Chapter 50
Madam Hua thought for a while and nodded, "The princess is thoughtful."
Princess Chengping smiled sweetly, "I won't think so carefully to others. I know that my grandmother's situation is not easy now, so I will naturally think more about her. By the way, nanny, are there any arrangements for my grandmother? Do you need my help?"
Madam Hua thought for a moment, thinking that the princess might really need to charge in the future, so she said: "In recent years, because the Yang family lost power, the Queen Mother's layout in the court was almost uprooted. Fortunately, the Shenwei Army was still in the hands of Lu Guang. Over the years, Lu Li made some military achievements. The four major families led by the Xiao family finally had some concerns, which gave us a chance to breathe."
"It seems that thanks to Eunuch Lu over the years!" Princess Chengping sighed with gratitude. After thinking of those aristocratic families, she couldn't help but say angrily, "These big aristocratic families are really too arrogant! When my father was in power, he was constrained by them everywhere. Not to mention the promotion of officials, they had to interfere. Even if my father wants to sleep with women, they have to look at their faces. No wonder my father always said that this emperor was boring and ended up in depression."
Madam Hua looked at Princess Chengping helplessly, too lazy to teach her, and continued: "I think this is a chance. For the reputation of hard work, the Empress Dowager will probably give up Li Zuocai. We can take the opportunity to install some people in the Ministry of Personnel."
Princess Chengping thought for a while and frowned: "As the head of the six ministries, officials under the sixth rank of the Great Sage Dynasty were selected by the Ministry of Personnel, so they have always been valued by the four families. If the nanny wants to install people in, at most they can install a lord like Li Zuocai. Not to mention that it is useless, it will also arouse the vigilance of the four families. I am afraid that the gain will not be worth the loss."
Madam Hua also knew that this was not easy. They had tried to put their own people into the Ministry of Personnel before, but the results were not great in a few years. This time, the Li family was involved in the case of buying and selling officials, which was a great opportunity. If they didn't do anything, how could they be willing to do it?
Princess Chengping held her chin and thought for a while, then she smiled and said, "In my opinion, it's better to change the target."
"Oh?" Madam Hua knew that although this princess was naughty, she was a little anxious. In addition, the late emperor had pity for her and lost her mother when she was young, so she kept it with her. She was not unfamiliar with things in the court, so Madam was willing to listen to her thoughts.
"I want to tell me that instead of staring at the Ministry of Personnel, which is closely related to the four families, the nanny should focus on dealing with the Censorate, the only Censorate in the Li family. The nanny will join the Ministry of Personnel and compete for profit with the four families at the same time. However, it is enough to deal with one Li family."
Madam Hua thought for a while and shook her head, "The princess is thinking too simple! The reason why the fourth family is the fourth family, not the fifth family, and the sixth family is because these four families have always been watching and helping each other. If there is something wrong with the Li family, the other three will not sit idly by."
Ying Dongjun smiled and said, "Although the four families have always had the same goals in major events, they are four families, not ones. They all say that the lips and teeth are cold, but don't these teeth hit the lips?"
Madam Hua felt thoughtful when she heard this.
Ying Dongjun smiled and said, "As far as I know, when my father was in power, the Censor General was still a branch of the Xiao family, named Xiao... Xiao Sanjie was still Xiao Liujie."
"The former Censor Central Chief was named Xiao Jiujie." Madam Hua couldn't help but correct her.
"This is not important." Ying Dongjun waved his hand indifferently and continued: "I heard that Xiao Jiujie is young and promising. He did a good job in the Censorate, so why was he suddenly released?"
"Although Xiao Jiujie was an official, his official position was promoted to three levels in a row! When Ren Man came back, he could be promoted to one or two levels. This is just a common method for aristocratic families to train and promote children in the clan. What's so strange about it?"
"Is that?" Ying Dongjun said slowly, "Why do I think the Li family is guarding against the Xiao family, and the Xiao family withdrew from the Censorate to appease the Li family to show compromise? After all, when the Li family was dealing with the Yang family where their grandmother was, they made great efforts."
Madam Hua was shocked when she heard this. She rarely made exaggerated expressions, but this time she even widened her eyes for a moment.
"What did the princess say? Among the four families, the Xiao family and the Li family are the most closely tied. It can be said that they are prosperous and lose. How could they..."
Ying Dongjun stopped Madam Hua's next words with just one sentence. She said: "Because the one who ascended the throne was the grandson of the Xiao family, not the Li family."
After hearing this sentence, Madam Hua's original suspicion seemed to be enlightened, as if she had understood many things she had not figured out before.
"It's so! So that's it!" Madam Hua murmured.
Ying Dongjun: "Is there too few people in this world who can share the same hardships but not wealth? In the past, the four families were headed by the Li family. Since the young emperor ascended the throne, the Xiao family began to slightly overtake. The Li family was unwilling to give up the status of the head of the four families, or were afraid that the Xiao family would be prepared to monopolize the imperial power, so they began to be prepared."
"The wild beasts will fight to the death for the sake of the leader. What about the four families? The intrigues they fought for power and profit are afraid that even the most ferocious beasts will feel as if they were not as good as they saw them. Where are there eternal allies in this world? The world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit."
Madam Hua felt that what Ying Dongjun said made sense and nodded involuntarily.
"The princess is right."
Ying Dongjun: "But, the heads of the fourth-generation family are not stupid. Although they have competition within, they will not be hurt by each other. After all, the Xiao family has not yet monopolized the power. Just like the Li family alone, they still let the person named Xiao Liujie or Bajie be promoted to three levels in a row. So the nanny must not be too hasty, but should slowly seek it, otherwise it will be more than worth the loss if the four-generation family members are attracted to the outside world."
After Ying Dongjun woke up, although Madam Hua never rudes when facing her, she was actually a little bit contemptuous in her bones. This time she became respectful and asked: "What the princess said makes perfect sense, but I don't know where to start this matter for a while. I wonder if the princess has any idea?"
"What's the idea..." Ying Dongjun frowned and pondered.
Madam Hua also knew her a little, and immediately said, "Didn't the princess want to find a good official position for Xia Dieyun before? Madam originally had a good job here, and was going to leave it to a former official who had defected to Lu Guang's hometown. Since Xia Dieyun helped the princess a lot this time, we don't have to be stingy. Madam will prepare this good job for him."
Chapter completed!