[R18] (Quickly wear it) Baby, you are with the wrong person – Chapter 289 of “(Quickly Wear) Baby You Are with the Wrong Person” [English]

​‍‌​‍‌☆、Emperor Policy 9

March has entered after the Wanshou Festival, and spring in Liangjing came very early. It seemed as if it just happened overnight. Peach blossoms bloomed all over the city one after another. The clouds in the Forbidden Palace were filled with bright yellow, and the stone pavement was covered with peach petals.Yao Ji took the royal chariot out of the Tai Chi Palace to the Dazheng Palace. Along the way, she was surrounded by spring scenery. When she arrived at the Dazheng Gate, because the buildings in the previous dynasty had always been solemn, there were no gorgeous fallen flowers as far as the eye could see.

Because the weather was nice, she was in a good mood, but she was discussing an important matter.It turned out that Lin Ting, the second prime minister, died last month, and now there is only Zhang Jingan as prime minister. So a doctor proposed: “The prime minister is an important minister of the country and cannot be left vacant. I implore the saint to choose someone with high moral character and high prestige as the prime minister to share the worries of the saint.”

Zhang Jingan also came out and said: “Nowadays, affairs are very complicated. After Lin Gong passed away, I felt deeply inconvenienced. I still remember that last year, including me, there were three prime ministers in the political hall. After that, I congratulated Duke Dingyou and went to one Lin Gong. Although there is no fixed number of prime ministers, it is not appropriate to only have one minister.”

What he said makes sense, but no one raised the topic today, and Yao Ji knew that sooner or later someone would bring up this topic.The prime minister’s position is extremely popular, so who wouldn’t want to do it?Now, unlike in the previous dynasty, there was only one prime minister who held all the power in the political hall. Even for the sake of stabilizing the imperial power, the emperor would not leave Zhang Jingan alone as prime minister.

It’s just that the choice of this new phase needs to be carefully considered.

Of course, Zhang Jingan’s words were not without purpose. Seeing that Yao Ji was ready to play, he said: “I recommend Jiang Yong.”

Hearing this name, Yao Ji’s heart suddenly moved, but her face remained calm.Jiang Yong is also a son of an aristocratic family, and is the head of the Nanwang Jiang family, the top family in the family.During the Ningzong Dynasty, he also served as prime minister. Later, he resigned due to illness, so he grew flowers and grass at home. He has not been out of the mountain for 89 years.

He has both qualifications and popularity. As soon as Zhang Jingan mentioned it, there was a chorus of agreement in the palace, and those who agreed were naturally from aristocratic families.Now that the regent is powerful, he finally went to Lin Ting, a neutral faction. The family naturally hopes to have a prime minister who is beneficial to them to join Zhang Jingan in countering Xiao Yu.

This was Zhang Jingan’s intention. Yao Ji thought of the memorial written a few days ago. The direct branch of the Dou family had been abolished. Not to mention completely declining, it had also fallen from the first-class family to the third-class. The family had lost such a large force, so naturally it had to find a way to make up for it elsewhere.Once Jiang Yong becomes an official, it means that the Jiang family, which has been dormant for many years, will return to the political center. He will go to the Dou family and then to the Jiang family. Zhang Jingan has made a good calculation.

In this case, Xiao Yu naturally didn’t want him to get his wish.

But just as the doctor suggested, not just anyone can serve as an important minister like the prime minister.Xiao Yu has not been in power for a long time. Although he is now very powerful, most of the people who are attached to him are the upstarts. Some of these people are very capable, some have more seniority, but some have both.

Therefore, although he hinted that the people below were opposed to Jiang Yong’s appointment as prime minister, if he was looking for someone more suitable than Jiang Yong, there was no one.

Everyone in the court was quarreling about this. One group said that Jiang Yong was not suitable and cited various inappropriatenesses.One group insisted on insisting on it and said: “Since Mr. Jiang is not right, then you can recommend a more suitable person?”

Xiao Yu took advantage of the situation and said: “This matter is important, so it is better to postpone the discussion.”

Zhang Jingan was not willing to let him drag him down. If he dragged her back and forth, he would become a loser. He refused to give in, and turned to point the muzzle at Yao Ji: “What is the unknown holy intention?”

As soon as she finished speaking, Yao Ji saw Xiao Yu’s eyes turned to her.Because it was a court meeting, he was dressed in a vermilion embroidered python court dress, with a gold crown in his hair. Such a noble and solemn outfit made her think of the gentleness between his eyebrows that snowy night for no reason.She lowered her eyes and her long eyelashes trembled slightly, like a butterfly fluttering its wings: “Xiang Zhang is right. Jiang Yong was the prime minister during the late emperor’s time. It’s a good idea. Since all the princes say he is good, then he is the one.”

As soon as these words came out, even Zhang Jingan was stunned for a moment. He quickly figured out the key and immediately hit the snake and followed the stick: “I will obey the holy will.”

In this way, Jiang Yong’s appointment as prime minister became a certainty. Xiao Yu had never been slapped in the face like this in public since he took power. However, he was so deep in the city that his face was not exposed. There was only a glimmer in his eyes, a smile on his lips, and he and the courtiers responded respectfully.

But after the end of the dynasty, he taught Yao Ji in Taiji Palace, so naturally he couldn’t remain silent.At that time, Yao Ji was sitting under the window. She had changed into homely clothes, her black hair was tied into a bun, and her face was as beautiful as jade. Outsiders didn’t know that she was born as a girl. The older the saint, the better.She held the book in her hand, but she didn’t turn a page for half a moment. When she heard Xiao Yu speak lightly, she suddenly became solemn.

“Does the sage know why Jiang Yong resigned?”

Yao Ji’s hand holding Shu Yuan tightened slightly: “Isn’t it because of illness?”

Xiao Yu smiled: “Since he is in front of the minister, why would the saint say these things to outsiders? Although the saint was still young when the late emperor passed away, some things must have been said by the late emperor. Jiang Yong is not so much resigning, but rather forced by the late emperor. It was just because the late emperor wanted to save his face and only allowed him to resign due to illness. Now that he is brought back to the court, wouldn’t it be a violation of the late emperor’s wishes.”

Yao Ji is also aware of this matter, and it is exactly as Xiao Yu said.The reason was that Jiang Yong and Shen Qi were at odds with each other at that time, and they were fighting fiercely. The conflicts between the two factions in the DPRK and China were numerous, and they were even more acute than they are now.Of course, these two factions are one from aristocratic families, and the other from the nouveau riche united by nobles and common people.

At that time, Xiao Yu was only more than ten years old and was still a well-known libertine in Beijing, while Yao Ji was young and still studying for enlightenment.It’s just that although she lives deep in the palace, she also knows that the two sides are fighting overtly and covertly, even to the point where even the women in the harem know about it.Shen Qi tried his best to suppress the aristocratic family and support the common people, but Jiang Yong wanted to maintain the glory and dignity of the aristocratic family.The aristocratic family has lasted for several dynasties and generations, so naturally it cannot be easily shaken, but Shen Qi also has the support of Ning Zong and is pressing forward step by step.

The final result was that Shen Qi was imprisoned for his crime and his entire family was executed, while Jiang Yong retired due to illness.

From the outside, it seemed that the family had won a great victory. However, as the Jiang family withdrew from the center, the family’s power entered a vacuum. Ning Zong took the opportunity to recruit talents and support nobles, and unknowingly occupied a lot of the family’s power. If you think about it carefully, it was a lose-lose situation for both sides.

Now hearing what Xiao Yu said, Yao Ji Fang said slowly: “Of course I know about this. The late emperor also told me that Jiang Yong has the talent of a prime minister, but he does not have the tools to be a prime minister. But,” she changed the subject, “If not Jiang Yong, who else could be the prime minister?”

“I know that Uncle Qi is afraid that Jiang Yong will enter the court and cause the aristocratic family to become more powerful.” She changed the familiar term of endearment and her tone became softer. “But the children of the aristocratic family are originally more outstanding than the common people. This is an incomparable fact. They have been passed down for hundreds of years. The children in the family have studied with their hair tied since they could just speak. Their background is far beyond the comparison of those from a poor family. If we exclude them just because of their birth, wouldn’t it be too intolerant?”

In fact, she felt a little guilty when she said this, because she knew that Xiao Yu was not this kind of person, but she supported Zhang Jingan, and she had to come up with a high-sounding reason to say this.

As expected, Xiao Yu smiled slightly, and the smile was so faint that it was almost invisible: “This is what the sage taught you.” – When he speaks like this, he is angry.

Yao Ji had no choice but to say again: “Seventh Uncle also taught me that the way to be a king requires balance. If there is too much oppression, I am afraid that the family will cause trouble.”

Normally, if she found such a ladder, Xiao Yu would definitely go down the slope. After all, the decree has been issued. Even if he is dissatisfied, what else can he do?Xiao Yu is not the kind of person who would dwell on useless things.It’s just that she noticed that Xiao Yu seemed to be particularly unhappy with Jiang Yong. This was strange. When Jiang Yong was in the court, Xiao Yu had no contact with the government at all, so how could there be any grudge between the two.

Before she could figure it out, Xiao Yu had already changed the topic and started talking about the article in the book.Yao Ji had no choice but to listen to He’s lecture attentively until the end of get out of class at dusk. Except for a few words when commenting on their homework, the two of them never said another word.

Yao Ji had something on her mind and had been absent-minded. When she heard the rustling sound of clothing materials, Xiao Yu stood up and bowed his body in salute: “That’s it for today. I will take my leave.”

She didn’t know why, her mouth opened and closed, she wanted to say something, but she didn’t know what to say.Until Xiao Yu walked to the door and was about to cross the threshold, he suddenly turned back.At that time, the golden crow was sinking in the west, and the red clouds were scattered all over the sky like broken gold. In the sunset, which was so bright that it was almost blinding, it seemed to be cut into tiny pieces by the golden light, changing rapidly, and suddenly it was about to disperse——

“You still don’t believe me after all.”

“No…” The word “she” was stuck in her throat, and Xiao Yu’s figure was no longer visible.