The next morning, the Taihe Hall was in the morning.

Chen Yuansi really took a leave of absence. At the head of the hundred officials stood only one of Gu Shihai's assistants. When Ye Tianhuai stepped onto the Taihe Treasure Palace, his eyes intertwined with Gu Shihai's eyes for a moment.

Both of them had a cold edge in their eyes.

As Ye Qianhuai expected, as soon as he went to court today, Yin Jiang Qiancheng of Jingzhao Mansion reported a joint letter to the students of the literary school questioning the fraud of Chunqiu.

She had read this book in her previous life, but if she did it again this time, she still had to go through the process.

Ye Tianhuai motioned to Li Baoquan to hand over the book in Jiang Qiancheng's hand, however, before Li Baoquan walked down the jade steps, Gu Shihai had already taken the book from Jiang Qiancheng's hand and looked through it.

Li Baoquan stood on the jade steps, a little embarrassed for a while, neither up nor down.

"Pickled words, don't stain the eyes of the saints." Gu Shihai said to Li Baoquan.

The atmosphere in the court was a little tense for a while.

Gu Shihai didn't check it at all, he finished flipping through the book in three or two, put it away in his hand, and instructed himself: "Jiang Fuyin, immediately seal the literary school, find out who started this book, control the leader, and don't let public opinion spread." In Wenxinzhong, the first grade's Chunyu answer sheet and the Chunqiu exam papers of the students on this list were retrieved and sealed separately, and no one was allowed to tamper with it. ”

After speaking, he handed the book to Wen Xinzhong.

Then, Gu Shihai turned to Du Jing, the secretary of the Criminal Department: "Du Jing, send a few capable people to cooperate with Jiang Fuyin to find out the matter." ”

Du Jing immediately received his order.

In the end, he said to He Qingchang, the secretary of the Ministry of War: "Let the whole city of Gyeonggi Wei be under martial law, and if anyone spreads rumors, they will be taken down on the street and handed over to the Criminal Department for review." ”

He arranged a series of instructions resolutely, and Ye Tianhuai sat in the hall and watched him scold Fang Xuan, but he couldn't say a word.

She was like an outsider.

Everything seems to have returned to the days when she was not in power. She sat in the main hall with her ears and not her mouth.

Sometimes you don't even need to bring your ears.

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Ye Qianhuai didn't know how he had spent this short and silent early dynasty.

When she returned to Jingshou Palace, there were several boxes piled up in the courtyard, and the open boxes were neatly arranged with red and pink peaches, each of which was the size of a palm, looking full and attractive.

"What's going on?" Ye Tianhuai asked Aunt Fanghua.

"In the morning, a few people came from the right guard, and carried these boxes to the palace, saying that Gu Ge Lao was filial to His Majesty. They put down the box and left, but the slave and maid couldn't stop them. Aunt Fanghua replied cautiously, for fear of upsetting Ye Tianhuai.

Ye Qianhuai's expression was flat, and he couldn't see any changes. She opened the boxes in the courtyard one by one, a total of six boxes of peaches, and a small box, which contained a complete set of Cao Yin's four scenes of early summer.

"He did what he said." Ye Qianhuai muttered to himself.

She reached out and slowly touched the scroll of the four scenes of early summer.

Cao Yin is a great talent in the previous dynasty, he has never been an official in his life, but he is a unique painting and calligraphy, Ye Tianhuai likes his calligraphy and painting very much, and the palace has collected many of his works, but this set of hard-to-find early summer four scenes is missing.

"Li Baoquan, someone will carry these boxes back to the right guard gate as they are." Ye Qianhuai's expression was cold, and he commanded.

Li Baoquan responded, and then asked, "Your Majesty, if you don't accept it over there, what should you do?" ”

Ye Tianhuai raised his eyes to look at him and said, "You don't have to say hello to them, just leave in front of the door and leave." ”

Li Baoquan answered again, and immediately beckoned someone to come in and carry the box.

The crowd left in a commotion, leaving Ye Qianhuai still standing in place.

After standing for a while, Ye Tianhuai suddenly asked Aunt Fanghua: "Auntie, has Li Baoquan done anything unusual recently?" ”

Aunt Fanghua was shocked and replied, "The slave has seen him very duty as an errand recently, and there is nothing unusual about him. ”

She raised her eyes and saw that Ye Tianhuai was still looking at the direction of Li Baoquan's departure, and there was a bit of early spring in her eyes.

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In the Wenxuan Palace, Ye Tianhuai was holding a book in his hand, but his eyes did not move for a long time, obviously out of his mind.

"That's all for today's schoolwork. Your Majesty has something on your mind. Lu Yanchen, who was sitting on the side desk, said, and picked up the books on the table.

Ye Tianhuai came back to his senses suddenly, lowered his head and said, "I am not specialized in learning, please punish Mr." ”

"Your Majesty is thinking about the Spring Festival?"

Ye Tianhuai raised his eyes and glanced at Lu Yanchen, seeing that he didn't intend to punish himself, he sighed and said, "Yes." I didn't expect that nearly half of the entire Ministry of Rites had been dismissed, and even the Shangshu had been replaced, and Chunfu could still make trouble like this. I'm afraid, even if I change Wen Xinzhong again, it will be in vain. This is no longer a problem of the Ministry of Rites, but of the entire imperial court. ”

Hearing Wen Xinzhong's name, Lu Yanchen said: "Even if Your Majesty wants to abolish Wen Xinzhong, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to exchange." ”

"Why?" Ye Tianhuai frowned, "What is the origin of this person?" ”

"He is the younger brother of the princess of King Yu."

Ye Tianhuai was stunned for a moment, this relationship was really not close, and she had to calculate it.

Dajing has been two hundred years now, and the genealogy of the Ye clan can't be written on a single wall, and Ye Qianhuai can't count how many cousins she has, but she still knows a lot about King Yu.

Because although there are many of these clan relatives who have been knighted, there are only three hereditary vassal kings, and King Yu is one of them, and he is the most powerful one among them. Even the Zongzheng Temple, which manages the clan, is basically decided by him.

King Yu is over 50 years old this year, and his fief is in Qizhou in the east. If you talk about seniority, Ye Tinghuai wants to call him a cousin, and the princess of King Yu is Ye Tinghuai's cousin, so if you count it from your relatives to the old place, Wen Xinzhong can be regarded as Ye Tianhuai's uncle.

"Wen Xinzhong's promotion this time was greeted by King Yu himself. Whether it is Chen Ge Lao or Gu Ge Lao, how much has to sell Yu Wang Ye a few thin noodles. Lu Yanchen explained.

"No wonder ......," Ye Qianhuai muttered as he nodded. She said that Chen Yuansi and Gu Shihai didn't fight for a vacancy this time, but this time they were surprisingly consistent, it turned out to be because of Prince Yu.

"King Yu is in Qizhou, but he can have such a great influence in the court, he deserves to be the first feudal king."

Lu Yanchen's expression seemed to darken, and said: "Qizhou is rich, the people of Yuwangfu are prosperous, and there is no shortage of people from Yuwangfu in all provinces and ministries in the central government. ”

Ye Qianhuai nodded: "This Wen Xinzhong is also a capable person, when the Ministry of Rites is so chaotic, he can run the New Year in an orderly manner, and he can also mediate properly between Chen Yuansi and Gu Shihai, if it weren't for this Spring Festival, I would have felt that he could be reused." It's a pity that he is now doing things for Gu Shihai. ”

The two were silent for a while, and Lu Yanchen said: "I heard that Gu Ge Lao had been to Jingshou Palace the day before yesterday, and it seems that His Majesty was unhappy. ”

Ye Tianhuai was stunned in his heart, a subtle light flashed in his eyes, and said, "Mr. is well-informed. ”

When Ye Tianhuai said this, Lu Yanchen also seemed to feel a little speechless, but he turned to smile and said: "The minister often walks around the palace, and the news is inevitably faster than outside." ”

Ye Tianhuai glanced at him, didn't think much about it, and said to Lu Yanchen: "Gu Shihai asked me not to meddle in the affairs of the previous dynasty. The attitude was very tough, and he almost put the knife on my neck. If I don't comply, I'm afraid I won't even be able to protect this head. ”

When Lu Yanchen heard her description, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Elder Gu Ge will not hurt His Majesty's life. At least for now, he would never do that. ”

Hearing Lu Yanchen speak for Gu Shihai, Ye Tianhuai was a little unhappy: "Why is Mr. so determined? ”

"Because it doesn't do him any good." Lu Yanchen said, "Your Majesty, just imagine, now that Your Majesty has neither heirs nor brothers, if Your Majesty makes any mistakes, who will inherit the unification?" ”

Ye Qian pondered: "Sect." Zongzheng Temple should nominate one person to come out. ”

Lu Yanchen nodded: "The minister dares to speculate, judging from the current situation, most of them will be inherited by King Yu or the son of King Yu. ”

He paused, and then said, "But the relationship between Gu Ge Lao and the clan relatives is far less good than the relationship between Chen Ge Lao and the clan relatives. ”

As soon as Lu Yanchen said this, Ye Tianhuai couldn't help but recall the details of the New Year's Festival.

Although all the matters after the clan entered Beijing were handled by Gu Shihai and the Ministry of Rites. But at several court banquets, Gu Shihai sat among the courtiers, not next to the clan members. On the contrary, Chen Yuansi sat among the nobles of the clan every time, pushing glasses with them, and was very familiar with them.

"Listening to what Mr. said, it seems to make some sense."

"No matter who Zongzheng Temple elects to take the throne, for Gu Ge Lao, it is not as good as His Majesty's reign."

What he said made a lot of sense, Ye Tianhuai was powerless to refute, but thinking of Gu Shihai, she couldn't help but sigh.

"But he really looks like he can kill me." Ye Tianhuai said depressedly.

To be honest, she just thought of Gu Shihai's eyes, and she was a little stunned in her heart.

Lu Yanchen looked at Ye Tianhuai for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty once asked your ministers not to treat Your Majesty as a child anymore, that will harm Your Majesty." Is Your Majesty afraid now? What about Your Majesty's great wish to reform and rectify the rule of officials? ”

His words were heavy and deafening. Ye Tianhuai subconsciously wanted to refute him, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say anything.

She's a little lost these days.

She always wondered, can she really do it? She can't even solve a Chunqiu fraud case, and she can't even suppress a Gu Shihai, aren't her grand wishes really a fool's dream? The imperial court already has its own operating mechanism, and there is no need for her, the emperor, to dictate at all. Even if it can be changed, is it really changing for the better?

She didn't know.

It's like she replaced Shi Taiping with Wen Xinzhong, is it really the right one? Is Wen Xinzhong really more honest and honest than Shi Taiping?

She didn't know.

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, those who have worked hard to change the law, although their merits are beneficial in the present and in the future, they rarely have a good end. This is an extremely difficult road to follow, and it is difficult for those who are not mentally stronger than ordinary people to persevere. With only one anger, you can plan for a while, but you can't plan for a lifetime. Has Your Majesty really thought it through? ”