"My Majesty, Master Yun Qi is young and promising, if he can go out and exercise, maybe he can relieve the Emperor's worries!" Prince Yong said at the right time, and at the beginning, everyone who wanted to recommend his family for meritorious service.
Because of Yun Lingxuan's opinion, Yun Qi lost the high official and voluntarily became the smallest official in the capital. After so many years, he could have been promoted a long time ago.
He also prefers the children from the Yun family. Although none of them have done anything special, they are prudent, without the impetuosity and pride of the young people now. Even the bastard Yun Mo has some skills, so he feels a little regretful Yun Ya's birth did not prevent him from admiring the young man's ability.
As soon as Prince Yong's words came out, Yun Xiao was naturally happy. After all, because of Xuan'er's words, his son had kept a low profile for so many years, and now he has matured and stabilized, and his ability is comparable to a great responsibility, so he was naturally excited. It's just that he was happy, but many people were unhappy. They felt that Yun Qi couldn't hold up such courage.
However, when Prince Yong spoke, who would dare to refute, he could only hide his dissatisfaction in his eyes, said a few words wisely, and waited for the emperor's decision.
"The disaster this time is quite serious. Although Master Yunqi is young and promising, he has not gone through a big battle, and because of his low official position, it is difficult to convince the public..." The emperor's words made many people shine. I think I still have a chance. Unfortunately, their happiness didn't last long before they were hit by the rest of the words. "Let Prince Yan accompany you to the town hall. If this matter is resolved satisfactorily, I... will be rewarded a lot,"
Yun Xiao was overwhelmed with surprise, Prince Yong just twitched the corner of his mouth, but did not refute.
The emperor wanted to support the Yun family, and he didn't hide it - this kind of news made everyone look at the Yun family with admiration.
The former Yun family was nothing in the eyes of everyone. Even if Yun Lingxuan became Princess Yan, it was only her own reputation, so no one ever tried to win over the Yun family. They also stopped to watch, after all, no one knew where Yun Yu would go.
Now, the emperor's blatant desire to promote the Yun family made them think in a daze: It seems that after Yun Yu went to the border with Prince Rui, he never came back, and he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in it, even the eldest son of the Gu family. Same, is there any other mystery in it
As for the Yun family, why did they fall into the eyes of the emperor all of a sudden? Even if it was recommended by Prince Yong, it is not everyone who has the honor of letting Shizi Yan take over the place.
After the court, everyone was thinking about it, and then inquired about the news, so many people couldn't figure out the mystery, so they could only remind themselves to be more careful.
"What exactly is King Xuan going to do?" Shi Honglie returned home, found his brothers, and told his father what happened in the court, and said angrily, "Abandoning duty without permission, King Xuan is despising the emperor's order, and being held hostage by others, he will never be able to sit in that position."
The historian worked so hard to help, because he just wanted to become a master, to control everything in Dongyan Kingdom, so as not to be belittled by others.
Shi Hongzhen's eyes just flashed, but he didn't speak. The rest of the people looked at each other in blank dismay, hesitating whether to speak or not. As for their elder brother and father's plan, they all understand, but they don't have much ability, they can only rely on their father and brother to support the historian, so they don't have much qualification to speak in the historian.
"It's still too tender, I can't hold my breath," Old General Shi said majesticly, his eyebrows turned when he heard the elder son's words.
"Father, what should we do next? If King Xuan returns to the capital and the emperor is furious, and no one can help him, then our plan will be over?" Shi Honglie's heart is that he wants to be the head of the country, and he must let himself His daughter became the queen of Dongyan.
"Send someone to intercept King Xuan halfway and let him go back to the disaster area," the old general said in a deep voice.
"It's too late," Shi Honglie shook his head, and said in great disappointment: "The emperor is now waiting for King Xuan to give a satisfactory answer when he returns to Beijing, and the emperor has already ordered Prince Yan to go with Yun Qi in the disaster area. There is no chance!"
"Crack!" The old general, who was still calm just now, narrowed his eyes after hearing what his son said, and said displeasedly: "That idiot, what big things can he accomplish by wasting such a good opportunity for nothing?"
"Father?" Shi Honglie looked at his suddenly angry father in a daze, unable to turn his head around.
"King Xuan doesn't know how to take advantage of such a good opportunity. The emperor sent him to the disaster area this time. If he can control it well, he can get the support of the people. For him, it is the best. Unfortunately, King Xuan didn't know What are you thinking, suddenly disrespecting the imperial decree, returning to Beijing without resolving the matter, has already missed an opportunity to win the hearts of the people, it seems that the historians are not necessarily right to put all their hopes on King Xuan! "Shi Hongzhen suddenly opened his mouth at this moment, analyzing everything.
As soon as Shi Honglie heard his little brother say such words, he immediately looked back and glared at him displeasedly, saying, "If you don't bet your hope on King Xuan's side, where should you bet it? Who can tolerate the Shi family after gaining power?" The existence of the army?" He wholeheartedly supported King Xuan, and also wished Shi Jia well.
A dark light flashed in the old general's eyes, he called his eldest son, and then let his unpredictable younger son ask pleasantly: "Zhen'er, what's on your mind, why don't you tell me, we are all one family, If there is anything, let's discuss it together, and we can always find the best solution!"
Among all the sons, the youngest son is the smartest. It is a pity that a marriage that year ruined this son. What he hates the most now is Shangguanyuan back then. If it wasn't for her, his son He will become a master, and he doesn't know how much support he will inject into historians.
It's a pity that no one expected that behind Shangguanyuan's back, there was such an identity hidden. If she knew it, let alone being a concubine at the beginning, even the position of wife was also hers.
If she becomes the fifth young lady of the Shi family, is the Shi family army still short of money? Are you afraid that there will be no help in choosing the king? When the time comes, marrying Shangguanyuan's child to King Xuan, are you afraid that Sifang City will not help
All of this, you don't need to be as tired as you are now. Every step you take, you have to carefully calculate, lest you move too much and be watched by the emperor.
Facing his father's slightly expectant eyes, he just glanced indifferently, raised his lips and said coldly: "The historian has worked so hard for the Wanqi family for so many years, and he has to do something for himself. If King Xuan can succeed, of course That's right, if it doesn't work, do father and brothers still think that the new crown prince will be able to accommodate the historian?"
All the historians looked at each other. It's not that they haven't thought about such a problem, but they think that the historian is the only army in the capital, and it is very easy to control the situation in the capital.
However, now that Shi Hongzhen said so, everyone has hesitation in their hearts, and they don't know what the historian should do in the future.
"Fifth brother, what do you mean by saying that the historian should do something for himself?" One of the brothers of the historian suppressed the shock in his heart and asked hesitantly, biting his lip.
Everyone also set their eyes on Shi Hongzhen, because his words gave them the biggest expectation in their hearts. Perhaps, that was the deepest ambition hidden in their hearts all the time, so when they were reminded now, they were not overly shocked, but there was a trace of inexplicable and unexplainable fire in their eyes.
Shi Hongzhen narrowed his eyes slightly, suppressed the mockery and sarcasm protruding from his eyes, and slowly said: "If King Xuan offends the emperor, the historian will have nowhere to go. In order not to draw too much attention to the historian, My father only allowed my eldest brother to enter the court, but how are the talents of the elder brothers inferior to others? Historians are always in the hands of others. If you wait for others to decide life and death, why not give it a try? If you succeed, Aren't the brothers afraid that they won't be able to show their strengths?"
He is the clearest historian who has the ability. It's a pity that men don't feel that they have no ability. They only feel that they are not going well because God is unfair, and they don't think that they are clumsy.
Shi Hongzhen's words pierced deeply into their hearts, and the feeling of being held made them feel a little giddy.
The historian, the smartest person, has always been Shi Hongzhen, but he disappeared for so long that many people forgot his original reputation.
"Father, tell me, can this matter... be done?" Shi Honglie once thought about it, but he still put all his chips on King Xuan. For the Shi family, the risk is much less, as long as his daughter After giving birth to a prince, are historians afraid that they will lose their status in the future
But now, thinking of where he would be if what the fifth younger brother said was successful, it was unbelievable, so he couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes.
The old general looked around at the emotions of his sons and saw the excited light in their eyes. He knew that what the fifth son said had completely aroused the ambition hidden in their hearts, and he also thought carefully about the history of historians. How far can the future go.
For the historians, King Xuan was able to go to a certain height, and that was only the highest, and it was impossible to go any further. But if King Xuan failed, the Shijia army held by the Shijia would be taken back, and the final situation that the Shijia would face was unknown, so there was a flash of light in his cloudy eyes, as if some decision had been made, which was abnormal. excitement.
"This matter has to be discussed carefully. For the sake of historians, we must not talk too much outside, so as not to cause a catastrophe of extermination." Although he made a decision in his heart, he still did not let go of the old fox, but warned seriously.
"Yes," such a crime of beheading, who dares to say more outside.
The old general asked the rest of his sons to leave, leaving only the eldest son and the fifth son - even if he really did this, he had to plan carefully and not be impulsive.
"King Xuan is the best candidate now," Shi Hongzhen told the two people in front of him without a trace of emotion. Just let King Xuan take the lead!"
Shi Honglie looked at the fifth younger brother who lowered his head slightly, and a trace of doubt flashed in his heart. He always felt that he didn't know this younger brother very well. Did he speak carefully, or did he speak subconsciously
If he had thought about it carefully, how many secrets he had hidden in his heart, he could even think of such attention...
"Brother, don't worry, you are the eldest son of Shi, and all the glory belongs to you," Shi Hongzhen said suddenly, as if he sensed what his elder brother was thinking.
Shi Honglie was stunned by his words, regained his senses and said with a smile: "What did the fifth brother say? Our five brothers are plotting big things. Naturally, we will share the blessings when the time comes, and the eldest brother will not treat you badly!" The highest position , can only sit on him.
The corner of Shi Hongzhen's mouth twitched slightly, and it looked like a smile, but the sarcasm in his slightly restrained black eyes never disappeared from the beginning.
Seeing how their brothers got along, the old general pursed his lips and said with a gratified smile: "You have to remember that you are brothers, and you should support each other in the future, and don't fight each other. Then the future of the Shi family has expectations. Who is it?" None of them can be hit."
He watched Prince Xuan and Prince Rui fight, the two brothers were like enemies, wishing to kill each other, he didn't feel anything wrong in his heart, since ancient times, two tigers cannot be accommodated in one mountain. However, seeing the humility of his two sons to each other, he felt that it was better to be educated by the historian. Even in the face of future wealth, brothers would not kill each other.
Don't blame the old general for thinking this way, because he has five sons, only the eldest is an official in the court, while the rest are at home. They have nothing to do with each other, so historians feel a little at ease.
However, it would be really strange if they could still maintain such a heart after they really came into contact with wealth and power.
No matter how kind a person is, in order to keep himself, he will bite back, not to mention something fascinating such as power.
Wan Cheng Lingxuan was plotting against others, but he didn't know when he became a pawn in the hands of others, and that was the least likely person to be sentenced to him. When he knew that his father had changed people and went to the disaster area on the way, and he didn't announce his unauthorized departure, he held a glimmer of hope in his heart, thinking that his father still had hope for him.
As for Prince Rui who came back on the way, a sternness flashed in his eyes, thinking that no matter what, he must be stopped and he cannot be allowed to return to Beijing no matter what.
Once again, some changes took place in the capital because of Wanqi Lingxuan's disobedience to the imperial decree, but that was only in everyone's heart.
"This Wanqi Lingxuan really makes people wonder what to say," Yun Tao mocked after hearing the news, feeling that Wanqi Lingxuan is really stupid and makes people pitiful.
Lingxuan understands the big brother's disdain, because Wanqi Lingxuan missed such a good opportunity, and it would be a pity for anyone who replaced it. It's a pity that Wanqi Lingxuan is such a person. She feels that no one knows Wanqi Lingxuan better than herself, so she said quietly: "He started planning nine years ago, and he planned everything together with the Shi family. If he wants to get that position, he will absolutely not allow anyone to take away his position, so no matter what the consequences are, he will not hesitate. In his heart, he is the best heir to the throne. As for Prince Rui and others, It's just an obstacle, if you remove it, you won't have any worries!"
In the previous life, Wan Qi Lingxuan was so deliberate that he didn't hesitate to please himself. In order to get that position, he could endure everything without revealing any clues. But in this life, because all the plans were messed up, Wan Qi Lingxuan was forced to lose his mind, and only wanted to achieve his own goal, so he ignored everything.
"Wanqi Lingxuan is looking for death this time!" Wanqi Chengyan only overflowed that sentence after a long time, feeling a little sorry for Wanqi Lingxuan in his heart.
He is ruthless enough, his methods are hot enough, he is more suitable for that position than Prince Rui, unfortunately, he has a wicked mind, that's why he lost his mind under their little schemes, thinking that the emperor is interested in Prince Rui.
If the emperor liked Prince Rui, he would not let Prince Rui leave Beijing again and rush to the frontier. And the emperor arranged for him to go to the disaster area, just to give him a chance to win over the people, so as to erase the stain of his disobedience and disrespect, and bringing the Shijia army back without authorization. It's a pity that this kind of smart person will not trust people easily once he recognizes it, so he will be fooled and miss this opportunity.
I believe that after this time, the emperor will also be disappointed with Wanqi Lingxuan.
"There is no way out anyway," Lingxuan curled her lips, feeling that the pity in Wanqi Chengyan's mouth was a bit ridiculous. Does a person like Wanqi Lingxuan need others to feel sorry for
Everything he did was his own fault.
If a narrow-minded person becomes the emperor, the people will live in dire straits, and there will be no peace.
"The wind and rain are coming, and I don't know how long it will take to solve everything," Yun Tao thought of his son who was far away and Baili Huichun who was thousands of miles away, with unspeakable helplessness and exhaustion shining in his eyes.
"Soon," Wan Chengyan replied kindly, knowing what Yun Tao cared about.
If I were him, I don't know if I can hold it, I can hold it for so long.
How much does the life and death of Dongyan Kingdom have to do with him? What he cares about is only the people he cares about. He really doesn't care about the life and death of others.
Fortunately, he is not Yun Tao, otherwise he would really turn around and leave, regardless of whether the sky behind him would collapse or not. Fortunately, I am a member of the royal family and married Yun Lingxuan, otherwise, no matter how much the throne is fought for, Prince Yong's Mansion will always be Prince Yong's Mansion.
Wan Teng Lingxuan non-stop wanted to rush back to the capital, eager to know whether his father would blame him for leaving his post without authorization this time, whether his people stopped Prince Rui on the way, whether to let Prince Rui come again I can't go back to the capital either.
Unfortunately, before he could return to the capital, another piece of news that almost broke him came from the capital—concubine Liang was placed under house arrest because she offended the emperor.
He knows best what kind of person his mother and concubine is.
The mother and concubine are the smartest. They have done too many things like bearing humiliation for so many years, so they will not anger the emperor without authorization, especially at this most critical time. However, something like this just happened, which made his pace back to Beijing slow down involuntarily.
"There are rumors in the capital that Concubine Liang wanted to murder the Empress in front of the Emperor, but the Empress pointed it out in person and refuted Concubine Liang, so the Emperor was furious and was almost thrown into the cold palace. In the end, she was placed under house arrest in her own palace, without permission. You can't leave the palace!" After the inquirer came back, he held his breath and complained, lest the prince be angry and implicate himself.
How could the queen lose her mind at this time when she could endure the queen's childlessness for so many years
Wan Cheng Lingxuan waved his hand to let the person who conveyed the news go down. He stood in one place, walking back and forth, thinking about what happened in it, and why his uncle didn't pass any news to him.
Could it be that the father did it on purpose? In order to tell himself that he was angry, so he implicated the concubine mother
All possible things are lingering in Wanqi Lingxuan's mind, and he doesn't know which one is the truth of the matter.
why
How did things come to this point
He couldn't figure it out, since he was the most suitable candidate, why didn't his father understand it in his heart
"My lord, the Fifth Lord of the Historian family is here." Just when Ling Xuan was at a loss and didn't know whether he was going back to Beijing to face everything or turned around and left, the guard's report was tantamount to putting the greatest effort into him. hope.
"Hurry up," Wan Qi Lingxuan's eyes were full of smiles when he never felt that his fifth uncle was so timely.
After Shi Hongzhen saw Wanqi Lingxuan who was full of hope, a trace of ridicule flashed in his eyes, and he still bent down to ask for peace, but Wanqi Lingxuan quickly stopped him.
"Fifth Uncle, please tell this king quickly, what happened in the capital? Why is the concubine mother under house arrest? For so many years, the father has treated the concubine mother very well, and he has never been so angry!" The concubine is proud of her advances and retreats, so she naturally knows how to be liked by the emperor, so she never takes the initiative to provoke people who should not be provoked.
But the current situation is completely beyond his control.
"Don't worry, my lord." Looking at Wan Qi Lingxuan who was in a panic, Shi Hongzhen thought that the historians bet all their chips on him, which is almost like courting death. Fortunately, everything is under my own control, let Wanqi Lingxuan charge to achieve my goal, and the history of Dongyan Kingdom can be rewritten. "Concubine Liang is fine, it's only because of the emperor's momentary anger that she will be placed under house arrest!"
"What happened to the mother and concubine? Why do you say it has something to do with the queen?" The fifth uncle will come to answer for himself.
"This time, it really has nothing to do with your concubine mother," was the queen's counterattack.
Wan Lingxuan thought for a while, and immediately replied in shock: "Is it the empress who wants to murder the king's mother and concubine?"
Because the queen has no children, her position in the harem is very embarrassing. Many concubines would bully the queen, but the mother and concubine secretly plotted, and on the surface they were respectful to the queen. And the queen has never used any harsh methods. The women in the harem are more afraid of the mother concubine than the queen.
He never thought that it was the queen's idea that the father was furious and put the mother and concubine under house arrest.