Rich people don't necessarily have taste, but most of the tasteful ones are rich.

After the meal, when Li Tongwei sent Qi Tian back to the carriage, Qi Tian found that the simple carriage had already been filled with all kinds of gifts.

"Sending me so many gifts, I don't know how much people's fat and ointment he will have to loot. He shook his head and sighed.

He felt that Li Tongwei was very likely to become the second Liu Liheng.

"Don't give it to me. Bingfeng said indifferently.

Qi Tian raised his eyebrows, "Hmm, don't you just have ramen, what do you want these gifts?"

“...”

Bingfeng was speechless, he is a top martial arts master, is it worth a few bowls of ramen and braised eggs?

Just when Qi Tian thought that everything would be extremely smooth tomorrow, the prince's bedroom was brightly lit, and more than a dozen ministers stood on top of the main hall with worried faces.

The Prince's Palace.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the spies reported that Qi Tian was eating in Li Tongwei's mansion tonight, and since Liu Liheng was arrested, Lord Li and Qi Tian have been extremely close. There is also Huang Youcai, who is in charge of the finances of the imperial court, and Qi Tian dined in Lord Huang's mansion yesterday. The old man who had been following His Royal Highness the Crown Prince closely said.

"Qi Tian has been frequently moving around the institutions under the control of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince during this time, and the contacts are all leading officials, and the minister concluded that he must have some plans. Another minister said.

The crown prince looked at the dozen or so old ministers in the main hall, these were his most trusted ministers, and they were also officials who had watched him grow up since he was a child.

"What's going on with the Celestia?" he asked the Celestia instead.

The old man spoke: "The eldest princess has been closed recently, and she has not called other ministers into the palace since the next court, and she drinks and has fun all day long. ”

"Did she secretly contact Qi Tian?" the prince continued.

"No, even the spies sent by the eldest princess to spy on Qi Tian have been withdrawn, and the eldest princess seems to have given up on taking the heir now. The old man continued.

The prince's somewhat tense face gradually eased, "This eldest sister of this prince really doesn't know what to think about every day, during this time, the upper court doesn't speak, the lower court doesn't call cronies to discuss matters, and even Qi Tian, who was personally transferred to the imperial capital, doesn't care." ”

The old ministers in the hall noticed that something was wrong, and the prince seemed to be too relaxed to the eldest princess.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the eldest princess is by no means an ordinary female streamer, her scheming, means, and city government are all rare heroes in a century, we must not relax our vigilance against the eldest princess. ”

"The eldest princess has a deep mind, and she is even more secretive, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must pay attention to the eldest princess. ”

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"Prince Ben knows everyone's concerns, but Prince Ben's own sister, I still know it very well. She's just a princess with some ambitions but no strength, in the thousands of years of the Xuangu Continent, have you ever heard of a female emperor?" the prince said at the end, the corners of his mouth showed a sneer.

He didn't take the eldest princess seriously in the past, but now that the eldest princess is weak, she doesn't ask about political affairs all day long, let alone take it to heart.

"Then why did the eldest princess transfer Qi Tian to the Imperial Capital City? Thinking about how long this Qi genius entered the Imperial Capital City, he walked around frequently with important ministers in the court, and even showed his magic skills outside the city, leading the sky to thunder to kill a school instructor to death, and now the people of the whole city worship him as a god. A minister said.

The prince nodded, "That's right, this Qi Tian has indeed been a little restless lately. ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince, no matter what attitude the eldest princess has, but this Qi Tian can't help but be on guard, right now he moves around frequently with Lord Huang and Lord Li, and has a very high prestige in the hearts of the people, if Qi Tian suddenly turns to the eldest princess, this will undoubtedly cause a great obstacle to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's ascension to the throne!" a minister said with an anxious expression.

The prince's brow furrowed suddenly, which he ignored.

In his heart, no matter how powerful Qi Tian is, he is just a courtier, and there have been many people who have created magic in the past in the empire, but these people will eventually submit to the court, and the previous arrogance is just a bargain with the royal family.

But at the moment, he and Princess Celestia are in a critical period of seizing the heir, and Qi Tian is showing his edge, so it is inevitable that it will hinder him in the end.

"Huang Youcai and Li Tongwei don't have to worry, Huang Youcai has always been very loyal to the prince, and Li Tongwei was even picked up by the prince, they won't be good, but you should pay more attention to whether there is a connection between Qi Tian and the eldest princess, and the old fox Qi Wuxi. ”

The crown prince still doesn't pay much attention to Qi Tian, who is only in his twenties, but attaches great importance to the eldest princess and Qi Wuxian, as long as these three people don't unite, he doesn't have to be afraid.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is wise. ”

When the ministers in the main hall left, only the prince and the old man remained.

The prince suddenly asked, "What is the current situation of Liu Liheng's corruption case?"

He didn't ask in public before, because he was worried that these ministers would have scruples in their hearts, and he could imagine that this matter must be very involved.

The old man shook his head, "The Prison Office has blocked Liu Liheng's case, and no one knows what the inside story is, it is said that the spy said that Gao Yuchen, as well as several important ministers under the eldest princess, went to the black prison in person this morning, but they were all turned away." ”

"Don't let you go to the black prison?" the prince wondered.

"Well, yes. The old man nodded.

"Hmm, what does Qi Wuxian mean by that? It's understandable that Gao Yuchen is not allowed to go to the black prison, but even the people under the eldest princess are not allowed to enter, could it be that there is something wrong between him and the eldest princess?" the prince asked.

The old minister pondered for a while, "The old minister also received some news before, saying that Qi Wuxian seemed to be deliberately alienating the eldest princess, and several times the eldest princess summoned him, Qi Wuxian said that he was sick and did not go. The old minister guessed that Qi Wutear's closed-door trial was nothing more than an attempt to control the evidence of the crimes of the ministers of the DPRK and China, and he could try to protect himself in the future. ”

The crown prince suddenly smiled, "That's the best, the eldest princess doesn't have much power, if she loses Qi Wuxian as her right-hand man, she will really be alone." ”

The tone of his words changed, "Qi Wuxian really saw the wind and rudder, and saw that the eldest princess was no good, so he tried every means to accumulate life-saving capital for himself." ”

The old man wanted to say something, but he didn't say it.

Because he didn't straighten out many things, the eldest princess suddenly became low-key, and Qi Wuxi's political attitude became wavering, but Qi Tian, who had just entered the city, was jumping and happy, all of which was too strange.

While the prince and the old man were silent, a general in the armor of the guards walked quickly to the front of the palace.

"Tell the prince that later today, some news came out of the emperor's dormitory, and it is said that the emperor suddenly vomited blood

"What!" the prince was shocked, "this prince wants to visit his father immediately." ”

He made a gesture to get up.

But the general said: "The emperor has decreed that no one should visit the dormitory. ”

"Father doesn't see me?" said the prince in surprise.

The general was obviously a little hesitant, "It's not that I don't see His Royal Highness the Prince, but no one is allowed to visit the dormitory." ”

"Well, Prince Ben knows. ”

Although the prince said this, he was inevitably a little disappointed in his heart.

The emperor has been ignoring the government all the year round, and he is greedy for the harem all day long, and his body has already been hollowed out by Yingying Yanyan.

At the moment, he suddenly vomited blood, obviously when the oil ran out and the lamp ran out.

At this time, my father should pass him into the palace and give an explanation.

Wait for the officer to step down.

The Prince's Palace became quiet again, only this silence became very dreary.

"Is it really about to get to the last step?" said the prince.

The old man's expression was stunned, and his expression gradually became complicated, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, although power has come from war since ancient times, once we take the last step, then there is no turning back. ”

The prince pondered for a while, "I know, first pass Xie Jin into the palace, and this prince wants to see him." ”

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Unlike the boisterous of the crown prince, the palace of the eldest princess is particularly joyful.

More than a dozen singers dancing in front of the main hall are dancing, and there is a team of luthiers playing next to them.

And the eldest princess lay laxly on her peculiar bench, with grapes in one hand and wine glass in the other, very careless.

Her convex and backward perfect figure is even more visible at a glance.

Even some eunuchs in the palace couldn't help but take a few more looks, after all, whether men, women, or half-men dressed as women, they all have a desire to see a perfect body.

At this time, a palace maid walked quickly to the eldest princess with small steps, and then whispered in her ear.

After hearing this, the eldest princess just waved her hand, motioned for the palace maid to step back, and then continued to watch the singing and dancing in the main hall.

At this time, anyone who sees it will think that Princess Celestia is a royal nobleman who only knows how to eat, drink and enjoy.

Ambitious politicians have nothing to do with her at all.

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In the early morning of the next day, the civil and military officials still walked towards the palace hall as usual.

Every morning they have to sit in the court to decide on the recent events of the empire.

When several major things were discussed, Li Guowei, who had always been a little eager to try, suddenly stood in the center of the court.

"Tell the prince and the eldest princess that the official has something to report. ”

The prince raised his eyebrows and asked, "Li Qingjia, you can say it." ”

At present, there are nearly 100 large and small tofu slag projects and procurement orders that cut corners, and some of them are even involved in military defense projects and procurement.

At present, these dilapidated projects and orders urgently need to be re-improved and further reviewed, so the procurement government has a heavy workload, and a deputy director is urgently needed to share part of the work. Li Tongwei said sincerely.

The crown prince was stunned, although what Li Tongwei said was reasonable, but a strange feeling suddenly rose in his heart, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

He didn't have time to think about it, he turned to look at the row of officials in front of him, and now he and the eldest princess were on one side, and behind them were officials from their own political forces.

"It's better to let Liu..."

"This official proposes that the officer academy should be trained by Qi Tianlai, and Qi Tianlai will be the deputy director of the procurement office. ”

Without waiting for the prince to speak, Li Tongwei actually took the first step to speak.

The prince raised his eyebrows, and looked at Li Tongwei with some doubts, Li Tongwei was an official he personally promoted, and he had always been obedient to him, and never dared to interrupt him.

But what's going on today? Are you confused?

"Li Aiqing, this prince didn't hear clearly, you say it again, you must know that the deputy director of the procurement government is a fourth-level official, don't say the wrong thing!" the prince said in a gloomy tone.

The threat of his words was obvious, and it was clear that he was reminding Li Tongwei not to talk nonsense.

But Li Tongwei didn't seem to understand the meaning of the prince's words, and said again with a serious expression: "I would like to inform His Royal Highness the Prince, this official said that he wants to propose that the instructor of the Military Academy, Qi Tian, come to serve as the deputy director of the Procurement Mansion. ”

The prince's heart sank, and he finally knew that something was wrong.

What kind of person Li Tongwei is, he knows very well, not only greedy for money and profit, but also a narrow-minded person, who will never tolerate a mountain and two tigers.

Now that Liu Liheng has been arrested, he is the happiest person, and there is no deputy director to restrain him, he has monopoly power, why not do it.

But right now, he not only has to take the initiative to propose a deputy director, but also Qi Tian, which must be a big problem.

Suddenly, the prince felt that he didn't know much about Li Tongwei, who was picked up by himself.

The prince looked at an official in front of him and motioned for him to oppose Li Tongwei.

The minister received the order, pondered for a while, and walked out of the crowd, "This official does not approve of Qi Tian serving as the deputy director of the Procurement Administration, for two reasons, one is that Qi Tian has no experience in imperial procurement and bidding, and is not familiar with the daily operation of the Procurement Administration, so it is difficult to undertake the urgent work of the Procurement Government in the short term.

Second, Qi Tian was the city lord of Yunhai City before, a sixth-level official, and after coming to the Imperial Capital City, he was still only a school instructor and a sixth-level official, and the deputy director did need a fourth-level official to be competent, so Qi Tian was not qualified for the position of deputy director of the procurement government at all, which was inconsistent with the law. ”

The prince glanced at the official appreciatively, and the two questions were reasonable, and he basically completely rejected Li Tongwei's proposal.

"The official has objections. An official walked out of the back of the court.

When the prince saw it, it was Wang Shouren, who had not spoken for a long time, and even ignored him himself.

His tone was a little contemptuous and said, "Why is Lord Wang interested today, you usually don't speak." ”

Wang Shouren smiled slightly, "That's because the major affairs of the empire in the past were not something that the old minister could share, but today when the matter of Qi Tian is discussed, the old minister has some right to speak, after all, the old minister was the city lord of Yunhai City before." ”

"Then Lord Wang, just say it, and see what other flowers you can name. The prince's tone was not good.

"The old minister can't spell, he can't say flowers, he can only say things. Wang Shouren pretended not to understand the prince's sarcasm, and looked honest.

The two of them, one attacking and one defending, made the other officials laugh in their hearts, and they all scolded Wang Shouren for being an old fox who pretended to be.

"There is a way, although the sparrow is small, there are all kinds of organs, and the procurement government is also in Yunhai City, and Yunhai City is an important trade town of the empire, an economic city, and even helps the imperial court purchase a lot of military defense materials every year.

Not long ago, the empire and the lion empire were at war, and Yunhai City undertook most of the military material procurement work on the army of the four princesses. And Qi Tian can become the city lord of Yunhai City, manage the city in an orderly manner, and hand over materials on time and as required, I have to say that Qi Tian's complete procurement of the work of the government is even more than that. ”