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After Yi Guogong Jiang Ji's sudden death, the position of Zongzheng of the royal family became vacant.

Strictly speaking, this is not a position with real power, but it is indispensable. It is related to the face of the entire Jiang family royal family, and it also has the responsibility of being in charge of the royal relatives. Even the emperor needs to be courteous. of.

Jiang Ji was Zongzheng during the time of the first emperor. Before Jiang Zhao came to the throne, he was the one who took the lead in asking for a successor. Later, after being frightened by Lu Cangyu, he didn't dare to say no more for fear of being retaliated.

Jiang Zhao didn't know much about the clan, and he didn't have the heart to do so. Seeing that Jiang Ji knew current affairs, he didn't dismiss him.

And Jiang Ji really didn't dare to do anything else, he had been working hard and steadily for the past few years, and Jiang Zhao would never think of him.

Only now did I know that he was lustful and lustful, and he would not stop at his age. He took advantage of the Zhao family and died on the bed before she could do anything about it.

Jiang Zhao thought he was ashamed, so he kept silent about the cause of his death, and ordered the funeral to be handled simply.

Her main concern is the new Zongzheng candidate.

The royal family is flourishing. Although the lineage of Emperor Taizong is now considered to be withered, there are many other branches. From the perspective of age and status, there are not a few who can sit on the Zongzheng position.

Jiang Zhao himself chose Jiang Mao, the old virtuous king. Although he was a little ridiculous when he was young, but now his temples are white and his temper is much calmer.

Moreover, Jiang Zhao valued Jiang Yao from his family, and wanted him to assist Jiang Han in the future, so it would be better to have a closer relationship with Prince Xian's mansion. If Jiang Mao takes the Zongzheng position, it will be convenient for her to adopt Jiang Han in the future. Some.

But Jiang Mao himself was unwilling, evading by saying that he was old and lacked energy, if His Majesty insisted on making him act as an upright person to mess with the entire royal family, he might as well die together with Jiang Ji.

Jiang Zhao couldn't resist him, so he put him back first, and then went to Wenxuan Hall to find Jiang Yao.

When she went there, Wenxuan Hall was in class, and Xie Jin happened to be teaching the class. A group of children, big and small, followed her, shaking their heads and reading, and occasionally answered her questions.

If the answer is good, Xie Jin will not hesitate to praise it. If the answer is not good, she will not be angry. She will quote the classics and explain it in a simplified way, and then ask the students to answer it again until it is correct.

The oldest students in Wenxuandian Academy are only in their early ten years old. Except for Jiang Han who is the youngest, they are generally between five and seven years old. Compared with those old masters who are more rigid in teaching, they naturally prefer gentle girls like Xie Jin. Mister some.

Therefore, when Xie Jin occasionally asked questions, they all scrambled to answer them proactively.

Jiang Zhao looked at the door for a while, and found it very interesting, so he didn't say anything to interrupt, but waited for a while, and after Xie Jin's lecture was over, he asked Gao Sheng'an to call Jiang Yao over.

"There is no need to salute, I am here to discuss something with you."

Knowing Jiang Yao's early wisdom, Jiang Zhao didn't mean to beat around the bush, and directly explained to her why he came.

Jiang Yao looked pensive, and said helplessly: "Great-grandfather is playful by nature, and he is indeed not suitable for the Zongzheng position. Even if he takes the position reluctantly, he may disappoint His Majesty, so His Majesty should choose someone else."

"Don't worry, I know in my heart, I won't really let him handle the clan affairs, I just need him to occupy that position."

Jiang Zhao said bluntly: "My relatives are weak, and I don't care about the clan, but in the future, I will be registered as a crown prince and pay homage to the ancestors of the world. I still need the assistance of Zong Zhengsi. After thinking about it, my uncle is the most suitable."

One is that there is no one in the entire Xianwang mansion who can take care of things, and it is relatively easy to handle, and the other is that Xianwang has been notoriously out of tune since he was young, and he is not bad at all when he is old.

Jiang Zhao didn't say these words clearly, so Jiang Yao naturally couldn't figure it out, she simply thought that the emperor valued the palace of the virtuous prince, firstly he wanted to promote her, but now he wanted the virtuous king to be the upright, it can be said that the emperor's grace is mighty.

Jiang Yao was a little moved, so he promised: "Then after the courtier's daughter returns to the mansion, I will try to persuade my great-grandfather."

This is not something that can be forced. Hearing what she said, Jiang Zhao nodded and said: "Then I will wait for your good news in the palace. Don't let me down."

"What good news are you waiting for?"

Xie Jin came in from outside the hall with a book in his hand, and listened to it, not knowing what Jiang Zhao and Jiang Yao were talking about.

Jiang Yao knew the ceremony, saw her coming in, stood up and called first: "Sir."

"Ah Yao, you don't need to be too polite. I just heard that His Majesty is coming, so I came here to say hello. Didn't I bother you?"

Xie Jin took a look at Jiang Zhao, saw her narrow face, and turned to talk to Jiang Yao.

Jiang Yao said: "Mr. came just in time, and there is no interruption. We have finished talking about what we want to talk about."

Xie Jin just asked casually, and was not very curious about their conversation, so he looked back and asked Jiang Zhao: "Why is Your Majesty so leisurely today, and why did you come here in person?"

"I'm here to see if these students are serious about their studies, and by the way, see if Mr. Xie is lazy in teaching."

Jiang Zhao held his chin with one hand, looked at Xie Jin with a half-smile, and joked casually.

Xie Jin took a look at her, and thought of the presence of outsiders, he saved face for her, "My minister is fortunate to be able to teach in the Wenxuan Hall, so naturally he will work hard and dare not neglect, so as to live up to His Majesty's trust."

Who doesn't know what to say?The two of them went back and forth, which seemed normal, but it always made Jiang Yao feel a little weird.

But she couldn't tell where the weirdness was.

In front of Jiang Yao, Xie Jin didn't intend to have too much contact with Jiang Zhao, not because she was afraid that she would see the relationship between the two, but she is Jiang Yao's teacher after all, and her identity is still the same. Some burden.

So after saying a few words, he urged Jiang Zhao to leave, and even found a reason to say that the king's prestige is too heavy, staying here will affect the children's study, it can be said to be rigid and extremely boring.

Jiang Zhao had a good temper, and followed her wishes to go back to the imperial study, Xie Jin led Jiang Yao to send her out.

The imperial chariot stopped at the gate of the Wenxuan Hall, and Jiang Zhao sat on it. Gao Sheng'an was about to call out, but was shocked by her eyes, and stood aside resentfully, shrinking his neck.

"Come." Jiang Zhao leaned on the armrest and hooked his fingers at Xie Jin.

Xie Jin walked over without knowing why, raised his chin slightly to look at her, and asked, "Your Majesty, do you have something to order?"

Jiang Zhao lowered his voice and said, "It's nothing. I just want to ask you what dishes you want to eat tonight. When I get back, I'll send someone to the imperial dining room to make preparations."

Probably knowing that the question was inappropriate, Jiang Zhao covered his lips and coughed lightly, showing Xie Jin a flattering smile.

Xie Jin looked around subconsciously, his eyes stopped for a moment on Jiang Yao who was standing not far behind him, then he also lowered his voice, gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty don't care about me anymore, I will go to Qingyuan Hall to accompany the princess tonight meal."

"When was it decided?" Jiang Zhao frowned, not very happy, "Why did you tell me now?"

Xie Jin gave her a white look, and said lightly: "It was just decided."

Jiang Zhao choked for a moment, knowing that he had hit his foot with a stone, and was about to say something nice to defend himself, but Xie Jin had already stepped back a few steps to salute her, and said in his mouth: "I respectfully send your majesty off."

Jiang Zhao had no choice but to keep his words in his stomach, and raised his chin at Gao Sheng'an.

Yu Jia returned to the imperial study room, Yuan Xiang was waiting at the door, saw Jiang Zhao getting off the imperial chariot, hurriedly went to report: "Wang Yushi came to ask to see His Majesty, the slave asked him to enter the hall and wait."

If someone else changed, they would probably only have the qualifications to wait outside, but who would make Wang Yushi lose face.

Jiang Zhao raised his hand to straighten his neckline, Nahan said, "Why did he come to see me at this time? Could it be that he thinks that the two incidents are not big enough, and he wants to drag someone down to add fuel to the fire?"

Yuan Xiang said in a low voice: "The servant sees his dark face and looks very bad."

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Zhao's heart thumped.

She walked into the imperial study room, and saw that Wang Yin was not wearing an official robe, but was wearing a black blouse, standing there straight, as motionless as a pine tree, with a complexion as dark as the color of his clothes, which was really shocking.

Although Wang Yin is a tough man, Jiang Zhao has never seen him so angry since he knew him.

Quickly asked: "Why is Wang Qing so ugly?"

He also ordered Yuanxiang: "Go and make a pot of chrysanthemum tea, and defeat Wang Yushi. Don't get angry."

Yuan Xiang took the order to go, Wang Yin opened his mouth, but he didn't talk to Jiang Zhao, but said to Gao Sheng: "The old minister has something to discuss with His Majesty alone, can you ask Director Gao to avoid it for a while?"

Gao Sheng'an didn't speak, but looked up at Jiang Zhao, saw her nod, then exited the hall and closed the door.

"Wang Qing, what do you want to discuss with me alone?" Jiang Zhao walked to the imperial case and sat down, raised his eyes to look at Wang Yin, and asked slowly.

Wang Yin still had an ugly expression on his face, looking straight at Jiang Zhao with his sharp eyes, and said in a deep voice: "I have heard about something recently, which is of great importance, but I don't know whether it is true or not, and I still need your Majesty to explain it to me."

Looking at him like this, Jiang probably knew what he was doing, but he still asked, "What's the matter?"

Sure enough, Wang Yin fell to his knees on the ground with a plop, and kowtowed, "The female officer next to Your Majesty, Xie Shi Jinniang, once entered the palace as the daughter of a criminal minister.

Now that his father, Xie Yuzhe, has benefited from His Majesty's insightful eyes, and returned to the court to avenge his injustice, doesn't His Majesty plan to let Xie Jin out of the palace and let their family reunite? "

"Wang Qing just speak up if you have something to say, so you don't have to go around in circles with me." Jiang Zhao looked calm.

Wang Yin looked up at her, and asked bluntly: "Is the relationship between Your Majesty and Xie Jin just a friendship between monarch and minister?"

"There is the friendship between monarch and minister, but there is also the relationship between husband and wife." Jiang Zhao nodded and said with a smile: "Since Wang Qing asked, it would seem too irresponsible for me to argue too much. That's right, Xie Jin and I both Love each other, life and death will never give up."

Wang Yin was almost laughed angrily by her understatement, and said through gritted teeth: "Your Majesty is the king of a country, and he should be an example for all people, but he has no intention of getting married to spread branches and leaves for the royal family, and only cares about indulging in female sex.

The old minister would like to ask, what exactly does His Majesty think, isn't he afraid of being ridiculed, and has no face to face his ancestors? "

Jiang Zhao stood up, leaning on the table with one hand, and playing with the sachet around her waist with the other. She didn't make any excuses for Wang Yin's criticism of her, but said: "Whether I like men or women has nothing to do with Wanmin. It has nothing to do with the ancestors."

After a pause, she walked up to Wang Yin with her hands behind her back, looked down at him and said, "It has nothing to do with you."

"His Majesty!"

Wang Yin was really annoyed by her, took two deep breaths, and then continued: "The old minister is in charge of Yushitai, it was ordered by Emperor Taizong, in addition to supervising all officials, he also has the responsibility of advising His Majesty!

Your Majesty has done something wrong now. Now that the veteran has learned about it, he must advise His Majesty, please turn back in time, and don't be obsessed with it! "

"I know that Wang Qing has always been upright and selfless, and has no fear of royal power. If I have done something wrong, after Wang Qing's advice, I must re-reflect and correct my mistakes again and again, but I will stay with Xie Jin and not harm the people of Li Half of the common people did not hurt the country, why should Wang Qing remind me to turn back? I will not turn back, and I never feel that this is a mistake."

Jiang Zhao's expression was cold, and compared with Wang Yin, who was a little fierce, he seemed more calm and calm.

Wang Yin has never been a person who likes to talk nonsense. Seeing her firm attitude, he knows that this matter will never come to fruition easily.

So he bowed his head and said: "Since Your Majesty insists on doing this and refuses to listen to advice, then don't blame the old minister for not saving Your Majesty face.

Tomorrow morning, in front of civil and military officials, I hope His Majesty's affection for Xie Jin will remain so firm. "

Without waiting for Jiang Zhao to respond, he stood up and left the imperial study room with a straight back.

Wang Yin's words were more or less threatening, but until his figure completely disappeared from sight, Jiang Zhao didn't say anything to persuade him to stay. Instead, he chuckled lightly and muttered, "Hundred civil and military officials? It's not as good as all the people in the world can bluff." people."

Yuan Xiang came in with scented tea, Wang Yin left, and Jiang Zhao brought it to drink by himself, which was considered a defeat.

She waved to Yuanxiang and told him: "Don't let Wang Yin go to court tomorrow, you can think about how to do it yourself, he is trying to save face, and he knows that he is too old to inform you in advance, so be careful." Don't hurt him."

Although Yuan Xiang didn't know what they were talking about, he could still understand Jiang Zhao's meaning, and quickly agreed, without asking any more questions, and hurried to find someone to handle the matter.

Jiang Zhao chewed a few tea stamens, and called Gao Sheng'an: "Let Zhuo Yun come to see me."