All Hail Cousin Brother

Since ancient times, "Literature is to the point of admonition, and force is to the death of fighting." However, there are still only a few people with such courage.

The old minister's surname was Gu, and his reputation in the Metropolitan Procuratorate was not prominent. He had wasted half his life and was already in his late teens. He had reached the age where he had to retire and return to his hometown.

The imperial court has express regulations that once an official reaches seventy, he must ask for retirement and return to his post. In addition, although he is young, he can be described as old if he is old.

Therefore, most officials have to retire before they are seventy or even sixty.

The court also needs fresh blood to keep running.

In the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, there was an official named Ju Kejiu who still did not take the initiative to become an official after he was over seventy years old. This made Song Taizu uncomfortable and wanted to personally order him to become an official. However, he felt that an emperor would personally urge him. It was too ugly for an official to become an official, so it was stipulated that people from Yushitai should be impeached, and those old officials were asked to take the initiative to become officials.

That ancient censor had no achievements in the Imperial Palace and no outstanding background. How could he stay in the Imperial Palace until he was seventy before becoming an official? !

You must know that the officials of the imperial court are like carrots and pits. If one of them leaves, it means that a position is vacant. Many families focus on these old and aging officials to impeach them so as to free up positions and pave the way for their own families.

It can be seen that there is nothing simple behind this ancient censor.

It is not difficult to infer that there must be someone behind his move.

So why did the ancient censor, willing to risk his own life, have to be such a standout?

This starts with the situation after officials take office.

Once ordinary officials leave the officialdom, they will be faced with the situation of losing their jobs, and their past fame and wealth will become a fleeting thing.

In addition to receiving half of their official salary every month, they still enjoy tax-free treatment, and their lives are still very easy.

But compared to when he was an official in the court, it is completely incomparable.

Most people still cannot accept such a gap. If they still have some connections in the court, they can still care for their descendants and pave the way for their future.

However, all the procuratorates do are things that offend people. For someone like Yu Zongzheng, who comes from a noble family and is protected by a noble family, if there is any disturbance in the court, it is not his turn to take the lead. It means that the wind is blowing in the wrong direction. It was not his turn when the imperial court raised troops to investigate crimes. The first to bear the brunt were those officials who had no foundation and were still outstanding.

As an official with no foundation or backing, the ancient censor once lost power, the consequences can be imagined. Even the promising descendants of the family who entered the court in the future would face being ostracized and their future would be in doubt. .

The ancient censor was getting older, and before taking office, he served as a pathfinder for some people. Although he lost his life, he found a refuge for future generations.

It can be regarded as the last time in life to shine.

The current situation in the dynasty was in compliance with the plan of "fighting for the throne and disrupting the government". Yu Youyao suddenly asked: "Who does this veteran minister belong to?"

Concubine Lan, Concubine Xu, the vassal king, or Yin Huaixi?

Yin Huaixi smiled: "They are from King Liang," and then he changed the topic and said meaningfully: "But this matter was instigated by Concubine Lan."

As expected, but also unexpected, Yu Youyao was a little shy: "Prince Liang's hand has been stretched so long."

Yin Huaixi smiled: "For King Liang, everything is ready now, all he needs is the east wind. If there is no fight for the throne and chaos in the government, how can he be famous?"

Yu Youyao took it seriously and frowned: "The ancient censor is a member of Prince Liang. Does Concubine Lan know about it? Concubine Lan doesn't look like the kind of person who seeks the skin of a tiger."

In the past, the Marquis of Weining's Mansion was powerful, and Imperial Concubine Lu had a noble status. The second prince was not only the most noble, but also had the emperor's trust. Prince Liang was a help to the second prince. Of course, there were threats, but it was not impossible. suppress.

Today is different from the past. Uncle Ning Yuan was imprisoned. Concubine Lan lost the support of her natal family. If she continued to get involved with Prince Liang, she would seek the skin of a tiger and seek her own death.

Concubine Lan wanted to support the second prince and climb high.

King Liang also wanted that position.

Concubine Lan could not suppress Prince Liang's ambition, and it was impossible for her to continue to cooperate.

Yu Youyao thought about it. When the emperor made her the county head, when she went into the palace to thank him, she saw Concubine Lan in Shouyan Palace and thought about it.

Yin Huaixi asked: "How can you see it?"

Yu Youyao said: "Concubine Lan is a very smart person. She knows how to assess the situation and is good at planning. She may be smiling and smiling on the surface, but she can stab you when she turns around.

Her words were not groundless.

At that time, the emperor's eldest son died in infancy, and the queen was greatly hit, and she was sealed off from the palace.

It was Concubine Lan who took charge of Fengyin and controlled the harem for many years.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Emperor of Dogs definitely loved his eldest son who was just born. The Emperor of Dogs may not really want to kill the eldest son of the Emperor, but it was inevitable that he would have complicated feelings towards the eldest son of the Emperor because of the Ningguo Duke's affairs. Some.

A tiger's poison does not eat its seeds. He is still an innocent child who has just been born and poses no threat.

No matter which aspect you look at it, it doesn't constitute the emperor's murderous intention towards the emperor's eldest son.

The death of the emperor's eldest son was not necessarily caused by the emperor, but someone who tried to figure out the Sacred Heart, took advantage of this loophole, and took advantage of the situation to attack the emperor's eldest son.

As the emperor's master, Taifu Yang "married" his daughter and threw water away. If the daughter made a mistake, even for the sake of teaching and teaching, Taifu Yang would not die.

But the Dog Emperor didn't even let his mentor go, so much so that he was dubbed the "Master Killer". This shows that he really regretted the death of the emperor's eldest son.

Next, the second prince took the "eldest" position, and the emperor naturally turned his sympathy and respect for the eldest son to the second prince.

The person who planned all of this understood the emperor's thoughts perfectly and exploited them to the fullest.

Looking at the harem, Yu Youyao could only think of one person who could figure out the Sacred Heart so accurately.

The former Royal Concubine Lu, now the Concubine Lan!

At this time, Concubine Xu was running up and down, swaying the gentry in the north and causing trouble in the north;

The result was that he lost both his wife and his troops.

The case of the Han family in Xi'an is still under trial. A group of Han family's children, led by Mr. Han Ge, are still under house arrest. Judging from the progress of the case, Han Ge's family cannot escape the blame.

It seemed that all this had nothing to do with Concubine Lan, but the second prince naturally overpowered the third prince and gained a lot of reputation as a virtuous person in the court.

Empress Ning and the fourth prince did not stop, their eyes were fixed on the Yu clan's calculations, and they were determined to achieve their goals and would never give up, even going so far as to initiate a Northern Patrol.

But the result was that the "Northern Tour Opportunity" that Queen Ning had painstakingly planned was also shelved.

On the surface, Concubine Lan didn't get anything, but the fight for the heirloom was always up to the emperor. Concubine Lan's "low-key" and "comfortable" attitude these days is in sharp contrast to Concubine Xu and Empress Ning. .