"It's true that the grand master has good judgment, but it also shows that he and the last emperor are on the same side, right?"
"What my brother said is similar to what the master said."
"Master? What did the master say?"
"The master said that birds of a feather flock together and people flock together. Because they share similar odors, they can truly come together."
"His old man's style is just as good as ever. He is always to the point."
"Yes, my father always said that the master doesn't usually speak like this, but once he makes a comment about someone or something, it will choke people to death." Shen Cha shook his head helplessly and continued. Said, "The last emperor should have been less than twenty years old when he ascended the throne, but he was about the same age. When he got married, he was about sixteen years old. By that time, if I remember correctly, all his brothers were gone. . Not only are his brothers gone, but his father, Emperor Hui, is not in very good health either. He falls ill from time to time and is unable to manage the affairs of the court."
"Does this story sound familiar?" Shen Haolin raised his eyebrows and sneered, "These father and son really deserve to be father and son. No matter what they have done before, the ending is the same."
"The Emperor didn't want to be his father, but his body failed him, and he ended up becoming like his father."
"Yes!" Shen Haolin thought for a while, "I got married when I was sixteen years old. The grand master should not have that much authority at that time, right?"
"Well, I was just an editor at the Imperial Academy at that time. However, the conditions for selecting concubines for princes in the previous dynasty were different from ours. Even an editor at the Imperial Academy is still qualified."
"It should be a girl from a good family with an innocent family background. Rich families have already been excluded."
"That's what my brother said." Shen Cha sneered, "I also know that I have to choose a concubine for this prince who is not favored by Emperor Hui. None of those high-ranking families are happy. I know that I won't choose from among them. I don't want to mention it in my heart." How happy. Only families like the Grand Master who have not yet made a fortune will think that this is an opportunity and this is their hope. However, there are also people who are worried and can’t wait to send their daughters to the palace. , In fact, there are only a few, and they can barely make up the number of people. There are two daughters in the Grand Master's family, and they both meet the criteria for selecting concubines, so they were all selected into the palace." She sighed softly, "Listen The master said that the two daughters of the grand master were successfully selected because the emperor felt that the eldest daughter of the grand master was very popular, so he chose the position of concubine. The later prince, who was controlled by the grand master, was also the eldest daughter. raw."
"I see."
"After the last emperor's wedding, Emperor Hui handed over the power of supervising the country to the last emperor, and he recuperated in the palace. Although he was the supervisor of the country, although he had great power, the last emperor had no room to say anything about the government. In fact, he was Emperor Hui pushed ahead to deal with the puppets of the officials. Every day's reports and daily government affairs were sent to the palace where Emperor Hui trained. After Emperor Hui reviewed them, they were sent back through the hands of the emperor."
"This explains why the last emperor is so obsessed with power and must hold all power in his own hands."
"Yes." Shen Cha yawned, "Actually, everyone in the civil and military circles of the dynasty knew that the last emperor was a puppet, so they didn't take him seriously at all. He had his own ideas in the government and no one else In response, I even heard sarcastic voices. I don’t know what was said, but those words must have been hard to hear. In addition, the emperor grew up in the cold palace and developed an extreme temperament, so he probably These sarcastic people have secretly made a note of it, and after he ascends the throne, they will be the first group of people to be attacked by him."
"It's normal to have a vengeful character." Shen Haolin thought for a while, "Is the promotion to Grand Master a smooth one?"
"This is not very clear. The master just said that the prince was born in the fifth year after the last emperor ascended the throne." Shen Cha thought for a while, "Perhaps from this time on, the grand master can have a place in the court? After all, the last emperor He is a person who attaches great importance to power, and he will not allow those around him to have the opportunity to snatch the power from his hands."
"The stories that happened to our ancestors in Xijing City should be from the period when he was preparing to take over power."
"Yes." Shen Cha nodded, "He must have put a lot of thought into not only taking revenge on the nobles who looked down on him, but also holding the power tightly in his own hands. Unfortunately, his efforts were all in vain. The power that I tried so hard to take back still fell into the hands of the Grand Master."
"If he doesn't want to fall, he can't do anything about it. He has more ambition than strength, right?"
"Brother is right." Shen Cha nodded, "I guess he was reluctant when he handed over power because he had a premonition that there was something really wrong with his body and that he really couldn't hold on anymore. He couldn't bear it at all. When he had enough energy to continue running the government, he began to choose someone he trusted and handed over the power to him. At that time, the only one who could make him feel this way was the Grand Master. I estimate that he inspected the Grand Master , and also investigated for many years. After all, the two daughters of the Grand Master had been married to the Emperor for many years at that time, and the Prince was several years old. The Grand Master probably did not show the crazy behavior later, which made the Emperor late. I think this person is still okay and can be entrusted to me."
"Flying geese all day long, and being pecked in the eye by geese, the end of the emperor's life has turned into a joke."
"How he treats others, others will treat him. This is karma." Shen Cha sneered, "I won't talk about him anymore, brother, let's continue reading the story of Senior Xue's journey to Beijing. I think the reason why he is here The attitude towards our ancestors at the gate of Xijing City is inextricably related to the people he met and the things he experienced on the road."
"Okay." Shen Haolin reopened the scroll and read while reading, "There are ten people who went to Beijing with Senior Xue. Except for Senior Xue, his cousin, and two young men from the Xue family, There are also several students who also traveled across the country to Xijing City to take the exam."
He chuckled when he saw the note next to him and shook his head helplessly.
"What's wrong?" Shen Cha looked at Shen Haolin curiously, "Is there anything funny?"
"Senior Xue made a special note on the side, saying that the people who walked with him from Yuezhou were not those who provoked him later."
"Then, can it be understood that they met those people on the road and went to Xijing City together. In fact, they didn't have much intersection or friendship, right?"
"It can be understood that this is what it means." Shen Haolin continued to read, "They were a group of ten people, and there were two carriages in total, both provided by the Xue family. They left Yuezhou for more than half a month, and they met Accident. "
"What accident?"
"I accidentally checked into a shady store."
