For teacher, for father

Ji Hao has been away from the court for five years, and the forces in the court have been changing and turbulent, but the only thing that remains unchanged is Lu Buwei's hand covering the sky.

As a civil servant, Prime Minister Lu has many military merits to protect himself, and there is an undeniable premise for being a noble and a marquis.In less than three years of King Zhuang Xiang's reign, he appointed Lu Buwei twice as a general to crusade against the Five Kingdoms. Since the founding of the Qin Kingdom, the death rule has been established. The experience of King Xiang is extremely relevant.

However, the current direction of all officials is terrified, and no one in the court dares to offend such a deep-rooted important minister-the more people support, the more resentful the voice of opposition, Lu Buwei's appearance is infinite, but it does not mean private No one complained from below.

And Lao Ai was just one of these voices.

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Lai Ai was born with extraordinary talents, and had the skill of "walking in the Yinguan Tonglun". She was once called a "Dayin Man" by Lu Buwei and dedicated it to the current Queen Mother Zhao through a palace dinner.

However, Lu Buwei still underestimated how powerful power is to a mortal...Indeed, Lao Ai is just an ordinary mortal who worships under the Lu family as a guest, and has no advantages other than physical functions. Under the order of Prime Minister Lu, he secretly communicated with the Queen Mother Zhao, and reported to Lu Buwei, blowing the Queen Mother's pillow from time to time, so as to achieve Lu Xiang's goal of controlling the direction of the government.

The more Empress Dowager Zhao liked Lai Ai, the more power she gave to Lai Ai.Today's king is young and filial, so he naturally obeys his mother who is getting older in every way, which leads to Lao Ai's self-expansion becoming more and more serious.

The man tidied up his official robes. The more he looked at the robes of the eunuchs, the more unpleasant he was. He obviously had the ability and opportunity to go better, but now he can only nestle among the lowly eunuchs, all because of Lu Buwei's one-handed suppression...

Lai Ai's expression was gloomy, and her temper began to become more and more irritable.

Today's conversation with Ji Hao even gave him a little bit of hope - that is, there are still some people in the court who secretly hate Lu Xiang.

If they could unite court officials like Ji Hao who were dissatisfied with Lu Buwei, and then assist the support of the king and the queen mother, they would definitely be able to bring down Prime Minister Lu who is now in full swing.

With this level of hope, Lao Ai completely became murderous.

Behind him is the support and love of the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji Zhao. If one day the Empress Dowager is exhausted and has no time to take care of these political matters... then he will be called a mistake, and thinking too much is a waste of time, so simply these few days It was convenient for the thief to tear his face!

Thinking about the things that Lu Buwei secretly gave him up in the past few years, the man's atmosphere became more and more unbearable, and his footsteps also walked quickly.He even went directly past Yingzheng's Dazheng Palace and walked directly to the harem, planning to discuss with Queen Mother Zhao about getting rid of the thorn in his flesh.

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"The villain, Lai Ai, resigned due to illness a few days ago. It's the villain's fault. Please make amends, the Queen Mother."

Lai Ai respectfully knelt down in the palace where Zhao Ji was resting, and made a big salute with a low and gentle tone.

Now he still needs this woman, so pleasing Queen Mother Zhao's favor is the first step to bring down Lu Buwei.

Zhao Ji leaned on the jade floor, not in a hurry to get the man kneeling in front of her to get up, but instead drank the ginger tea in the clay cup leisurely.

Zhao Ji, who is nearly [-] years old this year, is not very old. Because she has been nourished by the harem for a long time, and she is free from world affairs, she sings, sings and dances with her every day. Except for her complexion is slightly pale, the appearance of Queen Mother Zhao is still the same It retains a touch of charm.

Wearing a dark gold silk border embroidered palace robe, Zhao Ji held her chest and coughed softly. Lai Ai immediately stood up understandingly, walked up to the woman respectfully, bent down carefully and rubbed her chest: "The Queen Mother , haven't you had a good rest these few days?"

"Tell me, what is the disease? It is said that you are still bedridden...even I can't come here?"

Zhao Ji was not happy, and if Lao Ai didn't come for a few days, she would have no man for a few days.The harem was deserted and leisurely. Apart from having an affair with Lao Ai, the Empress Dowager Zhao, who was born as a young dancer, had no interest in those parties where Fengyue recited poems and tasted tea.

What she wants is a magnificent residence, a noble status wearing gold and silver, and a life of unlimited enjoyment.

"This..." Lai Ai was a bit embarrassed to say it, and it was a shame to say it. A few days ago, he used the Queen Mother's favor to ask Ying Zheng for some official positions, hoping to get rid of this eunuch status. But just happened to be bumped into by Lu Buwei, who was discussing current affairs with the emperor, Lu Xiang looked unfriendly, and ordered him to pretend to be sick the next day and not allow him to enter the palace, give up any position, otherwise he would report to Ying Zheng that he was a fake eunuch matter.

Lai Ai is well aware that Lu Buwei has a lot of eyeliners in the palace, and she is just a small pawn in his hands-with her precious life as a threat, Lai Ai has no choice but to obey with hatred.

"Prime Minister Lu threatened the villain... saying that he would cut off the villain's lifeblood." The man looked aggrieved, and complained softly to Zhao Ji beside him. He was still rubbing the soft chest of the Empress Dowager Zhao ambiguously, and exerted a little force: " Now that I don't have any power, I can't match Lu Buwei."

"You mean, Lu Buwei threatened you?"

Not only Lai Ai, but even Zhao Ji has always held a grudge against Lu Buwei. The fact that she was played by that man in the applause a few years ago has not been forgotten by the Queen Mother Zhao. Zhao Ji is not stupid, and naturally knows that Lu Buwei In order to escape, he ruthlessly pushed himself to Lao Ai in front of him.

Lu Buwei from the beginning to the end... But treat her as a plaything, keep it if it is useful, and throw it away when it is useless.

"What has Zheng'er been up to the past few days? I'll go to Ai's house to have a look at it tonight. You should have a job as an official, so you can go out of the palace and help me with some things."

"Yes, villain, thank you Queen Mother for your kindness!" Lai Ai happily agreed. Now all his goals and hostility are aimed at Lu Buwei. Obviously, he has no time to talk to Ji Hao and Ying Zheng, so he can only comfort him casually: " Empress Dowager, don't worry too much. Your Majesty has been busy with government affairs these few days, but you are still in my heart. You see, when the villain went to pay his respects to the King this morning, the King asked me to take care of him. take care of you."

"That's good..."

Zhao Ji nodded, her complexion changed suddenly, her stomach was cramped and sore, and a lot of pain rushed into her throat in an instant, which made her bend down in pain and retch.

"Queen?!"

Lao Ai was shocked, and hurriedly recruited people into the hall, and invited Zhao Ji's physicians to feel her pulse in person.

The elderly doctor Dr. Gui has been working hard for the past few years and completely obeys Zhao Ji's jurisdiction, so no matter what happens, Lai Ai and Zhao Ji are at ease to let this loyal old doctor come and see.

The old man was full of gorgeous hair, and carefully felt the pulse of the frowning Queen Mother Zhao through a piece of silk, her complexion suddenly changed, and she knelt down in front of the two of them with a "plop"——

"Mother, Empress Dowager, this is... this is a happy event!"

"..."

The sky is filled with fiery clouds, and the glow of the sun slowly diffuses along with the setting sun.

Ji Hao nestled in his own room, and started working on the plan to revise the imperial examination system since he came back early.

It is impossible to eradicate the interests of the clan all at once, so at this point, perhaps it can also be said that Ji Hao intends to modify some important content in order to leave a way out for himself.

One of them is that the imperial examination is only open to clan families for the time being, and the scope of opening is for the young heirs of the clan, regardless of whether they are descendants or concubines. All of them can take the exam set by the king himself, and then draw up official positions based on the test scores and results——in this way Not only can the corresponding talents find their own suitable positions, but it also increases the concentration of the essence of the clan's children.

Even if it is for their own face and showing off in front of others, the parents of the clan will try their best to let their children learn knowledge in order to get higher scores in the test.

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It wasn't until a waiter knocked on Ji Hao's door cautiously and reported that the young master Qi Yi and Mr. Guigu were waiting for him to have dinner together in the main hall, did the young man hastily put away his pen and put away all the bamboo slips and scrolls , followed the waiters transferred from the palace to the main hall of Qi Yi's mansion.

The candlelight was warm and the night was falling. The dinner was already on the table. Qi Yi was dressed in casual clothes and was sitting on a chair leisurely drinking the health-preserving soup that Guiguzi made for him every day. Beside the boy was an old man in sixties. .

With his back to Ji Hao, the old man was holding Qi Yi's hand and whispering something.

Ji Hao searched in his mind, and after confirming that he didn't know this person, he asked, and at the same time stepped into the hall: "Ayi, who is this old man?"

"Mr. is here!" The young man hurriedly stood up, and after welcoming Ji Hao into his seat with a smile, he patiently explained: "Even Mr. Guigu can't tell, Mr. Guigu's disguise is really brilliant."

"...Disguise?" Ji Hao was dumbfounded, looking at the old man in front of him. His rough skin, cloudy eyes, and gray hair made him think that this was the weird Guiguzi. .

"Hmm..." Qi Yi was a little embarrassed, as if he was helpless about what Guiguzi did every day, but he still said, "This is Mr. Guigu's hobby."

"Hobbies?" Ji Hao stared at the white-haired old man who was drinking tea leisurely, a little confused.

"When he has nothing to do, he likes to go to strange places, and use the disguise technique to pretend to be someone for a day...Today seems to be a doctor in the palace."

"..."

Speechless by Qi Yi's explanation, Ji Hao's head was full of black lines, watching Guiguzi finish drinking tea calmly, then calmly tore off the skin camouflage made of unknown material on his face, and wiped his face He said a word to Qi Yi expressionlessly: "The Empress Dowager Zhao is happy, and it has been more than two months."