"Concubine Ying is a member of the regent, and we are not one and the same. As long as the regent has a decent face, a little punishment, and there is a reason, even if she reprimands her for nothing, it is not a big deal." Seeing Chunjia frown, Empress Dowager Yuan thought He was still not convinced, and couldn't help but subconsciously soften his originally gentle tone, and said seriously, "But Zhenfei is not like that. Xiaoyun's family is from a humble background, and her family is a poor family that my son needs to vigorously promote!"
"In addition, the New Year's Day Banquet is coming soon. After the Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet and the Double Ninth Festival Banquet, everyone outside knew that the Ji family has lost power and will not rise for the time being. So the righteousness belongs to the emperor, and you are young and strong , what reason do they have to continue to follow the Ji family all the way to the dark side?"
"If some bad news comes out about the true concubine at this time, those who know say that she is young and ignorant, and is spoiled by pampering; those who don't know will definitely think of Ji's fault, thinking that after all, Ji's has been in power for many years, even if she is frustrated for a moment, But we still have to retaliate..."
She lowered her voice, "Especially when Duke Ye's wife's filial piety is about to be fulfilled, something goes wrong with the concubine who had been suppressing the queen before. Who wouldn't think that Ji's family won this game?"
Therefore, what Yun Fenghuang did this time was big or small. Even if she really caused a big disaster, Empress Dowager Yuan and Chunjia would have to help her out at this time.
Lest Ji take the opportunity to make a big fuss and destroy the power that mother and son have built up over the past six months.
Looking at the empress dowager Yuan whose face was full of sincerity and seduction, Chunjia was speechless for a moment, then nodded and said: "The empress said yes!"
What else could he say
"Don't go to other people's places today, just go to Xuanqing Palace." But Empress Dowager Yuan was worried and told him, "Although the Ai family has issued a silence order, you also know that Ji is in the palace. The power. Even Concubine Ying is not so trustworthy... So the Ai family stopped you just now and added that it will be dealt with after the first month. After all, it is difficult for the true concubine to spread any depressing news before the banquet. Ai Jia I know that you are tired of her being unreasonable, but at the critical moment, you should be a little more aggrieved. When the matter is settled, Aijia will vent your anger on you again, eh?"
Chunjia almost wanted to vomit blood and said hurriedly: "Mother, in fact, there is nothing important today. You said it will be postponed until after the first lunar month. It will be meaningless to mention it by then. The most important thing is that after the first lunar month, there are many grand ceremonies. , Palace banquets and the like need to be taken care of by the true concubine. There is no one in the palace who can replace her now. If we settle the accounts at that time, it will only add chaos. But a woman with a child who is like an emperor, should she still care about her? "
As soon as it happened today, the stingy concubine is probably holding a grudge.
If there is another fall to settle accounts, maybe Yun Fenghuang will be able to do magic tricks
Empress Dowager Yuan said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry! The reason why the true concubine relies on pampering to become a spoiled child is because we, the two of us, can't find a suitable person to replace her for the time being? It's just that as the emperor's identity, in this world, , how many people cannot be replaced? In your palace, a group of people were admitted during the wedding; at the beginning of the year, in order to deal with the outside discussion about the emperor's heir, another group of people were admitted. Both groups of people are from the Ji family. They don’t have any good intentions when they are in charge!”
She raised her chin and said with high spirits, "The emperor can make the decision now. Then next spring, how can the queen not personally find some truly virtuous and virtuous ladies to enrich the palace? You can't ask the emperor to be here." Those who were busy at the front can’t find peace even when they come back to the harem!”
Chunjia: "..."
He tried to stop Empress Dowager Yuan, "Mother, the child has a long way to go now, but it has not yet reached the point of replenishing the palace. Furthermore, the selection has been made this year, so it would be inappropriate to disturb the people again."
"Those girls from the Han family are just playthings." Empress Dowager Yuan said kindly, "How can I serve you seriously? The Ai family plans to spread some rumors at the banquet. Then, from the high gate, Choose some helpers from big families, and choose a few outstanding ones from lower-class but well-behaved families... How can this disturb the people?"
Seeing Chunjia frowning tightly, thinking that he was focused on government affairs and did not like to be troubled, he lowered his voice and said, "Our situation is no better than before. If the emperor doesn't like the women selected like this, he can go there occasionally." It doesn't matter if you go there, just raise some idle people. As long as you give them the status and promise that they can adopt concubines and heirs in the future if they have no children, the family behind them will naturally be on your side! The Ji family has great power in the government and the opposition. Over the years, the power has been deeply entrenched. If we only rely on supporting the poor people, how can we possibly solve them in a short time?"
The Queen Mother spoke tactfully in front of Chunjia.
In fact, what she wanted to say was that apart from their righteous status, her mother and son had no particularly strong support. Duke Yi Guo's status was high, but it was difficult to support him alone.
In this case, if the powerful families slightly inferior to the Ji family, Zheng family, Regent, and Cui family are not united, and they rely solely on the poor family members... it will definitely not last long.
After all, not to mention the new scholars, even if Chunjia could spare no effort to cultivate and promote them, it would not be possible overnight to achieve success. And how could the Ji family give them the opportunity to grow and develop slowly? It is said that because of the Ji family's loss of power, although the harem has not yet given birth to a standing heir, it is moving in the direction of having both children.
And once Chunjia has a son and is desperate, it is not impossible to directly kill the king and establish a young master...
Therefore, the emperor's current situation is not that he is eager to become the master of the country, but that if he does not do so, he will definitely not end well!
Otherwise, Queen Mother Yuan, who had always trusted Chunjia's abilities, would not have been so eager to provide him with advice.
"..." Chunjia was silent for a moment and sighed, "It's all because of the child's incompetence, which has hindered the mother from being able to concentrate on raising her, yet she still has to worry about the child day and night."
He really wanted to say that Yun Fenghuang was a jealous person. If he stayed like this for a few days, something would happen. If there were new recruits next year, especially if there would be a special master among the new recruits who could act as the queen like her, she was afraid. Don't turn the table over
only…
Empress Dowager Yuan is right.
He endured the situation for eight years and then launched an attack. It seemed that he had made a comeback with great success, but in fact, he had bought himself more than a year of buffering time.
If he cannot form his own power as quickly as possible, what awaits him will definitely be a swift counterattack by the Ji family and others.
The regent, his ally, was unreliable, Duke Yi could not rely on him, and the others who supported him, such as Xing Ningbo Mansion, were not of sufficient weight... Chunjia had considered how to take office after planning the summer banquet, and Kai Enke Winning over poor men and women as a team, Princess Xiang promoted the outstanding ones among them in a just and legitimate manner.
But if you do this, it will be difficult to achieve success in a short period of time.
That Wei Liushou is an example.
This is a rare achievement in the history of Liuyuan, a famous person in the country, a great Confucian. Not to mention his own talents and hard work, how much effort and price did his family spend to push him to such a position that will leave his name in history
Not talking about his own character and character, but from the perspective of interests, wouldn't Wei Changkong want to achieve a good story with Xiaozong in which the emperor and his ministers get along well with each other, turning the tide and supporting orthodoxy
impossible.
With his reputation and imperial examination results, if he joined the Ji family after passing the examination, would the Ji family welcome him
However, there were rumors that he was vigorously cultivated by Xiaozong and abandoned Xiaozong at the critical moment. The splendid scenery that was originally destined to be brilliant turned out to be an anticlimax.
It can be seen that this man originally wanted to make a career with Xiaozong. The reason why he withdrew and allowed Xiaozong to die in depression was because he was born too late. After he became an official, even if the emperor tried every means to distract him, , but before he matured, he was suppressed and left sadly
Looking at Cui Wan later, Wei Changkong stole the limelight in the Shilin School. He was obviously ranked second in the rankings, but no one even remembered him. But it was precisely because Xiaozong's political opponents at that time were focused on suppressing Wei Changkong and did not pay attention to him. Not only did they give him an opportunity to develop, they also seized the opportunity when Xiaozong died and Wei Changkong had already resigned. The opportunity for the intrigue between the regent and the Ji family suddenly made him one of the main ministers!
Therefore, the win-win and cultivation of poor people are just based on long-term considerations.
Those who can form a powerful force in the shortest time must still be those families who are now wealthy and powerful - and these families are not short of money and power, or not very short. In this way, even if the emperor extends an olive branch, they may not be willing to accept it.
Even if he accepts it, his attitude and cooperation are very worrying.
So the fastest and most effective way is of course marriage.
It just so happened that there were many vacancies in high positions in the palace, so this was a ready bargaining chip that could be used to win over them.
Chunjia didn't think there was anything wrong with doing this before. This was a method commonly used by superiors in the past. Although it was old-fashioned, it was effective enough, otherwise it would not have been passed down to this day.
Anyway, as the emperor, he must have three palaces and six courtyards.
What's wrong with being able to help
But the real concubine...
Yunfenghuang…
Chunjia smiled bitterly in his heart, knowing that he could not refuse Queen Mother Yuan's proposal.
It's not just that although he has a crush on Yun Fenghuang now, which makes him obviously favor the true concubine in the Three Palaces and Sixth Courtyard, but he has not yet reached the point where he will live and die for the true concubine, without even caring about his own safety. situation.
What's more, he knows very well that when he takes the throne, he becomes a puppet. No, it should be said that it is because the Ji family needs a puppet emperor that it will be his turn to take the throne. He has already taken action and exposed his ambition, which means success or failure.
Not just himself, but also the people around him.
From the Empress Dowager Yuan to the attendants, Yun Fenghuang, who has been admitted to be favored by him in the past few months and has repeatedly provoked the Ji family, is no exception!
Moreover, Chunjia knew very well that for someone with Yun Fenghuang's temperament, if he wanted to be with her for a long time, he would either have to be like Qi Jiulu, a childhood sweetheart who has been in love for a long time, even though they are weaker, but still have a sincere bond; or, he is like this , crushing her in terms of status and power, so she had no choice but to flatter him.
Otherwise, she will surely seize the opportunity to become the master, and then... Then it depends on her mood whether she wants to continue in a frank manner.
Therefore, although Chunjia knew that the reason why Yun Fenghuang refused, or rather did not dare to be interested in him, was because of the unequal status between the two, he did not want to give her a sense of security in this regard.
Firstly, there is currently no such condition; secondly, if he doesn’t suppress this true concubine, who knows if she will think about things she shouldn’t think about because of her pampering
Although Qi Jiulu was far away in the Dingbei Army, he was still alive after all, wasn't he
"... Everything depends on the mother." Chunjia finally said this. Looking at Queen Mother Yuan's satisfied smile, he sighed in his heart and thought about it. He will go to Xuanqing Palace later, um... By the way, what the real concubine is doing at the moment what
In Huanhua Palace and Huanqing Palace, Yun Fenghuang was smashing things.