After Yang Biao and the others returned to their residence with Liu Xie, they said goodbye and hurriedly returned to their residences. The precious books borrowed from the library, they can't wait to go back and study them, and they don't care about the rest.

However, Dong Cheng stayed, and at the same time, he also piggybacked.

Seeing that Dong Cheng and Fu Wan did not leave, Liu Xie was a little puzzled, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Minister Dong and Minister Fu don't know what happened?"

Originally, Liu Xie was hesitant to call the two uncles and fathers, or to call them their current positions. However, thinking that now that they have agreed to Yuan Chang's reforms, then everything will be carried out according to the new system, and there is no need to be nostalgic for the past titles, and it may be better to simply do some.

"Führer, I have some urgent things to discuss with the Führer, I wonder if I can find a secluded place?"

Actually, Liu Xie roughly guessed what Dong Cheng was going to say, but now he didn't have such thoughts, and he had the heart to break Dong Cheng's thoughts. However, after thinking about it for a moment, I thought that it might be better to talk to him, lest something happen and it would be difficult to say at that time.

"Okay, then let's go to the study!"

Liu Xie invited the two into the house, and it happened that Fu Shou and Dong Guifei heard that Liu Xie had returned and were coming to greet them. When they met, the scene was a little frozen. After all, Liu Xie has now changed from the Son of Heaven to the head of state, although there has been no official change notice of Fushou's status as the queen and the identity of Dong Guifei. However, there will inevitably be changes. Now, Dong Cheng and Fu Wan don't know how to call their second daughter. Liu Xie can see it, and let Fu Shou and Dong Guifei greet Dong Cheng and Fu Wan as juniors, as for the previous identity, there is no need to continue to take it to heart.

"Führer, the current situation is not good!"

Before entering the study, Dong Cheng couldn't wait to speak, with an anxious look on his face. And Fu Wan on the side had a calm face, no joy or sorrow, and sat there quietly, like a wooden man.

Liu Xie's expression remained unchanged, and he asked calmly: "Minister Dong said that the situation is not good, I don't know what is wrong?"

"Führer, haven't you understood it yet?"

Dong Cheng saw that Liu Xie was still unhurried, and his heart was anxious, and his voice couldn't help but raise three points, and said: " Now that Yuan Chang and his means are all in place, Zhao Wen, who was originally loyal to the Führer, has blatantly changed his course and devoted himself to Yuan Chang's command; although Yang Biao did not express his attitude, he was ambiguous with Yuan Chang and others, and his thoughts towards the Führer were to be discussed; now, among the three dukes, only Zhang Xi seemed to support the Führer, but, according to my observation, he also seemed to have some intentions, and with a thought, perhaps he would also devote himself to Yuan Chang's command; as for Yang Feng, although he had previously been loyal to the Führer. However, he was born as a bandit, and capriciousness is his nature, and he should not expect too much from him. Moreover, this is still a situation that can be seen, the hundred officials who came with the Führer, under the means of Yuan Chang and them, there must be many people who changed their minds and joined his command. If it goes on for a long time, it will be extremely unpleasant for the Führer. ”

"Why did Minister Dong say this?"

After listening to Dong Cheng's words, Liu Xie's face still did not change in the slightest, and he asked rhetorically: "From beginning to end, Yuan Chang has been respectful to a certain person, and there has been no transgression in the slightest. Even this mansion is not as vast and luxurious as the imperial palace in the past, but it is still exquisite; besides, Yuan Chang has never disobeyed my requirements in the slightest; if Yuan Chang wants to be unfavorable to me, but Minister Dong, look at it, there are half of the people that Yuan Chang is watching around my residence? Perhaps Minister Dong feels that our current situation is not as good as in the past, but Minister Dong should also know that now that Yuan Chang is carrying out the reform of the new law, it is inevitable that we will change and become unadaptable, so there is no need to be so worried. To say that the situation is not good, but it is an exaggeration. ”

"But, Führer, this world is the world of the Führer, the world of the Han family, if you act like Yuan Chang, I am afraid that the world will change hands sooner or later, think twice!"

"Alas!"

Liu Xiechang sighed, looked at Dong Cheng and said: "Minister Dong, Yuan Chang is right, this world is the world of the people of the world, not the world of a certain person or a family. In the past, I was superficial and couldn't understand it, but now I have some understanding. For example, Xia Jie, Shang Xun, and King Zhou You, they thought that the world belonged to them alone, so they acted perversely, and were incompetent, but what happened in the end? Wasn't their world overthrown by the people of the world? I now understand that only by keeping the people in mind and putting the people in the first place in the world can they sit in this position safely, otherwise, sooner or later they will be overthrown by the dissatisfied people. What we have to do now is not to compete with Yuan Chang for power and profit, but to learn how Yuan Chang treats the people well, and to gain some insights from it, so that the people can better recognize us. In this way, even if we don't want to sit in this position, the people will let us sit in this position, I don't know what Minister Dong thinks?"

"But..."

Liu Xie's words, but Dong Cheng didn't listen to them, feeling that Liu Xie was young and ignorant, and had been coaxed by Yuan Chang's sugar-coated cannonballs.

In Dong Cheng's heart, he is still in the situation where Liu Xie is regarded as a puppet. And he Dong Cheng has some soldiers and horses, and the situation is a little better than Liu Xie, and he has a slight sense of superiority in his heart. Now seeing Liu Xie saying good things for Yuan Chang, he subconsciously thinks that Liu Xie was deceived by Yuan Chang, and he forgot his identity.

Dong Cheng forgot that Liu Xie was pushed to the front as a puppet from the beginning, not after coming to power, his rights were elevated and became a puppet, although both are puppets, but there is an essential difference. Liu Xie has been a puppet from the beginning, and he is powerless to change this situation; if he was not a puppet in the first place, and his rights were slowly eviscerated before he became a puppet, it could only be said that he was incompetent.

Moreover, on the other hand, Liu Xie is from the royal family, and the training he receives will naturally not be bad, while Dong Cheng was originally only a low-level general of the Xiliang Army, just a subordinate of Niu Fu, and he has some force, but his talent is a big difference, and he cannot compare with Liu Xie in terms of quality. Otherwise, in the original history, Dong Cheng and a few people would not have been connected because of a cloth edict, and they didn't do anything, and they were only in the planning stage, but they were uprooted, saying that Dong Cheng and the others were talented, which is obviously a bad joke.

Liu Xie naturally understands this, but it is not good for him to tell Dong Cheng clearly that your knowledge is not as good as mine, you have to listen to me. How to say that Dong Cheng is also his father-in-law, this bit of face still has to be given to him. And Liu Xie's euphemistic persuasion of Dong Cheng also has his concerns.

Although the current status is not as good as in the past, the degree of freedom and other aspects are much better than in the past. The two sides are now in a relatively peaceful state, and Liu Xie is quite satisfied with the current situation. And Dong Cheng's current attitude is obviously to do something, to say something morale-damaging, Liu Xie feels that with these people who are currently loyal to him, it is impossible to get the slightest benefit from Yuan Chang. Otherwise, Liu Xie is naturally willing to take back the initiative and let Yuan Chang work for himself, and use Yuan Chang's talents to revive the Han dynasty for himself, which is also a good thing. However, now that there is no possibility that the power in their hands is the slightest possibility, Liu Xie naturally has no other ideas. It's just that Dong Cheng wants to do something, and if he is not careful, he will drag everyone into the water, and he Liu Xie also married Dong Cheng's daughter as a concubine, if Dong Cheng fails, it will implicate him. Although Yuan Chang seems to be extremely kind, as if he has no temper, Liu Xie still has insight, and he knows very well that if a person like Yuan Chang is allowed to explode, it is likely to cause a huge disaster.

Therefore, Liu Xie hopes to maintain his current state, he slowly improves himself, and when he feels that he can regain the initiative one day, maybe he will take action. But, at least for now, he doesn't want the slightest turmoil.

Liu Xie ignored Dong Cheng, but looked at Fu Wan, who was speechless, and asked, "Minister Fu, I don't know what you think?"

"I think what the Führer said is very reasonable!"

"Humph!"

For Liu Xie, Dong Cheng naturally maintained respect, but Fu Wan, obviously not among them, only heard him say in a slightly mocking tone: "Minister Fu, the department where you are in this position is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and as far as Yuan Chang said, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for establishing diplomatic relations and meeting with foreign races and Fanbang countries. Given the current situation in the Central Plains, which foreign race or Fanbang country would be willing to establish diplomatic relations and meet with the Central Plains? It would be good if they did not want to invade the Central Plains. In this way, Minister Fu, your position is completely idle and useless, which shows that Yuan Chang does not take you seriously. ”

"Yuan Chang doesn't care if he puts a certain in his eyes. As for saying that this position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is an idle position, it is also in line with my wishes. Originally, I thought that it would be too lonely to go to Youzhou, but now I know that there are wonderful places such as libraries and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Youzhou, and I will not be lonely. ”

"You..."

Dong Cheng was indignant, but he didn't expect to be willing to fall after this fight, and he didn't care about whether his position had the right at all. What else can he do with a person who has no desires and no desires?

Liu Xie was worried that Dong Cheng would fall into the magic barrier, so he continued to persuade: "Minister Dong, now Yuan Chang is relatively lenient with us and has never restricted our actions, which is a thousand times better than when Dong Thief, Li Dao, and Guo Yan were thieves. Therefore, Minister Dong must not make any changes, once Yuan Chang is dissatisfied, no one can predict what will happen at that time. If Minister Dong is now in an important position, he is qualified to live on the 100-year-old mountain, and if he makes a mistake and is removed from the residence qualification of the 100-year-old mountain, his face will not look good, which will make people laugh. Therefore, I think that now we will wait and see what happens to Yuan Changzhi. If you really have to do it, it's not too late to think about it. ”

"Since the Führer has said so, then so-and-so should obey. ”

Although Dong Cheng wants to achieve the status he wants, he is working hard for Liu Xie's status after all. Now that he sees that Liu Xie himself is not concerned, why should he be so anxious. After making a salute, Dong Cheng left dejectedly, and forgot to call Shang Fu to finish together.

Liu Xie frowned slightly, looked at Fu Wan, and said: "Minister Dong's attitude is a little subtle now, I am afraid that he will make an unwise move, alas, it is really worrying!"

"Führer, rest assured!"

After finishing comforting, he said: "Minister Dong, I will send my subordinates to watch carefully, and I will not let him make mistakes and delay himself." However, the head of state has such an element, which can not be endured by others, and I admire it. ”

"If not, what can it be!"

Liu Xie smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "Originally, you and Dong Cheng, Yang Biao, Zhao Wen and Zhang Xi and others were all my confidants, but now under Yuan Chang's means, Yang Biao, Zhao Wen and Zhang Xi and others have moved closer to Yuan Chang, and Dong Cheng's actions are a little paranoid, and if I am not careful, it will put me and others in danger." In this way, you are the only one around me who is reassuring, in vain. ”

"Minister Dong may not have been able to understand it for a while, but maybe one day he will figure it out, and it will not be like this, and the head of state should not be so worried. ”

"Alas, I hope so!"

After chatting for a while, he also said goodbye and left. When Liu Xie was the only one left in the study, he looked up at the empty ceiling, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

There was nothing to say all night, and in the next few days, the hundred officials who followed Liu Xie took turns to visit the library and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and saw the wonders of the library and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the reactions of the hundred officials were not much different. Especially after seeing the strength of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, many officials expressed their willingness to serve Yuan Chang openly or implicitly, and at least three-quarters of the officials who followed Liu Xie had such an attitude. Everyone is not stupid, everyone can see the toughness shown by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, if you don't know how to choose, then you are really stupid, at least few officials who have been able to mix in the court for so long are really stupid. In this case, Yuan Chang didn't hug one of his thick thighs tightly, what else did he think.

In the evening of this day, before getting off work, Guo Jia, Xun Chen, Dong Zhao, Xu Shu and several others gathered in Yuan Chang's office.

"My lord, these days, after seeing the power of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the officials who are willing to serve under the lord's command have now begun to carefully and seriously study the lord's new law reform, and they all have some understanding, and they are becoming more and more handy when they work on weekdays. Among the remaining officials who are unwilling to serve the lord, some are also willing to accept the reform of the new law, and go to study and study on their own, but it will not affect official affairs, and some officials do not pay attention to the reform of the new law of the lord, and I think that these people are afraid that they are thinking of restoring the old system, so they are not very concerned about the reform of the new law. ”

"It's okay, anyway, everything is carried out according to the system, the time is up, the assessment will be carried out, the unqualified will be demoted, and the extremely serious will be directly dismissed, there is nothing to say. Speaking of which, Liu Xie's reaction was a little unexpected!"