Chapter 21: Survey of the Wise and Fool in the East Palace

In the Eastern Palace, there were always two factions. The faction that was hostile to Xin Qiwu believed that since the Sinanbo Fan family had a good relationship with Prince Jing and now they were married to the Prime Minister, Prince Jing was the second prince, and the Prime Minister gradually became alienated from the Eastern Palace, so the Fan family must be the second prince. Xin Shaoqing firmly opposed this opinion, because in his opinion, Fan Jian could not be an ordinary minister who would move with Prince Jing's sleeves.

In the deep palace, Xin Qiwu was kneeling honestly at the entrance of the study room, with his butt raised high. Fortunately, he was blocked by the official uniform, so he did not look ugly.

"Get up." The emperor's voice rang inside the curtain.

Xin Qiwu stood up, his arms were hanging beside him, and he did not dare to move at all. He had been to the study several times, but he still could not adapt to the natural sense of oppression. Two beads of sweat the size of soybeans slid down from his forehead. I don’t know if it was because Xia Mi was still too hot or nervous, but he didn’t dare to erase it.

The sound of flipping through the paper sounded in the curtain. After a long quiet time, the emperor asked indifferently: "This Chen is reasonable and well-founded. Since the mother in the north still refuses to settle down, that's great. Your family has to open their mouths for me."

Xin Qiwu replied loudly: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

The emperor's voice suddenly became a little strange: "Mr. Fan's son is now serving as deputy envoy for you?"

Xin Qiwu didn't expect that His Majesty would have such concern for Deputy Envoy Fan. He had a few more sweat on his forehead and responded respectfully: "That's right."

The emperor seemed very interested in this matter: "Oh, Fan Xian asked him to be a Xielulang in Taichang Temple. Why did you think of transferring him to Honglu Temple?"

Although Your Majesty's voice was still gentle, Xin Qiwu was nervously fainting and did not dare to hide it at all. He answered honestly: "A few days ago, according to Your Majesty's order, I gave lectures in the Eastern Palace. I talked to His Highness about the Northern Qi envoy this time. Because Fan Xian was related to this matter and was very talented in the capital, there was a Zhuang Mohan in the Northern Qi envoy, and there must be a talented man in the court reception. Therefore, I took the liberty to make this suggestion, and Your Highness agreed."

"Well." The emperor behind the curtain admired the minister's frank attitude. He was never afraid that someone in the court would form a party, but the party must be formed in a clear place. "This matter is not a mistake. I will hand it over to you the fullest on the same day. Even if it is the prince, you don't need to ask for instructions."

"Yes." Xin Qiwu and the prince never thought of hiding his relationship with His Majesty. After all, he was the person appointed by His Majesty to serve the Eastern Palace.

The emperor looked through the file again, and he seemed to frown: "How is Fan Xian doing?"

Xin Qiwu did not dare to be greedy for merit, and honestly replied: "What Your Majesty saw at this time is exactly what Deputy Envoy Fan has learned from his hard analysis."

"Analyze the results?" For some reason, the emperor's tone became a little angry, "It's getting more and more ridiculous!"

Xin Qiwu was very panicked because of his anger. Fortunately, this matter seemed to have nothing to do with the negotiations. After he left the study, His Majesty the Emperor lifted the curtain and walked out. On the face that was not angry and powerful. At this time, in addition to a hint of anger, there was a hint of helpless smile. He ordered the eunuch around him: "It is said that Chen Pingping entered the palace."

The eunuch Rou took the order and left. The master of Qingguo. The most powerful middle-aged man in the world walked out of the study room, stood under the corridor of the palace, looked at the dim moon in the world, with his lips slightly raised, and said to himself: "The country's weapon is not directly assisting the Honglu Temple, but is used to make a step for children to entertain themselves. Good to you, Chen Pingping. It seems that if you don't hit you, you really want to send my yard with your hands to play with the child."

Who is the emperor? From the file that is known as Fan Xian's analysis, he could see the shadow of the Supervision Bureau at a glance. But looking at his expression, he didn't seem to be angry, but it was a little funny. Xin Qiwu tried to get the prince to win over the Fan family, but in fact he happened to cater to the emperor's idea - the tendency of the Eastern Palace finally showed some political wisdom, and the prince seemed to have made progress. This fact made the Supreme Lord of Nine Five feel a little relieved.

A fierce quarrel broke out in the East Palace. The two sides of the quarrel were Xin Qiwu, Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, and Guo Baokun, compiled by the palace. The content of the quarrel was naturally inseparable from the eighth-rank official named Fan Xian. Looking at the red faces and thick necks, you can tell the degree of intense quarrel before.

Xin Qiwu looked at Guo Baokun with a little contempt and said, "As a minister, you must be a loyal minister. I will come to assist the prince according to your majesty's will, to plan for the prince's great cause and choose a good talent for the time. Fan Xian, the Xielu Lang, is talented in the capital. Judging from his recent actions, he knows advancement and retreat, and has real talent. The Fan family has always been a minister of the royal family. Of course, the prince should accept such a minister. He must not be rejected because of the momentary aura of some people."

Guo Baokun sneered: "Does Shaoqing think that my official only remembers the hatred of that punch? Don't forget that the relationship between Fan's mansion and Prince Jing's mansion, and Fan Xian, will soon become the Prime Minister's son-in-law. Do you still don't know the Prime Minister's recent direction?"

Xin Qiwu said with his neck straight: "I don't know, I only know that there is only one Majesty in Qing State and only one Crown Prince in Qing State. Any way to artificially divide the factions in the court is extremely stupid."

He is not a sour and corruption with only ambition but no skills. Of course, he knows that the second prince has become popular recently, but strategically, he still believes that the Eastern Palace does not need to treat the second prince as an opponent. Once this happens, it will open a dangerous door. As long as the prince is upright and has no enemies to speak of in front of great justice.

The prince sat on a high place and sighed. He was indeed lustful and cowardly, but he was not a fool. He knew deep down that from the perspective of the overall situation, Xin Shaoqing's view was undoubtedly the most correct. But politically, it has always been a life-and-death struggle. Even if he was cautious, who could guarantee that the two brothers who looked at the throne would do something?

"The situation in front of you has not reached that point." The prince rubbed his temples and said with some worries: "After all, I am the crown prince of a country. It is a matter of reserved talents for the court. As for the emperor's brother, don't talk nonsense, that's too ridiculous."

This is the helplessness in the palace. You are obviously guarding against me and I am guarding against you, but no one can say anything verbally.

"Then Fan Xian?" Guo Baokun was still a little unwilling to give up.

Xin Qiwu snorted coldly and said, "Mr. Guo, I think you have always misjudged something."

"What's the matter?" the prince asked curiously.

"Many officials in the mainland, including you, have all brought the Fan family to the second prince's sect because of the relationship between the Fan Mansion and Prince Jing Mansion, but who has evidence to prove this? This time, the Eastern Palace's clerical order gave Fan Xian a chance to show his face. If the Fan family is really as Lord Guo said, I'm afraid I won't dare to take this mission at all." Xin Qiwu continued to say coldly: "The most important thing is that Fan Xian will soon become the prime minister's son-in-law. Lord Guo used this to judge that Fan Xian could not be loyal to the crown prince. This is really ridiculous."

"What's ridiculous?" A trace of sinister flashed in Guo Baokun's eyes. "No matter what news is above the court or in the dark, it has already shown that the Prime Minister has broken up with the eldest princess and is trying to gradually escape from the influence in the palace."

"As the prime minister of a country, of course, we should not be controlled by the people in the palace." This was a bit too much, Xin Qiwu woke up and bowed to the prince to confess his crime. The prince shook his head indifferently and signaled him to continue speaking.

Xin Qiwu said again: "Mr. Guo said before is the problem. Everyone knows that the Prime Minister and the Princess break up... What does this have to do with the Eastern Palace? Does this mean that the Prime Minister will no longer be loyal to His Majesty? He will no longer stand on His Highness's side?"

The prince frowned and said, "But... my aunt has also been very angry with the prime minister recently."

"Your Highness, I am so arrogant... I must not change my attitude towards the prime minister because of the eldest princess' attitude." Xin Qiwu said neither humble nor arrogantly.

The prince frowned even deeper: "But..." He wanted to speak but stopped. Guo Baokun took this opportunity to say coldly: "But if the Prime Minister is still like before, why didn't he come to the East Palace to pay his respects like before after the court meeting recently?"

Xin Qiwu smiled confidently and replied: "I have never denied this. Your Highness is just an arrangement now, and it is far from the time when both sides compete for strength. A truly smart minister will naturally follow Your Majesty tightly, which is enough to maintain the longevity of his family. The Prime Minister is the same. He may be swaying between the prince and the second prince at the moment. But in the end he will still obey His Majesty's will. If we want the Prime Minister to truly stand on our side," he took a deep breath, "The key is Fan Xian. The Prime Minister has no real son. If Fan Xian and others are in the future of the Lin Mansion, if we can let Fan Xian surrender to His Highness, the Prime Minister's attitude will naturally change."

Guo Baokun sneered: "Don't forget the relationship between Prince Jing and Fan Xian."

"Don't forget. Whose subordinates were found out a few days ago?" Xin Qiwu said coldly: "That man deliberately let Fan Xian meet His Highness by chance. Naturally, he hopes that His Highness will remember the grudges he had had in the past few days and humiliate Fan Xian so that Fan Xian can truly join his camp. Fortunately, His Highness is wise, so naturally he will not be fooled by such villains."

The prince smiled gently and enjoyed some.

"If the Fan family is really from his school, why should he use this trick again?" Xin Qiwu said again: "I believe that with the power of the Fan family, you will definitely find the hidden truth behind this matter. If it is really found out that it was done by that person, Fan Xian will be afraid that he will hold a grudge, so there is no need to worry about the Fan family's current attitude."

The prince was a little moved and said softly: "If the Fan family is still in the dark and is fooled by that person, I might as well tell him."
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