Regarding the court's choice to investigate the kidnapping of the Minister of Industry, there is still some controversy among the people.
Because of the bombing of the Ministry of Civil Affairs Library, the imperial court has never given a clear explanation, and there is still a lot of discussion among the people.
Within the imperial court, everyone could guess pretty well who did this. However, the prime minister was dead, the Ministry of Punishment could not find any clues, and the prince could not even give an explanation to the people.
The court could only delay and wait to see how the situation develops.
This time the Minister of Industry and Industry was kidnapped, and people even believed that there seemed to be some connection between the two.
It’s about the fire in the official library.
Why was there such a loud noise at that time?
If there is explosives hidden in the library of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, who hid them?
If not, who set off the explosives?
When will the court arrest the murderer?
The court cannot answer these questions because the position of prime minister is vacant, which makes the current situation very delicate.
Only when this position is finalized can the prince be free to calm down the pressure brought by public opinion.
Nothing she does is right now.
Regardless of whether it is attributed to a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, the situation in the entire court will be shaken by this.
It can be said that one hair move affects the whole body.
Therefore, Zhao Xiaole also secretly spread some news through the Beijing Daily, linking the two incidents of kidnapping and fire.
This will temporarily relieve the pressure of public opinion.
Winning the position of prime minister is very important to the prince.
They took it down first, then later attributed the fire in the library to a man-made disaster, and also blamed the officials such as the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
If it is not captured, the prince may have to write a letter of guilt and attribute everything to natural disasters, and the power of the court will also be tilted towards the third prince and the queen.
Qin Sining knew everything well, and she stepped into Lihua Garden under such pressure.
When Zhao Xiaole and Qin Sining came in, many people were already there. The first one they saw was King Tie Guan, still rubbing two iron balls and waiting on his seat. Standing next to him was his eldest disciple.
Zhao Xiaole felt that Youdao's eyes were always looking at him intentionally or unintentionally. Looking around, he saw Ren Xiaoyao next to Lu Qingbai, the prince of Pingxi.
When Zhao Xiaole saw the other party, Lu Qingbai seemed to have noticed his gaze, glanced at him, smiled and nodded as a greeting.
Zhao Xiaole ignored him and walked up with Qin Sining. As the Marquis of Zhenguo, his position was naturally different from others.
At this time, a scholar suddenly stood up next to him. He had a cold face and was wearing a blue cloth. He stood up and raised his hands to Zhao Xiaole and said:
"Xiao Sheng has met Lord Zhen Guohou. He is a famous name that has been admired for a long time. It is like thunder in his ears. Your Excellency wrote a poem called "Qing Jade Case" on New Year's Eve. He killed Xiao Sheng's poems perfectly. I admire him!"
Zhao Xiaole asked doubtfully: "Who are you?"
"My dear, Xie Jiang, was given the title of Yanshan Talented Scholar, but in front of the Marquis of Zhenguo, a young student cannot be considered a talented person!"
Xie Jiang said modestly.
Literati have always looked down upon each other, but this time, he was indeed defeated and had nothing to say.
Zhao Xiaole nodded, "As long as you understand."
Then, Zhao Xiaole and Qin Sining walked past him without taking another look. This scene made those who paid attention to Zhao Xiaole the moment they came in were all dumbfounded.
The Marquis of Zhenguo is still arrogant!
Too arrogant!
You are truly a role model for our generation!
There is no way, who can let people come up with such masterpieces?
This pussy pretends to be smooth and flawless!
Seeing this, Xie Jiang, a talented scholar from Yanshan, sneered and sat back down again.
And a little fat man in the corner burst out laughing when he saw this scene, clapped his hands and said: "Interesting, interesting, this is the big eunuch they are talking about... woo hoo!"
As soon as the words "big eunuch" came out of his mouth, a butler next to him covered his mouth, "Young Master, don't you dare talk nonsense! You might be beheaded!"
This silly young man from his family just came here to have fun, and he never thought about passing the second level, which was to throw in three hundred thousand silver and see if he could get an official position.
Who let his father be Wang Wanwan, the richest man in Jingyang?
When Zhao Xiaole and Qin Sining walked to the seats, they found that their seats were not at the top, but at the bottom closest to the prince. Someone had already been sitting there.
A woman!
An extremely stunning woman!
This description may not be accurate, because the woman's face and hair were covered with a veil, and Zhao Xiaole could not see her entire face.
But the exotic appearance between her eyebrows is enough to make countless men fall in love with her and fall under her pomegranate skirt.
Although he didn't see her entire face, beauty didn't necessarily have to be judged by her appearance. Just from her flawless figure, Zhao Xiaole was sure that beneath that scarf, there must be Zhang Qingguo's alluring face.
This is Princess Loulan.
She happened to visit Jingyang and was invited by the prince to participate in the campaign for the position of prime minister.
This was something Zhao Xiaole and the prince had discussed in advance. If another woman participated, Qin Sining would not appear too abrupt.
"Your Highness, I am polite." Zhao Xiaole stepped forward and bowed first.
Princess Loulan stood up slightly and returned the courtesy, "I have heard of the name Zhen Guohou for a long time. When I saw him today, he was indeed a talented person."
Princess Loulan's voice is very beautiful, as gentle as an oriole's cry, and also magnetic, mixed with some accents from the Western Regions.
"Ahem!"
Qin Sining coughed twice in displeasure, prompting Zhao Xiaole to take a seat.
Zhao Xiaole smiled slightly and said nothing more. He took Qin Sining's hand and sat down together, waiting for the banquet to begin.
When Princess Loulan saw this, a strange look flashed in her eyes.
She had long heard that Zhao Xiaole was a eunuch, but he was very lustful and always accompanied by beautiful women when he came in and out every day. When she saw it today, it turned out to be true.
However, she didn't say much. Everyone has their own temperament and cannot tolerate what others say.
The nine people participating in the election had all arrived after Zhao Xiaole and Qin Sining came in.
Fine wine and delicacies were also served one after another.
Not long after, after the eunuch gave a loud shout, everyone stood up to salute, and the prince walked slowly into Lihua Garden.
"No need to be too polite today!" After the prince's instruction, the eunuch immediately asked everyone to stand up.
The prince sat alone on the main seat. After everyone thanked him, the prince said: "It is rare that I can gather with you all today. The prime minister of this dynasty may be among you. For this reason, I would like to propose a toast to you all!"
The prince picked up the wine, looked around, and drank it all in one gulp.
"good!"
The first person to shout cheers from below was a bearded barbarian named Man Ying.
I have been studying in Jingyang for many years, and I have always planned to learn the etiquette system of Jingyang country and move it to the barbarians in the south.
Now that he had the opportunity to run for prime minister, he didn't intend to miss it.
This is a great opportunity to experiment with what you have learned over the years.