Chapter 155 Eight Forces

"Okay, let's go." The Empress Dowager seemed to have forgotten that Concubine Yun wanted to salute, so she ordered directly.

Lianyue found from the side that the corners of Empress Wei's sleeves were obviously wrinkled. It seemed that the queen was not uncomfortable. Then she looked at the three princesses from the queen. Even the gentle eldest princess gently bit the corners of her mouth, with a trace of anger in her eyes. But good self-cultivation made her know that she must not interrupt now.

The fourth princess looked at Concubine Yun coldly, and the corners of her arrogant mouth were full of sneer. She was about to open her mouth but was stopped by the sixth princess standing with her.

The sixth princess's eldest Empress Xiao Wei is also married to the son of the queen's mother's family, Wei Shoufu, and also her cousin Wei Huaiyu. The Wei family is now the supporter of Prince Qiao Ke. The sixth princess is more aware of the current situation.

If their sisters open their mouth to question Concubine Yun now, it must be causing trouble to their mother.

And the sixth princess also seemed to notice Lianyue's eyes, nodded to her modestly, and looked at her fourth sister with a slight complaint.

This move directly increased Lian Yue's affection for them. Maybe she can really help them this time.

In addition to the queen, the three imperial concubines who were ignored by Yunfei did not look very well.

The luncheon was arranged in the apse of Cining Palace. In the gorgeous hall, there were neatly arranged low tables with cloud horns. In the side hall next to it, there were many women who entered the palace to congratulate.

When Lian Yue stepped into the hall, there was silence, and then there was a neat voice, "See the Empress Dowager, the Empress, Her Royal Highness the Prince."

"The Empress Dowager, the Empress, the Princess of Nanping, the Princess Yunfei, Her Royal Highness the Princess, auspicious Wan'an."

"Let's be flat." The voice of the Empress Dowager is as friendly as ever.

Lian Yue smacked her tongue secretly. The rules of this palace are really not ordinary, and she always salutes and greets them. Lianyue followed the eldest sister to sit down at the low table on the second floor, and Lan Shui and Yaoyao were next to them. As the side concubine of the royal palace, Zhong Yufei sat on the low table behind Lianyu.

The queen sat down on the opposite side, while Yunfei sat on the opposite side of Yaoyao, looking at Qiao Ke, who followed the empress dowager obediently.

After they sit down, the rest of the people in the hall will sit down in turn.

Then the queen slightly motioned to the Mother behind her, and the jade plate was sent up in an orderly manner like running water.

The woman in the palace began to fight again. Lian Yue quietly ate the delicious food in front of her. It was worthy of what the royal chef made. It was both chic and delicious.

To be honest, Lian Yue really wants time to pass faster. It's really a waste of such a good food to put on such a disappointing crowd and topic. At the same time, I didn't expect much from the evening dinner.

My thoughts also began to drift, and I couldn't help thinking about what I was doing at this moment.

And the person she longs for is now in the Qianqing Palace. The eight major forces of the Nishang Empire gathered together. In addition to Yue Lingjun representing the Yue family, Meng Chuchen representing the Yinzong, Yuwen Lingxi (Xian) representing the Yuwen family, the Zhou family represented by Zhou Man, and the Rasha Hall represented by the dark, there was also a scholar with a Confucian beard. A young man and a beautiful young woman in white.

They represent the representatives of Xiaofeng Pavilion and Yanyu Building respectively.

Coupled with today's emperor, except for the eight of them, there are no extra people in the hall.

This birthday banquet is obviously for the emperor to celebrate his birthday. In fact, the real purpose is to give the eight forces a proper place to gather together. The eight forces have such a meeting every three years. Disputes between each other within three years and the division of interests between major forces in the next three years will be resolved and determined in this meeting.

The current emperor of the Nishang Empire did not sit in the chair that symbolizes his supremacy. Looking at the new faces added this year, he sighed in his heart. The eight forces all have their own intelligent successors, but their royals have been a little green and yellow when they come to their own generation.

He also knew that if the royal emperor had not guarded it, and his mother's brother married the eldest daughter of the Yue family, the Yuwen family and the Zhou family had been standing with the Yue family. I'm afraid that the royal family would have been like a piece of pastry that everyone could share, and there would not even be a dregs left in the end.

Qiao Yi's eyes only stopped for a short time, so he coughed twice and took the lead in saying, "Today, you are gathered here, let's start from my side." Qiao Yi does not want to fulfill the friendship of landlords, but indeed, compared with others, the problem the royal family is facing the most serious problem now.

"First, the position of Prince Qiao Ke will not be shaken. When he becomes an adult, I will be in him."

Yue Lingjun raised his eyebrows slightly and snorted coldly in his heart. Adulthood? Qiao Ke has just turned five years old today, that is to say, as long as he is still sitting on this throne, Qiao Ke will not ascend the throne until he is fifteen years old. At that time, his own son is also eleven years old. Will the only prince be willing to submit to the position of minister? And ten years is enough time for people to do a lot of things, and it is enough to change the weirdness of many things.

But Yue Lingjun did not open his mouth to put forward these ideas in his heart, because in the agreement of the eight major forces, no one can interrupt when one party states.

"Second, you need to promise me that my emperor will be safe and sound." This condition is for the Rasha Hall, that is, all his princes will be included in the red list of the Rasha Hall from birth and will not be removed for life.

"The direct members of the third and seventh forces shall not marry officials and their relatives above the fourth grade of the Nishang Empire." To say this last one, Qiao Yi's tone is the heaviest, which is also what he cares about most.

Next, when it comes to the division of generations, it is the Zhou family. Zhou Man was secretly surprised. The three points proposed by Qiao Yi were all guessed by his son. Naturally, he also told him the conditions of the Zhou family before departure. Zhou Man had been familiar with it for a long time, and said it in his own language with a little modification. "Royal music The Zhou family has no special opinion on who will ascend the throne. The only thing is that my second brother's grandson is not allowed to be hurt at all. As for your third article, which is too rigid, in case the two of them really love each other, can we still beat the mandarin ducks? But the Zhou family can guarantee that they will never support and subsidize your subordinate officials.

This made Qiao Yi frown slightly, but all disputes should be put at the end.

"Of course, I have another request. My Zhou family wants the transportation rights of the North-South Canal. I'm done. Let's go to the next one." Although Zhou Man didn't know why his son, who felt similar to Brother Yuwen, had to pull his teeth out of the royal mouth, his task was to do as he said, and the rest was not what he was worried about at all.

Yu Tanfeng, a middle-aged man in Xiaofeng Pavilion, is the owner of the pavilion. He looks at Zhou Man with a smile and opens a simple sentence, "Xiaofeng Pavilion has nothing else to ask for, as long as the jurisdiction of Nanman Cong Mountain. I have no objection to your conditions.

If Zhou Man's condition just now only made Qiao Yi frown, then Yu Tanfeng's condition made him want to wave his fist. This Xiaofeng Pavilion is like a dog that can't bark, but he can bite a piece of meat when he bites people.

The southern barbarian mountains stretch for hundreds of miles. There are many tribes inside, and there are countless rare beasts. It is also the concentration of medicinal herbs in the Nishang Empire. What Xiaofengge says is good about jurisdiction, but in the depths is actually the fat meat of medicinal herbs. How can Qiao Yi not feel sorry for him?

Qiao Yi's hands under the table clenched into fists. It seemed that several major forces were prepared this time. It was really our royal that soft persimmon.

"Gig..." Chai Mengqing, a woman in white, covered half of her face with her sleeves. She looked at everyone and whispered, "Yanyu Building is still the same as before, nothing has changed."

"The right to develop iron ore." Yuwen Lingxi (Xiu) also said the conditions given by his father early in the morning. Of course, this was not the final condition.

"As long as my Yue family framed the real murderer of Miss Yue." Yue Lingjun also followed him and said that now the Yue family and Yinzong can be said to have merged into one and can complement each other in all aspects. Now for them, this is their real purpose.

"The Yinzong also hopes that the royal family can bring the real murderer to justice." After saying this sentence, except for the slight change in the face of Yu Tanfeng and Chai Mengqing, the rest of the people have long known the relationship between the Yue family and Yinzong, but this relationship is limited to two or three people in each family, which is not surprising.