Chapter 450: Controlling the Crown Prince
This year's New Year's banquet was much more low-key than in previous years. The monarch and his subjects had a reunion dinner and then left.
After the New Year, Jiang Yankun's status in the inner cabinet has risen again.
After all, Master Jing is old and is already very tired as a tutor. He really has no energy to take care of the affairs of the inner cabinet.
Since half a year ago, Jiang Yankun has been handling all the documents of the inner cabinet.
Of course, it has not been smooth sailing.
The Jing family finally cleared their grievances and returned to the capital with a legitimate reason. There are always a few ambitious people in the family.
They all want Master Jing to treat the Jing family as training objects, so that they can take over the inner cabinet in the future and call the shots in the court.
"Grandfather, what are you thinking about? Why would you rather promote the Jiang family than our own people?"
"He, Jiang Yankun, has the Queen Mother paving the way for him, why should it be your turn to worry about him?"
"The inner cabinet is the secret key of the court, it is the most important thing, what do you think?"
"Brother, don't talk to father like this, father must have his own reasons for doing this, father, please explain it!"
"Hmm..."
The old man exhaled heavily from his nose. Compared with the vigorous spirit when he just arrived in the capital a year ago, it is obvious that his cheeks have become deeply tired.
The extra wrinkles at the corners of his eyes also show his fatigue to everyone.
"Then tell me, why don't I promote my own family, but let Jiang Yankun go?"
What does father (grandfather) mean by this?
Does that mean that the Jing family members are not as good as Jiang Yankun?
But with the old man at the helm, the Jing family can't make any mistakes! The
eldest brother of the Jing family was silent for a moment and thought seriously: "Father thinks that Jiang Yankun is the prince's grandfather, and he is afraid that the prince will have opinions about the Jing family in the future?"
But the old man is his great-grandfather and his teacher, and the Jing family should be the closest to the prince!
"Maybe... could this be what the Queen Mother meant? She is too ambitious. It would be fine if she wanted to be the Queen Mother and be on equal footing with the Emperor, but she wouldn't be thinking of controlling the Prince and being the boss of him in the future, right?"
"Bang!"
A copper wine pot fell to the ground, and everyone was startled. The old man's face was ashen: "Who wants to control the government and control the Prince? Who is more ambitious? You think I'm an old man with blurry eyes, don't you?"
In this family, the old man has always been the boss, and he has the final say on everything. He suddenly became furious, and scared everyone present and made them shrink back.
"Father... Father, what are you doing?"
Old Master Jing snorted coldly: "I am old, but my mind is still clear. It is you who are not clear-headed."
"The Queen Mother is the Queen Mother because of the emperor's favor? Do you think the emperor is blinded by beauty? You underestimate the emperor and overestimate yourselves."
"Although the Queen Mother lives in the harem, she has the talent to govern the country. She can drive on par with the emperor because her talent is not inferior to the emperor. Do you think that the emperor is blinded by lust and anyone can take away his power?"
"If she is determined to become the empress, none of you will be her opponent after the emperor is gone for a hundred years. It is because the emperor knows that she has no ambition to change the dynasty. No matter what she does, it is for Dayan and the prince, so he will give her power. When the emperor is not energetic, the empress can do everything for him. What can you do for the emperor?"
"Besides keeping an eye on the position of the chief minister of the inner cabinet all day long, what else can you do?"
"What is your ambition? To seize power in the court? To be feared by everyone? To control the government and become the second prime minister of Song?"
Everyone in the Great Yan Dynasty knows what happened to the previous chief minister of the inner cabinet.
No emperor is willing to be threatened by his ministers, and the same goes for the future prince.
Jiang Yankun was made the Prime Minister not only because he was the prince's grandfather, but also because he was a man who understood current affairs, knew the importance of things, and could act crazy and foolish.
Between the prince and the Prime Minister, there
was the Queen Mother, the stabilizing force, and the future would definitely be harmonious between the monarch and his subjects. It is a truth that when the family is harmonious, everything will prosper; when the monarch and his subjects are of one mind, the country will prosper.
The members of the Jing family were scolded so badly that they could not raise their heads.
The old man was still the clear-eyed and bright-hearted old man, and he did not become confused at all because of his age.
Old Master Jing sighed: "What's more, this is also the emperor's intention."
After these words came out, the Jing family understood Old Master Jing's choice even more.
We should take advantage of the fact that the emperor feels guilty about the Jing family and obey the emperor's decision to the greatest extent possible, so that when the prince succeeds to the throne in the future, the emperor will remember the Jing family's kindness and instruct the prince to
take care of the Jing family. And the prince will also be grateful for the teachings of Master Jing and take good care of the Jing family.
Everything that Master Jing is doing now seems to be paving the way for Jiang Yankun, but in fact it is also leaving a way out for the Jing family.
When Jiang Yankun went to the inner cabinet again the next day, he obviously found that the few people who were vaguely dissatisfied before were much more respectful to him.
As for the reason, he didn't want to go into it.
Sometimes being a little confused is a good thing for yourself.
As long as these people can be used by you in the future, it doesn't matter whose orders they obeyed in the past.
It doesn't matter if they are not used for their own purposes. The imperial examinations will be held every three years soon. The Hanlin Academy will welcome a large number of fresh blood who want to serve the court. Those newcomers will be more convenient to use than these old ones .
"Hoo-hoo-hoo"
Dozens of sturdy figures in white clothes and white hats crossed the snow-capped mountains, and the sleds on their feet slid very fast.
The wind and snow fascinated their eyes. They wiped them clean with the rabbit fur scarves around their necks and continued to slide down rapidly.
"General Shi, after crossing this mountain, we will reach the foot of Yuejian Village, a border town of Fuso."
"Leave eight people to guard the foot of the mountain for support. Deputy General Zuo and I will go into the city to investigate."
It was not only Goguryeo and Fuso who would leave spies in Dayan. When Dayan sent envoys, it would also leave its own people in their territory.
When Shi Ruojun just came out of the palace, she was still worried that people would recognize her as a woman.
As a result, after a long period of exposure to wind, rain, and blizzards, the skin on her face had become black, red, and rough, completely losing the delicate and fair complexion of a woman.
Following Yan Sanlang's suggestion, she also wore a layer of soft armor under her clothes, so that even if a soldier patted her chest when he was excited, he could only feel a hard area.
As Yan Sanlang said, she is no different from a man now.
Shi Ruojun was happy and unhappy.
She wanted to be a female general, not a man.
But at least she could comfort herself and not be afraid of her identity being exposed.
After several months of living and dying together, these black-armored guards had established a deep friendship with her.
Now is the most critical moment. She must kill King Fuso to let the world know that she is a woman.
Women can also be generals, go into battle to kill the enemy and take their heads.