Sima Lan stood up to thank him. Since his goal had been achieved, he did not delay and left.
When Sima Lan left, Longtai sneered, and Qi Ning also frowned and said, "Your Majesty, this old fox took the initiative to ask for the order to reduce his title. It turned out that he had already planned and was ready to get involved in the Qinhuai Legion."
Longtai said: "Sima Changshen went back last night, so he naturally discussed with Sima Lan in the middle of the night." He sneered: "But if I don't agree to Sima Changshen's trip to the Qinhuai Legion, you will not be able to take the position of Minister of Justice."
Qi Ning knew very well that political games often mean compromising each other, taking their own benefits, and ultimately achieving their own goals.
Longtai obviously knew that it was very difficult to stop Sima Changshen from going to the Qinhuai Legion, so he simply followed the situation and took this opportunity to take down the position of Minister of Justice.
At least the current situation is crucial to Longtai. If the Sima family seized control of the Ministry of Justice, the Sima family would inevitably make trouble by taking advantage of the Huainan King's case to control the Ministry of Justice, at least it can be considered as controlling the situation in the court.
"Your Majesty Sima Changshen is going to the Qinhuai Legion, and he must be heading for the military power there." Qi Ning looked solemn: "With Sima Lan in the court supporting him, we must be on guard."
"I have appointed him as a former general, do you understand the purpose?" Longtai sneered in a low voice: "Although Yue Huanshan commands the Qinhuai Army, he is currently only a general of guard. The former general only falls under the general of guard. Do you think Sima Changshen is a good or a bad thing when he arrives on the front line?"
Qi Ning instantly understood, approached Longtai, and whispered: "Is the emperor trying to make Sima Changshen the target of public criticism?"
"I don't know whether it's right or wrong." Longtai sighed: "But I understand that court officials pay attention to qualifications, while soldiers pay more attention to qualifications. If a 100,000 army on the front line wants to be promoted, they must make great contributions. The soldiers on the front line are fighting with their heads in exchange for a famous title. This time, Sima Changshen was directly named a former general by me. When they arrived at the front line, would those arrogant soldiers be convinced?"
Qi Ning smiled and said, "So many powerful generals fought on the front line and had never been promoted to former general. Now Sima Changshen has brought the title of former general, so the soldiers will naturally think that he is just relying on the Sima family's origin."
"Sima family has never held military power since its establishment." Longtai said: "Among the four hereditary ancestors, only the Sima family has the weakest prestige in the military. The Qinhuai Legion has always been the commander of your Qi family. They still have feelings for your Qi family, but they are for the Sima family!" After pausing, he said: "I am also a big gamble this time. Although that's it, if Sima Changshen really gains a foothold in the army, it will be a troublesome thing. So you must seize the time and seize the Ministry of Justice as soon as possible. One day, I want you to inherit the legacy of the Jinyi Qi family and go to command the Qinhuai Legion."
"Let me go?" Qi Ning was slightly surprised.
Although both generations of commanders of the Qinhuai Legion came from the Jinyi Qi family, and the Qinhuai Legion had a close relationship with the Qi family, this does not mean that the Qinhuai Legion belonged to the Qi family.
After Qi Jing passed away, the Qi family's direct control over the Qinhuai Legion was cut off.
The front-line general did not inherit his father's business like the throne. The Qinhuai Legion was brought out by the old Marquis of Jinyi. Qi Jing was able to take over the position of general later because Qi Jing had already followed the Qinhuai Legion to fight on the battlefield since his infancy and made countless military achievements.
Although Qi Jing's ability to inherit his father's business is somewhat related to his background, the main reason is that Qi Jing has enough military achievements and qualifications to take the position.
Today's Qining is completely different from that of Qi Jing.
Until today, Qi Ning has not even been in the Qinhuai Legion for a day, let alone fighting with the soldiers. Now Sima Changshen will certainly be rejected by the soldiers of the Qinhuai Legion, but even if Qi Ning had gone there, the soldiers of the Qinhuai Legion might not make things difficult for Qi Ning to think of the Jinyi Qi family, but it would undoubtedly be a dream to let Qi Ning rule the Qinhuai Legion with his current qualifications and convince the soldiers of the Qinhuai Legion.
For soldiers, what background is not important, but military achievements are indispensable. Without making military achievements, even ordinary soldiers will look down on them in their bones.
Qi Ning naturally understood this, so he was still surprised when he heard Longtai say that he would go to the Qinhuai Legion in the future.
Longtai said: "It's not time yet, I'll help me handle the affairs of the Ministry of Justice first." He said thoughtfully: "The person I trust most is you. The Qinhuai Legion is the main force of my Great Chu. I can't feel at ease when I hand it over to others."
Qi Ning knew Longtai’s thoughts and thought that if he wanted to become the general who commanded the Qinhuai Legion, there would be a long way to go.
"There are many people on the Ministry of Justice. You should be careful after you go there." Longtai said: "I have never thought that you can make a case like a god, but there are two things you have to do for me."
"The emperor asks for instructions!"
"This matter is naturally the case of King Huainan." Longtai looked solemn: "This case naturally needs to be investigated, but you know how to grasp the standards. There must be people from the King Huainan, and maybe there are people from the Sima family. You also know what to do with these two groups of people."
Qi Ning knew very well that Longtai asked him to take over the Ministry of Justice was to prevent the Sima family from taking advantage of the situation, and said softly: "Don't worry, my elders, I know what to do."
"Also, the Ministry of Justice is in charge of the world's reputation for punishment, which is extraordinary." Longtai whispered: "When you are in charge of the Ministry of Justice, I would like to thank me for your help. Those who can use it will do their best to promote it. Don't let the Ministry of Justice be a group of wine bags." He stood up and said: "Come with me."
Qi Ning was stunned and didn't understand where Longtai was going to take him, but the emperor had ordered him, so he naturally could not disobey.
Qi Ning led Qi Ning out of the imperial study room and walked through the palace. The forbidden palace was full of palaces and jade pillar corridors. Longtai just led the way with his hands on his back. Qi Ning followed behind, and was suspicious. After walking for a long time, he couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, where are we going?"
"If you follow me, don't talk so much nonsense." Longtai didn't look back.
Qi Ning had no choice but to walk for a while, walked through a palace gate, walked along a long corridor, and arrived outside a palace. Two palace maids were guarding outside the gate. Seeing Longtai coming, they bowed and saluted. Qi Ning glanced at it, but found that the clothes of the two palace maids were quite different from those of the other palace maids in the palace. She suddenly moved her heart and understood something.
"This is Fengyi Palace." Longtai led Qi Ning into the palace, then turned around and smiled: "Qinning, you did a good thing yesterday."
When Qi Ning saw Longtai smiling, she couldn't guess what Longtai said for a moment. Qi Ning didn't explain much, so she led Qi Ning into a house. The decoration inside the house was luxurious but not luxurious, and it was full of brilliance. At this time, several people had already come forward and bowed: "I have seen the emperor!"
When Qi Ning saw the man wearing a golden dress, he was very luxurious. When he saw that his face was beautiful and beautiful, he immediately recognized him. He was Princess Tianxiang of Dongqi and the current Queen of Great Chu.
Qi Ning met Princess Tianxiang when she was in Dongqi, and she remembered her appearance very clearly. However, Princess Tianxiang I saw before was full of youth, but Princess Tianxiang in front of her was noble and generous. I don’t know whether it was because of her clothes or because she was already a wife, her temperament had changed a lot.
Longtai quickly helped Princess Tianxiang up and said with a smile: "Empress, I have said that there is no foreign minister, so there is no need to be so polite to me." Thinking of something, he looked back at Qi Ning, but Qi Ning had already stepped forward and bowed: "I Qi Ning pays homage to the Queen!"
Longtai smiled and said, "Empress, this is the Hou Yi. If he had not been on the mission to Dongqi, the Empress might not have come to our State of Chu. He would not have regarded him as a foreign minister."
Princess Tianxiang said softly: "Should you flat in brocade clothes."
Qi Ning then stood up and couldn't look directly at Princess Tianxiang, but she was suspicious in her heart, thinking about why Longtai wanted to bring him to the harem.
At this time, Longtai held Princess Tianxiang's hand and sat down. Qi Ning saw it and thought that the relationship between the young couple was very good. The emperor and the queen had a harmonious relationship, which was naturally not a bad thing for Da Chu.
But in this way, the life of the Sima Concubine would not be very good.
Longtai was originally dissatisfied with the Sima family's commander Sima Wanqiong to the center of the palace. Now that he is in love with the queen, he will naturally neglect the Sima Concubine even more.
"See the seat for Jinyi Hou!" Longtai ordered, and a maid immediately brought a chair over beside him. Qi Ning bowed and thanked him before sat down.
Princess Tianxiang winked at a maid next to her. The maid nodded slightly, turned around and retreated. After a while, she came up with a tray with two exquisite small boxes on it and delivered it to Qi Ning. Qi Ning felt so flattered. She stood up and said anxiously: "Queen, this?"
"This is Tianluo ointment." The queen smiled and said, "There is a conch in the East China Sea called Tianluo snail. I don't know why it is called this name. However, after the Tianluo snail is taken out, juice will be sprayed out. The master with a skillful technique will extract the juice and it will be Tianluo ointment."
"Tianluo ointment?" Qi Ningqi said: "Is it an edible thing?"
The queen covered her lips and smiled, "What good things have you ever eaten in the brocade clothes and food? I have never brought any special gifts here. Only this Tianluo cream can be taken out. Just take out a little bit of Tianluo cream and apply it on your lips. It not only makes your lips moist and shiny, but also exudes a strange fragrance. If there are female relatives in the brocade clothes and waiter's house, you can use this thing as a gift."
Qi Ning was stunned, and then she realized that Tianluo ointment was something that women use—
Chapter completed!