"Sima Mansion is the maternal family of the Queen Mother and Concubine Hu after all. Once Hu Jue and Hu Hongzhi fall, there will be nothing to fear."
"Officials should be stripped of their posts, and their posts should be removed. Today's Sima Mansion can only be called Hu's Mansion."
Luo Jiuli sighed.
"Hu Jue has been arrogant for most of his life. He probably won't even think about it before he dies. Sima Mansion will rise and fall because of him."
"This is what the moon waxes and wanes, and the water overflows when it is full. Whether it is Hu Jue or the Queen Mother, they all have thoughts that they shouldn't have."
Xiao Mingxuan commented without interest, then changed the subject and invited Nan Zhu in.
"Go to the Duke's Mansion and tell the Duke's wife that my old injury has relapsed and I need the second lady to take care of you for a few days."
Nan Zhu: This reason is too far-fetched.
I wanted to think about it, but I still said yes, then turned around and left.
Luo Jiuli reacted when he saw Nan Zhu going out.
"How can you go to Dali Temple for work if you use this excuse?"
"Rules are dead, people are alive."
Xiao Mingxuan looked at her, his face gradually softened.
"On minor matters, officials from the three departments of the Law Department and Pei Tingsong are involved. If major matters cannot be resolved without my intervention, someone will come over and report them."
"More importantly, since I'm not there, they will definitely devote part of their energy to monitoring the Nine Princes' Mansion. Dali Temple will also seize this opportunity to speed up the investigation."
Luo Jiuli nodded, noncommittal, and understood who they were in his words.
For example, Sima Mansion, no, it should be called Hu Mansion now.
Another example is the person behind the assassination of Hu Hongzhi.
"well!"
She sighed.
"This is really like leveling up to fight monsters. The levels are difficult to pass. Everyone and everything is full of unknown challenges and variables."
"With the decline of Sima Mansion, who will be next?"
Xiao Mingxuan put his arm around her shoulders, knowing all this well, and he didn't want her to be involved in the whirlpool of this royal power struggle.
However, as the concubine of the Duke's Palace and the ninth princess of the Nine Princes' Palace, her identity will change again in the future even after he returns to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, kills Emperor Wu and awakens the power of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
And everything she experienced in the Changning Dynasty will be her capital to join hands with him in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
No one knows Xiao Mingxuan's thoughts.
But the Duke's palace was in a state of uproar because of the news he sent Nan Zhu to bring.
"What did you say? How many days will the Ninth Prince ask Li'er to take care of him?"
Nan Zhu was also unlucky. He was about to leave the house, but by chance, the Duke and the eldest son came back.
Facing the Duke's furious rage, Nan Zhu was dumbfounded.
"Spring will start next year. As soon as the second child's spring is over, she will marry into the Ninth Prince's Mansion. She won't be able to stay at home for long. The prince can't even wait for this day. Why -"
"Shut up."
On the side, the Duke's wife hurriedly stepped forward and covered the Duke's mouth.
"What do you know? You're just yelling."
When the Duke of Guo saw that his usually dignified and generous wife suddenly changed her face, his heart skipped a beat, and he actually shut up.
On the side, Nan Zhu was dumbfounded, what was going on.
On the other hand, the sons of the Duke's family turned a deaf ear to it, as if they had long been used to it.
The Duke's wife looked at Nan Zhu, smiled, took back her hand, and straightened her hair on her forehead in an extremely dignified and virtuous manner.
"You go back and recover, let your master take good care of the prince, and then return to the house when the prince is healthy."
Nan Zhu's little heart was pounding! He nodded hurriedly, turned around and left the Duke's Mansion.
It wasn't until Nan Zhu left that the Duke's wife ordered her to go down, close the door of the mansion, and take the old man and the young man into the Nuan Pavilion.
"Mother, what on earth is going on?"
Luo Yuanliang helped his mother onto the seat.
The Duke of Guo also looked at his wife with doubtful eyes.
The Duke's wife glanced at the father and son, and then told what happened to the Ninth Prince and Luo Jiuli in Changchun Palace today.
"The Ninth Prince suspected that the Queen Mother was going to harm Li'er. He was afraid that after Li'er returned to the palace, the Queen Mother would use the imperial power's decree to suppress her. Since we could not disobey the Queen Mother's decree, we kept Li'er in the Ninth Prince's Mansion for protection."
"But this isn't a long-term solution, is it?"
Luo Yuanliang frowned, hating the Queen Mother and her people in his heart.
The Duke’s wife said calmly:
"So, Nan Zhu secretly told me another thing."
"Another thing? What?"
Both father and son were puzzled.
The Duke's wife looked at Luo Yuanliang:
"The emperor intends for you to take over Hu Hongzhi's position. This is why mother prevented your father from letting Li'er return to the palace."
"Wha...what?"
Luo Yuanliang hesitated.
The Duke's expression immediately became serious.
"Is this serious?"
The Duke's wife nodded.
"King Jiu told Li'er personally. I think this matter is very close." "Li'er motioned to Nanzhu to tell me secretly, so that we can be prepared.
Accept it or not, once the emperor summons you, don't be caught off guard."
Luo Yuanliang also reacted from the shock, and then a solemn joy appeared on his face.
Commander of the Forbidden Army, inspected by all the officers in front of the palace, and given an official position starting from the second rank. This is a position that many people dream of.
A good man should have great ambitions, and he is no exception.
Now that the border is stable and the peace talks are successful, these generals must find a new world without fighting on the battlefield in order to make a difference.
"Father."
Luo Yuanliang looked at his father eagerly.
When the Duke of Guo saw his son's eyes flashing with excitement, he lowered his head and thought for a long time before slowly raising his head.
"This position can be a blessing or a curse."
"Have you thought about it? Once we get into this situation, our government will have no way out."
Both the Duke's wife and Luo Yuanliang understood what he meant.
Nowadays, the former dynasty is divided into factions, and the harem is connected with the former dynasty. It seems peaceful, but in fact there is a turbulent undercurrent underneath.
On the surface, it is a confrontation between the Queen Mother and the Emperor, but behind the scenes, all forces are preparing to take action.
And all these things that are about to move are all because of one thing.
That is the battle for the right to inherit the throne.
Although the emperor is in his prime, he has yet to establish a prince.
The several princes in the current dynasty are all adults, and they all hold a lot of real power in their hands. As their personal power continues to grow, the battles caused by the battle for the throne will become more and more prominent as time goes by.
Luo Yuanliang had never thought about why his father took him away from the capital to train in Liyang.
Part of the reason is that the court was divided into factions, and the great Sima Hu Jue covered the sky with one hand. Even when he was the prime minister, he had to give in three points.
What's more, it's them.
My father did not want to be involved in this battle for the right to inherit the throne. It was precisely because he stayed away from the capital and remained neutral that he was now entrusted with the important task by the emperor.