Giving the Minister of War to Xiao Changyan appeased the Pei family and made amends. At the same time, it also allowed His Majesty to see whether the person who was stirring up trouble behind the scenes could discredit Xiao Changyan as well.
"Prince Xin probably never thought that all his hard work for a long time would benefit Prince Jing." Shen Xihe raised his eyebrows.
"Old Fifth has been causing trouble for His Majesty for so long, he must have gotten over it a long time ago. He has no interest in this position, so it wouldn't matter if it fell on someone else." However, Xiao Huayong didn't think that Xiao Changqing would be angry.
"What about you?" Shen Xihe's bright eyes met Xiao Huayong's. "Prince Jing is one of the six ministers at such a young age. He is the most threatening to your position."
"Threat?" Xiao Huayong smacked the two words in his mouth, "In this world, I only allow you to be a threat to me. A mere Minister of War, if I am happy, he can have it, if I am not happy, he can forget about it."
Listen, how arrogant? He didn't even take Xiao Changyan's upcoming position as one of the six ministers seriously.
"Among my brothers and sisters, no one should care except the second oldest one." Xiao Huayong added.
Capable people will not feel jealous. They will either climb up themselves or pull down those who are in their way. Only those who cannot climb up themselves and are unable to pull others down will feel bad and complain about the injustice.
Speaking of Prince Zhao, Shen Xihe felt that Prince Zhao was also a character. He was obviously the eldest surviving son of His Majesty and the only prince with offspring. At a time when the Crown Prince was not favored, he was obviously the one with the most advantages and should have been the focus of attention. However, if he was not mentioned deliberately, even Shen Xihe would inevitably ignore him.
Xiao Huayong said that he had no ability, but Shen Xihe did not think that Xiao Huayong was wrong. This was just the conclusion Xiao Huayong made after getting to know him. In Shen Xihe's opinion, King Zhao was a person who was extremely good at hiding. He was silent and seemed not to fight or compete, but in fact he was steady and cautious, and made every move carefully.
Speaking of King Zhao, Shen Xihe couldn't help but think of another thing: "King Zhao should get married."
Last year, Xiao Changmin and Yu Sangzi were granted marriage. The wedding was approved by the Ministry of Rites and avoided the Crown Prince's wedding. It was scheduled for July, and it was only a month away.
Yu Sangning would never let Yu Sangzi become the prince's consort, otherwise she would not be able to marry into the royal family, even if she married Xiao Changfeng. The Yu family did not have as important a status as the Shen family, and had no value for Emperor Youning to use politically.
Because of Shen Xihe, Xiao Changfeng was temporarily transferred to the northwest by His Majesty. Yu Sangning wanted to win Xiao Changfeng's favor, but missed the opportunity. Now His Majesty wants to marry Shen Yingruo to Xiao Changfeng. Yu Sangning can only plot against Yu Sangzi and marry Xiao Changmin in her place.
Husbands and wives would also have some small talk, so Shen Xihe told Xiao Huayong about this matter as gossip.
"A mere concubine's daughter in a marquis's mansion? Yet she has such ambitions? Royal marriages cannot be sloppy. Can she replace someone just because she wants to?" Xiao Huayong laughed after hearing this, and did not believe that Yu Sangning had this ability.
After all, Xiao Huayong was still a man with the characteristics of an ordinary man, but his tolerance and vision were much higher than other men of his time, which made him stand out from the crowd. He had never paid attention to the girls in Kyoto, he just made inferences based on the royal marriage rules.