The daily life of Dali Siqing

Chapter 391 News Leak
Prince's mansion.

"My layout is basically complete."

In just one day and one night, the prince had connected more than a dozen important ministers in series, in order to agree with the prince's point of view in the following eight meetings of the court meeting, so as to ensure Zhou Ming's survival.

"The two great scholars, the two ministers and the servants, such support shows that His Highness is already the aspiration of all the ministers, and he is a well-deserved heir apparent."

The scribes on the side also congratulated immediately.

Although the crown prince was the crown prince in name before, the king of Chu, as an adult prince, was able to stay in the capital forever.

Although the crown prince was born of the former empress, the king of Chu was also born of the current empress, and he was also a direct descendant.

In terms of identity, the two are not far apart.

Although the crown prince has the name of the crown prince, everyone knows that the king of Chu is also a strong contender for the ninth fifth position.

The emperor didn't have a clear preference for anyone, so the fight between the prince and the king of Chu was in full swing in the past few years.

The win over this time is not only to deal with Yang Qingyuan, but also to prove the current crown prince's status in the court.

When His Majesty was in power, there were so many people on the side of the crown prince. When it came time to fight for the position, and when a choice had to be made, the crown prince was supported, and there would inevitably be more.

And as the prince's confidant, his status will definitely rise.

The crown prince is also slightly proud, taking advantage of the opportunity to deal with Yang Qingyuan, and integrating his political resources by the way, killing two birds with one stone.

But he forgot that the opponent at this moment is only Yang Qingyuan.

In the eyes of Changsun Fuji, Li Hongyi and the two ministers, Yang Qingyuan is just a promising young official.

It can be said that under normal circumstances, when Yang Qingyuan's official career comes to an end, it is almost as different as Changsun Fuji and Li Hongyi.

Then facing Yang Qingyuan, although Changsun Fuji and Li Hongyi appreciate it, they will definitely not fight against the prince for him.

In other words, the political investment of Changsun Fuji and Li Hongyi is risk-free, even if the prince loses, they don't care.

But if Yang Qingyuan was replaced by the King of Chu, it is estimated that the number of people who clearly expressed their support for the prince would be reduced by half.

"Your Highness, someone is coming from the palace!!"

Suddenly, the voice of a confidant guard sounded outside the door.

Just when the prince and the scribes were proud, a mysterious man came to the palace.

"Please!"

Soon, a man wearing a black cloak stepped into the Prince's study.

"My servant pays homage to His Highness the Crown Prince!"

The crown prince stepped forward to help the man himself, "Eunuch Wan is free!"

The person who came took off his cloak, and it was the eunuch, Wangui, who was in charge of rituals in the palace.

When Taizu founded the country just now, he was full of energy. Even if the prime minister was abolished, he could complete all the government affairs of the court and the middle school by himself. It can be said that he was an out-and-out workaholic.

The nine-nine-six of the later generations of Blue Star was just a child's play in front of Taizu.

But with the growth of Taizu's age and the decline of energy, by the end of the Taizu Dynasty, it was difficult for Taizu to handle official affairs alone as before, so the cabinet was born.

In this dynasty, today there is no such energy as Taizu, so a lot of power is delegated to the cabinet.

Except for major affairs, ordinary government affairs are reviewed by the cabinet and given opinions on how to deal with them.

After the general government affairs are handled by the cabinet, the handling opinions will be attached to the memorial, and then submitted to the emperor.

But the emperor still doesn't take a closer look at ordinary government affairs.

But the memorial still needs to be reviewed, so this task falls on the head of the eunuch in the palace.

The eunuch Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies, came into being.

At present, the eunuchs who are in charge of ceremonies only approve reds in place of the emperor, and all the eunuchs plan to approve them in regular script with red pens according to the scripts in the court, and they have no independent power.

Even so, the Bingbi eunuch of the Supervisor of Rituals is still held by the high-level servants in the palace.

After all, it is an honor to write on behalf of the emperor, and it is not a power that ordinary people can have.

Therefore, those who can serve as the eunuch of Bingbi in the supervisor of ceremonies are all important people, and this Wangui is the one whom the prince tried his best to win over in the palace.

For the prince, the movement in the palace is very important, and he must understand the movement in the palace as soon as possible.

The crown prince also recruited many people in the palace, and among them Wan Gui was the one with the highest position.

The prince spent more than [-] taels of silver in order to bring this person under his sect.

Of course, Wan Gui's decision to join the prince was not only for the 30 taels of silver, but also to realize his ambition.

Among the ceremonial supervisors, there are many Bingbi eunuchs, but there is only one palm print eunuch.

The palm print eunuch holds the seal of the emperor, and after the eunuch who holds the pen writes the red notes according to the opinions of the cabinet ministers, the palm print eunuch stamps the seal of the emperor.

Every Bingbi eunuch wants to become a palm print eunuch, and Wan Gui is no exception.

But the current eunuch in charge of ceremonies is not something he can shake.

The current eunuch in charge of ceremonies and seals is Cao Zhengchun, who is a genuine master of the Dongxuan Realm, and he has also transferred the affairs of the East Jiji Factory.

Cao Zhengchun, who is also the supervisor of ceremonies and the leader of the East Factory, is not comparable to Wangui in terms of martial arts or power.

But Wan Gui would not be reconciled if he gave up on this, so Wan Gui found a way.

Since this dynasty can no longer be the palm print eunuch of the Supervisor of Rituals, what about the next dynasty? !
Compared with Cao Zhengchun, he has some disadvantages, but Wan Gui also has his advantages.

Cao Zhengchun was loyal to the emperor, never intervened in the battles between the princes, and remained absolutely loyal and neutral. While gaining the trust of the emperor, he also lost opportunities for political investment.

And Wangui put the treasure on the prince.

The crown prince is the heir apparent and the one who is most likely to inherit the throne. Such an investment is definitely the least risky and safest.

"Eunuch Wan came here overnight, what's the matter?!"

Wan Gui looked around, and after confirming that there was no one else except the prince and scribes, he whispered.

"Your Highness, Long Live may be out of the palace!"

"what?!"

Wan Gui's words stirred up a thousand layers of waves on the Prince's Heart Lake.

It is not a trivial matter for the emperor to go out of the palace. If it is not done by the Ministry of Rites, it is a private visit in a micro-service.Where can the Son of Heaven go at this juncture? !
"Eunuch Wan, has this been confirmed?!"

Wan Gui nodded and said, "It's more or less the same. One of the servants who is in charge of serving His Majesty today is the godson of the servant. After he got off duty, he felt that the emperor today was strange, so he came to tell the servant."

The prince and the scholar did not speak, but listened to Wangui say,

"In the past, when Long live was reviewing memorials, he always drank three to five cups of Longjing in one night, used pastries once in the middle, and went to the imperial toilet twice, but today, only the first cup of tea was brought in, and His Majesty didn't use any pastries. No more tea."

The prince and scribes immediately realized the problem.

A person's habits are formed over a long period of time. If there are no special circumstances, the habits will not be easily changed.

"Afterwards, I sent someone to see Governor Cao, but found that Eunuch Cao was also missing. The one who disappeared with him was Yuhuatian, the factory governor of Xichang."

Dongchang Cao Zhengchun and Xichang Yuhuatian, these two have always been the two most trusted eunuchs of the emperor, and they also played the role of the emperor's guards.

Although the East Factory and the West Factory have affairs, one of the two must stay with the emperor and accompany him as a guard, and there is no precedent for them to leave together.

Now that the two disappeared in the palace at the same time, and combined with the emperor's different behavior from the past, the answer seems to be obvious.

The emperor is out of the palace!
With Yuhuatian and Cao Zhengchun accompanying him as guards, everything made sense.

This news is important!
"Father, did you meet anyone before leaving the palace?!"

Wangui replied, "Your servant also asked my godson. After nightfall, the emperor successively met with the Chief of the Metropolitan Court, Lord Cheng of the Right Capital Censor, Minister of the Ministry of War, Yu Dashi... and Yang Shaoqing, a scholar of Wenhua Palace and Dali Temple. !"

When the last name appeared, the prince knew that something was wrong.

Cheng Qingsong, the censor of the right capital, Yu Yanyi, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, and others are all important officials in the court. If there is any urgent government affairs that need to be reported to the emperor, it is normal to enter the palace at night.

But what about Yang Qingyuan? !His positions are Bachelor of Wenhuadian, Bachelor of Imperial Academy and Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

The emergency government affairs of the Wenhuadian were naturally handled by Sun Fuji, the scholar of the Wenhuadian University, and there were no urgent affairs in the Imperial Academy.

Then it was already obvious why Yang Qingyuan entered the palace.

What is the case in Dali Temple today? !

Unexpectedly, when he gathered the ministers together, Yang Qingyuan had already stretched out his hand to the referee.

Regardless of the outcome of the court discussion, it was up to the emperor to decide whether to kill Zhou Mingsheng in the end.

Then if the emperor has murderous intentions towards Zhou Ming!Then his previous efforts were almost in vain.

The prince instantly felt that the 30 taels of silver he had given away had all been paid back at this moment!

The value of this information alone is more than 30 taels of silver.

"Thank you, Eunuch Wan, this news came very timely." The prince said as he walked to his desk and took out a scroll from the side.

"Eunuch Wan came here on an adventure, and I will keep it in my heart alone. I hope that Eunuch Wan will not dislike this small gift." The prince said and handed the scroll to Wangui.

The eunuchs in the palace, with the support of the emperor, are all literate, and have such a high art appreciation ability, such as Yuhuatian, although he looks cold, but few people know him, he is Yang Qingyuan's hardcore poet fan.

And Wan Gui loved the way of painting and calligraphy.

Taking the scroll, Wan Gui unfolded it for a section, then put it away immediately, and presented it with both hands.

"Your Highness, a servant girl would never dare to accept such a precious gift as the "Pine Wind Map of Myriad Valleys"!"

After just one glance, Wan Gui knew that this "Wind in the Pines of Ten Thousand Valleys" was an authentic work by Li Tang.

Rumor has it that this picture has always been one of the crown prince's treasures, but he never thought it would be given to him.

The prince laughed, "The left and right are just a painting, no matter how precious it is, how can it compare to the friendship that Eunuch Wan has towards me?!"

For such a precious treasure, Wan Gui felt itchy and unbearable, after hesitating again and again, he still accepted this "Wind Picture of Pines in Myriad Valleys".

But as far as the value of this picture is concerned, even 30 taels can't be bought. Wan Gui instantly felt that he had done nothing wrong in his step of allegiance to the crown prince.

"That servant has the audacity to accept it! Many thanks to the crown prince!"

After Wan Gui finished collecting the paintings, he said goodbye to the prince, "Your Highness, slaves and maidservants cannot leave the inner palace for a long time, so they have to go back now! Your Highness, please take good care of yourself!"

The crown prince nodded, "Eunuch Wan should also be careful." After speaking, he got up and personally sent Wan Gui to the door.

Doing so strengthened Wangui's loyalty.

My vision is indeed correct, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely be a wise king in the future.

Wan Gui was moved and left the East Palace.

But the prince felt the difficulty of the matter.

Yang Qingyuan started directly from Emperor Zhou. If Emperor Zhou was really persuaded by him, then all the prince's previous arrangements would be in vain.

The prince and the scribes discussed for half an hour without any concrete results.

Just when the prince was worried, a woman's voice reached the prince's ears.

"Why worry, Your Highness?! There is still a solution at this moment."

The prince walked out of the study door and looked, and saw a stunningly beautiful woman standing in the courtyard, followed by a man in black.

A light blue long gown is fluttering with the wind, it is indescribably comfortable and elegant, overlooking the clear stream, calm and composed.

An elegant ancient sword hangs on her back, which adds to her heroic aura, and also seems to remind others that she also has extremely high attainments in swordsmanship.

"Master Fairy!"

This person is the head of Cihang Jingzhai, Shi Feixuan.

After being ordered by her master to go down the mountain to deal with Yang Qingyuan and revitalize the Buddhist sect, Shi Feixuan sneaked all the way to the divine capital.

Apart from high-end force, the most important reason for the prosperity of Taoism is the support of the imperial court.

Taoism is the state religion of the Great Zhou, and its development is naturally far superior to Buddhism.

Shi Feixuan knew that if she wanted to break the current embarrassing situation of Buddhism, she had to start from the top.

Emperor Zhou made an order to compile Zhouxuan Dao Zang, obviously he is a die-hard Taoist fan, and at this moment, Shi Feixuan is just a martial artist in Yuanhua realm, even if he represents Cihang Jingzhai, he may not be able to get the attention of the emperor.

So Concubine Shixuan turned her target to the prince.

The current emperor can no longer be counted on, so let's work hard on the next emperor!
Buddhism not only bet on King Zhao, Cihang Jingzhai, headed by Shi Feixuan, will also bet on the prince.

"Master Fairy! Who is behind you?!"

The prince looked suspiciously at the man in black behind Shi Feixuan.

I gave Master Concubine Xuan the token to freely enter and leave the East Palace, but I didn't expect that she would bring in such a person of unknown origin.

"This is a wise man who can help His Royal Highness break the situation. Feixuan invited him to help His Highness, but because of his special status, it is inconvenient to reveal him, so he can only be dressed like this."

Concubine Shi Xuan knew what the prince was thinking at the moment, so she replied immediately.

Although he has not been in contact with Shi Feixuan for a long time, the prince still trusts Shi Feixuan, at least when it comes to Yang Qingyuan.

The purpose of Concubine Shixuan's coming to Beijing should be related to Yang Qingyuan.

And Shi Feixuan is also very satisfied with the prince. Although she is a Buddhist, Shi Feixuan still has the confidence of an ordinary little girl in her appearance.

But the prince has never looked at her lewdly, he only has the concubine Zhou Mingyu in his heart, which makes the concubine Shixuan unhappy, but at the same time, he has a very good sense of the prince, thinking that he must be a generation of Mingjun in the future.

"Caomin has seen His Royal Highness the Prince!"

The man in black bowed to the prince, "The grass people learned of His Highness's plight, so they came here to make plans for His Highness."

The prince frowned, at this moment he really has no good way to break the situation, why don't you listen? !

(End of this chapter)