Thinking of this, I suddenly felt a little chill in my heart. （.

Such a person, such a powerful character, for so many years have been covered up in the brilliance of Shen Gongzhi and Chang Yanbai, and he can do it without rising or falling, step by step, steadily, almost without making a single mistake, and not missing a move, which is really rare;

If, such a person, standing on the opposite side of the imperial court......

Just thinking about it makes me feel like I've been scraped to the bone by a blade, and the pain makes my heart shiver.

However, I don't just worry about this in my heart, I'm more worried about what Pei Yuanhao's choice will be.

Judging from the current situation, Nangong Jinhong's method of writing is not too bad, and Pei Yuanhao is acceptable.

But the problem is -

I was thinking about it when I heard a chuckle from Pei Yuanhao outside, and he said, "It's hard for Aiqing to think so well for me." ”

"The old minister is a courtier, so naturally he should do his best for the emperor. ”

"Hahahaha, it's serious. ”

I listened to the conversation outside, looking at Nangong Jinhong through the layers of curtains, with some vague figures, and I couldn't help but slowly raise my heart, has Pei Yuanhao decided to accept his method?

At this moment, Pei Yuanhao said: "Coincidentally, I have already issued an order to let Taifu Fu Badai, the household servant Zheng Chai, the left imperial Shi Pang Zheng of the Supervision Yuan, the right imperial Shi Fang in the same court, and Qi Fang and a few of them come to the imperial study to discuss matters together. ”

"Oh?"

Nangong Jinhong was slightly stunned and raised his head: "Your Majesty, this is-"

Pei Yuanhao smiled faintly: "When they come, you will know." ”

"Yes. ”

Nangong Jinhong was still calm, but at this time, I also clearly felt that his breath was a little unstable, just standing there so stiffly and motionless, Pei Yuanhao looked down at his folds, raised his head and looked at him after a while, and said, "Why do you keep standing." ”

"The Emperor's ......"

"Bestow a seat. ”

When Father-in-law Yu heard this, he hurriedly moved a chair from the side, Nangong Jinhong hurriedly stepped forward to help him, and whispered: "How dare you work father-in-law." ”

"Your Excellency, please be seated. ”

He turned to Pei Yuanhao again and confessed, and was about to do it, when Pei Yuanhao suddenly said again: "Why is it better to face this way?" ”

Several people present were stunned.

Father-in-law Yu was the first to react, hurriedly went up again, and laboriously dropped the chair again, Nangong Jinhong walked over very cautiously this time and sat on the chair.

As soon as he sat down, he looked straight into the inner room.

The layers of curtains could no longer hide the scene in the inner room, and my figure was also reflected in his eyes.

For a moment, all the sounds outside were silent.

My breath was choking, too.

Pei Yuanhao acted as if he hadn't seen anything, he still looked at his fold intently, and said without raising his head: "Serve tea to Lord Nangong." ”

Father-in-law Yu promised to go down in a hurry, and after a while, he put a cup of hot tea in Nangong Jinhong's hand.

"Lord Nangong, please. ”

"Thank you, Grandpa Yu. ”

He picked up the teacup as if it were good, lifted the lid and blew softly, and the light smoke rising from the cup blindfolded him for a while, but I felt that two fine eyes saw through the layers of curtains, looked into the inner room, and looked at me. （.

I sat on the couch with one hand on the head of the bed, sweat oozing from my palm.

Nangong Jinhong lowered his head and took a sip of tea, gently put the teacup back again, and then whispered: "Your Majesty, while the Taifu has not yet come, the old minister is bold, and there are still a few words of gossip to say." ”

"You say. ”

"In the past few days, I don't know about the illness of the noble concubine——"

At the mention of this, Pei Yuanhao held the fold in his hand shook slightly.

He raised his head and looked at Nangong Jinhong's respectful appearance, his eyes were heavy, Nangong Jinhong lowered his head and said respectfully: "The old minister knows that the noble concubine Niangniang has been favored by the emperor and the blessings are extended, but her illness really makes it difficult for the old minister to sleep and eat these days." ”

“……”

Pei Yuanhao was silent for a long time, and slowly closed the fold in his hand.

"She's fine. ”

Nangong Jinhong hurriedly smiled and said: "The noble concubine has the blessing of the emperor, so naturally she turns evil into good fortune, and when she is in trouble, she is too worried." ”

Pei Yuanhao glanced at him lightly, and then said, "Her own blessings are not shallow. ”

Nangong Jinhong seemed to be blocked, and he didn't dare to raise his head, so he said resignedly: "Yes...... It's ......"

Hearing this, I subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, raised my hand and wiped the cold sweat on my forehead.

In the following time, Nangong Jinhong almost didn't dare to raise his head, let alone look into the inner room, I kept grabbing the bedpost with my sweaty hands, the tighter I cried, the more I felt that I couldn't grasp it, fortunately, at this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and there was a sound of snatching, what was on the ground, and slowly came to the door of the imperial study.

Father-in-law Yu hurriedly greeted him, and as soon as he opened the door, the sunlight shone in, casting the shadows of several people on the ground.

"Lord Taifu has arrived! Zheng Shilang has arrived! Lord Yushi has arrived......"

With the voice of Yu Gonggong, several people walked in, and I saw at a glance that Zha Bixing's dark blonde hair was shining in the sun, and he was holding Fu Badai, walking in with a cane in his hand, and suddenly the bricks on the ground made a muffled sound.

Nangong Jinhong hurriedly stood up.

Fu Badai slowly walked in front of him, but he didn't see him, he only trembled, and bowed down to Pei Yuanhao: "Meet the emperor......"

"Taifu, please get up!"

As soon as he fell to the ground, Pei Yuanhao hurriedly raised his hand and said, Zha Bixing also immediately helped him up, and when several other officials also knelt down and saluted, Nangong Jinhong bowed down to Fu Badai and saluted: "Meet Master Taifu." ”

"Lord Nangong is also here. ”

"Yes. ”

"Good work. ”

"Don't dare. ”

If you want to talk about his qualifications in the court, Nangong Jinhong is much older than Fu Badai, but at the moment, this Taifu is indeed pressuring him, and this person is very enduring, and he can't see the slightest displeasure at this time.

Pei Yuanhao sat back in his seat, and then said to Father-in-law Yu, "Hurry up and show Master Taifu a seat." ”

"Yes. ”

The chair moved again, facing Nangong Jinhong, Fu Badai walked over tremblingly and sat down, and then several other people stood on both sides.

It's evenly divided.

Father-in-law Yu offered Fu Badai a cup of tea, and then he retreated to Pei Yuanhao's side.

Pei Yuanhao also took a sip of the teacup in his hand, and then said, "Let's discuss it." ”

"Yes. ”

Several ministers were respectful, but no one dared to speak first. Pei Yuanhao took out one from the several booklets piled high on the other side of the table, and said while flipping through it: "Early in the morning, I asked the household department to move all the ticket books prepared by Wu Shangshu at the beginning of this year to the imperial study, and I also looked at it, Wu Yanqiu's Shangshu is very hard and careful, it is difficult for him to go to Henan as soon as the spring starts, and before leaving, he can still calculate the estimated expenditure for this year clearly." Take a look, you all. ”

After speaking, he handed it to Father-in-law Yu, who hurriedly took down the booklet and was about to give it to Fu Badai, he waved his hand gently, Father-in-law Yu nodded, and then turned around and gave it to Nangong Jinhong.

Nangong Jinhong looked at it a few times.

His face didn't change, but it didn't change like this, but it showed a bit of solemnity. After he read it, he handed it to Pang Zheng and Fang Tongting next to him, and then passed it to Zha Bixing's hand.

Pei Yuanhao lowered his head and drank tea, and said, "You guys, you've all seen it." ”

"Yes. ”

"I've seen it all. ”

Pei Yuanhao said: "The general expenses, Wu Shangshu has written very clearly, and I have discussed them with me in advance, but there are a few of them, and I want to ask." Regarding the Ministry of Industry to supervise the construction of the Jixian Palace Library and the money for buying books, Taifu, I took a look, and it seems that there is one million taels more than the three million taels mentioned last year. ”

Fu Badai nodded and said, "Yes." It was mentioned by the old minister. ”

"How are you going to spend this million taels?"

"The emperor mentioned to the old minister in his early years that he wanted to revise the history, and the old minister planned to take the opportunity of cleaning up the library to gather 300 students and start to revise the history. ”

"That's a big deal. ”

As he spoke, as soon as he raised his hand, Father-in-law Yu hurriedly took the ticket book and put it in his hand, he picked up the imperial pen, and immediately marked it red.

The people below were dumbfounded, and together with Nangong Jinhong, they were also a little breathless at this time: "Your Majesty." ”

"Huh?"

Pei Yuanhao raised his head and looked at him.

Nangong Jinhong's face was pale: "Your Majesty, this is-"

Pei Yuanhao smiled: "Aiqing, do you feel strange, why am I here to discuss with you what the household department should do?"

Nangong Jinhong looked at him, and didn't dare to speak lightly for a while, Pei Yuanhao put away the imperial pen, blew the ticket book, put it aside, and then said: "I want to tell you, from today onwards, the matter of the household department drafting tickets and issuing tickets will not need to be handed over to others to do, just a few of us will discuss it, although it is a little troublesome, but there are many bad people and few mistakes." ”

“……”

"The result of the negotiation is to be handed over to the people of the household department. Zheng Chai—"

Zheng Chai, the household servant who was also standing on the side with a pale face, was still a little ignorant at this time, and when he heard Pei Yuanhao call his name, he hurriedly stepped forward: "The minister is here!"

But maybe he couldn't control it, and his voice was a little louder, echoing several times in the imperial study.

Pei Yuanhao was not angry, but said with a smile: "In the future, the affairs of your household department will be much easier." My will will be issued at any time, and you only need to do the errand, and if you do it well, I will naturally be rewarded. ”

“…… Be. ”

"That's right," Pei Yuanhao turned his head again, and said to Zha Bixing, who had been guarding Fu Badai's side all the time: "Zha Bixing, today, you should thank Lord Nangong." ”

Zha Bixing raised his head, and his amber eyes shone brightly: "Oh, what did the emperor say about this?"

"Lord Nangong helped you find a job today. ”

"Huh?"

Pei Yuanhao turned his head to Nangong Jinhong with a smile and said, "Aiqing, this favor is still yours, you can say it." ”

Nangong Jinhong's face was already pale, and when he raised his head at this time, his eyes also looked a little trance-like, but when the emperor opened his mouth, he could only cough lightly, smiled reluctantly, and said: "What did the emperor say, the old minister is also a virtuous person for the country." Zha Gongzi is quick-witted, courageous and strategic, and even Tai-even Chang Lao is full of praise, if such a person is not reused, it is the sin of the old minister. Zhai Gongzi, the old minister has recommended you to the emperor to join the court and participate in politics. ”

Zha Bixing immediately stepped forward and slammed his body to the ground, but because his movements were too fast, the salute was a bit exaggerated, Nangong Jinhong's eyes flickered by the fan aroused by his sleeve, and Zha Bixing said respectfully: "Thank you, Lord Nangong, Gao Feng Liangjie, which makes the younger generation admire!"

"Hehe, it's easy to say, it's easy to say. ”

Pei Yuanhao said with a smile: "I also thought about it just now, if you are only allowed to walk in the imperial study, it will be a bit condescending, it is better to go to the household department, learn how to run errands with Zheng Shilang, what is the matter, you can discuss, if there is something you don't understand, you might as well ask the master, and if you don't understand, you can ask me." ”

Zha Bixing took another big step forward and said to Pei Yuanhao: "The emperor has no details, for the grass people - to answer questions for Weichen, it is really a blessing for Weichen, thank you Emperor!"

Although he said this respectfully, it always made people feel a little awkward, and I couldn't hold back a smile on my face as I listened to it in the inner room.

However, what really makes me laugh is not this Chabixing.

It was Pei Yuanhao, who finally chose the method I proposed.

For the time being, not to promote any official to the household department to serve as a secretary of the household department, first, it can stop the mouths of hundreds of civil and military officials, so that they will not be in a disorderly manner; second, it will also completely eliminate the thoughts of some people.

Although it seems that today, Nangong Jinhong is also very cautious.

Now this situation, in fact, is not only a question of the selection of the Hubu Shangshu, Pei Yuanhao has broken away from the three dukes, but also from the six ministries, and set up an inner court outside the imperial court, he himself is equivalent to concurrently serving as the Hubu Shangshu, with the household department, containing the remaining five, and the largest Cheng dù curbs the source of chaos.

However, it is one thing to discuss politics, and it is another thing to implement it.

Therefore, he "accepted" Nangong Jinhong's opinion, and logically put Cha Bixing in the household department, saying that he was assisting Zheng Chai in running errands, but a small household servant, in the face of a person who brought down the former Taishi, and even put Nangong Jinhong together, who was as good as a ghost, the result can be imagined.

I had even seen Zheng looking at Zha Bixing, trembling and raising his hand, wiping the cold sweat from both cheeks with his sleeve.

Pei Yuanhao was still sitting upright, looking at the people below, with different expressions from everyone, with a faint light flashing in his eyes.

Slowly, he turned his head and looked into the inner room.

Under the cover of layers of curtains, I couldn't see his eyes clearly, but I could only feel the temperature of that gaze, which stayed on me for a long time.