabinet are handed over to you to do, but my body is still not as good as day by day, and I am often afraid that I will never wake up after suddenly falling asleep one day."

Chen Yin is already seventy-four, and he will be seventy-five in two months, and the entire great cause has never been such an old minister as him.

Seven years ago, if Yongzhao hadn't had an accident, he should have stepped down and let Shen Zhongkang take the position of Yuanfu, but then there was a sudden upheaval, he didn't dare to retreat, and Emperor Tianqing couldn't allow him to retreat.

Chen Yin's hair is white, and the furrows on his face are even heavier when he smiles.

Seeing that Shen Zhongkang wanted to speak and stopped, Chen Yin said: "You don't have to be like this, this position should be yours, and there is no one in the entire court who is more suitable than you." ”

"I have seen everything you have done in the past few years, and now it is rare for Your Majesty to change your opinion of the Shen family and the crown prince, and it is an opportunity for him to promise you to come up, and I will find an opportunity to mention this matter to Your Majesty in the next few days, and I will officially pay attention to it after the rest of the month's birthday."

"Your Majesty's temperament also knows, he will definitely choose someone who can contain you to fill your position, and then there will be a new person in the cabinet."

"You prepared earlier, so as not to make a mess."

Shen Zhongkang listened to Chen Yin's advice, and saw that he had made up his mind, so he didn't say anything more.

When he entered the court, Chen Yin was already in power.

When he entered the cabinet, Chen Yin was already Yuanfu.

is also a teacher, a friend, and was also an enemy, and they were suspicious of each other, but now everything has turned into regret and respect, Shen Zhongkang took a half step back and made a big salute to Chen Yin:

"Don't worry, I will take care of Chaozhong."