Chapter 154: Who's Next?

The soft spring breeze blew leisurely on the faces of the palace people. Although the pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info is still a little cool, it is already warm compared to the sharp cold at night.

A few swallows shook their bright black wings in the drizzle, and swirled lightly in the Langyuan Qionglou. Suddenly, a rapid swoop down swept over the surface of the lake that was about to melt away.

In the warmth and cold, the drizzle fell quietly without a sound. The aimless white clouds drifted from one end to the other, and the air was washed with great freshness.

The snow gradually melted in the rain, and the figure in the pavilion under the corridor was faint.

This day is the Qinglong Festival, which is known as the second dragon raising its head in February. On this day, spring returns to the earth, and farming will begin.

On this day, the Son of Heaven performed a field ceremony on the outskirts of Chang'an, and the so-called "home field" refers to the fields that the Son of Heaven has personally cultivated. It's just that the Son of Heaven personally went down to the field to plough a few times, and the rest was ploughed by hundreds of officials and people. Symbolically eat a little sacrificial meat and sacrificial wine, and the ceremony is over.

After Liu Che completed the field ceremony in the light mist rain, he walked on the ridge and talked to Wei Qihou Dou Ying.

After the violent death of Wu'an Hou Tianwei, the post of prime minister was naturally handed over to Dou Ying. This is the second time he has been in appearance, but it is much lower than the first time.

Especially when the middle palace is unknown, he is the prime minister and the person in charge of the Dou family, and he is careful in what he says and does. No matter how big or small, you have to report to the emperor first.

This actually greatly reduced the prime minister's power, but Dou Ying knew in his heart that this was the safest thing to do at the moment. If the power is too great, the imperial power will be weakened. Such as Zhou Yafu, it is the best example of the past.

In fact, Liu Che, who is sitting more and more firmly in the position of emperor, does have a deep feeling for the relative power to restrict the imperial power. During the Jianyuan period, it can be said that the Empress Dowager was hindering. However, the siege of Mayi and the breach of the Yellow River during the Yuanguang period touched him greatly.

Originally, he thought that the Son of Heaven ruled all the people from above, and everywhere he went, he would submit to the seas. In fact, the reason why they could not issue orders was that the local tyrants and nobles of the DPRK and China went their own way and competed for power and profit.

Therefore, Tian Wei did not die in the hands of Gillian. As long as the rampant continues, there will always be a loss of life.

Because, he wants to desilt and descale!

The first thing to deal with is the descendants, and the two clans of Tian Wang were defeated. Although the Dou family still has a Wei Qihou as the head of the hundred officials, fortunately, he can recognize the situation very clearly and know that this is not the time of the first emperor.

Liu Che cherished his talent again, and didn't mean to move him for a while. The monarchs and ministers played each other, one did not take the elders to fight, and the other did not use the emperor's majesty, but there was a bit of joy.

The mud that had been buried in the field for a winter was turned up, and the wind brought it, and the unique light fragrance of the mud came to the nose.

"The minister has not been in this field for a long time, and when the wind blows, he only feels very happy." Dou Ying took a deep breath and said.

"The prime minister is right, my mind is much more open to this field." Liu Che walked on the ridge with his hands behind his back, and the ice and snow were slowly melting under his eyes, and the year began again.

Both the monarchs and ministers were easily idle, and the more they talked, the more they felt very comfortable in this unobstructed suburb.

It's just that this kind of atmosphere can't last long, and some words are not good to ask the emperor to show if there are many people in the palace. At this time, it is an opportunity.

Wei Qihou looked at the corner of the emperor's mouth with a smile, and asked casually: "Your Majesty, after the Tian Ceremony, it is the Silkworm Ceremony, how to deal with it?" ”

Liu Che couldn't hold back the smile on the corner of his mouth when he heard this, but he just said lightly: "How was it in previous years?" How about business as usual this year? ”

Wei Qihou said: "The minister thinks that the eighth son of the king has a merit in giving birth to the prince, and His Majesty can give it another mention." ”

The Son of Heaven did not answer, but walked forward with his head bored.

Wei Qihou did not relent, "Your Majesty, how long can you hide it?" I always have to give an explanation to the people of the world, and I have to make a ...... again."

His voice was small and urgent, and it reached Liu Che's ears word for word along the wind.

Liu Che finally turned around and looked at Wei Qihou with a pair of eyes blazing. Wei Qihou didn't have much fear, and calmly met his gaze.

His burning gaze almost made Wei Qihou a hole, but in the end, he just sneered and said, "Very good, the prime minister is very good." ”

Wei Qihou didn't know that the emperor was mocking him, standing on the queen's hill but helping outsiders. When he heard this, he just replied sincerely: "When the Empress Dowager was here, she often taught her ministers not to put preferences and interests first. The minister couldn't listen to it before, but the empress dowager is gone, but the minister understands the deep meaning more and more. ”

Why didn't the Empress Dowager say this to Liu Che? One is a grandson and the other is a nephew. They are all people with high hopes, and the heart of cherishing is the same.

Grand empress dowager......

The thin and tough old grandmother has been gone for four years, but her voice and smile still seem to be dangling in front of her eyes. When Liu Che was the new deal, he thought that he would hate his grandmother for the rest of his life, but now that he thinks about it, it is really naΓ―ve.

Now that I think of it, there is only the Empress Dowager's good intentions and ardent hopes, which makes him move every time he thinks about it.

"This year's silkworm ceremony was presided over by the Queen Mother." Liu Che said softly, and without waiting for Wei Qihou to persuade him again, he walked towards the Imperial Palace.

Wei Qihou knew that it would be useless to persuade him again, although the Son of Heaven had no family affairs, he should not force him too much. I put it down and went home in the car.

When I got home, I changed my clothes and shoes, and went to the study. After a while, an old man with a gray beard came in quietly.

Wei Qihou was writing on the case, and when he heard the door close gently, he knew who it was, and others did not have such patience.

"Jifu, here."

The old man, who was called Jifu, gave a salute and stepped forward gently. "Master Hou."

didn't speak, just stood quietly beside him, waiting for Wei Qihou to finish writing before asking, "What is Your Majesty's plan for the silkworm ceremony?" ”

"The queen is a descendant." Wei Qihou put down the pen in his hand and got up to use tea. At the same time, he pointed down and signaled that Ji Fu also sat down.

"The ceremony cannot be abolished, but the Queen Mother can only be substituted once or twice, how can illness explain it after a long time?" Ji Fu shook his head, the queen, as a model of the mother's world, could not show up all the time.

"I have already suggested that Your Majesty raise the identity of the biological mother of the second prince, and slowly consider the future." Wei Qihou said.

Ji Fu frowned when he heard this, but he was not overly surprised. "What did Your Majesty say?"

"Naturally, it's unpleasant, with the affection between him and the queen's young couple, idlers can't get in." Wei Qihou said slowly. "It's just that the only way to say this is to plan for the queen."

Ji Fu was silent, but Wei Qihou was still talking. "If she comes back on the day she comes, Your Majesty will be able to treat her well for the sake of the Dou Chen and Chen clans' loyal servants."

There are two large pots of peonies in the left and right corners of the house, which are in full bloom. Ji Fu stared intently at the peony flowers that were full of bowls, and seemed to be deaf to what Wei Qihou said.

Wei Qihou sighed, "I know, you can't bear it." It's just that we all know that it can only be this way. ”

Ji Fu retracted his gaze and shook his head with a wry smile. "The prime minister is hardworking, how can he not know the blessings? At present, this is the most appropriate way, not to mention, for the sake of the world, it should not be a family. (To be continued.) )