"The drum of Dengwen has been beaten, but His Majesty has not summoned him personally." Before it was time to turn on the lamp, the study room of Duke Ye's residence was already brightly lit.
Ji Mingban, the newly promoted brother of Kang Jieyu and the prince of Marquis Minyang, walked in. He first saluted his ancestors and fathers, and then nodded slightly to his brothers. After being motioned to sit down beside him, he said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty was here before. At the court meeting, I made an excuse to express my condolences to the late Emperor Xiaozong, and secretly instructed the relevant officials to delay it deliberately. I am afraid that the matter this time will be suppressed for the same reason!"
"It's not up to him." His cousin, Haixi Hou Shizi Ji Minglang sneered slightly, "The Chao family has only identified the Xie family now. If the emperor favors the virtuous concubine and ignores her, the next step will be to go to the market. The anecdote about the beloved concubine of the dynasty and the son of the Qi family has spread all over the place... Chunjia is very ambitious and has big plans, how can he afford to be so embarrassed?!"
But if Chunjia personally asked Chao Jingyou, "This time the Qi family's son was ambushed, the cause and effect were seamless, even the imperial city envoy personally took action, and the conclusion can only be drawn that the Xie family had an affair with him to prevent his legitimate daughter." The story of the Qi family has been revealed, killing people and silencing them... But then it will be up to the emperor, how will he make a decision?!"
Moreover, having learned from the previous experience of the emperor using power to help Xie Fengnuo clear her "grievances" when it was clear that Hongxing had cheated on her, and forcibly branding her husband's Wang family as a master who confuses right and wrong, Ji's family this time He is definitely well prepared: if the emperor wants to confuse right and wrong again, he will definitely have no choice but to shoot himself in the foot.
In order to set up this game, Ji has endured so far. Of course, it is impossible to just go for Yun Fenghuang.
The key is still the regent.
The Fuyang King who was born in Chunjia has only a few descendants, and now he is in a state of extinction. There is no help from his biological father, only the Fuyang Yuan family is dispensable.
After he ascended the throne, he endured eight years of forbearance under the supervision of the Ji family and other powerful ministers before he got a chance to turn over. The key to his turning over was to convince the regent, uncle and nephew to join forces to fight against outsiders.
Even though the uncle and nephew have their own thoughts, they are not particularly harmonious. They have even started to think of ways to dig holes for each other before they decided to join forces. However, they still remained consistent when facing outsiders like Ji.
Therefore, the Ji family started with Qi Jiulu and Yun Fenghuang, who were once an unmarried couple, and arranged for Chao Jingyou to come forward to beat the drum, just to give the regent a chance to uproot Chunjia's arrangement in the North!
"Two brothers, the regent has been full of hostility towards me, Mr. Ji, but will he endure this to avoid falling out with me?" After Ji Minglang said this, several of Ji's juniors in the study nodded slightly, but A young man in brocade clothes came out and said, "Furthermore, even if the regent uses this to force the emperor to kill the virtuous concubine, denounce the Xie family, and cancel the descent of Princess Penglai... If the emperor has always been forbearing, he may not break with the regent?"
If anyone from the Gongxiang family hated the Ji family the most, it was definitely the regent rather than Chunjia.
After all, if the Ji family hadn't stopped him life and death, he would have become the emperor's younger brother long ago. After Xiaozong died, it would be logical for him to become the new king.
Why did you have to work so hard and plan so hard to get a regent and try every possible means to secure the throne, but you got the advantage of your distant nephew Gong Xiangji, who gave him the throne and became the emperor effortlessly
But now the fight between the Ji family and the emperor can be seen by everyone with eyes, both in the government and in the public.
Since the regent hated the Ji family deeply, it was not impossible that he would not take the opportunity to eradicate Chunjia's hand extending to the north.
As for Chunjia, she had only tied up her hair when she took the throne. In the eight years since she took office, she was the most energetic and impulsive age. She could tolerate it so well that Ji didn't suspect anything at all. Now there is only a more tolerable reason. It is really slim to expect him to flip the table in anger because Beidi's plan failed.
After the young man spoke, his peers who had expressed their agreement before suddenly hesitated.
Ji Minglang frowned, glanced at his concubine brother, and said quietly: "If the regent hates our family, doesn't he hate Jinshang? The most important thing is that Jinshang is quite capable and young. Regent Although the elders of the Wang family are still in their prime, they are getting older day by day. However, Wang Shizi Gong Xiangxiao is just a middle-aged man, and the youngest son rarely appears in front of others. Even though Mr. Lingshan is his teacher, he can only learn about it for a while. How can a yellow-mouthed kid be able to take on big things?!"
"It is absolutely impossible for the regent to place his hopes on his son. He can only go up on his own... However, the current pro-regent has been in charge for less than a year, and he has already built an excellent reputation. If this continues, even if Xiaozong left the regent earlier, Those old people are probably going to be shaken!"
After all, seventy years is rare in life. Although the regent is still in his prime, he is still in his early forties. Compared with Chunjia, who is only in his twenties, although he has rich experience in governing and is old and mature, Chunjia has no slightest influence. The impetuousness of young people is actually considered by many to be "a wise and capable ruler". Secondly, Chunjia doesn't need to do anything to delay it for a few more years. After he has been tortured to death, he can just liquidate his son. .
"Therefore, the one who cannot sit still between the Regent and Chunjia is the Regent."
"If our Ji family hadn't been around, the uncle and nephew of their Gongxiang family would have fought to a complete mess!"
"Chunjia doesn't have many chips in his hands now, but looking at his approach since taking office: first, he does not touch important positions lightly to keep the government and the public at ease; second, he is friendly to young capable ministers, such as Du Langu, and cultivates close relatives as his successor. He used three marriages with the Luo family and the Ouyang family, and other famous families second only to our Ji family, to enrich his wings; he also sent the princess to support the poor family, borrowed the virtuous concubine's cloth to cloth the north, and recalled Ouyang Yanran and other veterans to stabilize the overall situation and strengthen his power... The regent. Over the past few years, how many times have your underwear been soaked through?"
Ji Minglang laughed and said, "If he misses this opportunity to weaken Chunjia, when the uncle and nephew deal with me, the Ji family, the next one will be the Regent's Palace!"
"I, the Ji family, have contributed to Chunjia's support, and we have two elders, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, in the palace. No matter how Chunjia fears us, it will be impossible to completely kill us all unless it is absolutely necessary! "
"But it's different for him in the Regent's Palace."
"Even if you don't intend to die, you will definitely not leave any heirs."
"In contrast, if it falls into the hands of my Ji family, it is still possible for me, Ji family, to keep the regent's palace alive..."
He took a breath and said firmly, "So the regent will definitely not be able to advance and retreat with Chun Jia on the matter of Chao's complaint!"
Moreover, "Although Chunjia is good at forbearing, she will not settle the matter this time and sacrifice the Concubine Xian and the Xie family in exchange for the continuation of the alliance with the Regent!"
This is of course not because Yun Fenghuang is favored... In the face of this overall situation, even the emperor's personal preferences are insignificant.
The reason why Ji Minglang was so sure was that, "Although Du Langu has made a name for himself in the temple, his foundation is still shallow. It has only been a few days since Enke passed, and none of the scholars who entered the officialdom, except for the three quasi-consorts, have yet to Having received profound favor from the emperor, there is not much friendship between him and Chunjia who share joys and sorrows."
"In this case, Chunjia gave in. He couldn't even keep the concubine who was known as a favorite both inside and outside. How could he not frustrate the people he had worked so hard to save and even endanger themselves?"
"At that time, we will add insult to injury and force him to change his court through both soft and hard tactics... Most of the emperor's years of hard work and all the measures he has taken since taking office will be wasted!"
"If he originally had a strong foundation, but his vitality was severely damaged, and he still has the strength to fight again after recuperating, he may be able to endure the hardships."
"but… "
Ji Minglang sneered, "Child Chunjia, we just took advantage of our negligence over the years, and the fact that the regent was old, worried about having no successors, and eager to start trouble, so he got the opportunity to rule personally. His background is shallow and unbearable. One blow means retreating step by step. In this way, even if he joins forces with the Regent to deal with me, Ji, he will definitely not be the opponent of the Regent... The Regent has always regarded the throne as his own. Once there is no restraint, will he still be able to do it? For the sake of the thin blood between them, let Chunjia have a good ending?!"
Therefore, once Chao Jingyou files a lawsuit, it can be said that the alliance between the Prince Regent and Chun Jia will break up!
And since the uncle and nephew have broken up, what else does Ji have to fear
The young man in brocade clothes who raised the objection before listened, but still didn't feel reassured. Instead, he said sternly: "What brother said is quite reasonable. However, we all know now that those who are loyal and treacherous today are not those weak and incompetent people who let others go." Manipulator! The core of this situation is his beloved concubine, who had a marriage contract with the Qi family's son."
"But Chunjia is not unaware of this matter!"
"Last year, in order to express the cries and pleas of the wise concubine, I specially sent the Imperial City Secretary to the North... Chunjia was not a person who indulged in beauty. Even during the eight years of forbearance, he still lingered in Huzhu Palace by caring about his old love. Young Master Fortunately, the palace is extremely beautiful. The palace concubine Yi Shi, who entered the palace a little after last year, is rumored to be extremely beautiful and beautiful, but she is not as favored as the virtuous concubine. This shows the perseverance of Chunjia's heart!"
"Then how could he dispatch the Imperial City Division just for the request of Concubine Xian?"
"You must know that the Imperial City Department was originally a direct descendant of the emperor, but it fell into the hands of the regent because Xiaozong wanted to establish the emperor's younger brother. Even if the uncle-nephew alliance is established, Chunjia does not have many people who can be used and trusted. At that time, our family was about to have a filial piety, and he was most anxious to make arrangements."
"The Imperial City Secretary's trip is obviously a cover for the Xie family's daughter, 'Zhao Xue'. The real purpose must be for the North."
"Concubine Xian was once engaged to someone, and the other party to the engagement was a descendant of a wealthy Northland family who lived in Cuiyuan in the Regent's Palace. How could Chunjia not take this into consideration?"
"If he had a plan at that time, our move today may not be effective, and it will only increase his reputation and arrogance."
Ji Minglang squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "Then what do you want... what should we do?"
… While the Ye Guo Duke’s mansion was having intensive discussions, the regent’s palace was also filled with bright candles, illuminating the many faces in the council chamber.
"Your Majesty, I have already visited Qi Xiaowei's home. His wife, Chao, went to play the Dengwen drum. She had not returned at that time. His concubine Qi Jiuzhang came forward on his behalf and said that his brother's life was in danger, so he sent a girl to the capital as soon as he entered the capital. The hidden famous doctor was treating him, but he was not at home. When I asked about the famous doctor, Qi Jiuzhang said that famous doctors don't like to make noise, so they are not allowed to tell anyone about his address. Because his brother still needs a famous doctor's diagnosis, he dare not disobey... I watched his words and deeds, But he has already entered the Ji family!"
The regent looked noncommittally at the last seat, where a new seat had been added, and the one sitting at attention was his eldest son, Gong Xiangxiao: "The eldest son Su and Qi Jiulu are on good terms, do you have anything to say?"