Prime Minister Lin Ruofu suddenly resigned from office, which surprised everyone in the court.
Rumor has it that His Majesty the Emperor in the palace repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay, but to no avail, and finally had no choice but to agree to Prime Minister Lin's request to resign.
As soon as the news came out, it caused an earthquake in Emperor Qing's court!
Although many people in the court had scolded the female minister in their hearts or privately, even Lin Ruofu's opponents had to admit that Qingguo could suddenly become the most powerful country on the continent. Prime Minister Lin definitely deserves the most credit.
Lin Ruofu, who had just entered the capital after ascending to the first place as the number one scholar, showed his sharpness.
Otherwise, how could Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess, who had a noble status and extraordinary vision, fall in love with the newly promoted number one scholar in the imperial court.
Lin Ruofu started as a small chief clerk in the Beijing Transportation Department, then was transferred to Zhan Shifu as a clerk, and then transferred to the Twelve Guards Department of Nanya, and then entered the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and gradually entered the Imperial Academy through the Hanlin Academy. The real core area of the Qing Dynasty court. After the New Deal, he joined the civil service and served as the prime minister for thirty years, with one person under one person and more than ten thousand people.
Over the years, people in the court have even become accustomed to the Prime Minister standing at the head of the civil servants' row. The civil servants looked at his sleepy appearance and felt stable enough, so when they learned that Prime Minister Lin resigned and His Majesty the Emperor soon When Xiang Lin agreed to return to his hometown of Wuzhou for retirement, many people did not react for a while.
The downfall of such a character was not caused by throwing a pebble into the lake, but by the complete collapse of the boulders on the lake. The aftermath caused by this was far beyond the comparison of a small spring fraud.
"My father-in-law knew that this was His Majesty's intention, so he went to the palace to resign without any further hesitation."
"I know, but...I still feel a little reluctant to let go."
At the entrance to the west city of Kyoto, Lu Ze held Wan'er's arm. The latter's face was slightly pale, and he looked at the car that had just left not long ago and gradually went away. The black spot that the car had turned into completely disappeared in just one turn. In the field of vision.
[An app that has been running stably for many years, comparable to the old book-chasing tool, used by all old bookworms.
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"It seems that elder brother will return to Beijing soon, right?"
Wan'er suddenly opened her eyes.
Lu Ze knew that the eldest brother Wan'er was talking about was not Lin Dabao in the carriage next door, but the eldest prince Li Chengshu.
He nodded: "According to the time, we should be able to come back from Dongyi City in about ten days. Last time we won a great victory on the border, the great emperor brother made great achievements. His Majesty also promised a year ago that after entering the capital this time, Then he was crowned king."
Wan'er frowned again.
As the mistress of the East Palace, Wan'er has gradually begun to put herself in this position to think about problems.
Originally, Wan'er had not been deeply aware of the turmoil hidden in the royal family, but after marriage, she gradually felt the alienation from the second emperor brother. Although every time she saw Concubine Shu in the palace, the second emperor Her brother and her biological mother still treated her very well, but there were inevitably some other things mixed in, just like a flawless white mirror with slight scratches on it, making it difficult to be the same as before.
no way.
this is the truth.
Wan'er, who recognized this, was keenly aware that His Majesty the Emperor was thinking of letting the eldest prince who was in Dongyi City return to the capital, and even conferred the title of king. This was a dangerous signal. Even the eldest prince himself felt deeply uneasy, so There were also some actions in the last spring.
Lu Ze held Wan'er's hand tightly.
"Don't think so much."
"Your first priority now is to take good care of yourself, do you understand?"
Wan'er nodded firmly.
The slightest sadness about his father leaving Beijing was hidden deep in his heart.
After all, no matter what the world is like, life still has to go on day by day.
.......
Over at the Overwatch Council, Chen Pingping was listening to the report on the murder of Yuan Hongdao. Yan Ruohai, the general manager, softly read aloud the files collected in his hands. The two top leaders in the Overwatch Council were the only ones in the empty darkroom.
This matter can easily be traced to the second son of the Lin family, because Mr. Lin did not hide his whereabouts at all when he committed the murder.
However, at this time, it was impossible for Chen Pingping to arrest Communist Party Lin and send him to the Supervisory Yuan.
Emperor Qing finally got his wish and kicked Prime Minister Lin back to Wuzhou from the position of prime minister. Although it seems that our Emperor repeatedly asked Lin Ruofu to stay in his original position, he still had to do enough on the surface.
Lin Ruofu's resignation left him with some affection for Emperor Qing.
Therefore, Yuan Hongdao's death can only be left alone.
Chen Pingping just felt sorry for such an old man from the Oversight Council, and finally died in Kyoto in this way.
He expected that Lin Ruofu's temper would not save Yuan Hongdao's life in the end, but the second son of the Lin family suddenly drew his sword, and this was just when Yuan Hongdao planned to go to Xinyang the next day.
Chen Pingping's eyebrows were lowered, and her shaven face looked slightly pale.
"Dean."
"Yuan Hongdao did not go to the eldest princess as promised. Does this affect our future plans..."
Hearing Yan Ruohai's words, Chen Pingping shook her head. The dean gently stroked the handle of her wheelchair. The smooth black handle had become somewhat reflective after being rubbed by him over the years: "It doesn't hurt to miss Yuan Hongdao's move. ; But if this style of chess causes us to make random moves, then we are at a disadvantage. The eldest princess can let it go for a while. She will return to Kyoto during the Xuankong Mountain Ancestor Festival in May, and then the Ming family will The backhand of the arrangement can start to take effect."
Yan Ruohai nodded silently.
He trusted and obeyed the dean in front of him without any conditions.
"Your Majesty felt that he was ashamed of the Lin family regarding Prime Minister Lin, so the Lin family's residence and the Lin family's properties in Kyoto have not been touched at all, and the two young masters of the Lin family should have been entrusted to the East Palace."
Chen Pingping in the darkroom nodded slightly, then picked up the showerhead and started watering the flowers, seemingly not paying much attention to this matter.
Yan Ruohai on the side hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke: "Dean, Mr. Lin please resign and return to his hometown.
To provide for the elderly, His Majesty is obviously so that the person in the East Palace can take over the inner treasury smoothly. Our arrangements on the Ming family side...is this also what His Majesty means? "
"That's right."
"But that's what I meant too."
Yan Ruohai speaks silently.
Over the years, the person who knows the dean best in the Kyoto Oversight Council is not the shadow hidden behind him, but Yan Ruohai, who is in charge everywhere. He vaguely senses that the current dean seems to be a little different from the previous dean.
.......
In April, the grass grows and the orioles fly.
His Royal Highness, the eldest prince, who had been fighting abroad for many years, led two hundred personal guards back to Kyoto in full swing. The new Minister of Rites led a group of people outside the West City Gate to greet his eldest prince, who had not returned to Kyoto for many years, with great respect.
At the court meeting a few days ago, His Majesty the Emperor once again mentioned the matter of the eldest prince being crowned king.
Soon, the eldest prince, who had been away from Kyoto for many years, became another popular figure in Kyoto.
Although he has the blood of Dongyi flowing in his body, everyone is still confused. They don't know the true intention of His Majesty the Emperor to make the eldest prince the king. If it is said that it is impossible for the eldest prince to sit on the throne in the future, the Qing Kingdom attaches great importance to blood relations. , the eldest prince was destined to miss the supreme position from the moment he was born.
The only person in Kyoto who could guess Emperor Qing's thoughts was the old black dog from the Overwatch Council.
Of course, there is also Lu Ze.
Lu Ze understood Emperor Qing's intentions very well.
Our emperor just wants to test everyone around him, even at the expense of a huge amount of energy. The eldest prince's title of king is undoubtedly the best manifestation, giving the eldest prince enough hope, so that he can have a little hope. The slightest chance of the throne.
Just as Emperor Qing had given the same hope to the second prince Li Chengze.
At the first court meeting that the eldest prince attended after returning to the capital, Lu Ze met this nominal eldest brother. He saw that the eldest prince's eyes were bright and serious, with a straight nose, slightly high cheekbones, and a faint look. It has a bit of Dongyi flavor.
"My son, I pay my respects to my father!"
The eldest prince stepped forward and kowtowed to his luggage.
Emperor Qing was quite satisfied with the changes brought to his eldest son by his experience at the border over the years.
Although there is no change in expression.
Emperor Qing waved his hand towards the eunuch who announced the decree, who stepped forward and read out the many rewards His Majesty had given to the eldest prince. Of course, the most important reward of becoming a king was not read out in this edict.
But no one expected that at the end, another not-so-small thing would pop up.
Emperor Qing proposed to marry the second prince Li Chengze and Ye Ling'er of the Ye family.
Many ministers were secretly surprised.
"Thank you, Father, for the marriage!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the marriage!"
The second prince, Li Chengze, and the Kyoto garrison commander, Ye Zhong, both went out to pay homage to Emperor Qing. It seemed that they had received some advice from Emperor Qing before. Lu Ze noticed that many people were looking at him. Looking over here.
In the court, all the ministers felt that His Highness the Crown Prince's fortune seemed to be not very good.
Some time ago, Guo Youzhi, the Minister of Rites, was brought in, and more serious blows followed. The father-in-law, Prime Minister Lin Ruofu, resigned. The prince's party lost the most important support in the court, and today, His Majesty, in the court, one after another Two princes were rewarded.
Even the second prince, who had disappeared for a long time some time ago, wanted to marry the Ye family in Kyoto.
"awful!"
"The prince probably won't be able to sleep at night!"
Most of the people's voices expressed regret for Lu Ze.
It is obvious that His Highness is already a world away from what he was before, but opponents around him appear one after another, and their power is not small. Although the eldest prince will hand over military power after being crowned king, in the past few years, among the kings, The accumulated prestige and the momentum of being crowned king will not be weak.
After the court meeting, the second prince who was in a good mood found Lu Ze.
Li Chengze was finally able to take a deep breath of fresh air at the door of Taiqing Palace and let out the turbid air in his chest.
With the Ye family
Getting married was only one aspect. The more important reason was that he knew that the truly powerful helper, Her Royal Highness the Princess, would return to Kyoto next month to participate in ancestor worship at Hanging Mountain. Li Chengze could faintly see that the position was getting closer and closer to him.
"Congratulations to the second emperor brother for marrying the daughter of the Ye family."
Lu Ze smiled sincerely.
Li Chengze only felt that Lu Ze's smile was hypocritical, so he humbly handed it over and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."
The two chatted for a long time. Lu Ze looked at Li Chengze's leaving figure and smiled dumbly.
The marriage between the second emperor brother and Ye Ling'er of the Ye family was obviously the work of Emperor Qing, but the nature of the matter was not much different from that of conferring a title on the eldest prince, and it even included burying the foreshadowing of the Ye family. Got in.
It can only be said that Emperor Qing was really good at operating the emperor's mind.
It's just that his extremely suspicious temperament makes him consider testing people's hearts as part of his daily work.
.......
"Second Emperor Brother is engaged to Ling'er?"
"ah?"
"How come I haven't heard anything about this matter?"
Wan'er in the East Palace Mansion wrinkled her beautiful brows, her face looking a bit distressed.
Lu Ze smiled and said directly: "Have you been with Ye Ling'er during this time?"
Wan'er was about to speak, but she instantly turned into a deflated balloon. During this period, she noticed that Ling'er didn't seem as close to her as before. However, Wan'er was still pregnant, and something happened to the Lin family. There is not much contact.
The couple talked for a long time at night.
Wan'er lay comfortably on Lu Ze's arm, with a look of happiness on her brows.
"It seems like mother will be back soon, right?"
Lu Ze sighed.
"Why do you sigh, husband?"
