After rebirth, I became the villain's Mr.

The next day, Wei Wuyue went to court in a rare event, and ordered all officials of the sixth rank and above to attend.Tao Jiusi counted, thinking that a big event was about to happen to David, he couldn't help but heaved a long sigh, thinking to himself that what was supposed to come would come after all.

Tao Jiusi cheered up and went to Mingde Hall with Du Qingyao.

The two sixth-rank principals are the most inconspicuous sesame seeds in today's court meeting. They mixed in with dozens of courtiers and stood at the end of the line, like invisible people in the emperor's heart.

Tao Jiusi stood at the end of the line, looked around, and was surprised to find an acquaintance, so he quietly moved over while Wei Wuyue was still missing.

"I'm Tao Jiusi, the head of the Department of Literature and Selection of the Ministry of Officials, where does this lord work?" Tao Jiusi smiled happily.

The person Tao Jiusi took the initiative to strike up a conversation with was Yao Wangze, who was one of Tao Jiusi's best friends in his previous life.Tao Jiusi remembered that he was transferred back to Jingluo from the local area around the Mid-Autumn Festival in 45 to work in the Ministry of Rites, so he has been paying attention recently, always preparing to "encounter" Yao Wangze.Unexpectedly, thanks to the blessing of the sixth-rank Zhima official in this life, he stood very close to Yao Wangze at the court meeting.

Yao Wangze was in his early thirties, gentle and elegant, very mature and steady, but he was taken aback when he was asked suddenly, and then replied: "Master Tao, I am Yao Wangze, the head of the Ministry of Rites."

Tao Jiusi was about to chat a few more words to deepen his emotions, when Li Chengming appeared in the hall, which indicated that the emperor would arrive soon, Tao Jiusi quickly returned to his seat and stood still, waiting for the gongs and drums to start and the big show to start.

Except for the cabinet ministers, many people saw the emperor for the first time in several months.Everyone secretly looked at Longyan, and they all found that the emperor had lost a lot of weight, and he seemed to be not as energetic as before.

Wei Wuyue was also observing the courtiers, her eyes swept over the faces of the six ministers and elders one by one, and then she casually opened her mouth: "I have been dreaming these days, and every time I dreamed of the late emperor. Mr. The emperor took my hand and said that he misses me in heaven, not only me but also everyone."

Upon hearing this, the ministers quickly knelt down and said, "My late emperor, we are thinking of you too."

Wei Wuyue sighed: "I'm not filial, I haven't seen the first emperor for a long time."

He didn't show up for a long time, and when he showed up, he said something. Tao Jiusi saw Du Qingyao rolled his eyes when he turned his head and saw Du Qingyao beside him.

Of course it is impossible for Wei Wuyue to see Du Qingyao's expression, and continued to break her heart: "The Mid-Autumn Festival is about to come, and all families are reunited, and the late emperor also wants to reunite with me."

What is this nonsense?One in the sky and one in the world, how can they be reunited?The important minister was beating drums in his heart.

Wei Wuyue saw that the ministers looked attentively listening, and spit out the theme of this court meeting: "I want the second prince to sacrifice to the Taimiao on my behalf, and go to celebrate the first emperor's festival."

In an instant, the court hall was dead silent, and the ministers who had been looking at Wei Wuyue all put on expressions of disbelief.

"The second prince is not the prince. Where is the emperor singing?" Du Qingyao leaned over and bit his ear.

Since the founding of David, not to mention the prince's offering sacrifices to the Taimiao on behalf of the emperor, it is rare for the prince to go to the Taimiao on behalf of the emperor.

Wei Wuyue didn't know the truth of it, it was just that he wanted to test the tone of the officials, and by the way, pave the way for the second prince's next road.

Jiang Ziheng stood up from the team and took the lead to break the silence: "Your Majesty, there is no such precedent in David's founding of the country for more than a hundred years. Now, the Holy One, Ankang, why don't you go there in person?"

Yang Han, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, took a step forward: "Jiang Shoufu's words are wrong. Our sage once performed sacrifices to the Taimiao on behalf of the late emperor. How can we say that there is no precedent?"

Dali Temple Minister Qian Yu came out and said: "When the first emperor was dying, he was unable to bear the trek, so he sent the prince at that time to go there today. The prince is a half-lord, which is in line with the law of the ancestors. The second prince does not have the name of a prince. points, how can they be compared."

He Yao, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, said: "In my opinion, this is not an express rule, nor is it the ancestral legal system. Why can't it be broken? Since the emperor wants the second prince to go, what's the problem?"

The ministers fought on their own, you came and went, and soon there was a quarrel.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is the foundation of a country, and the Emperor should establish a crown prince as soon as possible." Xia Kaiyan's father, Minister of Rites Xia Muping couldn't help but join the battle.

Wei Wuyue was delighted when she heard it, after a long fight, someone finally spoke her mind: "What Ai Qing said is true, I also think it's time for a crown prince to help me share some government affairs. I don't know what Ai Qing thinks Is the prince suitable?"

Tao Jiusi stood at the end, watching with cold eyes, Xia Muping had always been neutral and fair, and would definitely not say the name that Wei Wuyue was looking forward to.

Sure enough, Xia Mu calmly said: "The Eldest Prince is the eldest son of His Majesty, and he is intelligent and steady. I believe that he should be the eldest son of the Emperor."

After saying a word, Xia Muping felt that everyone's eyes were focused on him, there was surprise, contempt, resentment, but no approval.

Naturally, Wei Wuyue also disapproved of a member of the army, he turned dark and said in a bad tone: "Xia Shangshu is my old man, what are you talking about!"

The rest of the people, whether it's the Second Prince's faction or Du Guifei's faction, also secretly made an account of Xia Muping, the stubborn old man.

Qian Yudao: "Xia Shangshu, the eldest prince has not read the book for a few days, and he may not be able to recognize all the words. Isn't it a joke for him to be the prince. I think the third prince is both civil and military, and he is well-known among the people. The perfect candidate for the prince."

He Yao shook his head and said: "Xia Shangshu's statement that he is a leader but not a virtuous man is certainly an old Huangli, but the third prince is still restrained now, maybe it is because of his lack of virtue?"

Seeing that the ministers were about to quarrel again, Wei Wuyue shouted: "Shut up! The matter of the crown prince will be discussed later, but I have already decided that the second prince will go to the Taimiao to sacrifice. Come argue with me!"

After finishing speaking, he walked around the apse angrily, leaving the ministers looking at each other in blank dismay.

Du Qingyao touched Tao Jiusi with his arm: "Let's go, the master is gone, why are we still here as gatekeepers?"

Tao Jiusi also wanted to talk to Yao Wangze about his feelings, so he said, "Master Du, go back first, and Tao will come back later."

Du Qingyao thought of something, and suddenly said: "Just because Xia Muping supports the eldest prince, you can't go to him to make connections, he is... very old-fashioned, you will run into trouble."

Tao Jiusi smiled: "Master Du is too worried, I want to say a few words to Yao Wangze, the head of the Ministry of Officials."

Du Qingyao looked at him suspiciously, and waved his hand: "Forget it, Xiao Tao has always had ideas, and I can't control my brother's, I can't control it."

As soon as Du Qingyao left, Yao Wangze arrived on the back.

Yao Wangze was straightforward this time: "So you are Master Tao Jiusi. The King of Chu sent me back to Jingluo to help the eldest prince. Master Tao can come to me for anything in the future. Wang Ze will do his best."

After speaking, he looked at Tao Jiusi with burning eyes, as if looking at a life mentor, a leader, waiting to receive his task.

However, Tao Jiusi was stunned.

Yao Wangze turned out to be Wei Lingxue's man.In the previous life, Yao Wangze took the initiative to make friends with Tao Jiusi, and the two hit it off very well, and soon became friends, and Yao Wangze helped him a lot, helping him out of danger many times, even when there was something at home, he always rushed to help.

Sending a think tank to the opponent, what kind of operation is Wei Xuexue doing?

However, judging from the current situation, it is very likely that Yao Wangze will be the one who betrayed himself in the end.It seems that the good intentions in the early stage are just to better penetrate the enemy's interior.

Tao Jiusi gritted his teeth, wishing he could go back to his previous life and strangle Wei Lingxue and Yao Wangze to death in advance.

Yao Wangze saw Tao Jiusi's expression of bitterness and hatred, and thought that the other party didn't trust him, so he quickly took out a letter from his bosom, and said in a low voice, "Master Tao, this is a letter from the prince, please show it to His Highness. Know my identity."

Tao Jiusi looked at Yao Wangze quite speechlessly, not knowing whether to reach out to accept the letter, or slap him hard across the face a few times.

While hesitating, he caught a glimpse of Wei Rong and Bikong, the maid beside him, waving outside the hall. Tao Jiusi hurriedly took advantage of this reason to escape, but he didn't expect that a bigger hole was still waiting for him.

Following Bikong all the way to Yongle Palace, Bikong took him to Wei Rongyu's study and left.Tao Jiusi opened the door and saw that Wei Rong and Xia Muping were sitting inside.

When Wei Rongyu saw him, he was very happy, and immediately got up and came over: "Brother Jiusi was your birthday yesterday, I wanted to go to the Su Mansion to celebrate your birthday, but my father never let me go, so I couldn't celebrate your birthday. I can't pay you."

Tao Jiusi's brow was covered with cold sweat: "What did the Second Highness say, it's disgusting."

Wei Rongyu whispered: "Brother Jiusi, have I told you? I am happy when I see you, and you will not be ashamed of anything you say."

Tao Jiusi felt that his forehead was about to break out in a cold sweat.

Tao Jiusi couldn't bear to look at Wei Rongyu whose eyes were full of admiration, lowered his head and said seriously, "I don't know why the Second Highness came to me?"

Wei Rongyu touched his face, thinking, am I so scary?Why is brother Jiusi trembling every time he sees me, and my mother and concubine clearly say that my appearance is David's number one.

Xia Muping saw that the second prince couldn't talk about serious matters, and was anxious, so he interjected: "Lord Tao, the second prince invited you here because he wanted you to be responsible for writing the article about worshiping the Taimiao."

Wei Rongyu came back to his senses, and took over the conversation: "Xia Shangshu got my father's imperial order, and he came to teach me the sacrificial etiquette in the next court. I just wanted to read the sacrificial text to the ancestors, so I wanted Brother Jiusi to write it. .”

Wei Rongyu lowered his voice, and said again: "When the time comes to read this sacrificial text, you can stand by my side, or kneel down."

Tao Jiusi suddenly remembered that in his previous life, Wei Rongyu also made such a trick, asked him to read the article on the altar outside the temple, and even dragged him into the main hall of the Taimiao!Only the empress and the crown prince could enter here, Wei Rongyu's whim made Wei Wuyue very dissatisfied. For the first time, Wei Rongyu was asked to kneel down and angrily asked Tao Jiusi, the imperial staff.

Speaking of which, it was Wei Lingxue who helped him out of the siege in his previous life. He said that the second brother's act of respecting the teacher was a good story in Weiguo, which saved Tao Jiusi from the pain of flesh and blood.

Tao Jiusi thought to himself, in retrospect, Wei Lingxue was also so kind.

However, this time Wei Rongyu couldn't be given another chance to act recklessly, Tao Jiusi immediately refused: "The national ceremony is managed by the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple, and it is not appropriate for mediocre ministers to overstep."

The smile on Wei Ronghe's face froze, and the innocence and kindness of the past seemed to be peeling off in an instant. For the first time, he said in a stern voice: "Xia Shangshu, you step down first."

Xia Muping retreated, and the servants standing in the room also rushed to retreat.In the huge study room, only Wei Rong and Tao Jiusi were left standing.

Wei Rongyu said lightly: "Mother and concubine said that only by becoming a prince can you do whatever you want. Brother Jiusi, do you also think that I am not worthy to go to the Taimiao?"

Tao Jiusi looked at Wei Rongyu. Concubine Du Gui had always taught Wei Rongyu in this way in her previous life. Only when she is a prince can she do whatever she wants.Later, Wei Rongyu would attribute a lot of unsatisfaction to the fact that he was not crowned prince.But when he became a prince, he found helplessly that even a prince had to restrain and abide by so many rules, and what he couldn't get would still be impossible to get.Coupled with the fact that the country is falling day by day and the people are full of grievances, this sensitive young man gradually becomes gloomy and paranoid.

Tao Jiusi has chosen Wei Chengxue in his life, but he still hopes that Wei Rongyu can be a happy prince.

Tao Jiusi persuaded in a gentle voice: "Your Highness is doing this for my own good, and wants me to show off in front of the officials. However, has the Second Highness ever heard that 'if you are not in your position, you will not seek his own government'? The work of the Taichang Temple will not only attract criticism for His Highness, but also cause the Taichang Temple to fight against the humble ministers. In this way, not only will the ministers fail to succeed, but they will be troubled. Is this the result His Highness wants to see?"

Wei Rong murmured for a while, and replied in a low voice: "Then let those old men from Taichang Temple write it."