The cabinet was born out of nowhere, and both the eldest prince and the second prince wanted to have a hand in it.
Helplessly, Emperor Ning took strict precautions, and the carefully selected cabinet ministers were not idle people, and they had no way to attack.
Only then did the two understand that Emperor Ning changed the system of prime ministers to the system of cabinets, not only because he no longer trusted Yin Shuo, but also to guard against their two sons.
The two met outside the gate of the Xiang's mansion, and they seemed to be jealous when they met each other.
"Yo, why is big brother here?"
The second prince had the demeanor of a master, "It's such a coincidence, are you coming to visit Danyang too?"
The eldest prince glanced at him and smiled indifferently, "I'm here to visit the imperial sister and brother-in-law, does the second brother have any objections?"
He was reminding the second prince that Princess Danyang is their younger sister, and Yin Shuo is also their brother-in-law.
The second prince smiled, "Of course not. But I have to visit Danyang first. It's very inconvenient for her newlyweds to enter the prime minister's house. We are brothers and sisters of the same mother. Naturally, she can only talk to me if she has something to say. "
The eldest prince sneered, "Then you go and visit Danyang, I'll talk to Prime Minister Yin."
After saying that, he lifted his foot and left, the second prince was left behind by him, confused.
Originally thought that Ning Yizhao came to visit Danyang for the sake of superficiality, to show his dignity as the emperor's brother, but he didn't expect that he would push him away with the words "one mother and one fellow" and he would leave so easily.
Could it be... he came to find Yin Shuo in the first place
With doubts, the second prince followed the concierge's servants to the east courtyard.
Looking along the way, Xiangfu has a vast area, the closer to the East Courtyard, the more exquisitely trimmed the vegetation, and the pavilions have a unique charm.
The east courtyard where Princess Danyang lives is even more refined. Although it is not as grand as the imperial palace, it is quite elegant.
The Second Prince was full of praise, "This place is much better than my Second Prince's Mansion. After all, the Yin family has been passed down through generations, and everything in the mansion seems to be well organized. Danyang, what are you not satisfied with?"
Princess Danyang ordered the maids to serve tea and snacks, and then ordered everyone to retreat and stand guard outside the door.
"Second brother, I came to you because I have something serious to say, not to complain about these trivial things to you!"
The second prince said: "Don't be too busy, let me ask you, did you invite Ning Yizhao to the mansion today?"
Princess Danyang was taken aback, "Of course not, what did I invite him to do? He and the second brother are rivals, and the second brother and I are from the same mother, how could I talk to him? He is polite when we meet on weekdays, that's just superficial It's just hard work."
The second prince nodded, "I met him when I just entered the door. He said he came to see you and Yin Shuo. I wanted to come to you, so he went to Yin Shuo's place. If you have anything to say, tell me quickly." Let's go, I'll go to Yin Shuo to see what kind of tricks Ning Yizhao is playing!"
Princess Danyang cautiously glanced around the doors and windows, lowered her voice, "Yin Shuo has a younger sister named Yin Jiqian, she told me something yesterday..."
The eldest prince stood in the outer study, looking up and looking around.
The study rooms in other people's homes are spacious and bright, but the study room in Xiangfu's house is very different, eerie.
There is a big window behind the desk, which is half-opened and half-closed, and the sky outside the window is dimly seeping in, as if there is some secret in this study that cannot be known.
This atmosphere made him feel very uncomfortable.
Yin Shuo walked in from the door and ordered his servants to serve refreshments, "Please sit down, Eldest Prince."
Seeing that his complexion was different, he smiled again: "My place is simple, and few people come here on weekdays, so I only arrange it according to my own temperament. Does the First Prince feel uncomfortable?"
The eldest prince smiled calmly, "It's okay, the prime minister just joked. Both you and your father are the heads of civil servants in the Dongling court, so how could there be few people coming to the study in the mansion?"
Yin Shuo sat opposite him, "The Prime Minister's Mansion is indeed a place where people come and go, but neither I nor my father will let people come to the study outside easily. Let alone outsiders, after Princess Danyang married into the door, so far Not yet qualified to enter the outer study."
The eldest prince had a lot of meaning when he heard this, and looked up carefully at Yin Shuo's expression.
Yin Shuo let him look at him generously, as if he didn't know what he was thinking, and waited until the eldest prince looked away.
He looked at the first prince, who said reservedly: "Then the second prince is qualified to enter here?"
Their eyes met, and the two treacherous people standing high in the court hall were testing and speculating on each other.
After a while, Yin Shuo said, "No."
There was a slight joy in the eyes of the first prince, and soon he disappeared like a mud cow into the sea, "Danyang and the second prince are brothers and sisters, has the prime minister reversed the relationship?"
Yin Shuo knew what he was suspicious of, "That's Princess Danyang's close relationship, what does it have to do with me? The eldest prince would not think that I would be willing to help a woman who looked down on me and humiliated me in every possible way to help her elder brother ascend the throne." seat?"
The eldest prince's eyelids twitched, he didn't expect him to say it so directly, "Because Danyang humiliated you, you want to take revenge on her, so you don't want to help the second prince, but you want to help this prince?"
Yin Shuo smiled and nodded slightly, "Exactly what I mean."
The eldest prince looked directly at him, "How can I believe that this is your sincerity, and not the scheme of the second prince colluding with you? Just now when I entered the door, I happened to meet the second prince, and the prime minister invited me and him at the same time. What does it mean? ?”
Yin Shuo didn't know there was such a thing, but after thinking about it, he realized that it was Princess Danyang who invited the second prince.
His attitude yesterday annoyed her, she wanted to show Yin Shuo a little color, but she didn't dare to tell Emperor Ning about the matter, so she had to find the second prince to discuss it.
His judgment was indeed correct, even if Princess Danyang caught him, she would not dare to burn everything easily.
Yin Shuo said: "I don't know anything about the Second Prince, but I have a way to convince the First Prince that this is my sincerity and not some trick."
"any solution?"
"Just because I knew the truth about His Majesty's serious illness last time, but didn't expose it, the eldest prince should be able to trust my sincerity, right?"
The eldest prince lowered his eyes, only staring at the teacup in front of him.
After hearing what the person from Xiangfu said yesterday, he couldn't sleep all night, and made various assumptions about whether Yin Shuo knew about it, and what purpose he would use this matter to achieve.
He thought of a way to deal with it all night, and sitting in front of Yin Shuo today, he still couldn't restrain the waves in his heart.
Through his numb face, Yin Shuo saw the fear in his heart.
Killing the king and father is the most serious crime for a prince. Once it is exposed, the life of the eldest prince will be ruined.
After a moment of silence, Yin Shuo said slowly, "Elder Prince, don't be nervous. Since I invited you here to discuss this matter, I didn't intend to ruin you. If I ruin you, who will be proud of me?"
The eldest prince lowered his eyes, and after a while, he slowly raised his eyelids to look at Yin Shuo.
He twitched the corner of his mouth, "The prime minister doesn't seem like this kind of high-spirited person, just to raise his eyebrows to a woman, he abandoned the second prince, who is closer to him, and chose me instead? Who would believe this kind of words? ?”
His concerns were not without reason.
"If the prime minister is such an impulsive person, he should have rejected the marriage offer from his father in Darui Palace, or even earlier, shouldn't he?"
He didn't refuse at the beginning, which is enough to explain the problem.
Yin Shuo said: "Of course it's not to impress a woman, but I don't have to choose the second prince for the sake of her relationship. I, Yin Shuo, am proud of my talent and wisdom. I have clearly earned the merits of being a dragon, so why rely on nepotism Being trampled underfoot by a woman?"
From the power of the dragon!
The eldest prince trembled all over, and it took him a while to react, "Okay, okay... The prime minister is so ambitious, and this prince admires him."
"What I want is not admiration, but acceptance. As long as His Royal Highness is willing to accept me, I will be sure enough to let you take that position!"
The eldest prince said: "You help me, what benefits do you want me to grant you?"
Yin Shuo straightened up and said solemnly: "Today's covenant is reached, you and I are the relationship between monarch and minister. Your Highness is fair and rewards and punishes clearly, and he is much more easy-going than the second prince who relies on his own status. I believe that after His Highness ascends to the throne, I will never forget Conglong Gongchen."
The eldest prince thought for a while, "Okay, once this is done, I will abolish the cabinet established by my father and re-hand over the power of the government to the prime minister. Are you satisfied with this promise?"
The new emperor ascended the throne and abolished the old system. There have been many old calendars throughout the ages, but they are not considered out of the court.
Yin Shuo smiled with satisfaction, "Besides this, I have one more condition. As long as Your Highness agrees, you will get what you want soon."
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The big cover is coming tomorrow, I don’t know if the big cover made by the artist is good or not, haha