I'm not really the protagonist? [Transmigration Book]

When Xiahou Lingyuan returned to the palace, Xiao Yi had already handed over the news.

Emperor Mingxuan said that the crown prince would want a concubine. He really hadn’t heard anything about it before. If he hadn’t played with Yuanyuan in the Compassionate Ning Palace today, which made Emperor Mingxuan relax, he might not know that he has until the imperial decree of marriage comes down. A big sister-in-law.

According to the news, it was the crown prince himself who went to ask Emperor Xuan of Ming Dynasty for many orders. He liked Su Lingyan, the daughter of the second wife of the Su family and the most talented woman in the capital.

Xiahou Lingyuan frowned and thought for a while before realizing that Su Lingyan was the person Xiahouchun had always liked, and Xiahouchun even deliberately came over to greet him for Su Lingyan at Yuanyuan's first-year-old banquet.

For what reason?Yes, thank you for providing a residence for the Susu family on behalf of the Su family, and thank you for finding a good job for Su Wei.

Su Lingyan's appearance and literary talents are indeed outstanding among all the women in the capital, but this is not enough for the crown prince to ask the emperor to marry him. There is not much real power, so it is impossible to say that it is because of the power of the Su Mansion.

So why?Could it be that the crown prince really fell in love with Su Lingyan? Xiahou Lingyuan sneered, how could he consider his children's personal relationship with Xiahou Xiuyan's deep scheming.

Xiahou Lingyuan knew that Emperor Ming Xuan would eventually agree to this marriage, the reason why he hesitated now was just because he was fascinated by the prince's recent actions, thinking that the prince was really pure and good, Su Lingyan, the daughter of a criminal minister, was not worthy of the position of princess .

Xiahou Lingyuan asked people to check Su Lingyan again, including who he met and where he went. He was sure that there must be something in this woman or in the Su residence that the prince is interested in, and this thing is worthy of the prince's use. position to exchange.

"Master," Zhao Fei knocked on the door and handed over a letter after entering.

Xiahou Lingyuan opened it and saw that it was sent by Nangong Ying. It said that he had contacted Nangong Jie, and when the group of secretly transferred soldiers reached the outskirts of the capital, he would arrange for Xiahou Lingyuan to meet Nangong Jie.

Now Xiahou Lingyuan has a rough idea of ​​the prince's plan, but the time can't be rushed, and he can only wait for the prince to show his feet.

The biggest problem now is convincing the queen.

The next day, Xiahou Lingyuan was summoned by the queen again, and he didn't even look at the portraits of women spread out on the table. Seeing the queen's face, Xiahou Lingyuan knew that she was going to start trying to persuade him.

Xiahou Lingyuan preemptively said, "Queen, I have something to ask you."

The queen didn't speak, and pointed to the portrait on the table with her eyes, Xiahou Lingyuan: "...I'll take a look after we finish talking about the business."

The queen was happy and motioned for him to ask.

"Yuanyuan, what do you think in the future?" Most of the servants of the Compassionate Ning Palace were arranged by him, and now there are no servants waiting in the inner room, so Xiahou Lingyuan is not afraid that others will listen to this conversation go.

The queen was suddenly stunned by the question, and after a while, she realized that she put down the portraits she was packing up, sat across from Xiahou Lingyuan, and said with a smile: "I have no other thoughts, I just want Yuanyuan to be healthy and safe." Just fine."

"I told the emperor when Yuanyuan was born, as long as Yuanyuan lives a happy and carefree life, he can't bear the heavy burden on his small shoulders."

Xiahou Lingyuan had already guessed the Queen's arrangement for Yuanyuan, but he didn't expect that she would tell the Emperor about it.

"What did the emperor say?"

"The emperor promised me." The queen said happily, "He also really likes Yuanyuan."

"Queen, I don't agree." Xiahou Lingyuan grabbed the queen's hand and looked into her eyes: "In this palace, you are the only one who really believes in family affection, and you are the only one who has kindness."

"Do you really think that Yuanyuan can be happy and peaceful without fighting or robbing? But as you said, the father really loves Yuanyuan, and you and the father's wishes cannot be known to the outside world, nor can the outside world know , so the more Emperor Father dotes on Yuanyuan, the more threatening Yuanyuan will be."

"But the prince..."

Xiahou Linyuan interrupted the Queen's words. "You think the prince is honest and honest, but he is not!"

After all, she has lived in the palace for half her life. Although the queen does not fight or grab, is kind and generous, and treats everyone equally, it does not mean that she is ignorant of the world and the means.

She knew that Xiahou Linyuan must have known something when he said that the prince's mask was false.

"How to say?" The queen put away her tenderness, and her face turned slightly cold. Only when her child is involved, will she be the queen who holds the power of life and death in the harem. As a mother, she is strong. She has been looking forward to this child for too long.

Xiahou Lingyuan concealed that Emperor Mingxuan was poisoned, and he could live for up to two years. Concubine Xian killed her first child and Emperor Mingxuan did not help her seek justice. He said the rest about the prince.

Concubine Hui's death, King Xian's leg, Xia Houchun's disappearance... Xiahou Linyuan has said it all.

"Among the adult princes who can compete with him, one is disabled and the other is dead. If I didn't have that right, I wouldn't be able to live in peace until now."

The queen asked: "The emperor...does the emperor know?"

"I know, but these things were taken over by Concubine Xian," Xiahou Lingyuan said, "Concubine Xian is pregnant again."

Xiahou Lingyuan didn't say anything, and the queen knew what he meant, but the concubine Xian was pregnant, so the emperor took pity on her and let her go after only half a month of confinement.

"The crown prince knows that I am against him secretly, and probably knows that I know his true face, so if there is no accident, he will attack Yuanyuan sooner or later."

"He's already making arrangements," Xiahou Lingyuan said in a harsh voice, "This is very big, dangerous and very expensive!"

"Today I just want to tell you these things. You can do what you usually do, as long as you have that change in your heart. As for the future, if you believe me, I only have one sentence: the best thing in this world is in Yuanyuan's hands." !"

After Xiahou Lingyuan finished speaking, she left, leaving the queen sitting there alone for a long time without moving, until someone came to tell her that Yuanyuan was awake.

The examination list came out, Huiyuan was Lin Shuyuan, the son of Zuo Xiang's family, Luo Qingyu got No.2, and successfully entered the palace examination.

The topic of the palace examination was very simple, just like the topic that Luo Qingyu and Fang Tingzhi had discussed a few days ago.

Most of the essays in the palace examination focused on stability, and he would rather not be in the limelight than poke the emperor's sore spots. Luo Qingyu was also stable, but he did not lose his sharpness while being stable, and he took care of everything, neither offending the one above him nor losing money interests of those below.

As an official, Luo Qingyu has always kept in mind what Fang Tingzhi told him the first time he met; to make the common people feel at ease, and to make the emperor feel at ease.

When Emperor Xuan of the Ming Dynasty came to Luo Qingyu's side, he stopped, looked at it for a while, and then walked away. This small movement was noticed by the accompanying ministers and other tributes. There is a faint guess in his heart as to who will be the number one scholar in this subject.

After the palace examination, Emperor Xuan of the Ming Dynasty asked about the situation of Luo Qingyu, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy.

The academician of the Hanlin Academy flipped through the booklet in his hand and told Luo Qingyu's love one by one. He won two yuan in a row, and Huiyuan won the second.

"Lord Fang of Dali Temple accepted Luo Qingyu as his disciple a few days ago," the Grand Scholar added.

Emperor Xuan of the Ming Dynasty nodded, "No wonder there is a bit of Fang Tingzhi in his articles, he is neither arrogant nor impetuous, neither shows off nor belittling his literary talents." Emperor Ming Xuan laughed twice: "This Fang Tingzhi wants to teach the country's pillars to be like him. If he is content with the status quo and doesn't think about making progress, I can't forgive him."

The bachelor stood aside and said nothing, but he knew in his heart that the emperor must be very satisfied with Luo Qingyu.

Three days later, the imperial decree came down, and Luo Qingyu was selected as the number one scholar in the Jinke, and was directly awarded the official position of the Imperial Academy. Sooner or later.

This year's tributes are new to the official career, and their official positions are slightly higher than those of the previous imperial examination students. This is a good time to catch up with the vacancies of talents in the imperial court. Institute, responsible for compiling books and writing history, drafting imperial edicts, reading for members of the royal family, serving as examiners of imperial examinations, etc.

The noble status is the stepping stone to become a senior cabinet minister or even a local official.

Recently, the imperial court has been very stable both on the surface and in the dark. Xiahou Lingyuan knew that the crown prince would not do anything for a year, and the nets he had laid would only be recycled in the second half of Ming Xuan Emperor's reign.

Now the prince is showing his prominence step by step, and his speech in the court is becoming more and more content. The queen mother in the harem has been holding some small banquets, inviting old officials from the late emperor's time or the family members of the old prince. These old friends are talking, but they are actually trying to win over the relationship. When Emperor Mingxuan is unable to support himself, the Empress Dowager will become the person who has the most say. At this time, if those old princes come out to support the Prince.

When things will come to fruition and things are ripe, the prince can't be more smooth.

The prince showed his talents, Xiahou Lingyuan was still the same, every day he slipped away when he showed his face in the Ministry of Rites, and he was rarely seen in the morning court every day.

Xiahou Lingyuan's network is also being perfected step by step. Just when he began to think about Su Jiabao's one body and two souls, another major event occurred in the court.

This incident caused great turmoil in the court, and Emperor Xuan of the Ming Dynasty called the ministers to discuss the plan overnight.

This incident was a problem with the water transportation in Jiangnan Road.

The south of the Yangtze River has always been Xia Qi's most famous and rich place, where the fish is fat and the rice is fragrant, and it has the reputation of the world's granary.

Jiangnan water transport is an extremely important channel connecting Jingzhao and Jiangnan. Grain, silk, and salt are all transported to Jingzhao through Jiangnan water transport. Now that there is a problem with this channel, one can imagine how much this will have on Jingzhao and the court. Impact.

"What's going on, there have always been big mistakes in the water transportation in Jiangnan Road, why can't even the supplies be delivered now?" Although Xiahou Lingyuan was not called to the palace overnight, his news was not far behind.

Like Emperor Ming Xuan, Xiahou Lingyuan was asking about the specific situation.

Every year, the imperial court allocates a large amount of money to dredge the river. There was no news before, but now it suddenly says that the supplies cannot be delivered. This shows that the problem of water transport has existed for a long time, but someone concealed it and did not report it, or it was said that it was responsible. Officials have been unaware of a problem.

"What the hell are the officials from the Yushitai, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of Industry doing!" Emperor Ming Xuan was furious, and loudly reprimanded the officials in front of him.

Those officials were terrified and buried their heads in pleading guilty over and over again.

"Master, we have sent people to Jiangnan to investigate." Baitang reported.

"Go and find out if there is a prince's handwriting on this matter."

"Yes." Baitang said goodbye.

The emperor discussed with the ministers all night, and the next day he got angry in the Golden Luan Hall. Finally, the prince came out and expressed his willingness to go to the south of the Yangtze River to deal with the water transportation issue. He even said on the spot that he would never return to Beijing until the matter was resolved.

Emperor Xuan of the Ming Dynasty was very pleased, and directly appointed the crown prince as the imperial envoy. All officials in Jiangnan Road had to be dispatched after listening. Even the soldiers of Jiangnan Guard, he had the right to mobilize some of them.

After Xiahou Lingyuan heard the news, he immediately understood that the matter of water transportation in the south of the Yangtze River must have been written by the prince. Even if he did not lead it, there was no movement before, and now the prince is involved in the explosion. The role of concealment.

The main purpose of the prince is not the emperor's new trust, nor the opinion of the ministers in the court, but Jiangnanwei.

Just when Xiahou Lingyuan sent a message saying that he was right, asking him to pay close attention to Jiangnanwei's movements, another thing happened.

This incident made him terrified, he even put aside the matter of Jiangnan water transportation, the figure suddenly disappeared in front of Zhao Fei, and flew towards Su's residence.

Zhao Fei reported: "Young master Su slipped and fell into the water, now he is alive or dead."