Chapter 143: Bachelor of Attendance

After Yun Fenghuang settled Zhaoqing and confirmed that Ouyang Changsheng would stay as an accompanying reader, he turned his attention back to the Queen.

To be precise, it was put back on the Gu family.

She understands Chunjia's mind very well, this emperor is the master who loves beauties more than country.

It is basically impossible to expect him to touch the East Palace position with both hands just because he loves him.

He wouldn't even give her the back seat.

So instead of trying to continue coaxing the emperor, it is better to maintain the current favor, and try to fight for the rest.

Now the whole court has almost become Chunjia's one-spoken hall, and the regent's right to speak has declined rapidly with the enshrinement of Gu Fangshu's first daughter and the fact that Dingbei Army was taken over by Yun's children last year.

After all, no matter how many people pass on the half-step emperor's younger brother, it can't compare with the orthodoxy of Chunjia, who is grandiose and succeeds Xiaozong.

Yun Fenghuang felt that it was time to get back the post that was temporarily sent to the queen.

Of course, since Chunjia has no plans to abolish the empress, first of all, she has to help the Gu family get rid of the empress.

Fortunately, the emperor has a record of breaking trust with his courtiers, and the Gu family is terrified, so this step is not difficult to take.

The tactic of misleading the queen has already been used, it is too late, it is better not to continue to start with the queen, Yun Fenghuang is thoughtful, it is rumored that when the regent was in the Dingbei army, he had a friendship with Gu Fangshu, and once felt like a brother ...At this moment, the Gu family is in a state of panic all day long, and Gu Fangshu himself is far away on the grassland, beating people to death.

So she said to Chunjia the next day: "When this summer vacation is over, the children will go to school. His Majesty promised Wei Changkong an official position earlier, and he also agreed. But I heard that this person is still living in the Prince Regent's Mansion." ? This is too outrageous."

Chunjia didn't pay much attention to it at first, mainly because it's rare these days to get along well with the regent, and he didn't want to take the initiative to pick things up, so he said perfunctorily: "Maybe it's because he's used to it. It's his talent that we value. Others You don’t have to worry about it.”

"But Your Majesty, everyone knows that Wei Changkong was deeply favored by the late emperor." Yun Fenghuang frowned slightly, and said softly, "Since he retired to the countryside after he became an official, he didn't serve in the early days, so it can be said that he was indifferent to fame and fortune. After leaving the mountain, he went directly to the Prince Regent’s Mansion to enlighten the youngest son of the Prince Regent... This behavior is very controversial. What time does it mean to be entangled with the Prince Regent now? Your Majesty is magnanimous, Even the concubine feels wronged!"

Chunjia really didn't care much about this grievance.

He has been patient for a long time since he was a child, so this is really nothing.

However, he was concerned about what Yun Fenghuang said both inside and outside, that Wei Changkong lived in the Prince Regent's mansion so far, which would make people doubt the legitimacy of Chunjia's succession to the throne.

After all, although the matter that the regent almost became the emperor's younger brother was not implemented due to Ji's opposition, there have always been rumors in the market.

Wei Changkong, who was deeply in love with Xiaozong's kindness back then, followed the Prince Regent unswervingly... How could people not suspect that the new monarch Xiaozong really wanted was the Prince Regent, not Chunjia whom he had never met before?

That's why Wei Changkong's talent and name are willing to give enlightenment to the Prince Regent's youngest son, to give up the high-ranking official Houlu and become a teacher in the palace, and why he still refuses to leave the Prince Regent's Palace after accepting the official position given by Chunjia... …

That's why the emperor showed a pensive look.

Yun Fenghuang took advantage of the victory to chase after him: "Besides, Your Majesty's magnanimity is a blessing for a subject, but a subject doesn't know how to cherish it, and even intensifies it. This is too shameless! Although Wei Changkong is famous in the world, it is considered a Counting the things he has actually done for the court and the world, how many things are there? It is not as many as the officials in the court today. Why is he so proud of his talents? It must not be because of His Majesty's good temper and deliberately against His Majesty ?”

In fact, Wei Changkong may not be as useless as she said, the key is that he was still very young when Lianzhong Liushou entered the court as an official, and he fell into Xiaozong's eyes again, and was one of the primary targets of Ji's suppression.

Given his age and circumstances at the time, it was surprising what he could accomplish.

Not long after that, his mother died of illness, and Ding You left.

After many years of silence, he reappeared in the Imperial Capital and became the teacher of the Prince Regent's Mansion... Based on this experience, Wei Changkong naturally has nothing to show for his achievements other than talent and fame.

Yun Fenghuang still didn't want to let him go, and said, "Your majesty is fine with anything if I want to tell you, but this is too lenient. An old minister like Yi Guogong knows his duty and just pays it off. Like Wei Changkong, who is self-reliant on his talent and has no sense of proportion, he doesn't think he deserves it! If he is just so proud, it can be said that he is some hypocritical scholar, but if he has the courage to say something Do something or nothing, and nothing will ruin our emperor!"

"...I see." Chunjia frowned and didn't answer directly, but Yun Fenghuang knew in his heart that the emperor must have been persuaded by himself.

He didn't need to care about Wei Changkong's arrogance, or even Wei Changkong's heart towards the regent.

but……

It is impossible for the emperor to tolerate Wei Changkong and his ilk, because of his magnanimity, he supported the regent with all his nose and face.

He has been on the throne for thirteen years, and he has been in power for five years. Only he knows how to get through these many days.

It is impossible to hand over the power you have, and you don't want to share it with anyone.

Even if he knew that the regent was Xiaozong's only younger brother, even if he knew that Xiaozong really wanted to pass the throne to this younger brother... But since he was the one who was pushed to the throne, he has paid so much to get to where he is today. He was too noble to surrender to the regent.

In fact, Chunjia thinks that she is broad-minded enough to tolerate Gongxiang Ruoji going in and out with the title of Regent.

After all, the Son of Heaven is already in charge, so why is there a need for a regent?

This is because Gongxiang Ruoji has a close relationship with Xiaozong and the Dingbei Army. He also has some diehard members in the court for many years. Out of gratitude to Xiaozong, and because he doesn't intend to tear himself apart with this cheap uncle, he will end up in a brotherhood. The name... The most important thing is that Gongxiang Ruoji can't threaten him now, so Chunjia plans to take it slowly.

But if this kind of conditional tolerance is interpreted as being weak and even deceitful, this... this is absolutely unacceptable to the emperor!

The next day he gave Wei Changkong two houses.

One is a courtyard next to the palace, and the other is the residence of the imperial capital, both of which are spacious and beautifully furnished, and can be moved in after a little cleaning.

At the same time, Wei Changkong's official appointment was also formally issued, as a scholar of the Imperial Academy.

This official position is not very high. It is mainly responsible for reading scriptures and history, explaining doubts, and preparing consultants to deal with them. But it also works part-time as a lecturer for emperors and princes.

With Wei Changkong's talent, it is more than enough to take up this position, but with his years of living in the Prince Regent's Palace, after the news came out, it still caused quite a commotion.

"Your Majesty is really magnanimous, and has the appearance of a wise king." No matter what the royalists think in their hearts, they always praise it to the outside world, saying that the regent is so ambitious and uninterested, and the emperor has been in power for five years. The embarrassing son of the regent, the emperor not only did not kill them all, but even appointed the teacher in his mansion as a lecturer to teach the heirs of the emperor.

If the regent still has a little conscience, he should pack up the ceremonial utensils related to the regent, go to the palace to plead guilty, resign the title of the regent, and return to the seat of the vassal king. The feudal lord!

But the people in the Prince Regent's faction don't think so: "This move today is clearly to sow dissension, to make an inch of it! If Wei Changkong can be canonized today, can someone else be canonized tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow... In the long run, the prince will be in this temple. An has a foothold?!"

If this was the previous two years, they would definitely have made a fuss.

But now...

The most solid bargaining chip of the Prince Regent's faction, Uncle Zhao Wu Gu Fangshu was fighting bloody battles in a foreign country. The reputation of the Regent himself was also continuously hit due to disputes with his eldest son.

In particular, many people supported him because of the rumors of the emperor's younger brother, and privately recognized that he was Xiaozong's preferred successor.

But the regent was a bit unkind to the eldest son in all fairness.

If he had many sons, and each one was better than the other, because Gongxiangxiao's mother clan was not very good, many people might just pretend to be confused.

But he has only two sons in total. After Gong Xiangxiao left, he did not push the youngest son to the front of the stage. He still managed a delicate and weak personality. It is said that he is still in his prime, but it has not been many years since he claimed to be an old man. Originally, the youngest son is young enough to make people worry, but he still has a reputation of being sick and weak. The regent has a good or bad thing, this youngest son can't support the family, and when the time comes, they will be in vain after all their pursuit, and their heirs and families will also be in trouble?

Looking at Chunjia again, she is young, vigorous, diligent and intelligent, and she has more than a dozen heirs under her knees in just a few years since she took office, and there are rumors that the eldest son and daughter of the emperor are intelligent and alert.

No matter how you look at it, you are full of hope.

Chunjia didn't even need to make too many moves, the Prince Regent's faction has been going from bad to worse in the past two years.

Those who are still unwilling to disembark at this moment, except for some diehard loyalists, many of them have been tied to the regent for too long, and they can no longer get off the boat.

Now he talks about Chunjia's child's heart, but he thinks in his heart...

If one has a close relationship with the Prince Regent's Mansion, Wei Changkong must be one of them.

Although he had been here for a short time, he couldn't hold back his fame!

The choice of Mr. Lingshan caused quite a stir at the time.

If it didn't take long, the wife of the Duke of Ye was shot dead at the summer banquet, followed by Chunjia's pro-government. These two things were even more important, and they suppressed this wave of discussions forcefully. The news about the Prince Regent and his son will definitely not be let go so easily.

Even Wei Changkong has a chance to be used by Chunjia, so...is there a possibility for them to change ships?

"My lord, it's time for Zhen'er to go out for a walk." Chunjia's edict won all the praises, but it made the Prince Regent's Palace, which had been calm for a few days, suddenly feel precarious.

Even the step concubine Lu, who lives in the backyard, couldn't help but go to the study to seek advice from the regent, "My concubine knows about Shouning Marquis, and the prince is very sad. But the matter is now, and Shouning Marquis is not willing to marry a wife." Returning to see the ceremony, it can be seen that my heart is full of resentment. Otherwise, as long as the current situation of the palace can be alleviated, I will be willing to invite him back to be the son! Now that the minds of the ministers are floating, why not let Zhen'er show up in public to reassure people's hearts?"

Although her words were selfish, in all fairness, it was indeed a solution.

Gong Xiangzhen is ten years old this year. Although he is still young, he is still a serious heir. Pushing him to the front of the stage can always dispel the worries of quite a few people who are worried that there will be no successors in the palace.

Furthermore, the Lu family learned the lesson of the resignation of Gong Xiangxiao, the eldest son of the first wife, and believed that the title of the young master is important, but power and connections are more important.

Although Gong Xiangxiao doesn't look like he wants to reconcile with the palace, but who knows in the future?

Her son is not bad under Wei Changkong's teaching.

Even if he is only ten years old, going out to show his face can still earn face for the palace. When the time comes, he can not only help the regent, but also strengthen his own position. What's wrong?

At most, it would be unfavorable to Gong Xiangxiao. Lu Shi had already thought about it. After her son showed up, she immediately let people spread the news, praising and stepping on others, claiming that the reason why Gong Xiangxiao was kicked out of the palace was not because of her relationship with him. The regent is partial to the youngest son, but because he is not up to the mark as the eldest son, even if he has studied with the emperor for many years, he is still incapable of writing and martial arts. Or his son is smart, studious, filial and considerate, this is the hope of the Regent Palace!

However, the regent vetoed it straight away: "Now the situation is not good for us, so we should not let Zhen'er come forward."

Lu felt a little absurd: "My lord, I understand how much my lord loves Zhen'er. But the current situation in the palace, even if I am only a woman, can understand it. It's like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat! At this time, has Zhen'er been Can hiding in the palace be able to escape the storms in the future? I don’t think so. The prince has only two princes under his knees. After Shou Ning Hou left, only Zhen’er is left. Now that Zhen’er doesn’t stand up, What qualifications do you have to be your son?!"

These words made the regent look at her in surprise, since Lu's came in, he was willing to pretend to be a loving mother in front of Gong Xiangxiao when he had nothing to do.

Later, he had his own son, Gong Xiangzhen, and looking at Gong Xiangxiao, he was extremely displeased. Jian Tian planned to drive the eldest son of the first wife from the position of the eldest son, so as to support his son to take the position... These intentions In fact, he knows it all.

He thought that the Lu family understood his defense of Gong Xiangzhen, and that the Lu family would have no choice but to let Gong Xiangzhen out to show his face, and even wanted to beg him to send Gong Xiangzhen away.

"Since you also know that the current situation of the palace is not very good." The regent's voice softened a little, and said gently, "Don't you blame Gu for forcing Shou Ninghou away?"