The night was like flowing water, silently submerging the entire Zhongjing City.

It was an ordinary night, but it was made extremely unusual because of tomorrow's court recommendation.

The choice of the prime minister, the two important ministers who were added to the center, and the rest of the positions that affected the whole body with these changes, all made these court officials who had dedicated their lives to the Great Xia officialdom full of reverie and desire.

Countless secret meetings, countless negotiations, standing in line on the surface, and trading in the secret were all like the breath of the Liuyun Tianxiang Pavilion on this night, one after another.

But the strange thing is that the Jianning Marquis Mansion, which was in the center of the storm, hung up a sign of closing the door and thanking guests early, enclosing the land and securing itself, which made some officials who wanted to show their loyalty look confused.

"That's it, since this kid can think of those things, I don't think we need to worry about it at all."

Near the gate of the Marquis of Jianning's mansion, in a carriage with no mark, the old owner of Zhao looked at the other two and said with a smile.

Old Prime Minister Su put down the side curtain that was gently raised, retracted his gaze, and hummed, "This prime minister, for him, is two years earlier and two years later." There's no need to worry too much. ”

After speaking, he turned his head to look at the old master of the Qin family, "But the matter of the north and south merchants, your family has been in business for generations, and they are good at this, and they need more snacks. ”

The old master of the Qin family rolled his eyes, "It's just like how powerful your son is."

Seeing that the old rivals were about to quarrel again, the old owner of Zhao hurriedly persuaded: "Okay, okay, let's work together." Brother Qin made more preparations first, and when it was time to bring it to the court for discussion, the two of us would also help to make more efforts. ”

Old Minister Su took a deep breath, didn't make a noise, and said slowly: "Go back, there will be a court meeting tomorrow." ”

The carriage slowly departed, and as the night deepened, Zhongjing City gradually quieted down.

It wasn't until the end of the next day that Xia Jingyun, the Marquis of Jianning of Great Xia, who had slept all night, slowly opened his eyes on the soft bed and surrounded by the two ladies.

Su Yanyan and Qin Li also hurriedly got up and served him to wash and dress.

When everything was cleaned up, Xia Jingyun lightly touched the lips of the two ladies, "Let's go!" ”

Su Yanyan and Qin Li sent him all the way to the front of the mansion, while Feng Xiuyun and Rouge were already waiting here.

Xia Jingyun looked at Feng Xiuyun first, "The people who went to the various prefectures to notify them have gone, right?" ”

Feng Xiuyun snorted, "I already set off half an hour ago, so I'm afraid that something will happen." ”

Xia Jingyun nodded, and Rouge handed him a box in his hand.

Xia Jingyun stretched out his hand to take it and chuckled at the women, "Let's all go back, this time is too inhumane, hurry up and go back and sleep again." ”

Looking at his back as he boarded the carriage and slowly left, Qin Li said softly: "You can still joke at this time, you shouldn't have anything to worry about." ”

Su Yanyan smiled, "You should have known last night." ”

Qin Li's face flushed, and he gently twisted Su Yanyan, and the women made a mess.

Xia Jingyun's carriage slowly drove out and came to the front of Miyagi.

On the square in front of Miyagi, there were already a lot of officials standing in twos and threes, of course, all of them were of low grade, seeing that such a big man actually arrived in advance unusually, no matter what the secret plan was to stand in line, they all hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

Xia Jingyun smiled and arched his hands, and just smiled and nodded to many people's almost open-minded cousins, and walked to the front of the line, and then he did not stop, but walked straight towards the palace gate in the surprise of everyone.

After a few words of conversation with the officers and soldiers guarding the city, the door was opened directly, and Xia Jingyun walked in.

Everyone looked at the back of the entrance hole and was dumbfounded.

"What is this? Liwei? Show the relationship between the Marquis of Jianning and His Majesty's Empress Dowager? ”

"Does this relationship still need to be shown? I think there is something to discuss with the Queen Mother or Her Majesty in advance, right? ”

But on such an occasion, there are still a few people who are stupid enough to speak, and everyone just hides all kinds of thoughts in their hearts with complicated expressions.

Time gradually passed, Li Tianfeng, Wei Yuanzhi, Yang Weiguang, Lu Guogong, Cheng Wang and others all arrived one after another.

But what surprised everyone again was that after greeting everyone, these people walked into the palace like the Marquis of Jianning.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing why.

"Didn't Jianning Hou Mo want to hold a small court meeting, and then ask the Queen Mother and His Majesty to help him suppress objections?"

Everyone was silent, but they all felt a little agreed with this speculation.

If that's the case, Jianning Hou's behavior is really a bit of a loss!

Bai Yunbian also arrived at the square in front of the palace gate, piecing together the previous situation from everyone's ears, squinting slightly.

But when he turned his head and saw that Old Lady Su and Old Master Zhao hadn't entered the palace, he secretly relieved himself.

It's probably that the dog is going to do some trick again, if it's really taking advantage of the situation to oppress people, how can he not invite these old guys, who are born protagonists, to go to the town.

After seeing that An Guogong, Wei Guogong, Lu Guogong and others did not come, and even His Majesty and the Queen Mother were not there, they understood that Xia Jingyun did not want to take advantage of the situation to suppress people.

But these people are not here, why are you Xia Jingyun giving orders? Do you really think you're the prime minister?

Wei Yuanzhi had a deep understanding of these people's thoughts, so he took the initiative to open his mouth and handed over the steps and said, "Gao Yang, invited us here in advance today, is there something wrong?" ”

Xia Jingyun and Yang Weiguang sat on the main seat on the left and right, their eyes swept over everyone, on the left hand side were King Cheng and Lu Guogong, and on the right hand side were the three central ministers, he said slowly: "At this moment, in the palace, the remaining five of the center have arrived, Li Shizhong, Wei Shangshu, Zhang Zhongshu, Yang Xianggong, plus the only one, at the same time, King Cheng is the representative of the clan, Lu Guogong is the leader of the nobles, all the major events in the court, presumably can be decided to present to the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, right?" ”

Lu Guogong was slapped in the face by Xia Jingyun several times, and now Xungui is also extremely unpopular, and he has already given up moving closer to him, and said a little unceremoniously when he heard the words: "Marquis Jianning has something to say, that is, all the officials in the court are about to enter the palace, why hide it?" ”

Xia Jingyun smiled slightly, "What do you suggest for the upcoming election of the prime minister later?" ”

When everyone heard this, people, including Wei Yuanzhi and Li Tianfeng, couldn't help frowning.

What is this? Are you really planning to hold a small meeting to overwhelm people and decide on candidates?

King Cheng looked at Xia Jingyun with a little doubt, and said in his heart that this behavior at this moment is not in line with his usual cognition!

Lu Guogong is not used to it, since you stick your face out and fight, I will fan it according to your requirements, you can't do anything to me, so he said directly: "The position of prime minister requires both ability and political integrity, and more importantly, qualifications to serve the public, Yang Xiang is the deputy prime minister, and now since the law is reversed, it is a matter of course that Yang has been appointed prime minister, and the old man supports Yang Xiang." ”

Zhang Caiming, who has always been wise to protect his self and has the weakest sense of presence in the center, looked at Xia Jingyun, his current situation, it is unlikely that he will get anything good by taking refuge, compared to Wei Yuanzhi and Li Tianfeng, it is too late, and it is impossible to get him if he wants to improve.

However, Wan Wenbi and Yan Songwen still have lessons from the past, and it is impossible for him to be tough on Xia Jingyun head-on.

So, he was silent.

But silence often represents a gesture.

The so-called loyalty is not absolute is the truth of absolute disloyalty, and they also understand it, so this neutrality, in fact, is also a statement.

In contrast, Wei Yuanzhi and Li Tianfeng's posture is much more distinct.

"Now the imperial court is in ruins, and the harsh government and maladministration are waiting to be eliminated, and it is just a meritocracy to try to prosper. Since he became an official, the Marquis of Jianning has made many meritorious deeds, crowned the court, and implemented the new policy in Yuyan Prefecture, which has achieved remarkable results. ”

"Yes, now in the court, the new policy should be the first, whoever has the ability to carry out the new policy should be the prime minister who leads the hundred officials, from this point of view, the Marquis of Jianning deserves it!"

Listening to the words of Wei Yuanzhi and Li Tianfeng, Lu Guogong smiled, "It makes sense, the Queen Mother also has a will, since this is the case, let's let the hundred officials in the court be promoted, why did the Marquis of Jianning call everyone here at this moment?" ”

He was not stupid, he did not come directly, but attacked Xia Jingyun's actions in a roundabout way.

Xia Jingyun smiled slightly and looked at Yang Weiguang, who had been silent, "Yang Xiang, what do you think?" ”

Yang Weiguang was slightly stunned, as if he didn't expect Xia Jingyun to call his name so directly, and still had a smile like a good old man, "The old man naturally obeys the will of the Queen Mother, obeys the opinions of hundreds of officials, and has no complaints." ”

The implication is also obvious, if you have the ability to let the Queen Mother make an order directly, or choose you with all the officials, then I will admit it, but if you want me to give in and let you stand again, then you think too much.

But Xia Jingyun smiled unexpectedly and said something that shocked everyone in the hall.

"Otherwise, you can go straight to the office, right?"

"Jianning Hou!" Lu Guogong couldn't help but speak in a deep voice, "This is the Great Xia Dynasty, you are facing the head of the hundred officials and the head of the center today, how can you have such absurd words as a courtier and a lower official!" ”

Zhang Caiming also spoke: "Marquis Jianning, is this a little unreasonable, Yang Xiang is not at fault, and he has deep qualifications, and he is an important helper for Her Majesty the Queen Mother to stabilize the court situation." ”

King Cheng looked at Xia Jingyun suspiciously, but after all, he couldn't hold back, and said: "Marquis Jianning, this king also thinks that if you want to discuss with the Queen Mother and Your Majesty again, even if you want to do it, it should be decreed by the imperial court?" ”

Although Yang Weiguang has always been a good man, after a moment of silence, he finally couldn't help but say: "Marquis Jianning, the old man has always respected you for your outstanding merits and being a good person. You are actually saying such things now, could it be that this court really wants to become your hall? If this is the case, you let the Queen Mother make a will, and the old man will never love the throne! ”

Looking at Yang Xiang's indignant appearance, Xia Jingyun just smiled faintly, "Worthy of this official uniform?" I don't think so! ”

Saying that, Xia Jingyun opened the small box in his hand, took out a fold in the box and handed it to King Cheng on the left, "Let's take a look for yourself." ”

King Cheng hesitated to take it, glanced at it, his face changed suddenly, and his shocked eyes turned around Yang Xiang and Xia Jingyun, and immediately said with a clear attitude: "Xiao Wang supports Jianning Hou." ”

As he spoke, he handed the fold in his hand to Lu Guogong, who was almost impatient to wait.

Lu Guogong took it and snorted, "I want to see, what is it?"

His muttering was interrupted instantly, his eyes were shocked and even a little shocked to glance at Yang Xiang, and then at Xia Jingyun, and finally reluctantly closed the fold and handed it to Li Tianfeng at the end of the opposite side, quite unwilling but helplessly said: "The old man supports Jianninghou's proposal." ”

Yang Weiguang couldn't help frowning when he saw the attitude of these two people, "Marquis Jianning, if you insist on letting the old man fall and make way for you, you just say it, you don't need to engage in these weaving and climbing!" ”

Xia Jingyun smiled slightly, "Yang Xiang, don't panic, you'll know later." ”

After reading it, Li Tianfeng also showed an unbelievable shock, looking at the letter in front of him in a daze, Wei Yuanzhi couldn't help coughing twice to make him come back to his senses, his eyes flashed on Yang Weiguang's face, and then he looked at Xia Jingyun in shock, as if he couldn't think of how he got this thing, "I still have the previous opinion, support Jianning Hou." ”

Wei Yuanzhi's reaction was almost the same as Li Tianfeng's, when it was Zhang Caiming's turn, he picked it up and looked at it, his pupils suddenly shook, and he slowly put it down, "The proposal of the Marquis of Jianning is polite, and the official has no opinion." ”

Yang Weiguang finally couldn't help it, almost snatched, and took the book from Zhang Caiming's hand.

I saw that on the fold, his life was written impressively, not a false life that everyone knows now, but a real life hidden under the surface, which is unknown.

Including the detailed experience of being born in Daliang Guanshan Road, how the family entered the territory of Daxia under the arrangement of the Embroidery Bureau, and how he grew up step by step with the secret support of the Embroidery Bureau, and finally became the second assistant of Daxia.

The most important thing is that this thing is not only detailed, there is no shortage of key nodes everywhere, and there is also the bright red seal of the Beiliang Embroidery Bureau!

Seeing this, Yang Weiguang's hands couldn't help but tremble slightly.

He thought that it must be Xia Jingyun who reached a deal with Da Liang in exchange for this information.

But he couldn't imagine that he had come to this point now, why he still became an outcast of the imperial court.

In his life, he walked on thin ice, but he didn't go to the other side after all!

He suddenly got up and rushed towards the pillars of the temple, intending all the secrets with his own life.

But he is getting older, how can he succeed in front of Xia Jingyun, who has been prepared for a long time.

was pulled by Xia Jingyun, and then pressed him back to the chair with Li Tianfeng and others.

Xia Jingyun looked at him, "Don't be in a hurry to seek death first, listen to me." ”

His gaze swept over everyone's faces, and he said calmly: "The reason why this matter called everyone here is because this is a family ugly and a national ugly, and it is not a glorious thing to let a secret son of an enemy country sit in the position of the second assistant of the dynasty." The so-called family ugliness should not be publicized, and I say it here to give you Yang Weiguang a dignity, and also to maintain the dignity of the imperial court. ”

He looked at Yang Weiguang, "Later, you invite yourself, and everyone is decent." And all of you here, don't publicize it. ”

Everyone thought so and nodded their heads one after another.

As for what happened after Yang Weiguang's Zhishi, it is self-evident.

Yang Weiguang also looked at Xia Jingyun, knowing that with that information, even if he was looking for an opportunity to commit suicide, he would not be able to hurt Xia Jingyun, at most he could slap the face of the Southern Dynasty, but if he did it according to Xia Jingyun's request

Xia Jingyun's voice sounded as if it could penetrate his heart, "Cooperate well, although Beiliang sold you, maybe they will also spend a lot of money to redeem you." As long as the price is right, we don't necessarily won't agree. ”

Hope is the most vital thing in this world, even if you know that it may be very small, but as long as there is hope, it seems to be able to break through all obstacles and ignite the fire in your heart.

Yang Weiguang nodded slowly, hoarse, "Thank you." ”

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In the main hall of the court, almost all the officials have arrived, and even some of the clan nobles and old ministers who are not very good at the court on weekdays have put on court clothes and stood in the main hall.

But it has come to the time of the court meeting, and this court meeting, which has been long-awaited by countless people, has still not started.

Because, the few people standing at the top of this court hall have not yet arrived at this moment.

They haven't arrived, and the Queen Mother and Her Majesty have naturally not arrived yet.

Without the main trunk, these branches and leaves could not support the stall no matter how luxuriant, so they had to wait in groups of three or five, whispering or thinking wildly.

However, their wait did not last long, I don't know who shouted "come", and everyone turned around to see these big people who had reached the sky rushing in.

Yang Xiang, who is as modest as ever, Jianning Hou, who is as rich as jade, Lu Guogong, who is not angry, and King Cheng who smiles.

Everyone carefully observed, trying to find some clues from it, but found nothing.

And with the arrival of these people, Jin Zhong's sharp voice also sounded in time, "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, here!" ”

In the eyes of everyone, Dongfang Bai, who was dressed in an imperial robe, was carried to the dragon chair and sat down, and behind the bead curtain on the side, there was also a shadowy figure.

After the ministers' mountain call, Concubine De's familiar voice sounded, which made the hearts of the ministers have a long-lost stability.

"Today, the country has been set in all directions, and all kinds of waste are waiting to be revived, but the phase is empty, the center is lacking, and it is not good for the country.

When the Queen Mother's melodious and moving words fell like a rolling ball, someone immediately came out of the queue, busy trying to win the favor of the Queen Mother and Her Majesty.

"Queen Mother, Your Majesty! Weichen thought that Jianning Hou had both virtue and ability, and made outstanding achievements, so he should be the best candidate for prime minister! ”

But as soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately retorted, "The Queen Mother, Your Majesty, Weichen recommended Yang Xiang to take over as Prime Minister." Yang Xiang was already the deputy prime minister of the DPRK and the central government, and now the phase is vacant, and it is a matter of course to take over, not to mention that since Yang Xiang became an official, there is no shortage of political achievements, official reputation, and fame, which is enough to be the head of a hundred officials to serve the government and the opposition. ”

If it was before, Lu Guogong couldn't help but jump out and echo it, but with what happened just now, at this moment, he could only sit powerlessly and watch the result that he didn't want to see happen, and at the same time kept reminding his "accomplice" with his eyes not to speak.

But his accomplices didn't expect such a change to happen, looking at this look, he thought he was urging himself to hurry up, so he hurriedly went out and firmly and distinctly supported Yang Weiguang.

Lu Guogong silently held his forehead, bowed his head and was speechless.

Above the court, they expressed their opinions for a while and made a noise.

Old Minister Su glanced at Xia Jingyun, who was standing calmly at the front of the civil official queue, as if he had nothing to do with himself, and frowned slightly.

Then I saw a figure walking out of the queue, "Queen Mother, Your Majesty!" The old minister has a word. ”

With this movement, this voice, the originally boiling hall, gradually quieted down.

"If Yang Qing has any words, just say it."

"The Queen Mother, Your Majesty, the old minister has been an official for nearly 40 years, and in recent years, he has already felt quite lacking in energy, often has a sense of faintness, and is unable to be qualified for the position of the center.

The eyes of the ministers in the palace widened suddenly: ??? (End of chapter)