After I traveled through the book, I was spoiled by five little villains

Xie Shu looked at Jiang Ce with a sullen face, pondering secretly.

Today, if Jiang Ce can't give a perfect reason, he will definitely not let him off!

Don't underestimate him because he is in a high position and is one of the three highest officials in the country.

Back then, he was able to personally pick Jiang Ce from among the poor students and push him to his current position.

You can pull the other person down.

For Xie Shu, if the dog he raised was disobedient, he would just replace it with another one.

The matter involves military power, he cannot move to the position of Grand Marshal, and the Grand Chancellor must be his man.

In this way, he can have the final say in front of the emperor.

No one who has tasted power will let it go easily.

Jiang Ce was completely unaware of his plans and said, "Thank you, sir. I have reliable information that the princess and the prince are getting divorced."

"Heli?"

This news was so shocking that Xie Shu was so taken aback that he threw all his previous plans out of his mind.

"impossible."

Xie Shu denied it reflexively, then thought carefully: "Is your information really reliable?"

The Yan family is the noble family with the most military power in this dynasty.

At that time, the former emperor joined forces with the Yan family and wanted to change the system of three dukes and nine ministers to the system of three provinces, six ministries and multiple prime ministers.

Once he succeeds, his power will be immediately diluted.

Not to mention being second only to one person and above everyone else, even the administration of government will be constrained in every way.

He then conspired with Prince Ruyang who came to visit him, and the two of them, one in the court and the other in the army, carried out a shocking conspiracy.

The final result was that the entire Yan family died on the battlefield and the reform failed.

Unexpectedly, there was a plan in place. Yan Changqing returned to the capital in response to military orders to gather food and supplies and escaped the disaster. The late emperor then took advantage of the situation and gave him Princess Leyang in marriage, thus tying the imperial power and the Yan family together again in another way.

Upon seeing this, Prince Ruyang decided to take the opportunity to stage a coup.

But Xie Shu had achieved his goal and no longer rode in the same boat with him.

So, she only agreed on the surface, but secretly made two preparations: on the one hand, she tacitly allowed Prince Ruyang to take action against the late emperor, and on the other hand, she negotiated conditions with the late emperor that as long as he could help the then crown prince ascend the throne, her daughter would become the queen.

He succeeded.

The previous emperor died and the crown prince succeeded to the throne.

The eldest daughter of the Xie family became the empress, and Prince Ruyang was demoted and was not allowed to enter the capital for the rest of his life.

Everything was within Xie Shu's plan.

His goal has always been to alienate the imperial power and the Yan family.

In order to break up the marriage between Princess Leyang and Yan Changqing, he tried every possible means, and cutting off letters was just one of them.

In addition, he also encouraged other families to take action.

When he heard that Yan Changqing sent his concubine's son back to the capital, he said, "God helps me," and sent more people to spread rumors in the capital that were unfavorable to the eldest princess.

When he heard that the eldest princess was abusing a child, he was even more delighted, and from time to time he would ask people lurking in the eldest princess's mansion to add fuel to the fire.

In short, he encouraged the eldest princess to do anything evil that aroused public anger.

Everything is going smooth.

It was not until late autumn last year, when the housekeeper he had planted in the Princess's mansion was driven out and his spies successively lost their functions, that he realized something was wrong.

After Yan Changqing returned to Beijing, everyone knew about his love for the princess.

He thought that his plan had failed.

However, not everything can go as planned.

He was content that the great event had been successful and that the Xie family had achieved the unprecedented status it has today.

As for the rest, we should take it step by step.

I didn’t expect to hear this good news today!

Having been with him for so many years, how could Jiang Ce not know what Xie Shu was thinking?

Xie Shu kept his mouth shut about what happened back then, but many of the things he is doing now can only be implemented with the help of Jiang Ce.

This is also why Xie Shu needs the person sitting in the position of Grand Marshal to be his.

It is said that the Censorate, which is responsible for reporting matters, is really useful.

"Sir, come closer and listen."

Jiang Ce lowered his voice and waved to Xie Shu.

Seeing that he was so cautious in his own territory, Xie Shu felt more confident.

"My spy is Madam Deng." Jiang Ce whispered in Xie Shu's ear.

Xie Shu was surprised at first, then delighted: "Really?"

Jiang Ce nodded carefully.

"you……"

Xie Shu asked: "How can you persuade her? She is the Queen Mother's person."

Jiang Ce smiled mysteriously: "Everyone has flaws. She is old now. Does she really expect the princess to take care of her until the end of her life?"

While Xie Shu was hesitating, Jiang Ce added fuel to the fire: "Sir, do you really think that the princess can suddenly change her temper? She is just pretending because she is thinking about her husband."

Xie Shu stroked his short beard and nodded slowly.

Yes.

It is easy to change the country but difficult to change one's nature. Why is it said that a prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold? It is because such prodigal sons are rare.

"Your Excellency doesn't know that there have been several incidents of commotion in the Princess's residence, but the news has been suppressed so that no one outside knows about it."

Jiang Ce said mysteriously, "As far as I know, the two of them are now at loggerheads. They just had a big fight today, and the prince threatened to ask for an imperial decree."

Xie Shu's brows twitched several times before he suppressed the joy in his heart.

What Jiang Ce said was not groundless.

Everyone with sources in the capital knows that Prince Anle has not slept with the Princess since he returned to the Princess's Mansion.

Instead, he lived alone in a small courtyard in the Princess's mansion.

Isn't it the best circumstantial evidence that a couple has been separated for ten years since their wedding and has never slept in the same bed?

Xie Shu was not a credulous person.

On the contrary, his normal state is to be full of worries.

But there was no flaw in what Jiang Ce said, and he had no choice but to believe it.

"Sir, as long as we seize this opportunity and make them turn against each other in public, there is no need to worry about not achieving great things."

Now, in Xie Shu's view, the court is completely under his control, with Yan Changqing being the only uncontrollable variable.

How long has he been back?

The Xue family collapsed.

His prestige and status in the military reached an unprecedented height.

"it is good."

Xie Shu personally poured a cup of tea and handed it to Jiang Ce: "What arrangements have you made? Tell me in detail."

Then he asked, "If something goes wrong at your granddaughter's coming-of-age ceremony, will it have an impact on her?"

Jiang Ce lowered his eyes and said, "For the sake of the greater plan, why should I worry about my reputation as a mere girl?"

Xie Shu laughed loudly and patted his shoulder: "Okay, okay!"

"It's worth it that I cultivated you!"

Jiang Ce laughed and said, "If it weren't for your support, I wouldn't be where I am today."

Xie's personal guards came in with wine and food, and the two men drank while discussing important plans.

The next day.

In the east of the city, Xie Family Guild Hall.

The fact that the Xie family can own a spacious courtyard covering more than ten acres, with lush greenery and vast blue waves, in the capital city where every inch of land is valuable, shows the strength of the Xie family.

Lunch break just ended.

Many luxurious carriages and fine horses arrived one after another in front of the Xie Family Guild Hall.

The officials had not yet left the court, but the women had arrived first.

There were no male guests at the coming-of-age ceremony, but everyone knew that the evening banquet was the highlight.

Qin Yaoguang helped Hanlu get off the carriage, and Mrs. Jiang came forward to greet them personally.

"You are the host and I am the guest, no need to be polite."

Qin Yaoguang said with a smile.

In terms of seniority alone, Mrs. Jiang is one generation older than her.

A lady following behind Madam Jiang raised her head anxiously. It turned out to be the wife of Marquis Boyuan, who had not been seen for many days.