The next day, when Uncle Qin went to the study to return the papers, Shao An had already returned to his usual calm demeanor. He stayed up all night last night and finally finished writing the last point. Seeing Uncle Qin coming, he asked, "What do you think of what was written earlier?" ”

"Hmm...... The prime minister is brilliant and well-organized. After Uncle Qin praised it, he changed the conversation and mentioned the most fatal question in this article, "It's just...... I'm afraid it's not easy to pass through the holy place. ”

Shao An had already expected this, if it was so easy to pass, the power of the guard division would be greatly reduced, and it would be useless. He explained: "So I can't bring it up to me, and I have to find someone who knows the most about the will and revise it again." ”

The one who is most obedient to the heart of God? Uncle Qin pondered in his heart, but he still didn't think of who that person was. Seeing Shao An Chengzhu in his chest, he smiled and said, "It seems that Shao Xiang has a candidate in his heart?" ”

Shao An nodded, "It's Sun Jianming." ”

"Lord Sun is indeed good at observing the holy will, but he has been sick for a long time, will he help at this time?" Uncle Qin has always felt that this Sun Yi is unreliable, and once something happens, he must be the one who slips away the fastest.

"Now that things have come to this point, a tough confrontation will only hurt both sides, and the emperor must be anxious. If this happens, Sun Jiming's status in the hearts of the literati will be greatly improved, and the emperor will also look down on him because of the resolution of the dispute. The so-called wealth is in danger, with such good things, isn't Sun Jianming willing to take a risk? ”

Uncle Qin pondered carefully, and it was indeed a good thing with all kinds of benefits and no harm, even if it didn't work, as long as he did his best, the civil officials would be grateful to Dade. Thinking of this, and thinking about the officials who were surrounding the mansion a few days ago, Uncle Qin fought for Shao An again: "Some people are merit if they are not guilty, but you, no merit is a fault." ”

Shao An shook his head with a smile, he looked at these very lightly now, he got up and took the case file, and prepared to go out.

Uncle Qin recommended himself again: "Shao Xiang, I'm afraid that the people who are monitoring outside haven't dispersed yet, so let's give the documents to Master Sun." ”

Shao An raised his hand to stop him: "I have to go to him and discuss it in person." This is a game between monarchs and ministers, and we have to be cautious. I'll disguise myself and go out of the corner door with Ari, and no one will find out. ”

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With a light breeze and drizzle, Ah Rui carried an oil-paper umbrella and led his master through the corner gate, bowing his head and walking briskly towards Sun's mansion. Ah Rui looked sideways at his master dressed in a robe, with a hat on his head, dressed as a fisherman, who would have guessed that this was the usually majestic and indifferent prime minister.

When he arrived at the door of Sun's mansion, Shao An asked Ah Rui to knock on the door first. It is said that Sun Yi is indeed very prescient, he said that he was sick early and closed his door, so he escaped the turmoil of the hidden guard. Although during this period, there were countless people who wanted to ask Master Sun to turn the tide, but unfortunately they were all rejected by the housekeeper of the Sun Mansion on the grounds that Lord Sun was unwell.

Therefore, it is difficult for ordinary people to see Sun Yi now, so Shao An sent his housekeeper and brought his own private seal to explore the truth.

Ari knocked on the door for a long time, and finally a little servant came to open a crack in the door, and the man yawned and said without raising his head: "Don't knock, don't knock." Our lord is not a guest. ”

Seeing that the gate was about to be closed again, Ari's eyes were quick, and he hurriedly pressed his body against the gate, shouting, "Brighten your eyes a little and see who I am." ”

The man raised his head at this time, was startled when he saw it, and greeted him with a smile: "Oh, isn't this Steward Shao, the little eye is clumsy, and he didn't wake up just now." ”

Fortunately, as the housekeeper of Shao Mansion, Ah Rui knew everyone in Sun Mansion, so Ah Rui took Shao An in disguise and successfully passed through the first gate. When they arrived in the inner courtyard, the servant had no right to take them in. Shao An asked Ah Rui to hand over the private seal to the little maid, and let him transfer it to his master.

Although the little guy is illiterate, he knows that it is not an ordinary thing when he looks at the exquisite seal. He hurriedly handed it over to the housekeeper, and when the housekeeper presented it, Sun Yi checked the seal, and guessed that Shao An had come in person.

Shao An and Ah Rui sat at the door and waited left and right, and finally waited for the housekeeper. The housekeeper was a little surprised to see that the dignified prime minister was dressed like this. However, he naturally didn't dare to publicize Shao An's identity, so he just smiled and said, "The master is waiting in the study, please come with the two servants." ”

The housekeeper naturally knew that Shao An came in a micro-service, and there must be something important. He didn't dare to ask more, so he took the two of them to avoid people coming and going, and chose a place where no one was around.

Along the path, through the layers of courtyards, and finally to Sun Yi's study. Sun Yi had already let all his subordinates disperse and waited alone in the study. Seeing that the person arrived, he hurriedly got up to greet him, and arched his hand and said: "Shao Xiang is coming to the cold house, and it is shining." ”

Shao An also returned the salute and said with a smile: "Lord Sun's health is very good?" ”

Sun Yi didn't hide it from him, and said frankly: "There is no serious illness, and he is already well." Shao Xiang, please be seated. ”

The two of them sat down, and the housekeeper served tea. The situation is urgent, and Shao An no longer beat around the bush, and said bluntly: "This time, I came here to ask Master Sun for something." ”

Sun Yi knew how to look at it, so he sent the housekeeper down, and Shao An also sent Ah Rui to wait at the door early, and didn't let him enter the study at all.

After waiting for the housekeeper to go down, Sun Yi guessed: "Shao Xiang must have come here for the matter of the Guards." ”

"Exactly. I have something to do, please give me some advice. With that, Shao An took out the paperwork and handed it to Sun Yi.

Sun Yi flipped slightly, taken aback. The thing written by Shao An is ostensibly a regulation for the Guards Division, but in fact it is secretly restricting the authority of the Guards Division.

"As a new division, the system of the Guards Department has not yet been perfected. Nowadays, it is reasonable to refer to the rules and regulations of the former dynasty and the former division of the palace to formulate a law. Sun Yi stroked the cover of the document and couldn't help but praise, "The prime minister's trick is high, it's really high." ”

Shao An smiled, how could the guards composed of the hidden guards of the emperor's cronies and those of the previous dynasty be the same. However, he preferred to refer to the rules and regulations of the Guards Division of the previous dynasty, so he naturally suppressed the power of the Guards Division.

Sun Yi frowned while looking down and said, "Although Shao Xiang's article is good, it's just ...... These rules are still too strict, and the emperor will definitely not be able to pass there. ”

Shao An had already expected it, so he said: "That's why I have to ask Lord Sun to help revise one or two, and then submit it to the Holy Lord for approval." ”

"Why didn't Shao Xiang go up in person?" Sun Yi asked.

"No, you're better than me." Shao An had a headache when he thought of the emperor's attitude towards him now.

"Xiaguan understands." Although Sun Yi stayed at home, he could also guess that Shao An must have fought on the basis of reason in the matter of concealing the guard and minghua. Now Shao An is reluctant to go to the book, and it is estimated that the confrontation between the monarch and the minister is fierce, and Shao An's words will backfire.

"We can make appropriate concessions, but not too much. You have to be careful to test the bottom line of the Holy Saint and strive for the best benefit. Shao An instructed carefully, this is the most difficult part of this matter.

Sun Yi arched his hand and said: "Shao Xiang rest assured, the next official will live up to his mission." ”

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In the Palace of Nourishing the Heart, the emperor was silently reading the recital presented by Sun Yi.

"Those who are selected by the guards of the Guards Division must be after the heroes. The selection of the main envoy needs to be the first instance of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War, and the second trial of the Ministry of Books, and then reported. The Emperor casually read a clause that seemed prosaic but limited the power of the Guards to select them on their own. As for the heroes who can only be selected for the guard division after that, it is a complete cut off the way for the hidden guards to turn into light in the future.

"Exactly." Sun Yi patiently explained, "The guard is the emperor's personal guard, and it is related to the safety of the saint. Selection had to be more cautious, just in case. ”

Naturally, the emperor didn't really think that Sun Yi was thinking about his own safety, so he said with a smile: "I am very relieved to be loyal." It's just that some of the regulations are too rigid and harsh. Just like this, who said that those who are not heroes are traitors? ”

"What the Holy Lord said is extremely true, but the guard division is a royal guard, if everyone has the opportunity to run, wouldn't it be a mess?" Sun Yi had already thought of how to deal with it, and admonished, "The forbidden army is all served by those who are strong in martial arts in the Xiang army and the township soldiers, and the front division of the palace is after selecting heroes in the forbidden army, or those who have a clean family background and have military merits." The minister thought that the guard division could imitate the palace division and select people from the forbidden army. ”

After talking for a long time, it is still from the forbidden army to select people, and they cannot be directly inserted into the hidden guard. If the emperor wants to arrange hidden guards again, he has to be like the fourth team, let the hidden guards start from small soldiers, slowly climb up, and pass the selection of the forbidden army.

However, even so, a person like Li Hongyi, who is excellent in martial arts, did not enter the front division of the palace back then, just because he was not a meritorious hero. Now Li Hongyi has been able to reach the step of privy deputy envoy because of the accumulation of military merits.

"I think that those who have a clean family background and are loyal can do it." In the end, the emperor still took a step back and added a "clean family background", and Sun Yi didn't dare to push too hard, so he acquiesced.

In just a few days, there were several rounds of trials and negotiations between the monarch and the courtiers, and after the emperor reviewed and revised one by one, the regulations on the division of the guards were finally formulated. At this point, the incident of the Guards Division was resolved peacefully, and the emperor and the hundred officials were relatively satisfied with it. As for Sun Yi, he became famous all over the world because of this incident, and his reputation doubled among scholars and officials.

When the emperor finally covered the jade seal, he looked at the thick regulations and said to Chen Huaien beside him: "I look at this handwriting, it doesn't look like Sun Yi's, I'm afraid it is...... Hey, he's loyal, but he's too assertive. ”

Gonggong Chen was also biased towards Shao An in his heart, so he followed the emperor's words and said: "Shao Xiang is dedicated to the sake of the saint, which not only calms down the people's grievances, but also solves the problems of the saint. ”

The emperor was silent, he naturally knew in his heart that Shao An had no second thoughts. It's a pity that power is a double-edged sword, and relative power is born to restrain the excessive power of the monarch. Since ancient times, the power of the monarch and the power of the prime minister have always been in opposition to each other.

The Emperor sighed, "It's not that I don't believe him, but he's in that position, and I have to guard against him." ”