In front of the Jianyuan Palace, the Great Dynasty will meet.

The initial emperor did not hesitate to praise the Lu valve from head to toe, and then glanced at the old lady and said: "The widow means that since the old Situ sued the old beggar to retire, then let the new lord of the land valve inherit his title and official position." ”

"Your Majesty is benevolent, and it is a blessing for a courtier to remember the old and reward merits." Xiahou Ba didn't give the initial emperor any face, and said with a smile: "It's just that at the beginning of Lu Xin, he was only a small county lieutenant, and it was the old man who promoted him to the right of Dali Temple, and promoted him to the position of Zhongshu Shilang, and he was promoted to six levels in a year, and the speed of promotion is already the first person since the founding of the country." ”

"That'...... What does the old lady mean? The initial emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was displeased.

"In the humble opinion of the old minister, the rice must always be eaten one bite at a time, and it is necessary to promote the growth of seedlings." Xiahou Ba smiled faintly and said: "Situ's position is very important, and Lu Xin suddenly got his high position, so it is inevitable to tremble and tremble, lest he make a mistake, which is not beautiful." He should be allowed to stabilize first, experience a few years in a less important position, and then make a contribution in the future, and there will be a reward, right? ”

"Hehe, the old lady is really thoughtful." The Initial Emperor teased: "What about the title? You don't need to go through it, do you? ”

"This ......" Xiahou Ba was not very easy to object. Because this is not a matter of the Lu valve family, the owners of each valve are all old, and they are about to replace the old and the new in a few years, and everyone is looking at him. Of course, Xiahou Ba can use the lack of experience and qualifications as an excuse to card the heirs of each lord and let them know what awe is. But you can't do too much, otherwise when the emperor invokes precedent in the future and comes to his side, won't he dig a pit and bury himself?

It was the old lady who hesitated and said, "You can let him inherit the title first." ”

"Okay, the matter of the title, just listen to the master." At first, the emperor paused, pretended to think for a moment and said: "As for the official position, the widow has performed well in releasing grain before seeing Lu Xin, so let him be the secretary of the household department." ”

"Your Majesty, by all means." When Xie Xun heard this, as if he had been stepped on by his tail, he hurriedly jumped out and objected: "The household department is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and it cannot be moved lightly." Gao Guangning, the previous secretary of the household department, was dismissed, and Xie Yu, the current secretary, has just taken over for less than half a year, and he has just figured out a clue, and the beginning of spring is the busiest time of the year, and at this time, he has to change people, which will make the entire yamen at a loss. ”

As he spoke, Xie Xun looked at Cui Yan with a pleading gaze, and then at Xiahouba.

Cui Yan turned his head away and stayed out of the matter.

"Xianggong Xie has a point, please think twice." Xiahou Ba also counted on Xie Xun to help his son and contain Cui Yan in Shangshu Province, of course he had to support him.

"Okay, since Xie Servant is reluctant to let go of the household department, let's let the officials out." The Initial Emperor's face turned a little blue, and his tone became scathing.

"This ......" When Xiahou Ba heard this, he almost exploded his lungs. The official Shangshu is none other than his eldest son, Shangshu's right servant, who shot Xiahou without being injured and personally served as a concurrently ...... This is the punishment he gave to Cui Yan after Cui Valve and Lu Valve got married. It took a lot of effort for the old lady to snatch from Cui Yan, the head of the six departments who mastered the black gauze hat of hundreds of officials, how could he give it up?

"Your Majesty, the officials are not appropriate." Xiahou Ba had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "The official department is the head of the six departments, and the appointment and dismissal of hundreds of officials in charge of the world must be concurrently served by the servants to be safe." Besides, Lu Xin has not been in the ministry for a day, how does he know which officials are competent and which are incompetent? ”

"It doesn't work, it doesn't work either." The face of the original emperor is already very incommensurate with this New Year. He flicked his sleeves irritably and said, "Then the old lady will decide, among the six parts, which one will be given to him?" ”

"This ......" Xiahou Ba is not good at tearing his face with the emperor on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and how can Lu Xin also be the lord of a valve, how can he be humiliated? After thinking about it for a while, he gritted his teeth and said: "Among the six departments, the Ministry of Rites is the most noble, and Lu Xin can serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, which is not only in line with his identity as the master of the first valve, but also has more time to familiarize himself with the affairs of the land valve." ”

"The old lady is thoughtful, just follow your wishes." The initial emperor was not interested, and waved his hand.

"Retreat!" Du Hui sang, and the hundred officials hurriedly knelt down to send the emperor away. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, who wants to accompany the emperor to starve and freeze here, everyone is eager to leave the dynasty as soon as possible and go home to pay New Year's greetings and eat and drink.

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In the Hall of Changle.

"Hahahaha......" The first emperor held back his laughter all the way, and when he returned to the warm pavilion, he finally couldn't help but laugh back and forth. Let his old puppet be like a ghost, and he will not drink the widow's footwashing water the same. ”

"Your Majesty is a chess player, and he has indeed seen the old lady through." Du Hui bowed down to help the first emperor take off his court boots, and smiled while looking up.

"It's that he is too strong, and Kang Long doesn't understand the reason for regret......" The initial emperor stretched out with satisfaction.

Du Hui was clear about the original emperor's plans, and knew that he wanted to help Lu Xin get the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites from the beginning. But if the emperor speaks directly, it will definitely arouse Xiahou Ba's suspicions. Once the old lady became suspicious, even if he didn't know why, he would prevent Lu Xin from getting this official position, just in case.

Therefore, the initial emperor raised the tone at the beginning, and wanted to seal Lu Xin as Situ, and let him be the head of the household department, which was to prepare Xiahou Ba to oppose it. But Xiahou Ba could not unanimously oppose it, and always had to reach a compromise with the emperor at some point.

It was the initial emperor who deliberately became angry and let the old lady decide for himself. This seems to have kicked the ball to Xiahou Ba, but in fact, in terms of the scope of the six parts of the initial emperor's circle, the only thing Xiahou Ba could give to Lu Xin was the Ministry of Rites.

Needless to say, the household department and the official department are self-explanatory. The Criminal Department is in charge of the world's criminal name, the Ministry of War is in charge of the mobilization of the army, the supply of grain and grass, and even the Ministry of Industry is in charge of construction and weapons, these are all fatal positions, how can Lu Xin and the emperor be involved? Therefore, among the six departments, there is only the Ministry of Rites that ignores mundane affairs, which is slightly less important. Moreover, the current Shangshu Weiqing of the Ministry of Rites is the person of the Wei Lord, and Xiahou Ba is of course happy to see their own people replaced by their own people.

Therefore, the initial emperor had already calculated it, and Xiahou Ba would definitely take out the book of the Ministry of Rites and throw it to Lu Xin.

At this moment, Xiahouba's choice is of course right. But if he knew, after the initial emperor's next plan, he would definitely regret it.

"After the beginning of spring, the first step begins." The Initial Emperor took out a white jade chess piece from the chess box and landed firmly on the Tianyuan position of the chess scale.

Du Hui showed a strong look of worry. With the support of the Lu Valve and the Wei Valve, His Majesty obviously mustered up the courage to have a good wrestling with Xiahou Ba. But in Du Hui's opinion, His Majesty's chess is still too dangerous, and if you are not careful, you will lose all the games......

However, the chess game has already begun, and the pawn cannot regret the move......