Chapter 237: 238
Li Zhouying took the gift list and scanned it. Last year's gift list was filled with some good rare treasures and enjoyment items, almost no medicinal materials, food, and nothing that would cause poisoning.
The fact that the king was seriously ill had nothing to do with the Li family.
There was no problem indeed. The Li family did not have close contacts with the princes and grandchildren, so they should not be affected by this palace change.
"Haoer, you have to remember. No matter which prince becomes the new monarch, our Li family is one of the few big families in Donglai County. It has a place in Donglai County, so there is no need to get involved!"
Li Zhouying felt a little relieved and reminded him.
"Yes! The boy understands!"
Li Hao lowered his eyebrows and said, but he didn't agree with it in his heart.
Only Wuhou, who is trusted by the king, will be granted the title of princess in the top ten counties. Otherwise, there are so many Wuhous in Canglan, so the position of princess is not so easy to get. When the new king takes office, it is estimated that Princess Donglai will also have to be replaced. After changing full-time, the power of the Li family is much worse than before.
The rise and fall of the Wuhou family lies in the king alone.
The king was favored and entrusted with important tasks, so the family took control of the power of a county and immediately flourished.
The king looked down on him and gave him any free official position to reward him. The family's power immediately declined and was replaced by other Wuhou family.
Unless it is the family of King Wu, it will truly flourish for four or five hundred years. As long as King Wu is still alive for one day, no matter which king is in power, the family of King Wu can enjoy the most noble preferential treatment, occupy the treasure land and important mines in the country of the princes, and do not worry about wealth. The family of King Wu can do not have to look at the face of the king or get involved in disputes in the court.
However, it is not so easy to become King Wu.
The heart of martial arts is nothing to be found.
It all depends on opportunities, or a little luck.
For all the Wuhous, becoming the Wu King is a luxury and unrealistic idea, and you can't catch it even if you try hard.
The peak of the Wuhou period is the limit they can reach.
The most practical idea is to pass the palace examination, be valued by the king, and become a minister of the border. In this way, the family can obtain a large amount of resources and achieve prosperity for at least twenty years.
The Li family is just a Wuhou family and its status is not solid. If you don’t seize the opportunity to defect to the future new king, you will only have the prosperity in the past twenty years.
"Let's leave now and go to the royal city to celebrate your birthday!"
Li Zhouying ordered.
The next day, a team from Donglai County set out, including Princess Li Zhouying, General Zhenhai Pan Dahai, President of Donglai Prefecture Cao Hao, and some local families from Donglai County who celebrated their birthdays to the king. About a hundred people set off for the royal city.
Gu Hanjian, the heir of the Gu family, was also among them, and was preparing to accompany him to the Imperial College to enroll.
"Han Jian, go to the Imperial College of the Royal City to practice with peace of mind and don't get involved in any disputes in the court! You are different from other Wuhous. You have a natural mind of martial arts. Now you have broken through the realm of Wuhou and become the King of Wu. Other Wuhous need to fight, and you don't need to fight. No matter how the situation changes, it will not affect you. Every month, the family will send you a sum of money, and you don't need to worry about money. Just practice and break through Wuwang. The fate of the entire Gu family is entrusted to you!"
The leader of the Gu clan came to see him off and reminded him.
"Class leader! I understand, you know that I don't like mundane affairs and don't care about other people's affairs."
Gu Hanjian flew on the horse and said indifferently.
Not to mention the affairs of the Canglan court, he didn't even care about the affairs of the Gu family.
For him, it was more like a deal. The Gu family gave him enough cultivation materials, and his return was to become King Wu. Fortunately, the Gu family had only one requirement for him, that is, to become King Wu, without too many other constraints.
"Don't worry, brother Gu! When I go to the royal city, I will take care of you more. Gu Hanjian is a genius in my Donglai Mansion. How can I not take care of you?"
Cao Hao smiled.
"Everything is here to be done by President Cao!"
The ancient clan leader bowed and thanked him, feeling quite at ease.
Cao Hao is the top ten top masters in "Canglan Haoyue List". With him, there is really no problem.
Because of the tight time, this Donglai County birthday party did not have many followers. They all rode light chariots and rode horses and beasts, and quickly rushed to the royal city day and night.
Royal City.
As soon as the imperial edict in the palace was announced, the news reached the Imperial College, and the Imperial College was filled with joy.
Wuhou, the students of the supervisor, originally thought that this palace examination would be cancelled this year, and I don’t know when the year will be held. People are turbulent and almost all the supervisors are unwilling to have the palace examination.
Unexpectedly, the queen actually announced that the palace examination would be carried out as usual.
The Imperial College was very excited when the news was received.
A group of students in the royal city invited each other in groups to go to the best restaurant in the royal city. Dozens of Wuhou booked a restaurant to celebrate.
"It seems that God helps me! If this palace examination is five or eight years later, I don't know what will happen, and some powerful new Wuhou will come out to grab the palace examination list, I'm afraid that I hope to get smaller and smaller. But I dare not say anything else in this palace examination, at least I hope to be in the top ten!"
Hao Ziming couldn't help but poured a glass of wine and raised his glass to the students in charge.
"Brother Qingshan, Brother Hao, and Brother Bao are all expected to be in the top ten of the palace examinations, and even the top three! You will show your skills in the court in the future, and please take care of us classmates."
"We all serve the imperial court in the future, and of course we must support each other!"
Many Wuhou raised their glasses and said in a compliment.
The students of the Imperial College are very wise, and few people will focus on practicing hard at the realm of King Wu. After reaching the realm of the Wuhou period, it is difficult to climb up the martial arts, and the strongest is just the peak of the ninth level of the Wuhou state.
Their center of gravity gradually shifted to the power of the court.
Only with power can one have the resources to cultivate and make one's family prosper.
It is precisely because of this that the palace examination is extremely important.
All the students in the supervisor know that only the top ten students who enter the palace examination have the hope of being valued by the court. They are all candidates outside the ten, and they hold free official positions and have very little chance of getting valued.
"You have said less, and there is also Brother Ye who has been newly promoted to the Imperial College. If he can't even enter the top ten, I'm afraid there is no hope! Brother Ye's strength is far above me!"
Hao Ziming waved his hand immediately and said.
Others may not know it. But he and Ling Qingshan know very well that Ye Fan and Princess Jiaojiao have close relationships.
After the king was ill, he did not see foreign ministers. Now few people can enter the palace, and even the ministers of the court are not allowed to visit him.
Queen Zhou was in charge of the country, and Princess Zhou and Princess Ling Jiaojiao did not trust these court ministers. They were worried that the court ministers colluded with the princes to plot against the throne and their worries did not come out of thin air. Many ministers had long been unintentional to the government and shouted that a certain prince would ascend the throne and wanted to embrace the thigh of the future new king.
But Ye Fan and Princess Jiaojiao have a very short relationship. They are trusted by the princess and can enter the palace to meet the princess and the queen.
Hao Ziming knew that Ye Fan entered the palace the day before yesterday.
In the morning court, Queen Zhou issued two envoys with sharp murderous auras: the birthday banquet and palace examination will be as usual.
Hao Ziming felt that it was probably Ye Fan who was interfering in the court affairs and giving advice to the Queen Zhou and the princess behind the scenes. Otherwise, Queen Zhou had never done anything since the king was seriously ill, so how could he suddenly use such fierce means to force the culprit to come out?
Ye Fan had just become the Marquis of Wu for more than a year, and had been using Princess Jiaojiao to control the situation in the Canglan court behind his back.
This shocked him very much.
"Brother Ye should be able to compete for the top three, I just need to compete for the top ten! What do you think of Brother Ye?"
Hao Ziming wisely ranked himself behind Ye Fan.
Ye Fan took a sip of wine, glanced at the students in the prison with his eyes, and said lightly: "Actually, the top three and top ten are the same, and even the top twenty in this palace examination has a good position! I think more than half of the people here have the chance to be reused."
"Oh, what do you say about Brother Ye?"
Bovar's heart suddenly moved.
He is self-aware and may not be able to squeeze into the top ten of the palace examinations. If the top twenty can also have good official positions, it will undoubtedly be of great benefit to him.
When it comes to the knowledgeable knowledge, no one can compare to Ye Fan who can enter and exit the palace freely.
"Brother Ye has something to say!"
Ling Qingshan and other groups of dozens of Wuhou of the Imperial College were also very interested.
"The culprit will have to pay the price for this birthday party. A large number of people who follow him will be unlucky, and the vacant positions will naturally be much more. There will be much more than in previous years. In addition to the top ten in the palace examination, twenty people in the palace examination can also make up for the vacancies! Even the top thirty in the palace examination can have a good position! Of course, you must first stand in the right position and follow the right person! Who are you all following? The king, or the second, third, and fifth princes?"
Ye Fan looked at them one by one with his eyes burning, and said indifferently.
He needed some power from the Wuhou realm to help him suppress the rebellion at the birthday party of the king.
The Wuhou, who practiced with the Imperial College, was not only a few colluded with court officials and a few princes, but most of them were innocent and were most suitable for his help.
When the students in the prison heard this, their faces changed slightly.
The students of the Imperial College generally do not easily choose people other than the monarch. However, if the monarch is about to die, a few students will bet in advance to follow the new monarch of the future.
But this kind of statement will not be directly pointed out.
Unexpectedly, Ye Fan asked them to express their opinions in person.
"Brother Ye, whoever you go with! I will go with you! I will take my time and take a gamble!"
Hao Ziming's eyes ruthlessly and said in a deep voice.
Now that he can enter and exit the palace and make arrangements inside and outside the court, he will make moves, he is Ye Fan. Only Ye Fan can see the chaos and mystery of the entire court.
Although the other princes were in a deep state, they were not clear from the royal palace.
Through the hands of Princess Jiaojiao and Queen, Ye Fan can constantly make moves, take every step to seize the initiative. A young genius like Ye Fan and a far-sighted Wuhou will definitely make the best choice.
He was not blind, so of course he followed Ye Fan.
"We who are practicing in the Imperial College have hardly followed anyone! It's not too late to choose now!"
"Not bad! Brother Ye will be with whom we are with whom we are with!"
The Wuhou, the students from the prison, woke up in shock.
Although they couldn't see the chaotic cemetery in front of them, as long as someone could see it clearly, they couldn't help but say.
"Okay! I will only say one thing to you. The situation has been set up, just wait for you to get into the trap. On the day of the birthday party of the king half a month later, you will follow me to help the queen, princess and king to suppress the rebellion at the birthday party!
Among the three most powerful princes, at least one of them will be pulled out of the roots. There are countless empty seats inside and outside the court, waiting for everyone.
After the birthday party, the king will naturally treat you well in the palace examination one month later! If there are still people who can’t see clearly and choose the wrong side, don’t blame them for not reminding them in advance.”
Ye Fan's eyes exuded an extremely cold feeling, sweeping over the Wuhou Supervisors.
The students of the Marquis of Wu were filled with sternness.
I was even more secretly shocked by Ye Fan's deep cultivation of the Ice Martial Spirit.
Chapter completed!