For Liu Ruyan unceremoniously scolded herself, Xia He just smiled. In Li Ze's heart, there is no difference between the two wives, and in the eyes of the world, Xia He's more important label is the financial helmsman of the entire Tang Dynasty, and he is a shrewd and capable household secretary. But Xia He himself has always been evasive in front of Liu Ruyan. This may be because she has been Li Ze's maid since she was a child, so she has always put her position very low. No fighting, no grabbing, no anger. But the more this happened, the more secure her position became.

Liu Ruyan also knew the importance of Xia He's position in Li Ze's mind. The two of them grew up together, but this kind of affection is not comparable to themselves. And the tacit understanding between the two sometimes makes Liu Ruyan very jealous. When the three of them were together, occasionally Li Ze suddenly said something that made Liu Ruyan inexplicable, but Xia He could always understand it.

This is the benefit of childhood sweethearts.

Envy, jealousy and hatred are useless, if you really want to show it, it will only make Li Ze look down. What's more, aside from the fact that Xia He is Li Ze's concubine, above the Tang Dynasty, Xia He's real role is only much stronger than Liu Ruyan.

After all, under Li Ze's command, the generals who can fight well can be said to be full of talents, and if they bring one out, they may not necessarily be weaker than Liu Ruyan. But on top of the wealth, those who can compare to Xia He, from the current point of view, still can't be found. So much so that now for Gongsun Changming, Zhang Hui and others, they are all a little worried about Xia He's imminent resignation as the head of the household department, worried that Wang Mingyi and Sun Lei will not be able to cope with it.

However, once Li Ze takes the throne of the emperor, Xia He will be a proper imperial concubine, and it is really a bit unreasonable to let the imperial concubine take on the role of the leader of a substantive department.

The upcoming establishment of the Financial Development Committee, Xia He will serve as the chairman, which also makes these important ministers put down some thoughts, which also means that Xia He will retire endlessly, and can still play an important role in the country's financial endowment, so as not to affect the financial and taxation system that Datang has just established because of her retreat.

"You two won't be blessed in the future." Li Ze said with a smile: "The Financial Commission will shoulder the burden of further development and reform of our Datang's fiscal and taxation system, although he is only a department under the Ministry of Households." As for you, you have to participate in such things as women and children, widows and orphans, and pensions. This is also the best way to bring the royal family closer to the common people. The further back it goes, the influence of the royal family on Datang in politics will be lower and lower, so these things are the best way for the royal family to show its existence. ”

Hearing this, Liu Ruyan sighed: "In this way, the royal family will really be hollowed out, do you think this is really good?" Will it really cause chaos in Datang above politics? Moreover, are you really willing to be offered by those courtiers as a bodhisattva? ”

"Who said that?" Li Ze laughed: "The establishment of this system is just to prevent one person from becoming a monopoly and becoming a single husband." The crux of the matter is who will be at the heart of this Supreme Council. To put it bluntly, one day I live, I will be at the heart of this Supreme Council. ”

Liu Ruyan's eyes lit up: "Does that mean that Tang'er can also become the core of this Supreme Council in the future?" ”

"It depends on his ability." Li Ze spread his hands: "I can become the core of this Supreme Council, which has been accumulated bit by bit over a long period of time, if he can do this, then he will naturally become a powerful emperor, and other members will try their best to cooperate with him." If he can't, the core will naturally move aside. It's not just Tang'er, why can't Ning'er? If Ning'er is particularly good in the future and can convince everyone, then Ning'er can become the core of this committee. ”

Liu Ruyan's face was a little unkind: "Could it be that Ning'er can still become a female emperor?" ”

"How is this possible?" Xia He hurriedly said on the side.

Li Ze smiled slightly: "If you want to become the core of this Supreme Council, you don't have to be the emperor of this empire!" Maybe Ning'er will be able to become the chairman of the Economic Development Committee by then! All in all, whoever wants to be the core of this system has to be better than everyone else. The emperor must be a descendant of our Li family, if he is good enough, he can actually lead the empire, and if he is mediocre in ability, then he will become a symbol of the country. ”

"Our descendants will naturally become the smartest people in this country." Liu Ruyan swears authentically.

"Not necessarily!" Li Ze shook his head and said: "People who were born in our family, from the beginning of his croaking to the ground, they are only one step away from the finish line, and the effort they need to put in can be said to be not much. Maybe they just need to take a step and get there. Others, on the other hand, need to run and fight hard to get close to the finish line. And in the process of running and struggling, the setbacks they suffer and the complexity of the things they encounter are by no means imaginable for people born in families like us, and this is the most important part of a person's growth process. Therefore, in ninety percent of cases, our children, in the future, in dealing with complicated national affairs and even international affairs, are far less capable than these people who struggle from below step by step. ”

"But we only need to take one step to get there!"

"That's what I said!" Li Ze smiled: "But others, there will be a comparison in their hearts." Moreover, I have tried to establish such a system, so that everyone must be careful in choosing this core, because their choice means whether the road of our empire can go smoothly for a long time. ”

"I don't believe it, we can still lose to those who can reach our destination in one step?"

Li Ze glanced at Liu Ruyan and said: "In my next time, I will improve this system step by step, I want to prevent these guys in our family who only need to take one step to get closer to their goal, and find that they are actually going to lose, so they will use the butcher's knife to kill this person who is about to win." ”

Liu Ruyan and Xia He glanced at each other, just now the two of them really thought of such an operation method. But Li Ze immediately blocked this shortcut.

"When the empire is unified, when I have cleared the periphery, I will give up the leadership of this core, stand aside, and quietly watch the system work, to see if it is advancing as I expect? If he is crooked, I will help him back on the right path, and if he can keep walking on the road, then I can free up time for many other things. Li Ze said with a smile. These things must be done before I die. ”

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little heavy, Xia He quickly changed the topic, "Childe, that is the Yeting Palace, I heard that where was the place where the palace people, eunuchs, and families of criminals who made mistakes were imprisoned before?" Tu Hu took so many people, why did he build a lot of construction there? ”

"Where is the Yeting Palace?" Li Ze nodded and said, "Tu Hu is carrying out a large-scale renovation here, this will no longer be a place to hold prisoners, and a huge conference hall will appear here." This is also the place where the first congress of our Yixing Society was held. ”

"Aren't we going to live here in the future?" Liu Ruyan asked.

"Taiji Palace, in the future, will be the political center of the entire Tang Dynasty, here, can only be a place to deal with state affairs. With the exception of my office, all other committees will hold meetings here. Li Ze said: "The Daming palace complex will become the place where we hold large-scale ceremonies in the Tang Dynasty, such as sacrifices, celebrations, and meetings with foreign missions, and we will live in Xingqing Palace." Xingqing Palace, but among the three palace groups, the most magnificent place, the building, the furnishings are much more luxurious and beautiful than these two. ”

"Then I have to go to Xingqing Palace and pick a good palace!" Liu Ruyan said with great interest.

"Don't think too pretty." Li Ze smiled: "How much space can we use for our family?" Even if you add servants and guards, it won't take up much space, so Tu Hu will replan Xingqing Palace, of course, the most beautiful piece will become the private property of our Li family in the future, and it will be owned by the royal family, and the rest of the places will be taken back by the imperial court. ”

Liu Ruyan was taken aback: "In that case, Taiji Palace, Daming Palace......"

"In the future, they will all belong to the state-owned Tang Empire. Only the planned Xingqing Palace where we live will belong to our Li family's private property in the future. Li Ze smiled and said, "I looked at the plan for slaughtering the tiger, and it was already very big. ”

Liu Ruyan sighed, looked at Li Ze and said, "You, the emperor, are very boring. ”

Li Ze laughed: "When a person is alive, he sleeps on only one bed, and when he dies, he is only so three feet of land, why do you want so much property?" For me, the Tang Empire is the most enjoyable thing for me. Besides, if you really want such a big place, when will I research a good dish, first send someone to the side to call you, and then send someone to the other side to call Xia He, and when the two of you rush over, I'm afraid that no matter how delicious the dish is, it won't be delicious. Or is the family living under the same roof, the sound of chickens and dogs is more pyrotechnic, if there is an occasional quarrel, there are still people on the side to persuade each other, right? ”

Hearing Li Ze say this, Liu Ruyan and Xia He both laughed.

"When everything settles down, let both Tang'er and Ning'er go back to Wuyi to study. Change your name and go to the most ordinary school, go to school with the most ordinary people, and take exams together. Li Ze said: "If you want to grow, you need to hone it." Don't you really expect Tang'er to be like me? Then let him stand on the same track as the world's talents, win to win, and lose to be convinced. ”