Chapter 79: The Opportunity to Touch Power
The Baihua Palace where Princess Changyi lives is located southwest of the palace.
Baihua Palace was named by Princess Changyi herself, and Zuo Daoqi thought it was a bit childish.
"Eunuch Zuo is here, come and sit down."
Princess Changyi warmly invited Zuo Daoqi and asked the little palace maid who was copying books for him to make tea for Zuo Daoqi. Her big, undulating eyes looked at Zuo Daoqi dazzlingly.
The palace maid served tea, and a strong floral fragrance spread with the tea mist, and the whole room was filled with an extremely fresh floral fragrance.
Just the taste is so tempting.
The tea mist in the cup is also different from ordinary tea mist. The princess's tea is filled with mist, which changes constantly in the air, and finally outlines a scene of a hundred flowers blooming.
It was all white tea scent, but Zuo Daoqi could clearly tell what kind of flower each one was.
Until Zuo Daoqi took a sip of tea, the smell of tea lingered around his teeth, like flowers growing in his mouth, and there was a faint buzzing sound of bees flapping their wings.
This tea is like attracting bees and butterflies.
A little warm air rises from the lower abdomen and merges with the ubiquitous qi and blood in the body.
Zuo Daoqi groaned and couldn't help but praise, "Good tea! Princess, such good tea!"
As soon as he started speaking, he suddenly paused, not because he felt that what he said was abrupt, but because the fragrance of flowers in his mouth naturally dissipated after he opened his mouth, and a lot of regrets inevitably arose in his heart.
Princess Changyi looked at him and said, "Does it taste good? This Hundred Flowers Tea is a tribute from Baihua Palace. My father-in-law likes it. I will bring some back to my father-in-law."
Is there such a good thing?
This must be taken back to the imperial concubine to try.
Zuo Daoqi nodded without politeness, cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, Princess."
Princess Changyi is a little dazed. Is this the end? Do you think I gave you tea for free?
Just as he was about to start talking about tea, he saw the smile in Zuo Daoqi's eyes, and stood up instantly and patted the table.
"Be bold!"
"You little slave, you can take whatever is given to you. Do you still care about me, the princess?"
This drama queen...
Zuo Daoqi stood up with a look of fear on his face, clasped his fists and said, "Then what can I do to get the princess's tea?"
Princess Changyi snorted coldly, "I have a question and I want to test you."
Zuo Daoqi was a little happy watching Princess Changyi's role-playing, and wanted to persuade him that you are not suitable for such a domineering style.
"Princess, please tell me. I will tell you everything."
Princess Changyi raised her head proudly and tried to look domineering.
But with her face there, it doesn't scare anyone no matter how you look at it.
"After you left yesterday, some ignorant Confucian scholars said that I was too good-looking, which is why there was no snow in the north. They asked me to go to Zen Mountain to worship heaven. How should I deal with them?"
Zuo Daoqi looked thoughtful after listening.
It seems that my guess was correct. Emperor Yuanji did go there yesterday, and was forced into the palace in front of so many people. He was really a bit cowardly.
Zuo Daoqi naturally filtered out the useless and fictitious information in Princess Changyi's words. He thought a lot and asked, "Did the princess read the poem to the saint yesterday?"
"Well, my father even praised that poem."
Princess Changyi was still young. When asked by the original owner, she still blushed a little. Unlike Zuo Daoqi, who copied other people's poems and used other people's names, her face didn't blush and her heart didn't beat. She coughed and stared at Zuo Daoqi fiercely, "Then
I wrote it, don't tell it out of nowhere."
Zuo Daoqi was helpless to complain. What is the difference between your approach and that of Sun Wangzu? How much money was given back to you? Are you trying to get away with nothing?
However, unlike Sun Wangzu, this was something he had promised Princess Changyi before. Strictly speaking, this was part of the deal.
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Zuo Daoqi didn't care about the naming rights of a poem. He didn't seek fame, but when the poem came into the emperor's sight, it broke his original plan.
Everyone in the harem knew how much Emperor Yuan Ji doted on Princess Ji Lingrong of Changyi, so he would definitely be particularly wary of anyone who appeared around the princess.
At this time, he may have inevitably entered the emperor's sight.
In this case... Zuo Daoqi nodded, "Don't worry, princess."
"Then tell me, what should I do?" Princess Changyi sat high up and looked at Zuo Daoqi with expectant eyes.
This problem is actually very simple. It is simply that Confucianism has too much power, resulting in no other voice in the court.
All dynasties in ancient China have been doing one thing, which is to consolidate centralization of power. To be precise, it is to ensure the rights of the emperor.
Obviously, Dajin is doing very well, but it is not good enough.
It was done well because the royal family of the Jin Dynasty was very stable. Even though Emperor Yuan Ji was obsessed with opera in recent years and rarely went to court, there was no big trouble in the Jin Dynasty.
The bad thing is that the Confucian family is dominant.
He pondered for a moment and then said, "If you offend the princess, you will be killed."
Princess Changyi's eyes widened instantly, "Kill...kill?"
"No, these people are very famous. Fame is not only the qualification for their practice, but they are also proud of their fame after death. If you kill them, won't they get their fame in vain, and I will have to bear the infamy?"
Zuo Daoqi said,
"No one is unafraid of death. These Confucian scholars who consider themselves ministers do not want to die in vain."
"Deceiving the public with evil words, bewitching saints in the palace, and slandering the princess are all serious crimes."
He paused and looked into the princess's eyes.
"Of course the princess can't do it herself. The princess will let them do whatever the Confucian scholars say. But once they dare to come to the palace gate and say it, the princess only needs to plead with the saint to appoint a eunuch to be the palace eunuch for punishment, and let the eunuch for punishment do it.
If someone is killed and beaten, I think such things will be much less common."
After all, Princess Changyi was a scholar. After hearing Zuo Daoqi's words, she pondered for a moment. She didn't expect this method to kill people and find a scapegoat.
"Your method only treats the symptoms but not the root cause. Is there a better way?"
Zuo Daoqi saw that the princess was thinking, and slowly spoke, "May I ask the princess, how do you feel about the court now?"
Princess Changyi blinked her eyes and said hesitantly, "It's okay..."
"I don't dare to discuss national policy arbitrarily, but today the princess asked me, so I will just say whatever I want."
Zuo Daoqi talked eloquently.
"Nowadays, the Confucian family dominates the court and lacks the power to check and balance. The royal family lacks the power to intimidate all officials on the surface!"
"Although our army in the Jin Dynasty is strong, we have less contact with the officials on weekdays, so they inevitably lose awe in their hearts."
"Although the Demon Slayer Palace is strong, the Confucian sect is not evil after all. Under normal circumstances, the Demon Slayer Palace cannot control them."
"So, what the royal family needs is an organization that only takes orders from the royal family and has the power to intimidate all officials."
Princess Changyi's eyes flashed brightly, and she urged, "Continue talking."
Zuo Daoqi saw that the princess took the bait, and slowly spoke out his true thoughts, "Why not use the master eunuchs of the Zongren Mansion as the background, and the many eunuchs in the palace as minions to establish an institution that only belongs to the saints and is only loyal to the royal family!"
"Eunuchs and eunuchs have no roots and no foundation. They rely on the nobles in the palace, so their loyalty is of course unquestionable. When the eunuchs in the palace grow up, they will slowly remove the masters of the sect's mansion and send them to live in their old age.
"
Princess Changyi's face became excited, and she slapped the table with her hands excitedly, "Eunuch Zuo is really smart, and he is indeed the eunuch that I value."
Zuo Daoqi smiled sarcastically.
He just planted a seed in the heart of Princess Changyi, a seed that reused eunuchs.
Chapter completed!