Taifu Xu Qing grasped the heart of the faint monarch who was unwilling to be lazy, and was able to settle the matter of asking the palace during the hunting tour.

There are two opposing forces in the Longyun Dynasty, one is the Longyun clan, which is backed by the power of the Empress Dowager. The second is the Qian family, which is three generations later, the Qian family was originally a foreign family, and it has become the second largest family after the Yun family in less than a hundred years after the marriage of the Yun family, and it has the same power support as the Empress Dowager behind it.

For a long time, the concubine has a gentle temperament, she meets the queen on time, and does not participate in court politics and palace fights, so she is no threat to the queen who is the lord of the harem, and the queen does not embarrass the concubine.

It's just that Taifu Xu Qing's behavior is obviously to divide their power through Xiao Yunfan, and the chief eunuch and the ministers of the relatives look at Xiao Yunfan with unkindness in their eyes.

Xiao Yunfan, who was naturally intuitive and sensitive, felt this strange atmosphere, pulled Taifu Xu Qing's sleeve and said, "I'm afraid!"

"Your Highness, don't be afraid, asking about the palace is the same as asking Your Highness about your knowledge, but some people ask questions, and Your Highness will answer what you know, and you don't have to think about the rest. ”

"These people... Not a good person!" Xiao Yunfan said weakly.

"Haha, a group of roe deer-headed rat-eyed people!, Your Highness has a discerning eye for treachery!" Taifu Xu Qing spoke in a loud and small voice, but the eunuchs and relatives on the field all heard it, and their faces were embarrassed.

"Your Highness, these people are all villains, look down on Your Highness, and you will show your talents and learn later, let these Xiaoxiao take a look. ”

Xiao Yunfan was infected by Taifu Xu Qing, and he had no fear of these unkind eunuchs and ministers, all that was left was disgust.

After a while, the venue was arranged, and the ceremony began hastily.

Duanjun hastily asked Xiao Yunfan some questions in the classics and asked him to recite them. Xiao Yunfan is like a stream, no worse than the prince back then. The faint monarch nodded to indicate that it was okay, and then the minister of the foreign relatives asked: "Your Highness, the way of benevolence lies in benevolence, can Your Highness tell the ministers what benevolence is?"

Taifu Xu Qing's face was pale, and Xiao Yunfan, who had just come into contact with the specific "Benevolent Government", had just come into contact with the foreign minister, and the minister of his relatives actually asked such a tricky question.

"Benevolence is not a thing! Benevolence is a policy of governing the country and thinking about things. It's not a thing. The minister remembered. Xiao Yunfan did not lose face at all.

"Your Highness, the disaster is the will of heaven, and if there is a disaster in the empire, what should the emperor do?" another relative asked.

"This is what Your Majesty is thinking, and this minister should not ask me. "Xiao Yunfan's meaning is how to treat me as an emperor, but it is a great disrespect to Your Majesty.

The ministers of foreign relatives did not dare to vent their anger to the prince, and the rules on the surface still had to be scrupulous. The foreign minister was speechless, and one of the foreign ministers asked a simple question to relieve him.

Those classics within the normal range, Xiao Yunfan not only memorized them, but also understood them without a problem.

Taifu Xu Qing asked some questions about the governance of the country in the civil and military, and Xiao Yunfan gave an irrefutable answer.

Taifu Xu Qing was the last to ask, asking, "What is the rule of civil and military affairs?" This question will determine whether Xiao Yunfan's cultivation is heavy on literature and light on martial arts or heavy on martial arts and light on literature.

"The sword determines the country, the literature and the country are safe, and the world will be won immediately, and the law will be fixed on the river. In troubled times, we must emphasize military force, but we must not have a policy of propaganda, and we must not be without the deterrence of military might. Civil and military affairs are like yin and yang, the intersection of night and day, and balance is the best policy. Xiao Yunfan combined his knowledge with his own understanding and answered, and the ministers listened, this is obviously to cultivate both civil and military!

You must know that the intelligent prince obviously expressed his interest in martial arts at that time, so the prince would focus on cultivating the way of martial arts and army. And Xiao Yunfan's answer is indeed the most unique among the princes of Longyun, and such a mind is only available to Emperor Taizu and Emperor Wu of Yunzhou, and all the ministers, including the ministers of foreign relatives, were shocked.

The emperor was also surprised by Xiao Yunfan's answer, and couldn't help but glance at Xiao Yunfan a few more times.

"His Royal Highness Yun Fan, although he has not yet practiced the way of swords and martial arts, but his heart is commendable, Wei Chen is willing to go to Fenggu Mountain in person to ask Mr. Gu Tao to come out of the mountain and teach His Highness the way of war. As soon as these words came out, everyone present was dumbfounded, and the emperor looked directly at Taifu Xu Qing, who did not shy away from his eyes, revealing firmness.

Mr. Gu Tao of Fenggu Mountain is a hermit, and what makes him famous in the secular world are his two apprentices, the overlord of the Longyun Empire and the general of the Hengxiu Empire, both of whom are people with outstanding military achievements, one is Anbei and the other is Dingnan.

The emperor looked at Xiao Yunfan, who did not know what he meant and did not know, and Xiao Yunfan's eyes were immature and cute, revealing a trace of perseverance.

"Your Majesty!" Before the chief eunuch could finish speaking, the emperor stood up and said, "Edict, alternate regent!"

After that, the emperor sat down again, looked at Xiao Yunfan looking at himself in confusion, and drank the wine in his cup.

Next, regardless of the crowd, they had fun.

The alternate regent was really unexpected by everyone, originally the ministers thought that even if Xiao Yunfan was talented, he would be sent to the frontier to guard a big city at most, but he didn't expect the emperor to make Xiao Yunfan the alternate regent without consulting them at all.

As long as Xiao Yunfan has no accidents and no excessive bad deeds within two years, he can be knighted at the age of eight, become the second only to the crown prince, form a staff, and live in the West Palace.

Taifu Xu Qing didn't think of this, and originally thought that he could seek a fortress for Xiao Yunfan, a town king or a wealthy county king, which greatly enhanced the reliance of the ministers of the court and stabilized the Yun family.

The emperor's approach was really unexpected, and the ministers, eunuchs, and royal families did not expect that once the knighthood was confirmed, the balance of power would be broken in the open.

Before returning to the palace, Taifu Xu Qing led Xiao Yunfan to play in Ziqing Garden, and played for three days in a row, but he couldn't turn around here.

When I returned to the palace, I learned that the queen ordered a ban on the harem, and entering and leaving the harem would be strictly inspected.

Concubine Lian learned the news of Xiao Yunfan on the same day, it was Xiao Shunzi who came to tell them, Concubine Lian was naturally happy for Xiao Yunfan, but she was a palace maid, and she didn't know the complexity of the matter at all, not to mention that this already involved the extraordinary power of cultivation.

On the day Xiao Yunfan returned to the palace, it happened that the queen came to the palace of the concubine for the first time, and the huge pomp not only frightened the concubine, but also surprised Xiao Yunfan.

The queen had a charitable face and a gentle tone, testing the attitude of the concubine, and seeing that the concubine did not know much about this matter, she persuaded her.

"Sister, I have been favored by Your Majesty, and I have no worries about my clothes. Born Xiaoyunfan, who is smart and virtuous, is really a blessing in life. The queen said in the posture of an elder.

The queen sipped her tea, smiled and said, her original meaning gradually revealed in her sentence: "Judging from my sister's background and name Yunfan, my sister had no intention of being in court politics at that time, right?"

Although Concubine Lian came from a humble background and was kind and indisputable, at least she knew something about Xiao Dezi, how could she not know what the queen meant.

Just when the concubine hesitated, Xiao Yunfan returned to the palace, Xiao Yunfan had a good impression of the queen, and when he went to worship the queen every month, the queen would always give him melons and fruits to eat. Moreover, the queen has elegant manners, a kind face, and gentle conversation, so she will naturally not be disgusted.

"Yun Fan, see the queen mother!"

"Xiao Yunfan is back, no need to be polite, come, I'm talking to your mother about you. The queen beckoned Xiao Yunfan to come over.

"Xiao Yunfan, you're going to be crowned a prince, aren't you happy?" said the queen with a smile.

"The son didn't know what a prince was, but he felt that he had won the trust of his father and should take on this great responsibility. Xiao Yunfan confided in him like a child, he was just a child.

When the queen heard this, the smile on her face froze, and she was very embarrassed and said: "This is good, so good!

The concubine instinctively knew the queen's intentions, Xiao Yunfan's title as king threatened the status of the prince, and after knowing it in her heart, she was more worried about Xiao Yunfan's situation.

"Xiao Fan, do you really like to be a prince?" Concubine Lian loves Yun Fan deeply and cares about Yun Fan's own opinion on this matter.

"I like it, so that I can be free from constraints. Xiao Yunfan thought that after becoming a prince, he would not have to stay in the palace and would no longer have to be restrained.

The queen understands that Xiao Yunfan is expressing her desire for the throne, becoming the emperor is the supreme ruler, and no one in the world dares to restrain the emperor anymore.

Concubine Lian pondered for a while, and said in a firm voice: "Xiao Fan can do whatever he likes, and his mother will definitely support him." ”

The queen was afraid that she had already guessed these when she came, her face was embarrassed and she did not lose her demeanor, and said: "This is good, congratulations to my sister!"

The queen left the palace with a blue eye, and looked at the palace of the poor concubine with a hint of viciousness in her eyes, and when she was halfway there, she commanded the eunuchs beside her.

Taifu Xu Qing entered the palace through the palace gate controlled by Xiao Shunzi the next day and secretly came to the palace of the concubine. Because of the ban on this matter, he did not dare to enter the palace head-on.

Taifu Xu Qing explained the current situation to Concubine Pian, a big reason for Kuang Fu Sheji, and the most important thing is the current government situation, almost half of the royal family supports Xiao Yunfan, and the same is true for loyal ministers.

The most important thing is that the old grandmother, who has never paid attention to the government, is very supportive of this matter, and almost orders the master of the lamp who knows about it, so that he can deal with the aftermath at the level he is involved in.

Taifu Xu Qing mentioned that the new monarch could be established in two years, and the government and the opposition had no feeling for the faint monarch, and the faint monarch had already abdicated.

Supporting the new monarch can take a pity on the concubine, and she no longer knows the government, she also knows that this is a major event involving an empire, which is really not something she can think about.

Concubine Lian knew that she was shallow in knowledge, had no power background, and could not intervene in this matter, and Taifu Xu Qing taught Yun Fan that she could trust since she was a child, so she admitted Taifu Xu Qing's plan.

Taifu Xu Qing's abacus is quite good, as long as the old grandmother is willing to intervene, the relatives of the Qian family will not dare to act easily.

Taifu Xu Qing only needs to deal with the forces of the government and the opposition, and do a good job of all measures, and it can be achieved in two years at most.

The Qian family, a relative, also held a family meeting, and the previous two generations of kings were of the Qian bloodline, so it was obvious that they could not give up the throne.

The way to solve the hidden danger is to let Yun Fan be included in their forces, second, to let Yun Fan do some ugly things that violate the ancient saints, and punish him justly, third, to let Yun Fan take the initiative to give up the throne, and fourth, to let Yun Fan disappear.

That night, there was a fire in the Guijing Palace, and the flames ignited after only a few breaths, which was obviously not an accident!