I am a director in Ark. If I am not banned, I will be considered successful.

"...I've made a note of that." Ling nodded. After listening to this character, she realized that she really needed to do something for this family. So she took advantage of her thirteenth brother's fame and expressed her harmlessness to the suspicious Emperor of Dayan.

Besides... I just need to have a good talk with my two sisters. Ling looked at the two sisters she held, and a rare solemnity flashed in her eyes. She was going to use the family rules on her two sisters, which she hadn't done for a long time.

Chapter 272: The Great Yan Dynasty begins filming! A dynasty completely different from the heyday

After Nian and Xi were taken away by Ling, they did not return to the crew all night. Chen Qi did not even see them the next day. He only saw Ling, who was drunk all day, come to the crew and explain to Chen Qi:

"I was so happy yesterday that I drank a few more cups with my sisters. I never thought that this great wine of Dayan would be so mellow and strong. Even I slept until noon. My two sisters who are not good at drinking naturally slept until dawn."

"I'm afraid I'll be feeling dizzy in the next few days. It seems that because of my interest as a big sister, my two little sisters can't help me for the time being. As compensation, let me, as a big sister, do my best to help on behalf of my two little sisters."

Although Ling said so, Chen Qi would not believe Ling's words just because she was their sister. After all, no matter what, Nian and Xi also had giant beast physiques. How could they get drunk after drinking a few jars of old wine from the mortal world? Even for someone who loves drinking like Ling, he was not really drunk. He deliberately made his giant beast physique ineffective and kept himself in a state of half drunk and half awake.

But Chen Qi didn't believe it and didn't ask any more questions. After all, he believed that Ling would never harm his two sisters. Now it's better to let Nian and Xi have a good rest for a while. Anyway, there is not much they can do to help in the play of Great Yan Dynasty.

During this week, Chen Qi also spent his time supervising the scene layout and arranging the roles of several main actors. Under Chen Qi's guidance, all the leading actors who participated in the first episode gradually became clear about the personality of their characters and how they should play their roles.

The Emperor of Great Yan also found the actors who played the two roles that Chen Qi most wanted, "Gao Gong" and "Zhang Juzheng". Because these two are both members of the cabinet, their status is equally important, and it is also very challenging for their acting skills. Although they don't have too many scenes, they still need to be able to handle the roles.

Among them, the role of Gao Gong was assigned to "Master Bai Tian" by the Great Yan Emperor. This Master Bai Tian was Lin Qingyan's uncle, who had been living in seclusion in Shangshu. His actual task was to supervise Ling in seclusion at any time. This time Ling came to the capital, and Master Bai Tian also came back with him.

This Master Bai Tian also happens to be a man with a righteous temper, which is more in line with the image of Gao Gong in the Great Yan Dynasty. He is a pure and upright person. If we were to say who has a more righteous image, it would only be Gao Gong.

What surprised Chen Qi about the role of Zhang Juzheng was that the Emperor of Dayan originally wanted to find the current Grand Marshal to play this role, but was stopped by Madam Wen Yue halfway.

"Although filming this movie "The Great Yan Dynasty" may be of great help to the rectification of the officialdom of Great Yan, since the Grand Tutor has come to help, if we let the Grand Commandant come as well, wouldn't that be a waste of state affairs? Filming should not harm the country."

"It just so happens that I have nothing else to do except taking care of Yanwu and Xiao Chen. Just leave Zhang Juzheng to me. I quite like this name. It represents a righteous person."

Mrs. Wen Yue actually took the initiative to take on the role of "Zhang Juzheng". Even Chen Qi didn't expect it, let alone Wei Yanwu and the Great Yan Emperor? Moreover, the reason given by Mrs. Wen Yue was really impossible to refute. Seeing the two hesitate, Wen Yue then spoke:

"It is said that 'women are as good as men'. It is not that there are no female officials in our Great Yan who hold high positions. Or do your Majesty and Yan Wu think that an idle person like me cannot handle this role? Should we trouble the busy officials of Great Yan?"

"——Wen Yue (Empress's sister-in-law) is absolutely right." X2

However, after hearing Wen Yue's clear signal, the brothers agreed almost at the same time. Wei Yanwu's pure henpecked nature had long been deeply rooted in people's minds, and the Great Yan Emperor had long known how powerful his sister-in-law was.

Wen Yue's known abilities now include her political skills that are comparable to those of her royal brother, as well as her Lion's Roar Skill, the only one in the entire Great Yan that has reached "great perfection" and even her royal brother has to consider it. Even the Emperor of Great Yan would feel frightened when he saw his sister-in-law. Who among them dares to stop Wen Yue now?

Therefore, the role of Zhang Juzheng was played by Wen Yue under such circumstances. With the completion of the renovation of the Xiyuan Palace, a week passed quickly, and the filming of Chen Qi and others was finally officially announced to begin.

"The Great Yan Dynasty 1566, Act One! Everyone, take your positions! Actors, take your positions - start shooting!"

At Chen Qi's command, everyone who had memorized their lines during the week changed their clothes, put on makeup, and began to plunge into this grand drama!

However, the first scene of the opening did not immediately focus on the protagonist of the story, but through one scene, it clearly revealed this era that was completely different from the heyday of the Great Yan Dynasty and also established the tone of the story.

On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month in the 39th year of the Jiajing reign, at the Meridian Gate of the Imperial Palace, there was only a dishevelled official from Dayan, his official hat missing, and two rows of guards holding red canes standing beside him. In front of this official, a young official from the Supervisory Department, wearing a red robe, asked in a rather arrogant manner:

"One last question for you... Why didn't it snow in December this year?"

This official of the Supervisory Department is named "Feng Bao". And he is played by Ah from the Laoli Detective Agency. Fortunately, due to the decision of the Great Yan Emperor, the original "Si Li Jian" became the "Supervision Department". Ah didn't know that the character he played was originally a rootless person, otherwise he would not have agreed to play this role at all.

The disheveled official from Dayan standing in front of Ah Di was named "Zhou Yunyi", the director of the Imperial Observatory. When Zhou Yunyi was asked this question, it was obvious that if he answered incorrectly, he would face caning, but he remained calm and said word by word:

"The court's spending is excessive, officials are corrupt... the people are living in misery, heaven is angry and people are resentful."

Against this backdrop, as the year was coming to an end and the imperial treasury was empty, resulting in arrears in officials' salaries, inability to support the front lines, heavy taxation of the people, and other reasons, there was no auspicious snow last year and this year, which led to the spread of many rumors that were unfavorable to Dayan and the emperor.

Emperor Jiajing asked Zhou Yunyi of the Imperial Observatory to look through the materials, hoping to make an official explanation based on similar situations in previous dynasties. Zhou Yunyi's words at this time were undoubtedly disrespectful to the emperor.

With just a few words, he revealed to everyone an era that was completely different from the prosperous era of Dayan. But before he could finish, he was hit hard on the popliteal fossa of both legs by two large sticks from behind. Zhou Yunyi fell to the ground in pain.

In an instant, red sticks from all directions immediately blocked Zhou Yunyi's body, and Feng Bao, played by Ah, slowly stepped forward, his tone was a little cold, and he immediately asked:

"——Who taught you to say these words to the Emperor?"

"…I am an official of Dayan, and I am doing my duty. I don't need anyone to teach me."

However, Zhou Yunyi showed the toughness of the civil servants of Great Yan at this moment. The civil servants of Great Yan never lacked ministers who would die for their advice. But Zhou Yunyi's realization at this moment was only exchanged for a round of eyes from Ah Di, who said coldly to the guards beside him:

"The caning."

"boom!"

With a shout, the punishment of beating with a cane was immediately carried out on Zhou Yunyi. Facing the cane as thick as a bowl, one beating after another, with the strength of the Chief Justice of Dayan, ten beatings would definitely kill him.

"It's so miserable..."

On the other side, no other scenes have been filmed yet, and everyone is gathered in a palace that has been specially used as a lounge, waiting for their own scenes to begin.

On the big screen, everyone has seen the power of the court stick. Lin Yuxia feels a little scared and can't help but say:

"I've watched some dramas before, and the government officials often used fifty or a hundred strokes of the cane. Why do these twenty strokes of the cane seem like they could really kill someone?"

"The caning in the court is a very general punishment." At this time, Wei Yanwu, who was sitting with everyone and waiting for his role to appear, explained it in time, saying:

"It all depends on the emperor's mood. If the emperor just wants to give a symbolic punishment, then let alone twenty strokes of the cane, even if he gets two hundred strokes, at most he will only get superficial injuries and will still be able to walk."

"But if the emperor wants you dead... one stick can kill you. Obviously, the Feng Bao played by Ah thought that the emperor wanted him dead, so he was beaten to death with twenty strokes of the stick."

"Such a loyal minister was beaten to death like that?" Hai Rui, played by Chen Huijie, had not yet appeared on the stage, so she had not seen the script yet. The conversation between Lin Yuxia and Wei Yanwu at that moment made her feel a little unacceptable, and she could not help but speak indignantly.

However, Chen Huijie's words did not receive a response from the Grand Tutor and other old ministers of Dayan, because when they were watching this plot, they actually thought of another possibility - that is, who made Zhou Yunyi give such advice.

Da Yan is not short of loyal ministers, but Feng Bao, played by Ah, is just a small official of the Supervisory Department, but he dares to guess the emperor's intentions and kill the ministers of the court. It is not ruled out that in the Jiajing Dynasty of the script, the Supervisory Department was very close to the imperial power, but since Ah dared to bet, it may be that the emperor noticed that Zhou Yunyi was indeed appointed by some court force.

After all, the Imperial Observatory was a special department, and they were not censors. Strictly speaking, they did not have the power to make recommendations.

But this is just a dark speculation. However, combined with the background of the script, the constant power struggle between the Yan Party and the Qingliu, it is very likely that Zhou Yunyi was instructed by someone. But with his death, the truth of all this has been buried in the sea.

"Ku! This one has been passed. Thank you for your hard work, sir. Miss Ling, I will trouble you and the people from the Imperial Observatory to change the weather in the palace to dark clouds and then add snow, okay?"

"I understand~"

After this scene was shot, the official of the Imperial Observatory who played Zhou Yunyi also finished filming at the speed of light and left the scene. With the Originium skills of the people of the Imperial Observatory and the cooperation of Ling, the weather in the palace changed quickly, and it became cloudy and snowflakes fell slowly...

In the script, after Zhou Yunyi's death, Emperor Jiajing issued an edict of repentance, and just a few days after the edict was issued, auspicious snow began to fall, which naturally dispelled the rumors.

Such good news gave Feng Bao, played by Ah, a good opportunity to curry favor with the emperor. Facing the subordinates of the Supervisory Department who were happy about the auspicious snow, Ah immediately blocked their mouths and said:

"I wonder who dares to shout! This is a great auspicious sign. I will report the good news to the Emperor right away! Then I will go to the Supervisory Office..."

"——Listen to me, all of you!" Ah immediately remembered something and turned to warn the clerks of the Supervisory Office: "Before I report the auspicious omen to the emperor, if any of you dare to talk nonsense again, I will beat him to death immediately!"

After that, facing the trembling clerks, Ah Ye left quickly. This scene made the Great Yan Emperor beside him laugh, and he said jokingly:

"He is just being clever... trying to please me, thinking that if I am happy, I can let him get promoted again and enter the Imperial Household Department?"

"It's quite possible, if you really want to." Wei Yanwu smiled at this moment, contradicting his brother and said jokingly: "After being the emperor for so many years, haven't you ever rewarded your servants with gold, silver, jewelry, or good jobs when you are happy?"

However, after Wei Yanwu said this, the Great Yan Emperor stopped talking. Although such things happened from time to time in the palace, now as a god's perspective, watching this scene again, the Great Yan Emperor found that the fate of these clever little people seemed to be able to be changed by a casual word from him, the emperor.

It could be regarded as a small wake-up call for the Emperor of Great Yan. No matter how happy he was, perhaps he should be more cautious when rewarding or punishing people...lest he act rashly and send unworthy people to important positions, which would make them the parasites of Great Yan.

In the camera, Feng Bao, played by Ah, was the first to report the good news, but he could control his subordinates but not others. Soon, an official from the Supervisory Department came into the Silijian with a happy face. However, the moment he opened his mouth to address someone, several powerful people from Dayan felt uncomfortable.

"Congratulations, ancestors! Congratulations to all the ancestors! God has sent down auspicious snow! Such a heavy snow!"

"…Your Majesty, you are virtuous."

However, as the man called "ancestor" slowly turned around, Lao Li's familiar face appeared on the big screen again, and along with it, there were many people who looked familiar to everyone.

That's right, the actor who played the "old ancestor", the official in charge of the Silijian, and the most favored old minister of Emperor Jiajing, was Lao Li. In addition to him, the other officials in charge of the Silijian seal included Taihe and Lin Qingyan, two former members of the Supervisory Department.

Taihe plays the role of Huang Jin, and Lin Qingyan plays Chen Hong. But now, their status in the play, from the title of "ancestor", is enough to taste that their status is much higher than in reality.

At the same time, this also made the Emperor of Dayan lower his eyes. Just this one scene made the Emperor of Dayan realize that the "Si Li Jian" which did not appear in the current Dayan obviously had the support of the emperor and possessed great power.

But this power... is obviously a bit too big. Of course, he still remembers these people. The play did not explain it, but they were actually a group of eunuchs. Could it be that eunuchs interfering in politics will really happen again in the future of Dayan?

Chapter 273: The power struggle in Da Yan, seeing the clues is a low-level trick

"Director Chen Qi, I heard you talk about the Silijian before. At that time, your setting was that the Silijian was a department where a group of eunuchs who acted on behalf of the emperor were responsible for their duties? Are they so powerful that they can do things on behalf of the emperor?"

At this time, the Great Yan Emperor also promptly asked Chen Qi, who set all this. He was so concerned about this because the historical dregs of "eunuchs" had appeared again in Chen Qi's script. In addition, the play "Great Yan Dynasty 1566" was set in the future, which made the Great Yan Emperor worried that eunuchs would interfere in politics in the future.

In particular, everyone knows Chen Qi's identity. As a giant beast, the power he now wields is something that Dayan at least does not know. Many of Chen Qi's works are more or less prophetic in nature - such as "Yes, Prime Minister" and "The Witch King is Back", which have brought some influence and changes to the political systems of the two countries.

Therefore, the Great Yan Emperor now more or less believes that Chen Qi's power has something to do with the "prophecy"... plus the background of the Jiajing Emperor, who came after him and Wei Yanwu... makes the Great Yan Emperor even more worried that Great Yan will repeat the same mistakes in the future.

"That's not the case. Whether the Imperial Household Department is useful or not depends entirely on the emperor's ability."

When Chen Qi heard this, he naturally knew that this institution, the Silijian, might be the first time it appeared on the Terra continent, so he immediately explained the role of the Silijian.

"In my original setting, the Imperial Household Department was also considered a type of supervisory department, but it was managed entirely by eunuchs, responsible for supervising etiquette, punishments, and internal promotions within the palace. Their power was limited to the palace, and they executed the emperor's orders."

"How much power they have depends on how much power the emperor gives them. For example, in the play, Emperor Jiajing is devoted to Taoism and is very annoyed by the complicated government affairs. Therefore, the Silijian has a lot of power and can even wear red on behalf of the emperor."

"However, their power was also given by the emperor, and they were exercising the imperial power on his behalf. Therefore, no matter how powerful the Silijian was, or how cowardly and incompetent the emperor was, the eunuchs of the Silijian could not directly depose or enthrone the emperor. In the end, they were always restricted by the imperial power."

"If I really have to make an analogy, it's like the position of the cabinet secretary in my book 'Yes, Prime Minister'. Although they can interfere with the prime minister's ideas to a great extent, if the prime minister is really determined to do something, the cabinet secretary can only do it reluctantly."

Chen Qi also explained the significance of Silijian in the play, and after listening to Chen Qi's explanation, everyone basically understood what kind of institution this Silijian was. It is said to be harmful, but in fact it all depends on how it is used and the ability of the people in power.

The Imperial Household Department represented the interests of the emperor, so it could indeed check and balance the officials in the court. After the Great Yan Emperor understood this, he would not say whether this department was good or bad. After all, Chen Qi also made it clear that this double-edged sword depended entirely on the ability of the user.

"It can be regarded as an inevitable result of the times." Upon hearing this, Wei Yanwu couldn't help but sigh: "Da Yan has had so many wise rulers, and it is hard to say that future generations will all be wise rulers. The Silijian who exercises the imperial power...may really appear in the future."

Back to the play, now, Lu Fang, played by Lao Li, after hearing that auspicious snow had fallen, was also planning to take several people from the Imperial Household Department to report the good news to the emperor. But at this time, the clerk from the Supervisory Department who reported the matter told several people about Feng Bao's advance report.

"Well, he reported an auspicious omen, but the emperor was pleased and allowed Feng Bao to replace us."

Chen Hong, played by Lin Qingyan, obviously had a hidden agenda, and the sharp tone in his words was obviously not only directed at Feng Bao, but also at the old Li in front of him.

This was difficult for Lin Qingyan and his group. Lao Li had never been an official, but he was born into a prominent family. In addition, he was a resident of the underworld, so he was good at playing a madman or pretending to be deep. However, Lin Qingyan, Taihe, and several members of the Supervisory Department appointed by the Great Yan Emperor were worried.

After all, in this drama, the power of the Inspectorate is obviously too great, which makes them very worried. Will this scene make His Majesty suspicious and think that their Inspectorate has ill intentions?

They are all loyal and work diligently for Da Yan! Lin Qingyan and others felt bitter, but the only way was to perform well during the filming to express their loyalty to the emperor.

"Then let's wait and see."

As soon as Lao Li finished speaking, Feng Bao, played by Ah, came walking quickly. He had no idea what the old foxes had discussed. He immediately knelt down excitedly and said:

"Godfather! I congratulate you! The emperor is happy because of this heavy snowfall, and your work will be done better."

Lao Li treats A Ben like a father, but Lao Li never expected that the word "godfather" that he had never heard of would actually be spoken from A Ben's mouth in this way.

But even so, Lao Li's eyes could not help but show a little more kindness, but he soon asked with a stern face: "Does the emperor know about Jiang Ruixue?"

"In reply to godfather, I have already reported the auspicious omen to the emperor on your behalf."

"My son knelt outside the palace gate and reported it. He didn't even see the emperor. He only heard the bronze bell inside ring. This means that the emperor already knew about it."

Ah didn't notice that when he said this, Taihe, Lin Qingyan, and several "old men" from the Supervisory Department couldn't help but snicker. It seemed that they were laughing at Ah's cleverness, thinking that others couldn't see through his little thoughts.

Having been in the officialdom of Dayan for a long time, Lin Qingyan and others are very clear that if a subordinate steals the limelight from his superior, but the other superior he tries to please does not make any promises to him, then his fate is likely to be to suffer setbacks.

As expected, the next moment, the smiling old carp looked at his godson in front of him and said a warning in a teasing tone, saying:

"I thought the emperor would let you enter the Imperial Household Department if he was happy."

"Yeah, it's time for us to move away." Chen Hong, played by Lin Qingyan, also said sarcastically. Although Lin Qingyan doesn't like party struggles, it would be a joke to say that she doesn't understand.

The two of them spoke one by one, and Ah Ye immediately reacted to the warning in their tone. Off the screen, Chen Huijie, who had little contact with this aspect and was not good at flattery, couldn't help but shudder.

Chen Huijie never flatters, after all, her uncle is Wei Yanwu. Although Chen can get to the position of senior superintendent of Longmen, her own ability is definitely worthy of this position, but without Wei Yanwu's support, coupled with Chen Huijie's character of not fearing the powerful, it is obviously impossible for her to be promoted so quickly.

Therefore, Chen Huijie had never experienced flattery, nor had she ever accepted flattery from others. In addition, given her status, no one would be so blind as to go against her, and she skipped the most troublesome parts of officialdom.

Facing the screen, Feng Bao knew he had done something wrong, slapped himself in the face, and expressed his loyalty, but was ultimately ignored by Lu Fang and his group. He knelt in the snow and could not get up, muttering to himself:

"Is this a power struggle? If you take a wrong step, you will never be able to turn things around again in your life... The officialdom of Dayan is also so dangerous."

"This is just the beginning." Chen Qi, who was listening, also found it funny. Chen Huijie was somewhat lacking in knowledge in this area, so he gestured for Chen Huijie to continue reading and said:

"The warnings that you can taste are not considered power struggles, but can be said to be quite blatant. The power struggles in Da Yan are more insidious than those in most countries."

"Using violence and assassination are the most childish means, and the consequences are disastrous. The officials of Da Yan know best how to use the rules to eliminate those they want to eliminate without breaking the rules. You will see it later."

As he spoke, Chen Qi picked up the intercom again and promptly conveyed his words to the crew, saying:

"We've passed this one too. Rat King, Yuxia, I'm leaving this to you guys!"

"Then it's time for me to go on stage." Wei Yanwu smiled when he heard that and slowly stood up. He knew that the next scene would be the real highlight.

The constant testing and confrontation between the Yan Party, the Qingliu Party, and the Siliu Jian which represents the emperor's power, this drama is absolutely exciting enough!

……

In the midst of heavy snow, cars slowly approached. A group of people wearing red clothes, which were enough to prove their high-ranking officials and power, got off one by one.

The five people who came were members of the Great Yan Dynasty's cabinet, representatives of the Yan Party and the Qingliu Party, and the most powerful people in Great Yan. Now, only they were qualified to represent all officials and discuss all matters in a unified manner.