In the early morning, the south gate of the Zhou Palace's palace in Haojing was opened, and nearly 100 courtiers stepped in twos and threes. According to the rules, when entering the palace, the courtiers were not allowed to ride horses or cars, but could only walk. Fortunately, the south gate is not too far from the main hall, otherwise it will be enough for those elderly doctors.

Only Zhao Gonghu, who is an auxiliary minister, can drive up to the bottom of the main hall, which is a power that belongs only to the first assistant. Above the main hall, the seat of the Zhaogong Tiger is located under the king's case, but it is several steps higher than the courtiers who are in the lower ranks, in order to show his status of "under one person, above ten thousand".

Although he got up a little early today, Zhao Bohu's mood was still quite comfortable. Yesterday, I just met with a general of the Eighth Division of Chengzhou who made a special trip to return the soldiers, and I was even more overjoyed when I learned that Chaoge had lifted the siege and heard that Kui Duoyou had made great contributions. Su Ri's stern face was also a spring breeze, judging the two of them, which made the courtiers quite puzzled.

"There is a book to play, but there is no book to disperse." After dealing with a few small and small government affairs, the people in charge of the temple shouted at the top of their voices.

A person flashed out of the left class under the steps: "The minister has a book." ”

Ji Hu and Zhao Bohu took a look, and it turned out to be the priest who was a middle doctor. The two looked at each other, quite surprised, this person has been quiet for a long time, his reputation is not obvious, and he doesn't know what is going on today.

"What's the matter with the priest?" Zhao Bohu asked loudly.

The priest raised his eyes and glanced at Zhaogong Hu, looked directly at the case in front of King Zhou, and said, "Please grant the queen mother the right to supervise the country." ”

"What?" As soon as the words came out, the whole hall was shocked, and even Ji Hu straightened up after the king's case. Or Zhao Gonghu was calm and calm, and asked softly: "Why did the priest suddenly have such a discussion?" ”

"The Queen Mother is the queen ordained by the edict of the previous king, and that is the stepmother of the king. The king is only in the year of the dancing spoon, and the day of the crowning is still far away, and the queen mother should be in charge of the country, so as to ensure that my Great Zhou Society is safe. Saigong Gao said unhurriedly.

Ji Hu suppressed the resentment in his heart and threw his eyes into Zhao Bohu for help, and the latter's expression was also helpless. Ji Hu immediately understood that Zhao Gong, as the first assistant in power, would inevitably give people the excuse of "melon fields and plums" if he opposed the proposal of sacrificing the prince. Helplessly, he looked at the grandfather under the stairs again.

The eldest father of Duke Yu understood, and immediately went out to object: "Although Wang Yao has the name of the queen, when the first king was alive, he did not take him to the temple. If you don't tell the temple, you have never been recognized by the ancestors, and if the name is not right, you can't say it well, how can you do the truth of the queen mother's supervision of the country? What's more, King Wu died early that year, King Cheng was young, and there were also Zhou Zhao's two dukes to assist the government, and Queen Wu did not interfere in politics. I, the queen of the Great Zhou, are known for her virtue and virtue, and never interfere in politics. Besides, the edict of King Xianyi did not have an explanation from the prison state, so how could the doctor make his own opinion? ”

Gong Gao's gaze casually swept over Zhao Bohu on the steps, and said lightly: "When King Xianwu was the king of Zhou, Zhao and the two dukes of Zhou Zhao joined the auxiliary government, but now, Zhao Gong is a one-man man, and the power of the auxiliary government and the country is concentrated. Such a powerful minister, I have never seen it for eternity! ”

"Bold!" Ji Hu slapped his palm on the table and shouted angrily: "The young father is loyal to my Great Zhou, but he dares to tarnish his name with a powerful minister? When the palace provokes the relationship between the monarch and the minister, it is tolerable or unbearable! ”

Just as he was about to say, "Someone! Zhao Bohu left the table and stood up, and said with a deep salute: "King, what the priest said is also true, the ministers are indeed too powerful in one body, and they are walking on thin ice every day. Blocking the mouth of the sacrificial doctor alone can't block the mouths of the world's leisurely people. Please don't punish the priests! ”

Ji Hu thought for a while, and then sat down angrily: "Then, everything is left to the young father." ”

"No!" Zhao Bohu turned his head and said to the ministers under the ranks: "What the priest said is not unreasonable, if the tiger takes too much power, it will be disadvantageous to the Great Zhou Society. However, Wang Yao's imprisonment of the country is inadmissible, which violates the "Zhou Rites", and there is no such precedent for my Great Zhou. It is indeed necessary to divide the regent and the superintendent, and after consulting with the king, he will come up with a strategy and agree on it at the next court meeting. ”

This must have been the introduction laid by the Hou Hou when he left. I heard that when the Marquis of Ehou was in Beijing, he sent two beautiful sect daughters to the priest as concubines, just for today. Gu didn't promise to give him the copper green mountain, this person is a thief, and he wants his sister to get the right to supervise the country, so that the means can get the copper green mountain. What a dream! "After the dispersal of the dynasty, Ji Hu still hated.

Zhao Bohu said lightly: "King, the minister only understood the intention of the Marquis today. He placed a red date on the left side of the case: "The prison is a big deal, and he also knows that the king will never agree." Therefore, there will be some concessions. He put a red date on the right side of the case, and raised his eyes full of deep meaning: "For example, let the Duke of Zhou restore the dynasty to check and balance the ministers." ”

"Zhou Gongding?" Ji Hu saw a slightly chubby but gloomy face in front of his eyes, and said with a frown: "He has a great connection with the death of my mother, how can he make him still in court?" No way! ”

"King," Zhao Bohu's tone was a little tired: "The death of Queen Fanji is only a suspicion, but there is no evidence. Otherwise, how could the first king allow Ji Ding to be so far? Now, the proposal to sacrifice the prince is ostensibly to grant the queen mother the right to supervise the country, but in fact it is to return the Zhou prince to power. The affairs of the state are big, the affairs of Zhou are small, and it is difficult to oppose the ministers involved, and it is not good for the king not to give in. ”

After he finished speaking, he knelt down and admonished: "From now on, all the daily approvals of the ministers will be sent to the palace of the king, and the king will be asked to personally stamp the royal seal, so that the decree can pass through the world." In this way, the prince himself held the power to supervise the country, and the courtiers had nothing to say. ”

"Looks like that's the end of it." Ji Hu muttered.

Five days later, the great court meeting summoned Gonghu to announce that the quasi-Zhou Gongji would return to the dynasty and take charge of the worship of the temple. The king of Zhou was in charge of the royal seal, and the decrees issued by the government must be sent to the palace and the prince of Zhou will cover the royal seal before the order can be issued to the world. At the same time as this edict, there was also a notice of the inner palace, and the inner chamberlain Jia was promoted to the palace city order and was in charge of the affairs of the palace city.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhou Gongding was able to return to the court in this small court turmoil, which is undoubtedly the biggest beneficiary. Zhaogonghu's position was consolidated, and Zhou Wang Jiding was able to take back part of the power of supervising the state. Even the invisible hand behind the scenes, Ehou Yufang, is not without gain, but there is only one person who has gained nothing.

E Yao sat bored in the pavilion, and the sound of the second prince Ji Shang's father reading aloud came from the side of the lake, and a slight smile appeared on her melancholy face. It was the only bit of solace in her lonely court life. Her maiden relatives, her brother only treats her as a chess piece, and from time to time she picks it up and wields it in exchange for the benefits of her mother country, but who cares about her feelings and situation? Ji Hu was already afraid of her, and after this turmoil, she was in an even more difficult situation in the palace.

Ji Hu, the king of Zhou, is not yet an adult, and there is no queen in the palace, so his titular stepmother should be in charge of the affairs of the inner palace for him. But the appointment of the inner servant Jia is clearly to set aside the power of her harem, who can't see it?

The maid and uncle understood the master's thoughts, and persuaded softly: "Niang Niang Hugh should be worried, okay - for the sake of the second prince, you also have to cheer up, don't you?" ”

E Yao's eyelashes flashed, and there seemed to be a faint flicker, and she murmured: "Yes, fortunately, there is a Shang Father------"