With a bang, the ministers in the hall frowned.

It's not for Gao Yue's words, after all, it can't be said too much about King Yan's recognition of his son.

The crowd was thinking more about a deeper layer than this.

Lun Yixun's face was even more gloomy, and everyone in the court knew that although Gao Yue, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Lun Yixun, the waiter, could not be said to be incompatible, they always had political disagreements and disagreements. But in the past, the two of them talked about the same thing, and even if there were any objections, the person who spoke later would not directly refute them. But I don't know why Gao Yue didn't miss the feelings of the same department at all today, and so bluntly rejected Lun Yixun's opinion.

Could it be that Gao Yue was afraid of Lun Yixun's growing momentum and deliberately suppressed it?

"The minister seconded the proposal!" Before everyone tasted it, another big man came out of the class. Scholar of Bohol Temple, Zhang Gong, secretary of the Ministry of Engineering.

Followed by Wang Zhifu of Guanglu Temple, and then Hu Weiwen, the political envoy, all seconded the proposal.

The court was silent, and the four chiefs of various ministries jointly seconded the proposal, and the matter should also be closed.

Tang Li, the Son of Heaven, smiled silently, and couldn't help but play with the Nanyang jade double dragon plate bead jade pendant on his waist, and when no one had any objections, he said slowly: "Then I will follow the performance of Qing and others, and seal Lu Rong, the son of King Yan, as the son of the prince, and make an order immediately." ”

The crowd shouted long live and knelt down.

The hundred officials bowed their heads, and no one noticed that the jade pendant in the hand of the Son of Heaven was actually held by himself.

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The early dynasty dispersed, and the hundred officials went out of the palace, and from time to time, there were three or two heads to discuss the affairs of today's court.

The first assistant Wang Jixin has always been a loner, never walking with others, and everyone is also afraid that Wang Jixin is upright, high and powerful, and has nothing to disturb and talk.

But there was a man in the crowd pacing slowly, waiting for Wang Jixin to approach and walk side by side with him.

Xia Yan, the secretary of the ministry, is an important minister of the former dynasty, who is more than 60 years old, and has been up and down for 40 years. In the previous dynasty, there was not only the glory of ascending to the cabinet, but also the decline of the outgoing. What is quite legendary is that every time someone in the court thinks that Xia Yan's big tree is about to fall, he will always climb to the top again inexplicably, which can be called the first in the world of official learning.

In the sixth year of Yonghui, the Son of Heaven entrusted him with the post of secretary of the ministry, in charge of hundreds of officials in the world, and his position was extremely high, and his power was not under the cabinet.

It is very important to say that if it is not for the second book of the ancestral training and ceremony, it is not allowed to enter the cabinet, otherwise it is unknown whether Wang Jixin can sit firmly in the position of first assistant.

And the funny thing is that he, who was supposed to be in the same power and power with Wang Jixing, was one of the few people in the court who could speak frankly.

Xia Yan waited for no one else to be around, and asked with a smile: "Come to my house tomorrow?" There are a lot of rare birds and animals in the grange, and none of them drink, which is boring. ”

Wang Jixin smiled slightly: "Do you think I drank with you once?" ”

Xia Yan sneered when he heard this: "Don't drink and don't love sex, do you have any other hobbies besides loving articles and studying?" ”

Wang Jixin smiled and didn't answer, but asked, "What's the matter with Gao Yue and Lun Yixun?" ”

Xia Yan snorted coldly: "Lord Pavilion also cares about the matter of party disputes?" ”

In fact, Wang Ji's salary is a whole round younger than Xia Yan, although it is a friend who has forgotten the year, but the old man of the pavilion is also quite ironic.

Wang Jixin didn't care, and said slowly: "No, I just saw that Lun Yixun's face was not good, so I just asked casually." ”

Xia Yan said lightly: "Lun Yixun is the top student in his nephew's high school, and he is proud, how can he say this today?" The older you get, the more confused you get. ”

Wang Jixin played with taste: "Shouldn't you be cautious?" ”

Xia Yan looked impatient: "What do you say?" ”

Wang Jixin smiled silently.

Xia Yan has long been accustomed to Wang Ji's high salary, and he continued: "This kid named Lu Rong doesn't know how to be better than Lu Yan, if he is also as domineering as Lu Yan, then it is the same with him or not. Having said that, presumably Lu Yuan wouldn't do such a boring thing, he didn't recognize each other until he was twenty years old, why did he do it earlier? I said Lao Wang, King Yan has done this, don't you a cabinet scholar give him a congratulatory gift? ”

The two of them had already arrived at the palace gate, and the carriage of the two people outside the gate had been waiting for a long time. Wang Jixin walked quickly to his carriage, and said lightly: "My family is poor." ”

Xia Yan rolled his eyes violently, looking disrespectful to the old man, his footsteps did not stop, and asked loudly: "Then you will come empty-handed tomorrow?" ”

Wang Jixin had already gotten into the carriage, raised the window, and said with a smile: "I'll bring wine." ”

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In the inner courtyard of the palace, the imperial study, the emperor Tang Li, who should have paid tribute to the king of the stove with the queen after the dispersal of the dynasty, instructed the little eunuch to leave the prince Shaobao and Zhang Zuogong, the secretary of the Honglu Temple, and the two were drinking tea together at the table at this time.

Zhang Zuo Gonggui was the emperor of the dynasty, and in front of other ministers, he naturally respected the Son of Heaven. But where no one is around, Tang Li still follows the etiquette of childhood, respectfully calling Zhang Zuogong a teacher, and the teacher must go first when eating and sitting.

Tang Li had already changed into civilian clothes, and while sipping tea, he said with a smile: "Teacher, this is the Mengding nectar of Ganggong in autumn, do you think it's okay to drink it?" ”

Zhang Zuogong smiled and nodded: "The teeth and cheeks of the product are fragrant, thick and pleasant, and it is really good." ”

Tang Li put down the tea bowl and continued: "This year, there is drought and little rain in Shuzhong, and the harvest of Mengding mountain tea should not be good, but this year is actually a bumper harvest year, and it is also a loss to the emperor's uncle. ”

Zhang Zuogong softly echoed: "King Li has a good way to rule, and the people of Shuzhong live and work in peace and contentment, and the society is blessed." ”

Tang Li smiled and said: "King Li has a good rule, King Qin has a stable border, and today I learned that King Yan has a son outside, which is really a blessing for the community." ”

Zhang Zuogong was silent, only bowing his head to taste tea.

When the time came to sacrifice, the chief eunuch of the Changqiu Palace outside the study, Wei Gonggong, was anxious and restless, jumping up and down. For fear of missing the auspicious time, Feng Bao, the eunuch of Bingbi, looked calm, and persuaded him from time to time not to be impatient.

In the study, Tang Li seemed to have long forgotten about sacrificing to the god of the stove, and the tea was brewed for the second time, and then he leisurely stepped into the main topic and said: "How is Lu Rongqi?" ”

Zhang Zuogong shook his head when he heard this: "I don't know." ”

Tang Li seemed to be a little unhappy, and his words were slightly sarcastic: "There are still people in this world who don't know about Master Zhang?" ”

Zhang Zuogong was not afraid at all, he still looked calm, and said: "I only know that this person is in Qinzhou." ”

Tang Li was slightly taken aback when he heard this, but the emperor's moody etiquette made the expression on his face hide very well, and after thinking about it, he asked, "Will he have something to do with King Qin?" ”

Zhang Zuogong smiled and said, "Your Majesty is relieved, no." ”

Zhang Zuogong said that His Majesty was relieved, and Tang Li really settled down. This emperor of the dynasty has assisted himself since he was a child, and has experienced the chaos of the Qin king, ascended the throne, and pro-government for 25 years. If it weren't for Zhang Zuogong's internal planning, King Yan and King Li were held hostage outside, it would have been impossible for him to get rid of the control of King Qin and hold power in person. It can be said that Zhang Zuogong is the hero of the Dazhong Dynasty to help the country.

But he never expected that in the matter of Lu Rong, Zhang Zuogong hid a lot.

Zhang Zuogong already knew about Lu Rongqi, and even guessed his true identity!

King Yan is based in Youzhou, the financial and material resources are far less than the Central Plains, and there are still Gou Chenzi scattered all over the world, as the Tang Li of the Ninth Five-Year Emperor of the Son of Heaven, how can he not have his own spy system?

The imperial court itself has two administrative agencies, the Department of Salt Envoys and the Department of Salt Promotion, which openly control the government affairs of salt transportation throughout the country, but secretly spy on local incidents behind the scenes and report them.

After Tang Li ascended the throne, Zhang Zuogong personally established a more concealed spy system, named Sticky Hook, which was mostly people with martial arts, responsible for assassination, espionage, sabotage and other dirty things that could not be put on the table.

As early as when Zhao Jingde killed Qin with a sword, the sticky hook noticed early that the sword-wielding person beside the late Lu Guifei, combined with the Youzhou spy and the whereabouts of Lu Rong and his party, Zhang Zuogong had already deduced Lu Rong's identity, although he was not sure, but he was not far from ten.

After all, Zhang Zuogong was one of the witnesses of the rebellion of King Qin.

It's just that this matter is very important, if Lu Rong's identity is exposed, no matter how he deals with it, he will be very passive, and Zhang Zuogong is not sure what Emperor Tang Li will do.

Therefore, these few espionage reports stopped at Zhang Zuogong, and even the people involved have been secretly removed by Zhang Zuogong.