The throne of the Great Jin Dynasty is not entirely the primogeniture inheritance system, it is generally selected from among the princes who are descended, and it is not according to age, but the Chengde Emperor Yuan with the queen died early, and there is no child under his knees, and the Chengde Son of Heaven has not established a queen again, so his sons are all concubines.

There are no sons-in-law, and they don't grow up, theoretically speaking, each of these princes has the opportunity to become a great treasure and dominate the world.

Among the many princes, in addition to the few young princes under the age of sixteen, there are only the eldest prince, the third prince, the fourth prince and the seventh prince and the four princes who stayed in the capital.

It is equivalent to saying that there are four candidates for the throne, which are left to the Chengde Son of Heaven for inspection.

When the six departments of the dynasty, in addition to the highest status of the Ministry of Rites, there are also the two departments of the most powerful officials, the other four are named by these four princes who stayed in the capital, for example, the four princes Ji Huan, one of the official positions on his body is the Ministry of War, and the seventh prince Ji Wen is the Ministry of Works.

In addition, the eldest prince is in charge of the household department, and the third prince is in charge of the criminal department.

The four of them, although they cannot be regarded as a complete six-part Shangshu, and most of the affairs of each ministry are handled by the two servants under them, but they are ministerial-level officials who are serious about the eight classics, and each of them has a large force in the capital.

This degree of decentralization is rare in the history of the Great Jin Dynasty, you must know that each of the six Shangshu in the past is a second-grade member of the Eight Classics, not to mention the high power in the court, and the master among the scholars in the opposition, this level of official position, before the Chengde Dynasty, there is no precedent for the prince to serve.

It is this Chengde Emperor who is confident that he can fully control the capital before he dares to carry out this degree of decentralization.

After the fourth prince Ji Huan clapped his hands, he sat back on the soft couch, he lowered his head and drank a sip of tea, looked up at Li Xin, and said softly: "Does the little marquis know why he was played with by a common people?" ”

Li Chun's face was slightly red, what he did during this period of time was indeed a bit embarrassing, originally with the status of Pingnanhou Mansion in the capital, a Li Xin, who was not even as good as the grassroots, could not fight Pingnanhou Mansion anyway, but Pingnanhou Mansion, in the hands of this hillbilly, suffered losses one after another.

Li Chun bowed his head slightly, and said in a deep voice: "This Li Xin, his mind is very treacherous, and he does things by unscrupulous means. ”

The fourth prince smiled slightly, stretched out his hand to pour a cup of tea for Li Chunye, and said softly: "The little marquis still thinks simply, with him as a person who has just entered the mountains and wilderness of the capital, even if he has great ability, it is impossible to move half a hair of the Pingnan Hou Mansion, but he just touched the sore spot of the Pingnan Hou Mansion, and he touched it twice, there must be a big problem behind this." ”

Li Chun slowly sat down in front of the fourth prince, took a deep breath, and said softly: "I have been puzzled in my heart for the past few days, and I ask His Highness for guidance." ”

If it weren't for Li Chun's deliberate flattery, with his identity as the little marquis of the Pingnan Marquis Mansion, he would even be qualified to talk to the four princes on an equal footing.

In other words, before the four princes ascended the throne, there was no superior-subordinate relationship between the two of them, and the reason why Li Chun was so respectful in front of the four princes was because he already thought that the four princes would sit on that dragon chair in the future.

Qi Wang Ji Huan took a sip of tea, squinted his eyes and said: "According to the news from the people, Li Xin appeared in his father's field of vision because of that poem. ”

Speaking of this, Ji Huan looked at Li Chun and laughed softly: "That poem is very well written, has the little marquis read it?" ”

Li Chun gritted his teeth and said: "That guy wrote this poem on a blank piece of paper and pasted it all over the street, so I naturally saw it." ”

Ji Huan smiled: "Did the little marquis think that why this poem could be sent to his father so quickly?" He Li Xin is just a commoner, just a few pieces of paper on the street, can he go up to heaven? ”

Li Chun frowned and said with a wry smile: "Maybe it's because the content of that poem is too sensitive, and Your Majesty is aware of everything, so ......"

Before he could finish speaking, the fourth prince interrupted him.

"It is precisely because the content of this poem is too sensitive, and it mentions Jingzhao Mansion, according to normal circumstances, it should be quickly pressed down by the people of Jingzhao Mansion, and then the traces will be erased, and it will not be transmitted to the father, but this poem, on the next day, was transmitted to the father's table."

Having said this, no matter how stupid Li Chun was, he could figure it out, he looked up at the fourth prince, and said in a low voice: "What does Your Highness mean that someone is making a hindrance in it and wants to embarrass my Pingnan Hou Mansion?" ”

His Royal Highness the King of Qi did not answer this sentence, but said to himself: "The conflict between you and that Li Xin in Ningcui Building, this king also sent someone to inquire, the two internal guards who followed that Li Xin that day were secretly followed, and the father did not give him a will in advance, so how did this Li Xin know that he was followed by two internal guards, and he used this as a means to frame the little marquis?" ”

Li Chun's face changed slightly.

He had never thought of these details before, and after His Royal Highness the King of Qi mentioned them, he found that there was a big problem behind this Li Xin.

Yes, how can he, a young man who has just entered the capital, stir up the storm and make the entire Pingnan Hou Mansion embarrassed?

No matter how smart he is, he must borrow strength, so who lent him this power?

The more Li Chun thought about it, the more his brows wrinkled, and he bowed his head to His Royal Highness King Qi, and his tone was respectful: "Thank you, Your Highness, for mentioning something." ”

The fourth prince smiled slightly: "The little marquis has come up with an eyebrow?" ”

Li Chun bowed his head and said: "Not yet, but after all, I have a clue, and when I go back, I will ask people to check who Li Xin has contacted during this time, he has been in the capital for less than a month, and his whereabouts are traceable, and I can always catch some horses." ”

His Royal Highness King Qi frowned slightly, and then stretched out.

He shook his head and said softly: "No need to check, this king has already inquired, you should know the first place that Li Xin entered when he first entered the capital." ”

Li Chun was shocked in his heart, and then said in a low voice: "Proud building? ”

When Li Xin first came to the capital, he made a lot of money in Deyi Building, and at that time, Mrs. Yu also sent someone to Deyi Lou to say hello, so that Deyi Lou cut off business contacts with Li Xin, and sent someone to burn Li Xin's house in a two-pronged manner.

His Royal Highness King Qi narrowed his eyes and said softly: "Who is the proprietor behind the proud building, it is not a secret in the capital, and the little marquis should know it." ”

Li Chun's face was a little ugly.

"The ...... of the Wei Palace"

His Royal Highness the King of Qi smiled: "Yes, these things that Li Xin has done since he entered Beijing have more or less the shadow of Lao Qi behind him, although he hides it very well, but he can't hide it from me." ”

Li Chun snorted.

"I, the Pingnan Marquis Mansion, have no grievances or enmity with His Royal Highness the King of Wei, why should he embarrass my Pingnan Marquis Mansion?"

The corners of the four princes' eyes jumped, and they complained in their hearts.

Fool, if you get close to this king, you are the biggest offense to Lao Qi!

He glanced at Li Chun and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

"The IQ of this Li family eldest is much inferior to that illegitimate child......"