The concubine frowned slightly when word of the previous controversy reached Yun Fenghuang.
Chen Jing said in a low voice: "Master Yin's intention is that the empress does not need to publicly express her position on this matter for the time being, and wait for a while of quarreling in the temple, so that those who originally remained silent can stand up, and then we can discuss it..."
A distinguished family is a distinguished family.
Yun Fenghuang nodded and sighed in his heart, but he was a little wary of Yin.
She understood Yin Qu's intention. Since she decided to support Xuanqing Palace in seeking the position of crown prince, some things would start now.
For example, clearly identify ourselves and the enemy.
The position of Dalan clan this time is a good opportunity.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows the benefits to Xuanqing Palace of the Xie family's daughter becoming the Dalan family.
Therefore, those who stand on the Gu family's side, or in other words, those who want to support the legitimate prince as heir apparent, will inevitably oppose it.
Although there are still a few years until the princes grow up and the battle for the crown prince officially kicks off, the current situation between the enemy and ourselves may not be the situation by then, but we can also get a glimpse of it, estimate the number and size of the opponents, and carry out targeted strategies. Decorated.
It was not that Yun Fenghuang had not expected these things, but as a palace concubine, she had no reliable help from important ministers, so it was naturally difficult for her to move around.
Now that Yin Qu's attitude was clear, he immediately started making arrangements. This made Yun Fenghuang satisfied, but he couldn't help but feel wary, worried that if he was overpowered by the other party in the future, then King Jin would have to go to Chun without any hesitation. In his early years, Jia Luzi became a puppet with only the name of emperor.
"I understand." She calmed down and ordered, "Tell Master Yin, I will cooperate with him."
After receiving the imperial concubine's promise, Yin Qu began to turn his hands to make clouds and rain. This time, he vividly demonstrated the skills that a head of a prominent family should have.
After the Gu family's allies objected to the Xie family's daughter becoming the Dalan family due to human ethics, Yin Qu did not immediately fight back, but asked the other party to recommend candidates.
The descendants did not expect that the imperial concubine would seek the position of the Dalan clan. After all, there was no news about this matter before. Moreover, at the earliest, everyone thought that it was probably following the previous dynasty, using the eldest daughter as the princess, and consecrating Wei He. Or, select a beautiful palace maid, title her a princess, and give her to the Great Khan Wei He as his wife.
But how could he expect to get the three nieces raised by the imperial concubine
In this case, they could only hastily propose the palace maid proposal.
Then she was completely refuted by Yin Qu. The reasons included but were not limited to the fact that the palace maid was from a humble background and often did not know the words. How much could she understand about the righteousness of the family and the country? Who can guarantee that after she goes to Wei He and becomes the distinguished Dalan clan, she will not see the benefits, burn bridges, forget the grace of the country, and consider everything from Wei He's standpoint? Even if you leave your family as hostages, to put it bluntly, a woman who gets married these days throws water outside the house. When the time comes, people choose to marry and obey their husbands. According to the secular concepts of the Central Plains, it is wrong to not take any of them.
Furthermore, even if you still care about your family at first, once you give birth to an heir, the heir will also be a blood relative!
The most important thing is that they are just palace maids and slaves. When the time comes, they will not be able to support the aura and structure that the Dalan clan should have. Wei He must have underestimated the Central Kingdom and thought that the princess who was officially canonized by the country would just go back to that. thing. At that time, it would be a small matter for the Dalan family to be embarrassed, but it would make Wei He feel contemptuous of Zhongtu, and instead give birth to undue ambitions, and the fun would be great.
All in all, it is simply ridiculous for Gu to make such a suggestion!
Gu then retreated and settled for the next best thing, saying that if a palace maid was inappropriate, she could be granted the title of a minister.
This has been done before, but Yin Qu vetoed it again, and even suspected that the Gu family's so-called use of ministers as princesses to be Wei He's Dalan family, the actual idea was to make Gu's daughter the Dalan family !
Yin Qu even went out in person to advise the emperor that this decision was impossible.
Because Gu Fangshu, the uncle of Zhaowu, had been stationed in northern Xinjiang for many years, he often had the opportunity to communicate secretly with Wei He. In this case, using Gu's daughter as the Dalan family, wouldn't this give Gu an opportunity to be ambitious!
Of course, Gu was furious and refused to admit such accusations. She also suspected that Yin Qu deliberately framed him. At the same time, he pointed out that Wei He's sudden defeat was evidence of Gu's innocence!
Otherwise, if Mr. Gu really had any collusion with Wei He as Yin Qu said, how could Wei He have become so cold so quickly
Yin Qu just sneered: "Don't forget that the one leading the army this time is Marquis Jingning, not Uncle Zhaowu!"
It's as if the pacification of Wei He was your Gu family's credit.
He also took the opportunity to tell Chunjia that the Gu family's words showed that the Dingbei Army had been regarded as private property, so the battles won by the Dingbei Army were recorded as his own credit, not the hard work of Marquis Jingning.
...Anyway, the whole day was a mess, and there was no result in the end.
Later, when it was getting late and both the emperor and his ministers were hungry, Chunjia came out to smooth things over, and the matter came to an end for the time being.
After everyone dispersed, they couldn't wait to inquire about the news, trying to figure out what was going on
"What else could be going on? I originally thought it would take another two years before things get troubled." Ouyang Yanran, as a veteran and important minister, is naturally a popular candidate for inquiring about the news.
He sighed helplessly and said, "But some people can't wait any longer. The storm is about to start right now... I'll just complain about my illness tomorrow."
"But father, if you don't go to court, what if the imperial concubine really elects your niece to be the Weihe Dalan clan?" The children of the Ouyang family were all shocked, and the eldest son couldn't help but worry, "The imperial concubine has many grievances with my family. What if? His gaining power is not a good thing for the Ouyang family!"
"Your Majesty would not want to see me interfering in the fight for the crown prince." Ouyang Yanran looked at him and sighed, "The princes are still young, and the situation is not clear now. The most important thing is that your Majesty is still in his prime. At this time, he went to support the prince. What do you think of your majesty? Yin Qu dared to do this because he had the imperial concubine behind him. The imperial concubine was very fond of her, and your majesty tolerated her very much. Even if he was unhappy, he would not be so coaxed by the imperial concubine. I don’t care. It’s just that Fu Lu is no longer there. Even if she is here, how can she be as dignified as a noble concubine?"
Seeing that his descendants were a little worried, he shook his head and said, "My family is a famous family after all, but we don't have to worry so much about the grudges with the imperial concubine. To put it bluntly, the imperial concubine has never suffered from the grudge between my family and the imperial concubine? Since the imperial concubine has never suffered from it? In this way, after two years, after I retire, you will be in charge of the family, and then try to make friends with him."
Hearing this, the descendants were all shocked and quickly advised him to calm down.
After all, although there are many officials in the Ouyang family now, and some are in the temple, there is no other person like Ouyang Yanran who can become an important and powerful minister.
If Ouyang Yanran retires, there will be no children in the family who can take over his position and power. Wouldn't the weight of the Ouyang family decline
"This is not a question of whether I will retreat or not." Ouyang Yanran shook his head and said slowly, "You also know the reason why the emperor revolted against me in the first place. In fact, it was mainly to target the Ji family. Now there are internal worries The foreign troubles have been calmed down. Even if I don't want to go, will your Majesty agree? Today's talented man is not a mediocre and conservative king. He will definitely show off his talents, and this time will not be too long. Late... All in all, after two years, I don't want to quit, and His Majesty must have given a signal."
As far as Chunjia's temperament is concerned, if he knows what's right by then, he should still give Ouyang some favors as a reward for his help in the past few years; if he doesn't know what's right...
Then it is impossible to say that the emperor will give the Ouyang family a ride just like the Ji family and the Yuan family.
How else could Ouyang Yanran choose
"Father, even if His Majesty is ambitious and wants to revitalize the country, why is my father not the pillar of the country?" Ouyang's eldest son couldn't help but said, "But why do you need to let your father retire?"
"Have you forgotten Ji's lesson?" Ouyang Yanran sighed softly, "The reason why Ji was able to dominate the government and the opposition, and even Xiaozong was unable to resist, is ultimately because they had controlled the government for many years during the Shenzong period! Looking at the capable kings in history, even if they are courtiers who are talented in literature and art, they will not be allowed to stay in high positions for too long, lest they form cliques for personal gain and endanger the imperial power!"
"Although the emperor is young, he has always been calm and wise. How could he not understand this truth?"
"I was elected by the emperor to eliminate dissidents. Now, looking at the world, there are no people or things that can threaten the emperor. If you don't retreat, isn't this inviting trouble?"
He shook his head and said, "Originally, I wanted to rely on the friendship of the past two years to survive for three or two years, and wait for the Prince of Qin and his highnesses to discuss the marriage before retreating. But Yin Qu made the move in advance, but he couldn't leave. . Otherwise, if Ouyang is involved, there will be endless troubles!"
His descendants were a little frightened and couldn't help asking: "Why did my father say such things? Doesn't my father think highly of the queen? Concubine Min is so favored, can she teach the emperor to rely on her for such important matters as the crown prince?"
"What can Concubine Min do if she is just a woman?" Ouyang Yanran said, "The key lies in the emperor... The emperor's attitude so far has always been to have direct descendants. The problem is that none of the successors of the Yuan Dynasty have anything to do. Today's three The legitimate prince is actually the son of a concubine, but it is just recorded in the name of the successor. This status is somewhat lacking compared to the real legitimate son. And there is also a flaw, that is, if the emperor falls in love with the bastard in the future, The worst that can happen is that he will be adopted by the queen and given the status of his legitimate son! The emperor has no love for the queen, and the only thing that allows him to keep his position as queen is that the emperor attaches great importance to the Gongxiang family and does not want to cause trouble. "
"But that was before."
"At that time, if the emperor did not establish a daughter of a powerful family and did not approve of the establishment of a direct heir, he would inevitably attract a lot of opposition."
"Now that the emperor's throne is stable, it will become more and more stable in the future. It is even conceivable that he will soon be like the late emperor of Shenzong, holding the Constitution of Heaven in his mouth and the inner world in his hands!"
"At that time, the choice of the crown prince will only be in his mind."
"You said, given the current situation, who can guess the master who will eventually be recognized by the emperor?"
There were still some words that Ouyang Yanran didn't say.
That is, like Yun Fenghuang, he understands that Chunjia always likes only one kind of person. Whether it is a concubine, heir, or a minister, he always likes smart people.
It's best to have both talent and appearance.
There are many princes in the palace now, but because of their age, it is really hard to tell who is the most outstanding and the most admired by the emperor.
Betting on such a big matter in advance is no different from seeking death. Ouyang Yanran thought about it and realized that his family had already suffered a loss because he sided with Xiaozong earlier, and he could not afford to be hit by another failure to side with him.
In that case, the Ouyang family, which has just regained some strength, may fall out of the ranks of the top noble families.
In this case, he could only retreat bravely to preserve his vitality.
The next day, everyone was waiting to continue discussing the affairs of the Dalan family. However, the news that Ouyang Yanran claimed to be ill and requested to serve as an official and return home suddenly came out, abruptly stealing everyone's attention to the candidate for the Dalan family.