Mei Hanlin looked at Steward Cao's figure for a long time before retracting his gaze, stunned and didn't speak, just frowned.

pondered in his heart: "Prince Zhongshun, is this asking me to choose a side?" ”

At present, there are two powerful and influential factions in the imperial court.

One is the Four Kings and Eight Princes headed by Jia Yun, the Relatives Lord Group.

Jia Yun is in charge of the Shenjing court, and the outside is taken care of by Wang Ziteng.

The two sides are offensive and defensive allies of each other, and they are very powerful.

Moreover, Jia Yun's talent is very high, but she is not pedantic, but she is a sleek and sophisticated character.

Whether it is Emperor Yongtai or other civil and military ministers, Jia Yun's evaluation is excellent, and he can be regarded as a loyal and virtuous minister.

One is the team led by Prince Zhongshun.

The matter of abolishing the crown prince has made the position of the prince of the entire court empty for a long time, and many people want to sit in that position and become the prince.

It's just a pity that Emperor Yongtai is young, young and vigorous, strong and strong, but he is not in a hurry to decide the position of the crown prince, and for a while, the courtiers have no strong desire to stand in line.

Now Prince Chungshun personally came to visit, and his intention was very obvious, either to be a friend of him or an enemy of him.

Prince Zhongshun, in Mei Hanlin's opinion, has a great hope of ascending to the top and becoming the future emperor.

It is equivalent to the prince in disguise.

Offending Prince Zhongshun is equivalent to offending the future prince, he doesn't dare, and he can't afford to offend.

The Mei family is Shilin Qingliu, that's true.

However, Shilin Qingliu is not the same as cerebral palsy.

Holding an egg against a stone, Mei Hanlin won't do it.

For a while, Mei Hanlin was also in a dilemma.

On the one hand, there is the loyal prince who cannot afford to offend.

On the one hand, there is a huge force, and the meritorious group of relatives headed by Jia Yun is huge.

No one is a master to be messed with.

Mei Hanlin was silent for a long time, a little restless when he sat down, looked at Steward Cao, and said: "The marriage of the dog does not affect the friendship between us, and I ask Steward Cao to go back and tell the prince, just say that I, Mei Hanlin, am willing to go with the prince." ”

Listening to Mei Hanlin's words, Steward Cao muttered: "Then you can do it yourself!" Still, as a friend, I have to persuade you a word or two.

Jia Yun has no future, and my prince is the hope.

After all, where are the immortal immortals in this world?

People will die eventually.

If you go to make friends with him now, don't blame the prince for uprooting your Mei family after he gains power, and the chickens and dogs will not be left.

You also know the rules of this court.

If it has a bit to do with it, hum ....."

Steward Cao left in style, leaving only Mei Hanlin in a cold sweat.

Mei Hanlin immediately understood what Steward Cao meant.

I'm afraid that this time he really has to make a careful choice!

After sending Steward Cao away, Mei Wenhe walked out from the side, looked at his father Mei Hanlin, and said, "Father, is this matter really so dangerous? ”

Mei Hanlin nodded: "Many people speculated that the previous incident was done by Prince Zhongshun.

On the day of Jia Yun and Lin Daiyu's wedding, the dead soldier of Jinyiwei dared to commit murder on the street and assassinate Jia Yun and Lin Daiyu.

This matter has long evolved into a life-and-death hatred between the two sides, and it is a great hatred that is absolutely impossible to resolve.

If this matter hadn't been stopped by the emperor, I was afraid that there would have been a bigger turmoil long ago.

However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is absolutely impossible for Jia Yun to endure this bad breath, and the two sides will have to fight at that time.

Once the fighting method fails, you and I know what the consequences will be.

Under the nest, there are no eggs!

I originally planned to go left and right, jumping left and right on both sides of Yunfu and Prince Zhongshun, trying to survive in the cracks, seeking peace, and I was not happy to be involved in such a life and death turmoil, but I never thought that I would be greedy for wealth and wealth back then, and I would cause such a great turmoil today.

The marriage between Ling and the daughter of the Xue family is the key to the decision.

If you marry the daughter of the Xue family, then Prince Zhongshun will think that we have taken refuge in Jia Yun, doubt our loyalty, and will definitely not let us go.

If we don't marry the Xue family's daughter, then what will Rongguo Mansion and Yun Mansion think of us?

It's hard!

Whichever path we choose, it is a dead end that offends people.

We are just a small family, and we can't afford to offend anyone.

Son, what do you think? ”

Mei Hanlin rubbed his forehead, the festive things that had been discussed in the past had evolved into a talisman for their Mei family today. Read the book

If you are not careful, you will lose all the games.

The foundation that their Mei family has worked so hard to build is afraid that it will be destroyed in an instant.

Mei Wenhe also experienced the difficulty of being a man in the middle.

Left and right, it is a knife at both ends.

Marrying Xue Baoqin is to offend Prince Zhongshun and kill himself.

If you don't marry Xue Baoqin, you will offend Jia Yun and kill yourself.

Mei Wenhe was silent for a long time before he said, "Father, I think the emperor's opinion is the most important. If Prince Zhongshun can really take power in the future, then we will have a chance to turn the tables, and the marriage of our son will not be so important. ”

Mei Hanlin sighed abruptly: "Of the several princes in the court, the oldest is Prince Zhongshun.

And he still has no sign of going to the local domain.

As for the rest of the princes, none of them posed a threat to him.

Age is his biggest bargaining chip.

Nowadays, there are many calls from courtiers to persuade Prince Lizhongshun to be the crown prince.

It's just that the emperor temporarily suppressed it because of the matter of Prince Yizhong's old Chitose.

However, in the case that other princes are not a threat, it is really difficult to find a prince who can pose a threat to him.

Without competitors, the likelihood of Prince Chungshun taking the throne is too high.

The future emperor, we cannot afford to offend.

Perhaps, you are right.

As the saying goes, once a son of heaven and a courtier.

Jia Yun is only an important minister of the court of this dynasty, and it is important to say whether the emperor of the next dynasty will appoint him.

Throughout the ages, there has been no shortage of characters who have fallen into the clouds, similar to Shang Ying, who was torn apart by a car after Qin Xiaogong's death.

Even when the previous emperor was still alive, they were so powerful that they couldn't stand for a lifetime.

But once the new prince upholds the government, I'm afraid there will be no room for him to play.

and he will surely die. ”

After thinking about the context and the lessons left by his predecessors, Mei Hanlin finally made a choice, that is, to abandon the Rongguo Mansion and the Yun Mansion, choose Prince Zhongshun, and withdraw from the marriage.

It's just that he can't get out of the marriage now.

Prince Zhongshun became emperor, and it seemed that he would have to wait at least a few more decades.

For such a long time, Jia Yun can still be arrogant for many years, he doesn't dare to turn his face with Jia Yun now, let himself become cannon fodder, and he must come up with a way to get the best of both worlds and delay it.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Mei Hanlin's mind.