Almost at the same time, on the other side of the inner city of the capital, in a quaint mansion, the lights were bright, and there were people setting up a banquet, and the people in the banquet were all extraordinary, and they were all powerful ministers at a glance.

It's just that now the emperor is seriously ill, although the palace does not publicize it, but such news has long been spread all over the city, and the ministers have their own plans, but on the surface, they still have to be scrupulous, the more powerful the person, when the banquet is held, it will not be extravagant and wasteful, and often under the guise of gathering together and praying for the emperor.

This is exactly the case here, and the person who is holding this banquet is the newly appointed official Shangshu Gu Yin.

The officials are in charge of the promotion and evaluation of officials, and the weight of their powers is indescribable for hundreds of officials, and they are sometimes even called heavenly officials, because they can determine the future of officialdom.

Therefore, when the successive ministers took office, they inevitably received the condolences of the rest of the ministers, and wanted to come and congratulate him, which almost became a custom in this Darui Dynasty, even if the emperor was seriously ill, the matter did not change much.

It was in this way that he also followed the old practice and held a family banquet in the palace and entertained some ministers.

Of course, there is still a risk in doing so, after all, it was when the emperor was seriously ill, but one of the very important reasons why Gu Yin took the risk was that the banquet in the Gu Mansion was actually a trick to confuse the eyes and ears of the royal family and cover up the real intention.

Compared to this intention, even if it was taken advantage of by the spies of the Imperial City Division, it was nothing.

However, in the officialdom, how can people not know the trend, now that the emperor is seriously ill, and the court has a new official secretary, even if Gu Yin is a little wrong, at this time, he can't really handle how he does it, because this will affect the stability of the imperial court's political situation.

It is precisely because of this understanding that this banquet in the Gu Mansion is held. It can be said that there is no fear.

And the real protagonist of the banquet is not in that banquet now, but in the depths of the Gu Mansion.

"This Qiu Yan is becoming more and more arrogant, and if this goes on for a long time, then it will be okay!?"

In the house, someone slapped the table and got up and talked about Qiu Yan angrily.

It was a rather closed room, with airtight walls around it, and seven or eight people were seated in it. The person who spoke was thin in appearance, with an awe-inspiring aura on his body, like those shrewd and capable loyal ministers in the play, and when he spoke, he spoke sonorously and powerfully, and the name that popped out of his mouth, once matched with a vicious tone, naturally gave people the taste of a traitorous minister.

It's just that it was Qiu Yan who was mentioned by this person at this time.

See the appearance of the person. There was a man about forty years old with a handsome face who said: "Why is Xiang Cai so excited, he Qiu Shenzhi now relies on the importance of the emperor and the prince to him, so he dares to do whatever he wants in the court." Even if you don't put us and other old ministers in your eyes, you can say a heart-wrenching word, the so-called lord and young country are suspicious, and the body of the saint today is not as good as day by day. And the crown prince is young, how can this huge country withstand the toss? At that time, it is natural to invite the queen and the queen mother to listen to the government......

This person is the new secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu Gu Yin, who is also from a family. His father was also an official to the Ministry of Officials when he was the emperor, and he was only one step away from entering the political hall, but due to a local rebellion, he was mishandled and lost the opportunity, and his career stopped.

Now that his son has made a comeback, how can he be satisfied with the position of secretary of the ministry?

As for the one who was persuaded by Gu Yin, it was Cai Que, one of the Zaifu of the court, who was in charge of the Yushitai, and now they all call him Cai Xiang, after this person entered the political hall, his spirit became more and more energetic, and even the faces of the people with him have changed slightly.

As for the meaning of his words, several people present also knew it, and even regarded it as a future reliance, intending to turn over and trip Qiu Yan up.

It is worth mentioning that the few people present now, in addition to Gu Yin, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, and Zaifu Cai Que, there is another Zaifu Xu Yingyi, and the remaining two or three people are also ministers of the court, ranking among the six ministries and nine secretaries, and the combined power can be described as a moment of power.

How can such people rest assured that when such people gather together, the eyes and ears of the Imperial City Division and other royal families? Even if it is the law of the country, it will not be lightly allowed.

I can only use the banquet that is ushered in like this as a pretense, and then talk in a secret room, but not for a long time.

Today, they gathered together for only one purpose, that is, to point their swords at Qiu Yan.

This is a little strange to say, it stands to reason that such a combination, not to mention the power of the world, is in charge of all aspects, and Qiu Yan is just a military secretary, even if he is also a high authority in the world, but in the entire court, the proportion of power is not large, why does it attract everyone to treat him so solemnly?

The reason is that after Qiu Yan returned to Beijing, he did many things, starting from military affairs, first opening up a new three battalions of new troops, and then mobilizing the descendants he cultivated in Jiannan, Shudi, in the name of the new policy, and constantly expanding his influence.

This matter is also easy to do, as long as there are a few more folds, to make the appearance of the excitement of the people in the court, even if the emperor has a firm temperament after returning to the yang, has his own opinions, and has the heart to protect Qiu Yan, but also to consider the stability of the Japanese court and the stability of the country, I have to compromise.

But the border is unstable, and the recurrence of several major tribes in northern Xinjiang is still counted, and even the bandits in Qilu, Hebei and other places are also on the rise, which just gives Qiu Yan a chance-

This minister's recital can make the emperor compromise, but it is impossible for the thief to ambush him, and at the critical moment, he still has to send troops after all, which also gives Qiu Yan the opportunity to continue to be in power.

Back and forth, Qiu Yan's prestige is growing, plus he has the emperor's permission, can enter the political affairs hall, and there is a title of Marquis of Dingguo to support the position there, in terms of power is no worse than Zaizhi, once he is really named, he can immediately suppress other Zaizhi.

Xu Yingyi and others have long been alert to such a threat, out of the political instinct of maintaining their own power, and also in order to recruit and use a figure like Qiu Yan, in the previous period of time, Xu Yingyi and others used various methods to stop Qiu Yan's upward momentum.

The two sides are like a game, you come and go, and the danger hidden in it is no less than the battle of open swords and guns.

But Xu Yingyi and others, who have mastered many forces and connections, although they had the upper hand at the beginning, but then Qiu Yan was frequent, and even the personnel within Xu Yingyi and others had already been infiltrated, and they turned against the water at a critical moment, making many efforts fall short, and it made Xu Yingyi and others' interest groups fall into a disadvantage, and Qiu Yan had a lot of evidence that could be called rebellion, so he was pinched seven inches and had to compromise from time to time.

But this kind of tolerance still has a limit after all, and Xu Yingyi and others have been waiting for the opportunity to fight back.

Tempering the hearing is undoubtedly their opportunity.

The emperor supported Qiu Yan, and he was also very wary of the family, and he had long been aware of it, but he could not overthrow it, but the kindness of the next generation of emperors to Qiu Yan made them even more worried, you know, before this, they bought off the eunuchs around the prince, and even exerted influence on the teacher who taught the prince, in order to act conveniently in the future.

But now that the path has changed, their goal has shifted to the harem.

Unlike the emperor and the crown prince, it is difficult for the harem to interfere in politics in Da Rui, but if the prince is young, the matter of listening to the government has also happened, after all, this tradition can be directly traced back to the Middle Ages.

It is precisely because of the long age, so there has been customization, although Darui Taizu summed up the lessons of the previous dynasty, he was very vigilant about this, but the future development is not subject to the will of the people, when the lord is doubtful, if no one is in charge, it is always difficult to be stable.

In the final analysis, the people who temper them are actually the hundreds of officials in the court, and the signboards they put forward make their policymakers famous and occupy the righteousness.

But even so, this qiē still has to wait for the current emperor to truly return to heaven before it can be implemented.

It stands to reason that the queen and the queen mother may not all be from big families, most of them are daughters of white families, but as long as they become queens and their personalities are improved, they will naturally be able to gather momentum, promote their own personalities, and finally step into the ranks of the family.

Therefore, the queen mother and queen are almost natural allies of the family, and their interests are related.

Xu Ying listened to everyone talk about Qiu Yan's arrogant behavior, and he was also concerned, and finally said: "This Qiu Yan not only does whatever he wants in the court, but also wants to compete for the orthodoxy of humane doctrine, it is too ignorant of the sky, the people below have found out that he also had a stain to borrow before he was raised, and then moved to Zuoqu Village and other places, it seems that there is still collusion with demons, as long as this point is confirmed, it can be used as a breakthrough." ”

"Yes, this is not to frame him, but to refute him with facts! Moreover, these little things can't really trip him, but they are a start!" Cai Que also nodded.

"In addition," Xu Ying pondered for a while, and finally spoke, "I listened to the queen mother's meaning, she has the intention of letting a prince come to supervise the country, and we can also discuss this matter, after all, the prince is too young, and the queen mother and queen are not very familiar with governing the country after all......"

As soon as he said this, the atmosphere in the room changed suddenly.

The queen mother, the queen tempering and the prince are completely different in nature, the former is only temporary, and the latter is easy to trigger a follow-up chain reaction because of the blood relationship, and has always been vigilant by the ministers.

It's just that today is different from the past, the rise of the new party and the emergence of Qiu Yan have forced the interests of the family to continue to suffer, and at this time, their primary task has become to protect their own interests, and Da Rui's stability must be put behind.

"Let's take a long-term view of this matter. Gu Yin frowned, "This dinner should not be too long, the participants must have royal eyes and ears, and if they leave the table for too long, they will be too traced." ”

Xu Yingyi glanced at Gu Yin deeply, then nodded and said, "It's okay, let's talk about this first, and then you will each grasp it, so as to kill it with one blow!" (To be continued......)

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