"I don't know if you are the princess, what do you want to see the old body?" Concubine Xue picked up the teacup, moistened her lips slightly, and asked a few prime ministers with a smile.

If it is said that Concubine Xue is full of panic, the ministers, including Li Qiong, will definitely suspect that the news of Li Zhongyi's defeat is likely to be fake.

However, the more Concubine Xue pretends to be calm, this proves that the matter will not be small!

The logic is likely to violate common sense that ordinary grass people can understand, but it is a principle that prevails in the top power circles. After all, there is calm in every big event, but [] is not for fun, but must be practiced.

Wei Renpu saw that the rest of the ministers had no intention of speaking, so he had to bite the bullet and arch his hand: "Qi Yu Niangniang, there have been many discussions in the outside world recently, and the old ministers and others dare not be good at ......" said a lot of high-sounding words.

Concubine Xue had actually heard the news of Li Zhongyi's defeat a long time ago, but after crying, she still needed to cheer up and raise her little grandchildren.

"Wei Xianggong, what is the opinion of the cabinet?" Concubine Xue's question was very direct, so that Wei Renpu had no chance to continue to cover it up.

"Yu Niangniang, the cabinet has not yet reached a unanimous opinion." Wei Renpu was very cautious in his words, and he didn't dare to take care of it at all, and the old slippery man's style was unobstructed.

"Lee Sang-ko?" Concubine Xue wanted to know what the cabinet ministers and what their opinions were, so she simply broke the routine and asked in the end.

"Yu Niangniang, the old minister thinks that the minister should not ask the lord about the housework in advance." Because Li Qiniang has not yet given birth, Li Qiong is in a place of suspicion and does not dare to say it to death.

"Kong Xianggong?" Concubine Xue admired Li Qiong's attitude very much, but the stakes were very high, and she had to ask the rest of the prime ministers about their true attitudes.

"Yu Niangniang, the old minister thinks that what Li Xianggong said is very true." Kong Kun certainly has a grudge in his heart, and he is still very clear about the priority of the matter.

Concubine Xue nodded, Li Qiong and Kong Kun both thought that electing the new head of the family was a matter of the old Li family, and she appreciated this attitude very much.

Liu Jinshan didn't wait for Concubine Xue to call his name, so he preemptively arched his hand and said: "Yu Niangniang, the ministers think that the family affairs of the Lord should be decided by the Niangniang!" The meaning of the words is equivalent to eliminating the space for Li Dahe to participate.

Li Qiong listened to Liu Jinshan's recital, he couldn't help nodding secretly, Liu Jinshan is Li Zhongyi's confidant after all, and he has deep confidence in the mother-son relationship between Concubine Xue and Li Zhongyi.

"Niangniang, before the Lord came to the Northern Expedition, he ordered Li Yunxiao to take charge of the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army, just to prevent the rebellious ministers and thieves from committing rebellion." Kong Kun's temper is not very good, he has never been very gregarious, and he has no other backers, so he can only share the glory and disgrace with the old Li family, he simply made his words clear and said, "The old minister implores Niangniang to summon Li Yunxiao into the mansion for questioning." ”

If Kong Kun had a son, he would never talk like this, but unfortunately, he only had one daughter, and he was elected to the palace. If he wants his daughter to live a good life, Kong Kun can only choose to keep up with Concubine Xue's pace.

"Oh?" Concubine Xue was a little puzzled, and subconsciously looked at Liu Jinshan.

Liu Jinshan hurriedly explained: "Yu Niangniang, the Lord has set the rules, and the cabinet is in charge of civil affairs and must not interfere in military affairs. ”

"Oh, I see!" Concubine Xue understood, and then turned her head and instructed Tang Shuyi, "You order someone to get the old body's post, and ask Admiral Li to enter the mansion to discuss major matters." She knew that Li Yunxiao was the commander of the Nine Gates and was in charge of all the soldiers and horses in Gyeonggi.

Liu Jinshan nodded secretly, and in the name of Concubine Xue, summoned Li Yunxiao into the mansion, forgiving him for not daring not to come.

Previously, the cabinet had summoned Li Yunxiao again and again, and Li Yunxiao relied on being Li Zhongyi's confidant, and kept saying that he was ill, which made the cabinet ministers very faceless.

If it was still the time when the master of the political hall was in charge of the world's major affairs, he would not dare to despise the ministers of the political hall by borrowing Li Yunxiao's eight hundred courages.

The root cause of the non-subordination of civil and military forces actually comes from Li Zhongyi's principle that civil ministers do not pre-military affairs, and the "evil consequences" caused by the separation of powers and checks and balances between civil and military generals.

Wenchen is not allowed to interfere in the military, this is an iron law set by Li Zhongyi, and the purpose is actually to worry that the layman Wenchen will blindly command in the military!

Looking through the history books, as long as the Wenchen clique has achieved absolute dominance over the military, it is completely impossible to avoid nonsense.

The bloody lesson is unusually profound!

For example, the Wenchen of the Two Song Dynasty was in charge of the army, and the result was that the army was completely eroded by the rotten officialdom culture, and there was no combat power at all.

For example, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Wenchen repeatedly pointed fingers at the war in Liaodong, and the result was also tragic and miserable!

Li Zhongyi's purpose of completely separating military affairs from civil rule is to let professional people do professional things, and there must be no tragedy in which a layman commands an insider!

"Niangniang, there is a lot of discussion outside, which is very unfavorable to the stability of the court, the old minister implores Niangniang to summon Li Yanqing of the Police Temple and Zuo Ziguang of the Tiqi Division, and order him to catch the traitors who spread rumors and confuse the public." Kong Kun had the intention to pat Concubine Xue's ass, and deliberately held Concubine Xue very high.

In fact, the cabinet not only could not command Li Yunxiao, but also could not interfere in the affairs of the Ti Qi Division.

It can be seen from this that the national policy of separation of powers, checks and balances formulated by Li Zhongyi himself is powerful?

Only when the cabinet and the military have asked for the royal family, can the royal family always grasp the initiative in various political disputes!

"Kong Xianggong, when Da Lang was in Beijing, he often said that the mouth of the people is more important than the defense of Sichuan, but it is not very useful, right?" Concubine Xue's cold rebuttal made Kong Kun speechless, and he immediately accepted his contempt, and his back straightened.

After about half an hour, news came from outside that Li Yunxiao was here, waiting for the summons of the concubine.

"Invite him in." Concubine Xue was very polite, and used the word please instead of calling it.

Please and call, don't look at the difference between just one word, but the connotation is very different.

Although Concubine Xue never asked about military and political affairs, she had heard Li Zhongyi say that the old department of the township army from Hechi was the fundamental force for their Li family to stand proudly above the court, and they must be trusted and reused.

is different from the ordinary old Hechi department, Li Yunxiao was not only the commander of the guards around Li Zhongyi before, but also served as the chief manager of the old Li family, what kind of trust is this?

As the saying goes, know the son Mo Ruomu! Who Li Zhongyi is, Concubine Xue naturally knows it.

Li Yunxiao was able to take charge of the forbidden army and the township army in Gyeonggi, and this fact itself shows that Li Zhongyi has absolute trust in him.

Therefore, Concubine Xue does not take Li Yunxiao as a domestic servant, which proves that she is not only not stupid, but extraordinarily shrewd and wise. It's just that under the shadow of Li Zhongyi, Concubine Xue can't show her wisdom and ability on weekdays.

"Li Yunxiao, the chief of soldiers and horses in Chenjinggi Province, knock to see the concubine." As soon as Li Yunxiao entered the door, he paid a big salute to Suo.

Unlike other generals, Li Yunxiao has been in charge of the housework of the old Li family for a long time, and he knows a lot about the mother-son relationship between Concubine Xue and Li Zhongyi. Therefore, when I heard that Concubine Xue was recruiting each other, he came soon.

Li Yunxiao's robust appearance with a red face, how could there be a trace of sickness, Wei Renpu's heart was immediately unhappy.

The prime minister of the cabinet personally made a calliface, Li Yunxiao pretended to be dead and refused to obey his fate, and made up a lame reason for being seriously ill, which was simply unbearable.

Although Kong Kun and Wei Renpu are not in harmony with each other, he does not look at Li Yunxiao very well, the main reason is that Li Yunxiao really does not take the ministers in his eyes, and he is simply arrogant to the extreme.

Liu Jinshan and Li Yunxiao are both Li Zhongyi's henchmen, but this time, Liu Jinshan inevitably has some opinions about Li Yunxiao.

It's just a general in charge of the army, and the cabinet is where the world's major politics are handled, so can't you respect it?

No matter what the cabinet ministers think of Li Yunxiao, Concubine Xue knows that Li Yunxiao is a proper family member.

"Bring a stool to Manager Li and serve tea!" Concubine Xue gave Li Yunxiao a lot of face, and Li Yunxiao hurriedly clasped her fists and said, "It's good for your subordinates to stand." ”

Concubine Xue deliberately said with a straight face: "You are now an important minister of the imperial court, how can you lose the due courtesy?" ”

Li Yunxiao didn't dare to talk back to Concubine Xue at all, so she had to pinch her nose and admit it, and obediently sat opposite the princesses.

The rules of the Great Zhou, the left and the right, the noble and the lowly, the ministers sat in a row on the left, and Li Yunxiao could only sit on the right aggrievedly.

"Chief Manager Li, I don't know what the battle situation is ahead?" Concubine Xue's question happened to be at the key node, and the question was very level, which made people have to be impressed.

"Yu Niangniang, the battle situation ahead is really not optimistic, although there is no bad news, but there is no good news of victory...... Li Yunxiao pondered his sentences, and carefully reported some of the situation on the front line.

The ministers of the cabinet, Li Qiong has led a large army and fought a tough battle, that is to say, he is the only one who understands military affairs.

When Li Qiong saw that the ministers were staring at him, he knew that everyone wanted him to come out and help ask what the battle situation was?

Li Yunxiao's words, the more he didn't say death, in fact, it meant that the possibility of getting bad news increased infinitely.

"Since there's no bad news, it means that things aren't bad yet?" Concubine Xue looked at Li Yunxiao expectantly.

Even if Li Yunxiao knew everything, she could only pretend to be confused, just nodded, but didn't dare to talk.

The careerists in Kaifeng City, whether they dare to jump out and make trouble, the most fundamental problem lies in the performance of the old Li family from top to small.

If Concubine Xue didn't have much sad expression, she would definitely be suspicious in the eyes of someone with a heart.

Therefore, in Kaifeng City, only a few people knew the inside story, and the rest of the people were all kept in the dark, including Concubine Xue.

"Ladies and gentlemen, before Da Lang leaves, since he has entrusted the cabinet to supervise the country, then everything is please." Concubine Xue's eyes suddenly turned red, and her side face quickly covered up the past, but how could she hide it from the eyes of the old rivers and lakes.

"It's just a garrison in the capital......" Wei Renpu looked at Li Yunxiao with his eyes, the meaning of his words was unusually obvious, and Li Yunxiao didn't listen to the cabinet's greeting at all, but there was nothing he could do.

"The old body's bones are okay, and if there is something that needs to be coordinated, you can come to find the old body." As soon as Concubine Xue said this, the four ministers of the cabinet couldn't help but secretly marvel.

Li Zhongyi is just powerful, and Concubine Xue, who usually doesn't care about things, is also so powerful, everyone didn't expect it at all.

PS: The brothers are so powerful, Sikong will immediately fulfill his promise and send it more! In fact, Sikong doesn't grab the list, and asks for a few monthly passes, just to cheer for his own multi-code words.