The little princess of space where the concubine often eats

Chapter 104

Since he was shocked by the Spring Hunting rebellion, and after returning to Luan, he dealt with the ex-prince's party in a thunderbolt, the emperor felt that his health was deteriorating and he couldn't support himself.After the consultations with the imperial doctors, although their words were tactful, they only said that it was okay to rest and rest, but looking at his appearance, the emperor knew that his condition was not good.The more people get old and sick, the more precious life is, so even if they can't let go, the emperor has no choice but to let go first, and the imperial decree of the Eastern Palace to supervise the country is issued from this, expressly ordering that all the days when the emperor will not ascend to the court , that is, the prince will handle daily government affairs on his behalf in Chengqian Hall.At the beginning, the emperor had the intention of deliberately probing and observing from the sidelines. Later, seeing that the prince acted cautiously and fairly, without any signs of arrogance, he gradually relaxed half of his mind, except that every six days he summoned three officials and six important officials to report to the general. Aside from a major court event, the rest of the day was devoted to maintaining life.

Because of the right to dispose of political affairs, and because the overall situation is roughly determined, the seat of the prince, the prince of the East Palace, is much more stable than his predecessor, but at the same time, he is also much more tired.Sometimes he listened to a large number of reports in Chengqian Palace, and after reviewing the piles of papers, he had to meet important officials in his own palace to discuss some difficult matters.

At the end of July, the Ministry of Rites announced the auspicious dates for this year's spring survey. The emperor asked the prince for his opinion on the selection of examiners in the court hall. ", although there is no definite answer.But it's clear he doesn't intend to stay out of it.However, it is by no means an easy task to reverse the malpractices, otherwise things will backfire, so everyone is waiting for the final list to come out.In fact, he was waiting to see the final decision of the newly appointed prince, not afraid of offending others.Trying to recommend the kind of upright people he admires, or succumbing to the conventions of the past years, making a mellow examiner and leaving a gap for some special people.

On August 73, the Zhongshu edict was finally issued.Read by the ceremonial officer in public.If a person's chin can really fall off, chins can be picked up everywhere in the court that day.The deputy examiners are all the youngest officials among the six ministers, but the chief examiner is Cheng Zhiji, a [-]-year-old veteran of Yuanfenggege.Although Mr. Cheng has been at home for many years and has not stepped into the court, and although Mr. Ge is a well-known honorary official position, he still has a first-rank official position in the system, and he is within the scope of being selected as the chief examiner.

It's just that no one like him has ever been re-appointed before, and no one thought of him when everyone speculated about possible candidates.

However, the prince suggested this kind of matching between the young and the old to achieve the effect, and everyone quickly realized it.Cheng Zhiji was not a particularly tough veteran.He is gentle and gentle, never refuses customers, and never discredits others.He is very knowledgeable about current affairs, but the current affairs don't know him very well.Because he hadn't been to court for too many years.I don't know much about the relationship between the court and China, and I just need to mention something to other people, and everyone knows it well.When you come to him, you have to explain the ins and outs without feeling uncomfortable.The point is that if people don't have a particularly strong relationship, who dares to speak so clearly about selfishness rashly, especially to an old minister who has been forgotten for many years and can't figure out his depth at all.After all, risk is still the first thing to consider. You can't just bring a large box of gold, silver and jewelry to your door to ask for help if you are not familiar with the way. The newly appointed censors are not vegetarians.

However, it only took about ten days from the selection of examiners to the start of the examination.Before the door leading to Cheng Zhiji's place could be found and opened, the old man packed his bags and entered the examination room.Without outside influence and individual selfishness, even arguments and dissents will become pure.In fact, the biggest flaw in the combination of old and young is that the old is conservative and does not accept new ideas, and the young is arrogant and does not respect the experience of the predecessors.This was the first thing the prince considered to avoid when deciding on a candidate after "thinking carefully for a few days".Although the final list was not all what he suggested, and the emperor himself changed a few, but the general pattern remained unchanged, and finally achieved the desired effect of the prince.This was mainly due to the fact that Cheng Zhiji was indeed the right person to choose.Although he is old, his temperament is not stubborn, and he is willing to listen to people's debates. At the same time, as a former university scholar, Fenggege elder, where is his solid foundation? The husband is already convinced, and no one dares to disrespect him.Once the chief examiner does not dislike the eclectic and reckless progress of young people, and the assistant examiners recognize the authoritative judgment of the chief examiner, then mutual restraint can naturally become mutual benefit, and there will be no major conflicts.

In fact, this year's autumn is far from missing any talents, because it is impossible, but at the very least, this is definitely the cleanest and fairest scientific expedition in many years.The goal of the prince is "no merit, no fault". He doesn't expect to clean up all the bad things at once, and he doesn't adopt a tougher and colder method that is more likely to cause dissatisfaction and opposition to ensure integrity. The first thing he wants to change is "no fault". The old concept of "can't make the examination room through fraud" has cut off many so-called practices that have lasted for many years, thus taking the first step in purging the selection of officials.

Qiu Wei ended smoothly without any major disturbances, which made the emperor very happy.Originally, what he was most worried about was that the crown prince was ignorant of current affairs, and blindly tossed the government according to his own ideas, making the government uneasy. Now seeing that he is gradually becoming more docile, he is naturally happy in his heart.

In a blink of an eye, the grass grows and the warblers fly, and another March arrives, and the Inner Court Secretary is busy preparing for the spring hunting of the royal family and leaving the palace on the mountain.Among the princes, except for the ex-prince who was still confined and not allowed to accompany him, the rest of course had to go. In addition to the nearly 200 people from the clan and important officials, each of them brought a group of entourages. The scale was the largest in history.

"Didn't you find any trace of Ji Junling?" In the military tent, Zhang Qiang, the visiting minister of Dali Temple, shook his head resentfully, "He is really an old loner, it's all because I didn't notice..."

"Ji Junling will be arrested sooner or later, I'm not in a hurry," the prince sighed, "I'm anxious about the matters related to Ji Junling, what does the emperor think?"

Zhang Qiang already knew what was going on at this time, and of course he could understand the prince's urgency, but he wanted to be more clear about the current situation in the palace, and immediately persuaded: "Be at ease first. If you are angry with them, how can you get them out so easily?"

Ji Lingchen also nodded in agreement with Zhang Qiang's suggestion.

Therefore, he could only tell the emperor about Ji Junling's escape from prison, and the emperor was naturally furious and ordered to arrest him with all his strength.

"What did you say? Concubine Xian is now named queen?" The voice full of anger and surprise in Jingye sounded slightly echoing, dull and embarrassing, "How is this possible, does the emperor trust them so much? "

"Your official is also puzzled. Ordinarily, our actions are not slow. As soon as we got the news, we immediately started planning, and everything went smoothly at first. We secretly reported that Concubine Xian had privately kept Concubine Yan's tablet as a tribute. The people from the Qin Tianjian also went there to investigate immediately. The head of the Qin Tianjian, Xia Quan, has never been a person who would cover things up quietly. He is upright and selfless, and does not like to follow others. At this time, I will report to the emperor again. Xia Quan's crime of dereliction of duty cannot be taken lightly. When he is angry, he will definitely try his best to track down Concubine Xian. There are not many people who can freely enter and exit the secret room in Concubine Xian's palace. Even if the suspicion of Concubine Xian cannot be confirmed, at least it will be difficult to clear up. If these two people fall out, whoever wins and who loses will be beneficial to us. But... Who would have thought that it would be such a coincidence that the tablet was sent to Qin Tianjian by Concubine Xian today, and our eyesight couldn't detect it How did they explain it to Xia Quan? In short, the palace is calm now, and the emperor has not pursued it. No one knows what happened that day. Under such circumstances, if you force me to sue the emperor, what can I sue? "

"Then what King Rui means is that you want to back down?" "King Rui, it's not that I want to back down. You know how strong the other party is now. Although I am a censor, I can report directly to Tianting without going through the East Palace." , but you have to have some shadows to speak. Concubine Xian, no, Empress, since Chengshan escorted her, she has been in the midst of the Holy Grace, so there is no reason for it, and I am powerless."

Under the dim oil lamp.The light and shadow danced on Ji Junling's face, looking a little ferocious.He stared at the middle-aged man in front of him, and sneered a few times: "What are you afraid of? Backstabbing is the most difficult thing to guard against. Ji Lingchen and the others were able to bring down the prince and queen in a row within a year or two, didn't they rely on secret schemes?" Besides, you have no other choice. The evidence of your bad things is in my hands, if you don’t help me, I will destroy you, and I will never be lenient. "

The middle-aged man gritted his teeth, his eyes trembled a few times quickly.

"I've been plotting things behind the scenes for so many years. How can I be defeated so easily?" Ji Junling looked at him with indifferent eyes, not relaxing, "If Ji Lingchen and the others really think that I have no power to fight back, then he The end is not far away.”

"That being said, I also believe that I am not the only one serving King Rui in this court, but there must be a reason to attack. I thought I had caught the matter of paying homage to Concubine Yan, but it turned out to be like this. So in my opinion, it's better to be quiet in the near future, King Rui lives with me, and no one knows. The future is long, don't be in a hurry."

A cold light flashed in Ji Junling's eyes.He actually believes that he will have a long future.But how much is left for the old emperor in the palace.That is not sure at all.Relying on the handles and connections he held when he was King Rui, he hid himself in the capital.Hiding in the most dangerous place for so long was not for the purpose of lingering on his last breath, not to mention that even if he wanted to, he had to go down.Although he uttered harsh words in front of the imperial censor in front of him, in fact, due to Yu Mingcheng's betrayal and Qin Mei'er's dying struggle, the power he set up in the dark has been almost wiped out. It is also very difficult to contact those that are still preserved.Although there are a few ministers who can be secretly controlled in the court, but now no one dares to face the aura of the new crown prince of the East Palace, which often makes Ji Junling very angry.Of course, if Ji Junling can sneak out of the country and escape for the rest of his life, Ji Junling does not have to continue to be an enemy with Ji Lingchen, but the danger of being forced to return after absconding several times made him understand that the strictness of the search outside is obviously not enough. Any third channel will be left between the death of the fish and the break of the net.But if he continues to stay in the capital without doing anything like this, Ji Junling is really not sure how long those umbrellas controlled by him can last on his head.

In fact, Ji Junling at this time is like a fish caught on the shore. If he doesn't flop twice, he will never escape the end of slowly dying of thirst, so he worries day and night, thinking about how to find Ji Lingchen's best friend. The fatal weakness is that he can make a shot every time he can. As for whether the action itself is dangerous or stable, it is completely meaningless to him now.

"King Rui, I'm doing this for your own good. I'm not afraid of running out of firewood to keep the green hills here." Xia Yushi was disturbed by Ji Jun's gloomy expression, and the smile on his face was very stiff. After this gust of limelight, the situation will turn around..."

"Master Xia," Ji Junling ignored his nonsense, pursed his lips and said, "Didn't you say that we need to find some excuses, in fact, as long as we are bolder and more ruthless, it is not difficult to obtain evidence. Because... ...I know where the evidence is..."

"Where...where?"

"Under that abandoned cold palace." Ji Junling squeezed these words through his teeth, "I had already searched once during the spring hunting, but Ji Lingchen and the others went to Chengshan at that time, and the people who stayed behind probably died beforehand. I realized that it was like an uninhabited ghost house, which made me lose my mind. But now that Ji Lingchen and the others have returned, the place seems to be very lively again. Ji Lingchen is obviously preparing to reverse the case step by step. Start to slowly gather back to the capital, where can we put it? The East Palace is naturally inconvenient, but it is most appropriate to put it in Ji Lingchen's forgotten cold palace. Lord Xia, as long as we can break through there, why not get Ji Lingchen who has been thinking hard about it? Want a handle to overturn the case?"

Xia Yushi swallowed hard, his face turned pale, and he retorted: "King Rui, that's what you said, but it's not so easy to do it. No matter how desolate the Leng Palace is, it's still in the palace. If you want to break it, what's the matter?" It’s a big deal, the patrol battalion is someone sent by the new crown prince, so you don’t care about it?”

"Of course we have to find the right time." Ji Junling sneered a few times, "You forgot, in five days it will be the day when our new Crown Prince accepts a concubine. Think about it. You are so impatient. You haven’t ascended the throne yet, so you’re so anxious... In the end, it’s just a formality, and no one of your censors has impeached you..."

"King Rui. His Royal Highness is already the fourth generation, and it's not the first marriage. Even if it's a formality, at least it's gone, how can you impeach it?"

"I'm just talking. I didn't force you to mess with him in this matter."

Xia Yushi glanced at Ji Junling, but did not answer.

(End of this chapter)