If Xue Xiang, who is not afraid of heaven and earth, only there are no more than two people who are afraid, one is Jinghe, the other is the emperor, the emperor's small eyes always seem to hide the world, he has always felt that the emperor is a very wise, very skillful emperor, occasionally the emperor will be kind like an elder, more often he has a strategy that Xue Xiang can't reach, he subjectively never thought of betraying the emperor, and now a small thing can't hide the emperor's eyes.
He felt that his palms and vests were sweaty, he was not afraid that the emperor would execute him, he felt that he would never be able to see through the emperor's thoughts in the next second, he knelt down on one knee, but the look on his face was very serious, full of awe, his voice was straight, without the slightest twist and turn, "The minister is guilty." ” The emperor's face was still like the mountains shrouded in smoke and rain in the south of the Yangtze River, and the ancient well that seemed to be unwavering, and said slowly: "You and Chu Qi have a hatred for taking your wife, I have heard of this matter, but I don't know that after so many years, you still have an infatuation with the British Duchess." ” Chu Qi heard the emperor mention Jinghe, a trace of pain flashed in his eyes, the corner of his heart has never really healed, but he has never been numb, he said: "The emperor is a holy monarch, the minister does not dare to deceive in the slightest, the minister does admire the British duchess, and it has not decreased for a moment, so the minister can't let her be harmed by the slut, so he threatens the life of the slut's family."
The minister did not dare to ask His Majesty for forgiveness, but only hoped that the emperor would not be angry with the British Duchess, and in addition, the minister could assure the emperor with his life that the British Duchess might be careful to let the Zhou and Sui families avoid right and wrong, but they would never participate in the party struggle to influence the inheritance of the imperial heir......"
He paused and added, "As for the British Duke, the subordinates don't know." ” A satisfied smile appeared on the corner of the emperor's lips, he reached out and stroked his beard, and seemed to nod his head, but he couldn't tell whether he agreed with Xue Xiang's opinion or accepted his statement.
"If you admit it to me, I will not punish you for it," said the Emperor, "and get up." “ Xue Xiang responded yes, glanced at the emperor out of the corner of his eye, but suddenly had a feeling that the emperor also seemed to want to downplay the matter, and his old man should also believe that Jinghe did not have a party attached to the king, so he stirred up the peace, but saved the emperor a lot of effort.
He knew that after the emperor saw Jinghe, he would definitely be able to see Jinghe's person.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but admire the emperor's wisdom in knowing people, and hurriedly said: "Thank you for the grace of the saint, the minister will not dare to have two hearts in the future, only serve the lord loyally, and obey the emperor's dispatch." ” The Emperor was silent for a moment, and then said, "You have such a deep affection for the English Duchess, what if one day she wants you to betray me?"
” Xue Xiang's answer was also after silent thought, and he spit out clearly word by word, "If Jinghe is really like this, the minister will not love this woman so much." ” The emperor seemed to be breathing slightly, and a vague shadow appeared in his mind, he didn't ask anything more, just waved his hand and said, "You stand down." ” Xue Xiang replied again, respectfully withdrew from the Qianqing Palace, and when he saw the light outside again, counting nine cold winters, he was already covered with cold sweat, and his back was already wet with sweat. ---- The next day during the Spring Festival, the Son of Heaven led hundreds of officials to worship the Fengxian Hall and the Taimiao, but for the first time the crown prince was ordered to accompany him.
You must know that when worshipping the Fengxian Palace, it is the emperor's honor to enter the Fengxian Hall to worship, and His Royal Highness the Prince was only on the steps in the past, and all the ministers were under the steps, and since the accident last year, the emperor also exempted the prince from sacrificing several times on the grounds that the prince was ill.
And this time, the prince worshiped the ancestral hall, which was undoubtedly a signal to the hundred officials, and then there was a series of chain reactions.
The New Year was opened, and the emperor was even more kind to the Qin Pavilion Lao Zhishi, and since then there have been a series of personnel transfers, such as Chen Jiming, the governor of Jianba Huguang, who has always been neutral, and does not seem to have a party attached to the prince and the king of Ji.
But the emperor crowned Shen Hengzheng as the crown prince, Shangshu Xue Chang for the Hanlin Academy, most of the people who stayed in this position later entered the cabinet, Xue Chang and Shen Hengzheng are both princes, and they are Weng sons-in-law, and it is not suitable to enter the cabinet at the same time, and the emperor also paved the way for Xue Chang to enter the cabinet.
In addition, many important positions in the six ministries and nine qing have chosen the prince's person, and Fu Xuanliang, the secretary of Dali Temple, was appointed as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.
It's just that there is no movement in the matter of appointing Chu Qi as the crown prince and young master, and the emperor is obviously alienated from the British duke.
Compared with these things, the Yuwang Mansion recommended Meng Shaohui to join the Criminal Department of the Department of Science and Technology, and the matter in the matter was not so eye-catching.
Although the six departments are usually classified as science and technology, and the grade is not high, because they can reach the heavens, they are different from ordinary science and technology officials, if they are not the emperor's cronies, they are extremely talented people.
King Ji lost his temper in the palace, "Qin Xuanliang is our person, although he is not trusted by his father, but his identity is there, and now he is called Chen Jiming into the cabinet, but the prince is released in the six departments, even the Meng Shaohui recommended by King Yu, his father has retained it, only few people recommended by my Jiwang Mansion can stay, my father is deliberately beating me!"
” Xu Zhaokuan was also angry in his heart, his original plan for the Ministry of Rites was not successful, if the emperor really had the intention to suppress King Ji, it was very likely that he did not let himself sit in that position as he wished. blamed Xu Jinghe for his carelessness, and Chu Qi was also implicated and lost the title of prince and young master.
He comforted King Ji and said, "The prince is calm and restless, and he can slowly win back the Sacred Heart." ” King Ji also knew the importance of it, he had always had some measurements, and now there were not many people who could rely on it, so he stepped forward to help Xu Zhaokuan and said: "Marquis Anqing, please get up, this king will rely on you for advice in the future." ” King Ji planted such a big heel this time and his daughter was not careful, but seeing King Ji so polite and virtuous, Xu Zhaokuan's face was full of emotion, and he said loyally: "The prince treats him like this, even if the minister is liver and brain, it is not enough to repay him." ” King Ji said: "Now it is up to my father-in-law to come forward to probe the details of Chen Jiming and see if he can be recruited." ” Xu Zhaokuan naturally didn't mention it, and said: "The so-called blessings and misfortunes depend on it, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is complacent, but it is also easy to breed arrogance, and when the time comes, it is more likely to show his feet, if the prince provides some convenience for His Royal Highness the Prince, then ......
We're going to have something to gain here. ” King Ji remembered Xiao Lang's secret plan for himself, if this plan could be realized, not only would he not be so passive, but he would also firmly grasp the initiative. ------ The involvement of the British Mansion made Mrs.
Sui uneasy, but she didn't dare to go to the British Mansion to apologize for a while, so she called Sui Zifeng to come over on this day to discuss the matter.
"I heard that the crown princess has the intention of letting you serve in the East Palace regardless of her previous suspicions, what are you going to do?"
Mrs.
Sui asked her son.
Sui Zifeng frowned and said: "Now that the East Palace is in the limelight, everyone says that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has won the emperor's favor, but the son is faintly uneasy, and he always feels that it is the fire cooking oil and the flowers are brocade, so the son still wants to stay in his current position." ” Although Mrs.
Sui did not have a good grasp of the current situation, she believed in the vision of the British duchess for no reason, and the facts also proved that Xu Jinghe's choices did not seem reasonable at first, but in the end they were all very beneficial.
Since the British duchess kept her grandfather away from the East Palace, she was relieved a lot, nodded and said: "I'm still afraid that you will love the interests of the war, so I agreed to the princess, the matter of seizing the heir is too dangerous, we are businessmen, and it is good to divide the land in An'an." ” Sui Zifeng nodded.
Mrs.
Sui asked again: "What are you going to do with your daughter-in-law?"
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