After listening to Princess Fenyang's words, Li Jiangyao suddenly understood.

Li Xi planned to eliminate all the competitors who could threaten Murong Ling in the process of public discussion in the court. In this way, the candidate presented to Li Bing by the Ministry of Rites in the end naturally had the greatest chance of Murong Ling winning.

The idea is a bit easier said than done, though.

Not to mention that the link of public discussion is difficult to control, just because of the identity of Wei Zixuan Shangshu's left servant, I don't know how many henchmen in the court are waving flags and shouting beside them.

Kill Cheng Wen? It would be good if Murong Ling was not killed.

Li Jiangyao didn't want to participate in this kind of boring court dispute, nor did he want to use Murong Ling as his political bargaining chip, and he didn't want to sacrifice this simple little sister in the end in exchange for the peace of him and Lianji.

After being silent for a moment, Li Jiangyao persuaded him with kind words: "Princess, regarding the matter of the canonization of the queen, I suggest that you don't interfere." ”

Li Xi was stunned when he heard this: "Why did my brother say that?" ”

Li Jiangyao first looked at Hu Yufei next to him, and then said to Li Xi: "You are a member of the royal family, you should understand this truth better than me." Since ancient times, it is best to let him decide for himself all the choices that are closely related to the emperor. If outsiders want to participate in it, or even try to influence the emperor's choice, it usually won't end well. ”

"Dadu Hu is saying a wise saying, and the old man agrees!" Hu Yufei said loudly: "Princess, the old man once taught you to read, today you will rely on the old man and sell the old, and act as a gentleman again." Think about it, take his own ideas for the king, which one will end well? Especially the canonization of the crown prince and the canonization of the queen, you can't interfere with it. ”

Li Jiangyao continued: "Our emperor was born out of the coercion of powerful ministers, and it is inevitable that he will be sensitive and suspicious. Once he finds out that someone is doing things in the process of choosing a queen, he will definitely not forgive. When that happens, how do you deal with yourself? ”

Li Xi lowered his head and thought for a moment, and asked, "Isn't my brother worried that Cheng Wen will be instigated and bewitched by Wei Zixuan and hold on to her father's death?" ”

"Worried. But I'm not going to make a fuss about it by canonizing the queen. Li Jiangyao smiled freely: "If the emperor knows that I secretly eliminated Cheng Wen and supported Concubine Hui Murong Ling to ascend to the throne, I am afraid it will be more troublesome than harboring assassins." Princess, I'm already in a lawsuit now, and I don't want to get involved anymore. ”

Hearing him say this, Li Xi nodded with a smile: "Okay, since my brother has made a decision, then Fenyang should obey." Regarding the matter of the canonization of the queen, I will no longer interfere with it, and I will not even recommend Concubine Hui. As my brother said, it is clean and clean, so as not to get involved in right and wrong and ask for troubles. ”

Li Jiangyao happily picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "That's it!" As the saying goes, there is wine today and drunk today, and tomorrow is sorrowful and tomorrow is worried. Let's do this first, fuck it! ”

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Shangshu left servant shoots the official residence, Mingde Hall.

Wei Zixuan, Tian Mu, Gong Chengze and Yin Chengyi were sitting around the table in the hall at this time, drinking and talking.

I only heard Gong Chengze praise: "Wei Xiang, your trick of killing people with a knife is simply amazing!" It's not an exaggeration to say that it's a clever calculation, come, brother, I will give you a drink. ”

Yin Chengyi also joked: "What Cheng Ze said is extremely true, Brother Zixuan is out, and Li Jiangyao's good days are over!" I'll have a drink too. ”

Tian Mu looked a little puzzled, and couldn't help but ask, "Wei Xiang, where did Li Jiangyao get the news from that assassin Lian Ji harboring that assassin?" ”

Wei Zixuan glanced at him, and asked instead of answering, "What?" Do you suspect that the news is wrong? Or did you already know about it, but you just pretended to be confused with your own appearance? ”

When Tian Mu heard this, he sneered and said: "It's not a secret, someone in the Reverse Scale Division did report to me before, saying that when he cooperated with the Zhenjiang Army before, he had seen Lianji in Western Xinjiang. Moreover, that woman also has a great relationship with Li Jiangyao, and it seems to be his concubine. ”

"This thief is really cowardly!" Yin Chengyi scolded: "Even the murderer who assassinated Cheng Lao Guogong dared to put it in the account, and he didn't take the court seriously!" ”

Gong Chengze smiled evilly: "I heard that Lianji is a stunning stunner, and Cheng Kaiyang was hooked by her at the beginning, so he was poisoned." Presumably Li Jiangyao can't resist the temptation of this woman, and he will turn the phoenix up and down every night, hahaha. ”

Tian Mu glared at him, turned to Wei Zixuan and asked, "Wei Xiang, is Cheng Wen's girl reliable?" How dare she deal with the feudal officials with heavy troops? ”

Wei Zixuan said lightly: "Brother Xian, don't underestimate Cheng Wen. A noble girl from a wealthy family like this is not inferior to a man. I told her the truth, and she immediately said that even if she couldn't become the queen, she would break Lian Ji and Li Jiangyao into pieces! ”

"It's one thing to be determined, but it's another thing to be able," Tian Mu smacked his mouth and said, "Cheng Wen sits on the throne of the queen, can he be more powerful than the emperor?" Even His Majesty is helpless against Li Jiangyao, what can she do if she is just a queen? ”

Wei Zixuan smiled faintly and said in his heart: Want to trick me? You're still young.

"Brother Xian, you don't understand this," Wei Zixuan responded: "There are some things, the emperor has a lot of worries about doing it because of his identity, but the queen does it completely differently. When Li Jiangyao falls into a situation from which he will never recover, you will know the power of my brother and me. ”

Seeing that Wei Zixuan refused to confide in the details, Tian Mu also felt helpless, laughed a few times with the other party, and said, "Has Wei Xiang arranged the matter of the court meeting?" What do you need me to do? ”

Wei Zixuan's gaze swept over the three of them: "I invited the brothers here today to discuss this matter. ”

He paused and introduced: "At present, including Cheng Wen, who was nominated by me and the Governor of Yin, the Ministry of Rites has received a total of forty-eight candidates for the queen. Excluding those crooked melons and cracked dates and stupid women who are not in shape, there are five people who are strong and can pose a threat to Cheng Wen. ”

"Shangyang Palace Concubine Ma Yunfang, Yixiang Palace Concubine Murong Ling, Kaiyun Marquis's daughter Yan Yijun, Youzhou Holy Sect Confucian Li Mu's sister Li Xiangning, and the royal family Yuanzhi Linzhou County Lord Li Qin. It can be said that regardless of their background, background, knowledge, and appearance, these women are on par with Cheng Wen and have their own merits. ”

After listening to Wei Zixuan's words, Yin Chengyi couldn't help frowning and said, "Oh, this is not easy to do." Let's not mention the two maidens first, just the Marquis of Kaiyun and the county lord of Linzhou, the forces behind them are very difficult to mess with. Although Li Mu of Youzhou has no official position or position, he is very famous in the literary world. Once the emperor joked that as long as he Li Muken came out of the mountain, he could exchange the position of prime minister. ”

Gong Chengze nodded again and again: "Yes." Although there are many people in the court who listen to us now, after all, they can't cover the sky with one hand, in case they ......"

"No whatever!" Wei Zixuan waved his hand: "We must find a way to get rid of these five women and clear the obstacles for Cheng Wen!" Three brothers, think about it, if the queen of the world is pushed up by us, will the glory and wealth in the future be less? Isn't it worth fighting? ”

"!" Gong Chengze slapped the table: "Wei Xiang, what do you say, we promise to act according to the order!" ”

Seeing that Tian Mu and Yin Chengyi also nodded, Wei Zixuan sneered: "Let's start with the simplest, Youzhou Li Mu." Cheng Ze, this matter will be left to you. Send his men to the north to secretly collect Li Mu's crimes, whether it is nonsense, anti-poetry, or complaints of dissatisfaction with the emperor and the court, in short, take the evidence and witnesses, and bring me back to the imperial capital! ”

Gong Chengze readily agreed: "I'll send eight hundred miles to expedite early tomorrow morning!" ”

Wei Zixuan turned his head to Yin Chengyi and said, "Brother, you are in charge of the Marquis of Kaiyun Mansion. Their family has produced military generals from generation to generation, you are all picking bones in the eggs of the governor's mansion, digging three feet into the ground for me to dig out some crimes, if you can scare them away, you will be scared away, and if you refuse to comply, you will take it to the court for public discussion! ”

Yin Chengyi gritted his teeth and said, "Damn, for the sake of a good future in the future, I am willing to let go!" Don't be afraid to offend the Marquis of Kering! ”

"Brother Tian Xian, your ability is the strongest, you come to deal with the royal family." Wei Zixuan then arranged: "Linzhou County Lord Li Qin, his grandfather and His Majesty's grandfather are cousins, the relationship is not far away, and it is not close to it, and the ugly things of their family are definitely indispensable in the file of the Reverse Scale Division. I'm tired of you rummaging and rummaging, and then knocking it out, so that the power of the royal family will retreat. ”

Tian Mu nodded: "Wei Xiang, don't worry, this matter is on me." ”

Wei Zixuan smiled with satisfaction: "The remaining Concubine Shu and Concubine Hui are left to figure out a way." To tell the truth, the reason why the two of them were valued by His Majesty and selected as concubines was entirely because of the need to encircle the army. Now, both Ma Hongjie and Murong Xue are not as popular as before, and I only need to write two letters, which is enough to scare them and not dare to covet the harem position anymore! ”

Hearing what he said with confidence, Gong Chengze hurriedly touted the flattery again, which made Wei Zixuan laugh. Yin Chengyi saw Tian Mu's absent-minded look, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Lord Tian, you have been listless tonight, but do you have anything on your mind?" ”

Tian Mu first looked at Wei Zixuan and Gong Chengze, and then sighed: "Alas, three brothers, you drink happily and relaxedly, but I don't know that I am having a big headache little brother." ”

Gong Chengze suddenly wondered: "What's the headache?" ”

Tian Mu replied, "Hey, don't mention it." Cheng Ze, that Cao Xun of the water army, is your righteous brother, right? Sun Chen was the person that Wei Xiang fancied, and Huo Rulun was an old subordinate of the governor of Yin. They were cut down by Li Jiangyao, and the three brothers were indignant, but this lawsuit was pressed by the emperor on the younger brother's head. Now that Li Jiangyao has come to the imperial capital, you say, can I not have a headache? ”

"It's good to come!" Gong Chengze said: "Won't it be over if you let him go?" What's the headache? ”

Tian Mu glanced at him and said angrily: "!" 10,000 ghost-faced white-robed troops are squatting outside the imperial capital, daring to move Li Jiangyao, our whole family will be slaughtered directly! ”