The hall of the Xihuamen Internal Affairs Hall was full of files and cases, and hundreds of officials were busy inside, like a machine with full power, and like a huge heart, from which countless government decrees radiated to all parts of the country. Although the Great Zhou Dynasty inherited the Tang Dynasty's three-province and six-ministry system in terms of system, the center of power other than the military was here.

Fan Zhen was working in the study in a suite, when an official came in. Fan Zhen said casually: "Put it here, it was finally approved, I don't know how much I have squeezed in the past few days." ”

He picked up a book and opened it to see the reply at the end, and a column of timeless and beautiful red handwriting came into view.

"Huh......" Fan Zhi said, "The words approved by Empress Duanci?" ”

The official hurriedly said: "Yes, the lowly rank was summoned into the side hall on the west side, and when he was taking the recital, he heard the voice of Empress Duanci in the curtain. ”

Fan Zhen frowned: "The official family has returned to the court...... And isn't the west side hall unused? ”

The official bowed down: "If Fan Xianggong has no other instructions, he will retire from his humble position." ”

Fan Zhen raised the sleeve of his robe and waved it, pacing up and down in front of the desk, his face was very serious, and three vertical lines were squeezed out between his eyebrows. Fan Zhen flicked his sleeves, put his hands behind his back, raised his head to look at the scenery outside the window, and said to himself: "The woman is in politics...... Not a good thing. ”

Not long after, someone came in and invited Fan Zhen to Wang Pu's study to discuss matters, and the three prime ministers met. Wang Pu and Li Gu both returned to Tokyo, and Wang Pu took out a stack of remarks that were approved as "the political affairs hall is discretionary" and circulated it.

Fan Zhen immediately reminded slightly: "The words approved by the chapter should not be written by the official." ”

Wang Pu said: "The words of Empress Duanci." ”

Li Gu didn't say a word, Fan Zhen couldn't say anything, and a topic suddenly disappeared.

Fan Zhen pondered that the defeat of the Han Dynasty was because of the disaster of the woman's relatives! How many people here are so high in the temple that they pretend to be deaf and dumb? And there are only three prime ministers in the political affairs hall.

He looked back at the other two people, and when he looked at Wang Pu, Wang Pu also looked at him suspiciously. Fan Zhen pretended to be indifferent, thinking in his heart, when the first emperor was in power, this guy seemed to have something to do with the Fu family of Duanci Empress, and I am afraid that he would not stand up at this time.

Fan Zhen looked at Li Gu again, Li Gu should have a good personal relationship with the emperor...... The problem is, if Empress Duanci does not have the trust of the emperor, how can she come to the court?

"Alas!" Fan Zhen suddenly sighed heavily.

Li Gu kindly asked, "Fan Xianggong is not happy?" ”

Fan Zhen said angrily: "Loyal ministers will always be bored!" ”

Wang Pu also wondered when he heard this: "Aren't the three of us working together for the country, who is so pompous and dares to get tired of Fan Xianggong?" ”

Fan Zhen said in a low voice: "There are good people in the world who slander the official family and Empress Duanci's name, but now without the minister's letter, the official family has let Empress Duanci take charge of the government, isn't it giving people a handle?" ”

Wang Pu and Li Gu looked at each other, and neither of them could speak.

…… After the unitary time, the officials of the yamen in the imperial city left the imperial city, and the yamen in front of the palace near Mahang Street was also on duty during the unitary time. At this hour, the carriages and horses and honor guards can be seen everywhere on the road, and you can really see officials when you go out in the capital.

Li Chuyun, the military general of the front division of the palace, and others usually have no contact with civil officials, and they gather people in groups with similar things, and they can't talk about going together.

However, today he met two civil officials on the road, and he even drove over to greet him, and there were many compliments in his words. On the contrary, it was the military general Shi Yanchao who came from behind, and ignored Li Chuyun. Shi Yanchao couldn't help but look this way while riding on the horse, but he didn't just come up to salute.

A civil official's waist was bent, and he said kindly: "I have long heard that Li Dianjian was good at making friends with celebrities when he was in Guanzhong, and he has the style of a Confucian general. ”

The other said: "Li Dianjian is like a mountain, with beautiful sideburns, dignified appearance, quite a martial saint, really both civil and military!" ”

Li Chuyun was stunned when he heard this, and he was not used to casually giving officials a look, even if others were of low rank, he had to say: "Kill me, don't dare to be, don't dare to be!" ”

finally sent the two officials away, Li Chuyun simply stopped riding the horse and hid in the carriage in which the staff member Li Liangshi was riding.

"My lord." Li Liangshi clasped his fists and saluted. He was Li Chuyun's brother of the same clan, and he read some poetry books, but he didn't go to the scientific expedition and defected to Li Chuyun. Although they are relatives, Li Liangshi has always been a master and servant.

Li Chuyun shook his head and said, "What are the names of those two people...... It has nothing to do with me, I don't care about them, and I come over to flatter for a long time, which is really in vain. After saying that, he slapped his palm on the carriage, and remembered a shout in front of him: "Let's go, go home!" ”

Li Liangshi said quietly: "Of course, the front division of the palace can't control the civil officials, but the lord's holy family is flourishing, if their names are mentioned in front of His Majesty, they will also benefit a lot." The future is just a matter of the lord's words, how can you not seize the opportunity to come up and be familiar? ”

After hearing this, Li Chuyun stretched out his hand and stroked his beard, and muttered: "It's all to blame that eunuch Cao Tai, there are so many people outside the gate of Jinxiang Palace, what are you talking about the harem?" made the old man very faceless, as if the old man had fought so many battles and was fake, as if he was seeking an official position with his daughter! ”

"What does the Lord mean by Shi Yanchao's sarcasm?" Li Liangshi said, "What does that matter to him?" ”

"Hmph." Li Chuyun is still a little unhappy, he is already a person with status, and he was insulted to his face, no matter what, he doesn't look good on his face.

Liangshi said in a low voice: "I guess that Cao Tai is not from himself, because he is the person of Empress Duanci, and it should be the meaning of the official family." ”

Li Chuyun bowed his head and pondered.

Liangshi continued to mutter: "That morning, the official family attributed the reason for the battle of Wenyu River to the fact that there were not as many horses as there were in Liao, and they intended to protect the lord from the attack of losing the war. There are 3,000 beauties in the palace, and when the official family returns to Tokyo, the first thing is to see the concubine (Li Yuaner). Isn't this what the official family means to the lord's holy family? ”

The lower the voice of the good man, he said in a very small voice: "The prince born to the noble concubine is the eldest son. ”

Li Chuyun's beard shook, and he hurriedly said in a deep voice: "You can't talk nonsense!" The queen's prince is the eldest son......"

The good man gritted his teeth: "My lord...... The queen or concubine is sealed by His Majesty, and the prince is born in order, so it cannot be decided by others. ”

Li Chuyun said: "Hugh has to talk about this again." ”

The good man exhaled and said, "Obey the order." However, it is not a bad thing that those officials are optimistic about the lord; If everyone is optimistic about you, no matter how things turned out, at least there will be more people who support the lord. ”

Li Chuyun did not say anything. He doesn't say anything, but his heart is still up and down, and his heart can't calm down.

Yuan'er is his favorite daughter, and although his grandson is a descendant of the Guo family, he still has some blood of the Li family...... Besides, if the grandson becomes the prince or the emperor in the future, can he treat the people of his uncle's family badly?

Li Chuyun was only a general under the warlord of Jingnan before, and no one in the clan had a status; If he can establish the status of the Li family to the greatest extent, the lintel in the future will be completely different. The lintel status of the family is the most reliable thing...... Looking at the Fu family, how many years have it been, it has always been a famous family.

Even when Guo Shao had to marry Fu's second sister, he also wanted Li Yuan'er to be a concubine, why? Isn't it just the height of the lintel, you need to marry! Li Chuyun was also in favor of this matter for the sake of everyone's common future; But what does it feel like in his heart, there is only the silent feeling of him as a father.

Li Chuyun thought of the Fu family, and couldn't help but stroke his beard tangled.

When Guo Shao was still a middle-level general, Li Chuyun followed his command. I know all too well the ups and downs of these years...... Empress Fu's second sister is not the point, the first emperor's empress Fu is the key person.

Fu was kind to the emperor.

There are also previous rumors, rumors that the emperor and his "sister-in-law" have an unclear relationship; Whether it's true or not, Li Chuyun doesn't know, and even no one knows, because there is no real evidence, at most guess. The truth is not clear, but Li Chuyun guessed that there might be something wrong, such as hearing that Empress Duanci was invited by the official family to take charge of state affairs...... It always feels unusual.

Li Chuyun concluded that the women of the Fu family are much more favored than Li Yuan'er.

He immediately looked at the words of the good man, and said earnestly: "I have checked all the palaces today, and the officials have trusted me, and it is difficult to repay Long's kindness." To be a man to be content, don't be unpopular enough to ask too much, let's just run errands for the official family with peace of mind. ”

"Alas......" the good man sighed. He observed Li Chuyun's expression from time to time, and after a while, he couldn't help but say: "The lord has something to tell you, and only then can I do my part for you." ”

Li Chuyun said: "I have probably told you what happened." ”

Li Chuyun said, lifted the curtain, and suddenly an intoxicating scene came into view. In front of the car battle is Bianshui, the river bridge is like a car dragon and tourists are weaving, pavilions and pavilions on both sides, very prosperous. In the spring breeze, the willows on the riverside are green, swaying gently in the moist wind, and the graceful posture is like the waist of a beauty.

The teahouses and restaurants on both sides of the wide street are very lively, and they are more noisy than before the expedition to Youzhou, or the population of Tokyo has increased in a few months, or people are more willing to go out on the streets when spring comes.

"This should be the most prosperous and beautiful place in the world." Li Chuyun squinted his eyes and smiled.

Li Liangshi said: "If we enter a peaceful and prosperous era, Tokyo will be more prosperous and gradually calm. ”

"Calm?" Li Chuyun asked casually.

Li Liangshi said: "The peddlers and pawns on the road are also peddlers and pawns all their lives, and the same is true for future generations, and the famous families will not easily shake their foundations." ”

"Hmph......" Li Chuyun glanced at him, "Together, you can rely on your military exploits; If there is nothing to do in the world, you can study for the imperial examination. The air flow of the world has to circulate up and down. The rules of the imperial court, people who are really capable are not without a way to go. ”