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【Do you think that Qian Xiaoyu took the initiative to come to you because he has been waiting for you to coax him? 】Yuan Jun made a troublesome voice, super loud.

【Obviously not. ] Chi Ning is not so silly and sweet.

If Qian Xiaoyu was fooling Jiang Zhiwei, he would probably really believe it. If Qian Xiaoyu was fooling Yu Xingchui, then he would most likely think of Qian Xiaoyu's overture in a more conspiracy-theoretic direction.Chi Ning is a centrist. He neither believes that Qian Xiaoyu will take the initiative to bump into him, nor does he think that Qian Xiaoyu has only his own calculations.

Yuan Jun saw that Chi Ning had seen it so clearly, and for a while he was a little uncertain about the scale of sowing dissension. In the end, he could only give up, and told the truth: [Yes, Qian Xiaoyu was just watching him before, but now he got on the boat halfway Just find a reason. 】

[So, what happened? 】

Qian Xiaoyu would come to look for Chi Ning, so naturally it was impossible for him to decide to be arrogant on a sudden whim.For people like Qian Xiaoyu and Chi Ning, there will never be any "temporary intentions", and some may only be "prepared".Chi Ning didn't think there was anything wrong with Qian Xiaoyu's doing this. He would do the same thing if it were him. He was just curious about what changed Qian Xiaoyu's mind.

As Chi Ning said before, if nothing else happens, Qian Xiaoyu can always be a centrist. He doesn't need to please Emperor Nianping, nor does he need to win over the prince. Serve the victors.

[There shouldn't be any moths on our side, so, is it Emperor Nianping? ] Chi Ning once again activated his wise little brain.

Yuan Jun smiled and confirmed Chi Ning's guess: [It is not unreasonable for Empress Dowager Youqin to choose Emperor Nian Ping as emperor. 】He is really the most controlled of all the sons of Emperor Su. He is not necessarily the stupidest, but he is particularly good at offending people.Many of Emperor Nianping's show operations are equivalent to free. With such a pig-like opponent, it is difficult not to win.

It is true that Emperor Nianping is messing up again.

The reason why this matter has not been reported is only because all the parties involved in this matter did not want it to be reported.

Of course, after Qian Xiaoyu tested Chi Ning's attitude at the Taoist temple in Shanbugao, this matter was no longer a secret.Soon, both the inner court and the outer dynasty knew what had happened, and everyone mysteriously and crazily spread a secret that was no longer a secret.

Chi Ning also heard the restoration of the scene closest to the truth from Yuan Jun's mouth first.

Emperor Nianping's temptations actually included not only the kings at the banquet that day, but also the eunuchs who were in charge of ceremonies afterwards.

Emperor Nian Ping thought that since he ascended the throne for more than three years, he has been cooperating very well with the supervisor of ceremonies. Those who can be subdued will be subdued, and those who cannot be subdued will be abandoned.Different from his attitude towards his brothers and sisters who mainly wooed them, Emperor Nian Ping's attitude towards the servants and eunuchs around him was a bit more ruthless. He saw them as tools, they could be used by him or die.

His temptations to Qian Xiaoyu and others were even more straightforward, almost naked.

On a certain day, it was Qian Xiaoyu's turn to be on duty, and when Shang Er, who participated in the maintenance of the three major operations in Beijing, was also there, Emperor Nian Ping suddenly summoned most of the eunuchs who were in charge of rites and respectable eunuchs to gather in the imperial study room, claiming to discuss with them The matter of Qiu Wei.

After the Douxiang Contest, it will be another year of imperial examinations, and the candidates are all fighting hard, trying to change their life class.

What Emperor Nianping mentioned was the most important Qionglin banquet after the imperial examination.

Qionglin Banquet, as the name suggests, is a social event hosted by the emperor in Qionglin Garden, accompanied by ministers and clan relatives, to congratulate the newly passed Jinshi.This activity is very important, it is the starting point for the stunned Jinshi to enter the officialdom, and it is also the only highlight moment for most of them in their careers.

Theoretically speaking, at the Qionglin Banquet, the most eye-catching person is naturally the No. [-] Scholar, followed by the No. [-] and Tanhua.

But in fact, the most watched may only be the host of the banquet.Daqi has always had an unwritten unspoken rule that the Qionglin banquet is either hosted by the emperor in person, or the crown prince will do it for him.Or it can be understood in this way, which prince the emperor let go, it means that the emperor is optimistic about which prince.It is a bit similar to the meaning of the emperor asking the prince to sacrifice to heaven or supervise the country on his behalf.

The ceremonial and symbolic meaning of the Qionglin Banquet has long outstripped its function at the beginning of its birth.

There are also emperors who, in order to increase the prestige of the crown prince among scholars, select one or two suitable people who can be used, and send the crown prince to go instead.

For example, when Emperor Tianhe was the undisputed son of the Central Palace, Emperor Su sent him to attend a Qionglin Banquet when he was young, and formally canonized him as the prince the next year.

Now that it is the time of Emperor Nianping, Emperor Nianping will naturally not allow Prince Wenchen to have such an opportunity.In the past three years, it is not that Wang Yang has played secretly, expressing that Emperor Nianping should give His Royal Highness a chance to show his face in front of scholars, but he was fooled by Emperor Nianping with the excuse that "the prince is young and has not yet enlightened" passed.

Now that autumn is approaching again, Wang Yang, a ghostly old man, saw that he couldn't beg the prince to host the Qionglin Banquet, so he decided to ask the prince to take the prince with him this year.The cabinet and the supervisor of ceremonies have heard about it for a long time, and many people have even read the original copy of Wang Yang's memorial.

When Qian Xiaoyu was questioned by Emperor Nianping, he thought that Emperor Nianping was consciously unable to defeat Wang Yang, and wanted to hint at them and give him an idea on how to continue to avoid the prince from appearing at the Qionglin Banquet this year.

but……

Qian Xiaoyu still underestimated how disgusting Emperor Nian Ping was.

Emperor Nian Ping directly faced the eunuchs who were kneeling in a circle below, and took out Wang Yang's memorial requesting him to bring the crown prince when he attended the Qionglin Banquet, and said, "The crown prince is only four years old, may he sit for a long time?"

All the eunuchs lowered their heads even more, with shock in their eyes, they dared not speak.

Because as we all know, the prince Wen Chen of the East Palace is already ten years old, while the fourth prince in the Imperial Concubine Palace is only four years old this year.Sima Zhao's heart is known to everyone in the heart of Emperor Nian Ping's intentions to put on a crown and wear a crown so deliberately - Emperor Nian Ping not only does not intend to bring the crown prince to the Qionglin Banquet this year, but also wants to bring his fourth prince to attend!

There was a thunder on the ground, and in an instant, the entire imperial study was as silent as a cemetery, the kind that can be heard even when a needle is dropped.Some junior eunuchs were so frightened that they didn't even dare to breathe, for fear that they would have any sense of existence at this moment.

It’s not a promise, and it’s not a promise.

If you agree, you will offend the prince and queen mother, and even the civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty who maintain orthodoxy, and it is not an exaggeration to be pointed at the spine and scolded for a lifetime of treacherous eunuchs.

But if they don't agree, they will directly offend Emperor Nian Ping, let alone a lifetime, whether they can see the sun tomorrow is in between.

This is really a sending proposition.

In fact, everyone's silence is already an attitude.However, Emperor Nian Ping didn't give up, and was even quite annoyed, thinking that these eunuchs who were in charge of ceremonies were too timid and ignorant. He gave them such a chance to please him, but they didn't even seize it.Emperor Nian Ping directly called Qian Xiaoyu's name in a tone that turned from embarrassment into anger: "Qian Aiqing, what do you think?"

Qian Aiqing didn't want to talk, Qian Aiqing just wanted to scold her.

"Forgive your innocence, and speak boldly." Emperor Nian Ping pressed on every step of the way, unwilling to let Qian Xiaoyu go, "What do you think of Wang Yang's memorial?"

Emperor Nianping didn't intend to be an individual, he clearly wanted to force Qian Xiaoyu to stand in line, and let him take the blame.

When Chi Ning heard this, he had to call Yuan Jun to pause, wanting to rest his brain.Because even he doesn't know how to pass the level perfectly in this situation.Chi Ning felt as if he had been split into two people, discussing this issue in his mind while asking and answering.

Promise to Nian Pingdi is a bright future with fame, fortune and fortune all in one.

However, being so forced to agree by Emperor Nian Ping is really unpleasant.

Qian Xiaoyu's ability to sit where she is today is definitely due to her patience. Only children can't bear it, just like she did back then.

But the dog forced Nian Pingdi is really annoying, I want to beat him!

In the end, Chi Ning also had to say that he couldn't abandon the position of Prince Wenchen at all. Although this kid was a little stupid, a little stupid, and even had a naivety that he was clearly reborn but didn't know where he came from, but He is a thousand times better than Emperor Nian Ping like this! ! !

Chi Ning felt that if he had encountered this incident, he probably wouldn't bear it, and would greet Emperor Nianping's ancestors directly, just like what he did in the Hall of Wuwei back then.

Many years have passed, Chi Ning is still the same Chi Ning, some things can be tolerated, and some things can't.

But reason also tells Chi Ning that Qian Xiaoyu is not him, Qian Xiaoyu can bear it, he is so smart, so rational, so good at weighing, he knows what is best for his own interests, as long as he clicks on this It is enough to support the head of the fourth prince who can accompany him as a prince.Even if you click on it, it will be the infamy of Wan Gu, which means "it really is something that eunuchs can do".

Kowtowing his head, Qian Xiaoyu suddenly recalled that year.

He was still young, when he first entered the palace, taking advantage of Mu Chen's background, he quickly joined Lan Jieting's family.At that time, Emperor Su was still in court. Apart from being too confused about the relationship, the emperor was more than conservative in other aspects.And what he likes to do most when doing things is checks and balances. The civil and military forces of the previous dynasty needed checks and balances, and the eunuchs of the eunuchs also needed checks and balances.

At that time in the palace, it was the time when the struggle between Mu Chen and Zhennan factions was the most intense, and it was also a critical period when the supervisor of ceremonies and the supervisor of internal affairs were fighting for power to determine who was the boss.

Even if Lan Jieting and Zhang Jingzhong just glanced at each other from a distance, there would be crackling in the eyes and in the air, and sparks would fly everywhere.

At that time, they really hated each other, so much that it seemed that they would not give up until they killed each other.

Lan Jieting was originally a famous official, but because someone in the family committed a crime and was implicated in the palace sentence, he must have good looks, talent and talent, delicate and delicate, just like a precious orchid in a greenhouse, only you can carefully support it There is absolutely no possibility of it condescending to please you;

Zhang Jingzhong is a well-known veteran of the former dynasty. He not only assisted Emperor Su, but also helped the Qin family to be the queen. "Loyal and capable" are almost four big characters written on Zhang Jingzhong's forehead.

But the most frightening thing is that there are not only the two of them in Ouchi at the same time, but also other eunuchs who shine in all aspects.

Everyone has their own characteristics, and everyone has their own stories.

All they survived was a book.

Just when Qian Xiaoyu felt that the deadlock between Lan Jieting and Zhang Jingzhong was unsolvable, and it was bound to end with one dying at the hands of the other, one day, Zhang Jingzhong suddenly gave in.

He called for money to withdraw his troops, not because he was afraid or surrendered, but he just stopped fighting.

No one can understand why Zhang Jingzhong retreated bravely and gave up the power at his fingertips when the momentum was so good.Even the Zhennan faction couldn't understand what Zhang Jingzhong was thinking and why he bowed to Lan Jieting.

But what is even more incomprehensible is that the domineering Lan Jieting stopped moving after Zhang Jingzhong stopped.

Before the palace, it was said that everything in the Lan court was good, but there was no room for others, so he accommodated Zhang Jingzhong.

In this way, they maintained a tacit understanding of making small troubles, but never making big troubles, and maintained a peace that lasted for more than ten years.If it is said that the supervisor of ceremonies was able to take the position of the first department in Da Nei, [-]% was due to the credit of Lan Jieting, then the other [-]% must have been personally sent by Zhang Jingzhong, a competitor.

Zhennan doesn't understand Zhang Jingzhong, and Mu Chen doesn't understand Lan Jieting either.

It wasn't until later that Qian Xiaoyu was lucky enough to go to Lan Jieting's side to serve her. After Lan Jieting got drunk, she heard the truth from Lan Jieting.

"He can win me. He knows what he said to His Majesty, which will make His Majesty never tolerate me, but he didn't."

Because in that way, what His Majesty can't tolerate is not just a blue court, but the entire inner library, the supervisor of ceremonies, and the only chance for all eunuchs to stand out in this deep palace.

"Do you know why your reform of Neishutang has attracted us so much attention?"

Because they are all waiting for a chance, a chance for everyone to live.If the internal book hall is there, then the supervisor of ceremonies is there, and if the supervisor of ceremonies is there, then the eunuchs are there.This is the greatest possibility for all eunuchs to participate in government affairs in a legitimate way.

Eunuchs are also human beings, so why should they be inferior to others, with a broken body, and live their lives?

Zhang Jingzhong can continue to fight with Lanjieting, he can even use the inner academy to destroy Lanjieting, he can also build his own school in the inner official prison after the inner academy is gone.However, if you do that, everything will be different.The civil servants will no longer give the internal officials the opportunity to rise up and re-tain power, and the emperor will probably not let go.

And as long as Neishutang belongs to the chief inspector, the chief inspector will dominate.

This is an unsolvable contradiction.

Qian Xiaoyu finally understood what Lan Jieting meant.Between personal power and collective future, Zhang Jingzhong chose the latter. He drew a big cake for all eunuchs, a big cake that as long as you work hard enough, you can really get the chance to stand up from the class.

"We are also men, why can't we desire power?"

"Women are fine too." Qian Xiaoyu felt that she was a sister back then.

Lan Jieting laughed loudly, with the madness of a scholar: "I should have killed you because of your disrespect, but..." Zhang Jingzhong should have fought him, but he didn't.

Lan Jieting did not kill Qian Xiaoyu either.

Because what Qian Xiaoyu said was right, eunuchs can be in power, and so can women.He was really curious, and wanted to see how this "woman" Qian Xiaoyu would climb up step by step.

The supervisor of ceremonies is the right to speak that eunuchs have worked hard for generations to finally win.It is not just an institution, but also the only hope that can change the tragic fate of the servants who have been doing servant work for thousands of years.It should never bow its head.

Nor should Qian Xiaoyu be stigmatized when he was in power.

Qian Xiaoyu, who had withdrawn from his memory, slowly raised his head to Emperor Nianping, and paused every word: "Your Majesty forgot? His Royal Highness is already ten years old this year, why can't he sit for a long time?"

His spine is straight.