"It would be great if Little Eleven could be half as sensible as Ninth Brother." The prince took the wet handkerchief handed over by the eunuch and wiped his hands.

"Then the prince won't need me anymore." Chu Yu said coldly.

"A wise man doesn't speak secretly. I like the intelligence of my ninth brother." The prince threw the veil to the eunuch beside him and looked at him seriously, "Tell me, why do you want to see me in the palace?"

"I have met Mr. Xu." Chu Yu stared at the prince, "However, according to my current test, even if Mr. Xu does not recommend Wu Qinghuai, he will not recommend Nie Yuan."

"Oh? Is it possible that he wants to recommend new people?" The prince frowned and pondered for a while, "But among the new people, there doesn't seem to be the power he has newly cultivated, right? Even if he starts to train now and is promoted step by step, there will be no more than ten or eight years.

, and cannot achieve the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue."

Chu Yu said: "This old man Xu is honest and upright. That's why he owes the Wei family a favor. In fact, if the prince wants to win over him, why not also sell him a favor to get a favor?"

"How do you say this?" The prince asked puzzledly.

"Xu Siye." There was some scheming hidden in Chu Yu's deep eyes, "The Xu family is very thin, and this Xu Siye can be regarded as one of the few relatives of Mr. Xu."

The prince looked troubled. He had sent Xu Siye to prison in the first place, and now asking him to let him go was like a slap in the face.

"It is better to make friends than to make enemies." Chu Yu emphasized, "The prince should know the benefits of using Xu Siye to exchange the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs."

The prince hesitated and said, "Let me think about it."

After Chu Yu left, Chu Lan, who had been listening in the corner, opened the door angrily and said, "Brother Prince, he is obviously doing this out of selfish motives."

The prince put his hands behind his back and looked out the window with gloomy eyes.

It doesn't matter whether the Ninth Prince did this selfishly or not. What matters is that it is exactly as he said, so he can sell the old guy a favor in exchange for the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

It's just that he wants to find a way to get the best of both worlds.

Three days later, morning.

Mr. Xu, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, suddenly proposed to resign and return to his hometown, and recommended Nie Yuan as the new Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

It caught everyone off guard.

The prime minister did not attend the morning court today because his wife was at a funeral.

The emperor asked the courtiers for their opinions, and the two sides formed two parties, each holding their own opinions. Later, they started arguing, but the emperor did not give any results and dismissed the court directly. He asked Mr. Xu to enter the side hall.

After a while, Mr. Xu came out of the side hall.

Wei Qinghuai, who had always thought that he would be able to securely take the post of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, did not leave after leaving the court, but waited outside.

Seeing Mr. Xu's figure, he hurriedly shouted: "Mr. Xu, please stay."

Mr. Xu was angry and didn't want to pay attention to him, so he quickened his pace.

Wu Qinghuai chased after him and reached out to catch him. As soon as his fingers touched Mr. Xu's clothes, Mr. Xu suddenly felt weak in his knees and rolled down the steps.

Not only did Wu Qinghuai not leave, but neither did Nie Yuan. He was about to walk over when he saw this scene.

"Wu Qinghuai, even if you are angry at Mr. Xu for not recommending you, you don't have to do this!"

Nie Yuan's voice was loud and he ran down the steps.

A young eunuch has already helped Mr. Xu up. Mr. Xu is already old. Fortunately, the steps are not high.

He didn't fall to death, but he groaned for a long time and couldn't get up.

Ninth Prince Chu Yu, who had been watching the excitement for a while, also came over, pressed Mr. Xu's bones and checked, "Don't move, it should be twisted at the waist."

The sixth prince Chu Ci, who was being pulled by the prince and ridiculed him, rushed over when he heard the commotion and asked with a sullen face: "What's going on?"

Wu Qinghuai's hand was still in the air. He did touch Mr. Xu just now, but he didn't push him.

He shook his head, his usually unruly face now showing a panicked look, "I didn't do it, it was Mr. Xu who fell down himself."

"Myself?" The prince came over and said coldly, "You were looked at by so many pairs of eyes just now? You still want to quibble!"

Wu Qinghuai defended, "You can ask Mr. Xu if it's me."

"Although I am old, I am not so old that I can no longer walk and fall down by myself."

Mr. Xu's words completely dragged Wei Qinghuai into the water.

The commotion here even alarmed the emperor. He walked out of the side hall with a gloomy face, "Bring Mr. Xu to the side hall and ask for the imperial doctor."

Mr. Xu was a rare and honest person, and he did not have complicated family relationships. When there was no more suitable successor, the emperor did not want to let him go.

The conversation just now had already given up Mr. Xu's idea of ​​resigning temporarily, but now, this situation.

The emperor was full of sorrow.

Xu Lao was old and injured his waist. He needed to stay in bed for at least half a year. The post of Minister of Household Affairs was vacant.

Wu Qinghuai was given the title of jealousy and could not protect himself.

The post of Minister of Household Affairs fell into Nie Yuan's hands.

The prince had been in trouble for so long, but Chu Yu only spent three days during the funeral of the Prime Minister and his wife to handle it.

The prince also sold his relationship with Mr. Xu, found a scapegoat for the Literary Prison Case, and took Xu Siye out of it.

Xu Siye was released, but he was not reinstated. Instead, he returned to his hometown with Mr. Xu, his grandson, and his illegitimate son who was recovering from drug addiction.

In this matter, the one who gained the most was Chu Yu. Not only did he successfully postpone the marriage because Wei Jiayi had been a filial piety for three years and was not easy to get married.

He also laid out another game. When this game slowly closes the net, he will be able to completely gain the prince's trust.

After more than half a month of sadness, his mood improved a little, and Chu Yu wrote a letter to Ruan Ningxiang.

In fact, he has been secretly taking care of Ruan Ningxiang's health this year.

Since Ruan Ningxiang can become pregnant, it means that his conditioning method is still effective.

Chu Yu sent Mugwort to the northwest and sent Oolong bones and some other precious medicinal materials to Uncle Fu.

At the same time, he told him to stay in Yunzhou and do something.

After passing the Yunzhou border and heading north, you will reach the Gobi Desert.

There are three important cities at the northern border, namely Chiling City, Yanhui City and Gufang City.

Gufang City was defeated and lost more than a year ago, and is now occupied by the Tianyu people.

Most of General Xiao Shen's troops are now stationed in the Yanhui City area.

Ruan Ningxiang and the others arrived at Yanhui City at the end of March.

It is said to be a city, but there is no last name of the boss, and all the people who stop here are soldiers.

And because of several wars, ruins can be seen everywhere, and houses made of mud are also dilapidated.

In the general's mansion, there was a charcoal fire burning in the small hall.

When General Li Rui and Vice General Zhou Liang saw General Xiao Shen, they began to shirk their responsibilities and listed various dissatisfaction with the Lord of Zhao'an County.

Ruan Ningxiang was still very weak. Su He helped her find a bench to sit down on, "Do the two generals really want to have such a real relationship with the little girl?"

The leader, General Li Rui, reprimanded: "It was originally a one-month journey, but Zhao'an County Master took more than two months. What should we do if the people from Tianyu invade during this period?"

Ruan Ningxiang snorted coldly, "I don't understand what General Li said.

General Xiao Shen is here. Are all General Xiao Shen's soldiers made of clay?

Or is it that each of my thousands of bandit soldiers can defeat a hundred with one?
Chapter completed!