Today was a rare opportunity to use power to overwhelm others. In the past, Chen Guogong used power to overwhelm the emperor. Today, with the help of her servants, the empress made all the ministers switch sides and support the Imperial College's right to recommend.
From this moment on, the Imperial College really had a place in the court, Tianshuiyuan became busy, and old man Cui became a favorite.
The empress fluttered her sleeves and left. All the officials were beaming with joy, without the previous tenseness. They almost swarmed around Cui Wengong and Chu Liuyun, and surrounded the master and apprentice as they left.
Soon, only Zhao An and Chen Guogong were left in the huge golden palace.
The latter came to his side, looked at the scene outside the palace, and said calmly: "Sir, why bother to come?"
Zhao An followed his example and stood side by side with their hands folded, facing the outside of the palace, "I can't understand what the Duke is saying."
"Young man, what have you gained by making such a fuss?"
"I have gained the friendship of hundreds of officials. Didn't you see? Just now I asked for help for the students. The enthusiastic expressions in your little eyes were very helpful to me."
"Haha, young man, you are still too young after all, just take care of yourself."
Chen Guogong smiled and patted Zhao An on the shoulder, then walked away gracefully.
Zhao An looked at his back and secretly cursed the old man.
Just now, neither party asked the Empress to give a specific deadline for the investigation. They just acquiesced that Prince Ning's matter would be delayed indefinitely. Neither party wanted to offend Prince Qingxian, and both parties got what they wanted.
The Chen family deployed troops in Xincheng, and Qianyu gained some military power.
It's a pity that I was still tricked...
"Nang Xipi, if I find out who is plotting behind my back, I won't even recognize him if I don't beat him!"
"Mr. Zhou?"
While Zhao An was scolding his mother, there was someone speaking behind him. He was startled and turned around to face Huang Zhong's big face.
Zhao An took a step back, patted his chest and said angrily: "What are you doing!"
"Hey, Your Majesty is calling."
Huang Zhong made a greeting gesture with a playful smile.
In the imperial study, the empress looked unhappy.
For the first time, Zhao An knelt down and kowtowed to her. She was stunned and mocked, "Master Zhou, when did you become so polite?"
"Your Majesty, I have let you down."
Zhao An apologized sincerely, but he didn't expect that there was an old Yinbi hiding behind him, and he almost capsized in the gutter.
The empress sighed: "I don't blame you. I didn't expect that someone could plot us and the old fox together. Such a big move is going to cause chaos in the court. Fortunately, you deployed it properly, otherwise a noble son would be injured." , the consequences are unimaginable.”
"Your Majesty, this is weird. The officials temporarily asked their female relatives to follow them. Most of them were deliberately induced to increase the casualties. Who has so much energy to order the officials?"
"I just asked the secret guard. It wasn't someone who gave the order, but the ladies from all over the world heard that I would also go, so they all flocked to it. But I don't know who gave the specific news."
"So insidious."
Zhao An was convinced.
The struggle in the court is far more complicated than I imagined. Only today do I understand what it means to walk on thin ice.
I'll have to be more careful in the future.
"Could it be the Queen Mother?" the Empress asked softly.
Zhao An scratched his head. In fact, he immediately suspected that the old witch was behind the scenes, but after thinking about it carefully, it couldn't be her, because what she is pursuing now is the triangle balance. The more stable the emperor is, the more time she will have. Let relatives infiltrate Beijing.
"Who else could she be? Could it be the queen and the concubines in the harem?" The empress frowned and paced back and forth.
Zhao An shook his head again, she couldn't be the queen.
The queen would not put the emperor in danger. She wanted the prince to succeed to the throne smoothly. If the emperor burped now, she would be like a piece of rag, thrown away by the family. If she was not killed, she would be locked up in a dark room for the rest of her life.
As for the concubines in the harem, there is a slight possibility.
Their purpose is to marry the emperor and transform themselves into mothers in the world, but the emperor doesn't touch them, so why not change to another emperor? Anyway, she is a perfect body. Moreover, in the past, those great traitors who changed dynasties would also take all the women of the previous generation of emperors.
So next, we need to investigate who among the concubines in the harem has the closest relationship with Prince Ning.
However, no matter how I think about it, I feel uncomfortable. I always feel like something is weird...
When there is a fight, there will be beneficiaries. Who will gain the most from this head-on confrontation with Chen?
Chen's purpose of killing people was not achieved, so he settled for the next best thing and intervened in Xincheng.
The empress reluctantly formed an army of a thousand people, but this was not the result she wanted. What she wanted was to support Qian Yu to become the true master of the new city.
So from this point of view, neither Chen nor the empress is the biggest beneficiary.
Zhao An sat on the dragon chair, playing with the tea cup and staring at the reflection in the cup.
"Could it be that there were no beneficiaries this time, so that's why it didn't show up?"
The empress expressed her opinion.
"I will go back to meet the Queen Mother and explore her voice. Maybe she can get some clues."
It's time for Zhao An to leave.
As Mr. Zhou, he cannot stay in the palace for too long, lest he arouse the suspicion of the officials, and he must maintain the goodwill he gained so easily.
"Slave dog, do you want me to give you the right to go to court?"
The empress suddenly spoke, and Zhao An curled her lips and said, "Morning court? Even dogs won't come."
Before he finished speaking, he was kicked out of the hall with a whoosh and fell to the ground in a five-body posture. Huang Zhong suppressed his laughter and did not dare to look around.
"Get out of here!"
"Get out of here."
Zhao An got up angrily and ran away.
The Imperial Academy was bustling with excitement, and all the officials were there. They came to look after their children, and they were relieved to see that they were safe and sound. Moreover, His Majesty's praise was a gift from heaven. At this moment, the heroic deeds of the Imperial Academy students were spread throughout the city.
The dandies laughed like crazy, patting their chests and promising to do it again next time.
"Mr. Zhou is here!"
I don't know who shouted, and everyone surrounded Zhao An who had just arrived.
Zhao An was not stingy and praised them very much. He also said that His Majesty had just praised them again and said that they were all future champions and pillars of the country.
"Marquis Champion? Your Majesty really said that?"
"I'm a teacher, how can I talk nonsense?"
Zhao An talked nonsense seriously.
A young master cheered: "I'm happy today, let's go to Cuilan Garden for a big meal!"
With one call and hundreds of responses, the crowd was very lively.
All the officials saw all this and had some plans.
His Majesty personally promised the right to recommend the Imperial Academy, so they had to think carefully about what gifts the Holy Sect would like.
As for Chen Guogong, the law does not punish everyone, so he cannot scold everyone.
The matter came to an end. Zhao An originally planned to go to Cuilan Garden to join in the fun, but he didn't expect Chen Yuru to come.
She is very witty, wearing a phoenix robe, majestic and noble, and talks in scenes.
She took a stand before Chen Guogong and received many compliments.
After the officials left, Zhao An was brought into the room by her.
