At night, there are few palace lights in the Nanyuan Palace, it is dark and dark, only the main hall is brightly lit, and Lan Jihua and Wei Chi are not easy to sit on the side of the low table and play chess. This is a type of chess that was popular among the nobles of the Southern Plains, similar to the Go of Dongyue, but it is much easier than Go, and only three pieces are connected horizontally and vertically to win.

Wei Chi is not easy to play a few times and is a little addicted, and she drags Lan Jihua to play chess every day after dinner, but today she is a little absent-minded, holding her cheeks, holding the black jade chess pieces for a long time, looking like she is wandering into the world.

Lan Jihua waved at her, but didn't attract her attention, he leaned up and pecked her face, Wei Chi Bu came back to his senses, looked around with a flushed face, saw that there was no one around, and greeted Lan Jihua with a punch, Lan Jihua wrapped her wrist, wrapped her fist, and gently and skillfully unloaded, "Your habit of shooting at every turn has to be changed, so that Kang Yanlong has to say you again." ”

Now Wei Chi Buyi's identity in the palace is a little embarrassing, everyone knows that she is Lan Jihua's top child, naturally she is respectful, Wei Chi Buyi is not pampered and arrogant, and gets along well with the people below, there is no future queen at all, her only problem is that she is too casual with Lan Jihua, sometimes the two of them make trouble, and dare to beat the emperor in public, which is simply a big rebellion for the slaves around Lan Jihua, but the emperor himself is not angry, and he laughs happily when he is beaten, what can they do.

Kang Yanlong, as the chief manager, naturally wants to maintain the imperial power, anyway, Wei Chiyi is not the queen now, and he has no name and no share, he has the right to say her. Of course, she didn't dare to teach a lesson, only the persuasion of her mother-in-law, Wei Chi Buyi was most afraid that Kang Yanlong would nag her, as if she was reciting scriptures, and her brain hurt when she read it.

Speaking of which, I really can't blame her, who let Lan Jihua not look like a king in front of her, and she is as shapeless as a splash on the street, if she doesn't beat him, her hands are itchy.

Wei Chi didn't want to withdraw his hand, but Lan Jihua clenched it tightly, "What were you thinking just now?" ”

"Thinking about today's affairs in the court," Wei Chi Bu opened the conversation, forgetting that his hand was still held by Lan Jihua. "Last time I suspected that it was Elder Hua who was dealing with Elder Qing, you said that you were only half right, today I have been careful to observe, and I can be sure that it is Elder Hua and Elder Wei who are teaming up to deal with Elder Qing, right?"

Lan Jihua gently rubbed her palm, there was a thin callus between the palms, which was caused by the habitual use of weapons, his little girl was really not pampered and raised, he picked up her other hand and looked at it carefully, "It's right to say that you join forces, but there should be no communication in private." ”

"I also find it strange that Elder Hua was obviously going to drag Elder Qing into the water, but Elder Wei was protecting Elder Qing. Looking at it this way, it doesn't seem to be a joint effort. ”

"Two elders, one is behind the scenes, and the other is taking the opportunity to make trouble. The purpose is not the same. ”

Hearing Lan Jihua say this, Wei Chi Buyi was a little confused again, "It was Elder Hua who chose Elder Hua to compete with Elder Qing, he should be the one behind the scenes, Elder Wei didn't recommend anyone, what did you say he took the opportunity to make trouble?" ”

"You said the opposite," Lan Jihua clasped her two hands in the palm of her hand, "The one behind the scenes is Elder Wei, and it is Elder Hua who took the opportunity to make trouble." ”

Wei Chi Buyi sighed, his eyes widened, "It's Elder Wei, but why, is he at odds with Elder Qing?" ”

"There is nothing and discord, it is related to one's own interests, and only by taking the initiative can one control the situation that is beneficial to oneself."

"Since they are all about dealing with Elder Qing, why does Elder Wei still want to help Elder Qing speak?"

Lan Jihua smiled and blinked, "Why do you say?" ”

Wei Chi Bu frowned and thought about it, and suddenly his mind flashed, and his eyes lit up, "What does Your Majesty mean to keep Elder Qing to deal with Elder Hua?" ”

"Clever," he said, holding her hand and kissing her on the lips, "worthy of my woman." ”

Wei Chi retracted his hand with a swish, a red cloud flew up on his face quickly, and he almost wanted to do it again, it's really not that she likes to beat people, just blame the emperor for being too annoying, but ...... She was still quite happy in her heart.

"Elder Wei helped Elder Qing in the hall, and directed Elder Qing's anger to Elder Hua, now he is waiting for Elder Qing and Elder Hua to fight each other, he is a good fisherman."

Wei Chi Bu raised his eyebrows, "It turns out that the most insidious one is Elder Wei, he usually doesn't smile, like a righteous man and a gentleman, he really can't see it." Set up a situation to let Elder Qing and Elder Hua kill each other, and in the end, he will be left with only one of the five elders, even if there are new elders to fill in, with the power and connections he has managed for many years, he will definitely be able to overwhelm them and become the head of the five elders. Elder Wei's wishful thinking was really good, no wonder he didn't recommend a candidate to His Majesty to succeed Elder Dao. ”

Lan Jihua nodded approvingly, "I guess it's the same." ”

Elder Qing soon counterattacked, Qing Mosong was still in prison, if he moved fast enough, he would not only be able to bring down Elder Hua, but also fish out his son.

None of the five elders are saints, they have been in business for more than ten years, and they know each other, so it is easy to find some opponents.

Soon, a list of official positions was placed on Lan Jihua's desk. Lan Jihua was a little funny, when the five elders were united, when he was an ornament, now that the dog eats the dog, he recognized him as the emperor and entrusted his own safety to him.

In Nanyuan, the capable are on top, the royal family does not have a prince, as long as the surname Lan has the right to win the throne, after some fighting, the person who finally becomes the monarch must be the one who convinces the public, just like the empress of the year. The same is true of the imperial court's employment system, talent is the only way to select officials, and the Nanyuan army is not strong, and only relies on officials of all sizes to support the stability of the country. Now that someone breaks the rules, it is naturally not a small crime.

Lan Jihua attaches great importance to this matter, and still under the guise of assessment, he handed over this matter to Qing Sike and Wu Xundian to be responsible, but this time, Qing Sike showed his skills and feet, and there was Elder Qing's support behind him, plus Elder Wei secretly advanced, and all the officials involved in the list were wiped out, interrogated to extract confessions, and obtained a large stack of confessions.

Wu Xundian tried his best to argue for Elder Hua, but with little success, after all, the list was true, and in the end, he himself was on that list, and Elder Wei personally confiscated his rights and sent him to prison.

Elder Qing just breathed a sigh of relief, and wanted to pull Elder Hua down in one go, but he got into trouble again, and someone accused him of taking possession of the gold mines of the imperial court, which was a big crime of killing his head. Lan Jihua was furious, and ordered Long Sandao to assist Elder Wei in investigating the matter, and when the matter was confirmed, with a wave of the imperial pen, a killing word was circled, and Elder Qing's Yangshou came to an end.

At this point, three of the five elders were killed, and one was sentenced to a heavy sentence, and there was no future in sight, leaving only Elder Wei and the newly promoted Elder Long.