Cui Zhihan frowned, confused and disdainful.

"The Nan family claims to have been loyal for generations, but now that the young emperor has taken the initiative to seek their help, they will immediately express their loyalty. Why would they consider any other tactics?"

Cui Cen slowly shook his head and sneered, "That old man Nan Cang only cares about his country, not the king sitting on the dragon throne."

"Then..." Cui Zhihan raised his eyes and thought for a moment, "You mean, this old man won't ally with the emperor?"

"No."

Cui Cen looked at his son's puzzled expression and said, "Nan Cang wants to see if the emperor is worthy of cooperation. Now, this Wang Jin is the key."

Cui Zhihan was confused. Wang Jin was just a small eunuch, so how could he become the key?

Cui Cen felt a little disappointed and impatient at his eldest son's slowness, and he sighed helplessly.

"If your second brother were here, he would have understood what I meant. In this respect, you are indeed inferior to him."

Cui Zhihan's face stiffened slightly, and a hint of embarrassment flashed across his eyes.

He lowered his head and said, "I am a dull boy... I hope my father can teach me."

"The Emperor will never be satisfied with just the power within the palace. Next, he will definitely deal with Wang Jin! If he succeeds in getting rid of Wang Jin, Nan Cang will definitely look upon him with new eyes."

Cui Zhihan suddenly understood and snorted:

“The little emperor was able to succeed this time because he was lucky and it caught everyone by surprise.

Wang Jin controlled the Eastern Depot and half of the Imperial Guards.

If the little emperor wants to use the same old trick again, I'm afraid it will be in vain! "

"Those people around the emperor should not be underestimated."

Cui Zhihan's heart trembled.

If his father hadn't reminded him, he would have almost forgotten about those people!

Especially the man who killed Chao Huang. It is said that it was this man's appearance that turned the tide of the battle in the palace.

"Send someone to investigate and find out the background of those people."

Cui Cen gave the order with cold eyes.

"Yes." Cui Zhihan agreed, then hesitated and said, "Father, that aunt in the palace..."

"She's not in danger of losing her life."

Cui Zhihan thought of his aunt's current situation and felt pity for her: "But the little emperor won't let her have an easy life..."

"After all, she is the emperor's mother, and filial piety comes first!"

It's nothing more than house arrest and loss of freedom.

Cui Cen narrowed his eyes and said, "Go and contact Cao Xiong more often in the next few days."

Cao Xiong? Cui Zhihan thought for a moment before remembering that this man was the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department.

The Silijian holds the seal and is known as the internal minister, ranking first in the Silijian.

Cao Xiong's status was originally higher than that of the eunuch Wang Jin, who was in charge of writing, because Wang Jin's power was too great and he undermined Cao Xiong's authority.

"Father is still planning to win him over?" Cui Zhihan was a little incredulous.

Cao Xiong has no power and doesn't even have much of a presence.

So much so that he almost forgot that there was such a person.

"I want to cut off the possibility of him joining forces with the Emperor."

Cui Zhihan disagreed: "How can Cao Xiong help the little emperor? He doesn't have any power at all."

"Everyone has ambition, and those who have nothing are more likely to be ambitious. Besides, he and Wang Jin are irreconcilable. If he helps the emperor, he will definitely do his utmost."

Cui Zhihan agreed, but he still didn't take Cao Xiong seriously.

He just felt that his father was too cautious. Even if the little emperor had made a small comeback now, it would not be enough to shake their Cui family in the slightest.

Why should we pay attention to Cao Xiong?

but……

Since my father has given the order, I cannot disobey it.

Look at how Wang Jin tried every possible means to make friends with the Cui family. Such good luck has befallen Cao Xiong, and he doesn't know how to express his gratitude.

…

It was getting late and it was time for dinner.

But the eunuchs serving in the palace saw that the emperor had a cold and depressed expression and did not dare to ask about the meal.

Zhao Xin was currently looking at the report submitted by the Western Factory.

It was this report that made him furious.

This report is the report made by the Western Factory after the review of various prisons and departments in the palace following the changes in the palace today.

The eunuch organization was collectively called the Twenty-Four Yamen, which was divided into twelve prisons, four departments and eight bureaus.

Among them, the Eight Inner Censors were responsible for all matters in the harem, and the first ones examined by the Western Factory were also these Eight Inner Censors.

What made Zhao Xin very annoyed was that the report recorded many methods used against the queen.

It was common practice to cut back on food, clothing and other expenses, and some even put poisonous snakes, insects and animal carcasses in Changle Palace to scare Su Qingyu.

Most people in the palace flatter the powerful and look down on the weak.

The queen was out of favor, and the palace maids and eunuchs were unwilling to serve in Changle Palace.

Those who have money and connections all try to find ways to go to other palaces.

Those who have to stay will try their best to transfer away.

Zhao Xin could even imagine...

How perfunctory and even disrespectful those who serve in Changle Palace are to Su Qingyu on a daily basis!

As a queen, her life in the palace was as miserable as that of a concubine banished to the cold palace.

Zhao Xin recalled that when he went to Changle Palace last night, it was already late autumn, but there was not even a charcoal brazier in the palace.

Kyoto is located in the north, and it is already cold in late autumn, and it gets even colder at night.

When he got up the next day, he saw a charcoal fire burning in the hall.

Isn't this change because he stayed overnight in Changle Palace?

These dogs found out that the queen was suddenly favored, so they started to fawn over her?

Zhao Xin took this matter to heart at the time, but because the sovereignty of the palace had not yet been regained, it was difficult to find people to completely replace the group of snobs in Yongle Palace.

In addition, many concubines in the harem had instructed the eunuchs to make things difficult for the queen.

Several eunuchs also confessed that Concubine Wei had joined forces with Concubine Xian to assassinate Su Qingyu.

Although he didn't know how Su Qingyu escaped at that time, Zhao Xin's heart was filled with thundering rage at this moment!

Once the queen was out of favor and bullied, it was the fault of the incompetent emperor.

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