Until after dinner, the matter that annoyed the Queen Mother today was still not resolved, and even when the Young Emperor came to accompany the meal and save peace, the Empress Dowager Wei did not have the practice of teaching a lesson, but He Er did not feel much more relaxed and happy because of this rare lightheartedness, and still had a crying and frightened inexplicable demeanor, which made the Queen Mother's mood even more depressed, and waved her hand to send away the young emperor, so that people set up a brocade couch in the flower garden, she leaned on it, frowning and thinking, or the personnel appointment that made her indecisive.

Even Wei Yan figured out that it was not appropriate to flatter and curry favor today, but Eleven Niang, who has always been good at observing faces, just "rose to the challenge" and presented a handwritten book in the evening without any eyes.

Empress Dowager Wei was impatient in her heart, but she didn't vent her frustration at Eleven Niang, only she opened the handwritten book and read it hastily, and found that it was an irrelevant long poem.

"Who did this?"

When I heard that Eleven Niang returned to the seventh sister in the family, and the author was Liu Qiniang's husband who wanted to apply for the autumn exam this year, the queen mother "suddenly realized", so in recent days, another subtle doubt in her heart has been answered.

It turned out that since Eleven Niang returned to the palace this time, there was some preoccupied appearance, the Queen Mother easily noticed, and there were doubts in her heart a few days earlier, so she asked Wei Yuanping to inquire, only to know that Eleven Niang went home to live this time, and actually received a rare "kindness" from Mrs. Tai after a year.

The girl's family is at this age, whether it is stable and wise, it is inevitable that there will be entanglements, and it is not worth paying too much attention to it, but since the queen mother is determined to fight for the "hearts and minds" with her sister-in-law, she can't underestimate Mrs. Tai's attitude has changed, so when she is idle, she can't help but guess what new things have happened between the grandparents and grandchildren, but in order not to let Eleven Niang find out the eyes and ears she planted in Liufu, she endured her suspicions and did not ask directly.

Until this time the truth was revealed-

The Queen Mother was sure that although Eleven Niang only said that it was Qi Niang's annoyance, there must be Wei Bin's soft and hard work behind this.

Xingjuan actually came to the Penglai Palace, and sure enough, Wei Binxiang has always been in the style of protecting her shortcomings, she did not come forward herself, but she turned it on behalf of the eleventh mother, which is also in line with the virtue of "a dead duck with a hard mouth".

However, according to Shi Niang's wisdom, if she was really forced to obey by her grandmother, she would never choose to act when she was in a bad mood after hesitating for these days.

The Queen Mother thought of this place and finally came to her heart, and pulled Eleven Niang to sit on the edge of the couch: "Over the years, Yiyi has almost never begged me for personal affairs. ”

"The Queen Mother decided to correct the imperial examination, it was to maintain the fairness of the scholars, but unfortunately the wind of the scroll is indeed a hundred years of evil, it is not easy to completely eradicate it, Eleven should not knowingly commit it, however...... The seventh sister is now pregnant, and she is begging hard, and Eleven is really hard to refuse......"

Empress Dowager Wei still remembers the old things many years ago, in order to thwart the marriage between Wang Qilang and Liu Zhen, she did not hesitate to call herself a bad luck and forced her sister to choose.

Liu Qiniang was still fighting everywhere in front of her at first, eager to win her favor, but after hearing the truth, she lost her proportions, and in turn regarded entering the palace as a disaster, for fear of becoming a shield for her cousin Liu Zhen, and she didn't notice it at all - according to the virtue of their grandmother Wei Binxiang, how could they "kill their relatives with righteousness"?

The Queen Mother's evaluation of Liu Qiniang has long been limited to the words "selfish and stupid", so where would she believe that Liu Qiniang's means alone can force Eleven Niang to compromise?

It's just that although Qi Niang is not worth mentioning, Wei Binxiang and Xiao's attitude Shi Niang has to take into account, the Queen Mother thinks that this is of course not only because Shi Niang has always known the stakes - if an ordinary concubine, the fate is completely in the hands of her grandmother and grandmother, and she must be endured in all kinds of bullying, but where is the ordinary girl of Eleven Niang at this time? Not to mention that Yingyang, the cold-faced and warm-hearted division commander, is sheltered everywhere, just to say that she is fortunate to be with her as the queen mother of the country now, and she is deeply respected, and she will no longer be afraid of the pressure of the head of the family who is beyond the reach of the whip.

It's just that Eleven Niang is still thinking about the old friendship between Mrs. Tai and the Xiao family at this time, although she is unwilling, she will obey the pressure.

Singled out her unhappy mood before presenting Han Dongxing's scroll on this day, which itself hints at reluctance, which shows that she has already tasted Wei Bin's sudden overture is nothing more than a use, but she still refuses to expose the selfish words and deeds of her relatives, in the queen mother's opinion, this point of the city government and filial piety should have, although there is a loss of rate, but it is also a helpless difficulty for the girl.

On the contrary, it is too straightforward and fast-talking, and it will never be really liked by the Queen Mother.

Of course, this is another opportunity to show grace, and the Queen Mother will not let it go even if she is upset.

So the smile on his face became more and more amiable.

"Qi Niang has a high heart, but in the end her knowledge is limited, how could she have thought that this was a reluctant invitation? Yi Yi is also nostalgic...... I accepted this line of rolls, and when I found an opportunity, I personally knocked and reminded Qi Niang, and I would never make Yi Yi embarrassed. The Queen Mother's words obviously had no intention of bringing Han Dong along.

Eleven Niang increased her forehead with her hand and bowed deeply.

"The Queen Mother, please forgive, although she knows that she can't abolish the public for personal reasons, but ...... Don't dare to deceive the queen mother, the seventh sister is quite disgusted with the fourth sister because of the old things, and seeing that the seventh brother-in-law is worried about the scientific examination, so she becomes more and more anxious...... Therefore, she dared to beg the Queen Mother to be lenient to the seventh sister, and she also hoped that if the seventh brother-in-law could win the middle jinshi, he would not be harsh by the officials. ”

This is not so tactful, almost because he wants the Queen Mother to come forward to "mention" the prince of Yuanping County, and not to suppress Han Dong in his career because of a discord with his stepmother.

Since Empress Dowager Wei has long believed that Mrs. Tai and Liu Yuyi are separated from each other, and Liu Yuyi, who is loyal on the surface, is actually hidden in the city, of course she will not be "surprised" by Shi Niang's words, in fact, she has long thought that the reason why Mrs. Tai valued Shi Niang so much back then, on the one hand, it is because Shi Niang has been sensitive since childhood, on the other hand, of course, it is also because Wang Qilang has a life-saving grace for Shi Niang, and He Zhan has such a brother and sister friendship, even if Yuyi's father and daughter are jealous and hateful to Jun Yi Yifang, But Wang Qilang can't completely ignore Eleven Niang's feelings and favor his wife's family.

It's a pity that although Wei Binxiang is shrewd, he is sad and indignant because of the sudden death of the concubine, and he actually complains that Eleven Niang's "Zhou Protection" is unfavorable, and after many years of hard work, in the end he still messed up with one hand, although he can still use Eleven Niang to fight for the interests of her room, but he has to use both soft and hard means, which is already inferior.

If grace and righteousness do not accumulate more and more, it will inevitably become less and less, and one day it will cease to exist.

Han Dong is just a child of the family, even if he is appointed as a scholar and the first Shi Brown, he starts from the county lieutenant and is conscientious, and there are many scholars like him, and it is not worth the Queen Mother's repression, and he doesn't care about Enluo Eleven Niang in this incident at all, so that she can give an explanation and "repay" the kindness of Mrs. Tai and the Xiao family.

But what Eleven Niang didn't expect was that she intended to deal with Qi Niang's request this time, which happened to make the Queen Mother make up her mind on today's personnel appointment.

It turned out that the Queen Mother had received a letter from the new Turkic envoy - the war in the north was a critical moment, and the two coalition forces saw that they were winning one by one, and the complete conquest of the barbarians was just around the corner, but the military supplies were consumed hugely, and in a word, it was to reach out to the Great Zhou to ask for money.

Jiangnan Zhudao is the heavy tax of a country, so there has always been a transfer of three divisions, such an important position was of course occupied by the Queen Mother's party early, but now Liu Kuan, the governor of the household department, who is also the governor of the Zhudao transfer envoy, this financial envoy recommended by Wei Yuanping was sued by Xie Raoping's subordinate Yu Shi and impeached for his greed!

Although this secret fold was secretly submitted by the cautious Xie Raoping, and did not cause discussion among the court congregation, the evidence is conclusive, and the Empress Dowager Wei has believed that Liu Kuan has indeed committed the unforgivable act of greedy ink and self-interest-the wealth of the monarchy, how can it enrich Liu Kuan's personal pocket? What's more, at this time, the front line is tight, and the treasury is short? Although it is not appropriate to sentence Liu Kuanming canonically at this time, he must not let it go!

So Wei Yuanping was reprimanded by the Queen Mother for this matter, and at this moment, he could no longer recommend a new successor to Liu Kuan.

But the Queen Mother, who was strongly recommended by Mao Wei and Yuan Dezhi, really can't rest assured, Mao Wei and Yuan Dezhi's greed is too much compared to Wei Yuanping, such an important financial position, where can the Queen Mother still trust the recommendation of the two? However, Xie Raoping's subordinates except for Liu Junyi, there are really no talents who can hold important financial positions, and Xie Raoping also knows that the Queen Mother will never trust Liu Junyi, so he simply omits the recommendation.

Although the Queen Mother has many henchmen, but the talent of governing the world is rare, especially can not rest assured that those profit-hungry party members are placed in the throat position of the local finance, she has considered and evaluated for a long time, and it is not without regret that the candidates for the envoys who are both capable and loyal are none other than Wang, Liu, Li, Xue and other prominent clansmen.

In addition to the Wei and Xie clans, not to mention the surnames Lu and Cui, the remaining Jingzhao Liuwang, the Queen Mother is relatively more inclined to Wang and Liu.

After all, Jing Zhaoliu is her who has never forgotten the "grace", and although Wang Huaizhun was forced to resign, the Queen Mother did not deliberately suppress the Jing Zhao Wang family, and even after the prince gave office, her sons and nephews who have entered the office have enjoyed different degrees of promotion, and the Queen Mother believes that the Jing Zhao Wang family will not be dissatisfied with her.

Qilang's father, Wang Ji, had been sent to Jianghuai to serve, and he knew a lot about the financial affairs of Zhudao, so he was the best candidate, but when another personnel appointment was held not long ago, the Zongzheng Hall headed by He Qi strongly recommended the Wang clan...... Although He Qi's recommendation was not King Jingzhao's ancestor, and it was impossible for the Queen Mother to believe that King Jingzhao had secretly communicated with He Qi based on this matter alone, the suspicious nerves in her heart were stirred up, and it was inevitable that she would be a little forward-looking.

As for Jing Zhaoliu, Eleven Niang's father Liu Junyi is naturally not considered by the Queen Mother, so only Yuyi and Xinyi remain.

Liu Xinyi once served in the household department, and let go of a term, often listen to him discuss government affairs, seems to know a lot about the Jiangnan provinces, the queen mother still believes that he can be qualified for the post of envoy, but Xinyi's son has been married to his brother's granddaughter Wei Yi, and Wei Yuanping is a family of in-laws, the queen mother is worried that if Liu Kuan is succeeded by Xinyi, the brother is too "biased", which will lead to Mao and Yuan's dissatisfaction, affecting internal unity.

In contrast, Liu Yuyi is more "neutral", he is the queen mother's "cronies", whether it is with Wei Yuanping, or Xie Raoping, he has not been very close, but because of Liu Zheng's son-in-law, he has been valued by the sect of virtue since he entered the office, and he has not been released as an official, and the queen mother is worried that although he is familiar with the affairs of the ministry, he is not proficient in finance.

It's a bit hesitant.

But now being so "reluctantly invited" by Eleven Niang made the Queen Mother think of "pushing the boat down the river".

Of course, this is not completely for Enluo Eleven Niang, it is really a limited number of candidates, and Liu Yuyi undoubtedly makes the Queen Mother relatively trusted.

Even if Yuyi may not be familiar with financial affairs, he can choose to appoint a few experienced adjutants, as long as Yuyi is credible, and the adjutant has his own moderation, the Queen Mother does not need to be too distracted, and Yuyi and Wang Ji are children's in-laws, if he has any problems, Wang Ji will inevitably mention the points from the side, and he will not be completely helpless.

It was the Empress Dowager who smiled at this time: "If I don't mention the police Yuanping County Prince, won't I let him be careful?" If this is instigated by someone with a heart, and it is found that it is Yi Yi who pleads for Qi Niang, he will suspect that his father used public power to vent his personal anger......"

Eleven Niang was embarrassed: "It's presumptuous." ”

She didn't plan to let the Queen Mother agree, it was just to dispel the Queen Mother's suspicions, but she heard the Queen Mother's tone change: "Yiyi has a difficulty, and I understand it...... It's not difficult, it just so happens that I also plan to let your father go out to practice, if he is not in the ministry, Qi Niang should always be at ease. ”

Although she said that she was talking about Qi Niang, Eleven Niang also understood who the Queen Mother was referring to.

But his face was red, and he was so anxious that he waved his hand again and again: "The Queen Mother must not ...... If, because of the presumptuous words of the child, the father is released, is it not the sins of the son......"

The Queen Mother had never seen Eleven Niang in such a hurry, so she couldn't help but sigh again, and simply helped the person up: "It's okay, the release of experience is beneficial and harmless to your father, and there has always been an official in the political hall, and there is no one who has not been released, of course your father will understand my mind." ”

This is almost explicit: Liu Yuyi has now become an alternative to the national minister!