I really don't want to be a traitor

Chapter 46 The Harem shall not interfere in politics
"Chen Yuanhao, here."

Deputy Zongzheng Chen Yuanhao immediately stepped out of the court squad.

Fan Li smiled and said: "I would like to ask you, how many people are there in the Da Chu royal family now? How many of them are at the Nascent Soul stage? Are they serving as officials in the court? How many grades of officials have they served? What is the relationship between them and your majesty today? relation?"

Chen Yuanhao was obviously a veteran official, and he could answer without thinking about it.

"According to the laws of Chu, those who pay five services next to the Xiang family do not need to be included in the Xiang family's imperial genealogy."

"Therefore, there are a total of 4518 people in the Taizu's direct bloodline and the registered royal family."

"There are 75 practitioners above the Yuanying stage, 53 of them have hereditary titles and salaries, and they are at home. Only 22 of them entered the court as officials."

"Among these people, the highest official rank is no more than three ranks, and the lowest rank is no more than five ranks."

"According to the imperial genealogy, most of them are His Majesty's uncles, and three of them are His Majesty's ancestors."

Fan Li listened to what he said and nodded with satisfaction.

"Master Chen is indeed a capable minister. I will remember your performance today."

Chen Yuanhao was overjoyed, and under the envious gazes of a group of colleagues, he returned to his duty.

"what do you mean!?"

Although Xiang Chong has a background and strength, he obviously lacks official experience.

He only vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what kind of hole Fan Li was digging for himself.

Fan Li smiled and said, "Isn't my meaning obvious? Nascent Soul Realm? Royal relatives? Based on these two conditions alone, it seems that you should start as a fifth-rank official? As for the treatment of the regent and ministers, it depends on you... …”

You don't deserve it!
Xiang Ning almost wanted to say the last two words himself!
If it wasn't for the empress dowager listening to politics behind the curtain, she would definitely do this.

Xiang Chong gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Then I would like to ask Master Fan, you are only in your twenties, what merits do you have, that you can be named Duke Jin and an extremely human minister?"

Fan Li stretched out two fingers.

"First, the merits of our ancestors. I, the Fan family, are the first contributors to the founding of Da Chu. The Fan family's Taizu once followed the Overlord and was respected as 'Ya father'. Fan family has worked hard for Da Chu to this day, and has accumulated merits for thousands of years. .”

"Secondly, I, Fan Li, have also achieved unparalleled achievements. In addition to the hard work of governing the country over the past few years, I recently invited back the sacred beast Wu Zui to protect the country, and accompanied your majesty to defeat Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty in Lucheng."

Civil servants are very humble, and someone like Fan Li who started showing off his achievements from his ancestors is definitely a rare exception.

Xiang Chong's cheek twitched!
If you really want to care about it like this, he really can't compare with Fan Li.

Compared to our ancestors?
Overlord Xiang Yu founded the country, so it has been the emperor for thousands of years.But Xiang Chong is not qualified to succeed to the throne, and even mentioning it is considered treason.

As for his own achievements, Xiang Chong went to Lihuo Sect to practice at the age of six and only recently returned to Pengcheng.

It can be said that he has made no contribution to Da Chu, and he is not the son of the first emperor, but because of the Queen Mother, he has always enjoyed the treatment of a prince.

"Jin Gong..."

Inside the bead curtain, the voice of the Empress Dowager came faintly.

"Duke Jin thinks that Xiang Chong is not worthy of being a regent? The Ai family would like to ask Duke Jin, since Xiang Chong has returned from his studies, how should the court arrange him?"

Court deliberations are sometimes like doing business.Excessive asking price, pay back the money on the spot.

The Queen Mother has been listening behind the curtain for the past month to prepare for her son's return.

She felt sorry for Xiang Chong because he was not the late emperor's biological child and was forced to be sent to the Lihuo Sect when he was young.

After the late emperor passed away, the Queen Mother could finally arrange for Xiang Chong to return to Chu.

But this time, she not only wanted to welcome her son back, but also made arrangements for his future life!
Minister Regent?
With Fan Li here, the Queen Mother also knew that this matter would be difficult to accomplish.

But even if he takes a step back, instead of being the regent, or even abandoning the position of prince, it would be great to allow Xiang Chong to take the position of Sangong!
Prime Minister, Taiwei, Doctor Yushi.

Fan Li was the Duke of Jin and the Prime Minister, and the Queen Mother wanted Xiang Chong to become the Taiwei of Chu.

The Taiwei is in charge of the army!
"If you have to be an official, just appoint Xiang Chong as an advisor." Fan Li replied.

"what!?"

The Queen Mother and Xiang Chong spoke in unison, their tone mixed with anger and disbelief.

Yilang?

According to the Chu system, he can barely be regarded as a fifth-rank official, but he has no real power, and belongs to the existence of consultants.

Fan Li shrugged and said helplessly: "Xiang Chong has no experience in participating in politics. As Yilang, he can at least observe politics and learn from experience. This is for his own good."

The Queen Mother asked patiently: "How long do you need to observe the government before you can actually participate in the management of government affairs?"

This is tantamount to asking how often Xiang Chong will be promoted.

"The imperial court has regular assessments, it depends on the situation." Fan Li said with a smile: "If the assessment is excellent, you can be promoted to one rank every three years. If the assessment is mediocre, you can be promoted to one rank every five years. If Xiang Chong fails in the assessment..."

If the assessment is poor, they will naturally not be promoted, and may even be dismissed.

"presumptuous!!!"

The queen mother was finally angry.

As the Queen Mother of Chu State, she is extremely noble.Want to promote your own son, but have to be blocked by your subordinates?
But just as she was about to say something, she was interrupted by Fan Li waving his hand.

"Queen Mother, you should know that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. Now is the court meeting, please keep silent."

The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics!

People understand this.

But to dare to say it in front of the Queen Mother requires not only courage, but also strength.

Only then did everyone remember that Fan Li definitely had this strength.

Queen Mother Li in the bead curtain seemed to have calmed down at this moment and did not express her position immediately.

"The Overlord Armor and the King Huai Sword are both treasures of the imperial treasury."

Fan Li did not intend to let Xiang Chong go, so he winked at his third brother Fan Chun.

Fan Chun understood, walked up to Xiang Chong with a sneer, and stretched out a hand.

"Thank you Xiang Yilang for wearing the Overlord Armor and King Huai Sword, which gives us the opportunity to recall Taizu's glory. Now, please take off your armor."

Xiang Chong's expression was extremely ugly.

A moment ago, he was the Chancellor of the Regent!
Now, he has become 'Xiang Yilang'! ?

It's a pity that in the face of Fan Chun's absolute strength, Xiang Chong can't even think about fighting.

After all, the Overlord Battle Armor and Huaiwang Sword are not magical weapons like the Overlord Spear.

Xiang Chong and Fan Chun, one is at the early stage of Yuanying, and the other may be at the Hedao stage.

There is a big gap between them in two realms, so there is no need to fight!

So, Xiang Chong stood on the court hall and began to undress in front of Manchu Wenwu and Xiang Ning.

"Ahhh! Cool!"

Xiang Ning was so excited that he wanted to give Fan Li a big hug.

Quiet!

So relieved!

It turned out that watching Fan Li bully others, as long as the bully wasn't him, how could he be so forthright?

The Queen Mother spoke again.

"Mr. Jin, I would like to remind you from the Ai family. The leader of the Lihuo Sect is very fond of Xiang Chong, and the relationship between the Lihuo Sect and the Fanyin Pure Land is extraordinary."

Sanskrit pure land?
Fan Li was a little tired of these four words.

It's called Pure Land, but it doesn't look like a holy land in the world.

Princess Changle learned from Sanskrit Pure Land, but this woman is not pure-hearted at all.

The Queen Mother is also a teacher from the Sanskrit Pure Land, and she is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

"As long as I am here, Da Chu will remain the same Da Chu. No matter whether it is a pure land or a wasteland, no one can get involved in the affairs of Da Chu."

In the past, based on the power of the Fan family, Fan Li might not have said such things.

But now, Wu Zhui, who is in the Mahayana realm, is loyal to him, and there are very few people in the world who are qualified to make Fan Li afraid!

Sanskrit Pure Land is actually an alliance of a group of powerful women.

Every branch of the Pure Land has at least one extremely strong female practitioner sitting in charge.

Even if Fan Li offends a powerful person in the Sanskrit Pure Land, he only offends a branch of the Pure Land and is not against the entire Pure Land.

Therefore, he still can not give the queen mother face!
"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the host for successfully thwarting the Queen Mother's ambition to get involved in imperial power."

"[The harem is not allowed to interfere with politics] mission completed! Rewards will be distributed immediately!"

(End of this chapter)