Chapter 78

In the Xuanshi Hall, Ji Shen only left Nie Yuansheng to speak, and even Mu Biwei was excused by him.

His face was not good-looking, and there was a trace of mockery in the corners of his mouth: "Since I was a child, I often heard people talk about my mother's love for my second brother. I think that I am also her own flesh and blood. Even if my second brother grew up beside my mother, I will not be too biased after my mother. Now it seems that my mother treats me like this - if I was almost today It was the second brother who ruined his reputation, and the originator was me. I don't know how my mother would make me to compensate him! Did you see it? I just tried a sentence, and my mother hurried to speak for them. No wonder the eldest brother wanted to drag the second brother to do this. Speaking of it, the eldest brother had been with me longer than my mother. After being refuted by my mother, she dared not speak in person. It turned out that the eldest brother could see more clearly than me!"

Nie Yuansheng smiled, but instead spoke for the king of Guangling: "Your Majesty, you don't have to be too sad. In fact, there is a saying that the empress dowager has never been wrong. The king of Guangling is loyal, but he is incomplete because of brotherhood. If you see that this matter damages the reputation, there will definitely be no today's move."

Ji Shen sneered: "He went to the palace without thinking about what he asked him, but he didn't say anything I was going to do! You don't have to speak for them. I know your dilemma. You should not only remind me, but also be afraid to talk about the inside and outside the palace about your instigation of the royal family. In fact, if the royal family had feelings, Manmen, the king of Jiqu, would not die immediately after the emperor's ancestors left!"

When Liang Gaozuji rose up, there were several sons and daughters under her knees. Of course, in the more than ten years of pacifying the world, she was busy, but she also added some children. After arriving at Dingding, the harem had to accept a few people. Gaozu's original wife died before she arrived in Beiliang and chased the queen. The two sons and two daughters of Yuan Pei were in the war. The son died in battle one after another, regardless of the princesses. The former emperor Ruizong was born when Gaozu conquered the world. His mother died in childbirth. Gaozu gave him as a concubine. Ruizong succeeded to the throne and became the queen.

However, the mother concubine of King Jiqu was once the noble concubine Pang, who was favored by Gao Zu. In addition, the king of Jiqu himself was also handsome and intelligent, and was highly favored by Gaozu among his sons. However, the king of Jiqu was seven years younger than Ruizong. At the time of birth, the foundation of Beiliang had appeared, so he had never suffered. When Gao Zu was established as a prince, he considered many ways and was afraid that Nanqi was still there. He felt that Ruizong, who grew up in the war, was more suitable for succeed to the throne. Therefore, the king of Jiqu was dissatisfied. Gaozu also raised his mother Pang Guifei as a warning for this, and He was sent out of Yedu to sharpen the army, with the intention of beating him, but he didn't expect that the king of Jiqu somehow rebelled against part of the army and counterattacked Yedu.

At that time, not only Gaozu was still there, but also the old general who defeated Gaozu in Beiliang. The rebellion of King Jiqu naturally failed. I was also ordered by Gaozu to be imprisoned for a lifetime - thinking about the feelings of father and son, Gaozu did not have the heart to kill him, but Ruizong succeeded to the throne and immediately asked him to meet Gaozu. Even so, Ruizong did not After relieving his hatred, it didn't take long for the king of Jiqu to die of a violent illness.

The government and the opposition are well aware of this matter, but they are afraid that Ruizong is so cruel to his brothers and pretends not to know it.

Of course, Nie Yuansheng also knew about this matter, but Ji Shen could openly mention it, but he wanted to continue to pretend to be confused. At present, he avoided the matter of the king of Jiqu and said, "This matter was caused by the king of Anping to request a concubine's daughter. The original royal matter, according to the king of Guangling, is indeed not able to say..."

Ji Shen sneered and said, "You and I are called kings and ministers, and we are really like friends. If you hadn't been alert to remind me today, you can't look at it, the mother is definitely reluctant to blame the second brother who came up for the eldest brother. At least she must ask me to scold me for being rebellious, and then she will definitely mention the matter of superiority and inferiority... Today Didn't the mother attack the Sun family? The previous dynasty was worried about heavy snow and prepared to save, but it was just looking for Maozi! On the contrary, the eldest brother only pushed a concubine out and said that nothing had happened yet! The mother is biased to this point. My brother regards me as a chess piece. Looking up and down, only Yuansheng is loyal to me! If you have something to say, don't say that there is no one here, that is, in front of the government and the opposition, I will see who dares not to allow you to speak!"

"King Anping's move is not good!" When Nie Yuansheng heard the words, he was not polite and said, "Your Majesty, please think about it. Princess Gao is Your Majesty's cousin and the cousin of King Anping. Speaking of which, King Anping is the eldest son of the former emperor and the Empress Dowager. After Wei Chen heard that Princess Gao was born, he was often summoned to the palace by the Empress Dowager and Anping because she was old. Wang can be said to be a childhood sweetheart, and there is no guess! There is a saying that the young couple is an old companion, and Princess Gao is not a childless person, and she is also the biological mother of the son of the world. The mother of the common daughter is just a concubine. Not to mention the court, it is an ordinary family. The things in the backyard are handled by the master's mother. Even if there is a small word about the husband's treatment of the wife, the so-called teaching of the son in person and training the wife behind his back, you must always be with the Lord. The mother is decent! In this way, the mother's face will not be light, and she will not be able to restrain the people below, causing the backyard to become more and more chaotic! Moreover, Princess Gao is still the wife chosen by the Empress Dowager for King Anping. For the sake of the Empress Dowager and the little son, King Anping should not have swept the princess's face like this... Even if she must be sealed for the concubine's daughter, she must always ask the princess to come forward to show the difference between inside and outside. The palace has rules, which makes the concubine's daughter more grateful to her mother. ! This is the way of harmony in the backyard! If King Anping discussed this matter with the princess, the princess would come forward. The Empress Dowager's Empress has always been kind. Even if she did not allow it once and many times, she naturally agreed to look at the princess's face. Why did she have to come to the Xuanshi Hall and alarmed the officials of the Ministry of Ceremonies, causing the holy reputation to be damaged?

Nie Yuansheng's words were reasonable and agreeable. Ji's deep eyes deepened again, and he said coldly, "The eldest brother is no better than the second brother! My cousin is not as virtuous as my second sister-in-law. How can I ask for a concubine's daughter?

"In this case, King Anping should give up." Nie Yuansheng said disapprovably, "There is a national law, and the family has family rules. Don't say that the daughter of a commoner is the eldest daughter. After all, the princess is both the master mother and the elder. There is no such thing as brushing the princess's face for her children. Moreover, the kings' daughter is the county head, and the common daughter is sealed. This is the rule! If the king of Anping adds kindness alone, and the concubines of other mansions also make such a request, if there is a clan that makes contributions, will Ze and his descendants have to be the head of Jin County as the princess, so that the common daughter will also be the princess? How can there be no reason for such a concubine to be separated? Besides, where is the East Palace? Where is the empress?"

In fact, Ji Shen didn't attach much importance to the rules. Otherwise, he would not have done anything to insist on the establishment of the Sun family, but Nie Yuansheng first said that this move of King Anping would damage Ji Shen's reputation. Moreover, the king of Guangling knew that the king of Anping had asked the Empress Dowager Gao for this matter, but he was rejected by the Empress Dowager Gao. He actually hid Ji Shen to ask for the will. He even brought officials from the Ministry of Ceremonies to come with him. It was clear that he wanted Ji Shen to carry the reputation of a rebellious empress dowager to complete them, and there was also a suspicion of forcing the king. Now Nie Yuansheng emphasized the rules and made him gradually become suspicious. He thought that although he was the legitimate son, he was the youngest son, although the two brothers were not as good as the king of Jiqu at the beginning. He openly fought against the former emperor and took the words of the emperor's deathbed and did not dare to seize the reserve. I'm afraid he was unwilling in private.

This time Ji Xi said that he didn't want much to help Ji Xu, but who knew that it was not that the two of them colluding to set a trap to make their reputation worse? After so many days, I got the title of faint king inside and outside, so I can justly abolish myself... Ji Shen gradually frowned and suddenly said, "Yuan Sheng said very much, but the eldest brother and the second brother are certainly confused. Instead of persuading them, they helped them deceive me, which is really hateful! I see that Xu Wei is also old and really unbearable to serve. With his honor and upbringing, he is also full of decent lords and ministers!"

Nie Yuansheng smiled silently in his heart. After all, he used this to provoke Ji Shen's vigilance against the throne. Ji Shen's move was clearly intended to kill chickens and set an example. Next, he was afraid that he would have to deal with the ministers who were close to the two kings of Anping and Guangling. This is not possible. Ji Shen is now angry. After all, the Empress Dowager Gao is still alive and her own. The mother and son are related to blood. If Ji Shen openly attacks the two kings now, how can the Empress Dowager Gao spare herself? Even if Ji Shen wakes up, she can't get well.

After thinking for a moment, Nie Yuansheng said, "Xu did come to become an official. Moreover, your majesty only added kindness to the son-in-law of the Xu family a few days ago. Mu Qi's father and son are much better than the descendants of the Xu family. Moreover, the shepherd family is thin, and they have feelings for Gaozu and the ancestors. They should be cultivated, so for the purpose of animal husbandry Qi, the Xu family should indeed retreat. After all, his son-in-law is like half a son. I think Xu Shangshu is a sensible person.

Xu Wei is the highest person in the Xu family in Yedu now. He is the official of the minister of the Ministry of Ceremonies. In fact, he is not among the people invited by the king of Anping to come to the Xuanshi Hall. However, since Ji Shen wants to warn the ministers of the two kings, of course, he is also cut down in a high position. At this moment, he said, "Although there is no Xu Yu among the people just now, the Ministry of Ceremonies is Under his rule, but I hope the new minister of the Ministry of Ceremonies will not be the same as Xu Na!"

Nie Yuansheng smiled faintly and said, "Weichen has a suitable candidate."

Ji Shen has always trusted him. What's more, if it hadn't been Nie Yuansheng's reminder today, Ji Shen would not have been cheated. Naturally, he would not feel that he had surpassed it. Instead, he felt that Nie Yuansheng grew up with him, so he was so informal and said happily, "I think the person you recommend will never be wrong, but unknown. Jiang Yao always has a way to decide whether the two old people agree or not.

"This person will definitely agree with the choice of the prime minister and the Empress Dowager." Nie Yuansheng smiled faintly and said, "It's Your Majesty's cousin and Princess Gao's brother Gao Jie."

"Zhuyue?" Ji Shen was stunned for a moment. Gao Jie, who was not only the brother of Princess Gao, but also the nephew of the Empress Dowager Gao. His father, Gao Chuan, is the current head of the Gao family. Ji Shen's uncle, whose family background is so outstanding, is not a completely incompetent person. Moreover, he has been in the court for many years, and the department in charge may still be short of heat. However, the way of etiquette has always been a good play of the family. Gao Jie thought there would be no problem, but... Ji Shen frowned and said, "I remember that you don't have any friendship with him. You went to the palace for a banquet. When you met him on the road, you were ridiculed by him?"

Nie Yuansheng smiled calmly and said, "The ancients did not avoid relatives and external actions. What's more, Weichen and Lord Xiao Gao are just a few quarrels, far from the point of hatred, or your majesty thinks that Lord Xiao Gao is not appropriate?" He also said, "Although your majesty has been wronged, if it is passed on, the king of Anping and the king of Guangling will be attacked, which is also the righteousness of all brothers, so that people can know your majesty's magnanimity."

Ji Shen took a deep look at him and sighed, "Looking at the court and the opposition, although I am the son of heaven, I am only the only one who is loyal!"

- Nie Yuansheng and Gao Jie not only had little friendship, but also suffered humiliation from the later. The king of Guangling also disdained Nie Yuansheng. In this case, Nie Yuansheng also recommended Gao Jie to serve as the minister of the Ministry of Ceremonies. The reason is that the king of Anping and the king of Guangling will not have a gap with Ji Shen. How can Ji Shen not be moved?

What's more, Gao Jie is not only the brother-in-law of the King of Anping, the cousin of the King of Guangling, and also the nephew of the Empress Dowager Gao. If the Empress Dowager Gao knew about this, she would also agree with Ji Shen's move. Ji Shen increasingly felt that Nie Yuansheng was loyal and commendable, and Gao Jie, who clashed with him, was really not honest, but after thinking about it, he nodded: "I will tell Gao Who elected him to this position, so that since he has held the position of the Ministry of Ceremonies, he should behave properly! Don't be rude to others again!"

Nie Yuansheng arched his hand with a smile: "Your Majesty."