This year's New Year's banquet was held much more low-key than in previous years. The monarchs and ministers had a reunion dinner and then dispersed.
After a new year, Jiang Yankun's status in the cabinet rose again.
After all, Mr. Jing is old and already very tired from taking on the post of Tutor. He really doesn't have the energy to take care of the cabinet affairs anymore.
Since half a year ago, Jiang Yankun has been handling cabinet documents.
Of course, it's not all smooth sailing.
The Jing family finally cleared their grievances and returned to the capital with a legitimate name. There are always some ambitious people in the family.
They all hope that Mr. Jing will regard the Jing family as a target of training, so that he can take over the cabinet and influence the affairs of the court in the future.
"Grandpa, what are you thinking about? Why would you rather promote the Jiang family than our own people?"
"Jiang Yankun has the Queen of Heaven to pave the way for him. How can it be your turn to worry about him, grandfather?"
"The cabinet is the secret key to the imperial court and is the most important thing. What do you think, father?"
"Brother, don't talk to father like this. Father always has his own reasons for doing this. Father, please explain!"
"Um……"
The old man exhaled a heavy breath from his nose. Compared with the energetic time when he first arrived in the capital a year ago, it was obvious that his cheeks were already deeply tired.
The extra wrinkles at the corners of his eyes also showed his fatigue to everyone.
"Then tell me, why don't I recommend my own family members, but let Jiang Yankun be promoted?"
What does father (grandfather) mean by this?
Does it mean that the Jing family are not as good as Jiang Yankun?
But with the old man at the helm, there is no way anything could go wrong in the Jing family!
The eldest son of the Jing family pondered for a moment and thought seriously: "Father, does he think that Jiang Yankun is the prince's maternal ancestor, and is he afraid that the prince will have objections to the Jing family in the future?"
But the old man is his great-grandfather and his teacher, so the Jing family should be the closest to the prince!
"Perhaps...is this what the Queen of Heaven means? She is too ambitious. She just wants to be the Queen of Heaven and be equal to the emperor. She won't still want to control the prince and be the prince's master in the future, right?"
"Bang!"
A copper wine pot fell to the ground, and everyone was shocked. The old man's face turned livid: "Who wants to take charge of the government and control the prince? Who is so ambitious? Do you think I am a bad old man who is dim-sighted?"
In this family, the old man has always been the one who calls the shots. He has the final say in everything. He suddenly got angry and scared everyone present to shrink back.
"Father...Father, what are you...what are you doing?"
Mr. Jing snorted coldly: "I'm old, but my mind is still clear. It's you who I can't see sober."
"The reason why the Queen of Heaven is the Queen of Heaven, do you think she relies on the emperor's favor? Do you think that the emperor was carried away by beauty? You also underestimate the emperor too much and think too highly of yourselves."
"Although the Queen of Heaven lives in the harem, she has the talent to govern the country. She can keep pace with the emperor because her talents are not inferior to the emperor. Do you think that the emperor is so lustful and stupid that anyone can take power away from him? "
"If she is determined to become the empress, none of you will be her opponent after a hundred years. It is precisely because the emperor knows that she has no ambition to change the dynasty. No matter what she does, it is for Dayan and the prince, so he will delegate power to her. . When the emperor is weak, the Queen can do everything for him. What can you do for the emperor?"
"Aside from staring at the position of the chief minister of the cabinet all day long, what else will you do?"
"What is your ambition? To dominate the government and the public? Is everyone afraid? To control the government and become the second chief minister of Song Dynasty?"
Everyone in the Great Yan Dynasty knew what happened to the previous chief minister of the cabinet.
No emperor wants to be threatened by his ministers, and the same will be true for future princes.
Let Jiang Yankun be the first assistant, not only because he is the prince's grandfather, but also because he is a person who understands current affairs, can distinguish the important, and can pretend to be crazy and act like a fool.
Between the prince and the chief minister, there is still the anchor of the Queen of Heaven, and there will definitely be harmony between the king and his ministers in the future.
It is the same principle as the harmony of the family and the prosperity of everything. If the monarch and his ministers are united, the country will prosper.
Everyone in the Jing family was scolded so hard that they couldn't hold their heads up.
The old man is still the same bright-eyed old man, and he has not become an old fool at all because of his age.
Mr. Jing sighed: "What's more, this is also the emperor's intention."
As soon as these words came out, the Jing family understood Mr. Jing's choice even more.
We should take advantage of the emperor's guilt towards the Jing family and obey the emperor's decision as much as possible. In this way, when the prince succeeds to the throne, the emperor can think of the good of the Jing family and tell the prince to take care of the Jing family.
The prince will also be grateful to Mr. Jing for teaching him and taking good care of the Jing family.
Everything Mr. Jing is doing now seems to be paving the way for Jiang Yankun, but in fact it is also leaving a way out for the Jing family.
When Jiang Yankun went to the cabinet again the next day, he clearly found that those who were vaguely unconvinced before were much more respectful towards him.
As for the reason, he didn't want to delve into it.
Sometimes being confused is a good thing for yourself.
As long as these people are used by themselves in the future, it doesn't matter whose orders they listened to in the past.
It doesn't matter if you don't use it for yourself. The imperial examination will be held every three years soon. The Hanlin Academy will usher in a large number of fresh blood who want to serve the imperial court. Those new people will use it more easily than the old people.
"Huh-huh-"
Dozens of strong figures wearing white clothes and hats climbed over the snow-capped mountains, the sleds on their feet sliding fast.
The wind and snow fascinated their eyes, so they wiped them clean with the rabbit fur scarves around their necks and continued to slide down rapidly.
"General Shi, after climbing over this mountain, you will reach the foot of the mountain in Yuejian Village, Fusangbian Town."
"Leave eight people at the foot of the mountain to respond. Lieutenant Zuo and I will go into the city to investigate."
It was not only the people of Goguryeo and Fusang who would leave their works in Dayan, Dayan would also leave their own people in their territory when they went on missions.
When Shi Ruojun first came out of the palace, she was worried about being recognized as a woman.
As a result, after a long period of being exposed to wind, rain, and raging storms and snow, the skin on her face had become dark red and rough, completely losing the delicacy and whiteness of a woman.
Following Yan Sanlang's suggestion, she also wore a layer of soft armor under her clothes. Even if a soldier patted her chest when they got up, they would only be able to capture a hard patch.
As Yan Sanlang said, she is now no different from a man.
Shi Ruojun was happy but unhappy.
She wants to be a female general, not a man.
But at least I can comfort myself, not afraid of my identity being exposed.
After several months of living and dying together, these black-armored guards had established a deep friendship with her.
Now is the most critical moment. She has to kill King Fuso to let the world know that she is a woman.
Women can also be generals, go into battle to kill enemies and take their heads.
