Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 762 Shaobai 35

Emperor Tai'an's intuition told him that Jiang Xinxin was not a person who would settle down. Although she seemed to be just a willful little girl and did not look like a peerless genius who was in charge of a Taoist sect, Emperor Tai'an felt that she was very dangerous, so he even restrained himself from testing her.

You have to know that he could be so ruthless as to seriously test Li Changsheng, an old ancestor who was who knows how many years old, and when it comes to Jiang Xinxin, no matter how harmless she appears to be, there is always an inexplicable string in his brain that can't help but jump when he sees her, making him afraid and very angry.

When Jiang Xinxin came, she was escorted by soldiers and accompanied by the national master. When she left, she was still escorted by soldiers and horses. The national master Qi Tianchen was missing, but there were several large carts of gold, silver, jewelry, and silks.

Jiang Xinxin knew very well what Emperor Tai'an was thinking. After returning to Wangcheng Mountain, she sent those things to Muliang City for auction at a high price. She then exchanged the money she got for herbal medicines and gave hemostatic drugs and medicines for treating colds and flu to the armies in the name of the court.

Jiang Xinxin's action really angered Emperor Tai'an so much that he vomited blood and fainted. As a result, Crown Prince Xiao Ruofeng was pulled out by court officials to temporarily supervise the country, and there was finally no turmoil in the court.

After experiencing these things, Xiao Ruofeng realized that the forces around him were beginning to become too powerful to be controlled, and he also understood why Emperor Tai'an always wanted to clip his wings.

But the biggest difference between Xiao Ruofeng and Emperor Tai'an and Xiao Ruojin lies in this. Xiao Ruofeng had a sincere and in-depth talk with the Four Guardians of Apocalypse around him, as well as Lei Mengsha, Ye Xiaoying and others. To be honest, among these people, except Lei Mengsha who did not hesitate to violate the rule that the Lei Clan cannot participate in politics and joined the court in order to realize his own ambitions, and Ye Xiaoying who also wanted to show his strengths and make achievements in the court, the others were real people from the martial arts world.

The opportunity for them to meet Xiao Ruofeng was at the Jixia Academy. Later, they were willing to work for Xiao Ruofeng because they saw his talent. As for making achievements in the court, they did not consider it. At most, they wanted to add a little convenience from the court to the forces behind them.

Therefore, the result of Xiao Ruofeng's talks this time made both parties very satisfied. At least everyone had a common goal, which was to seek welfare for the people of the world.

It was at this time that Sikong Changfeng brought out the imperial examination system that Jiang Xinxin had proposed when she stayed in Xueyue City. He also told Xiao Ruofeng that this move would only break up the aristocratic families and cultivate a class of gentry that was the same as the aristocratic families in different soups. However, it did not dampen the enthusiasm of Xiao Ruofeng and others, because at least this imperial examination system created opportunities for the advancement of ordinary people to a large extent.

Xiao Ruofeng has been excited since he received the proposal from Sikong Changfeng, while Zhuoqing and others in the palace are trying their best to help Emperor Tai'an find a doctor to treat his body. Although Emperor Tai'an is old and will die eventually, the power is in their hands for a moment, and no one can say for sure what changes will happen in the future. Therefore, Zhuoqing and others must try their best to prolong Emperor Tai'an's life even for the sake of saving themselves.

Therefore, Zhuoqing asked people to spread the rumor that Xiao Ruofeng was unwilling to treat Emperor Tai'an with all his strength in order to get to the throne as soon as possible, forcing Xiao Ruofeng to go to the Medicine King Valley in person to invite Medicine King Xin Baicao to treat Emperor Tai'an. After Emperor Tai'an woke up, Zhuoqing took all the credit for himself and took the opportunity to report Xiao Ruofeng's misdeeds.

After listening to Zhuoqing's report on court affairs, Emperor Tai'an was already dissatisfied with Xiao Ruofeng's ease in handling government affairs. When he heard that he had only gone to invite the King of Medicine Xin Baicao under the pressure of Zhuoqing and others spreading rumors, he felt even more resentful. If he had not had no son to use, Xiao Ruofeng would have been deposed.

Nan Jue noticed that there was indeed a rift between the father and son, who had the most noble status in Tianqi City, so he sent spies to deepen Emperor Tai'an's dissatisfaction with Xiao Ruofeng. Unfortunately, Ji Ruofeng, who was in charge of Baixiaotang, was no pushover. He had only suffered a setback at the hands of Jiang Xinxin, but had never lost face in front of others.

Just because he found out that someone from Nan Jue had taken action, Emperor Tai'an let go of his dissatisfaction with Xiao Ruofeng. Now he was paralyzed on one side of his body, unable to move, and even speaking was a little laborious. It was obvious that he could no longer control the court, so he simply delegated power to Xiao Ruofeng and concentrated on taking care of his health.

When he recovers, he can take back the power he gave away in the same way he gave it away, and it won’t be a big deal.

Because of the sudden change on Emperor Tai'an's side, Xiao Ruofeng gave up the idea of ​​coming up with the imperial examination method at this moment. After all, the imperial examination method would not be established in a day or two, so he could wait.

Ji Ruofeng suggested that Xiao Ruofeng use the remaining power of the Shadow Sect and the eunuchs and maids in the palace to form an internal guard department to control the imperial city. "In the past, the rule of the Beili royal family was that when the mountain mausoleum collapsed, the chief eunuch and the four chief eunuchs had to go to guard the mausoleum for the previous emperor, and even be buried with him. The chief eunuchs and chief eunuchs around the previous emperors did so, but the current chief eunuch Zhuoqing is not an easy person to deal with."

"But such people are not completely useless. If used well, they can become a useful knife in our hands."

Xiao Ruofeng did not completely agree with Ji Ruofeng's proposal, but he did not completely reject it either. "I must abolish the practice of burying people alive with the dead, but the chief eunuch and the four chief eunuchs cannot continue to serve in the palace, otherwise the power of the eunuchs may one day shake the imperial power."

However, the eunuchs had no children and had never lived outside the palace. Their physical defects often distorted their minds. If they could not buy people's hearts with power and money was not enough, Ji Ruofeng was also powerless to cope with it. But they could not allow Zhuoqing to make slanderous remarks in front of Emperor Tai'an.

Sikong Changfeng thought of something and suggested, "The palace maids can choose to leave the palace or continue to work in the palace at the age of 25, but the eunuchs cannot survive outside the palace, so the situation is even more dangerous. In my opinion, it is better to give the eunuchs a time limit for leaving the palace, and after leaving the palace, the court will pay for their unified care for the rest of their lives. This move will definitely make the eunuchs return to their original intentions."

Ji Ruofeng thought about it for a moment, and couldn't help but praise Sikong Changfeng for his quick mind. "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already said that he wants to exempt the chief eunuchs and the chief eunuchs from being buried alive with the emperor. If the eunuchs below can also benefit from it, the harem won't have to worry too much!"

The biological mother of the brothers Xiao Ruofeng and Xiao Ruojin was just a palace maid, so when Xiao Ruofeng fell ill as a child, Xiao Ruojin had to kneel outside Emperor Tai'an's bedroom in the heavy rain for several hours before he begged Emperor Tai'an to appoint an imperial physician to take his pulse. Otherwise, Xiao Ruofeng would have died of the illness long ago, and how could he be in his current situation?

Therefore, what Ji Ruofeng said about bribing the eunuchs was equivalent to pacifying the entire harem, and it was not empty talk.

So while Emperor Tai'an was wholeheartedly taking care of his health, Xiao Ruofeng had already bribed many eunuchs and palace maids, and the Internal Guard Bureau that Ji Ruofeng had envisioned was also successfully established.

The chief eunuch Zhuoqing did notice the changes in the palace, but it was too late now, because he found out that almost all of the four eunuchs under him had been bribed by Xiao Ruofeng. After all, just to avoid being buried alive with Emperor Tai'an, Zhuoqing had to thank Xiao Ruofeng for his kindness.