Chapter 286

Looking at the information on the paper, Xia Houyu's eyes moved and sighed: "the imperial court has been divided so far, and so many officials have participated in the dispute over the monarch."

Chen Jia's heart is also heavy. He probably calculated that in terms of the number of forces on both sides, the seventh Prince has the advantage and controls the Ministry of rites, the Ministry of work and the Ministry of punishment. Finally, the seven princes have a Ministry of rites in their hands. The Ministry of rites is responsible for the ceremony and has the most say in sacrificing heaven. However, the five princes have the Ministry of household and the Ministry of officials. Among them, the Ministry of household holds the great financial power, and the strength of the competent officials of the Ministry of officials can not be underestimated.

As for the Ministry of war, it did not stand behind any prince. It seems that it has not yet gone deep into the dispute over the throne.

Chen Jia's hand lingered on the name of the Minister of the Ministry of war. Xia Houyu saw him so and said, "Shang Shuju Hongchang of the Ministry of war is a large general who fought on the battlefield. After the border was stable, he returned to the court as an official. Are you wondering why he didn't participate in the struggle for the crown prince?"

Chen Jia replied: "that's right. It's reasonable to say that the war department should be the core of the competition between the two princes when the Daxia Kingdom fights the world with martial arts."

"But it happened that this core personnel belongs to the German imperial concubine." Xia Hou Yu said this sentence not lightly but not seriously.

Chen Jia was stunned and thought of the German imperial concubine who lived in seclusion in the palace. He has been lurking in the palace for many days, but he has little information about the German imperial concubine. That is because the German imperial concubine is cautious, the gate of the palace is closed every day, and she seldom comes out and walks during festivals.

Chen Jia doesn't know how the virtuous imperial concubine is in the palace now, but the virtuous imperial concubine must have had a very beautiful day. Under the empress, the German imperial concubine has the highest position among the four imperial concubines, and she is also the biological mother of the eldest prince. However, many years ago, after the eldest prince accidentally fell off his horse during hunting and died, the German imperial concubine's temperament changed greatly, from the original bright daughter of Jiangmen to an unsmiling woman.

After the death of the great prince, the emperor probably loved the German imperial concubine and took good care of her. A few years ago, the German imperial concubine gave birth to another princess, the smallest and most favored scorching sun princess in the palace.

When Chen Jia hung from a tree to peep at the palace, she saw the scorching sun Princess many times. She is only five years old. She is very cute and pleasant. She has a small mouth and sharp teeth. Her character is especially cheerful and informal. She probably inherited her mother's style when she was young. The emperor loved her very much and never punished her for her rashness. After going down to court every day, he would go to the German imperial concubine to play with the little princess for a while before returning to the Yangju hall.

"It turns out that Princess De is the daughter of the Minister of war. After the death of the eldest prince, Princess de should have no interest in the dispute over the throne, and general Ju naturally won't stand behind any prince." Chen Jia said here, paused and asked Xia Houyu, "third prince, I have something to ask."

"What's up?"

"About the death of the great prince."

Xia Houyu was silent for a moment and said, "do you want to ask if elder brother really died of a falling horse accident?"

Chen Jia noticed that Xia Hou Yu called the eldest prince "eldest brother". When he called other princes, he casually said "old seven" and "old nine". He never called "seven younger brothers" and "nine younger brothers". Presumably, compared with other princes, Xia Houyu had a very close relationship with the great prince.

"Yes, I want to know if the eldest prince really died in sacking? After all, the competition for the position of prince among the royal family is fierce. The eldest prince is the eldest son and must be hated by many people," Chen Jia said.

Xia Hou Yu shook her head and replied, "I don't know. My eldest brother died while hunting outside the palace. Because I was weak, I didn't participate in the hunting. What happened at the scene can only be asked from the servants, but what they know is only heard. The incident happened suddenly and involved many people. My father and Emperor handled it very secretly. I don't know the content."

"Can someone be punished for the death of the great prince?"

"Many of the attendants died in those years, and the others didn't hear of it."

"At least from this result, the death of the Grand Prince did not involve anyone in the harem." Chen Jia said, "forget it, let's talk about the grand ceremony of sacrificing heaven for the time being."

Xia Houyu asked him, "although I want to win the throne, I can't intervene in the great ceremony of sacrificing heaven at this time."

Chen Jia nodded and said, "it's hard for us to even get out of the Qianyi hall, so we won't participate in this heaven worship ceremony. But this snipe and clam struggle is also a heaven given opportunity, and we fishermen should take advantage of it..."

Xia Houyu saw Zhong Liqing's eyes flashing and asked, "what's your idea?"

Chen Jia smiled proudly and set her eyes on Xiaobai.

Xiaobai was pulling her hair in boredom. Seeing this, she quickly stood up and asked excitedly, "what do you need me to do?"

Chen Jia said, "go out and spread some rumors, saying that the snow disaster in the south is the wrath of heaven. This great ceremony to worship heaven must be held in the south to show respect."

"The south?" Xia Houyu asked, "why do you mention the south?"

Chen Jia narrowed her eyes slightly and didn't answer the question: "what would happen to the capital if the masters of the Imperial Palace and the dignitaries of the Imperial Court went to the south to worship heaven?"

Xia Houyu pondered for a moment, her eyes lit up and answered, "if the tiger leaves the mountain, the city will be empty. We can avoid our weaknesses and develop our strengths!"

"That's right! The dispute over the throne is fierce day by day, but after all, some officials don't stand in line. They may be waiting for the result to protect themselves, or the two princes are not optimistic about either. Most of them are not people in important positions, so the two princes don't bother to net." Chen Jia said, pointing to the paper with the list of 100 officials, "As long as we take this opportunity to walk around and catch the small fish and shrimp that the fifth Prince and the seventh Prince despise, we can have our first batch of supporters!"

Xia Houyu's eyes were bright: "the seven princes and the five princes are trying to win over senior officials, coercion and inducement, but we are virtuous and small officials, supporting and respecting them. Over time, we will have fruitful results."

Chen Jiaxiao: "the three princes can understand the truth of accumulation and thin development. Being not eager for quick success and instant benefit and being patient is the first step to our success. Accumulated soil makes mountains, wind and rain prosper; accumulated water makes an abyss, and Dragons grow. There will be a time when we will make a blockbuster!"

……

The little white-collar worker died. Chen Jia and Xia Houyu ended their conversation and went back to their beds to rest.

Xia Houyu has been thinking about Zhong Liqing's words and deeds in his mind. What happened tonight has given him a new understanding of Zhong Liqing.

He is only 18 years old. It is when he is arrogant, but he can lie dormant in the palace under palace punishment for revenge. This is tenacity;

His ears and eyes are open, but he can see all the things in the world in the palace. His employment functions and decision-making power are amazing. This is agility;

He knows how to judge the situation, always maintains a mirror like heart, knows the way of game, and is good at winning the strong with the weak. This is wisdom.

Is it his blessing or his doom for such a tough, smart and wise man to appear around him? How many faces does Zhong Liqing have that he doesn't know?

Xia Houyu quietly opened a corner of the bed curtain, looked at Zhong Liqing sleeping on the soft collapse, and sighed faintly - anyway, Xia Houyu knew that she was afraid that she had already had a heart of dependence on Zhong Liqing. He would ascend the throne of God and let Zhong Liqing stay with her forever.

——Content from [Migu reading]