Chapter 302 Lamb Kebab Meeting

"Your Majesty, you are so kind." An Jiu jumped over, hugged the emperor's neck and kissed him on the face.

The emperor is real. An Jiu likes him more and more the more he looks at him.

The emperor was particularly happy and satisfied.

The two flirted for a while, and An Jiu saw the memorials on the table.

"This is……"

The emperor didn't care that An Jiu saw this, he said: "The selection of cabinet ministers."

He sneered: "Prime Minister Jiang nominated a few people for me to make the decision."

In fact, he was just testing the emperor's attitude, trying to see whether the emperor really wanted to weaken the power of their Jiang family.

This is because he has been in a high position for too long and really thinks that all the power belongs to him.

The emperor sneered: "I am not a soft dough that they can manipulate at will."

Prime Minister Jiang only selects his own people and wants to turn the cabinet into a one-man show for his family.

Is it possible?

Obviously impossible.

The emperor didn't even look at it.

"Your Majesty, are you going to deal with the Jiang family?" An Jiu was a little curious.

The emperor said, "If the Jiang family knows what's good for them, they can behave themselves and gain a place in the capital."

It is impossible to cover the sky with one hand as before.

If you climb higher, you will be able to sit on the dragon throne.

But if the Jiang family is restless...

The emperor was waiting.

But it was obvious that the emperor felt that the Jiang family would not be content.

Prime Minister Jiang is the son of an aristocratic family. His father is the prime minister. Everything he wants is easily available to him. He is proud and conceited, and thinks he is very capable. In fact, he is just relying on the protection of his ancestors.

Moreover, having been in the high position for so long, with everyone praising him, Prime Minister Jiang had long since become so proud that he had forgotten to be careful with his words and actions. He could not stand the slightest bit of grievance, so how could he give up the power in his hands so obediently?

…

"Dad, what does the emperor mean?" Young Master Jiang was worried.

After the emperor issued this series of orders, many people in the capital fell into anxiety.

Some people chose to lie down and do whatever the emperor said. If the imperial examination was held, the worst that could happen to them was to let the younger generations in their family read more books and see if they could pass the exam.

Some people were indignant. They felt that the emperor's action was really too much, and they all came to ask Prime Minister Jiang for his opinion to see what he would say.

There are also some people who are fence-sitters. The young men in the family are not ambitious, and they have no determination to stand on the side of the Jiang family immediately, so they are wavering.

Prime Minister Jiang waved his hand, walked around the ground a few times, and then looked at the plaque in the study.

There are only four words on the plaque.

calmly.

Prime Minister Jiang found it difficult to do.

Young Master Jiang frowned and said, "Father, even if the imperial examination is held and the cabinet is established, we will at most not have so many things to do and can live a stable life."

He didn't want to go that far either.

Prince Ruyang and the Queen Mother were defeated, and so were the eldest prince and Concubine Shu.

What is the Jiang family? They are not legitimate and if things go wrong, they will lose everything.

Prime Minister Jiang did not answer him. He stared at the plaque for a while, then suddenly turned to Master Jiang and said, "We no longer have any choice."

Young Master Jiang looked at Prime Minister Jiang in confusion.

Prime Minister Jiang said, "Your sister is pregnant."

"Isn't this a good thing?" Young Master Jiang looked at his father and frowned slightly. If it was a good thing, then why would his father say that there was no way out?

Unless this child is not the emperor's...

“This child…”

Prime Minister Jiang said coldly: "It can only be the emperor."

Young Master Jiang immediately understood what his father meant.

"We are not rebelling, we are just..." Prime Minister Jiang exhaled: "As long as the emperor dies, the child in your sister's belly will be the heir to Daxia."

Young Master Jiang thought it was too unreliable.

"But the child hasn't been born yet. What if it's a princess..."

Prime Minister Jiang: "No, the baby in your sister's belly must be a prince."

Young Master Jiang stared at Prime Minister Jiang in a daze.

He thought his father was crazy.

It’s not like the royal family is deserted.

Even if the emperor is dead, there are still so many princes. Can an unborn child control so many people?

However, Prime Minister Jiang was very stubborn.

He said to the eldest son Jiang, "Prince Jing is out of reach in the south. Prince Ruyang, Prince Duan, and the eldest prince are imprisoned. Prince Jing is dying. Prince Ming and the eighth prince are powerless. They are useless. We just need to lure the emperor out and kill him. Then I can unite with other important officials in the court and the major families in the capital to stabilize the situation. By then, your sister will control the harem..."

Prime Minister Jiang felt that although there were risks, it was worth the risk.

Young Master Jiang was a little convinced.

Well said.

But is it so easy to kill the emperor?

just in case……

If you are discovered...

What will be the consequences?

When Master Jiang thought of the consequences, he trembled with fear.

"Father, can't you reconsider it again?" Young Master Jiang still refused to give up and tried to persuade his old father to give up.

However, Prime Minister Jiang glared at him.

"Cowardly waste." Prime Minister Jiang said angrily, "If the emperor knew that your sister was pregnant with someone else's bastard, he would definitely take the opportunity to deal with the Jiang family. At that time, we would be lambs to be slaughtered."

Young Master Jiang was stunned.

He cursed Concubine De again in his heart.

She was not allowed to enter the palace at first, but she insisted on entering.

Now, this has happened again.

Young Master Jiang felt that he was in a dilemma, as if there was a sword hanging over his head. Sooner or later, the sword would fall and kill all of them.

…

Huajie has been tidied up and is much cleaner.

Young Master Guo was eating mutton skewers and looking at the worried Young Master Jiang.

"Jiang Er, what's wrong with you?"

The second son of Jiang said, "My grandfather is ill. My mother and I will go back to Yongzhou to visit him tomorrow."

He sighed: "From now on, I won't come to Huajie anymore."

Young Master Guo didn't care: "What's the big deal? We'll eat together when you come back."

Mr. Li narrowed his eyes and asked, "So sudden?"

The second son of Jiang was helpless: "Yes, there was a letter from Yongzhou saying that my grandfather was dying and wanted to see my mother for the last time."

Young Master Guo was also a little sad, "It's like this when people get old."

He took a bite of the mutton skewer and said, "I was planning to tell you guys that I can't come here anymore."

The other two looked at him.

Young Master Guo frowned in distress and said, "It's my mother's fault. She heard that one would have to take the imperial examination to become an official, so she invited a teacher back and told me that since I couldn't do martial arts, I should study literature, and asked me to take the exam myself. My God, am I that kind of material? I get a headache when I read."

He looked at Mr. Li San and said, "I remember you were good at studying."

Mr. Li San nodded: "I'm fine."

After a pause, he suddenly said: "The first batch of imperial examinations is the best, you should also seize the opportunity."

Young Master Guo didn't quite understand: "What kind of opportunity is this?"

Second Young Master Jiang said, "Because there are not many people in the first batch, the competition is small, so it will be easier to pass the exam."

Young Master Guo nodded: "Ah, so that's how it is."

Li San just smiled and said nothing.

He thought, of course, it was because soon... many official positions would be vacant...

There will be no such opportunity in the future.

He ate the kebab in his mouth.

"Then I won't come here anymore. I have to go back to study."

Young Master Guo threw the stick and said, "Brothers, let's meet again in the future if we are lucky enough."

Young Master Jiang nodded.

Three people, three directions, each left.