After rebirth, the Queen of Madness has gone against the will of Heaven

Murong Yanhui glanced at Yu Qingli and Xiluo indifferently, then stood up, patted his clothes, stretched himself, and said lazily, "I am tired, Your Majesty, I will take my leave first."

Murong Yanhui was used to being casual, so no one noticed anything, except Yu Qingli who gave him a meaningful look.

As soon as Murong Yanhui left, many sharp-eyed ministers followed suit, and the night banquet ended in a hurry.

No one knew that Murong Feng won over Lin Yutang that night, that Murong Yuan spent the whole night cutting clothes that night, that countless scholars tossed and turned sleeplessly that night, and that many young ladies sighed inwardly that night.

There are never any secrets in the imperial city. What happened to Lin Yutang at the night banquet was soon spread as a story. Some people sighed, while others were envious and jealous. Naturally, the fact that Lin Yutang was now loyal to the eldest prince was also spread.

In the elegant seat of the jade building, Yu Qingli took a sip of fragrant tea and looked at Murong Yanhui opposite her with a smile.

"Your Highness's move is truly admirable. This way, even if the top scholar denies that he is on the First Prince's side, he will have no choice."

Murong Yanhui's eyes sparkled, and he touched his nose with his hand, "Is Lili angry?"

Yu Qingli raised her eyebrows: "Your Highness did nothing wrong, why should I be angry?"

Murong Yanhui lowered his eyes and thought to himself that there was actually a selfish motive in his action. On the one hand, it would lower Murong Feng's vigilance, and on the other hand, it would make Lin Yutang stay away from Yu Qingli.

If he doesn't do something that can kill two birds with one stone, wouldn't he be extremely stupid?

In addition, Murong Yanhui admitted that Lin Yutang was quite talented, and such people should be put to good use. Since Murong Feng placed him in the position of the Ministry of Works, he should naturally find a way to give them a push.

Let’s not talk about the various benefits for now. Since it was Yu Qingli’s arrangement, Murong Yanhui naturally had to support it!

Murong Yanhui played with the teacup in his hand for a while, and said casually, "Lili, I wonder if you have noticed that in this year's imperial examination, the second and third place winners are both extremely low-key, as if they are deliberately avoiding people's attention. Instead, they only push the first place winner out. It's really a bit strange."

Yu Qingli smiled without saying anything, but she looked like she knew the inside story, which made Murong Yanhui's heart move, and she couldn't help but ask.

"Lili, do you know the details?"

Yu Qingli said nothing, but dipped her slender fingers in tea and wrote a few words on the nanmu table.

"The first bird to stick its head out gets shot... What's the meaning of this? Could it be that someone deliberately did this?"

Murong Yanhui stroked her chin, her beautiful eyes rolled around, and she suddenly understood something. So that's how it is. I heard that the runner-up and third place winners are both from aristocratic families and have some talent. Most importantly, they seem to be very close to the eldest prince, so their move must have been Murong Feng's idea.

Being low-key in life and high-key in work, Murong Feng wants to start building up his own power in secret!

This year's top three candidates all seemed to go to good places. Lin Yutang went to the Ministry of Works, the second place winner Chen Simin went to the Ministry of Revenue, and the third place winner seemed to have gone to the Ministry of War.

Murong Yanhui sneered. It seemed that Murong Feng's ambition was really huge. But since he was so ambitious, did he think that the emperor would not notice?

I think that soon, except for Lin Yutang, the other two will be transferred elsewhere, right?

Murong Yanhui really knew the emperor very well. When he and Yu Qingli were drinking tea in the Qiong Tower, the situation in the palace seemed less peaceful.

The emperor's angry voice and the sound of shattering teacups could be heard from time to time in the originally quiet study. All the servants were trembling with fear and dared not say a word, for fear that they would offend His Majesty at any time and become scapegoats.

Behind the huge desk, Murong Cheng stood tall, while Murong Feng was kneeling on the ground, his head almost broken, looking a little embarrassed.

Murong Shiling's vicissitudes and turbid eyes fell coldly on Murong Feng, "Get up!"

"I don't dare!"

Murong Feng did not stand up, but continued to kneel on the ground politely, kowtowed carefully to apologize. He also knew that he was a little too proud of himself this time.

Sure enough, Murong Shiling threw the teacup in the direction of Murong Feng who was kneeling. It broke into pieces at his feet. The tea stains quickly spread, staining Murong Feng's white robe. The fragments flew up, and one of them even scratched Murong Feng's earlobe, cutting a small hole in his skin. Blood soon flowed out, but he didn't dare to say a word.

"You don't dare? I think you're very brave. Don't think I don't know what's going on with this year's imperial examination. I ignored it because I thought you would know your limits. I didn't expect that even cheating would happen. I'm really disappointed."

Murong Cheng also lowered his head slightly and listened to the teachings obediently. He was also at fault for negligence in this matter. If Yu Qingli had not secretly reminded him, he would probably be the one kneeling here now.

"Murong Feng, tell me, what exactly do you want to do by deliberately winning over these pillars of the court?"

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I simply share similar interests with these individuals. In fact, I already had a good relationship with them before they passed the imperial examination. I can't really say I'm trying to win them over. Moreover, the imperial examination has been fraught with turmoil. Even if I had the guts, I wouldn't dare do anything that would offend the court."

Murong Feng's words sounded aggrieved but righteous, completely erasing any connection between him and those people, and only emphasizing how they hit it off right away.

Murong Cheng had a blank expression on his face, but his heart was already in turmoil. If he had not received the news in advance, he would have thought that this usually gentle and modest young man was an old friend of them as he said.

It's a pity that from the information he got, except for Lin Yutang, who Murong Feng only got in touch with later, the others were actually Murong Feng's confidants. Even the result of this scientific examination was probably within Murong Feng's calculations.

What a good plan and method!

Murong Cheng felt a chill in his heart. He hadn't expected that even though he didn't actively provoke others, they would still think he was easy to bully! And how much of his father's behavior was genuine and how much was false? If he really wanted to reprimand the eldest prince, he could have handled it privately. With his father's methods, it would be easy to remove a few students who had just taken office.

But Murong Shiling had scolded Murong Feng in front of him for his ill intentions. Was this a warning to others, or was he deliberately putting on a show? He had already received news that his father had already handed over his secret guards to his eldest brother. This meant that his father's choice for emperor had probably always been his eldest brother, right?

If that was the case, why did he abolish Murong Feng's position as crown prince? I'm afraid everything was just a setup.

Murong Cheng was a little dazed for a moment. It was said that the imperial family was the most ruthless. He had previously thought it was just a joke among the people, but he didn't know that it was very common for brothers to quarrel with each other. It was just that he was too naive before.

Murong Shileng's reproachful gaze still fell on Murong Feng, but Murong Cheng could not see any sincerity on his face. Whenever he thought that all this was just a show specially performed by his father, Murong Cheng felt an indescribable resentment in his heart.

Murong Feng lowered his head, making it difficult to see his expression, but Murong Cheng always felt that his royal brother must be secretly proud at this moment.

Murong Shiling's gaze swept over Murong Cheng, and his tone softened a bit, "Cheng'er, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Murong Cheng was stunned at first when his name was suddenly mentioned, but then he said, "I think your Royal Brother is not wrong in this matter. Didn't your Royal Father always say that the ruler and his subjects should trust each other and visit each other more often? I think your Royal Brother is doing this for the good of the royal family."

Murong Cheng pushed Murong Feng out calmly. On the surface, he praised Murong Feng for thinking about the court, but based on his understanding of his father, his father would definitely think that the eldest prince was too close to the ministers in private, which was not a good thing.

Sure enough, Murong Shiling's face suddenly became ugly when he heard this, and a trace of gloom flashed across Murong Feng's eyes, and the corners of his lips pursed.

"How about this? Lin Yutang's position remains unchanged, but the other two will need some changes. The runner-up, Chen Simin, can be sent to Jinzhou. The prefect of Jinzhou is old and had proposed to retire a while ago, so now is a good opportunity. The third place winner is too young and lacks experience. If he's hastily assigned to the Ministry of War, it's bound to cause dissatisfaction. So, let him be the Nine Gates Commander for now."

Murong Feng pursed his lips and said nothing, his heart filled with indignation. One of his two confidants was sent away, and the other was demoted. It was obvious that they wanted to weaken his power. Fortunately, there was still Lin Yutang. Perhaps this man was lucky. Having become the top scholar twice, he had already become the object of people's pursuit, no doubt about it!

Unexpectedly, the limelight during this period saved Lin Yutang's future and also preserved Murong Feng's only reliance. Although he was not so confident in Lin Yutang, he had to hinder him from developing this force. The most important thing was that it seemed that he had no one else to use now.

After Murong Shiling finished speaking, he looked at Murong Cheng with a questioning look, "What do you think about this, Cheng'er?"

"Father is wise, everything is up to you!"

Murong Cheng was of course very clear that even if he was dissatisfied, it would be useless. The emperor had already secretly favored the eldest prince, and now these things were just to lower his vigilance.

Let’s take a step at a time!

A fast horse galloped through the night and delivered an urgent report of eight hundred miles to Murong Shiling's desk.

Plagues broke out in many counties south of the Yangtze River, affecting more than 10,000 people. The cause was unknown. After reading the letter asking for help, Murong Shiling cracked the express newspaper in his hand with a "click".