There are pavilions and pavilions in Luo Mansion, and there are courtyards and greenery. In the living room, the three of them raised glasses and drank each other, chatted and laughed, and from time to time a plate of delicacies was brought to the table.

Luo Yanhuan raised his glass and said movingly: "It is rare to have a confidant in life, and now I have two, what more can I ask for?" ”

Zuo You picked up the wine glass with a smile on his face: "I hope we can drink here every year and celebrate Brother Luo's birthday." ”

"Do it first for respect." Luo Yanhuan's face was red, and he raised his head and drank the wine in his glass.

Li Chuyun also smiled and pressed the beard on his mouth and picked up the wine glass.

At this moment, a beautiful woman came out of the back door with a smile and a smile, and the woman had her hair coiled and a golden hairpin in her hair, but she was dressed in a more modest and friendly manner.

Luo Yanhuan said: "Brother Li has seen the cheap ...... This is the Cabinet Auxiliary Minister, Taichang Temple Shaoqing Zuo Brother, you come and greet the two brothers. ”

Zuo You hurriedly stood up, looked away, and stopped looking at the beautiful woman.

The woman curtsied and said, "The concubine is so polite, and I have seen the two brothers." The concubine cooked a few side dishes, I don't know if it suits the taste of my brothers? ”

Li Chuyun made a false gesture: "Sister-in-law, don't be polite." ”

Zuo You hurriedly said: "Let my sister-in-law cook herself, I really don't want to go." The food is very delicious, it looks like the taste of home, thank you very much. ”

The woman smiled: "It's all coarse tea and light rice, it's good if the brothers don't dislike it." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare." Zuo You and Li Chuyun said kindly.

The woman said: "Brothers, use it slowly, and the concubine will not bother you Yaxing." ”

Zuo You looked at the woman's back with casual eyes, and knew in his heart that a colleague even called out his female relatives to meet, and he really treated him as a trusted friend.

The three of them continued to drink and talk about some anecdotes, and Zuo You echoed a few words with interest from time to time, but he had another thing in mind: the prime minister's recital.

There are some things, even if everyone doesn't say it in private, but Zuo You understands in his heart: Empress Fu gave birth to a son, and Li Yuaner also gave birth to a prince, and he is older, but now he is not a son-in-law.

I don't know what Li Chuyun thinks, but if you look farther away, the Fu family is too favored, and it is obviously not a pleasant thing for Li Chuyun's family.

In that recital, Fan Zhen took the lead in standing up and questioning Empress Duanci's control of the government, and not many people knew it for the time being; Among the few who knew was Zuo You, because he saw it with his own eyes in the east hall.

Now in the Luo family, there are only three people, do you want to tell Li Chuyun?

Zuo You hesitated. Of course, he wanted to tell Li Chuyun with selfish intentions, because he had a good personal relationship with them, and Li Chuyun and Luo Yanhuan were friends for a long time...... The reason for Zuo You's hesitation is that it might be a bit complicated to smell this.

Luo and Li treat Zuo You as confidants and friends, especially Luo Yanhuan. If you want to stand among the ministers, of course you will be on their side; But there is another person to consider in this matter, the current emperor.

Zuo You's original identity was Guo Shao's staff and friend; Then he recommended talents for Guo Shao and deepened his friendship with Luo Yanhuan and Li Chuyun.

Fan Qian's recital, since Guo Shao has not yet expressed his position. Zuo You thought, you can wait, don't be in a hurry to tell anyone.

So the three of them continued to drink and talk about anecdotes, and no one mentioned business.

……

Before dawn the next day, in the Jinxiang Hall of the imperial city, Guo Shao met with several important ministers of the yamen as usual.

After a night's deliberations, Guo Shao decided to take out Fan Zhen's recital and ask the ministers for their opinions. Fan Zhen was the prime minister of the two dynasties, and he had dealings with many officials; And through the procedure of the recital, there are always people who know. This matter can't be hidden, and it's not a good thing to press it down.

"Yesterday, Fan Xianggong had a piece of music for Zhu Aiqing to see." Guo Shao turned his head to the eunuch Cao Taidao.

Then everyone took the piece and looked around, and suddenly the hall was quiet, so quiet that it seemed that a needle could be heard.

Fan Zhen cites some examples of the interference of harem women leading to the darkness of the government...... Guo Shao disagreed, because he felt that Fu Jinzhan was not comparable to those women who brought disaster to the country and the people, but it was also inconvenient for him to argue with the minister. There is another reason for Fan Qian, the woman will make the government lose its fairness and clarity and destroy the etiquette system.

Guo Shao also knew in his heart that it didn't matter what kind of person Fu Jinzhan was; The key is that after Wu Zetian became emperor in the Tang Dynasty, no matter how military generals and doctors did not trust women. People are afraid of repeating some of the things of the Wu Zetian Dynasty, and they are not used to the characteristics of women's styles.

Guo Shao looked back left and right, and first focused on Wang Pu's face. Wang Pu's eyes looked down, frowning and groaning, without any intention of expressing his position.

He looked at them again, and most of them were reluctant to say anything. When he saw Zuo You, Zuo You hugged his fists and said: "The minister thinks that Empress Duanci is in power at this time, and there is indeed something wrong. It may be detrimental to the reputation of Empress Duanci. ”

When Guo Shao heard Zuo Youdu say this, his mood also sank.

At this moment, Shi Yan said in a loud voice: "Civil officials are verbose!" Isn't the military still in charge of the officials, what can those who use their pens and mouths do? How can the official family have the time to pay attention to it, and there is nothing wrong with letting Empress Duanci help. This is your blessing, Queen Duanci treats people kindly and tolerantly, even the soldiers of the forbidden army obey her, but the civil officials are not left and right, and they don't know what to do! ”

His words were full of contempt for the civil officials, and the prime ministers and civil officials present were very displeased, and Shi Yanchao looked left and right unpleasantly.

Fan Zhen said coldly: "Take the world immediately, if you still use martial arts to rule the world, the lessons of Liang, Tang, Jin, and Han are not far away!" Sage Yun, governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, General Shi doesn't understand, why bother talking nonsense and making people laugh? ”

Shi Yan was furious, pointed at Fan Zhen and sneered: "Now I feel like my waist is standing straight? At the beginning, the official family led the army into the imperial city, why didn't I see you being tough......"

"Shi Yanchao!" Guo Shao's face immediately pulled down.

Shi Yanchao was indignant, and Fan Zhen was already trembling: "You, you ......"

Guo Shaodao: "For the sake of righteousness, for the overall situation of the world, and in line with the will of the people, Fan Xianggong has been in charge of government affairs in the imperial court. ”

Wang Pu also said: "Shi Yanchao, are you guilty?" ”

Guo Shao also continued to scold.

Guo Shao saw that he couldn't talk about it, so he immediately said: "It's just today, if you have any ideas, you can write and say things." All of you present are not guilty of their words and deeds. ”

…… When the ministers left the Jinxiang Palace, Wang Pu waited for Shi Yanchao to come up on the road, and then said earnestly: "If it weren't for the official family to protect you, General Shi would not be able to finish eating today, do you know?" ”

Shi Yanchao's face did not change, and he snorted. He didn't admit it, but he felt that Wang Pu's words were not wrong.

Wang Pu said: "It's useless to talk too much, General Shi is good at doing it himself." ”

Shi Yanchao returned to the official office in front of the palace sullenly, came to the suite where he worked, and couldn't help but scold again.

A close subordinate general happened to come in to do something, so he persuaded him kindly, and asked who had provoked the commander of Shi Du. Shi Yanchao glanced at the general, and he still trusted this person, so he immediately told him about the east hall of Jinxiang Palace.

The general immediately followed and scolded Fan Qian. Although Fan Zhen is the prime minister, the generals of the forbidden army don't buy it in private, and the political hall can't control them; If it were changed to before, the generals with soldiers would be more arrogant, but now they are a little more restrained and dare not be rude on the bright side.

After the general scolded, he glanced back at the door and said in a low voice: "General Shi mentioned Zuo Shaoqing's attitude, and the last general remembered one thing, yesterday the guards and infantry commanded Luo Yanhuan's birthday, and Zuo You also went. ”

Shi Yanchao frowned and said: "Then Luo Yanhuan was depressed before, and he was able to be reused, and he mixed up to his current high position, that is, he was recommended to the official family by Zuo You. The relationship between the two is good, Luo Yanhuan's birthday, what is wrong with Zuo You drinking in the past? ”

The general said: "Of course, there is nothing wrong. However, Li Dianjian and Luo Yanhuan's friendship is even deeper, because Luo Yanhuan first invested in the official account, and Li Dianjian has a way......"

Shi Yanchao said suddenly: "What do you mean, what collusion did Zuo You have with Li Chuyun last night?" ”

The general took a step closer, put his mouth close to Shi Yanchao's ear, and whispered: "Otherwise, why would Zuo You suddenly support Fan Zhen today?" His support for Fan Zhen is helping Li to check.

The last general suspects what Li Dianjian and Fan Zhen have to do with each other! Recently, many civil officials have been flattering in front of Li Dianjian, and although the minister did not come forward, it is difficult to ensure that those civil officials are the people of such and such ministers. ”

Shi Yanchao frowned and said: "You make it clear to Lao Tzu, Zuo You supports Fan Qian, is to help Li Chuyun?" What does it mean? ”

"Shh The general looked nervous and whispered, "Empress Duanci is a member of the Fu family, if she is in power, can the prince born to the queen be as unstable as a rock?" Li Dianjian (Li Chuyun)'s daughter also gave birth to a prince, and that prince has no hope. So, does General Shi understand?"

Shi Yanchao groaned.

The general said: "Li Dian's position is high and powerful, but in fact, his military merits are not as good as General Shi......"

Shi Yanchao didn't deny it, squinted his eyes and said: "Lao Tzu doesn't dare to blow anything else, charging into battle on the battle array, there are still a few people in the world who dare to argue with Lao Tzu." ”

The general whispered, "That's, that's." Why did Li Dianjian press us? What good things are biased towards people who have a good relationship with him, which really makes everyone unhappy! If General Shi could do the inspection in front of the palace, everyone would be happy.

Li not only relied on nepotism, but now also colludes with civilian officials. The last general felt that even if General Shi was thinking about the court, he should write a book and remind the officials. ”

Shi Yanchao said: "How to get into the book?" ”

The general hurriedly whispered: "Just report Zuo You about the secret discussion with Li Dianzhen at Luo Yanhuan's house last night." ”

Shi Yanchao said: "That's enough? ”

The general said: "Enough, after all, Li Dianjian has a higher status than Shi Du, and it would be inappropriate for you to say something too ugly." And there is no need to say much about this, the official family is a saint and an extraordinary person can be compared, and the official family can think of it as soon as they see the chapter...... Li Dianzhen is very selfish, and for his own selfish interests, he colludes with ministers and intends to attack the Fu family.

As long as the official family doesn't trust Li Dianji, if he goes, who else is qualified to sit in front of the palace except General Shi? ”